Hey~~~ How are you guys going? Great or na? I feel like eating… and sleeping… hmmm… Today's been a slow day for me so bear with me! Now I'm just repeating myself. Sigh. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- Of course I don't own Fairy Tail! What are you thinking?
~ One Week Later ~
Lucy and Natsu were walking home together after school.
"Natsu! I left my keys inside! Can you please climb through my window and open my door?"
"Yea ok… Just catch me when I fall ok?"
"No way! You're too fat!"
Laughing, Natsu scaled the building quickly. He crawled through the unlocked window and ran down the stairs to open the door.
Lucy thanked him and walked up the stairs. She suddenly felt really sick.
"Natsu… I think I'm going to throw up."
"Let me carry you to the bathroom!" Natsu picked her up and took her to the bathroom.
"Natsu… You stay outside…" Lucy slammed the door shut and he could hear the vomiting noises from outside.
He then heard her open and drawer and then, silence. Suddenly, she walked out, looking normal.
"Uh… What was that about?"
"Natsu… I'm pregnant." Lucy showed him the plastic stick with lines.
"Oh my lord… I don't know what those lines mean but I'm so happy for you Luce!" Natsu hugged her.
"But there's one slight problem…" Natsu cocked his head to the side. "The father could be you…"
"WHAT?! When do you get to know for sure?!" Natsu asked frantically. Deeo down inside, he knew that the child was his… Luck was never on his side.
"I'm pretty sure I can get it tested when I'm 9 weeks in. That's the earliest."
"Well… Until then, let's just pray that it'll all work out."
Going through to her bedroom, she noticed a note on her bed.
"Natsu? Did you see that note there before?"
"Yea. It was there when I came in. You gonna read it?"
"I would've thought you'd read it." Lucy rolled her eyes.
She opened the small note to find the writing of her boyfriends.
Lucy… dear… Come to the place where you kicked some butt to save mine.
"What does that even mean?" Lucy pondered.
"Luce… I thought you were smart! Even I know what it means!"
"What?! You do?! Oh! Oh! I know!"
"So you finally figured it out?"
"Yes! The old abandoned warehouse! Let's go!" Lucy dragged Natsu outside. "You drive."
When they arrived at the warehouse, much to Lucy's dismay, nobody was there.
"Dang… I was sure this was it…" She sighed.
"So was I. Let's check again."
That time around, they found another note by a pile of ropes.
Good job darling. Now go to the place where we first met. Do you remember? It was at least 5 years ago.
"Um… I can't remember! Natsu! Do you know?"
"How would I know?!"
"Wait!" Lucy snapped her fingers. "The basketball courts! I met him for the first time at a basketball tournament! At Lamia Scale's courts!" Lucy ran outside. (A/N Do you remember? I wrote it in chapter 4)
"God this girl…" Natsu shook his head as he ran after her.
When they arrived at the basketball courts, a note was sticky taped to the back board.
"How am I supposed to reach that?!" Lucy screamed in frustration.
"Um… I could chuck you?"
"No way!" Lucy put a finger to her chin, thinking. "I've got an idea!" Lucy took off her shoes and began climbing the basketball hoop (the pole thingy).
She finally made it to the top and she sat on the hoop.
"How did you manage to get this one? Isn't it too high for you? Talking about heights, go to where you found out about my biggest fear." Lucy read out loud.
"What?! Sting's scared of something!? I'm going to hold this over his head till the end of time!"
"He told me he had claustrophobia… But where… Oh! He told me when we were locked in the janitors' closet one time… I think it was at Fairy Tail! God that was so embarrassing… Yukino locked it to play a prank on us."
Lucy quickly jumped down, Natsu barely catching her. She ran back to the car and gestured for Natsu to come.
"Yea, yea… I'm coming woman."
When they arrived at the school gates, Lucy instantly ran out of the car.
"I'm staying in here!" Natsu called.
"Suit yourself!" She called back.
Lucy arrived back soon after with another piece of paper.
"When does this end?!" Natsu whined.
"Ok, the note says: How did you even remember that terrible day? But you do know what isn't terrible? The day I asked you to be my girlfriend. Go to the place where you said yes."
"I know where that is…" He mumbled under his breath.
"To the auditorium backstage we go!"
When they arrived, Lucy ran out the car before Natsu could come to a complete stop. He parked the car and then ran after her. Natsu found her struggling to open the door.
"Natsu! Kick it down!"
"I'm not some sort of Pokémon you know… Demanding me to do shit." He obeyed her anyway.
Lucy ran through the broken door frame to find lit candles everywhere. There was red silk on the floor lined with candles that led somewhere. Lucy carefully walked on top of the fabric, feeling like a celebrity. She looked around and the whole stage was decorated beautifully.
"Lucy… Over here." She heard Sting's voice call out to her.
"Sting! Where are you?!" Lucy called out into the darkness.
Suddenly, Gajeel and Rogue appeared on either side of Lucy. They linked their arms into hers and led the way. Gray appeared in front of Lucy and bowed.
"You owe us for this bunny girl…" Gajeel glared.
"This way milady." Gray gestured as he clenched his teeth.
The lights then turned on and Sting was in front of her.
"You're the only girl I love now… but in a few years, I'll love another. And they'll call you Mummy. Lucy Heartfilia… Will you marry me?" Sting went on one knee and presented her with a box containing a small ring with pink crystals.
Gray's eyes went wide. Looking at Natsu, he let his jaw drop. That was the ring Natsu was supposed to give Lucy…
~ Flashback ~
"Natsu! Come shopping with me!" Sting called from in front of Natsu's house.
"No way! I'm not gay!"
"But you know Lucy best! We're just going to get the ring."
"Give her this." Natsu went back inside his house and found the ring that Gray had given back. "She'll like this."
"Thanks man. Why don't you keep it for your girl?" Sting asked.
"It's too late for that. Just take it."
It was meant for her anyways… Natsu thought.
~ End of Flashback ~
Natsu stood behind Sting when he proposed, ignoring the look Gray gave him.
Lucy glanced up at Natsu. Should I say yes? Her eyes seemed to signal.
He met her brown orbs and nodded even though his eyes were filled with sadness. Say yes… Natsu mouthed.
Lucy began crying. "Yes! Yes I'll marry you Sting!" Sting jumped up and they hugged. Lucy looked at Natsu. Thank you. She mouthed.
"I think this calls for a party!" Sting exclaimed as he put the ring on his fiancé.
"Yea… I agree…" Lucy wiped her tears even though they kept falling. She wasn't sure if they were tears of joy or sadness. "But there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I'm pregnant." Sting smiled and hugged her once more.
"That's wonderful honey!"
Everyone walked out of the building leaving Natsu and Gray.
"Why Natsu?"
"It's none of your business." Natsu walked past but Gray grabbed his arm.
"Bullshit it's none of my business. You just gave up? I haven't seen you genuinely happy in so long. The moment you gave Sting that ring, is the moment I stopped being your friend."
"What?"
"You just gave everything up! This isn't the Natsu I know! He wouldn't have just stopped living because of one thing! What happened to you?!" Gray shouted.
"GRAY! Stop… please… just stop…" Natsu begged. "You don't understand…"
"What don't I understand?! Enlighten me!"
"You don't understand how it feels for everything to be taken away from you all at once, right before your eyes. And what's more, is that the scars inside can never heal… can never fade."
"Don't you think I know that?!"
"Gray… what you don't know is that Lucy's pregnant with my child." Natsu looked away.
"What…? You had sex with her? She cheated on Sting with you?! That just makes things worse!"
"You don't understand! Just… just leave me alone." Natsu shrugged Gray's grip off harshly.
"That shouldn't be a problem." Gray shook his head in disbelief. There's more to the story… Isn't there Natsu?
Next up:
"LUCY! SHE'S GOING INTO LABOUR AS WE SPEAK! I'M DRIVING HER TO THE HOPSITAL NOW! MEET US THERE!" Natsu shouted as loud as he could, wincing as Lucy was shouted louder in the back seat.
Well… that explains what's going to happen. Poor Natsu… If Natsu needs a girlfriend I volunteer as tribute!
