Hiall!
I have been so happy with the follows and favorites of my first story ever! For those following this story instead of me as an author, I just wanted to let you all know that I'm nearly finished with my next installation of Fairy Tail Lives. I've written up all but the last chapter or two and want to get it proofed before I post it, but I'm hoping that I will be able to start posting chapters within two weeks. Love to all my fabulous readers and I'd really love comments/reviews if anybody cares to.

Update 2/20: Instead of writing a whole new bonus chapter I'm just updating here. Ok, so I have now learned my lesson about posting a time frame for any more stories. Life will always decide to prove me wrong and get in the way. Children and toddlers love to do that, as do medical issues and drama in life. The next installation IS done and has been sent to the friends doing my editing. As soon as that is done, posting of chapters will begin, they will be shorter than this story, but I will be posting the chapters daily. I am NOT going to give a time frame this time other than, as soon as I get corrections/suggestions back from my editors.

I didn't want to go against the rules of posting authors notes without any of the story, so I wrote a little fluffy bonus chapter for you all. It's short and total fluff, but I hope you still like it. Enjoy and I hope to see you all in my next installment of Fairy Tail Lives soon to come.

Bonus chapter:

Lucy yawned and stretched as she woke from a nap this afternoon. Well, stretched as much as she could with a muscular and ridiculously warm fire dragon slayer beside her whose arms were around her and his legs were tangled with hers. She smiled and blushed a bit as she recalled their morning and early afternoon together. She and Natsu had, only about a month prior come to an understanding and determined that she was Natsu's mate. They'd taken things slowly, enjoyed each other's company and become more and more comfortable with each other.

Their relationship took a final turn just today. After lunch he'd helped her clean up the dishes and the kisses he'd extorted from her to be allowed out of the small kitchen had turned into much more for the first time ever. They'd been tentative with each other at first, but didn't rush things and were careful to be conscious of the other's enjoyment. As first times went, it had been a pleasant experience for them both. They'd neither wanted to leave the comfortable bed afterward and had simply pulled a sheet over themselves and fallen asleep for a brief nap.

She looked at his calm face and wiggled an arm out to where she could slowly run her fingers through Natsu's soft, pink hair. It was one of her favorite things to do in their moments of closeness. How she did love him, even with all his frustrating tendencies, or perhaps because of them. He was stubborn and hard headed, but he was also so very loyal and kind. What a lucky woman she was to have someone who respected her and watched her back.

Natsu stirred and slowly opened his eyes, blinking away the blurriness of sleep. He grinned that infectious and cheeky grin of his and her heart melted a little more. She also blushed again at the undertone this particular grin held. "Hi," he said simply.

"Hi," she murmured softly back. He chuckled at her blushes and kissed her forehead softly. "That was nice. I guess I understand what all the fuss is about, now." He grinned again.

"Yeah, it….it was." Ugh, what a dunce I sound like, she thought to herself. "We, uhhh, we should probably get up and go on over to the guild. We haven't been there yet today and Levy was supposed to come back any day now….I don't want to miss her." She rambled a bit more and Natsu stopped her with a kiss that after a moment she relaxed into and returned.

When they separated again she sighed and he smiled. "Hey, you don't have to be embarrassed, ok? We can talk about anything you want, or not, whatever makes you more comfortable."

She smiled again and this time no blush accompanied it. She was just so grateful for his consideration. "Thanks, Natsu."

He just grinned and snuggled her close to him. They stayed that way for a few minutes until she reminded him that they really should put in an appearance at the guild to check for her best friend and see if any jobs appealed to them. He agreed and let her go get cleaned up and dressed while he got a drink and a snack and then did the same. While he was getting dressed she looked at him lovingly and was so glad that they'd finally come to be a couple. It was the happiest she'd been in an incredibly long time. Fairy Tail had been her salvation in so many ways. She looked forward to the future and what it held. There was likely to be a great deal of adventure and grief ahead, but still, what wonderful promise she could imagine ahead of them. And whatever it held, they'd experience it together!