Previously:

"Alright then, let's go home. It's about.." Juvia looked down at her watch, "..Eight PM." Her eyes widened. Gajeel must be done by now. "Hey, Lucy. Wendy, Carla and I have some 'business' to attend to. Meet you back home?" Lucy nodded with a smile.
"Okay~ Bye!"


Wendy, Juvia and Carla began to walk the oppsite direction from Lucy. They had managed to convince Lucy to take the long way and freshen up but, for them, it was so that they could get home before Lucy. You see, they planned to take Lucy out to shop and go out for dinner, to make her night enjoyable, while also distracting her so that Gajeel could ready the house. And that's exactly what they did.

Looking down at the younger mage, Juvia smiled warmly. Such a cute little girl didn't deserve to go through this but she'd been coping well. "Wendy, you're a very strong girl. I'm jealous. I wish I could be like you.." Juvia stopped walking for a split second and lent down, embracing Wendy. Wendy complied to the sweet gesture and hugged the water mage back.
"Ju..." Wendy paused, "You're strong too! Much more than me!" Juvia released the hug and smiled once more.
"Thank you, Wendy." Wendy looked up at Juvia and nodded. Her eyes sparkled with admiration for her sister-like friend.

Both girls turned the corner and began to converse with one another, Carla following close behind and adding in the conversation when she felt like it. "Girls, as you know it takes 30 minutes to reach the house from where Lucy is. We should have enough time to dress up." Carla changed the silly conversation to a topic involving the surprise party and Lucy. Wendy thought for a second before nodding and agreeing.

"Yeah! We should have enough time, we're almost home already." The girls stared at the house before them as they continued walking. Juvia looked down at her feet and brought up the subject everyone was dreading, "So, how do we tell Lucy?"

~With Lucy~

Lucy was thinking about the night. It was nice. The stars were out and shone brightly. It was cold, but not too cold. She smiled to herself, it'd been so long of her and the others that she completely forgot about the ignorance of the guild. Her group treated her better than any of the guild members could. They made her happy and she noticed how much she appreciated it.

Juvia had been there for her since the guild started ignoring them and hearing "Lucy," come from her mouth, felt so foreign.
Wendy had always cheered her up, and on, it felt so strange doing things without her young friend being by her side.
Gajeel had stuck up for her, it didn't feel right when he wasn't around to help her out.
Panther Lily and Carla cared for her as a mother and father would, it felt wrong when they weren't lecturing her about doing rational things.

Her group was always there for her and she missed being away from them for a even a single second.

She smiled to herself and looked at the jingling keys hanging from her belt. A worried sigh escaped her lips, "I won't forget you, my real family. You've always been there for me! Someday, I'll be powerful enough to protect you all." She pumped her fist in the air and grinned, "Yosh!"

Lucy burst out into a fit of giggles and pet her keys. "I better get home now.." She calmed down and began running down the gravel path that led to her home.

She noticed the lights were off and a confused look placed itself upon her face. "Hmmm? Isn't Gajeel home?" She pouted and opened the front door, which was open. She turned on the porch light and slipped off her shoes before shouting out, "Gajeel? You home?" She walked around the hall a bit and sighed. "Guess not.."

She stopped in front of the wooden door to the lounge/living room. She mumbled a few incoherent sentences, about taking off her makeup after she writes a chapter of her book, and opened the door. She sighed and expected to be able to sit and write when she turned the light on, but instead was met with a loud, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCY!"

She smiled and let out a few giggles, tears of happiness began cascading down her cheeks. She ran up to the group, of three + two exceeds, and jumped on them all, giving them a hug. "THANK YOU! You don't know how much this means to me!" Her nose became snotty and she kept crying, squeezing her friends to death.

"Lu..C..y.. DyINg.." Gajeel managed to croak out. Lucy immediately let them go and apologised. She noticed the rather exquisite furniture designed in a beautiful manor*. She got a good look at her friends and noticed their formal/fancy attire and smiled. That's why Juvia forced her to get that dress.

They began to party without a care in the world. Relieving them of any pain anyone had caused them. Because for just one night, they could be themselves as a family. For one night, they didn't have to worry about the guild. Lucy's keys glowed bright and the spirits opened their gates to spend the night with Lucy.

After partying, they decided to get rest and bundle up in large quilt, as a family. Small snores erupted throughout the room, indicating that they'd fallen asleep. But Juvia was still up, contemplating how to tell Lucy. She sighed and tried to get rest again. Ending their night with a sweet, sweet smile.


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