A/N: Well this is it guys, the last chapter. It's been a wild ride but this is where we get off. I'll save sentiments until the end, so here it is, the final moment you've been waiting for...

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail

XI - I Won't Forget the Moment

Natsu dashed through the trees, he wasn't running at full speed but he was running pretty fast. He sniffed the air, looking for his target. He skidded to a stop in the middle of the woods. He could smell the scent of summer even though it was the middle of spring. It distracted him from his real goal, his mind suddenly fixed on the thought of finding where that summery smell drifted from. It didn't take him long, he just had to run to the edge of the trees, finding a familiar grassy clearing. He would come here often to take a nap and get away from his responsibilities. He marched out into the grass, he'd come to learn the reason it didn't grow as tall as the trees was because there were farmers who let their cows graze here from time to time. He'd learned this when one of the cows tried to eat his hair. How it confused pink and green he didn't know. Who cared about cows anyways, he was looking for someone.

And there she was.

A soft breeze blew through the blonde's long hair as she sat in that grassy field. It was much longer than it had been back then, but it was still the same golden sun that he loved. The magnificent warming glow in his life. Her eyes were closed and he thought she might have fallen asleep sitting up, but then she opened them and smiled up at the boy- no he was a man now. Although she would still call him an immature boy from time to time. He'd never admit it but she was probably right.

"What is it, Natsu?" She tilted her head.

"Admiring the view." He smirked and she rolled her eyes. Some things never change. He came and sat down cross-legged by her left side. "Aw c'mon that was a good one! Right?"

"It was cheesy." She laughed, "But that's why I liked it." She leaned against his arm. "Aren't you supposed to be somewhere?"

"Uh…" He scratched the back of his head. "Maybe?"

"I suppose you haven't changed at all." She giggled, looking over at him.

"You act like we haven't been married for... uh..." He looked at his fingers, trying to count off the years. "Two… three…"

"Six years. Six years, Natsu. You can't even remember that long?" She sighed. "Honestly…"

"Hey I'm not that bad! Sometimes I just confuse how long we've been married for long we've known each other, okay?" He pouted. She smiled and nudged his side.

"That's a huge difference though. We've known each other more than twice as long as we've been married. I mean if you count that seven years that we were on Tenroujima. Let's see… Sixteen years maybe?"

"See even you can't remember!" He shouted and she held up her hands.

"Alright! But to be fair there were a lot of weird moments where time passed strangely. Also I don't know if I should count that year you abandoned the guild." She huffed. He knew no matter how many times he apologized for that she'd never fully forgive him. She had no right to, he up and left the guild. He left her. He didn't know why he thought that had been a good idea. He'd abandoned the love of his life for a whole year to take care of herself. He was pretty sure she'd hate him forever but Lucy couldn't stay mad at him forever. Much to her obvious chagrin.

"I'm sorry okay! I was an idiot!"

"Was?"

"Do we have to start this now?" He groaned. He wasn't up for arguing his lack of intelligence with his genius wife. He wasn't that stupid either, she just liked to make him feel that way. Yeah, that was definitely it.

Lucy sighed, resting her hand on top of his, rings glittering on her finger. "Sorry."

He grumbled to himself as she intertwined her fingers with his, closing her eyes and laying her head on his shoulder. Natsu relaxed a little bit, closing his eyes too. "I love you no matter what. I don't care about the things from our past."

"Not even that time in Wolfsbane?"

"That's different, dummy. I don't care about the bad things." She squeezed his hand.

Natsu shifted uncomfortably. "You almost dying was pretty bad."

"I never would have died. Wendy saved my life. And… I honestly don't think I would have chosen to die."

"What?" Natsu sat up and looked at her.

"Nothing. It's just…" She sighed, looking at the sky. "I don't know what was going through my head at that time. I wasn't really acting like myself, I was being stupid. I guess I was just so tired of…"

"Hey that's over now! Why do you count that add a good time if you think of all of that?"

"Because that's the day you told me you loved me." His heart skipped a beat. Even after how many years- god he wasn't even gonna try and figure out the years, he still got jittery and warm when she brought up stuff like that. His face heated up a bit and he looked away, clearing his throat.

"Yeah well…" He mumbled something and then there was silence between them again.

Lucy took a deep breath. "Natsu, there is something you need to kn-"

"Daddy!" They were being charged by a petite child "You were supposed to find me!"

"I was?" Lucy elbowed him in the side. "Oof! I mean, of course I was! Haha! Guess I found your mommy first though. So it's her fault for distracting me!"

The little girl pouted. Her long messy pink hair was filled with leaves and dirt and her soft skin was marked with the battle scars of tree climbing. "Mommy… Daddy was playing hide and seek with me, not you!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lucy held up her hands in defeat. Natsu grinned proudly, his daughter was just as fiery as he was. "How can I make it up to you?"

The girl's brown eyes lit up as an idea came to her. "Daddy and I hide and you find us!"

Lucy smiled, "Alright."

"And you gotta count to one hundred!"

The blonde laughed, "One hundred it is."

The girl flashed a toothy grin. She was a beautiful mixture of the two of them, with his hair and her eyes. His face but her teeth. His fierce personality but her understanding temperament. Even her name was a mixture of them.

"C'mon Luna! I know the perfect place your mommy can't find us!" Natsu hopped up from where he sat next to Lucy, scooping up the girl up into his arms. She giggled loudly.

"Put me on your shoulders, daddy!"

"Luna say ple-" Lucy sighed as Natsu lifted the girl up to sit on his shoulders, then began to dash away.

"Remember to count to one hundred, mommy!" The girl giggled, holding on tightly to her father.

Lucy grinned and closed her eyes. "One… Two… Three… Four…"

Natsu paused to look back at his wife. The sun shining down on her like a spotlight. He'd never met her mother, but he was sure in that moment Lucy looked just like her. Strong and beautiful. And alive.

His heart clenched at the memory of her nearly dying in his arms.

"Daddy hurry! She's almost to twenty!"

"H-huh? Oh right!" He smirked, turning and heading for the tree line. He didn't have to worry, she was alive and well and they'd live to be old and wrinkly like Gramps.

"Where are we gonna go daddy?" Luna tilted her head down, trying to see her father's face.

"Maybe we should go bug your Uncle Metal Face and Aunty Levy!" He bounced the four year old on his shoulders, she laughed and held onto his hair like reigns. He winced, fortunately Asuka had prepared him for this. It was a little different when it was his own daughter too, because all she had to do was bat her eyelashes with her big brown eyes and he'd bend to her every will. Fortunately Lucy had more control than he did. If it were up to him he'd give Luna the world. She'd probably take it for herself before he could though.

"I'm hungry. Let's ask Mira-nee if she can give us something to eat!" Four year old attention span. Natsu understood why people got so exasperated with him.

"Let's go home and wait for mommy to find us, that way she can cook us dinner." He suggested.

Luna gasped. "Will she make chicken wings!?"

His stomach growled. "I hope so!"

"Yay! Mommy is gonna make chicken wings!" She clapped her hands.

Natsu sighed, this was it. This was his payback for his youth. God why did he suddenly feel so old? He shook his head. No, he was still young and strong! He wasn't about to let his four year old make him feel like old Gramps.

He heard someone yawn and he realized it was Luna, as she started to lean into his head. She'd missed her nap time today so of course she'd be getting tired. "I love you, daddy." Natsu grinned, her little voice warming his heart.

"Love you too, kiddo." He lifted her off his shoulders and held her against his front. Her head rested against his shoulder and she yawned again, eyes barely open. "Ya tired?"

"No… I have to stay awake for mommy to make chicken wings…" She mumbled.

He laughed, "Don't worry, she'll make 'em if you're awake or asleep."

"But if I fall asleep daddy will eat them all…" She pouted.

"Hey! No I won't!" He pouted too, then cleared his throat. "I mean, I promise to save some for you too, Luna."

She giggled softly, "Mkay, daddy…" She mumbled something else too, but her voice was so soft he didn't hear it. She'd already fallen asleep, breathing quietly to the rhythm of his own breathing. He remembered when she was born how badly he'd wanted a boy, but then he got Luna. There was a split second of disappointment but it all faded away when he saw her in Lucy's arms. He swore that was the only time he'd ever seen the blonde smile quite like that, it was a mix of pride and love and joy and so many other things. He'd stared wide eyed at her when she asked if he wanted to hold baby Luna. He must've said yes or nodded his head because before he knew it there was a baby in his arms. She was so small and fragile. He was worried he'd break her. He felt the same urge to protect this little baby that he felt for Lucy. He didn't realize it then but Luna already had him wrapped around her itty bitty finger. When Lucy told the story of Luna's birth, she told people that Natsu cried when he held her. He couldn't say it was a lie.

It was starting to get late, Lucy was probably already looking for them. He was confident she'd know where to find them though, as he saw the glow of their windows in the distance. Happy was probably already there. The blue Exceed had been out trying to court Carla again, which was why he wasn't with the rest of the Dragneels, but he was always home by this time.

Natsu grinned, rubbing Luna's back soothingly. "Come on, your mommy should be home soon."

The leaves rustled in the constant breeze. There was already a chill in the air as it was starting to get later. "Ninety-eight… Ninety-nine." Lucy sighed, opening her eyes. She probably could have quit counting as soon as they had got to the trees, but she couldn't do something like that to little Luna. "…One hundred."

They had disappeared a long time ago obviously, but she knew there was only one place they could have gone. Back home. Natsu's stomach probably took him there, actually Luna's too. Speaking of which, she placed her hand on her own belly, looking down.

"Guess he'll have to wait to find out about you later, huh?" She smiled, Natsu was going to be so excited. Luna too. Right now the only people who knew was Wendy and Selene. The girl from Wolfsbane had taken up healing magic after she'd witnessed what Wendy could do. After spending a couple years in an orphanage she came back to Fairy Tail to be Wendy's apprentice of sorts. Although she couldn't quite learn Wendy's sky dragon magic so she went to Porlyusica for guidance. What happened after that Lucy only knew that she'd left Porlyusica considering the older woman still wasn't fond of humans, but the girl came back a year ago a full fledged wizard, her speciality being healing magic. What ever she'd done in between those years turned her into somewhat of a prodigy.

The blonde smiled fondly as she thought about how everyone in the guild had changed, especially Natsu. Except, he also hadn't changed at all. He was still hot headed and thick skulled and a huge baby whenever he didn't get his way. But he had become an amazing father and was surprisingly mature when he had to be. Perhaps he'd always been that way though. Slowly Lucy pushed herself to her feet, starting the trek back home to the two people she loved most in the world. "Ready or not, here I come!"

THE END

A/N: I can't tell you all how grateful I am that you've read my story and you've left such wonderful reviews. I'm thankful for the help I've had from my two best friends, who've placed their seal of approval on each chapter before I uploaded them to this site. I'm so extremely happy that I actually finished a fan fiction for the first time in such a very long time. I'm also really proud of how this turned out, I know I could still use some work with my skills but looking back on my old stories and then seeing this one... I'm just amazed at my improvement.

I had fun creating Theia and Selene. If you didn't already know or look it up, Theia was the Greek Titaness and Goddess of sight (do you see what I did there..?) and Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon, also the Titaness' Theia's daughter. Also, I have no idea if Possession magic is or ever will be a real Fairy Tail magic, I made it up completely on my own. In fact I hadn't even thought up an idea for the villain in the story until I created Theia's magic. Originally she was just an innocent blind girl from the village, and I was just going to make an entirely different character for the villain. But after I'd thought up her magic writing her back story and making her the villain was as easy as spreading butter on toast. In fact while I'd had some details planned out about the story, I was still missing a lot of ideas by the time I got to chapter 3. It was after writing chapter 4 and Theia's introduction that everything finally fell into place.

Wow this has gotten kinda long so I suppose I'll start wrapping it up. I really can't thank you all enough for your reviews. I had said a few chapters back that if you didn't like the story I wouldn't write it. One of my beautiful readers, Akrim, told me, "You should write your story regardless of people liking it or not. It is your story after all. You should write it for yourself first and foremost." And they are absolutely right, and I did start writing the story for myself. It's just that without knowing there were people waiting for more updates, I might have let it slide and fall into hiatus like the rest of my stories. So really, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for your support and kind words every update. Thank you for falling in love with my story. Thank you for being the motivation I needed to be able to finish each chapter in time for Friday (almost) every week.

Thank you for reading! I look forward to sharing more stories with you!