omg hello there! whats up? hola! XD yes, its here. chapter 23! and its gonna be a bit sweet, and a bit shocking. and a bit fluffy. ^u^ btw, i seen so many stories for FT. im really happy about all the new stories up. its great that FT is getting more popular. =D well, hope u likey

Disclaimer (God i havent done this in a LONG time! XD) in these 23 chapters of awesomeness, i dont own the characters... my sister does.

Nah jk jk! XD Hiro Mashima does. all my sister owns is this laptop, which i love ^u^

Gray dropped off Natsu and Lucy at Natsu's apartment. They walked upstairs, and opened the door. They were greeted with the cute, little girl who adored both Natsu and Lucy.

"Natsu! You're home! And Lucy! You're back!" She exclaimed, hugging each of the teenagers.

"Yeah, we are." Lucy said, smiling. She loved seeing Wendy so happy.

"Hey, Wendy. We have some big news. But you gotta sit on the couch so you can listen."

Wendy immediately put on her 'serious' face, and sat down. Lucy and Natsu sat down beside her, so she was in the middle.

"Well, Lucy went to the doctor today." Natsu started.

"Oh, no! Lucy, are you okay?" She said, turning to Lucy.

"Yes, I'm fine, Wendy. Don't worry. Let Natsu continue."

Wendy nodded her head, and looked back at Natsu.

"Lucy's gonna be okay. But... she's gonna have a baby."

Wendy's eyes became wide. "Lucy's gonna have a baby?" She turned to Lucy, and looked at her stomach. Then she looked at Lucy. "So now are you going to marry Natsu? Because I heard, when two people have a baby, then they're supposed to be marri-"

Again, Natsu covered Wendy's mouth.

"Wendy, remember what I said about that. We're seniors in high school. We're 17 years old. Marriage is not gonna be for a while." Natsu uncovered her mouth.

"Fine. But I'm still gonna call Lucy my cousin." She hugged Lucy again.

Natsu smiled. "Lucy, are you alright with that? If you aren't, she's still gonna try and convince you otherwise."

Lucy laughed. "No, it's fine. I already love Wendy." She looked down at the adorable 11 year old.

Wendy sat back up. "If you're gonna have a baby, where is the baby gonna sleep?"

"Well, two of our friends are going to help out with the baby. So everything's gonna be fine." Lucy replied, patting her on the head.

"Oh. Okay! I'm hungry. Do you want some fried rice?" Wendy asked Natsu and Lucy.

"Sure." They both replied.

"Okay!" Wendy got up and ran to the kitchen.

Lucy sighed. "You're cousin is so cute. I love her."

"Hehe, thanks. So, do you want me to help put away your mountain of clothes?" Natsu replied, pointing to the pile of uniforms, dresses, and shoes that Lucy brought along.

"Yeah, sure." Lucy got up, and grabbed some clothes. As she was doing that, she saw the picture of her mother that she grabbed from her nightstand. She sighed.

'I miss you a lot, Mom. And I know the events that happened in my life may not be what a normal teenage girl would do. But I love Natsu, and I already love this baby. I wish you were here, Mom. You'd love them, too.'

Lucy blinked back a few tears. She didn't know how long she was standing there, until Natsu asked, "Lucy? You okay?"

Lucy looked up. "Oh. Yeah, I am. Sorry."

Natsu saw the picture of her mother. "I-Is that your mom?"

Lucy handed him the picture. "Yes. It is. She passed away while she was very young. She was really beautiful."

Natsu looked at the picture. If he didn't look twice, he'd swear that the person in the photo was Lucy. Lucy's mother had wavy golden tresses that framed her heart-shaped face. She had light, warm skin, and big, chocolate eyes. Her smile looked exactly like Lucy's. Two rows of perfect teeth, with small, light pink lips. Her smile looked like it could light up any room.

"She's very beautiful. She looks just like you, Lucy." He smiled, and handed her the picture back.

"Thanks. That's what everyone says, but I think my mom was much more beautiful than me." She smiled back.

Natsu wrapped his arm around her waist. "But you're still beautiful to me." He kissed her cheek.

Lucy blushed. "Thanks, Natsu. Now come on, we have to put these clothes away."

"Alright, alright."

After a delicious meal with Wendy's fried rice, and after Wendy had fallen asleep on the couch, Lucy and Natsu were getting ready for bed. Lucy had brought some PJ's along, so she was wearing shorts and a T-shirt.

"Okay, bed time. I'm tired." Lucy yawned. She climbed into Natsu's bed. "Night, Nats-"

RING

"Ughhhh... Luuuuucy... Stop ringing..." Natsu mumbled.

"That's not me, idiot. That's my cell phone." Lucy got up, and answered the phone. She headed for the bathroom. "Hello?"

"Lucy? It's Juvia. I gotta talk to you." Juvia sounded panicked.

"Sure. What's up?"

"Lucy, I'm at Gray's house."

"Okay. So?" Then Lucy thought for a few seconds.

'Juvia is at Gray's house. At 11:00 at night...' Once she put the pieces together, she lost it.

"OH MY GOD! JUVIA! SERIOUSLY?" Lucy yelled at the top of her lungs.

Suddenly, Natsu bolted through the door with a baseball bat.

"Lucy! What happened? I heard screaming!"

Lucy looked at him with a bemused expression. "Really?"

"What?"

"Nothing. Just go back to sleep."

"But... Nevermind. I'm too tired to ask." He dragged himself back to bed.

Lucy brought the phone back up to her ear. "Sorry. Juvia, are you serious? You're gonna sleep with Gray?"

"Well, that's why I called you. Should I?" She sounded nervous.

"Do you love Gray?"

"Of course I love him."

"Then go. If you love him, and you feel ready, then go. And remember, please use protection." She looked down at her stomach.

"I will. Thanks, Lucy. Night. See you tomorrow." Juvia hung up.

Lucy sighed. She went to the bedroom, and climbed back into bed.

"Natsu, do you love me?" Lucy asked.

"Yes." He mumbled.

"Do you love the baby?"

"Of course." He answered a bit more clearly. "Why do you ask?"

"Just curious. Night, Natsu. Love you."

"Love you too, Luce."

Lucy fell asleep with a smile on her face.

noodles. XDDD random. lol. well, did u love this chappy? plz review, and tell me watcha think! btw...

I love you ppl! XDDDDD

oh btw, i might not go on as much, cause i need to study and do my homework, cause im failing at history and AVID (an elective.) my teacher sux. eggrolls. DX well, hope u still likey the chappy!

Roro-chan ^u^