Ch. 9 - For Now

Previously:Lucy felt the cool metal of the necklace rest against her collarbone. She fingered the charms as Lyon's slender fingers clasped the necklace together.

"Thank you," she whispered when she turned around.

Lyon smiled again. "Promise me you'll keep it with you?"

"Always. I promise."

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Disclamer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

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Lyon hugged Lucy tightly, gently resting his chin on her head. He wouldn't be able to see her for a while, not with the distance between Magnolia and Magaret, and with guild related things.

"Make sure to lacrima call me, okay?" Lyon said as the two separated from the embrace.

Nodding, Lucy smiled. "I won't forget. And I'd like to continue the letters, if that's okay with you."

"Of course. I'll start to write one when I get home, so you'll have one in a day or two," Lyon replied.

"Come on, Luce!"

Natsu's call alerted Lucy that Fairy Tail was about to board the train. She kissed Lyon on the cheek, before waving goodbye. "I'll see you soon."

"Yes, this isn't goodbye." Lyon waved back.

"We're only parting… for now," Lucy called, as she hurried towards the train.

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"Bye!"

"Thanks for a fun time!"

"Come again soon."

The chorus of cries from the mages on the station platform to the mages on the train was really loud. Lucy felt bad for the other passengers in the train cars near them. She shivered, sure that they were all glaring at the train car containing the mages who didn't know how to keep it quiet.

Finding Lyon on the station, she waved to him, grinning as she watched him wave back.

The train picked up speed, the whistle blowing, as it started pulling out of the station.

The three of the four dragon slayers in Fairy Tail immediately fell over, faces turning into unnatural shades of white, green, and purple.

Lucy laughed, but didn't take her eyes off of Lyon's receding figure.

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Two hours into the train ride, the Fairy Tail mages had pretty much calmed down. 'Calming down' had involved Erza and Mira turning really scary as they stopped a fight between most of the men in the guild—besides the dragon slayers.

That brawl had left the upholstery on the seats ripped, the stuffing all over the floor.

Finding a seat that had escaped damage, she sat down next to Juvia, who also was there.

"Hey, Juvia," Lucy said, "Thanks a lot for doing what you did back there, and for helping me and Lyon get together."

Juvia sniffed, tilting her chin up. "Juvia did not do that for Lucy-san, she did it so Gray-san would only look at Juvia. All Juvia did was get rid of a love rival."

Smiling, Lucy hugged Juvia rather tightly, startling the water mage. "Well, whatever the reason, thank you, Juvia," she said.

Another brawl started, and Lucy ducked down so as not to be hit by a flying train seat.

"We'll have a huge amount damage we'll have to pay for…" she muttered.

When the brawl stopped, Lucy started to fall asleep. Her eyes closed, and she leaned to one side until she toppled onto Juvia's lap. Juvia gently got up, making sure not to wake Lucy up, and left the blonde woman alone to sleep on the train seat.

As Juvia left, she saw Lucy's hand wrap itself around a necklace with two charms on it she had not noticed before. Juvia assumed it was a gift from Lyon, and smiled, before going on to find her beloved Gray.

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Somewhere in Fiore, there was a dark room. A few candles were lit, revealing two figures sitting in the room.

A third figure entered the room, kneeling on the floor.

"Are the preparations set?" asked one of the figures. The deep voice made it known that the first person was a man.

The third figure nodded, rising up from his position. "Everything is already in motion, sir."

"Now, all we need to do is wait for the perfect moment." This came from the second figure, and the smooth, melodic voice. The second person was obviously female.

The third figure bowed. "Yes, Mr. Hades, Ms. Ur."

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A/N: And… that's it! But only for now. That last bit is a sneak peek at the next book, hope that intrigues you!

Thank you everyone for supporting me through the 18k word story! All of your reviews were great; they really encouraged me to continue with this crack fic. I do hope you'll all like the next book when I do start posting it (probably in the fall this year).

As thanks, and also to encourage you all to write your own LyLu fic, I have decided to create LyLu week! But, I don't have all the prompts, and I need you to help me out. Submit one to three prompts, and I'll choose ones that I think would be good for it. Here are the prompts I came up with:

November 1-7.

Day 1: Fire and Ice

Day 2:

Day 3:

Day 4: Dream

Day 5:

Day 6:

Day 7: Holiday

Bonus Prompt (November 8): Snow Day

If you would like to be notified for the final list of prompts, PM me or comment and let me know!

Thanks again to all of you who have supported me, despite that it sometimes takes me forever to post.

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Cardfighter by Maple - Yess! Are you glad this isn't the end?

Starlight (guest) - (: Yay! It's a happy ending… for now.

taboadayvonne - Glad you ship them! I'd love to see you give writing LyLu a shot.

Secret Companion - Well… Juvia is Juvia, you know? You can't exactly tell why she would do things, but she does sort of explain it in this chapter! But they didn't actually kiss, and Lucy is Lucy, so she forgave them both. (: