We'll Guide You There

Chapter Nine: The Goat

Lucy looked beautiful as she stepped out from behind the curtain.

Her dress was white as snow. It was neither strapless or poofy as Capricorn would have expected. Instead, the dress followed her body until mid-thigh where it flared out like a flower. The dress was held by two triangular sleeves on her shoulders. There were small silver jewels dotting the top.

Her hair was pinned to the top of her head. A sparkling silver tiara was settled in the front, her veil peeled back so her face was still visible. A Fairy Tail pendent rested on her chest.

"You look so much like your mother," Capricorn said, speaking after several moments of silence.

Lucy's smile spread wider. She breathed, "Really?"

"Yes. Laxus is a very lucky man."

Her cheeks flushed red as she muttered, "I think I'm pretty lucky too."

Capricorn hesitated, debating if he should mention this on her wedding day, before saying, "To your father, you and your mother were everything. When she died he was just...lost. My only hope is that you will be loved just as much but get a happier ending."

"I wish I could remember those times," Lucy said., her voice soft and sad. She fingered the petals of the yellow and pink flowers in her bouquet. "I wish they could be here. Mama would have liked Laxus, I think."

"I think so as well."

There was sharp knock on the door. Levy's voice drifted through the wood, "Lu-chan, it's time to line up."

"We'll be right out!" Lucy shouted. Capricorn held out his arm for her. The laugh she let out as she looped her through, and the smile returned to her face, warmed his heart.

"I wonder if the others are watching," Lucy mused as they left the dressing room.

"They are," Capricorn assured. He thought back on how everyone had been dressed in their best and huddled around the seeing mirror when Leo and himself were summonsed to prepare for their parts in the wedding. He added, "I'm sure you're mother and father are too. Nothing could stop them from being at your wedding."

Lucy went quiet for a moment.

He followed her line of sight to the group at the end of the hall.

Erza and Evergreen were speaking with wide hand motions and grins. Leo and Bickslow were behind them with their heads thrown back in laughter. Levy was up on her toes, chiding Freed as she fixed the blushing best man's tie.

Wendy and Romeo were at the rear. Both of them were crouched down and speaking to Azuka while gesturing to the basket of flower petals the girls would share.

Lucy was beaming at the scene.

She reached up with her free hand, gripping the the pendent, and said, "If my mother and father and spirits are watching, then my whole family is here. There isn't anything else I could wish for."

E/n: Weeeeeeedding! I did tell you guys there was a bit of a time skip relationship-wise. There's another one for Leo's chapter as well.

Speaking of which, Loke is the next one and he'll be last. I consider his relationship to be the one most precious to Lucy, even though I know all of her spirits and precious to her.

Wedding notes:

Wedding party - so generally the bridesmaids walk with the ushers but I imagine their ushers were like...Natsu and Gray? And Lucy was probaly trying to keep them out of anything they could accidently end up ruining (bc they would never ruin this for Lucy on purpose) so they went with the less classic version of the Bridesmaid walking with the groomsmen.

Also went for Erza, Loke, and Levy (Maid of Honor) on Lucy's side and the Raijinshu for Laxus'. Wendy and Azuka are both flower girls and Romeo is the ring bearer.

I also almost went with Makarov as the one walking with Lucy, but I thought Capricorn probaly also holds a similar role as her mentor and father-figure and since Makarov is actually Laxus' blood he was probably standing with Laxus or sitting in the front row crying already or maybe being the one marrying them?