AN: Last chapter! Aww :( I always get feels when I write the last chapter. Sorry it took so long for me to update and with such a short last chapter. I've been sick the last couple of days or else it would have been posted already.
Gray finished his third beer as he watched the newlyweds danced to a slow, sappy song, impatient to be out of there even though the reception had started only a few minutes again. He stood, ready to make his way to the bar for yet another beer, when he spotted a mass of lavender curls heading toward a table where Lyon sat. Gray turned off course, intercepting the girl just as the song ended and another song kicked on.
"Wanna dance?" He asked.
Ilene smiled up at him, "Sure, just let me set down my plate."
He blinked in surprise at the pile of food on her plate. For such a tiny person she sure had a large plate of food.
"You'll eat all of that?" He asked.
Ilene blushed, "Yeah. I know I shouldn't, but I can't seem to help the fact that I'm always hungry."
Gray chuckled, "Wow. You and Lucy really are a lot alike, huh?"
The tiny girl looked away, "I'm not much like Lucy-Chan, I'm afraid. She's always been much better than I am in everything while being so sweet about it."
Gray shook his head as they started dancing, "No way I believe that. You're like a tiny angel."
Ilene's blush deepened as she stared up at the Ice Mage, "Lucy told me that the two of you dated once."
Gray nodded, "Yeah, for a short while when her and Bickslow separated. It was stupid of me to even ask because it was obvious that she was always meant for that weirdo. It was nice while it lasted, though."
Ilene nodded, thoughtfully, "Well, what will you do now? Do you have another girl you're interested in?"
Gray stared down at the doll-like figure in his arms, "Sort of. She's kind of quiet, though, and I don't get to see her all that often, so I'm not really sure how she feels about me or the idea of a long-distance relationship."
"Well, I think she would still be interested in giving it a shot," Ilene replied, her heart racing.
Gray grinned down, his heart beating just as fast, "So you'd like to give it a shot?"
She nodded as he leaned down, kissing her gently.
Lucy watched the scene between her two friends unfold as she leaned into Bickslow. Her husband was holding her close as they watched couples dance around them. It was supposed to be a single's dance, but she could spot couples here and there that had snuck in on the virtue of not yet coming out as being a couple yet. She didn't care about that, however. Her mind was entirely occupied with the scene involving Gray and Ilene.
Her face lit up as she watched two of her closest friends kiss and relief flooded through her. She was glad that Gray had found someone for himself and she hoped that Ilene could fill that hole she had left in her friend's heart. Maybe one day the feelings that Gray had for Lucy would be replaced by the feelings she could see he was starting to develop for Ilene.
Lucy could only hope that would be the case.
"Looks like the stripper boy has a new girlfriend, Cosplayer," Bickslow whispered, pulling her close to him.
She nodded, before making a face, "Now that I'm your wife, do you plan on stop calling me by that ridiculous nickname?"
He looked at her in surprise, "No way! It was the first thing I noticed about you. I can't stop calling you that now."
She rolled her eyes before tugging on his arm, "Well, then I think if you're going to keep calling me that, you should definitely dance with me."
He grinned, "Any time you want."
She grinned back as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Promise?"
"Promise."