Lucy neatly folded the last letter and returned it to the treasure box. She wiped away the tears that had fallen.
Lucy will never forget the pain she had felt during that one year disbandment of Fairy Tail. No amount of time would make her forget the loneliness she felt. No amount of happiness can make the hole that Fairy Tail had left during that time disappear.
Cana had told her that the 1 year disbandment was necessary for the people to know how to function without Fairy Tail but for Lucy, she didn't need that. She knew how to function without Fairy Tail but the thing is she didn't want to function without her precious guild.
Throughout the years Lucy had learn a lot of things from Fairy Tail. They taught her how to smile, how to live, how to hope, how to be brave, how to love but most of all they taught Lucy about family.
Never did she thought that she'll once again feel the love of a family. After her mother died she gave up on it.
She wiped away another set of tears that had fallen.
"Lucy?" Natsu mumbled from their bed. "Are you crying?"
"No. Don't worry I'm fine." Lucy answered.
"Luce, I can smell your tears." Natsu said, now awake.
"I promise I'm fine. Go back to sleep."
"Luce..."
"I'm fine. I promise."
Lucy would never forget the day they end up together. After everything that they have been through she finally got the guts to tell him how hopelessly in love she is with him. Surprisingly (for her) and unsurprisingly (for the guild) Natsu felt the same.
After that it was piled up memory of happiness. It was bliss and its still is.
"Natsu?" Lucy called out.
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
Lucy couldn't see it but she could hear the smile on his face when he answered, "I love you too, Luce."
Lucy would never forget the pain that 1 year cost her but never would she change the past for this future.