The big day had finally arrived, it was officially Natsu and Lucy's wedding. Everyone was excited and helping to prepare for the big day. Erza was barking orders at everyone ready to kill the poor sucker sitting around doing nothing.

Lucy sat in her room as her old servant Cancer did her hair and makeup. You could barely tell beneath the dark shades he wore, but Lucy swore she saw a tear leak from them.

"Do..you lllike it ..baby" cancer sniffles hoping to hide his tears of joy.

"Of course I love it Cancer it's lovely like all your work is"

Lucy admired the split curl Cancer did with one side of curls on each of her shoulders.

"Well..Baby I'm gglad yyyoouu like it"

"It's been great having you around"

"Weelll I've dddone your hair ssince the day you were...born and I'm happy I mmmade it to your wedding day while...your mother couldn't"

Cancer could hardly help himself from collapsing and crying.

"Well she would be proud you made it this far and I hope for you the best"

Lucy loving embraced the man who had known her his whole life and asked for no final payment but to do her hair at her wedding.

"Well I better get going I have to prep myself for your wedding so good luck"

He went through the door and off to his room as to get dressed.

Lucy then went to her closet and breathed deeply. She opened the doors to view her wedding dress. It had a sweetheart neckline, a jeweled torso, a big silky skirt, a long train, with flat-lace ruffles in the front, and it was all topped off with a tiara veil on her head.

She could only imagine how Natsu was doing right now.

The thought of a manageable disaster made her laugh nervously, but in reality, it was quite the opposite.

Zeref was lecturing him on being careful, considering more than half the guests didn't know about his true form.

"The spell I'm going to cast will last a good two hours, plenty of time! Just be careful, and don't move your wings and tail around too much!"

"Okay okay!" Natsu laughed.

This was the millionth time he heard this.

"Do you have everything?!"

"Yes! What else do I need?"

"I just want to make sure you don't do anything stupid like I did at my wedding you remember what happened"

"Yay I know alright or do I need to relay the cake incident"

"First off we said we would never mention that again and second do you see what I mean now"

"Alright alright, so wait what will happen to the people the spell works on after the wedding. Will they still just remember me being human"

"They should just as long as the ceremony doesn't last over two hours"

"Hhhhuuu I still can't believe I'm getting married, me of all demons in the world"

"I know the feeling it wasn't to long ago that I married Mavis and I thought that was crazy just you wait till you have kids. Whhooo that was even crazier the day Zera was born was probably one of the happiest days of my life."

"I'm sure, I'm still unsure about kids"

"What! Why?"

"I just don't think I'd make a good father"

"Neither did I and I'm happier than now being a father. Believe me I know it's scary but it's totally worth it"

"I guess but now I need to focus on just getting through this wedding"

"Yay good luck I better get going Mavis probably needs me to take Zera so she can help Lucy so good luck brother."

Zeref left the room leaving Natsu alone with his thoughts.

He never liked mirrors, even now staring into the white vanity, bad memories of seeing his reflection in ponds and the windows of passing trucks haunted him.

But then, other memories flooded his head.

Of Lucy.

She didn't mind, and she was the reason he learned to accept what he was. Especially now, when his outward appearance was her decision.

Lucy always asked for permission to switch forms, unless it was going back to his true one.

Natsu smiled and closed his eyes.

She was perfect.

Lucy looked over herself in the mirror knowing this would be her most beautiful day for the rest of her life. She then heard a small knock on the door.

"Come in"

The door opened and out from it came in none other than her father.

"Father!?"

"Lucy…you look absolutely beautiful"

"Thank you but… what are you doing here"

"I came to… apologize"

"What!"

"You see in the time I've been gone I've had a lot of time to think and I realized I was wrong"

"Wrong about what"

"Look I know you probably don't miss me or want me here, but from the moment I left I thought about nothing but you and your mother. I thought about how your mother felt about your absence and while she was heart broken of you being gone she always had this feeling it was because someone was in desperate need of your help. Needless to say she was right, and then after thinking of her I thought of Natsu. I thought of all the years of seeing you together and how happy you both were. He always treated you with respect and as a loyal friend. You see I was jealous I wasn't the only man in your life anymore, but I've come to my senses now and ask of your forgiveness. You don't have to, and if you don't want to I will leave and never come back. But please just know that I love you no matter what"

Lucy stood there face looking at the ground and there was silence.

"Well I see you don't want me so I will leave, but know I wish you all the happiness in the world"

Jude started to leave when Lucy started to speak.

"You leave and tell me your disowning me, you insult my friend, call me a horrible daughter, and now you apologize"

"I know it's not enough to just apologize, but I can see you don't need or want me here so I shall respectfully leave"

Jude turned around once again.

"You think I don't want or need you!"

Jude quickly turned around to see his daughter practically sobbing.

"I missed you everyday I never saw you. I cried at the fact my father would never be there to comfort me again, or be there at my wedding. I love you too so please don't leave again"

Lucy ran and embraced her father tightly crying into his shoulder.

Jude comforted her and rubbed her back slowly, happy to have his daughter back.

Again, Lucy could only imagine how great this day was going to be.