"Beyond the Stars"

Summary: After learning that Lucy and Natsu come together as a couple, Loke falls into despair and remorse. Before he could wallow in his remorse, a war was declared by the Dark Guilds and battles erupted, leaving many of the mages taken captive, tortured, killed or MIA. Loke looks around and sees that he survived but his master and her boyfriend are missing. He then finds himself in a little house being owned by a young girl. Will he find Lucy and let go of her or will he let it plague his mind for the rest of his life? NatsuXLucy, LokeXOC, GrayXJuvia, ErzaXJellal and GajeelXLevy

Me: Hey, this is the first Fairytail fic I've made! XD I'll accept criticisms but please be nice and reasonable with it. I know I still have a lot to work on but some people can be just plain mean. By the way, I don't own Fairytail!

Chapter 1 – How to Enter the House Normally

Explosions echoed around the place as smoke rose into the sky. Fire consumed the villages as screams filled the air, tearing my heart with dread and ruthlessness. I shivered at the sounds of the cracking thunder and flames, along with the hissing of ice as icebergs stood in the middle of all the chaos. A part of me sighed in relief, remembering that my house stood not too near from where the war started. Huge buildings fell as I saw one of the more recognizable symbols.

No way... even the strongest guild in Magnolia...!

Hi, my name is Katherine Dumas. Yes, you're probably wondering why I live here in a house in the middle of nowhere. Trust me; there are a lot of good reasons why I shouldn't be living in a town right now. Lying on the bed as I continued to read, I let out a small sigh until a huge thump was heard on my door. With a narrowed stare, I clench my hand into a fist before making a way towards the door with a low hiss. Nobody could see this place except me. Inching to the door, my body screamed at me not to open it but my brain argued that maybe there's someone who needs help.

Damn it, why can't I make up my mind once in awhile?

With one hard swing, the door slammed against the wall as a figure fell on top of me. A blush instantly crept across my face as I found the compromising position we were in before I shoved him off to prepare to fight him.

"Who the hell are you and how did you find my house," I scowled while waiting for a psychotic laugh or something.

He didn't budge and his brown blazer looked soaked. My nose twitched at the scent as I flipped him over with my foot.

Holy God, who is this?

A ginger haired male just fell through my door and to think I was going to beat the craps out of him and castrate him for answers. But with his eyes shut, he looked so harmless. His hair remained to be a spiky mess as his body was torn up. I twitched for a moment before trying to haul up his body onto the bed in which he had fallen on my body a few times, making me let out a whole string of curses.

"I swear, who the hell are you," I start dressing his wound before anything else. "What kind of idiot just drops against the door? Normally, they get whacked by something... I don't know – a frying pan or anything that sounds like a gong on a person's head."

But my God, he looks... gorgeous...

Unlike most of the males I've seen, he had a lean body and his mob of ginger hair made him look more like a lion. Despite the scars and scratches, he looked absolutely normal except for the fact he was in a brown suit and all. Seeing a slight amount of blood, I managed to take off his shirt not without blushing like mad as my eyes found his lean abs. To be honest, every time I walk through the market place – I've never seen anyone like him.

You have to admit, he looks HOT.

SHUT UP, YOU PERVERT.

Arguing with my conscience had me completely forget that I left my stew on the stove boiling. Pushing all thoughts aside, I put out two plates before taking a seat on the benches. His chest slowly rose from his quiet breathing at least showing me that he was still alive. With a sigh, I continued shoving food into my mouth until I heard a slight groan.

"Lucy..."

Who the heck is Lucy?

I swivelled my head towards the bed, hearing the groan escape his lips until a loud banging on my door.

God, this is the second time today! Who the hell keeps banging on my damn door!

Today certainly made my blood boil; my knuckles cracked as I answered the door with a dark glare. "WHAT DO YOU WANT!"

However, my eyes turned to find three big men with sickles and axes by the door. They had an evil grin on their faces as I stepped back with a narrowed glare, walking in as they polished their weapons. Biting my lower lip until I tasted blood, my body continued to stand its ground as I took a quick glance to the male in the room.

These goons could be after him for all I know...

"Got any mages, sweetie," one placed a sickle by my chin as I smirked.

"Don't think that just because I'm a girl," I slid down below him and kicked where the sun-don't-shine, causing him to keel over. "I got no skills!"

The three lunged at me as I gave another man a kick to the head before he could grab my hair. Another one of the attackers locked me with a full-nelson before I flipped up and sent him away with a kick on the back. However, another came for me as he brought down his sickle on my left eye which sent me reeling back. The men grinned evilly at me, walking to me with their sickles and axes as I tried to go for a sweep kick. The same man who slashed my eye hung me upside down as he placed the sickle against my neck.

"Such smooth skin," his yellowish teeth glistened a bit while reeled back from the smell of his breath. "I bet it would be nice if we painted these walls with your blood."

I hissed until the figure I saw in my room was gone.

What the hell – how did he...?

Damn boss, whatever he did - he's good!

"Is that how you treat a woman," a low deadly whisper came from behind as my attacker turned around.

"Su-," before he could say anything, a blast met his face which caused the big man to drop me.

As I crash landed on the ground, the man who fell through my door took them down with ease. My whole body shivered at the tenseness of the atmosphere as the men who barged in fell one by one. His eyes glittered angrily despite the calm composure he managed to maintain as he fired another blast of light. As they lay crumpled before him, his expression darkened as his body started glowing.

"Regulus, grant me strength...!"

I watched the light appear as my jaw hung loose. Despite the blood trickling down my face, my whole body refused to move as sweat poured down. With a single shot, he sent them out not before glaring at them and shutting the door behind him.

"Didn't see that coming," he sighed before looking at me, tracing the wound on my eye. "Whoa, who are... no, more importantly – are you okay?"

I couldn't believe that I sat there like an idiot with my body refusing to react. His once merciless eyes glanced at me gently as he helped me clamber up to my feet.

"Y-yeah," I shook my head, trying to regain my composure. "Who the heck are you?"

He gave me that sexy smirk. "The name's Loke."

"Katherine Dumas," realizing how red my face was going to be, I covered the wound on my left eye before turning away. "There's food on the table..."

"Oh," Loke looked back before ushering me in. "Aren't you going to eat any?"

"Think I like blood in my food," my voice sounding a little more hostile than it should be. "Sorry... I'll get this fixed first..."

I left him there before slamming the bathroom door to clean my eye. Before looking at it, my eye revealed magic runes on it being a different colour from my dark brown eyes. The sclera stared at me with crimson red as black runes and five dots mocked me. With a hiss, I grabbed an eye patch before covering my eye with it. Letting out a sigh, I cleaned up before joining him outside. He sat there, not even touching his food for a moment until I took a seat. A pregnant pause wedged itself in between us as the only thing audible became the silent ticking of the clock and loud pounding of my heartbeat in my ears.

"You didn't eat yet," I raised my eyebrow, smelling it a bit. "Oh no, I must've put too much garlic or something...!"

I heard a chuckle from across the table causing me to crease my forehead at him. "What?"

He took a spoonful of food into his mouth. "I didn't eat because I was waiting for you. What kind of man would I be if I ate before you came?"

"A sensible human being," I stated as I put more food into my mouth. Odd...

He looks brand new...

As if, he never came falling through my door or getting hit by something... Should I whack him with a frying pan to see if he recovers that fast again?

Suddenly, a finger tapped my finger causing to drop the spoon in shock. "Ah, what is it now?"

Loke let out a small chuckle. "The more you hang your spoon like that the more food you're going to spill."

I stared at the splotch of food on my table, freaking out. "Argh, not again!"

Loke's P.O.V

Honestly, I've never met a girl like her. Even though I knocked out like a light, her voice reached my ears. I knew it was a woman but what I didn't expect was that she'd be...

She would be someone who easily gets along with Natsu and Gray when they try to beat each other to a bloody pulp?

A chuckle escaped from my throat when I saw her panicking although the eye patch she had across her eye made me frown a little. How mages could be idiots nowadays, I have no idea. Ever since that day in Fairytail, I felt like going insane. Everything went wrong as I recalled the blood splattering on the roads, women and children crying out for mercy and a maniacal laugh that echoed across the town of Magnolia. Blue Pegasus fell, Lamia Scale fell, almost every guild I knew submitted to the Dark Guilds after unlocking Zeref.

"You're a mage I presume," her voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "If you could fire a blast of light like that then, you can definitely kick butt."

I glanced into her eyes and instead of seeing the eye patched girl, Lucy appeared in front of me with a smile.

No, Loke! Get a grip, she's not Lucy.

Her brown eyes somewhat reminded me of Lucy considering the dynamic personality although Lucy didn't seem as boyish as this one. Lucy may use a whip and all but I could easily tell how this girl fought. I found footprints on the men before I beat them up and one of them howled in agony saying how this "insane brunette kicked him in the nuts". She didn't have any curves, judging from her clothes but somehow... she looked so attractive despite being in a loose hoodie and a pair of short cut cargo pants. However, looking at this girl made me remember Lucy and that thought alone nearly tore me apart.

"Hey, are you a mage or what," she raised her eyebrow at me. "All I know is... your name is Loke, the end."

I chuckled; not even Lucy could be as straight to the point as this girl. "Well, I'm a mage and not a mage."

She raised her eyebrow at me before folding her arms. "What the hell... what – you're a shape shifter?"

"Hmmm," I teased as I winked playfully. "That depends..."

Lucy's normal reaction would be that she would sigh and give up. Most girls do anyway and just nod to whatever I say.

This one however...

She took a chair and sat in front of me with this cold gaze as if looking for any clues.

"You're not going to find anything," I chuckled until a smirk plastered itself on her face.

"I know what you are," she mischievously grinned, causing me to pale slightly.

Holy cow, she knows I'm Leo, I stared at her for a moment biting my lower lip.

"You're an alien," she stated flatly, causing me to sweatdrop. "What planet are you from?"

Should I tell her that I'm a zodiac or go along with it?

Normal P.O.V

Honestly, I don't know any mage who can call upon the stars just like that. He stared at me as if I was crazy but then again – you can never know.

"If I'm an alien," he sighed as he took off his shades, revealing his mystifying eyes. "Would I be able to do this?"

I cocked my head to the side. "What's so mystifying about that?"

He seemed to reel back in shock a little to see no reaction from me. However, Loke maintained his calm while sighing. "That's new, I never knew anyone who can break my power just like that."

"That was a power?" Again, I found myself wondering if it was just some flirt tactic or did this really happen?

He placed on his shades again, checking outside the window. "Well, we have to get you out of here."

I stared at him incredulously, slamming my hands on the table. "I'm not going into that warzone!"

"We're not going there," Loke shook his head with an amused chuckle. "We're going to move you away from here before some random magic hits this place."

Before we could say anything, a fireball just went through my window. Loke grabbed me out of the way before it slammed into me as the fireball set my whole house on fire. My eyes widened with horror as he grabbed me again from falling debris and we both ran out of the house. As the place crumbled, Loke and I managed to get a considerable distance away from the mess as it became a huge bonfire with the forest nearby going along with it.

"Alright," I turn to him with my arms folded. "Where the hell did that come from?"

"It probably came from either someone from a Dark Guild or it's Natsu who's just gone nuts," his voice trailed away as he suddenly remembered, gazing at me expectantly. "Wait a minute; did you see any blonde girl and salmon haired guy come by when you brought me in?"

Now this guy was just driving me nuts; I folded my arms with a quizzical look. "What – no, I didn't see anyone like that."

His shoulders seemingly dropped before looking around. "First things first; let's get you somewhere that's not so war-torn."

"I hear Housenka sounds amazing," I remember the skies being somewhat more pleasant along that area. Besides, hot springs feel good after an insane day.

Not to mention you can see this hot man here topless.

AGAIN, SHUT UP!

Wait here while I beat the crap out of my inner voice, yes?

After a five minute argument with myself, I trailed behind Loke who checked the area for any dark guild mages before grabbing my hand and pulling me along. Heat raced up to my cheeks as I found my hand enclosed by a larger and warmer hand. Shaking my head, I looked at where I was going rather at his face.

His handsome face you mean...

Great, which reminds me – I forgot to ask who those two people were! Natsu and Lucy...

"We could have taken the train there but," Loke found more mages swarming the stations, narrowing his eyes with disgust. "Looks like someone already beat us to it."

I gulped as many of the mages revealed dark guild symbols while talking about raiding villages and taking some girls. Some of them were bragging about their kills and how they smashed the guilds into pieces, causing the mages to scamper around like terrified rats. My blood boiled as the heartbeat pounded in my ears along with it throbbing against my skull. Their boisterous laughs echoed throughout the train station as Loke and I remained invisible and undetected.

"Assholes," I muttered but clamped my mouth shut when I realized how loud my voice was. "Oops."

"Hey, is someone there?"

Loke spun me around as he wrapped his arm around with one hand clamped on my mouth. My heartbeat pounded in my ears while sweat trickled down my face. His warm palm pressed firmly against my mouth caused me to heat up even more. The only thing I haven't done is buckle down. The temperature increased considerably as his arms remained completely encircled around me and it didn't look like he would let go any time now.

What the hell? Why am I acting like such a sissy with this guy?

As the guys walked away, Loke let out a sigh of relief as he turned to me. "I didn't know the acoustics here was that nice. Anyway, you better not try that. Anything from a whisper to even sign language is audible here especially with dark mages crawling around."

I nodded wordlessly as he mouthed to me before taking another look at the security. "Wait here."

I shook my head while whispering sharply, latching tightly onto his wrist. "Are you nuts? They're going to fry your butt on an open fire!"

"I can handle them," Loke mischievously smirked at me while looking at how many dark mages there were. "This should be..."

One of the mages fell and when he turned to me, all he saw was a devious and somewhat innocent grin.

"Hehehe," I cheekily smiled, revealing a pouch loaded with needles. "Nothing works better than needles."

Instead of scolding me, Loke decided to work the surprise attack to his advantage and took out the remaining five. One of the mages threw a fireball at him until he effortlessly punched him through a wall. Another attacker sprouted vines from the ground in which he easily dodged and cut through them with his glowing hands. They all fell down easily after he started making his hands glow yellow which sliced through them easy. Several of them flew against the train wall as he kicked the other away. I gaped in awe, trying to shut my mouth in order to avoid having mosquitoes enter but his style was so graceful; no energy was wasted with any flamboyant crap that I often see other people doing. He then beckoned me to go inside the train as he shut the door, locking me outside.

That idiot, what is he doing!

"Hey," I slammed my fists against the window, glaring daggers at him. "Open the door, will you? Get in here!"

Loke shook his head sadly at me, continuing to watch the train moving slowly. "Sorry, I have to go find my princess now..."

Princess, what the hell? Are you some kind of knight or something?

"But she could be anywhere," I waved my hands in the air frantically, scratching against the glass doors. "The world isn't just made of Magnolia!"

Loke smiled bitterly at me, watching the train suddenly lurch forward. "Then I'll walk forever until I find her..."

I curled my hands into a fist, banging harder against the glass sliding doors. "You freakin' nut job, you're gonna die even before you find her if you stay there!"

"But," Loke chuckled darkly as he turned away from me, shaking his head dejectedly. "I can't die..."

My eyes widened as I looked at the dark mages piling in. The ginger haired male wheeled around to face them as his hands were engulfed with the bright yellow light again before he started beating them into a bloody pulp. A few attacks made contact with his face but he countered with a bigger attack of his own, resulting to them calling more reinforcements. With the numbers flooding in, I desperately searched for anything that could wrench a train door open but the doors were sealed shut as if they have been welded together.

He can't die...? Weh, that's totally bullshit!

I desperately attempt to wrench open the doors, snorting at my pathetic attempts. My auburn eyes glittered angrily as he valiantly crushed a few dark mages. Seeing my physical strength left so much to be desired and some of my wounds ripped open, I took a few steps back before breaking through the glass as the shards tore through my clothes. His eyes widened in shock as I landed a bicycle kick on one of them. Another tried to impale me with a sword until my kick collided with his jaw, sending him up into the air and staggering backwards.

"If you do that to me again," –I jabbed my finger at his chest, twitching viciously. "I will fucking murder you! Who do you think you are – a crusader?"

A good-natured chuckle bubbled from him as he stood back to back with me; his mystifying gold eyes followed the mages' every movement. "Alright – Princess, let's take these men down."

"I'm not a princess damn it," I slugged one of the dark mages, ignoring the magic blasts being hurled towards me.

Loke vanished from my line of sight, blasting them with huge beams of light and sent them colliding against the rushing train. I ignored the splattering blood as some fell before me when one of my attackers disastrously miscalculated and crashed against the speeding train. Blasts of magic enveloped the area, putting Loke and I in the middle of a deadly crossfire. A lion familiar suddenly took shape from a flame he shot from his palm, causing the dark mages to scatter and scamper around in a wild panic. Red droplets splattered against my face as Loke and I had a front row view to a horror movie. Some of the dark mages chose the option of retreating and I distinctly heard one of them say that they should "report to Hades-sama", whoever the douche bag is.

Whoever he is, I'm gonna kick his ass for ruining my peace!

"That was disgusting," I barely gasped out, watching the bloody massacre. "Any idea what to do?"

Loke glanced at the clock, ticking slowly before letting out a low sigh. "We better get going. More dark mages are going to be flooding in soon."

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Hey guys, like I said – this is my first Fairytail fanfic. Yes, the girl is kinda brainless in the magic department but there will be some development. I'm a NatsuXLucy supporter so – I'm gonna show what happens to Loke when he discovers how loving Lucy is towards Natsu. Yeah, this is what happens when Grimoire Heart succeeds in awakening Zeref and using his powers to conquer Magnolia.

By the way, please review!