Hello! Well guys this is it, the last chapter. I hope you've enjoyed the fic so far and are ready to read how it ends. There's a part in this I know my friend wanted and maybe a few of you XD although I haven't made it exactly had he wanted I hope it still lives up to his expectations Haha. Anyways enjoy!

Chapter 8:

"Hello? Vanessa are you there?" Noelle asked trying to gain the pink haired witches attention by waving her hand in front of her face, "Hello?!"

Vanessa, who had been sat staring dreamily into the distance, jumped at the sudden shout.

"Oh Noelle, when did you get here?" She asked.

"Apparently before you" Noelle answered sarcastically, "What's up with you?"

"Oh nothing, just thinking that's all"

"I see..." Noelle trailed off with pursed lips before changing tactics, "So...you made up with Finral then?"

"What? Erm...urgh...why would you think that?" Vanessa asked flustered, immediately blushing.

"Well considering that's why you were looking for him yesterday, I thought I should ask. Your reaction however, says you did"

"And?"

"So... what happened between you two for you to behave like that?"

"N...nothing" Then quickly trying to change the subject, "I need a drink, I'm just going to go over there and get one"

Vanessa tried to get up, but Noelle stopped her.

"Not so fast. Tell me everything" she demanded sitting down opposite her.

Vanessa sighed, the game was up already. Even if she tried to lie, Noelle would be able to tell. So she began to tell her what she wanted to know, by the end she was glad she did. Not only had Noelle stuck by her side through the whole thing, it felt good to admit that her and Finral were together. It made it feel more official.

"Finally, after everything you two have been through together, I'm surprised it never happened sooner" Noelle was generally happy for her friend.

"Thank you, though your the first to know and I want to keep it that way for a little while longer" Vanessa smiled gratefully.

"Honestly if I hadn't told Finral about how you felt, I don't think it would have ever happened" Noelle spoke before her brain caught up with her, "Uh oh"

"What? You told him how I felt? Why would you do that?" Vanessa asked shocked and betrayed.

"It was an accident" Noelle laughed awkwardly, "Besides, if I hadn't, the story would probably be very different right now. He might have actually went on a date with that Rachel and it could have gone well" she shrugged.

"I suppose" Vanessa sighed, "I still feel betrayed, but, thank you"

"Your welcome" Noelle smiled.

"Now for me to talk to Asta about how you feel about him!" Vanessa laughed before getting up and walking away.

"What?! No, no, please don't!" Noelle grovelled as she chased after her.

"Vanessa someone's going to see" Finral complained in a quiet voice as Vanessa grabbed his hand and dragged him behind a door way.

"No they won't" she giggled as she pushed her body to him and gently kissed him on the lips, "Besides, they'll all find out eventually"

"Well yeah, but I thought you wanted to keep it secret for a while" he answered losing all the fight he had to her kiss.

"I do. I'm enjoying having you as my little secret if I'm honest. I might not tell anyone at all" she teased as she winked at him.

He blushed slightly and was lost for words as she laughed quietly before kissing him again, this one lasting longer.

Neither of them noticed a certain pair of eyes watching them close by until they pulled away from each other. Finral opened his eyes and let out a small scream before quickly swallowing it and gasping for air.

"Gordon! When the hell did you get there?!" he panted as he recovered.

"Huh?" Vanessa was confused until she turned around and saw Gordon watching them with his creepy grin. She to let out a small scream, "You shouldn't sneak up on people like that!"

"Mumble, mumble, mumble" Gordon muttered quietly, neither of them heard what he said.

"Erm...You saw nothing ok?" Vanessa half asked, half told him as she walked past to escape the situation.

"I'm going to...go this way" Finral spoke sheepishly as he indicated the opposite direction Vanessa had gone with his finger and left that way.

Gordon happily watched them leave. Once they had, he strolled off to his room where he would write all about how he was going to be best man at two of his best friends wedding, and about the party he was going to throw them for it.

Finral walked down the hallway and out into the main living space. Magna and Luck were the only members present and were currently arguing over a yogurt. They both noticed Finral's arrival as he walked over to them. Luck immediately shot off a lightning bolt towards him with a wide grin, but Finral opened a portal just as it was about to connect sending it straight back. Luck dodged just on time and laughed loudly.

"I'm not falling for that cheap trick again!" Finral shouted at him, "My hair was full of static for hours after last time!"

"Aww come on Finral! Just fight with me please!" Luck begged.

"I've got a therapy session to get to, I can't"

"Aww just once"

"Maybe when I get back" Finral sighed, "Magna's got that yogurt by the way"

"What?! Not for long!" Luck laughed as he shot towards the fire mage and snatched it from his hand.

Finral took the opportunity and snuck through a portal to the hospital. He was greeted by Owen and to his surprise Rachel, who refused to look at him.

Vanessa slipped into Finral's room careful not to be spotted by any other member's. Once inside and the door closed, she looked over to where the spatial mage was still sleeping in his bed. Today was the day of their date and she was eager to get going. Quietly making her way towards him, she bent down till she was level with him and began stroking her finger's through his hair trying to gently rouse him from sleep. Rouge meowed interested in what the witch was doing and made to jump onto the still sleeping Finral. Vanessa stopped her and placed her finger to her lips to hush the cat before continuing to stroke his hair. Finral began to stir and smiled in his sleep.

"I love you Vanessa..." he mumbled before falling silent again.

Vanessa's heart almost leaped out of her chest. Did he seriously just say that? Did it count if he was sleeping when saying it? Whether it did or didn't, she was to lost in happiness to care. Her heart was pounding and for a moment she was sat just staring at her sleeping partner. He began to stir again and sleepily opened an eye. Spotting Vanessa sat staring at him with red cheeks, he closed it again.

"You know in fairy tails if you want to wake someone up, you kiss them" he spoke, his voice heavy with sleep but still with a hint of mischief in it.

"Is that so?" she asked quickly recovering with a smirk, "Maybe I'll just get Rouge here to scratch you instead, see if that works"

"Wow mean" Finral laughed slightly, "Still not going to move though"

Vanessa smiled before leaning over and kissing him.

"Did that work?"

Finral remained quiet but had a slight smirk on his face. Vanessa laughed again.

"Greedy" she commented before leaning over to kiss him again.

This time though Finral grabbed her and pulled her onto the bed next to him. Panting slightly through shock, Vanessa found herself laying next to him staring into his eyes. Finral seemed highly pleased with himself as he lay there grinning.

"So how come I've woke up to you in my room?" he asked finally.

"I...I came to wake you up" Vanessa stammered as she was still trying to gain composure.

"Why?"

"It's our day off, and I'm looking forward to spending the day together" she admitted.

"I see..." he thought for a moment, "I was looking forward to a lie in, so I'm going back to sleep"

"Huh?" Vanessa felt generally hurt until Finral wrapped his arms around her and cuddled into her. She became flustered all over again but at the same time she was comfy and content, she let herself sink into his warmth.

"Finral?" she asked quietly as she lay stroking his hair from where his head was resting on her chest.

"Yeah?" he answered sleepily.

"What were you dreaming about before you woke up?"

"I err...I can't remember" he stuttered and Vanessa could see a slight tinge of red to his cheeks. She decided not to push it, she knew he did in fact remember, but she chose to enjoy the moment instead.

"So your therapy is really finished?" Vanessa asked happily as she sipped at a glass of wine.

"Yep" Finral answered from where he sat across from her, "Owen said I've recovered faster than he expected. So I'm free of the hospital at last"

"I'll drink to that" Vanessa celebrated as she took a gulp from her glass.

"It couldn't have happened at a better time to be honest, especially because seeing Rachel at my last session was really awkward" Finral added averting his eyes before taking a sip of his own drink.

"What? She was there?" Vanessa asked displeased.

"Well I can't control who the nurses are" Finral smiled sheepishly, "Are you mad at me?"

"No" Vanessa sighed, "I just wish I could have been there"

"Why?"

"To rub her smug face in the fact your with me" she smiled menacingly, Finral got a little scared.

"It wasn't really a competition you know?" he laughed nervously.

"She seemed to think it was. Like you were some kind of prize or someth..."

"Quick! Get down!" Finral suddenly hissed at her under his breath and ducked beside the table dragging her with him.

Vanessa was caught by surprise and once recovered she looked at Finral.

"What are we doing this for?" she demanded.

"Shhh!" he silenced her as he stared over her shoulder. Turning to see what he was looking at, she saw Charmy, Magna and Luck stood in the entrance of the tavern. From what she could tell, they hadn't noticed them both.

"How are we supposed to sneak past them?" she asked a little panicked.

She was happy to be with Finral and vice versa, but neither of them wanted the group to figure out they were together. It was after all, still early days for them.

"Are you forgetting something?" Finral asked sarcastically.

"What are you talking about?" she asked confused.

"I'm a spatial mage"

"Huh?" then realisation hit her, "Oh! I'm with you now"

Finral laughed quietly as he opened a small enough portal for them to crawl through under the table.

"Ladie's first" he gestured still laughing.

"I feel so dignified" Vanessa commented as she disappeared through it.

"Suck it up" Finral smiled as he followed her through.

The portal exit was in a nearby alley. They stood up and made their way to the street checking the coast was clear before leaving it.

"That was a close one" Vanessa laughed as she walked.

"To close, I honestly thought they had seen us at one point. How would we have explained that? As far as they know, I'm supposed to be spending the day with Langris and you were meant to be shopping at the black market" Finral spoke as checked to see if he could spot any other Black bull members.

"We could have just told them our plans changed" Vanessa suggested.

"What both of them?"

"Maybe" she joked.

"Well we escaped so we're good" Finral shrugged.

"Aww don't pout like that. I crawled on the ground for you so that should have been an indicator that I wanted to get away" she teased before placing her arm around his and her head on his shoulder as they walked together, "You did good"

"What do you want to do now?" Finral asked, giving in and smiling.

"Let's look at some shops. It'll be interesting to see what you usually buy" Vanessa suggested after some thought.

"Why would that be interesting?" Finral asked confused, "It's normally stuff I need to stock up on"

Vanessa stopped and turned to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and spoke.

"Because it's a good way to get to know each other a bit better that's all. We've known each other for awhile now and I still don't know what little things interest you"

"I guess that's a good idea then" he agreed before receiving a kiss.

They spent the whole afternoon browsing shops and stopping, at Vanessa's request, in taverns. Overall the afternoon went over quickly and they enjoyed themselves thoroughly. They were careful though, they always checked to see if there was anyone they knew nearby. They did catch a few more sightings of Magna, Luck and Charmy, but they never seemed to spot them. Vanessa was looking over an old herb stall when Finral approached her from behind. Tapping her on the shoulder she turned to see his grinning face, he was hiding something behind his back.

"What's that?" she asked curiously.

"Nothing special" he answered her shyly.

"So why are you hiding it?"

"C...close your eyes" he asked blushing slightly.

"You better not be proposing to me" she raised an eyebrow.

"Just close your eyes" Finral asked again exasperated.

She did as she was told and the moment she did she felt him get closer to her. Rouge jumped from her shoulder and she could feel Finral gently pushing her hair back with his hand tickling her. A small weight was added to her neck and he pulled away from her.

"Open your eyes" he spoke nervously.

Opening her eyes her hand automatically went to the new object around her neck. Looking down, she saw a small silver chain with a cat charm on it. The cat itself had a small ruby on it's stomach. She stared at it in astonishment and admiration for a while until a small cough brought her back to reality.

"Do you like it?" Finral asked uneasily.

"O...of course I do! I love it" she stammered as she went back to admiring it, "But why did you get me it?"

"Well I saw it and it reminded me of Rouge. I also thought that it would beautiful on you and I was right" he answered bashfully whilst scratching his head with his finger.

"Thank you" she had a massive smile on her face as she threw herself at him. Hugging him tightly she kissed him before pulling away to admire it again.

Rouge jumped back onto her shoulder and sniffed at it. Giving a small meow she jumped over to Finral and rubbed her head against his cheek.

"Looks like someone else Likes it to" he laughed as he gave the red cat a scratch behind the ear.

"Yeah well, paws off Rouge, he's mine" Vanessa joked as she to stroked her.

"Would have been mine if it wasn't for you twisting fate with that rat of yours!" An angry voice came from behind them.

Turning round, they saw Rachel stood glaring at them.

"Admit it!" she continued, "That's the only way you could have possibly won out over me"

"Don't be so stupid" Vanessa laughed, "Why would I need to stoop to such cheap tricks, when your personality is part of the competition? Besides, how do you even know I can alter fate?"

"I heard you talking about it when you used to visit him in hospital whilst he was still unconscious. Something about you wishing you could have changed what happened or whatever. Either way you can stop using it now and play fair!" Rachel fumed.

"I've played fair from the beginning. Your just grasping at straws"

"Like you'd admit it!"

Vanessa was about to answer back but Finral stopped her by speaking first.

"Look Rachel I'm sorry but no spells, potions or anything for that matter, has been used on me. I'm with Vanessa because I want to be, not because I'm being forced. I know this is going to sound bad but it's the only way I can explain it. I was only going on the date with you to see if what I felt for Vanessa was real. So in a way I was using you and it wasn't fair, I really am sorry. I'm truly grateful to you for helping me with my recovery, but as for feelings... I have them for Vanessa and Vanessa only"

"You don't know what your saying" Rachel spoke almost hysterical, "She's making you say that. How could you possibly choose her over me when she dresses like the slag that she is?"

"That's really uncalled for!" Finral almost shouted angrily as he held Vanessa back from punching the nurse, "She's more of a woman then you'll ever be. Her personality and loyalty trumps yours ten fold"

"But Finral I can treat you so much better then she could. We had fun at the hospital when I was treating you and on our date. Please just give me a chance" Rachel begged as she made to grab him.

She almost succeeded but found herself stuck in motion.

"Wh...why can't I move?" she asked confused, "Where's this thread come from?"

Finral turned to face Vanessa who was grinning menacingly as she walked towards Rachel until their faces were inches apart.

"If you ever try to touch him again, these little threads of mine will do more then stop you moving' she threatened, Rouge hissing furiously on her shoulder, "Oh and it wasn't a 'date date' it was a 'mate date' if you could even call it that. Now when I let you move again, your going to go away and never bother us again ok? Because I'm sure that Owen would also love to know what his little employee get's up to outside of work, no?"

"F...fine" Rachel agreed scared and defeated.

"Oh and by the way don't you ever call Rouge a rat again!"

Rachel gritted her teeth and looked away.

Vanessa smiled satisfied before releasing her spell and watching Rachel fall to the floor after failing to catch her footing. Taking hold of Finral's hand, Vanessa strolled past the onlookers and out of Rachel's line of vision. Rachel continued to sit on the floor quietly fuming to herself for awhile longer.

"Wow Vanessa, I've seen you fighting with everything you had before, but even that had nothing on how scary you were just then" Finral commented a little scared but mostly in awe.

"Well she seriously pissed me off. It's completely different when your fighting for your life then arguing with someone you can't physically hurt" she answered simply, "Thank you for defending me back there though, it meant a lot" she gently squeezed his hand.

"Of course, it's my job. Even if we weren't together I'd still have done it. No one gets to call you that, ever"

"Thank you" she smiled happily before kissing him on the cheek.

"Well, well, well...what do we have here?" a gruff voice interrupted them.

"Oh no what now?" Finral asked exhausted before turning with Vanessa towards the voice.

Stood staring at them, arms folded, cigarette in mouth and a wide grin on his face, was Captain Yami.

"C...Captain! What are you doing here?" Finral asked a little to enthusiastically as he and Vanessa practically jumped ten feet apart.

"To late, I saw everything" Yami stated as his grin widened.

"When you say everything, do you mean..."

"I mean from what just happened with that nurse back there till now" Yami interrupted flicking his cigarette away, "I must say, you showed incredible restraint back there Vanessa. If it was me, she'd probably be dead"

"It was tempting" Vanessa admitted with a small laugh still unsure of the situation they were in.

"And Finral, protecting your lady like that, admiral" Yami continued.

"T..thanks" Finral accepted suspiciously.

"So..." Yami continued, "How long have you two been at it?"

Both Vanessa and Finral blushed. Did he have to put it like that?

"We've been together for just over a week now" Vanessa admitted after a pause, "We wanted to see how things went before telling anyone"

"I see..."

Yami stared them both down for what seemed like an eternity to the two of them. Finally, after making them sweat for awhile, he spoke again.

"Well as long as it doesn't affect your work, I don't have a problem with it" he smiled.

"Thanks Captain" they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Heck I'm proud of you Finral" Yami laughed loudly as he smacked Finral on the back almost sending him flying across the street.

"Ow" Finral complained.

"Two women in a week, you sly dog!"

"Actually about that" Finral began as he rubbed his shoulder, "Nothing happened between me and Rachel"

"What? You sure?" Yami asked surprised, "Because she seems pretty hung up on you"

"Well I'm pretty sure"

"Oh well, never mind. Vanessa's a great girl, your a lucky man! Congratulations you two!"

"Thanks"

"Yeah, thank you Captain" Vanessa smiled.

"Now let's get back to the hideout and celebrate shall we ?"

"Erm actually, Captain?" Finral asked.

"What?"

"Can we keep this between us?"

"Sure" Yami agreed after a slight pause and with a mischievous smile.

"That's not reassuring at all"

"You gunna open this portal or not?" Yami asked loudly.

Arriving back at the hideout, the three of then stepped out of the portal and into the main room. All members of the Black Bulls were present, other then Henry who still chose to stay in his room. They all looked up as they arrived.

"We're Back!" Yami yelled loudly, "I've brought meat!"

At those word's Charmy shot from across the room and attached herself to the sack he was carrying, with her teeth.

"Hey get off!" he yelled as he shook the bag to get her off, "That's for everyone"

"Mmm yummy meat, I can smell it" she mumbled refusing to let go.

"What's the meat for Captain?" Zora asked.

"Well it was just a treat, but now it's for a celebration" Yami replied as he finally managed to get the rabid girl unattached.

"What do you mean?" Luck asked excitedly, "Are we going to have a fight party?"

"Yeah, no" Yami answered, "It's to celebrate..."

"Please don't" Finral begged.

"To celebrate these two..."

"Captain no" Vanessa added pleadingly. The others looked on confused.

"These two here are together, their a couple!" he rushed out before they could interrupt any further.

Everyone in the room gasped loudly as they stared at the now two blushing mages, well everyone but Noelle and Gordon. Finral and Vanessa didn't know where to look, they should have known the Captain wouldn't have kept it secret, he was only trustworthy in battle.

"Come on guys! Let's a raise a glass to the happy couple" Yami yelled as he poured everyone a drink, "I won't be pouring another so I suggest you get it now"

"Is he already drunk?" Noelle whispered to Asta.

"What was that?" Yami asked threateningly.

"Nothing! Erm... me and Asta can't drink..." Noelle pointed out and quickly regretted it from the death stare she was receiving.

"So get water"

"O..ok..." Noelle yelped as she got her and Asta a glass.

"If you would all raise your glasses" Yami suggested and everyone obliged. Vanessa and Finral joined in reluctantly.

"Congratulations!" Yami yelled and was chorused by the others who joined in.

"Thank you" Vanessa and Finral accepted blushing even harder then they were before.

As everyone took a drink, Vanessa gently squeezed Finrals hand.

"We're going to be fine" she reassured him and received a smile in return.

"I know"

Together with the rest of the group, they feasted and drank the night away. Ready to start the next chapter of the relationship.

Well that's the end of this fic . I'm sad to see ot it go. I've enjoyed writing every single bit. I hope all you readers feel the same way. I'm still undecided about a sequel, all I can say is watch the space for an update on the matter. Feel free to review and thank you all so much for reading!