Sorry for the delay! Had 4 soccer games this week! It sucked because my ankle broke, but I still had to go anyway... :(((( Oh well! Anyway, here's your chappie! The finale! ITS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN DADADADA DADADADADA DADADADA DADADADADADADA DADADA DA DADADADADA DA DA

I'm sorry for that.

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Chapter 16: Finale (END)

Part 1: Gray and Juvia;No POV

Gray woke up to a loud noise. It sounded a bit like Levy, screaming "GAAAAAJEEEEEELL!". Gray took a guess and assumed Gajeel had already turned back. Which means that it is 9:00. Which means...

Oh crap! Gray thought as he looked down to see he had already changed back into human form. He was still in the bed with Juvia, (A/N: Nothing sexual, mind you) and Juvia was still sleeping, hugging Gray.

Gray carefully removed Juvia's arm from his naked chest, shifting so that he sat up. However at that moment, Juvia stirred.

"G-Gray-sama?" Juvia says, cracking her eyes open. She sits up, rubs her eyes, and her eyes widen.

Oh no...once she sees me here...theres no going back...unless... Gray thinks.

"GRAY-SAMA?! JUVIA MISSED YOU! SHE THOUGHT YOU DIED! WHY DID YOU LEAVE WITHOUT JUVIA'S CONSENT? GRAY-S-"

Juvia was interrupted by a pair of icy lips crashed onto hers

GRAY-SAMA IS KISSING JUVIA! I think I'm gonna FAINT! Juvia says, so overwhelmed with happiness that she faints and sinks into Gray's arms.

Gray smiled a bit, staring at the girl in his arms.

I think I'll leave her here and go to the guild... Maybe she isn't so bad after all...maybe it's not a sin to fall in love with her... Gray thought.

He put her under the covers and left, quietly closing the door behind him.

However before that, Gray left a note on Juvia's nightstand;

Juvia,

Would you like to go on a job with me later?

-Gray

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Part 2: Erza and Jellal; No POV

Jellal stayed up all night, waiting for the moment when he could escape. He sat on the side of the bed, waiting for when 9:00 finally came. He couldn't escape now, because of his scrawny puppy legs that couldn't reach the door handle, but he was waiting.

He was smarter than to just sleep the night away to then be woken up by an enraged Erza who has no idea why Jellal is in her bed.

After hours of patience, Jellal was surrounded by smoke and he turned back to normal, giving a small smile in satisfaction. But he was still sleepy...very sleepy...

NO! I need to stay awake and escape while I can! Jellal thought.

But before he could make it to the door, he collapsed in exhaustion, sleep overtaking him in the blink of an eye.

Erza woke up and saw Jellal laying on the ground.

Levy warned me about this yesterday...so it's true... Erza thought.

She picked a sleepy Jellal up and carried ALL THE WAY TO THE GUILD, where he was literally dropped off at the infirmary(roughly, but oblivious to Erza).

As Jellal laid in the infirmary, Erza sat in the chair, waiting for him to wake up.

"Jellal, it is time to wake up," Erza stated as she hit Jellal upon his head, who awoke quickly from the pain.

"Oww...Erza?" Jellal questioned

Dammit! I fell asleep right when I was going to slyly escape... Jellal thought.

"Yesterday, Levy figured out that you and those other knuckleheads had been turned into mutts, so I figured this would happen. Besides that, are you O.K.?" Erza questioned.

"Yes. Arigato, Erza." Jellal thanked.

(Arigato means "Thank You" in japanese)

"Are...are you going to leave now?" Erza asked, pain clear in her eyes.

Jellal heard the pain and looked in her eyes, seeing pain, confusion, and loss.

Flashback

"You like Erza-chan, don't you!" Meredy teased childishly.

"Wha..? N-No!" Jellal argued, blushing.

"Ha ha! Jellal and Erza, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-"

"Enough! Your singing is bugging me," Ultear interupped Meredy, who whined in response.

"But however I sense a deep connection between you two. I am aware of the feelings you two possess. You may stay there permanently, if you wish. Meredy and I shall continue taking out the dark guilds by ourselves," Ultear proposed.

"That won't be necessary! I want to stay in Crim-" Jellal started.

"Just consider it. If you change your mind, we will know. We have our ways. Just know that we will visit often, to see you and Erza's babies," Ultear finished.

Flashback End

"I think I may stay. Ultear said I could stay here permanently..." Jellal said after moments of silence.

Erza's face lit up. A small smile shown on her face.

"Wonderful!" Erza said, crushing Jellal's head into her breast plate into a hug.

After awkward moments of silence, Erza blushed and let him go.

"I-I-I will alert the g-guild of your c-condition. A-Arigato," Erza said befor sprinting out of the room, face a tomato.

Someday, Erza Scarlet. Someday I'll tell you how much you mean to me... Jellal thought, sinking deeper into the mattess to think about how he was going to explain this to Ultear because knowing her, she was currently watching the exchange with Meredy through a lacrima...

End of Story