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The Feelings of Love & Admiration
Lucy woke up in the bedroom of her apartment in Magnolia Town, quite happy to see the bright rays of warm sunlight shining through her window, and she smiled happily while getting out from underneath the pink comforter. Seven months had gone by since the day where she defeated Lumina Kalos to become the new champion in the ancient challenge, but those months were not just filled with battles. She had gone on many dates with Sting, boosting their chemistry even higher than its level during their adventures with the Rainbow Crystals, and Lucy liked how their relationship was so great.
She walked over to her closet for the purpose of changing her clothes, and Lucy took off her pajamas to be in her white bra and white underwear while thinking about what outfit would be good to wear. The paparazzi would certainly take note of what she was wearing, and Lucy was surprised to see them quickly come upstairs while she went down the stairs of Lumina's fashion company. They had taken photos and asked her several questions while being excited that she beat Lumina, even asking her what flavor of soda would suit a champion, and Minerva had no issue with letting Lumina spread the news of her own defeat at the hands of Lucy Heartfilia while escorting the antagonist to the train station.
The news of Lucy being the champion spread far and wide, quickly reaching Sorcerer Magazine, and it even brought more jobs to the Sabertooth guild. When Lucy returned to the guild on the very next day, several girls actually came up to her with magazines that showed her picture from the Grand Magic Games on the front cover. They had asked her to sign the magazines, which she did, and her fellow guild members were also happy to congratulate her for being the newest winner of the ancient challenge. To the girls who only had Fire Crystals, Lucy's success was definitely something to admire.
Lucy chose to wear a green T-shirt with a light green skirt and mint green flat shoes to match, liking how her green style of clothing could really be perfect for a nice lunch date with Sting, and she wondered if Sting would take her somewhere nice. Yesterday, he had taken her on an awesome date to Hyakkoku Town. They got to see the grassy park, along with the planetarium, and Lucy even went into the pink tower to just see Minami and Chisato quietly focusing their minds with some psychics while Yukata was back in Hoshizora Town to be a substitute curator at the museum for the employees who all wanted the day off from work.
"I wonder what Sting has planned for us today, and I hope it's as exciting as the job we'll do later!" Lucy thought to herself with a calm smile on her face, before going to her kitchen.
Even though she got to enjoy leisurely time with Sting, the mages of Sabertooth still had jobs to do. Lucy even took a job last month that involved her having to simply sign a fan's T-shirt with her autograph at Shioru's train station, and she received 100,000 jewels from the client while they also gave her a delicious chocolate cake to take back to the Sabertooth guild. She even took a job in that same month with Sting to get some medicine for a civilian who got poisoned by a snake bite in Shioru Town, but they surprisingly went to Mumargi Town because Kenji became quite popular for being a user of Poison Magic who could make poison-curing medicines with Kikuko's help.
Lucy went to her kitchen's fridge to see that there were eleven eggs left in the box, perfect for making some nice omelettes, and she took the white box of eggs out of the fridge. She took out three eggs and gently cracked them above the nearby black pan to let their contents fall into it. Lucy placed the pan on the stove and gently turned on the burner where it was situated, before closing the box of eggs, and she put them back in the fridge. Lucy took out a bowl of some chopped green spinach that she purchased four days ago from Kazehana Town's vegetable shop, and she poured it all into the pan.
The powerful mage was quite glad that she stopped by Takuya's cafe on that day to see how he was doing, as he was the one who decided to share Hizuki's recipe for making healthy omelettes that she was serving to people in the cafe, and Lucy picked up a small container of Parmesan cheese that was on the counter. She shook it gently and sprinkled it down into the pan, smelling the omelette start to cook, and Lucy gently stirred around her ingredients with a wooden spoon that was also on the counter. As she was cooking, however, something else came to Lucy's mind.
She and Erza still hadn't really spoken in several months, their last words to each other being said during their epic fight in the Grand Magic Games, but Lucy did not want this conflict to last forever. She wondered if Erza would even want to apologize for how she treated her so badly and made her experience the feeling of rejection, prompting her to stop stirring her breakfast, and Lucy ran to her front door. She decided that it would be nice to make a hasty run to the Fairy Tail guild and hopefully come back to her home not burnt down by overcooked food, but Lucy's hastiness with running out the door caused her to nearly run into someone who was just about to reach her front door.
"You won't collide with me twice, Lucy. You must really want to run somewhere, or you wanted to do that as a nice reference to when we first met." Kira stated in a snarky manner while seeing her friend come outside, giggling confidently at how Lucy didn't knock her down again.
Lucy asked her friend while comically seeming annoyed at that snarky comment, "Kira, what are you doing here? Aren't you and Rogue supposed to be having breakfast?"
Kira told Lucy in a calm manner as she smiled, delight in her hazel eyes, "We're actually going to have an early lunch after the surprise, Lucy. Sting's waiting for you. He saved up money for something really nice that he bought for you, but he won't say what it is. It's a nice surprise, and I hope you'll like it."
Lucy curiously stepped to the side while wondering what the surprise could be, thinking that Sting could've bought her a house in Shioru Town or maybe even a treasure map for them to try finding something really rare, and she let Kira come inside to smell the omelettes lightly cooking. Kira went into the kitchen area of Lucy's apartment to handle the cooking, grinning as she calmly stated that someone needed to put salt in their breakfast, and Lucy wondered if she would get to see some amazing fireworks or enjoy a big buffet with her fellow guild members.
As Lucy stepped outside and closed the door while Kira opened a cabinet to find a can of salt, she wondered if Sting was planning to take her to see the white rhombus-shaped crystal that was on top of the fashion company. It would be a very nice sight to see in the morning, especially since the Luminous Crystal was said to be incredibly beautiful, and Lucy would enjoy seeing the symbol of her ultimate success. However, it would be weird for Lucy to visit the office that once belonged to Lumina and sit in her black chair.
10 minutes later...
Lucy continued to think about Sting's surprise for her as she waited for Kira to finish cooking the breakfast, and she hoped that they could go to the train station soon. The lovely smell of food came through Lucy's doors when she slightly opened them, letting her know that Kira was definitely making the omelettes hot enough, and she also heard her friend giggle while saying that Lucy needed to add some more Parmesan cheese to her omelettes. Kira certainly made the breakfast taste good, and Lucy would definitely be in the mood to see how her fiery friend made the omelettes better.
Lucy smiled nicely as she thought about going inside to just sit down at the kitchen table, since the omelettes seemed like they were nearly done cooking, but the blonde-haired girl was interrupted by sound of footsteps slowly coming towards her. Lucy slowly glanced in the direction of where the Fairy Tail guild was located to see Erza walking towards her, an apologetic look being on her face while her eyes shifted from the ground to see Lucy, and Erza slightly increased her walking speed to reach her former teammate. Erza also had somewhere to be, but she finally found the words that needed to be said after all this time.
"Lucy, I am very sorry for how I treated you so badly several months ago. It was very stupid of me to not tell you for those seven that Natsu loved Lisanna, and our friendship never would've been broken so badly if I didn't let you get hurt. I also want to apologize for how I disrespected you and your team in the Grand Magic Games. Even after the tournament ended, I didn't take the loss very well."
Her apology prompted Lucy to calmly ask as she folded her arms, "Why were you so rude to me, though? Erza, why did it seem to you like I'd easily accept apologies or be weaker than you? Why did you even badmouth me and Sting in Crocus with so much arrogance, but then get riled up over my snarky remarks?"
Erza replied while still looking apologetic as her eyes shifted to the ground, before looking Lucy in the eyes again, "Well... Lucy, it's because I felt very jealous of you. Each time I heard you got a Rainbow Crystal, it really shocked and frustrated me to see you becoming stronger while I didn't improve as much. When I saw that you had all seven crystals and seemed so strong, I was so upset because I didn't want to make myself feel like you were far above my level. I just couldn't accept your level of strength until after you gave me that painful beating in our fight, and I take back everything I said about you. Lucy, you deserve all the recognition you get."
Lucy simply stood there while saying that she could forgive a person who owned up to their mistakes, but Erza would have to be the one to build their friendship back up from the rubble. Lucy even told the scarlet-haired woman that she could learn some good lessons from Minerva, the woman who pushed Kira to unleash her full power in that awesome fight against Kagura, and Lucy narrowed her brown eyes while saying that a good wizard always tried to encourage their friends to become stronger instead of looking down on their progress.
Even though Erza could see that Lucy was strong, she still felt curious about why Lucy never seemed hesitant to use new types of magic or new spells in her great adventures. She told Lucy that she checked out the newspaper on the day where she left Fairy Tail, and it was quite a shock to see Hikari say in the interview that it seemed like Lucy was using those spells of Earth Magic for the very first time. Lucy kindly informed Erza that she wouldn't hesitate in a battle because she believed in her own intellect and her own strength, and not wavering in the face of adversity would even help her grow in the midst of a battle.
Her answer satisfied Erza, who proceeded to walk away, and Lucy began to smile while Kira gently opened the doors to her apartment. The red-haired merchant took a glance at Erza while recognizing that she was from one of Fairy Tail's teams in the Grand Magic Games, but she was curious about the fact that Erza was walking off somewhere by herself. Lucy also wondered why the other members of Team Natsu weren't at Erza's side right now, since they were an interesting group, but Erza would be glad to say one final thing to Lucy.
"By the way, Natsu is in Kasai Town with Lisanna. He now has authority over that part of the challenge for those crystals, and whoever beats him will be handed a red crystal from Lisanna. Since it's presumably the first location, he tries to take it easy on weaker challengers. Mages with lots of experience get to deal with him at full strength, though." Erza explained to Lucy and Kira as she was walking away, starting to smile at how she and Lucy could have a conversation without drama while they were no longer enemies.
Lucy asked Erza while also starting to smile, looking at the brown flyer in her left hand, "Where are you headed off to, Erza?"
Erza simply responded calmly while not turning around, "I have to go help a friend take down a dark guild, and his advice from several months ago really helped me work better with the other team members. In fact, they sometimes get surprised to see him come to Fairy Tail to get S-Class jobs for us to handle together."
Kira simply giggled to Lucy while telling her that Erza was probably happy to be seeing a guy who she was presumably building chemistry with, and that prompted Lucy to run back inside while she nearly forgot about the omelettes that she had been making before Kira showed up. Lucy was glad to see that Kira turned off the stove while she was hasty enough to have cracked open two more eggs into the pan, and three delicious omelettes were on one plate that was on the kitchen table. Kira's two omelettes were on a white plate that was on the counter in the kitchen, and she'd gladly get them.
As Kira closed the door to Lucy's apartment and saw Lucy sit down at the table to eat, she decided to actually do something nice before having breakfast. The girl with hazel eyes walked into Lucy's bedroom to see the red book resting on her brown desk while it was next to her ten golden Zodiac Gate Keys that were all lined up nicely, and Kira recalled asking Lucy why her spirits weren't involved in the grand battle against Lumina or in any of the battles against the Elite Seven. Lucy had told her that it was somewhat symbolic, since Lumina started the challenge with rumors of the crystals, and Lucy wanted to complete the ancient challenge with only the spells or tactics she learned from using the spell book.
That was definitely a good way for Lucy to test her abilities in each fight, and she certainly worked hard to make each type of magic be at a good level. Kira simply smiled at the red book as she also saw the seven Rainbow Crystals gently surrounding it in the shape of a heptagon, the first three crystals being above the book in the colors of a rainbow while the other four were at the bottom in their proper order as well, and all those adventures were definitely amazing. She looked at the Fire Crystal while still being curious about why Matsurika's spirit showed up in that fateful fight against Lumina, but Kira began to smile as she assumed that the Fire Crystal showed its way of assisting her as well.
She walked out of the bedroom to get her plate of omelettes while still looking forward to what Sting had planned today for Lucy, and Kira was glad that Rogue was with her on their double dates to see their chemistry grow. Kira and Rogue would enjoy seeing Lucy and Sting be such a happy couple, even playfully tackling each other to roll around on the grass in Shioru Town, and Kira enjoyed how her relationship with Rogue blossomed to where they once enjoyed being in the Sabertooth guild's heated pool together. The couples would soon reunite after breakfast, but Kira simply smiled at the thought of what was going to happen.
Three hours later, at the Sabertooth guild...
Sting simply stood at the front of the Sabertooth guildhall while he was in front of a table with Lector, and the blue-eyed dragon decided to let Hayato's sense of fashion inspire him today. He wore a dark blue tuxedo with regular blue pants to match, looking quite sharp while Rogue wore a simple black tuxedo with black pants to match, and Sting had told Kira earlier in the day to go get Lucy. He really wanted to see her today, but it was not going to be for another mission. In fact, he really wanted to thank her for being in his life.
There was a rectangular black box on the table while it contained seven nice items that Sting purchased from a jewelry store in Shioru Town, and the box ended up costing 170,000 jewels. Compared to the profits that Sting and his friends made on S-Class jobs, though, that money could easily be earned again. He thought about how Lucy was such an awesome person to him, really liking how she was so confident while having some moments of clumsiness, and Sting thought about the day where they met on Emblaze Island.
He was honestly surprised to see her show up to Kasai Town's dock back then, and giving her the Fire Crystal for the purpose of purchasing that tropical green dress was something that Sting would definitely remember. Their playful snowball fight in the forest near Eisetsu Town was fun, too, and there were many other memories that he would also cherish. Lucy even wore a beautiful white dress to one of their dates last month, and Sting loved how it looked so beautiful on her while they visited a fancy restaurant in the city of Crocus.
Lector flew on to Sting's shoulder while they both wondered how Lucy would react to her nice gift, and the red Exceed was the only one who actually knew what Sting bought for Lucy. He also felt like she needed to be thanked for taking the job of modeling at Lumina's company on that fateful day, as Lector was able to successfully feed those models who were starving, and exposing the dark secrets of that fashion company only strengthened his resolve to help Sting choose someone who could run it efficiently and manage the sales. He watched Rogue stand a few feet away from Sting while thinking about discussing that thought with him, but the guild's entrance doors soon opened.
"We're here, everyone! Lucy, it's great that we got here before some people decided to leave!" Kira happily told her with a nice smile on her face, only seeing the members of the Sabertooth guild sitting at tables.
Lucy asked Sting in a curious manner as she decided to walk up to him, her cheeks blushing a light shade of pink from seeing him in that tuxedo, "What's going on, Sting? What's your surprise for me?"
Sting asked Lucy in a calm manner after he walked up to the black box and picked it up, getting down on his left knee and smiling, "You know how I love every moment that we've spent together, right? You know how you make me happy every day of my life, Lucy? Well, will you marry me?"
Lucy replied with a facial expression that was mixed with happiness and amazement, her cheeks blushing more pink as she cheerfully spoke, "After everything we've been through together, Sting, of course I'll marry you! I love you so much!"
Before Sting could even show Lucy what was in the black box, she joyfully tackled him down while she happily blushed. Sting fell backwards on to the floor with Lucy, really liking how she had her blonde hair down, and his cheeks blushed light pink as their lips were mere centimeters away from each other. Lucy and Sting smiled at each other while they slowly ended up closing that gap between their lips, sharing a kiss that was quite passionate while they were happy that their romantic chemistry allowed them to reach this stage of their relationship, and they closed their eyes as they kissed.
Minerva sat down at a table with Rufus and Orga while simply smiling at how Lucy loved Sting enough to tackle him down like a strong woman, and Kira simply cheered at the sight of her friends kissing. She proceeded to run up to Rogue and give him a warm kiss on the lips while putting her arms around his neck, liking how his hands touched her red T-shirt before they went down to her brown pants, and Rogue gladly kissed back as he wasn't as flustered as he would've been several months ago. Kira was glad to be helping Rogue be more confident in their relationship, and she giggled while breaking the kiss.
Lector cheered excitedly from seeing Sting and Lucy kiss, pretty glad that his best friend would now be married, and he watched Frosch walk up to the black box that was now in front of Lucy and Sting. The green Exceed opened up the box to see seven rings in different colors of the rainbow, which was a nice reference to the seven Rainbow Crystals that were involved with their colorful adventures that were filled with excitement, and Frosch watched Lucy break the kiss with Sting to see the rings shine brightly in their different colors.
Lucy gently got off of Sting to pick up the box and see the beautiful rings, liking how they shined in their different colors because of how they were also infused with magic, but which ring would she end up choosing? With seven beautiful rings to choose from, picking just one of them would probably be impossible. She honestly hoped that Sting would keep all of them, just in case another pair of lovers ever decided to get married, but Lucy eventually decided to keep the green ring. She chose that one because of how they became a couple right after Lucy earned the Verdant Crystal, and Sting could wear the blue ring as a reminder of how he cheered Lucy up on the day she found the Cerulean Crystal.
"I love you so much, Lucy Heartfilia." Sting stated as he got up, giving her a happy smile while being glad that they met.
Lucy replied kindly as she continued to blush, putting the box down on a nearby table, "I love you as well, Sting Eucliffe. If it weren't for you saving me at the dock in Kasai Town, we wouldn't have been able to have all those great adventures together. You gave me the Fire Crystal to improve my fashion, and the crystals kept helping us improve our passion."
Sting responded nicely to Lucy as they decided to pick their rings together, continuing to smile, "Speaking of passion, I almost forgot to tell you and everyone else that Yukino has been a journalist at Sorcerer Magazine for quite a while now. The day you and I met was the same day where I asked her if she wanted to join our search for the Fire Crystal, but she felt like it would be better to have some of her own adventures."
Lucy could understand that, as all mages had different goals, and she was glad that the other Celestial Spirit Wizard was on her own journey for excitement. Lucy felt like she had accomplished her own personal goal of becoming very strong, along with the goal of getting all the Rainbow Crystals and their evolved spells, but there was still one little goal that the protagonists in the Sabertooth guild would have to reach. Getting lunch would be their goal for the day, and today seemed joyous enough to where everyone could get off.
As Sting proceeded to challenge Lucy to a race involving who would reach the burger restaurant first, he smiled as he thought about what would happen later in the day. Kira and Rogue would probably be happy enough about Sting's proposal to when the wedding would need to officially happen, and Lucy would probably send out invitations to all her friends. As they left the guild with Kira and Rogue running after them, Lucy and Sting looked up at the bright sun that reflected how the brightness of each Rainbow Crystal was tied to how they met so many different people who had their lives changed. In fact, they both hoped that the brightness they experienced in the present would help them and their friends have even brighter futures.
Epilogue...
One year after Sting proposed to Lucy, they chose to get married in the church of Voltage Town. Kira helped Lucy find the perfect wedding dress to wear, choosing an orange one that had been in Lumina's fashion company, and Sting simply wore his blue tuxedo. Their wedding even had a large chocolate cake that could be cut into many slices while all of their friends showed up in attendance to give various gifts, and Rogue decided to be the priest at the altar. Lucy Heartfilia was happy to share that lovely kiss with Sting on their wedding day, happily becoming Lucy Eucliffe, and she was happy to become his wife while Sting would be her husband.
Kira and Lisanna both wore red dresses at the wedding while they chose to be Lucy's bridesmaids, but Kira ended up catching the bouquet of flowers that Lucy threw. Kira ended up running the fashion company that formerly belonged to Lumina, starting it back up with new fashion tastes that were just as stylish, and her skills with being a merchant allowed her to make several huge sales. Rogue decided to be her personal assistant who would help Kira hire the best models, and they even held some fashion shows that attracted tons of people.
Their relationship was warm and hot like fire that showed off the beauty of its shadows, and Kira ended up marrying Rogue three months after Lucy married Sting. They had their wedding in the Sabertooth guild, and Kira used her Fire Magic to make fireworks that were very pretty. Four years later, they ended up having a red-haired daughter named Kotomi Cheney. She had Rogue's red eyes while also having inherited his Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic, and she also wielded Kira's powerful Fire Magic. Their daughter may have been emotionless at times like Rogue, but she did giggle and smile confidently from seeing her mother's rematch against Kagura in the Grand Magic Games. In fact, her first word was "snarky."
Natsu had lots of fun with his task of battling people in the ancient challenge during his first year of being in charge of fights in the volcano, really glad that he had several victories while only having a few losses against powerful mages from the Hell's Blaze guild, and Lisanna was glad to be by his side while their relationship thrived. She really enjoyed being around Natsu, loving how he always fought hard against the challengers who sought Fire Crystals, and Lisanna was very glad to marry Natsu on the day where he saved her from falling into lava. Natsu and Lisanna lived very happy lives together, and they ended up having a white-haired daughter named Nazuna Dragneel in that same year.
Shinji's stern personality helped him go on to become a respected archaeologist who worked greatly with his teammates from Haina Ganseki, and following Shinji's orders helped the team find many treasures in the vast desert near Nichibotsu Town. When they weren't busy digging, Hyde had the job of being the guy who people had to fight for Earth Crystals that were unearthed. He gladly enjoyed his job of playing around with foes, but Hyde also decided to try improving his bond with Moka. They may have bickered in the sandy town and in the desert, but Kurami and Sutēki were glad to nicely point out that the duo loved feeding each other pumpkin spice pudding as a nice bonding activity. In fact, Kurami thought it was pretty cute.
Hikari took notice of her mother's success on jobs that were sent to Voltage Town, prompting her to take Akina to the Magic Council for them to decide if she'd be a Wizard Saint. When the council members still thought she was just a very dangerous criminal, Akina challenged Jura to a match and proved to be quite a powerful lightning priestess. She ended up being known as the strongest human Wizard Saint, the fifth strongest of the saints, and Hikari was proud of her mother for such a great accomplishment. Akina saw herself as an electric goddess, and Hikari rewarded her for that victory with a trip to Crocus for her to see Grand Magic Games in X793. Akina also got to talk civilly with Lucy, and she even happily told her that Hikari's decisions as a guild master made Voltage Town spark with success.
Takuya still ran the Kazehana Scale cafe while he still did jobs as a mage of Lamia Scale, and Ooba decided that he and Hizuki were powerful enough to be S-Class mages. Takuya bragged about that honor on a daily basis to the single women who visited his cafe, saying how his cleverness was a fine trait for them to admire, but he was once pulled away kindly by Hizuki. He took notice of how she started wearing a green four-leaf clover in her hair during that year while she told Takuya that she was lucky to work with a smart guy like him, and Takuya actually blushed from feeling Hizuki give him a kiss on the lips that tasted like minty cupcakes. She asked to be his girlfriend, which he was happy enough to say yes to, and they started dating. The green-haired nerdy guy was happy to be with the punkish girl who had jungle green hair, and they even let Chelia and Lyon handle the fourth part of the ancient challenge when Kazehana Town held its annual festival.
Clair's father decided to step down as mayor and give her the position, which somewhat worried her, but Hayato would gladly be by her side as the adviser who would help her run the town smoothly. They were still in Winter Snowflake, though, and they competed in the Fiore Winter Games again. Hayato got first place in the ice fishing event while he was happy to see Clair truly feel like the strongest water-wielding mage when she defeated Juvia with her fierce strength in the event of fighting in extremely chilly waters, and Clair's victory came with her smile of happiness.
They got the gold medals in the tag-team snowboarding and skiing events, even easily defeating Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus in the event of which guild could make it to the top of a snowy mountain first during an avalanche, but Clair showed her appreciation for Hayato in the ice skating event. On their final dance around the ice rink, Clair kissed Hayato on the lips while being glad that he helped her make the right decisions in life. Hayato kissed back, and he was happy that Clair was such a mature woman who could be tough while also being relaxed in activities such as skating or swimming through cold waters in a race. Clair was happy to achieve success with Hayato, and she even liked it when Lucy and Sting showed up to congratulate them for their victory. Clair thanked Lucy for congratulating her, but the girls did confidently promise to have another battle someday.
Getting third place in the Fiore Winter Games didn't matter much to Jenny Realight, who felt like she would make a good snowboarding instructor, and she even took some time away from modeling to handle Clair's request of teaching the newest mages from warmer towns about how to snowboard on the easiest or the most dangerous mountain trails. She even used her Sound Magic to create situations with avalanches, and her smart use of that magic made her be on the cover of Sorcerer Magazine during one of the winter months.
Juvia seemed pretty bummed about getting second place in the Fiore Winter Games, as she really wanted to impress Gray, and the male with black hair did seem slightly upset about how they were always being beaten by Clair and Hayato during the tournament. Juvia thought about kissing Gray to cheer him up, but she was surprised to see him look into the stands after every event to see Ayame tell him that he was amazing out there. She also told him after the closing ceremony that there could always be someone who could knock him down to leave him with a silver trophy, but he'd be a winner to her. Gray had smiled warmly at her encouragement, and Juvia definitely saw her as a rival.
Kenji continued to run Mumargi Town like a great leader who the dark mages could respect, and the mansion he lived in became the town's guild. It didn't get rowdy like Fairy Tail, and the mages who wielded Darkness Magic were happy to live in a great town while they could have fun at the carnival. Kikuko returned to the town of Tsukiari to lead her own guild of poison-wielding mages, but she did stop by Mumargi Town to hang out with Kenji. His leadership of the town and his impressive skills with Poison Magic made Kikuko attracted to him, and they eventually started dating. Kenji's assistant, Misora, liked seeing her master be happy.
Kenji's kind personality was also something that Kikuko admired, as she could be vicious while also having an ethical side, and she even used a spell of Darkness Magic on the area where Kenji's mom rested for him to temporarily chat with her spirit. She was quite happy to see how her son was a very kind adult who made great friends, and his mother even approved of the woman who liked him. She had also asked Kenji and Kikuko if Kenji was happy, but the man with purple hair hadn't seen his brother since last year.
Kyouji eventually came back to the mansion near the end of the year X793, causing several people to glare at him, but Kenji welcomed him back with a smile and open arms while he had enough kindness in his heart to see if his older brother had changed his ways. Kyouji hugged his brother as he would be glad to work under someone who made Mumargi thrive, and Kyouji even told Erza that it was okay to hang out with the mages of Mumargi Town. After years of working with Kyouji and getting to know him, Erza actually found herself blushing at Kyouji's beautiful brown eyes that he displayed when he took off his mask, and she enjoyed spending time with him. She was also happy to see Lucy and her friends from Sabertooth have fun at the carnival on that same night, even cheering when Lucy easily put three rings on some bottles to win a slice of purple grape cake.
Minami and her rock band toured around Fiore while they had many concerts, gathering lots of money as their seven best songs were all at the top of the charts, and the pink-haired guitarist achieved lots of fame in the following years. Hyakkoku Town became widely known because of Minami's amazing music, but she did stop by Magnolia Town to see how Fairy Tail was doing. Mirajane was happy to see her again while they ended up reconciling, and Makarov was happy to see one of his children being quite successful. She even let Mira play the violin in her rock band when the record label needed songs with an unusual instrument, and the harmony was certainly there.
Chisato and Yukata may have been great art thieves for most of X793, but one of the psychics foresaw one of their thefts and reported it to the Magic Council. Before the pink-haired girl and the brown-haired girl could be sent to prison, though, Kiriko decided to make Chisato be the new curator in Hoshizora Town. She felt like that museum needed a good curator who could watch over paintings and sculptures, and she also thought that Yukata would be great at Chisato's assistant. Kiriko even told Chisato to envision her spells of Heavenly Body Magic and paint them one by one in starry settings, and that psychology helped Chisato see that she did have a knack for art. She even used her psychic abilities to assist her with painting amazing pictures of herself using those spells, and those portraits were temporarily displayed in the museum before some famous artists in Fiore chose to legally buy Chisato's work for tons of cash.
After Minerva had found some medicine in Nurie Town to cure Lumina of being poisoned and her magic being nullified, she took Lumina to Sabertooth for questioning. After the interrogation was done, Minerva and the protagonists from Sabertooth accompanied Lumina to the Magic Council. Lumina admitted her crimes of killing models and being very corrupt to the Magic Council's members, causing her to be sentenced to life imprisonment, and Lumina felt like she got what she deserved. The only thing she could read in her cell was her mother's diary, and she thought that her life was wasted in the darkness.
Seven years after her imprisonment, however, Jason from Sorcerer Magazine came down to the prison area of the Magic Council's headquarters because of how the company needed to compete with the success of the models in Kira's fashion company. He hoped to find someone who could be a good model to express the authentic feeling of despair, feeling like they were in a dark pit of failure, and Jason asked for Lumina's release. Since the woman with creamy blonde hair hardly even remembered how to use her magic and was released for no longer being threatening, she had chosen to begin a new life as a swimsuit model for Sorcerer Magazine. She ended up unknowingly walking right past Minerva in Kasai Town, after finishing her first photo shoot near the dock, and she wore a white bikini. Lumina had removed her black rhombus-shaped hair clips to wear ones that were white while she seemed like her new life would be enjoyable without any darkness.
As for Lucy and Sting, they enjoyed a happy marriage while they ended up having a daughter in the year after they got married. Sting bought a house in Shioru Town for him and Lucy to live together with their daughter, and Lector lived with them as well. Lucy decided to name her daughter Lillie, which Sting thought to be a very nice name, and Lillie grew up to similar to how Lucy looked as a child while she had Sting's blue eyes. In those seven years after Lillie was born, she cutely showed signs of having Sting's great amount of confidence while also having Lucy's niceness.
When Wendy visited Lucy with Happy and Carla, Lucy had kindly told the sky dragon slayer about how Lillie enjoyed hearing the story about when they brought Hikari out of the rain to heal her. Wendy had also giggled from hearing Lucy and Sting talk about how Lillie ran into Kotomi one day, and the two young girls became best friends after that. Although, Kotomi's snarky responses did get on Lillie's nerves. The red spell book had been on Lucy's brown desk in her new house while she thought about how her life changed after experiencing the feeling of rejection, and experiencing the feelings of love and excitement made her life even more amazing. Lucy remained as champion of the ancient challenge while Sting became Fiore's best dragon slayer, and seeing one of Lillie's cute drawings feature the Rainbow Crystals on the desk made Lucy feel like the adventures in her life were as beautiful as a seven-colored rainbow.
How was the final chapter? Did you like it? Well, that's the end of "The Feeling of Rejection". Wow! Even as the writer, I have to say this story was pretty amazing, especially since it's my first fanfic. I really tried to make the romance and adventure be focused on in this story, and some arcs turned out to be really awesome! If you choose to review, feel free to share which characters and which arcs were your personal favorites! I'd love to know! Thanks for reading, and happy holidays!
