First things first, this chapter took quite some time as my laptop got attacked and I had to send it to the repair centre, but when I got it back, I had lost some data. So I had to rewrite the whole Chapter.

Second, this is the LAST chapter.

Ok, now go enjoy!

Chapter 8: End

"Hey, Natsu! I need to go to the washroom for a bit." Erza let go of the pinkette's hand.

"Yeah, okay, I just wait for you out here I guess..." Natsu scratched his chin, lost in his own world of thoughts.

"I won't be long." Erza waved as she briskly walked towards the washroom a few metres away. Natsu would love to continue shopping on his own, not really shopping but shopping for something he actually liked. Something like food. 'Well, I guess she won't actually take long but...' He looked at the food cart nearby. 'I guess it wouldn't hurt to be gone for just a short while, I'll be back before she even gets out!' Natsu eyed greedily at the wide assortment of fish displayed, hesitating a little before running off to get just a couple of fish. He picked the grilled ones and the fried ones, they were his favourite type. 'If only happy was here! He would have loved this place so much!' He wandered around some more, forgetting that he was actually suppose to wait for a certain someone. 'Crap! It's been already 10 minutes, she should have already been out by now! I'm doomed.' Natsu rushed back, praying that she wasn't out yet, praying that she wouldn't kill him.

'Wait.' Natsu looked to his left and right, but saw no one that looked familiar to him. This was certainly strange. The Titania was always punctual, if she says she won't take too long, she really won't. Natsu certainly knew her definition of 'won't take too long', having felt the wrath of the Titainia for being late several times, and as a result being punished for it. It should not exceed more than 5 minutes. He tapped his foot and glanced at his watch, it has already been 15minutes, could something have happened to her. No way. Not possible, he shook away the thought. 'Maybe she is just taking her own sweet time?' He took a deep breath, trying to concentrate on her scent. But her scent was masked over by the aroma of food and well, cake. It was also impossible to track her that way. Natsu's patience was running thin, could something really happened to her? 'Natsu CONCENTRATE!' Think, how?'

"Sorry..." A muffled voice said brushing past Natsu. Well, this man was sure suspicious. His dressing was much like Mystogan. For a moment, Natsu really thought that this man kidnapped Erza, but he had no evidence, nothing. But he made sure to remember his scent, just in case. His scent was familiar like he seen this man before, not impossible though. His only option left was to ask around for Erza. He stepped forward and waited outside the female's washroom, waiting for a lady to stepped out. Hoping that it was Erza.

"Natsu, what do you think you're doing?!" A certain voice called out. He brightened up immediately. It was her!

"Er...Erza! Oh! I was, uh, uh..." He struggled to come up with an acceptable answer.

"So you're peeking at other women when I'm not around?!" Erza snapped, a little irritated at the thought of Natsu peeping.

"No... NO! It's not like that Erza!" Natsu flailed his arms and ran towards her.

"I thought I lost you..." He embraced her, whispering into her ear. Erza jerked back and little, shocked by Natsu's sudden actions. But when he hugged her, some part of her felt a little strange. She smelled different, more like perfume. And it didn't feel right to hold her, like she was someone else. But Natsu just shrugged off the feeling, he was just more than glad that he found his Erza.

"Do you still want to eat or..."

"Nah, let's go back, I'm tired!" Natsu yawned, walking back to the inn with Erza behind him. When they reached their room, Erza immediately took hold of Natsu's hand and dragged him to the bedroom, throwing Natsu onto the bed.

"Wait. What. Erza what are you..." Natsu was cut off by Erza's lips crashing onto his, with Erza on top of him, pinning him onto the bed. But somehow, her lips didn't taste like strawberry, it tasted like, lipstick, which Natsu found utterly disgusting. Natsu did not kiss her back, making the woman on top of him raise an eyebrow.

"What's wrong, Natsu?" The Titania asked, crossing her arms.

"You're... You're. YOU'RE NOT ERZA!" He pushed the scarlet imposter off him, making her crash into the wall. The real Erza would never had done such a thing. Besides, he knew what she smells, feels and tastes like, it couldn't be really her.

"WHERE IS SHE. TELL ME!" Natsu rushed forwards, pinning her hands onto the wall, not allowing her to move.

"What are you talking about? I am Erza!" The imposter faked, but Natsu could see her sweat dropping. His hold on Erza's wrist tightened to the point where if he let go, there would sure be red marks.

"No... ERZA'S NOT LIKE THAT! TELL ME OR YOU'LL BE SORRY!" Natsu screamed in her face. At that point, Natsu started burning up, flames covered his entire body, threatening to consume whatever it touches. This made the imposter trembled as a chill went down her spine. She had done a through research on their target, Erza, and her team mates, she knew Natsu was one to be feared and that there was no chance of escaping if she made him angry. His flames of emotion would just consume her being.

"Fine," A bright flash and the lady before Natsu changed, in terms of appearance. Transformation Magic. The lady was now shorter, a little fatter and her hair colour was black. Totally different form Erza.

"I was sent by my team mates to help in the capture of Erza Scarlet... I was suppose to distract you... I guess, it kind of failed..." She shrugged, "Might as well tell you to save my own life... Listen carefully if you want to know where she is. She is... "The woman hesitated," under the streets, in one of the underground sewage chambers. " A sharp pain seared through her stomach as she felt the wind getting knocked out of her. She stumbled to the ground, collapsing, then, blacking out.

Natsu ran out, not bothering to close the doors in the process. He needed to find Erza, whatever they wanted to do to her doesn't sound too appealing to him. 'She mentioned something about a... uh, sewage room?' He frowned in disgust, it was going to be a smelly and putrid experience. He opened up the first manhole that he saw, then checked that no one was looking before jumping right in. The smell was horrible, he just wanted to pinch his nose but his nose was the only way he could find Erza. 'Damn.' He tried to sniff out her scent but the smell of sewage waters were stronger, it was hard, but he managed to concentrate enough such that he could find the scent of strawberries, even if it was just faint. He followed the scent, losing it sometimes, then, stopping to get it back again. Taking a cautious step after another, you may never know what lies in the sewage systems.

In the underground secret room

"It's great to finally have you here, Titania. You would soon be the sole sacrifice for our great illusion spell. A spell so powerful, it will make everyone in Fiore our mindless slaves. And for that to happen, we must sacrifice a person equal to one of the great wizard saints. And it cannot be a Dragon Slayer, that explains why we didn't take Igneel's son." A man chuckled to himself. Erza couldn't talk, she couldn't move and she couldn't summon her magic. She only watched helplessly and hope that Natsu would notice and come to her rescue. But how could he even find her? She was at loss. She watched as the man went over to his laptop and typed in a few words before walking back towards her. Then, a magic seal appeared over her.

"Such a pity, Titania. This is your end, I guess. What a waste lf such, talent and beauty." The man grinned, running his hand up Erza's leg, slowly reaching up to Erza's thigh, making Erza gasp and tried to struggle away.

"There's no use. No one would save you now." The man smirked.

BOOM.

"WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING. YOU DIRTY PIECE OF SHIT!" Natsu blasted through the wall and saw the man's hand on Erza's thigh. HIS Erza's thigh.

"GET THE HELL OFF HER!" Without thinking he charged. Big mistake. He was stopped halfway, by a sharp pain piercing through his abdomen area. He looked down. Blood. A dagger. He kneeled over. Trembling, he used his hands to take out the dagger. The cut was deep, it could be fatal. Natsu eyed the man, shooting a look that could kill, then coughing out blood. 'SHIT.' The pain paralysed him. The blade! It was poisonous!

"Well, that was easy, dealing with the Salamander wasn't that hard after all." The man smirked. Erza sweat dropped, her eyes wide. 'It couldn't be,' she thought, 'it was Natsu! He couldn't have dealt with him so easily!' She couldn't help but think he was going to die. Tears swelled up in her eyes. 'It can't be...'

BOOM.

This time, no one saw who had come in. All they saw was a flash of light. A flash of hope. Then suddenly, the man got hit. On the face, then in the stomach repeatedly. Erza sweat dropped. No one knew who he is.

"Who are you?!" The man boomed, clutching his stomach in one hand. But he was not met with an answer. Erza tried to deduce it from the magic he is using. 'Light. High Speed Magic. Could this be? No way. But he is the only one I can think of...'

"JELLAL!" Erza called out, or at least tried to. Her voice was muffled by the cloth over her mouth. She totally could not believe it, at a time like this...

"Well, that was a tough nut to crack." Jellal commented, standing before the now unconscious man. Since the spell caster was defeated, naturally, the spell that was binding Erza's magic powers are gone. Easily, Erza broke through the chains. Sitting up, she rubbed her wrists, before reequipping to her usual Heart Kreuz armour.

"What are you doing here, Jellal?" Erza questioned with a stoic face.

"To get these bad guys of course. Merendy and Ultear should have gotten the rest of their cronies by now." Jellal replied, picking Natsu up.

"We need to go to Ultear soon. Natsu's wound looks pretty bad. I wonder how he got it." Jellal started walking out.

"Who called for us?" Merendy smirked. In front of them was the rest of the members of Crime Sorciere.

"Oh! Hey, you're done already!" Jellal waved, smiling brightly. 'Ah, so he listened. He looks much more, brighter now...' Erza thought, but eventually shook it away. It wasn't the time now, especially since Natsu was in that state.

"Well, let's quickly get back to the inn. I'll lead the way." Erza signalled them, prompting the group to follow her.

Back at the inn

The Crime Sorciere members jaw dropped. They had never seen a inn as grand and luxurious as this, after all, they were always on the move. Curiosity got the better of Merendy and Ultear as they both started to explore around.

"Uh, guys. Have you forgot what we were here for?!" Erza tapped her foot impatiently, her deadly aura scaring the group. She quickly ushered them into the bedroom but what shocked to see that one of the walls have been crushed.

"Natsu, what have you done..." Erza muttered under her breath.

"Did you say something?" Jell asked raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, no, nothing..." Jellal laid Natsu in bed, carefully.

"Ultear, you can use your magic to heal Natsu, no? Please do." Erza asked.

"Yeah... It'll take no more than an hour at best." Ultear stated. Erza nodded and took a seat beside Ultear and looked on intently as Ultear started the healing process, concern all over her face.

'That lucky bastard,' Jellal thought, stealing a glimpse at Erza, before turning his head away. 'Well, I guess he did a better job at protecting her than me. He gave her what I couldn't, a sense of security and a sense of being would I give to turn back time. What would I give to have her back again. Haha. I shouldn't be thinking so pessimistic. I have moved on, haven't I? I guess, I kind of like things now as it is. If Erza's happy, I am happy too. I think I'm starting to get over her, starting to learn how to let go now. But, if that lucky bastard Natsu, fails to protect her or hurts her, I guess I'll step in. Stop him and beat the hell out of him. Which will probably not happen, ever. I guess, I can't be the one that makes her happy but Natsu would probably do just fine, even better. For now I'll probably fully concentrate on atoning for my sins. Natsu Dragneel, you better do a better job than me, or I'll kill you.'

The ending is quite unique, no? Haha, though I kind of rushed it. Within the time of my hiatus, I had finished the ENTIRE Beelzebub series! Which I highly recommend. If you'll like to read, do read the manga first, then watch the anime or you'll end up being confused as I was. The manga is currently ongoing but the anime ended with 60 episodes. It's mainly about a delinquent who had to raise a demon baby with a demon maid. The pairing that I ship is definitely OgaXHilda.

That aside, I can't wait for the new FT chapter to be released. My favourite character is Laxus, then Erza folowed by Zeref. :) Other than FT and Beelzebub, I do watch a lot of animes and follow a lot of mangas, go check out my bio, if you want.

Well, ok. Bye! Stay tuned for my next FT fan fiction. But do note, I write fan fictions other than Fairy Tail and may be doing one on Beelzebub.