Chapter 1
Levy's POV
It was just a normal day at school except for the fact that my best friend Lucy wasn't there because she had some sort of grade wide test today, I was in a grade below her and didn't really have that many friends in my grade. I occasionally talked to Juvia but other than that I just watched everyone in my grade from a distance, especially one dark haired sophomore that was also very often on his own in a corner of the classroom. Rogue Cheney was one of the most entrancing boys in the sophomore class, his brother Sting Eucliffe was in the same grade as Lucy and they were such polar opposites that you wouldn't know they were siblings if they didn't say it. Sting was bold, outgoing, and loud, while his brother was quiet dark and mysterious, I had three of my four classes with Rogue and sometimes I couldn't help but glance at him several times during class. But I knew I didn't have a chance with him because I was hiding something from everyone, I just wouldn't be able to hide it much longer. Four months ago Gajeel Redfox broke up with me, but I didn't get the chance to tell him something that probably would have made him stay, in the end I'm glad I didn't tell him because I wouldn't want him to stay if he didn't love me. We dated for about half a year and about two weeks before he broke up with me I found out I was pregnant with his child, I was actually going to tell him about the baby before he told me he wanted to break up, but after hearing that I couldn't get the words out. Lucy is the only one that knows about the baby and she is upset at me for not telling Gajeel, but she knows why I don't want to. Eventually he will find out but he will be told that I do not want to be with him just because of the baby, I will let him be involved if he wants but I am not going to ask him for anything. When I walked into class that morning no one was there I sat down at my desk and pulled out the book I had been reading and decided I would wait for about twenty minutes and then if no one was here I was going to ask someone in the office. When I sat down, I put my hand on my tummy and felt the baby move gently as if it was trying to get comfortable with me sitting, I smiled slightly and started reading. After ten minutes was over I got up and again felt the baby move to get comfortable I walked to the office and asked the lady at the front desk what I needed to do, she seemed shocked that I was in the class and told me that I could wait in the library until my next class started.
I walked down the hall to the library and picked a table to sit down and read at, I got so focused on my book and the baby moving that I didn't even notice the class that filed into the library and the teacher that started teaching. I did notice though when someone in front of me cleared their throat and ask "Excuse me is anyone else sitting here? My class got canceled and I had to come here to wait." I looked up and saw Rogue standing there, I gave a slight smile and shook my head, "No one is sitting here, take any seat you want. My class got canceled too, because of the junior testing." I watched as he sat down across from me, so I had to pull in my legs that I previously had stretched out in front of me. When I pulled my legs up, I felt a sharp movement as the baby moved again this time quickly and I felt a little stab in my ribs. I winced without thinking and quickly grabbed my stomach, I still was not used to the baby doing that. I hoped that Rogue hadn't noticed but he did and quickly asked "Are you okay?" I nodded as the little pain subsided and searched frantically for an excuse. And I realized at that point I was already starting to show I could just tell him but quickly decided against it and said, "Oh yea it's fine I just moved wrong I think." Rogue nodded and pulled out a phone and began to play on it, I opened my book back up to try to distract myself from the fact that Rogue was right here in front of me after so long of staring at him from across the classroom. I cleared my throat and decided to ask him about his day to make conversation, "So, how has your day been?" I asked and he looked up and seemed startled that I was talking to him. "Oh, umm I guess it's okay, I didn't have to deal with my brother and his obnoxious friends Gajeel and Gray, they annoy me so much. Ever since Gajeel broke up with his girlfriend a while ago he has turned into this obnoxious snob who thinks he is the best in the school. I feel bad for the girl that dated that jerk wad." I looked down at my slightly showing baby bump and grimaced when he said that about Gajeel, I didn't know that he had started acting like that. I guess Rogue noticed and asked "Are you okay? Did something upset you?" I shook my head and said in a quiet voice, "It's nothing I was just the idiot girl that dated him and I didn't know he had changed like that" I saw Rogues eyes widen in horror and he quickly said "Oh I'm so sorry I had no clue you were the girlfriend he was always talking about, I didn't mean anything by it." I shook my head and said "No it's fine, I don't really want anything to do with him anymore. The only hard part is that he is friends with my friends and so it's hard to hangout with them because of him, so I have been pretty lonely recently." I looked down as I finished talking, I closed my book and folded my hands together on the table and waited for him to say something. "Well I don't really have anyone to hangout with, we could hangout together if you want, but you dint have to if you don't want to." I felt my face light up at his words, he wanted to hangout with me! This was the best day ever, I quickly nodded my head and said "I would really like that! I don't really talk to anyone in our grade, except Juvia occasionally. It would be nice to have someone to talk to in our grade." I smiled at him and felt the baby move again at the range of emotions that was going on in my body I smiled and looked up to see the other students standing up with their things and heading to the next classes of the day, I looked over to see Rogue putting his phone back in his pocket and picking his things up, he turned back to me and asked "Do you want to walk with me to class?"
I stood up quickly grabbing my things and walked over to him to go to class and felt the baby moving around yet again. When we got to class Rogue didn't sit in his normal corner seat which was a shock, he sat beside me in the seat that is normally empty. During class I felt my phone go off and when I checked it I was shocked to see it was Lucy, I expected her to still be in testing, her text said that she finished early so she was just going to be hanging out in the library if I wanted to come by and see her. I quickly sent back an okay and put my phone away to avoid it getting taken, class was going by slowly because I could feel Rogue beside me and every move he made got my attention and set me on edge. When class ended, I told Rogue about Lucy and told him that I was going to go see her for a few minutes before class started, we parted ways and he gave me a piece of paper as he walked away. I put it in my pocket and walked back to the library to see Lucy, we had a break in between the second and third classes of the day so I had about fifteen minutes to talk to her before I had to go to class. When I walked in a saw the head of bright blonde hair at a table hunched over a book, I walked over and tapped her on the shoulder, and she shot up looking around to see who it was. I giggled and sat down beside her with a big grin, "So guess who talked to their crush today?!" I said to her after I sat down and put my stuff on the table, her face dropped in shock which made me giggle again. "First period was cancelled because of the testing so I was in the library waiting for second period and he came up and asked to sit with me because there was a class going on in the library and apparently the same thing was going on with his first period. So, we talked and apparently, he has first period with his brother Gajeel and Gray, he said something about how Gajeel has changed since we broke up and that he felt sorry for the girl that dated him. Of course I told him it was me and then explained I wasn't upset at what he said because I didn't want anything to do with Gajeel anymore and that the only bad part was that I don't get to hang out with you guys as much anymore because of him. And then he was like well I don't have anyone to hangout with we could hangout together! And then we walked to class together and he actually sat beside me today! And then when class was over, he handed me a piece of paper but I'm not sure what's on it because I came straight here to tell you all about it." I finished and then took a deep breath; I was talking really fast. Lucy looked like she was going to faint, I giggled and then she stuttered before saying "So he gave you a note before leaving you and you haven't even looked at it yet!?" I giggled and then realized that I was stupid for not looking at it yet, I pulled the paper out of my pocket and hurriedly unfolded it to see what was on it. At the top was his number and then under it was writing that said, "Here's my number if we are going to hang out you might need it, text me so I can have yours too" and he had drawn a little smile underneath it all. I thought I was going to pass out, I felt like I had butterflies in my stomach, but it was hard to tell if it was butterflies or the baby moving around. Lucy snatched the note out of my hand to read it and her jaw dropped when she looked back up at me, "Are you going to text him or what?" I giggled and pulled my phone out and began to type in his number, but my hands were shaking, I handed the phone to Lucy and made her do it. When she got the number typed in, I took the phone back and slowly typed "Hi this is Levy!" and I put a little smile emoji at the end of it. I hit send and then locked it quickly and buried my face in my hands, Lucy rubbed my back and then started to fuss at me "You have to tell him and Gajeel about the baby Levy, you can't keep it a secret much longer, your bump is already starting to show. Have you even told your mom yet?" "What do you mean tell Gajeel about the baby?" I heard a gruff voice interrupt her from behind us and my heart sunk, that was Gajeel's voice and now I had to face the music. "Shit" I heard Lucy say as I turned around to see Gajeel's face fuming, something I recognized too easily. "It's nothing Gajeel, I'm pregnant but I don't want your help or anything you don't have to be involved, I'm going to raise the baby on my own. But no one knows yet so please respect that and don't say anything." I felt brave, I knew he couldn't do anything to hurt me, we were at school, and now he knew I was pregnant, and Lucy was here. "I'm glad you don't want help I don't want anything to do with you or a stupid baby" he said and then turned around and stomped away. When the door closed behind him my shoulders slumped down and I started crying, I had been dreading that and it went better then I thought it would but it still hurt to hear him call my baby stupid.
After the break was over I left Lucy still wiping tears away and walked to my third period class and when I walked to my desk I didn't see Rogue yet so I sat down and pulled out my book and tried to not start crying again. I had just gotten through about two pages when I felt a tap on my shoulder and looked up to see Rogue threw teary eyes, I watched his face fill with concern as he sat down beside me and asked what was wrong. "Um I ran into Gajeel and he kinda heard about something that I wasn't ready to tell him yet. And he got mad, I don't know why I'm upset I don't care about what he thinks, I'm going through with this no matter what he has to say about it." I explained as I started crying yet again, I felt Rogue put his hand on my back and I instantly felt soothed, but I couldn't stop crying. "What did he find out Lev?" I was dreading that question but knew I had to tell him now, "Well I wasn't really planning on telling anyone yet but I'm pregnant with his baby, but I don't want his help, I'm going to raise my baby without him." Rogue's face went blank, but he composed himself quickly trying to hide it from me, he moved his hand and started twiddling his thumbs contemplating what to say. "Levy I'm not sure what to tell you, I know this isn't easy, but you have friends that are going to support you through it all." And that was all he could say before class started, it was so hard to focus on what the teacher was saying, my biggest secret had just gotten out to the two people I was dreading telling the most. I just wanted to curl up in a ball and cry some more, but I couldn't, I decided to text my adoptive mom and ask her if she could check me out because I didn't feel good. I texted Rogue and told him I was going to head home for the day because I just couldn't handle being at school right now. I saw him look over and give me a sympathetic nod, after about ten minutes I heard the front deck come on the announcement system and ask for me to come sign out. I got my stuff and walked down to the office to see my mom waiting for me, I gave her a sad look and followed her out after she hugged me in greeting.
When I got in the car I asked mom if we could go to a coffee shop and talk because I had to tell her something, I was finally going to tell her about the baby, she deserved to know. I live with my adoptive mom because my parents both died when I was little and I didn't have family that wanted to take me, mom wasn't married and didn't have any other kids so it was just us and we had a great relationship but I was terrified to tell her this, I didn't want to ruin that relationship. When we got to the coffee shop we both got a drink and I got a weird look from mom when I ordered my drink decaf, we got our drinks and then sat down in a quiet corner, my usual type of setting. When we sat down mom just watched me and waited for me to talk, she gave me the time I needed and didn't rush me, and I was so grateful. "Mom I have been really scared to tell you this, but I can't keep it from you any longer, I, um, Mom I'm pregnant." My body instantly tensed up waiting to be fussed at, but it didn't happen instead she stood up and hugged me tightly while avoiding my stomach, I was shocked but hugged her back. "Baby its going to be okay, I will help with whatever you need, have you been to a doctor yet?" She said when she let me go, I shook my head and she grabbed my hand and pulled me up and took me to the car. When we got there, she pulled her phone out and called someone and when she started talking, I realized it was a doctor's office. I pulled out my phone too and texted Lucy that I had finally told my mom and Rogue and that they both took it well and that mom was getting me a doctor's appointment now. I texted Rogue and let him know that I was fine and then my mom got off the phone and told me that the doctor could see me now, so I told him that too. She started driving to the doctor and asked who I had been texting and I told her about Lucy but then hesitated to tell her about Rogue. "And a guy that I have three classes with named Rogue, he is super nice and when I was crying because of Gajeel finding out he helped me calm down some until you came." She nodded and said, "He seems really sweet, and it sounds like someone has a crush on him." She grinned at me as my face turned bright red and then we pulled into the parking lot of the doctor's office.
We got checked in and when I sat down, I pulled out my phone to see if either had texted back and saw that I weirdly had three texts even though I had only texted Rogue and Lucy. I opened them and read through Lucy's saying that she was happy I told my mom and Rogue and that she was so sorry about what happened with Gajeel. Rogue's said that he hoped everything went well at the doctor and that he was glad I felt better, and then I pulled up the one from the unknown number not sure what I was going to find. "I don't want you to have the baby, I don't want anything to do with you or it, don't go through with the pregnancy, you better listen because I'm the one that made the damn thing." I realized it was Gajeel and I didn't know what to think so I showed it to my mom, as she read it her face got red with anger. "Levy this is completely your choice, if you want to have this baby you can have this baby, but I'm also not going to be mad if you don't want to keep it either, but do not let him make this decision for you because it will impact you for the rest of your life. I'm going to talk to a lawyer tomorrow, we are going to get a restraining order on him because he is not going to do that again, I want you to block his number." I nodded; I was okay with blocking his number I didn't think a restraining order was necessary, but I knew once my moms mind was made up that nothing could change it. When we were called back, I got nervous, I was going to see my baby for the first time since I got the positive pregnancy test back in Lucy's bathroom. They told me to lay on the table and that before they did the ultrasound, they had a few questions they had to ask me. They asked me how far along I thought I was and what my symptoms were and things like that, and then they had me pull my shirt up so that they could do the ultrasound. I watched the screen as they looked for the baby, and then it showed up, it was tiny, but I could see its little arms and legs and the fingers and toes. I started to cry, that was my baby and it was beautiful, the doctor looked over and said that I was about five and a half months pregnant. My jaw dropped and then I realized I only had about three and a half months before the baby was born, she then asked me if I wanted to know the gender of the baby. I nodded and waited while she looked closely to find out, she turned and said, "It is a healthy baby girl." I smiled and tears flowed freely while she took images and then wiped the gel off my stomach.
