Okay, I've finally got my final chapter up. I hope you guys enjoy!
I was considering doing a prequel story telling how Natsu and Lucy first got together but I wasn't sure if I should. Leave a review and let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima does.
Chapter Four
Lucy woke up the next morning with Natsu's arm wrapped around her waist and a blue bundle of fur curled up asleep on the pillow next to her. Lucy twisted around in Natsu's arms until she was facing him.
'He's cute when he's asleep.' Lucy thought as she looked at Natsu's calm sleeping face.
"Mmm." Natsu moaned in his sleep.
Lucy laughed quietly then leaned forward and softly kissed Natsu causing him to shift in his sleep.
"Morning, Luce." Natsu said sleepily as he opened his eyes looking at Lucy.
"Good morning yourself, Natsu." Lucy replied with a smile.
"Is it time to go to the guild?" Natsu asked, half asleep already.
"Yes. If we don't go now we'll have Gray and Erza barging in thinking something's wrong." Lucy replied.
Natsu sighed but released his grip on Lucy and stood up, stretching as he did.
"I'm going to take a shower, Natsu." Lucy said getting out of bed. "You might want to wake Happy." She motioned to the blue furred Exceed who was still fast asleep on the pillow before she grabbed her clothes and walked into the bathroom.
"Happy." Natsu called to the Exceed. "Happy, wake up." Natsu poked the sleeping Exceed until Happy opened sleepy to look up at his Dragon Slayer partner.
"Natsu?" Happy mumbled as he woke up.
"It's time to get up, Happy." Natsu said. "Luce is taking a shower and then we're gonna head over to the guild."
"Aye! I want an extra big fish today!" Happy exclaimed, perking up immediately. "It was really hard keeping your secret hidden yesterday. Everyone kept asking me if there was any progress in you and Lucy's relationship."
"Don't worry, Happy." Lucy said as she came out of the bathroom. "That's the last time you'll have to keep it hidden. We're going to tell the guild today."
"Really?" Both Natsu and Lucy nodded. "I can't wait to see everyone's reactions!"
"Well, we'd better get going." Lucy announced. "Come on Natsu. Happy."
Natsu fell into step beside Lucy taking her hand in his as they walked out the door.
"Aye sir!" Happy replied as he flew after the couple.
Soon Natsu reached their guild, pushed the front doors open and entered their loud and rumbustious guild.
"Hello Lucy and Natsu." Mira greeted them cheerfully from behind the bar counter. She then noticed that the two of them were holding hands. "Oh my."
"Everyone, I have an announcement!" Natsu called out to the guild. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at the two mages. "Lucy and I are dating." He stated, flashing his trademark grin at the guild.
"Congratulations!"
"This is Man!"
"Finally!"
"Good going, Salamander."
"Yay, Lu-chan!"
"You've finally grown up, Natsu!"
"It's about time, Flame Breath." A shirtless Gray said as he approached the couple with Juvia by his side, his arm around her shoulders.
"You're one to talk, Popsicle!" Natsu exclaimed. "I beat you by three months!"
At Natsu's statement everyone in the guild fell silent for a few moments before a big exclamation.
"WHAT!" Everyone yelled in unison.
"You let me talk to you yesterday about you and Lucy and you've been dating for three months already!" Gray started. "You made me seem like an idiot!" He lunged at Natsu only to be held back by Juvia wrapping her arms around his bare chest.
"You don't need my help to do that!" Natsu responded as he lunged toward Gray as well only held back by Lucy.
"Gray-sama, Juvia thinks you need to calm down!" Juvia said as she restrained him. "Congratulations Lucy and Natsu!"
"Thank you Juvia. Congratulations to you and Gray, too." Lucy replied as she restrained Natsu as well.
Juvia's face flushed red but she didn't release her grip on Gray who was still trying to get at Natsu.
Just then there was a flash of golden light beside Lucy and when it cleared Loke was standing there.
"Now, now everyone I think you should all calm down." Loke said, pushing his glasses up on his face.
"Loke, you knew!" Macao and Wakaba exclaimed.
"Of course I knew." Loke said. "I am Lucy's spirit after all."
"Why didn't you tell us then?" Mira asked. "We even included you in our plans to get them together."
"Lucy asked me not to tell." Loke explained. "And I, being the faithful spirit and friend that I am, obliged to Lucy's request.
"Happy." Mira said from behind the Exceed. For some reason Happy didn't know, the tone of the usually cheerful barmaid made him shiver and his fur stand on end as he turned to face her. "Did you know about this?" she asked as a dark aura permeated the air around her.
"M-maybe." Happy squeaked before flying over behind Natsu and Lucy. "Natsu! Lucy! Mira's scary." He cried.
"Mira, are you okay?" Lucy asked tentatively.
"All my plans," Mira said not seeming to hear Lucy. "They were for nothing!" She exclaimed before bursting into tears.
"Mira-nee!" Lisanna exclaimed, shocked at her elder sister's outburst. "Please calm down, Mira-nee." She grabbed her sister's arm and attempted to pull her sister away from the couple. "Elf-nii-chan, help!"
Elfman approached his sister's and lifted Mira up into his arms with ease and carried her away.
"I'm really happy for you two." Lisanna said to the couple before following her older siblings.
"Lu-chan!" Levy ran up to her friend with tears running down her face. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm sorry Levy-chan." Lucy replied as she hugged her blue haired friend. "I fully intended to tell everyone right after we got together, but before I could say anything, Mira said she thought Natsu really liked me so I thought it would be fun to act like we didn't understand what you guys were hinting at. Natsu agreed with me. And it did lead to Gray and Juvia getting together, which is good."
Suddenly Lucy was tackled in a hug by a blue haired Dragon Slayer. "Congratulations, Lucy-san!" Wendy exclaimed.
"Thank you, Wendy." Lucy replied as she returned the young girl's hug.
"You two were dating for three months without telling anyone." Erza's voice rang out from the back of the guild.
Everyone surrounding Natsu and Lucy immediately cleared a path for the Requip mage as she walked towards the couple. Her head was down and her bangs shielded her eyes from view. Lucy squeaked and hid behind Natsu as Erza approached them.
"I- I'm so happy for you!" Erza exclaimed with tears in her eyes. She pulled them to her in a hug.
"Ouch!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Hard!" Natsu added.
"Now that that's all settled," The Master said standing on the bar counter. "I believe it's time to celebrate the two new couples we have in the guild."
"Yeah!" the whole guild agreed as one and began to party.
"Hey Natsu!" Macao called out across the guild from his seat with Wakaba and Cana. "Give your new girlfriend a kiss."
Natsu pulled Lucy close to him before leaning over and giving her a passionate kiss. The guild hollered and cheered as they watched the happy couple.