DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail. This is owned by Hiro Mashima. The Pradesh family characters were created by Desna. I only own the plot.

Prologue

Another morning in Magnolia had the Light of Fairy Tail infuriated. She'd woken up to the window being left wide open again. The apartment which she had tried so hard to keep warm in the early spring nights was now freezing and she had to force herself to get out of bed. Lucy, knowing she had to be on the outskirts of Magnolia in an hour, tried to get up but was stopped by a heavy weight around her waist.

Turning round she saw her fire breathing partner instinctly pulling her into his chest. Natsu could sleep like a log and had an iron grip round her. Huffing, she slithered out of his grip before he could pin her closer to him. Thank god my training has made me flexible – just why does he have to stay here?! Ever since the guild got back together all Natsu had ever done was annoy her. He treated her like nothing had changed before the disbandment but Lucy was a hell of a lot stronger than she was, plus after the way he left her, she felt nothing towards him now whatsoever. Not even friendship. The only reason she had been putting up with him is because she was still with her old team. Even though Erza and Gray had seen her through the year away and knew that she was different now, they still treated her like the fragile little princess she used to be.

The battle of Tartaros had almost caused Lucy to have an emotional breakdown. After choosing to lose Aquarius over her guild mates first when battling Jackal, then Erza and Gray disappearing without a goodbye, followed by Natsu leaving her a note saying he was off training with Happy and wouldn't know when he was coming back. By the time Makarov announced the disbandment of the guild she was at breaking point. Lucy had spent the better part of the first month finding the confidence to move from Magnolia to Crocus and getting a job at Sorcerer Weekly as a model / writer. It was only thanks to Jason's offer for the job that she now had the life she was living.

When Natsu came back into her life again after the better part of a year, it took an enormous amount of willpower, (and her new friends keeping her back) to stop her from kicking him to Edolas. Even Happy knew to avoid her for the first few days of them seeing each other until she had calmed down. It took four days, three of those in a strict and exhausting exercise regime just to keep her from starting to punch the pink haired ash brain plus Christoffs' calming lunar powers to stop her from even thinking about throttling him in the first place.

"Lucy? Where are you going?" Happy asked quietly from his spot at the end of the bed as he watched her get dressed for the day. Whenever, he saw her leaving on a morning all she would wear was work out gear but as soon as they entered the guild she was back into her normal clothing leaving him confused as to where she had gotten changed. Pulling on her black sports bra and matching shorts, Lucy shushed him and stroked his fur till he fell back to sleep purring from the contact. After tying her hair into a quick ponytail she slipped on her trainers, hopped down the stairs and started jogging towards Magnolias southern gate. The sun was just starting to come up, lighting up the road. Smiling softly she quickened her pace, eager to meet her trainer.

Getting closer to the gate she spotted a silhouette leaning against the wall, hands in his pockets. A gray tank top and pair of basketball shorts showing off his muscles, his blue-black hair tied into a loose ponytail and pair of sunglasses hiding his red eyes. When she saw him notice her she couldn't help but smile at the smirk he gave her. Mavis, he looks so hot! And he's all mine!

"Good Morning Cosplayer, you ready for training?" Bickslow asked as she slowed down near him. Putting his arm around her waist and pulling her into him, he kissed her hair and guided her towards the forest that the couple used for training.

"Good Morning," she leant up and kissed his cheek, "yeah, I'm ready."