edited chapter 4
It's been a little over a month since Dimaria gave Natsu that kiss.
During this time, they have gotten closer little by little.
And Bisca was right about those V-cut shirts. Natsu was very distracted when she would wear one.
As for their little group who know of them, grew by three, well four if you include Panther Lily.
The remaining three were Gajeel and Laxus, and Alzack since Bisca couldn't hold it in any longer.
Speaking of Alzack, he had a long conversation with Natsu one night.
He gave him his side of Bisca's pregnancy to help prepare him.
And those books he got, one was on a woman's pregnancy, and the other was childcare.
He finished them both before giving them to Dimaria to read that she finished in a week.
After all, she had plenty of free time on her hands.
Speaking of her pregnancy, she is in her eighth week, her mood swing crazy.
Everyone in the know thought he wasn't gonna make it out alive one time.
And of course, there was her morning sickness, which wasn't too bad.
Natsu made it a habit real quick to clean the bathroom every day for her sake.
As for his jobs, Erza pulled through for him by making sure they never took longer than three days.
That did limit the reward amount of the jobs.
Also, during that time, Gray and Lucy were getting really suspicious about his behavior.
Every time they brought it up to Makarov, he just brushed it off, same with Erza.
As for their sleeping habits, sadly, nothing has changed.
Bisca and Erza hooked Dimaria up with more clothes and a black leather jacket.
And during that time, Natsu made an extension on the house, giving them more living space.
And just in time, too, as winter is nearing Magnolia.
It was getting progressively harder to hide Dimaria from the rest of the guild.
Everyone was wondering about Natsu's recent behavior. Fortunately, he had Erza and the others.
But this was a sign they had to tell them soon.
And to complicate matters, word of Jenny's move on Natsu has reached far and wide.
This infuriated him to a level he never thought possible.
The only thing that kept him in check was Dimaria, as he knew if he did.
All the hard work they did to keep their child a secret would be blown sooner than either of them wanted.
Right now, they are walking to Porlyusica to get an ultrasound on the baby.
It would still be a few weeks before they could identify the gender.
But they were content with just knowing its little heart is still beating.
The whole way there, Dimaria was hanging on his arm. After all, he is a walking heater.
When they finally arrived, it was about five in the afternoon.
They would have been there sooner, but Porylusica told them to come over at this time.
Natsu knocked on her door. She opens it up to welcome them inside.
They were greeted not only by Porylusica but Makarov as well.
"You two ready?" he sated
"Yes," they said in unison.
Dimaria laid down on a cot with Natsu by her side.
Dimaria lifted her shirt enough to expose her lower belly.
Porylusica put some gell on before a lacrima sensor.
Suddenly the TV lacrima turns on, revealing her womb.
You could see a little potato shape baby.
Natsu couldn't stop the grin from forming on his face.
Dimaria didn't even try to stop the smile from forming on her face as stray tears started falling down her cheeks.
Makarov just chuckles before patting Natsu on the back, "so how's it feels to see your child Natsu."
"I can't describe the feeling if that helps!" he said, trying to hold his wits together.
"What about you, Dimaria?"
"I feel the same as Natsu," she said through tears with a smile that just won't leave her.
As for Porylusica, she wore a simple smile aimed toward new parents.
Natsu slipped his hand into Dimaria, giving it a gentle squeeze that she returned.
Neither of their smiles left their faces throughout the check-up.
"I want you back here in two months if you want to know the sex of the baby, ok!"
They glanced at each other before saying "ok" in unison.
"See ya, gramps" were Natsu parting words.
"Two so far seven more to go," he stated.
"I know" she then elbowed him in the side.
"What was that for?"
"You realize how much pain I'm going to be in when I give birth, right?"
"Yes," he said plainly.
"Good cause that was just a taste of what I'm going to do to you when this is over!"
"Can't wait for your mood swings to be over?" he said under his breath, only to receive another elbow to the side.
"I Herd that"
"Sorry"
The rest of the walk home was a comfortable silence.
Natsu prepared dinner like usual but decided to do something special tonight.
When Dimaria came out of the shower for dinner, she was greeted with candlelight dinner.
The table was set with a cloth and everything.
Dinner was prime ribeye steaks with sweet potatoes, salad, and fresh bread.
Unfortunately, Dimaria couldn't drink alcohol because of the baby, so Natsu has sparkling grape juice to substitute for that.
"D-did you plan this?"
"You didn't make it easy for me, but with some help from Erza, I was able to pull this off."
"Where is she now?"
"She just left 2 minutes ago after helping me set up while you were in the shower," he said nervously.
"I'll have to thank her later now. Let eats" she dug into her food about as fast as Natsu.
"Alzack was right!" he watches in amusement before eating his share.
When they were done, Dimaria noticed Happy was gone, "where's Happy at?"
"Left with Erza"
"Hmmm, well….. I'm gonna go to bed" she couldn't look him in the eyes as she went to their room.
"Not again," he let out a sigh as he got up to clean the house.
When he was finally done, an hour has passed.
He carefully entered their room to see her sleeping on the bed as usual.
He's about to get in his hammock. He notices movement out of the corner of his eye.
She was shivering under the covers "damn," he stood there torn between his heart and his mind.
One wanted to keep her warm. The other didn't want to disturb her.
"I should have done this from the beginning."
He walks over to her and lifts the covers, and huddles up to her.
To his relief, she stopped shivering. He wrapped one arm around her protectively before falling asleep.
The next morning
Dimaria didn't know why, but she felt so warm in a comforting way.
She instantly tried to bury herself in the warmth.
It was then she realized something was behind her and something heavy wrapped around her.
She snapped her eye open and turned around to see Natsu lying beside her.
Her emotion went out of control before screaming as she kicked him off her bed.
"NATSU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED!" she screamed.
Natsu hit the wall with a thud as he woke up.
When he finally stood up, he cringed at the sight of Dimria glaring right at him.
"Damn it, I've put this off long enough" he marches around the bed, getting in her face as she continues to glare at him, demanding an explanation.
"You were shivering last night, ok, and I didn't want you to get cold!"
"Because of the baby?" yep, she went there, and it ticked Natsu off a little bit.
"Yes," she frowned at this," and No," she looked his straight in the eyes wanting to know more.
"I should have done this a long time ago" he takes her face in his hand, bringing her into a kiss.
Her eyes went wide at this before closing as she returned it wrapping her arms around his neck.
Natsu wrapped her arm around her in a protective manner as they continued the kiss.
When their heads finally separated, he looked her dead in the eyes, "Dimaria...I love you!" he didn't break eye contact for a solid minute.
She was silent during this whole time, struggling to understand what he just said to her.
She put her forehead to his staring intensely before saying the words he waited so long for, "I love you to Natsu."
They stayed like that for who knows how long.
"I should head to the guild now" just as he was about to separate, she held onto him "please don't...just for today," she begged.
The look on her face told him he wasn't going to win this. "Fine, I'll stay as long as needed me to," he whispered into her ear.
"Good"
They found their spot on their bed with Natsu laying flat on his back, and Dimaria snuggled up to him.
Natsu had one arm snakes; it's a way around her.
All they did was stay in that position. Who knows how long.
"Natsu"
"Yeah"
She sat up, looking him in the eyes, "We should really talk about our future."
"I was thinking the same thing, actually" he moved his hand to her belly.
She smiled this before putting her forehead to his "Natsu. I think we should tell everyone about us soon."
"took the words out of my mouth."
"When do you think a good time would be?"
"A week from now would be good."
"That suits me just fine."
They stayed home chatting for the remainder of the day, talking about, first and foremost, their child. Will it be a boy or girl?
That and who will it take after Natsu or Dimaria and a weird combination of the two and so on.
When Happy finally made it home, he was surprised to see them In the same bed, still chatting.
"About time if you ask me!" This got their attention.
They couldn't stop the grin from forming on their faces.
"So, how was the guild with me not being there today?"
Happy explained how the guild's curiosity is reaching a tipping point.
"Well, we were going to tell them in one week, so tell them there to get their answer by then. Can you do that for me? Happy."
"Aye, sir!"
Natsu reluctantly got out of bed to prepare dinner for them all.
Once dinner was over, Natsu took down his hammock, getting a smile from both Dimaria and Happy.
One week later
During that week, Natsu returned to the guild and couldn't shake the gaze of their eyes on him.
Especially the eldest take over mage, he didn't have to look at her to see she was about to burst.
She was dying to find out what was going on with the fire dragon slayers.
During that time, Natsu had one more favor to ask Erza.
When she found out what he was asking, she was more than happy to do so.
"Tomorrow is the day the world finds out about us!" She said
"I know, which is why I have an important question to ask you, Dimaria!"
"What is it" she looks around, sporting a small smile at the fishing spot from a few months ago.
They were sitting on the riverbank, watching the sunset in the background.
The only thing they had on them was a blanket laid out on the ground without Dimaria getting cold.
It was just the two of them.
"Natsu, why did you bring me out here?"
"The day we went fishing, I saw something in you that no other women in my life had"
"What was it?"
"content, every girl I've met is always absorbed in their own self-image. Never satisfied with where they are now."
"Is that such a bad thing?"
"No, it's not, but after all, we all want the best things in life. But with you, it's different. After our talks, it only confirmed what I saw."
"How so?"
"You brought yourself up because you had to, not because you wanted to. I'm a man of simple taste, all the women I've known who are better off than me always tried to go even higher, not realizing it would be their downfall."
Dimaria had a confused expression on her face.
"Example Jenny from Blue Pegasus, always trying to prove she is prettier and stronger than her fellow females. I saw that when she was practically hanging off me wanting a date."
"I can understand that, but what about the girls in fairy tail?"
"They're better than most, I'll give them that, but with you, you were fine with the fact you were pregnant. You could have kept the baby to yourself and took care of it on your own, and I would have no idea. But you came all the way to Fiore and told me outright. Of course, you could have been a little nicer about it." Dimaria giggles at that. "What I'm trying to say is your happy with who you are now and not constantly focusing on a fantasy life. We both know rarely happen in this world."
He would have continued, but Dimria put a finger to his mouth. "I understand what your saying"
"Now, it's my turn Natsu."
"Oh?"
"I've been thinking about that night we shared before you left to return to Fiore."
"And?" he had a nervous look in his eyes.
"It wasn't just lust that drove me. The more I thought about it. I realized up that point I was always alone. Sure I had Chronos and Brandish as friends. But the thing I lacked in my life was a purpose."
"A purpose?"
"Yes, Zeref missed you, his own brother, and sought a way to have him back and reverse the damage he caused."
Natsu just grinned, having a good idea where she was going but stayed silent, wanting to hear her say it out loud.
"The purpose I was lacking was the drive to move forward in my life. Before, I was just a hired warrior looking for the next big fight, but now I have a future," she placed her hand on his belly once more.
"Good because I have an important question to ask you," he had her standup before he got down on one knee, pulling out a small box, "will you marry me, Dimaria?"
Dimaria instinctively covers her mouth with her hands as tears started forming.
The ring he chose was a silver band. It held a single diamond.
"So what do you say, want to be a Dragneel?"
"YES!" she screamed.
Natsu slipped the ring on her left finger before she tackled him to the ground.
Good thing, Natsu, a fire dragon slayer to keep her warm.
That night under the stars, they shred a magical moment no one could ever replace.
The next day
The two made it home and took a much-needed shower together before heading to the fairy tail guildhall.
During the entire time, she was practically glued to his arm, resting her head on his shoulder with the biggest smile on her face.
The walk was silent but content the whole way there, ignoring all the townfolk reactions.
When they made it to the front doors, Erza stood before them with Happy sitting on her shoulder.
"You two ready?"
"Yes!"
Erza and Happy held the door open for them to enter.
As soon as they crossed the door frame, the whole guild was silent.
But, then realized the woman around Natsu's arm was a member of spriggan shield Dimaria Yesta.
They strode to the corner of the guildhall allowing everyone to get a good look at the couple.
There was complete and utter silence for a solid minute before the guild erupted a rage.
Many are still sore about the war. Others demanded her to leave, and some wanted to beat her up.
"ENOUGH!" Erza shouted in rage, releasing a level of murderous intent to cause every last one of them to cower in fear.
"I shouldn't be surprised they reacted this way," Natsu stated as he pecked her on the head.
"What is going on here, Natsu" this time, it was Gray to speak.
"Dimaria and I are in a relationship. What else."
Everyone just had a blank expression, not understanding what he just said.
"There has to be more to this!"
The couple traded glances, "I'm pregnant, and Natsu is the father," Dimaria stated.
Nearly everyone in the guild floored themselves at this news.
It was then some of the most observant members noticed a few didn't
"Erza, Bisca, Alzack, Wendy, and Gajeel, why aren't you freaked out by this?" Lucy demanded
"Simple, we were told in advance," Erza stated, getting nods from previously mentioned.
"And you didn't tell us," this time, it was Mira to voice her thoughts.
"They wanted to tell everyone on their own terms."
It was around this time the words of Dimaria being pregnant finally sank in for Mira.
She did a complete 180, letting out a screech of happiness.
One second she was managing the bar, and the next, she was in their faces asking all sorts of questions.
By the end of her questioning, they both had massive blushes on their faces.
That was when she noticed the ring on Dimaria's finger.
As much as she wanted to point it out, she kept quiet about it as most of the guild was still up in arms about her.
"FAIRY TAIL, I KNOW YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS!" this time, it was Makarov to quell any lingering doubt about the woman.
It did just the trick.
The first to speak was Lucy, "what brought this on," she said in a thinking manner.
"We would rather not talk about that," Natsu said before his eyes went wide, recognizing the look of misery on Dimaria's face.
"Quick, someone gets me a bucket!"
Mira pulled through for him and handed him one.
And just in the nick of time, Dimaria barfed in it.
"Thanks, Mira, you're a lifesaver."
"It was no problem, Natsu."
If Natsu's words didn't convince them she was pregnant, throwing up in a bucket did.
At least for the older generation and those who went through Bisca's pregnancy.
"How far along is she, Natsu" Macao was the one to speak.
"Just over two months."
"I see."
"That brings back memories," Alzack stated.
"Seeing the way Natsu and Dimaria act causes Juvia to stare dreamily at her Gray-sama.
"Guys, as much as I want to continue talking, mind making some room so I can take her to the bathroom.
They did it without question as he led her to the bathroom.
For the next half hour, they could hear Natsu do his best to comfort her as she dumped the contents of her stomach.
Natsu came out and said one thing, "Mira, you got anything to settle an upset stomach for her?"
"Give me a minute" she came back with a glass of ginger tea.
"Thanks"
"Your welcome, Natsu."
About ten minutes later, Natsu came out supporting Dimaria in her weakened state.
"Thanks, Mira, that helped a bit."
"Your welcome, Dimaria."
Natsu carried her to a table near the bathroom just in case.
Natsu's attentiveness shocked some of them.
For the next few hours, people gradually started to accept Dimaria as part of the family.
Of course, there were a few who still held the stink eye towards her.
One of them was Gray, and the other was Lucy for obvious reasons.
All the guys were on one side of the guild.
And the girls, on the other with the focus of attention on the odd couple.
Natsu was concerned for Dimaria but is slightly reviled when Erza gave him a thumb up as she stood right beside her.
When Natsu turned around, he's met with the stoic face of Gray staring him dead in the eyes.
"What do you want, Gray?" he said blankly.
"Why her of all people?"
"I'm not getting into that Gray," he dismisses.
This pissed him off even further, so much he tried to punch him.
Before he could even make contact, he felt a massive pain in his gut.
When he looks down, he sees a flame-powered fist belonging to the pink-haired dragon slayer.
That was all he saw before everything faded to black, and he collapsed then and there.
"What is his problem?" was all Natsu said before laying Gray on the nearby table.
"My guess is he's jealous of you," Makarov informed him.
"Why?"
"If I had to guess, it's because you've started a family and he hasn't," Makarov stated.
"Really," he said in a thinking manner.
"Natsu, what do you have planned," he said in a concerned tone.
"It's nothing bad if he's jealous. I might as well give him a boost, Juvia over here!"
She raced over, "what is Natsu?"
"Gray here is pretty beat up. He could use a pretty lady looking after him," he said with a smirk.
Juvia's face beamed at the opportunity.
With the help of Natsu, he was carried to the infirmary with Juvia by his side.
When he got back, all the other guys were sharing his smirk.
"This should get the ball rolling for him. After all, it's been in a ditch for how long!" This resulted in chuckles from all the guys.
With the girls.
Dimaria had Erza to her right and the bathroom to the left just in case.
They were all grinning at her wanting to know the details of the night she shared with Natsu.
But she kept her lips sealed since she shot down every time they asked.
"How far along are you," one girl asked.
"Just over two months," she finally answered one of their questions.
"And the ring?" Mira pointed out.
Every female present let out a squeal at this.
"He proposed to me yesterday."
"You gotta tell us besides the baby what made him fall for you?"
"In his words, I was content with my life. Not trying to make it better or prove I'm superior because of my power or my looks." she stared at her ring, unable to take her eyes off it.
"Hmm," was the collective thought.
"The example he used was Jenny from blue pegasus if that helps" there was a collective nod of understanding now.
"That's Natsu for you," those words also put them in perceptive of who they are as a person.
Needless to say, they all silently took those words to heart.
Dimaria noticed the look of distrust in Lucy's eyes.
"Is there something you want to say, Lucy?"
She flinched from those words, "To be honest. I still have my misgivings about you, but if Natsu trusts you. Then I suppose I can give you a chance.
"Aren't you mad I took him from you?" This got all the girls' eyes to land on Lucy.
Many thought she had her heart set on Natsu.
"There was a time I thought there was something between us. But the more I thought about it. It wouldn't have worked out. We're different people. On top of that, I don't know if I have the mental strength to keep up with him." She smiled for the first time today.
"Well, thank you for that, and I'll make sure I don't disappoint you."
After everything was said and done, one last question was asked her.
"Where do you want it and what color" Mira said with the stamp on hand.
"Right shoulder red, please."
"The same as Natsu, why am I not surprised" they all giggled at this.
With Gray
Gray is now waking up with extreme pain in his abdomen.
When he opens his eye, he realizes he is resting his head on Juvia's lap.
She held a look of relief on her face.
Gray didn't say or move anything for a solid minute as he continued to stare deeply into her eyes.
"Juvia, would you like to go on a date with me?" That was all he managed to say before she was choking the life out of him, saying yes.
When she saw he was going blue in the face, she let him go and apologized to him.
"I'm sorry, Gray."
"No, I'm the one who should be sorry for not asking you sooner," he said with a grin as he sat beside her.
When they walked out of the infirmary, all eyes landed on them.
"So what the deal?" Natsu stated.
He hesitated for moments before saying, "I'm taking her out on a date."
"WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME!" was the collective response.
The day was coming to a close. Many started to head home for the day.
That includes Natsu and Dimaria, but just as they left, the guild Natsu spoke up.
"Since we've outed ourselves as a couple, wants to go to a restaurant in town?"
"I would love that, and no offense, constantly being inside our home makes it a little stuffy at times."
"That's why I asked you right now," she giggled in response.
They quickly found a nearby restaurant placing their orders.
Needless to say, all eyes were glued to the pair.
And they stayed on them throughout the night.
When they finally got home, they went straight o bed, and before they went to sleep, Natsu had one more thing to say.
"Tomorrow's going to suck!"
"What makes you say that?"
"Soccer weekly."
"Yikes, well, there's no point in pushing it off."
"I know I'm just not looking forward to it" with those words, Natsu fell asleep, spooning to Dimaria with one hand on her belly.
Dimaria took one last glance at him before falling asleep herself.
The next day
Natsu was right Jason was waiting for them at the front door of the guild with pen and journal in hand.
It took two hours, but they answered any question they felt comfortable answering.
Some of them were a bit invasive for their taste, especially concerning Dimaria's pregnancy.
They bit the bullet and told him about that as she would be out eventually since she'll be showing it soon.
"That all my question answer. Thank you, Natsu and Dimaria."
"Your welcome, Jason."
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