It was 5:00 am when Gray awoke to the sound of someone banging on his door. He tiredly dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs to see who it was.

"Waking me up at five in the morning, somebody better be dying." He said groaned.

He opened the door still feeling tired but what he saw behind the door woke him up in an instant. Standing in his doorway was Natsu with a bleeding gash on his head and his left arm bleeding while his right arm held a crying Nashi.

"What the hell happened?" Gray asked.

"Gray I need you to do me a favor."

They woke up Juvia and asked her to keep Nashi busy while Gray and Natsu talked privately.

"Natsu what's going on?"

"I need you and Juvia to watch Nashi for awhile."

"What for?"

"I did something. Something really bad and I...I think I might be arrested."

"Arrested?! What did you do?!"

"I'll explain later. For now just take care of Nashi and keep her calm, if she asks tell her that I'm okay."

"Alright."

Natsu then went into the other room to say goodbye to his daughter.

"Daddy I'm scared." She told him.

"There's nothing to be scared of sweetie. You're just going to stay with Uncle Gray and Auntie Juvia for awhile."

"I wanna stay with you Daddy."

"Daddy has to go away for some time but I promise I'll be right back." He hugged his daughter, she hugged him back. "Now while I'm gone you'll be a good girl won't you?"

"Daddy don't go."

"I have to go. I'm sorry."

"No Daddy."

He heard the sound of police sirens drawing near. He didn't want his daughter to see him being arrested like a common criminal. He turned to Juvia and Gray.

"Don't let her go outside until the police are gone." He whispered.

The young couple nodded.

"It's time for me to go now." He told his daughter. He let go of her but she clung to his waist and started crying.

"Don't go! Daddy don't go!" She held on to him for as long as she could but all too soon Gray was able to pick up the girl and gently pry her away from her father. "Daddy please!"

"I love you Nashi." He told her before going outside.

"Daddy!"

She cried and cried until her tears put her to sleep.

Apparently during the fight with his wife, Touka had been knocked unconscious and the police suspected Natsu of beating her. He was arrested and brought into custody for questioning.

"How's my wife?" He asked investigator Laxus Dreyar.

"She's awake and she's got some nasty cuts and bruises but she's fine." Laxus said. "Wanna tell me what happened?"

"I...I don't know what to say."

"Well did you beat her?"

"No!"

"Did you throw her through the window?"

"No!"

"She says that you've been beating her."

"What? No...No she's not saying that."

"She is. She says that you always come home drunk and that you beat the crap out of her."

"No! It's a lie! She's lying!"

"Why would she like?"

"I don't know! But it's not true! I would never hurt my wife! I would never hurt a woman!"

"Then why is she in the hospital? What happened?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

Natsu wasn't sure what to tell them and he wasn't sure if they would believe them. How often do you hear about women abusing men? He had no doubt in his mind that he was screwed.

...

The next day Lucy came over to the Fullbuster house to give Juvia a gift for her baby. Juvia didn't want to have a baby shower but that didn't stop her friends and relatives from bringing her gifts.

"You really didn't have to do this." Juvia said when Lucy handed her the present.

"Well I didn't get you anything for when you were pregnant the first time." Lucy said. "I always felt guilty about that."

"Lucy your father was in the hospital, he had a heart attack. I understood." She said.

Juvia unwrapped the present and opened the box to find that her gift was a tiny but adorable pink dress with matching white booties.

"Oh Lucy."

"Do you like it?"

"It's perfect! Oh they'll look wonderful on her. Thank you!"

She hugged her friend in gratitude for the gift.

"Auntie Juvia." Nashi had finally woken up. She stood at the end of the stairway, rubbing her eyes with her kitty brushing against her leg.

"Look who's awake. Morning sweetie, how are you feeling?" Juvia asked.

"Hungry."

"Okay about some waffles with strawberries for breakfast? You go in the kitchen and I'll be there in a minute."

Nashi yawned and went to the kitchen.

"What's Nashi doing here?" Lucy asked Juvia.

"She's staying with us for awhile."

"How come?"

"Oh it's just terrible. Natsu's been arrested."

"Arrested?! For what?!"

"We don't know but according to the police he attacked his wife and she swears that he's been abusing her."

"What? You don't believe that do you?"

"No. Natsu a wife beater? Neither me or Gray believe any of that. But he won't tell anyone his side of the story not even Gray."

"Does he have a lawyer?"

"He didn't call for one. We know he couldn't have done this but what we don't understand is why he won't talk."

"Where is he now?"

"Right now he's in custody."

"Is he allowed to receive visitors?"

"I think so."

"I have to go."

Lucy immediately got into her car and drove down to the local police station where she asked to speak with Natsu privately.

"Lucy what are you doing here?" He asked.

"Juvia told me about the arrest."

"Oh."

"And I also heard that you've been accused of being a wife beater."

"Yeah."

"Natsu we lost contact with each other seven years ago but I know for a fact that you are not an abuser and I...I think I know what really happened."

"You don't know anything."

"Natsu has your wife been beating you?"

"Lucy I think you should leave."

"Natsu you have to tell them the truth! That you're not abuser! She is!"

"You don't know what you're talking about!"

"Why won't you tell them the truth!"

"It's not that simple!" He snapped. "Do you honestly think that they'll believe she's the abuser? A woman?!"

"Natsu you could go to jail! You realize that right? This isn't just going to go away if you keep quiet."

"They might cut me a deal if I confess."

"Confess to what?! You didn't do anything!"

"No I did! I did attack her!"

"I don't believe that! You would never attack a woman! Never!"

"Yeah? Well what if said woman attacked my daughter!" He snapped without thinking.

"What? What are you saying?"

Natsu looked away from her.

"Natsu did you attack her because she was abusing Nashi?"

He didn't answer.

"Natsu if you go to jail then your wife will get custody of Nashi. Now who do you think she'll go after? Certainly not you, you'll have a cell and police force protecting you but Nashi, she's all alone and unprotected. The next time your wife does something to her you won't be there to protect her."

Natsu turned around and he looked like he was about to deny everything she had said but then he took her by surprise but dropping to his knees and crying.

"I don't know what to do! I can take what she does to me but I...I can't bear to think of what she'll do to Nashi! Lucy I want to tell them the truth but I don't think they'll believe me!"

"Don't worry Natsu, I'm going to get you the best lawyer for this case."