A/N: Final chapter. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, to every single reviewer who took the time to encourage and support me, even more so when the hate reviews started up and some of you made accounts just to do it, or reviewed for the first time in general. It meant a lot and a lot of your comments moved me to tears.

To all of the nasty reviewers, perhaps you should follow the saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it all" I honestly don't understand why you would read a fic you don't like and then take the time to write down nasty things about the story and me personally. It's not even constructive. Considering the fandom this is, I've been mind blown by the pure amount of hate. While this fandom has it's good members, it also has an abundance of hateful ones who have made writing for this fandom a truly unpleasant experience.

To everyone else, you made my day with your reviews and your messages. I would smile like a crazy person whenever I read them and you gave me the boost I needed. This was kind of the first multi chap that I sat and wrote and published regularly and finished quite quickly, and really worked on relentlessly. If you hadn't encouraged and supported me I wouldn't have gotten very far with this! Hopefully I'll see some of you over on my PLL fics, or other anime fics that I have in the works :)

EDIT: All nasty and negative reviews that where not in any way constructive have been deleted.

Three days later…..

Erza was sitting at the bar, observing her team mates. Natsu and Lucy where sitting cuddled up together on a bench at one of the tables, whispering to each other. Natsu had his arm around her shoulders, and Lucy had both of hers wrapped around him, Natsu's free hand was playing with her hair. They'd occasionally laugh, and whenever they thought no-one was looking they'd share a quick kiss. Erza smiled. They can't take their eyes off each other.

For the past few days, they'd been inseparable and Lucy referred to Natsu as her boyfriend at every available opportunity, especially when other women where around. Natsu thought it was hilarious that Lucy was so possessive of him, even around the other women of Fairy Tail. She was always touching him, always near him and hardly ever had him out of her sight. Natsu honestly didn't mind, he was just happy to have Lucy always close. Natsu never wanted to be apart from Lucy and he was trying to convince her to move in with he and Happy, after all….she would't have to worry about rent so much. He'd even told her she could have her own room if she wanted, and she'd stared at him in silence for a full two minutes before calling him an idiot. Lucy had been forced to admit how much she enjoyed having Natsu as her personal heater when she was cold in bed. Natsu had stayed at Lucy's for the past three nights, the pair talking or reading until they eventually fell asleep snuggled together. Natsu's arms wrapped around her, his body keeping her warm. Natsu figured it was a matter of time before Lucy cracked and agreed to live with he and Happy. He could wait it out. Even if he had to sneak past Lucy's landlady for a while longer.

Erza looked to the opposite side of the table, where Juvia and Gray where sitting. Gray was slouched back in his seat, one hand resting on the table, twined with one of Juvia's hands, who was sitting next to him and he'd just presented her with a…..is that a plushie of…himself?! I don't want to know. Erza decided, watching as Juvia hugged the plushie to her chest, Gray smirking at the delight on Juvia's face…until she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. His smirk dropped and he flushed bright red. The way Erza understood it, the pair where taking it slow, Gray was making it up to Juvia for his jealous behaviour and all the times he'd pushed her away. She figured the plushie was something to do with that. They'd been planning on keeping their new relationship quiet, but there had nearly been an incident with Lyon, and before Gray could do something he would regret, Juvia had kissed him, and he'd kissed her back rather passionately as the entire guild had stared. Well…except for Natsu who'd started cheering while Lucy rolled her eyes and chuckled. Juvia brought her head to Gray's shoulder, and he released her hand to wrap his arm around her waist, tugging her closer to murmur in her ear.

Juvia and Lucy where starting to become friends, and Gray and Natsu where…less antagonistic to each other. When Juvia was around. When she wasn't they didn't hold back. Whenever she caught them fighting she was rather like Erza herself, in fact Erza had found herself being quite proud of the water mage, backing her up when Natsu and Gray tried to sass their way out of it. Peace had been restored to her team. She was glad things had worked out in the end and the four of them where now incredibly happy. They had their happy endings as it where. But Erza couldn't forget what it had taken to get there. Mira meant well, but she had gone too far this time. She had to be stopped. Erza looked out of the window grimly. Any minute now….

The guild doors where thrown backwards. The lightening from outside echoing in the vast Guild hall as it cracked. A large figure was briefly silhouetted before he stepped in to the light of the guild. Right on time. Erza sat back in satisfaction, strawberry cake at the ready for the show. Laxus stomped up to the bar, a book clenched in his hand. Bickslow came rushing in behind him, "Laxus, calm down man, I already told you"

"Shut up Bickslow. I'd suggest you make yourself scarce before I decided to do something I'll regret" he snarled. Bickslow paled and backed away, hands up, retreating. Mira bustled up to Laxus.

"Hello Laxus, what can I get you?"

"Mira. Care to explain why you're messing with my Thunder Legion?" He growled. Mira's blood ran cold. No. He can't know….no-one would have told him…

"I'm not sure what you mean Laxus?"

"I mean, you went on a date with BICKSLOW" he bellowed the last part. Erza took a large bite of strawberry cake.

Mira started to stutter and stammer, trying to deny it but Laxus was having none of it. The pair started to bicker back and forth.

Jellal walked in, and spotting Erza made his way over to her. Passing the bickering mages as he did. He took a seat next to Erza, and tried to get her attention, but she was too focused on the scene playing out to the side of her. Jellal waved his hand in front of her face one last time.

"Erza?" He said in exasperation. When that didn't work, he studied her. She looked…..oh no…he grabbed her by the arm, threatening to make her drop her cake. She whirled, scowling.

"WHO-Oh, when did you get here?" she asked, giving him a quick kiss. He just looked at her, looked pointedly at Mira and Laxus and then back to Erza.

"What did you do?"

"Oh. That. Reven-I mean, I'm giving Mira a taste of her own medicine. She nearly destroyed my team, my…my friends by meddling" Jellal softened. Draping his arm over her shoulder, and stealing a bite of her cake.

"Your love for your friends never fails to awe me" he smiled at her and she smiled back. He leaned in to kiss her, but at that exact moment a loud bellow erupted from next to them and Erza whipped around leaving Jellal kissing air. He sighed and joined Erza in watching the argument.

Mira had transformed in to her Satan Soul, and Laxus had lightening crackling around him. He threw the book down on to the bar.

"YOU READ MY DIARY" Mira shrieked.

"I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOUR DIARY UNTIL I STARTED TO READ IT" he bellowed.

She grabbed him by the throat, "Where did you get it" she snarled menacingly. Laxus dialled down the lightening so he wouldn't hurt Mira.

"I found it. It was open to this exact page. I read aaaall about your date with Bickslow"

"It was one date, why are you so MAD. Nothing even happened!" she cried.

"I'M MAD BECAUSE-"

"Because WHAT LAXUS?!"

"Because I thought…..well….it doesn't matter. Clearly I was wrong, I don't know why I'm surprised. You flirt with EVERYONE" Mira gasped in outrage.

"WELL AT LEAST I KNOW HOW TO" Mira shrieked.

"You…you….DEMON"

"As if I haven't heard THAT one before" she sneered, "Honestly Laxus as if I'd ever be interested in you, you big, giant IDIOT"

"Is that the best you've got? I thought you where supposed to be scary when you got mad?" He laughed at her.

"Oh….I'll give you scary" a dark aura started to emanate from Mira.

Erza finished up her cake and hopped off her stool. She approached Mira and Laxus.

"Well, my work here is done" Erza said cheerfully. "I hope you can learn from this experience Mira" she said conversationally before shoving her face in Mira's and snarling, "Never meddle in anyone else's affairs again, do I make myself clear?"

"YOU?! You did this?!"

"I did warn you. Multiple times. Now, I said, do I make myself clear"

Mira mumbled an incredibly sulky yes.

"Good. Honestly Mira, you really should be more careful where you leave things" she said patting the takeover mage on the shoulder. She turned to Laxus, "Page 88 onwards may interest you, I numbered them for you" she stated, then grabbed Jellal by the hand and started to head out of the guild as Mira cried,

"NO LAXUS DON'T READ THAT!"

"Aw Mira," Erza could hear the smirk in his voice "I didn't know you felt that-OOOW"

The Guild watched as Mira and Laxus disappeared in to the back room to sort out whatever the hell was going on between them. Bickslow was sheepishly being interrogated by Evergreen and berated by Freed at the same time for upsetting their leader.

The two couples Erza had been observing where oblivious, too wrapped up in each other to notice what was going on around them.

"Natsu, pleeeeaaaseeeeeeeee" Lucy begged, giving her best puppy eyes. Natsu pretended to think about it, then smirked and held up one finger. Lucy giggled and leaned in, kissing him briefly on the lips and then smiling at him.

"Alright, one strawberry milkshake comin' right up!" Natsu reluctantly untangled himself from Lucy and then got up from the table, but turned to face Juvia and Gray before leaving.

"Yo, you guys want anything from the bar?" Natsu asked. Juvia shook her head, still hugging her plushie.

"I'll come with you, I'm dying for something cold" Gray said, getting to his feet. The two headed off to the bar leaving the girls alone at the table. Lucy and Juvia had talked after everything, apologies had been made and a new friendship tentatively formed. Juvia looked at Lucy and shifted in her seat.

"What's up Juvia?"

"Juvia needs to tell Lucy something, but Juvia doesn't want to make things awkward. Juvia should have said it days ago" Juvia worried. Lucy frowned in concern.

"It's okay Juvia, you can tell me anything! What did you want to say?" Lucy said brightly. Juvia nodded, then looked up at Lucy, suddenly exuding menace. Lucy gulped.

"That if you harm or upset Natsu ever again, Juvia will boil you from the inside out" Lucy gulped.

"Can-can you do that?"

"We will see" Juvia said darkly. Before returning to her usual demeanour. She looked at Lucy's expression and sighed. "Juvia knew things would be awkward". Lucy spluttered a laugh.

Up at the bar, Natsu had ordered he and Lucy's drinks, and Gray had placed his own order. They where patiently waiting and making small talk.

"Listen, I've been thinking about something and I really need to say something" Natsu said uncertainly, ruffling his hair. Gray was immediately concerned. Their friendship had taken a turn for the better ever since everything had happened. Gray had apologised yet again to Natsu's initial amusement, and Natsu had been sincere in his acceptance. They would always be rivals, but they'd started to acknowledge their friendship more and more.

"What is it? You can tell me anything man" Gray said sincerely, his worry increasing as Natsu shifted about on his feet.

"Are you sure? I don't wanna freak you out ice princess" Gray rolled his eyes.

"I'm sure, flame brain, go ahead"

"Okay then" Natsu said cheerfully, before grabbing Gray by the throat and slamming him down on the bar.

"If you hurt Juvia one more time, if you ever make her cry again, I'm gonna see if your body's as easy to melt as your ice, got it?" Natsu snarled. Gray nodded and Natsu released him, allowing the ice mage to straighten back up.

"We good snowflake?" Natsu asked.

"We're good lizard boy" Gray affirmed, bumping Natsu's fist and the two grabbed the drinks that had appeared at some point during the…confrontation, and headed back to the girls. Natsu tilted his head, Lucy looked weird. Nothing a hug won't fix! Lucy did say being in my arms makes her feel better, like they got super powers or somethin' …oh wait….they do, but I don't think that's what Lucy meant. Natsu pondered.

"Hey, where's your sidekick?" Gray asked, he hadn't seen the blue exceed in a while. The boys placed the drinks down on the table, and resumed their previous places, oblivious to the vibe from the girls. Lucy gratefully snuggled in to Natsu's arms, hiding her face in his chest, while Juvia mumbled something about awkwardness and hugged her plushie tightly, while clutching the hand attached to the arm Gray had draped over her shoulders. She replaced her head on his shoulder. The boys settled down and Gray took a sip of his drink just as Natsu finally answered.

"On a date with Carla" Gray choked on his drink.

"Juvia called it" she said proudly and Natsu slapped her a high five.

They descended in to laughter, and then started to speculate on the date, where it was taking place, how it was going and so on, eager for Happy's return to grill him and maybe even give him a taste of his own medicine. They practised chorusing "He liiiiiikes her" in unison, so they would be ready for his return. For now, they where the happiest they had ever been. They didn't know what lay ahead, what they would have to face in the future, but each of the mages was confident they could face anything, as long as they had each other. It wouldn't be long before the craziness of the last week or so was forgotten, a distant memory, only to be brought out to laugh at.

But for now...everything was as it should be.