The Phantom Fallacy
Chapter 1
Juvia watched with a smile as Gajeel continually fussed over Levy and her ever-growing belly. The poor girl was six months pregnant with twins but looked ready to pop any minute.
Gajeel's current dilemma was that Levy needed new shoes because she could no longer buckle up her usual sandals without some assistance. Jett and Droy insisted that they would help Levy with absolutely anything while Gajeel went on jobs to provide for Levy and the twins, which somewhat calmed the dragon slayer down. He was also reminded that she had Juvia for any woman related issues the boys wouldn't understand.
Juvia's eyes moved to Gray who was across the guildhall talking to Cana, Gildarts and Elfman - laughing at what was probably a bickering session between the father and daughter duo. He briefly caught her eye and gave her a sweet smile, making her heart flutter and back straighten with pride.
"Oi, stop making eyes at your man friend and focus on the issue at hand!" Gajeel barked at her suddenly, pulling her out of the moment. "What the hell happens if I'm on a job and Levy -" She simply stared as Gajeel rambled on about how Jett and Droy couldn't lift a naked and pregnant Levy out of the bathtub. How it would ever get to that Juvia would never know.
He was now yelling at Jett and Droy for being pervs.
"Wow, fatherhood really does change even the most strong willed men, huh?" Gray's voice sounded from beside her, now sitting on the bench with her instead of with his previous group. "You looked like you needed some back up."
"Thank you, unfortunately for us this is our new daily routine as a team… Gajeel is so worried and protective already it's quite sweet," Juvia blushed as Gray leaned back and ever so casually rested his arm behind her on the wood on the back of the bench.
"Neo-Team Shadowgear already having issues." He joked, raising an eyebrow at her. "That was quick."
She giggled in response , "not issues. Just learning how to support each other outside of missions. This team's dynamic is very different to the Element 4's way of communicating, in a good way of course."
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