Once the main celebrations had ended, everyone stood in front of the demolished Guild Hall. "It's in ruins." Master Makarov said sadly. "They really did a number on it."

"Master…" A sad voice started. I looked over to see Lucy making her way through the crowd. "I'm so sorry…"

"Ah, child…you've been through a lot lately. But don't let it get you down."

"Yeah, let's see a smile Lucy." The blonde turned around with wide eyes.

"Levy!?"

"Yep, we're back!" Levy said happily, flanked by Jet and Droy and Reedus.

"You're alright!"

"We beat Phantom, so there's no reason for you to be sad."

"Sure, they might have destroyed our Guild Hall." Droy started.

"But we're going to rebuild it even bigger and better." Jet finished.

"I'm sorry we had you so worried Lucy." Levy said.

"No, it was all my fault." Lucy argued.

"We heard about your secret. But, there's not a single person in the Guild who thinks you're to blame."

"She's right." Reedus said, scratching his head. "I owe you an apology."

"Lucy…" Master Makarov started, prompting the girl to look at him. "Though we may not be able to share out feelings of happiness and sadness entirely, we do share them to some extent. That's what happens in a Guild. One person's happiness becomes everyone's happiness. One person's anger becomes everyone's anger. And one person's tears becomes everyone's tears. There's no reason for you to feel guilty, so don't cry. You should already know how much everyone here cares about you." Lucy brought her hands to her face and started to cry. "Hold your head high my dear, because you are a proud member of the Fairy Tail family." Lucy then lifted her head and started to cry, tears streaming down her face. After a second, Master Makarov started to cry herself.

"Mum! Mama!" A pair of voices cheered. Erza and I looked over and saw Sting and Ryos racing towards us, grins on their faces. Behind them was the daycare teacher, jogging to keep up with them with Rini in her arms. My own tears started to fall down my cheeks as Erza and I fell to our knees, hugging our sons tight. Erza reached up and took Rini from her when the daycare lady got close. Our small family held each other tight, grateful that we were all ok.

TIMESKIP

A week after Phantom Lord's attack, the Guild Hall was on it's way to being built again. However, it was delayed due to the Rune Knights showing up and we all had to be interrogated about what had happened. On account of all of us Fairy Tail members with the exact same story, and eyewitnesses around Magnolia testifying that Phantom had started the war, we were let off easily. Once we were underway with construction, Loke approached us. "Do you mind doing me a favour?" He asked, his voice raspy. He lifted a small pouch. "When I was in town, I found Lucy's Gate Keys. Can you give them back to her?"

"Oh, hey man, we were wondering where you'd run off to." Gray commented.

"You were looking for her keys this whole time?" Natsu demanded.

"Are you ok?" Happy asked woridly, hovering around Loke's shoulder. "You're even paler than usual."

"Yeah, I'm fine." Loke assured. "Just a little beat. You know, being a gentleman is pretty draining."

"Mizuki's worried about Lucy." She said softly, looking up at me. "She hasn't seen Lucy in a couple of days."

"She might still be sore after Gajeel used her as a punching bag." I said. "Maybe we should go check on her. Did you want to come with us Loke?"

"No thanks. I'll pass." Loke said. "You know I'm no good around Celestial Wizards." Loke then turned and walked off.

"Oh come on!" Natsu huffed. "This is Lucy we're talking about."

"Natsu, everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. Just leave him alone.

TIMESKIP

Our little team headed to Lucy's place to check on her. Natsu and Happy crawled through the window while Gray thought it was best to make his way down the chimney. Erza, Mizuki and I on the other hand opted to use the door. "Man, what's the deal." Natsu groaned when we were all standing around her living room.

"Yeah, usually she'll be all-" Gray started.

"Get outa here!" Happy impersonated.

"I wonder where she could be?" Erza wondered. I closed my eyes and sniffed the air.

"She's been gone a couple hours already." I reported. "She's not here."

"Yui! Look at what Mizuki found!" My feline companion said, lifting up a note in her paw. I walked over and took it from her. My eyes widened when I read it.

"Uh…guy…?" I called softly. "Lucy left us a note…she said she's…going home…"

TIMESKIP

Our group hopped on the first train out of Magnolia, heading to the Heartfilia estate to bring Lucy home. We eventually caught up to our blonde companion as she stood in front of a grave. "Lucy!" We cried. Lucy turned, her eyes going wide.

"You're here!?" She demanded. Happy and Mizuki flew into Lucy, crying. Lucy then told us that she wasn't actually leaving Fairy Tail…just coming back to tell her father off again.

"Next time in your note tell us more!" I exclaimed. "Do you know how worried we were!?" After Lucy wished her staff well, we started to head back.

"I'm sorry guys." Lucy apologised. "I didn't mean to freak you out."

"There's no need to apologise." Erza assured. "We shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."

"Yeah, we thought you were going back for good." Gray commented.

"Happy here was crying like a baby." Natsu stated.

"You cried just as much as I did Natsu!" Happy accused.

"No I did not!"

"Aww, is someone embarrassed all of a sudden." Lucy cooed.

"I gotta tell 'ya, I'm kinda diggin' your hometown." Gray told her.

"Me too, it's such a peaceful place." Erza agreed.

"Perfect to raise a family." I sighed.

"Oh, it's not a town." Lucy said. "This is just part of our gardens." Lucy pointed to a far-off mountain. "The Heartfilia estate goes all the way up to that mountain over there." I turned, gaping at Lucy. "Huh, what's the matter you guys!"

"Holy crap she's rich!" Gray shouted,

"And acts like it's nothin'!" Natsu added.

"It's like she doesn't even care!" I exclaimed.

"What is up with Lucy?!" Mizuki agreed. Mizuki and I then got on our knees and bowed to Lucy.

"We are at your service Ma'am!" We chorused.

"Four of our best soldiers are down!" Happy exclaimed as Mizuki and I continued to bow to Lucy, "Captain Erza! What are your orders!"

"...wow…the sky is so beautiful…" Erza trailed off.

"We need a medic! Captain Erza has a screw loose!" We soon got over it, and we looked back at Lucy.

"You ready to head home?" I asked her. Lucy grinned.

"Yeah!"