Prologue…
"I have a theory…"
"What is it Mikaila?" Andromeda picked up her pace to catch up with her summoner.
"Remember what Devan said about the Celestial Dragon?" Mikaila pulled off the dark blue rimmed reading glasses she had been wearing used it as a headband.
"Oh, I wasn't there Mikaila…" Andromeda shrugged taking note to talk to Mikaila about the event and the fact that a certain raven haired Solid Script/ Snow Mage had been trailing them ever since they left the trial arena.
"Right, Sorry Andromeda… Anyway he said he wouldn't leave Layla Heartfilia right? What if there was some sort of alternate reasoning behind him wanting to stay?" Andromeda eyed the files Mikaila had been holding for quite a while as they trekked across the swamp land.
"What are you saying?" She found herself asking.
"I'm saying there's more to what Devan said then we thought. And even though Lucy is an illegitimate child just who was her father?" Jason seemed to notice the files as well and signed towards Andromeda to figure out what the records were for.
What's with the files? Jason said in sign language.
I'm working on it! Jeez, I still don't know why you insist on spying on Mikaila instead of asking to travel with her… She signed back smirking.
"Let me guess, you know who it is?" She turned back to Mikaila and left Jason to blush madly in peace.
"I have a hunch…" Mikaila bit her bottom lip and read the document full of determination.
"It could be dangerous to pursue such information without informing Lucy-nee" Andromeda weaved around Mikaila trying to see what secrets the papers held but Mikaila dodged the spirit and continued investigating.
"But if we don't figure it out she will and either way it doesn't end well" Mikaila reasoned stashing the papers back into a folder in her black sling bag.
It had been about a month since the Trial and puberty had given Mikaila a slightly more curvaceous body, her old clothes didn't quite work with her enlarged bust so she changed her attire completely.
But even if her appearance had changed, much to Jason's sheer delight, she retained the innocent yet determined style and attitude she had ever since she was born.
Her brown hair now fell in more elegant waves, two side fringes framed her face, and her bangs still slanted across her right eye. Her Icy blue eyes blurred from too much reading and she resorted to using eyeglasses when her sight faltered. She remained pale but it went with her Snow Dragon Slayer Magic.
She was wearing a loose white round-neck blouse under a sleeveless V-neck light blue dress that flared under her bust, a pair of blue vans, her black sling bag, and to finish her look off black fingerless gloves.
"How will we be able to investigate if we're traveling?" The spirit worried for her master in all honesty, sure she was coping without having Andromeda by her side. Her Dragon Slayer Magic was improving since she used it more often than her Celestial Magic now.
"Mikaila, I have a job for you" Jellal stopped walking, the group stopped moments after to listen to him.
Misha had been assigned to catch some sort of smuggler in Clover which left Mikaila with Jellal to look for Meredy and Ultear.
"What do you need Jellal?" Andromeda returned to the Spirit Realm as per Mikaila's request.
The brunette knew she was snooping about to see her files and she couldn't have that.
"I might know what is going to happen considering your theory. And if my hunch is correct she'll definitely need you there…" Jellal made sure no one was eavesdropping but he didn't acknowlage Jason since he knew the boy won't stop trailing Mikaila, though the girl in question never noticed…
… or maybe she noticed but shrugged it off and got used to it after a few years passed.
Jellal deduced that the latter was more likely in her situation.
"So what do I have to do?" Jellal could see the excitement in Mikaila's eyes.
"I need you to temporarily join Fairy Tail and look after Lucy Heartfilia…"