"Will you come and join me on becoming my queen Luce?" -END

"Yes of course, I did promise you that I will stay by your side no matter what. Wherever I may be as long as I'm with you nothing matters, because your mine and I am yours" -Lucy

Yes that's right, I accepted his offer and took his hand, because he is my everything and I can't imagine what I would do without him in my life. Wherever we go and whatever may happen as long as I am with him nothing really matters.

Now you may wonder what happen that lead us to this certain point in time, so let us go back a few days ago specifically 3 days ago.

~3 Days After the War (Lucy POV)~

It has been a pretty long time since we team natsu actually got to go on a proper mission due to recent events just ended.

Yep.The war with the alvarez empire was quite big. It took everything in us to take down every invading forces that tried to get to fairy tail to obtain 'fairy heart'. The other guilds in fiore even helped take control of the invasion. But thankfully we manage to defeat the army of hundreds and thousands of them, and to top it all off we even faced off 12 overly powerful wizards known as the spriggan 12. They are 12 wizards who directly served under zeref the black wizard.

Somehow we manage to beat them all, although some of us had to go through moments, shocking reveals, tear jerking moments, and moments thought we lost important to us at that point in time.

We even manage defeat the black dragon of apocalypse, Acnologia. I don't know how specifically, but the dragon slayers are the one who defeated him back in the time rift while we handle his dragon body outside..

Now, it have been 3 days since those events and few cities and different locations around are still under repair and construction fixing what have been destroyed including some parts of our guild. But that doesn't mean we can't do our daily routine and that is why yesterday me and team natsu decided to take a job for us to earn some jewels. The job was about finding and capturing bandits that are currently located outside in Magnolia.

Yep jobs near, but the job sure isn't easy as it sounds. The bandits seems to be good at hiding that makes our job quite difficult, even for the strong sense of smells of the dragon slayers that we're on our team, Natsu and Wendy.

But all in all we finished the job and received the rewards in full, and surprisingly no damages done this time around.

Currently we are going back from the job that we took, and are currently going back to the guild. But me and natsu decided to separate, since we plan to go to our apartment to pack some things here and there.

"Guys me and Natsu got to go back to my apartment for a while to rest"

After saying that everyone nodded and we say our goodbyes.

Me and Natsu are currently on the way to my apartment, when Natsu suddenly says.

"So, Luce you ready to go?" says Natsu with an evil smile on his face while looking at Lucy.

"Yes, of course Natsu! Nothing makes me happy than to stay with you with our new family and friends back at the 'other' guild" Lucy says in a tone that makes Natsu smile happily.

Yes, one might guess I have become quite out of myself lately, but nothing matters as long as I am with MY NATSU. Because HE is mine and mine alone and I am his and his alone.

~A day before they finish the job(Still Lucy POV)~

We just came back from our client today and we are currently staying in an inn called 'Stars and Flames' in a small village of Tarra.

Apparently this village is famous for its predictions, future sights, guesses, or whatever you may call it. People say its true cause most of the things said came true, at least that's what they believe it to be, since not one of the predictions went wrong.

Me and Natsu are together in one room, beside our room to the right is Erza and Gray's room, while in front of our room are Wendy, Carla, and Happy's room.

Happy decided to stay in Wendy's room for a certain reason, which you might have guessed that have something to do with a certain talking white cat.

Well anyways, this works in our favor since me and Natsu are planning to go out to venture a little in the village just the two of us. Apparently, Natsu wanted to try to get one of those predictions on him and me as well, as he insisted.

'Well it's not like I'll lose my head or something' thought Lucy.

Around the village you can find several people in black robes sitting or standing in a corner or anywhere wherein there are less people around, and they are the one's who give those predictions to people who come to them. Yup! totally not suspicious at all!

"Hey Luce! look there's one of those guys that do those preparations thingy" Natsu says in a really excited manner like a small child.

"It's predictions Natsu not preparations. What am I gonna do with you" Lucy says with a smile on her face while following behind her pink haired idiot.

'He may be an idiot and a loud mouth, but when a situation calls for it he really is someone I could trust and believe. It's the very same reason why I fell in love with him in the first place, and besides Natsu is my idiot' Lucy thought while looking at Natsu who is currently in front of the black robed person.

(YES, I MADE LUCY NOT IN A DENIAL STAGE. SHE FULLY ACCEPTS THAT SHE IS IN LOVE WITH NATSU, AND SHE IS JUST WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO CONFESS IF NOT THE OTHER)

Lucy is now besides Natsu in front of the black hooded robe guy when the guy suddenly ask them.

"How may I help you this fine evening my dear friends!" says the hooded guy.

"Can you predict my future!?" Natsu says rather excited and quite loud.

"Natsu can you tone down your voice a little, we're in public you know" Lucy quickly says to Natsu before they make a scene.

"Fufufufu. That's quite alright, many people usually does the same thing at first"

"Well can you hurry it up cause I really wanna know n-" says Natsu but was interrupted by a smack in the head by Lucy and says.

"Natsu can you please stop it! Sorry about him sir"

"Quite alright. Anyways, I'll check your future you so desired" the hooded guy says then goes to close his eyes to concentrate or something.

And so after waiting for quite a while the hooded guy seems to be done and goes to say to them on what he found out.

"Hmmm. Interesting"

"What's interesting?" Both Natsu and Lucy said in unison.

"Well from what I can see you guys really have a bright future in the wrong direction. But, I can see that both of you don't care as long as you have each other. Also-" he stop himself for a while before continuing "I AM GLAD TO FINALLY MET YOU END-SAMA AND HIS PARTNER" the hooded guy suddenly says the last sentence in a whisper that only the two of them can hear.

To say that they were shock was an understatement.

Why couldn't they, they just heard something that doesn't make any sense to them. It's absurd.

There are questions in their minds such as: 'Who is this guy?', 'How does he know END?, 'What does he mean by that?', and the most important question they want to ask is 'How is END still a topic?'.

Both of them have many questions, because they thought that END had already been erased the moment Lucy rewritten the book of END, but it seems that, that wasn't the case at all.

As if on cue the hooded finally spoke to the two of them.

"I'm sure you have many questions but please let us speak in private" The hooded guy led them to the alleyway where they spoke privately to each other.

"Let me introduce myself first, my name is

Pier and I'm just a lowly servant by my master Seilah one of the Nine Demon Gates!"

"Seilah!?" Lucy says shocked and a bit confused.

"I thought Tartaros no longer existed ever since that incident back then. How could they still be here?!" ask a rather surprised and confused Lucy.

"Well let's just say that Zeref-sama was grateful for everything they've done so he restored them all back to life and made them independent. So, when the possibility of Zeref-sama dying they won't disappear along with him and that includes you END-sama. He also ordered them before to hide and never show themselves until the right time, which is now by the way"

Lucy has many questions that she still wants to ask, though she has to put them aside, since she don't like the topic at all. So she was preparing to fight and was about to reach for her keys, but Natsu stopped her from doing so.

"Natsu? what are you doing?" questions Lucy for Natsu's sudden action.

"Luce, can we talk for a second?" Natsu gently ask her seriously.

"Uhh sure Natsu" Lucy replies softly knowing Natsu was serious.

And so they walk further back to the alleyway away from the hooded guy to privately converse.

"Lucy I-I think my other half is still with me and I think it's resurfacing back to me. I don't know how but after that guy welcomes me and you, I kinda feel hot like really hot. Like something inside want a release" Natsu says a softly.

"Well I don't care anything right now, but just answer me this question" Lucy asks

"What is it Luce?"

"Will you still be you, even if your other half self resurfaced?"

"Yes Luce. I will still be me, and It's not like I'm gonna have an other me inside me keeping hostage inside my body and mind. I will still be me with a just bit change in attitude and demeanor, but will be me always" Natsu says while now cupping Lucy's face

"Then, that's all I need to hear. As long as I'm with you, I promise I'll go anywhere with you and stay by your side because you are my partner and the person that I have fallen in love with!" Lucy says.

Natsu's eye widened after Luce says that.

'S-She love me? She love me? Luce love me? My Luce love me?' thought Natsu while getting quite for a while.

Lucy noticed Natsu being quite and have a tint pink in his cheeks and she giggles.

Not having to take it anymore she puts her arms around his neck and gently leans her head to his and soon their lips met each other. This action shocked Natsu, but soon melted into the kiss and kissed back making them both happy.

At the moment nothing matters anymore to them, as long as they have each other it's enough for them, and soon the kiss ended and they separated and look into each others eyes and for a moment they smile into each other before Natsu pull her into a hug and Lucy greatfully lean to the touch and hug back, while she lay her face in his chest.

And finally he ask the question that changes their lives forever.

"Will you come and join me on becoming my queen Luce?" Natsu asked or Etherious Natsu Dragneel asked Lucy.

"Yes of course, I did promise you that I will stay by your side no matter what. Wherever I may be as long as I'm with you nothing matters, because your mine and I am yours" Lucy replied soon to be Lucy Dragneel and soon to be Etherious Lucy Dragneel.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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