Chapter 6

Wendy smiled as she climbed into her bed, relieved that, for the first time in weeks, her stomach wasn't churning. Once she was comfortable, Wendy turned on her bedside light, pulled her lacrima from the nightstand, and dialed a number she knew by memory. Soon, a familiar face appeared, "Hi, Wendy, you're calling pretty late tonight. Is everything okay?" asked her best friend, Chelia Blendy.

Chelia and Wendy were the same age and had been best friends for 3 years. As Wendy stared at the screen, she noticed that Chelia was in her house and dressed in her pajamas. "I know. I just really needed to talk to you about something," said Wendy.

"It's fine. What's up?"

"Are you alone? I can't have anyone finding out about this."

Chelia raised her eyebrows slightly. Normally, Wendy didn't care who was around; this must be big news. "Yeah, no one else is here."

Wendy sighed. "I messed up… big time..."

"What do you mean? What did you do?" asked Chelia in confusion.

Wendy sighed again and whispered, "Me and Romeo, we… um..."

Chelia quickly interrupted her friend in alarm. "Are you saying that you and Romeo had sex?"

Wendy blushed and nodded.

Chelia laughed. "Tons of people do it, but it's not a huge mistake as long as you used protection."

"We did, and I'm on the birth control potion."

Chelia gasped. "Natsu let you get on that?"

"He doesn't know," said Wendy.

"Should have known. Anyways, it seems y'all covered all the bases, so what's the problem?" Chelia asked.

Wendy sighed. "The problem is I'm pregnant," she said quietly, trying to hide the fear in her voice.

Chelia gasped. "What? Did you just say you're… pregnant?"

Wendy nodded. "I took the test today, and Lucy found it later on. The two of you are the only ones who know."

"Lucy knows? Is she going to tell Natsu?" shrieked Chelia.

"No, she said she wouldn't, but she made it clear that I had to tell him sooner rather than later," said Wendy.

"Well, when are you going to tell him?" asked Chelia curiously.

"I don't know. I might try to tell Romeo tomorrow, but I'm scared and nervous." Wendy looked down.

Chelia sighed. "Wendy, Romeo loves you. He will be there for you no matter what."

Wendy nodded in agreement. "I'm still nervous, though."

"That's okay," said Chelia, "but I know you can do this."

"You're right, I can absolutely do this,"Wendy said firmly. Chelia nodded with a smirk, but it disappeared as Wendy continued, "But I'm still worried about telling Natsu."

Chelia sighed. "The sooner you tell him, the more time he has to come to terms with it. He needs time to process it and you have more control now compared to three months from now."

Wendy thought deeply for a minute and then spoke. "You may be right."

"When does Natsu get back? I'm assuming he's on a mission, or he would have found out when Lucy did."

Wendy laughed, "Tomorrow."

Before Chelia could speak, Wendy heard a sound. "Hold on," said Chelia as she got up to check it out.

Wendy heard the door opening and some people talking. Chelia returned quickly and said, "Wendy, I've got to go. Lyon is here and needs my help, but I will give you some advice before I go. Tell them both tomorrow to get it over with, and then you can figure the rest out later."

"Thanks, Chelia."

"Anytime, Wendy, and just remember, everything will work out."

Wendy nodded as Chelia hung up. She put her lacrima back where it belonged. As she fell asleep, she thought about what would happen the next day. Hopefully, it goes better in real life than it did in her dreams.