Babies

As soon as the sun hits the short blonde eye lashes of a small little child, squished between his 'mama' and 'papa', sharp eyes opened to reveal brown orbs. Looking around to find the other two occupants still asleep, the ever excited smile that flashed that morning turned out to a frown.

Using his small hands he pinches his father's cheeks. Natsu who seem to be dreaming of bacon began mumbling. From his relax dreamy expression turning to narrowed eyebrows and mutters such as "No…I eat you...Not the other way around…bad bacon!"

Knowing full well he couldn't get his father to wake up, Little Nalu then turns to the peaceful slumber of Lucy Heartfilia.

Unlike Natsu who was lying on his stomach and already drooling on his pillow, Lucy was neatly facing her right, with her hands tucked to her head. A small satisfied smile on her lips.

Using his pointing finger, Nalu began 'operation: wake up mama'. He first poked her cheeks to which had no effect, and then he proceeded to her neck to which she twitched. He continued along the trail of poking her shoulder, hips and soon her exposed stomach. Her shirt had shifted upward exposing some skin. Nalu watched it with mild concentration as he poked it real hard, causing a startled Lucy to suddenly sit up, shifting sheets and let Natsu slowly, but surely fall to the edge of the bed.

Looking around, Lucy couldn't help but look at her stomach then at a smiling Nalu. Her brows were narrowed at him, silently asking for an explanation.

The only replied she gained though was big cheerful 'Good Morning!'

Looking around again, he eyes went down to the edge of the bed where a dragon slayer was slowly gaining conscious. At first he stared at nothing, and then he began blinking a few times before sitting up, his pillow now clenched between his teeth. He took in his surroundings slowly before in went to a complete stop at a not so amused Lucy and a very cheerful Nalu. He gave out a muffled groggy morning greeting.

Nalu managed to give him a very happy reply, but Lucy had a different greeting for him.

"Why are you chewing one of my pillows?" being a family sharing the bed (reasons already known), Lucy had to add an additional two sets of pillows, and right now, one of them was being murdered inside a mage's mouth.

Realizing something was in his mouth, Natsu just stared while Nalu tried to assist him in getting it out, the clothe managing to get stuck between his fangs.

Once it was out, he gave a clear explanation that wasn't actually clear at all.

"The bacons were resisting…had to fight back" He let out a yawn. This earned him a confused Lucy and an ecstatic Nalu jumping up and down and the thought of living bacon strips fighting.

All thoughts soon vanish though before Lucy could make a remark. Natsu's stomach began to grumble, and so were the other two stomachs in the room. And if anyone was wondering where the blue cat was, he is actually out, helping out Wendy running errands, of course a white female cat was included.

Since everyone just got out of bed, and the mother wasn't really in a cooking mood, the family decided to just let the Mira do the cooking for them, and so off they go to the Guild.

With Natsu to the right, muttering the course of food he would soon have running in his mouth; Lucy to the left, balancing herself at the edge f the river, a local fisherman warning her early in the morning. And let's not forget a Happy Nalu in the middle holding onto both his parents.

Walking down by the river, you couldn't help but get curious, and like any child was, Nalu spotted something that had caught his interest; a pregnant woman. He remembered himself poking his 'mama's' flat tummy and now looking at the pregnant woman, a question was beginning to be processed inside his head.

Once they had arrived at the guild. Everyone was calm and seems to be enjoying their own plates filled with assorted types of food. This was one of the times Lucy loved. As rowdy as they get, there would always be those morning blues that would make you think you entered the wrong place.

Sitting down by the counter, Mira went to their aid, a small notepad on her hand, and a pen in the other.

"What would you be having today?" she smiled at the three of them.

"Bacon!" Natsu cheered "Lots of them!"

"Bacon and Eggs" Lucy smiled.

"Eggs too!" Natsu added to his order.

Mira giggled and listed down the rest of their order before turning to a rather silent Nalu.

"And what would Nalu like for today?" Nalu raises his eyes from the counter top and gave a small smile.

"Pancakes with lots of syrup and juice" he said softly. As if his energy moments ago was actually false.

Natsu was too busy jamming his utensils on the counter with much anticipation to notice. But the serious look and behavior Nalu was giving wasn't gone unnoticed by Lucy.

Lucy was about to ask him, but soon their food arrived and Natsu didn't even have a pinch of manners as he just stuffed it all in his mouth. Thinking that it was because of hunger, though unlikely, Lucy began to eat.

Soon, both parents were already halfway their meal, but their once energetic son seemed still out of it as he hadn't even drank his juice and has barely touched his pancakes. Lucy began to worry.

"Nalu?" she started. Natsu stopped eating, hearing the worry in Lucy's call, and stared at Lucy before shifting full attention to a bothered Nalu.

The little boy looked up, his soft blonde spikes swaying. He gave the same confused expression his mother was making.

"Is something wrong?" Lucy asked.

Nalu then faced his food again, shaking his head.

"You're not hungry?" Lucy tried. But he just shook his head again, taking a small bite of his pancakes.

"Can I have your pancakes?" Natsu asked, his fork slowly nearing the plate, but with quick reflexes, Nalu just hugs his plate and shook his head, giving his father a look saying 'don't-even-try-it'.

"What's going on?" Gray and Erza entered the scene, two pairs of eyes wondering why a little someone was silent.

Lucy just shrugged while Natsu gave a confused look, Bacon dangling on his mouth.

Silenced enveloped them for just mere seconds as Nalu suddenly spoke up.

"Would it be ok if I ask a question?" he asked.

"Of course" Erza said, her arms crossed over her chest.

"But Mama once said that I can understand when I'm old enough…Is Nalu old enough to ask?"

Three pairs of eyes landed on Lucy, wondering what this question seemed to be. But Lucy just gave them a defeated look, having no idea what the boy was referring to. She certainly can't remember saying anything like that.

Deciding for the whole, Lucy smiled, and placed her hand on Nalu's shoulder "Of course you're old enough to ask questions, now what was that question?"

Everything went still by the time the words left Nalu's mouth.

"Where do Babies come from?"

The silenced lasted far longer than expected and so Nalu began rambling.

"This morning I saw Mama's tummy and it was flat. Then I saw a lady with a big tummy. She was talking to the man selling fish saying her baby was coming out soon. And since mama has a flat tummy then that means mama doesn't have a baby. And besides, Nalu is already out…so Mama isn't having a baby soon…Nalu's been wondering where babies come from cause Nalu saw a lot of man with big tummies a long time ago, but Papa said they didn't have babies there. And that those big fat girls didn't have babies too…so where do they come from and how do Nalu know if there's a baby or not? And where they come from?" Nalu then touched the side of his head, shaking his blonde spikes as he groaned "Nalu's head is hurting because of thinking…."

Erza was showing a dangerous shade of red. Her arms shaking as it was still crossed over her chest.

Gray began losing composure and began to fidget.

Lucy was also feeling a little too awkward as she began to stutter.

"Uhm…w-well you s-see...uhh"

Now while they were inside the awkward bubble. Natsu just laughed. A silly smile on his face as if the question didn't freak him out.

"That's easy!" he said, all too proudly as if he knew how to answer such a thing "they came from eggs!"

Nalu looked up to his father, confused "Eggs?"

Natsu grinned "Yeah! And they have that cool marking on them! And you just have to keep the egg warm then soon it breaks! A baby comes out!"

This got the other unsure if they should kick Natsu for comparing how Happy was born to a human boy or be glad he managed to make up such a story without intentionally knowing it was false knowledge.

However; instead of being satisfied with the answer, Nalu frowned and began thinking, mumbling at the same time the words "But she never broke from an egg"

As soon as his thinking was done, he looked up again at his father who seemed perplexed why Nalu wasn't satisfied. A new question came.

"But the lady with the fat tummy didn't have an egg. She was rubbing her tummy. Where's the egg?"

Before anyone else could make a comment though, Natsu had it all under control.

"They lay it!" he said, shoving a spoonful of egg into his mouth.

"Like a chicken?" Nalu questioned. Natsu only nodded happily, unable to reply verbally with a mouth full of eggs.

Nalu wasn't really buying the story and looked at his mother, another question in his mind.

"Does that mean Papa is eating babies right now?"

Lucy stared at him wide eye.

Erza remained pokerfaced.

Gray began to laugh.

Natsu…well, let's say this got him surprised and almost spit out the contents in his mouth.

"Nalu confused" whimpered a small little boy, eyes on his mother.

Lucy needs to come up of something and fast; tears were forming at the edges of Nalu's brown eyes.

"No…" Lucy stammered "Uhh, Don't cry...it's not like that…You see"

Before anything made sense from Lucy, Mira had come to the rescue.

"I Know where babies come from" Mira smiled. Nalu looked at her, eyes hopeful to get an explanation.

"You see" Mira started "When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much. A stork then comes to them"

"Stork? What do they do?" Nalu asked.

"They deliver little baby seeds that only can mommy's eat" Mira explained "Then when they eat it their tummy's grow big and soon doctors open the tummy to take the baby out"

Nalu listened with fascination "where do they get the seeds?"

"Well" Mira giggled. Even the others were listening now "it's a secret now. It's a special seeds that only the stork and daddy's know. And when you turn to a daddy you'd know"

Nalu then looked at Natsu who seemed to be buying the story as much as the little boy, his gaze turned again to Mia "So Papa lied to keep it a secret?"

"Yes, yes he did" Mira replied, taking empty and half eaten plates off the counter and went to the other far end. Regaining his cheerfulness, he looks up at his parents, a grin grazing his face. The others smiled in reply, thanking Mira in a silent way.

When it was time to go home, Nalu had come up to Natsu's shoulders for a ride home.

The three of them walked their way back to Lucy's home in a peaceful manner, Nalu humming once in awhile. But it wasn't all just peaceful, for Lucy that is. Nalu had gotten them to hold hands together, saying he was always at the middle and his 'mama' and 'papa' were never close.

Natsu was actually fine with it, humming along with a smile with Nalu. And also as an addition, Happy was joining them, but he settled on flying ahead, an excited yet tired expression on his face.

Carrying humans maybe something Happy was used to. But, carrying loads of items to be delivered all around town was no easy task. He was just glad that when they got home, Lucy had already promised him a piece of roasted fish she got from Mira.

While they continued on wards, Nalu just couldn't help look up as he spotted birds flying.

"Mama! Papa! Look!" he pointed. Watching the storks flew out of sight.

"Storks" Lucy smiled, watching them fly to the far off distance.

"I wonder if they are going to get seeds or giving seeds now" Nalu wondered, nuzzling his face onto his father's spikes. Nalu just ruffled the boy's hair from on top of him and began wondering himself.

Nalu spoke again, something that turned going home a bit of tense.

"Maybe someday mama's going to get another seed and Nalu will get a Baby brother or sister!" Nalu smiled.

"Babies? Seeds?" Happy questioned, confused.

This got both Natsu and Lucy stopping from their tracks and staring at a smiling little Nalu.

Soon enough they continued on, everything tense and oblivious to the little man and a blue cat.

When they got to the doors of the apartment, Nalu had left Natsu's shoulders and was now at the bed with a very confused Happy listening to his every word.

Lucy sighed and thought she deserved a good warm bath. But before she could move away a good feet, she felt a grip that stopped her. She looks at her hands and realized they hadn't even let go. Feeling a little flustered and red, Lucy tried to take her hand off, but Natsu who seemed to be troubled by something just tightened his grip; if anything he even squeezed her hand slightly.

Darker shades were forming on her cheeks when Natsu faced her, his eyes directly on her, a small confused smile on his face.

"Lucy…"

"N-Natsu?" Lucy wasn't really sure what's going on. But soon, Natsu began closing in on her. His body heat radiating to her, making her shiver. His face lowered and Lucy couldn't take it and closed her eyes shut.

She could feel his breathe on her neck, and that just made her weak on the knees. Soon, he began to talk. His words making everything she felt crash to the hard cold floor.

"Help me…I don't know where to get does seeds"

Opening her eyes wide, she gave Natsu a questioning look, using her free hand to push him at arm's length.

"What?"

Natsu just seemed more depressed "What if Nalu really asked for a baby…I don't even know where those seeds are…I don't even know a stork!" he whispered every words, making sure the occupants of the bed didn't hear.

Just the thought of her and Natsu and babies made her whole body turn red, and without another word she manages to free her hand and ran inside the bathroom. Running water sounding and water splashing inside.

Natsu just stared as Lucy scrambled away. His shoulders down, he groaned, still no idea where in the world he'll get such special seeds.

On the other hand, Nalu had just finished telling Happy his tall tales of where babied come from. And Happy's comment?

"Ehhh! Don't babies come from eggs!?"

An Update! I never thought I'd see the day! How long was I gone? Well, I would extremely like to thank everyone who still reads this! Thank you very much!