Okay, I just want to start off by saying that I'm sorry that this took so long to get out. Life got hectic once again and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight. The amount of toxic bullshit in my life right now is absolutely astounding. But I won't bore you guys with the details, that isn't what we are here for, after all.

At long last we are finally at the end of this story. The final chapter. The ending. Oh God, I may cry. This is by far the biggest project that I have ever written and I'm proud to see it finally come to a close. While it will be a bit weird not writing this story anymore, I'm happy to say that there will be a sequel in the future. When it will be written, I can't say. I have a lot of ongoing stories right now that I would like to get caught up in before I start writing a new one, I hope you guys understand!

One last thing! I'm aware that this chapter is extremely short. With a sequel coming in the future, I didn't want to give too much of their futures away! Hope you guys enjoy in regardless!

Anyway!

I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters, just the plot to this story.

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S Lyubov'yu,

Casper.

Previously;

The rest of the evening was spent joking, laughing, and discussing their plans for the future. They may not have known what the future held for them, but whatever came their way, they would face it together as a family.

"By the way...what the hell are your real names anyway?", Sting asked out of curiosity.

"Erik.", Cobra shrugged.

"MacBeth.", Midnight muttered.

"Wow, I was expecting something more...I don't know...badass.", the blonde Slayer muttered.

"Whatever, Bumblebooty.", Rogue snorted.

"I'd shut up now before Sting makes a horrible attempt to roast you again, ShadowBooty.", Lucy snorted back.

Within an instant, the entire family was reduced to wonderful bursts of laughter that shook the walls.

They were finally at ease.

They didn't have anything to worry about anymore.

At least, they thought they would be safe, even if it was only for a little while..

Before they knew it, three months had passed since Cobra and Midnight had been returned to their adult bodies. In that short amount of time, a lot had happened for not only them, but the people they had come to look at as their family. All of them still spent almost every moment together, but it wasn't the same as it had been when Cobra and Midnight had been stuck in their childlike forms. Once they had returned to their real bodies, quite a bit had changed.

While both males still lived called Lucy's house their home, both of them had found their own apartments a short ways away from her house. Granted, they mostly just used them for sleeping most of the time. The furniture in their apartments was sparse and food could rarely be found in the fridge and cupboards. Dinners were always eaten at Lucy's table, even if she was away on a mission with one of the twins.

That was another thing that had changed over the course of the last few months. Lucy never went on solo jobs anymore. She was always accompanied by at least two members of their little family. If the job looked like it was going to prove difficult, the entire family would join in on the job. It wasn't that they viewed the blonde haired woman as weak or as someone that was unable to protect herself, it was that they couldn't bare the thought of her being injured or overpowered without them their to back her up.

Even though Cobra and Midnight had chosen to obtain their own apartments, the Twins had chosen to stay in the house with Lucy, much to her joy. During Cobra and Midnight's time as children, the bond between Lucy and the Twins had become damn near invincible. Especially her bond with Rogue. While they still hadn't found the time to go on their date, they weren't in any hurry to get out into the dating world. Lucy had come to realize that she didn't need all the fancy dates and the expensive gifts. Just having to the ebony haired Slayer around was enough for her. Both of them had decided that it would be easier to leave the labels until they were all settled back into the swing of having somewhat normal lives.

Because God forbid a wizard had a totally normal life.

Life back at the guild hall had steadily started to go back to normal as well for everyone. Now that everyone had been completely informed on everything that had happened before Cobra and Midnight had come into Lucy's care, they had become even more accepting of the former dark mages. Both Cobra and Midnight had begun to form bonds with their guild mates now that they didn't feel as if a giant target had been painted onto their backs.

Due to his sailor like language and his odd obsession with maiming people and violence, Cobra and Gajeel had become fast friends and were rarely seen apart from each other. The only time people saw them apart was when the Poison Slayer was with Lucy on a job or when the blonde insisted that everyone have a giant slumber party in her home. Most of the guild joked that they wouldn't be surprised if the Iron and Poison Slayers eventually became and item, which irritated the males to no end.

Midnight on the other hand, had been quickly scooped up by the Thunder Legion. Although he was a man of very few words and even less facial expressions, he fit right in with the quirky group of mages. Nobody had seen his friendship with Bickslow coming either. If anything, everyone had expected him to be more drawn to Freed and his silence. But in the end, it had been Backslow that had scooped him right up.

Both mages were eternally grateful that rumors of a future relationship weren't floating around about them.

Something about the thought of the Reflector mage and Bickslow doing anything remotely romantic made everyone shiver at the mental image.

Since his departure from the guild, Natsu had only checked in with the guild a handful of times. He was unable to tell them what he and Vorona were up to and was more interested in what his guild mates had been up to. When he heard about the friendships that were blooming with Lucy's boys, a small smile had graced his features. The true Natsu was truly starting to come back, something that everyone in Fairy Tail was grateful for.

The pink haired mage's calls were always brief, but everyone in the guild understood. While they had no idea as to what he was doing, they knew that he was doing whatever it was he was doing to protect them. The guild had been informed of the prophecy that surrounded Lucy and her little family and they all suspected that Natsu's departure from the guild was due to whatever the future held for them all.

Lucy's friendship with Natsu wasn't the same as it had been during their time as partners, but they knew that there would always be an unbreakable bond between them. While they didn't always see eye to eye, they both knew that they would always be there for each other. Whether it was something extremely small or something that could shake the earth to its very core.

And so, time began to pass peacefully for the obnoxiously loud guild known as Fairy Tail. Well, as peacefully as it could with their reputations. Fights were still a daily thing, but nobody complained about them. Over the course of the next few months, so many wonderful things happened that Lucy had begun to wonder if her face had finally frozen in the form of a beaming smile.

Gray and Juvia had finally become a couple shortly after the guild had been able to relax.

Jellal had been cleared of his charges and was now a free man. He had joined Fairy Tail shortly after just so he could be with Erza, much to Cobra's confusion. The maroon haired mage was completely convinced that the blue haired Heavenly Body mage was a closet masochist who wanted to be slapped around with a giant hammer.

Master had finally announced that he was retiring as Guild Master and that Laxus would be taking his place, but to the Lightening mages teams delight. Lucy swore that she could still smell Freed's torrent of happy tears in the air. The amount of tears that had left his body reminded everyone of Juvia's tearful fits, much to the blue haired woman's amusement.

But while they all knew that the peace would not last forever, the entire guild was determined not to let whatever the future held for them control them. Until the day that they were called to arms came, they would take it day by day and enjoy their lives to the fullest.

Nobody could have guessed that it would be years until their fates finally caught up to them, and that the peace was finally going to end once more. Nobody could have imagined the darkness that the world harbored in its very core.

And that's the end of this story, my dudes. I can't believe we've finally reached the end of this journey. I know that this chapter was pretty much filled with information, but that's alright, yeah? I do not know when I'll be starting the sequel, but I plan to start getting it into the works as soon as I've caught myself up on some of my other stories.

Which story am I going to focus on first? Fuck if I know. xD

I guess I'll just stare at them and wait for one of them to scream 'pick me, pick me!'.

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has taken time out of their day to read and review my work, you guys make doing this so much more worth it. Whether it's one person reading and reviewing or it's a hundred people, it means a lot. :')

Once I have a date set for the sequels premier, I will post another chapter to this story to announce it, so make sure to favorite this story so you'll get a notification!

Once again, I do not use a beta, so please excuse any mistakes I may have missed while editing. Once I find time, I plan to go back and edit these chapters again, so bare with me.

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Until Next Time! 3