"But, Loki~! He already saw me! Why would I stay here when there's a possibility of them finding me again!" I insisted. He looked at me with sincerity. His glasses hanging low on the bridge of his nose.
"You're going to have to face them eventually, you said it yourself. You want your child to meet the guild one day don't you?" He remarked, pushing his glasses up. I huffed at his words.
"I hate it when your right." I muttered. His smirk only made me upset even more.
It had been a couple more months of saving money to find a better place, but of course there were others to object. I honesty didn't want to go either, but I knew it was for the best. Yet, Loke had been here for the last half hour trying to convince me other wise.

          At the moment I looked like an overloaded truck. I hated being pregnant, but I was glad that it was almost over.
"Lucy, don't you think it would be better if you saved the cash instead of spending it on a house? I mean, what about the child? What's gonna pay for the clothes and food?" His orange hair was all ruffled up and his tie was strangely uneven; which was peculiarly getting on my nerves.
"I don't know..." I mumbled. My blonde locks shielding my eyes.
          It was quiet outside. Nothing to interrupt the current conversation. The light  of the house was shining out the window, attracting moths and unknown bugs to swarm the glass.
         "What about education?" He blurted out.
"Why are you worrying?" I asked bluntly, not thinking twice of the possible rudeness coming from my tone of voice.
"Why should I not worry?" I grunted and slouched down on the counter, letting my head sink into my arms.
"Why is parenting so tiring?" My eyes felt tired and my limbs were numb from all the work I had done hours before.
"I don't know, a lot of things are extremely tiring. Parenting being the most."
          I clutched my child's blanket in my arms. I just wanted this to be over with. I just want to be able to hold the child and let the worries subside.
        "Hey Loke?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you really think I should go back to the guild?" Loke hesitated at a reply, you could tell he didn't know what to spit out.
"...I guess. It's honestly your choice. I can't make you do anything but I can't stop myself from saying so. I know that they are probably all missing you, and leaving them ignorant won't do that any good. By know I'm positive that word has spread, but don't you think they deserve an explanation why you left?" He finally mumbled.
"I'm tempted to get up and go. This guilt is really getting the best of me." I slouched in my chair, trying to become as small as possible.
"What's stopping you? There's millions of outcomes." His words caused me to perk up.
"Good point!" I stood up from the seat. Determination coursing through me. Yet, something felt off.
"W-Wait. I wasn't being serious-." Out of no where my knees felt shaky, and my insides felt weak. ".....-Lucy?"
         His shocked expression was now transformed into a terrified one as he stared shakily at the sight before him.

There I was, collapsed on the floor in pain.

~A couple miles north....~

       Erza held onto her stomach tightly. It ached and churned. What was up with her lately?
       Juvia looked at her confused.
"Are you alright? You don't look so good."
"I'm good." Erza gulped perking up. Her sudden change in mood caught everyone off guard. Juvia held onto her enlarged belly as she looked at her scarlet haired friend.
"It's only the morning and you're already failing on us." Gray smirked. Juvia smiled at the tone of his voice. She turned to face him smiling, her baby bump brushing against the table.
"Good morning Gray~Sama." She sang. He sat down beside her, giving a smile in return.
"Good morning." He said placing a slight kiss on her forehead. He looked towards Erza, his smile fading as he looked at his paled friend.
"Seriously, are you O.K?" Erza stiffened up and looked at him, almost immediately turning her normal shade.
"Yeah. Just something coming over me." She explained. Gray gave her an awkward grin, soon to turn to his fellow guild mates beside him.
        Natsu was yet to return from another job. He had gone on them often lately after the incident a few weeks back. He had been on them left and right. The locations oddly close to Hargeon. Hargeon jobs were rare, since Lamia Scale was so close.

      The guild had become quiet without him, and had earned a lot less destruction. But it was still unsettling, and was strange with so many members missing.

~Down south...~

          Cries kept me up the whole night. My eyes becoming bloodshot from the constant getting up to go and attend to the baby.

        After going through hours of pain I eventually got to go home. Glad to be able to finally get it over with.
       Loke had gone home a couple of hours before, probably too tired of the screams as well, and especially the sudden stress of the situation. I'm positive the blunt surprise traumatized him even more than it did me.
        I sat up in my uncomfortable bed and looked down at my baby girl beside me, my blonde hair in my face. After brushing it behind my ear I got to see my child once more. Her little toothless mouth was open and balling an ear piercing cry, but was adorable looking at the little face.
        She had little tuffs of rose, and unknown eyes that I'm yet to bear witness to. Her little toes were moving about, and her hands looking for nearly anything to grasp onto. Her cries subsided when I picked her up into my arms.
          Looking down at the crying little girl surely brought forth many emotions. I was glad that I went through all of it. To be able to hold this little girl in my arms made me gleeful.
        My sweet baby girl, the thing that's been putting me through hell, was worth it.....

         My little Nashi was worth it.

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This was probably the most awkward chapter I have ever written. But Ye. Hope it was decent.... Anywho, bare with me😂 better chapters are coming.