AN: Onto day five, my lovelies!

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Pajamas

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"Come on, Baby Girl. Pick up what you are going to wear." Gray said while going through Rose's clothes from inside the drawers. "You and your brother need to take a shower so I can put you on your pajamas and you can go to sleep."

Gray was so tired and all he wanted was to sleep; after the day they had all he wanted was to put his children to bed so he could curl up around his wife and sleep for a long time. Juvia was already in bed, Polyuska had given her a sleeping potion that worked quite effectively so she could rest after the mess earlier. The older woman knew her patient enough to know she'd be fussing over their children before resting and doping her was the quickest way to make her rest properly.

Gris patted Gray's leg and raised his arms to be picked up and Gray smiled at his son. Gray didn't have any pictures of himself at that age but if he had he was sure Gris would be almost his copy, aside from the blue eyes the infant inherited from his mother. Gray always loved Juvia's eyes and he was glad both children got that trait from her.

"Here we go." Gray picked Gris up and the little boy babbled, tired, pointing towards the door and the only thing Gray understood was 'Mama'. "Sorry, little man. It's just us and your sister right now. Mama is resting." More babbling and the older man nodded as if he understood the boy. "I'll take you there after your bath to kiss her goodnight."

Noticing his daughter had been quiet, Gray turned around and saw that Rose was seated on her bed, had her arms crossed over her chest, she was pouting, looking down, her pigtails almost undone so her curls were a mess and, like her brother, she was in dire need of a shower.

"Rose?" Gray frowned. "Come on, pick which pajama you'll wear." It was one of her favorite things to do, she always took her time choosing her sleepwear from the pile of colorful ones she had. When she didn't move from her spot, he got worried and walked in her direction, stopping in front of her. "Rose, what's wrong?"

She shrugged and Gray sighed. He sat next to her putting Gris on his thigh – the little boy rested his head on his father's chest, clearly tired – and put a hand on Rose's back but she shook herself until he took it away. Confused, Gray stopped touching her. "Ro-"

Rose looked up and her eyes were shining with unshed tears. "You yelled. You were mean." The little girl, then, looked down again, clearly upset.

Gray's heart broke with it, especially since she was right.

Fairy Tail had been attacked that afternoon and most couples were there with their children. It was a Dark Guild from overseas – they were from a country even farther than Alvarez – and they traveled the world looking for the most powerful children. They kidnapped them, raised and brainwashed them at the Guild so later after training, they could have elite jobs, dark jobs. It had been around for a hundred years and a legend between Mages, so much everyone knew their symbol, but they had finally come to Fiore and they were real.

They knew Fairy Tail had one of the strongest Mages in the country and when they learned that those Mages had had children… Fairy Tail became their most valuable target.

The moment Levy had seen their symbol, she remembered the story and told her friends they were after the children.

Gray hadn't been close to his family when the attack began, he was behind the Guild, having a friendly fight/training with Natsu and he was intercepted by a man before he could reach his family. By the time he got there, Juvia was fighting a large man while Rose held on to Gris and they were both crying, hiding behind a broken table.

In his whole life Gray hadn't been as afraid as he had been that moment, especially when he saw a woman walk towards his children, clearly intending to take them. The woman grabbed Gris, who wailed loudly and Rose grabbed his foot, she was scared but held on to her brother.

He didn't even think, just ran and took the woman out, his heart beating so fast he thought it was going to explode his chest. He kneeled and Rose and Gris threw themselves at him and he had held them as tight as he could. They were fine and only when they were in his arms Gray could breathe.

Looking up, he saw Juvia was holding her own against her opponent and he meant to help, but the children were holding on to him too tight.

"Gray-sama!" He heard Juvia call him; she was still focused on her fight even as he spoke to him. "Take them away from here." Gray opened his mouth to protest, but she looked over her shoulder and yelled: "Now!"

He had seen in her eyes that if he didn't take them away they would have problems. He'd better take them to safety or she wouldn't forgive him.

His heart shattered but Gray nodded at her, rose from the floor with the children in his arms and ran. Each step he took away from his wife made him hate himself for leaving her, but Gray understood Juvia's request: Rose and Gris were more important than that. They were more important than anything in the world.

Gray ran to the basement and he could hear people behind him who had the same idea. After rebuilding Fairy Tail so many times, the safest place was on the basement, where, after the children were born, Freed made sure to put the strongest runes he could think of in the room where once Lumen Etoile had been. It was made for children only and once the door was closed, only a blood relative of the children inside could open the door (or one of them from inside) and it was almost indestructible.

It was the safest place for Rose and Gris.

He saw that Lucy was already there, hugging Igor and telling him to get in. Levy and Lily were right behind Gray, bringing the twins. He noticed the other youngest members of the guild were there already, they were just waiting for the door to be closed.

"Rose, get your brother inside and take care of each other like we taught you." Gray took their tiny arms from around him, anxious to get back to his wife and to know their children were okay. "Get in and don't come out until someone you trust comes and get you."

"Daddy…" Rose cried, trying to go back into his arms but Gray snapped at her; he needed them to be safe, he was so afraid of losing them it made him lose his mind a little.

"Rose! Get in there right now." His voice was loud and Gris hid behind his sister while the little girl's eyes went wide and watered. Gray felt bad but there was an explosion that shook the building and he needed them in the room. "Get in." Rose grabbed Gris' hand and walked in, followed by Igor and the Redfox twins.

Only when the door was safely closed, he felt slightly better knowing they were alright and then ran back to help Juvia. They managed to defeat the kidnappers and Juvia had been hurt but would be fine after some rest. The hard part was to convince her to rest.

Gray sighed with the memory and his arm around Gris tightened as if someone was waiting to grab him. Rose was still hurt because of his harsh words.

"I'm sorry, Rose." He told her. "I was mean and I'm sorry. You did everything right, you took care of your brother and the other kids like your mother and I taught you. You made me really, really proud and tomorrow I'm going to tell your mom how great you were and she's going to be even more proud." Gray told his daughter. "I was wrong to yell, but I yelled because I was scared, not because of anything else."

Rose finally looked back at him and she had the cutest frown on her face. "But daddies don't get scared." He was a little surprise to know she thought that about him.

"We do." Gray told her. "We get scared too and today I was so scared something was going to happen to you and your brother that I was mean to you." He sighed. "Sometimes when you love someone and they could get hurt, you feel so scared that you don't remember you have to be gentle and the fear takes place."

"You yelled because you were scared?" Rose asked in a whisper.

"Yes. You and your brother are the most important thing in mine and your mom's lives. We love you so much that if something happened to either of you…" Gray put his arm around her and was glad she didn't make him remove it, instead she leaned on him. "She stayed back so I could take you two to safety and all I could think of was to keep you safe and come back to help her. That's why I yelled, so you could get inside and be protected. Only after that I could go to your mom, because you two are our priority." He rubbed her arm gently. "Can you forgive me, princess?"

Rose nodded. "Okay."

"Thank you, baby girl." Gray smiled and kissed the top of her head.

"Mama is going to be okay?"

"Yes." He told her. "She's just tired and if she hadn't taken that potion Polyuska gave her, she'd be trying to take care of all of us instead of resting, wouldn't she?" Rose nodded and looked up when Gray called her name. "How about you choose your pajamas so I can clean you two up and then put you to sleep?"

"Can… Can we sleep with you and Mama?" Rose asked, shyly. She had been adamant that she was no longer a baby and if she was asking, she really needed. Well, after that day, so did Gray.

"Of course." He looked down to Gris, whose eyes were almost closing. "Don't sleep yet, buddy. You two are all dirty." He got up and the movement shook the infant awake, making him whine in protest. "I'm sorry." Gray kissed his cheek. "Come on, after a hot shower you will sleep before I even put you next to your mother. Rose, pajamas now, please."

"Yes, Daddy."

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Gray finally managed to take his own shower after he had bathed and fed his children and when he walked towards the bed, he stopped to look at the most important people in his life sleeping safely.

Juvia was on her side, her long hair a beautiful mess of blue curls; Gris' little body was pressed on her chest and Rose was on his other side, pressing her own body on her brother's back while Juvia had an arm over both of them as if she wanted to make sure they were there, safe.

His wife had been amazing that day (if he were honest, she was amazing in a frequent basis) and didn't hesitate to protect their children and give him orders. He loved her so much he often wondered if he deserved her.

Getting on the bed, he lied on his side and slid until Rose's back was pressing on his chest and she was so warm he sighed in contentment to know he was with his family. He kissed her curls, then Gris' hair and finally Juvia's lips.

"I love you." Juvia whispered and Gray worried he had woken her, but it seemed she was just talking out of instinct by being kissed and he smiled; that was so Juvia.

"I love you too." He whispered back lied back. "The three of you." And, just like Juvia, he put an arm over their children and rested a hand on her waist, glad they were all fine and grateful for his amazing family.

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AN: Amazing Mama Juvia is amazing.

Thanks to: cybercorpsesnake, juuvi09, CaptainHuggyFace413, doramassilvi, I love gruvia, Dragonll237, Purple Pancakes, Giotto27, Star197, laefaandTheUniqueFangirl who reviewed! It means a lot!

12/12/2016 ~ BonneyQ