I feel numb. All I can see is white light behind my eye lids. I have no energy left in me to move. Am I dead? I listen around and I don't hear anything except from a slow beep from something nearby. Beep…beep…..beep is all that I can hear.
I try to open my eyes but they feel so heavy. I decide to lie wherever I am for a few minutes before I try again. I feel around me. The last place I was, there was harsh ground and rubble everywhere from the fight but wherever I am right now is soft. I feel a soft fabric covering me, I feel my head sinking on something really soft and I feel my hands on a soft material. Am I in a bed?... How did I get here?
My mind flashes to what had happened with Zeref. Then I get a flashback of Natsu. Natsu! Oh no! Is Natsu okay? Did Zeref die? Has he taken us?
"Natsu!" I shout out sitting up. All I can see is white. White walls, one window with a bright blue sky outside, white furniture…..and a white bed opposite me. I look at the white bed opposite me and I notice a small boy lying in the bed. He looks so small but he is covered in bandages and has an arm in a sling. In between the bandages of his head I can see a slight bit of pink hair. It's like Natsu's pink hair. It must be Natsu! I try to move but I can't seem to move from my position.
It is like I am frozen witha mixture of shock and relief. Natsu is fine he is alive. He has a machine that is showing his heart beat! He is fine. With that I relax and let a monsoon of tears that I didn't know were there cascade down my eyes, not bothering to wipe them away. My brother is safe. I am safe. I observe my surroundings even more. I am in a hospital. I am safe! My brother and I are safe! I didn't notice that there was someone sitting next to Natsu's bed until I see a whip of blonde hair turn to face me. I recognise the girl as Lucy who is sporting her own injuries with bandages and plasters everywhere. I look at her holding Natsu's hand comforting him and I smile.
"Welcome back" I turn my head to the end of the bed as I see Gray, Erza, Master Makarov, some random guy I've never met before and a few others from the guild. They are all looking at me with big smiles on their faces, clearly happy to see me awake. I smile back not knowing what to say first.
"Zeref?" I ask thinking that should really be my first priority since I know Natsu is safe.
"He's dead. We found his body where you and Natsu attacked him." I feel an immediate weight that I've had on my shoulders for over 20 years lift off me and my tears start anew. I am free! Zeref is dead! After a few minutes I continue.
"How long have I been out?" I feel the sudden need for a glass of water, my mouth feels terribly dry.
"You and Natsu have been here for almost a week. Natsu woke up a few days ago but we had to make him go to sleep because he was so worried about you not waking up." Master Makarov says. I feel something in me pull slightly. Natsu cares for me!
"What happens now?" I ask. I know the council are going to be furious!
"I have informed that council of what happened. They were surprised we could take him to be honest. Everyone who participated are alive and on the mend. You were the last one to wake up out of everyone actually. The council understands our reasoning for what happened and have pardoned us on the matter since it got rid of him….Now we go back to normal. There is no Zeref anymore, but there will always be other bad guys to get rid of, jobs to go on and stopping Natsu from burning everything down" Master Makarov explained making me laugh at the last comment about Natsu.
"Hey Gii-chan! I'm not that bad!" I hear a weak voice coming from Natsu's bed and I see him sitting up looking at me. When did he wake up! I smile at him.
"Welcome back you bad-ass brother of mine. Feel like yourself now?" I joke He gives me a large toothy grin to show that he is alright.
"As long as you're okay, I'll be good" I nod. My brother is safe and so is the guild. My family. I turn to look at the others as I give myself a self-checkup. My right hand is in operation but covered in bandages but I feel this move is necessary. Close my fingers together except from my thumb and forefinger and hold it up in the air showing the Fairy Tail sign. The others in the room smile with me and follow me.
This is my guild. These are my family and friends. These are the people that I can now live my life with laughing and joking. I look over at Natsu and Lucy who are holding hands while showing the Fairy Tail sign. I smile at them knowing that there could only be great things from them. I just hope that the boy does something about it soon. As I hold my hand up in the air showing my passion and love for this bunch of crazy misfits that I call my family, I think about the journey that I have gone on and how far we all have come. Losing Mama and Papa who I hope are happy wherever they are in heaven, Losing Natsu and spending many years finding him again, losing him for a second time to our life long enemy along with Lucy, battling Natsu, then battling Zeref with Natsu, to finally getting rid of him once and for all. I laugh to myself. If there was any doubt that I was 'Sister of the Year' I think that proved that I would go to the ends of the Earthland and risk my life for my brother and his nakama to see him happy again. It's funny really when you think about the things you would do. For the love of family.
There you go! This is the final chapter for 'For The Love Of Family'! Thank you so much to all of you who have read, commented, favourited, followed and PM'ed me about this story! Please do the same for this chapter! I want to know that I ended it in the right way! I'm also sorry if it seemed a little soppy - it was what I was feeling at the time (of course while watching Fairy Tail aswell which did influence the soppiness haha)
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