Day 2: Dance

After the ruckus with Natsu pretending to be the King has died down, the celebration for the Dragons' defeat at the Royal Palace continued. Everyone partied the night away, drinking alcohol, boisterous laughter echoing across the hall, dancing, and many more.

All except for one.

After resolving her issues with Kagura, Erza decided to resign herself to the palace's balcony instead. She stared at the garden below her, watching couples from the other Guilds stroll hand in hand underneath the moonlight.

She sighed in discontentment.

She kept on thinking about her last conversation with Jellal.

"I thought I would find you here." said a familiar voice.

Erza snapped out of her thought then turned around and saw Gray, smiling at her as he approaches.

"Hey Gray." she said as she goes back to staring below.

"How come you're out here while everybody's inside having fun?" he said, joining beside her.

"I should ask you the same thing." she said, chuckling.

"Fair enough." he said.

"I'm fine just so you know. You should probably go back inside before Juvia starts looking for you." she said.

"Don't start." he said, his expression suddenly became annoyed.

"What happened this time?" she said, turning her head to face her friend.

Gray sighed heavily.

"I finally told her that I will start saying no to things that I don't like from now on." he said, his eyebrows furrowed.

"And? What did she say?" said Erza, a surprised expression forming on her face.

He bowed his head low as a gloomy aura started to emanate from him.

"She reacted the complete opposite. Now she will pursue me even more." he said defeatedly.

Erza began to laugh, small tears starting to form at the corners of her eyes.

"It's not funny!" Gray said, his head bowing lower.

"I'm sorry! That's so typical of Juvia alright." Erza said as she wipes away the tears.

Gray looked up at her then smiled. At least he made her laugh.

He suddenly stood up straight, offering his hand to Erza. She looked at him confused.

"Would you like to dance with me?" he said, smiling.

Erza smiled back, taking his hand in hers then curtsied.

"I'd be happy to." she said as they went back inside hand in hand to join the festivities.

"Would you like to dance with me?" said a raven haired man as he offered his hand, wearing his best suit for the occasion.

"I'd be happy to." said a scarlet haired woman as she took the man's hand, careful not to trip on her gown.

They went to the center of the room, the guests watching their every move. When the music played they began to dance. People around them applauded as they watch the happy couple glide across the room.

Lucy stared in awe, clasping her hands in happiness.

"I always knew they would end up together." said Cana who sat beside her, a glass of champagne in her hand.

"I never doubted it." said Lucy, smiling.

It was the best day of Gray and Erza's lives.