A/N: Hiya guys, here's chapter 2 of this series! I'm so glad you're all enjoying it because I am too hehe, this chapter isn't as long as I thought it'd be but I think it's a good length. I hope you all enjoy~!

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Gauche quickly ran down the hall, his heart beating wildly in his chest as he searched and searched for the right room.

He had been out on a mission with Asta and Magna when Vanessa suddenly called him and told him he needed to get back to the base as soon as possible. When asked what was wrong Vanessa had hesitated for a moment before finally telling him what was wrong.

Grey had gone into labor.

Gauche had been surprised, from what he and Grey had been told by Owen the baby wasn't due for another 3 weeks! But he did recall Owen telling them that babies tended to arrive when they wanted to, and it was usually when the parents least expected it.

After he had heard Vanessa's words he made his broom fly much much faster than it had ever flown before. He needed to get to Grey now!

As he arrived at the Black Bulls he quickly jumped off his broom and ran down the halls.

Gauche looked around as he tried to find the room and when he turned down another hallway he saw the other Bulls standing in front of the infirmary that Henry had built for them.

" Took you long enough!" Noelle said with a sigh of relief as she watched the brown haired man approach them.

" Noelle-." Finral tried to whisper but Noelle ignored him.

" What took you so long huh? Grey's in there crying in pain right now as she's trying to bring your child into this world, and instead of being in there with her you're out doing who knows what!" Noelle shouted, and Gauche just looked at her as did the other bulls.

Noelle was freaking out, and much like Gauche she was taking her anger out on everyone else when the person she was really angry at was herself. She was probably feeling so helpless at this moment just like everyone else, they were all seeing someone they loved and cared for in pain, and they couldn't do anything to help her.

" C'mon Noelle let's get some air," Asta said as he walked towards his girlfriend. " Sorry about this Gauche." He added as he grabbed Noelle's hand and led her out of the area.

Gauche turned towards the door and went to place his hand on the door knob, but he suddenly froze.

Captain Yami turned to look at the mirror mage and saw his hand hovering above the door knob, and it was shaking. He noticed Gauche's entire body trembling.

" Hey kid, c'mere for a minute." Yami instructed, and when Gauche turned to look at him Yami's eyes widened in surprise.

His face was slightly pale, and his eyes were wide in fear. Yami recognized that look, he had almost the exact same one when Hikari was born.

Gauche followed Captain Yami a little bit aways from the door and watched him sigh a bit before turning around with a serious, yet understanding look in his eye.

" You need to pull yourself together brat, otherwise how will you be able to support Grey right now?" Yami started and Gauche rubbed the back of his neck nervously.

" But-."

" Look I get it, it's like every single thought, worry, and insecurity about being a parent suddenly hits you all at the same time. The same thing happened to me when Hikari was born and I don't think I've ever felt that much fear before. But right now you need to snap out of it, because Grey needs you. She needs you to be her strength right now and she needs you to support her and help her through this. So put all that crap going through your mind right now to the side and focus on what you need to do." Yami walked up to him and placed a hand on top of his head.

" It'll be alright, you'll be a good parent," he ruffled Gauche's hair a bit. " Now go in there and be with your wife."

Yami walked past a shocked Gauche, saying something about needing a cigarette. Gauche took a deep breath, his Captain was right, he needed to snap out of it and be with his wife.

The mirror mage quickly turned around and walked back towards the room with a new determination, Captain Yami was right, he could worry about everything else later, right now Grey needed him. He gently placed his hand on the door knob, took another deep breath, and opened it.

As he walked inside he saw Vanessa sitting beside Grey, holding her hand, while Owen and a midwife were on the other side of the room preparing things. After looking around for a bit Gauche's eyes landed on Grey.

She looked exhausted, her face was flushed and she had strands of her hair stuck to her face, she was breathing heavily and he watched her wince in pain.

" You're…you're here." Grey said tiredly but she tried her best to smile at him, Gauche swallowed the nervous lump in his throat as he approached her. Vanessa smiled, gently patted Grey's hand, and stood up.

" I'll leave her in your very capable hands," Vanessa said to him as she passed, she gently patted his shoulder. " It'll be fine, just make sure you don't pass out." She added with a teasing wink and smile before walking out and closing the door behind her.

Gauche slowly walked towards Grey, his heart beating more and more rapidly in his chest. He silently wondered if he'd even be able to make it to her bedside or if he'd have a heart attack first.

" Sorry I'm late." Gauche said softly as he sat on the small stool that was next to the bed, and Grey just shook her head.

" You're not late, you're…right on time." She told him tiredly before wincing in pain again, Gauche immediately grabbed her hand and held it as she gripped it tightly in hers.

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Hours and hours passed, the Black bulls waited in the common area for any sort of news on Grey and the baby. Captain Yami had smoked at least two packs of cigarettes, Vanessa had drank at least a half bottle of wine, Charmy had baked an entire banquet worth of food, Asta was doing push ups along with Magna and Luck, Noelle and Secre sat beside Gordon as he made a batch of new dolls, Zora and Finral sat quietly beside Vanessa as she drank, Nacht sat quietly in the corner away from the others, and Henry sat far away as he didn't want to take anymore strength from Grey with his curse.

The squad looked up as they heard someone walking towards them. They waited with bated breath as Gauche appeared out of the shadows. His face was exhausted and there was sweat on his brow, but there was a warm smile on his face as he looked at his friends.

" It's a boy."

The Bulls all cheered happily and sighed in relief, a chorus of 'Congratulations!', 'is Grey okay?', 'How's the baby?', 'When can we see them?' rang out.

" Hey brats," Yami shouted to get the others' attention. " Maybe we should give the new family a bit of time together huh?" Vanessa nodded in agreement.

" The Captain's right, you go ahead and go back to Grey, we can wait." Vanessa told Gauche kindly as she patted him on the shoulder.

Gauche nodded and rubbed the back of his neck before turning around and walking away. He was over the moon at the moment, and he was glad to see the others were as well.

He walked back to the room, gently knocked on the door before opening it, and his warm smile widened at the sight.

The tired look on Grey's face was still there, but there was joy, relief, and love as she looked from their newborn son to Gauche and back again.

" I think he's looking for you." Grey said softly, and Gauche shook his head.

" I doubt it. Why would he be looking for me?"

" Because you're his dad," Grey told him as though it were obvious, she giggled as Gauche blushed a bit and rubbed his head awkwardly. " Come and hold him, you haven't been able to yet."

Gauche swallowed the lump in his throat and he slowly approached his wife and son, the last time he had held a baby was when Marie was born and that was a long time ago. He gently held his arms out to take the baby, and he looked as Grey giggled.

" It's okay, there's no need to be nervous. Just hold him like this." She told him as she gently handed the baby to Gauche.

He took his son gently into his slightly shaky arms, and as he did and as he held him close it was as though all his worries and fears melted away.

His son had his eyes closed at first, but as he noticed it wasn't his mother holding him his eyes shot open to reveal a beautiful blue that looked identical to Grey's. Gauche watched in awe as the baby, instead of crying like he thought he would, just smiled a bit at him.

" See? He was looking for his dad." Grey told him softly, and Gauche looked at her with slight tears in his eyes.

" He's beautiful. He looks just like you." Gauche told her as he walked over and sat down next to Grey, but the blue haired woman shook her head.

" I don't know, he looks a lot more like you." Grey told him softly as she laid her head against his shoulder. The two looked from their son to Owen as he entered the room.

" So, have you two decided on a name yet?" He asked curiously, and Gauche frowned a bit.

" What about…Aloys?" He said softly, he had no idea where that name came from, it sounded vaguely familiar, as though he had heard it in a dream many years ago.

" Aloys?" Grey muttered with a frown, she said the name quietly over and over again before she turned to look at Gauche with a bright smile.

" I like it, I think it suits him." Grey said happily as she looked at Aloys and Gauche.

" It's nice to meet you, Aloys Adlai."