I am terrible...

Chpater 7 - Red

BEFORE

The plan was to catch the first train in the morning, but we had to miss it due to my bad stomach and sickness. It wasn't any better after the meds, though, and it deffinately wasn't any better after climbing into the second train.

I could finally understand all of the dragon slayers and how terrible one felt riding on something that turned your guts upside down and tied them in knots.

Erza kept looking at me worried, asking me if I needed anything or if we had to stop in the next town to see a doctor. Even so, I kept avoiding Gray's gaze and so did he.

Usually I get to enjoy the rides and never knew where we had arrived, but that day was my longest ride, ever.

Upon arriving in Magnolia I took my bag and got on my way home. I promised Erza to see her the next day after I got better. She wasn't going to let me leave without saying so.

Amusingly, I got home easily. As soon as I left the train station, I felt a lot better and my house soon came in view.

I walked inside and plopped on my bed. It wasn't messy at all, which usually accrued after a mission on which Natsu was absent. His smell was fading as well, it was usually strong in my apartment since he spent as much time there as into his own house.

I shook my head, standing up. My mind was getting flooded again with thoughts that I had sent away the past weeks we were on jobs.

I spent the whole day slacking around, moving from my couch to my bed, my bath and the reading place I made in one of the empty corners. I had put a pile of pillows on the floor, supplying as much comfort as I could get.

I got a book I had postponed reading and read untill I fell asleep.

My next few days were full of such experience. I just wasn't ready to go to the guild. I had to stop my mind from returning to the pink haired dragon slayer, which had been pretty hard when everywhere I went, something reminded me of him.

So I decided to play it safe for a while and just stop going there. Plus I still felt sick from time to time and it was always in the morning when I tried to get up, get dressed and get some stuff done.

I redecorated my home too. Changing all of my pillows, a new carpet, some new decorative flowers. I threw away some of the souvenirs that Natsu and I had collected on jobs.

After a while I felt fed up of my wardrobe and slowly began changing it. Giving clothes away and buying new ones. I even changed a room, that I used for stacking a lot of things that I threw away, and made it my writing office. I put an old desk I had in my basement and it actually got cozy enough for me to spent a whole day in there. Hot chocolate in one hand and pen in the other.

I was concentrating on a story of mine that I had started a few days back when someone knocked on my door. I took a glance at the clock on my wall, which also showed the date. Friday, 16th of September, 11.32 am.

I stood up and opened the door carefully, since most of my friends were people that just bargained in. It turned out to be a friend after all.

Levy walked inside of my living room, having a small smile on her face, but her eyes were worried sick.

"Hey Levy, I didn't expect you," I said cheerfully, looking down at my clothes.

I was wearing a really old t-shirt that was bigger than most of my other shirts and sweat pants that hung loosely on my hips giving me enough space to move.

"Well, Lu-chan, you didn't come to the guild for a whole week. Erza told me you have caught some kind of a flu when you were on a mission, but I still feel worried."

She sat on my couch, nervously playing with the hem of hem skirt.

"I am fine," I said and tilted my head. "But you look like something is bothering you. Care to share?"

Levy was not much of a talker, but she always talked to me as her best friend.

As she spoke, she somehow managed to avoid my gaze, "I am just worried. I am mean with all of the 'Natsu leaving' thing and you burying yourself in work."

I let out a sigh and slowly ran my hand over her thigh to calm her down a bit.

"I am fine, Levy, really," I smiled. "I don't even think it is a flu. I haven't thrown up since we were on our last job, I just get sick in the morning and don't feel like going to the guild."

"If I didn't know you this much, I would say you are pregnant, but it is impossible." Levy smiled widely. "I guess I was worried for nothing. Probably food poisoning and your guts are still sensitive."

She stayed for a little while more before going to meet with Gajeel for a job.

The whole time my head was swirling around the idea she threw at me. I wasn't fully concentrated at it the time she told me, but as I was left alone, my heart started beating faster and my mind wheels were on full speed.

I walked from room to room, until I made my mind, grabbed my keys and literally ran to the nearest drug store.

Natsu and I hadn't used protection! We were so drunk that we didn't care. And I hadn't stopped and thought for a minute about it.

I quickly grabbed the nearest pregnancy orb near the entrance, threw the money at the cashier and started running back to my house.

I was almost in when I tripped, pushed myself into someone and sent the orb flying. With a few swift moves, Gray caught me and ice made a hand to catch it.

"You sure are in a hurry," he said with a smirk and helped me get back on my feet.

My cheeks flushed and I was so in a hurry to take the packaged orb that Gray swung his hand and it landed in his other one.

He read the label, but sure needed time to proceed it. As soon as he did, his eyes widened and with a slightly unsteady hand gave it back.

"Lucy, what is going on?"

My eyes had started getting watery and I had to keep my hands pressed to my chest so I didn't drop the test.

And there we were, Gray and I, sitting on my couch, both of us waiting with our hands in our laps, eyes staring into the emptiness and minds drifting somewhere far from where we were.

The pregnancy orb was technically a hard shell, filled with empty space where one was supposed to pee and wait for it to change color. If you were pregnant it turns red, if not it remains blue.

I raised my eyes and saw it there, standing on the kitchen counter, waiting for me to see it and change my life.

I turned to Gray, never in a million years imagining that I would be there, in that moment with him.

It was red. I was pregnant.

I am sorry for the short and boring chapter guys, but you know, it had to be written in order for the story to continue.

I will try updating tomorrow. Don't raise your hopes tho.

Love you pumpkins

~Bria