Lucy's Baby-A Nalu story

His "Mother"

A small pink-haired boy who looked no older than one or two looked up at her. Natsu's clothes were piled around him, falling off his now tiny shoulders. His scarf covered his face a bit. His big round black eyes stared at her. Lucy's heart melted. She knelt down to the baby, squealing with pure adoration. She loved babies, and just because the baby in front of her happened to be Natsu, her best friend and teammate, did not change a thing. If anything, it made her adore the baby more.

She cooed at the baby, "Natsu? Can you talk?" Baby Natsu blinked sleepily, his eyes still fixed on her. He raised his small chubby arms to her. Perhaps he couldn't talk then? Did he still have any coherent thoughts or was his brain also morphed into a one-year-old's? She beamed and reached out to pick him up. She ignored his nakedness, it was different now that he was just a babe. His teeny hands clasped around her long blonde hair. His face pressed into the crook of her neck, sniffing her deeply. Lucy blushed slightly, maybe Natsu still remembered her?

She gasped slightly when his small face nuzzled her chesticles. He better not be aware of what he was doing! Baby Natsu yawned widely and cuddled into her neck again, instantly falling asleep against her. She smiled down at him, holding him tightly. She noticed everyone around her was either recording or taking pictures of the scene. Erza stepped closer, taking a picture of Natsu pressed up against Lucy's chest, his plump lips open slightly. Erza asked, "Do you think he remembers everyone? Obviously he still has a preference for Lucy." Lucy blushed deeply, "Still?! What is that supposed to mean Erza?!" Everyone in the guild rolled their eyes dramatically, Lucy was as dense as Natsu. Gray smirked, getting a nice shot of Natsu's bare baby butt in Lucy's arms. "He probably won't remember this, so let's take all the pictures we can get to show him. He'll be so embarrassed. I can't wait."

Mira walked around the counter, holding out a diaper from her own baby bag. She had a smiling blonde baby girl on her own hip. "Here, put this on him. I imagine he has reverted completely back to a child so he probably won't be potty trained." Lucy took the diaper, eager to put it on him before he peed on her or worse. She gently laid him on a table, strapping the diaper around him securely. All the girls crowded around him, cooing and pinching his rolls and running their hands on his smooth soft skin. He stirred under their hands and opened his eyes.

His eyes filled with heavy tears as he took in the girls surrounding him. He let out a high pitched shriek, starting to cry. Obviously he did not remember any of them, or else he wouldn't cry. The girls fussed and cooed, trying to calm him. Lucy picked him up again, feeling protective of him. She balanced him on her hip, swaying back and forth and cooing. Eventually his tears ceased, but he didn't fall back asleep. He clung to Lucy, squirming when anyone else touched him.

A few hours had passed, and people still cooed over baby Natsu, knowing not to try to take him from Lucy's arms anymore even though they wanted to pass him around. She cradled him sideways like a newborn, his head resting in the crook of her elbow, his face nuzzled into her chest again. Her other hand was stroking his chubby baby cheeks. His miniature and pudgy hand suddenly wrapped around one of her fingers tightly. She smiled down at him murmuring softly, "Natsuu..." She heard more pictures being taken, knowing Mira was probably recording every moment with an evil mischievous gleam in her eyes.

Lucy shifted uncomfortably. She had had to go to the bathroom for a while now, but she couldn't take Natsu with her. She had been trying to put him back to sleep so she could go quietly, but he was still wide awake. She sighed. She really couldn't hold it anymore so it would just have to be done the hard way. Maybe she could find another girl he really liked. She looked around until she spotted Lisanna. She strode over to her, calling Happy over as well. The two of them would keep him calm right?