16. Epilogue

Sometime in the distant future like three and a half years since the last chapter sue me. :) it's not too long sorry. but it's cute. ^.^ it's also cliche as fuck sooooo... :)

(Lucy's POV)

He was an idiot. That's all I can say really.

"He's an idiot," I say since that was all I could say.

"Well okay but he's still going to have to pay for damages," the lady who I already didn't like replies.

"Okay...but how drunk was he again?"

"Quite so. Apparently, he and that pink-haired man had a drinking contest. Yours ended up winning but he nearly destroyed the entire bar," she says. I sigh. Damnit Sting.

"Do you know why they had a drinking contest?" I ask. There had to be a reason behind it but I couldn't come up with anything. The lady only shakes her head. "Ugh okay. I'll send you the payments soon. Thank you for telling me."

She nods. "Thank you. Goodbye."

As soon as she's out of sight, I give a loud groan.

"Damnit Sting...YOU'RE SUCH AN IDIOT!"

I was going to kill him. Well, after he paid for all the damages that he did, but after he did that, I was going to kill him. It's been three and a half years, and nothing's changed. I mean, of course that's not true, but he's still basically the same when it came to stuff like this...sort of like Natsu. Both of them were annoying. i was glad that I was only in love with one of them.

I thought about Levy, who had just gotten engaged to Gajeel, and then back to Erza who was vacationing with Jellal...everything was working out pretty good, but now the only people I really hung out with were Sting and Rogue, as Natsu was always on missions, mostly because of his mother and father relations to whatever...that relates too. So yeah. I need more friends.

I focused back on my objective, and smiled.

Right.

I got to find Sting.

Because then, I'm going to kill him.

But damnit, where is he?!

(Sting's POV)

I was fucking nervous.

Super nervous.

Incredibly, fucking nervous.

I had the ring. I was pretty much ready. I had the drinking contest with Natsu last night and it was going pretty damn well if I said so myself.

But I was nervous.

What the hell is wrong with me?

Am I moving too fast?

We've only been together for three and a half years...I should wait longer, shouldn't I?

Look at me. Talking to myself. Fuck.

Fuck.

What if it doesn't even work out because she can't find me?

Fuck.

I should have thought about this more.

(Lucy's POV)

It's been like...three hours. I've been looking for that asshole for three hours. I found Natsu at least. He was passed out drunk at his house and when I woke up to ask him where the blonde one was he just smiled at me sleepily and said something about "not getting lost".

I don't even know because he passed out right after that.

So yeah.

I had almost all of my Celestial keys out looking for him, but so far I've received nothing.

Well until now.

"Lucy! I found him!" Loke says, as he appeared out of nowhere. I jumped back because fuck, he appeared out of nowhere, but it didn't matter because he actually found the idiot!

"You did?!" I exclaim. "Where is he?" Loke only smiled at me.

"He's in some kind of forest?"

And then he was gone.

Like that.

He was just gone.

Okay, what?

I tried calling him back but I got nothing. That's when I started to suspect that maybe some sort of conspiracy was going on.

So he's in a forest? Where is a forest...oh wait. Wait.

"Why is he there?" I whispered to myself, already heading towards the train station. Of course, I didn't even notice the rain clouds.

...

I was lost. I couldn't even believe it but I was. I was actually lost again. What is wrong with me? I tried summoning Pyxis, but he never showed up. None of my keys were showing up so that made me suspect something was going on. I just didn't know what.

I can't believe I'm going to do this, but I needed to find the idiot.

"Hello?!" I call out, knowing full well what's happening. How am I such an idiot to get lost again?

"Sting?! Where are you?!"

Nothing. Well fine then. He was going to make me look, was he?

Wait. What if he wasn't even here? Well then I'll strangle Loke and then myself.

"STING?!"

And then I felt it. A single drop of rain that fell from the sky.

"No fucking way," I mumble, not believing my luck. There was no way it was going to start raining. No way. No way.

I put my hands up to cover my hair and I started to walk faster.

"Sting?! Are you here?!"

Nothing. Fuck.

"STING?! HELLO! ARE YOU HERE?!" The rain was staring to pour down more, and I put my hands down in defeat. There was no point.

"Oh for all that is holy, would you shut up?!"

No fucking way.

"You jackass!" I exclaim, when I walk towards the source of the voice. Unlike last time, I could pretty much see him. And there he was, lying on the ground, probably to mimic "taking a nap".

"Well if it isn't Miss Damsel in Dis—"

"Don't you even dare," I hiss. "Do you know how much you need to pay for damaging a bar last night?! I was contacted because they couldn't find your stupid ass! ME! And here I am, looking for you, and now it's raining! What are you doing out here anyways? And don't you dare fucking say you were trying to take a nap because I might strangle you after you pay for the expenses of course!"

Sting stared at me for a full five seconds before the jackass started to laugh.

"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?! STOP! I SWEA—"

And then he was pulling me down onto his lap.

Okay then.

"So hey," he says.

I glare at him and watch as he gets soaked.

"What's going on, Sting?" I ask, not leaving his lap. I like his lap. So discussion ended.

He looks down and suddenly looks very nervous. My pissed off mood vanishes instantly. What's going on?

"Sting?" I ask, bringing my hand up to cup his face. I pull it up so we're both looking at each other. "What's wrong?"

Fuck. Did something happen? I see him shuffle with something in his hand but I don't mention it.

What is going on?

And also could we leave since it was like pouring?

I didn't say that out loud.

"So Lucy," he says, before giving a small cough. Okay? Is he sick now?

"Baby?" I ask, resorting to the nickname that I used only in times like these. I watch him swallow forcefully.

"God I'm pathetic," he breathes out. I just watch him. "So do you...like...like me?"

I frown. Okay, what?

"Do you like like you?" I ask, trying to make sure I heard him correctly because what? Are we six now? He gulps again and nods. Well, shit. What is happening?

"Sting, I love you despite how much I hate you. You know this," I say a little hesitantly. He nods again.

"We met here, ya know. Miss Damsel in Distress," he says fondly. I nod.

"Yeah, we did. It's also raining. Like it was then. Strange, right?"

He nods and I just sigh.

"Sting, what the hell is going on?"

"Three and a half years," he suddenly goes on to say, completely ignoring me it seems. "Kind of strange when I put it like that. Can't believe I put up with such a bratty princess for so long."

Well there's a little of the Sting that I knew and loved.

"Well same to you, jackass," I mumble, still unsure about everything.

"I'm just going to say it, okay?"

I roll my eyes.

"Go for it you idiot. Even though I have no idea what the hell is going on," I respond.

"Lucy...so I sort of love you a lot and yeah, sometimes it scares the shit out of me because I'm always freaking out what will happen when you die and everything and I don't want to be left that pathetic. I feel alive with you and without you, I'm scared I'll just feel dead and—"

"Okay, why are we talking about me dying, now?" I cut in, startled by his sudden morbid romance. "And why is it going to be methat dies first, huh? I'm strong like a bull! You're probably going to die first from picking a fight with the wrong person...okay, can we just stop talking about us dying?"

"Yeah. Let me continue, brat. Anyways, as I was saying, that means a lot to me an—"

"You didn't say anything like that. All you talked about was me dying and how pathetic you were going to be even though I'm not going to die first but—"

"Could you just let me continue, princess?" he cuts in, glaring at me now. I swallow.

"Yeah. Sorry. Go on, stingy," I say, my lips perking up a bit at the bad pun. He rolls his eyes.

"You're making this extremely fucking difficult. Anyways, before you cut in again...I'm just going to say it now. Lucy Heartfilia, will you marry me?!"

I stare at him.

"What?" I whisper, still going over his words in my head. Oh my god. Oh my god...

He stares at me, and suddenly, there's a ring in front of me, although it's sort of hard to see since it's pouring down rain now. What?!

"You want to marry me?" I ask, the smile already escaping my grasp. He smiles when he sees my smile.

"Who else is going to put up with me?" he asks, almost shyly and it's practically the cutest thing ever because a shy Sting...fuck me now.

And then, me being the romantic fool that I am, I start crying.

I wrap my arms around him and nuzzle into his neck. His arms wrap around me in response and we just hug each other for a few good minutes before I finally manage to turn my face and whisper into his ear, "Yeah, I'll marry you, you jackass."

And he clutches me even tighter and that's all we do. He doesn't kiss me and I'm glad because just being here, in his arms is so enough for me.

There would be time for kissing later (hopefully more) and right now, I just wanted to be with him.

"I love you," he finally says and I choke out a laugh. It's still raining.

"I would hope so...I love you too," I say back, smiling like a fool. Okay. Who even cares if it's raining? Then, I remembered why I was here in the first place.

"This doesn't get you off the hook for the payments. That's all you, sweetheart," I say, and he just shakes his head fondly. I love that word. Fondly.

"Like it really matters. Besides, it wasn't just me. Natsu did it as well," he replies.

"Oh yeah. Why were you having a drinking contest anyways?" I ask. He smirks.

"Your hand in marriage, of course. He's your best friend so I felt like a gentleman at the time and wanted to get approval, and voila, I won. Loser can't handle too much alcohol, ha!"

I shake my head, irritated and happy.

"Dumbass," I say.

"Yours," he responds cheekily.

And that was that.

And it was everything that I've always read about in those books. Everything from how cliche it all was to how much I loved him.

I didn't regret it all, and I couldn't even thank myself enough for how easily lost I am.

Because as a result of being lost, I was found.

Even if it was by a jackass.

My jackass.

*So this was cliche as fuck. Haha. Anyways, there's the cute, little epilogue that I told y'all I was going to write. Anyways, I would like to thank you all for putting up with me and my updates.

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