Chapter Fourteen: Gifts For Them

Author's Note: What?! Another chapter so soon?! I couldn't just leave ya hanging there on the cliff last chapter! :D

Lucy awoke to the smell of sweet candles burning, smelling like gingerbread cookies. It's been three months since Natsu returned, and Christmas was just around the corner. It was December 20th, and the kids were already bouncing off the walls.

"C'mon, Sleeping Beauty." Natsu cooed from the bedroom door. "Time for some Christmas shopping. Erza just picked up Nashi and Ryu."

"Just a bit longer, Natsu. The baby was kicking all night, and it finally calmed down. Just ten more minutes." Lucy pleaded.

"Fine. Ten minutes. I'll make some coffee." And with that, Natsu walked out of the room and into the kitchen. He felt horrible for getting her pregnant again. He doesn't even remember doing it. He poured the coffee beans into the pot just as he heard the toilet flush. He hadn't even heard Lucy get out of bed, much less hear her throwing up. It reminded him about her pregnancy with Nashi. She'd been pretending she was sick for over a week, but she was really pregnant with their first child.

Thinking back, he always felt bad about making her pregnant. She had to deal with morning sickness, the baby kicking, and just the baby in general. And he can't to anything for her until it's born. That's why he always does most of the work when the baby is born, considering she has to deal with the kid for nine months. The least he can do is take care of it for another nine months.

"Alright, Natsu. I'm ready." Lucy stepped out of the bedroom, breaking Natsu's thoughts. He looked over to her, smiling at the sight of his wife. She was dressed in gray leggings and a white sweater. Her hair was down, just the way he liked it.

"Okay." Natsu turned off the coffee pot as his wife slid on a pair of black winter boots and a pink jacket, the one from Mount Hakobe.

The two set out on their walk through Magnolia's snowy wonderland, their pockets packed with Jewel. "So," Natsu began. "What were you thinking about getting the kids for Christmas."

"Well," Lucy paused for a minute, thinking about it. "Nashi has been into reading lately, so I wanted to get her some chapter books. I was thinking about some of my favorites, but all of them were too hard. So Levy said she'd pick some up."

"Okay..." Natsu said. "What about Ryu?"

"He'll play with just about anything we put in front of him. I remember him eyeing up some dragon stuffed animals yesterday. And he wanted some of the action figures at Merlin's Toy Store."

Natsu nodded his head in agreement. He stopped walking and turned to his wife. "What about you?"

Lucy shrugged, "I don't really need anything, Natsu. You've already given me everything I've ever wanted. Buy stuff for the kids."

"Luce..." The dragon slayer sighed. "You've been dealing without me for a month. I want to make up for that."

"Fine, then. Just surprise me. I could always use some new clothes for the baby." The blonde said, speeding up.

"Alright." Natsu said.

After three hours of shopping, Natsu and Lucy returned home with the perfect gifts. They'd bought Nashi a new desk, a new chair for it, and fifteen new books. Plus writing paper, colored pencils, a new drawing book, and new pencils.

Ryu, on the other hand, will receive a new dragon plushy at three feet tall, eight action figures including Gray Fullbuster, Gajeel Redfox, Natsu Dragneel, Wendy Marvell, Erza Fernandez, Lucy Dragneel, Happy, and Carla, and a wooden toy train. His dragon footy-pajamas are also included.

"Natsu, can you help me wrap these?" Lucy asked, beginning to wrap Ryu's action figures.

"Sure thing." Natsu sat down beside her, handing his wife a warm cup of hot chocolate.

"Thank you." Lucy smiled, sipping the drink slowly.

Later That Day...

By the end of two hours of wrapping gifts, Natsu and Lucy were finished, and Nashi and Ryu were returning any minute now. It was snowing outside, as it was all day.

"Hey, Natsu..." Lucy said, sitting on the sofa beside her husband. "I was thinking. If we're going to have a baby, how are we going to fit them all in the house? We only have two bedrooms, and we can't have all three kids sleeping in the same room when they get older. The new baby is going to want to have a bedroom to sleep in. And the kid can't stay in our room for the rest of it's life. Natsu, we need another bedroom."

"I was thinking about that too, Luce..." Natsu said. "And I came up with something." Natsu had his wife's full attention now. "What if I build a room downstairs. We have plenty of room in the entry way, and the baby can share a room with Ryu. Nashi can move downstairs when it's born."

"That's a wonderful idea, baby. We should probably start building soon. It won't be very long before we have a third monster running around." Lucy smiled at the thought.

"We'll talk about this later. I hear Nashi and Ryu outside the door. Let's go." Natsu helped his wife off the couch and they walked into the entry way, greeting the two as they walked in the door.

"Thanks, Mama! Thanks, Daddy!" It was Christmas morning as Nashi hugged her parents for the gifts. "I can't wait to put this in my new bedroom!"

The couple had already told Nashi and Ryu the plan, although Ryu hadn't a clue about what's going on. "You're welcome, Amai." Natsu said.

Ryu played with his action figures on the floor, but he'd thanked them earlier.

"Alright, time to head to the guild. I've heard the Master has surprises for you, along with Erza and Jellal, Gray and Juvia, Levy and Gajeel, and Mirajane."

"Best Christmas ever." Nashi said as the family walked out into the snowy winds.

Author's Note: I know, I know. It's not even close to Christmas. But whatever, I wanted to do this chapter. But, please leave a reveiw, guys! I love you all!