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"HOLY SHIT, WHAT HAPPENED?" I ASKED myself. I groggily opened my eyes and winced at the light piercing the dark room. Groaning, I sat up and clutched my head in pain. I hear the door open and quickly snap my head to see Jellal and Rogue standing at the doorway. Rogue had a tray with breakfast in his hands whilst Jellal held a bag of medication. Worried expressions were plastered on their faces, and quickly turned into looks of relief when they saw me awake.
"Oh my god, Lucy! You're awake!" I hear Rogue say. He rushes over to me and gives me a big kiss on my cheek. I groan and pretend to wipe it off with my hand. I smile and greet both him and Jellal who fill me in on the events from last night. I sigh in disappointment and bury my head into my hands. Jellal hands me the bag of medication and tells me to go to the bathroom to take a test. I sigh and agreed to his idea, and I thought in disbelief. Just because they found me on the bathroom floor doesn't mean I'm miraculously pregnant. Yeah, I was out of it. I was taken advantage of, but that was it, right? I should have never gone to that party, or taken a drink, or make friends in general. Oh my god, I'm such a disappointment. No wonder my mother decided to leave early. She must've predicted my mistake. My terrible mistake.

As I did my business in the bathroom, I waited impatiently for the test to do its thing. The wait was killing me. Two minutes for the moment of truth felt like an hour. A whole hour. I kept glancing back at the clock, listening to the indicating 'tick, tock, tick, tock' go by again and again. Then, I reached out towards the test and looked at it. My hands trembled at the sight and my eyes slowly watered with hot tears. My trembling hand reached out towards the door handle, and I pushed the door open. I was met with my awaiting friends who had frowns on their faces.

"So?" Rogue quietly asks, his arms crossed as if he was in deep thought. He looked at me, worry plastered on his face like a band-aid on a wound. There are only two outcomes. A feeling of relief that washes over you when that band-aid is off, or that feeling of absolute pain that you wished you never experienced. Rogue can wear either of those expressions. I was scared. I truly was. I looked at Rogue and I smiled. His face lit up as he expected good news. However, as the tears came gushing out once again, his facial expression changed into one with concern. I smiled brightly as a showed the pregnancy test that proudly displayed two lines indicating a fetus growing inside of a woman's womb. I broke down, landing on my knees as I dropped the test onto the floor. I cover my face in shame as the smile I wore turned into a deep frown. I shakily opened my mouth, sobs filling the quiet room full of my two shocked friends.

"I'm pregnant." I cried as I drowned in my own tears.

"Lucy...Lucy's pregnant?" Lisanna's voice screeched through the phone speaker. I sigh and confirmed the matter. Lucy was pregnant. She was taken advantage of by a little piece of shit at the party. By the dragons, we should have never gone to that party if we knew it was going to end up like this. Lisanna told me that she was going to get Flare and then she would come over to see Lucy. Speaking of Lucy, she took the whole thing quite well considering her current matter. I was actually quite surprised. She's still a student awaiting graduation. She's still young and free. Her freedom was taken away from her by some dipshit, yet she's accepting the burden she holds.
"I'm going to keep the baby." She announced. Jellal and I looked at her in shock."Just because I was taken advantage of doesn't mean I can't continue to be strong. I don't want the man responsible to see me looking pathetic like shit. I want him to see me as a strong independent woman. I want to rub that independence in his face. I don't need someone to help me take care of this child. And I swear, I'm going to make sure this child gets all the love they deserve. I'm NOT going to abandon them as their father did and I am certainly not going to treat them any differently from a human. They're my child. My. Child. I don't want to make them feel as though they're a burden. I don't want to shape them into someone they don't desire to be. I don't want them to feel as though they aren't good enough. I want to make them feel loved, something I never really felt until recently. I swear upon my life, I'm keeping this child and you can't tell me otherwise." By the time she was done speaking, she was shaking vigorously, possibly out of fear of how we would react, and struggling to form more words that would compact into more pleading sentences. However, Jellal and I exchange looks at each other in unison, the same thought ran around our heads. We look back at our determined blonde friend and we smile reassuringly at her. I hold out a hand for her to take and she looks up at us in surprise.
"We'll be here for you, no matter what." I hear Jellal say behind me as I bent down to help Lucy. I could feel a smirk rising on his face. I felt my face go hot for just a short amount of time as Lucy regained her balance. She quietly thanked both of us and for the rest of that afternoon, we talked about gender reveals and baby clothes and the possible future of this child that Lucy decided to keep.

"Hey Lucy, children inherit some characteristics from their father, right?" I hear Jellal ask. Lucy nods and looks at him questioningly. "Right. Okay. Rogue, when this baby matures into a child, we're going to analyze the fuck out of their appearance and find the father responsible for this shit."
"Are you calling my child a piece of shit?!" Screeched Lucy as she searched for anything nearby that she could use as a weapon. "Boy, you're going to fucking get beat-"
"I wasn't calling your child a piece of shit Lucy! I'm sorry!" Cried Jellal as he kneeled by Lucy's feet. "I'm sorry your highness! Please forgive me!"
"You know, Jellal, that's kind of kinky." Lucy snickered, looking at me. I raise my arms up in defense and let out a huff. Jellal looks at me once again and smirks. I could feel his stare piercing my flesh and bone.
"I can feel the sexual tension. Get a room and fuck already." I hear from the doorway. There stood Lisanna and Flare, a whole heap of bags in their arms. I didn't even notice their entrance! "Don't ask why we have all this stuff. Lucy! I heard you were pregnant from our shy little boy right there..." She said, pointing at me. I roll my eyes and smile playfully. Lucy suddenly jumps up and runs over to Lisanna, engulfing her in a massive bear hug.
Damn, I wanted to be in that bear hug.
They end up crashing into a heap on the floor, fits of giggles escaping their mouths. I felt a pang of jealousy. Man, I really wanted to be in that bear hug. I really craved affection because of my lack of it. My parents never bothered to give me hugs or kisses when I was little. They kept telling me to study, to get into University, to become a doctor.  At the age of ten, I realized the only escape I had from those responsibilities was at the park with Lucy and Zeref. Now, my friend is pregnant with a baby. I understand how Lucy feels, giving the child all the love in the world. Yeah. I'm going to be the best uncle ever, and I'm going to make sure that child doesn't ever experience the pain that other people experience. As a child raised without a motherly or fatherly figure, I want to ensure that her child grows up with support.
"Yeah..." I mumble to myself, my eyes sparkling. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Jellal smile at me. I look away in embarrassment, but he comes and engulfs me in a hug. I feel the warmth of his breath on my neck.
"Little Rogue wanted a hug didn't he~" Jellal cooed, teasing me. I groaned and melted into his touch. He was so warm, cuddly, welcoming. "Well Rogue can get a lot of cuddles tonight~"
"Hey! We're in front of the girls-"
"So? I mean, they probably know about us already." He responded, burying his head deeper into my neck. I blush a bright red but I stay still in his warm arms. Despite how embarrassing it was, I loved Jellal's embrace. As I said, it was warm. Comforting. Welcoming- and I liked warm hugs. You can't exactly blame me.
"You two, stay like that, I need to take more photos." Lisanna giggles, taking out her phone from the back pocket of her jeans. I cover my face and groan in despair as Jellal clings onto me tighter. I could feel his smile radiating positivity. Lisanna collapses into a fit of giggles onto the floor (again) and so do Lucy and Flare. They must enjoy seeing me being embarrassed.
"Smile for the camera, Rogue!" Exclaimed Jellal as he held me in his arms. I remove my hands from my face and smiled reluctantly at the camera, my face still a bright red.

"Haha! This one is going to be my wallpaper." Cheered Lisanna as she showed her phone to us. In the background was me and Jellal, being the little shits we were. "I'm sending this to the group chat."
"Which group chat? Ours?" I ask, placing a bewildered look on my face.
"What? No...it's the one I'm in with Michelle, Sting, and Natsu." She responded as I saw her tap the 'send' button on her phone. "Don't worry! They love the LGBTQ+ Community. They're gonna love this."

"Hey, Lisanna...did you say, Sting? And Natsu?" Lucy questioned, a frightened look on her face. Lucy and I exchange looks before we stare at Lisanna who threw her arms up in defense.
"Yeah? Uhm...why?"
"Holy shit...oh my god...Lisanna, get that picture off of that group chat, right now." Lucy quickly says, lunging after the phone. I free myself from Jellal's grasp and I too, lunge after Lisanna's phone just hoping it wouldn't be too late. However, once I caught a glimpse of the chat, I saw that they had already seen the photo and that they had reacted to it too.