Hi guys!!! Here's the new chapter....at last....I'm in the rural areas as of now and the connection is terrible!!! I did everything i could to update earlier but to no avail...anyway I hope all of you had a great weekend.....the wind's pretty good in here...I hope you guys will enjoy reading this new chapter.....I dedicate this to lucyluvsanime.....as usual, I ask you all to comment and vote...thanks a lot!!!!

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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“Reina….I mean, older sister”, Elizabeth hugged Reina when it was all over. The Rune Knights came just after Reimonbeth stopped fighting and asked forgiveness for everything he did.

Flashback…..

“Rei-sama….”, Akki-onna and the others ran for him.

“Forgive me, everyone. I made all our plans go to waste. Everything’s been a mess”, Reimonbeth said as he lay on the ground.

“You’ve been like that ever since”, Tenma smiled at him.

“Tenma….thank you….I’m sorry it has been this way”, Reimonbeth’s tears streamed down his face.

“Well, it’s inevitable that you have to face your nieces. The world is small indeed”, Tenma said.

“Everyone, you’re all free. You may all go as you wish. I’ll bear the weight of all my actions and everything that happened here. All of you are not to blame”, Reimonbeth said.

“No. I will never leave you, Master”, Hotaru said determinedly.

“Neither will I!”, Akki-onna seconded.

“So are we!”, the others chanted. Fairy Tail smiled at their bonds. They’re slightly similar to them.

“Rei, you’ve been carrying everything alone. It’s time you realize you’re not responsible for everything. We are Advent Ghoul and you are our Master. As a guild, we should all be together on this. Without you, we’re dead on the streets alone. Not everything we did is a crime. Maybe the Council will show mercy on us”, Tenma said.

The Rune Knights came to take Advent Ghoul to custody as Reimonbeth and the others turned themselves in without any complains. Before Reimonbeth was taken inside the prison vehicle, he turned around to look at his two nieces.

“Your Mother…..Reliza….she’s blessed to have you two….I too am blessed to have met you”, Reimonbeth said as he walks inside.

“We’ll visit you, Uncle”, Reina and Elizabeth shouted to him. Reimonbeth bowed with tears and smiled as he looks at them before they left.

End of Flashback…..

“Are you alright?”, Reina asked.

“Yes, how about your wounds?”, Elizabeth pointed out.

“It’s alright, it will heal in no time”, Reina shrugged it off.

“What if it scars? A lady can’t be scarred right? You taught me that.  You may not be able to marry”, Elizabeth asked.

“Well…..I’ll probably think about it some other time”, Reina laughed.

“Don’t worry, some men doesn’t mind women with scars. Wizards find it very amusing”, Tetsuya butted in. Reina blushed a little with that as Elizabeth smiled at them.

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“Thanks for all your help”, Cana smiled at Bacchus.

“Anytime”, Bacchus smiled back. They were walking closer to each other.

“Hey I helped you out too”, Gildarts interrupted as he gap himself between Cana and Bacchus.

“I already know that stupid Father”, Cana pouted.

“Eh? You’re too cruel Cana-chan. Daddy’s worried for you so he ran all the way back to save you but this is how you’ll greet me after so long?”, Gildarts pouted like a kid.

“It’s embarrassing!”, Cana scolded. “But….thank you for coming Dad”, Cana was blushing as she says it awkwardly.

“See you around the bar next time”, Bacchus waved as he walks away from them.

“I still haven’t met you properly. I won’t approve of you so easily!”, Gildarts warned.

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“Lyon-sama, thanks for the help”, Juvia said.

“I told you, when you’re in trouble, I’ll always find ways to save you my Juvia”, Lyon flirted.

“Umm, but Juvia isn’t the one who’s in trouble”, Juvia said awkwardly. Their background is getting mushy.

“Hey!”, Gray scolded.

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“Kagura, Milliana, thanks”, Erza said to the two Mermaid Heel members.

“No problem Er-chan! This is a good training!”, Milliana said.

Kagura was just blushing mad at the sight of her, the thing about treating her as a sister is still clinging in her mind. Erza hugged Kagura so cutely which made her blush more.

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“You overdid it”, Romeo looked at Wendy. She’s exhausted from healing all the wounded and injured.

“Eh? Ah…it’s alright”, Wendy smiled at him.

“Here”, Romeo handed her some water.

“Thank you”, Wendy took it willingly and drinks it. “Ah, that feels great”

“You should rest for a while”, Romeo reminded. Wendy nodded at him as he sits beside her to talk with her more.

“Romeo is being a man”, Elfman grumbled from afar.

“What? Romeo is still a kid”, Evergreen said disapprovingly.

“I’m talking about him being responsible!”, Elfman bickered.

“Then just say so! Don’t use man this or man that, it’s annoying!”, Evergreen argued.

“What was that?”, Elfman angrily scowled.

“You two….”, Mirajane interrupted.

“Are so much alike”, Freed finished.

“Aren’t you two as well?”, Laxus sweat dropped.

“Hm? They’re having fun”, Lisanna smiled. Bixlow is beside her smiling as well behind his mask.

“Having fun”, Bixlow’s puppets repeated.

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Elizabeth was walking thoughtlessly near the river. She turned to look at Natsu who is with other Fairy Tail members.

“Just tell him how you feel”, she heard someone from behind her. When she looked who it is, it was Lucy.

“Aren’t you against it?”, Elizabeth asked.

“Well, we can’t dictate our hearts who to fall in love with. It would be bad if you miss the opportunity to tell it. Don’t wait until you regret not saying it”, Lucy said.

“I can’t understand you at all. Aren’t you in love with him too? How can you think about someone else’s happiness when…”, her eyes widened when she realized something. Lucy has always been like that ever since. Just like what Natsu and Lisanna told her, she’s always cheering someone up when they’re down even if she herself is hurting. “I’m sorry”

“Huh?”, Lucy looked at her questioningly.

“I’m sorry…for everything I did. I’m sorry Lucy”, Elizabeth bowed with tears in her eyes. “I’m too stubborn to understand you; I’m too narrow-minded to the point that I won’t heed any words coming from you. I’m selfish because…I wanted everything that you have and I don’t….but that’s because…..it’s like that because….maybe….I really just like you…..Lucy, I loved you as a sister….I missed you so much and I just….I was just blinded by my anger….all these time….I thought you left me intentionally…..I was too focused on being your rival and my hatred at everything that I didn’t see Reina and Father being there for me….I only see the bad things surrounding me….Lucy….I….I…”

“I know. I understand. I get it. Truly, I do so….stop crying Elizabeth, it doesn’t suit you”, Lucy wiped her tears away and hugged her tight. “I’m sorry for leaving you so suddenly”

“No, I should be the one apologizing for not understanding your reasons”

“Also, I’m sorry for all the bad things I said to you”, Lucy parted from her as they both smiled at each other.

“I am the one who said those first. I’m really sorry”, Elizabeth is smiling as she says those things.

“I’m sorry for slapping you earlier, for pulling you and for scaring you like that”

“Well, thanks to that it helped me to look and think thoroughly into things”, Elizabeth said.

“We’re okay?”

“Yeah”

At the far off side, Erza and the other girls with Reina and Tetsuya are all smiling at the two.

“So who won the challenge?”, Gray suddenly asked. All the girls looked at him angrily and hit him.

“Idiot”, Charle shook her head with pity.

“Aye”, Happy seconded.

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“Elizabeth! Reina!”, Master Maru ran to them when they arrived in Magnolia.

“Father!”, Elizabeth hugged him tightly.

“You’re alright”, Master Maru mumbled as he caresses her hair. He reached for Reina and hugged her as well.

“Father, when we go home, please restate Reina’s relationship with us. After all, she’s my sister. She sacrificed enough. Forgive me for everything I did”, Elizabeth cried.

“Me too, I’m sorry for making you do everything I tell you to. I never thought about your feelings. I won’t force you again I promise”, Master Maru said. “Reina, sorry for everything I did to you; for concealing your identity to everyone. It must be hard for you”

“No, I don’t regret a thing”, Reina said.

“Excuse me…”, the Mayor interrupted.

“Yes?”, Elizabeth asked.

“Umm, the festival is over now and the challenge was interrupted so….if you like, we can continue the challenge some other time”, Doranbolt explained.

“No. That’s not necessary, I’m sorry for troubling you. About the challenge, I surrender. I lose to Lucy”, Elizabeth announced with a smile.

“I see, then…can we just invite you for our annual Cherry Blossom viewing this evening?”, the Mayor asked politely, Master Maru looked at his two daughters first before answering. They both nodded.

“Alright. That would be nice”, Master Maru smiled at him.