until i reach your star | natsu x reader

Chapter 21: Home

Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Happy watch as Natsu and Y/N sleep. They snore, toss, turn, drool, and talk. They've been asleep for three days. Natsu's fight with Jellal definitely almost killed him and Y/N consumed too much magic energy. The three, Wally, Millianna, and Sho says their goodbyes to a sleeping Y/N and go outside the resort to say their final goodbyes to Erza.

Well, then Erza talks about them joining Fairy Tail and convinces them to stay a little longer.

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"You've grown so much stronger, Y/N." I hear Jellal say. I sit up. I breath rapidly and look around. I see no one. Except Natsu laying beside me. It was just my imagination. I sit up and head out the room to find the others. We catch up a bit and open up to the others about everything in the Tower of Heaven,

I got to talk to Millianna, Sho, and Wally and tell them all about mine and Erza's crazy adventures. Erza explained to me that when Zeref left Jellal's body it was him who redirected the Etherion into the sky. She tells me it was him who saved us, losing his life in the process. I believe that.

As I'm in my room, sitting on bed thinking, my door is kicked open. I look over and see Erza. She asks me, "Have you seen Sho and the others?!"

"I haven't seen them since dinner." I answer. "I'm sure they're gone... without even saying goodbye." Erza agrees with my theory. I stand up from my bed and both Erza and I head out to the beach. We find them on a boat, ready to sail away.

"Please don't stop us from leaving. Our minds are made up. All we've ever known is inside the tower. It's where we grew up. Now we're adults, ready to explore the outside world. That's something we're going to have to do on our own." Sho tells Erza and I.

"We're not stopping you. I'm sure you'll make it out there." I tell Sho. Erza requips and we recite the three rules of any member leaving the Fairy Tail guild.

"Number three... although our paths must stray, promise to live your lives to your fullest. That means treat everyday as if it were your last... Never forget your Fairy Tail friends and treasure them for as long as you live. Let the Fairy Tail farewell begin now!" Erza and I finish together with tears streaming down our faces.

Lucy, Happy, Gray, and Natsu appears. They prepare the firework show. Erza while crying and watching the beautiful fireworks, says, "May all your journeys bring you joy!" I look back to Millianna, Wally, and Sho, who are crying too.

I wipe my tears and smile at them, "I wish we could stay together forever, go on adventures together, but we'd be holding you back. After the years you spent in that tower, you deserve to be free." They start to sail away. Erza and I wave at them as they leave.

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We all stand in front of the guild hall. It's different. I didn't think they would rebuild it so quickly and differently. They even added a café and gift ship. Working the gift shop was Max, who we haven't seen in forever. We greet him and go inside the guild hall. It's pretty.

Everyone is gawking over it. I look at Natsu and see he looks a bit upset. "What's wrong with you?" I ask him. "I don't like change." He mumbles. Levy tells us there's also a game room and swimming pool now. More people are allowed to go on S-Class quests as well.

"I'm glad you idiots made it back okay." We turn around and see Master. "Meet the newest addition to the Fairy Tail family, Juvia. Isn't she a cutie?"

We all smile at her and thank her for the help. Then Master adds, "We've also recruited another member." We turn around to see Gajeel. The guy from Phantom Lord. Gray, Natsu, Erza, and Lucy start to complain and are actually ready to fight him.

I step forward and tell Gajeel, "It's nice to have you in our guild too!" I meant it. After Jellal, I learned people can change. If what Erza said was right, he changed after causing us all sorts of harm. Juvia is an example of change too. I look back at the others and tell them, "Master always said that yesterday's enemy could be tomorrow's friend."

Natsu walks up to Gajeel's table and smacks it, "No way I can work with someone like you!"

Gajeel retorts, "What's the big deal? It's not like I want to work with you." And Natsu gets offended. Gajeel adds and stands up, "I joined for work. I hate this guild and everyone in it. When times are tough, you gotta do what you gotta do." Both start spitting words at each other and Juvia keeps apologising.

The lights then turn off and Mira appears on stage with her guitar. "I dedicate this song to the strongest team in Fairy Tail." She starts singing. It was beautiful. I didn't want to hear a slow song though. I wanted her to sing a song that would cheer me up.

As the song ends, I stand up from the table I sitting at with my team and start heading out. "Where are you going?" I hear Lucy ask me. I don't answer and keep walking out.

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"After Jellal, I think she needs some time alone." Erza tells Lucy. They all watch as a bandaged Y/N walks back to her home. As a little girl, she didn't have a normal life. She's been targeted her whole life and she always will be. Then she watched her dad die right in front of her. After that, her and her brother were taken to a tower to work as slaves.

After all she's been through, the fact that she's still standing is admirable. That's what makes her the strongest female in Fairy Tail. Despite it all, she still stands.