The picture above is Gray and Natsu's engagement rings <3
*-A few months later-*
Natsu carried a sleeping Yuki, while Gray bounced the two boys, named Aki and Haru, on his knees, and Seiichi and Sayuri ran around with Rogue and Sting's son, Raijin. It is possible, yes, simply because of submissive types and dominant types. Since Rogue is a submissive, things happened, leading to this. Sting and Rogue surprised the guild with the boy earlier today, but they got a taste of their own medicine when Natsu greeted them holding a baby and two toddlers clinging to her legs. Rogue and Natsu had been talking and watching the kids for a while, as had been Gray and Sting.
"So, Natsu, what's it like raising 3 kids?" Rogue asked.
"What do you mean 3?" She asked with a laugh.
"I have 5 kids."
He looked at her, astonished at her last sentence.
"What do you mean 5!?"
"Gray's holding Haru and Aki, over there."
"Oh... Wait, you and Gray?"
She nodded and lifted her left hand; showing him her wedding band, along with another ring.
"Oh wow, I didn't expect that! Wait, what's that second ring?"
"This?" She asked, pointing to the little rose gold ring. Rogue nodded and examined it as he held her hand in his.
"It's the first ring I had gotten from Gray, called a promise ring, or a pre-engagement ring. I believe I was about 4 months pregnant when he gave it to me. Anyways, it's supposed to show commitment and possible engagement in the future."
He smiled and she pulled him into a side hug, making sure to keep little Yuki out of it.
"So, how old are they?"
"Seiichi and Sayuri, the toddlers, are 4, and Yuki, Aki, and Haru are all 5 months old. How old's Raijin?"
"He just turned 4 last week."
She giggled.
"I love little kids! Oh, and to answer your first question from earlier about raising the kids, it's very exhilarating and exhausting."
Rogue laughed a little and ruffled her hair.
"Mama! Uncle Rogue!"
Natsu opened her eyes and bent down.
"What's up, Seiichi?"
"Look, I drew a picture of everyone!"
He showed her the picture and proceeded to point out every single person there. She sweatdropped and laughed nervously.
"Hey, baby, why don't I give you a challenge? For you, Sayuri, and Raijin, yeah?"
"Okay, Mama! What do we do?"
She stood up and looked around until she spotted a window.
"I want you three to try to draw some trees from out there. Can you do that?" She asked while she pointed to the window.
"Okay! Guys! Mama wants us to draw her some trees!"
The two laughed as they watched the kids run to the window.
"You guys should come over more often." Natsu told Rogue. He nodded in agreement.
"Hey, so, random question, but how'd you think of their names?"
"Hmm... Well, Sayuri was a name that Gray had absolutely adored for some odd reason, and same with Seiichi for me. For the triplets, since my name means summer, Haru means spring, Yuki means snow, and Aki means autumn. Just kinda came naturally."
"Hehehe, naturally."
"You dork." Natsu laughed at him.
"Anyway, how'd you guys come up with Raijin? It's adorable!"
"Well, 'rai' means 'thunder', and 'jin' means 'god or spirt'. Sting thought it was, and I quote, "such a cool name" and "we should totally call him that" end quote. Though, now that I think about it, it worked out in the long run, because it turns out he has thunder dragon slayer magic."
"Oh, that's so cool! And your guy's magic all works together if you think about it! Lightning, shadows, and thunder? If you had Juvia on a team with you guys, you'd be the storm force."
He rolled his eyes and ruffled her hair again.
"Mama!"
She turned to where the twins were, expecting one of them to be calling for her, but they were all minding their business. She looked toward Gray and Sting. Gray had his head down in a dejected way, and Sting laughing as he patted his back.
"Mama!"
This time, she knew where it had come from, and began to laugh. Now she knew why Gray looked so down. Aki was calling to her. She and Rogue walked over to him and she picked him up with her other arm.
"Would ya look at that? Told you one of them would say 'Mama' first!"
Gray grumbled and continued bouncing Haru on his knee. He looked up at her and pouted. Then the door opened revealing...
Cliffhanger!! I don't do enough of these XD Who do you think it is?
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Oh, this is Natsu's promise ring that Gray had given her. I don't usually like rose gold, but I think it fits their personalities, eh? Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll be back soon with another! See ya!
