"Where did that come from Luce?" Natsu felt like his heart was going to explode at the happiness coursing through his body. His Lucy not only wanted to perform the most binding and sacred of dragon rituals with him, but she also wanted his last name in the human part of things too. Lucy Dragneel, he loved the sound of it. He won't lie, he's dreamt of marrying Lucy for years, since the first day he realized he loved her. Now here she was asking him to marry her.

"Natsu? Hey, can you hear me? Natsu?" Natsu tuned back in to hear Lucy calling for him. He didn't realize how far he zoned out.

"Yeah love?" And she was his love, she always would be. Soon she would even be not only his mate, but also his wife.

"Did you hear me? You looked a million miles away." He could hear the pout in her tone and couldn't help but chuckle. She was just too cute.

"No my treasure. I'm sorry. Please tell me what you said again." Still chuckling he sat her up and gave her his full attention, forgetting all about the audience they had.

"I said if you don't want to than I understand. It's a lot to ask of you when we just started talking about how we feel about each other." She ducked her head, blushing profusely.

Natsu's jaw dropped. Is that really what she thought. How could she believe that he would be anything but ecstatic at the idea of marrying her. Instead of answering her with words he decided he would use his actions to prove to her how much he wanted to marry her. He pulled out his lacrima phone and called the one person he knew would get the ball rolling, smiling as he saw Lucy's confused look.

"Hey Mira, I need you and Erza to help me. Lucy and I are getting married and need some Fairy Tail help. Think you're up to the task?" Natsu immediately pulled the phone away after asking knowing the reaction to come. Mira of course didn't disappoint. Seconds after pulling the phone away he heard the shreek she gave off, followed by the yell for Erza to get ready for the mission of a lifetime. Then he laughed as he heard Laxus in the background yelling that Mira wasn't allowed on a mission without him. Soon a whole argument ensued. Erza yelling how Laxus doesn't trust her, Mira yelling that she can do what she wants, and Laxus yelling that she was his mate and he had rights too. Natsu understood how Laxus was feeling, but also knew that he could never stop Lucy from something she wanted, no matter how much it kills him inside. That's why if she had asked him to leave her alone, he would have.

"Mira! Hey Mira!" Natsu yelled into the phone.

"Oh, sorry Natsu. We will absolutely help. Anymore details though. Do you have a place? How about Lucy's dress? Oh who is in the wedding party? Oh and who is gonna marry you?" Mira rambled on. Lady Dalesworth smiled and motioned Natsu to hand her the phone.

"Hi it's Mira right? Well this is Lady Dalesworth. I'm the lady that Lucy has been taking care of for the week. I'm afraid that I'm the reason things might be a bit rushed. I told Lucy that I would like to hold her and Natsu's wedding here at my manor before she leaves, as well as I would like to pay for the whole thing. So please bring as many of your friends as you want. As well as have all expenses sent to my manor. I will hand the phone back to Natsu for the rest of any questions you may have." Slowly Ambrosia handed the phone back to what looked like a stunned Natsu. His look made her laugh. He may have been shocked by her, but his bride to be what utterly speechless. She had a sneaking feeling that Natsu hadn't explained his feelings or even all of mating to Lucy. Well she hoped this got the ball rolling then.

"Natsu, is Lucy around? I need to get some information from her if we are going to do this." Mira asked of him. Natsu handed the phone to his soon to be wife and mate. He would never get tired of that. His in every form. God he was the luckiest man on Earthland! "Hey Mira-nee! Before you ask a million questions, let me answer a few I heard you ask Natsu. The place has been answered as well as paying for it. I don't have a dress yet, and truly hope that you and all my bridesmaids will help me find the perfect one. There is a cute shop here we can check. As for the wedding party, that's an easy one. My Maid of Honor will be Levy, well I hope she will be anyway." Lucy was cut off before she could continue. "Hell yeah I will!" Levy shouted causing laughter from everyone on both ends.

"For bridesmaids I would love if you, Erza, Juvia, Lisanna, and Wendy would accept the position?" Lucy was hopeful and wasn't disappointed when she heard the collective yes from her Nakama."Carla will you be my flower girl?" With what sounded like tears, Carla told her she was honored to. "Now on to Natsu's side," Before Natsu could speak Lucy put a finger to stop him. She hoped to surprise him with knowing just who he would choose for his Best Man and groomsmen. "The Best Man he would like to be Gray with Gajeel, Laxus, Romeo, Bixlow, and Jellal as his groomsmen. Of course he wouldn't have anyone but Happy be his ring bearer." Lucy looked Natsu for confirmation as you could hear the cheers from the other end of the phone as well as Erza threatening anyone who dared to say no.

Natsu just smiled, his Princess knew him so well. She knew that even though he would happily beat the crap out of most of the people she named, that he also wouldn't have it any other way then for his best Nakama standing with him as Lucy became his in Earthland tradition and name. He couldn't be more proud of her. He needed to finish that book though, for he didn't want to wait to take his soon to be bride as his mate for life as well, and what better way than on his wedding night. Just thinking about it got him all fired up, and now he couldn't wait for this all to begin. He was finally going to have the girl of his dreams as his mate, and he couldn't have picked a better one then Lucy if he tried.

"Master, I know this is usually reserved as a job for the father of the bride, but you've always been more of a dad to me than my own, so will you do me the honor of giving me away?" Lucy surprised everyone with her question. They all thought she would choose the master to perform the ceremony, but they guess it made sense. "So who will perform the ceremony?" Mira asked the question everyone thought, since the Master was bawling his eyes out right now and couldn't answer. "Well I actually have an idea for that, but I have to get back to you in a bit about it. Is the Master still crying Mira?" Mira just moved the phone to hear the Master's awful cry mumbling. Lucy just laughed and told them she took that as a yes. "Well we are going to let you go, I am still on a job after all, and Fairy Tail wizards don't fail. Bye everyone." After saying they would be there soon and a collective goodbye, they hung up.

Natsu nodded to Ambrosia before picking up a squealing Lucy and dashing back up stairs to her room. As soon as they were in the room and the door closed, Natsu had Lucy pinned to the door with his nose buried in her neck. He needed her scent, to try and tame the dragon in him that was begging to take her right now. Not only had she proved that she was a perfect mate in combat, but in intellect as well. His dragon was going absolutely crazy. He didn't know if he could tame it this time. They may not make it to their wedding night if he couldn't control it.

"Natsu, it's okay my dragon. I know what you want, but I also know you are the strongest person I know. I will help however I can." Lucy said brushing her hand through his hair, which began to ease his dragon back enough he could let her go. "Luce, I don't know how you managed to calm him so quickly, but thank you. I want this to be special for us and so I will do everything within my power to hold on to my dragon and make it so. I love you Lucy Dragneel!" He heard her gasp and he looked up at her. "That's the first time you officially said it to me, but I'm not a Dragneel just yet. You have a full 2 days to wait for that. Now go finish reading my love." She giggled as she heard him groan when she pushed him toward the forgotten book that now lay on the floor. "The things I do for you woman are miraculous, and we aren't even married yet." Natsu chuckled as he started reading again.

An hour later as Natsu closed the book, he looked over at Lucy who had decided to sit at the room's desk and start making lists for the wedding of everything that needed to be done. He couldn't help but smile as he saw she was asleep. His treasure was still tired from everything her body was going through with this mating process. The book told him all about what not only he would feel, but what Lucy's body was doing and going through with changes to not only her physical form but her powers as well. He guessed that explained last night, although from the sounds of it, Lucy's changes were progressing at a much faster pace than normal. He would expect nothing less from his mate. Dragneels never have been normal and never do anything halfway.

"Natsu?" He heard her question as he picked her up to move her to the bed. "It's okay my treasure, it's just me. I'll finish the wedding details my precious bride." He couldn't wait to be able to show the world that Lucy Heartfilia was now Lucy Dragneel and his mate for life. Just as he got Lucy settled Loke appeared at the door.

"Natsu we have a problem. There's someone here claiming to be Lucy's betrothed and that he wants her now."