Ch. 56: Bedtime Story
Day: 56
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
Genre: Romance, Family
Summary: Lucy tells a bedtime story to her children.
It was a few years after their wedding when Natsu finally popped the question
No, not that question.
They were walking along the canal on the way to the guild hall, Lucy balancing on the curb as always. Natsu had his hands shoved in the pockets of his jeans and his eyes fixed on the ground.
"What's got you so quiet?" The blonde finally asked, uncomfortable with the silence between her husband and herself.
Natsu coughed into his fist before looking up. Lucy was surprised to see that his cheeks were flushed an even darker shade of pink than his hair.
"What?" She asked again, apprehension plain on her sharp features.
"... I'm hungry."
Lucy blinked. "Oh."
The kin silence rose back up, an invisible barrier between the couple.
Lucy focused on the rhythm of her feet against the stone curb, timing her footsteps to coincide with the sloshing of the water below her. Actually, the silence wasn't that bad. It was kind of peaceful, not having to deal with her husband's constant chatter. But, it still felt unnatural. Like there was a separation between her and the one she had thought she was closest to. Maybe she should try to strike up a conversation aga-
"Do you want to have kids?" Natsu spat out the words as fast as he could.
Lucy tripped on the stones and fell into the canal head-first.
"Mama, you're silly!" A five-year-old Nashi crowed from her mother's lap. Her pink hair was pulled into two pigtails, and she was buried in the folds of her oversized nightgown.
Iggy smiled quietly from his bed, a content smile pulling at his lips. His arms were wrapped tightly around his favorite stuffed toy - an emerald-green dragon nicknamed Josh.
"It's true!" Lucy insisted.
"Well, how did you 'have' kids?" Iggy asked, ever the curious child.
Lucy choked on her words. "Err… ummm… grk?"
"Use your words, mommy." Nashi urged her mother on, intrigued by her brother's questioned. "How are babies made?"
The blonde stood up abruptly. "I think it's about time for you two little dragons to go to bed." Lucy waved away her children's moans of complaint. She picked up Nashi and tucked her under her covers before planting a gentle kiss on her forehead. She walked the two paces to the left needed to reach Iggy's bed and did the same for him. "Goodnight." She walked out of the bedroom, shutting the door quietly behind her.
Outside her husband was waiting for her.
"I remember when I asked you that." Natsu said, grinning mischievously. "You were soaking wet for the rest of the day!"
"Oh, shut up." Lucy said.
Natsu opened his mouth to say something else, but was silenced by a quick peck on the lips from the blonde.
"Shush." Lucy said after they broke apart, placing a finger on the dragon slayer's lips. Then, she turned on her heel and walked away, leaving her husband staring longingly after her.
Use your words, Lucy. :)
Replies:
Martyn: Not really sure what that has to do with anything…
The one Ring: Yeah, I was thinking about the previous chapter while writing that one. :) Thanks for the compliment.
crazyangelgirl21: Fluff ROCKS! XP