The ultrasound, well, it did not go as expected.

They had arrived together and the gel felt extremely cool against Lucy's skin. Gray was standing next to her, very close, but not touching. Neither said anything. There was a nervous air within the room. The doctor was kind and very understanding of their situation (Lucy had explained in advance their unusual circumstances). First, they heard the heartbeat. Lucy gasped and Gray reached out and held her hand, his face filled with wonder. Then, she saw the image. There it was, flickering on the screen, their baby. Lucy felt happy tears prick her eyes and Gray squeezed her hand a little tighter as a soft 'wow' escaped his mouth. The doctor moved the wand around a little bit and then paused, moved the wand back, paused again, and returned it to its previous position. The doctor's face was stiff in concentration and a moment of worry seeped into Lucy's thoughts.

"Is… is the baby ok?" Lucy muttered out.

The doctor turned to them and smiled. "I have some, unexpected, news."

It was about a half hour later as Lucy and Gray walked down the street, shoulder to shoulder, looking at the ultrasound pictures the doctor had given them. They were still in shock. That was their baby. No, wait, their babies. Plural.

"Twins. We are having twins…" Lucy trailed off, her voice soft. She was still shocked. Not one, but two, little babies were growing inside her. Even with the shock, she could not help but smile. She looked over at Gray and leaned into him. He was smiling too.

"Yea, twins. I can't… I still hardly believe it." He had a look of awe on his face. It made her heart warm to see how happy he was. She would never be alone with this, he would always be there for her, and the babies.

She looked down at her little bump, hidden beneath her baggy shirt. How in the world did two babies fit in there? She reached one hand down and rested it on her stomach, but her divided concentration between her stomach and the ultrasound pictures made her trip on a pebble. For a second she was worried as she felt the falling sensation begin, but Gray reached out a hand and grabbed her.

"You have to be more careful now, Lucy." He smiled at her, teasing her.

He had just let go of her, they were laughing, when she heard him.

"Lucy! There you are!" She turned her head to see a floppy mess of pink hair. He had already caught up to them, a small bouquet of fresh wild flowers in his hand. His smile quickly vanished when he saw how close Gray was to Lucy. "Gray?" His voice had lost all excitement.

Lucy felt caught. She looked down to the ground where the several ultrasound pictures lay in plain sight. She looked back up at Natsu and her face fell. He had followed her gaze. The flowers fell from his hand, crashing onto the ground as he slowly picked up one of the pictures. It felt like time froze.

Gray stood stoic beside her. They both knew they couldn't stop this. They both knew that Natsu would have to learn eventually. Natsu's eyes slowly widened as realization hit him. He looked at the clear picture of two babies before his devastated eyes traveled up to meet hers.

Tears were building in her eyes. She wouldn't be able to hold it back much longer.

He looked… Broken…

She tried to mumble out a word, but she couldn't seem to speak. She was frozen, the pain in Natsu's eyes holding her prisoner.

Gray broke the silence. "Natsu…" He said, softly, gently, only to be immediately silenced by a sharp glare from Natsu. Time was moving fast now, too fast, and Lucy begged it to slow down.

Natsu's eyes steeled over. No emotion could be seen on his face, he was like a robot. Uncaring, unfeeling. "You're pregnant." He said it as a fact, not a question.

Lucy managed to clear her throat as tears began to drip down her face. "Yes. 11 weeks." Natsu's mask cracked. It seemed he couldn't hold it for long. He did care, and as the pain washed into his face again she felt her own heartbreak. The tears were harder now. "I'm so sorry Natsu, let me explain." She tried to reach her hand out towards him, but he backed away.

"That's… That's what you were hiding from me…" He looked at Gray, glared at him, took another step back, then took one long look at Lucy. His eyes traveled down to her stomach and his hands curled into fists.

Before anything else could be said he had turned and ran in the opposite direction. Lucy started to go after him but Gray grabbed her and shook his head. Natsu needed time. She couldn't stop crying. The look on Natsu's face… he had looked broken. He had looked like she destroyed him. She couldn't handle that she had caused him so much pain. She felt her heartbreak as she looked at the lonely bouquet of flowers splayed across the ground.

She bent down and picked them up one by one, attempting to slow her tears. Gray stood next to her, silent and stoic, letting her have this moment to digest her feelings on what had just happened. When she had gathered all the flowers she held them tight to her body and breathed in their fresh, floral, scent. Standing up, she breathed deeply and steeled herself for what she knew needed to be done now.

"Gray, we need to tell Juvia. Now, right now. She can't find out like Natsu just did. It wasn't fair to him, they deserve better." She looked over at him and saw him gulp. He was nervous. He cared deeply for Juvia. He loved her. He reached out and took all of the ultrasound pictures from her and stared at them for a long moment before he nodded.

"We will go now and tell her together." He grabbed her hand and they began to walk in silence towards the guild hall. "Everyone will know after today. They will all know."

"Yea, they will."

The guild hall was busy, but luckily Juvia was off in a corner, relatively separated from the rest. They walked over towards her immediately. When they finally reached her, Juvia's eyes lit up until she saw how serious they were.

"Gray, you're back! I'm so happy." She tried to force a smile on her face, but it was clear she was uneasy.

"Juvia…" Lucy began but Gray cut her off with a silent shake of his head.

He walked up to Juvia and took her hands in his. It felt weird to see him being so soft and gentle. He must have been shaken by what happened with Natsu too. After all, they were friends. He wanted the news to be gentler for her. Soften the blow. Juvia's eyes were huge, she seemed completely lost in the moment, in bliss from his touch.

"Juvia…" His voice was firm. "We have something to tell you." His eyes flickered over to Lucy before looking back at Juvia. Julia looked nervous, her hands were slightly shaking.

"Yes, my dear?" Her voice quivered slightly. Lucy braced herself for Juvia's anger, for Juvia's sadness, for how hurt Juvia would be.

Gray pulled Juvia a little bit closer and then he began. He told her the entire story, from the beginning. Juvia stood frozen, eyes widening, as she listened. Lucy just stood there, watching as Juvia's face fell. She saw that same look that she had seen on Natsu's face. But, Juvia did not pull away from Gray. Instead, she leaned in closer to his touch. "We just found out, we are having twins." Gray ended there and just waited for Juvia to respond. Her hands clutched tighter onto his as her eyes welled up in tears. Even still, Lucy saw Juvia try to force a smile.

"Are you and Lucy together now?" When she asked that, Lucy couldn't help it, she felt herself begin to cry again. Juvia couldn't hold back her emotions anymore either, tears had begun to slowly fall down her face as well.

"No… We are only friends." Gray's voice caught in his throat. His face wasn't showing it, but he was clearly feeling pain from the hurt on Juvia's face. Juvia's water filled eyes turned to look at Lucy.

"You're pregnant. I can't believe your pregnant. With Gray's babies…" Juvia's hands let go of Gray's as she took in deep breaths. Her hold body seemed to shake, bits of it almost like translucent streams of water.

"YOU'RE PREGNANT?"

Lucy, Gray, and Juvia froze as the voice rang out. It was sudden and filled with surprise. It echoed across the entire guild hall and immediately the place was completely quiet. They had been overheard. Their secret was no longer a secret. Lucy's eyes were like saucers, the tears making them appear even larger than before. Happy had overheard them.

She couldn't handle it. She couldn't handle the looks of shock, surprise, and every other look she saw on their frozen faces. Her emotions were spinning out of control and she just couldn't be there anymore. Her eyes flashed to Juvia in panic before she turned and sprinted. She tried to run as fast as she could. She felt trapped. She had broken Natsu, they had hurt Juvia, everyone was staring.

She had almost reached the door when she felt it. Someone had grabbed her wrist and stopped her. She spun around and was about to protest being stopped when she saw who had made her stop her escape. Juvia. She was looking at her with tears in her but a small smile on her face. She didn't say anything, she just pulled Lucy into her arms and held her close.

It was silent for a moment before she heard Juvia whisper into her ear. "It's ok Lucy. I understand, its ok." Juvia leaned back and held her at arms length. It was then that Lucy realized that their guild mates had surrounded them, and they were all smiling at her. Gray was besides her too, staring at Juvia with a look she couldn't describe. Juvia spoke normally now. "I am here for you. For you and my darling Gray." Juvia longingly looked at Gray before continuing. "WE are here for you!"

The rest of the guild was beginning to chip in now. She could hear some questions being muttered but most were smiling and confirming what Juvia had said. Erza pushed through the crowd, Levy following close behind in the path Erza carved, until they were both in front of her pulling Gray, Juvia, and herself into a hug.

The guild knew. Everyone knew. The secret was out.

And Happy was no where to be seen.

Hello Everyone! A lot happened this chapter. What did everyone think? Let me know your thoughts in the reviews! What does everyone think Natsu will do now?