I do not own Fairy Tail!
This is a LoLu story (go figure) Lucy is hurting and Loke is there to help her out... Basic plot...
The guild doors opened revealing a very enthusiastic pink-haired dragon slayer holding hands with a blushing short white-haired takeover mage.
"Hey guys! Lisanna and I are dating now!" he announced with a goofy smile.
"Natsu!" the youngest Strauss playfully swatted his arm while putting to shame tomatoes with the blush she was sporting on her face.
"Yeah!"
"Congratulations, Natsu, Lisanna-chan"
"Dating is manly!"
"Didn't think you had it in you, flame brain"
"Finally got the courage, huh pinky?"
"I offer you my sincerest congratulations, Lisanna"
The Fairy Tail crowd grew rowdy while congratulating the new couple. Guys gave the dragon slayer a pat on the back, while the ladies gushed over the details of the confession the takeover mage was relaying.
Everyone was happy for the couple, save for one beautiful blonde. Don't get her wrong, she's happy for both of her nakama, really. She just wished she was the one holding his hand.
Lucy Heartfilia sighed and put on the happiest smile she could muster and made her way through the crowd, "Natsu! Lisanna! Congratulations to the both of you"
"Thanks, Luce!" he grinned, her heart broke.
"Thank you, Lucy." she hugged her, she wanted to cry.
"Alright, let us celebrate this happy occasion with a Fairy Tail style party," Master Makarov announced as Mirajane started serving free flowing booze. Cana, as always, was the first to grab her self a barrel; followed by Macao, Wakaba, and the rest of the guys.
The party went on all night long and around midnight, Lucy felt herself seriously drained from partying and putting on a fake smile. She excused herself from the bar and bid Mira, Erza, Levy, and the rest of the ladies good night. Seeing her best friend and his girlfriend happily leaning on each other while recounting their childhood together, Lucy quietly slipped out of the guild doors and started walking home.
Lucy usually called her spirit Nikola, also called Plue, to accompany her home but tonight she wanted to be alone. She didn't even want Loke to suddenly come out as he usually did. Somehow, her spirits felt her emotions strongly and respected her decision to be alone. This was particularly hard for Leo, Virgo, and Canis Minor as they were the closest to their master. But they know that their master will call on them when she felt the need to talk, thus they remained in the spirit realm.
"Tadaima," she announced to no one in particular. She half-expected Natsu and Happy to greet her 'okaerinasai' but she knew better. Natsu and Happy are enjoying their little family with Lisanna. 'At least they'll be bothering Lisanna now, instead of me' she laughed humorlessly.
She drew herself a hot bath and let herself relax for the night.
Lucy tossed and turned that night. She fluffed her pillows at least 8x in the past hour, changed her orientation in the bed, turned the light on and off, and when she finally couldn't take it, she brewed herself some Lavender and Chamomile tea.
While waiting for the water to boil, Lucy decided to start writing another chapter of her novel. She grabbed her pen and some papers and sat down on her desk. Now, Lucy can usually write 3-5 chapters on a good day, 2-3 on an average day and managed to finish a single chapter on a bad day... but for the life of her, she could not even write a single paragraph tonight. She reread her last chapter but was still stumped after.
Frustrated, Lucy got up and decided to do some stretching and sip some of her tea. After which, she decided to do some light reading instead. Unfortunately, her mind did not seem to be functioning even at the basic level of comprehension. She kept rereading the first sentence but could not get herself to understand the protagonist's meaning.
At this point, Lucy screamed out in frustration and banged her head on her desk. This alarmed her spirits and caused Virgo and Nikola, carried by Leo, to appear in a flash of light.
"Puuuun?" a trembling paw was placed on her shoulder.
"Hime, why are you punishing yourself?" a soft voice asked.
"Princess, please, you have us worried..." a strong hand softly caressed her hair.
"Oh, guys, I'm sorry... I'm just so frustrated that I can't sleep!" Lucy smiled sheepishly at the three spirits as she hugged Nikola, "Oh, Plue, I'm sorry, I don't really know what I can do to get myself to sleep."
"Maybe, Hime, would like to punish me instead of punishing herself?"
"Don't be silly Virgo, I won't punish you. I'm not even punishing myself"
"Well then, my dear Lucy, maybe you would like me to tire you out in bed?" Loke started massaging her back sensually while purring into her ear.
"Loke, you pervert!" Lucy punched him straight on his face and he doubled over, "Ouch, Lucy! I was just kidding, you know?"
"Leo-niisama was punished by Hime, is it time for my punishment now Hime?"
"No, Virgo, Loke was being a pervert and I just defended myself. Anyway, you guys didn't have to come, thank you for your concern," she smiled sweetly at her three spirits.
"Virgo, why don't you take Nikola back? I will stay with Lucy for a while, go ahead and reassure the others that our master will be fine," Loke instructed the virgin spirit.
"Yes, Leo-niisama," Virgo took Plue and departed, Leo was, after all, the leader of the Zodiacs, "good bye, Hime" "Puupuuun"
"Lucy," Loke began but was interrupted, "Save it, Loke. I know what you're going to say..."
"And what might that be?" he asked as he led her to the couch.
"That it was my fault, I lost Natsu. That I should've told him I liked him. That I should just be happy for him and wish him and Lisanna the happiness they deserve," she said it quickly, as tears started to cascade down her cheeks, she buried her head in her hand.
Loke drew her to him and held her as she cried, caressing her back and hair, he sighed. He let her cry, and when she was done, he wiped away her remaining tears.
"I never would've said that, Princess. Yes, I knew you loved him but you also knew that even if you told him that, he wouldn't be able to reciprocate your feelings. You are his best friend, but it ends there. You knew it all along, he loved Lisanna. Even when all of us thought that she was gone, he was still in love with her. Princess, you know that, you've been writing it in your stories and in your letters to your mom. You didn't tell him that you loved him because you know, you just know… that your precious friendship with him might get destroyed in the process."
"You're mean, Loke, but you're right..." she sighed.
"I always am, Princess, especially when it concerns you," he smiled at her
"Well, I guess I have to talk to Lisanna now, huh? Just to warn her and all that jazz," she smiled up at him and he frowned, "At this hour?" he asked incredulously.
"Silly lion," she swatted his arm and pouted, "I meant I would talk to her in the morning!"
Loke laughed and hugged her, "Alright, Lucy, I know... Now, why don't you go to bed?" he carried her towards her bedroom and tucked her in. As he was preparing to take his leave, Lucy grabbed his sleeve, "Loke, stay awhile, just until I go to sleep?" looked up at him and he smiled, "Kay, Princess"
Loke slipped in under the covers and held Lucy close to him. When he was sure that she was asleep, he kissed her forehead and quietly slipped away. "Good night, Princess. I love you," he left the apartment and vanished in a flash of light.
Okay, first chapter up. Please read and review. Thank you!