Time for bed
"…"Lucy eyed the little boy rolling on her bed. Sure she agreed to the idea of acting like a mom, but…how do you act like a mom?
"Mama, where's papa?" the little boy asked. Looking into his eyes, Lucy couldn't suppress a smile.
"His coming" it was amusing to know she's acting 'parent' with Natsu. The 'dad' didn't seem to have any idea what to do, except teach the little one how to roar.
"Lucy!" a shout and a knock were heard. She sighed and headed for the door. When she opened it, no one was there. She looked outside, searching.
"Mama, papa's already inside" Nalu informed, still rolling on the bed.
Lucy turns her head and sees Natsu already preparing the sofa as his Bed. Lucy looked at him bewildered.
"Natsu said it was taking you too long to open the door and decided to enter via window" Happy informed. Lucy just glanced at the three boys supposedly sleeping in her house. How did it come up to this?
Flashback
"So, he sleeps with me?" Lucy looked at the rest of the members of team Natsu. They nodded without a second thought "Why?"
"Your House is more appropriate for a child" Erza said.
"Also, he's been clinging to you ever since" Gray added. Lucy looked below to see Nalu grip on her skirt. He has been following her wherever she goes. No intention to let go. The only time he did was when he switched to Natsu.
"I guess…" Lucy sighed. She looked at Nalu and smiled "Let's go home"
The little boy nodded his head and they were off. As they headed the door, he noticed Natsu wasn't following, he abruptly stop.
"Something wrong?" Lucy asked, feeling his tug.
"Isn't Papa coming?" Nalu asked.
"Natsu-I mean Papa…" she seriously isn't going to get use to calling him that "Lives somewhere else"
Tears formed his eyes "Are you two separated?"
Lucy gave an I-don't-believe-this look. They weren't married, or in any particular relationship!
Then it hit her. This kid thinks they're his parents…and they got to act 'parentally' meaning 'husband and wife'.
"You…you two live together…we use…to…to sleep together" With tears in his eyes, Nalu can sure get to Natsu.
Natsu went in front of him and gave him a smile. He smiled after rubbing his tears. Natsu then looks at Lucy.
"Guess a sleep over is up!" he grinned. Lucy just stared at him.
End of flashback
After brushing her teeth and taking a bath, it was time for Bed. Nalu was already cleaned up and was wearing one of Natsu's old shirts when he was young. The little boy kept rolling on the bed, enjoying its softness.
"Alright, time to sleep!" Lucy smiled, today was a weird day. A good rest could do her some good. "Natsu, you should take-" she turns to see him already dozing off to sleep. Nalu laughed.
"Did mama forget that papa always forget to clean up when mama comes in first the bathroom?"
"Oh?" Lucy looked at him, he was smiling Natsu's genuine smile. Her interest got the best of her tiredness "tell me, what else do you know about Natsu-I mean papa?"
The little Boy's smile turned to a grin.
"Well, in the morning, Papa tends to search for mama all the time on the bed! He sometimes panics if you're not there. Though you always wake up early to prepare meals"
"I see anything else?"
"Mama sometimes teaches me about spirits!"
"I do?" this got Lucy smiling.
"Uh huh, when papa is off to do work, mama teaches me about them!"
"Do you love them?"
"Yes!"
"That's nice to hear" without a second thought she kissed his forehead. Nalu became bashful and all too nostalgic.
Their conversation went on and on, Lucy getting more interested on how the Lucy and Natsu he says as his parents act. She found out that the three of them slept in one bed, Nalu always in the middle. Sometimes they take baths together. He said Natsu always teaches him Dragon abilities in the morning, by night Lucy speaks about the stars and the keys. He also mentioned they try to spend much time with him. They sometimes go on a mission alternately, though Lucy always has someone to escort her, Natsu doesn't want her going off alone. When both are gone with Erza and Gray, he spent the days with Mira or Makarov.
Early in the morning, Natsu suddenly wakes up. He looks around. Happy was sleeping on the desk. He looked onto the bed and sees Lucy sleeping silently with Nalu in her arms. For a few minutes, he gazed at them, and then Nalu's eyes opened. He stretched out his arms asking Natsu to lie down with them.
He was going to decline, but Nalu started tearing up again. Natsu was getting a suspicion he was just using tears as a weapon to get what he wants.
He went to the bed and lied across Lucy, who only stirred a bit, hair tangled and covering some of her face. With unknown reasons, he suddenly brushed strands of hair off her face. She stirred again, yet remained asleep. A smile went up to Natsu's lips. He ruffled Nalu's hair who was grinning at him and went back to sleep. Three of them dozed off.
After a few more hours, it was nearly noon. Lucy began to gain consciousness. As she opens her eyes, three pairs of eyes stared at her. She sits up and covers her mouth, avoiding shouting.
It was Gray, Erza and Wendy. Each had the same look on their face, a mischief smile. Lucy looked at them oddly, before looking at Nalu who was supposedly the only one beside her. To her surprise, Natsu was there two, right arm clung over to Nalu. Nalu on the other hand, was sleeping soundly, facing Natsu.
Lucy's cheeks went bright red. How long has Natsu been with them? How did he get to the bed?
"Lucy-san and Natsu-san looks like real parents with their kid" Wendy smiled.
"Sleeping together like that…Are you sure there's nothing between you two?" Gray asked, he looked annoyed.
"Lucy…Why didn't you tell us that you and Natsu…" Erza cuts off her sentence, her face blushing a dark shade of red.
'How did I end up in this?' Lucy asked herself as she gazed again at the two sleeping Boys. She had to agree, they look alike, more like father and son. A smile went up her face. The others eyed her once again, causing her to feel insecure.
An update…..finally! I should take care of my Nalu fics too…I've been gone way too long! Wah! Please review, and suggest anything else parent and child do when they bond together, it would really help!