Ok, I have had this idea in my head for a while now, and because I love GrimmjowxLucy so much, I decided to post it for you guys. This is set after the Tartaros Arc in Fairy Tail and after the timeskip in Bleach. All characters belong to Hiro Mashima and Tite Kubo.

Chapter 1

Pain. That's all I felt as explosions surrounded my body. I heard laughing and cracked my eyes open to see Jackal standing over me, his hand glowing. I closed my eyes, ready for the final blow when I was suddenly lifted up, the lower part of my body submerged in water. I opened my eyes again to see an angry blue haired mermaid, her right hand raised and a large wall of water in front of us.

"Lucy," Aquarius started, her grip on my waist tightening slightly. "Their curse power is too strong. None of the Celestial Spirits can hold them off for long, but…there is a way we can still win." I pulled out of Aquarius' grasp to stand beside her.

"How?" I asked weakly, feeling exhausted and powerless.

"It's called Recompense Summoning. Any Celestial Mage who is able to summon three gates at once has the ability to summon the Celestial Spirit King." Her breath became heavy as she raised her other hand to keep holding the water.

"How? I didn't know he had a key," I weakly said, beginning to feel hopeful.

"There is no physical key. The way to summon the Celestial Spirit King is to break one of the gold keys. If there is enough trust between the owner and spirit, it will work…Lucy, break my key." I began shaking my head.

"No, I can't."

"Lucy, you have to. There's no other choice. You have to save your friends," Aquarius yelled.

"But your my friend, too. I can't sacrifice one friend to save the rest of my friends. I won't do it." Tears began streaming down my face as I refused to go along with this plan.

"Tch. Stupid girl, I hate you and I'm looking forward to being free. Now I'll be able to go on dates with Scorpio without being interrupted."

"I don't care if you hate me. I still love you Aquarius, and you are still my friend." I knew I was sobbing, but I couldn't do what she was asking.

"You need to stop relying on others so much. Right now, you are the only one who can save your friends. So stop crying and BREAK MY KEY!" Aquarius yelled. I reluctantly did as she said, crying uncontrollably as I poured my magic into Aquarius' key until it shattered. Everything seemed to freeze and I looked up to see Aquarius fading.

"AQUARIUS!" I yelled, reaching toward her.

"Thank you for everything, Lucy." Was her final words before she completely disappeared. I collapsed on the ground, holding Aquarius' key, tears streaming down my face. Hearing laughing, I looked up expecting to see Jackal, but everything had turned black. Wiping away my tears, I looked around only to be surrounded by white, ghost-like creatures. They were just floating around, as if they were lost.

"H-hello?" I hesitantly called out, my voice hoarse from my crying. I got no response. I walked toward the white creatures and felt the urge to reach out to them, to help them in some way. As soon as my hand touched one, they all turned on me, red eyes lighting up the darkness. They began closing in on me, my body burning from the intensity of their gazes. Just as they had trapped me in the a small circle, light purple eyes appeared out of the darkness, heading toward me.

I woke up gasping for breath. I sat up in bed, covered in sweat from the nightly attacks. Its been three weeks since the defeat of Tartaros. Everyone has been working non-stop on rebuilding the guild, yet the recent battle had left deep scars on everyone. Elfman has been working without rest, wanting to prove to the guild that he was sorry for blowing up their home. Nobody blamed him, though. He just wanted to save Lisanna, we all understood that, but couldn't bring ourselves to voice it. Erza was able to deal with the images of the torture she endured. Though she was still a little sensitive to some things due to loss of all her senses, she was basically back to normal.

The Raijinshuu were healed of their sickness, as well as Laxus who had been resting, but blames himself for not being able to protect his family. Thanks to Juvia, Gray has been able to cope with the loss of his father a second time, and has been training his new powers. Sting and Rogue have been staying at Fairy Tail to help with the build, but everyone knew the dragon slayers wanted to be together to mourn the loss of their dragons.

Everyone except Natsu, who had left two days ago.

Not leaving anything behind except a note making me promise that I would protect the guild in his place, Natsu and Happy left without a word. They left me to deal with this pain alone. No one in the guild knows what I did to save them. When asked, I just tell them I summoned three Celestial Spirits. I couldn't bring myself to tell them the truth when they all have wounds of their own to heal from.

I reach toward my neck and held the broken key in my hand. I had turned it into a necklace, wanting to keep it close to me at all times. I felt tears glide down my face. "Aquarius," I whispered into the dark room. There was a flash of light and I was suddenly pulled into warm arms.

"Princess, please stop blaming yourself. Aquarius doesn't blame you. Please. Your stronger than this," Loke's voice sounded through the room. I pulled away from him to look up at his face.

"I can't just stop blaming myself, Loke. I sacrificed a friend to save my other friends. To me that is saying Fairy Tail is more important than my Celestial Spirits, when I love both of you equally. Hurting you guys goes against everything I believe in. I-" I choked back a sob as guilt flooded my chest.

"I know, but Lucy, you need Fairy Tail. You have to tell them what happened. You are hurting way too much to deal with this on your own." Loke's arms tightened around me.

"I can't. They are all going through their own problems. What kind of friend would I be if I added my problems?" My voice sounded quiet as I held back more tears that threatened to spill.

"Lucy-"

"Force Gate Closure," I softly said, not wanting to hear anymore. Loke disappeared and I stared out the window, just noticing that the sun was rising. I debated whether to go back to sleep, but terrified of the dreams I would have, I decided to get up and get ready to head to the guild. I put on a blue shirt that hugged my body, but covered Aquarius' tattoo along with the necklace, a pair of tight dark jeans and short black boots. I looked in the mirror, my hand brushing over the spot where Aquarius' key was.

"Do not cry. Do not cry. Act normal. Just be normal," I told myself, repeating the same words I've said ever since the end of the battle. I put on my best smile and walked out of my apartment. When I first changed my appearance, everyone had given me weird looks, but thankfully no one questioned it. I still acted happy and cheerful around the guild, putting up a mask to hide my hurt, something I learned very well during my days as an heiress. No one thought differently, but there would be times when I felt my mask slipping and that was when I'd have to leave. Then when Natsu left, a small part of myself shattered. Losing the two people who were closest to me had broken a part of me. Unconsciously, my hand went up to the key around my neck and I had to fight back the lump that formed in my throat.

"Lucy! Watch out!" Someone yelled, pulling me out of my thoughts. I barely had time to duck before a large slab of wood cut through the space my head was just at.

"I'm so sorry, Lucy. You aren't hurt are you? You may hit me for my actions," Erza's voice came from my right and I turned to see her staring at me, the wooden board laying on her shoulder as if it was a sack of potatoes.

"It's fine, Erza. It was my fault. I wasn't paying attention. Is there anything I can help with?" I asked, smiling and wanting to divert the topic. I noticed that the guild was almost finished and I felt a small relief that one thing wouldn't be disappearing from my life.

"Everything's almost done out here. Why don't you see if Mira needs any help at the bar?" Erza suggested, smiling in return. I nodded and headed in. Most of the girls were already here, setting up the inside while the guys fixed the outside. I was amazed at how fast we were able to build the guild from the ground up. The mayor had even helped by giving us money, saying that it was thanks for protecting and saving them. Thanks to the money, we had everything we needed in just a few short weeks, and everyone begun working immediately. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it get's finished soon.

"Hey Lu-chan," Levy's voice called out and I turned to see the blunnette ordering a mumbling Gajeel around as he bolted things into place. I smiled and waved at them, finding it funny how the small girl had such a huge hold on the tough dragon slayer. Smiling, I made my way towards Mira, avoiding people who were running around, and found her at the bar.

"Hey Mira. Is there anything I can do to help?" I asked.

"Hey Lucy. Yeah, can you help me fix breakfast. Nearly everyone is here and I'm sure they haven't ate anything yet." I nodded and followed her into the kitchen. Not able to do much physical work, I had been helping Mira cook for the guild members as they worked hard on rebuilding our home. I found that it was a nice distraction, and talking to Mira about silly, everyday things helped me to forget my own pain for a little while.

We had just finished cooking everything when people started flooding in, sitting in the few tables that were up while the rest sat on the ground. Mira immediately started serving people and I followed her, smiling and chatting with everyone. Once everyone had a plate, I grabbed my own and sat between Gray and Erza, taking comfort in the warm atmosphere they provided. I had just took a bite of my food when the newly put doors slammed open, scaring me as I unconsciously slid closer to Gray. Many people had jumped up, ready for a fight as they saw eight figures standing in the doorway.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Erza demanded, already holding a sword, a dark and threatening aura surrounding her.

"Is this Fairy Tail?" a man's voiced asked. When no one answered, the same voice continued.

"If it is, then one of your members is in danger."