GEK. Please don't grin at her like that she'll melt and slide off even while being in your arms! She couldn't help but grin back, squeezing her arm around him tightly. It's going to be difficult if they have to stay here, but Fairy Tail is always their home, no matter where they go. Its also going to be difficult getting any personal space after this - at least for a little while. But that was okay.

"To Fairy Tail." Lucy agreed, giving him a soft, equally adoring smile. "I'll let your mother know it's safe to come back. She can meet us there." She lowered her hand to brush her fingers against her keyring.

The Natsu dragon backed up a bit, and wasted no time in taking to the air again, his tail whapping down on the cavern as if in insult, sending another rain of rock down on what was left of the cavern, a satisfied, triumphant roar following as he hightailed it for home.

That's one problem resolved - now they just have to figure out how to get home.