It took the guild less than two days to go back to normal.

Almost normal. Natsu was still unconscious. Jellal was still on lockdown in the guild. Gray was on bed rest while his wounds healed. Someone thought it wasn't an issue to put him in the same room where they'd kept Natsu, but it had been. At least for the first day, before Rogue came back the second with Siegrain's peace offering: the amulet for Ecilan's seal. Ecilan was dead, but as the most personal of experts on magic Siegrain insisted he could still see the effects of the curse that had taken out Natsu on the amulet, and that we could reverse the magic. Makarov figured it had to do with the curse being Grisia's, who was still very much alive.

After that Gray hadn't complained about much, aside from to whine about the horrible pain of having a dragon bite into him, and about the green glowing markings still on his stomach. With no Elmairy left to seal, there was no way to remove them. I suggested he try and pass off his nice, permanent markings as a drunk tattoo, but when the suggestion didn't ring a bell I left him to deal with his dragon bite alone. Outside the room I could hear that Makarov had made news of the amulet public, and there was been some fuss over who got to take the amulet back to its old spot.

No idea why we couldn't revive Natsu at the guild, but Lucy, parroting the angels, had insisted it needed to be if we were going to revive Natsu. The rule had quickly been set that as few people as possible should go, so as to spring fewer traps. Gray had first pick, but while his leg wasn't missing as much mass as before he wasn't in any shape to make the trip yet, and wanted Natsu back as soon as possible. Lucy was a given, since Rogue couldn't hear the angels, no matter how good he was getting at detecting them.

"Not that the skill will do me any good after tomorrow," Rogue pointed out.

"It'll let you know the next time they send someone to spy one you."

"I suppose."

"Do you need that much luggage for an overnight trip?" I asked.

Rogue looked up from stuffing his suitcase. "Overnight?"

"They found Ceo only a day away, didn't they?"

"They did. A day away at the beach. You like swimming in the ocean best, don't you? And you can skip all the mushy, happy moments when Natsu wakes up this way."

"You're packing for me?"

"I didn't grab a swimsuit, if that's alright."

I shook my head. "I'm not going. I have to be here when Natsu wakes up."

Rogue looked disappointed and walked out of the room.

Our apartment was finally unpacked. Without Erza dragging us back to the guild for safety we'd had the time to get everything put away. I still hadn't the slightest idea where most of our things were in this disconcertingly unfamiliar place, but Rogue seemed to have it all committed to memory, and came back moments later with a smaller bag, looking to be in a much better mood.

"You're not mad?"

"I wanted to see those happy moments too." He grinned at me before digging through the larger bag and tossing his things into the little one. "I thought you didn't make the pick for Natsu's revival team. You're going to wait at the guild for when they bring him back? They're already throwing a party. It sounds like your kind of thing."

"Nah. I need to get kindling."

Rogue shrugged. "Just don't get it from the bottom of the lake. The last time you two times you dragged something up it went so well."

Rogue doesn't have a good teasing voice, but I was pretty sure he said that in jest and only smacked him playfully. "What good is wet wood? Good luck with Ceo. You sure you've memorized the sealing incantation?"

"I didn't need Lucy's help the last two times. I'll be fine." He smiled. "He's all that's left, and we'll have everything from the lord demon mess taken care of. And once Ceo's gone, it will be safe for Jellal to leave." He zipped up the overnight bag and paused, considering what I'd said. "Kindling?"

"That's the last thing I have to do." I grinned. "I promised Natsu a bonfire."

-x-

STA: For his coma being a good diversion from Sting and Rogue going and getting a job. Granted, he did not make that promise to Natsu's face.

Anyway, that's it. That's the end. Please don't leave me a review asking me to update. Someone left me a review for that on Cue the Storm well after I finished writing it, and that review wasn't even for the final chapter.