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The first time they brought Rogue to the guild she was silent commands and looks and an elegant aura that reigned in the wild and tamed it to be calm.
He was not.
If Gajeel had had his way, they'd be back at home resting and he'd be there to watch. Of course, it hadn't gone his way and he was now faced with several pairs of hands petting at his newborn son and wife. If Metalicana were there, he would have laughed at his charge.
Jet and Droy were a fair bit more receptive to Levy's subtle behavior, they nodded to Gajeel, patted her shoulder, and respectfully craned their necks to look at the thick tuft of black hair before moving on.
Mirajane and Erza were allowed to hold him on principle. They scared off most of the crowd when Levy and Gajeel sat down, so they weren't all bad in Gajeel's eyes. Lucy only knelt to the floor, her hands settling over Levy's and cooing at the bundle. A little closer than what he was comfortable with, but Levy seemed more at ease with her friend being there.
The Master, Wakaba, and Macao drank from the bar and toasted from afar, an understanding glimmer in their eyes that unnerved him.
Juvia had been the only other one to hold the baby, she was a goner the second Rogue awoke from his nap, pinned those startling red eyes on her, and grasped her finger in his tiny fist. Gajeel calmed a bit at that, no one would dare crowd Juvia when she was holding the baby. She held a degree more intimidation than tired, too happy Levy.
It also gave him a chance to quietly talk with his wife without well-wishers butting into their conversation.
Levy kept her eyes forward, letting her gaze sweep the guild as she leaned toward Gajeel. "I've never felt so wound up in my life."
"Tch, that would be the instinct." He growled the word in her ear, taking her by surprise by nudging his nose against her temple. The action was quick and barely there, but it soothed her frustration.
"I don't think I'll be able to stay much long-." Her words were clipped off and it sent a chill up his spine as Levy sat straight in her chair. She narrowed her eyes at Gray and Natsu.
The two made their way to the corner table she and Gajeel sat at, arguing. Levy was out of her seat the second Gray arched his arm to throw the first punch, Gajeel was halfway around the table, and Juvia stood there in all her Phantom Lord prowess, holding a water lock over the two and deftly cradling the baby in the other hand.
"Juvia does not wish to fight in front of the baby, but Juvia will if she has to. You will behave and be considerate to Levy and Gajeel's space." The water lock dissipated as Levy fell back to her seat, letting the breath she didn't know she was holding out. "Now, if you promise not to start a brawl, Juvia thinks you should come meet the baby."
Gajeel thought this guild was going to drive him mad.
#52; when they have the baby
originally posted: 10-16-13