Okay, so, here comes chapter 3 of Their Future. But first, let me just say that I'm sorry for the extremely long wait. I couldn't think of anything good to write for a while, so I stopped until something came to me, and this was the result. Hope you like it!
Chapter 3: To the Doctor!
Gajeel awoke about an hour later, quickly realizing that his petite blunette was not there with him. The scene replayed in his head, his eyes widening. He cursed to himself under his breath and smacked himself several times in the forehead.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" He growled at himself.
Gajeel scurried around their small home, looking for Levy in every little space she'd be able to fit in, but still did not find her. He threw his jacket and boots on, knowing one last place he'd find her at. Still cursing at himself, Gajeel flew out the door and down to Southgate Park, where he found the small woman sitting on a bench. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying as she looked at the ground with a far-off expression. Gajeel walked over and kneeled in front of her. Levy sniffled and looked up to meet his gaze.
"G-Gajeel…?" She asked.
"Yeah, it's me, what're cryin' for?" He replied, already having a good idea of what she might say.
"Y-you passed out…like it's a bad thing."
"It took me a minute to register the situation."
"You're going to leave me now, aren't you?"
"Who the hell told you that?"
"Romance novels…" Levy looked down.
"You kiddin' me? This ain't no story, it's real life, and you should know that I ain't ever leavin' you."
"But, I thought you didn't like kids?"
"That's 'cause people can't control 'em properly. Listen, I passed out 'cause I didn't know how else to react. That doesn't mean I don't want a kid."
Levy blushed and looked into his eyes, tearing up. He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, placing his hand on her stomach. She placed her hand on top of his. They touched their foreheads together, closing their eyes. Their lips touched briefly before they returned to their forehead touch and stayed like that for a while.
"Thank you…Gajeel," Levy smiled.
"Yeah…I love you."
"I love you too."
"Now how about we go home? I'm starvin'!" Gajeel grinned.
"Yeah, me too," She giggled.
That weekend, after a wonderful win over Sabertooth, Gajeel took Levy to the hospital to get confirmation on how far along Levy might be. They had forgotten that Wendy was an intern under Mira's supervision, so Levy had given her a strange look.
"Wendy?" She asked.
"Levy? Oh, hi! It's been a long time!" Wendy replied in surprise.
"'Sup little dragon?" Gajeel greeted.
"You look confused; I'm an intern here under Mira's watch, remember?" Wendy explained.
"Oh yeah! I've been so busy that I totally forgot," Levy said.
"Intern at only nineteen?" Gajeel questioned.
"Professor Porlyusica recommended they take me as one."
"Yeah, 'recommended'," Gajeel snickered. "She probably threatened them."
"Gajeel, be nice," Levy playfully punched his arm.
He grinned and Levy rolled her eyes, smiling. Wendy was the one who reminded them of why they were there in the first place.
"So, what are you doing here?" She asked.
"Oh yeah!" Levy exclaimed. "We came to check up on something; is Mira here?"
"Right behind you," Mira chimed in, making both Gajeel and Levy jump.
"So the she-demon is also a ninja…?" Gajeel murmured.
"Gajeel!" Levy scolded.
"It's alright. Now, you said that you need me for something?" Mira replied.
"Yes, um, on Monday, I found out that I'm pregnant, so-,"
"You're going to have a baby?" Mira squealed.
"Y-yeah."
"That's adorable! Congrats!" Mira cheered.
"Mira, calm down, you're going to disturb the patients," Wendy panicked.
"Can we finish explaining now?" Gajeel asked impatiently.
"Yes, sorry about that," Mira blushed.
"We don't know how far along I am, so we came to find out," Levy explained.
"Wendy, look after my patients please; I'll try to make this quick."
"Yes ma'am!"
"Follow mw you two."
Gajeel and Levy followed quietly, making small talk about recent events. Of course, everyone knew about the engagement, so that was the main topic. They found themselves in a smaller room, where Mira performed some tests, along with an ultrasound. The results were achieved in under ten minutes. The result was surprising, and the happy couple shared an embrace. Levy and Gajeel held hands as Mira led them back to the front desk of Labor and Delivery. They thanked Mira, got congratulated by Wendy, and took their leave. Levy looked at Gajeel, who was smirking.
"What with the look?" She asked.
"Like I said before, I beat Salamander to it!" Gajeel gave his signature laugh.
"Of course that's your reasoning," Levy giggled.
"Always. Hey, won't that she-demon ninja gossip about this?"
"No, as a nurse she respects the 'wait four months' rule."
"Huh?"
"You don't know what that is?"
"No."
"The myth is that you have to wait until the baby is developed enough to tell anyone, or the pregnancy will fail."
"That's weird."
"Well, so is having piercings in your forearms."
"You can't judge me, bookworm."
"Touché…"
"Hey, I just thought of somethin'."
"Yeah, what?"
"Why didn't you question the swelling?"
"I just thought I needed to cut back on junk food."
"Really now?"
"I'm a woman, Gajeel, of course that's the first solution I came up with. Anyway, when the swelling of my stomach increased a little…that's when I threw up on Monday, and why I had a pregnancy test in my purse."
"Uh huh."
"And why didn't you question it, Mr. I think I know everything?"
"Last time I said somethin' insensitive, you made me sleep on the couch for a week. I wasn't dealin' with that shit again."
"I could've taken pregnancy into consideration a lot sooner."
"Tsk…"
They continued home in silence, the only sound being the door opening and closing, and the shuffling of their feet. Gajeel went into the kitchen to make lunch while Levy sat on the couch and stared at the ceiling. Her face had a blank expression, but a mixture of emotions rested in her eyes.
"Two and a half months, huh?" She murmured.
"That bother ya?" Gajeel asked.
"It's not that…I just…don't know what to do or how to feel…it's all happening so fast."
"I thought you read every book at the library?"
"Except sex education and books on pregnancy; it's always been an uncomfortable topic for me."
"Why?"
"I was always curious, so I was concerned I'd do something I'd regret if I read them."
"Well, now you've got no choice."
"Well, neither do you. You're the one who's going to be taking care of me," Levy looked at him through the doorway.
"We've got a long road ahead of us don't we?"
"Yep."
"There are going to be mood swings involved, aren't there?"
"Right again."
"Shit…"
"You know you love me"
"Yeah, I do."
"And I love you too."
"Just know that once this seven months passes, you owe me and back and shoulder rub."
"We'll be too busy taking care of the baby, you know."
"Damn it! Quit doin' that!"
Levy giggled and moved herself to be next to Gajeel, who was now on the opposite side of the couch. She laid down on her stomach, her head in his lap. She faced away to avoid an awkward situation."
"I'm tired," Levy yawned.
"Then sleep," Gajeel began to run his fingers through her hair.
Levy nodded and closed her eyes, sleep quickly taking over. Gajeel smiled and eventually fell asleep himself.