Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters; that right belongs to Hiro Mashima. Nor do I own Naruto or its characters; that right belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
Lucy felt for the girl, she did. Something had happened in her world that had flung the poor thing into another world entirely. Though she seemed to have taken to the rambunctious members of Fairy Tail, that had Lucy smiling as she watched the girl named Hinata Hyuga smile and laugh at something Mirajane had said as she sat at the bar. Her body relaxed more than it had the day Lucy and her team had brought her here.
That, like all others, was supposed to be a simple and straightforward mission. Except, like always, something went wrong. And the result was lots of property damage, loss of clothes, a fight between two guys she saw as brothers and a very confused and afraid Hinata being sprung from a cell in the basement of what was a dark guild. They had had fun explaining her to the Rune Knights, who had wanted to get the whole thing taken care of to be swept under the carpet.
Fiore had changed drastically after Irene Belserion had cast her magic. Rearrange the topography of Fiore. But now, as Lucy watched Hinata turn a brilliant shade of red as Dobengal came sat next to her, Lucy just chuckled to herself. The girl's pearl-like eyes shone with happiness as the ordinarily shy girl perked up. Dobengal had been a lifesaver in helping understand when Hinata tried to explain about Ninjas and that they didn't use magic. Of course, this had the Sabertooth mage wholly smitten with her.
And thus, a friendship was born. And now Lucy could see that Hinata was just as smitten with him. She was smiling as she stood up and made her way towards the two. A small little white suede box in her hands. It had taken a lot of effort to procure and hide it from Hinata, as she was no Lucy's roommate. Dobengal had been very adamant about everything being right, natural for this.
So, as she stopped beside the two, slipping the little box into one of his hands, Lucy hugged the girl to her chest, effectively smothering Hinata's face in her chest. Looking down when she finally decided to release her, Lucy smiled and marveled at how much those pale lavender eyes resemble pearls. Then she was darting back, leaving the young woman confused as Dobengal knelt on one knee before her, opening the little suede box, revealing an engagement ring that had small seed pearls from Stella along adorning the simple silver band.
The way the light shone off them matched her friend's eyes as the woman cried yes and flung herself onto Dobengal. Three years was a long time. And everyone involved had come to terms with not being able to find a way for Hinata to return to her world. But now she has a new life here as a Fairy Tail Mage. Was respected and loved. Thus causing her confidence to bloom and grow in leaps and bounds and finding love for herself without it being pushed on her as an expectation. And to those who knew her, knew she embodied the true symbolism of a pearl: purity, generosity, integrity, and loyalty.
THE END!
