It's A Boy!

Giving birth and raising a child is a new adventure that Natsu and Lucy must overcome.

Lucy gasped at the little plus sign. Positive. Life was about to change huh?

A knock was on the door. Mirajane's voice floated through. "Lucy? So what was it? Tell us!"

Lucy sighed. Natsu was out on a three-week mission with Gajeel probably arriving back at any moment, she wanted to tell him first but these girls were too persistent. After throwing up randomly, having dizzy spells, and being overall fatigued, the girls at the guild had noticed and had forced her to take a pregnancy test. Funnily enough, Mira had a whole stash of them under the bar for emergencies like this. Lucy had a feeling she already knew the results based on her symptoms, but it didn't hurt to double check.

And of course it was positive. She was pregnant with Natsu's child.

She tried not to freak out. She took a deep breath, I mean honestly, Lucy, you've been married for two years and stopped using protection, this was bound to happen sometime- you're lucky it didn't happen sooner. She was pregnant. It wasn't that strange just, new is all. A new challenge, a new adventure.

Erza's voice echoed through the wooden door of the bathroom. "Lucy I insist that you tell us the results immediately."

The underlying threat in her voice made Lucy dash to the locked door and open it wide. She smiled sheepishly and held up the little stick, showing the outcome. She refrained from covering her ears at the high pitched squeals that came from all the girls.

She pleaded, "Guys please keep it down! Don't let everyone know just yet. I want to tell Natsu first. He should be back soon, probably today." Despite her plead, they all went on shouting anyways.

Levy bounced up and down. "I'm going to be an aunty! I can't wait!"

Mira had a glint in her eyes. "Finally a baby! I assume I will be godmother of course?"

Erza rounded on her, immediately holding a sword to her throat. "And why would you be godmother? You have a child of your own to pamper. And I'm on their team. It will obviously be me."

Levy stomped her foot, "I'm Lu-chan's best friend! I should be godmother!"

Lisanna chuckled sweetly, "I think I'm in the running too. I was Natsu's best childhood friend after all."

Wendy shyly spoke up, "I wouldn't mind being a godmother..."

Juvia was also in the fight, not wanting to be outdone. "Juvia and Gray-sama should be the godparents!"

Erza scoffed, "You caught the bouquet and you call godparents? Absolutely not! Perhaps Gray will be godfather, but I will be the godmother!"

Juvia gasped, "Are you trying to steal Gray-sama from Juvia?! And Erza was maid of honor, that should be enough!"

Erza rolled her eyes. "Why would I steal your idiot husband? I have my own fiancée. And if you are maid of honor it is only expected to be godmother as well!"

Lucy awkwardly spoke up, "Um... guys... Please keep it down..." The shouting was starting to make her head pound.

Cana got into the argument too. "Oi I'd be a pretty rad godmother!"

Levy narrowed her eyes. "I refuse to let my godchild be taken care of by a drunk like you! Gajeel and I will be godparents!"

Mirajane placed her hands on her hips. "I doubt Gajeel would even want to be godfather. Laxus and I would be better. We already have a child so we know how to take care of kids!"

Levy wrinkled her nose. "As if Laxus would want to be godfather! Natsu and Gajeel are like dragon brothers!"

Juvia shouted, "Gray-sama and Natsu are best friends since childhood! Gray-sama is better than Gajeel-kun!"

The vaguely heard and ignored a shout of indignation from some corner of the guild: "Oi what'd you say Rain Woman?!"

Lucy again tried to intervene, still feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the shouting. Was it hot in here? "Ah we're all family here you know? I love you all dearly, I'm sure we can figure this out..."

The girls continued to argue, not paying Lucy any mind. Wendy tugged on her sleeve. "Lucy-san? You look a little pale. Do you need to sit down?"

Lucy smiled warmly at the petite teen, waving her off nonchalantly. "Oh no I'm fine Wendy-chan!"

Levy ran up to Lucy, grabbing her hand. "Lu-chan! Tell everyone that you'll make me godmother!"

Lisanna grumbled and crossed her arms, feeling defeated. "If this were Edolas, Levy wouldn't have a chance. I'd definitely be godmother over there."

Cana cackled, swigging down some whiskey. "This ain't Edolas! Although I think I'll step down from the running. If I'm honest, I'd probably be awful with kids."

Mirajane, ever the matchmaker, smiled coyly at Cana before going to refill Wakaba's empty mug. "Still having a hard time convincing Bacchus that? How many times have you turned down his proposals hmm?"

Cana's already red cheeks blushed deeper as she shouted after the retreating Mira. "He should figure out the definition of casual sex! I ain't gettin married and he should get over it and move on!"

All the girls rolled their eyes, as if saying 'Keep telling yourself that sweetie'. They knew the two drunkards were heads over heels for each other. It was only a matter of time before Cana caved.

Juvia crossed her arms. "If Cana steps down then Juvia is closer to being godmother!"

Levy smirked. "Juvia, if you want to take care of a baby so badly, why don't you just ask Gray to give you one?"

Juvia clasped her hands on her face, gasping and smiling happily, running off to find Gray somewhere in the guild.

Lucy felt like she had a thin layer of sweat on her body now, perhaps she should sit down. She was starting to feel light-headed too. That couldn't be good...

Erza addressed Levy, "That was a good tactic to get rid of her. Too bad it won't work on me. Jellal and I are not yet married since he just won his trial against the Council recently. It was only after he was freed that he proposed to me."

Levy stuck her tongue out. "Gajeel and I aren't married yet either!"

Erza smiled widely. "Yes but it's less than a month until the wedding ceremony, which should have happened years ago if it weren't postponed so many times. Just a short few weeks. You could get your own child very soon. Jellal and I are waiting until next summer to wed."

Levy panicked at Erza's logic. "I-! I don't want a kid right away!"

Spots danced across Lucy's vision. Where was that chair again?

Erza scowled. "I'm their teammate! I will be godmother!"

"No! I'm Lu-chan's best friend! It'll be me!"

Lucy suddenly gasped and collapsed to the floor. She was out cold. Many guild mates shouted out her name, rushing to help her. There was one particularly loud yell from the front door.

"LUCE!" Natsu sprinted to his fallen wife, dropping his bags by the door. As he neared, everyone backed away. They knew better than to get in the way. Dragon slayers were fiercely protective and possessive of their mates, some had learned that the hard way.

Natsu cradled Lucy to his chest, lifting her easily from the hard ground. He glared at the girls around him.

"What happened to her?" He growled.

Erza spoke first, placing a reassuring hand on Natsu's shoulder. "Relax, Natsu. She just fainted. She'll be fine."

Mirajane smiled sweetly. "Yes there's nothing... wrong with her per se."

All the girls shot her a look, telling her to stay quiet. They knew Lucy wanted to tell Natsu the good news herself.

Natsu glanced at Mira. "What do you-" He cut off as his nostrils wiggled. He looked down at Lucy. He leaned in and inhaled her scent deeply. "What the?"

He continued to sniff Lucy. "Oi Wendy come here. Does Lucy smell weird to you?"

Wendy hesitantly moved forward, knowing exactly what he was talking about. She had noticed over the past few weeks while Natsu was gone that Lucy's scent had changed suddenly. She was concerned, and secretly scanned her body for any kind of sickness or harmful potion but instead had found that she was pregnant. Now Lucy's scent was a mix of her own and her child's. She decided to keep quiet about her discovery and let Lucy find out herself.

So how would she hide it from Natsu so that Lucy could tell him?

Wendy sniffed Lucy, recognizing the same mixture of scents. "Oh hmm. She does smell different. Let me see what I can do." She lifted her hands up and began healing Lucy. Really all she was doing was replenishing her energy and hydrating her- there was nothing wrong with her after all.

Wendy smiled at Natsu. "She's fine! Just fatigued! Perhaps she hasn't been sleeping well without you here? You know how worried Lucy-san can get. As for her scent, maybe she tried a new bath wash?"

Natsu nodded absentmindedly. He knew that wasn't it. It was odd. It wasn't like a scent overlaying hers, such as the scent of another person or soap. It was like her scent changed, mixed with something else. The only other time he could remember someone's scent changing so randomly and drastically like that was...

When Mirajane was pregnant.

Natsu looked down to Lucy again. Could she be pregnant? It would explain the scent. And why she would be fatigued. And it's not like it was impossible. Right before he left they had... Oh. Well that made sense.

A wide smile spread across his face. "I see..."

No, there was nothing wrong with her per se.