A/N: Thanks for all your reviews so far! It really keeps me going! This chapter has the moment we've all been waiting for. Sorry for those who want different pairings or harems but I promise to write those types of stories, if anyone requests them, some other time. Anyway on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairytail

Chapter 6: The Scarlet knight opens her heart

It was late morning as the sun was almost completely high in the sky. Natsu, Lucy and Happy had walked all the way from Harugeon and had arrived in Magnolia. Lucy had been dazzled by the town and it's inhabitants, her head would be seen moving back and forth taking in the view. After their trek through Magnolia, they had finally stopped in front of the guild's doors.

Lucy stared in wonder at the tall building which said Fairytail on it. Natsu smiled at her and was glad that their adventures together would re-occur.

"Here we are Lucy." Natsu said enthusiastically. He and Happy got in between Lucy and the building and spread their arms out with huge smiles.

"Welcome to Fairytail!" They both yelled.

"Wow I'm finally at Fairytail! I can't believe it!" She squealed.

"Come on let's head in!" Natsu said before kicking the doors open. "I'm back!"

"Hey look Natsu is back." Said a buck toothed man (I don't know if they ever mentioned his name.)"How did your search for Igneel go? I heard you caused some ruckus over at- Gah!"

He was instantly kicked in the face and crashed into the wall behind him. Lucy simply shrieked in shock as to why he did it.

"What the hell was that for?" The guild member had a tick mark as his head was comically huge.

"That was all just a rumor wasn't it?! Igneel wasn't really there!" Natsu yelled as he glared at his guildmate.

"How should I have known?! All I heard was that a Salamander was in Hargeon!"

"You should of investigated a little more you Dumbass!"

"Oh yeah?! You wanna go?!" He yelled.

"Have at me then you bastard!" Natsu roared before launching himself at him and immediately started fighting. They kicked up a dust cloud and rolled around the center of the guild hall while hitting other members.

"Now, now Natsu, don't go overb- Wahh!" Happy said before getting hit and crashing against a table into other guild members.

A huge fight suddenly broke out and tables and chairs were scattered everywhere in halves.

Lucy watched the huge brawl in disbelief until someone called her attention.

"Hello I'm Lisanna, who are you?" A young, white short-haired girl asked Lucy. She had on a long red dress and was holding a tray of drinks. She was currently the barmaid of the guild.

"Huh? Oh I'm Lucy." She then looked back at the fight and pointed at them. "Is this really okay?"

The girl only laughed. "Don't worry, this is actually normal for this guild!"

"So is there anything I can help you with?"

"Oh that's right! I was wondering if I could-" She didnt get to finish as a loud yell sounded throughout the guild.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL DOING!" Roared a certain scarlet red head, carrying what seemed to be a huge horn that was highly decorated in jewels.

Everything completely stopped for a moment as everyone froze in fear except for Natsu.

"Well?! What do you have to say for yourselves?" Her voice boomed as she lowered the huge item.

Natsu backed from Elfman whom he had been fighting. And walked towards Erza grinning.

"Hey Erza! How are you? How'd your mission go?" He stated in his usual cheerful way.

Erza's face softened when she saw him and softly smiled at him. "Hello Natsu, I'm fine thank you for asking. Everything went well actually." She looked around for a bit. "Is the master here?"

"Sorry, master's not here. He left earlier for his usual meeting." Lisanna responded.

A wizard near her, who was presumed to be Max, warily walked up to her.

"Erza-san, what is that thing?" Said mage asked as he pointed to the huge ornament with a shaking finger.

"Oh this thing?" Erza plainly said as she rested her hand on it. "This is a horn from the beast I subdued on my mission. The people were very grateful and decorated it as a souvenir. I think it's pretty, so I brought it with me." She then turned her head to face him with a small but frightening glare. "Will that be a nuisance?"

Max and a few behind him instantly jumped. "No, no! It won't be a problem Haha!"

Erza saw an unfamiliar strand of blonde hair and walked up to Lucy. Lucy cowered slightly in fear from what she had seen and didn't know what to expect.

"Hello there, I'm Erza Scarlet. Who are you?" She said in an all too calm voice.

Lucy just felt the need to comply. "I'm Lucy Heartfilia! I wanted to see if I could join Fairytail!"

"Well unfortunately the master isn't here right now, but he had said before that S-class mages like me are able to decide if a mage may join or not." (Is that alright? If it was never said in the manga or anime, then I made it up to be able to follow the story.)

"Oh I see" Lucy nodded but at the same time was afraid. From the short amount of time, Lucy had known the scarlet mage, she could tell she was like the discipline committee.

"Then you're under my approval, I will allow you to join." She said with a smile.

"Hooray a new member! LET'S PARTY!" Random mages shouted and a moment later, people were drinking far worse than before and others were brawling in the center.

During the celebration, Lucy had gone over to Lisanna whom had placed a pink Fairytail symbol on the back of her hand.

Many hours later at night, when the party was still going, Mirajane had arrived from a mission and was pissed that a party was going on in her absence.

She saw a Lucy and presumed that she was a new member, from the mark she had, and guessed she was the cause of the party. Seriously, the guild always finds some excuse for a party.

"Why hey there Natsu." Mira said as she walked up to him, punching others who got in her way. "I'm back from a mission, and you don't greet me? I'm heart broken." She feigned all too sweetly.

"Ah, sorry Mira, I was busy fighting. " He sheepishly scratched the back of his head.

She sweetly waggled her finger back and forth with her eyes closed and a smile. "It's okay I forgive you. But I think I deserve something from you since you hurt my feelings."

She then crossed her arms under her breasts, pushing them up towards him and tilted her head cutely. "I get lonely sometimes and I'd like some company from you." She said with a sultry smile.

At this point Natsu was blushing madly and tried no to stare at her breasts trying to not seem like a pervert. "U-um, I-I don't know I'm kinda b-busy right now, but I'll let you know, o-okay?" He stuttered.

Erza saw the whole thing and couldn't help but feel depressed. Someone was going to get Natsu soon, and Mirajane of all people! She knew the white haired demon was beautiful, it rivaled her own. Erza couldn't help but think that Natsu had an interest in Mira and not her from the reaction he got. She had told herself she would never let anyone get close to her heart, before. That she would forget about him in that sort of way. But her heart betrayed her and bottled up her slowly growing feelings for him.

Erza's eyes misted as her face was shadowed by her Scarlet hair. Said mage believed that Natsu didn't like her back and it made her feel worse. She knew that once Mirajane had Natsu as hers, they would never be separated.

She turned around and slowly walked away from the partying guild, with tears slowly sliding down her face. She began to head to the place where she would hang around when she was younger. By the river.

Before she had left, Natsu saw tears falling from her face. His protective nature took action and he followed her. Even though it was in another future, he had promised her that he wouldn't let anybody make her cry. In truth, Natsu had always had feelings for Erza, but he never acted upon them. He had thought that she was in love with Jellal, but wanted nothing more than her happiness.

After a few minutes of walking, using his heightened sense of smell, he had finally found Erza. She was under a tree facing towards a tree. Her knees were up to her chest and she was quivering and crying. Natsu feared that someone had hurt her and mentally promising that he would make the bastard pay.

He heard her sobbing clear as day, and it broke his heart. What could have done to her that would make her cry? He slowly walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, slowly comforting her.

Erza slightly jolted at the feeling of someone holding her. Through her armor she could feel the heat the person was emitting and it made her feel secure. She turned her head to see Natsu looking at her with a worried face and a frown. Erza's eyes were red and puffy and still had tears streaming down. It seemed that her depression caused her artificial eye to be able to cry.

"Natsu? What are you doing here?" She asked, wiping her tears away.

"What's wrong Erza? Why are you crying?" He said with a soft voice while embracing her tighter.

"N-nothing, nothing's wrong Natsu. I'm fine." She said forcing a smile across her face. This action caused his frown to deepen.

"Erza, tell me what's wrong. Seeing you like this, it breaks my heart. I can't stand seeing you this way."

Erza was stumped, she didn't know what to do. He was unknowingly asking her to confess her feelings. She thought over and over if she should or not. Erza decided that she would tell him regardless of what could happen. If she was left heartbroken, then she would truly never love again. Finally she answered as Natsu was looking at her the entire time, letting her prepare herself.

"U-um, its just t-that.." She stuttered. This was a big moment that would decide their relationship. She gathered her bearings and determinedly continued. "I, I love you Natsu. And the way you looked at Mira earlier, I couldn't help but think you like her instead." She said with a sad expression.

The news completely shocked Natsu and left him speechless. He was happy that she returned his feelings but was depressed at the same time. He had been her reason to cry. He wanted to stop her from crying because of other people, not be the cause of it.

"Erza, don't worry. I don't like at Mirajane in that sort of way. I admit she's breathtakingly beautiful, but she's not the one for me. Besides, I already have someone in mind. She's a very special person." He told her while smiling.

Erza began thinking of anyone that he might like, excluding herself. While it's painful, she doubted that he would ever like anyone like her. But his next words made her eyes widen with tears.

"She's very special to me. She's beautiful, has a wonderful personality and everytime I see her I just can't help but stop for a second. One thing that really catches me is her hair. It's very beautiful and magnificent, that deep scarlet hair and her brown eyes." Natsu turned to face her in her eyes. Her beautiful, flawless skin shined in the moonlight, making her look majestic. "It's you, Erza. I'm in love with you." He said with a smile.

The world seemed to stop for a moment. Erza stared at him trying to find out if it was all true. After realizing that he was telling the truth she instantly regretted never telling him years ago. Then, her tears started flowing again. They weren't tears sadness, no, but of joy; the boy she loved, loved her back. With a quick motion, she turned around and tackled him down on the grass with her tears falling onto his face.

"Ah! Erza what's wro-" Soft, warm, strawberry tasting lips covered his own as he stared up at her. It took him a minute to realize that she was kissing him! He then retaliated by passionately kissing her back, increasing the tension.

After a couple of minutes, they both reluctantly parted gasping for air. Erza was flushed, she couldn't understand what gave her confidence to kiss him, but she loved it nonetheless.

"Do you feel a lot better now?" Natsu asked her with a wide smile.

She nodded as her face wouldn't recover from her blush that was darker than her hair. Natsu kissed her this time, catching her off guard. When they separated, Natsu stood up and held his hand out for her.

"Come on, we should head back to the guild. People might be wondering where we are." He said.

"Sure, I'd love to." Erza couldn't stop smiling. She had finally gotten together with the boy she loved and couldn't be any happier. On their way back, Erza couldn't resist interlocking her hands with Natsu's along the way. He responded with his own grip and smiled at her. Now she was truly happy, she was alongside a man who she knew would protect her from harm and loved her back. She couldn't have been any happier.

A/N: Yes! Finally they end up together right?! I cried at my own work. Well let me know how it went and sorry if it was a little short. R&R!