A/n: I just want you to know that... I really don't want to let go this book. But yeah, right now I need too. I'll surely miss this book. Anyway, the picture above is the wedding gown of Lucy Heartfilia. And I'm hope you guys like it. 

#ExboyfriendToHusband #LucyAndNatsu #NaLu #YoureStillTheOne

LUCY's POV

I'M a little nervous as I stare on the man in front of me. He was looking at me too and I can't read what's going on inside his mind. He let out a deep sigh before reaching for his coffee and drink a little before he put it back on the table.

"I'm fine," he pauses – his voice sounds dead to me "Or maybe I'm not"

"I'm sorry" I mumble under my breath.

"Not your fault" he sighs "It was Kimberly's choice to help you. It was her choice to sacrifice herself in order for you to be save. It was her choice... it will always be" I bit my lower lips as I stare on his face "So please stop blaming yourself because Kimberly will surely be sad if she knows that you'll be like this"

"Adonis—"

"I love her" He sincerely said. What he had said makes my eyes grew wider – my mouth parted and I feel like my heart being clench on what he had said "And I don't even have a chance to confessed my feelings towards her"

I open my mouth to speak but my own words vanished on my throat "Kimberly died on my arms – telling me that she was happy loving me. Do you know how hard it was for me? The woman I love for a long time, also loved me. And before I even said the word 'I love you' she died. She died smiling in front of me"

I could hardly breathe while looking at his hurt face. I didn't know what to say to him. I don't know how I can make him feel better now. I don't know ... because I don't know how he feels. I have no idea how painful, difficult it was.

He clear his throat "I'm not saying this for you to pity me. She died happily. Of course she doesn't deserve that kind of dead but still she managed to tell those people around her that she was happy. That she doesn't regret everything"

"But how about you?"

He gave me a sad smile "I'll regret not telling her that I love her. I'll regret all those times that I have a chance to tell her my feelings. And again, it was not your fault."

I pressed my lips together but my eyes never leave his face – he inhale sharply before he continue "Just be happy, Lucy. Don't make Kimberly's sacrifice in vain. She sacrifice her life for your happiness."

"Am I really allowed to be happy knowing that you will live your life in regret?"

He laughs "I'll be fine. I'll be happy"

"How can you be so sure about that?"

"Do you know what Kimberly taught me?" I didn't say anything and waited for him to continue "Sometimes we have to imagine that we are happy because it will attract a happy vibes in your life. And I'm going to apply that on my life."

As I looked at his face, I suddenly wondered what would have happened if Kimberly were still alive. What if she didn't die that day?

I COULD not help but roll my eyes before turning to my left. I narrowed my eyes to him "Be serious, Natsu"

Natsu grinned on me before he sit right next to me "I am. What would I do if I didn't really know about that?"

"You just need to pick for goodness' sake"

He smile on me before he handed me a magazine, "How 'bout this one? It's... cute?"

I feel like I'm losing the patience I have for my whole being. I glared him "Seriously? You want a peacock themed wedding?"

"Okay, that's a bad idea" he murmurs before he run his fingers through his hair "How about this one?"

He just pointed a zombie themed wedding. I inhale sharply "Do you want me to kill you?" I said glaring at him.

"I love you" he sincerely said before kissing the back of my hand.

"I know" He frowned as he look at me as if he doesn't like my answer. I gave him a wide smile before I gave him a quick kiss on his lips "I love you too"

"For the wedding themed" he said which confused me a little "I'd like an Alice in wonderland themed because that's what you want. I even ask Erza to bake the cake—"

"It will cost of fortune if we want an Alice in wonderland themed, Natsu" I said cutting his own words "And we don't have lots of time. We only have two months before our wedding"

"I don't care about the money. I'll just want to give everything you deserve"

"But—"

"I love you, Baby" I felt his warm breath on my neck when he gently kissed it "I can wait to become your husband again, baby"

"Natsu."

"Yes?"

With my eyes twinkling with happiness, my lips curved into a smile, as I lean towards him and murmured.

"Me too"

|TWO MONTHS LATER|

I blew through my mouth as I waited outside the premises. My throbbing heart is reaching up until my throat and it almost feels like I was about to choke. I look down and I saw my daughter looking at me carefully as if she was trying to understand what's going on me.

I sat down never minding my own clothes as I gently fend off her hair behind her ear, "Little pumpkin" I say gently caressing her cheeks "Thank you for coming into our lives"

Her eyes blink rapidly as if she was trying to understand what I've said – and then she broke into a smile "Mama," she said "why... why are you thanking me? Did I do something good?" she ask me innocently.

I nodded "You came to our lives, little pumpkin" I said as I gently pinch her cheeks "That's why I'm thankful"

My daughter smile on me widely – before she gently caress my cheeks "I love you, Mama"

I open mouth to response on what she said but the organizer called her. My daughter wave her small hand in front of me as she started walking inside the premises. I hear the song ended and another started. It was the song that he personally pick for me because according to him. It represent our love story. You're still the one.

Looks like we made it

Look how far we've come, my baby

We mighta took the long way

We knew we'd get there someday

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"

But just look at us holding on

We're still together still going strong

The door slowly open revealing everything in front of me. I close my eyes and listened to the song carefully as a smile slowly formed into my lips. Right. Looking back then, it never crossed into my eyes that this will happen to me, to us. Looking back then, it was impossible.

You're still the one I run to

The one that I belong to

You're still the one I want for life

You're still the one that I love

The only one I dream of

You're still the one I kiss goodnight

I took a step forward at the same time I finally raise my eyes to look directly at the man waiting for me at the end of the aisle.

I hate him before. I hate him because of what he had done to me in the past. Years after he hurt me, I become a person who hated the word 'love'. I don't even believe in love but still envy my friends who have someone beside them. And I wish to have that too. To have someone who will love me. Someone who will cherish me. Someone who will stay with me. And someone who will never hurt me.

Ain't nothin' better

We beat the odds together

I'm glad we didn't listen

Look at what we would be missin'

They said, "I bet they'll never make it"

But just look at us holding on

We're still together still going strong

I thought God wouldn't give what I've wanted. I thought He abandoned me. I thought He wants me to get hurt even more because He let me married the man who hurt me before. But, I was wrong. God has a better plan for me.

He wants me to be happy with the man He chose for me. And he chose the man who can take care of me... He chose the man who will cherish me... He chose the man who will love me. He chose the man who will stay with me.

He chose Natsu Dragneel for me.

You're still the one I run to

The one that I belong to

You're still the one I want for life

You're still the one that I love

The only one I dream of

You're still the one I kiss goodnight

I can see people looking at me. Some of them I know and some of them I don't. I even saw my friends taking a video of me while I walk down the aisle. They are all smiling while watching me to walk, all their attention are on me. But all my fears melted and everything become a background noise. My whole system became center on one thing and that is the man at the end of the aisle.

He's standing at the end of the aisle looking as handsome as ever, his eyes liquid with emotion as he finally got a glimpse on me. He look down as if it will help him to control his overflowing emotion. His best man, Larcade, stood beside him with a serious expression on his face. He clapped Natsu on the back, his jaw was set, trying to keep his on emotion locked up.

You're still the one I run to

The one that I belong to

You're still the one I want for life

You're still the one that I love

The only one I dream of

You're still the one I kiss goodnight

Natsu looked at me and I can clearly see the unmistakable tears in his eyes as he watched me as if I'm a miracle walking towards him.

I'm so glad we made it

Look how far we've come, my baby

But to my surprise and the people around us, Natsu crossed the distance between us. It was as if my feet had their own mind because I just found myself almost running to him. I can feel the rush of air escaping my lips as my body collide with him. My body swayed from the impact and I could stumbled back but Natsu catch me with his arms and hug me tight into his arms.

"Thank you" he whispered quietly right at my ear.

"F-For what?" I mumble.

He push me a little as he lowered his gaze to me. His eyes are liquid with from emotions, all of them flowing from his to mine. Connected through our hearts. "For coming to my life. For giving this."

"No, Natsu" I said as my own tears started to cascade on my cheeks "You give this to me. You gave me everything that I asked for"

Natsu chuckle a little before kissing me on my temple – I stare on his eyes that full of emotion and I know it mirrors mine. "I think we are both wrong, baby" he whispered "I think God brought us here."

My lips quivered as the tears keeps on falling. Natsu reach for my hand as he guided me to walk down the aisle. As of this moment, I realize that what we experienced before is only preparation for this. God wants us to be strong enough. Strong enough to hold someone's heart.

When we reached the front of the aisle, the priest continued on the ceremony. Natsu didn't let go of my hand during the entire time. We listened, we let our hearts feel, and we accept the blessing. Because finally, we reached this moment.

"Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel, have you come here to enter into marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?"

"Yes, Father" we both answered. Mine coming soft, but Natsu came out strong.

"We gather in this ceremony to unite Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel in Holy Matrimony. AS you came here on this day, you will serve as witnesses as be bind them through God and the church." the priest said will addressing the guests.

He looked to us and lifted his hand in our direction, "Join your hand for starting to day your lives are intertwined for from halves you are now an entirely, a friend for each other, companion, and a family. With the kindness of God he shall strengthen you and graciously bless you through marriage. Natsu Dragneel do you accept Lucy Heartfilia to be your wife, to live together as friend and mate? Will you love her as a person, respect her as an equal, sharing joy as well as sorrow, triumph as well as defeat. And keep her beside you as long as you both shall live?"

"I do, Father" Natsu answered.

"Lucy Heartfilia do you accept Natsu Dragneel to be your husband, to live together as friend and mate? Will you love him as a person, respect him as an equal, sharing joy as well as sorrow, triumph as well as defeat. And keep him beside you as long as you both shall live?"

"I do, Father"

Erza's son Thyson approached us while holding our rings. The priest blessed the rings first before he let us hold them. He hold my hand while the other is holding the ring, Natsu looked straight into my eyes and started speaking.

"Lucy Heartfilia, to be honest, I don't know what to say. You look so beautiful and my love for you is overflowing that I can't find myself the right thing to say," I gave him a soft smile before I reach for his cheeks "I love you. I love you so much"

"I love you too" I mouthed back.

His eyes clouded with his own tears as he stare on me "It's been three years since the first time I saw you in the airport after you left the country. I have hard time to get your attention because you become the snob Lucy Heartfilia. The rude Lucy. I don't know why but I can see you differently. Because whenever I look at you, I can only see light. I can only see how pure you are.

I hurt you because I was a jerk. I hurt you because I thought I loved someone else. I ruined you to be exact. And thinking how much painful I'd cause you before pain me too.

You made me complete, Lucy. You gave me everything a man could ask for... you gave me everything. I love you, Lucy Heartfilia and from this day forward... I want to be with you until we're old and watch our child grow... and until the last breath that I will take, until the last beat of my heart... until the moment that we will be reborn. It will always be you.

You are the greatest thing that ever happened in my life, Lucy. You and our daughter, Nashi. I love you both.

And In the name of the God, I vow to take you as my wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, for as long as we both shall live. This is my solemn vow"

God, I love this man... and thank you. Thank you for letting me have him. For letting Natsu to stand beside me today and hopefully for the rest of our lives.

I carefully slid the ring on his ring fingers and stare on his hand for a couple of seconds before I look at his face "I curse the word 'love' because it reminds me of how foolish I was before. I hate you for hurting me. I hate you but still my feelings for you remains that even I tried so hard to forget you, to ignore you. I still found myself looking at you and loving you.

You said that I'm the best thing that happened to you. And I want you to know that, you are the best that God gave me. I found my other half in you. Natsu Dragneel, from this day forward, I promise you that I will make you laugh. I promise to love you and support you through the years that we will spend together.

And in the name of the God, I vow to take you as my husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, for as long as we both shall live. This is my solemn vow"

Natsu held my hand tightly while looking at me straight into my eyes, "I love you, Lucy" he said so low that I know only I can hear him.

"I love you too" I whispered back.

We were both lost in each other, our hearts communicating in a way that only two person that love one another can do. And that's when we heard the priest say the words that will finally announce to the world what Natsu and I consented today.

"Now that Natsu Dragneel and the newly Lucy Dragneel have given themselves to each other by the promises they have exchanged, I pronounce them to be husband and wife. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Natsu Dragneel, you may now kiss the bride"

He pulled my hand and crushed me in his arms. The looked in his eyes didn't just melt me but also wipe my bones into nothing "Natsu..."

"Hi wife" he said smiling as he gently wipe the tears that feel on my cheeks.

"Hi, Husband" I chuckle as I put my both hand on his chest "Father said you can kiss me already"

He laughed under his breath again, his eyes shining from clear happiness "Then I shall obey"

I closed my eyes when he crossed the distance between us. He put his arms around me and pulled me to him as if I wasn't close enough and before I even knew it, he took my lips in a kiss that I will never forget because that kiss sealed what we are right at that moment.

Husband and wife

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