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Disclaimer: WE DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL! IF we did, Lucy would have like 7 boyfriends by now. =P

Hey this is Pie, I've decided I want to revive this story and actually finish it. Can't let all these wonderful ideas that revolve in our head go to waste now can I? So I am going through all of the chapters and re-editing them. I'll be taking down all the chapters we currently have, editing them, and reposting them once a week, on Sunday at 5 PST. Thanks for hanging on :)

EDITED 4/5/14: Lots of grammar issues and awkward wording fixed.

EDITED 2/12/15: Wordiness and bad sentence structure fixed.

Chapter 1: Worry and Concern

Loke's POV In the Spirit World...

Ugh! Why doesn't Lucy call me any more!? It's been almost two weeks and she hasn't summoned me at all! The Spirit World is boring and I wanna see my lovely Lucy-sama, Hime! I began to whine in my mind whilst moping around in the Spirit World. Lucy used to call me everyday after she saved me from disappearing!

Flashback... Right after a job...

"Lucy!" I called for the love of my life a.k.a. my nakama a.k.a. my master a.k.a. my princess, she turned to look at me.

"Good job Loke! You did awesome today...as usual!" We exchanged smiles and high-fives.

"Of course! I AM the Lion Spirit and the strongest Zodiac spirit there is! Plus, I have the most beautiful and considerate princess as my Master!" I grinned and flashed my 'I Love Lucy' sign like I always did every time after a battle. I watched as Lucy groaned and face palmed.

"Loke! Stop that it's embarrassing!" her face flushed a light pink and my womanizer instincts kicked in.

"Hey Lucy, have I ever told you how feminine and beautiful you look when your cheeks flush that pretty gentle pink? You're like a blossoming Sakura tree and your smile warms my heart like the sun melts the snow. You're the perfect maiden Lucy. Be my girlfriend!" I flashed her a signature smirk.

"No. Forced gate closure." she swiped my key and sent me back.

"Awww!~" I pouted and unwillingly went back.

I continued to pout and was eventually met by Virgo.

"Virgo!~" I began to whine to the maid. "I'm so bored! Why isn't Lucy calling us as often anymore! Surely she needs to go on jobs and needs my assistance in fighting? I'm bored and lonely!"

"Well, Nii-san. It has only been two weeks, in Earthland time, since she last called you, but Aquarius-san and I have been called quite frequently these past two weeks. She is busy and is often accompanied by Natsu-san. Do I need punishment?" I sweatdropped as Virgo went on in her usual monotone voice.

"Gah! No, no punishment is necessary Virgo. And Lucy is with Natsu?" I felt a prick of jealousy and started to whine again.. "I wanna go see my beautiful love!~"

"Well then Nii-san I have a suggestion. Considering that you are the Lion spirit and the strongest spirit out of all the Twelve Golden Zodiac Spirits, Just use your own power to open the gate and visit Lucy." I gaped at Virgo as she stated the obvious.

"You're so smart Virgo!" I exclaimed as I happily glomped her.

"Will there be punishment?"

I smiled sweetly at her and flashed her my kitty eyes, "No, there will be no punishment. There will be a reward. What would you like Virgo?"

"I would like a punishment if it is necessary Nii-san." I sweatdropped as her face stayed expressionless and indifferent.

"N-nevermind. Virgo, you can go back to whatever you were doing before I interrupted you."

Virgo replied, "Yes, Nii-san. Please let me know if you have a punishment in order."

"S-sure..." I watched as she walked away and I sighed nervously at how directly she can ask for a 'punishment' with the same monotone voice as always. "Well, I'll see you soon Hime-sama!" I grinned and opened my own gate.

Lucy's POV

I can't believe Natsu would actually do that! That baka flamebrain! How could he be so dense! And I can't believe the entire team agreed with him! My life was a mess before Natsu brought me to Fairy Tail, and then I found a new family. Only to have my life shattered again! Why is my life so miserable?!

"Arrrgh! Why...Why...WHY!? Why Kami-sama!" I wailed my heart out and sobbed on my bed as I thought about what had happened between my beloved family/teammates and I. Its been two weeks since the incident and I still couldn't let it go. I haven't been to the guild in the past two weeks. Since then the team hasn't even crashed my house. I felt forgotten, betrayed, and unwanted.

I'm just a weak little Celestial mage, a damsel-in-distress. I bitterly thought as I recalled the incident.

"Ne~...Luce?" I was sitting at the bar as I drunk my strawberry-vanilla smoothie happily, when I heard my teammate's familiar voice.

"Yes Natsu? Do you want to go on a job?" I beamed at him, my secret crush. When Natsu first brought me to Fairy Tail and I found out he was the famous Salamander, I fell for him. I had fallen head over heels for the fiery and loyal dragon slayer. How unprepared I was for his next words.

"Um, you're kind of weak and we would like you to be off the team for a little while. Just until the S-Class Mage exams. I don't think you'll be able to keep with our intense training and we don't want you to get hurt... Plus this can be an opportunity for you to train by yourself and get stronger with solo missions!" Natsu put on a nervous smile and I felt my giant grin freeze. I was shocked and sensed that my heart had just torn to pieces. "Also, I won't be there to destroy anything so you'll be able to collect entire the reward for your rent! See!? It's a win-win situation!" he continued and I tried hard to smile brightly and hide the hurt inside.

"S-sure Natsu. Anything for you. It'll be temporary right? I'll be able to join the team after the S-Class Mage Exams, right?" I pleaded him and kept these words as my last flaming piece of hope.

"Um...well it depends. If I win the exam, then I'm not sure if you'll be able to keep up on the S-class missions I go on. Get stronger and when the time comes, I'll think about it. But for now, you're one of the weakest mages here at Fairy Tail and I don't want you to bring us down." That's it. I can't take this anymore. I turned to Gray and Erza who were currently just walking up behind Natsu.

I turned to my potential saviors, "Gray? Erza? What do you think?"

"Well. Sorry Lucy, but I for one kind of agree with flame-brain. You are kind of weak and I don't want you getting hurt. You're like my little sister and If you got hurt, I wouldn't be able to stand it. S-Class Missions might be too rough for you..." Gray looked at me apologetically and I was shocked to hear these words from his mouth. I knew he was genuinely sorry and worried about me.

"E-Erza? Your opinion?" I stammered towards my 'older sister.'

Erza's stare was cold and hard, "Lucy, you are a very precious little sister to me. You're the sister and sibling and comfort I've never had until now. If you got hurt, I don't know what I would do. S-class missions are definitely too much for you. I know from experience as an S-Class Mage. After the exams are over, it will depend on the result of the exam and how strong you are. For now, you would be safer and probably better off staying away from Team Natsu." I felt a little warmth from the mention of being the sister she never had, but otherwise, I kept spiraling into a frigid darkness.

"O-okay...I...I u-understand..." I hung my head low and let my bangs overshadow my eyes. "I think I'm going to head home for today okay? I'm going to rest, then be back on a mission tomorrow."

Natsu tried to comfort me, "O-oi. Luce...Don't be too down. It'll be okay. I promise I won't ignore you. We just need to take a break. We're three times your strength and I don't want to be brought down by your weaknesses. Gomen!" All I felt was darkness, anyhow, I flashed him a radiating smile.

"Don't worry Natsu, Gray, Erza. You can go ahead and train for the S-class exams and missions. I hope you succeed in your goals and get stronger!" I beamed at them and walked out of the guild, but the moment the doors closed behind me, my smile disappeared into thin air and despair reigned. I sprinted for my apartment and slammed the door behind me with a loud 'THUD!' I collapsed, face down, onto my bed and was silent for ten minutes. I re-ran the events through my head to let it sink in. After thinking about Natsu's dense words and good intentions, I snapped. I screamed in pain and agony. It was a brutal wail of sadness and the incriminating thought of being called 'weak' by the one I love.

"Baka Natsu...E-Erza is always cold and Gray is...G-Gray is just concerned...B-But...N-Natsu just s-stabbed me in the back with ten swords." I sobbed and soon soaked my pillow. I eventually calmed down and fell into a painful sleep.

For the following two weeks, I moped in my room and didn't visit the guild. Team Natsu had left for training from what I heard from Levy-chan, but other than that, I was forgotten. No one came to visit and I never went to the guild. I only ate every three days and was otherwise wrapped up in my blanket without anyone to comfort me or to keep me company. I didn't even bother to call Plue. I called Virgo and Aquarius and told them to keep my condition a secret for me. I used them as consultants and to get my thoughts off of things. Virgo kept worrying about me, but I pushed her away. I called Aquarius more often and her rebellious spirit kept up my will to keep going.

I sighed as I thought about these past two weeks and relished in the rare moment of silence. This was the first moment of peace and serenity that I've had for the past two weeks. Until it was interrupted by a flash of orange light as a familiar male kitty voice called my name.

"Lucy?" I jumped in surprise as I heard Loke's voice. I flipped over so I was wrapped in blankets and faced down towards my bed. "Lucy!~ You haven't summoned me for two weeks and the Spirit world is so boring!" I heard my reliable kitty whine and I sweatdropped. Except, I couldn't help but smile and get up at his whining. I threw off the blankets and let Loke see my skinny and frail weak state.

"Hi Loke. Nice to see you and I'm sorry. I just wasn't up to it." I smiled a painful, yet genuine smile.

Loke's POV

"Lucy!~ You haven't summoned me for two weeks and the Spirit world is so boring!" I whined to my master, I watched as she got up from the bed and threw off her blankets. I sat down on the floor and gasped at her state. Her hair was disheveled and she was all skin and bones. It looked as if she hadn't been outside for a long time and hadn't eaten much either.

"Hi Loke. Nice to see you and I'm sorry I haven't summoned you for a long time. I just wasn't up to it." she granted me a happy smile, but I could clearly see the pain and suffering in my master's eyes.

"Lucy..." I got off the floor and pulled her into a hug. "What's wrong? Why are you being like this? Did something happen? Virgo told me you were fine. Why did you summon Virgo for comfort and not me? You know I love you and I want to be there for you. What's wrong?" I shot a flurry of questions at Lucy and I saw her cringe at my worry.

"It's okay Loke. I'll tell you later. But first, why did you come here? I didn't summon you." she ignored my question and I was about to have a panic attack.

"Lucy" I addressed her sternly, even though she is my master. "Don't dodge my questions. For now, I'm going to make sure you eat yourself back up to health. Then after a day of rest, I want you to tell me everything or else I'm not going to leave until you're one hundred percent in better condition." I picked Lucy up bridal-style and carried her to the living room. After I dropped her onto the couch, I left her pouting while I cooked in the kitchen, I made a salad, some steak, porridge and poured a glass of milk.

"Loke~ This is really unnecessary!" I heard her whine, but I refused to give in.

"No Lucy. As your spirit it is my duty to take care of you until the day you die...which we hope that that day will never come, but for now, eat up. After eating, tell me everything and then you can sleep it off. Tomorrow, when you're all rested up, we'll go on a job. After all, I love you Lucy and no matter how many times I'm rejected I'll always love you!" I winked at the last statement and Lucy closed her eyes.

"Arrrgh. And I can't do a forced gate closure since you used your own power!"

"Bwahaha! You're stuck with with your adorable lion Lucy and there's no way you can escape me Mwahaha!" I started off taunting her before I attacked and began tickling her.

"Bwahahahaa!...Arrrgh! Hahahaa! L-Loke! ...I-I'll get you f-for this. HAHAHA! B-But after I eat..." she wiggled around in my grasp and I stopped to let her eat. When she started eating and admitted her defeat, I chuckled in victory and waited for her to finish eating.

"Done? Okay now tell me Lucy. What happened?" she told me her story about what happened with Team Natsu and at that moment, I felt a wave of conflicting emotions overtake me. I was enraged and jumped off the couch, startling Lucy.

"What!? They kicked you off of Team Natsu!? How could they!?"

Pie: ... So... cliffy anyone?

Lightstar: Nah I'm going to sleep. Have fun with the next chapter.