Hello Peeps! Long time no chat please don't worry I will never abandon this story I will finish it! I just happen to have two little boys under the age of 3 and the are a hand full so they definitely take up most of my time. So please be patient and I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

Chapter 39

Levy opened her eyes but was blinded by some light. She tried to raise her hand to block it but gods her hand had never felt so heavy in her life. She groaned as her body ached everywhere, it wasn't unpleasant per say she just wished she knew why she was so soar.

"Feel like you went through a meat grinder huh, shrimp," a voice grumbled sending her heart pounding.

"Gajeel," she whispered trying to remember what happened last and how many days it had been. They couldn't have failed right?!

"Jeez calm down Shrimp your making my heart pound," she sat up to see him next to her clutching his chest. "We haven't caught up to ya so chill. Your asleep aren't ya?"

She let out the breath she'd been holding remembering the drink Cana handed out. "But wait how are you here and how are you normal?" She blurted. "Ms. Porlyusica gave us that stuff so we wouldn't dream. You shouldn't be able to connect to me." Her rambling questions pause when Gajeel holds up a finger.

"One I'm not really here, " he holds up another finger. "Two I don't know how I'm normal here cuz I'm definitely batshit out there. And three your sore cause I'm sore, Jellal wasn't holding back any punches."

Levy automatically reaches out to him but is only left gaping as he practically leaps out of his skin to move away from her. "Let's not temp fate here Lev, I don't know what's going on here but I'm gonna use this to my advantage."

Gajeel gets down on his knees and gets as close to her without touching as he can. "I am so sorry for dragging you into all of this. I don't know how I could've avoided it but I'm trying to stop myself from getting anywhere near you, but..." he looks into her eyes and Levy's heart just breaks over to sorrow in them. "I want you to let me go crazy I ... I need you to stay away from me at all costs. Please... PLEASE don't let me hurt you or the baby."

Levy gasps at the ache in her chest that she knew wasn't just hers. Wrapping her arms around herself to try and ease the horrible hollow feeling, "Gajeel no, stop you have to listen to me."

"Promise, Promise! PROMISE!" Gajeel bellows refusing to do anything until she agreed.

Levy could feel panic rising in her chest and was shocked to realize it wasn't her own. Just how much of Gajeel's emotions could she feel. Feeling this and understanding where he was coming from was what lead the small bluenette to just douse him in water instead of just zapping him with some lightning. While Gajeel sputtered and coughed Levy calmly explained, "I spoke with Porlyusica about the …"

The Iron Dragon Slayer snarled, "no Shrimp I won't take the risk. I can't…."

Now Levy zapped him and slapped him with the words "Silence" across his mouth. "Now you listen here Gajeel Redfox! If you think for even a second, I will let an ounce of harm come to our babies, then you really have lost your mind." She took a deep calming breath, "letting you go crazy is NOT an option you hear me. Porlyusica said since I'm already pregnant your dragon won't harm me. Your protective instincts will be a little worse and the only one you'd probably let near me was Natsu."

"She said you'd probably kill anyone else once the mating was complete, at least for a while. Once the bond settles, you will be ok and since the babies are of dragon descent their going to be tougher. Even Anna said it's happened before, and they were ok. Gajeel please don't make me do this alone." I pause at the stupefied look on his face. "What?" I release my magic.

"Babies," he croaks, "you said babies. Like more than one…"

Levy flushes, "yes there's more than one."

"Twins, we're having twins!" Gajeel had gone from terrified to stunned to proud.

"Um well," the Script Mage coughs, "you need to add one."

Gajeel looks at Levy then looks down at his fingers and ticks off three fingers and promptly faints.

Levy jumps up and runs over to him," Gajeel! Hello! Wake Up!" She nudges him, then proceeds to shake him, and finally slaps him…..nothing. She sighs and sits next to him, brushing his hair gently out of his face, "guess I should've found a better way to tell you. Big idiot I'm the one carrying them, and even I didn't pass out."

She lays down on his chest and thought back to her talk with Porlyusica.

I close the door and meet the stern healers gaze, "I'm late."

Porlyusica raises a brow, "well don't just stand there, get over here so I can have a look at you!"

"Yes ma'am!"

"Yes ma'am!" I yelp moving to the desk Porlyusica has turned into her exam table. With all the injuries and the madness of the Dragon Slayers she ended up staying here with the rest of the guild much to her annoyance.

After a few minutes of being poked and prodded, I was about to burst. Sensing this the healer sighed in irritation, "yes you are pregnant, but I need to consult with Anna and Wendy about the pregnancy. I'm sure this isn't going to be normal."

Seeing the panicked look on my face she explained, "Calm down pregnancies are different for mages. If the Father was a mage and the Mother wasn't then the mother would need magical supplements whereas if the Mother is a Mage and the Father isn't then the mother needs to avoid using her magic as much as possible. However neither of these situations concern you. Not only are you both Mages but one has taken on the physical traits of his magic."

As she walks towards the door I stutter out, "so what exactly does that mean?"

She sighs, "well for one I am unable to see the embryos using magic as it seems your womb is now encased in iron. Not to mention I'll need to find out if you will be able to digest the amount of iron needed for these children without giving yourself metal poisoning. WHAT what is it?!"

I stop waving and flailing my arms, "you...you keep talking li-like there are multiple...how many?"

The annoyed healer huffs, "is that all well there's at least 3 from what I can tell. I know Anna mentioned something to you all about dragons producing multiples, so why are you so shocked? Levy?"

Porlyusica starts snapping her fingers in front of my face but I kind of checked out after the "there's at least 3," part of her little explanation.

"Oh for Heavens sake!" I heard the door open and shouting. Sometime later I was soaked from head to toe from a bucket of water. I gasp and Wendy profusely apologizes while air drying me, "I'm so sorry Levy but you were reacting to anything and Anna suggested the water and I'm so sorry!"

I chuckle shaking my head, it took Carla, Porlyusica, Anna, and myself to convince the little dragon that everything was okay. I sat there peacefully playing with Gajeel's hair knowing our life would never be the same and I wouldn't have it any other way.