Softly, Natsu pressed a kiss to his sleeping girlfriend's forehead. "It's been so long," he whispered to himself as he watched over her body, every curve and lack of, more the latter, same as it had been when he'd left. He'd been back for a week, and he couldn't get enough of her.

     His hand curled around her back and secured itself on her stomach. Such a beautiful woman, and even after leaving her, she'd kept his heart and vice versa. It expelled every doubt he ever had about being heartbroken again. Unlike his first love, this was different. Their love was stronger, and Natsu was certain she wouldn't leave him for another like what happened to him the first time.

     Just as he went to sleep, he felt his leg go cold. It was an unusual sensation, but he wasn't the only one who noticed it. Izzy stirred and sat up in confusion. 

     "What the hell? Did you wet the bed?" She asked. 

     Natsu shook his head and rose. "Of course not. Why would I do that?" 

     It took a few seconds for the real situation to sink in, and it didn't until Izumi realized that neither of them had wet the bed. Unless, of course, you count amniotic fluids in the same category as urine.

     Izzy's eyes flickered to Natsu nervously. "Think you can get me to the hospital?" She asked.

     "What?" The man rubbed his eyes. "Yeah, why?"

     A beat passed and his eyes widened. "Oh!" Natsu bolted up, grabbed her a change of clothes, and pulled her up from the blankets. The woman's emerald eyes flickered through dozens of emotions, but she let him lead the way. 

     Because he didn't have the guts to drive, Natsu pulled Izumi to the hospital by foot. If there was any pro to the situation at all, she thought, it was that they even had a large hospital. Luck was on their side because Magnolia was a metropolis compared to the many nearby villages.

     Or so they thought. 

     However, their ideas of fortune rewrote themselves a few hours after Izumi Akihiko had been checked into a delivery room.