I Object

♡ 7. It's Time

Saturday 10 A.M...

Makarov stared out at his "children". Never before had he seen them all dressed so fine. Erza was with Mira, quietly discussing something. Juvia was sitting close to Gray, who was dressed in a red shirt with a black tie and dark pants and shoes. Levy and Gajeel sat together. The iron dragon slayer was dressed in a white suit and white shirt with a red tie along with a white hair, but also put on a pair of shades as he leaned back in his chair and snored.

Natsu and Lisanna still haven't arrived yet, although Happy was here, dressed in a miniature suit with Carla, who is dressed in a miniature princess dress. Pantherlily had put on a red bowtie and changed into black pants.

As soon as Natsu and Lisanna came in- Natsu wearing a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a formal vest buttoned up with dark pants and dress shoes and his muffler around his neck- Makarov stood up. "Time to go, brats. Wendy, put a Troia on Natsu. We have a long way to go."

They all followed Makarov out the door to the train station where everyone was shocked to see the Fairy Tail wizards dressed so nicely. Some of them even started drooling over Erza, Mira, and Cana.

"To stare at my nee-san, you must be a man!" Elfman roared at the ogling men.

"It's alright," Mira said, smiling at her younger brother.

They all boarded the train with Makarov becoming ever more somber each mile they pass by.

Lucy stood in her dressing gown as maids brushed make-up over her face and applied pink lipstick to her full lips. A little bit of blush and eye shadow was applied until they began to style her hair, drying it from her shower and curling it slightly. Lucy glanced at the clock.

'3 P.M. So soon...,' she thought in a panic. She wasn't ready. Time had passed by so fast. And today, on this fated day, she would finally see the man she loves again and yet marry someone else.

She tried to take deep breaths but they wouldn't come. A maid stuck something horrible smelling under her nose and she breathed again.

"Relax, Lucy-sama," the maid soothed. "It will be alright."

"Y-Yeah," she gulped. Slowly her heartbeat slowed, but she still had doubts.

'I'm not ready...'

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4 P.M.

"Alright brats, listen up!" Makarov announced once they got off the train. "Gray, you cannot strip at all, no exceptions! Natsu, try to control yourself for once. No yelling, screaming, or spitting out fire. I'll have Erza keep an eye on you. The rest of you, do not overreact and make an embarrassment out of Fairy Tail. I'm counting on you!" He jumped off the bench from where he was standing and led the way towards a huge pair of ornate gates adorned with white drapes and pink bouquets.

"Is this Fairy Tail?" the man at the gates asked, looking over the huge group.

"Yes," Makarov replied.

"Invitation please." After checking it, the man said, "Just follow the trail of roses until you reach the estate."

"Thank you." Makarov led them deeper into the grounds, where everyone was amazed to see the wide expanse of land.

"Master, what is this? Why all this mystery?" Erza asked, striding next to Makarov.

"You will see soon," he said, sounding strangely depressed. Erza frowned but did not object.

Behind them, Natsu was complaining.

"I'm hungry!" he yelled. "And I can't do anything at all cause Gramps said so."

"Shut up! It's even worse for me! Do you know how hard it is to not strip?" Gray shouted back.

"You wanna go, Underwear Prince?" Natsu growled.

"Bring it-" Gray started to say until Erza looked behind her and asked menacingly. "Are you two fighting?"

"N-No!"

"W-Why would we? W-We're best friends!"

Natsu and Gray put their arms around one another and began to do a weird dance, scared out of their wits.

"What do you think this is about?" Happy asked Carla.

"I don't know and don't talk to me!"

"For some reason... I have a weird feeling about this."

"You're probably over thinking it, Shrimp."

"Don't call me Shrimp!"

"Hey Mira-nee, do you know what's with all this?"

"I don't know, but I wish I do."

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Before long, they reached a huge mansion and before them is another man, although this time he is accompanied with a bunch of young boys, all of whom were wearing white shirts with red bowties. "Are you Fairy Tail?" he asked.

"Yes we are."

"Please come this way." The man led them into a huge ballroom and they all gaped at the decorations and the grandness of the room until the man took them up to a balcony where they overlooked the rest of the room.

"This is so cool, right Happy?!"

"Aye, sir!"

Makarov, Natsu, Lisanna, Erza, Mira, Gray, Juvia, Levy, Gajeel, Elfman, Cana, Wendy, Happy, Carla, and Pantherlily sat in the front row while the others sat in the back, Jet and Droy fuming over how Gajeel got to sit next to Levy.

They watched the rest of the seats fill up until the clock reached 4:58 and people started to quiet down. For some reason, the members of Fairy Tail could feel a sense of rising excitement and anticipation as a man in a white and gold edged robe stood behind the altar with a thick black book.

Then Levy gasped. "This looks like a wedding!"

"A wedding?!"

"Master, why would you take us to a wedding?"

"Whose wedding is this?"

"Gramps, why aren't you answering us?"

"Weddings are a man!"

Then Natsu caught an achingly familiar scent, one he hadn't smelled for a while. Six months, in fact. He stared at the door, his heart pounding as the scent kept of getting closer and closer.

The clock rang 5 p.m. and everyone stood up as the doors were thrown open. Natsu's eyes widened.

"LUCY?!"

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Dae ♡