A/N: I'm lucky I got to write this chapter at all! You see I own a parrot whom is very demanding at at times (Her name is Kitty btw…she makes a purring sound Lol) , and she doesn't like that my laptop seems to get a lot of my attention during the hours I'm around. I usually keep her in the cage while I'm writing... but let's just say she's incredibly intelligent O_O

Here's the next chap : ) Wait…no first I forgot something! Happy birthday to DarkHope (a.k.a. Marie)! (It is today right? If not, Happy early or late birthday!) I was almost going to put this chap out tomorrow, but when I found out about your birthday I worked to complete this just so I could sing to you! *Starts singing* Haaaaapy biiirthday to you! Haaaappy biiiirthday to you Haaaappy biiiirthday dear…. okay I can take a hint. You guys don't like my singing voice do you? *sigh* I practiced that.

"Juvia can't believe this is happening."

The woman prayed to God that this night would never end. The ache between their legs was impossible to ignore. It represented the tension, the yearning that had always been present between them. He put his arm back around her and pulled her close, so her head rested on his chest. Under the covers, his legs wrapped around hers. She flipped over so that she straddled him, her hands braced on the smooth muscles of his bare chest. His cock stirred beneath her and she gave a little wiggle, making him gasp.

She smiled. "Juvia wants to be in charge and on top this time!" He let out a small laugh and allowed his mouth to explore all her body liberally. He put one of her tits in his mouth and sucked the life out of the mound.

He had to admit, she had a nice pair. He had known they looked good even hidden under clothes, but only now could he fully just how amazing they truly were, underneath. His other hand moved down her and reached between her legs, where her sensitive area was, her clit. She returned the favor and moved her fingers up between his thighs and grabbed him. The girl teased him by letting his cock start to slide in and then pulling away. They had been doing this continuously, trying to create build up. It was working… almost too well. He pressed harder against her with his now erect member as she let out another moan and her breaths shallowed.

"Holy shit!" The man couldn't help but cry the words out followed by a groan.

He was trying hard not to be rough with her, but it was a tricky task, with how irresistible she was. He had to stop himself from simply slamming into her like an animal, and instead became in tune with her. With every gesture expressing the desperate question, he provided the answer, satisfying the water mage's every need. The ice mage wasn't so much trying to satisfy his own needs as he was hers. Her pleasure was his.

The walls of her clutch tightened as she began to feel his member attack like a hungry wolf, and let out another cry, giving the man who was penetrating a satisfaction he could never explain. He had never known that a person could be so aroused. Even upon reaching the typical orgasm, one could not know how satisfying she was, even just in foreplay. There was nothing in all of existence that could compare to this feeling.

More than ready for where this was going, he found he couldn't hold back any longer and began thrusting, prompting the blue haired girl to cry out uncontrollably. He was so good, the best as far as she was concerned. With all of the noise they knew that whoever was in the nearby room was going to be slightly annoyed at their "cuddling". They didn't care. This was the moment of their lives.

She was truly moved at the way he had held back in the beginning, not wanting to do anything that might cause regret for the both of them. Still, that had made her want him to do whatever the hell he wanted all the more. Every longing, every small ounce of desire in all of her being was being fed. Once given permission, the girl knew her partner had no way of yielding to the power of lust. Yet, the need seemed to grow even larger every moment, as did his cock.

They were wanting more and more and they allowed their bodies to indulge in the immeasurable amount of pleasure. Being inside her made him feel like for once he claimed what was his, instead of letting it slip from his grasp again. There was no way in hell he was turning back now, at this point. But if only she hadn't looked so provocative for that split second, her breasts spilling out of her outfit like that. The night might've gone in a totally different direction. The man looked in the girl's eyes, they were filled with lust, and longing….. so were his.

Having him in between her legs was a heaven she couldn't describe. It was not only physically pleasurable, but emotionally as well. With each thrust, he pushed harder, causing the pleasure to increase and unleashing fiery, like shock waves rendering her unable to maintain control of herself. The mutual arousal between them was insermountable. It was true, she was letting him inside her, he was putting himself into her, they were together. She could remain like that forever.

The water mage's eyes shot open. This time it really had been a dream, a recurring one nonetheless. It wasn't a simple "sexy dream" though. She felt something in it, one might call it… love? But why was she having these dreams? It didn't make sense.

To a certain pregnant blue-haired girl that now meant something entirely different to her than it did before her pregnancy. Before conception love was an unbridled feeling, so free, without limitations, without boundaries. But now reality had begun to rear it's ugly head. With love came sacrifice as she had known previously, but in a different way. There had always been a sort of immediacy to the sacrifices she knew, risking one's life for another, it was easy compared to what she was up against now.

Telling Gray was the right thing to do, but it would mean a painful realization for the both of them that there would forever be something dividing them; a child. She couldn't raise a child to believe that Gray was their father, while denying Lyon's existence. And even if the child grew up believing that, there was no guaranteeing that Gray would love the child as his own. A child was supposed to bring two people together. Instead, in Juvia's mind, it was a driving wedge between them, one that was permanent.

The morning was calm and peaceful. The air warm and moist, and the pregnant mage saw that she had a radiant glow surrounding her. It was one of those good days, the ones when she had everything in the world to look forward to. She could see a light at the end of the tunnel; since a person has nowhere to go but up once they've hit rock-bottom. Little did she know, her thought had jinxed her.

As the woman was making her tea she felt a figure towering over her. She let out a small shriek and turned around.

"JUVIA! I dunno what the fuck's going on, but the naked bas-" It was the iron dragon slayer, who had climbed in through the window.

"What are you talking about Gajeel-kun!? Slow down!"

"He-" Suddenly, she heard a light tapping noise on the door.

"Get out! Guys are not supposed to be here! If it's Erza-san she will be furious!" The girl commanded, shoving him.

"OKAY OKAY! But don't say I didn't warn you!"

"Shhhhhh!" And with that she pushed him over to the window and gave him a death glare. He didn't want to mess with it, so he left plain and simple.

She had not in the least bit expected who she would find standing there, at her door. Even though it was almost noon, she had just woken up and was still wearing her pajamas, which were very nice, but still not suitable to be seen wearing in front of her love interest.

"Hey." The dark haired ice mage almost looked caught off guard when she opened the door, as she was. Neither one was even remotely ready for what came next.

"G-gray-sama! Y-you're back awfully soon-" She stuttered, feeling her heart turn into a frog, trying to bounce out of her chest.

"Is that a bad thing?" He asked, almost afraid to hear the answer.

The pregnant girl felt a pang of guilt when she realized how negative she sounded about his return. In truth, a part of her wanted him to be there, but the other half of her wanted to shut the door in his face.

"How do you keep coming up here without anyone catching you?" She had told him the first time that she didn't want him coming through her window, but she also didn't think he would listen, since, he didn't usually listen to Lucy's pleas.

"Oh, that, well last time I was pretty sneaky, but this time I talked to Erza and she let me come up here."

"Oh." The water mage felt a wave of anxiety wash over her at the mention of the redhead. She had seen her and Lyon talking at the cafe and she wasn't sure what else she knew. Did she hear anything else? Or was it just the sight of the two that made her react awkwardly to meeting the blue-haired girl there?

"So…. how are you feeling?"

"What?"

"You said you had the flu… so are you feeling better?" he asked her, knowing it had been a lie, but was polite anyway. There also had to be some sort of excuse for him to come see her in the first place; well, not really, but he wanted one. He didn't want to appear desperate to see her or anything.

"Oh, yes, Juvia's doing much better. Come inside Gray-sama, please." She requested, motioning him to enter through the doorway. "Just let Juvia go get dressed quickly." She said and briefly excused herself.

The ice mage obeyed her request and followed her inside. He proceeded over to the sofa and sat down, waiting patiently. As she strolled out of the room he noticed the back of her pajama pants...they said Bootylicious. And then he realized he was staring at her ass, which was in essence, 'bootylicious' though he would never say that word.

After a few moments she came out. "Do you want some tea?"

"What type?" he asked.

"Earl Grey."

"Of course" He muttered.

"What?"

"I said, no thanks."

On the coffee table, he saw a notebook and picked it up. Written on it was a list of several names. Some were circled, others were crossed out and some remained as they were. Lots of girl's names he noticed.

"What's that?"

The water mage was quick to take action. "Nothing!" The water mage moved over to him like lightning and snatched the notebook away from him. She ripped out the page and crumpled it up before he could investigate it further, tossing it in the garbage. She didn't want him to find out any other way other than hearing it from her mouth by her own will. The ice mage looked at the trash can and then over to the girl once again amazed by her unpredictable nature.

"Gray-sama I-"

He cut her off. "Wait. Before you say anything I have something to s-"

She returned the favor. "Sorry but no, Juvia really needs to talk first. She is angry at herself for even waiting this long."

He could have argued with her, but it was clear that she was adamant about being the first to speak. So instead, he let her have her way, still secretly hoping that she would be the one to bring up the elephant in the room. This seemingly new Juvia was even more difficult to deal with than the old one.

The ice mage reluctantly sighed, relinquishing control of the conversation to the nearly frantic girl. Her eyes were telling him he should prepare himself, much like his own gut had told him long before. Gray was not all that intuitive of a person, but when there was an uncharacteristic change in Juvia's demeanor, it mean something.

The water mage could feel her heart start to race. She was not ready for this in the slightest, but if there were ever a time to say it, it was now.

"Gray-sama, back at the Magic Games, a lot of things happened….." The ice mage nodded his head, truly believing that this conversation was finally going in the right direction. Though it was an awkward topic of discussion, he knew there were things that had to be said.

"I…." She tried to control her breathing. Second attempt. "I….." This was getting ridiculous, her concern for Gray's feelings were becoming a road blocker, and it was making them both impatient.

"Yes?" He said trying not sound irritated.

It was time for her third and final attempt. "Well you know this is not easy to say."

"Don't hold back what's on your mind."

The nervous girl's drifted over to the trashcan, finding a target to displace her eyes away from the man she loved. For one distracted moment she realized she would have to recreate the name list that she worked on for so long.

Turning her attention back to Gray she finally said it. "I slept with Lyon-sama." She paused to make sure the poor guy didn't spontaneously combust. "Juvia's expecting." She spoke softly but the walls around them gasped and for a minute the earth stopped orbiting the sun and the planets were all misaligned.

These were life-changing words, no matter how they were said. The pregnant mage could have said it in the gentlest way possible, and it still would have caused the man to almost drop dead. The pregnant girl waited for the information to catch up with Gray, who's reaction was thoroughly delayed, to the point that she half wondered if his heart had stopped.

"…"

"Did you hear me?"

"….."

"Please say something Gray-sama. Juvia needs you to say something." She begged, though not entirely wanting to hear what he had to say to her confession.

"…..how far along?" He mumbled, feeling dizzy.

"Excuse me?"

"When did this happen?"

"The last night in Crocus. Juvia had a little bit too much to drink…."

The ice mage's eyes suddenly widened. "Juvia? What the FUCK kind of BULL are you talking? This is NOT funny!" He shook his head in disbelief.

She started to move away from him, slightly uncomfortable with his reaction. "I'm sorry, did you think Juvia finds this funny?" She said with a surprising sarcastic and cold edge to her voice.

Little by little they were inching towards the "climax" of their argument, which had not even come yet, despite the news. But it was hard for the ice mage to say what he wanted. The girl might as well have stabbed him and thrown him into the ocean with Ur.

"Why?" Was all he could manage to say.

After all the training the water mage had done to hold back tears, it was all in vain as they spilled down her face.

"Juvia was drunk so…"

The man stood up. "No." The unsettled girl looked up at the man who was riddled with confusion. "Why are you bringing up that bastard, Lyon? Is that just you're sick way of being cruel? You're not making any sense!"

"Well, what do you expect? Juvia has to use his name, since she thought you should know who-"

"Stop. just stop." The man turned to glance out the window, trying to compose himself. He kept his eyes fixated on the view of the hills outside. "Stop doing this. WHY are you acting like it never happened?"

"Like what never happened?"

He turned towards her and couldn't help but lose his cool. "Have you lost it?! We SLEPT together! How can you deny that fact?! You're pregnant!" He shouted, and instantly regretted it. Seeing the despair in Juvia's eyes made him hate himself, she more the slightly uncomfortable at this point.

"….."

"Now you're the one who's got nothing to say?" He said calming just enough to reassure her his anger wasn't anything to be afraid of, unsure if that was the cause of her silence.

"Gray sama…" Her head was spinning, confused at his intentions. "Why would you say that?"

"Because we did. " Gray took a seat back on the sofa and buried his face in his hands. "You're pregnant, what the hell… Wait, are you telling me that~that you slept with Lyon too?!" The information she had told him was finally really sinking in, giving rise to boiling rage under his skin. She truly believed it was the other man's baby. If this was true, it was his worst fear being realized; Lyon had had her.

That bastard had taken advantage of her while she was vulnerable, something Gray would never do….well at least if he didn't think that she would made the same choice had she been sober. The other man knew she didn't have feelings for him so would he really…?The dark haired man was seeing red. He wanted the other ice mage to die a slow and painful death. Yet even with the information that came out of Juvia's mouth, he had a hard time truly believing it.

No, it's not possible

Juvia's mouth was open but she couldn't sound out the words It suddenly hit her, a terrifying yet likely possibility; did she sleep with both of them? She had been drunk as fuck, and she was well aware of what she was capable of when in that state. If she could sleep with one guy on a whim… why not two? All that pent up attraction she had for Gray may have been projected onto not one, but two different people. Feeling faintish she started to lose balance and sat back down on the couch next to him.

He was firm with his claim and she knew he had no reason to lie. But this…this was not what she had expected to hear from his mouth in a millions years. Never did she even suspect she had been with another partner, let alone Gray, that night.

How did she move from being in bed with one mage to the other, in one night? And without the other one knowing? It was no use. She couldn't remember anything about Gray. Granted, there was a lot she didn't remember about being with Lyon, but that the last person she could recall in her memory.

"Lyon…..I swear to God he is going to PAY for this! How long has he known?" Whatever the truth was, the ice mage was pissed nonetheless.

"Well, Juvia told him a little after she found out. I wanted to tell you too but, things kept happening….." The blue haired girl instantly felt stupid when the words came out. She knew it was only her fault she didn't tell him sooner.

"BULL! You could have told me and you KNOW it! And Can you PLEASE explain why you're so sure it's HIS?"

"W-well that's what I thought! u-until now, that is…." She muttered under her breath trying to figure it out. " Gray-sama, I-I-I don't know! Please, you're confusing me!" She turned away from him, unable to handle the lack of understanding that showed in his body language.

"DON"T BE! You shouldn't be! I was with you! Come on! You remember!"

The girl closed her eyes and shook her head, the tears still coming. Suddenly she felt a warmth on her lips. She opened her eyes realizing it was Gray.

Why is he kissing Juvia right now?!

He took a step backwards. "Did that even trigger your memory in the slightest?" She shook her head still trying to process his random action.

Juvia found her confidence in all of this was, inevitably faltering. These conversations never went the way she planned, she was too hard to figure out for either one of the ice mages. Still, she didn't want their talk to go to waste, but it was going nowhere. "I'm truly sorry but Lyon…"

"SHUT UP! Don't say that name!"

"Gray….you weren't even around. I-I don't understand..." She left out his honorific, though not consciously aware of it. This wasn't going to work; her hormones couldn't take it. She stormed over to the door and opened it for him. "Please leave."

"Juvia, shut the door. I came over here to straighten this mess out, and God-dammit we're going to straighten it out!" He paused to get a hold of himself. "Shut the door." he pleaded one more time.

She was frozen in place, torn, leaving the door open in silence for a prolonged moment while her eyes glued to the carpet flooring. She knew he was angry, but she thought she saw a few tears in his eyes as well, which made her realize exactly what he was feeling about this . Still, the pregnant mage didn't think she could deal with it at the moment. He was lashing out at her because of the hurt. "Juvia said to leave."

"No! You've waited all this time to know where we stand right? Trust me, I wanted to believe that I only slept with you because I was drunk….. and as much as I want to deny it, that's not true! I don't know where you're getting all this SHIT about Lyon being the father, but believe me, that's all it is; shit! You were with me! Don't TELL me you were with him!" It was more of a plea than a statement. He wanted her to tell him it was all a lie, that she hadn't slept with Lyon.

"I love you, Gray." She uttered the words in the purest way possible.

He began to walk out, obeying her wishes. But before he made it all the way out, she asked the question. "Why is it so hard to say you love Juvia?"

"….." He stopped only for a second but he couldn't so much as look at her.

"Don't forget this." She said handing him the shirt which he had stripped off at some point during the visit.

"Thanks." At least he still had manners.

Juvia shut the door behind him and slid down against it onto the floor, burying her eyes in her hands, to cry her eyes out.

Apparently, she hadn't hit rock-bottom.

After spending a lot of time alone, Gray finally made another appearance at the guild, and Juvia was nowhere to be seen. He didn't expect that she would be. Honestly he couldn't blame her, if he was in her position he would avoid him too. Truthfully he did feel bad and he had to admit, he could've taken it a little better. But he also knew he had a right to be angry with her. She had purposefully deceived him this whole time. And to top it all off, she claimed to have slept with Lyon, of all people. She had lied and pretended it was okay.

But even with all the anger he felt, he knew that it must've been hard for her too. There was probably a reason she waited so long to tell him and he wished he wasn't aware of it. She was afraid of how he would react; she was afraid of his temper. Still, he had blown up at her, confirming her fear that he wouldn't accept the pregnancy. Yet, it wasn't the pregnancy he didn't accept, it was her denial of the truth that urked him, and the involvement of the other ice mage.

Lyon had been like a brother to him, but this kind of betrayal…. was unacceptable. It was disgusting to the dark haired man and he would not take it lying down. How dare he do something like this to him? No; how dare he do this to Juvia? Gray didn't quite know what to think of her claim that she slept with Lyon, but one thing he did know was that that guy was definitely guilty of something. It left a bad taste in his mouth.

Thinking back he realized that Erza had tried to warn him one last time before he went to see her. He didn't exactly knew what she knew, but either way the requip mage must've known something was off at the very least.

"Erza, I just need to see Juvia, I need to talk to her."

The red-haired woman looked worried. "Well, alright just this once, but Gray…"

"Yeah?" He asked a little impatiently.

"Don't blow up at her, it won't help anything. She's sensitive and it'd only make things worse if you overreact."

The ice mage felt a bit confused at her concern. He could get irritated, but not as easily as she made it seem. However, he didn't feel like probing more about what she meant. It didn't at this point, all that mattered was that he settle things with Juvia. Erza was one of his best friends, she was probably just being overly concerned about this.

"I'll keep that in mind."

"Her room is-"

"Yeah, yeah, I know which one it is." He said running off in the right direction.

"Hey, Gray." The ice mage looked up to see the pink haired idiot standing by him. "How's it goin'?"

"Aren't you supposed to call me a popsicle or something?"

"Yeah, you're probably right. But eh… don't really feel like it. So, have you t-"

"Yep." He said and took a sip of his drink. "She's pregnant. She's been pregnant." He didn't know whether it was meant to be kept a secret at this point, but he didn't care. It was just Natsu. The man waited for the fire mage to show some form of shock, but it never came.

"Sorry, man."

"What the hell are you sorry for? It's not your fault she didn't tell me sooner."

"Well to tell the truth-"

"Don't tell me….?!"

The dragon slayer wore a sheepish grin.

"You knew?! But how?! Why didn't you say something!?" Now it all made sense, why he cared so much that he slept with Juvia. Obviously, because Natsu received misleading information from her, he had originally thought that Lyon was the father. But the dark haired man knew it couldn't be true. He refused to believe that the bastard was even capable of impregnating her.

"You didn't ask! And I'm a dragon slayer, need I say more? I mean I don't know what's going on with the whole Lyon stuff but…"

Under any other circumstance, the ice mage would have started a brawl with the pink haired retard for not telling him what he knew before. Instead he let it slide. What did it matter anyways? He knew now and it was better to find out from the pregnant woman herself.

"Don't bring him up. I don't know why she's so confused but let's get something straight-she is pregnant because of me, not him." He gulped down more of his drink. "It sickens me to even think that he's involved in this whole mess."

"Do really know that? Let's face it Gray, she could've gotten tired of waiting for you and-"

"Shut up Natsu." He commanded calmly. Though he was angry with him, Gray knew he had to keep his voice down if he didn't want someone to hear.

"YOU shut up! And sheesh! I thought you and that other guy made up a long time ago! "

"Quiet...This isn't the same grudge anymore, Natsu, it's different. It's unforgivable."

"I don't understand though, you said there's no way it's Lyon's right? So why are you holding something against him if he didn't actually do anything?"

The ice mage glared at him, prompting the dragon slayer to defend himself. "Just sayin'!"

He had a point and the ice mage didn't know if he was just in denial or he was just so confused by it all that he didn't know what to feel. There had to be a reason she was so convinced it was Lyon's and he didn't want to so much as entertain the thought. Coming to the conclusion that he couldn't reach one,the dark haired man changed the subject.

The ice mage sighed. "So she never said anything about me to you?"

"Nope. She was pretty damn sure it was that Lyon guy's; in fact she was all upset that you weren't the father. I dunno what the real deal is, but she definitely didn't think it was yours for one reason or another.

That was it then, she wasn't playing games. The girl truly had no idea that she slept with him. Her memories were completely erased, leaving her to rely completely on his word.

She must think I'm crazy. But he knew he wasn't; there was no doubt in his mind that he knew what he knew. He couldn't make something up like that; he didn't have the imagination for it. To be honest he thought she was the crazy one.

"Well Alllllright, i guess you guys got issues to sort out, huh? Good luck with that."

"Yeah, fine, whatever." Gray said waving him off.

Natsu started to walk away but then stopped in his tracks. "I hope things get better for you two or… I guess the three of you." He said, sincerely. "Seriously."

"Don't say three." Gray was annoyed at the inclusion of the other light haired ice mage.

"Why?" Natsu asked, turning around.

"Because there are not three people involved in this."

"Yes there are." The pink haired boy argued.

"I said don't mention that bastard!"

"I don't mean him you idiot!"

"…...?"

Natsu looked both ways to make sure nobody was listening, and whispered.

"The baby."

A/N: Sorry, upsetting chapter. But it had to be done. Gray is the type of guy who can really react negatively to things. This is because of his feelings for Juvia. It would be troubling if he was just like "Oh, you're pregnant? Lyon's? Mine? Oh what the hell, who really cares who the father is! Have fun with your pregnancy!"

But nope he's pretty mad at her, but blaming Lyon as well. It's all because… deep down he's sensitive. He expresses it differently than Juvia.

So once again thank you to all my followers, favoriters, and reviewers. Words can't describe how much I appreciate it! But I still need to know your reactions throughout the story, so how did that make you feel? If you feel negatively about this chapter that is okay because Gray and Juvia are definitely going through a "rough patch". I didn't mean to make it angsty, but I'm also not afraid of heavy emotions.

Another thing, apologies if there are a lot of mistakes or any nonsense. I wrote this at 4 am. This was a doozy of a chap to write, and I am unsure of it, so do me a favor and review? Do you like it? dislike it? The more feedback I get the more I motivated I am to keeping going and update fast!