A/N: Hey...(everyone throws garbage at the terrible writer who has put off updating for so long)...ya so I deserve that. I'm soooo sorry! And to be honest I have no real excuse like last time. All I can say is that since school got out, I've been working like 11 hour shifts every week day and have had at least one Grad. Party every weekend. It's been awful and I've been so exhausted and frankly just had no cause to write ANYTHING. And I'm terribly sorry! I truly love all of you who have stuck through my terrible-ness and beg for your forgiveness. Anyway, the next chapter will hopefully be coming soon since I'm no longer working these awful hours, but I've also started another story (not Nalu this time, Jelsa actually) so my time will be divided based on which ever I feel like writing. Can't force words out or everything turn to smut. This is gonna be a short update but I'll get to the next one shortly. Promise!
On a side note, please don't tell me when to end my story or how to create my OC. If my writing is off that's fine but the story itself is mine and it's frankly off putting when people write that. Yes I reused another character's name for Jason, but the journalist guy isn't a main character so it's not that big of a deal and I don't see ending this story in the next few chapters in the slightest. That would be way to rushed and leave to many people disappointed. I know I hate it when authors do that.
At his words, I tried to pull away, but his grip was like steel. My blood ran cold as he continued to sniff along my neckline, his nose tickling me as he went.
"Your scent...it's weird." He took one last breath before turning me around to face him. "You don't smell right. Like Lucy, but not really..." He frowned as he tried to make sense of what he was smelling.
Taking advantage of his confusion, I tore myself away from him and stumbled to where Jason stood, a slightly amused expression on his face. "She smells weird?" Jace leaned over and took a whiff of my hair himself. "I see what you mean! God Lucy, do we really need to cover basic hygiene again?" Both Natsu and I ignored him however and continued to stare at each other instead.
"Natsu…I can explain…I mean there's something I need to tell you…it's not easy…" I struggled to find the proper words while under his intense frown. Jason stepped closer to me and placed his arm around me; he was attempting to silently support me, saying that if I needed to he'd tell Natsu for me. And it was with that non-verbal message that my courage and strength returned-or at least the amount I needed to tell Natsu the truth. Or at least part of it, I amended mentally.
It wouldn't be right to have someone else tell Natsu that I was pregnant. After all, even if wasn't going to tell him, he was the father and he deserved to at least hear it from me. "Natsu, I'm pregnant."
I watched anxiously as emotion after emotion flickered across his face as he processed the information. First there was surprise, then confusion, followed by shock and horror. Finally his face settled on something that almost resembled…happiness. "Luce, your having a baby?"
Relief poured through me at his reaction, and I started to nod, when Jason interrupted the calm moment. Placing the one that wasn't around my shoulders on my stomach, he spoke cheerfully. "Actually, we're having a baby."
All the happiness seemed to drain from Natsu's face and was instead replaced with a cold anger. It was the same he'd always showed to the enemies of Fairy Tail, but for the first time in my life, it was directed towards me. Instantly, all my relief vanished and I was left feeling empty.
"He's the father?" Natsu growled and I flinched.
"Y-yes." I paused before murmuring, "who else would it be?"
Natsu recoiled as if I had slapped him. For an instant pain and hurt flashed across his eyes but was quickly replaced with fury and hatred. "I don't know Lucy, why don't you ask one of your dozens of boyfriends." My mouth dropped open at his words and regret flashed across his face. "Luce-"
Before he could say anything, I pointed at my window and commanded quietly, "get out." Our eyes remained on each other and I could see the shock evident on Natsu's face. I must have told him hundreds of thousands of times to get out of my apartment, but never before had I truly meant it. At least until now. He swallowed hard, gave me a look as if he wanted to say more but decided better of it before doing as he was told and leaving through my still open window.
As soon as he was gone, the tears I'd been holding back poured out and I collapsed into Jason. He hushed me softly, stroking my hair and doing his best to calm me, but my already broken heart had just been shattered and we both knew there was nothing he could say to fix it.