GRUVIA WEEK 2016
DAY 3: FAMILY
PAIRING: GRAY X JUVIA
SERIES: FAIRY TAIL

Men and women in white coats and uniforms ran around and about in varied directions. If you were a tourist asking your way around, the Magnolia Medical Hospital was not the place for you. None of the people from that place had the time to stop for a small chat. Especially the staff and crew. Every minute counted for these people in white coats and uniforms.

A certain raven-haired paced the front of the Emergency Room.

"What's taking them so long?"

Five heads watched the fidgety man. Their heads bobbed to the left and right like watching a ping pong ball get exchanged.

"Gray, please. Just relax."

Lucy massaged her neck. Finally calling out Gray for causing them the bad case of the neck cramps. But the man dressed in one of the hospital's gown continued burning a hole on the floor beneath him.

"They've been there for hours!"

Gajeel, the tallest in the group, walked toward the raven-haired and stopped him by putting a pair of forceful hands on the latter's shoulders.

"Stop it. You're making us all dizzy, o'right? Just relax. Take a deep breath."

Gray obeyed him. He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down.

"There you go."

The sharp and loud crying noise interrupted his breathing exercise. But it was an interruption he very much welcomed. Gray pushed the large man aside and stared at the door. He listened to the cry again. It was getting louder and louder. The others stood up from their chairs and joined him.

"Mr. Fullbuster."

A middle-aged woman, one of the white coats wearer, slipped out of the door as she took off her gloves. She bore good news.

"You can see them now."

Gray wasted no time rushing into the other side of that door. The moment he stepped in there, it was an entirely different place. His eyes landed on the figure in the middle of the room. Oh, he never saw her more beautiful. Gray thought it was impossible to fall in love with her again, but fall in love he did. His eyes followed her gaze. In that very moment, he knew his life was changed forever.

A lump formed at the back of Gray's throat. Suddenly, a tightening sensation gripped his whole being. He allowed himself to surrender to the powerful emotion that tugged his heart the moment his eyes landed on the fragile figure cradled against his wife's body.

Gray moved with brisk steps after Juvia looked up from the baby and nodded at him to come closer. It was surreal. He had only seen it in movies or read in books. But the moment he held his little angel in his arms, the whole world stopped. Suddenly, nothing else mattered but the little life in front of him. Gray saw both him and Juvia in his arms, peacefully sleeping.

Slowly, the newborn's eyelids parted. Brief shock flashed over Gray's face. The eyes he stared at were a mix of his and Juvia's. His heart leaped. In his arms laid something so beautiful, something he and Juvia made. Someone they would both treasure forever – their very own little Storm.

"Hi, Storm. Hey, buddy."

He spoke in a brittle whisper.

"It's dad."

The feeling was so overwhelming that he easily gave in. Gray finally allowed the warm tears to roll down his cheeks.

A/N: Well, that was short. Wow. That's the shortest I've written. Still, I hope you guys like it.

So, has anyone here watched the 'How I Met Your Mother' series finale? The one where Barney first sees his first-born? That was so moving that it stuck with me. That's how I imagined Gray would feel when he finally sees his first-born. I hope the feelings were conveyed in this short entry for Family. Gurvia all the way! See you in the comments. :D