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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the The Smiths song titles that are mentioned in the letter of this chapter.


Lucy P.O.V.

I opened up the letter, and this is what is written:

Dear Lucy,

Is it really so strange that I feel different when I'm around you or think of you? Someone told me something and another joined in. What she said bothered me and I started to panic later. It was hard for me to fall asleep for the past two nights. Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me, but I woke up and know it is a miserable lie for me to think I'm unloveable and I don't need or want anybody. But I'm just half a person and I want the one I can't have, which is you. I know that we are best friends and I don't want to ruin that, but please, please, please, let me get what I want. I know these things take time, so hopefully I won't think to myself that I started something I couldn't finish. Well I wonder what difference does it make if I didn't confess to you in this letter. Then I thought it will make all the difference. There is a light that never goes out in my head. In my mind I want to think: our friendship= I know it's over and it is something more. Stop me if you think you've heard this before, but I want to ask that I can be this charming man you'd hope for; and for you to think that you've got everything now. I won't share you if you're mine. I hadn't realized how much I love you until I thought about it when two certain people brought it up and when Gray helped me realize it too. So now I can assure you that I love you so much that in the future I want to see your hand, be the hand that rocks the cradle. I love you so much, Lucy Heartfilia.

Love,

Natsu

Tears were running out my eyes and I was standing there crying. Natsu noticed and quickly went to hug me tight.

"Yes… I will… be yours… forever, Natsu. I love you," I managed to choke out in sobs. He leaned in to kiss me as he wiped my tears away with one of his hands. I wrapped my arms that were already around his shoulders, tighter. His mouth was warm and his lips were soft. He tasted like the coffee he had earlier. I parted my lips slightly, and Natsu quickly took the chance to slip his tongue in. His hand was still holding the side of my face and his other hand was wrapped around my waist. We stayed this way still kissing passionately after all the frustration and confusion we felt the past few days.

I broke away to catch my breath. We put out foreheads together, looking into each other's eyes. His dark, onyx eyes were captivating.

"Thank you for that wonderful letter. I knew you arranged those song titles in them," I quietly said. I beamed a smile.

He smirked and then replied, "I knew I had to acknowledge how I felt about you in a clever way. I love you so much that I couldn't imagine my life without you by my side." And with that, he kissed me again.


Two days later, we're back at school. Natsu and I were holding hands as we walked to our usual spot for lunch.

Gray spoke up first.

"I see you finally told her, you idiot."

"Shut up asshole!" Natsu retorted.

They kept throwing insults at one another, so I just sat down next to Mira and Levy.

I was eating my lunch and Mira welcomed me.

"So, I see you and Natsu are together. I even notice a ring on your finger." Mira eyed the ring, smiling her usual smile.

I laughed. "Yeah. Natsu gave me this promise ring yesterday. He got me a lovely gift and beautifully written letter the day before…" I blushed at the memory.

"Aww… that's so cute, Lucy. I'm happy for you two," Mira gushed.

Levy chimed in, "Aww… I knew you guys would be together sooner or later. Good thing we did something about it!"

"What? It was you two who said something that bothered Natsu? Huh… well, thank you. I didn't think we would be together, until I planned to tell him after I gave him his gift. But he beat me to it after I gave it to him. He got my gift and gave it to me. I read his letter and next thing I know, we are both together," I told them.

"Well, we all knew it would happen. It was obvious. Natsu cared about you a lot. I knew he didn't just like you, but I figured he would realize he loves you. And I knew you would feel the same, despite me knowing that you would feel confused at first, but I knew, once that moron did something, you would realize it then," Erza joined in.

I hadn't realized she moved to sit across from me until she spoke.

"Wow, Erza. You are very wise. You kind of remind me of my mom," I told her. I smiled at her for analyzing us and understanding the situation.

Erza gave a little chuckle. "Yeah, well… I know a lot of things. And I know you and Natsu pretty well. You guys are some of my best friends."

"Juvia wants to know when is the wedding," Juvia stated.

I gave her a smile and my eyes wandered off to Natsu. All I saw was Jellal congratulating him and Gajeel, I assumed was making dirty jokes which got an angry Natsu to blush a little. Gray left them and sat next to Juvia, putting an arm around her. I knew I will see all these crazy people again at each other's weddings.


a/n: i am finally done with my first story! sorry i took a while with publishing this last chapter. i hope you guys enjoyed reading this story. please review! thanks for all the follows and favs! i will work on that one-shot i mentioned in my last chapter and i will publish it either sooner or later. thanks again!