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~After Story~
-:Chapter Thirty-Five:-
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He hated this day.
January the 18th.
Natsu looked at the digital clock on the bedside table, watching the date change from 17 to 18 at midnight. Sighing he sat up in the bed, ruffled his hair and then got up. Hearing how Lucy shifts around for a second before a pleased sigh blew through the room came from her, telling him that she found a good position to sleep in. Looking out the window Natsu saw snowflakes float down and land outside on the small balcony. A soft whine came from the crib that stands between the dresser and mirror. Smiling softly the pinkette got over and looked down to Toshiro who had his thumb stuck in his mouth.
"Not good for your teeth, Tosh." he said and slowly took his hand away. Hearing a grunt from the toddler Natsu chuckled when Toshiro promptly stuck the thumb back. "Stubborn little boy, promise to take good care of your brother or sister, ok?"
"Mmnaa~" shaking his head together with a sigh Natsu walked out from the bedroom and into the kitchen. Finding the pack of his cigarettes and lighter he opened a window and stood by it. When he came to think of it, he haven't smoked as much as he used to do since Toshiro were born. Maybe three or four cigarettes per week.
Inhaling he blew out a thick cloud out in the cold winter night. Hearing footsteps coming from the hallway in the apartment building the pinkette turned around and with a cocked eyebrow looked at the door. Curious Natsu walked over and opened the door, seeing no-one out there he took a step outside but didn't get any longer than a step when his left foot hit something hard. Looking down his eyes widened when a square shaped box, wrapped in red paper and dingo blue ribbon was laying there by his foot. Crouching down he picked the gift up and walked back inside the apartment.
Taking a hold of the card that was stuck between the ribbon he started to read it.
Happy 20 birthday Natsu!
Happy birthday my son. I can't believe it's 20 years since you were born… even if I missed -almost- everything. Sorry for this lame present, but I think you'll like it. It was hard to get it so don't break it! (it's pretty hard to destroy it though…)
With much love from your awesome father, Igneel~
P.S. the money I borrowed are in there too!
P.S.S. isn't it time for you to get a job? :D
P.S.S.S. you did get good grades, right? Ô.o
Chuckling at the last part Natsu laid the card down on the kitchen table and then started to open his present. Opening the black box his eyes widened at the sight of a pistol in black, golden letters engraved in the Norinco 54 pistol's side.
¡DRAGNEEL!
With big golden letters on it's side made the man understand why it was so hard to get it. Natsu was glad to get a knew one since the old got lost in the fight with Rexu and Katsu.
Holding his arm out stretched in the air and the gun in hand he tested the trigger. A soft click was heard and the pinkette smirked when it trigger went backwards smoothly and the pressure point was also working.
"Much better than the old one." he said and held it closer to his face.
"Natsu…?" Lucy's tired and raspy voice came from behind. Turning around Natsu saw how Lucy leaned against the doorframe, holding her right hand against the side of it while the other rubbed her left eye.
"Sorry, did I wake you?" Lucy shook her head and smiled.
"No, Hoshi is kicking… that's all.." walking over to Natsu she let smiled softly up to him once she stood beside him. "Happy birthday, Natsu." leaning upwards Lucy kissed the pink haired man's lips softly.
Smiling widely Natsu kissed back and laid down the pistol on the table before wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
Once they had parted Natsu had his forehead pressed lightly at Lucy's, his hands wandered down to her swollen belly.
"Any day now…" he whispered while his eyes glanced down to the baby bump.
"Mhm… and soon it's Toshiro's birthday." the blonde added with a smile. "Can't believe he turns 1.."
"Luce, he's born in February it's one month lef- Lucy?" the blonde's face suddenly had changed from a smiling one to slight pained. "Is something wrong?" when Lucy's grip on his shirt tightened he started to get really worried.
"N-Natsu… my water broke.."
"Oh, okay… wait… WHAT? !" Natsu ran over to their room and got the bag with baby stuffs out and out in the hallway were Lucy took her time in taking on her jacket and shoes. Carefully but as fast as possible he woke up a grumpy Toshiro who struggled in his father's arms. "Where is my cellphone!" Lucy sighed both irritated and in pain while she held out said phone.
"Jeez Natsu, calm down."
"HOW CAN I STAY CALM WHEN THE BABY IS ABOUT TO BE BORN? !" he shouted making both Toshiro and Lucy cover their ears while glaring at the man. Clicking down on the buttons on the phone Natsu then held it to his ear. His hear beating like a drum against his ribs.
VRRRRRRRRR
VRRRRRRRRR
VRRRRRRRRR
VRRRRRR-
"Hello…?" a tired Layla said in the other end of the line.
"Baby! Lucy! Hurry!" and with that he cut the call off and turned to a face palming Lucy.
"You seriously think that my mother did understand the message?"
"No time for it!"
"Oh god… why did you make him like this?" the blonde asked and shook her head but stopped when another ache came. Toshiro who didn't understand what his parents were arguing about looked between his father and mother, his pink eyebrow twitching in a irritated move, as did Lucy's.
"You're 7 centimeters wide." the doctor said and looked up to the blonde who nodded with a weak smile. "We will wait another hour and then check again, alright?"
"Hai." Lucy answered. Hearing the door slide open both the doctor and blonde looked over to see a nervous Natsu stand there by the doorframe, looking at Lucy with worried eyes.
"Ah, welcome inside Dragneel-san. Why don't you stay by your girlfriend while I prepare some things?" the doctor, Makohino, asked and smiled at him. Nodding silently Natsu got over to Lucy's side who smiled up to him. Quietly Makohino excused himself and got out from the room and closed the door behind him.
"You alright?" Lucy asked with a smile. Natsu frowned.
"It's me who should ask you that.." he mumbled and sat down on the chair that stood beside the bed. Chuckling the blonde haired girl held her hand out and dove it through Natsu's thick locks.
"Boy or girl?"
"Boy." Natsu answered with a smirk, making Lucy raise her eyebrow in a playful gesture.
"Hm? Why?"
"My gut is telling me that, good thing that Hoshi is a name for both genders."
"Akira is it too."
"It sounds more like a girl name too me." Lucy smiled softly.
"Guess it does… nggh!" a ache paralyzed her body for a second and tears ran down the sides of her face. Taking Lucy's hand in his own, Natsu squeezed hers tightly when another ache came shortly after. "This isn't quite fair…"
"Why?" the pinkette whispered and looked down to the blonde.
"You don't have to get through this pain…" Natsu sighed at her words.
"I do feel pain. It pains me to see you like this…" still having the smile on her lips Lucy's other hand reached over to him, making the rosyhead look at her.
"Natsu, I love you."
"I know you do, weirdo."
"I HATE YOU NATSU!"
Two hours of intense waiting Lucy finally could start push, but it was now the real hell started for the young man.
"Okay, give us another push!" Makohino said to Lucy who took a deep breath before she pushed with all her might. Two extra nurses were in the room too and counted up to ten each time. "
"Eight, nine, ten! Good girl!" a older nurse said with a warming voice. Exhaling Lucy breathlessly sobbed.
"It hurtss…" she complained. The second nurse tucked away some loose strands away from her sweaty forehead.
"I know honey, but it's worth it."
Compare to Lucy's flushed and pained face Natsu was almost as white as a ghost. How he wished that he had waited outside but right now he was stuck here and couldn't just go outside.
Actually he can't leave at all since Lucy's death hold around his hand prevented him from doing so.
"Natsu…" looking over to her said man's heart almost broke at the sight o Lucy's pained expression. "I hate you!" she cried.
"I know." he answered strictly as the doctor had told him to do. "I love you too."
"I know you idiot!" wincing when Lucy hugged the life out of his poor hand when she had to give another push was ignored by Natsu when the doctor said the most wonderful thing after hours of waiting.
"I can see the head!" Makohino called out to the soon to be parents, again, which made Natsu smile widely. "Push as much as you can, Heartphilia-san!"
"One, two, three, four, five…"
"Six, seven, eight…"
"Nine, ten." Natsu counted with them. Just then Lucy's grip on his hand loosened and a high pitched scream pierced the room. The pink haired man watched as everything moved in slow-motion. How the nurse to the left took his child into a towel and wrapped him or her in it, cleaning off all the amniotic fluids. Hearing how the baby took deep and short inhales before letting out screams for his or hers parents to hear that she or he want to be held.
"It's a boy!" the nurse happily exclaimed to Natsu and Lucy. Leaning over to the exhausted blonde he kissed her lips and whispered into her ear.
"Good job, Luce." while Makohino smiled softly while he cleaned up all the blood and other fluids and then got over to another room that were attached to the labor-room to write down date, time and gender of the baby.
"Do you want to hold him, Dragneel-san?" the older nurse asked him. Nodding Natsu held his arms out to get his baby boy into his arms.
Once the little bundle were placed in his embrace the father to the baby couldn't help but stare down to the perfect little baby. Pink hair crowned Hoshi's head, making Natsu feel a little pity for him, but laying that to the side the pinkette brought Hoshi up so they were face to face.
"Welcome to the family Hoshi and happy birthday." Lucy watched the scene with a sweet smile on her lips.
"Natsu… I want to hold him." turning to her said man grinned and carefully handed the baby boy over to his mother. Just then Hoshi opened his eyes and stared up to his mother who shed tears when she looked into chestnut brown eyes. "Why don't you bring Toshiro in so he can see his little brother." she said and smiled towards Natsu who immediately stood up to bring said toddler.
"Nhmmm~" Hoshi whined, stealing his mother's attention back to him. Knowing what he want Lucy without hesitation slides her shirt and soon enough the baby were suckling in his mother's warm and raw milk.
The door once again slide open and Natsu stepped into the room with Toshiro in his arms.
"Mama!" the toddler happily exclaimed when he saw his mother look over to them with a warmhearted smile. Natsu ruffled his oldest son's hair and walked over to the bed.
"Toshiro, say hello to your brother." Toshiro just then noticed the bundle and frowned.
"My mama!" he cried and extended his arms to Lucy who wide eyes, just as Natsu, looked at him. "Ownly my mama! No bwothew!" sensing the jealousy from him the pinkette placed his face beside Toshiro's angry one and softly whispered soft words to the toddler who seemed to relax a little but still had that frown in place. "Me no like bwothew.."
"I know, Toshi. But you will like him later." Lucy said. "But don't you want to look at him?" Toshiro's black eyes doubtfully looked at the bundle before slowly nodding. Placing him down beside Lucy, Natsu watched how he crawled up so he looked down to his brother. Toshiro's eyes widened at the sight of the baby.
"Smawl!" he stated, making both parents chuckle. Extending a arm Toshiro touched Hoshi's head and softly caressed his head.
Glancing over to Natsu the blonde smiled softly.
"Happy birthday to you too Natsu." she said. Said man got over and kissed her straight on the lips.
From this day on, Natsu will forever love January 18th.
AAAAAAAAAAAWH~! ! ! Sooo cuuuteee TTvTT I'm crying~
And yay! They got another boy! :D sorry if you guys wanted it to be a girl but I think it's pretty normal that it either gets to be a boy or girl if the older sibling are the opposite gender… ^^'
Hoshi = Star
Toshiro = Equivalent White (I finally found the right translated form of his name -.-')
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