COTTON CANDIES

(A Fairy Tail FanFic)

I do not own Fairy Tail but I always wish Loke is real. c:

_AngeL .. † 021812 †

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Chapter 1

MEMORIES

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He looked at the 4-year old blond girl sitting beside him under the shade of the large tree. The wind blew and danced with their hair and she smiled. Her eyes were glued to the white fluffy clouds floating above them under the blue sky, "hey mister," she turned her cute brown eyes to him and she was wearing an innocent smile of a 4-year old. "Yes?"

"I think clouds are sweet," she told him matter-of-factly. It was his first time talking with a little kid, he's not really fond of them but this little girl is special in a way he can't describe either.

"Why do you say so?" He asked her.

She smiled even wider. "Because cotton candies are sweet."

"I think you're right," he smiled back at her.

"I am," she answered proudly. Then she took something from her pocket and showed him, "please tie my hair."

He took the blue ribbon from her little hand. He doesn't know how to tie a ribbon much more to tie a hair with it; yet he can't refuse this little angel as if he was bound by her spell. The little girl stood up from where she was sitting and sat in front of him. He combed with his hand a handful of her blond hair and tied it with the blue ribbon. When he let go of the hair the ribbon slipped and he tried again. Finally, after several attempts he managed to tie some of them and he smiled. He felt as if he had just won something special.

Lucy turned to face him, "thank you mister." But he noticed that he hasn't tied it on the center, "I haven't tied it right, maybe I'll do it again." He told her.

The little blond girl felt the ribbon with her hand and laughed, "It's alright, I love it nonetheless!"

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Loke watched his master tied her hair in front of her mirror. "Do you really have to tie it that way?" He asked her.

The blond mage was startled, "Loke? What are you doing here?"

"I'm bored so I decided to visit you. Do you have a mission today?" Lucy took out her boots and slipped them on her feet. "Yah… This afternoon."

The celestial mage sighed and looked at him, "I'm going now to the guild. You wanna walk with me?"

Loke smirked while adjusting his tinted sunglasses, "I'd love to." He winked.

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Lucy stared at the handsome man walking beside her and she hates to admit it but she felt proud when he's with her.

"Loke?" The handsome lion looked at her and smiled. "Yes, princess?"

Lucy blushed. Again, she hates to admit it but she loves how he called her princess. "How does it feel to be an immortal?"

"The weather sure is fine," Loke winked.

"You're dodging the question," she snapped. The handsome lion laughed, "You did the same thing earlier." He pointed out.

"What are you talkin' about?"

"I thought I asked you 'bout the way you tied your hair."

"Oh?" Lucy's face became serious and she felt the ribbon with her hand. "Someone… This is a gift. And a memory… I just can't change this."

"Your mama?" Lucy smiled.

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[FLASHBACK]

"Papa?" She looked around the tall buildings. Little Lucy came with her father to attend an important business meeting but her father left her outside the meeting room so she got bored and decided to take a little walk until she found herself outside the building walking around the streets of a great town.

The little girl cried as she was unable to find the building where her papa was having a meeting.

"Are you lost?" She looked up to see a smiling young man. "I'll take you home then."

Her parents had once told her never talk to strangers but Lucy could feel that this young man was kind and can be trusted so she agreed.

He carried her on his shoulders until they arrived at a park where ice cream and sweets vendors are scattered. "You want a cotton candy?" The man asked her. She haven't tasted cotton candies yet because her papa considers it a street food not fitted for someone of her status and her mama said it will damage her teeth, but she has always dreamed of tasting one.

They sat under the shade of a large tree eating cotton candies. It was sublime! She loved how the pink fluffy thing melts in her mouth and its wonderful sweetness. She looked at the man beside her and they smiled.

[END OF FLASHBACK]

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"That's why clouds remind me of cotton candies and of him," Lucy said.

Loke scratched the back of his head, "so what's the connection of cotton candies with your hair?"

Lucy looked at him disbelievingly, "you see, he's the man who tied my hair this way." She answered as if it was obvious. "Then I fell asleep and when I woke up I'm already in my room. I thought it was a dream but when I looked at the mirror I saw the ribbon tied on my hair, I knew it wasn't a dream. That's why I'm afraid if I stop tying my hair this way, I might also forget him… And the taste of that cotton candy. Well you won't understand anyway and it's sort of complicated so please I don't wanna sweat the details anymore!"

"Oh I get it," Loke laughed.

But the blond mage became serious and… sad. "But I don't remember his face anymore. I even forgot to ask his name back then."

Then they both walked in silence and Loke watched the floating clouds.

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He watched the fluffy clouds floats by. "I wonder if clouds really did taste sweet." Then an image of a 4-year old blond girl came into his mind. "She did say they're sweet so I believe they are." And he smiled.

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This was supposed to be a one-shot; I even wrote the ending already b-but… But I can't think of anything to write in-between so argh! I need to cut this here. xc