Epilog

Lucy and Natsu were standing outside her apartment.

"Are you sure you don't want to come in?" she asked. "We have milk and cookies."

Natsu shook his head. "Nah, I need to head back home. Happy's probably waiting for me." He waved goodbye. "Good job today. I'll see you tomorrow."

Lucy waved back and opened the door. The radio was on and music was playing in the background. Laxus was in the kitchen, searching through the fridge.

"Oh, hey Lucy. Do you know where the mayonnaise is?" he asked.

"Try the side door."

His head ducked behind the refrigerator door and he reappeared a moment later with the jar in hand. "Thanks. I didn't know when you'd be home so I'm making myself a turkey sandwich, do you want one?"

She shook her head. "No thanks. Natsu and I stopped by a bakery for croissants on the way home." She watched him move around the kitchen. "Hey Laxus, have you spoken to Natsu recently?"

"Nope, why do you ask?" He finished making his sandwich and took a bite.

"I dunno. I just get the feeling that you guys aren't as close as you used to be. I've been living here for a month now and I can count the number of times Natsu has visited on a single hand."

Laxus sat in a barstool at the kitchen counter and motioned for her to join him. "We weren't that close to begin with. Don't worry about it. You see the guy everyday anyways. He doesn't need to visit you at home." His tone had an edge to it. Laxus had wanted her to join his team after she had moved in with him but Lucy had declined. Her excuse was that the Thunder God Tribe went on more dangerous missions and she would feel like she was holding the team back.

Lucy hadn't shared her second reason for not joining. She was worried that she may lose her old friends, especially Natsu, if she spent all of her time with Laxus.

"I guess your right," she said.

Laxus took another bite of his sandwich and frowned. "If it's really bothering you, I can talk to the guy, but he's going to get punched in the face if I wake up and he's next to me in bed."

Lucy giggled. "I don't think you have to worry about that. Besides, you hog the whole bed. There's barely room for me, much less Natsu."

He swallowed and smiled. "I'm not hogging the bed. I'm just trying to get as close to you as possible." He finished the last bite of his sandwich and took his plate to the sink.

One of Lucy's favorite songs came on the radio and she turned up the volume.

We got the afternoon

You got this room for two

One thing I've left to do

Discover me

Discovering you

"Will you dance with me?" she asked shyly.

"Sure, if its while we're both horizontal and naked." He turned around. "Hey, don't make that face. I was just kidding." He wrapped his arms around her and began swaying back and forth to the music.

'Cause if you want love

We'll make it

Swimming a deep sea

Of blankets

Take all your big plans

And break 'em

This is bound to be a while

He was such a good dancer. Lucy rested her cheek against his chest. It still amazed her how happy he made her.

"This reminds me of our first date," he said.

"The dance wasn't our first date. It was just the first time you kissed me," she said.

He titled her chin up and pressed his lips to hers. When they broke apart, he twirled her around the living room.

"Mm, that's right. That's all it took. One kiss and I was addicted."

Damn baby

You frustrate me

I know you're mine all mine all mine

But you look so good it hurts sometimes

He pulled her into another longer kiss. This time, she was breathless when they broke apart.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too."

The song ended, but they continued to sway.

"The songs over," she said.

"It doesn't have to be over," he said. "I have the feeling this is just beginning."

The end

Luffy fan: Yeah! Thank you all so much for reading my story. I had a lot of fun writing it. I hope you enjoyed it.

Here are a few final thoughts.

It is surprising how many Bixslow fans there are. I'm also a fan and would like to write a Bixslow fic if I ever get the chance. Unfortunately I have two other projects (and a few other unfinished stories) which I will probably get to first but we'll see.

I hope I made a few Bacchus fans! This was my goal when I introduced him into the story. I wanted to try to take a villain and make him somewhat likeable.

I loved all the reviews I got. I even liked the ones that were complaints about why a character was acting a certain way because it showed that readers were vested in the story.

The final song Lucy and Laxus are dancing to is by John Mayer and it's called "You Body is a Wonderland".

Thanks again to randigirl and leoslady4ever for beta-ing this story. Beta's are awesome and can really help improve a story.

One last THANK YOU to all the readers. YOU ROCK!