Chapter 10

Erza and the others were in the temple as they were trying to stop Lyon from freeing the immortal demon, Deliora

"This place is a freaking maze." Gray said as the group was walking around the temple.

"Where do you think we should go?" Lucy asked.

"Well they were preforming the ritual at the top, so Lyon's gotta be hanging around there." Gray said as they kept looking.

"we should also keep an eye out for Natsu. He could be around here." Erza added.

"I'm beginning to wonder if he's going to join us or not." Gray said as they turned around the corner

"I'm sure he'll give us an answer when we get back to Fairy Tail." Erza said as she deep down was hoping that he would join. He was strong, kind, warm to hug, pretty smart, and a nice person. She was sure he would like Fairy Tail, at least that's what she thought.

"Hey look over there, looks like a room." Lucy pointed out as the group headed toward it. When they got there, they entered a large room covered in ice. And at the center of it...

"Lyon.." Gray said as he narrowed his eyes at the other ice mage.

"You've finally come, Fairy Tail." He said as they glared at each other.

**With Natsu**

He was currently in the middle of melting the ice encasing Deliora as he was putting up the heat with the flames of the fire dragon king

"Even with this heat, this thing sure can take it." Natsu said while sweating a bit as he was using a bit too much of his firepower on it

He then saw that some of the ice was breaking a part as it falls into the pool of melted ice

"I sure hope this works!" Natsu increased the heat of his flames even hotter as it was making the ground around him melt

**Back with Gray**

"Lyon!" Gray said as he glared at the ice mage at the other end of the frozen room.

"I've been waiting for you Gray. You can't stop me, not with your level of power." He stated.

"You're wrong Lyon. I'm gonna take you out, and stop you from making the biggest mistake in your life." He said as he threw his shirt.

**"Ice-Make: Lance!"** Gray then shot several lances of ice at Lyon.

**"Ice-Make: Shield!"** He then made a barrier as he stopped the Lances and they shattered.

**"Ice-Make: Hammer!"**Gray then created a large hammer and then sent it down on Lyon.

**"Ice-Make: Snow Ape!"**

He then created a large, ice, gorilla-like sculpture as it then blocked the hammer by catching it.

It then threw it back at Gray as it hit him and sent him into a wall as he yelped in pain. He then landed as he then used his ice to form a saucer as he shot it out towards him.

Lyon summoned a shield and was trying to block it, but it was breaking through as he jumped out of the way as the saucer shot passed him and exploded into a wall.

**"Ice Make: Snow Dragon!"** He then created a large Dragon as it roared and was attempting to crash into Gray.

**"Ice Make: Wall!"** He then slammed his hand on the ground as a large thick ice wall appeared in front of him. The dragon crashed and shattered as Lyon scowled.

"Don't underestimate me!" Lyon then shot many ice arrows above them as they came down and hit Gray.

"Gray!" Lucy shouted worriedly. "Erza, shouldn't we be helping him?!"

"..This is Gray's fight. I'll intervene only if I need too. but I probably won't need too." She said as she smiled a little.

"Huh? But that Lyon guy has got him on the ropes!" She protested.

"Gray will be alright. He's a Fairy Tail mage after all." She said.

"Lyon..." Gray started.

"Eh?"

"Ur..is still alive." Lyon then stopped as he listened.

"The ice that your melting. Ur didn't really die, when she cast the Iced Shell, her body just froze along with the ice. In other words, the ice your melting is Ur!" He shouted.

Lyon's eyes were foreshadowed as he was silent. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but Ur made me promise to tell you she was dead." Lyon then dashed and stabbed Gray as Gray gasped.

"I already knew that you idiot. You expect me to believe that Ur is still alive? Hahaha...GROW UP! Those scraps of ice are just from the spell. Ur died long ago!" He then kicked him back as Gray cringed.

"It's useless Gray! Why don't you just stop getting in the way of my dream!?" Lyon shouted as he punched Gray in the face repeatedly.

"Your "dream" is ridiculous Lyon! Do you really want to end Ur's legacy that badly!?"

"SHUT UP!" Lyon shouted as he turned his fist into an ice head of a wolf. He began trying to punch Gray, but Gray was dodging all the punches as he sides stepped back.

"I didn't waste my time! It took ten years! Ten years to find myself comrades and the knowledge to figure out how to melt Deliora from Iced Shell! Once I defeat it, I'll have surpassed Ur, that is why I won't let anyone get in my way!" Gray then grabbed Lyon's fist as he was shocked, he caught him.

"Your determination is admirable Lyon, but WAKE UP!" He then punched him square in the face as he sent him into a wall.

Gray was now the one who had the upper hand as he kept punching and blocking Lyon.

"You'll NEVER surpass Ur! Not in a hundred years!" He then made a sword out of Ice as he slashed Lyon's body, but it was a dummy as it turned to ice and shattered.

**"Ice-Make: Snow Tiger!"** He then made a large ice tiger as it roared and was coming at Gray from behind.

"Gray, look out!" Lucy shouted. Erza was slowly gripping her sword handle as she was waiting.

"Die Gray!" Lyon shouted as he had a wicked smile on his face.

"Ice-Make: Prison!" Gray then countered by then back flipping and dropping a large ice cage on the tiger, trapping it.

"You think that will hold!?" He then held his arm out as he was controlling the tiger as it tried to bite through the cage but it was no good as it was stuck.

"What?!" He shouted in disbelief. Gray was on top of the cage as he glared down at Lyon. "You do your ice make with one hand, which makes your magic imbalanced and your ice weaker. That's what Ur taught us." He then hopped down as he began forming something in his hands.

"I'm through trying to save you Lyon, you went down the wrong path, and for that, YOUR GOING DOWN!" He shouted.

**"Ice Cannon!"** He then formed a large bazooka-like cannon on his arms as he blasted a large ice blast at Lyon as he was blown away by the shot.

"N..no..I am...I can't be beaten..I..I am.." He said weakly. Gray then gave a sigh of relief as he knelt down and was panting.

"You did it Gray!" Lucy came over as she was happy, he won.

"Nice job Gray." Erza smiled as she came over.

"I'm a Fairy Tail mage, remember?" He said as he grinned at her. She nodded as they all were waiting.

**ROOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!**

Everyone immediately froze as they heard what sounded like an ear-piercing wail from around the temple.

"No...it can't be..." Gray was shaking as he remembered the awful wail of the demon Deliora that destroyed his village.

"Hehehhe.." Lyon weakly chuckled as he turned his head to everybody. "Looks like...Toby came through."

"What..was that?" Lucy asked as she was scared from the screech. The ground then rumbled as the floor beneath them was cracking.

"The floor's gonna go out!" Gray exclaimed.

"Everybody! Out of the temple!" Erza yelled as they all began running.

"Lyon! We got a problem!" Yuka came in and all of Fairy Tail rushed past him as he was surprised. He then saw Lyon as he then ran towards him as he slung him over his shoulder.

"Yu..Yuka. Take me to Deliora...I finally have the chance to-"

"Never mind that! The whole temple is coming down!" He shouted as he began heading towards the exit.

**Back with Natsu**

The place Natsu was in was shaking from the roar as the cave looks like it was going to collapse from the roar

"Good job." Natsu said to Gaia Ken as he made the sword disappear

Natsu then heard some whimpering as he looks down and saw Sherry with Angelica in a pile of rocks as they were trapped in it

"Are you kidding me!?" Natsu exclaimed as he jumped down to where she was

"Hey, are you okay?!" He asked as he came over to her.

"Please...stop Lyon." Natsu made a noise of surprise to her statement.

"He must not fight Deliora...he'll die...please." She pleaded at Natsu as he then began pulling away the large rock that trapped her.

"I gotta get you out of here first."

"Forget me...I don't care what happens...to me...Lyon is all that..."

"Please stop with the Drama!" Natsu barked at her as she was surprised.

"You have affection for him, don't you?!" He said angrily as Sherry's eyes widen in surprise to his outburst as she nodded to him

"Then you've got to live in order to tell him that!"

He then got up and then ran towards a wall.

Natsu slides to a stop right in front of it as he smashed his fist into the wall.

A massive hole was there that was showing the outside.

Natsu then ran back and picked up Angelica with Sherry on top of her

"going down!" Natsu carries them out to the hole and came to a crash as he landed with his legs still intact

He placed the giant rat down and saw that Sherry was out cold

"Girls these days are unbelivable."

Natsu then jumps back to the hole and saw that Deliora's head was already free

"Looks like this is my part!"

He cracks his knuckles and leans his right hand forward with it glowing as Enryūō no Kiba comes out of the ground

Natsu grabs the hilt and readied his sword

"When I find Gray, I'm so gonna kick his ass for all of this." Natsu said as a reminder while having an annoyed look on him as Deliora roared again

**Back with Gray and the others**

"What's going on?!" Lucy exclaimed as the entire place was rumbling.

"They must have finished melting Deliora, but how did they finish it so fast!?" Gray wondered.

"If they freed the demon, then we have to stop it!" Erza said.

"It's not that simple, Erza." Gray said as he had his hair foreshadow his eyes.

"Well...I know that we aren't that strong, but you and Erza could probably do it, right?" Lucy said to him

"I know how to stop it." Gray said. All of the sudden, the floor collapsed beneath them as they all fell.

"Waaaahhhhhhh!" Lucy and Gray screamed as they fall

**"Kansho! Kureha no Yoroi!"**

Erza then transformed as she swooped over and grabbed Gray and Lucy as they slowly descended. After a few moments, they had finally got to ground level.

"Thank you Erza!" Lucy thanked the scarlet hair who nodded

"Quick, through there!" Gray shouted as he saw an exit.

**Back with Natsu**

Natsu was waiting on Deliora to be freed before his ears heard some movements coming from behind him

"What are you still doing here? I thought you left?" Natsu asked as it was Ultear was the one behind him.

"Why are you doing this?" Ultear asked him

"You, the strongest of the Wizard Saints. Decided to join a legal guild, when in the past, you never shown any interest"

"why?"

Natsu looks back at her for a moment before sighing

"You're really forgetful, aren't you?" Natsu said as he turns back to look at Deliora

"What is that supposed to mean?" Ultear asked while raising an eyebrow

"I told you many years ago the same thing every time." Natsu replied

He turns back to look at her

As Natsu's Armor started to appear as it was equipping onto him

""for everyone's sake, I will fight" even if it means joining a guild." Natsu told her as his face plate closed in front of his face

Ultear looks at him for a moment before closing her eyes with a smile

"I really am getting forgetful" Ultear said to him as she walks towards him

"the next time we meet, might not be so friendly, you know?" she said to him

"**I know your guild, so yeah, probably?"** Natsu said to her

Ultear chuckles a bit before placing her palm on his chest plate

"good bye.." Ultear said as she started to turn transparent and then she leans towards Natsu's helmet

"Natsu" Ultear gives a peck to his helmet before she completely disappeared

Natsu stood there for a moment before he turns back around

"good bye, Ultear"

A tear fell down his visor plate as it falls down to the ground

**ROOOOOAAAAARRRRRR!**

Deliora roared as its left hand is freed

Natsu readied Enryuo no Kiba beside him as the sword glowed red

"**I'll end this quick."**

The visor on Natsu's helmet show two glowing red eyes as it was giving off some red vapor **(reference to Goblin Slayer)**

**Back with Gray and the others**

"There's the chamber!" Gray shouted as he ran full speed ahead.

"Hey wait up Gray!" Lucy shouted as she was panting a little. The whole place was starting to shake less as they all were looking around the cave.

"Looks like it's calming down." Erza said as she looked around. "I hope Natsu is alright. I haven't seen him since I got here. He must be around the temple somewhere."

"He went here after we got to the village with his armor, so he's probably here." Lucy said while looking at the falling little pieces of the ruins

"Gray, do you have a-eh!?" Lucy was about to ask Gray something when he was suddenly wasn't even there

"Hey, where's Gray?!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise as Erza then realized he was way ahead of them.

"C'mon!" She shouted as they continued to run.

Gray was standing in the chamber as his eyes widened. Deliora was staring down at him as it was growling.

"...You took my parents." Gray then assumed a stance. "...You took my village." A large magic circle appeared below him. "..You took my master...I...WON'T LET YOU CAUSE ANYMORE DEATHS, YOU DAMN DEMON!" He then began glowing as a blue light was shining all over cave as Deliora grunted a little. The three then came in as they widened their eyes at Gray.

"What is he doing? That magic feels very powerful!" Lucy asked as she stared at the large magic circle around them.

"Gray, what is this!?" Erza demanded.

"Get out of here.." Gray said.

"Huh?" Erza asked as she couldn't quite here him.

"I SAID GET OUT! THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND I'M GOING TO FIX IT!" He shouted angrily. "I'm sorry guys...but this is goodbye." He said as his hair foreshadowed his eyes. The magic pressure was intense, as Erza was going to try to stop him.

"GRAY!" Erza shouted worriedly.

"Keep everyone at the guild safe...I'm sorry..." He said as he looked up at the demon's eyes."

"Iced..." He begun to say as he was almost about to cast the spell.

"DON"T DO IT!" Lucy screamed. Lyon and Yuka came in as their eyes widened.

"NOOOO! DON'T DO IT GRAY! THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!" He shouted as he watched as Gray was about to cast the spell that would once again seal Deliora.

"Shel-!? Huh?" He then stopped as Deliora was about to hit him but then its arm fell off. It then looked at its side as it wondered what happen.

"It's arm...fell off?" Lucy asked as she was shocked.

"W-what? What happened?" Yuka asked as he and everyone was confused.

"**Metsuryuougi:…."** A voice spoke as Natsu in his Armor appeared in of Gray and the others as Natsu had his sword in front of him as he looks to be finishing a move

Suddenly Deliora started to crumble down as the Immortal Demon's limbs started falling apart and falls down to the water bellow it

"**Hyaku Zan Giri"**

Natsu swings his sword to the right before making it dissapear

"What the..hell?" Gray asked in shock.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted happily.

"No way...he defeated it?" Lyon asked in shock. All these years he prepared and the Immortal demon was slain with a single attack!?

Natsu then stands up as Enryuo no Yoroi disappears into flames

"You gotta be kidding me. How did you-?" Gray's questions were put to an immediate stop as Natsu punched him as he glared at him.

"Hey, what the hell was that for!?" He asked.

"Were you even thinking?" Natsu asked calmly.

"What?" Gray asked confused.

"by using the Iced Shell spell on it again is just something dumb, That's the coward's way out, Gray" Natsu pointed at him

"if you think that you can solve all your problems with dying, then your even more of a dumbass then what I took you for!"

"What was I supposed to do!? I couldn't let this thing wake up and kill everyone!" Gray protested. Natsu then sighed

"I admire that your willing to give up your life to protect everyone. But after that, what then?" He asked.

Gray was silent as he listened. "You only live once, all the friends you made, all of the bonds that you forged, it's all gone when you finally go to the afterlife." He said as he calmed down.

"..I know that, Pinky." He said as he frowned.

"..But you weren't really in the wrong here." Natsu said as Gray looked up at him. "Your strong, so it would be a waste if you threw away your life here and now." He said as he smiled a little.

"I'm sure your master, Ur would have wanted you two to live on. If you ask me, the spell she cast wasn't her legacy.." Gray made a noise of surprise as Natsu held his hand up to Gray.

"It was you, and Lyon." Gray then came to a sudden realization, as he smiled and took his hand and shook it.

"Teh, you're a real piece of work Pinky." He said as chuckled

"Oh yeah, that reminds me." Natsu then kicked Gray right on the butt as he yelped.

"NOW WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!"

"That was for ruining my relaxing day with Erza, one moment I was sleeping peacefully on her lap with her caressing my head, and the second me and Erza were on our way to this island to save you sorry asses."

"Shit head, I'm gonna knock you out!" Gray declared.

"Yeah, yeah, save it for later." Natsu said as if he waved his hand in a lazy motion.

"Natsu." Erza said as the two came over.

"Yo!" Natsu said in greeting as he then carried Erza up into his arms

"Can I sleep with you tonight?" Natsu asked with an innocent face as Erza and Lucy's face was bright red

"Ehhh?!" Erza and Lucy exclaimed

"so, can I!?" Natsu asked with a big smile

Erza got swirly eyes as steam came out of her head and ears as she imagined herself with Natsu on the bed

"Natsu! that is too soon for Erzza!" Lucy exclaimed to him

"What's wrong? I'm only asking her to sleep beside me?" Natsu said with an amused smirk as Lucy and Erza realized that he was just messing around

"What were you thinking when I said that, Er~za?" Natsu asked as he blows a heated breath at her ear

He then leans his mouth near her ear

"although, I wouldn't mind having your first" Natsu whispered to her as he gives her a peck on her cheek

And then within a second of a click, Erza passes out with a red tomato face

"so innocent" Natsu said with a smile as he gives her a peck on her forehead

""What a flirter"" Gray and Lucy thought in their mind while sweat dropping

"Great then! what to do about Lyon and his goon squad?" He said while carrying the KO Erza.

"Wait you..."

Hm?" Natsu turned to Lyon who was standing behind them.

"How did you do that?" He demanded.

"Do what?" Natsu asked curiously.

"Don't play stupid with me! I mean Deliora! The immortal killing machine that destroyed countless villages and people and cost me and Gray's master her life to seal! How did you kill it so easily?!" He demanded. "Was it that sword!? Does it have the power to kill demons!?"

"No, it has the power kill dragons. And secondly, Deliora was already dead." He said as Lyon's eyes widened.

"What..?"

"You saw it's arm fell off, didn't you? It was just crumbling because it was sealed in there for so long. I just sped up the process." Natsu said as he shrugged.

"LIES! How do explain the shrieks!? It clearly was alive when it melted!"

"Maybe it was just instinct? Hell, if I know, I'm good, but I don't think I'm that good." Natsu said as he and Lyon stared at each other. Lyon then fell to his knees as he drooped down.

"So Ur really killed it..." He said as he was frowning. "All this time...I just wasted it all chasing ghosts..Ur would be ashamed if she saw me now."

"You shouldn't feel bad Lyon." Gray said. "Ur may not be here in human form, but I have a feeling she's happily watching over us, her disciples." Gray said as he came over and offer Lyon his hand. Lyon then looked up and took it as the two then shook as he scoffed a little.

**Back in the village**

"Really, that was intense." Lucy said as she sighed relief.

"Oohh, it wasn't that bad, I think you all did pretty good." Natsu said as they were walking in the village.

"Please we never needed your help to begin with." Gray scoffed.

"You're welcome, jackass." Natsu said as he continued walking.

"It's not over yet." Erza who got back up and was staying a few feet away from Natsu suddenly said as they stopped.

"We may have stopped Deliora's revival, but that doesn't mean we stopped the curse on the village." Natsu then stopped as he had his hands on the back of his head.

"I completely forgot about that." Natsu said as he shrugged.

"Hey you're right, how come they're not back to normal? We stopped the moon drip, didn't we?" Lucy said.

They all turned to the villagers. They all had confused looks as they looked at each other.

"Was the moon drip really the cause of your transformations?" Erza asked.

"Well...we're not sure." They said.

"All we remember is that when the moon turned purple, we turned into demons."

"Well, those other guys were here three years ago, and they haven't changed." Natsu told them as they looked at each other even more confused.

"Didn't you guys ever go to investigate the temple? I mean it's kind of suspicious when you think about it." Natsu asked.

"Well, it was tradition to not wander far from the village, but we did try to investigate the temple, but every time we did, we always wound up here." The village chief said.

"This isn't making sense." Lucy said as she was getting more questions than answers.

"I see..."Re-quip: The Giant's Armor!" Erza then transformed into a tall yellow armor as everyone watched in amazement.

"Now, with this darkness sealing lance, De-Malevo, I shall destroy the moon!" She declared.

"IS SHE SERIOUS!?" Lucy exclaimed.

"I like the ears. they look like a pair of bunny ears" Natsu said with a smile while admiring the ears while Lucy and Gray sweat dropped at him and Erza blushes a bit but quickly made it go away

"Wahhh, she's gonna do it!" The villagers were now excited, finally the curse will have been broken!

"HAAAAaaah!" She then threw her spear as it soared straight through the air, it then was starting to lose its velocity after a few moments as it started to plummet back down.

"not enough velocity." Erza scowled.

"Hold on..." Natsu said as he walked forward.

"Huh, what are you..?" Lucy asked.

Natsu's right hand glowed as a Dragonic Vambrace appeared on his hand

He then jumped as he rocketed upwards towards the spear. Everyone watched in awe as they saw him heading towards it.

"Let me give ya' a little..BOOST!" He smirked as he then spun around and punched the lance with the vambrace, as fire ignites the end of the Vambrace as it then shot back in the air except with more force as it headed straight towards the moon. It was soaring towards it but then struck something in the sky. The sky started cracking as the villagers and Lucy gasped. It all then shattered as the sky was normal again, and the moon was back to its regular colour.

Natsu then landed back on the ground as he knelt and stood up. He then looked back in the sky.

"That's better." Natsu said as he folded his arms.

"Thank you, Natsu." Erza thanked the pinkette as he smiled a little.

"The moon wasn't the reason you all were turning to demons. it was a side effect from the moon drip. It created a magic residue that made a crystallized dome around the island. That's why the moon looked purple." Erza explained.

"But, how come we're still demons?" The village chief asked.

"Yeah, their appearances are still the same." Flare noted.

"This is their original appearances." Erza said which shocked everyone but Natsu.

"Wait, so you're saying.." The villagers started.

"You guys were demons to begin with, and that the moon drip was messin' with your heads then your bodies, right?" Natsu turned as Erza confirmed with a nod.

"It made them lose their memories, and made them think they were human." Erza finished her explanation.

"So, this really is an island of demons." Lucy said as she was astonished.

"That is correct." A random person said as they all turned their heads to one man.

"Hey, you're that guy who took us out here!" Gray exclaimed as he recognized the man.

"Yes, I am also from this island. I am also the chief's son." The man said as he tore his cloak revealing his demon-like body.

"No way...Bobo..is that you?" The chief said as he had wide eyes and came over to his son.

"Yes. I left the island and I regained my memory, but I didn't want to come back and scare you all when you had forgotten about me." He explained as he frowned.

"Hey wait...it's coming back to me now." One of the villagers said.

"Yeah, I remember Bobo!" Another exclaimed.

"He's alive! He didn't die after all!" They all cheered as they were all now happy that Bobo was still alive.

"This calls for a celebration! Everyone, lets prepare feast! My son, has returned!" They all then happily began walking around getting everything ready. The wizards just stood there and smiled as they watched them.

"Well, I guess that solves the mystery of the Cursed Island Galuna." Lucy said as she smiled.

"hmmmmmm" Natsu hummed as he walked away from the group.

"Something on your mind Pinky?" Gray asked a little irritated by his tone.

"if all you guys had to do was blast a hole through the sky, it doesn't really feel like an S class request if you ask me. Should have been at least B or C class. Ahh, whatever. At least the villagers are back to normal." He said as he folded his arms behind his back

"I think I'll go take a nap." Gray said as he yawned.

"A good idea." Natsu said with a wide smile as he began walking towards Erza.

"What are you doing?" Lucy asked.

"Sleep." Natsu replied with a grin as he carried Erza up in his arms

"Waaah?"

"Let's go to our sanctuary, Koneko-chan!" Natsu said to her with a smile as they walked into a tent

"Wait! I'm not ready for this!?" Erza screamed while squirming in his arms

"No whining, you're my slave remember?" Natsu retorted to her with a mischievous smile

Gray and Lucy looked at them with sweat drops as they then decided to ignore them

**In the tent**

Natsu place Erza down on a straw bed as he takes off his vest and underclothes

"wait!" Erza shouted at him while pushing herself away from him

"what's wrong?" Natsu asked with an amused face

"I'm not…um ready for this." Erza said with a blush on her

Natsu chuckles to her as he reached to the straps of her armor

"I told you." Natsu said as he undid the straps on her armor plate and lifts it up

He then leans down to her ear as he smells her scent

"we're just sleeping beside each other." Natsu whispered with a chuckle as he equip a white shirt on his body with the addition of changing his pants into boxers

"Did you think of something naughty when I took of my shirt?" he asked as Erza's face went as red as her hair

"You did, didn't you?" Natsu said with a smile as Erza was mumbling under her breath

Natsu chuckles to her as he grabbed her shoulders and pulled her closer to him

"Would you feel better if I said "I love you"?" Natsu asked and was replied with steam coming out of Erza's head as she passes out

Natsu laughs a bit to her reaction while brushing a side of her hair to the back of her ear

He then stares at her beautiful face for a moment as he smiles to her

"I really am glad to meet you, Erza."

Natsu thanked her as he placed a kiss on her forehead

He then lay down while gently laying Erza beside him while resting her head on his arm as a pillow for her

"Good night, my princess." Natsu said while giving her nose a kiss as he pulled her closer to him and closed his eyes as he snuggles to Erza

**In the middle of the night**

Natsu was already asleep while Erza woke up a bit as she never felt such warmth and comfort

She then saw that Natsu's hands were holding her with such gentleness as the Dragon Slayer snuggle even more to her

Erza smiles as she gives a peck to Natsu's chin and then snuggled back to his chest

She didn't notice that Natsu was quite awake as he smiles to her

He then closes his eyes while pulling Erza closer

""it's so warm.""

Erza said in her mind with a relax and joyful smile

**Morning**

"Again, thank you for the help!" Bobo said as he thanked the mages.

"It's no problem. You don't have to worry about the reward. This was a bit of a mix up from the start." Erza told them as Lucy looked horrified.

"What?! At least give me that spirit key that was with it!"

"Of course, we have no need for it anyway."

Yay!" Lucy was now happy as she was now in possession of another spirit.

Everyone then went to the beach with the villagers

"I insist! Please let me take you back home on my boat!" Bobo insisted his assistance to them while Erza shook her head

"Thank you for that, but it will be fine." Erza said as Natsu equipped his Armor on

"We have another means of transportation."

"**You guys have a spare boat?"** Natsu asked Bobo who nodded as he pointed to a boat that was docked by the sand a few feet away from them

"**Snowflake."** Natsu called out to Gray as he had some rope in his hands

"**Tie the end of the rope onto the tip of the boat and give me the other end when you're done,"** Natsu said as he throws the said rope to him as Gray catches it

"Why?" Gray asked while raising an eyebrow

"**Just do it."** Natsu said while folding his hands in front of his chest

"Alright, alright" Gray said and went to do what he said,

"thank you again for saving our village, Fairy Tail Mages!" Moka said while smiling to them with a bow with the rest of the villagers doing the same

"Flame brain!" Gray called out to Natsu as he throws the other end of the rope to him

"**Hop on."** Natsu said as he tied the rope to his waist

Lucy and Gray went and got into the boat while Erza got carried up in Natsu's arm with an excited face on

"What's Erza excited about?" Lucy asked Gray who shrugged

"**See you!"** Natsu said to the villagers as he flapped his wings up and floated a bit

Gray and Lucy looks up at what he was going to do before they hold each other for their dear life as Natsu jetted away at high speed

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Gray and Lucy had tears of fear as they scream and hugged each other for dear life

The villagers had a surprised look on them as they saw Natsu and the others leaving at high speed