First Steps:

AN: This was requested by a guest reviewer.

"Good grief, those kids are as rowdy as ever," Wakaba grumbled as he took a gulp of his drink.

"Half of them ain't kids anymore," Macao said, tracing the rim of his cup with his finger.

"Yeah, we're really gettin' old, ain't we?"

"We're not that old," Macao insisted, taking a swig of his drink.

"Sure thing, grandpa," Wakaba chuckled.

Macao choked on his beer, causing Wakaba to laugh as he sputtered and coughed while pounding on his chest. Macao glowered at his friend, then crossed his arms and turned his back to him.

"So what if I've got a granddaughter? Doesn't mean I can't still keep up with the young'uns!" Macao insisted.

"Sure, keep tellin' yourself that," Wakaba sighed.

"'Course I can! I was the fourth guild master! I'm an accomplished wizard! I-I-"

"C'mere Isla!"

Macao's voice trailed off as he heard Romeo's voice from behind him. He turned, a bit surprised Romeo wasn't outside roughing it up with the rest of the young adults and children outside. Romeo was squatting on the ground, arms open. Wendy stood across from him, holding Isla. One of Lucy's spirits, the weird horse guy was standing nearby. Some of the other spirits were playing with the other babies a little ways away.

Wendy set Isla on her feet, still holding her by her waist.

"Come on, Isla, come to Daddy!" Romeo called. Isla smiled and clapped before reaching out with her tiny hands to him. Wendy let her go, but instead of walking Isla let herself fall onto her hands and knees and began to crawl.

"Come on, you can walk," Wendy said as she picked Isla back up and set her on her feet. She then took one of Isla's hand in each of hers and held her up as she clumsily toddled her way to Romeo. Romeo smiled ear to ear as Isla reached him. He then stood up and swung her through the air, causing her to squeal with giggles.

"Good job! What a big girl you are!" he cheered as he kissed her cheek.

Macao smiled as he watched the scene play out in front of him.

"Hey, Maccie? Still alive over there?" Wakaba asked.

"Wah-of course I am!" Macao sputtered.

"Glad to know, grandpa."

"Would you stop calling me that!?"

"What? You are," Wakaba chuckled as he pointed to Isla, whom Romeo had now set on the ground, holding her on her feet as he turned her to face Wendy.

"Come on, Isla," Wendy encouraged as she held her arms out. "Come to Mommy!"

Isla giggled as she waved to Wendy. Romeo let her go. Isla just stood in place, smiling and waving to her mother.

"Go on, sweetie," Romeo encouraged. "Go get Mommy."

Isla turned to him, cooing as she pointed to Wendy. "Ma-Ma."

"Yeah, go to Mommy," Romeo said.

Isla smiled as she began rocking back in forth in place. She took a clumsy step forward, then toppled forward.

"Oh!" Wendy gasped as she rushed forward. Isla blinked twice then began to cry.

"Oh, it's okay, baby," Wendy crooned as she scooped Isla up to her shoulder and began patting her back.

"Aw," Macao poked his bottom lip out. "You're alright, kiddo! Walk it off!"

"That's what we're trying to get her to do, Dad," Romeo said as Isla quieted down and Wendy knelt down and set her back on her feet.

"Okay baby, try again," Wendy encouraged as she turned Isla towards Romeo, he went down onto his knees again, holding out his arms.

"No," Isla whimpered, grabbing onto Wendy's sleeves.

"Baby, it's okay," Wendy assured her while stroking her hair. "Go to Daddy."

"No," Isla shook her head.

"You can do it."

"No. Boo-boo!"

"You won't get a boo-boo this time," Wendy promised.

"Come on, honey, come to me," Romeo held his arms out.

"No," Isla shook her head and clung to her mother's shirt. "No."

Macao stood up and walked to stand behind Romeo. "C'mon, cutie, come to Daddy and Pop-Pop." he crooned.

Isla turned and poked her head out from Wendy's arms.

"You see Pop-Pop?" Wendy asked.

Isla nodded as she still clung to Wendy's shirt.

"C'mon, sweetie, come to Daddy," Romeo crooned once more.

Isla finally turned around. Wendy helped her steady herself and then slowly, cautiously let her go. Isla nervously clutched her tiny hands to her chest as she stared at Romeo.

"C'mon, you can do it," Romeo encouraged.

"Come on, cutie," Macao said.

Isla reached her hands out towards Romeo and clumsily took a step.

"That's it!" Romeo cheered as she took another step. Then another. And another.

"There you go Isla," Wendy clapped as Isla kept toddling her way towards Romeo. She began stumbling as she drew closer, and Romeo reached forward and scooped her into his arms.

"That's my girl!" Romeo cheered as he kissed her cheek.

"She's walking," Wendy said in a watery voice as she walked to Romeo's side and set a hand on Isla's back. "Our little girl's growing up!"

Isla just cheered and continued to babble and giggle.

"Oh, we're gonna be in trouble now," Macao beamed as he ruffled Isla's hair.

"Y'know, for someone who complains about being a grandpa so much you seem to be enjoying it," Wakaba said as he took another sip of his drink.

Macao grumbled at him. Deep down, though, he was smiling. True, he didn't like to be called "grandpa" but he loved being a grandfather.

AN: Not much, but I hope you all enjoyed it. I know I've already asked for requests, and as you can see I am working on fulfilling those now, but I have one more question I'd like to ask you all. As of now I have 22 Fairy Tail kiddos and babies (just Fairy Tail, not the other guilds.) 22 is a lot obviously. I want to at least give Lisanna and Bixslow a baby. Outside of that are there any more babies you guys want? I'm about 50 percent certain that after the Bixanna baby I'll be good and not want to make anymore babies, but the other 50 percent of me is thinking "hmm...maybe a few more." I will go ahead and say the Dragneels and Fernandezes are done. Natsu and Lucy have five kids, they're good. Erza and Jellal have four, they are also good (and given the triplets and their shenanigans, I don't think they can handle anymore.) I'm not going to promise that I'll be able to fulfill all baby requests because I'm about 50 percent sure that I'm done making babies at this point, but I do want to take your opinions into consideration because you guys are awesome. And I love you.

God bless!