Times passes by fast. It's unbelievable for him his little Angel is now four years old. Honestly there is something that keeps him thinking over it again and again. The way everyone within the guild treats her is just allright. But if this continues she'll end up being a spoiled brat in the near future.
Shortly after he returns with his comrades from the battle with Fairy Tail back home, he gave her in a big ceremony her Guild Mark right infront of the assembled crowd. He chuckled when she tells him she wants it to have it at the same spot as Minerva and Yukino. So he adjusts it so that it will grow with her body until it would end up being the same size and shape of his own Guild Mark.
Besides preparing everything for the upcoming S-Class Exams he is busy convincing Rogue to look out for siblings for their little Angel. He doesn't matter at all if it will turn out to be another girl or a boy. He just wants this child to be theirs. Not some unknown orphan, who would carry some incurable disease around or would have something else they don't know about at all.
True, the two of them were once orphans too, before their parent dragons found them and right after the moment when they were left in the believe they killed their fathers. So therefore he can understand at all, why Rogue suggests they should simply adopt one from the local orphanage. Still, in his eyes it wouldn't be the same. It wouldn't be like back four years ago, when Rogue looked even as a woman so ravishing, he couldn't withstand this imperative temptation at all.
So he's more than happy when Yukino agrees to help them out in this matter. It's really important for him, that Rogue stays the ,mother' within his little family It takes three attempts of artifical Insemination for the Celestial Mage to become pregnant. He only finds it out after their return from Tenroujima.
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During the S-Class Exams that take place at the sacred ground of Fairy Tail's first Master as a resting place, both Guilds send a Team of the Mages nominated to participate. Mira is quite drawn towards his little Angel and helps him out to look after her while they watch over a Lacrima the outcome of the Trials.
Next to Gildarts and Erza she will face of one of the Teams after they advance into to next round. Deep inside he wishes to be at his mate's side to go through all this challenges but as a Guild Master he isn't allowed to participate in these Exams. So a proud smile rests on his lips when he hears the Shadow Dragon Slayer to advance further and further. Even Shirayuki seems to be proud to watch him win his fight against Mirajane with Gray Fullbuster at his side to reach the next round with ease. He won't admit it at all but he's quite jealous about the fact, that the stripping Ice Mage from Fairy Tail comes along with his mate so well. He nods shortly in agreement when he is asked if the two of them would make a nice Team.
Rogue belongs to him. The Shadow Dragon Slayer is his mate. Therefore he can't await the S-Class to be over as soon as possible. So he can have his mate right where he belongs to. At Shirayukis and his side. The last challenge of these Exams is a Tag Team Battle of the Teams who made it into the Final Round. It's Natsu-san and their lady against Gray and his mate. For the Fire Dragon Slayer no one really doubted him to come so far at all. Even with Gray most of the Fairies have counted as well to reach the Finals.
It is just the combination of the Teams itself that buffles them. No one really expected for Ice and Shadow to work out so marvelous. In this last Battle he really has to fight back his urge to meddle in this fight. Since the Daimatou Enbu he hadn't had the chance to challenge Natsu-san at all for a rematch. So therefore he's quite astonished when Rogue and Gray pull off the one most unbelievable thing for everyone gathered on this island: they manage to defeat the Salamander with a fine combination of Ice Make Needles and Shadow Dragon Scales.
This last spell his mate was using, he has honestly never seen him use it before. He watches proudly how their little Angel runs now towards Rogue to be picked up by him and he shakes his head with a smirk resting on his lips when he watches her clinging on to the Shadow Dragon Slayer as if she was afraid someone could take him away from them.
While he walks over and helps Natsu-san back on his feet he notices a familiar scent swirl around the fellow Dragon Slayer. It means only one thing. Natsu-san managed to find his mate as well. He is quickly filled with anticipation when the Fire Dragon Slayer promises him a rematch once both of them would be around in Magnolia again and honestly he can't await this fight at all.
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With Rogue now being a S-Class Mage his mate is allowed to take on more challenging and difficult Missions than before. Right at their return from Tenroujima Yukino awaits them with a beaming face. Those of their comrades, who staid back in the Guild celebrate the achieved Goal of the Shadow Dragon Slayer with a big party while his whole attention is now pinned at the Celestial Mage standing right infront of him.
„It worked out, Sting-sama, I'm pregnant" is she only saying to him and his whole face brightens up in an instant by this news. In a couple of months he will be soon father again and Shirayuki will have a little sister or brother to take care of. He ignores the calls like ,When will the wedding be, Master?' or ,Since when are Yukino and you a couple?' from his comrades quite well, because only Rogue knows the truth and only Rogue is the only one he would ever fall in love with over and over again.
In the first section of her pregnancy he's around her almost every minute. ,You are worse than to have a ravenous tiger around' was Rogue back then saying to him because he was full of anticipation and fear at the same time. But his mate was more then grateful to know him around during his pregnancy with Shirayuki. So in his eyes it's only natural to look out for the caretaker of his future son or daughter growing within the Celestial Mage's womb. He just needs to assure himself their child will be allright. While most of the Guild Members think he just decided to found a family on his own with Yukino, their lady defends them against those busy gossipers quite well.
In her eyes it's natural for her, that the Twin Dragons stay together. Even Yukino agrees to it and she also explains him why she agreed in the first place to function as surrogate mother for their child. She loves both of them as if they were here big brothers, so therefore she wants to do everything she can to help and make them happy.
To know both of them support his relationship with Rogue so strong fills him with relieve and happiness at the same time. He only told first Rufus, Orga, Minerva and Yukino about the fact that Rogue and him are now mates before he informed the entire guild about it. He needed their approval first or otherwise he would still have to hide his emotions for the Shadow Dragon Slayer.
Still, they need to talk about when and if they should inform their comrades about Shirayukis true heritage. One day for sure they need to know. Sooner or later they would notice who her parents really are when she will reach the age to start going on her first Missions for this Guild. Right know is more then worried because not only the Exceeds but also his mate and his little Angel are nowhere found within the guild at all.
Yukino tries her best to calm him down but it's no use at all. He's still worried crazy about them. When Minerva tells him to rethink what would be the trigger for Rogue to just leave with Shirayuki and the Exceeds without saying anything to him at all, he bites himself on the lips. He won't admit it easily but their lady is right. Currently it might look like for the Shadow Dragon as if he is focusing more and more on having a relationship with Yukino.
But that's not true at all. The reason he sticks around her is just because he wants to know how his son or daughter is doing at all. Back then he was able to question Rogue constantly about the wellbeing of their little dragon as his mate recalls their unborn child to be. So once his mate return back to the guild he's going to ask him if he wants to stick around and watch Yukino while he takes his time for Shirayuki.
„Sting, you need to give her a bit more of a personal space"
„But..."
„Everyone here is taking care of her as well as you do. Besides, if you start to neglect right now Shirayuki, she might become jealous of both Yukino and her firstborn"
is Minerva telling him with a smile resting on her lips and he feels her hand rest on his shoulder.
But these words from her also say a lot about their lady. It simply means to him, she really appreciates his hardship of being a father and raising Shirayuki. With a smile he nods in agreement, then he goes home and wait there for Rogue and his little Angel to return.
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Autumn is drawing near and Shirayuki is quite sceptic about the big belly Yukino now has. Due to the fact that her magic is currently not working she stays inside the guild and works hand in hand with Rufus while the Memory Make Mage continues his lessons in basic math and basic reading with his little Angel. The Celestial Mage tells her everything she knows about the constellations at the night sky and about the twelve golden keys of the Zodiac. When he listens in while doing his paperwork one question starts now to pop up in his mind. What if his future son or daughter inherits most of Yukinos magic? Then Sabertooth would turn out to have two Celestial Mages in one guild.
After she returned from her trip to Fairy Tail he has to promise her they will visit their ally by any given Chance. Later when he was able to talk with Rogue he felt like Minerva knows them two well enough to know how they would act in such a Situation. First he feels jealousy awaken in him when Rogue admits he was with Gray. But when his mate explains him they had a long and complex conversation about being in a relationship and about parenting he starts to relax deep inside.
He has to laugh when Rogue starts to tell him about Natsu-san and Gajeel being parents by now. It's something he couldn't imagine to happen for a long time at all. „I think, Gajeel knows who's daughter she really is" is his mate only saying to him and a proud smile appears now on his lips while he cuddles with Rogue. It will be not long to wait and their Team will grow with one more member.
When his mate is of on his first S-Class mission he spends most of his time walking around with Shirayuki through town. He asks her what she memorized during her lessons with Rufus and what she picked up during her two month stay at Fairy Tail. Besides the walks help to train her condition and next to it he can avoid doing the boring paperwork for a while. Yukino comes along too on some occasions and watches him train Shirayuki how to properly use ,Hakuryu no Houkou'. Until now he only showed her how to gather the light surrounding her and how to use ,Hakuryu no Tsume' and other attacks based on physical strength. „The baby just kicked" is Yukino now saying towards him with a smile and his whole face is beaming. So it would mean there will be another Light Magic user within this little family.
„Will I still be related to it if Yukino is the O-kaa-san of it?" is Shirayuki asking both of them when the evening draws in and they are on their way both to the Guild. „This is your future brother or sister growing inside of her so, yes you are related by blood" is he now saying to her with a proud smile while she holds on to his hand and to assure him she's ok with it he can feel the little bit of light outgoing from her wrapping around their hands.
„Lady Yukino, I ask you only to give me a baby brother, I don't need a baby sister at all" is Shirayuki now saying and he looks quite buffled at his daughter. Then he remembers something Rufus woke his interest into reading about it. It was a book about dragons from some renown mage who investigated those ancient creatures and in there was the information, that female dragons turn out to be the most jealous creatures among this kind. They don't accept any other female dragons around them at all, so they start to kill their future rivals while they are still defenseless babies. Hopefully their unborn child will turn out to be a boy or otherwise they would face a very hard time in the near future.
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It's cold and windy outside when he is with Lector and Shirayuki in the house. They sit infront the cosy fire place and he questions her what she needs to now for the upcoming test Rufus wants her to participate at the local primary school. Because if she manages to get at least 65 % of the questions right she's able to attend the first grade with next September. That's why the Memory Make Mage is so eager for her to achieve the mark of 100% at the test. Sometimes he wonders if Rufus knows what he wants to ask him. But then they grew up together in this guild and therefore they know each other quite well.
When Frosch appears he knows immediately what this means. He picks up Shirayuki, wraps her quickly in a small Poncho she just got as a birthday present from Minerva for the cold days and he rushes over with her to the Guild. He only needs to look at their lady and she understands right now. „Go, I'll take care of her" is she only saying to him and honestly it is now a relieve for him to know Shirayuki accepts the main part of Team Sabertooth to pick her up and even take care of her while both of her parents are busy.
Years ago this was kind of a struggle to both Rogue and himself, because she felt like being pushed away from her parents. But only slowly it got better over the years. Orga, Rufus and Yukino are the members within this Guild she startet to build up her trust quickly due to their own strong bonds of friendship towards them. But what surprised both Rogue and himself the most is the fact, that she accepted Dobengal from the first day he was babysitting her. Maybe their son or daugther will be the same. When he reaches the medic Rogue is right at Yukinos side and the Celestial Mage is in labor. Somehow he is a bit nervous and to show his support he takes her hand into his own while he gazes right at his mate who does the same.
A proud smile rests on his lips when Yukino now gives birth to a baby boy and deep inside he's more than relieved. So no intern struggle of Shirayuki with her new sibling. But then he's shocked to hear there is another one on the way. Yukino almost faints and he becomes a shade paler then he usually is, because he never imagined to be a father of twins. Rogue just assures him everything is fine when three minutes later another boy is born.
The Shadow Dragon Slayer has to support him and he guides him over to a chair to sit down for a moment. Then the nurse hands him the youngest of the twins who is pitch-black as the night itself. While the newborn baby boy rests in his arms his complete look is changing into a normal looking baby with pale skin and pitch-black hair. He can't believe it. He only wished to have another child with Rogue so that Shirayuki will not be on her own any more and now they are blessed with twins. Just in this moment when Rogue sits next to him holding the older twin in his arms he leans his forehead at him and smiles. Now they only need to figure out how to name them and how to prepare their comrades for the news of two more Dragon Slayers being in the Guild next to Shirayuki and themselves. This can turn out to be quite amusing.