{THIRD PERSON POV}
Lucy was 39 weeks pregnant. Natsu and Happy were gone, taking on an impressive amount of jobs at once to save up money so Natsu and Lucy could stay home with the baby when he or she was born.

They decided, as they had with Luka, that they didn't want to know the baby's sex. It didn't matter. They would love their precious child regardless.

Tonight, Luka made dinner for Lucy rather than the other way around. She laughed when he escorted her to the kitchen table, laid out with their gourmet meal: two bowls of Fruit Loops with milk.

"Aww, thank you Luka." Lucy couldn't lean down to hug him, so she settled for mussing up her son's hair.

Luka ran in front of her and pulled the chair out for his mom, a perfect little gentleman. Lucy and Luka settled down and ate their 7 PM cereal.

Lucy finished first, still feeling ravenous. She looked over at Luka, who eating sloppily like his father. Milk was splashing out of the bowl.

Lucy stood to grab leftovers from the fridge and a couple of napkins for Luka. She felt a sudden gush of water and frowned.

Lucy looked down at the clear liquid flowing from beneath her skirt. She had experienced this once before, and seeing it now boggled her mind for a second before she comprehended.

Lucy gasped. Her water broke! She was going into labor! Excitement and joy rushed through her. Then she felt intense pain in her abdomen and back.

Lucy stumbled to the table, clutching the edge for support. Luka looked up in concern. "Mama, you okay? Did you trip over a flat surface again?"

"Baby, I think my water broke." She panted heavily.

Luka tilted his head innocently. "You can't break water. It's a liquid."

She groaned. "Your little sibling is coming."

"You mean the baby in Mama's belly?" Luka grinned, bouncing up and down. "You said I wouldn't get to meet them till next week."

Lucy cried out in pain. "Get Aunt Wendy, Luka! Hurry!" She slid to the floor, clutching her belly, desperate to protect her little one.

Luka, not understanding but sensing his mom's urgency, ran to the get Lucy's communication lacrima. She forgot to charge it, so it wasn't working.

"Mama, the lacrima!"

Lucy couldn't respond. The clear fluid was now red. Luka began to cry. His mama was hurt and he didn't know what to do. Then he remembered Lucy's words. I have to get Aunt Wendy, Luka thought wildly.

He ran from the house. It was dark out. Luka tripped over a lose stone and fell, scrapping his hands and knees. Luka got up and kept running to the Fairy Tail guild hall. He knew he'd find help there.

Luka burst through the double doors, startling Mira and Laxus, the only two left inside. She was cleaning up and he was helping her. Both looked at Luka, shock and worry on their faces.

"Mama, Mama, it's Mama!" Luka wailed. "She's at home, help her!"

They jumped into action. Laxus bolted upstairs, while Mira pulled out a charged communication lacrima and dialed. "Wendy! Lucy's in labor. You have to hurry to her house, something's wrong!"

Mira gathered Luka up in her arms, already sending messages to Gray, Juvia, Gajeel, Levy, and all their other guildmates. She hugged him comfortingly and carried him back to the Dragneel house.

"What's Uncle Laxus doing?" Luka sniffled.

"He's contacting Natsu. Your papa's on a dangerous job where he can't carry a comm lacrima."

Mira arrived at Natsu and Lucy's house with Luka in record time. Romeo stood waiting for them by the open doorway. The front door was scattered in pieces from a Sky Dragon's roar. He explained, "It was locked. Wendy smelled blood. She got creative."

"How's Lucy?" Mira asked.

Romeo nodded further in. "Wendy's with her. She thinks the placenta detached."

Gray and Juvia ran up, followed closely by Sylvia. Gajeel, Levy, and Emma followed.

"Luka-sama!" Sylvia hugged him, crying. "Will Aunt Lucy be okay?"

"I dunno." Luka responded truthfully.

"Come with me." Emma tugged on them, trying to pull them away.

"I wanna see Mama!"

"Syl wants to help Aunt Lucy too!"

"There's nothing we can do." Emma begged, eyes rimmed with red. "Let's leave it to the adults, we'll only get in the way."

Unsure of what to do, the three went to Freesia Park. Luka and Sylvia glumly sat down on the tire swing, and Emma gave it a half-hearted push.

Time inched forward. The only indication that it passed at all was when there was a massive explosion 20 miles west. It looked like a volcano erupting, but worse. They could feel the heat.

Five minutes later, a blazing comet sailed over Magnolia, aiming for the Dragneel house on the eastern edge of town.

Ten minutes after that, Rose joined them. Or maybe it was Mary. Her red hair was down.

"The baby's been born!" She exclaimed. "Thanks to Happy's top speed, Uncle Natsu made it just in time. Aunt Wendy is healing Aunt Lucy now. She said they're both gonna make it!"

Emma cheered. Sylvia leapt at Luka with hearts in her eyes. Luka was so happy, he hugged Sylvia right back. Able to dish out affection but unable to take it, Sylvia froze in surprise.

The kids ran back to Luka's house. All their guildmates were there, grinning and celebrating. Nobody stopped Luka from bolting through.

He banged into the kitchen, greeted by the site of his tired but healthy mom. Lucy was still on the floor, her face pink and flushed with joy. She held a bundle of blankets in her arms.

Natsu sat behind her, his arms wrapped around her lightly, as though she might break. He was crying and muttering apologies.

"I shoulda been here, Luce, I'm sorry. Thank you, thank you." He murmured into the crook of her neck. Tired, Lucy leaned back against him.

She smiled warmly at Luka. "Come say hi to your new baby sister, Luka."

"Hi." Luka told the blankets.

Lucy laughed, a sound so simple yet full of life. She moved the blankets aside so Luka could see his real baby sister. He looked in curiously, then frowned.

"She's ugly." Her skin was all red and wrinkly.

Lucy laughed again. "A lot of newborns look like this. Including you, Luka."

The baby was asleep. Curiously, Luka poked her cheek. Her face scrunched up, and she let out a wail. Her eyes fluttered open. They were onyx.

"What's her name?" Luka asked, entranced by her huge onyx eyes staring up at him, that seemed much too big for her tiny face.

"Nashi. We took 'Na' from Natsu and 'shi' from Lucy." Lucy gave her husband a glowing look.

"Can I hold her?" Luka held out his hands. Lucy debated for a second, then carefully transferred Nashi into his arms. She kept a tight hold on the infant, in case Luka's arms got tired.

Wendy was sitting in a sweaty heap in the corner of the kitchen. She had three cracked ribs from when Natsu hugged her after she safely delivered Nashi and healed Lucy. Romeo tried to help cool Wendy down by fanning her off.

Eventually, she decided to clear out of the Dragneel home. They should have this family moment in peace, plus Wendy wanted a shower. She struggled to her feet, wincing. She'd get Porlyusica to look at her ribs in the morning. Wendy slung an arm over Romeo's. He supported her as she walked.

Wendy put a hand to her belly.

Romeo noticed. "Feeling hungry? It's my treat. You were amazing back there."

"I am not looking forward to that part." She muttered under her breath.

"What did you say?" Romeo asked, since he couldn't hear her.

"I'll take you up on that offer in the morning. Right now, I just want sleep." She said louder.

Respecting her wishes, Romeo took Wendy back to their apartment.
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Lucy's rōmanji name is Rūshi. Hence 'shi' being from Lucy, although it doesn't quite make sense in English. Pretty sure most of y'all knew that, but just in case you didn't.