The dragneel's stepped in the house with Natsu carrying the half-awake Sol up
he felt his daughter getting heavier so it made his strength weaken a little bit or maybe he's exhausted from working and cleaning the whole day
"Sol you want to take a warm shower?" he immediately asked when they entered the baby's room
"dada"
he just hummed in response while putting her down the bed "i want pretty lu around"
it was the first time
the very first time for his daughter to want a certain person who'll say beside her except for him and gray
natsu hired a babysitter once before but sol had a hard time adjusting because of unspoken reason so he was forced to fire her out.
7 months before just this year, he tried to ask the baby if she wants a babysitter but she instantly said no and got mad at him for a day
he once visited a doctor to talk about sol's condition about babysitters, the doctor just said that maybe she is in need for someone craving for a mother's care
someone who can make her feel loved like how mothers do, since then , natsu didn't try to hire a baby sitter again
but why lucy?
"but baby don't you want other people around?"
"but i like her dada, pretty lu just like mom"
Natsu just nodded with a heavy nervous feeling, he went to his daughter's closet and picked up a sleepwear, then helped sol to change and tucked her in the sheets "sleep well baby" he whispered and contently settled a gentle kiss on her forehead
grabbing his phone from his pocket, he texted his best friend
gray can we stay home tomorrow?
of course
he'll just get a day off tomorrow, yeah maybe he needs to chill out and rest
and a friend maybe?
It was 9 in the morning, when natsu and sol arrived at gray's house
the kids already locked themselves at rin's play room, poor north who wanted to spend his time with his friends in magnolia was also dragged into the doll house with the heart eyed sol and knife holding little sister
the fathers on the other hand were sprawled on the living room betting on who will win of battleground - yes they're already fathers everyone
"i mean if you just shoot -ugh" Natsu messed his hair in annoyance and continued to tap on his phone
"yeahhhhhhh wassssssooooooo ooop ooop i'm dying - oh i'm not" hen there goes gray and his random noises that will make you go out
"gray - whatever nevermind"
"im shooting fucking gosh"
"you - if one of them hears you cussing im gonna throw you out -the fuck"
natsu scoffed and rolled his eyes, trying to shoot the enemies that he can see "get the fuck here gray, you're low on life"
"yeah yeah mister dada wait - oh shit they're here"
"good suicide my friend"
"ah little fucking help here oh damn boy thankyou"
"if Via's here, you will be crawling on the front yard by now" natsu said between his laughs
"yeah if nari's here you're not stepping outside your house again" okay so gray have or haven't thought twice on saying that
now natsu froze on spot, staring blankly on his phone
there memories came flashing in his mind like the worst tornado he encountered
i love you nari
i love you too natsu
hey let's get you home baby you're drunk
i'm not but can you touch me baby i'm kinda horny right now
nari you're...pregnant?
yes and i'm planning to abort this
usui nari no!
"DRAGNEEL"
natsu flinched on his seat and started to breathe heavily second after second
gray internally panicked and dropped his phone on the side and rubbed his friend's back "hey you okay? what happened are you sick?"
he aggressively shook his head and gulped down his saliva feeling a lump on his throat "water please?"
"sure" the other quickly ran and filled the glass with water then ran back to the living room "here, slowly"
but natsu chugged it down until the last drop and laid his back on the sofa's back rest
"are you fine now? just what happened bro?"
"nari"
and with that one word, gray gasped and chew his lower lip mentally beating himself as he knows that he is at fault he looked at natsu with an apologetic look "i-im sorry natsu"
natsu showed a small smile and ruffled his friends hair "it's fine and it's just that i haven't mentioned or heard her name for the past years and it instantly flashed on my mind when i heard it, nothing serious"
"no it's serious, im sorry i really do. i promise to think before i say again"
the older just chuckled at how panicked he looked right now, he engulfed the other with a hug making him welp and hit his upper back "i have wife man"
"shut up i have a kid myself too"
they both laughed and pulled away feeling disgusted
"oncle gray i told rin about pretty lu" sol happily said between their lunch
gray raised a brow at the man across him "am i missing too on my shifts?"
"Lucy heartfilia..she's a regular"
"she's pretty lu!"
and the one year baby started babbling whatever as if he understands what sol said
"but why pretty lu?" gray asked after feeding another spoonful to his daughter
"uhhhh..why?" natsu turned to wipe her lips
"lu-lu-lushi? is not name...so pretty lu!"
"mhm? what about her then?"
natsu rolled his eyes when he saw his friend teasingly wiggled his brows "she is pretty"
"yes! she and dada look good"
and with that the said father choked on his food, sol worriedly gave her father glass of water and mouthed 'thankyou' before chugging it
"well then tell me what the pretty lu did when i wasn't there"
"will do uncle"
and gray is just there, ready to tease the shit out of his friend
Happy friyay Lilies!!!
