(Fair warning guys, in the chapter Cobra tells his kids his own version of the birds and bees.)

Reminisce

"Wow, so your really married?" Wendy asked. She was seated across from Natsu at one of the many tables the little guild hall had. Erik and Aaron sat with her eating their lunch and many of the other guild members surrounded them. All listening intently to any story their long lost friend had to tell.

"That's right." The salamnder said smiling. She held up her left hand and flashed the gold wedding band that sat comfortably on her ring finger. Many of her friends oohed and ahhed at it.

"Did you propose to Cobra or he to you?" Cana asked, chuckling to herself.

Natsu pouted, her cheeks puffing out. "He proposed to me!"

Everyone laughed.

"Was the wedding beautiful?" Lucy asked, Happy clutched in her arms.

"Was there fish?"

Natsu giggled. "Yes there was fish, Happy."

"I wish I had been there!"

"We all do." Erza said sadly. "I bet you looked beautiful in your dress,

Natsu."

The woman blushed and looked down, fiddling with the ring she held on her finger for all these years. She felt so nostalgic thinking of the memory.

"Momma what's a wedding?" Aaron asked.

Natsu looked down at her pink haired son and smiled. "A wedding is like a party, you throw it when two people who love each other a lot promise to stay with each other for the rest of their lives."

"A party?!" Eric asked excitedly. "Can we do a wedding?!"

Natsu laughed along with most of the guild making the little maroon haired boy blush and hide his face, probably thinking he said something stupid.

"Oh don't do that, baby." His mother said still laughing. She grabbed him and hugged him to her, he wrapped his little arms around her and hugged back, burying his face into her chest to hide it. "We were only playing,"

"Natsu." Carle got the pinkette's attention and looked over to where the white Exeed stood on the table next to Wendy. "Tell us the story of your wedding day."

"That's a great idea!" Wendy cheered.

Everyone started joining in on that.

"Story time!"

"We missed the actual thing so tell us what happened!"

"Was it nice?"

"Okay okay guys!" Natsu said throwing her hands out to quiet down her friends. "I'll tell you the story. Well... The day of the wedding wasn't all that great..."

Natsu jumped and yelped as a sudden burst of lightening exploded outside her window. Thick drops of water fell from the sky and landed hard against the window pains, drowning out any normal sounds with their roar. The pinkette stared sadly out the window as she sat on a chair in a back room of the town church. Her wedding dress hung peacefully on a closet door. It was a beautiful dress, pure white and fluffy at the bottom, it got much more snug from the hips up. A sash made up of her precious scarf was tied around the waist and the long sleeves were see through and glittery, her shoulders and collar bone would be visible when she wore it. Her vail was simple, just attached to a plain white headband and came down over her front to cloud her face.

She loved the dress and she loved Elipton more for buying it for her. She would have done it herself but their restaurant had just opened and they hadn't picked up enough speed to gain a lot of money yet.

Another clap of thunder made her jump and she flinched. She sighed and stared down at her hands instead, she looked at the finger that would soon be clad in gold with the ring Cobra would happily slip on her finger. It seemed naked without the pretty engagement ring she used to wear on it.

"Why does it have to rain..." She sighed sadly. "It's a wedding, the day should be bright and happy not gloomy like this..." She hung her head with another exasperated sigh. She lifted it up again when the door clicked open. Elipton was poking her head in, already wearing her green bridesmaid outfit. Green seems to have become a family color to Cobra and Natsu...

"Natsu?" The carrot top sounded surprised. "What are you doing you should be dressed!"

The pink haired girl looked to her and stood up. Elipton watched her slowly go and grab the dress off the hanged and toss it onto the chair.

"Is something wrong?" She asked.

Natsu sighed again. She's doing a lot of that. "The day is killing my mood..."

Elipton looked dumb struck. "Are you moping because of the weather?"

"Maybe..."

The older girl sighed and came into the room, making sure she closed the door behind her so no one could peek in, before walking up to Natsu.

"Listen, just because the sky is cloudy doesn't mean you can't be happy, right? It's your wedding day!" The girl hugged Natsu in an attempt to lift her spirits. She didn't hug back and Elipton pouted. She held her at arms length. "Now listen you! Your about to marry the man you love. You've spent years in this town with him, you've been through so much together how can you not be happy about marrying him? He's gonna be yours forever now!"

Natsu looked up at her with her onyx eyes. Eliptons own green ones were full of determination.

"Cobra is probably just as nervous about this as you are. This is the happiest day of your life, enjoy it."

The pinkette smiled at her and looked to the dress. "Help me out a little...?"

"Of course."

The dress wasn't that hard to slip into with Natsu's petite body. Her chest wasn't that big and didn't get in the way at all, she fit perfectly into it. She looked herself in the mirror after putting the vail on and spun around. She stopped for a moment and just stared at herself for a long time, a sad smile on her face.

Elipton came up behind her and adjusted the scarf around the brides waist. "What are you thinking?"

"I just..." She paused for a second. "I wonder what all my friends would think of me right now."

"I think they'd be happy for you."

"Yeah but... Their so used to seeing me as a boy. They imagined me being in a tuxedo getting married to a girl, instead it's the other way around, not only that but..."

"But it's Cobra?" The carrot top asked.

"Yeah." Natsu chuckled. "He used to be our enemy. He tried killing me and my friends when we first met."

Elipton whistled, "Dang girl, you seriously changed him. I can't see him hurting anyone for no real reason."

"We'll his change has a little to do with what we went through." Natsu could easily remember the days she spent in the prison cell. When Cobra first arrived he had been the same cocky, angry asshole she had seen back at nirvana; And the two of them still fought. Yelling and wrestling with each other, the guards found it amusing.

They would bruise one another but when the torture itself started they stopped fighting with each other. Just taking whatever time they had to rest.

A few weeks into it they just randomly started talking with one another. It was simple questions like "I wonder what day it is." Or "what would you do today."

Anything to get their minds off of what was going on around them. The talking helped a lot, but it got harder to tune out their pain the more they were dragged away to get whipped or stabbed or... Or...

Natsu's hand flew to her mouth and she hunched over. She made gagging noises as she resisted the urge to vomit all over herself.

"Natsu?! Are you okay?!" Elipton quickly grabbed her in case she fell forward or did throw up.

Images flashed thoroughly Natsu's mind, being stabbed repeatedly and whipped, seeing Cobra's destroyed eye, men coming onto her as she lay helplessly on a bed, tie up so she could run or even scream. Just flail helplessly.

Her body shuttered and she leaned forward as the contents of her stomach spilled out over the floor. Elipton pulled her dress and hair back to make sure none of it got stained. The pinkette panted, taking deep breathes to calm down.

"The memories still effect you that badly...?" Elipton asked worriedly. Natsu nodded her head up and down, waiting for her throat to stop throbbing.

"Natsu!" Cobra's muffled voice came shouting from down the hall. His fast foot steps could be heard getting closer but then abruptly stopped as people grabbed him.

"You can't see the bride before the wedding!"

"It's bad luck!"

"I don't care she needs me!"

Natsu smiled at that. Cobra always was the one person who could calm her down in a situation like this.

"I'm fine..." She said to herself. "I'll be okay Cobra..."

The voices stopped arguing and the people walked away. Cobra obviously satisfied with Natsu's statement.

"Are you really okay?" Elipton asked worriedly.

"Yes I'm fine." Natsu took a deep breathe. "I just really want to get married."

The carrot top smiled. "Well, that can be arranged."

Soon soft music was playing and practically the whole town was seated, waiting for the pretty bride to come down the isle. Natsu watched the bridesmaids and flower girl go. Imagining instead Erza and Lucy walking, Lisanna and even Mira Jane too. Wendy would be the flower girl and Happy the ring bearer and Master Makarov would speak the ceremony for them. She smiled to herself. She could see Gray and Gajeel as best men. It was a comforting dream but depressing as well, seeing as it wasn't real. And was never going to be.

It was finally her turn. She flipped the vail over her head and gripped her bouquet of flowers tightly. It was time. She stepped out from behind the doors and slowly walked down the isle. Cobra was looking scared, constantly playing with his tie and sweating slightly. His purple eye flicked up though and landed straight on Natsu as soon as she came down. He stopped an stared at her, completely transfixed by her. A smile broke his face. Natsu smiled up at him. She couldn't believe this was happening-

Her foot got caught on the front of her dress and she tripped. A small high pitched yelp echoed in the church as she fell onto ground. Many people flinched and chuckled. Some people started laughing. Cobra flinched and watched her slowly get up. She dusted off her dress, her face bright red, then scurried up to Cobra. Standing right next to him.

"You okay...?" He whispered to her.

"No..." She looked like she was gonna cry because she just embarrassed herself during her own wedding. Cobra smiles reassuringly and rubbed her back. The priest began to speak.

I'm sure you don't want to go through all of the wedding details. The priest read from the bible, Cobra and Natsu spoke their vows; both talking about how they truley needed each other and how they kept each other the same. Cobra pointed out that he would never have changed into a 'good guy' if it wasn't for her keeping him sane. Natsu said she was so glad at how patient Cobra is with her and her change from boy to girl.

A boy brought up the rings and Cobra and Natsu took them. Both slipping one on the others appropriate finger. Then Cobra gently leaned down and planted a sweet kiss on Natsu's lips. Which she happily returned.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife." Everyone cheered for the couple.

"Wow Natsu." Happy said from Lucy's arms. "I can't believe you tripped walking down the isle."

He got various punches from various guild members for that one. "Shut it you flying flea bag." Lucy snapped at him.

"That must have been beautiful." Wendy said star struck. "I hope I get married someday!"

"Not anytime soon though!" Charle said quickly. Many people laughed.

"It's definitely memorable that's for sure." Natsu said smiling.

"What made you decide to have kids?" Erza asked with sparkly eyes. Natsu blinked, surprised at the Titania's eagerness to know.

"Ah well... Err..."

"Tell another story!" Lisanna cheered.

"Yeah!" Elfman agreed.

"Tell us what made you decide to have kids." Gray said siting on the table. Practically the whole guild had surrounded Natsu at this point.

The pinkette glanced down at Erik and Aaron, both had finished eating and instead were watching their mother with wide saucer like eyes. She sighed.

"Alright...another story..."

"Cobra please tell me you have more food ready!" Natsu said worriedly through a small window. Right as she said it he handed her plates piled with dinner and sides.

"Got ya covered babe."

"Thank you!" The pinkette then scurried away in her waiters outfit. Elipton and a few others were milling about; taking orders, cleaning up, and delivering dinner to guests. The Dragons Den was packed tonight. Not that anyone was complaining, the more customers means the more money.

"I'm already exaughsted." Natsu muttered to herself as she put the food down at the appropriate customers table. She yelped suddenly when her hair got yanked on.

"Thomas no let go!" A woman said to a three year old. The boy smiled and let Natsu go. She adjusted her hair and looked down at the little boy. He was a cutie with a big grin, one tooth missing and scruffy blonde hair. His green eyes sparkled up at her.

"He likes your hair color." A man said smiling. As he held his hand out to the boy. Thomas took it and shook it up and down while laughing.

"He's very cute." Natsu said smiling.

"Thank you." A woman said. The couple must have been the boys parents.

"Do you have your own kids?" The woman asked. "I see your married."

Natsu glanced to her wedding band and blushed. "Oh no, I don't have any."

"That's a shame." The father said. "Pretty woman like yourself would make some cute kids."

"Richard!" The woman snapped with mom jealousy.

"Relax honey, you know I love you."

The couple laughed which in turn made the little boy laugh. Natsu stood there for a second.

"Uhm... What's it like... Having a baby? And easing it...?"

The mother looked up at her. "Suddenly interested now dear?"

Natsu blushed slightly and scratched her nose, a little embarrassed to speak. The woman laughed again. "It's alright. I was in a similar mind set a few years ago. He came out if that thought process." She rubbed Thomas's cheek and he giggled.

"Wuv you!" He said to his mother.

"I love you too." She said smiling. "He was worth it. It hurt a heck of a lot pushing him out though. Four hours I was on that bed... Your fault." She looked at her husband who raised his hands in defeat. "Giving birth isn't even the hard part. Then you have to raise him. He kept us up at night of god I barely got any sleep..."

"But he was still worth it?" Natsu asked.

"Absolutely." The woman smiled widely. "Being pregnant felt amazing. There's no better feeling than the feeling of a new life growing inside you."

Natsu smiled to herself, butterflies going off in her chest.

"Natsu!" Elipton called. "I need help with tables three and seven!"

"Ah coming!" The pinkette called to her friend. "Sorry to bother you for so long."

"It's fine dear." The woman said cleaning a mess Thomas had made. "It was nice talking to you."

"You too." Natsu then left to help her orange haired friend.

After the busy day and the night had settled Natsu was sitting in her bathroom fiddling with her hair. She was trying to work up the nerve to talk to Cobra about possibly having a baby. Said maroon haired man was siting in their bed flipping through a cook book and notes, seeing how he could improve on his own recipes. A cute pair of black reading glasses actually say on the bridge of his nose, albeit only one lens was actually magnifying, the other was just glass.

Natsu was so nervous, but it wouldn't happen if she didn't bring it up at all. She opened the door and peeked out. Her husband still say on the bed reading a paper he just wrote. She walked out and up to him, wearing just a nightshirt. He glanced up to her and raised an eyebrow.

"Something wrong?" He asked curiously, noticing her nervousness.

"I uh... Just want to talk..." She said hesitantly.

Cobra slowly closed his books and put them on his nightstand. Clearly knowing something was up. "About?"

"Our... Life?"

He looked taken aback by that. "Alright..."

"It's a nice life... Don't you think?" She asked, wringing the crap out of her shirt.

Cobra nodded his head. "Yeah. We've worked hard for it. It's normal."

"Do you think it's... Missing something...?" She asked quietly.

Cobra's ears visibly twitched. "Missing what?"

"You can't think of anything else we could add to our life? To make it better...?"

Cobra tilted his head. "Natsu do you want something?"

She sighed. "I do..."

"What is it? I'm sure we can get it whatever it is." Cobra asked her.

Natsu's breathe hitched. "We wouldn't get it we would... Make it."

Cobra looked confused now. "Make it? What exactly do you want?"

The pinkette took a big breathe before muttering. "B-baby...?"

Cobra looked like she had smacked him in the face. "W-what?"

Natsu closed her eyes. "I was thinking... Maybe... We could make a baby together?"

Cobra sat up completely and looked dumbfounded. "Natsu... You do know what that would involve right?"

She tilted her head. Being oblivious and not thinking it through as always.

"Are you comfortable with me... Touching you that way? Or... Being inside you?"

Her body shuttered suddenly and her stomach felt sick as she realized what he was getting at.

"But it will be you. I know you have the best intentions..."

Cobra sighed and stood up. "Natsu come here."

She did as she was told and was suddenly pulled into his embrace, she was tightly pressed against his chest and he had his hands on her back. A spark went off in the back of her head telling her to panic, she ignored it.

"Are you okay with this?" He asked.

"Yes." She said without hesitation.

He leaned down and got close to her lips, so his brushed against hers, he paused here before kissing her. She sighed into his kiss, but was surprised when his mouth suddenly forced hers open and his tongue slipped inside. She took a sharp intake of breathe as she felt him explore her mouth, he had never kissed her this way before. She groaned a little and scrunched her eyebrows together. The panic feeling was growing but still she stamped it down.

Cobra pulled away leaving her breathless. "Your okay with that."

"Yes..." She gasped. Cobra leaned forward again, he breathed on her neck, like he was about to bite her, and his hands went from her back down to her butt, squeezing it lightly. She jumped and almost screamed, she actually tried pushing him away and Cobra let her go.

"See. You can't handle me touching you intimately, let alone..." He trailed off.

Natsu looked heartbroken. Her own body wouldn't let her have a baby. She looked like she was going to cry. Could she never have a baby because she's to scared of sex? Because she was to traumatized?

"B-but..." She hiccuped.

Cobra wrapped his arms around her and gave her a warm hug. She hugged back, burying her face in his chest.

"We'll work on it okay? We'll make it so you don't have to be scared anymore. And then we can start a family."

"I want a child..." She whimpered.

"I know." He kissed her head. "I know..."

"After that I started going to some therapy and practiced with Cobra, going a little farther everyday until... You know."

"You went all the way." Gajeel said bluntly making her and a few other people blush.

"Yes. And then nine month later I had my baby boys." She put her hand son their heads.

"Momma." Aaron asked looking up at her. "Where do Babies come from?"

The Pinkette's smile instantly fell and everyone around started laughing.

"Oohhhh" Levy said teasingly. "They asked the Question..."

"This should be good." Gray said chuckling to himself.

"Tell us momma." Erik said.

"Ahh well... Baby's are... Uhhh... They come from..."

Lucky for her Cobra suddenly came down the stairs with Master Makarov. They had been up in his office discussing training plans and what not for the Grand magic Games.

"COBRA!" Natsu said happily, standing up quickly. He looked to her instantly, already walking towards her.

"What's up hun?" Natsu snatched up his arm and dragged him over to the table.

"You, can now explain to your boys where babies come from!" She planted his butt right in between the twins who instantly crawled all over him like the little snakes they probably were.

"Tell us daddy!" Aaron said bouncing on his dads legs.

Cobra started sweating bullets. "Oh... This talk..." He glanced around to anyone for help but got rejected. Everyone just HAD to see how he'd do this. "We'll... Babies come from... Love... And... And, a man and woman. They need to do certain things like..."

"Like what." Erik asked listening intently.

Cobra glanced to Natsu and mouthed 'help me'. She shook her head at him.

He sighed. "Well a man... As this... Little seed...? Inside him..." He was blushing so badly and looked so embarrassed. "And to make a baby he has to put that seed in a woman. Where it finds this... Egg."

"Like a birds egg?" Aaron interrupted.

"Kind of..." His dad said awkwardly. The seed and the egg combine and it makes a baby. And the baby grows for nine months in the moms belly before coming out."

Erik's face was scrunched up in confusion. "Does that mean... Momma's a chicken...?"

Everyone had to hold back their laughter at that one. "No..." Cobra said. "Your mother is not a chicken... She is a person."

"How did you you get the seed inside her?" Aaron asked. "To make us?"

"And where do we come out?" Erik asked tugging on his dads sleeve.

"Ill tell you when your older." Cobra said bluntly.