Enjoy! It's really long but still, I hope you enjoy :)
6:00am
Friday 25th, November
Crystal and Natsu's house
...
The sounds of the sky blue haired woman's breakfast being thrown back up could've been heard through the door of Crystal's private bathroom that Natsu leaned up against. His arms crossed, his eyebrows furrowed as he looked down at the floor.
She didn't want him to help her, despite that this had been going on for quite sometime. The pink haired male hated seeing his mate so sick all the time, mostly on mornings. She would have weird food cravings and alot of mood swings. One minute she'll be happy, then she'd be angry, then she'd be sad and then she'd be all flirty.
The sound of water gushing made Natsu's ears perk up, he moved himself from by the door as it slowly opened. The bluenette placed her hand by the doorframe as she clutched her stomach.
"Crystal?" Natsu looked down at her, "Are you okay now?"
Her tired eyes looked up at him as she straightened up, "I'm fine..."
"No, you're not."
"Yes, I am!" Crystal snapped.
"You're mood swings are getting in the way again..."
Crystal frowned, "I'm sorry for snapping like that."
The pinkette sighed, "We need to get you to the hospital, something's not right. You've been vomiting a lot lately, since Monday."
Her cheeks reddened, "E-everyone vomits once in a while..."
"Ever since we made love Monday, you've been acting like this."
"So?"
"Don't gimme that bullshit. I know you're not fine, Chrissy."
Crystal placed her hands on her stomach, looking away from him.
"You know, I never really did find those Birth control pills you kept talking a-"
"WELL I'M ON ONE, OKAY?!"
Natsu held up his hands, "Alright, damn. You'll wake Yura up."
Crystal huffed and pouted her lips, clutching her stomach unconsciously, "What are you suggesting?! That I was lying to you?!"
"That you might be pregnant."
The place went silent, the sky blue haired woman's face turned a deep shade of red as she backed up into a wall, pointing her finger at him as if accusing him of something.
"HOW DARE YOU?! ARE YOU SAYING I'M FAT?!"
"What?" He sweatdropped, "No, I'm not. You're not fat, your stomach is still flat Chrissy... I'm just saying that I filled you with my seed and I didn't find any pills, it could be a possibili-"
"I see. So you do think I'm fat, huh? You regret making love to me!" Fat tears wielded up in her eyes, "I knew it! You prefer Lisanna or Lucy over me, don't you?!"
Natsu sighed.
"I read fanfictions on the Internet!" Crystal crossed her arms, "People ship you with Lisanna, Lucy!"
"That's understandable."
"Erza!"
All the hairs on his back stood up, "E-Erza?! Hold on-"
"And even Gray!"
"Now that's just gross."
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she wailed loudly, "AND NONE WITH ME! YOU'RE EVEN SHIPPED WITH PRINCESS HISUI AND THE NINE DEMON GATES, I FUCKING KNEW YOU DIDN'T LIKE ME! WAAAAHHHHH!~"
Natsu approached the crying girl, this happened often. Always accusing him that he didn't love her or that he was going to leave her for some other woman. He'd always give her the same answer, even when they made love. She never once said "I love you".
The pinkette grabbed her cheeks and smashed his thin lined lips against her full, plump ones, shutting her up immediately. Crystal's hands instinctively went to grasp his, closing her eyes.
Natsu was the only one that could've calmed her down with the littlest things, from cracking a joke to giving her a kiss. She always felt guilty of his feelings, she could never get the courage to say 'I love you' to him. Always twisting her words to say 'I care about you, alot', he never really got what she was hinting at.
The dense Natsu Dragneel strikes again.
He pulled away, smiling down at her flushed and adorable face.
"Feel better now? Those are just fanfictions, they don't mean anything."
"B-but... There's none about me and you..."
"That's okay, it doesn't matter Chrissy. I love you and that's all that matters."
A frown creeped to her lips, Natsu tilted her head back up with his fingers cupping her chin. He pulled her in for another kiss.
...
9:30am
...
"THE FUCKING BASS IS FUCKING RAW! JUST TOUCH THAT! IT'S STONE COLD, YOU THICK CUNT!"
The sky blue haired woman laughed as she watched the World's Greatest Chef lose his shit at 'Hell's Kitchen' to all the other chefs of the blue and red team on the screen of the car she was in.
"I love Gordon Ramsey."
"Hell's Kitchen is one of the best! Oh, oh! Kitchen Nightmares too!" The blonde haired woman with red tips at the end beamed.
"Thanks again for driving me, Yukiko."
Yukiko smiled, "Sure, even if it's soooo early! Driving you all the way to Crocus to go to some Clothing store. Couldn't you have just taken the train?"
Crystal pouted, "But I didn't wannaa~"
The blonde rolled her eyes, a small laugh following afterwards, "It's okay, this is a designer dress and don't want any random stranger rubbing up against it."
"By the way!" The car came up to a red stop light, Yukiko faced Crystal.
"Are you going to Heaven or Hell?"
"Wait, what?" Crystal raised an eyebrow, "Yukiko, I don't believe in that sort of stuff."
"But, since you're an assassin and such, you kill people, don't you?"
"I prefer the term 'eliminate'. And not all the time we need to kill, sometimes it's just to catch a person. Not all the time it's all guts and gore, sometimes there's missons to find a hidden treasure or something like that."
"Really? But you still kill- oh, I'm sorry. 'Eliminate'."
Crystal glared at the blonde, "Yes, Yukiko. Yes."
"You know I'm Christian and Kiyoko is Roman Catholic, right?"
"Yes... Your point?"
"In the Bible, it says that if you kill, you're going to Hell. Does that mean you are too?"
Crystal looked out the car window, watching the other cars on the other lanes. The light turned green, the car started to move once again.
"I was never brought up in any religion."
"That's not what I asked you, Chrissy-booooo~"
"Okay fine, I don't know if I am. Personally, I don't believe there's a Heaven nor a Hell. I do believe that we were created by someone or something higher than us and I do believe in the Afterlife."
"Afterlife?" Yukiko asked, turning the corner of an intersection where it had a sign that said:
"Crocus, 15 miles" Yukiko smiled, that wasn't that far.
"Yeah, like we go somewhere when we die. I do believe that there's a paradise, a peaceful land where we go after we die." Crystal looked over to the blonde, "And since you're Christian, you're against homosexuals?"
"Not really... No, but Kiyoko is."
The bluenette let out a sigh.
10:20am
Takumi's Clothing Store
...
"HOLY SHITTT! THIS PLACE IS HUGE!" The blonde bounced through the glass doors, Crystal sweatdropping while following up behind her. It is a big place, designer dresses and clothes were everywhere, the floor was tiled black with sparkles embedded into them.
It is a very beautiful store.
"Welcome!" A female store clerk greeted cheerfully, walking up to them both, "Miss Crystala! Glad to see you again, come to see Takumi-sensei?"
"Yep, is he here?"
"Of course he is, he's talking with Mr. Natsu! I'll go tell him you're here." The clerk excused herself as she walked away.
Yukiko's face flared a bright red, steam coming out of the top of her head.
"N-n-n-n-n-natsu's here?!"
"Yeah, forgot to tell ya," Crystal grinned slyly, elbowing Yukiko in the gut, "Haven't you always wanted to see, Mr. Dragneel?~"
"Shut up!"
Two men came walking towards the two, a man with white hair and piercing blue eyes along with a man with salmon-pink hair and black, onyx eyes. The two were talking, Yukiko and Crystal blushed.
"Sapphire?"
"Yep, that's her favorite jewel."
"Makes sense but I was thinking something more traditional, like a diamond."
"Diamonds cost more, you know. I should know, coming from a man who has a bunch of them."
They two turned away from each other, Takumi smiled.
"Crystal! Baby! We were just talking about you, all good things, all good things."
"You were, huh?" Crystal walked up to the two, "I came here for my dress."
"Alright, let's go."
Natsu and Yukiko watched the two walk off, Natsu growling lowly at the sight with Takumi's arm around his mate's slender and curved waist. He faced the red blonde.
"Oh, hey Kiko."
"H-hi..."
"Are you okay? Your face is red."
"H-hai! I'm okay!"
The two sat down on one of the soft, leather sofas that were by some clothing racks. Yukiko had her head down, fiddling with her fingers as she refused to look up at the pink haired male.
"Natsu..?"
"Hmm?"
"W... Why do you like Crystal?"
Natsu raised an eyebrow at the sudden question, he scooted closer to her.
"Why do you as-"
"Is it because of her body?" She asked quickly.
"What? Of course not."
Yukiko looked up to him, tears threatening to come to her orange orbs, "Then why?"
Natsu looked to his side, then back at her. He let out a loud sigh, he pursed his lips into a smile.
"Because of her personality... She's different from any other girl I met."
"What do you mean?"
"Well... It's a bit of a long story-"
"Tell me everything! I-I mean... I'm listening."
Natsu grinned, "Alright. For one, she isn't girly nor fake... Artificial, you get the point. Most girls want such a tight, vaccum waist kind of thing with big boobs and butt. Putting a bunch of plastic into them, so much plastic that Barbie would be jealous of them."
Yukiko giggled.
"Anyways, she has a curvaceous figure... And she's... Natural. All that is natural, no plastic or silicone either. She has hips unlike some girls, she's not so quick to go put on makeup or dress up in mini-skirts. She dresses... Kind of like me, in jeans and shirts. Obviously she wears those tops that reveals clevage but not allll the time."
The blonde haired woman nodded, "Go on."
"She wears my shirts and I find that... Very attractive." Natsu smirked, "Then she blushes when I tease her about it. When she blush is the most adorable thing ever, when her cheeks get all red and she pouts those pink lips I love so much..."
Yukiko raised an eyebrow, "She wears your shirts?"
"Yep, and since I'm wayyy taller than her, it's like a dress on her short body." The pinkette sighed dreamily, "Chrissy is by far one of the cutest things I've ever seen... Oh! She's not afraid to let her boyish side show, she eats food like I do! Well, not that much but she can eat alot! When we're home, she sometimes eats really messy but who gives a shit? Crystal is... Special..."
"You like her because of her masculine side?"
"Not just that, I love everything about her. Down to her all her flaws, her stubbornness... Her attitude sometimes, her pouting... What I love the most is..."
A red blush came to his cheeks, folding his arms.
"Well... Whenever she's sad or depressed, she always comes to me for comfort... She comes for me for protection, wanting her to feel protected and warm in my arms... Her small and fragile body whenever she's depressed, she never goes to anyone else..." Natsu smiled, "And I find that one of the best things about her..."
...
17 years old.
August 25th
...
All the members were having fun, rejoicing and partying for the celebration of Natsu's 18th birthday. While everyone drank and ate, the 17 year old, sky blue haired girl sat away from all of them, frowning.
Lately, she's been so down... Her memories always haunted her nightmares and it never went away, ever since she came back from that long quest to meet all the new members that joined while she was away. It made her Anxiety worst to be around all of them, her stomach was churning.
She remembered when it was just Gray, Erza, Natsu and herself celebrating at Fairy Hills. But now... That didn't happen, she was alone once more...
Her dark blue eyes trailed tiredly towards the gorgeous blonde who was dancing with Natsu and the others, smiling brightly. Crystal let out a soft sigh, her eyes had been red and cheeks puffed from all the crying she did, she couldn't blame them.
Nothing stayed the same forever. Eventually, new members would have joined, she knew what was coming and yet she still wasn't prepared for the loneliness that came with it.
Amongst all the people that surrounded him, his dark eyes looked over to the far side of the guild. There, a sky blue haired girl sitting on a bench all alone. Natsu stopped dancing slowly, tilting his head to the side in utter confusion.
Why was she there all alone?
Wasn't she supposed to be with him?
The pinkette managed to slip passed some people but not going unseen by the scarlet haired assassin. She shrugged it off and went back partying with the others.
"Crystal?"
She looked up at him, his large and tall frame towering over him. Sweat glistened on his body, the black and gold waistcoat that exposed his chest that he always wore with his traditional white-scaled scarf. A frown came to his lips.
"Why are you here all alone?"
Crystal gave him a fake smile, "No need to worry about me, you go back and have fun with the others. It is your birthday, have f-fun."
"Why are you lying to me?" The pinkette sat next to her, making her face redden slightly.
"I-I'm not lying to you..."
"You stutter when you lie... Now, why are you here all alone?"
A silent tear trickled down her red cheek, soon more came running down. Her sobs were soft but not going unheard by her teammate. He pulled her into his embrace, hiding her away from all the others protectively.
She sobbed and cried into his chest, clutching the soft material of his scarf.
"Whenever you're sad or depressed, I want you to come to me, okay? I don't like seeing you sad..."
"O-okay... *sniffle* I... I will..."
...
The flashback slowly faded away, Natsu found himself tearing up at the lost memory.
"Anyways... I love Crystal alot, she's kind, she intelligent... She can be a tease when she wants to be... I can go on and on about thi-" Natsu looked up to the blonde who was smiling, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"O-oi... Why are you crying?"
"That was such a sweet story... I'm glad that Crystal found someone like you..." She wiped away her tears, "Now I understand..."
"OWWW! THAT HURTS!"
A loud scream came from the backroom, all the people in the store cringed at the ear piercing screams.
"YOU GAINED WEIGHT! THAT'S WHY THE DRESS IS SO TIGHT!"
"HOW DARE YOU?!"
Everyone sweatdropped. Natsu sighed.
"I knew she gained weight."
"How much is she?"
"She's 120 pounds." Natsu lightly laughed, "She wants to get down to at least 110 pounds but I think she's fine."
The backroom door opened, a sky blue haired woman and white haired man walked out. Crystal sulking with her dress in hand, it was covered with a black bag but the clothing rack hung out from the top. Natsu and Yukiko rose to their feet.
"I gained weight..." The bluenette sobbed, "Takumi weighed me... I gained 8 pounds..."
"It couldn't go pass her hips..." Takumi shrugged, rubbing behind his head, "But nevertheless, it fit along her curves perfectly with everything else."
Crystal self-consciously rubbed her stomach with her free hand, mumbling something underneath her breath.
"Well... You did eat alot of the cream puff things in France."
"And I did eat alot of junk food lately... And spicy food... Stupid cravings." Crystal rolled her eyes, "My metabolism is high so I should lose this in no time..."
"You can't lose a baby..." Natsu muttered.
"I already told you, I'm. Not. Pregnant." Crystal faced the blonde haired woman who stayed silent, her blonde hair shadowing over her eyes, "Ready to go Yukiko?"
"Yeah... I'll... Go get the car started..." Her feet lazily dragged across the black tiled floor, making her way to the glass doors. The bluenette noticed her change in behavior, she shot a death glare at Natsu.
"What did you say to Yukiko?"
"Kiko and I were just talking about why I like you, is all." Natsu gave a nonchalant shrug of his shoulders, keeping a straight face.
A small gasp escaped her lips, she shook her head. Crystal groaned softly in frustration.
"Anyways... Coming with us? You areeee coming to my Graduation..." When she heard no reply, she raised an eyebrow, "Right..?"
Takumi cleared his throat, "About that..."
"Um..."
"Sorry sweet cheeks, his suit isn't ready yet," Takumi frowned, "I spent so much time working on your dress that I didn't get enough time to finish his suit. Since your order came first, I obviously had to do it before his. First come, first served."
Her eyes widened, "What? You're kidding me! Natsu, you can't be serious!"
"Sorry mate..." He went over to hug ber but only for his arms to be harshly pushed away.
"D-d-don't! Don't... Touch me..." Crystal hissed, "I was there for yours, right...?"
"Yes..."
"Then why can't you be there for me? Huh? You don't even need to dress up all fancy! You can come in regular clothes, you don't need to- You know what? Fine." The bluenette turned away from them both, "Fine, what's done is done. I'm leaving."
"Crystal..." Natsu extended his arm towards her as he watched her exit the store, Takumi shook his head.
"Give her time... The suit's almost done anyways."
"I hate lying to her..."
"Technically I lied to her since you couldn't do it yourself but I know... Anyways, come on. Let's hurry up and finish this quickly so you can get to your business."
"Yeah, the sooner the better."
...
5:00pm
Fairy Tail Guild
...
It was mid evening where the sky was beginning to turn a orangey-pink colour. There was a rooms in the guild where people could get ready, one for males and one more females. Erza, Lucy, Juvia, Wendy, Mirajane, Levy and Cana were in one room, helping the sky blue haired woman get ready for her Graduation that was supposed to start in one hour, well the Graduates needed to be thwre one hour earlier before the actual Graduation started.
Crystal sat in front of a vanity with a circular mirror, Mirajane was almost finished with her hair, hairpins in her mouth and a curling iron in her hand. Crystal's hair was naturally wavy so making the curls stay wasn't impossible.
Erza and Cana helped her with her jewelry, Lucy had the perfect pair of shoes to go with her stunning dress and everyone pitched in on her makeup. Yura was there as well, watching in awe as the girls did their magic.
"Owww... Mira..." Crystal pouted her cherry red stained lips as Mirajane stuck one of the hairpins into the bun that was on the top of her head.
"Hold on... I'm almost... Finished..."
"Ow!"
"Done!" The white haired beauty chimed, clapping her hands together.
The sky blue haired woman sighed in relief, wanting to get that uncomfortable tightness out from her head. She stood up and dusted herself off from all the excess hair strands that came out while Mirajane was doing her hair.
"No time to look at yourself in the mirror, Crystal!" Erza scolded.
"Okay Mother!"
"Yes Crystallll!~ I'm actually sober for this, don't make me regret it." Cana smirked, holding her dress in her hands and shoved it into the bluenette's chest, everyone rushing her to go put on the dress in the dressing room.
Once she went in, they all gave tired sighs.
"Finally done... Someone, go in there and make sure she doesn't rip the dress or anything." The scarlet haired woman yawned, "That woman sometimes can be so clumsy."
"I'M STILL HERE YOU KNOW, ERZA!"
"Shush, you very well know that sometimes you're more clumsy than Wendy."
"It's true." The small girl nodded.
"Where's Natsu, by the way?" Levy asked, taking out everyone's dresses.
The place became eerily silent.
"Levy-chan... Remember!" Lucy winked, "Natsu wasn't able to come... Remember what he told us?"
"Ohh.. Right, right! Gomen, Chrissy-chan, if you heard that."
Lucy giggled at her friend's forgetfulness.
"It's really sad to think about..."
Everyone faced the sapphire blue haired woman who was standing by the dressing room, her arms crossed.
"That Natsu-san and Crystal-chan isn't together yet even though they both like each other... But Crystal-chan is scared to admit it, Juvia fears for her bestfriend..."
A sigh came from inside of dressing room.
"Why are you afraid, Juvia?"
"That Natsu-san might find another girl..."
A giggle came from the blue haired, petite woman, "Not possible... Bec-"
"Because Dragonslayers only mate with one person for life, even if they don't want to be with that person, the other has to feel the same way or they could pass away." The sky blue haired woman walked out of the dressing room, everyone gasped and looked at her wide-eyed.
Crystal looked absolutely beautiful.
Her hair in front was the wavy, little curls come down at the ends of the two. Her hair in the back was straight along with curls coming near the ends of her hair, not all of it was down, some was in a bun that was held by a silvery lotus-like flower with dark silver ends at the top. It had two silver beads connecting from the flower to the side of her head, one individual string of beads that held tiny diamonds in the middle of them.
Her makeup matched perfectly with her skin tone and dress colour, dark, cherry red lips along with light blush. Cherry red blended into silver met her eyelids along with black mascara for that thick eyelash look.
Her jewelry were diamonds, diamond earrings that had a rubies embedded into it along with the diamond pendant that Natsu had bought her for her birthday. A silver band that occupied her right wrist.
Her dress was the most stunning part about the whole thing. It was a silver dress with a sweetheart neckline that had a circular shaped diamond in the center of her clevage, the design looked like it was wrapped multiple times around her bust to her right and went all the way down to her stomach. A cherry red belt wrapped around her waist with the same colour bow that had tiny little diamonds embedded into it. It had long, luscious ribbons that reached her mid thighs. It was slim-fitted as well.
The design went down to her mid thighs where it slanted slightly meet the top of her kneecap. It went downwards of layers of ruffles upon ruffles upon ruffles and reached her ankles.
Her shoes were cherry red platform pumps that had a four inch heels, her toes were exposed and they were painted in the same colour along with her fingernails.
"YOU LOOK AMAZING!" All of them screamed, smiling brightly. Crystal flushed.
"All thanks to you all."
"Nonsense!" Erza argued, "You pulled it off quite beautifully, the cherry red mixed with silver just looked perfect! Oh, Crystal, we need a picture with you!"
"Okay, just this once..."
"WAAAAAHHH!" The white haired beauty started wailing, alarming everyone.
"Crystal's growing up so fast! Next thing you know that she'll be married and having over 33 babies!" Mirajane sobbed into her hands, making Crystal sweatdrop.
"Um... I believe that 1 child is enough..."
"Mira-nii-san," Yura tugged on the woman's dress, "Don't cry..."
"Oh Yura, these are happy tears." She wiped them away, getting her camera from off the vanity.
"Alright! Everyone huddle up for the picture! Crystal, your naturally in front of everyone."
Everyone got together, smiling.
The flashing light blinded everyone for a moment but they kept their smiling faces. Mirajane placed the camera down and looked at her phone, it was 5:30pm, it was time for her to leave.
"Yukiko will be coming to pick you up, right?"
"Yep! I'll go wait outside for her!"
"We'll all meet you at your Graduation, I hope you know we're proud of you!"
Crystal picked up her silver clutch and went towards the door, giving them a smile before walking out into the open where everyone else was. They all stopped and stared at her, her dark blue eyes trailed left and right, hoping to see her pink haired mate but he was nowhere to be found.
A frown came to her pretty, cherry red lips.
"Awww, Crystal! Don't look so down! You're graduating!"
"Yes! You should be smiling!"
"You look wonderful!"
All these compliments made her smile a bit, walking over the hard wood floor towards a table that occupied by Gray, Gajeel, Eflman and Laxus. They were all in suits as well. Anyone was allowed to come the Graduation, as long as you're with the Graduate that would be receiving their Degrees, Masters or Bachelor's Degree.
"Wow, Lil' sis... You look great!" Gray smiled, "Man, you really are growing up..."
"Graduating is a man!"
"Yeah, I'll hand it to ya Cheerleader. We may have some differences with each other and Salamander don't get along that well but, I do hope you enjoy your Graduation."
"I remember when you were 13 years, can't believe all that time flew by so quickly! Now you're graduating, I'm not one for sappy things but, I really am proud of you." Laxus gave a small smile.
All the men at the table smiled at her.
"And I am as well."
The sky blue haired woman turned around, seeing a short old man approaching her in a black suit. He smiled with tears in his eyes.
"I've watched almost all my children graduate but few made it to College. I must say that you do look beautiful, Crystal. I am very proud to say that another one of my children has graduated from College. Congratulations Crystal."
Crystal gave him a smile, "Thank you, Master." She bowed.
A loud car honk could've been heard outside, Crystal gulped.
"Don't be nervous, dear. We'll all be there to cheer you on, we'll meet you there so don't worry."
"Mommy!" A small girl came running before she could've exited the guild doors, Crystal stooped down the the brunette's level.
"Do your best!" Yura beamed, earning her a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you sweetie, I love you."
"Love you too! Bye bye!"
"CRYSTAL!"
"I'm coming!"
...
7:00pm
Magnolia University's Auditorium
...
There were thousands of people that occupied the school's Auditorium. The Graduates families and friends along with the younger adults that just started the College. Everyone was standing up as the Graduates were by the large stage, waiting for their names to be called for their certificates and medals.
"Aogeba toutoshi...
Wa ga shi no on..."
They sang the College's National Anthem for when students Graduated.
"Crystala Dragnela!"
Crystal placed a straight face on, raising her head high, "Hai!"
The bluenette's heels clanked as she walked up the stage, walking pass some of the people in her class. Including Catherine who snorted and glared at her, she ignored it and went up to the Principal.
The Principal smiled and got her certificate off the desk, handing it to her. Crystal bowed as she received it. She walked down the stage, smiling proudly as she looked into the crowd. Master Makarov crying while Mirajane tried to comfort him. Erza nodded to her, tears streaming down her cheeks.
The sky blue haired woman looked around, no Natsu anywhere. Maybe he wasn't coming...
"Oshie no niwa nimo
Haya ikutose...
Omeba ito toshi..."
...
After the people received their certificates, medals and such. There was a party afterwards to celebrate. Colourful lights along with a dance floor, food and drinks on almost every table.
A black haired woman with brown eyes wore a dark blue dress with a belt at the side along with gloves the same colour. The dress was out and it reached her ankles, for shoes, she wore black, stiletto heels with bow on the top of them, she wanted to represent the night sky unlike her sister who represented the sunset.
The blonde haired woman's hair was in a bun, her dress was slim-fitted and it was the colour of the sunset. It was pink, then blended into red, then into yellow then into orange. Her shoes were covered by the dress.
"Congratulations Crystal!" Yukiko smiled.
"Congratulations to you both as well."
"You look amazing, where did you even get that dress?" Kiyoko raised an eyebrow.
"It's in Crocus. The place you said was 'too far away to drive to'." Crystal pouted as she folded her arms.
"It was so early... I didn't want to. Yukiko took you, didn't she?"
"Yep, thanks again Yukiko."
"No problem!"
A man walked up behind the sky blue haired beauty, tapping her on the shoulder gently. Crystal turned her head, hoping to see the person she wanted to see the most but was greeted instead by a black haired man with blue eyes.
"Akise?"
"Hello beautiful." Akise purred, winking at her. The twins nodded to each other and left the two alone.
"Can I just say that you look wonderful tonight?"
"Thank you, you look the part as well."
Akise rubbed behind his head, chuckling nervously, "I-I don't see a date with you... Is he not here yet?"
A frown crossed her red lips, she looked down at the floor. Akise raised a black eyebrow, he couldn't help but ponder about if he said something wrong to upset her.
"Actually..." Crystal started, "I don't know if he's coming..."
"Natsu, right?"
She slowly nodded her head.
"Well if he doesn't, he's a fool to leave you all alone here. You deserve better."
A small gasp escaped her lips, she looked up at him. Her dark blue eyes bore into his snapping blue ones, he found himself blushing by the intensity of her stare.
"Akise... I... I hope you find someone who will love you for you," A gentle smile grazed her lips, "I know that you want to be something more with me but I'm willing to accept you as a friend."
"F-friend?"
"Yeah, despite all you did in the past, I still consider you as a friend since I already have someone else in my life... Do you have your phone on you?"
"Y-yeah, I do." Akise reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. Crystal took the phone from his hands and went into the dial pad, she placed in a number and saved it. She gave it back to him.
"You're going into the real world and looking for a job. I already have one but, you get the point. I saved my number so you can contact me and maybe hang out some time?" Crystal winked with a playful smile.
"S-sure! I'd love to!"
She giggled, she brought her face close to his and placed a chaste kiss on his cheek. She gave him one last smile before walking off to meet Yukiko and Kiyoko. Akise looked at his contacts to see if she had really saved her number, "Crystal Dragnela 3"
"Wait, did that really happen?! Holy shit! I got her number originally from Yukiko but she actually gave it to me!" Akise smirked in triumphant victory, smiling like an idiot before walking to go talk to some of his friends to boast.
"Did you really give him your number?" Kiyoko facepalmed, rolling her eyes.
"Why not? Even if Yukiko gave him, I think I should've myself."
"Anyways! Chrissy-boo boo!"
"I told you not to call me t-"
"Kiyoko and I were looking for a house since we were living with our parents! I saw some apartments for rent in the same street you live in so we were wondering... Since we graduated, we should still keep in touch with each other!" Yukiko explained.
"Wait? You're moving into my street?"
"Yes." Kiyoko stated, "We wanted to still have this friendship."
Crystal gasped, "Oh my gosh! Yes! And we can have sleepovers and come to each other's houses and such! This would be s-" Her cheeks reddened, "Um... How about doing all those things when Natsu's gone?"
"Why?"
"Well you see, Natsu and I are-" Crystal faced Yukiko, her whole face reddened, "Ahh! I mean! Um, I just! Natsu is... Oh God, nevermind."
The two laughed.
"It's okay, Chrissy. I appreciate you looking out for my feelings."
"Not what I actually meant to say... Natsu can be very touchy and clingy... He has a habit of calling me 'mate'... But this works too!" Crystal told herself in her mind.
"Alright everyone! Get your special someone for a little slow dance and the song sung by yours truly!" A woman in a black dress chirped, she had pink hair that blended into pitch black and blue eyes. The music started to play and everyone was pairing up with someone.
"Not sure when it started...
Not sure how it began..."
Someone gripped Crystal's shoulders, she jumped as she turned around. The person she was longing to see; Natsu Dragneel. In a light gray suit with a cherry red undershirt and black tie. She blushed a deeper shade of red.
"Am I late?"
"U-um..." Crystal looked at Yukiko. The blonde just winked at her and told her to go on, the twins left them alone.
"Not sure why I'm longing...
To feel you in my arms again..."
Natsu let his hand out, smirking. Crystal gladly took it, his free hand resting upon her waist and Crystal's other hand on his shoulder. They started to move to the music, Natsu stared into her eyes, admiring her beauty in that very moment.
"Not sure why I'm speechless...
When I look into your eyes
Or why my chest is beating
And I feel like I can fly..."
"I thought you weren't coming..." Crystal smiled.
"I didn't say that, mate..." He smiled back at her.
"I feel a connection
To which we harmonize
A bond that can't be broken
Though some may criticize..."
Natsu moved in closer to her, "There is no words to describe how beautiful you look tonight Crystal. They need to make up another word to describe your beauty..."
He rubbed his nose against hers lovingly, making her slightly giggle.
"They say I've gone mad...
Descended periodically
Because I fell for you
Most chaotically..."
"You really are something else, Dragneel... Even when I think I have you all figured out, you go and surprise me. I legitimately thought you weren't coming."
Natsu chuckled, "I would never miss your Graduation for anything. Even if I missed the ceremony, I still came in time to dance with you..."
"Opposites attract
But we couldn't more the same
They say you're a monster
But I know you can be tamed"
Crystal giggled, resting her head on his chest, "I really do appreciate you coming, Natsu..."
He smiled at her.
"Of course, mate..."
"I feel a connection
To which we harmonize
A bond that can't be broken
Though some may criticize,
They say I've gone mad
Descended periodically,
Because I fell for you
Most chaotically..."
The music started play. Yukiko was dancing with a random guy as well as Kiyoko. Her orange orbs happen to catch a quick glimpse at the couple, a frown came to her lips as she looked away from them.
"It's like I'm falling faster
With every moment we spend
We'll dance tonight and after
We'll promise to be more than just friends!"
The moonlight from the glass windows shone on the couple as they were dancing, Crystal had her eyes closed as her head was gently rested upon his chiseled chest. Natsu looking down at her and smiling.
"We have a connection!
Let's face it, we harmonize
Our bond cannot be broken
Who cares if they criticize?
It's true, I've gone mad
Descended periodically
Because I fell for you
Most chaotically..."
...
"Because I fell for you...
Most chaotically..."
Crystal looked up at him, their lips just inches apart. They both moved in, Crystal panicked as she bent her head downwards in embarrassment,, not wanting to do this in front of everyone. Especially if Yukiko was watching.
"What's wrong?"
"I-It's nothing... I... Um..."
Everyone clapped and applauded for the marvelous singing. The black haired woman stood away from everyone, looking in Crystal's direction and gesturing her to come by her.
"I'm gonna go talk to Kiyoko..."
"Eh? But mateee~" He rubbed a rough cheek against her soft one, hoping to resolve and change her decision.
"Natsu, I'll be back."
"Ahhh, fine..." Natsu pouted, releasing her waist and letting her go. The bluenette walked over to the black haired woman with a smile.
"Yukiko told me."
"T-told you wha-?"
Kiyoko looked over to the pink haired male who walked out of the Auditorium.
"That you slept with Natsu."
Crystal's face turned red, "I-I didn't tell he-"
"There were marks on your body when she saw you this morning. And that one on your neck. It's evident you got it from Natsu, I know he wouldn't let you sleep with any other man."
The bluenette unconsciously touched the orangey flame-like mark that adornded the right side of her neck, she looked down.
"Why?"
Her eyes trailed up to meet hers, "Why what?"
"Why do you love him? I can't seem to wrap my head around what you see in that pink haired idiot."
"There are alot of reasons..."
Kiyoko raised an eyebrow, "What's the main one?"
Crystal fiddled with her fingers, her face becoming redder by the second. A small smile came to her lips.
"He's always been there for me... As long as I can remember, ever since I was small... Natsu... Natsu may seem like dense idiot but he's actually very kind and sweet... Whenever I'm sad or depressed, he's always been there to comfort me..." Crystal closed her eyes, "His strong, warm arms around me, telling me it's okay... He's funny, he's so goddamned adorable, the littlest things can make my day. He protects me when I'm in danger, he's always there even when I don't want him to be..."
"Natsu's personality is what I love the most... That dense little idiot... But he's my dense little idiot... And his smile, oh God, that smile is Heaven itself..." Crystal giggled, "Basically, I love him for him. Nobody can replace him... And whenever I see him, my heart always skips a beat, I could barely breathe when I'm around him. I blush and stutter... I love him... So damned much..."
"Then what are you waiting for?" The black haired woman smirked, "If you love him so much then why don't you tell him? What's holding you back?"
That question hit her hard...
What was she waiting for?
All this time... She could've told him how she felt but was too cowardess to actually tell him. He felt the same way about her, what did she have to fear?
"You're right... What am I waiting for...?" Crystal smiled, "NATSU!"
With that, she ran out of the Auditorium, trying not to fall and trip over her heels and dress. Kiyoko stood there with a smug look on her face, nodding.
...
"Where is she?" Lucy asked the pinkette, "We told you to bring her out here."
"I know, I know. But-"
"NATSU!"
Everyone's ears perked up, turning in the direction to where the sky blue haired woman was coming from.
"Is that Crystal?"
She had a beaming smile on her face, she jumped into the arms of the pink haired male, wrapping her arms around his neck. Natsu returned the gesture, confused by her sudden actions.
"Natsu! Natsu! I have great news! I wanna tell you that I-"
"Hold that thought." Natsu placed a finger on her lips, turning them both around to meet some of the members of the guild all dressed up. Crystal gasped.
A black motorcycle with sapphire blue flames imprinted unto it, it looked brand new and the engine was running. There was two helmets on the handles along with gloves, Crystal brought her hands up to her mouth.
"In celebration for you achievements in College and graduating... Everyone pitched in to buy you a new motorcycle!" The scarlet haired woman walked up to her with the keys in her hands, she gave it the Crystal, "Go have fun."
"No... No fucking way! You're serious?!"
"Yep!" Mirajane chirped, "Like it?"
"I FUCKING LOVE IT!"
"Language, there are little children here Crystal. We know you're excited." Erza laughed, looking down at the brown haired girl.
"Wait, but... Yura... How can I-"
"I'll take care of that," Cana chipped in, "Yuraaa~ You're coming with Aunt Cana for a while."
"Are you drunk already?" Erza rolled her eyes.
"Come on, there's some good alcohol here. How could I noooot~?"
"Christ, Cana." Laxus sighed, "I think Erza or someone else should take care of Yura for the night. Let Crystal and the flame-head have their fun."
"Shut up, Laxus." Cana pouted.
"WOOOHOOO!" Crystal jumped around in excitement, she stooped down and placed a quick kiss on Yura's cheek before running off to the motorcycle, she sat down and gripped the handles.
"Oooooh, fuck yes. This is the latest model..." Crystal placed on the biker gloves that came with it and the helmet.
"Natsu! Come on!"
"No... I don't-"
"GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!"
"Okay..." Natsu sat behind her, putting on the other helmet and gripped her hips. Crystal ran the engine once more, grinning devilishly. She gave Natsu her rolled up certificate and her clutch.
"SAYONARA MOTHERFUCKERSSSS!" With those words, she drove off at top speed, leaving them all behind.
"Would ya slow down?!"
"Nooope!"
The bluenette drove up the tall hill, making them go in the air for a little while before going back down. She decided to drive around the block before going home, her hair blowing in Natsu's face. He sighed, but it was her night.
Let her have her fun.
It took a while for them to come home, it was around 9:00pm already. Crystal parked the motorcycle by her house and took the engine off, she jumped off it and ran towards the door, unlocking before running inside.
Natsu chuckled as he followed behind her, closing the door and locking it. He walked upstairs where she was and up to the bedroom.
"Natsu! Close the door!"
"Do ya really need to yell, Chrissy?" He closed the door and locked it. The bluenette moved towards him with a smile, grabbing him by his tie and bashfully smiled at the pink haired man.
"I think I..."
"I think I love you!" She blurted out, "No I don't think, I do! Yes! I do!"
"Are you drunk?"
"No, I'm not!"
"Are you on drugs?"
"Natsu!"
"Sorry..." Natsu looked down at her, "I just... Can't believe what I'm hearing..."
Crystal smiled, pulling him to the bed and pressing him down on it softly. She climbed on top of him and straddled her hips against his.
"Do you believe me now?"
"Chrissy..."
"I'm sorry I've never told you this sooner... I was scared to tell my feelings and I just... I-"
He pressed his lips against hers, shutting her up immediately. Crystal's eyes softened as she relaxed i to the warmth of his thin lined lips, such a passionate kiss that wasn't full of lust nor heat... It was love.
Love between two mates.
Protect... Provide... Mate... Conceive...
The four stages of Mating Season.
Was finally completed... Well, about the conceive part made them both blush at the mere thought. His face reddened as he raised his eyelids open slightly, looking at her flushed face before closing them once again. Natsu knotted his fingers into her soft hair, desperately wanting her to be closer to him. They both pulled away, staring intensely into each other eyes. Some of her cherry red lipstick stained on his lips.
"It took courage to tell you my feelings as well, Chrissy... How long?"
"Ever since I met you..."
Natsu smiled at her, "You have no idea how happy I am to hear that, Crystala. Love you.."
"Love you too, my mate.."
She giggled as she brought her lips unto his again, threading into his messy, salmon pink locks.
...
On the rooftop of some random person's house laid a man in a mask with shades. The outlines of salmon pink and sky blue people could've been seen within the walls of the house. The man snickered.
"Found them, Midorima." The man spoke into the phone by his ear.
"Great job, Master Taskimada! Are you planning to do it now or-"
"Not now, not now... I'll wait a while longer. Probably early next year?"
"Sounds like a plan, Master!"
He hung up the phone and continued to watch them, Taskimada snickered behind the mask as he took off the shades.
"These shades really are useful... #3 Strawberry Street, Magnolia..." He rose to his feet, taking off the mask and throwing it down onto the ground below. His hair blowing in the cold wind has he clenched his gloved hands into fists, his scarred eye showed through his bangs as he stared at the house that Crystal and Natsu occupied.
"You'll meet me soon, Crystala..."
...
"Then you'll really find out who I am..."
...
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Okay! That's the end of this chapter and the last Author's note as well! How did you guys like it? I'll be putting up the next chapter soon so I won't leave you guys hanging. It'll be a timeskip to next year because let's be serious, who wants to see me write what happened in December. The only thing worth writing was a Christmas Story and I already did! :P👏
Who do you think Taskimada is? ;^;/ Let's see if you guys'll figure it out. And oh, Crystal confessing to Natsu... It was with my crush and I. We'll call him Andrew. Andrew told me he liked me first but right away, I didn't say I liked him back because I was scared to admit it.😝😅
So later on in the day (in school, btw) I was talking to my best friend Amerie aka Kiyoko in this story. I told her and stuff, blah blah, and she said "what are you waiting for then?' and well, you know the rest judging by what you just read (never had a first kiss... It seemed appropriate for Crystal and Natsu)🌚💞
Andddd do you all think Crystal's pregnant? Welp, you'll just have to find out all this in the next chapter :P Thanks for reading everyone! Hope you enjoyed! By the way, the song evwryone was dancing to was called "Most chaotically" on YouTube by DisneyFanatic2364, I found it and it sounded really good so I decided to use it, I messaged her on YouTube but I didn't get a reply, she's busy with College and such, I understand the struggle of school😂 She's on , even though I'm not into MLP, I still recommend you listen to the song. I altered it to fit humans since... It's ponies so... Yep!
^-^ Next chapter will be the beginning of the end of the story. Does that even make sense? Ahhhh, you'll know when you read the next one.👀💕