"I LOVE YOU!" Mira squealed grabbing Lucy and pulling her into a one-sided hug on the top deck. It was late morning by now and the blonde had just told the crew her final decision.

"Laxus!" Mira smiled, grabbing him by the hands and skipping in front of him as he twirled her around awkwardly with an eyebrow raised. Levy stood in front of Gajeel with her arms folded and a smug look on her face that said "I told you so!". Gajeel stood behind the small bluenette with his arm draped over her head, using her as a leaning post.

"Juvia thinks this is the time for The celestial pirates to get back on the map!" Juvia said, tilting her head to the side and flashing a lopsided smile.

"Yeah!" Romeo fist bumped the air.

"Oh, please, let's get going right away!" Wendy gasped, standing up tall.

Laxus was already at the wheel. He grinned as he stared at it for a moment.

"Finally." He said managing a half smile as he grabbed it and spun it all the way around with one twist of his arm.

Juvia smiled at Lucy, her eyes shining as she ran towards the nets and climbed up into the crow's nest.

Levy smiled at Lucy, her eyes warm and happy. Gajeel mischievously went below decks to find Elf man and load the cannons.

Lucy looked around at her crew.

'Just like it used to be…' she thought, not knowing how to feel about it.

But her friends. Her family… they were happy.

She pulled away from Levy, [who had been now captured in a Mira hug] stumbling down the few stairs onto the bottom deck and into her cabin quickly, and pulled the blue chest from underneath the desk.

She ran her finger along the golden trimmings that lined the edges, slowly taking in every intricate detail carved into the blue little box. Her hand grasped the key on some string around her neck as she pulled it from her chest and placed it in the lock.

She sighed, looking at it.

"Open it, already." Romeo frowned from her hammock, behind her.

"Romeo!" Lucy gasped.

He rolled his eyes as she turned back around and pulled open the lid after another moment of staring.

"What is it?" he whispered.

She stood up cradling it.

"My hat..."

"Your hat?" he said blankly, raising an eyebrow.

Lucy turned and put it on. It was a big black velvet hat with dark ribbon running along it and a small blue feather sticking out. On it was The siren's symbol, they used the Aquarius sign as their crew's mark. The edges were a light blue and gold and it fit perfectly on top of Lucy's blonde waves of hair.

There was only one word for it. It was beautiful.