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x-x-x- Chapter 10 Discovery -x-x-x

The last two weeks were torture for Lucy. She was plagued with nausea and dizziness. Not to mention she always wanted to eat it seemed. But that would become void when she'd ultimately throw it up again. Even now as she sat with mac 'n cheese before her she was afraid to eat it.

Throwing up was far from glamorous and if Natsu walked in on her doing it she felt like she'd pull her hair out. Staring at the meal Lucy tentatively scooped some up on her fork.

Just about to take a bit she was stopped by Happy. He flew and sat on the table with a sad look on his blue face.

"Happy?"

"Can I talk with you Lucy?" He asked softly.

"You know you always can."

The feline patted his paws together. "I need to talk to you about all the stuff with Natsu."

Lucy set her fork in the bowl, "All right."

"I'm sorry about the way I've been treating you since you got with Natsu. Its just..." He sighed and scratched his ear, "...I didn't want to lose him and I thought for sure that with you getting with him that would happen so I was trying to distance myself."

Lucy tapped the table, "I know it's been hard on you but I've been feeling really picked on lately and it isn't a fun feeling. I'm sorry too, from now on I'll try to let you and Natsu have more time together. You have been his best friend since you came to him."

Happy's eyes shook, " I'm sorry too Lucy!"

Reaching over the table she patted his head, a smile on her face, "Then everything is fine now."

The cat's tears spilt over and he ran to her, holding her as he wailed, "I'm so sorry Lucy! Don't cry anymore because of me!"

Lucy smiled and held him closer, "It's okay, I'm perfectly fine."

Sniffling the little cat looked up at her through snot and tears. "Promise?"

"I promise."

Saying those words seemed to do the trick, Happy wiped at his eyes and smiled toothily up at her. "Thanks Lucy!"

Lucy gave him a thumbs up, "No problem, you mean a lot to me Happy."

The door banged open and Natsu's voice hollered, "Happy! I got a job for us!"

Happy glanced in the direction of the door, "Maybe I should stay with you..."

"No you don't want to do that. You and Natsu are a team."

"But...you'll be all alone."

"I'd feel better if you were with him. I can't watch over him anymore so that leaves you. Will you do that for me?" Lucy asked, her caramel eyes locking with Happy's.

Happy slowly nodded, "Will you be okay?"

"Yep! Besides my spirits are with me so I won't be alone."

"But you shouldn't summon them. You've been a lot more tired lately and if you did that it could put you in a sleep coma."

Lucy poked his nose, "Leo comes out on his own remember? I'll be perfectly fine."

Natsu shouted again and Happy brought his wings out, "Okay if you're sure."

"I am, now go." Lucy instructed the hesitant cat while giving him a gentle shove. The motion was enough to get Happy moving and soon he was gone. The door hadn't closed yet so she got out of her chair, looking at the mac 'n cheese. With an eye roll she turned to head in the direction of the door but ran into a firm chest. Arms encased her and a rusty smell hit her senses. With a small smile she brought her arms up and held him back.

"Be safe while I'm gone."

Lucy nodded her head against his chest. He was wearing his vest again since the weather was getting a tad bit warmer. Still not warm enough for her to wear her normal clothes but enough for him. "You're the one that needs to be careful out there. People are hunting you and it's just you and Happy. You should at least take Gray with you."

"Nah, that popsicle can stay here and help watch over you."

"But..."

"Lucy," Natsu gripped her shoulders and pulled her away from him so he could look down into her face. His expression was serious so the girl stopped herself from arguing, "I'm being serious. Just in these past couple of weeks you're magic power has taken a huge hit. I can't afford to let anything happen to you while I'm gone. Levy agreed to come stay with you while I'm out."

He was assigning her baby-sitters now? Lucy huffed, "That's going a little far don't you think?"

"No, look Leo can't pop up all the time, he has a life too. And Levy was more than eager to come spend time with you."

Licking her lips to prepare them for a long spill, her eyes widened when he leaned down and kissed those freshly moistened lips. "Please Lucy do this for me."

"Fine."

Natsu's face brightened and he kissed her again quickly on the lips. "Thanks! Well gotta go catch the train, we'll be back in a few days."

"Don't forget about the doctor appointment." Lucy reminded him just as he spun around to leave.

The dragon slayer froze and grinned like a child getting his favorite deseret over his shoulder, "That's why I said we'd be back in a few days. It's Wednesday right now and you're appointment is Saturday at 10. I won't be late."

Lucy folded her arms, an eyebrow raised, "You better not, I don't want a scene like last time."

"Me either. Love you!"

Raising a hand and waving she called after him, "Love you too!"

The door shut and Lucy slowly fell back into her seat. 'Well there's that, now I'm all alone here until Levy gets here.' she leaned on her palm and looked out the window, 'I wish I could go with them. I love going on jobs with Natsu. They always end up being so much fun.'

With another sigh Lucy picked up her fork and began to eat. The mac 'n cheese entered her mouth and she moaned in bliss. At least for the moment she wasn't feeling like she was going to throw up. That was a huge plus.

Natsu sat listening to 'gramps' tell him about the hunters that were coming after him and the other dragon slayers.

"Do you understand Natsu? You have to be even more cautious now than you were before. One mistake and you could wind up taken and we'd never be able to find you."

"I seriously doubt that would happen." Natsu grumbled, "I'm not going to be taken that easily gramps. C'mon, this is me we're talking about. I've grown a whole lot stronger since waking up on Tenrou island."

Makarov folded his arms, "I'm being serious Natsu! You need to really think about what is going on here."

Natsu's face was masked in darkness, "Gramps, I have thought about this. I can't afford to be stupid anymore. I know what is at stake and I know how much danger Lucy is in now that she's having my baby. This isn't a good thing that is happening, but right now I don't want to dwell on the darkness that will be here soon. Right now when there is light I want to enjoy it."

"Very well, just don't procrastinate things for long. You'll be wanting to make some plans soon."

Natsu waved, "Got it, I'm already making plans."

The guild master watched as Natsu strided away. "I hope you are Natsu. I hope you are. Make sure to come back from your job!"

Calling over his shoulder he heard Natsu say, "Don't sweat it gramps, I'll be back before you know it! Make sure to keep an eye on things while I'm gone."

"Erza is here, the guild will be fine."

Natsu stopped and spun around, "Make sure her and Gray don't do anything stupid while I'm gone. They can get upset and cause riots."

Makarov rolled his eyes, "Its you that starts those more than anyone."

"See ya." The fire eater rushed out the door with Happy trailing after him. Before the cat left he halted, "Master...please look after Lucy. Natsu isn't saying it but he's worried about her."

"I know, she'll be safe here. Nothing will happen to her while I'm here."

With a nod Happy flew after Natsu. Makarov sighed and looked out the window of his office. Things were going to get more and more complicated before they got better - if they ever got better. At the moment he could only see things getting worse. These dragon hunters were troublesome...and dangerous. If they happened to get a hold of any of his children...

Makarov clenched his hand into a tight fist. No, he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. He would fight before he let something like that come to pass.

The floorboard creaked as a figure stepped out of the darkness of the room. Without moving to acknowledge him the wizard saint spoke, "You heard all that?"

"Yes."

"Then you know what I am going to ask of you."

"I don't like the thought of watching over something the fire eater should do on his own, but I'm not the type to sit around and do nothing when one of our members is in danger."

"I knew I could count on you Gajeel."

Gajeel folded his arms, his face taunt, "Levy is going to be with Lucy in the apartment. I'll make sure to keep watch from outside."

Makarov nodded in approval, "That works. I don't want anything to happen while Natsu is away. He needs to make a living and can't afford to be worrying about Lucy all the time while he's gone."

"He's going to worry regardless. She is his life now." Gajeel pointed out.

"Yes. Natsu has more in his life now than just the members of Fairy Tail. I am grateful for that."

The iron slayer snapped his fingers, "However, having more means he also has a whole lot more he could lose. I hate to see how he'd react if for some reason we weren't able to protect her and she got taken. We've seen him lose his cool before...I can only imagine what it'll be like now that she's pregnant."

The old man sighed wearily, "I know Natsu well enough to know it won't be pretty. There's one thing that has never changed and will never change. Natsu will do anything to make sure he protects the ones he loves. We've all seen how he reacted when Lucy was kidnapped before and that is why we must do everything in our power to make sure something like that does not happen again."

Gajeel smirked, "Must admit, it'd be cool to see him lose it."

"Be careful what you wish for."

Pushing away from the wall Gajeel locked gazes with Makarov, "As long as I'm around nothing will happen, at least not with a fight."

"Thank you."

"Don't thank me, this guild has been my family for a while now, there's nothing I wouldn't do for it." Gajeel pulled the office door open, "Levy and I will do our best."

"I'm counting on you two."

Holding up his hand Gajeel left the room. As the iron dragon slayer made his way down the stairs he stopped to watch as Levy McGarden laughed with her team. His heart pounded a bit more in his chest as his eyes fell on her face. As long as she didn't get hurt in anyway he knew he could perform his duty flawlessly, but if she were to get hurt...

The lizard that's home had been a glass tank scurried around the expanse of it. The red eyes flashed dangerously before it burrowed into the log that had been placed within the confines of the tank itself. The lizard's body glowed and an image came on the wall of the log. A deep voice spoke. "Have you discovered anything?"

The lizard nodded his head and a reply was sent to the other person. An evil laugh was heard by the lizard. "Good, we will be making our move soon. However, it may be in our best interest to wait a little longer. Keep up the good work on intelligence gathering. Contact us again when you have more information."

The light vanished and the lizard, named Vaca, moved back from his hiding in the log. His red eyes locked onto the girl that was picking random things up and replacing them in the rightful places they belonged.

Its eyes flashed again but dulled before Lucy came and opened the tank lid. "I really don't like feeding you. It's gross." She dropped a couple crickets into the cage and cringed as Vaca launched on them and began to eat them up. "I can't wait for Natsu and Happy to get back so they can be the ones to feed you."

Closing the lid Lucy hurried over to the kitchen sink and washed her hands. At least this time she wasn't throwing up after feeding the lizard like she did last time. There was at least that.

Her apartment door opened and a girl's voice called, "Lu-lu, you here?"

"In the kitchen!"

Levy entered the kitchen moments later and smiled at Lucy in greeting, "How are you doing today?"

Lucy dried her hands on a hand towel, "I'm doing okay, a little nervous for my appointment tomorrow. I can't believe it's already been two days since Natsu and Happy went on their job. He'll be home soon!"

"I know, I bet you are excited about that."

"Very! I've missed both of them believe it or not. Being alone at night isn't fun."

Levy frowned, guilt evident on her face, "I'm so sorry I couldn't stay here with you last night! Jet had this problem and he really needed me..."

"Don't worry about it!" Lucy added quickly so her best friend wouldn't fret over the incident anymore. "I was perfectly fine and it was good for me to sleep alone again. I don't want to do it ever again but it was good."

Lucy's expression made Levy laugh and she wiped at the corner of her eye, "Well tonight you aren't going to be alone. I'm staying with you and then Saturday night you'll have Natsu back."

Lucy rushed to the avid reader and threw her arms around her, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Levy laughed harder and returned the hug, "No problem Lu-lu, you know I'd do anything for you."

"How are you and Gajeel doing?" Lucy asked suddenly changing the subject as she released the now blushing female.

"W-we're doing just fine. You know, we're friends and all that."

Prodding more Lucy leaned towards Levy, "Yeah and? C'mon there has to be more going on than just friendship."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Levy squeaked, "We're just friends, only friends!"

Lucy raised an eyebrow, "Is that all you want to be?"

"No...yes!"

"You are so lying."

"I'm not Lu-lu! Gajeel and I are just friends and that's all I see us being."

"Because you don't see him wanting to be more or you don't want to be?" Lucy asked.

Levy shuffled her feet as she stood awkwardly in the kitchen, "It isn't me, if I had it my way...I'd want us to be more than friends. But Gajeel never seems interested..."

"Have you asked him?"

"What?! No! I can only imagine how he'd react if I asked him!"

Lucy rolled her eyes dramatically, "Levy, boys are stupid when it comes to the heart. You're going to have to come out and ask him frank before you'll get the answer. You can't just assume he'll tell you because I'm pretty sure he doesn't even know what his feelings are. That's what happened with Natsu and I."

"I thought Cana told Natsu."

"Oh she did, but I was the one that had to confirm my feelings to him. If I hadn't done that then him and I wouldn't have gone anywhere."

"So you think I need to tell Gajeel my feelings?"

"Yep, Gajeel tends to remind me a lot of Natsu so it's going to take you being blunt for him to realize."

Levy hung her head, "I don't know if I can do that..."

"You can." Lucy encouraged, "Want to know why? Because your Levy McGarden wizard extraordinaire. You're amazing Levy and Gajeel will be lucky to have you. Any guy would."

"I don't know..."

"Have confidence in yourself, you're a great catch."

Levy took a deep breath and nodded, her eyes glowing with determination, "Thanks Lucy, I'll think really hard about it and decide what to do."

"Whatever you decide just know I'm here for you."

The blue haired girl beamed, "I know. Friends forever."

Lucy took a hold of Levy's hand, "Friends forever."

Saturday morning came in a blink and soon Natsu was strolling through the door with Happy resting on his head. "Lucy!"

Lucy ran out of the bedroom and smack right into him. "Natsu! Happy! I've missed you two!"

Natsu held her back, smelling her hair, "I've missed you too."

"Aye!"

Pulling back Lucy beamed up at the two, "Are you guys coming to the doctor's appointment with me?"

Happy lowered his ears, "I uh...was actually going to spend some time with Wendy. Her and Laxus just got back from the trip they went on and uh..."

Lucy laughed, knowing exactly why Happy wanted to spend time with "Wendy". "That's fine, have a good time."

Happy soared into the air, "Aye!" He went back out through the open door.

Natsu watched him leave and then bent down to give Lucy one of his breath taking kisses. Sure enough when he was finished with her she was gasping for air. "We better hurry to the doctor's, don't want to be late."

"'kay."

Hand in hand the two left the apartment and made their way across town to the doctor's office. When they arrived Natsu checked them in and when they had just sat down a nurse called Lucy's name. Following the nurse Lucy got the normal things taken and before they knew it they were sitting in the examining room.

Dr. Marvic entered moments later and greeted the couple with a smile. "How is the happy couple?"

"Good, how are you?" Lucy asked politely.

"Doing well, thank you. So we're here today to get your first ultrasound, are you two excited?"

Natsu pressed his lips together as he tried to remember what that was. Lucy had just told him not long ago what it was but he had forgotten...

Lucy was the one to answer, "A bit nervous but excited."

Dr. Marvic smiled, "Lean back and we'll get this party started."

Doing as she was instructed Lucy got in the position that she was required and soon Dr. Marvic was putting some gel on her belly. It was a bit cold and she laughed because of it. Natsu gazed at her in concern.

"You okay?"

"Yes, yes. It's just cold."

"It'll warm up soon." Dr. Marvic responded. Sure enough it began to warm to her body temperature. From there he turned on the wand and began to rub it along her stomach where the gel was.

"What does that do?" Natsu asked plainly.

"This is what will help us hear the heartbeat."

"It can do that?"

"Yes."

"Woah..."

Lucy reached out and took Natsu's hand as he stared fixated at the monitor. A sound came from it and Natsu jumped.

"Was that it?"

"Yes, that's your baby's heartbeat." Dr. Marvic moved the wand to the right side and another sound was heard. "Wait a minute..." He moved it back to where the first sound came from and it made the thump, thump, sound as it had before. Returning the wand to the right it did the same thing.

"Is everything okay?" Lucy asked worriedly. It was never good when a doctor sounded surprised or caught off guard. Was something wrong with her baby? Would everything be okay?

"Yes, there's two heartbeats."

"Hear that Luce?! The baby is strong! I knew the little guy would be." Natsu declared with excitement.

Lucy on the other hand was silent, her eyes bugging out. "D-did you say...two?"

Dr. Marvic tapped his computer screen, marking the where the heartbeats had sounded. "Yes, two. Congratulations, you're having twins."

I hope everyone likes this outcome! How is Lucy and especially Natsu gonna react to the news? It will be so fun to see! :D Until next Monday. Thanks everyone, and sorry for any mistakes that could, and probably, are present in this chapter.