I'm sorry you had to wait so long for this chapter. I just haven't been motivated to write. I've been reading the previous stories and your reviews and now I feel a little more inspiration again.
This chapter continues where Moving in ended. You have to wait to the last chapter of this story to read more about the wedding. I'm mean, I know.
Gajeel stretched out in the bed, his eyes still closed. He reached for Levy and opened his eyes when he didn't feel her there. The bed was empty.
Did he really propose to her? Or was it just a dream? He came home in the middle of the night after talking to Jet and Droy at Fairy Tail. She had gotten out from the bathroom and he scared her in the dark. He turned on the light and calmed her down. They talked, and then he just got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. And she said yes.
Where was she now? He put on his jeans, but didn't bother to put on a t-shirt. He found her on the balcony. She was leaning against the railing with a blanket wrapped around her. The sunlight kissed her hair and he thought about the first time she had been out there with him.
It was one of those times that she had forgotten her keys. They stood out there waiting for Lily to bring the keys and he noticed how beautiful she was in the sunlight. It was probably then that he started falling for her.
He leaned against the door frame and just looked at her.
"Enjoying the view?" he asked after a while. He knew he was.
Levy looked over her shoulder and smiled at him.
"Good morning," she said.
"Good morning."
He walked up to her and put his arms around her. He rested his chin on the top of her head and heard her sigh contently. He planted a soft kiss on her cheek.
She looked at the ring on her finger. It was perfect. She and Gajeel belonged together. She wondered when he started thinking about marriage, she hadn't been thinking about it until he asked her. She said yes. Despite everything they'd been through, it felt right to be with him.
Her gaze shifted down to the balcony on the left. Her balcony, with the windbreak and the comfortable couch where she used to lie and read her books. It wasn't her balcony anymore. It wasn't her apartment anymore. A new tenant would move in soon.
Maybe she should have kept the apartment so Rogue could live there. Mrs Gruber seemed to like him. But when Levy handed her the keys she found out that there already was someone waiting to move in. Besides, Levy didn't mind him living with them for a while. And maybe he wouldn't mind sleeping on the couch. They would need a bigger apartment soon anyway.
Her attention shifted when she felt the baby move. He or she kicked her in the side of her stomach and then pushed with the hand.
"Did you feel that?" Gajeel asked.
"Of course I did," Levy said. She looked at Gajeel. "Wait, did you feel it?"
"I did."
He touched her stomach again and a tiny foot and a tiny hand pressed against his palm. Gajeel locked astonished to the sensation of feeling the baby move. He looked at Levy and a smile spread across his face. Levy put her hand over his and kissed him. This was such a precious moment.
Levy wanted to celebrate. Gajeel had finally felt the baby move. She wanted all her friends to know about the pregnancy and the engagement. She knew her friends where going to be at Fairy Tail tonight and she wanted to meet them there. She talked to Gajeel about it and they decided that if it was alright with Rogue they would have dinner at Fairy Tail.
When Rogue came to the apartment they asked him, and he agreed to go out. Levy couldn't read his expression so she wasn't sure if he really wanted to, but he said he didn't mind.
When they arrived at Fairy Tail, Levy suddenly felt nervous and she could tell that Gajeel was too. Lucy, Natsu, and Jet and Droy where the only ones who knew about the pregnancy, and she wanted the others to know too. But that wasn't what she worried about, it was telling Jet and Droy that Gajeel and her were engaged. Maybe they would take it better with all the people around them
The whole gang weere already there. They had put two tables together so they all would fit. Rogue walked a few steps behind them. When Levy and Gajeel sat down on the two empty chairs next to Natsu and Lucy he grabbed a chair from a nearby table and hesitantly placed it next to Gajeel. Natsu moved a bit to give him some room and looked at him curiously.
"I haven't seen you before. Who are you?"
"I'm Rogue. I'm…"
"He's… he's my brother," Gajeel said.
Everybody was quiet and looked at Gajeel and Rogue.
"I didn't know you had a brother," Natsu said.
"Neither did I. I found out recently."
"It's nice to meet you," Lucy said and held out her hand. "I'm Lucy, and this is Natsu."
They all greeted Rogue and introduced themselves. Rogue felt a little overwhelmed, he hadn't expected them to be so open and friendly to someone they didn't know. And he wasn't sure how to remember all the new names.
"So, is there anything else you want us to know?" Jet asked and folded his arms over his chest.
He looked at Gajeel and Levy with a frown and Gajeel glared back without a word.
"Actually there is," Levy said and took a deep breath. "Gajeel and I are gonna be parents, we're having a baby." She held out her hand so everyone could see the ring on her finger. "Ad we're engaged."
Cheers where heard around the table and they all got up to give Levy a hug and Gajeel got a pat on the shoulder. No one dared to try to give him a hug. The only ones who didn't congratulate them were Jet and Droy. Levy tried to ignore them. She knew what they thought, especially jet, but she wasn't going to let that ruin her good mood. Not tonight. She wanted to celebrate with her friends, and that was what she was going to do.
It didn't take long for Natsu and Gray to start bickering and Gajeel joined in from time to time. More than once Levy wondered if they were going to throw their food at each other but they all kept it on their plates. She couldn't help but smile when she looked around at all her friends. This was a total mess, but it was just the way it should be.
Gajeel found her hand under the table and she gave it a soft squeeze. She looked at Rogue who seemed to be a little confused about everyone's behavior, he wasn't used to this. But they included him in their conversations and he loosened up a bit after a while, and Levy was glad he was there with them.
