Lucy's POV

~timeskip to the day after Lucy wakes up *still in the hospital room*~

"So how long have I been out?"

"More than 2 weeks."

"WHAT?! Was Wendy here to help?"

"Barely, she really looked like she wanted to stay to help more but there was a point where there was nothing she could have done. From what she told me, all of your physical wounds were healed but you just needed to 'mentally stabilize' whatever that means."

I sat on my hospital bed and hugged my knees closer to my chest. My eyes looked down on the floor as Laxus continued to sit in his chair and both Sting and Rogue (and their exceeds) were beside me.

"So you're sure that the Underhell Dogs are-."

"Yeah they are don't worry Blondie. The Rune Knights FINAAAALLY CAME way way way way waaaaay after we took those mutts down. The three of us were able to DE-MOLISH those bastards all together! I mean the power of three dragon slayers am I right? THE TRINITY WAS THE HYPE! Larry-"

"Laxus."

"Right, Laxus, Rogue and I make a pretty damn awesome and kick-*beep* team."

I felt my shoulders go up and down a bit when I giggled at Sting's thoughts. I totally wish I was able to see that!

As fast and the four came, three left for their guild. Rogue stayed behind and remained in the same position. His back was against the wall, his eyes were closed, his arms were crossed across his chest and he maintained his stoic expression on his face. I wanted him to know that I heard the conversation while I was asleep and clarify how I felt about him. I cleared my throat which got both men's attention in the room.

"Hey Laxus, can you please get me some water?"

I held the pitcher beside me and shook it, hinting that it was empty since there was no swishing sound heard, only silent air occupied the container.

"Uh sure."

The man stood up from his chair and walked out of the room with the pitcher in his hands. When the door shut, it was only the two of is. Just Rogue and just me. He didn't say anything of course but neither did I. I didn't want the silence to be present so I had to muster up my courage at that instant, open my mouth and let words do what they should do.

"Rogue. . ."

"Hmm? What is it Lucy?"

"Well I. . . "

'WOW THIS IS ALREADY GETTING UNNECESSARILY AWKWARD!'

I looked up to Rogue who gave me a funny look. It was even more lame when I just gave him a cheesy smile. I felt myself mentally facepalm at my own redundancy.

"Rogue, well uhm. I don't know how to put this so I'll just sorta say it. While I was still asleep, I was still able to hear everything. Meaning, I heard the. . .the argument you and Laxus had a while ago."

I wasn't looking directly at him but I can tell he was surprised. I mean, no one else but Laxus (up until a little while ago) knew that I was still conscious despite my physical state. Rogue continued to not say anything, and I had to carry my solo so he could know everything that was going through my head regarding him.

"You're an incredibly sweet person Rogue, especially to me. After the GMG, I always knew that you were going to be one of my closest friends since you were always so kind, considerate and secretly caring towards others despite your external appearance. I honestly cannot thank you enough for being so good to me, even if we're not always next to each other. You left me speechless when you were willing to take in both me and Laxus when we needed help. I-I. . ."

I looked down towards the floor again and my fingers clenched tightly onto the fabric of my blanket on the bed. I closed my eyes and let the final words slip through my lips.

"Despite all your kindness, I love Laxus!"

I covered my eyes with my hands and I cried.

"He is the only person I have these feelings for. I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry. . . "

I don't know why I was crying, but the feeling of immense guilt kept banging my heart like it was some elastic ball constantly being hit with a mallet. Rogue was always so kind, I feel awful about rejecting someone who is one of the many people I hold near and dear in my heart. It hurt too much, it was almost unbearable. Rogue deserves better than this. . . so much better.

Out of nowhere, I felt something warm press itself against my forehead gently. I opened my watery eyes to see Rogue so close to me. Was he. . .kissing my forehead? As quickly as he moved in to kiss my forehead, he pulled back and smiled sweetly at me.

"R-Rouge?"

"Lucy, thank you for making me believe in something I never thought I could never feel towards someone."

With that familiarly structured line, he tightly held me in his arms and rested his cheek on my shoulder. He whispered the last part-the part that made the guilt feel like a steel javelin stabbed through my beating heart.

"Thank you for making me believe in love."

I held onto Rogue as tightly as I could, but he was the first to break from the embrace after a while. He smiled at me one more time before turning on his heels to exit the room. By the time he left, Laxus came back with a pitcher filled with water. He had some dazed look on his face, but I didn't pay attention to him as I continued to stare at the door. I covered my mouth as I continued to sob helplessly.

"Lucy?! Wha-what happened?"

Laxus approached me, and I jumped onto him. Luckily, he caught me midair but I continued to cry in his chest. I shook miserably as Laxus tried to soothe me as best as he can.

'I'm so sorry to do that to you Rogue. . .but I love Laxus.'

~ at Fairy Tail ~

Normal POV

"LUUUUCYYYYYYYY!"

Everyone in the guild hall cried out to the returning Blonde Celestial Wizard. Some cried, some cried even more but the rest was smiling for their comrades' return and recovery. Lucy held onto a crying Happy when he stopped midair and dropped onto her perfectly. Her unique smile never left her face, the excitement even made Laxus smile a bit in front of everyone. This was Fairy Tail all right. This was their home. They were finally home. While everyone was preoccupied with celebrating the return of the blondes or caught up with the excitement, no one really paid much attention to Wendy and Mirajane who were speaking to each other privately behind the bar.

"TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF OUR FAIRY TAIL COMRADES, WE WILL PARTY!"

Makarov jumped on his toes and pointed towards the ceiling with already flushed cheeks. The entire guild hollered in excitement, all sitting down and engaging in the boundless happiness that was difficult to contain in a single building. While everyone was already seated and the fun had already been initiated, Laxus and Lucy continued to stand. Both wizards looked at each other briefly before they held hands and walked towards the Fairy Tail crowd.

"We're home."

"Yeah, we are."

~ to Mirajane and Wendy ~

"Do you think they were able to open up more easily with that sleeping paralysis spell you put on Lucy?"

"Mira! You told me to put her under that spell! (T A T)"

"Shh shh shh I know I know. But how does it look?"

"Well, they both seem happy. You were right, something was going to happen during Lucy's recovery!"

"Hehe, I knew it would happen! We'll be seeing blonde babies soon enough, Wendy~"

"E-eh?! Blonde babies?!"

"Blonde with blue eyes~! Bondle with brown eyes~!"

"KYAAAA!"

Author's Note:

Hello everyone! This is the last chapter to my first chapter story! I sincerely hope that you all have enjoyed Journey On: Just You, Just Me. I really want to thank all of you for staying tuned for the updates and reading this from start to finish. SO just to clarify, Lucy was in a sleeping paralysis spell that Mirajane convinced Wendy to do because Mira being Mira, she had a feeling that there was going to be something between Laxus and Lucy. Sooo she wanted Lucy to suffer some to get some love in the end. Writing this has really been a different experience compared to writing one shots and although writing is not my passion, updating and finishing Journey On: Just You, Just Me was able to help me experience write out a simple idea in a way that one shots just cannot achieve. Again, thank you all for reading, enjoy the other wonderful and amazing fanfictions that are on this site and have a great day everyone!

Sincerely,

teabubz