Okay guys here is chapter 6! One two more chapters until this week is done but it has been so much fun! I really do love this couple and i also want to thank you guys for reading and reviewing!

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Chapter 6: Invitation

Cobra was done with life. After a year he and Lucy decided to get a place together and he was happy to be moving in with the woman he loved. But it had taken them so long to find a place and move in and now Lucy wanted to throw a house warming party.

Cobra had already made his displeasure clear that he did not want the entirety of their guild in their brand new house as it was sure to be ruined within an hour. Lucy however had made it clear that this was a custom she wanted to follow.

She had been all up in a tizzy about the party. She planned to have it in a week and a half and she was working on making sure she had enough food and that the house was clean and unpacked. All Cobra wanted to do was relax in their new bed. It didn't help that she was hiding something from him.

He tried to ask what but every time he broached the topic she would dive head first in to this party. Cobra was worried she was having doubts about the move. Maybe having doubts about him. He didn't understand her need for this party.

After yet another argument about having the house warming he dropped the topic. He pulled her close as he could feel her frustration. He sighed and kissed her on the top of the head. "Sit, I'll go make some dinner." She hugged him close."Are you sure? I can do it." He shook his head no and smacked her gently on the ass, nudging her toward the couch in their living room.

She had been tired lately and Cobra was concerned that she was running herself in to the ground with this party. He really should just drop it, let her have her party and stop arguing but really, when had he been anything but difficult?

Cobra sighed as he made dinner and resigned himself to listening to her stress about the party, and stress about this issue she refused to tell him. Lucy never kept secrets but for some reason she was keeping something from him.

The two ate their dinner in silence and even though they were arguing they made sure to tell each other they loved each other before crawling in to bed.

It was at least three days later and the argument seemed to be reaching a boiling point. Cobra was getting grouchy and he could hear her soul and the stress she was placing on herself, as well she had been working so hard and worrying so much she was making herself sick. More often then not Cobra found himself rubbing her back as she was crouched over the toilet.

This couldn't keep happening and one of them was going to have to break. He was watching her place invitations in to envelopes and write names on them. If they had to have this stupid party then why was she bothering to make even more work for herself.

"Lucy why don't you just make an announcement or something?" He watched her shoulders stiffen. She had been so concentrated on the invitations and that was all he could hear from her. "Because this is more formal and i want to."

Cobra crossed his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes. "Is this some bullshit about what is proper?" He couldn't read her so he was making an educated guess. He knew how she was raised and wondered if maybe this had something to do with it. "What are you talking about?" Her voice was dangerously low.

He knew that the stress and the sickness had been making her lose sleep and not only was she physically tired but mentally tired. Never before had she hid from him when feeling depressed. She didn't always ask for help but she would let him be there for her. This time she was building walls.

He didn't know if she was depressed but he felt the intense need to break down those walls. "You know what I'm talking about." Lucy groaned in frustration. "No Cobra this has nothing to do with how i was raised it is just something i want to do." He could hear the frustration and he couldn't help but push.

The fact that she had called him Cobra in their home with no one around instead of using his name really concerned him. He could see her shaking, could hear that she was upset and feeling sick. He leaned on the table. "Lucy if you want to do this party then we will do the stupid party but why make it harder on yourself?"

Lucy stood up and knocked the invitations off the table. "Why do you always have to be such an ass? Clearly i really want to do this! Clearly this is something i care about and instead of just helping me or staying out of the way you call it stupid and try to tell me not to bother?"

Cobra reeled, they had argued but he was so sure that if she just listened to him she would understand he was right. But he hadn't thought of it that way. Usually he knew when to push and when to pull back and just give in. But she had been so focused on this that he had just bull dozed ahead.

He looked up to see her gathering all of the invitations from the floor, tears leaking down her cheeks. "Fine I'll just toss the invitations, stand up in front of the guild and say 'hey everyone party at our house' then they can ransack the place and you can say i told you so."

Cobra was speechless, he watched her head to the garbage and his muscles unfroze. He made his way over quickly, grabbing her arm and pulling her away from the garbage and in to his arms. She resisted for a moment before collapsing in his hold and crying.

"I'm sorry. It's not stupid if it's important to you. I'm so sorry." He murmured in to her ear, soothingly stroking her back. The two spent the rest of the night on the couch just trying to relax with Cobra rubbing Lucy's back. After a while Lucy fell asleep and Cobra carefully shifted to get off the couch. He sat at the table and studied the list in his girlfriends handwriting. With a sigh he finished stuffing and addressing the stupid invitations.

Over the next week as Lucy prepared for the party Cobra tried his best to be helpful, tried to help her relax when she was stressed and tried not to worry about the secret he knew she was keeping. He hated seeing her have a breakdown, more so when it was his fault.

Finally the day of the party arrived and Cobra was just glad that he and Lucy would be able to get back to normal. As their friends and family entered the house he watched his girlfriend play hostess. Her soul was fluttering in excitement and nervousness. Everyone seemed happy and was congratulating them on their gorgeous home.

Cobra excused himself from his conversation with Macbeth to go get a drink and as he walked in to the kitchen he passed Lucy and leaned in to kiss the side of her head. Lucy beamed up at him before continuing the conversation with Levy.

"So what are you guys going to do with the extra room?" Lucy shrugged and peeked at Cobra, they hadn't really decided but had discussed using it as a spare bedroom. "While I've been thinking about that lately." Cobra paused at the fluttering in her soul.

For some reason this conversation was making her anxious. "You have?" He leaned back against the counter and took a sip of his drink. Lucy nodded slowly and smiled shyly at her boyfriend.

Cobra paused and so many things started to click together in his mind. The secrets, the stress, the fact that she was diving in to this party, just to keep her soul and thoughts busy.

Lucy must have seen the connections clicking in his mind and grinned, carefully placing a hand against her abdomen. "Erik come here."He didn't even blink at the use of his name in front of her friend and he walked over, letting her take his hand and pull him in to the living room with the rest of their family.

His brain felt like it was frozen and there was something so clear staring him in the face that he just couldn't put together. He watched silently as Lucy called for everyone attention. She placed a hand on her stomach and cleared her throat. "I wanted to invite you all here, not only to share our home with you but because I have some news." She peered at him nervously, "We have news."

She grinned down at the little blue haired slayer who was bouncing up and down in excitement. She turned to Cobra and cleared her throat. "I know we talked about wanting a family together. I also know that the talk was for our future, but sometimes plans change."

Cobra started to shake his head, trying to force himself to understand. He saw her recoil a bit and didn't even care that everyone was watching. "Lucy tell me." Lucy nodded and carefully placed the hand she was holding on her stomach. "We're going to have a baby."

A silence fell through the house and Cobra's eyes widened. "You.. We... A baby?" His voice broke on the last word and he watched her bite her lip and nod. He felt the anxiety and the regret for not telling him when they were alone.

A smile spread across his face and he laughed quietly. "A baby." He dropped to his knees and placed his ear on her stomach. He heard the smallest slayer giggle and realized she must have known, must have been the one to give the blonde the news. "How long?" He heard the guilt she felt and the relief at finally releasing the news.

"About two months. I found out not long ago. I started to get sick and we were so busy moving that i just put off visiting Wendy until everything had settled. I thought this would be a nice way to spread the news." Cobra finally had the last piece of the puzzle. She was always tired, she was sick, keeping secrets and throwing herself in to this party to stop herself from panicking and tipping him off.

Cobra stood and paused for just a moment before pulling her in to a tight hug. "God i love you Bella!" A cheer went through the watching crowd and the party was renewed with laughing, congratulations and so much chatter that he would normally hate it.

All he could think about was Lucy and their baby. He was so excited and he could feel the relief that he was happy. He pulled her in to a deep kiss and everyone in the house cheered.

Okay so that was Chapter 6, a little more tame than the last chapter lol. Tomorrow is Frost. Please review and let me know what you think!