Epilogue -
Once again, the guild of Fairy Tail goes home victorious as the number one rated guild. Mirajane welcomed the champions with a large party - everything decked out in streamers and balloons and glowing lacryma. Drinks were passed around, food was eaten, and people partied well into the night.
Mirajane stood behind the bar, smiling at the commotion, while the Master sat in his spot on the counter.
"It seems like they all fought with more ferocity than usual," Mirajane commented.
Master nodded. "Natsu and Lucy seemed especially committed to their duties. It made us all proud to see them fight with such spirit."
"Yes, forming a loving relationship does tend to do that to people."
Master blinked back at Mirajane, who just smiled and commenced wiping the already clean counter, a smile on her face while she hummed a quiet song. The master turned back to the commotion and spotted the two they were just talking about. They were hanging on each other, but that didn't seem out of the ordinary. Master took a drink as he watched their table, also making sure they didn't start a fight amongst each other - Gray and Natsu were known to start all the rough-housing.
He blinked as he watched Lisanna walk up to their table. This also wasn't out of the ordinary. Maybe Mirajane was fantasizing again. She did that increasingly lately, always trying to fix two people up, but they always seemed ridiculous pairings.
Master spit out his drink at the unexpected scene of Natsu shrugging at Lisanna, then turning towards Lucy and planting his lips on hers. A few people around them were also shocked, while others applauded and congratulated them. Master could hear a few "Bout time!" comments thrown around.
Well, yeah, it was about time those two got together.