Summary: Her wish is his absolute command.
Genre: Romance
Tone: Light-hearted

BEVERAGE

"It's itchy. Scratch it please."

A fair-skinned bare foot appeared in front of his vision. He squirmed. Not that her feet smell or they were disgusting. Far from it. It's just that, he always had slight repulsion when it comes to "feet"—any feet. But for her, he'd do it.

Natsu gently took his wife's right foot on his lap and began scratching it. She giggled and giggled. When he stopped, she scowled. So he proceeded to rub them again with his clean-cut nails.

"Stop, stop! Wait, it's still itchy. Wait, I'm ticklish. No, but it's itchy!"

He wanted to roll his eyes at her. At one point, she even kicked him.

"What's that?" She asked pointing at the extra-large iced drink placed on the table. Natsu made a quick run earlier to the local coffee shop when he found out his favourite summer drink was being taken off the menu. At least for the last time, he would like to taste the freshness of mango and sweet black tea. He had asked her what she wanted, and she craved for something else. It took her just five minutes to finish off her drink, while Natsu savoured his.

And now… now she's eyeing his drink. He only had a couple of sips to boot.

"Can Juvia have it? Still thirsty."

"You never liked it," he reasoned. "I'll run back down to get you your Italian Soda."

"Why can't you just give me that and you buy another Mango Black Tea for you instead?" She gave him another puppy-eyed look. A touch of innocence with a mixture of mischievousness. Ugh!

"Well, they stopped serving it after 2. Hence I made a run earlier, remember?"

"Then now Juvia wants it more."

With heavy heart, and the promise to himself he'd be the first in line next summer when this beverage returns, Natsu handed her the drink. He watched her intently as she sipped with a glow and a smile on her face. It made him smile, but it also made him gulp in envy. Within minutes, all that remained in the plastic cup were cubes of ice.

"Hmm, it wasn't that great to be honest," Juvia commented.

Natsu sighed. The first time she tasted the drink, she said she didn't like it. It's frustrating, so he had to remind himself he loves her. But he was distracted when his favourite baseball team made a run in the fourth inning. Natsu cheered as his eyes were now glued on the TV screen. His wife then tugged on his sleeves.

"Can we watch Mulan? Juvia feels like singing Reflection now."

Natsu's head turned slowly towards his wife. "Uhh, can't you just watch the clip on youtube?" He immediately handed swiped on to the app on his phone then handed it to her.

"But it'd be better to see it on the bigger screen." She pouted cutely. And his heart made some somersaults. "Fine, fine. Just that particular scene, and then it's back to my baseball." She nodded with glee at this compromise. Natsu switched the TV on to chromecast and casted the video clip.

As soon as Mulan opened her 2-D mouth, Juvia also belted out the words in her most amazing deaf-toned voice. When the song ended, Natsu was eager to switch it back to cable, but Juvia requested for Beauty and the Beast. He relented; it was only the fourth inning and his team was up by three runs. Unfortunately, after one request came another, and then another. Soon, Natsu gave up on watching live baseball. He'd have to make do with clips later.

"Juvia's hungry now." His lovely wife announced to no one in particular, but Natsu knew it was clearly meant for him.

"Whatcha want to eat?"

"Anything," she gave him another sweet smile and gently caressed his cheek. His heart swelled with love and affection for this beautiful creature. "But on a second thought, maybe pizza? Wait, nope. How about burgers? Ooh, with some guacamole as a topping. Actually… maybe some Italian sausages and pasta? Argh, Juvia can't decide what she wants to eat!"

Natsu sighed. He had a feeling that whatever she eventually decided, she'd still be disappointed. He let her blab on and on, listing food and dishes she wanted to eat or not. If she asks him to drive some thirty minutes to grab steak from this restaurant she loves, he'll do it. If she tells him to cook for her, he'll do it. Whatever she requests—demands—he'll do for her.

Because right now, it wasn't just Juvia. He placed his right palm over her swollen stomach. They had been married for six years, and tried so hard to build a family. There were a lot of moments of frustrations and grief, after three miscarriages. At one point, they gave up on the idea of conceiving their own child. They pondered over adopting or just living the rest of their lives devoted to each other. Either way, they got through it all.

When they found out Juvia was pregnant, they were filled with joy, apprehension, and fear. The doctor advised that at her age, carrying a child might be met with complications. And indeed, they did. She had to be on bed rest for a month, which meant leaving work earlier than expected. Natsu also had to file for a longer vacation, not wanting to be absent from his wife's side during those trying times.

But, they got through it all.

And now with the due date hovering above their heads, the pregnant Juvia was as spoilt as any princess can get. Though can be frustrating, Natsu would take this than a depressed and crying Juvia, the one who felt apologetic towards him 'cause she couldn't bear him a child.

"Baby, thank you." He said, before placing a kiss on top of her belly. "Thank you for making your mom so annoyingly adorable and frustratingly cute." He continued to shower her belly with light kisses.

Juvia giggled. "You're so weird, Natsu. But, that's why Juvia loves you more. Juvia is really demanding many times, huh?" She puckered her lower lip.

Natsu sat up straight and gathered her in his arms. "Nah. Your every wish is my absolute command. I'm just really glad to have you in my life. So, do tell me whatever you want."

Juvia, with all her might, tried to reach out her other arm to hug him. "Juvia wants that Mango Black Tea again," she mumbled.

"Huh?"

a/n: i think the "craving" stops way before someone's due date. but, let's just say that Juvia likes being a bit spoiled by her man. heh. I actually thought of this idea while consuming three cups of Venti drink in one day from starbucks (is this free publicity for them?). as for the drink's name, you can probably guess what it's called.