"Where are the diapers?" Lucy asks.

"In the first drawer," Natsu answers.

"Where are the extra clothes?"

"In the second drawer."

"And where are the toys?"

"In the third drawer."

"Natsu, be serious!" Lucy whines, lightly smacking him on the shoulder. "The toys are in the fourth drawer!"

"That's what I meant," Natsu replies smoothly. He grins at the scowl she sends him. "Don't worry, Luce! There's no way I'd forget where any of Nashi's things are! I got it all under control."

Lucy shakes her head, not liking how nonchalant his tone is. "Maybe I should cancel it," she admits hesitantly while grabbing her phone. "Let me call Levy."

"No way!" Natsu proclaims as he snatches the phone away from her. "This is your first day off since Nashi was born, and you deserve it." Before she can argue any more, he directs her to the front door and gently nudges her outside of their home. "Now, go."

"But—"

Not letting her say a word, Natsu leans in for a chaste kiss. "Luce, trust me. I can handle Nashi on my own. I've seen you do it plenty of times. Now it's my turn."

"I-I guess you're right," she reluctantly agrees. She can't hide the cheery bounce in her step as she begins to leave. "Call me if anything happens! I'll be back in a couple of hours!"

"See you later!" he calls out to her.

"Also, don't forget! You are not allowed to show Nashi your powers yet!" she reminds him.

Natsu has to use all his strength to hide his pout. "Okay, got it!"

With that, he waits for his wife to walk away until she has reached the end of the street. By the gray clouds swirling in the sky, it seems as if it might rain later today. Hopefully, Lucy will be home by then.

"Well, it's just you and me now," Natsu states after shutting the front door and heading towards the crib. He smiles at Nashi once their eyes connect. Being three months old, Nashi is able to return the sweet smile. It's always enough for warmth to flood inside his chest.

However, as if someone has snapped their fingers, Nashi's eyes start to squint. Natsu has lost count on how many times he has seen this expression.

"Don't cry!" he exclaims, cautiously throwing his hands up in front of him. "Let me put this thing on so I can carry you around."

Turning to the wrap Lucy laid out for him, he blankly stares at it for a few seconds. He forgot to ask Lucy how to put it on, but it resembles a reversed backpack, so it can't be that hard. Right?

"How the heck do I put this thing on?" he grumbles to himself, his arms tangled through the straps. He doesn't realize how much time he's taking until Nashi wails out her infamous cry.

"Just a few more seconds," he nearly pleads to her cries though his arms seem to be going nowhere. It isn't until Nashi's face has become flushed when he removes his arms, tossing away the wrap. "Forget this. I'll just hold you all day. I don't mind!"

As expected, Nashi's cries disappear and are replaced with a content smile seconds after Natsu carries her around the house. He lets out a scoff, shaking his head. "You just wanted to be held, didn't you?"

He doesn't mind giving all his attention to his daughter, but what he does mind is the slight soreness in his arms after carrying her for thirty minutes. He has no choice but to set her down on the couch.

"I just needed a little break," he explains sheepishly to her curious eyes. "Hey, how about some TV? Let's watch TV together."

Switching on the TV, Natsu is only able to enjoy about two and half commercials before Nashi begins to cry once again.

"So I need to do all the work, huh?" He picks her up while gently rocking her to calm her down.

He thinks that the soothing gesture is working, but soon enough, she has become entirely dependent on his arms. If she isn't being held, the waterworks inevitably pour.

"Sorry, Nashi, but this isn't going to work," Natsu breaks the news to her. His biceps feel like they're on fire. He sets her back down on the couch. "Let's play your favorite game!"

Only four rounds of peekaboo have passed when the tears begin forming once again.

"Wait!" he suddenly realizes. "You're hungry, aren't you?"

Natsu can actually see Nashi's eyes light up as he brings her to the kitchen and holds up her milk formula. Since she wants to be connected to the hip, he has no choice but to clumsily make her milk one-handed.

"That's better," Natsu sighs in relief once he has started feeding her. He sits down on the couch, holding the bottle for her as she gulps it down. It doesn't take long for him to notice how quickly it is for her to become sleepy.

Her eyelids begin to drop every couple of seconds, and Natsu can't help but be mesmerized. They blink at one another as he lightly massages her forehead with his thumb.

"You know, when you were in your mom's tummy, I was obsessed with you," he tells her softly. "When I felt your first kick, I didn't want to wash my hand again. Your mom made me wash it eventually, though. Also, she doesn't think newborn babies like candy, but I swear they do. You do, right?"

Of course, Nashi isn't capable of responding, but he swears he sees her nod. Natsu sends her a satisfied smile in response. There's a moment of silence between them, Nashi is seconds away from falling asleep, and that's when it happens—a rumble of thunder.

On cue, her eyes immediately widen in surprise. Natsu's eyes match hers before he begins to hum faintly to her, gently rocking her.

"Don't worry. It's just a little rain," he assures her, ignoring the lightning that illuminates the entire house.

Nashi is just about to fall asleep, and he's not letting the weather ruin his plans. Yet the weather seems to be doing just that because her lips begin to quiver.

"Don't cry, there's nothing to be afraid of," he insists, still using a gentle tone.

Nashi's lips only tremble even more, and there it is—the squint.

"Hey, look at this!" Natsu says brightly, lifting a finger in the air. A dim flare appears on the tip of his finger. He makes sure his fire isn't too warm for her. "Cool, isn't it?"

He can see the interest swirling in his daughter's eyes, similar to when Lucy is reading one of her favorite books. Natsu doesn't think his heart could be so warm, but it is.

"Lucy won't mind this," he states confidently. "I don't think, at least."

He is so absorbed into his daughter's intent expression that he doesn't hear the door unlock after several minutes. Lucy enters the living room, her jaw immediately falling to the floor. Natsu swivels to her in surprise.

"Wait, Lucy, I can expla—"

"I told you not to show her your powers!" she proclaims.

Alright, so he was wrong about her not minding, but he's definitely not wrong to think that Lucy and Nashi are the best things that have ever entered his life.

And he promises that one day he'll be able feed his daughter candy and she's going to love every second of it.

And that concludes this marvelous week of fluff. :') Ahh, I never thought I'd be able to write Natsu babysitting Nashi, but the time has come! My chest feels so fuzzy. I love this family so much omg.

But alright, now I have an announcement that I don't even want to type but sigh I must

I will be on hiatus until further notice.

Senior year has hit me so hard, and I didn't think college would flood my mind so quickly, but it has. Thankfully, I know what I want to do (I think) and where I want to go (I also think) but of course the university I want to go to is competitive and requires all my focus.

I've tried juggling school and fanfics for the past few years. It stresses me out more than it should, honestly. I don't have time to be setting aside two hours to write some parts of a fic anymore. It's just unrealistic.

So here I am, after two and half years on this site, taking my first, official hiatus. You are all more than welcome to send me PM's, but I probably won't respond to them as fast as I usually do. I just really need a break from this.

But I will be back someday! Not sure when, but... Someday, for sure. :-)

For those of you who are new to my fics, lucky for you because I have 17 other stories for you to read in the meantime!

For those of you who have been here for a while, thanks for sticking with me for so long. I feel like I've grown with you all.

If you have a tumblr, you can follow me! My username is amehanaaa. I'll be much more active on there.

Anyway, this is getting longer than I'd like, and I'm sure half of you have given up reading on this lmao. But if you're still here, thanks for spending this week with me. I hope you had just as much fun as I did :')

Well, until next time, guys! Take care. ~