It's a Gruvia Life [Gruvia] {The FT Love Chronicles; Book 4.5}

The More the Merrier: Part A

~Juvia~

"Good morning, Levy!" Juvia smiled, greeting the bluenette in the guildhall. She was sitting with her six-month-old daughter, Ayasha, and looked exhausted.

"Morning," Levy said, returning her smile. "How are you, Juvia?"

"Juvia is wonderful," she gushed, glancing over at her husband who was at the bar getting their breakfast from Mirajane. They had been married just over a year, and she couldn't believe how much her love had grown in that small time—and how it seemed to continue growing as she looked at him.

A small noise from beside her pulled her attention away, and she couldn't help but giggle as Ayasha cooed loudly at her. "May Juvia hold her?" Juvia asked, looking to Levy for permission. When she nodded, Juvia took Ayasha and snuggled her against her chest. "Good morning, little Ayasha. Gajeel-kun's daughter looks more and more like him every day."

"I know," Levy chuckled. "Apart from her hair, she doesn't look like me at all!" Ayasha let out a shriek of laughter, playing with Juvia's own blue hair.

"Watch out for that one," Gajeel growled, pointing to Ayasha as he took a seat next to Levy, "she pulls hair."

"Juvia doesn't mind," she smiled, tickling Ayasha's chin.

"Aya, look," Levy grinned, looking towards the guildhall doors, "here comes Iggy." Only three months younger than Aya, the pink-haired baby was tucked snuggly in his blanket as his father carried him into the guildhall.

"'Morning," Natsu beamed at the group as he and Lucy sat down.

Again, Aya cooed loudly, reaching for Natsu's bundle. He laughed, obliging her by moving Iggy closer. She giggled, poking his face with her small finger.

Juvia held Aya until she grew fussy around lunch time, and she bid the group goodbye as she and Gray left for a job. She couldn't hold in the loud sigh that escaped her as she took a seat next to Gray on the train.

"What?" He asked, raising a curious eyebrow at her.

"Gray-sama," she began, leaning her head against his arm, "Juvia wants a baby."

His entire body stiffened at her words. "W-What?" He repeated, his voice slightly higher than usual.

She lifted her head, meeting his eyes. "Juvia wants to have a baby with Gray-sama. We've been married over a year, and she thinks a baby would bring us that much closer."

"You've never mentioned a baby before," he said. He cleared his throat before continuing, "maybe we should wait another year or two. Kids are a big responsibility, and like you said, we've only been married a year."

"Does Gray-sama not want to have children with Juvia?" She asked, worried that that was really the problem.

"Of course I do," he said, grabbing her hands. "I just don't know if we should right now."

"Will Gray-sama at least think about it?"

He kissed her, nodding. "Yeah. I'll think about it."

She smiled at him, returning her head to his arm. I love Gray-sama, and I would really like to have a baby with him. Levy and Lucy look so happy when they're holding their children, and I want to feel that way too. Gray-sama would make a wonderful father as well, just like Natsu and Gajeel-kun.

Juvia couldn't help but feel distracted during the rest of their job. All she noticed in town were the couples walking with their children, or playing with them, or rocking new babies. She kept imagining her and Gray in those situations, and her heart swelled with want.