Natsu's POV
The next morning Lucy and I got up early to spend a pleasant time together because we knew that it would likely be a long time before we actually got to be together again. Once we were done we had cleaned up we headed to the guild.
Lucy and I were separated almost immediately. I was dragged off by my groomsmen Gray, Gajeel and Loke. Loke was here on his own magic so that Lucy wouldn't be too strained, I'm sure Aries was too. I sigh and as if on que I was dragged into a room where they forced me into a a metal tub that had been dragged into the room.
I think Gray had to much fun with this part. Having said that he seemed to forget I was a fire dragon slayer meaning the water was boiling hot, not cold. I couldn't help chuckling to myself when he tried to splash me and burned his hand a little, just a little red, no real damage. He glared at me and froze his hand a little to relieve the sting.
We finished quickly only to have Cancer come in. "What are you doing here?" I ask him.
"Lucy is getting married, we are all here." was his response.
"Even mustache face?" I ask.
He glared at me a little, "The Celestial King will be here later for the ceremony." I nodded and let him go to work He just gave me a trim and helped style it a little bit but even I had to admit it looked good.
When he left he said he would be with the bride and I couldn't help the low growl I let out. He just chuckled at me. I know he means no harm but I glare anyway as he walks out.
Loke drapes his arm around my shoulders, "You know that if your anything but good to Lucy you will have the entire Celestial Kingdom to answer to right?"
I grin at him, "I wouldn't want it any other way." We laughed for a while and honestly it was getting harder to sit still.
"How much longer?" I ask looking up at Loke, I had taken a seat on a chair to wait and Gray and Gajeel were getting antsy too.
Loke chuckled at me making me frown at him, "You do realize Lucy will only get married once right?" I nod in response smiling. "They are just making sure everything is perfect for her."
I groan, "Fine I'll just ask Lucy." I sit back and clear my head and concentrate on my mate. We are usually a lot closer than this but I figure it should still work.
'Luce?' I ask her. 'Can you hear me?'
I felt her smile as she responded, 'Yes Natsu I can hear you. Is everything alright?'
'Yeah I just needed to check on you that's all. How is everything on your end?'
'It's going great, Cancer just finished my hair and we are putting on my dress now, no peaking!'
My turn to grin at her, 'I won't Luce, I know what this means for you, for us.'
'I love you Natsu Dragneel.'
"And I love you Lucy Dragneel," I said it out loud knowing she could hear me anyway. I had a huge silly grin on my face when I opened my eyes to see the confused men. "What?" I ask.
"We thought you were going to ask Lucy and we were going to stop you," Loke supplied.
"Yeah but then you just closed your eyes and got a happy look on your face and started mumbling to yourself," Gray added.
"Then you started talking to yourself, I have dragon hearing too you know and I know you and Lucy can't hear each other from here," Gajeel looked at me like I was crazy.
I laughed at them all. I couldn't help it. "I guess it is about time we told you guys." Lucy is currently laughing so hard she is being scolded by the girls. I'm almost crying but I manage to finally stop.
I looked them each in the face before saying with the most stern face I could muster, "Lucy and I can talk telepathically with each other."
They just kind of stood there and I could tell that Lucy was getting the same reaction on her end. "When she was hibernating for all those weeks she could still think and feel, it drove her nuts being stuck all day and night not being able to do anything." I started to explain, "When a dragon slayer and their mate have a strong enough bond they can do it. Until then the female can make facial expressions telling you yes or no but that is about it." I look at Gajeel before adding on, "It is torture not being able to hear your mate." My voice dropped, "Even after learning the telepathy It only eased the stabbing aching feeling in your soul."
"When it's time, go to Master tell him I sent you. Tell him about Levy and do not leave anything out." Gajeel nodded his face frozen in fear at what I said when he realized that I spoke only the truth.
I smile my largest smile, "It's not all terrible though." I lean back in the chair. "Once you get adept at it you can share memories with each other. I got to show Luce my memories of Igneel." I looked at him again. Gajeel's eyes widened he knew what this meant. "She got to show me her mother, Layla, she was nice." I sigh out loud. "Of course she had to be nice Luce is perfect," I chuckled to myself.
'Luce should I tell Gray now since I have time?' I ask her staring at Gray who was starting to get uncomfortable.
'Yeah, I think so. It could make him even more excited for the day our babies hatch.' She answered me. 'But I need to concentrate if you want to get married today so no more chatting unless it's important!' She commanded me.
"Aye sir!" I mocked Happy's salute laughing at loud. The others stared at me again. "She said no more interrupting her unless it's important," I explained to them still smiling.
"Gray," I lost my smile for a minute. He looked up startled I had gotten so serious so quickly. This had been happening a lot lately, I sigh.
"Gray there's something you should know," He just looks at me and when I stay silent he nods his head. "I don't think the others should hear this." I look at Loke and Gajeel who hold up their hands.
"We will knock on the door when we have to come back in," Loke offered. Gajeel rolled his eyes probably thinking he would hear anyway but stepped outside with Loke.
I pulled the little red stone out of the pocket I had started to keep it in my jacket all the time now. I can always hope to get Lucy in a room by ourselves can't I? But somehow it always seemed to come in handy for serious talks.
I place it on the table and look Gray in the eyes. Thankful that we had already had a private chat using it before so I didn't have to explain it now.
"Gray when you agreed to be the God Father well there was a consequence that we didn't really know how to tell you before. But you need to know."
"I won't stop being their God Father!" I smile as he slammed his angry fist on the table between us.
"Even if you had to give up your magic?" I ask knowing it was a low blow. I didn't have any interest in removing his vow.
"Never stop," he glared at me as he ground it out. He was mad but confused as to why I seemed so happy with his response.
I smile at my friend, I'm so lucky. "I wouldn't ask you to. It's a consequence of Lucy's magic."
"Lucy's magic? What is?" he asked his anger gone replaced by yet more confusion and what appeared to be overwhelming relief.
"Yeah, Luce used her celestial magic to make you two the god parents," I answered. I went on, "Gray before the babies hatch you will have to go with us to train."
Gray just nodded but stayed quite, I think he is starting to understand how these conversations go by now. "Gray, your going to be a dragon slayer." I said it bluntly and as I looked at him I saw the questions going through his head.
"Since you are our babies god father it will protect you a little from Lucy and my's status as King and Queen, but you need to understand several things about the customs of the dragons; including mating." I give him a hard stare as his eyes go wide.
"Lucy will talk to Juvia if you want her as your mate, and technically I already gave you my blessing to mate her. But you need to know you only get one mate for the rest of your life. You remember when you asked if I knocked Luce up right?" I couldn't stop the hard glare that came with that question. I could see him gulp a little as he nodded again.
"Gray, have you already slept with her? I need to know." My question was rude, I knew it but it didn't stop the fact that I had to know.
"No, she wanted to but something told me; no not yet." His confused look only deepened at the thought.
"I think it's because you're already changing. Soon you will hibernate much like Lucy did and when you wake up and where ever you are will probably be covered in ice, a lot of ice." I grin. "Your going to be an ice dragon slayer."
He smiled now, "That sounds pretty cool."
I laugh at him, "Tell me when you start to feel dizzy or woozy and no drinking until after you learn the basics that includes tonight," I warn him.
"Hey Natsu," I had stood up and stretched ready to put the red stone away in my white tux. I looked up at him and raised an eyebrow at him. "Did you think we would ever be here talking about mates or love in general?"
"Honestly no, but I'm glad we did." I pick up the stone showing it to Gray as I put it away. "Okay guys you can come in now!" I call out to Gajeel and Loke.
I knew Gajeel would hear me and he raised an eyebrow at me when he walked back in but he knew better than to ask what we talked about.
"You guys were to quite I couldn't even hear you breath!" Loke commented giving me a glare. "Were you even here?"
"Yep, sitting down getting a cramp," I replied not bothering with the hostility in his glare or voice as I stretched.
Just then someone knocked on the door, "It's time boys hope your ready!" Came the muffled voice from the other side.
I finally had a full smile on my face, "Finally!" I head to the door ready to see my Queen, my mate and now my bride. As I hurried over to take my place at the alter with my groomsmen all of us readjusted our suits so that they were sharp again.
The music started and I looked down the aisle to see Happy and Carla flying down. Carla was tossing flower petals as they went while Happy was carrying a little pillow that held two gold rings on it. I smiled at Happy who seemed to be nervous he saw it and smiled back.
Then came Aries is a pink bridesmaid dress holding a small bouquet of flowers. She looked extremely uncomfortable to have so many people watching her and was relieved that when she arrived at the alter everyone turned back again to see Juvia coming down also in a pink dress.
I glanced at Gray, who's eyes were wide but I could also hear a low purr coming from him. I hushed him and shook my head, not yet. He nodded as if he understood my silent command and stood up straight again. When she arrives it was Levy's turn her maid of honor dress also a light pink and a different cut from the others. While their dresses went to the floor Levy's was around mid calf level.
Now Gajeel was purring. I elbowed him before anyone else noticed. He stopped startled and looked at me realizing why I had done it. I look down the aisle waiting for my mate. When Levy was finally in position the music changed a little.
I waited expecting my mate to come in when I saw Gramps and the Celestial King, who had some how shrunk to human size, on either side of her. She was being escorted by both of them and it had meant a lot to her that they could both give her away since both her father and mother had already passed away.
My thoughts froze as I saw my bride, her long hair had been pulled up into a braided bun with a tiara and veil rested on the crown of her head. I could see her light make-up as her eyes met mine. She carried pink and red roses and she had a little bit of a pink trim on her dress to accent it. She was beautiful; I found it hard to breathe. My usual purring must have changed because both Gray and Gajeel had to elbow me to get my attention. Gray was a little uncomfortable and Gajeel was slightly red. I must have been growling in the sexual kind of way. I looked back at my bride and purred contently, she is mine. Thankfully the packed room was also to busy watching my bride to have noticed me.

Lucy slowly walked down the aisle with the two old men with a huge smile on her face. I could see her joy at the way the wedding was playing out. I give her the huge smile that she loves so much, I think she called it either my heart stopping smile or my signature grin. Either way I see her visibly relax and her smile grew.
When she arrived at the alter I heard the old preacher ask, "Whom gives this bride away?"
"We do," They stated together.
"I, Makarov Dreyar, Guild Master of Fairy Tail give Lucy away to marry Natsu Dragneel." Master responded and took a single step back.
"I, The Celestial Spirit King, ruler of the Celestial Realm and friend give Lucy away to marry Natsu Dragneel." The miniature sized King answered taking a single step back, again even with Master.
"You may now be seated," The two men took their seats as did the rest of the guest who I had just noticed had been standing this whole time.
The old preacher turned to Lucy and I before he began speaking. "We are gathered here today to witness the union of two people. Lucy and Natsu Dragneel, Lucy formerly known as Heartfelia is now mate to the Dragon King making her the Dragon Queen." The preacher said this part a little awkwardly before continuing. "They had decided that although through the ancient laws and magic they were already wedded they still wanted a ceremony that included their family and friends."
Lucy handed her bouquet to Levy to hold while her and I held each other's hands at this point looking into each other's eyes.
The preacher continued, "Lucy, Queen of the Dragons, do you understand that by conducting this ceremony you do so in front of all these people and all those whom have already passed on? Do you swear to take Natsu Dragneel as your husband to have and to hold for richer or poorer in good times and in bad times for the rest of time as both your souls are intertwined?"
"I do." Her breathy reply sent shivers down my spine.
"Natsu Dragneel, King of the Dragons, do you understand that by conducting this ceremony you do so in front of all these people and all those whom have already passed on? Do you swear to take Lucy Dragneel as your wife to have and to hold for richer or poorer in good times and in bad times for the rest of time as both your souls are intertwined?" the preacher asked me.
"I do." I respond calmly but loud enough for all our guest to hear. My smile had to have been huge my face was starting to ache but I didn't care. Lucy had already said 'I do' and I was just so happy I could have flown without the use of my wings.
"Now the exchanging of the rings!" the preacher announced.
Lucy was the first she took one ring from Happy and turned back to me, "I, Lucy Queen of the Dragons, give you Natsu King of the Dragons this ring as a simple reminder and sign of my everlasting love for you. I give you my strength so that no matter where we are or how far away we are from each other I will always be apart of you," She lights her right hand on fire allowing me to swallow her flames after she puts a simple gold band on my left hand.
"I, Natsu King of the Dragons, give you Lucy Queen of the Dragons this ring as a simple reminder and sign of my everlasting love for you. I give you my strength so that no matter where we are or how far away we are from each other I will always be apart of you," I now light my right hand on fire allowing her to swallow my flames after I put a simple gold band on her left hand next to her engagement ring. I make sure to keep a steady flow of fire so that I don't have to worry about her getting cold to soon.
"Then by the power invested in me through the Kingdom of Fiore I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride," I didn't need to be told twice as I gently pulled my mate, now my wife, to me and gave her a deep and passionate kiss. Making sure to remember that we were being watched and to pull away before we could go to far.
The room erupted into cheering as our lips briefly parted and I heard Master yell out, "Now let's party!" As Lucy and I began to get lost in our little world, I kissed her again sweetly breathing in her scent. Now there was no one who could claim we were not one.
"Wait!" we all froze and I looked up at mustache face frowning. He was the one who had spoken. I pulled Lucy closer in my arms as I glared at him. He literally just gave her away to me, come on!
He walked forward everyone else still frozen and when he reached us I felt Lucy relax a little and gently push on my chest signaling to be released. I let her go and watched as the Celestial King bowed before Lucy, who remained standing tall.
"I, The Celestial King, grant you Lucy and Natsu Dragneel the power to always remain together. In this world when it is time for you two to die you will come to the Celestial Realm as the Dragon Queen and King and given your own keys to give only to those you wish. Your children and descendants will follow in their own time and given their own keys." Lucy and I gasp out loud and when the rest of the guest finally understood what he was talking about they began to whisper in shocked tones as well.
The Celestial King just gave Lucy and I the equivalent of eternal life.
"I don't know what to say, but thank you!" I hear Lucy respond and I agree. We shook his hand and he bowed yet again. He turned to the rest of the guild, "Since they have accepted my gift they will also be given their own realm to do with as they please," he turned to Natsu and I again. "I'm sure that this Dragon Realm will only prosper under your eternal rule! The dragon realm will only allow dragons and dragon slayers just as the Celestial realm only allows spirits."
"Great! Now how is anyone supposed to top that wedding present?" We heard someone in the back yell out.
I watched as mustache face grinned, "Your not, mine will always be the best gift," he winked and we all started laughing.
Lucy and I were married now, I pull her in close and gently kiss her again. We all headed outside to the area that had been set up for the reception and we had our 'first dance' and cut the cake shoving a piece into each other's respective mouths laughing at the goofiness we shared. We opened many presents everything from books to tools to naughty sexy clothes. I couldn't help grinning at them and I reached over and nipped at Lucy just barely avoiding her mark. We danced and partied all night. Right before anyone, besides Cana of course, could get drunk we played the, What gender are they? game. Everyone had a lot of fun and when we finally announced that two were girls and one was a boy they all oohed and awwwed. Congratulating us again on our little family.
When we finally got home after checking on our eggs again before Gray took them from us. He was going to watch over them for the next several days since Levy was going to be mating with Gajeel after the party and he insisted he would be fine. He was going to take a train to the Inn he should arrive after about a week or so allowing Luce and I to have little time together. I led Lucy to the our packed bags in the living room and she dragged me to our bed not willing to wait until the Inn.
We made slow sweet love. Like their was nothing in this world that could be even half as important as what we were doing here and now. My lips trailing kisses up and down her skin not wanting to miss a single inch of her flawless body. Our muscels flexing, working together like they had no other purpose than to grind into each other. We only melted into each other's warm embrace until the sun came up again. We then began to get a little rough. My thrusting getting harsher with every hungry kiss I stole. Lucy's lustful screams echoed throughout our home and well into the surrounding forest as our climax finally hit us.
I dragged myself out of bed and Lucy followed me to the shower. We were quick only stealing the occasional kiss as we washed each other's bodies.
We left and on our way we only briefly stopped at the magic counsel they had begun to lecture me about importance of keeping appointments when Lucy growled at them, she was still in dragon force mode her wings out and her golden scales shining in the brilliant morning sunlight. They quickly apologized and gave me the reward money that I then handed to Lucy kissing her.
"This is for you defeating that blue guy who got in the way the other day," I tell her loud enough that everyone could hear. She already knew about it but I wanted them to know it was her who had taken him out.
"He was supposed to be that hard?" she asked pretending to be surprised. "He literally just fell over when I blew some smoky fire at him," She groaned a little and then shrugged. "Oh well easy money." I chuckled a little and she turned me around placing it in the bag on my back.
I pull her in for a kiss right in front of all those old counsel members, "Let's go our honeymoon is waiting." Her now smokey voice purred at me causing exactly the reaction she was hoping for. I let out my wings and we took off into the air leaving all those people standing around in both aww and terror as what she said finally hit home. She wasn't even trying to catch Anubis, he was simply in the way.
We spent a good two or three weeks at the Inn enjoying each other's bodies. I moaned as I felt her hot lips on my member again. She was tired of waiting for me to wake up. True to form I was rock hard as she bobbed her head up and down on me. Fuck me!
Lucy's POV
Natsu and I have spent many months together, our eggs close by. Whenever we felt a need to go out and do a mission or even just go on a date either Gray or Levy would watch our eggs for us. Sometimes even pushing Natsu and I out of the house so that one of them could take care of our eggs.
Levy had already laid her own eggs she had two with Gajeel. Unlike mine and Natsu's eggs her's needed her to actually eat a ton of iron since it couldn't absorb the iron like ours could fire. Her own eggs were the color of silver or iron, she was going to have a boy and a girl.
Gray had finished his dragon slayer education and basic training. We had gone into the icy mountains for it and he fell into his hibernation just as we were finishing. We left him in a cave before he could ice over the entrance, sealing himself in.
His hibernation lasted about two weeks but when he came down it was almost like he was possessed he came running, literally, to Juvia and carried her away. Thankfully I had already had a talk with Juvia about the mating process and they were already back. There own honeymoon period was almost a month long. Gray and Juvia's eggs were a light blue and frosted white looking much like ice. They had two eggs also but both of them are boys, we only just found out.
Laxus mated with Mira around the same time as Gray and Juvia their own eggs were a pearl white and onyx black with lightening yellow streaked across them. Their own honeymoon period was a short two weeks but they seemed happy with it maybe because they were older? They are only having one a little girl.
None of the other couples felt a need to have a human wedding like we had but Natsu and I gave each of them a small ceremony that they seemed to like just as much. They were held just for the guild and dragon slayers, all others were banned. Thankfully Eric (Cobra), Sting and Rogue had not come to us yet so there wouldn't be an even larger influx of dragon slayers than there already is.
Each slayer became a little stronger when they mated but not like Natsu and I had. None of them could grow wings while in dragon force mode like we had. So now Levy, Gray and Juvia all had to suffer from the dreaded motion sickness while on the train. None of us know if it's because we are just stronger or if it's because we are the King and Queen. Only time will tell I guess.
Our three babies are due to hatch any day now. Even though they are only in eggs we had started grouping all of our eggs together when at the guild. They had their own special corner in the guild hall that Freed regularly set a rune barrier around so that only their respective parents or god parents could get them. So basically all of us. Because of course Levy wanted me as her babies God Mother and Gray asked Natsu.
However Gajeel asked Panther Lily to be the god father first but he declined saying he would always watch over them as an uncle but he didn't deserve to be their God Father. Gajeel was stubborn and insisted though he asked repeatedly even accusing Panther Lily of hating his babies for some reason.
It took a while but finally Panther Lily told him the reason. How for an Exceed being a god parent was a bad omen. They preferred to be protectors they would give a vow of their own much like the one they would give the King or Queen when swearing fealty.
Gajeel both liked and hated the thought. He ended up asking Natsu though who agreed to be the God Father while Panther Lily was their body guard. Juvia however came rushing to me begging and we decided to alter the terms of the god parents. While both Gray and Levy still had god parent status for our babies I used my magic to kind of bind us all to protect the young. It seems that it altered dragon nature just a hair where before we would have preferred to isolate our young from each other now we kind of became a clan or a true kingdom of sorts.
Natsu and I have been to the Dragon Realm we had to work hard planting trees so others could breathe properly and we have also taken the other slayers there, with their help we have managed to build houses creating something like a dorm like palace that had a gorgeous court yard and playground. We had lakes and ponds filled with different kinds of fish that we had to catch and put into them. There was plenty of fruit trees that we planted even going so far as creating three forest dragon slayers just to tend to the gardens, (they were not mated to each other either so when they do mate they will create more dragon slayers).
It seems kind of bad I guess but one of them was Porlyusica and the other two also had an equal amount of interest or love for the rest of humanity, which was none. They preferred to stay in the dragon realm. Although one did have a girlfriend and traveled often to Earthland so who knows?
We had decided that we should be careful about whom we turned into dragon slayers. So much so that it was now considered a guild secret as well as a dragon slayer secret. We had still offered much of the guild dragon slayer status and many had accepted: Evergreen became a stone dragon slayer, Bixlow became a spirit dragon slayer, Freed became one of the forest dragon slayers, Macao became a fire dragon slayer along with his wife (somehow that seemed to make him happier in married life) and many more.
Having said that there was also several that refused many were not surprising like Master (although he holds the right to change his mind after retiring finally for some reason) Erza and Jellal. But then there was Romeo this surprised everyone he had always been such a fan of Natsu we all thought he would jump at the chance.
It took some work but I got him to confess that the reason he didn't want to was because he hoped that Wendy would choose him as her mate. Natsu and I liked this and forbid anyone from bringing it up to Wendy. They were both far too young to mate at only 14 years old.
Then Rogue came to me today and asked if Sting and he could talk to us with Kagura and Yukino from Sabertooth. I frowned a little confused but agreed. We left and went to our house and after seeing them twitch and look around I gave Natsu a look.
He sighed and pulled out the little red stone and laid it on the table after showing it to them. "This stone makes any space it's in sound proof no matter the size from my pocket to a tent to a house," He had this little speech so well practiced that I was a little surprised he could say it without rolling his eyes still.
All four of them sighed in relief and Yukino and Sting were the first to start talking, cutting each other off. They laughed and Yukino motioned for Sting to go ahead, while Kagura and Rogue sat there quietly.
"Okay so first things first, we are all gay!" Sting practically yelled and they all flinched ready for the resulting backlash. Natsu and I just sat there waiting for him to continue.
When it was evident that they weren't Natsu looked at me and I sighed out loud, "Yeah we know, so what?"
"How?" Rogue and Kagura questioned while Sting and Yukino sat momentarily silent.
"I didn't know you were trying to hide it," Natsu states before adding, "All of Fairy Tail knows and no one cares." They seemed shocked into silence.
"Is that all you were wanting to tell us?" I ask them a little surprised. I had expected them to ask for permission to mate as they wished which Natsu and I agreed they should no one should have a say in what they do in their own bedrooms but Yukino and Kagura were human. Sure Yukino was a celestial spirit mage like I was but she was still human so my confusion as to why the girls were there only grew.
"Well no," Kagura hesitated. Realization dawning on me and I looked at Natsu he nodded signaling that he had caught on too. I waited for her to continue.
"We still want children," came Rogue's quite reply. The whole room became silent. I nodded slowly and leaned back into Natsu's strong and safe arms.
'We could take a couple of children from an orphanage for them to adopt and grant them dragon slayer powers?' Natsu suggested with his mind.
'True but they would be so much weaker than the other slayers even Gray and Juvia would be stronger and not to mention healthier.' I reply. We go back and forth for a while leaving our four friends in silence as we discussed this. They managed to fein interest in the tea and cookies on the coffee table trying not to let it get awkward.
Natsu and I finally had an idea but we didn't know if it would work for them only way to tell was to ask them.
I took a deep breath and started, "We have two solutions for you." I waited to make sure I had their complete attention, I did. "You could adopt babies from an orphanage and we could grant them your power it would take some blood and honestly there is not a guarantee it would work. In fact it could handicap them for the rest of their lives just because if their are so that is a no." Rogue and Sting's faces visibly fell when we said that. "I'm sorry but an older child would quickly get confused and may even go a little power hungry especially if they were abused at all." I pause before adding, "However you could adopt a couple babies and raise them as your own and when they are around 10 we could grant them your powers. It is much safer and you would still get the bonding time."
They nodded thinking it was their only real option while the girls nodded slowly concidering the option of adopting for themselves.
"Another option is open but it would be complicated," Natsu added.
"We could artificially impregnate you two," I pointed at Yukino and Kagura before continuing, "and one of you would lay eggs for the guys while the other would give birth naturally like the humans you are. The eggs of course would be the slayers babies while the live births would be yours." All four sets of their eyes were huge.
The guys started getting excited but quickly got anxious and looked to the ladies. They were looking at each other and as if they were talking like Natsu and I had looked over at the guys and back at us.
"Will it hurt?" Yukino asked.
I nodded, "The same as if they were conceived naturally."
"Oh Mavis, I remember when you laid our eggs Luce;" Natsu groaned. "You were in so much pain that I couldn't understand and to make it worse it was crippling for me when I searched your memories and I only got a small taste of the pain." I knew what Natsu was doing. He was being sly about it making sure they understood that giving birth was no walk in the park.
Yukino was white at the thought but Kagura asked another question, "Could I carry all the babies instead? I mean dragon slayer eggs take forever to hatch anyway could I lay their eggs and then carry our own?" I looked at Natsu and we talked for several minutes with our minds discussing if it was possible. We could see both Sting and Rogue squeezing each other's hands to where their knuckles were white.
I sigh out loud Natsu and I having come to a decision, "Are you willing to chance the possibility that if something goes wrong you will have to wait three years to conceive your own?"
"Yes," her reply was quick and easy she looked at Yukino before adding, " I have always wanted to give birth to my own baby and even having to wait three years is a small price to pay."
Yukino teared up, "I'm willing to carry the slayer's eggs for you." she bawled into Kagura's chest as she clutched at her.
Kagura shushed her, saying it was alright before looking back at me, "I will carry all of them."
I nodded back and looked at Natsu. We gave Sting and Rogue permission to mate they would have to be mated before the process began anyway. Natsu wordlessly lit his hand on fire as I began eating it. He kept a steady stream of blue fire going until he started to sweat from the excursion this took several minutes and Natsu and I grabbed our friends carrying them to their guild but we only managed to take them to our own guild where our babies were. We walked into the guild hall.
"I'm afraid it will have to wait until after our babies hatch," I tell them already far out of breath after I carried just the girls and Natsu the boys.
"We understand, they should be hatching soon anyway right?" Yukino asked almost bubbling.
I nod but Natsu is the one who replied, "Yeah we flew you here to test her magic limits and it is just too short at the moment. We were going to be leaving for some hot springs soon for them to hatch at." He purred holding me close to him, I felt feint.
My vision became blurry and I groaned holding my head catching everyone's attention, Natsu carried me from the door to the nursery corner. which had it's own bassinet for each set of eggs. All the dragon slayers followed: Laxus, Mira, Gray, Juvia, Levy, Gajeel, Eric (Who joined the guild a few months after our wedding) Sting, Rogue and Wendy As well as the new ones that were granted the power by Natsu and I, far to many to count trying not to crowd but also be near in case they were needed.
Our eggs were still in their bassinet the kindling ablaze I reached for them and Natsu brought me closer; sharp pain radiated throughout my body as I screamed. I tried to blow a white fire at them and Natsu joined for as long as he could. My screams getting the better of him as he tries to hold me together in his arms.
My whole body feels like it was erupting and Macao and Romeo (from the other side of the rune barrier) threw fire at me trying desperately to help us. Natsu ate what he could reach and would start blowing fire again until he ran out again. Honestly the whole scene probably looked horrifying like the guild was trying to burn us alive. Levy used her word script to send us fire Gray had used a lighter to light all sorts of things on fire that people would throw him which he then threw at us. The whole of the guild tried whatever they thought would help.
"Ice water!" I screeched soaked in my own sweat. Juvia relieved she could actually help sent a torrent of icy water at me holding it in midair so I could do whatever I needed. While Gray continued with making the little bits of fire. occasionally sending a frosty fog towards me. Then he noticed I was soaked in sweat dropped the last bit of fire by Natsu and sat next to me freezing the air surrounding me. Finally giving me a small bit of relief.
Natsu smiled at him thankful that I had finally stopped screaming and went back to blowing fire at our eggs. This lasted several hours. Natsu and I blowing as much fire as we could on our babies and Gray and Juvia cooling me down even Mira and Laxus used lightening to create fire to help feed us. Up until now I couldn't stand the cold but now if they let up even a little bit I would probably pass out.
The whole of the guild was silent as the hours ticked by. No one made a peep until there was a thunder like boom. Many people in the back looked at Laxus and Mira only to see their own startled expressions. Those in the front, those closest to us, could see that one of the eggs had cracked open.
Natsu and I finally stop blowing our fire dragon roars at the eggs and watch panting as little fingers poked out of the crack in the shell. The shell crumbled away at the little fingers grip. Natsu and I watched in awe as our first baby entered the world.
I reach in to pick up my baby girl; she had pink hair just like her father's and big brown eyes. I hold her to myself as she reached up and tugged at my hair cooing and gurgling at us. I looked at Natsu with tears in my eyes as mine meet his. Our first baby was beautiful and perfect in every single way. "Nashi" we say together.
The other two eggs quite for now I tried to regain my strength and Natsu motioned for someone to bring a comfortable chair to me, refusing to leave my side. Nashi was beautiful her eyes large as she looked at the world around her.
Natsu took her from me after setting me down comfortably in the chair, I leaned back and panted hard. I was so low on magic energy it was ridiculous, I felt like I would feint. I had Freed remove the rune barrier and Romeo grabbed his dad and they came rushing by my side. They started feeding me as much fire as they could until Wendy, Carla, Erza and Happy came rushing into the guild hall caring what appeared to be a mountain of ice.
I smiled at them in thanks as they handed me the frozen fire that Natsu and Gray had made. I ate what I could already feeling the next round coming. "It's coming again!" I huff out
"Master?" I call out he stepped forward and I motion for him to take Nashi. "Please?"
"Of course child," his voice was soft. " I'll put her in the crib in my office." I nod at his words as my grip turned white clutching at the chair arms. He hurried away as Natsu reached after him and our daughter.
I couldn't hold it in anymore as I let loose an ear piercing scream as I released my fire dragon roar upon my two remaining eggs. The guild now understanding what was going on reacted quickly. Those who could help helped in anyway they could while those who couldn't started cleaning anything and everything. Some running to the store getting toys, diapers and whatnot that would be appropriate for them.
Gajeel was left to guard the remaining eggs since the runes were down he placed many iron beams crisscrossing around the bassinets and stood in front of them like a wolf or tiger ready to pounce. A few others taking places next to him. Like Evergreen who set up a stone barricade around the iron and Freed who managed to set up living oak trees outside of that. Each slayer in their own barricade preventing any others from entering.
I continued to scream bloody murder as my fire finally quit, I was unable to concentrate enough to either eat or keep a flame lit. Another loud crack of thunder filled the air as another egg split open. Again I saw little fingers at the edges of the shell pulling away pieces. In relief I reached over and pulled out a little blond boy with large emerald green eyes. He reached for me giggling at me and then he saw his daddy, Natsu, I could see his eyes light up and he reached for him.
Natsu happily took our son cradling him in his arms. "Luke," we say together. My voice a whisper his own a quite hush trying not to scare him. Master as if sensing it was time appeared next to Natsu and waited patiently. He reluctantly handed our son to Master who nodded and patted him on the shoulder before rushing up to his office again.
I feel like I'm about to hurl as my guild mates practically force feed me fire and frozen fire, but still I eat what I could as Natsu starts in on our last egg. My exhaustion was taking a toll on my body but the screams ripped through me anyway burning whatever energy it could find. Until finally there was another crash of thunder the third egg finally crumbled apart leaving a blond baby girl with large dark emerald green eyes. "Luna," Natsu and I whisper.
I picked her up and sighed contently as she nuzzels into my arms. Natsu afraid to try and pull our baby from my protective arms decided to pick me up instead cuddling both of us. "I want to keep their shells" my voice a feint whisper but Levy jumped into action collecting each one in their own container marking each of them.
Natsu carried me to Master's office and laid me down on the fold out couch. He quickly picked up each of our babies and brought them to me each one snuggled into me as I fight the sleep taking over my body. "It's okay I have you," I hear Natsu's calm voice in my ear.
Luna had pulled away allowing Natsu to pick her up for a minute finally. I smile at him as he cradled her for a minute before she too yawned. He then set her down next to me again. I fell asleep holding all three of my beautiful babies with Natsu holding my hand on his knees beside me. The world went black.