Thank you so so much you guys for the follows and favourites ^^. I really appreciate the time to write a review and/or hit the favourite button. I know some people were not happy with the last chapter but this chapter will hopefully make everyone feel better. There was also some misinterpretation with chapter six how it was involving strangers or random people. I apologise for not clarifying that in my writing. Enjoy ^^
Leaves of different hues danced in the air, swirling around five beautiful ladies, all with different looks and personalities. They were crouched down, metres from a cozy cottage that was situated in front of the lake, almost secluded being on the outskirts of town. Across their view were three men, all with black hair, and a giant cat that resembled a panther standing by a mountain of various fragile pieces: alcohol bottles, broken bongs, marijuana pipes, and a what looked like a light fixture. Beside the mountain was a giant hole in the earth, around the same dimensions as the mountain. With one large push, the mountain disappeared into the ground. One man's arm turned into an iron shovel with another wearing only boxers created some from ice and gave it to the other two.
"At least they got rid of that hideous lamp." Lucy whispered to her friends.
"I still think we should have gotten Natsu to burn it while I moulded it into some artwork." Gray suggested, as they filled the hole.
"We gave him all sorts of fire to make him feel better." Gajeel reminded, tossing the dirt on top. "Even Wendy couldn't cure his hangover."
"That is the first time I was drunk and the last." The feline admitted.
Her heart jolted after hearing those words as her legs wanted to jump; however, their cover would be blown. Half was because she worried for his health, the other half she wanted to punch him in the face. Whenever he would do something stupid from his reckless behaviour, she would have to lecture him and aid him from his consequences. Attempting to talk some sense into him was like trying to destroy the moon: it was impossible. Rolling her eyes, she stayed put while her hand was placed on top of her forehead. Contemplating about her situation was interrupted when the men started to whistle nervously as they waltzed to the front door. Lily shrunk in size to an adorable kitten, leaping unto Gajeel's shoulder. Without a moment to spare, Juvia popped from the ground and frolicked into Gray's arms.
"Gray-sama!" She hollered out. "Juvia missed having you around for three whole days!"
The pair embraced each other for a moment and shared a kiss. They took a stroll home, as she wrapped her arm around his. The pair was off in the distance. while rest of the party reconvened with each other. The rocker and the man from the other guild had their cheeks flustered for different reasons. Swinging her arms, the one with crumpled hair latched unto her brawny man.
"Oh Levy, what are you doing here?" He spoke to his finacée, surprised. His dark eyes glaring at the other dragon slayer, like knives.
"Just out with my friends." She sang. "We met up with Wendy and sorry but we took our time getting here."
"That is alright." He almost laughed.
Wind blew behind them creating a soothing lullaby as everyone's pits of their stomach were gurgling while their hearts almost jumped out of their chests.
"I'm going to go inside." Lucy spoke, slowly. The teenager entered the home with her.
"We should go home Levy." Gajeel suggested, fleeing from the scene almost dragging his fiancée.
Reaching around the corner to a secluded spot, her legs halted for a moment. "There is something I would like to tell you in private."
Having understood the cue, wings emerged from his back as Lily flew away. The couple locked eyes into each other, causing heat to their cheeks.
"I just want to say," She smiled. "All I need is you, and not a ring."
Her lean arms embraced his muscular waist; however, she was so petite they almost didn't go all the way around. Placing his hands on her shoulders, he broke it off. Her head tilted for a second while her eyes were fixed on him digging something out of his pocket. A velvet box that was quickly opened, revealing a shiny, clear diamond bonded in a uniquely decorated iron band. Widening her eyes, she let out a sigh of happiness.
"What should I do with this?"
"I'll take it!" She screamed, yanking the box out of her hand. Her legs almost jumping from all the excitement."It's so beautiful. Where did you find it?"
"But you said you didn't want it." He teased, taking the ring out. "I saw this blacksmith a long time ago and I admire his work. It's near Quarto Cerberus so I asked someone to deliver it."
"Bacchus..." Levy thought out loud. Her jaw dropped to the floor as her eyeballs nearly popped out of her head.
Leaning in the other woman with blue hair explaining their trip with a smile on her face and a pleasant mood . Even though it was painful to not be around him, she enjoyed spending time with her friends. Three days without thinking about having a baby made her vision and mind clear. Seeing some of the elderly unable to do basic things like eating on their own or using the toilet but how they still had spunk put her problems aside. One woman never married nor had children but seemed to be full of life. Some were married with no children but were still together in their last years of their lives, simply just happy to be together. Glancing at his cold eyes, she let out a smile but it was cut short.
"There is something you should know." He spoke, seriously.
Her black eyes looked at his face that was placed away from hers. If he wasn't so cocky, he would be falling apart in tears.
"I'm practically infertile." He admitted, still not facing her. "I know you want a child-"
"You said practically?" She interrupted, moving herself so she could face him. Her lips pouted as her eyes were wide, making him want to remove himself. However, a sigh and a look in the eye was what is best.
"I don't want you to get your hopes up but my guys are slow." He spoke, blushing. "We can still try but it will be a very long time and-"
She placed a hand to his mouth and spoke in a sincere tone. "Juvia would like children and she is happy Gray-sama can still have children but Juvia would rather have a happy relationship with Gray-sama."
Both of them smiled and wrapped their arms around. It was if they were frozen in time even though they held each other for hours. After all, they had their entire lives together.
Meanwhile, The wild brunette and the drunken man stood outside the home feeling a little out of place with all the couples. Contrary to the other day, her vision was clear and the weight on her chest was about to be lifted. After a deep breath and some awkward silence, she was ready to speak.
"We're bad for each other." She admitted, honestly. "It won't work out so whatever romantic fantasies you have with me, it won't come true."
His head tilted, as his eyes were narrow trying to figure out where that idea came from. Half of his lack of comprehension was the alcohol, the other from what she said.
"Okay." he agreed, without hesitation.
This caused her to cross her arms and fixate on his calm composure. Scanning his body, she saw no sign of disappointment. Perhaps it was his drunken self that thought about marriage.
"Good." She reaffirmed, giving a nod.
His body language remained neutral. This made her believe there was some confusion.
"That means no marriage."
"Okay."
Wind howled in the distance was heard between the pair. It was as if Gray froze the pair.
"Can we still sleep together?" He asked, flirtatiously.
"No." She cut off, shaking her head.
"Okay..."
"Look, not everyone has a soulmate but that doesn't mean we cannot be happy. We are both just not good with relationships and we should look to ourselves for happiness not others." She advised, putting all of her wisdom into her speech.
"Okay."
Before she could solve the situation, her friend with crumpled hair bolted towards her. All the added excitement created a boost of energy as if she consumed multiple energy drinks at once.
"Cana," Levy screamed at the top of her lungs, drawing attention to herself.
When she reached her, a hand was placed on her arm while her head was lowered, trying to catch her breath. Her small frame was inhaling a large amount of air from the spiriting. The adrenaline she felt earlier was about to crash. The brunette looked at her hand and noticed a beautiful ring with a sparkly diamond on top.
"It's so pretty!" She squealed, examining the ring. "I knew he would give you one."
"Yes..." Levy spoke catching her breath. "Thank you.. Bacchus for.. delivering the ring."
Heat slammed on her face as it was beat red, as if she was slapped from reality. Her heart jolted as if she were dead for a couple seconds. The embarrassment turned to laughter as she fell to her knees.
"What's funny?" He asked, confused.
"Nothing." She admitted. "Nothing at all."
Despite what she had envisioned, the house almost sparkled from the cleanliness. There was a slight scent of booze but was masked by cleaning products and air freshener. not a speck was present while the picture frames shined from being freshly dusted. Even the view of the kitchen had dishes drying in the rack while someone had time to wipe the backslash. It was as if her home was ready for a photo shoot in a magazine. The only thing out of place was a body sprawled on the sofa with a blue face that was asleep. His companion was also feeling the side affects of too much alcohol nestled on his back and snoozed.
"Lucy." He spoke as if he were on his death bed. "Don't leave me again."
Even though she wanted to cross her arms, glare at him and tell him off, her heart almost fell to the floor as she dashed towards her husband and dropped all her luggage at the door. Her arms swung around him as she threw her body close to him. She nearly coughed smelling the booze and weed still lingering on him. Instead of his usual warmth, he was somewhat cold which caused her to embrace him tighter. However, her lower waist moved away to ensure safety.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have just left you like that." She apologized, nearly in tears. "I won't do that again."
Rolling over, he wrapped his arms around her as if he had forgiven her selfishness. Their embraced seemed to warm him while his face, almost as pale as Juvia, gained a couple shades darker but not his usual tanned complexion.
"I was right earlier," Wendy pointed out. "His pain isn't all physic-"
Before she could finish her speech, the man's stomach let out a huge growl as if a dragon had roared. The blonde smiled, almost laughing. Even though she wanted to get him room, she couldn't let go nor would her husband let her. Scanning the pantry, she noticed all the snacks seemed to vanish as if they had been vapourised and she was too afraid to see the fridge. If the boys did have a stag party like as hinted there wouldn't be an milligram of food leftover.
"Wendy," Lucy spoke, embarrassed. "Uh... can you go out and get some food?"
Those lips, she wanted to put all of her feelings into kissing him but the vomit, booze, and marijuana made her stay away from his mouth. However, the rest of his body was still available. That night, they went to bed at the same time and tried cuddling but she threw her pyjamas off and straddled him saving all those kisses for the rest of his body. He may have been hungover but he definitely that definitely did not affect him from standing at attention. Usually he did all the work because of all of his high energy but she grinned him while his hands moved from her breasts all the way down to her waist. Had be been in better health, they would have made love all night but a quickie had to suffice. All of that pent up emotion and lack of sex made them all ready for each other that the orgasm did not take long but was still very satisfying, lasting a little longer due to his load being help up for they both finished, she leaned over to kiss his forehead.
"I love you, Lucy." He spoke, falling asleep as he finished his sentence.
"I love you too," She answered in a whisper, not wanting to wake him up.
After a few moments of cuddling, she got off of him. Carefully, she grabbed the sheets trying not to awaken him. His loud snoring confirmed he was still asleep. However, all of a sudden he rolled over and spooned with her, with an arm on top of hers. Leaning closer to him, her face smiled as she felt calm being near his warm body. Almost as if they were two pieces of a puzzle meant to connect with each other. They both slept side by side for the rest of the night.
Birds chirped as they welcomed a new day. Sunlight enveloped the bed, illuminating the room. Her eyes blinked as they started to open. Turning her body around she wanted to face him; however, the other side was empty and the sheets had been lifted. Water beads started to form in her eyes while her head tilted in confusion. Seeing his fresh imprint, she placed a hand on this pillow, which still smelled like him. Although, the smell turned to a sweet one with grease in the air as she heard a crackling sound coming from the kitchen. Getting up to stretch, she put her pyamas back on and went to the investigate.
In front of the stove stood a young man attempting to grow a beard but with hardly any luck. His thick hair the colour of cherry blossoms was still damp from what looked like a recent shower. Glancing at the contents of the stove, bacon was in one pan while the other was ready for eggs.
"Morning Lucy!" Natsu smiled, full of energy. "Over-easy just the way you like them?"
"I made the coffee!" Happy smiled, handing her a mug.
She went to nod in agreeing but her eyes blinked and took a step back, pushing the empty mug away.
"No coffee for me, please." She spoke, hiding something. "I'll have orange juice instead. Oh and could you cook my eggs fully?"
The man halted with a spatula in his hands trying to digest her response. However, the snap in the bacon grease jolted him back.
"You hate it when I overcook your eggs." He exclaimed, turning off the bacon and placing the pieces of various plates.
"Well, I uh.." the right words were trying to come in her head but his no bullshit attitude made her chest feel heavy. Those black eyes were fixated at her, staring deep into her mind to get an honest response. However, the words couldn't form. Every time she tried to get one word, her mouth acted like a defence mechanism and only muffled sounds came out. Water concealed her eyes as she almost fell on the floor. Turning off the stove, he threw his arms around her and stroked her back. The touch of his skin was enough for her to pour out all her insecurities.
"You smell different." He pointed out, trying to give a good whiff. "But I don't know what it is, something hormonal."
His senses must have been hindered from yesterday and she hadn't seen him in about three days. Though that wasn't much time, she thought it was strange how he was about to pinpoint the smells and how she was changing so quickly.
"I'm pregnant." She screamed, but her words were almost in audible.
She could feel him take a step back to reexamine the situation. Even though her head was buried in her hands she knew he titled his head and scratched it.
"You have that weird thing that blocks my sperm." He made note. "You keep saying how you're not ready-"
"I'm not-" She interrupted, as she had the courage to look at him with her puffy eyes. "I'm scared."
Letting out a smile, he placed his hands on her shoulder and looked deep into her brown eyes only this time they were comforting.
"Why would you be scared?" He asked. "I'm here!"
"I know," She responded, "It's just since I moved here I haven't had much time for just myself and I really want to finish my novel."
He was about to open his mouth to say how much he never understood it but she continued.
"Now that I have that apartment, I think it would be okay." She explained. "I can go there to do some writing and taking a bath all to myself."
Those words made him squeeze her as he locked unto an embrace but quickly loosened his grip.
"I have to be careful now when I hug you." He laughed. "But I can't help it, I'm so happy!"
Wiping the tears from her face, she couldn't help but share in the joy. Although, it was halted when Happy asked, "You said you couldn't have kids?"
"I'll explain" Lucy took a deep breath. "I'm only one to two weeks pregnant, which isn't much to detect but my period never came, Cana could sense it and Wendy. Levy analysed my urine when we saw my apartment so it's official but still very early."
The little cat looked like he was about to vomit from the details. Leaving the pair alone, Natsu's embrace made sure not even a cubic millimetre of space was between them. Tears fell down his face but for a different reason.
"I'm so happy." He spoke, cheerfully. "And I'm here for you."
He broke off the hug and helped her get up from off of the floor; even placed a hand on hers as she tried to get on the chair. Zooming towards the bacon, he put all on her plate and rushed to grab more eggs.
"You're eating for two now!"
Her chest let out a slight chuckle as she watched him try and crack five eggs in a pan. Telling him the actual size of the their child would spoil his happiness so even though she almost felt sick from all that food, she knew there was a partner who would care for her forever.