It was the next morning as lucia woke up in stings arms. She blushed at seeing him so close to her face only remembering when the kiss from last night had faded into a dark void. She assumed that she had fallen asleep and he had carried her up to her room and decided to stay the night with her. He had a t-shirt she guessed he got from natsu to sleep with and still had his shoes and pants on. He slept on top of the covers as he had wrapped her in them. She smiled now at how lucky she was to have a sweet man like sting who was very thoughtful and considerate of her feelings. That's until she heard the all to familiar natsu throwing up his basket of cookies in the bathroom like before. She sighed at how that sound would never seem pleasant to hear until she felt sting twitch awake now.
"Good morning.. how are you?"
*she asked sting who only looked a bit drowsy in her eyes as he didn't reply to her yet..*
"Ahem… I'm good… how about you? How are you and our child doing..?"
*sting looked a bit weird now as he tried keeping something down his throat but kept laying down with her staring back at her.*
"We are fine too… are you sure your okay? You don't look so well…"
*lucia blushed at answering for both her and the child growing inside her but began to worry about sting who looked more pale as time passed..*
"Yeah… I'm superb… I'm gre- *hup*"
*sting cupped his mouth as he fought the last words from spilling. Then suddenly he got up quickly and made his way to the same restroom that natsu was puking his guts into the toilet as he began puking his into the tub.*
Lucia only blinked as she decided to get up to go after him but didn't like the image of smelling vomit from two different people coming from the restroom. Then she saw lucy at the entrance of her bedroom giggle a bit.
"Lucy, is that motion sickness thingy contagious? Is sting throwing up too because he heard natsu?"
*lucia asked oblivious to what is happening, but Lucy finally filled her in on the things she had asked herself back 5 years ago when she first saw natsu throw up when she was pregnant of Nashi.*
"No he's fine… you probably don't know this but sting is a dragon slayer just like natsu.. and him throwing up is a sign that he loves you very much that he has tooken up the burden of your morning sickness, to be his. In other words he will get morning-motion sickness until the first trimester is over. So don't worry it will fade eventually.~"
*lucy smiled as a flowery aura showed itself behind lucy which lucia just sweatdropped at how cruel that was… but then again if that meant she didn't have to throw up anymore then she didn't mind either…*
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The two women made a big breakfast ready for the 4 dragon slayer stomachs to feast upon. Nashi and Liddan were rudely awakened by their fathers puking but were surprised to see sting also puking along side with natsu… it was very funny but also gross…
Natsu's stomach managed to reach a compromise now as it decided to not jump out of his throat every so often. He looked at sting who was drooling in the tub half of his body out and the other half inside making sure any of his vomit would fall inside the tub and not on the floor.
"Aww you too? … at least I'm not the only one now.."
*natsu laughed weakly as he rubbed stings back who got strength again to throw up more.*
"Yeah it's okay, let it all out~"
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Sting didn't even get to come down for breakfast since he stayed in the restroom all morning so lucia prepared a herbal tea as she waited for him to come down to treat his stomach a bit feeling bad for his sudden sickness was because of her.
Sting finally came down as he washed away all the mess he made in the tub and weakly came to sit by lucia and rest his head on the table.
"My head hurts… I don't like this.."
*sting replied as lucia combed his blond white hair softly trying to ease his headache.*
"Here have some of this.. it will make your stomach feel better.."
*sting sat up now as he grabbed the tea and drank it slowly as he felt a soothing relief in his throat.*
"Thank you lucia… I appreciate this from you.."
*sting looked into his tea as he thought back to what he was about to say… he took a deep breath unawarely as he looked into Lucia's eyes.. they were really beautiful…*
"Lucia?"
"Hmm?"
"Marry me.."
"What?"
"You heard me, marry me and come with me to Crocus.. we will buy a house and I'll work hard to support us.. just you, me and our child.."
*lucia felt very good about how sting proposed to her but she shook her head not agreeing about some things.*
"What's wrong?… I'm I moving to fast?… what is it you don't like?.."
*sting asked hastily as lucia shook her head again as glossy tears filled her eyes.*
"It's not that sting, it's just I will miss all the kids I babysit here at fairy tail, I'm not a member but I have grown close to them and I can't leave them like that. Plus what would Lucy think of me if I just left suddenly?"
*at this Lucy had been hearing as she finally interrupted lucia who needed this so much.. she needed to leave magnolia to lose her fathers gain on her and she would be better to hide in Crocus. Sting will also be closer to her their since their guild is located their.*
"Don't worry about me lucia.. worry about your happiness.. and for the kids, they will understand your situation. So go ahead and go with sting whenever your ready."
Lucy gave lucia the push she needed. Lucia looked back at sting with watery eyes as she replied her answer now.
"Yes… I will marry you sting.. I accept.."
With that natsu and Nashi came jumping down the stairs with some streamers and fire in their fingers acting like sparklers as they 'yay' together. Sting thanked them as he was now a engaged man but felt a tug at his pants from Liddan who was frowning at him.
"What is it Liddan? You want to congratulate me too?"
"No… I want to tell you to not be mean to my Aunty, uncle sting… and- *sniff sniff* please make Aunty happy, Aunty is a very quiet person like me… always make her smile.."
*liddan felt like they had stolen his favorite person from him as he began sobbing softly into his mothers arms. Lucy sat in a chair to not bend over her pregnant stomach to give Liddan a hug. Lucia only covered her mouth as she didn't want Liddan to cry for her but sting carried her bridal style now as he opened the door to go outside.*
"Don't worry Liddan I'll make your Aunty very happy again. And natsu, lucy… I'll be stealing her now that I have your two approval.. goodbye!"
*with that lucia cried out loud waving goodbye to her nephew and niece who Liddan cried harder and Nashi waved more fiercely happy for her aunt marrying her uncle.*
"Come visit soon!!!"
*Nashi screamed as she grinned foolishly like her father as she laughed at how happy her aunt was right now disregarding the tears though.*
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-At Sabertooth Guild-
Rogue finished the paperwork fast as he had frosch help him organize the documents from important to least important. Honestly this was easy work, but because stings mindset was elsewhere it only became harder to do without him focusing. He sighed as he was satisfied with the work done as he made it downstairs to relax a bit. He wondered how sting managed to talk to his lady friend after all or if things went smoothly. Until he flinched at the sudden open of the guild doors slamming again the walls as he came inside hold a woman bridal style. From the back it looked a bit like Lucy so everyone was shocked at why sting had lucy in his arms.. they all wondered where natsu was, he certainly wouldn't have let sting walk this far with Lucy in his arms.
Lucia was so embarrassed as she felt the stares she was getting so she hid her face into stings vest and t-shirt he still had on.
"Sting! What are you doing back already? And why are you carrying Lucy?"
*rogue asked as he looked a bit confused at the situation.*
"I came back because I no longer had a purpose to stay in magnolia, and this isn't Lu-"
*sting thought of a very sinister prank to play on natsu as he boasted now with a very loud voice*
"Oh! Yeah I guess you got us! Me and Lucy have had a thing you know! Hahaha! Damn we got caught Lucy!"
*sting snickered as he saw Lucia's face blush a brighter red feeling everyone glare at her… she should have said no to this jerk this afternoon..*
"Sting!! When you said you spent a one night stand I thought you talked about another woman, not Lucy..!"
*rogue whispered to sting as everyone kept staring at their master still holding a 'Lucy' in his arms.*
"Well that's because I did have a one night stand with a woman… not with Lucy… plus this isn't Lucy, it's her cousin.. lucia.."
*rogue began to feel his stress levels die down as he sighed at how messed up stings pranks where at time but proceeded to walk sting to the office now where he closed the doors as soon as him and sting entered with Lucia.*
"Are you out of your mind!!! What do you think your doing lying like that about her being Lucy!!! Do you think natsu-san will let you walk again hearing how you blasted about having a affair with her!!"
*rogue vented his frustration as he panted to catch his breath but sting patted his back after putting Lucia down to sit on a chair.*
"Don't worry, this was payback for the mistake he made in not delivering my message before.. so he will understand."
*sting calmed rogue down with that as Lucia got up to wait for sting to introduce her to rogue.*
"Rogue, This is the woman I fell in love with, Lucia Heartifilia."