Disclaimer: Do not own Fairy Tail or its characters… but in a couple chapters I will have ownership of the twins! So excited!

Warnings: M-Preg, Yaoi

"You can't be serious?!" Gray's voice cracked, "T-TWINS?!"

Porlyusica couldn't stop herself from smiling at the normally violent icy human's reaction. His mouth had fallen open and his smooth alabaster face had inevitably gotten even paler. What made her smile widen was the reaction of the equally violent heated human. His onyx eyes had bugged out of his head and he kept looking from Gray's swollen abdomen and back at the screen; they were going to make an interesting set of parents that was for sure. The question that was sure to be on everyone's minds was if whether or not the guild will still be standing by the time the twins learned how walk.

"I am completely serious Fullbuster," She nodded, "I have no reason to lie to you."

"You would if you wanted to purposefully give me a heart attack!"

"Absolutely not," She crossed her arms defiantly, "That means I'd have to treat you, you idiotic human."

Gray opened his mouth to retort when Natsu squeezed his hand and immediately got his attention,

"We're going to have two babies…"

"I know, how are we going to even do it?!" Gray yelled, "I had doubts about us being able to manage one, but now we're going to have to deal with two at once!"

Natsu laid his warm hand on the baby bump which caused a small smile to spread across his lips. He could almost imagine his two children running around the guild already; the guild was definitely going to be messier than usual. He turned his head so he was staring into his lovers blue orbs before answering him,

"We'll do what we always do; we'll fight through it."

"You certainly will not!" Erza cried, "You cannot encourage your children by fighting each other!"

"Uh, Erza-san?" Wendy whispered, "I think Natsu-kun meant that they would work through it together."

"Oh…" Erza uncharacteristically blushed, "Never mind then…"

The group laughed at the armoured mage's over exaggerated fury before someone cleared their throat instantaneously gathering their attention. Master Makarov was standing on a high stool staring at his children with both pride and sadness. The joyous atmosphere that was once in the air disintegrated allowing a sense of foreboding to take its place.

"What's wrong Master?" Lucy whispered.

Makarov sighed sadly before clearing his throat,

"When it was thought to be one child, I said that the power of the baby wouldn't be discovered into Gray reaches full term, correct?" The mages nodded, "Well, since it is in actuality, two children the Magic Council will be able to sense them even sooner than as too be expected."

"How much sooner?" Natsu demanded as his body tensed and stood protectively next to Gray.

"It could be at any time now depending on the growth of the twins."

"How is this even possible?" Wendy asked.

"It's 'cause Gray has three potential powers residing within him." Gajeel growled, "One child will have ice and one will have fire, which is inevitable; however, it is unsure if the core will separate or remain in one child."

"You're absolutely right," Makarov nodded solemnly, "We're going to have to involve Fried and get him to place barriers around both your apartment and the guild hall so that you cannot be detected. We will also have to ask him to seal the children's powers when they are born."

"NO!" Gray cried as he got out of the bed, "I won't let you do that!"

"Gray, you don't understand…"

The temperature in the room dropped drastically; everyone's air could be seen in the form of mist. Walls of the infirmary were starting to ice over and the heartbeats on the heart monitor were going off the charts. Gray's eyes were shadowed by his hair and the aura he was emitting clearly screamed back away; even Natsu was watching him warily, but he didn't take any notice. He only had eyes for Makarov and anyone who wanted to harm his children.

"I will NOT let you seal their magic!" Gray roared, "How would you feel if someone were to seal your magic?!"

"It's not the same…"

"THE HELL IT ISN'T THE SAME!" The room became even colder and a wind started to whip around, "Just because they're too young to understand doesn't mean that they won't notice the emptiness inside them."

The room was silent as they let the infuriated ice mage's words sink in. Natsu was the first to approach the angered man; he laid his hand on the shaking shoulder and forced Gray to look into his eyes. He could see that the Core was trying to activate, but it was having a difficult time because of the pregnancy; all the energy was being used to sustain the babies. Natsu rested his head on Gray's and pulled him into a tight hug. It seemed like Gray was going to resist at first, but slowly he wrapped his arms around the dragon slayer's neck. As he accepted the contact, the wind died and the coldness that swallowed the room dissipated. The ice mage sagged against the fire mage and his breathing evened out. With little to no effort, Natsu gathered the raven into his arms and placed him back on the bed gently. He carded his hand through the dark hair silently as he waited for the ice mage to completely succumb to his exhaustion. When he had done so, Natsu turned to Porlyusica, who was surprisingly, still there.

"Can you check them to see if they're alright please?"

The woman nodded before approaching the ice mage herself. Natsu moved as to stay out of her way and changed his attention to Gramps and his friends. They all seemed shocked at what happened, but Lucy and Erza seemed to be taking it easier than the others were because they had seen him lose control like that before. Natsu folded his arms across his chest and waited for one of them to speak. As if on cue, Makarov sighed guiltily and came back into himself; he stared into Natsu's onyx eyes sadly,

"I offer my apologies for aggravating him as I did Natsu."

"It's alright Gramps," He whispered, "But I suggest that you don't mention it to him again. I, however, see where you were going with this."

"Natsu!" Erza warned, "You cannot agree to this behind Gray's back."

"Erza, I'll do anything to protect my family," The dragon slayer growled, "It's not like I don't understand what Gray is saying because I do, but, I'm willing to compromise with Gramps here."

"And what would you suggest?" Makarov asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Fried will seal the children's magic until the council no longer becomes interested in the significant growth of power that resides here."

"But won't the council become suspicious if great magic suddenly appears?" Gajeel wondered.

"That's true, but it could easily be passed off as something else," Natsu explained, "Another thing we could do is seal the Core of Magic instead of the magic itself."

"Would it be possible to seal a magic is great as the Core?" The red haired mage asked.

Makarov contemplated it as he tapped his chin thoughtfully,

"It probably is possible, but it would take a great deal of magic; Fried will probably be exhausted. Would Gray be more willing to seal the Core?"

"Definitely," Natsu smiled, "As long as they have the ability to perform magic it should be alright. He doesn't want them to gain the Core that's his biggest fear; he doesn't want them to go through the same pain that he did."

"Then it's decided," Makarov agreed, "Once Gray is informed of this new course of action, we will seal the Core of Magic in the child or children on the day of their birth."

The tense air in the infirmary became a comforting one as soon as a course of action was decided.

FTFTFTFT

When Gray opened his eyes again he was extremely exhausted. He looked around the silent room and found that his friends and lover were sound asleep. Makarov and Porlyusica were no longer with them. He immediately felt guilty about the way that he yelled about the old man, but he didn't mean to yell at him; he was just going on instinct to protect the children. He sighed as he pushed himself into a sitting position so that his legs hung off the side of the bed. He ran his hands over his belly and smiled down at it. He was still worried that they were twins, but he knew that as long as he had Natsu, everything would work out in the end; just like it always does.

"How are you feeling?"

Gray jumped slightly at the sound of the voice, but relaxed when he recognized the soothing heat that sat down beside him. He leaned his head on his lover's shoulder and supressed a yawn from escaping his lips,

"M'okay," He whispered, "I'm just tired."

Natsu ran his hand through Gray's raven hair rhythmically, almost lulling him into sleep once more,

"I figured you would be after what you did."

He tensed at the memory,

"I didn't hurt the babies did I?"

The dragon slayer chuckled,

"Yeah, they're fine; the hag was more worried about you actually. The babies are using your magic energy to stay strong and healthy; for protection. So, when you collapsed she was worried that they almost completely drained you which would have put all three of your lives in danger."

"I'm sorry," Gray mumbled guiltily, "I shouldn't have lost control like that…"

"You were upset and scared," Natsu soothed, "Unlike us, you've felt what it was like to have your magic completely drained from you for a long period of time; of course you wouldn't want our children to feel the same pain you did."

"What about Edolas?" He whispered, "You and Wendy felt it…"

"There's a difference between a few days and three weeks Gray," Natsu whispered back, "Yes, both Wendy and I experienced what you did, but we also weren't beaten to a bloody pulp like you were."

"You guys still suffered though…"

"And that's why I agreed with you and told Makarov that I didn't agree with sealing the twins' magic; however, I do think Fried should do something…"

"Natsu…" Gray growled dangerously.

"What if we sealed the Core of Magic?"

Gray's head snapped up and off Natsu's shoulder so that they were now looking eye to eye. Gray searched his lover's eyes briefly before slapping his hand to his forehead,

"Damn I'm an idiot! Why didn't I think of that?!"

"Because you're a hormonal pregnant ice bastard?" Natsu teased.

"Shut up flame head!" Gray punched him over the head.

TBC

Hey guys! Another update for you, but this time it's "Road to Happiness"… I hope you enjoy the chapter and I'm looking forward to your comments! I'm sorry if I made Makarov seem like an insensitive bastard.. that's not what I wanted to do; he has good intentions, but like Natsu said… Gray is a hormonal pregnant ice bastard :P

-sktrgrl