Catastrophe: [Cat]ch a trophy

6 - A crazily ever after?

Disclaimer: If Hiro-sensei kills one of my favourite characters, then yes, I will own Fairy Tail.

A/N: The original note will be under the chapter as it is somewhat long with self promoting and explanations and such.

I know it's the end of the week but... HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY LUCY & HAPPY NALU WEEK!

Enjoy, the last chapter!

Previously

"We went through the book yesterday... we found out what's inside but..." She covered her mouth with her hand.

"Mira, that's great! What'd you find out?!" Lucy asked, happily.

"That the boys don't have much time left." She whispered.

"Eh?"

Erza paced back and forth with a grim expression, her arms crossed across her armour clad chest. The rest of the guild carried on with their daily activities, leaving finding and saving their human feline's to the girls who were somewhat shocked and pale from hearing Mirajane's news even 2 hours after the words left her mouth. Juvia was trembling from Mirajan'e simple words that held too much meaning for the girl to bear. After all, how does a cute little mystery turn into something... deadly? Lucy was both fuming and upset at Freed for doing such a dirty thing considering what was awaiting the boys. Levy was sitting with slumped shoulders, her blue bangs covering her eyes as her lip was trembling. She was mad at herself for easily giving Gajeel away to Freed, no questioning, no nothing. Hell, she was more than happy to do that considering Gajeel as a momentary burden. Only Erza seemed to be in the state of mind to think - although a little shaken up.
She only asked herself one question: Why would Freed take the boys knowing they had little time left.

"Mira, do you know what Freed is planning?" Lucy asked quietly, her voice hopeful as she looked up at Mirajane.

"I'm afraid I do not. I couldn't decipher the meaning behind the words. I'm sorry, I should've informed you as soon as I found out. Now Freed took them away and we don't know what will happen to them." Mirajane's lower lip trembled and she hid her face behind her hands.

"D-don't cry, Mira!" Lucy waved her hands desperately, not knowing what to do. "I'm sure boys will be fine, they always are." She assured.

"I'm sure Freed has his reasons but what he did is unacceptable! It could be called worse than the fighting festival before Fantasia!" Erza declared loudly, gaining attention from few of the guilds members but they quickly turned back to continue their simple chit chats. However, when she slammed her fist on the bar she startled everyone and the whole guild went oddly silent looking at her with shock and fear all over their faces.

"Juvia agrees. He made a fool out of Juvia and she must never forgive such incompetence." Juvia agreed, raising her hand in the air.

"We should totally beat the crap outta him." Lucy added, a dangerous glint in her brown eyes.

"I don't think violence is a good way out but we should ask him for his reasons before jumping to conclusions. Maybe he went to save them? We should only hurt him when we find out the real reason behind his actions. He might be the only one able to save Gajeel and others." She mumbled the last part but everyone heard clearly. Juvia, Lucy and Mirajane smiled softly and Erza glared.

"This does not excuse his unforgivable behaviour while he possessed the knowledge from the book!" She shouted.

"Are you really that worried about Jellal?" Lucy asked timidly.

"W-what?! Of course not! Why would I? He can handle himself p-perfectly f-fine." Erza looked down, before glancing to the side and blushing heavily.

"You llllliiike him." Lucy and Levy purred, imitating Happy.

"N-n-Nonsense!" Erza said.

"But you stuttered!" Mirajane pointed out.

"Shut up." Erza growled.

"I KNEW IT!" The entire guild shouted, making Erza's face turn tomato red.

"Anyway, Erza what do you suggest we do?" Levy asked, ignoring the ooh's and ahh's and aww's from the guild members.

"We should split up and look for Freed. Mira, how much time do we have left?"

"Well, since you wasted 2 hours already and there was only 5 hours left when you came, there's only 3 hours left for you to find them. Your bickering and sulking has decreased your chances, girls. Also, remember that there is a possibility that he split them apart so Erza's strategy works the best however look for the boys not Freed." Mira explained with the fake-sadness they thought was real.

"Okay. Lucy, Levy, Juvia, we will find the boys no matter what. Remember what the book says?" They nodded. "Good, try to figure it out. It's like a riddle. We can't waste our time. Also, remember that Freed uses runes so don't get caught. I have a hunch he set some in the city." Erza explained.

"Yes ma'am!" The girls shouted.

"Let's get going then!"

"YEAH!"

Determined, they left the guild encouraged by the loud cheers from their guild mates.

Mira watched silently as the four girls left the guild determined to save their best friends/ love interests. She knew that for a long time already and when a chance to get them together popped up she couldn't do anything but create a perfect plan of getting them together. The book was almost like a gift that would just help her to do so. She smiled, wiping the bar clean, at Master who looked at her suspiciously from the second floor.

"You truly are a demon, Mirajane." He said.

"It's for the best." She answered back, but her evil glint in the eye said it all.

Natsu x Lucy

"Damn it! Freed, why the hell would you do that now?!" Lucy shouted, earning a raised eyebrow from a couple she passed.

A couple...

With a frustrated sigh she brushed her hand through her hair. How she always wanted to have a relationship with a man, maybe not from her dreams, but a one she could trust and start a life with. Because all she had now was her guild (which she was sure was enough for the rest of her life) but she felt as if something was missing from her life. A relationship. A couple. Loving someone. At a thought of loving someone she blushed and almost chocked on the air. She never fell in love, so she couldn't say what kind of feeling it was. Sure, there was some guy who was interested in her and she was somewhat interested in him but she chose a job with Natsu and Happy over him which meant something. She wasn't interested enough to ditch her friends.

Natsu...

She bit her lip as she turned a corner into a familiar looking alleyway.

Natsu was always her close friend. He was the one who introduced her to everyone at Fairy Tail, hell, he was the one who got her in, in the first place. Despite their rough beginning, where she treated him to lunch after he took down that guys - she totally forgot his name - charm, they became attached to one another, formed a team, became best friends. Later came in Gray and Erza and Happy - but he was there from the very first second.

Natsu without a shadows of doubt was hot. She could easily admit that inside her own sneaky and novel filled mind but never would she dare to say it out loud for others to hear. Never. He had pink hair - that matched his fiery personality and his fire based dragon slaying magic; that never killed even a single dragon. It was of more use when it came to protecting her and it did on many occasions. It also came very reliable during cold winter nights when Natsu would sneak into her house and sleep with her in her bed - which, she of course would kick him for in the morning - and his body heat was better than any comforter that existed.

She felt weird around him but she couldn't find a reason behind that.

Sure, she would blush but she did that with everyone else.

Sure, he made her laugh and smile more than anyone - they're best of friends.

Sure, he was always there. Same reason for making her laugh.

...end the stupidy of people's ignorance towards their own feelings.

Lucy halted, remembering that very line from the sheet of paper Mira slid under her nose.

...watch their loved ones vanish from before their very eyes?

Lucy's eyes widened at the sudden realization.

Pathetic lies.

She made them unknowingly and unwillingly when she said; 'There is nothing romantic between me and Natsu!'

Pathetic excuses.

He made her laugh - They're best of friends. So why was her heart hammering against her chest when she saw his wide grin? Why did she feel her stomach do front flips, back flips and all sorts of crazy stunts?

...as long as one doesn't deny what's inside.

Lucy clenched her hands into fists, her heart hammering in her chest. Her stomach doing what she just questioned. She could feel stares of curiosity boring into her body from all directions. She realized she was in the middle of a busy Magnolia street that had all sorts of stalls on the edges, trying to sell goods. People waved, recognizing her but she didn't acknowledge them. She did, however, acknowledge the street that was leading down a familiar path that she didn't get to walk on a very special day. The day of the rainbow Sakura blooming.

She didn't know what drew her towards the park filled with Sakura Trees - but she had this sudden urge to go there. She walked down the stone pavement kicking the different dyed stones with the tip of her boot. The lush grass brushed against them and the soft summer breeze seemed to cuddle her from all around. The pavement carried on straight through the park splitting into two different routes. One leading towards a playground and another towards green trees (that recently bloomed into mesmerizing Sakura trees).

She easily chose the path to the Rainbow Sakura favourite spot, as she managed to attend that year. Excitement bubbled inside of her as she remembered the time when they played bingo - but nether won anything. The way Natsu would laugh and steal her food.

She frowned.

Her thoughts seemed to wander back to Natsu whatever she was doing.

As if he was the most important person/thing on her mind.

With a sigh, she headed straight for the field with emerald leaves dancing softly on thick branches.

Lucy looked carefully, around. The field had dozens of cherry blossom trees - now sparkling with emerald - decorating the area, making it look natural and beautiful. Lucy usually noticed in that part of the park that many families came to enjoy picnic's but when she was standing there, in between the trees she was all alone. Not a single person was in sight and the field that stretched with fields made her groan inwardly.

Something towards east caught her attention and when she turned around to face that direction she saw black clouds looming in the sky and pouring heavy rain over the forest. The blonde's lips twitched into a smile before she settled to search for her feline.

She was sure, Juvia was fine.

Turning back around she headed further into the trees, the city behind her slowly creeping out of sight. She debated on calling out Natsu's name but quickly dismissed the thoughts worried she might startle the poor creature. She was positive Natsu was on one of the tree's so all she had to do was look on the branches in search for something pink and fluffy.

She heard something shuffle, and she immediately rushed towards that tree certain it wasn't the wind.

She looked up and her throat tightened when she noticed a mop of pink spiky hair coming out of a simple box. A soft snore broke the awkward silence.

"Ughh, how do I get him down?" Lucy fidgeted, biting her lip as she looked at the two metre gap between the ground and the branch Natsu was located on. After a few minutes of useless thinking she could only trust herself and her hands. She sucked in some breath preparing to shout with all her lungs.

"NATSU WAKE UP!" She yelled.

Natsu squealed loudly, trashing in the box which tipped over slipping from the branch and making a 180 degrees turn, making Natsu fall out from it's inside. Lucy thrust her hands out, and caught the shocked boy with a sigh of relief before collapsing to the ground breathing heavily. Not from the effort but from the fact that she didn't mess up.

Natsu rubbed his eyes groggily staring at the box that lay a few feet next to him and then directed his gaze at the blonde who had her arms wrapped around him in a tight embrace. Her blonde locks fell on her eyes, shielding her chocolate eyes from his sight, no matter what he did with his head to try and see them.

Something wet trickled down her cheek and he raised his paw keeping surprisingly quiet. Given his loud and outgoing personality if anyone saw him the way he was they would think he wasn't their Natsu. His paw brushed her tears away as he was confused as to what has happened. They sat there quietly, as Natsu tried to wipe the tears but started getting frustrated when they just continued to flow down freely like a waterfall.

"Lucy, oi, LUCY!" Natsu placed both his paws on her cheeks and shook her violently.

She looked up, her eyes swollen. "N-natsu..." She sobbed quietly. "M-mira said, y-you d-don't have much time left."

"What are you talking about, weirdo?" Natsu raised an eyebrow, his tail twitching in the air.

"She said you don't have much time left!" Lucy shouted, frustrated at Natsu's stupidity.

"Of staying as a cat? THAT'S AWESOME! Why would you-" He was stopped suddenly when flesh connected against flesh.

Lucy slapped Natsu.

"ARE YOU AN IDIOT! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!" Lucy screamed.

"Why would I die?" Natsu questioned, clearly confused.

"Because I haven't said something to you." Lucy declared, a blush coating her cheeks and last droplets of tears have fallen from her glossed eyes.

"Why would I die, if you haven't told me something?" He tilted his head to the side, staring at her with his onyx eyes.

"Natsu, It's - I'd be lying to myself." She muttered.

"Huh?"

"Natsu Dragneel, I - I, Uh... I like you." She said, turning bright red.

"I like you too, Lucy. What's wrong? Do you have a fever?" He placed his paw against her forehead.

"Idiot! Not that way! I uh, I'll say this only once so listen carefully, yeah." She threatened putting him on he ground and kneeling down to get a better look at his now curious face. He nodded eagerly. She saw a spark of something in his eyes but she wasn't quite sure what it was.

"I LOVE YOU, NATSU DRAGNEEL!" Lucy dropped to the ground, her voice burning with steam and she rolled over to face away from Natsu.

She was way too embarrassed to look at his kitten eyes.

She slammed her eyes shut, awaiting for the worst to happen.

For her not being able to save him and loosing him forever.

She inwardly cringed at the thought of a life without her best friend by her side.

"Lucy..." A deep voice beside her spoke softly. It was different tone from Natsu's cat voice. It was his real voice.

She felt a hand on her waist and with a matter of seconds she was rolled back over and pulled into a sitting position.

She cracked an eye open.

Natsu was right there. His human self, sporting his infamous grin and the scarf that was too big for him when he was in his cute form. She saw his refined abs-

"Lucy, you're really really red, you sure you all right?" Natsu asked, placing his hand against her forehead once again but she slapped it away and crawled about 2 metres from the dragon slayer who was still grinning widely.

"Y-yeah. l-let's go back to the guild now." She stood up, brushing off the dirt from her skirt.

"Why? I haven't said it yet." Natsu said.

"Said what?" Lucy glared.

"Said; thanks Lucy! You saved me!" He grinned and her heart melted a bit. "But also; I like you, too."

He closed the gap between them and hugged her.

"W-w-what the hell?! NATSU!" Lucy shouted, kicking him off her.

"Don't be shy, Lucy! Come 'ere and give me a hug! Or a kiss!" He shouted and started chasing her between the trees.

"STAY AWAY YOU FREAK!"

Gajeel x Levy

Levy bit her lip.

Boys would be fine.

Gajeel would be fine.

But she didn't know where to look for him. Where could he possibly hide? Or more like; where could Freed possibly hide him? She bit down on her lips hard, the frustration bubbling inside of her as her blue curly bangs covered her soft green eyes that were turning moist with every wasted second. She felt so helpless and useless. What if she didn't make it? What if Gajeel would vanish from her life forever? She didn't want that. She didn't want to be separated from him; not like that, anyway.

A thought popped into her mind.

Phantom Lord.

His old, destroyed, in pieces guild.

She made her way to the ticket desk, she never even knew when she got to the train station. "Excuse me!" She shouted to the man behind the desk. A soft, annoyed click sounded between the loud chaos that was happening behind her with people trying to catch their trains. He turned around, glaring but his eyes flared with recognition his snarl turning into a polite smile.

"Yes, young Fairy Tail wizard?" He asked, his tone kind.

"When's the next train to Oak town?" She asked, timidly.

"The next train to Oak town is departing in 2 minutes." He stated matter-of-factly.

"Can I please buy one ticket?!" She almost shouted, desperate.

"Y-yes."

As soon as she got her ticket, paid money and thanked the older man behind the desk she took off running towards platform two where the train was ready to depart just waiting for the right time. The man that was in charge of making sure no one got on as the train moved signalized that the train would be moving within the next five seconds. She jumped on board practically knocking him down and a gave out a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry!" She quickly apologized, bowing and vanishing to find a seat.

Settling down by the window, she watched as the train departed. She could only wish she was right. After all, she would waste 2 hours if she was wrong. After all, a ride one way was 1 hour long. Not to mention she had to walk another 15 minutes to the crumpled Phantom Lord building and find him there.

Sure, her and Gajeel came off with a rather nasty looking start but she remember how he protected her. From Laxus and the darkness that literally loomed over him in the form of black clouds with fierce lightnings or the time when he saved her from the grimoire heart chicken person and the guy who was his partner. He always seemed to protect her. And his hand, big and rough when he held hers. She couldn't get it out of her mind. Even if it was for a few moments, when she held his hand, she could almost feel his heart quickening through his skin. Pulsing all over his body. Or was it just her?

The one hour ride on the train seemed to drag on forever and when she finally appeared at the Oak Town's station she ran out of the train, tripping people over and headed down the sandy roads with one aim.

Finding Gajeel at Phantom Lord's ruins.

But she realized she had no idea where that building was located, or rather, it's remains.

"Umm, excuse me." She stopped and elderly woman, who looked at her with a friendly smile.

"Yes, my child?" Her voice was soft, almost like a whisper but somehow comforting and managed to calm Levy's A.D.D nerves.

"Do you know where Phantom Lord's old guild is?" She asked, timidly.

"Phantom Lord? Do you perhaps want to join? I'm afraid the guild is no more." She stated, sighing and furrowing her eyebrows. "It was disbanded more than 8 years ago!"

"No! You got it all wrong!" Levy shrieked. "I'm sorry." She quickly apologized for her sudden outburst. "It's not that I want to join... I, um, know they are disbanded, after all they did pick a fightwith Fairy Tail, the guild I am attached to."

"You're a Fairy Tail wizard?" She gasped.

"Y-yeah." Levy glanced sideways sensing people staring at her.

"Why would a girl such as yourself look for Phantom Lord's, remains?" The elderly woman asked, brushing some grey strands of her hair that were coming loose from her bun.

"I - I know that someone important for me is waiting for me there! And I need to save him!" Levy admitted.

"Save him? In that case, head north from here for fifteen minutes. It's on top of that hill." The woman smiled before pointing at the hill.

"Thank you!" Levy shouted and took of running.

"Ahh, young love." The woman shook her head continuing to head to her destination before she was stopped by the Fairy Tail girl who was clearly in love.

Phantom Lord came into her sight after exact 5 minutes of running. Beads of sweat rolled down her spine as nerves came back to life, slowly eating away her hope of finding the Gajeel-Cat in the ruins of his old guild. She remembered how Gajeel once told her that Master came to him as he was munching away on iron and told him to join Fairy Tail. This place was her only hope to save the person she knew she loved.

She stepped over a rather big piece of iron chunk that lay in her way. In order to do that she had to struggle and she groaned hating how her height got in the way. Once she was over the iron chunk which seemed to have something bitten off she headed for the remains of the entrance. Some of the walls were still standing while others where knocked down creating a mess all over the guilds old hall.

"Gajeel?" She called out timidly, stepping over another chunk of what seemed like a brick.

Something fluttered behind her and she squealed out of shock, abruptly turning around and falling over. She sighed seeing a nest of birds settled atop the somehow intact wall. Silent chirping could be heard and she smiled softly. She quickly stood up, and brushed off the dirt from her butt before going deeper into the guild. She stopped at the old bar, that was covered in thick layers of dust that accumulated over the 8 years that no one has been there.

It surprised Levy that no one wanted to rebuild both the building and the guild, where wizards would be able to continue going on jobs and become friends that nothing would separate. But once she thought that over, Phantom Lord wasn't a guild that cared for friends. They cared only for money, fame and wealth.

"Gajeel?" Levy whispered, knowing that if he was there he would surely hear her due to his sensitive hearing.

She heard a soft murmur behind the bar and she quickly got to the over side, rounding it instead of climbing over due to the dust that she would sink in. Under the bar there was a box, and she couldn't see what was inside because it was dark but she heard a soft grunt and shuffling inside. Her heart skipped a beat when the box tipped over and from inside rolled out Gajeel. His long black hair was a mess and he looked around with a hazy expression.

"Where the hell am I?" He groaned, sitting up and looking at Levy. "Shrimp where the hell are we?"

"We're at Phantom Lord's guild." She said, smiling softly.

"Tch, why'd that bastard bring me here? I'll beat him to a pulp when we get back to the guild." Gajeel scoffed crossing his tiny arms across his equally tiny chest.

"I have no idea, but Mirajane found out what the book says! Freed helped her!" She beamed happily but inside she was screaming.

How the hell was she supposed to say that sort of thing to a rather insensitive jerk like the Iron Dragon Slayer?

"Freed helped her? What the hell did he put me here for? Not to mention he knocked me out. I will kill that green haired jerk."

"They found out that if I don't do something then you will... die." Levy said, awaiting his reaction.

"Spit it out then, shrimp." He said simply, not bothered.

"STOP CALLING ME SHRIMP!" She shouted, puffing her cheeks out.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever."

Levy pouted. "Do you want to die?"

"What?"

"You do want to die?" She repeated.

"Hell no."

"Then stop calling me shrimp!"

"Okay, okay! Jeez."

"Hmpf. Anyway - I need to say that , I , uh-" Levy turned bright pink and nibbled on her lower lip trying to force those words out.

"Hurry up, Levy." Gajeel said.

"I, uh, I, I, I, ILOVEYOUSTUPIDDRAGONSLAYINGBASTARD!" She mumbled quickly, snapping her eyes out.

"Huh?" He's squeaky voice told her that it didn't work.

"I said." She took a deep breath. "I love you stupid dragon slaying bastard."

"Bastard? That's something new coming from you." A gruff voice spoke and she couldn't believe what she saw when she raised her eyelids.

Gajeel was human!

And bigger than her!

"Let's go back to the guild." He said and stood up smirking in her direction.

"Y-yeah." Levy was a bit disappointed that he didn't give her a straight answer back. With a pained look she slowly trailed behind him until she hit his back when they were outside of the guild. He turned around and she was forced to look up to see his face and not his bare chest.

"Finally out of that suffocating place, thought I'm going to start sneezing." He chuckled. "Anyway. Pipsqueak, same goes to you."

"Gajeel..." Levy whispered. "DON'T CALL ME PIPSQUEAK EITHER! YOU WERE A CAT MOMENTS AGO!"

"Yeah, yeah yeah, let's get back to the guild." He waved, shrugging. "Levy."

With a smile she decided to stay by his side.

When they were walking through the town Levy noticed the elderly lady from before and waved in her direction. She waved back with the biggest smile ever.

Jellal x Erza

"Strawberry cakes..." Erza mumbled as she was passing her favourite cake shop and the owner came outside to greet her.

"Hello, Erza-chan!" He said, happily ignoring the grumpy cloud above her head. "Are you here for the usual?"

"Actually," She straightened up and took her professional mask on, a one she wears during important jobs. "Have you seen Freed with a blue cat, few hours ago?"

"Freed... with a cat? I must say that I have not seen Freed for quite some time. Sorry I can't help you, Erza-chan." The man pouted, and Erza smiled softly.

"It's okay. You're not at fault." She reassured the man for he looked like he was going to burst into tears.

"Erza-chan, when you find that cat, I will give you a special half price off on the strawberry cake!" The man shouted, with dramatic tears streaming down his face and Erza just had to roll her eyes at his childish behaviour. The man was over 40! He should grow up some more! She grabbed his shoulders and swirled him around giving him a not-so-soft push towards the open door of the shop.

"I will take you up on that offer, but I have to find my friend. If you excuse me." She smiled, and waved her hand as she was walking away from him.

Erza sighed, brushing her hand across her face and stalking through the streets of Magnolia looking closely at every little detail or behaviour. She interrogated anyone and anything she passed and if the person was too slow or ignored her, she would head butt him and move onto her next victim. She was getting frustrated with every passing moment and scared every civilian she walked by.

"WHAT IS THIS?!" She screamed kicking a barrel that sat by a wall of a building, innocent. Red wine, slowly leaked from the hole that was created through her harsh boot treatment but she paid it no attention, interested only in one thing.

Finding Jellal.

...the boys don't have much time left.

Erza clenched her fists as she stumbled into an abandoned alleyway, and hit the wall cracking the bricks and tearing her knuckles causing blood to gush out of the wounds. Her chest tightened at the remembrance of Mira's words. She breathed in and out but somehow couldn't control the tears that were swelling in her eyes. She dropped to her knees and sobbed quietly covering her mouth with her bloody hand that ran down her arm and scarlet droplets hit the ground.

She didn't want anyone to see her in such pitiful state but she couldn't help herself.

She was going to loose Jellal, again. She was going to loose him because of her stupidity and her stupid feelings. Yes, Erza realized what the words in the book meant and she knew she loved the man. But, how was she supposed to find him? Save him?

"Come on... I'm a Fairy Tail wizard..." She whispered, fisting her skirt and slowly standing up as the realization of something hit her.

Fairy Tail wizards never give up!

They save their friends and loves ones no matter what!

That's what it means to be a fairy.

"Jellal, I'm coming for you!"

And with her mind set on finding her feline, she darted towards the old tree behind Fairy Hills.

She got there in few minutes, relief swiping over her as the old tree came into view and her heart almost skipped a beat when from the owl hole a blue tail was sticking out. She jogged the rest of the way and reached out to get the feline out of the hole but realized she was too short. Groaning with irritation she went inside and bought out a stool from the main lobby before setting it down next to the tree and skilfully standing on it, as if she was going to easily fall off.

It was dark inside but she managed to see the outline of Jellal and, well, his tail that was hanging limply out of the hole. Carefully - not to scare him, since he was clearly sleeping - she reached for him and took out out, hugging him to her chest as she jumped off the chair and sat on it, a sigh of relief escaping her lips. Jellal's eyes fluttered open and he yawned stretching in her arms before he looked around taking in his surroundings.

"Fairy Hills? How did I get back here?" He mumbled, still half sleeping.

"Freed hid you here." Erza explained and he turned to look at her thoughtfully. "Can you tell me what happened between you and him?"

"Uh, sure." Jellal scratched himself behind his ear before he slowly started telling him what has happened few hours before.

"Freed, what's going on?" Jellal asked when Freed placed him on the grass in Magnolia's park.

"Listen, Jellal. I found out something and I need you to wait for Erza in a certain place." He said.

"What place? What's going on?" Jellal narrowed his eyes suspiciously.

"This.. is a secret." And Jellal fell asleep while Freed whispered an apology that the feline faintly heard.

"So, he was intending to have me find you?" Erza asked.

"I believe that was his intention but I still do not know why." Jellal shrugged, resting his head on her shoulder.

Erza sighed, patting him on his back.

"Mirajane and Freed found out what the book is about." She started slowly and he urged her to continue wit curiosity flashing in his hazel eyes. "They found out that there is a time limit to someone turning into cats and the reasons behind it." She gulped.

"When someone read - or heard in my case - a passage from the book, even few words, the most important person to them will turn into a cat." She explained carefully making sure he heard her perfectly. He stared at her with wide eyes.

Jellal - Most important person in Erza's life?

For some reason that was hard to believe.

She carried on, ignoring his hazy expression. "The time limit - from what I figure out - is set to either let the person turn back to normal or perish. I'm still not sure if the person vanishes, dies or just stays as a cat. Anyway, there is only one way for the cat to turn back into his/hers human form."

"And that is?" Jellal inquired.

"A confession." She said quietly, blushing.

"Hm?"

"Jellal - I love you!" Erza said as she pushed him onto the ground and white light blinded her with unknown words, similar to the ones from the book started coming out of Jellal's shining body. He slowly started growing into his human form and surprisingly gained his clothes back. With the exception of shoes that is. And a shirt. She gaped at him and didn't realize his face came dangerously close to hers and something touched her lips.

By the time her mind processed that Jellal gave her a quick peck on the lips, his head was drawing back with a slight blush.

"Y-y-you...!" Erza punched Jellal in the retreating head and he fell to the floor.

Her face covered in red.

"GET OUT OF FAIRY HILLS!" She shouted loudly.

Gray x Juvia

A rather gloomy looking Juvia was strolling through the streets of Magnolia already reaching the edge of the town and for some odd reason heading into the East forest. Her long curled hair was flat against her shoulders and her eyes were dull and lifeless. Dark clouds gathered above her and soon enough it started pouring but not over the whole region of Magnolia. Just the East forest which she had entered without much thought.

Her thoughts were concentrating on her beloved Gray-sama.

His perfect body adored by battle scars that added to his manliness.

A twitch of eyebrow whenever he picked a fight with Natsu and sometimes Elfman.

His stripping habit that gave her more than enough reasons for blood transfusion.

His perfection that made her fall for him. Hard.

"Gray-sama..." She said, her voice flat and lifeless.

"Gray-sama..." She repeated, her voice emotionless.

She was almost like a ragged doll controlled by nothing but strings.

"Juvia! I heard you're going with us on the vacation! Let's enjoy our free time!" Gray shouted happily.

Juvia's pinky twitched.

"Eh? Gray-sama wants to spend time with Juvia? Is this a love confession?" She screamed, her eyes turning into hearts as she was melting into Gray's body. Literally.

She blinked.

"Eh? What is Juvia doing here?" She mused to herself.

"Right. Gray-sama..." Her voice trailed off as she turned around before shouting louder.

"GRAY-SAMA~"

The trees behind her rustled and she beamed happily expecting Gray to pop up with a love confession. Her face fell when she noticed green scales that were, glistening in the rain that sprinkled on them, gradually calming down. Juvia glared at the beast before using her slicer to knock him/her out of the way.

"Don't get in Juvia's way, love rival." She sneered before bouncing her way inside the forest.

"Gray-sama~ Oh, Gray-sama~"

Juvia had a feeling that he was close.

She moved in thought the bushes and tress skilfully while calling out Gray's name over and over. She had to find him. Give him a proper love confession and get things straight with him before he vanishes from her life. She didn't even get to spend enough time with him. She was yet to find out all his habits and places he liked to go - although she was sure she knew them like the back of her hand. After all, stalking Gray was her speciality. In a way, that was creepy for anyone. Even fro the boy himself, who admitted openly that her behaviour most of the time has freaked the living nightmares out of him.

"Gray-sama~!" She sulked realizing he might not be in the forest.

"Juvia?" A voice behind her asked, hazily and groggily. Sounding almost asleep and childish.

She turned around and seeing Gray's small cat body she had tears in her eyes and she didn't stop them. Instead she chose to flood the forest and cradle Gray to her chest, giving him difficulty to breathe and think properly. Not everyday is someone squashed against breasts like that.

"Gray-sama~ You're okay!" She wailed.

"Y-yeah? Juvia what the hell is wrong with you!? Let me go!" He ordered and she flinched placing him down when the daunting reality reminded her of the real reason she was searching for him.

"Gray-sama, Juvia is not obsessed with Gray-sama like he might think she is, but Juvia really, no, truly loves Gray-sama! Juvia wants him to know tat her feelings will never change and that Juvia will always be missing Gray-sama although she will try her best to prevent his death!" She declared, still crying.

"Death? Juvia what's going on? And I never thought you're obsessed with me." He muttered, looking away.

"Juvia loves Gray-sama." She whispered, and hugged him.

Confused, he hugged her back with his paws.

What the didn't know was that during their hug Gray's body lit up and soon enough he was hugging her with his strong arms, which surprised them both. Gray pulled away and somewhat shocked looked at her for some answers. She just squealed happily and launched herself at Gray, attaching herself to his naked chest.

"Gray-sama will not die! Gray-sama will be with Juvia!" She shouted happily.

"Uhh, yeah, I guess, I like you Juvia." He said seriously patting her head.

"Really? Gray-sama likes Juvia?" She asked, hope in her voice.

"Yes - as more than a friend." A blush coated his cheeks.

"JUVIA IS DELIGHTED!"

The 8 of them were rejoined in the guild 3 hours later after some hardships of talking things out, making out some when they had the courage, and arguing. The atmosphere was better than ever and everyone partied.

By destroying the guild.

The girls cornered Freed and have him spill all the answers and they soon found out it was all Mira's doing, which they should've figured out from the very beginning. Well, they had to give her that: she was an awfully good actor.

The guild had four official couples.

They were celebrating for three days and nights straight.

The girls finally caught up with their prizes and managed to stop the catastrophe of boys as cats from lasting until their deaths from old age.

The end

A/N:

HEEELOOO! Shingeki no kyojin/One piece/ School work/ reading fanfiction. That's why it's coming out sooo late. Sorry about that. Gomen. *Bows* This is the last chapter of this crazy story and you guys gave me so much support that I just wanna squeeze y'all. *Internet hug*. There will be no special chapter/epilogue or any random 'few years later' chapter. I don't do this crap. An end is an end. So here it is. The very last chapter of our heroes turning into some cutesy fluffy kittens.

&Also, I am working in a nursery for two weeks from 9am - 5pm and am tired afterwards so I couldn't really bring any energy to finish the chapter. I only had the energy to turn on One piece or change chapters when reading fanfiction.

ALSO! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE REVIEWS, FAVES, FOLLOWS! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! YOU GUYS ROCK N ROLL, YEAH!

And yeah... I have no idea how long it take to get from Magnolia to Oak town but I'm pretty much sure it is NOT 1 hour. But let's leave it like that.

Oh and IMPORTANT NOTE: A lot of words/sentences seem to be cut short so please bare with me and the missing ones if that happens with this chapter. It happens sometimes when I save the document on the fanfiction website ;S I promise to fix all the mistakes in the future, but please bare with me for now. *bows*

If you are interested in any of my other posted/completed/upcoming fan fictions then please keep reading the very long A/N. If not then scroll down to the not bold writing. Below I will be shamelessly promoting myself.

1 - On 31st July a dark NaLu fanfic is coming out. Somewhere I belong; Here's a link to a trailer I created with my free time ^.^ youtube(doy)com/watch?v=95OUDR37AGU (change the (doy) into an actual ' . ') or if it doesn't work the link is on my bio as well :)

2 - Do you like crossovers? Naruto x One Piece x Fairy Tail? Then Grand Fairy High coming in August might attract your attention. It's a fic where our beloved characters meet in high school and share dorm rooms. Naruto, Natsu & Luffy. Zoro, Gray & Sasuke. Nami, Lucy & Sakura. And stuff like that. And of course, the beloved Gildarts and Shanks (almost like twins, nee?) and Ace and Itachi who will be the four of the many crazy teachers.

I hope I can get some of you interested enough to read any of the two. There are more, so just check out my bio.

The not bold writing.

This is the end guys.

I really enjoyed writing this story and I hope you enjoyed reading it.

Sorry if there are still any errors, I tried my best to get rid of those filthy demons.

Thank you and Bye!