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Hey, Readers. I am doing you guys  a HUGE FAVOR! I know I've been a bitch because I haven't updated a lot recently, and for that I am TRUUUULY SORRY! It's just....America is....MEEEH! That's al I've got to say...This is the second to last chapter before this whole thing is over, so remember what I said a while ago about the Nalu stories. NOT GONNA HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. Anyhoo, Chapter 21, ENJOY!

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We were soon discharged after resting up a bit. Liora and Levy signed all the paper work for both Natsu and me, which took longer than we thought. While they did that, Natsu and I sat on the couch in the main office, my head against his shoulder. I sighed. "Why are you sighing?"

"I just feel so...calm. I have no feeling that I'm in danger, or that the people that I love are in danger."

I could feel Natsu chuckle. He reached over and held my hand gently. "It does feel good that all this is over. But now it means that I have to return to  my Master duties....more paperwork."

"I'll help you with that," I winked. Natsu chuckled. "I could use more of a helping hand at Fairy Tail."

"So my membership is still valid?"

"Of course," Natsu winked. Liora and Levy walked over to us, smiling. "You guys are now free to leave!"

"Thank God!" I groaned. We all stepped out of the hospital with relaxation. I stretched my arms and legs and screamed loudly. "What the heck, Luce!" Natsu exclaimed.

"Onee-chan!" Liora exclaimed. "What are you doing!"

"I haven't stretched in forever!" I complained. "My muscles need it!" Liora laughed out loud. She jumped on top of me and said, "You're so weird, Onee-chan! It's a mystery why Natsu's still with you!"

"Liora!" I cried. Suddenly, I felt Natsu wrap his arm around me. "I'm with her because I love her, dummy."

"Is it just me, or did it get hot in here?" I heard Levy whisper to Liora. I glared at Levy, who laughed out loud. As we all walked back to Fairy Tail, I felt more relaxed than normal. "So everything's back to normal, huh," I muttered to myself.

"Did you say something?" Natsu asked.

"Huh? Oh, no I didn't!" I smiled.

When we arrived at Fairy Tail, everyone immediately went into party mode. People were drinking, fighting, cheering. It felt good to be back home. I sat next to my twin and watched her chug down a giant tankard of beer. "Ah! I've forgotten how good it was to drink alcohol!"

I laughed. I raised my tankard and cheered, "A toast to your freedom!"

"And to us finally being reunited!" We clashed our glasses together and chugged down the beer. As I drank the beer, I felt Natsu poking my shoulder. "Hey, Natsu is staring at you," Liora giggled. I looked over and saw Natsu looking at me, giving me a charming smile. I smiled back and waved at him. He waved back. "It must be good to have such a great guy like him."

I could tell my sister was depressed. Her eyes looked so sad all because of the disappearance of Alfonso. Then, a memory popped in my head. Tell Liora that I love her. And if she survives, tell her that I'm at Angel Falls. How could I completely forget about him! I quickly grabbed Liora's hand and dragged her with me. "Onee-chan! What are you doing?" 

And just for the heck of it, I grabbed Natsu as well. "Whoa, Lucy! What are you-?"

"How far is Angel Falls from here?" I asked.

"Um, about two minutes from here. Why?" Natsu asked. But I just ignored the question and dragged the two of them to Angel Falls.

Angel Falls is considered one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in all of Fiore. The water shimmered beautifully at night in various colors of deep blues, purples, and greens. I panted for a moment, trying to catch my breath. "Hello!" I called out. "Are you there?"

"Lucy, who on earth are you talking too?" Liora asked. I ignored them and continued calling out to Alfonso, if he was even there. "I brought my sister! She survived!"

"Lucy, who are you talking to?" Natsu asked.

At that moment, the waterfall slowly parted from the middle. We all stared with amazement, gasps slipping from each of out mouths. Between the parted waters was a cave, and within that cave was a figure. I squinted  closely and realized that it was a man.

My sister's man.

"Lucy, tell me what's going right now!" She cried. I just smiled, a tear falling down my eye. "This is a way of repaying you after all those years of suffering."

"What are you-?" Her voice trailed off as the man walked closer and closer to us. It was no doubt that it was Alfonso, only with a slight beard and even longer hair. Liora stuttered with confusion and shock. Tears began to fall down her face as she staggered towards her beloved. "A..Alfonso?"

"Yes, my beloved. I am here," Alfonso smiled, a tear falling from his eye as well. Alfonso embraced Liora in a hug, and she began to cry in his bare chest. I smiled as my sister had her moment with Alfonso. Natsu held my hand and squeezed it. My sister looked over at me and smiled brightly. "Onee-chan...Thank you....so much..."

 I smiled and gave my sister a hug. "Now, Natsu and I will leave you alone for some...alone time," I winked. Liora smiled, squeezing Alfonso's arm. I grabbed Natsu's arm and we both walked away from the love bird reunite.

As we were walking back to Natsu's place, we were chatting away into the night. "That was really nice thing you did," Natsu smiled.

"I didn't want to be the only one being happy," I sighed. "Plus, I think it's the best way to repay Liora for all those years..."

"....I told Mirajane and Elfman about Lisanna...," Natsu whispered. My face fell at the mention of the deceased's name. "How'd they take it?"

"They were quite devastated. But they were also proud...that she did the right thing and all."

"I wish I could thank her," I whispered sadly.

"Same here." Suddenly, my cellphone began to vibrate in my Celestial pouch. I brought it out and saw that I received a text from Artemis. I read the text, and it said:

Hey  Lucy! Soooo I won't be able to come home because....well, let's just say I made a new "friend" who wants me to stay over. HAV FUN WIT NATSU!!!!

"Ah geez," I muttered. "Looks like Artemis isn't coming home tonight."

"She's probably been drinking so much alcohol," Natsu sighed. "Let's just hope she doesn't randomly get married or something."

When he brought up the word "married," a memory popped up in my head. "Hey, I heard that while I was in the ER, you told the doctor that you were my husband? Is that true?"

Natsu suddenly blushed a deep shade of pink. "Well...I knew the doc wouldn't let me transfer my blood unless I was somehow related to you."

"You could've said you were my brother," I giggled.

"But I can't imagine you anything but my wife," Natsu said. I stopped walking and stared at Natsu. Was he serious? Me, his wife? I could feel my cheeks burn with embarrassment. "Wow.....That sounded almost like a proposal.."

"Maybe it was," Natsu said. I looked over at him with shock, my palms getting very sweaty. We arrived at Natsu's house, but Natsu just stood in front of the door. "Na..tsu?"

He suddenly grabbed my shoulders and pulled me in for a kiss. He added so much pressure into the kiss, slipping his tongue into my mouth. I was so shocked, but I still succumbed to his kiss. I slipped my tongue into his mouth as well, and for a while we just French kissed. I finally pulled away, taking deep, heavy breaths. "Why...did you-?"

"I love you, Lucy," Natsu interrupted, "and every day I'm scared of losing you. I want to...I want to love in a way no man has ever loved you before."

I stared at Natsu with shock. My heart was beating so fast I thought I would get a heart attack. Natsu's eyes were filled with so much determination. I took a deep breath and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Do whatever you need to do," I whispered in his ear.

I could feel Natsu shudder. To my surprise, he grabbed my by the legs and carried me princess style. I squeaked with shock. He kicked the door open, and closed it behind him. He climbed upstairs and took me to his bedroom.

This was the first I've seen of his room. It was so...clean. All there really was in the room was the bed, a closet...and a window. He closed the door behind us...Just Natsu, me, and the bed. He gently placed on the bed. I stared at Natsu's deep eyes as he gently moved a lock of my hair. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

I nodded, guiding Natsu's hands to the buttons of my dress. One by one, the buttons were undone, revealing my lacy lingering. Natsu began to kiss my stomach, making me sway inside. I helped Natsu take off his vest, leaving him shirtless. He slowly kissed my lips so seductively that it was getting hard to breathe. "Lucy," he murmured.

"Natsu," I breathed. Throughout the whole night, I experienced a new kind of pain. A pain that could define your status in love. A type of pain that you'd want to feel over and over and over again. It was called pleasure.

The next morning, I woke up to Natsu staring at me. I couldn't help myself but to smile at his presence. "Good morning," I yawned.

"You're finally awake," Natsu chuckled. He grabbed me by my waist and pulled me closer to his naked body. I rested my head on his chest and sighed. "We finally did it."

"And it only took five years," Natsu joked. I giggled. Last night was amazing, but it did result in me not really feeling my legs. They ached whenever I moved them. I sat up and stretched my arms when Natsu suddenly gasped, "What happened to your body?!"

I looked down and gasped. Bright red glowing stripes were covering my body with flames. At first, I was freaking out, but then I remembered what Liora told me. I smiled and crawled on top of Natsu. "This is a symbol, my love. A symbol representing that only you can touch me, kiss me, feel me." I smiled gave him a kiss on the chest. "And I love it."

I could feel Natsu chuckling. "Now I know we're going to be together."

"Forever?"

Natsu kissed each of my fingers slowly. "Forever.