A/N Hello everyone! I am so sorry for taking so long to update. With this story getting closer and closer to being complete I have been kinda putting it off, I'm not ready for it to be finished yet! This is not the last chapter but there is only about one or two to go and an epilogue (all of which I have rough drafts for).

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Each day passed with the same routine and Lucy was starting to find herself feeling more and more irritable. It wasn't that she was Natsu annoyed her, it was that she hadn't left the house in two and a half weeks. She woke up every day on the same mountain of pillows, a mountain that was getting increasingly uncomfortable as the days went on. Natsu treated her like she was made of glass which -while endearing at first- was starting to make her feel rather irritated.

He insisted on carrying her everywhere. Well he didn't really insist, he just left her no choice in the matter before picking her up. They hardly spoke, Lucy wasn't even sure if Natsu could speak an entire sentence while in his mostly dragon form. All evidence pointed to no. They mainly passed the time by having sex. That was the one thing Lucy didn't think she would ever get tired of. It was rather addicting actually.

She loved the feeling of his body against hers. He was always so loving in every movement, as though he was trying to express his feelings without words. Probably a good thing, his vocabulary the past two and a half weeks seemed to be lacking. The only things he said were her name, her status as his mate and questions on if she was comfortable or if she needed anything. When they were not having sex Natsu just carried her wherever she needed to go and stared at her. Those were the things she was beginning to find irritating.

Whatever boundaries her and Natsu use to have were now long gone since he insisted on never leaving her side. At first she had tried to make him give her privacy, it only resulted in him using his wings to shelter her from anyone else who could be watching while he still had full view.

'If the toilet roll holder has eyes, at least it couldn't see anything' Lucy thought sarcastically to herself.

One way she passed the time was by thinking about Natsu when he wasn't so "dragon like". She missed being able to laugh with him and talk to him. That was the part that made her most irritable. The man holding her was Natsu but at the same time wasn't.

On her third day with him Lisanna and Levy stopped by to drop off food, although Lucy suspected that the two mages also wanted to check on them and make sure they were actually alive. Natsu answered the door completely naked and growled at them both. It scared her for a moment, thankfully Levy knew how to handle the situation and put the food at the doorstep then left without another word. Still, it was so unlike Natsu to act so cold toward friends.

Still she wouldn't voice any of this out loud. She knew that Natsu would remember everything when he was feeling more like himself and Lucy didn't want him to think he upset her while his instincts had taken over. Instead she showered him with love and affection. She whispered sweet words in his ear while he wrapped himself around her. Doing so was as easy as breathing. The words were all true and she loved his touch.

'I just wish we could go outside, go see our friends and go on an adventure'.

Lucy's thoughts were interrupted by the object of them lifting her from the nest of pillows and cradling her in his arms while walking toward the bathroom.

"Natsu, what are you doing?".

"Mate... Need wash".

"What? do I stink?" Lucy scoffed while trying to stifle and laughter. His bluntness was starting to grow on her.

"No... Need to check something, Need mate clean".

"That's gotta be the most words you have spoken to me since we came here".

Natsu didn't respond, instead choosing to put Lucy down and start running the water for the shower then stood in facing her. His wings and tail were too big to fit in the shower so they were left sticking out of the shower door.

He somehow always managed to get the water the perfect temperature so quickly. Lucy relaxed as the water ran over her body and Natsu nuzzled her neck and started washing her. Natsu always insisted on washing her, any excuse to touch her.

He started at her shoulders and worked his way down but paused when he got to her stomach, leaving his hand there for a moment before slowly getting on his knees.

"Is something wrong?". Lucy suddenly felt very self conscious. This was strange behaviour even for "Dragon Natsu".

He responded by nuzzling her belly and purring. As he purred his tail started shrinking until it was completely gone, then his wings and lastly his horns and scales leaving a very human Natsu holding Lucy around her waist and rubbing his cheek on her belly.

"Natsu! You're back! Does that mean?". Lucy shouted with tears in her eyes. She already knew what it meant but she needed to hear it from him. Then all of it might feel real.

"Yeah Luce" Natsu looked at her with the biggest smile she had ever seen him have and tears leaking from his eyes and mixing with the water from the shower on his cheeks "We did it, we made a baby". He whispered before resting his cheek and rubbing his hand on her stomach.

"How do you know?". Lucy's heart was pounding. A baby! They were having a baby and she was actually feel very happy about it. She placed a hand on her belly right besides Natsu's.

"Your smell. It changed. And the fact that I can think straight again is a pretty clear indication". Natsu started to stand up from his crouched positon. "Lucy... You saved my life, you became my mate and you've made me a father. I will spend the rest of my life repaying you for the happiness you have given me".

"You idiot!" Lucy laughed "I love you. You don't ever need to repay me for that. You gave me a family and saved my life countless times. You brought me to Fairytail and took me on adventures I never would have had without you. This... "Lucy put her hand over her stomach as she spoke" Us, will be the greatest adventure of all. It's always better when we're together right?".

Natsu just laughed and wrapped his arms around her feeling happier than he had ever felt in his entire life. He was so happy his head felt funny. Like he could faint and run a marathon at the same time. He was holding his mate in his arms. He could feel in his soul that she loved him. They were going to be a family and have little dragon slayers with pink or blond hair. His life was perfect.

'I wonder if this baby will be a boy or girl? I hope they all look like Lucy'.

"You know Luce, this feels like one of those stories Igneel use to tell me when I was a kid. The ones where the guy gets the girl of his dreams and they live happily ever after".

"Fairy Tales?". Lucy smirked.

"Yeah. Those ones".