8 Chapter 8

Natsu's POV

It felt so good to hear Lucy talk to me. The days passed quickly and soon our new house was ready to be moved into. I had been packing things up on the days I could stay home with her and we talked so much about everything.

We also found out that we could send images by telepathy, the same as our conversations. So that was nice especially when I couldn't figure out what to call something. It also made my stories more interesting to her. I could tell her about whatever mission I went on or I could tell her about growing up. She really likes the little memories I showed her.

One day she asked me to show her my favorite memory I was a little startled by the request but I did finally show her. It was the day i first climbed into her bed and held her to me the night we first met. The memories I showed her would also show my current thoughts at the time at least the feelings. That memory was years ago and I already knew I loved her then. 

I didn't really know how to respond until I had images flooding my mind, it was the day we met. It was when I first broke the love charm that was used on her. Turns out the only way to break that charm was by seeing your true love. I laugh out loud, "if only I would have told you I loved you then."

'Then I wouldn't have gotten to have you as my best friend first,' Lucy responded. I smile at her. "Yeah, that was pretty damn great wasn't it?"

I carried our things over and unpacked on one of the days I was supposed to be away from her I figured this would be enough. I started panting when I realized I was starving. I haven't eaten much this week it's been seven weeks since Lucy started hibernating and even talking to her and making love had not really been enough. I think it's her actual voice I need right now. I groan and drag myself to the guild to eat lunch. Knowing full well she would get angry at me for not taking care of myself. I ate as much as I could force myself which was more than a normal person still but not nearly as much as I would have normally. Lucy is 17 weeks along.

I smile as I remember hearing their heartbeats and sense as they moved around inside her belly. It's so hard not to go to her. I go up to Master's office and knock on the door, I go in when he responds.

"I hope you have an update for me? I'm starting to go crazy not knowing," He says after I hit the silence charm.

I smile and chuckle at him, "Yeah, Luce is still hibernating but the babies are growing. I should be able to tell their genders any day now."

"Are there still only three?" he teased me.

"Yeah Gramps," I groan, it had become a bit of a joke with him. Thankfully it was not possible for me to impregnate Lucy again until after the current babies turn three years old after they hatch. I don't know why but that is just the way it is, and he knows it.

I smile at his teasing, it's really nice. It's still sad that he is the only person who knows that Lucy is pregnant but it's also a relief that he does know. I have been spending more and more time with him since Grey finally manned up and asked Juvia out.

It was kind of comical I watched as he asked her and he kept pulling his shirt off and I would send a very small flame at him and he would put it back on and try again. Until finally he asked if Juvia would go to the amusement park with him that Saturday. that was four weeks ago. He has not really cared about going on S class missions since then.

I sigh a little and Gramps noticed, "What's wrong Natsu?"

"I guess I'm just a bit lonely. Lucy is still hibernating plus I can't see her for another two hours anyway and Grey finally listened to me and asked Juvia out and it won't be long before Gajeel will ask for permission to ask Levy on a date so I have been avoiding him," I sigh again.

"Why would Gajeel need to ask for permission?" Gramps questioned.

"Oh, it's a dragon thing; all dragon slayers need to ask before they can take a mate, the King excluded of course, but I had Igneel's blessing for Lucy a long time ago," I explained.

"How did you get Igneel's blessing?" he seemed confused.

I smile at the memory, "Well when he first met Lucy he smelled her once and he said he approved. Lucy was both confused and embarrassed I don't know if she knew what he meant by it though."

Gramps smiled at me, "Well I approved too I would watch you two in the guild and even out on the field you complimented each other so well it was hard to believe it took you so long."

I grin again but quickly frown, "I better get moving I still have a lot of unpacking to do and very little time. It won't be long before Lucy wakes up and hides from everyone, even me." I said the last part very quietly but I know Master heard me he just nodded his head.

"Go then and make her happy," he winked at me as I was leaving his office. He walked with me to the doors turning around when I left through them. Make her happy, I smile at the thought. It's all I want in this world.

I flew to the new house and quickly did as he told me. The house was completely ready. I looked at the clock and flew off to the apartment it was finally time to see her again.

When I got there no one was there so I flew into the bedroom and jumped onto the bed by my mate wrapping her in my arms. "One last time before we leave for good?" I ask her. She smiled and I satisfied my queen.

I gave her one last bath before we left, for once I dressed her in her actual clothes and not pajamas she would probably get very mad at me if I hadn't. A simple light pink t-shirt and a pair of white mini shorts. If anyone who didn't know better saw us they would have thought she had fallen asleep and I was just carrying her home. Which is not to far from wrong actually.

I had made an appointment so that we could go to the Dragon's Water Den once she was ready the staff were aware that she was currently hibernating and the timing could be a little off. We would be sure to bring our eggs with us of course but the hot water should help revitalize Lucy and give the babies a nice little jump start considering there were three of them. I sighed why does everything have to take so much longer because of a third egg?

I get to our new house and send Lucy the image of me holding her in front of the light blue door, the house had matching shutters and the walls were a light vanilla cream color, not white. I walk in carrying her bridal style, her head tucked into my neck.

I gently show her the second basement I had been working on before taking her to our bedroom. Now officially ours; not mine, not hers, but ours. I tuck her into the bed and cuddle in beside her.

"I don't want you to hide from me," I sigh out loud. A dark depression starting to consume me; I had been fighting it through out these seven weeks and if anything it has only gotten harder with each passing day.

'I want for us to make some extra long hot love. Did you look at the bathroom yet?' I sent her a mental picture and I heard her coo her approval. The tub was made with sex and comfort in mind.

'You know I haven't seen anything saying that I would hide as soon as I wake up only after a wake up,' Lucy points out to me.

I smile, "does that mean you have plans for me when you wake up?" I ask suggestively.

I hear what I'm sure it's a giggle from her. "Oh Natsu," I hear her moan.

"Yes my queen?" I reply waiting for mental picture of her ideas. I'm already hard even though it has only been a very short time since we left the apartment. I was not however expecting to be pulled into a deep passionate, hungry kiss. Very hungry kiss, I felt like I was being devoured her arms having been nearly limp this whole time only occasionally moving when she rolls over or something now very determined and strong pinning my head to hers.

Lucy is awake.

Lucy's POV

I opened my eyes for the first time in weeks as Natsu is getting all depressed about me eventually hiding from him. I have no desire to hide from him now.

'You know I haven't seen anything saying that I would hide as soon as I wake up only after I wake up,' I tell him gently stretching my muscels without him noticing. This is going to be good.

"Does that mean you have plans for me when you wake up?" Natsu questions me with a smile on his face his eyes already closed waiting for the images that I would normally have sent him.

I giggled before, "Oh Natsu..." I moan out.

"Yes my queen?" I grab him and force a kiss. I'm hungry and I can't wait any longer. My fingers tangled in his hair pulling him closer to me. My tongue already dominating his own. I peak out at him to find his eyes were wide open in shock. It didn't take long however for him respond. He hoisted me up by my hips burning my clothes off in the process. I would normally get mad but I could really careless right now. I burn off his pajama pants, his scarf already off and placed on the mantle for the night. We were both careful not to let the fire spread of course but in all honesty I just didn't care. I needed him. Like the fire that I felt inside me I needed him more than I ever did before.

I bite his mark letting the shock to his nervous system roll through him keeping him pinned below me. I refused to let him satisfy the need that goes with it. He reached for my own mark but couldn't quite reach thanks to my grip; He could only reach with his tongue which still sent tingles through my already aching body. I was going to have this my way and only my way.

I moan out loud, I lean forward allowing my bare breast to dangle in front of him teasing him just a little. He took the bait and latched onto one of my already hard nipples. I moan again, I start to pant losing my grip on his arms. He grabs me by my waist and pulls me up. 'Talk to me, scream for me,' he commands not letting go of my breast. I feel my hips lift up and I feel as he slides himself in painfully slow. I do as he tells me.

"So...Big....N-Nat-sssuuuuuu!" my words are really broken and jumbled up but I still feel him get harder inside of me. I pant moaning in time to his adminstrations. 'More, let me hear your voice!' Natsu is almost animalistic finally being able to reach my mark he bites it gently. The resulting shock that resonates through my being almost to much. "No," I hiss. I have waited to long to let myself lose control so easily. I felt Natsu hesitate under me when I hissed. "More," I moan out sending him rampaging into me again.

I flip us over allowing him on top when all of a sudden, he pulls out. I practically snarl at him when I realize he was moving down. He stroked my center with the length of his tongue. My legs lock around his shoulders bringing him closer to me. I gasp out panting for air, my hands have fistfuls of his hair trying in vain to pull him even closer.

It was almost torture having him so close yet so far away. I needed him and I needed him now. My moans were already uncontrollable, screams intermittent at best broken up by my gasp for air. I hear Natsu moaning as he ate me out. As if my screams were all he needed. "I NEED MORE!" I call out as I jerk on his hair once more determined to bring his lips to my own. He releases my hips and comes to me. His member visibly throbbing I smile as I toss him on his back and slide him into me aching core. I scream out again not caring about if he came before me or not. I need him so much it hurts. He matches my pace using his hands to help lift me and pulls me back down hard. My clit is being roughly stimulated with each push and pull.

Finally I scream out my release my body locking up around Natsu as I feel him erupt inside me. Our screams a chorus that no other's ears may hear. I collapse beside him.

"Oh Mavis I needed that," I pant out.

I feel as Natsu cuddles into me, "Please talk to me, I've missed your voice so much."

That very nearly breaks my heart. He missed my voice that much? "How about a lullaby? My favorite one?" I ask him.

He nods and so I begin:

"Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like Diamond in the sky

Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

When the blazing sun is gone

When he nothing shines upon

Is when you show your little light

Twinkle twinkle all the night

Twinkle twinkle little Star

How I wonder what you are

Then the traveler in the dark

Thanks you for your time spark

He could not see which way to go

If you did not twinkle so

Twinkle twinkle little Star

How I wonder what you are

In the dark blue sky you keep

And often through my curtains peep

For you never shut your eye

Till the sun is in the sky

Twinkle twinkle little Star

How I wonder what you are

As your bright and tiny spark

Lights the traveler in the dark

Though I know not what you are

Twinkle twinkle little star

Twinkle twinkle little Star

How I wonder what you are."

(Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (2nd edition, 1997)

I felt him slowly drift off to sleep in my arms. I hold him tightly, I do not want to leave him behind. If anything I want to take him with me. Yes that's exactly it. I'll take him with me. I smile to myself as I run my fingers through his hair. I will keep him close. I think the book was wrong about me not wanting my mate with me. I would sooner give up my magic then allow such a thing. I lay there holding him for several hours as the early morning sunshine came in our large bedroom window.

I could feel my babies wiggle inside my belly. "It's time," I try not to snarl at my mate. I will keep him near me. Natsu jumps up and gently carries me down the stairs to the secret room he had prepared. It had a king size bed and several jugs of water and all sorts of preserved foods There was actually a crib down here not for the babies to sleep in when they hatch but a nice safe place to allow the eggs to stay for the next almost 10 months. It was perfect except one thing; him. He turned around as if to leave. "Stop!" I snap at him, still trying to keep the snarl out of my voice. I motion for him to help me sit up better. Thankfully I'm completely naked so he doesn't have to try and help undress me as I'm in pain.

I slowly begin to lay our eggs, I have a death grip on Natsu my knuckles a pale white from the hours of strain, as I push them out one at a time. I for some reason would blow my fire like a hot torch at each one of them after they came out. I was unable to wait. The need, the instinct, drove my flames to be white hot. It took several hours for each egg. It was already dark outside so I had literally been in labor all day; with Natsu by my side. He was so confused as to why I was not only allowing him to be there but refusing to let him leave. I'm completely exhausted and I'm just about to pass out when Natsu asked me if I wanted to hold our eggs before putting them in the crib. He had not dared to touch any of them yet but I could see that he desperately wanted to.

The thought seemed to have given me just a little strength so I nod and motion for him to hand them to me.  Natsu is almost white by this time from fear I think. I was allowing him to touch our eggs he probably thought I wouldn't ever let him do that. Add to that neither of us having eaten all day, and to be honest Natsu helped a lot holding me carefully trying to keep me calm. Each egg was a little larger than a pineapple and they each took so much out of me to push out. I lay gasping still, holding my beautiful eggs. Their appearance something like a closed pinecone oblong in shape with a shell like pattern and each egg a beautiful shade of fire. Each slightly different showing all sorts of swirls and shades of reds, oranges and yellows making each one unique.

I let out a content sigh and lay my head on Natsu's shoulder. I have him hold both me and our eggs in his arms I could feel his happiness radiating off of him. I carefully hand him one egg at a time for him to put into the crib which he does. "Hold me, please." The words were barely audible even with our dragon senses but he heard me, grinned and curled up in bed beside me holding me close. "Don't leave me," I tell him a little afraid that he would try to sneak out and not return for a week.

"Never," he swears kissing my forehead. I finally fall into a deep sleep as if I had been up for days and not just one. I was so exhausted that I never realized Natsu got up.

Natsu's POV

My eggs are here! I gently purr to each of them wanting so much to cuddle them but I'm afraid I would somehow hurt them. Lucy had fallen asleep so I was now crouched down beside the crib purring to my sweet babies. I am trying to figure out the genders but I still can't tell. The lullaby Lucy sang to me only last night came to mind and so I started purring in tune to that. I really liked it and I didn't want to mess up the words since I have only heard it once, but I guess that is quite enough.

I stared for what must have been hours. They were simply beautiful, I have three babies now, I will take very good care of them. I couldn't stop purring, I am so happy. What can I do?

"You can hold them if you want," I jump at the sound of Lucy's voice.

"Are you sure? It won't hurt them?" I ask still nervous.

I hear her sweet laugh, she is so tired I can hardly believe she did all if this, the pain she was in was so terrible. She stopped herself from screaming for most of it but the final push for each egg was to much for her. I thought I was going to go deft they were so loud and raw.

"Yes, Natsu I'm sure. Why don't you bring them here but before you handle then make sure to blow a little fire on them," She says this with a strangely serious face.

I gently blow a light flame on each egg before picking them up and bringing them to her. She is still laying down and she blows her own flame on them at a much higher heat than my own; before cuddling them to her side. She motions for me to climb in bed with her and the eggs and carefully I do. She blows her flame on them again looking at me and I match her. She smiles and we take turns gently blowing on them.

After a while she stops and just watches; purring as I would nuzzel them between the burst of flames. I follow her lead and also stop blowing flames and I look at her. She is still extremely tired I could see that from the sweat still plastering her hair to her face. I see the love in her eyes as her gaze goes from me and our eggs and back again.

"I love you," We managed to say at the same time. I laughed a little and a snuggle into her neck, our babies between our bellies we drifted off to sleep the five of us on the bed.

I woke up panicking until I saw that all the eggs were just fine. I blew a little of my fire on them again before I realized that I was hungry, ravenous actually. I could only guess how hungry my poor mate is she had only eaten fire for the last seven weeks. I leave a small note saying I went to get some real food leaving a large package of frozen dinners by the bed where she could reach if I didn't get back in time. I then ran to the guild. I went straight to Master's office and ran in shutting the door behind me and hitting the silence charm. Gramps was looking up and was only confused but silent the room was otherwise empty.

"Well?" he asked.

"She's awake!" I scream out finally.

"That's great-" he starts but I cut him off.

"She also laid all the eggs, Gramps you should see them they are beautiful like solid fire," I began to excited to care if he understood what I was saying. "All I want to do is sit beside them and stare at them."

"Wait she let you see them already?" He asked me.

"More than that she refused to let me leave; the whole time I was holding her while she pushed," I respond also excited about this subject. "It was like she needed me as much as the air to breath."

"Why are you here then?" He asked me. "Shouldn't you be with her now?"

I nod, "I'm starving and I know she has to be too so I came to ask a favor."

Master nodded a knowing grin on his face. "I'll arrange to have enough food for both of you delivered at once. Where do you want it left?"

"On the kitchen table will be fine I figure we can take turns eating and watching the eggs," I say handing him a large bag of Jewel.

He frowned and pushed it back to me, "Not this time, today is on me. I know I shouldn't but I will." He was very stern and looked me straight in the eyes. I nod and hug him.

"Can you come by soon? I can't promise you will see them but Lucy is awake," I wanted so desperately to show him my babies to show off my beautiful eggs.

"Maybe in a week, I'll stop by maybe around noon?" He asked and I nod a little too eagerly. "Now that that is settled go home I'll have The food there as quick as I can I'll also have them deliver for lunch and dinner so don't worry about it."

"Thanks Master see you soon!" I yell back as I'm running through the door back home ignoring everyone in the guild hall.

"MIRA! My office please!" I hear Master yell before the doors shut behind me. I flew as fast as I could home.

I get home in time to see Lucy crying on the bed in the little basement. Holding each egg tenderly as if they would break.

"What happened?" I cry out as I pull her into my arms, hers still holding our little ones.

"Your back?" she sniffled her tears still streaming down her face.

"Of course, didn't you see my note?" I ask her. "I only left to arrange some hot food be delivered here today. I thought you would have liked that." Her eyes were already red and puffy as if she had been crying the whole time I was gone.

"What note?" she asked me.

I pointed at it, it was on the pillow beside her where I had been sleeping only a short while ago. I don't understand why was she crying?

"Don't leave, never leave me again!" she cried again after reading the note. I nod trying to sooth her.

She finally stopped crying and looked up at me I gently blew some fire on each little egg and put them in the crib before coming back to her and blowing a little fire in her face trying sooth her still. She smiled a little and curled up in my arms her own snaking around me as if to never let me go again.

I chuckled a little bit, "Hey while we wait we can eat a few of these frozen meals. You have to be starving."

She just nods her head and I used my fire to heat up tray after tray of food. She devoured it all. I didn't touch one bite knowing she had to be hungry. Soon I hear a knock on the door. I could smell that it was Wendy and Gajeel with the food. "Come on in and just leave it on the kitchen counter," I call out. I thankfully had left both red stones in the bedroom upstairs so they would have easily heard me.

Lucy stiffened and began to snarl at them. "Make it quick!" I yell holding Lucy back from the door. I think she was going to attack them for no other reason than they were in our house.  I heard them come in and do exactly what I tell them to. They had to make several trips but when they were done Gajeel just said, "Done." They didn't come back in the house they just left.

I looked at Lucy getting her attention now that the 'threat' was gone. "What was that?" I ask her.

"Must protect young," she only mumbled.

"From Gajeel and Wendy?" I asked her. She nodded. "What if it was Master?" She nodded again. "Well I guess I'll have to go back to the guild then. I asked him to come by and he said he would come in a week."

"No, that's fine. You stay here." She responded. Is she talking a little weird? I wanted to ask about it but instead asked her about the food.

"Are you ready to eat?" She nodded and quickly blew fire on the eggs catching the crib mattress on fire, I shrugged, I designed this room to be fire proof I expected the crib to catch fire eventually. Lucy blew more flames on the already burnt crib. I just watched her, not understanding what she was doing but just watching her do it. The flames were good for our eggs so I knew she was only protecting our babies but still this is a little off. Should I ask her about it?

Lucy's POV

This carnal rage inside of me is getting to be too much. How dare they come here? How dare they come anywhere near my babies. Gajeel and Wendy were dragon slayers they know to much already. I'm spitting mad. I know I'll just use my anger to nourish our sweet babies. They need the fire as much as possible, and I will give it to them.

Natsu's POV

When Lucy was finally done engulfing our eggs with fire she had me extinguish the fire and we went up stairs to eat. She absolutely refused to separate from me.

I'm so confused on one hand I'm thankful that she doesn't want to hide from me and on the other I can't understand what is going on inside of her head. Why isn't she hiding from me? Everything Igneel taught me and everything I've been told clearly states that she should be hiding from me. Not just herself but also our young. I technically shouldn't have even seen our eggs yet and the fact I was with her while she gave birth is unheard of.

It's been six days since Lucy laid our eggs. They seem to have grown shiner and their shells even harder as time goes on. I'm starting to wonder if that's what our fire is doing to them. This week has been filled with so many weird things like Lucy has refused anything strawberry flavored she simply will not have it, in fact she seems a little sick by the thought of it. Also she always wants pickles and whipped topping together. I tried it and thought it was gross so I don't understand how she can eat it. I will pretty much eat anything so red flags are going off in my head.

What can I do? Something is not right and I plan to figure out what. 'Hey Lucy?' I ask using telepathy so that our eggs could not hear what I was going to ask.

"Yeah?" she responded. It is always hard to figure out if the other is talking out loud or not.

'Can I look through your memories?' I ask her. We have found that not only could we share memories we can view them from each other which is helpful when the other is asleep and we feel a need to be with our mate. She smiles and nod her head. What happens next is hard to describe, it's like a little white light appears in my mind a bit like an open door when your in a dark room. I smile physically I'm holding her in my arms we are still in the basement on the bed and Lucy is eating some blueberry cheesecake at the moment.

I close my eyes and concentrate on her memories.