Chapter 10 – Why is always Natsu the first to know?

It happened sometimes. You told yourself a lie so many time that it's became the truth. And Bixlow knew it was going to happen to him. Lucy wasn't his business. Her child wasn't his. Yep, it was going to be true when pigs flew. He was scared of that time bomb. He hadn't told about it to anyone because he knew he was being a coward. Lucy needed him and he had let her run away. And he hadn't looked at Lucy in a long time, because he was afraid of what he could see.

On the other hand, Lucy had avoided Bixlow and Laxus. She didn't know what do to, and she was getting aware of her own state. She was pregnant and she was putting on weight. Still she had to gain a few kilos more. Her doctor had asked her to abort because her pregnancy was a risk pregnancy and she had been so scared that she had ran and she hadn't came back. It was her child. Not Bixlow's or doctor's child. It was her little sun. And she had to do more mission because she was on her 14th week and she had to save enough money because when she couldn't hide it anymore she would have to retire and her counts said it would be by her 24th week.

"Hi, Mira-san, I want to do this mission" She had though she could hide it with wide shirts and wide dresses. It worked for now "I will be out five days"

And her payment would be 100.000 jewels, so, she would have saved 50.000 jewels. She was so happy she jumped a bit waiting for Mira to reserve her mission.

"Take care of yourself while you're out, Lucy" She heard when she exited.

She had to find a book in the Ancient Library of Alexandria. It was more travelling that founding the book. And she wasn't going to take any risk. She caressed her belly with love. She was doing an extra effort for that little baby growing in her uterus. Without thinking she began to hum a lullaby. Would it be a boy? Would it be a girl? She was so nervous!

The mission took a little more than four days and she took another one two days after. Her vomits and nauseas had been end long ago but still she felt a bit dizzy sometimes and she had to stop whatever she was doing until it finished. And she was a bit worried because she hadn't gained enough weight and her pregnancy wasn't as it should. What if she lost it? It would be terrible! Because of this she wasn't sleeping very well.

"Hey, Lucy!" Natsu welcomed her with a paper of a mission. "Go on a mission with me! You have been going on solo mission and Happy miss you"

"400.000 jewel for defeat a dark mage?" Great, it was 200.000 jewels for her and it without a lot of problems "Sure. You want to go now?"

"You don't go" She had a shudder. It was a voice she hadn't heard for a month and still he had power over her "It's too dangerous for you"

"Is it dangerous for me? The only thing dangerous for me is you, Bixlow. So get lost, please and make me happy" She didn't look at him, he couldn't face him, not yet. She tried to go with Natsu but Bixlow caught her forearm "Let me go"

"You're not going." He growled. Why had he got up? He should have let it go to that damn mission.

"Because you say it? I doubt it" Natsu stepped between them, they had been doing a scene "You're not her boyfriend anymore, so you can't say to Lucy what she do or not."

"…You're right. Do what you want, cosplayer ojou-sama" And he left the guild. Why he cared anyway? If she went on a mission or not wasn't his problem. But he couldn't help himself but worry. Because she was pale and she seemed fatigued.

"Are you OK, Lucy?" Happy asked, he was concerned about her and it was so sweet she couldn't do anything more than nod. "Then we should go!"

She hadn't told to anyone anything about her pregnancy, and she felt a bit sad because they were her family and they had the right to know that she was going to be a mother.

"Hm…" They were on the train and Natsu was green and Happy tried to cheer he up. "Natsu, why don't you rest your head on my lap?"

He tried to move but he fall and stayed laying there. Happy laughed and moved Natsu to let him rest a bit on Lucy's legs.

"We will arrive in ten more minutes" And she would have to drag Natsu outside the train or he would stay there. "Don't worry too much"

In the end she had to summon Capricorn to help her with Natsu and her spirit didn't say a thing about her, because they spirits knew about her pregnancy from the beginning, they knew she hadn't tell anyone about it and even if they didn't support her decision of forget about Bixlow and her parenthood, they still were with her. Aquarius had tried to kill Bixlow for left her with that little problem. Loke was still mad and she hadn't been able to summon him since she left Bixlow's house. Gemini said it was because he wanted to beat Bixlow so badly but he didn't want to see Lucy sad. Virgo was very supportive and she had been giving her some type of celestial tea that helped her with her magic.

"You're pale, Lucy-sama" Capricorn caress her cheek "Have you been eating well? Resting well?"

"I have been doing a lot of missions lately but I'm fine, Capricorn, thanks for your concern"

"Call me if you need anything, Lucy-sama" And he disappeared. Natsu was recovering fast.

Who wanted to contract them was a young lady. She was at the park waiting for them. She had long wavy black hair and green eyes. She had pale skin. Natsu didn't speak so Lucy did all the negotiation with her. 400.000 jewel for a dark mage. And they could find him in a bar near the park. It was too easy for such amount of money. They found out why when he defeated Natsu with a single attack. He was an element mage! He was tall and well-built, with green hair and gray eyes.

"Open gat of the Lion, Loke!" She pleaded and pleaded and finally Loke came out with a 'tch' "I'm sorry for calling you, Loke…"

"Don't be, princess. You needed me" Natsu was getting up and charging at him again and again without results "But I will consume a lot of energy so I'm going back soon"

He didn't look at her but still she could say he was smiling a bit. She was happy with his behaviour towards her. Both men were attacking simultaneously and the thing was getting nasty. Soon the bar was nearly destroyed and people were shouting and running. She was getting dizzy fast but still she didn't call Loke, she was looking at them working together to defeat that mage.

"Lucy! You're bleeding!" Happy shouted and pointed her face. She was bleeding… Her nose… "Lucy?"

"I'm fine…Happy" She fall on her knees, she was having girdle pains and she had a ringing in her ears.

She wasn't fine and she was getting worse, finally she shouted with an especially painful girdle pain and when Natsu and Loke looked at her, the dark mage took advantage of their distraction to run.

"Natsu, take her to a hospital" Loke ordered and disappear. She had kept him too much time summoned and her magic wasn't strong enough for that.

Natsu wasn't sure what to do, so he followed his order and took Lucy to a hospital. He didn't know what was going on while nurses and doctor went and came constantly without talking to him.

"Hey!" He grabbed a nurse, it had been an hour since Lucy was admitted and he was going to lose his patience "What happened to Lucy?"

"Are you the father?" Father? He nodded even if he didn't know anything about father "It was an early abortion. The babies are fine, but we nearly lost them. The doctor will come to explain you the situation"

Babies? Happy was as lost as him while they looked to the nurse. What babies? Lucy had been converted into a baby? Erza was going to kill them both!

"Hi, I'm Doctor Kureda, please to meet you." A doctor greeted him in the lobby with a lot of papers and folders "I want to talk you about Lucy Heartfilia's babies. A triplet pregnancy is a high risk pregnancy and she hadn't been looking after herself"

"Wait…What babies? Lucy is pregnant?"

"Yes, aren't you the father?"

Natsu blinked. Once. Twice. And he fainted. He wasn't the father but still it shocked him enough to send him to a better place.