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Chapter 35

Lucy's POV

Days went by. Then weeks. Then months. Every single one filled to the brim with happiness, tears, joy, laughter, fights, everything. Ever since joining Fiore Academy, my life has been an insane rollercoaster. One that I hoped I would never get off. The next school year came, and before I knew it, we were graduating. I woke up on the Friday feeling the happiest I'd ever been. And what made it brighter, the silly pink haired boy was laying next to be, asleep. I grinned to myself. Over our time, he'd love to draw on my face with a marker, so I'd look like an idiot when I entered school. But, I knew where he hid them. Going under my bed, I found a marker and got up. Turning to Natsu, I unscrewed the cap and reached towards him. Then stopped as I saw his eyes glaring at me.

"What'ch doing?" He asked.

"Um, nothing!" I squealed, hiding the pen behind my back. He grinned at me, before leaping from the bed and tried to snatch the marker away from me. He chased me around my apartment, before my phone started ringing.

"Lucy!" Levy called.

"Hey Levy." I answered.

"You ready to graduate?" She asked happily.

"Duh!" I giggled back. "Are you?"

"Almost. Just need to get this one up." She replied. I heard a smack and a groan. "Gajeel, wake up! Today's the day! Ok, I'm back." We laughed together.

"Ok, see you at school!" I smiled. I hung up and turned to Natsu. "Get home, quick. You need to get ready and feed Happy. Wendy must be worried too."

"Alright." He pouted. I tussled his hair and watched him leave. Sighing, I got into the shower and got ready. I threw on the new clothes that the school sent me for the graduation. Checking myself out in the mirror for the last time, I headed out.

"Hey Luce!" Natsu ran up from behind me, Wendy trailing along behind me.

"Hey guys!" I smiled. Natsu latched onto my arm as we headed off. We met up with Loke and Aries, and headed to school together. Reaching the gates, we saw the rest of Fairy Tail, Cana included.

"Where is this thing?" Gajeel asked.

"The back of the school, on the field." Jellal answered. We made our way over. All the seats were lined up in rows, with a huge stage at the front. Groups were already sitting down, like Mermaid Heel and Quatro Cerberus. Cana instantly tried to leave to talk to Bacchus, but Erza stopped her. We took our places, me next to Levy and Juvia. I smiled as I watched the whole year take their own seats. Finally, Mirajane stood up on the stage, and waved for attention, something she didn't have trouble with as how pretty she was.

"Welcome everyone to the graduation ceremony for the Fiore Academy." She said happily. The crowd cheered, happy that they finally got to move on with their lives. "Now, I'd like to introduce a student who agreed to share her thoughts on her time here, Levy McGarden."

"Go for it Levy." I whispered to her. She nodded and made her way up. Standing on the stage, she looked at everyone, a huge smile on her.

"Hello everyone. I am grateful to be given this chance to talk to you all on our last day." She began. "The years here have been some of the best of my life. I've gotten opportunities never given to me before. And that is thanks to everyone of you. I'd met new friends, learned new stuff, met my boyfriend, and had a blast this whole time. Now, I cannot speak for everyone, but I can say that being here has turned me into who I am. Nothing has made me happier. The fact that I'm standing here, ready to move forwards with friends and knowledge gained here is incredible. I don't know what the future holds, whether good or bad, but I'll face it with those I care about most. And I'm sure you'll all live it out to your fullest as well. Thank you." The crowd clapped and roared with approval from her speech. I didn't even notice my own tears in my eyes until Natsu nudged me.

"Crying already?" He asked.

"Shut up." I smacked his arm and stuck my tongue out. I didn't realise that Master Makarov was up on stage.

"Brats!" He boomed over the noise. "I have hated every single day with you kids. Nothing has made me more stressed then you lot. But, I am also filled with pride that Fiore's future generation is leaving this school with the knowledge to make it a better place. What you do now is up to you. We teachers will no longer hold your hand as you move forwards. It is up to you. Brats, let the ceremony begin!"

One by one, students walked onto the stage and received their certificate of graduation from the tiny man. I watched in pride as my many friends walked up and received their certificate. Finally, Makarov called out "Lucy Heartfilia." And I had to squeeze past people to get on stage. I bowed to the Master and took the certificate. Looking into the crowd, I saw Natsu give me the thumbs up. Then he pointed towards the back, where my father was standing, clapping with the rest of the crowd. I wiped tears away as I got off the stage. Many names later, the Master had finished.

"Brats, it has been an honour to lead you forwards." Makarov announced. "Now, do what you must. Everyone, you have graduated the Fiore Academy." Hats flew into the air, and people screamed and laughed and cried with joy. Fairy Tail tackled each other into hugs and kisses, while the girls cried tears of happiness and sadness. So many memories were made at this school, and it was finally over.

Natsu's POV

We sat down in the Fairy Tail pub as a huge group. Smiles were etched onto our faces and we looked around.

"So, what's everyone doing next?" Loke asked. "I assume we're going to different schools?"

"Sadly, I believe so." Erza sighed.

"Um, me, Lucy and Juvia are going to Crocus Academy next." Levy said in a small voice. "The one in the main city."

"Oh..." Gajeel sighed. "Er, me and Gray are planning to go to the university over in Hargeon."

"Oh..." Levy replied.

"Er, me, Aries and Yukino are actually choosing to go to Oshibana school." Loke said quietly. "But there's a train station, so we can visit whenever!" He added brightly.

"I'm going to Era near Crocus with Jellal." I muttered.

"And I'm heading to Clover Town to study law." Erza said.

"I'm staying here..." Cana grumbled. Everyone was silent, sad to see friends go.

"Hey! Why are we sad!" I snapped. Everyone looked at me. "It's not like one of us died you know. We get to live out our lives, even fuller then before. Hell, we still have the group chat, right? We have each other's numbers, right? We still have this pub, right? We're Fairy Tail damn it." I stood up. "We'll stay in contact every single day, no excuses. Even just typing a message saying that you cant talk today is good enough. Distance won't matter. And every holiday, we come back to this pub and talk. So why are we upset?" I looked at everyone.

"You know Natsu, you're pretty smart sometimes." Gray chuckled. "Even if you have ash for brains."

"At least mine isn't frozen." I joked back. Everyone grinned. "So it's decided?" I asked.

"Of course!" Gajeel answered for everyone.

"YOSH!" I punched the air. I raised my first finger and stuck out my thumb, pointing upwards. "Fairy Tail will never break up!"

Lucy giggled and copied my pose. "No matter how far apart we are, we're still a group."

Juvia copied. "Distance isn't an obstacle for Juvia!"

Everyone followed suit. "Not an obstacle for any of us." Jellal said. We smiled and stood up in a big group hug.

"LAXUS!" I bellowed at him. "Put on some music. We're having a party!" Laxus shrugged and got turned some on. The whole pub broke out into joy, excited for another random party. We danced and singed and laughed and drank. Everyone wanted to spend these last moments with each other having fun. The day went by and the sky darkened. At around six, I pulled Lucy from the pub outside.

"What?" She asked.

"So, if you're going Crocus, and I'm going Era..." I began.

"Natsu, we're staying together!" She stopped me. "I can't live without you, of course we aren't splitting up because of distance." I stared at her, before breaking into laughter. "What?!" She snapped at me.

"Luce, I wasn't breaking up with you!" I cackled. "I was going to suggest moving in together!"

"What?" She gasped.

"Look, Era isn't far from Crocus. I'll happily get up early if I can stay with you." I grabbed her and pulled her closer. "What do you say?"

"Of course!" She squealed, hugging me tightly. We laughed as she pulled away, arms still round me. I looked into her eyes, then to her lips. She smirked as she leaned in.

"NATSU!" Gajeel roared, causing us to jump apart. "There's a fight, hurry!"

"Done!" I shouted, and ran inside, leaving an angry Lucy standing still.

Lucy's POV

"Done." Natsu grunted, putting the last box on the floor. He stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead. We looked around our new apartment. It was big and looked awesome. The huge windows overlooked a park across the road.

"Are you sure Natsu?" I asked worryingly. "You'll have to catch the bus or train to get to Era from here." Over the summer holidays, the boy had developed a serious case of motion sickness.

"I'll be fine." He waved off my concern. "Besides, if I get to say with you, I'll ride it forever!" I grinned at his silly flirting, ignoring my phone buzzing. Even after everyone had moved to different towns and cities, the group chat was never quiet.

"Well, what about Wendy?" I asked.

"Eh, Romeo's family seems kind enough to adopt her. And I promised to visit at least once a month. But this one isn't happy about it, ironically." Natsu opened the last box and pulled out Happy.

"Natsu!" I shrieked, "We aren't allowed pets!"

"Why do you think he was in the box?" He asked, giving me a look like I was crazy. "I can't leave Happy, he's my best friend!"

"Idiot." I grumbled, yet couldn't deny the smile forming on my lips.

"Hey, Levy and Juvia said they wanted to see the new school again. Gray is with them too." Natsu checked his phone. He lightly grabbed my wrist. "So lets go!" Warmth spread throughout my body. That gentle heat that came from the pinkette never left, even after all this time. I wrapped my fingers round his hand and smiled. Years ago I would have never imagined it. I pulled him back and planted a kiss on his lips. Even now, I can't believe I fell on love with Natsu Dragneel.

AHHHHHHH, We're done! 35 complete chapters, and the story is over. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to say a massive thank you to those who've stuck with me until the end. Whether you'd just got here or have been supporting me since day 1, I thank you. Speaking of day 1, the first chapter of this was uploaded on January the 7th. Its been so long, yet we made it. I've finished my first Fairy Tail story, and each chapter was made up as I went along. Seriously, this had no plan to it, I just sat down and wrote with the flow of the story, no planning at all. Guys, this was awesome, I enjoyed myself and I hope you did too. Epilogue out Sunday!