Last ever chapter of Endless Nightmare, :'( Enjoy it!

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Natsu fetched a cloak and Mira returned to the guildhall making sure not to look any different or show her joy to everyone. Natsu dressed Lucy swinging the cloak around her neck. She was still a little weak when standing up, but Natsu just helped her out till she got her balance.

"I suppose that's expected after sleeping for almost 3 and a half months." Natsu chuckled.

"I can quiet grasp it. Was it really 3 months?" Lucy mumbled.

"Yup," He smiled. As he tied a knot for the cloak around Lucy's neck he caught her staring at him curiously. She was almost keeping a small grin hidden under her blank face. Natsu's cheeks turned a hot pink. "What is it?" He asked almost blandly.

"You did it after all." She smiled now revealing her grin.

"What?" Natsu asked.

"Kiss me." Lucy laughed. Natsu's turned into a now scarlet blush as he tumbled with his fingers troubling to tie the knot. He tried to avoid eye contact but she didn't mind and didn't look away. "You've turned shy." She giggled.

"I have not." He snapped defensively. He found himself looking up into Lucy's eyes. She didn't turn away but confidently got closer closing the gap between their faces. Natsu began to lean in too; being drawn in by her enticing gaze. Their lips grazed each other. Almost a kiss but suddenly Mira walked back in causing the two to snap back away from each other. Lucy still grinned mischievously as Natsu found himself nervously looking away.

"Are you guys ready, I don't think I can keep quiet for much longer." Mira giggled, she knew what just happened. She has always been obsessed with Fairy Tail couples and has been waiting for Natsu and Lucy for a long time.

"Coming Mira!" Lucy chirped as she walked up to the mage. "Come on Natsu," she tugged at his dark vest and he quietly followed behind avoiding all eye contact. Lucy pulled her hood over her head sheilding her face from view.

As all three emerged from the room all just cast one look at them, but suddenly loosing interest. They just assumed it was another one of those doctors that kept coming. Lucy took a seat at the bar keeping her head down, Mira went behind the bar and started to make a vanilla milkshake for her. Natsu sat himself with Levy. Her nose was deep within a book and Gajeel didn't stray too far from her, he was sat at the ajacent booth chewing on some iron nails. Once Levy realised it was Natsu it confused her. Natsu never came down to the guildhall. Actually everyone in the guild was confused watching the dragon slayer curiously.

"Hey Levy, the person at the bar wants to talk with you." Natsu whispered to Levy so no one else would hear. Levy looked curiously at the boy before putting her book down onto the pile next to her and rising from her chair. She kept glancing back at the boy as she approached the mysterious stranger at the bar. Gajeel watched her intensly he could tell she felt unsure of the stranger. Wearily she sat beside him at the guild.

"I'm levy, you said you'd like to talk to me?" She asked curiously. All eyes were on the pair. Although they couldn't hear what they were saying a new curiosity was stirring. As Gajeels eye flicked from the pair to Natsu he could see a small grin on his face. This should have worried the iron dragon slayer instead it made him feel at ease.

"I'm surprise you don't reconise me?" The strangle laughed taking a big gulp from their milkshake. Levy felt very familiar around him.

"Why? should I know you?" She asked.

"I would be worried If you forgot me. I havn't been around for a while though." Lucy smiled to herself at the casualness of her words. Levy knew by the softness in her voice that the stranger was a woman. She was still confused by her present.

"Well if you told me who you were then maybe I might reconise you."

"Very well." the woman replied she turned to face levy. Levy's face turned white stairing in shock at the sigh before her eyes. Everyone in the guild was confused by Levy's reaction. Gajeel was most shock but then he stood from his chair. All eyes watched as the strange slowly reached for her hood. As the hood fell down her back, it revealed a beauitul blond,brown eyed mage. And not just any blond mage with brown eyes. Lucy. She smiled at the shocked crowd. But her eyes kept on Levy.

"Lu-chan!" She wailed swinging her arms around her neck catchign her in a rough embrace. The whole guild began to sweap in after they recovered into greeting they long lost friend. Natsu sat in a booth watching with a small grin as everyone was able to welcome Lucy back. The dragon slayer caught sight of her smile as her friends surrounded her. Erza held her dear friend as tears melted from her eyes. Wendy held onto Lucy. Most of the guild was in tears. Master announced a party to be held for Lucy. And it instantly went into full swing. A blue cat clung onto Lucy like it was for his life.

"Happy You sh-" Carla began. But Happy had been crying all afternoon holding onto her arm.

"I can't she might disappear again!" Happy cried out. Lucy pulled the cat in for a tight hug.

"I'm not off anywhere ever again Happy!" She laughed whispering into his ear.

"Lucy!" He wailed holding her tightly.

Later on Guildart was in the infermary he rushed down into the guildhall. "Lucy's go-!" He began but stopped. He just noticed the party. They all quieted down watching Guildarts with a lost face. But suddenly they all broke out into laughter. A blond mage waved to him with a cheerful smile. "Lucy!" He exclaimed exciting the laughter more. He walked down to give a friendly hug to her. "Welcome back!" He laughed joining in with the rest of the celebrations. It was getting darker and Natsu decided to go out and get some air. He rested outside next to the door for a while. Watching the stars.

"Natsu?" A familiar voice called from the corner. Natsu turned to see Gray and Juvia walking next to each other to the guild.

"Gray! Juvia!" He called out laughing. He had been drinking whilst he was caught up in the celebrations. "Where have you been hiding?"

"What's going on in there?" He asked curiously.

"Juvia will go look," Juvia decided entering into the door releasing a wave of loud crys and laughing. Natsu laughed to himself quietly with a sly grin.

"What's going on in there?" He repeated himself.

"A party." Natsu replied bluntly standing himself up.

"A party? why?" he exclaimed. There hadn't been anything of the sort every since they all arrived back.

"Go look for youself." Natsu laughed running back to the door, he opened it slightly and slipped in. The ice mage listened carefully to the cheering confused out of his mind.

"What's going on?" He asked himself as he pulled the door open and stepped in. He stopped in his tracks, everyone had turned to look at him. They all began to cheer clearing a way through a crowd. Suddenly his eyes caught sight of a blond mage smiling at him.

"Lucy!" He exclaimed.

"Gray!" she bellowed in response running up to him and her arms wrapping tightly around him. He was still shocked at her. 'Is this real?' he though to himself. She pulled back and smiled lightly at the shocked guy in her arms.

"Lucy...Lucy!" He began to recover pulling her back in for a tight reunion. Gray was over joyed to see his friend. "How?" he asked. Surprisingly he was the first to ask. They question caught everyone's attention. She smiled cheeckly gazing at Natsu. He knew what she was about to say. He quickly scrambled from his seat running over to catch Lucy in his arms placing his hand over her mouth. she tried to pull his hand away.

"Natsu let go!" she mumbled under his rough hands.

"I yelled at her for sleeping for so long and she woke up." Natsu jumped in. Lucy freed herself from his hand. She gave a cheeky smile to Natsu. 'It's all over." He though to himself. 'here comes the storm.' he prepared himself for Lucy's correction for the response. But she just sighed.

"Yep that's it." she laughed. Natsu was shocked to here she continued with what he said. "He has such a loud gob after all." She teased. The guild just burst out into fits of laughter and the party went back to how it was before.

Kana dragged Gray off for a drink and Happy finally let go after Carla tempted him with a fish. Lucy planted herself next to Natsu.

"Why didn't you tell them?" Natsu asked. His onyx eyes staring into his drink.

"It can be our little secret!" She smiled catching him off guard with a small kiss on the cheek. His eyes shot up into hers as she let out a small girlish giggle. But then two golden lights began to shine next to her. It was Loki and Virgo!

"Loki! Virgo!" she called out hugging Virgo then Loki. Natsu was warm pink stroking his cheek gently. A smile tugged at his lips. Lucy was explaining herself to her spirits, reconciling with

"It's funny how one little kiss can bring so much joy." A crisp voice grumbled. Hiro sat next to Natsu finishing off yet another mug of wine. He slapped his lips together looking into the bottom of the empty cup.

"What?!" Natsu exclaimed jumping upwards

"Don't fluster yourself. Sit down." Hiro laughed pulling the boy back down to his seat.

"How do you know?" The boy asked his face glowing red.

"The gatekeeper told me." He smiled. Natsu nevously laughed scrathing his head. "Indeed it was the kiss but the actual thing that brough Lucy back was the feelings behind the kiss." He smiled. Natsu looked confused at Hiro. "Don't play with her heart, take good care of her," Hiro smiled stumbling up out of his chair to get a refill for his cup. Natsu's eyes wandered back over to Lucy, her smile, her laugh his heart began to thump. His stomach fluttered with butterflies. He found himself smiling back at her.

As the night drew to a close, most people had either left to go home or passed out which was mostly Hiro and Cana's doing. They both had a drinking match and passed out before anyone knew which one won. They drank alot. Lucy was still drinking with the few left awake. Lucy laughed and giggled, smiled and stumbled everywhere. Time for home. Natsu hadn't drunk as much as everyone else. So he took the responsability for Lucy. She was just finishing her last mug as Natsu approached from behind. "It's empty." she mummbled looking into the bottom of the jug. She waved it about hoping for more but Mira just retreived the mug as the dragon slayer began to collect some of Lucy's things. "No...no..." she hiccuped reaching for Mira across the table.

Natsu snuck up from behind and swooped the drunk Lucy off the stool into his arms. She looked shocked but then saw Natsu and began to laugh. "My hero." she hiccuped again stroking his face.

"I'll take her home now," He smiled leaving Mira to deal with the other drunkards.

As the dragon slayer carried her home she laughed to herself stroking his face. She was telling him all about her funny stories which wasn't that funny but Natsu just laughed at his curious friend.
"Luce...You're such a strange girl," he smiled. Her funny giggling turned into a small smile at his comment.

"Natsu..." she began.

"Yes Lucy?" He replied as they turned down onto Lucy's street.

"Thankyou." She soberly muttered.

"What for?"

"Kissing me."

"Your welcome," Natsu laughed quietly. She had fallen asleep in her arms. Natsu watched her quietly as he carried the sleeping girl back down the road.

As the two arrived back at Lucy's appartment Natsu pulled a spare key out of the plantpot by her door and opened the door. It was probably the only the first time he had ever used the door. Gently he set her down onto the bed pulling the quilt up to her neck. He stroked a little peice of her hair out the way as she stirred. Natsu quietly laid her keys on the bedside table and her jacket in the dresser. He watched her quietly. As he decided to leave he was about to give her a gentle kiss on her forehead but she suprise attack him moving to kiss him with her lips. Lucy held onto his face gently. As they pulled away she studied him carefully before begining to fiddle with her fingers.

"You taste like wine." Natsu stated his cheeks still a little red. He wasn't as embarrased because he knew Lucy definatly wouldn't remember it in the morning; she has drunk alot.

"Natsu..." she mummbled.

"Yes Lucy?" he replied.

"Will you stay with me tonight?" She asked looking up at his funny pink hair. He nodded and she dragged him into the bed. She held him tightly as the two cuddled together both holding onto each other tightly. Lucy was drawn to his warmth and he was intoxicated by her vanilla and strawberry scent. Even after so many months she still smelled the same beautiful scent. The two slowly drifted into a calm slumber.

That night Lucy would stir with nightmares, but when she woke she found Natsu to be holding her tightly and it would remind her it's okay and was able to fall asleep again knowing he was there.

The next morning Lucy's head pounded and Natsu was already awake. He was in the kitchen looking for food. She pulled herself out of the bed holding her head in her hands. "Lucy, you've finally woken up. How do you feel?" He was too cheerful about asking that question. And off corse he knew how she would respond.

"Terrible!" She moaned.

"Knew it!" Natsu laughed delighted.

"Why are you so cheery this morning? Was it that kiss last night that got you all worked up?" She laughed. He stopped in his steps and his cheeks lit up like a christmas tree.

"You remembered that?" He laughed nervously.

"Like I'd forget!" She teased.

"Well we need to go to the guild anyway, so get dressed and lets go." He commanded Lucy. Her head still throbbed but she just followed his orders and went to get dressed.

Once Lucy was dressed in dark clothing equipped with a pair of sun glasses she held onto Natsu's arm as they walked through the streets of magnolia towards the guild. She cringed at loud bangs or people shouting. Natsu was enjoying it and that irritated Lucy. So whenever he would smile at her pain she would tease him causing him to blush.

As they arriveed at the guild Lucy found herself not the only one suffering. Others had there heads on the table groaning in pain. Cana was already drinking. "Drinking cures hangovers!" she would bellow at the weak and suffering mages with their heads buried in their arms which happened to be most of the participants at the party last night. Lucy and Natsu walked arm and arm into the guild. He set her aside at a booth as he went to fetch a vanilla milkshake for her; it would help with her hangover. Happy, Wendy, Erza , Happy and Levy all gathered around Lucy.

"why were you and Natsu and Lucy walking holding hands on their way in?" Wendy asked Carla.

"They liiiiikkkeeee each other!" Happy rolled his tongue in glee.

"Shut up cat!" Lucy snapped. But everyone giggled. Natsu looked over and smiled as Lucy begged Wendy for a cure for her hangovers. But there is no cure. They all laughed as the suffering girl fell into despair. Natsu began to smile to himself.

"What are you laughing at?" Mira asked from behind him. He sighed and turned.

"It's all okay again. It's all back to normal." He smiled.

"It's great isn't it!" She laughed back handing him the milkshake.

"Yerh," He sighed looking lovingly at the blond girl.

"So... You and Lucy eh?" Mira nudged Natsu. He began to blush and Mira knew she hit the nail head on.

"What are you on about?" Natsu laughed nervously. She just laughed at the boy continuing to interrogate him about a secret relationship with Lucy.

Natsu was right. It was all back to normal. Fairy Tail being Fairy Tail again. Lucy had finally made it home. Back into the arms of the boy she loved and into the care of the friends she cherished. The nightmare was finally over.

-End-

I am afraid to announce that this indeed, is the last chapter of endless nightmare, Thank you to all who supported me through writing in. I hope you all liked it!

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