I'd like to say a quick thanks to everyone who has been following my stories so far! Sometimes I see a few screen names that I remember from when I published my first chapter of 'Housing' a while ago. So, thank you to everyone who has stuck with me this far! Last chapter *Throws Pokeball* go! ~Hana

"GRAAAAY!?" Natsu screamed, falling down the mountain.

"Natsu?" Gray said, sitting up in the mini hot spring causing Juvia to fall off his chest.

"Graaay-sa…" Juvia said, careful of her word choice.

"Gray, put on some cloths!" Natsu said, stopping himself when he hit a tree."A random bear punched me, and knocked me all the way down here. I'm gonna give it back to him 10 fold, Hehe." He said, smashing his fists together in his usual battle stance.

"C'mon!"

"I can't just leave Juvia here!" Gray said. "Her wounds!" He added, worrying for Juvia.

"No, no. Its fine Gray." Juvia said, shaking her head no, telling him to go.

"I dont know, I dont want to leave you." Hea said as he took her hand, and held it over his heart, letting her know it beat only for her.

"Gray..." She said as she gazed into his eyes before forcing her gaze away. Ill never forgive myself if i hold him back now. "Really gray, im fine! See!?" She pointed to her wounds. Because she was in the water for a while, she had started to heal herself.

"OOF!" A small voice said from the forest lines which caused all three mages to look in that direction.

"Wendy!" Natsu said. "Perfect timing!" He smiled at the little mage as he offered her a hand to lift her up. "Heal Juvia so Gray can leave without feeling bad. cmon, on you go!" He said, pushing the Sky Dragon Slayer towards the water hole.

"Oh, uh, I guess- anything for a teammate!" Wendy said, surprised at the sudden job on her hands.

"Hold on, hold on. Putting on cloths is a lot harder than taking them off." Gray joked as he buckled his pants.

"Okay Juvia, I'm gonna win this thing." Gray said, winking at Juvia.

"Go, Gray!" Juvia said, looking at Gray with those big eyes that make him melt.

"Don't you play that game now… Or I'll never leave" Gray said walking over to his love, and kissed her on the tip of her nose. "I'll see you" He kissed her lips "At the top." He winked, and flashed her a smile as he flung his shirt over his neck.

"Okay Gray." Natsu said, smiling at his friend. "Hop on my back." He said, leaning foreward so Gray could get on.

"What? Why?" Gray asked.

"So I can run, and you can freeze all those bastards." Natsu said, talking about the bear warriors all over the mountain.

"Why don't we both just run?" Gray said, still not seeing the need to climb on the back of the infamous Salamander.

"JUST DO IT GRAY!" Natsu said. "YOU'RE WASTING TIME!" "Okay, okay." Gray said, giving into his friends nagging.

"Lets, gooooooooooooo!" Natsu yelled as he ran up the mountain.

"Graay-sama" Juvia said no louder than a whisper. "Try your best!"

"Its ok Juvia-san. I'll fix you as good as new." Wendy said cheerfully.

"Thank you Wendy-san." Juvia smiled at the small mage as she leaned beside her to start healing Juvia's wounds.

"We've only got a mile left Erza!" Mira said.

"Let's give it our all!" Erza said as she equipped into her Adamantine Armor, and slammed the shield together. Mira changed into her Sitri form, and ran in front of Erza.

"Ready?" Mira asked, looking behind her shoulder at Erza.

"3." Erza said, clenching the shield together tighter, getting ready for impact.

"2." Mira continued, bending her knees as she ran.

"1." Erza concluded as Mira placed her right foot on Erza's shield.

"GO!" They yelled together as Erza thrust her shield forward, propelling Mira as she kicked off at the same time. Mira was propelled so far, she was next to Lexus.

"Mira!" Laxus said the look on his face a mix of pure shock, and horror. After all, Mira was wearing one of her most powerful armors.

"Hello, Laxus" Mira smiled.

"Fancy seeing you here, Mira." Laxus said as he gained his composure.

"Shall We?" Mira asked.

"After you" Laxus replied with his signature grin.

"Well," Mira started before Laxus lunged forward and kicked off the Earth with tremendous force.

"You cheater." She smiled, and chased after him.

"LOOK!" Gray screamed on Natsu's back, pointing forward.

"What? What!" Natsu said, trying to look where Gray was pointing. When he finally spotted her, Natsu halted to a stop.

"Hello, boys." Her cold voice said.

"E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-ERZAA!" Natsu and Gray stuttered together. There the redhead stood, clad in her Purgatory Armor with its signature mace, smiling at the two. Like pray, they trapped in her web.

"I can't let you get past this point." Erza said coolly.

"Yeah? And why not?" Gray said, although he already knew the answer.

"Mira and Laxus are at it, of course." Erza said, although she could have worded it differently. "Eww." Natsu said.

"I thought Laxus and Cana had it goin' on, ya know." Natsu said, scratching the back of his head.

"Not like that, you idiot!" Gray said, slapping the back of Natsu's head.

"Ow! What was that for, huh Gray?" Natsu said, pushing his forehead into Gray's.

"For being an idiot, why do you think?" Gray said, pushing back with just as much force.

"Why you…" Natsu growled.

"Are you two going to fight each other? Because that would make my job a lot easier." Erza said smoothly.

"C'mon. We'll sort this out later." Gray said, calling a truce.

"I'll take you on, Erza!" Natsu screamed, and charged forward. Naturally, Erza equipped into her Flame Empress Armor within a blink of an eye, and stopped Natsu's fist.

"Don't think of a strategy, just charge in like always! That's bound to work one day, Natsu!" Gray said sarcastically to the hot headed mage.

"Shut up, Gray!" Natsu yelled as he was pushed back by the sheer force of Erza's fist. "My turn!" Gray said as he lunged forward.

"There's the finish line Laxus!" Mira said, pointing towards a large white line in the sand under a large banner stating 'FINISH' with large back letters.

"After you." Laxus said, giving Mira his usual smirk. Mira blushed slightly under his look, although being with Freed; Laxus knew how to charm a lady. After all, his attitude screamed psychopath, but his eyes screamed sex.

"HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Mira said, giving off an exceptionally hard push, thrusting herself forward.

"Well." Laxus bluntly stated to himself. "I didn't see that one coming." He said sarcastically as lightning rushed around his spikey blonde hair.

"Here… we… GO!" He said, bolting (literally) up to where Mira was. "Miss me?" He said cockily.

"Oh, yes." She replied smiling, merely meters away from the finish line. With a cloud of smoke closely following them, the two raced forward with everything they had.

"ALMOST" Mira said.

"THERE!" Laxus said as they crossed the finish line. Halting to a stop, the two contestants tried to catch their breaths.

"Where's Gramps?" Laxus heaved between breaths.

"Master?" Mira said looking around. The top of the mountain was all dirt, aside from a small fireplace made with concrete rocks. There were wooden picnic tables around, as well as a small cottage with smoke coming from the top.

"Ah!" Master said, as he emerged from a small hut. "I didn't expect you to be here this fast!" He said.

"Guess I missed the winner" He laughed. "The next person to come up the mountain will be the winner!" Master laughed as he headed towards the cabin.

"GRAMPS!" Laxus yelled. "Well, congrats." Laxus said, looking over to Mira, who had reverted back into her sweet state.

"Laxus?" She asked, confused. "The girls haven't won." She said.

"Yet." He added, finishing her sentence.

"Natsu and Gray are the only ones behind me, in a relatively good spot for winning." He walked over to a picnic table, as sat down, facing Mira. "And I'm assuming Erza will beat their asses, and come up here." He said.

"They could pass Erza." Mira said, attempting to give Laxus hope. "Yeah, and I can knit a sweater." Laxus joked.

You know, it's not that hard." She mumbled.

"I was joking, Mira!" Laxus laughed aloud.

"I know, I know." She said.

"Well, might as well wait for everyone else." He said, walking over to the fire pit.

"I'll see what's inside the cabin with Master." Mira smiled.

"Sure, sure." Laxus said, waving a hank, acknowledging her. Mira giggled to herself. We really did go all out, didn't we? She said, looking at Laxus' torn shirt, and a scratch on her arm. It's so fun for all of us to be together like this.

"Like they could ever pass Erza…" Laxus mumbled to himself as he stacked the wood into a tepee shape.

"Is that all you boys got in you?" Erza asked coolly as Natsu and Gray breathed heavenly a few meters away. Most of the surrounding trees within range were blown to smithereens, charred, or looked as if they came from the ice age.

"Hell… No." Gray said, heaving in between each word.

"I'm going to come at you Erza!" Natsu said, gasping for his breath. "Nat-Natsu" gray breathed.

"Hold up." He said, catching Natsu's attention.

"What is it, snowflake?" Natsu laughed at his own nickname for the Ice Mage.

"Okay flame-face. Let's work together." Gray said

"Were fire, and Ice." There's no way." Natsu said, looking at Gray like he was flat out insane.

"Even I know that…" He said.

"I said work together, not do a Unison Raid." Gray said.

"Still." Natsu said, waving his hand to try and change subjects.

"Just trust me…" He said, wiping a bit of blood from his lip as Natsu nodded back at him.

"Master, I can hear someone close by." Laxus said. Master rushed out of the cabin.

"Really? How far?" He asked as he adjusted his striped hat back in place after knocking it off center.

"Maybe a mile." Laxus replied as he threw another log onto the fire.

"I see… This is turning into quite the interesting last bit." Master said.

"Is that Gray, and Natsu over there?" Lily asked.

"It is!" Happy said happily from his perch on Lily's shoulders.

"Happy. Remind me again why you're on my back?" Lily asked.

"It's faster this way!" He said "Plus, my Aria magic is out." He said.

"Mine too, Happy! In case you haven't noticed, I have been carrying you for the past three miles…" Lily said, as a sweat drop formed on his head.

"Youre right Lily! That's much too long!" Happy said. "We should be way farther than this!" He concluded.

"That's what you decide?" Lily said. "Hurry up Lily!" Happy said.

"Good thing Natsu and Gray are distracting Erza- lets sneak past them!"

"Happy…" Lily added as he began to jog.

"High five Gray!" Natsu screamed, jumping in the air before a fallen Erza.

"You boys did well. I'm nearly out of magic energy from this whole ordeal." She said, breathing heavily.

"Told you it would work, Natsu." Gray said, smiling.

"Gray…" Erza said."Your clothes…" She added, imitating Cana.

"GAH! AGAIN!"

"No time for pants now!" Natsu said.

"Huh?" Gray asked, one foot in his boxers.

"Let's go to the top!" Natsu smiled.

"…" Gray stared at Natsu as he buckled his pants.

"We won against Erza. Boys win! Girls loose!" Natsu said, an exciting smile spread across his face as he rushed past Erza, up the mountain without waiting for Gray to say anything.

"Are you really out?" Gray asked, turning to Erza. "Natsu may be fooled, but we both know you have way more in you." He said, completely serious.

"Of course I'm not done for, Gray." Erza said, standing to brush the dirt off her white pants. "But, he deserves this win.

"You're too much, Erza." Gray laughed as they started to walk up the mountain together.

"Here they come!" Master said, excited for the third winner of the day.

"I bet its Natsu and Gray." Laxus said, standing on one side of the finish line.

"It's definitely Erza." Mira added, standing on the other side of the line.

"C'mon, c'mon!" Master said.

"Why are you so anxious, Gramps?" Laxus asked.

"I'm renting this place from an old buddy… but I said we would be gone by noon- otherwise I have to pay for it all" He said, laughing.

"Gramps." Laxus groaned.

"Shh! Shh! Here they come!" Makarov said as he heard footsteps.

"Oh my." Mira giggled.

"You've got to be kidding me." Laxus said.

"What a perfect ending!" Makarov added.

"BOYS WIN!" The winners shouted.

"FINISHED!" Natsu screamed as he crossed the line."BOYS WIN!"

"Good try, Natsu" Mira said.

"What?" Natsu said.

"You're fifth." Laxus said.

"I can't believe that happened." Natsu said, staring at the table. There say Mira, eating a sandwich, Laxus drinking a bear, Lily eating a kiwi, and Happy happily biting a fish. "Aye!" Happy said. "We win Natsu!" He smiled.

"Want some fish?"

"I carried us over the finish line." Lily added. "At least give me some credit…"

"We'll wait till everyone is all here until we celebrate. Until then" Mira said, lifting up a plate of her famous Mira Sandwiches, "Have a sandwich." She smiled as Natsu mumbled something and sat down as he began to eat.

"That was so long!" Levy sighed, walking across the line.

"You're telling me!" Lucy said, rubbing her neck.

"I was chased by bears!"

"That's why you fight them." A rough voice behind the girls said.

"Gajeel!" Levy said, as she did a 180 to face her boyfriend. She jumped up, and Gajeel caught her by relex, and kissed her.

"Heh, missed you Shrimp." He smiled at her.

"Hey! Im not a shrimp." Levy said, puffing out her cheeks.

"Oh no. You're very tall." Gajeel said, as he dropped her down on her feet again.

"Luce!" Lucy heard her boyfriend scream from the table.

"Natsu!" She smiled as she joined him.

"Who else are we waiting for?" Mira asked.

"Oh, just a few more." Master replied.

"WHERES LAXUS!" Natsu yelled, as his fists caught fire, looking for Laxus. As soon as Natsu turned his back, Laxus had disappeared.

"Yo" Laxus waved at Natsu as he drank beer with his queen on his lap.

"Lashus, therez no timwe fur yu ta talkk~" Cana giggled as she was in the middle of a drinking challenge with her boyfriend.

"Damn Firefly" Gray mumbled to himself as he and Juvia snuggled by the fire. Gray hadnt let her out of his sight, or arms, from the moment she stepped over the finished line with Wendy.

"We would have won a lot earlier if he would have just-" Natsu started.

"Just what?" Mira smiled sweetly behind them, although her aura was hinting slight horror. Chills raged from Natsu and Gray's feet, all the way to their heads.

"No-nothing, Mira-chan." Gray said, adding the honorific to Mira's name.

"Not w-won the race faster if that's what you mean." Natsu stuttered bluntly.

"I think that I beat Laxus on that one, Natsu. Don't you?" Mira tilted her head as she smiled, sending another wave of shivers.

"Oh! Yeah! Haha… Of course Mira! I mean you're wonderful, and beautiful, and scary- I mean amazing!" Natsu said, quickly as he rubbed the back of his head with his arm.

"Yeah! Yeah! What Natsu said" Gray added, hoping not to make Mira angry.

"Okay children!" Master said, standing on a table. "You all did wonderful this week. Teamwork and friendship was drastically improved here- which is what Fairy Tail is all about! I hope you all learned your lesson, and never fight again!" Master said, as he crossed his arms. "The most important thing in a Guild is not its ranking, or how good the wizards are. You kids know this. It's all about the heart of the guild." Master placed his right hand over his heart, and took a deep breath in. "And that's one thing I hope you kids will never forget." He said, as he started tearing up. "Now… LETS GO TO THE HOT SPRINGS!" He said which received a chorus of cheers. "Man, I can't wait to boss you around." Natsu said to Lucy. "That's not the point Natsu!" Lucy said, balling her hand into a fist.

"Kidding! Kidding! Jeez Luce! Lighten up!" Natsu sad as he smiled at her.

"Jeez Natsu." Lusy said. With that smile, you'll make me fall for you one hundred times over.

Again, HUGE thanks to everyone who has been reading my stories. I found out that 'Housing' has over 80,000 views! 80000 VIEWS! *Falls off chair* GAH! I can only hope that you guys continue to follow me, and my stories. So far I've only written stories for Fairy Tail (Because I keep getting all these ideas in math class when I'm clearly not doing math…) I would hope to expand my horizons, and get some Yaoi and other business out there (Like Naruto, One Piece, maybe a little Frozen) ;D Any who, Leave and requests of other series you would like to see me take over, and potentially blow holes in all of your ships! Honestly. I'm a high school student with little to no social life. I will write stories for everyone who wants one. Leave it in the comments or even PM me! I don't bite (On a good day…) Have a wonderful afternoon my lovelies, and may all your dreams come true. BRING IN THE DANCING LOBSTERS ~Hana