*Yukino Eucliffe*

Yukino was worried, when Lucy called and invited her and Sting over to dinner she didn't know what to think, but she came. As she and Sting walked the streets of Magnolia, she wondered.

They got to the door and Sting knocked. Lucy answered the door and greeted Sting and Yukino with a smile, "Hey guys! Come on in! Everyone's sitting in the dining room." They followed her into the dining room, there was a long table Natsu was at the head Lucy to his left with their daughter Nashi beside her. Yukino had always wanted a daughter. On the other side sat Natsu's sister Wendy and her boyfriend Romeo. Lucy told them to sit beside her across from Wendy and Romeo.

Lucy had fixed spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread, it was good. "So Sting how is Sabertooth?" asked Natsu.

"Good! Is it true that Makarov is retiring?" Asked Sting.

"Yea, passing the guild on to Laxus," said Natsu.

"So Yukino, um I love having you over, but that isn't the only reason we invited you and Sting over," said Lucy.

Sting looked at her then looked back at the people sitting around the table, "Well, why did you invite us over then?" Asked Sting.

"Well, I know you guys have been trying to have a baby for a long time," Lucy began. She couldn't believe it Lucy was spilling her personal problems to everyone. "And I don't know if you guys have considered any other options, but we might be able to help you."

"What are you talking about? Help us?" Yukino questioned.

Wendy shifted in her seat then looked at Sting and Yukino and said, "I don't know if any rumors have spread to Sabertooth, but I'm 3 months pregnant. It wasn't planned, we used protection, but it happened and me and Romeo have decided not to keep the baby. We can't give this child the life it deserves, so we decided we want to give it up for adoption." Yukino was surprised. This was not what she expected. "When we told Lucy and Natsu that we decided on adoption, she told us that she knew a couple who might adopt the child. They would make excellent parents and we knew them. She also said you would let us be semi-involved in the child's life. We were wondering if you would adopt this baby?" Yukino was flabbergasted, adopt Wendy's child. She and Sting had discussed adoption, but she always wanted her own baby. They had tried for almost 2 years, but they only got broken hearts. Yukino has had 4 miscarriages in 2 years and 1 still birth. She looked at Sting and he looked just as surprised.

"Wendy, this is a big decision. Would you guys mind giving us some privacy?" said Sting.

"Sure," said Lucy, "Natsu, why don't you, Wendy and Romeo go clean the kitchen while I bathe Nashi."

"Ok," said Natsu and he walked into the kitchen.

"You can talk in the living room, I'll be upstairs." Said Lucy as she and her child headed for the stairs.

"Yukino, this is what we have been talking about now we can finally have a child." Said Sting happily.

"But it's not our child Sting, it's Romeo and Wendy's and it will always be theirs." She said.

"Yukino blood doesn't make a family, I'm adopted, so is my brother but you know something we're still brothers. We may not have the same biological mom, but the person we call mom is the only mom we know. Wendy and Romeo can't raise this child, they can't give it a good life and they think we can. A baby of our very own. Come on Yukino what do you say?" Said Sting.

She thought about it he is right. Wendy and Romeo can't care for this child, but Sting and Yukino could. It wasn't exactly what she always dreamed of but it was a baby. Their baby.

"Yes!" She said happily.

"Yay!" Said Sting and ran to her and spun her around. "Let's let them know." Said Sting.

They walked into the kitchen, Natsu was at the sink washing, Wendy next him rinsing and Romeo was drying and putting up the dishes. "Wendy," Yukino said. She turned around and Yukino saw the small bump at her stomach. "We decided that we will adopt the child and we want you and Romeo to be in it's life as much as you choose to be."

"Thank you Yukino."

"Well we need to be going, but call us if you need anything." Yukino said as she left, she was so happy!

*Wendy's pov*

Wendy was glad that Yukino and Sting decided to adopt the child, but it still hurt because even though she couldn't see it she loved this child.

~time skip ~

*Wendy's pov*

Wendy was now 5 months pregnant, her baby bump was noticeable in any clothes she wore. No hiding it now. Wendy had a doctors appointment today, she would find out the gender. Yukino was coming, she wanted to be happy for her but it's hard. She was in the office waiting for her appointment with Lucy and for Yukino to get there. Just then she felt something, she put her hand to her stomach and felt it again. Her baby was kicking. "Lucy," she whispered, "the baby's kicking." She said.

Lucy put her hand to Wendy's stomach and felt the baby kick. "Yea, he or she is active today." Lucy said. The moving stopped and 5 minutes later Yukino came in and sat with them. They called Wendy's name and they all went back. Wendy laid on a bed and the doctor put a cold gel on her stomach then begin to start the ultrasound.

"Well Wendy," said Dr. Jackson, "she looks healthy."

"She," gasped Wendy.

"Yes a girl." Said the doctor.

"That's wonderful," said Yukino.

After the appointment they all went out to eat and then back to the guild. Wendy didn't talk to many people about how she felt towards the adoption. She talked to Romeo, Chelia, and surprisingly Juvia listened to her problems and acted like she understood. Maybe it was because she's pregnant too and she could never imagine giving up her baby and can fathom Wendy's pain. Wendy wanted to talk to Lucy or Natsu, but they both acted like the adoption was amazing and everything was gonna be fine, so Wendy played along. When she walked into the guild she sat down at a table with Juvia, Gray was off on a job. "It's a girl," said Wendy.

"Oh Wendy, I found out I'm going to have a boy!" exclaimed Juvia.

"That's wonderful Juvia, Yukino is excited too, she's always wanted a girl." She said.

"Oh Wendy, I'm sorry tell me all about it." said Juvia.

Wendy talked and talked, but in the back of her mind she kept wondering, am I making the right choice?