Since I received reviews saying the ending was too sad, I decided to make this alternative ending for the happy ending addicts xD
Don't get me wrong ok? I'm doing this for you guys after all.
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"I'm sorry Lucy, I wish it could be different. Since you had a good reason to come here, you can choose either to stay here living a fantasy, or face the reality," Luna explained.
"I know Fairy Tail for too long now, those guys are as strong as two hydras. I'm going back to Fairy Tail, I'm going back for Gray."
"Fair enough," Luna opened the gates and I was facing the dark forest again.
I noticed Luna wasn't around anymore. The way back was clear to me for some reason.
After walking for five minutes, I found Erza and the dark mage laying on the floor.
"Erza! Erza are you awake?" I yelled shaking the Titania's body.
Erza's eyes snapped open in surprise. The fairy queen looked at me with tired eyes.
"Lucy... where are Natsu and Gray?" She could barely talk, the fight must have been tough.
"I don't know, I was searching for them as well."
"How did you survive the explosion?" I asked confused.
"In the middle of the fight I used my armor with highest defense power, the explosion destroyed the armor, and I gave all my magic power to hold it. I'm exhausted."
I noticed a boat approaching the sand. There was a villager on the boat, the man came closer and I helped him putting Erza on the boat.
"Thanks, aren't you coming with us?" The villager said.
"No, I still have something to do here before I go back to the village." I said walking away. The man simply nodded.
I kept walking along the beach looking at the place where once stood tall trees, now totally devastated.
A strong feeling of expectation and anxiety was now consuming me, the place was plain, only sand and burnt trees could be seen. I was almost making a whole turn around the island when I saw a half naked body laying near the tide, a body I knew very well. I run desperately tripping once or twice before I reached Gray's body.
I knelled besides Gray's body and touched his skin, he was cold as ice itself, which would usually feel normal, but not this time.
"Please tell me you're fine, tell me you'll be alright... tell me you're not leaving me alone! GRAY!" My voice was shaking, and I started crying, but fought back the tears. I won't cry anymore, there is no need to, Gray is alive, I know he is, he just can't be dead... he just can't.
"Oi Lucy... that's not what I meant when I told you I'd make you scream my name." My boyfriend said with half closed eyes. Gray was alive, and not only that, he was joking with me, I would usually hit him for saying such things even though no one heard it, but right now, the only thing I could do was throw myself in his arms.
"You're alive, you're alive! Thank goodness." I kept repeating the words. Gray would still be with me.
"Yes I am Lucy, but could you hold me less tight just to make sure I keep alive?" He chuckled. The idiot could make me smile even in that state.
"You're lucky you can't take some beating, but don't think you can say this kind of things when we get back to Fairy Tail." I pouted.
"Come on, I'm just kidding." He laughed this time. He was about to speak again when I shut his mouth with mine. I kissed him forcefully, wanting to taste every inch of his mouth. How much I would miss those lips, this touch, I'd miss it too much. I opened my mouth a little more, and Gray's tongue invaded it playing with mine. We kissed for a long time giving small pauses to breath. The kiss was getting hotter so I decided to break it.
"I just can't believe everyone is ok, Erza is alive as well, she wore her best defense armor and survived, but how did you survive?" I asked. Gray looked a little disappointed but it didn't last long.
"I froze a fifty meters of water around myself freezing my own body inside the ice, the explosion did break a good part of the ice, but it didn't hit me." Gray explained.
"Let's get back to the village, I'll ask someone to bring a boat." I said before sending Aquarius to look for a villager.
"I see you're alive Fullbuster, but let me tell you something, if you ever speak with me like when you did back in the battle with the hydra, I'll make sure you're not so lucky." Aquarius had a annoyed face, bu Gray just laughed.
The villager came, and took us to the village. We found Natsu already eating flames, and Happy by his side, Erza was a few steps behind surprisingly pulling all her luggage with her.
"Lucy! You're alive!" Natsu came running, when he was about to throw himself at me, the poor fire mage met something else. Gray's foot.
"What are you doing you stupid droopy eyes?" Yelled Natsu.
"What does it look like I'm doing? Preventing you from molest my girlfriend." Gray shot back.
The two of them almost engaged in a battle, but Erza was there to make sure they would get some … rest. Two heads and once destination, the floor. The two fell unconscious. Erza seemed to enjoy knocking their heads together.
After Gray and Natsu regained their senses, team Natsu received the well deserved reward, and some grateful faces. We bid our goodbyes, and took the last train back to the guild.
"So Gray, did you actually defeat the hydra?" Asked Erza in a surprising tone.
"No, the explosion did." Gray honestly answered.
"I had the same luck, I'm not sure I could have defeated that man." Erza also admitted.
We got back to Fairy Tail, eventually to our normal lifes.
End of flashback.
So you might be wondering why I'm crying over my table and making all my letters wet. After we got back to the guild, some time passed, and Gray became a S-Class mage as well, of course this made Natsu challenge him, saying he wouldn't be able to take on a S-Class mission, I was almost sure Gray would refuse it, but when it comes to competing with Natsu, I should have known the ice mage would have said yes.
Now here I am, waiting for them to get back for a long time now, I'm worried sick, for both of them, but I won't lie, I'm a lot more worried about Gray. I decided to go to bed and keep waiting, that's the only thing I could do right now.
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The next day came with the sunlight kissing my face softly. I was facing the window, and I stayed like that for some time, thinking about how much more I would have to wait for Gray, how much more that boy could make me love him.
"Damn you Gray, get back to me already." I said I a low voice, but in an annoyed tone.
"How many times do you want me to get back to you?" I heard a voice behind me, an arm came resting around my waist and pulled me closer, his breath touching the back of my neck, making my body shiver. There was no doubt it was Gray, I turned around to face him with a huge smile.
"You're back! I'm so glad" I kissed him without waiting for an answer.
"I'm fine, we had some-"
"Promise me you won't ever do anything like this anymore!" I demanded.
"Ok." He simply replied making me dumbstruck. How did he agree with me so easily?
"Ok? Just like that?" I asked.
"Yes, do you want me to make it more complicated?" He teased.
"Of course not, you exactly what I say, and as I say." I pouted. I knew he found it cute when I pouted, I think it's a little childish, but he liked it so much, I can't resist.
"You know I love when you do that, you've got a secret weapon." He smiled, his hand stroking my hair gently.
"I do." I confessed nuzzling against his chest.
Laying in my bed with Gray was amazing, it could be extremely hot sometimes, or it could be just so warm, I loved the feeling of security his arms gave me, I couldn't find it anywhere else.
"I promise you I won't go on S-Class missions unless it's really necessary." Gray gave me a small peck on the lips.
"Good! Let's go back to the guild." I suggested.
"The guild can wait, I'm tired, and all I want now is to be here with you." Gray said inches away from my face.
"I wouldn't mind spending the day here with you." I smiled.
"Sounds good to me." He replied.
I pulled his face again for a warm kiss.
Gray once told me about a secret place in Magnolia that could protect you from any type of harm, being it physical, psychological and even emotional , without his help, I would never find this place. Honestly, there is no need for a place like this anymore, I have all the protection I need here in Gray's arms, there is also no need for a fantasy, because reality can't be any better than this.
"I love you Lucy."
"I love you too Gray."
Done, I hope you enjoy this ending better, I think it's overused, but it never failed as a way to finish a story.
Please review, let me know what you think about this ending.