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On a sunny day, at around midday, Lucy could feel a headache coming on. Her husband, sweet and kind as he is, could never get along with Gray. No matter what, even as they sit in the field behind the guild with their child. Nasha sat with Happy, both chatting as they played in the sandbox. With as many children as there was around here now, Master Makarov had no choice. (Or so he says. Lucy is pretty sure he was smiling as he ordered it to be installed.)
Now, even as Greige slowly walks to them, the boys both keep screaming. She swears, they’re going to give her a headache one of these days.
“What are they fighting about this time?” she sighed, looking over to Juvia. She gave her own sigh back, much dreamier than Lucy’s. Her eyes locked on to ‘her’ Gray.
“My Gray is valiantly defending himself! Natsu insulted his habit again, you see.” She swoons, eyes locked onto Gray. Who, now that Lucy has looked away, is now just in his boxers. Again.
“MY KID IS HERE! PUT SOME DAMN CLOTHES ON!” Natsu, ever the gentleman, holds the blanket he was going to use for them to lay on in front of Gray. Presumably, to shield his lovely daughter from the horrors that are a man without pants.
“WHO CARES!” Gray swats at the blanket. It ends up on the ground as the two start butting heads. Literally.
“I knew you were a PERVERT but i didn't think you had no SHAME too!”
“What's that salamander breath?”
“Do you have ice in your ears, icicle brain?! PUT A DAMN SHIRT ON!”
Lucy sighed, slowly standing up from her comfortable lawn chair. “Okay you two-” She slowly stops speaking as she grows closer to the arguing men.
The two had suddenly gone quiet. They both are looking at something behind Natsu, who has turned to see it too. Their faces slowly went from annoyance, to surprise, and then to a subtle fondness that Lucy knew the exact cause of.
She slowly turns, following their gaze. There, she sees two children playing happily with one another. Greige was smiling softly as Nasha explained in great detail all the aspects of her ‘sandcastle’. He was listening intensely, pointing at spots and asking his own questions.
Getting along completely.
It was a stark difference from their fathers. Lucy thinks, actually, this is their first time playing together. They usually play in different areas, or sit in silence as the chaos of the guild happens around them. Now, however, they are shoveling sand into a bucket, talking about making towers. Nasha was loudly explaining why ten of them are a perfectly reasonable number, and Greige was laughing alongside her.
Looking back, the two dads are watching them. Lucy can’t help but smirk. Teasing them is easy.
“Are they setting a good example for you two?” She watches their faces as they both scrunch up as if they sucked lemons.
“As if I'd get along with THAT bag of snow.” That’s a lame insult…
“As if I'd agree with snake breath over there!” What?! That doesn’t make sense…
As much as they’re growling and glaring, there’s something softer there. Lucy is sure she’s imagining it before Natsu laughs.
“Well, I guess we can get along if it makes my little girl happy!” That was so sweet, Lucy’s sure she looks like Juvia right now with how mushy she’s sure her face went. He’s always been like that. Always looking out for his family, making sacrifices for them. He did that with Kemo Kemo, with Happy, and especially their daughter. The amount of days he has stayed up straight just so Lucy could sleep… Well, the man deserves the world record!
He was the kindest man she has ever met. He’s the reason she’s in this family – this guild.
“Well… if we can’t get along, but the kids can… well, that’s just embarrassing.”
Juvia seems to be having the same thoughts Lucy was, her whole face a shade of pink Lucy was sure only shrimp could see.
“My dear Gray…!” With that declaration, she runs to leap into his arms. Gray, the poor unfortunate soul, doesn’t see her until she’s jumped into his arms, resulting in both of them crashing to the ground. “You are so sweet and adorable, oh my darling I cannot believe we are married! My darling, do you want a spring roll? They are made with my love! They-” Lucy tuned out by then, too focused on Natsu now.
He was looking at Nasha with soft eyes, smiling impossibly softer. That makes something liquidize in Lucy’s chest. Though, unfortunately, she’s caught staring. Ignoring Gray and Juvia, who are now both yelling for reasons unknown (Lucy is sure it’s their way of flirting.) Lucy waves a little at her own husband. His smile changes into something more teasing as he heads over, wrapping his arm around Lucy’s waist the moment he is by her side. Next thing she knows, a warm kiss is planted to the top of her head.
“Nasha’s pretty cool, ain’t she?” Natsu mumbles softly, resting his cheek on Lucy’s head. Prompted, Lucy looks over to her daughter. She looked as bright as the sun, born from summer- she’s sure it fits perfectly. “Makes me want another kid.”
Her laugh is ripped out of her, reaching up to smack his chest as she giggles. “Well, that's something we can talk about later.” And looking back at their daughter, seeing how she giggles so innocently as she hands Greige a daisy she found… Yeah, she could definitely be persuaded.