Posting this a bit earlier than expected- Tomorrow I'm going to buy books for my next academic year... So nervous for next year! Anyways, here's the epilogue of The Fish with Two Hooks! I don't want this story to end yet... But we are already here, at the final chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, all rights belong to Hiro Mashima.
-TheFlyingNeko
It was finally the long awaited day.
Couples gathered in the guild, the benches shifted away to make room for a dance floor. Lucy stood wearing a cute white and yellow dress, looking for Natsu.
"Hey, Luce!" Natsu said, popping up in front of Lucy in a suit, handing over a flower.
"This is for you."
'Is that really Natsu? He looks so handsome and sweet in a suit…' Lucy thought, shocked.
"Oh! Thanks…" Lucy said, accepting the rose, which was her favourite flower.
"That's not all…" Natsu said, smiling, revealing a wrapped present, giving it to Lucy.
"Natsu! You didn't have to… What's in it?" Lucy asked curiously as she took the present.
"Open it to find out, then!" Natsu said, beaming.
"Okay…" Lucy said, opening the wrapped present to discover… The glittery pink dress from 'Pink Dots'!
"WHAT?! Natsu! How did you get this?!" Lucy asked.
"With a little help from Mira and Happy… And lots of trouble." Natsu said, beaming at her.
"Mira-san?!" Lucy said, shocked.
"I did hear your conversation, you know…" Mirajane said, smiling.
"Well… This was what happened." Natsu said, recalling yesterday's events.
Flashback
"Natsu!" Mirajane called out, dragging Natsu to a corner after the celebration.
"Huh? Mira? What?" Natsu asked, surprised.
"Well… I overheard Gray and Lucy talking at 'Pink Dots' that day. And well… There was a really expensive blue dress that looked good on Lucy, but she said that she would have preferred the pink one. And plus, it was a bit too expensive for her to afford. Well… I thought you would wanna know." Mirajane said, earning a nod from the dragonslayer.
"Happy. Let's go." Natsu said, grabbing Happy by the tail.
"What? Go where?" Happy asked confusedly.
"Just fly. I'll tell you in the air." Natsu said, while Happy blindly followed his orders.
A few hours later, At Pink Dots.
"What?! The last one was sold?!" Natsu and Happy asked, shocked.
"Yes. The person who bought it is heading somewhere to the north for some ball. That's what I heard them talking about." The salesman said.
"What's their name? What were they wearing? What do they look like?" Natsu asked frantically.
"Chill, Natsu…" Happy said, sighing.
"The girl was wearing a yellow sundress with flats while the boy was wearing jeans and a green coloured shirt." The salesman replied, annoyed.
"That's all? Names? Specifics?" Natsu egged.
"I'm NOT an information kiosk!" The salesman replied, walking back to the cashier.
"Damn it… Happy..." Natsu said, gesturing towards the exit..
"Aye." Happy said, as he carried Natsu to the train station.
At the train station
"The train headed to the north has some faults. Our mechanics are in the midst of fixing it. The train will be delayed until further notice. Thank you for your attention." A voice from the speaker said.
"Natsu! You hear that? It only means…" Happy said.
"...That the people who bought the dress are somewhere in this station!" Natsu said, looking around.
"Yellow… Green…" Natsu muttered, trying to cut through the crowded station.
"Happy. Fly me up." Natsu said.
"Aye!" Happy said, lifting Natsu into the air.
"HEY! EVERYONE!" Natsu shouted, silencing everyone.
"EH?! What are you doing, Natsu?! I thought you were going to scan the crowd!" Happy said, shocked.
"Well, it would be much faster and efficient if I just asked!" Natsu whined, before turning his attention back to everyone. "May I know who is the person who bought a pink dress from 'Pink Dots' just now?"
"Huh?" A girl in a sundress said, surprised. "I guess that would be me…"
"Oh, I see!" Natsu said, as Happy flew him over to where she was.
"Please, I really need that dress! I'm begging you, please sell it to me!" Natsu said.
"Hang on a minute, she needs this dress for tomorrow's ball." The man beside her said, arrogantly.
"Please, I would do anything!" Natsu pleaded.
"Fine. Pay double. Pay double of the price and you will get the dress." The man said.
"Double?!" Natsu asked, shocked.
"Why? Too much to ask? If not, get lost." The girl said as they turned away, preparing to walk off.
"Wait. I'll pay." Natsu insisted.
"Natsu! That dress is expensive enough… Double is a rip off!" Happy whispered in his ear.
"Oh? Are you sure you have the money?" The girl asked.
Natsu shoved 400000 jewels into her hands and looked at her.
"Well?" Natsu asked.
They threw the dress at him after that and walked off smugly, pleased.
"Are you sure about that, Natsu?" Happy asked worriedly.
"Why not? It's for Lucy. Now, let's hurry back. I want to wrap this up later!" Natsu said, flashing a smile.
"Aye!" Happy said, as they flew off.
End of flashback. Current day, Fairy Tail.
"Mirajane… Arigato. Natsu… I'm sorry for making you go through so much trouble. Thank you. I love you." Lucy said, breaking into a bear tight hug with Natsu.
"I love you too… Hehe… Don't worry about it. I'd even chase the sun for you, Lucy. You might want to change into it now… I want to see my pretty princess in a beautiful dress." Natsu said, smiling.
"Yes, my prince." Lucy said, winking at him, before running off to the bathroom.
Meanwhile… Gray and Juvia had just met up.
Juvia and Gray stood facing each other, Gray wearing a blue coloured suit and Juvia wearing a matching dress.
"Juvia. Look here." Gray said, grabbing her attention as he focused his hands in the ice make position.
"Ice make: Flower Field!" Gray said, creating an icy flower field, with Juvia in the middle.
"Wow…" Juvia muttered, stunned.
"Look here." Gray said from behind her, as she turned around to face him.
Gray stood there with a charming smile, and in his hand was a huge bouquet of snowdrops.
"Gray…" Juvia said in awe.
"This is for you." Gray said, passing her the bouquet.
"T-Thank you…!" Juvia said, leaping forward to hug Gray as they both fell back into the flower garden, Gray yelling out of shock and Juvia beaming at him.
Nearby, an awkward conversation resumed...
"Um, I'm not with you because I want to!" Gajeel said.
"N-neither am I!" Levy replied, as they stared at each other out of the corners of their eye.
"Um… This is for you. Not because I want to give you something or anything." Gajeel said, revealing a black coloured flower, while he blushed madly.
"Really?! Thanks!" Levy said, as she grabbed it, beaming. "I- I mean, it's not like I wanted it…"
Jet and Droy sat at the corner, staring at the two of them dejectedly.
"Levy-channnnn…" They mumbled.
At the corner of the guild…
"Um, Mira. I have a surprise for you. Look around." Freed said, blushing.
"Huh?" Mirajane said, as she did what she was told to. "Runes!"
Mirajane spotted runes around her, surrounding her and Freed in a small area.
"In these runes, flower petals shall fall from the sky!" Freed said, as flower petals started falling.
"Wow… Freed…" Mirajane said as she put her arms around him, while looking around, fascinated by the flower petals.
Freed blushed as he hugged back, and the couple stood, enjoying the fall of flower petals around them.
At one of the tables that hasn't been set aside…
"Oi! Cana!" Bacchus called out.
"Oh, it's you, Bacchus." Cana said, gesturing for him to sit.
"Got something for ya." Bacchus said, bringing out barrels of booze and bottles of whiskey and vodka, covering the whole table with drinks.
"YEAH! What's a party without drinks!? Cheeeers!" Cana said, opening bottles for both her and Bacchus.
"CHEEEERS!" Bacchus yelled too in glee, raising his bottle.
Together they put their arms around each other, drinking bottle after bottle.
Around them, Wendy and Romeo sat at another bench.
"Those two are pretty noisy, huh?" Romeo said, looking behind him.
"Y-yes…" Wendy replied nervously.
"What's wrong? Wendy, you should lift your chin up a bit, you know. I want to be able to see your cute face, along with that cute dress of yours." Romeo said, smiling.
Wendy blushed as Romeo reached over to lift her chin, and smiled after seeing his reassuring face.
"Thank you, Romeo." Wendy said softly.
"It-it's nothing! Oh yeah, that reminds me…" Romeo said as he pulled out a bunch of pretty yellow flowers.
"These flowers are cute and pretty… Just like you. They reminded me so much of you. Here." Romeo said, passing her the flowers.
"Thank you… Romeo…" Wendy said, blushing wilder as she accepted the flowers. "Romeo, I… I… I… I lov… I love you…"
"I know. I love you too." Romeo answered, beaming.
At another table, two cats were seen.
"Wendy…Will she be okay?" Carla asked worriedly, stealing glances at her.
"Don't worry about her. She'll be fine. Instead, look here, Carla." Happy said.
"What?" Carla asked, turning around.
Happy set two teacups and a teapot on the table, along with a flower in a vase that he placed a while ago.
"Huh?" Carla said, surprised.
"Well… Since today is special, let's do things the way you like it." Happy said.
"Really?" Carla asked, beaming.
"Aye!" Happy said, pouring tea for Carla.
"Well… This flower is for you to keep too!" Happy said, gesturing to the flower in the vase.
"T-Thank you, Happy." Carla said, smiling at him.
She was glad that Happy was being considerate for her, and was truly happy.
After a while, Lucy returned.
Lucy stepped in the room with the glittery pink dress and light pink stockings, which matched her skin tone and guild mark very well. She attracted everyone's attention, and everyone stared at her… The stunning beauty.
"Lucy… You… Look… Stunning…" Natsu muttered, shocked.
"Natsu… What do you think?" Lucy asked.
"I think you might be the best person to fit in that dress." Natsu said, smiling.
"Thanks, Natsu…" Lucy said, locking her arm in his and leaning on his shoulder.
Natsu blushed, and so did Lucy.
Everyone's attention turned to the sound of footsteps from the entrance, revealing a scarlet haired beauty and a blue haired man, walking in arm in arm.
"That… is… Jellal?" Gray said, shocked.
"Everyone, there's no need to panic!" Erza said. "I've got good news to share."
She then explained the entire story, from top to bottom. Jellal assisted her in explaining the story, correcting her here and there.
"Basically… He was recognised by the magic council for his good deeds… Meaning, he's no longer a fugitive." Erza said.
"Wait! Seriously?!" Natsu asked, beaming.
"Seriously." Jellal said, smiling.
Everyone in the guild cheered after hearing the news, glad that Jellal was no longer running away.
"Hang on… someone is missing…" Wakaba said, from the sidelines.
"Who?" Everyone asked.
"Lisanna… and Laxus." Macao said.
"EH?!" The entire guild screamed.
"You don't mean…" Cana said, when suddenly a few voices were heard from right outside the door.
"How could you be so late? Everyone's probably started already!" A voice said.
"Fine, sorry. Not my fault I had to get you a flower." Another voice said.
"And you didn't even get my favourite one!" The voice said as she opened the door, surprised.
"Hang on a minute… You don't mean… LISANNA AND LAXUS ARE TOGETHER?!" The guild said in unison.
Everyone stared at the two standing at the entrance. Lisanna holding a daisy in her hand and Laxus wearing… a suit?!
"Well, this is a surprise." Makarov said, grinning at Laxus.
"Eek!" Laxus yelled, shocked that his cover was blown.
"Laxus... And Lisanna?" Freed said, shocked.
"Fine. You got me." Laxus said, looking away.
"Looks like we couldn't hide it for long… We've been dating for a month already. Hehe" Lisanna said, while everyone was taken aback from the two shocking pieces of news that they had just heard.
"Alright, everyone! Let's get the dance started!" The master said, as Lyra took the stage.
"Lyra! When did you get here?" Lucy asked.
"A while ago! The master invited me to sing a few months back! After all, Mirajane-san has to enjoy too!" Lyra said, winking as she started playing a song that was perfect for waltzing.
"Oh, I see. Have fun then, Lyra!" Lucy said, before returning to Natsu's arms.
Everyone got into their positions, and started dancing on the guild floor.
"Natsu... When did you learn how to dance so well?" Lucy asked, surprised that he hasn't stepped on her toes.
"Well... Don't tell anyone..." Natsu said, dropping to a low whisper. "I've been practicing privately after you taught me how to dance."
"Hehehe, Natsu!" Lucy teased, as Natsu grinned sheepishly.
"Yo, Lucy." Loke said, popping out of nowhere.
"L-Loke! You got here too?!" Lucy asked, while simultaneously dancing.
"Yes. Loke-san invited me to dance with him." Aries said softly, her arm linked around Loke's.
"We are! Yeah! Me and Aquarius are gonna party tonight!" Scorpio said, appearing on the other side of Lucy with a smug looking Aquarius.
"Scorpio and Aquarius?! You too?" Lucy asked, shocked.
"Well well, looks like little Lucy finally got a boyfriend, huh?" Aquarius said, staring at Natsu for a few seconds. "Not bad for a little girl."
"Well…" Lucy said wordlessly, blushing.
"Are you guys gonna stay here all day?" Natsu asked, annoyed.
"Well… We'll be dancing over there, Lucy-san. Sorry..." Aries said, walking off with Loke as Scorpio and Aquarius walked off to another area as well.
"Thanks…" Lucy said, smiling.
"No problem. I'd do that again for you in a heartbeat." Natsu said, beaming.
'When did Natsu start using so many pick-up lines? Was he ever so sweet?' Lucy thought.
"Hehe, that's my line." Gray said, as he and Juvia made their way over, disrupting Lucy's thoughts.
"Geez, why are there so many distractions today?" Natsu muttered.
"Hello, Lucy!" Juvia said, smiling.
"Oh, hey!" Lucy said, smiling back.
"Yo, Natsu. How's your date?" Gray asked, winking.
"Great! You?" Natsu asked.
"Fantastic. Wanna switch for a while?" Gray asked.
"Sure, I guess." Natsu said, twirling Lucy as they switched partners.
"Hey, Lucy." Gray said.
"Oh, hey! You and Juvia doing well?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah, you bet we are. Man, that Natsu incident felt like ages ago, right?" Gray said.
"Yeah. That was fun and intense. I still can't believe it worked, though. I owe you a lot for helping me out." Lucy said, smiling.
"No problem. Anything for my dear friends. Well, we better switch back. It looks a little awkward over there." Gray said, nodding his head towards Juvia and Natsu, who haven't said a single word to each other and were idly dancing.
"Hehe, I guess." Lucy said, as they switched back.
"Finally! Could people stop bothering us?" Natsu asked, pissed off.
After a long day of dancing and fun, Natsu and Lucy were relaxing at a bench while a slow song played and couples were making out on the dance floor.
"That was tiring…" Lucy said, resting in Natsu's arms.
"Yeah… Although it was pretty annoying. First it was your celestial spirits, then Gray and Juvia, Bacchus and Cana, Happy and Carla, even Gajeel came to bother us! We didn't have any alone time at all!" Natsu whined.
"Hehe, Natsu. I'm sure we can always find time after this." Lucy said.
"Oh, that gives me a great idea!" Natsu said, quickly scooping Lucy up in a bridal manner after spotting Mirajane nearby, running towards the exit.
"Natsu!" Lucy yelled, shocked.
"Hang on tight!" Natsu said, zipping through the streets of Magnolia.
Soon, they arrived in front of Lucy's apartment. Natsu placed Lucy down on the edge of the river, their legs dangling.
"No one shall disturb us now…" Natsu said, smiling.
"Natsu…" Lucy said. "Actually, I've been wanting to say something to you for a long time."
"What is it? You can tell me now." Natsu said softly, gazing into her brown eyes.
"Thank you. Without you, I wouldn't even be in Fairy Tail. I wouldn't be with you right now, sitting right here in front of this apartment." Lucy said, gazing back.
"There's no need to thank me. You were all Fairy Tail needed. No, not just Fairy Tail... I can't imagine my life without you, Lucy." Natsu said, leaning in towards her.
"Natsu…" Lucy said, as she closed her eyes and lifted her chin.
Their lips touched, and they had a slow, passionate kiss.
Natsu had never felt so blessed in his entire life.
"Natsu… You will accompany me tonight, right?" Lucy asked, after they broke their kiss.
"Right." Natsu smiled, leaning in for another kiss.
A few years later…
"Lucy! A little help here?" Natsu said, while struggling to feed their two year old baby boy.
"Yeah!" Lucy said, walking over to help Natsu feed him.
The threesome laughed as Natsu tried to force the spoon in his mouth, causing the spoon to fly back and hit his head, spreading baby food over his rosy hair.
A gust flew in the house and blew off the paperweight on a book laid out on Lucy's table, causing it to start flipping, stopping at a page, labeled with a date from two years back.
Dear Diary,
Today, me and Natsu got married. It was such a happy occasion- the entire guild was there to watch me finally walk down the aisle, to my handsome groom, Natsu. It was fun and enjoyable, and to me the best part was to read our vows. I could tell from Natsu's face that he was serious, and that made me feel really good. To know that my husband loves me is the best feeling in the world. The after party was loud and noisy as always - what's Fairy Tail without noise? I loved how Natsu carried me around the entire guild to prove his love for me. It was a dare, none other from his best friend and rival, Gray. Cana and Bacchus were holding their 100th official drinking contest that day, too. Bacchus visited Fairy Tail daily ever since that fateful day about a year ago… Valentine's Day. He's almost like a member of our family! Crime Sorciere did so well over the past two years… They've established a base in Magnolia, and they were getting more and more popular every day! They recruited lots of people who were willing to turn over a new leaf too, like Cobra who used to be from Oracion Seis. Erza is really proud of Jellal, and guess who was the one who caught the bouquet? None other than Erza herself! We should be getting ready for another marriage soon… Levy-chan finally admitted her feelings for Gajeel and likewise recently too, and I feel so happy for them! Well, enough about them. Truth be told, I'm already pregnant! Its due in a few months time, and I'm so excited! I wonder… Is it a boy or a girl? Natsu and I are going to tell the others tomorrow once the excitement dies down… Well, looks like the excitement won't be dying down for a while!
Lucy
Well, it's over. Hope everyone enjoyed it! I'm going to work on another Fairy Tail fanfiction soon, probably about Nalu again, hehe. Do stay tuned for more Fairy Tail! A big thank you to EVERYONE who read this! So I would really appreciate it if you would review, follow or favourite! Thanks!
-TheFlyingNeko