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Chapter 8: Another monday

"It's time to go to bed, Melissa." Lucy said while running her fingers through a little girl's hair. "You have school tomorrow, go to bed now, or you'll be tired by morning."

"What?" Is that it, mom? What happened after this? Didn't you and daddy become S-Class?" Asked Melissa while laying on Lucy's chest. The older blonde was twenty-seven years old, the younger was only five. They laid on a familiar couch, and it was around midnight now.

"We did, but this is a story for another day. I kept living with your father for at least... well, I never looked for another place to live, and I kind of didn't do it on purpose." Lucy smiled at the thought. "After you came, we had to move to a bigger house." Explained the woman caressing her daughter's hair. Lucy's child had her hair color, and used a side ponytail just like her mother used to. The only traces she earned from her father were her eyes, the little blonde had caramel droopy-eyes. "Why do you and daddy like sleeping on the couch so much?" Asked the curious girl. "Ah! That's because... we..." Lucy couldn't really say why, so she tried her best to change the subject.

"Daddy told me you didn't look for another place on purpose, he told me it is a secret," the girl stopped, realizing what she was doing, "and that I shouldn't tell... you." The innocent blonde spoke and immediately covered her mouth with both hands. "Oopsie." The way her daughter talked was so cute that Lucy couldn't find herself disappointed at her child keeping secrets from her.

"Tadaima." Their door was open revealing a shirtless Gray standing at the other side. "Daddy!" The little blonde jumped from Lucy's lap rushing towards her father. Gray ducked and his daughter jumped over him crossing her arms around his neck, then kissed the ice maker's cheeks more than he needed, but less than he wanted.

"I thought you left us." The girl confessed. "Every time I leave on a mission you say that." Gray replied, sounding indignant.

"Can I kiss daddy too?" Lucy approached them and gave her husband a quick peck on his lips.

"Ew, don't do this in front of me." Their little girl said, earning her a soft laugh from her mother. "Gray you should stop telling her things like, 'kissing boys is disgusting because they don't brush their teeth', she has to grow up too." Lucy hissed. "But not now." Gray simply replied. "My daughter is the cutest, every boy must be after her at school." The ice alchemist finished. "I have to agree with you at this point." Lucy giggled. Gray took a shower and joined his family for dinner.

After they finished dinning, they got ready to go to bed, but something unexpected happened. "Ne, Can I sleep with you tonight? I want to sleep with daddy, because I miss my daddy." The girl spoke with an adorable expression, and of course they wouldn't deny a request like this.

"Of course you can. Come with daddy." Gray picked her up and moved to his bed. Lucy followed close behind. They laid with their child between them, and then Lucy suddenly realized something was missing.

"Did you brush your teeth?" She asked already knowing the answer. "I didn't, but I'm sleepy and lazy, can I brush them tomorrow?" Answered the little blonde. "Of course you can." Gray replied before Lucy could say anything. "Gray!" The celestial spirit mage exclaimed. "Just for today that is." The ice alchemist reasoned. The girl slept peacefully after a couple of minutes, giving her parents a little privacy.

Gray was almost asleep when he felt something moving over his bed. "Lucy?" He opened his eyes to see his wife hovering over him. "I missed you." She leaned closer to kiss the man she loved, and he gladly accepted it. They kept the kiss in a slow pace, trying not to wake their child, but eventualy broke it and laid together for a while. "I couldn't have wished for a better life." Lucy suddenly spoke. "I have everything I need in this bed." The blonde's surprising comments reached Gray's heart making it warm. Despite not being able to describe his feelings as good as Lucy, he knew them well enough to give them names, and the only word that came to his mind whenever he tried to understand what he felt in that moment was 'happiness', something everybody strive to achieve, but just a few can actually say they found it. There was no doubt in his mind, he had it within his reach, his happiness was laying on top of him, his happiness was sleeping peacefully by his side.

"You're right." Gray answered running his hand down Lucy's cheek. A mutter could be heard from their side, they looked to find their child almost waking up. "We better sleep now." Gray suggested and Lucy nodded. The blonde moved back to her side of the bed, and hugged her daughter, her husband did the same at the other side. Their hands connected above the fruit of their love, and together they drifted to sleep.

All they wished for, all they fought for, it was all worth it in the end. In the good and bad times, like they promised in the altar, they saw a little of all the stages of love when they were still young, but at that age, Lucy already knew she wouldn't find a prince in Gray, but she found out the prince wasn't what she needed. Gray already knew they would argue once or twice when they started living together, but he discovered, he would miss everything about Lucy when she was absent, even the argues.

Tomorrow was their anniversary, and Gray will conveniently pretend he forgot, he'll make a surprise for Lucy at the restaurant they went to on their first date, of course they'll need someone to take care of their child for them, and this someone will be Natsu, who despite being severely damaged from their wedding, found inside himself the strength to move on, the courage to admit Lucy was happy with Gray and that they should stay like that.

One week... was all they needed to make them realize they needed to spend the year together, one year was not enough to make them feel tired of each other like it happens in these teenage loves, ten years have passed, the feeling haven't changed, their love has just grown, and even after all this time, they still do their best to make every week...

...feel like the first one.

I'm really, really too tired to do any correcting now, I wrote this chapter along with the last one, I want to see you guys reactions to that supposed ending x)

Why didn't you name their daughter? You ask me. Because I'd rather have one of you give me a name. If only one person suggest me a name, I'll name her after it, but if there are more, I'll wait one week and then choose.

I know it took me longer than I promised to name their daughter, but I finally did. I personally asked illa95 for a name, and she gave me some, but my favorite was Melissa. Thank you for the name illa95 :)

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