morning came so fast, the two wanted to sleep more. Natsu was the first one to wake up at exactly five like the usual but instead of doing his morning routine, he spent time to just lay down and stare at the sleeping female next to him.

he remembered Lucy scolding him once for not waking her up. but looking at her sleeping so peacefully, Natsu felt the need to let Lucy have her good sleep.

if it weren't for the door to the bedroom opening and a little girl running inside with her voice echoing around the room, Lucy would still be sleeping soundly and Natsu would have still been staringㅡor to put it in other words, admiring.

"Mama, mama!" the kid started to climb to the bed and shaking Lucy who's struggling to wake up.

"why is there a pillow?" Sol then hugged the pillow, "pillow in between daddy and mama?"

both Natsu and Lucy widened their eyes at Sol's question. well, at least Lucy is now wide awake just because of that. coughing to break the awkward tension between them, Lucy held Sol by the waist and brought her up and making her fly in the air with her holding to support.

Sol let out a loud shriek and then giggled very cutely as she was placed down on her mama's lap.

"Mama, you know.." Sol started "we saw a very big doggo!" Waving her hands in air "the doggo almost ate little spoon!" She said, making them chuckle.

Lucy ran a hand through Sol's hair and smiled at the little girl, it has just been a day and she never knew her talking so much, she is loud and it's like hearing a little cat meowing, but Lucy loved the music. She loved the kids' voice, it brings color to her boring life.

"i'm happy that you were enjoying." Lucy said, leaning down as she brushed the baby's hair to the side.

"I want a kiss!" Sol squirmed then threw her body towards Lucy and surprised her mama with a kiss on the lips.

Lucy chuckled at the baby's cute action and then booped their noses together. Natsu watched at the sight and there was no doubt that he felt warm and fuzzy.

Lucy's smile, the kid being around her being so bright, and just them looking so happy, it made Natsu unconsciously smile and feel butterflies inside his stomach just because of the adorable sight.

but Natsu's mood soon changed upon hearing a familiar voice. "i want a kiss too." turning to the side, Natsu couldn't help but be disgusted at the sight of Loke pouted.

seeing the taller made Sol remember about a stranger who was with them the whole time of their adventure. She tugged Lucy's

oversized shirt to get her attention and then kept on repeating the stranger's name over and over again.

"what is it?" after giving a smile to Loke, Lucy went to look at Sol and gave her attention to them.

"Mama, aunt Levy has a baby!" Sol said with her hands up in the air after telling his mama the news which Lucy was confused of. "She kept on touching her tummy like this," she moved away from Lucy and demonstrated how the person named Levy caressed his stomach.

Loke then explain about the stranger and her husband out to explore the place and how they accompanied them the whole day. Because of Sol

"Sol also wants to have a baby!"

"you're still so young Luna." Natsu finally spoke, catching everyone's attention. he carried Sol and then showered the baby with kisses.

"baby bean needs to be an adult bean to have a baby!"Loke said

"right Loke." Natsu gave Loke a thumbs up, and then ruffled Sol's hair. "and you need to have a special someone, a partner."

Sol furrowed her brows and tilted her head to the side as she was a little bit confused. "partner?" a light bulb inside her head then switched on. "like mama and daddy?"

placing both his hands on Sol's cheeks, Natsu squished them as he rubbed their noses together. "yes Sol, like mama and daddy."

hearing that may have made Lucy's heart stop beating for a moment. not only was the sight so unexpected, unusual, as Natsu isn't often like this to the kid, but the words that came out of Natsu's mouth surprised Lucy.

She then stayed put on her place but a frown then went to Lucy's lips as she realized something. She didn't want the kid to end up like her.

She didn't want Sol to be like her, to have a relationship like her and Natsu's, having to keep everything from everyone.

Lucy wanted her kid to find the significant other who will love her back, who will take care of her, and who will treat her right.

She didn't want Sol to find someone like Natsㅡ

"what happened to him?" Loke said, already beside Lucy and was as confused as the sleepy mama. "and why is he here?"

Lucy sighed, "that's also what i wanted to ask."

"has he been here since last night?" Loke faced the blonde and earned a nod from her, making his jaw drop. "that's a quick change."

raising a brow, Lucy removed her attention to Natsu and Sol and went to give Loke a look. "what?"

"did you two do anything last night?" Loke threw his fellow friend a question that made her heat up.

Luct looked away with her cheeks turning red and then hit Loke by the arm, making him chuckle at her panicking, "we did nothing!"

"well," jokes aside, Loke was now serious. "whatever happened over night, he did change." with Loke pointing a finger at Natsu

Lucy following and stared at Natsu who is so busy with the Sol. She was fighting the urge to show a smile, the sight was too much to handle.

"he's not faking it." Loke said, making Lucy look closely. Natsu had a wide smile on his face and showing the prominent cheek bones. "that's a genuine smile."

"daddy, can we watch a movie later?" Sol questioned, her arms hugging Natsu by the neck.

Natsu frowned as he was suddenly reminded about his parents arriving around this lunch and would be staying for the night. "i'm sorry, daddy has somewhere to go later."

Loke then clapped his hands to get the attention, aware that both Natsu and Lucy still needed to go to Office.

if they don't move now then they'll surely get caught going to Office later. "let's make breakfast for mama and daddy!"

Sol shouted in excitement and joy. "let's go burn the kitchen!"

She made her way out of the room, leaving the three adults alone there. Natsu eyed Loke and gave him a look, hoping that he'd give him and Lucy some time alone but guess not.

turning around, Loke gave Lucy one sweet smile. "still waiting for my kiss."

Lucy groaned, Loke is usually like this so it's normal. His fiance is also aware of Lucy giving Loke kisses on the cheeks. it's normal and his fiance understands, they are bestfriends. "Loke!"

"come on."

Natsu sat there in shock as he watched Lucy placing a short peck on Loke's cheeks before the taller finally left them alone in that very room they are in.

Were they usually like this? actually, it shouldn't shock Natsu anymore since they are very close so it's normal.

He wasn't shocked, Natsu just didn't like what he saw.

"i'll go wash myself first." Lucy said, standing up from the bed and bringing her lazy body towards the bathroom.

but before she could even push the door open, she was stopped by a tight grip on her wrist. turning around, Lucy caught Natsu looking at her with those desperate eyes.

"do you need anything?"

"m-my.." Natsu was snapped back to reality after noticing himself stuttering. he shook his head and removed his grip on Lucy's wrist. "my shampoo, i left it inside there."

what kind of excuse was that? honestly, Natsu doesn't know anymore.

"don't worry, i won't use it." Lucy said before finally going inside the bathroom, leaving a confused Natsu alone in the room.

he saw how Lucy gave everyone kisses and for a moment there, Natsu was about to ask a morning kiss from Lucy.


the day ended pretty quickly and Natsu didn't even realize, he spaced out the whole day, he wasn't himself. it went noticeable by Lucy and the younger went to ask when they were at Natsu's car.

Natsu simply answered that he was fine but is actually isn't. Lucy didn't ask anymore and waited for Natsu to drop her off in front of her house.

"tell Sol to sleep early." Natsu said, about to start the engine but was paused by Lucy who spoke back to him.

"are you really okay?" the younger questioned again, honestly worried for Natsu.

the older only nodded his head and headed off, not giving Lucy a glance and just drove his way home.

was he okay? obviously not. a lot were going on inside his head and he didn't know where to start thinking.

everything is so complicated, usually, he'd be only focused in hiding the secret he has but now seems like he has a new problem, an unknown problem that's only caused whenever Lucy is around.

he's been feeling weird since last night, it's getting unhealthy for him.

Natsu arrived not long after and parked his car at the garage where he saw his father's car. he took the car keys and made his way inside the house using the front door. his parents were in the living room like they were waiting for someone.

Natsu took a bow in front of his parents and greeted them with a smile. "good evening."

and Natsu thought he could now go to his room after that but no, his father had to call his name and make him sit down the sofa in front of them.

He could now feel his heart racing as he could feel their eyes on him. did they perhaps finally find out? Natsu doubts it. but why did he feel all so nervous?

"where were you yesterday?"

okay, so maybe they only sent someone to check the house and it just so happens he wasn't here. "at a friend's house."

the father raised a brow. "your mother arrived here last night and saw no one at home."

Natsu's eyes widened. "s-she didn't leave me a message. i could have accompanied her."

he never knew his mother was home.

he can't blame it on Lucy, the director did nothing wrong. it was his choice to stay with her even though he knew Lucy would be fine alone.

he didn't know what was going on inside of his head that time. he could have just stayed at home and enjoy the house all to himself, just like what Lucy said, but nope.

he had to go to Lucy and accompany her.

"why were you at your friend's house without telling us?" it was the mother's turn to question.

sighing, Natsu leaned back to the sofa. "i don't need to let you know about my whereabouts. i can take care of myself."

"you could have at least told us that your not staying at home." the mother gave Natsu a look, disappointed at her son's actions. "I was worried the whole night!"

"this friend of yours" Natsu turned to his father and saw him squinting his eyes. "who is this? you always use that reason whenever you're out."

mentally cursing, Natsu had the urge to dig his own grave and bury himself alive.

he didn't even notice himself always using the excuse, how can he be so careless? he then closed his eyes and tried to think of a way to escape from this unexpected situation.

"Natsu Dragneel."

as his name was called, he stopped think and looked up only to see a worried look from his mother and a stern one from his father. he opened his mouth to say something but closed it when his father raised a brow. he felt threatened for some reasons.

"Natsu," his mother called again.

"yes mom?" Natsu diverted his eyes to his worried mother, hoping that she could calm him down. because deep inside, he was panicking and could already feel himself passing out.

"are you hiding something from us?"


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