Posted On: 12-31-17 At 8:54 PM (CST GMT: -6:00)
A/N::
This is part of what was SUPPOSED to me a massive one shot story.
I haven't been able to edit the rest of it yet, and was determined to post it today. My mom is currently in the hospital with some sort of infection. So I can't edit the rest, as I am on my cell phone, at the moment.
Anyway, I haven't slept much, I've been here all night with her, slept on the couch a bit... Going to try to get some more sleep after I post this. Please be aware, I am dyslexic, and I should run my A/N through a proof reading program like I do with my chapters, but I can't right now. Also, as I said, I am on my phone and very tired and stressed at the moment, I will try to fix any mistakes that I miss in the notes, later, whenever I get to my computer. I'm sorry, please bear with me. Now, onto info about this story!
This chapter is (without the notes here) 8,446 works long. It ends at a strange point... I'm sorry. As I said, I wanted to post it this YEAR and this is what I was able to edit. It was supposed to be a one shot. There's another 4-5k words that I need to edit, proofread and spellcheck.
I'll have to post them as a second chapter. It shouldn't be too much longer for that chapter, I just need to take care of my mom right now.
The pairings in this are: Mest x Wendy (main pairing), Eve Tearm x Meredy (second main pairing) important side pairings: Gray x Juvia & Lyon x Chelia. There are other couples mentioned, I won't list them all. Iv anyone dislikes them, I'm sorry.
But please don't flame me for my choice of ships. I try to respect other's shipping choices. I ask the same of you. If I get flames, I will likely return in kind, and I don't like getting nasty with people.
Ages of import:
Wendy: 20
(PHYSICALLY 20- the fact that she and the other D. Slayers came from 400 years ago still stands. If Wendy had not slept on Tenroujima for 7 years, she would have been about 27 in this story, as she was physically the same age as Meredy.)
Mest: 30
(Before the 7 year skip- He was roughly 3 years older than her physical age (there is visual proof in the series (anime and manga) that he was NOT an adult before the 7 year sleep that Wendy and the others had on the island- I repeat: That he was NOT an adult.
Just because he was in the rune knights DOES NOT (IN ANY POSSIBLE WAY) mean that he was an adult when the two of them met. Eve was in the rune knights until the age of 15 (when he left to join Blue Pegasus) and was in the knights long before that. I can go into pointing out all of the other proof as well, but I won't unless someone asks me, in a pm).
Meredy: 27
Eve: 30-31
Chelia: 23
Lyon: 32-33
Gray: 25-26
(I'm tired, so my math might be off and I'm trying to calculate the ages while taking the lost 7 years into account for them- I realize that Gray and Lyon were closer in age or the same age to start out)
Juvia: Same age as Gray
(You should be able to figure out the other ages from here - these characters are the only ones who's ages directly matter.)
This is a Christmas story. It was supposed to be posted just before, or on Christmas. I include some of my head-cannons like the thing with Loke and Mest & Eve's relationship.
This is set about 8 years after the end of the series and is connected to 2 of my fics called: {{"Attraction Takes Root & Love Blooms At The Grand Magic Games"}}- Which I am writing a story for that takes place after that and before this one.
And the one called: {{"(Mendy Week: 2015) Oh, Starry Night (Completed)"}}- Which is about Mest and Wendy (OBVIOUSLY- but also about Chelia and Lyon and I am writing another story connected to them that is between this and that.
But things happened and it was delayed. But I wanted to at least post part of it this year, as I said.
Right now, I can't think of anything else to say. If I do, I will post it in the second part of the one shot (yes, I still consider this a one shot, because that is how it was planned out.)
Chapter/Story Name: I'd Do ANYTHING For You
December 17th- Noon
"Jingle bells! Jungle bells! Jungle all the way, Oh what fun it is to si~hey!-EVE TEARM! LET ME GO!"
Meredy was decorating for Christmas. Currently it was the beginning of December. She was 9 months pregnant with her first child. Her husband had been driving her crazy treating her like she was going to brake.
So, while he had been called to his guild, she figured she could decorate some.
Chelia and Juvia were here with her, helping. Wendy would be coming soon.
Currently, Meredy was standing on top of a chair, and Juvia was handing her up some ornaments as she hung a lighted garland over one of the doorways in her house.
Eve had come back early, though... And before either of the girls could warn her, he had grabbed her by the hips and pulled her very pregnant-self into his arms.
"I was busy!"
She protested with a pout as he set her on her feet.
"Yes, busy giving me a heart attack. What if you went into labor up there?!"
Her eyebrows rose.
"I'm not due for about 2 weeks yet! Not likely until the new year!"
He shook his head as Chelia giggled at the scene.
"What if you fell?!"
"Really?"
She asked as she eyed him. He stared her down.
"You are impossible! Go away for a while!"
She finally said.
"Not if you're going to do things like this!"
He shot back, hands on his hips as they glared at each other.
"Like what? Decorating for the holiday?!"
"Yes!"
"You are unbelievable!"
"Should we leave?"
Asked Chelia.
"Yes!"
"NO!"
Said Eve and Meredy at the same time. Meredy looked at Eve.
"They are my friends, I say that they stay!"
Some more glaring.
"Hi guys I- uh... What's happening?"
Asked Wendy as she finally arrived. She stooped short when she saw the arguing couple.
"I'm about to be widowed, if he doesn't stop this macho, over-protective crap!"
Snapped Meredy. Her mood was really sour now. Mest came in behind Wendy.
"What did you do now, Eve?!"
He asked his only remaining friend from his days in the rune knights. Eve shot him a moody look.
"I'm just trying to be a good husband!"
The blonde man defended. Meredy rested a hand on her belly as the baby started kicking her.
"Babe, are you OK?!"
He asked her, reaching out to pull her into his arms.
"Touch me and you WILL lose that hand!"
She snapped as she swatted his hand away. He looked a bit hurt. She looked at Mest, the taller of the two men in the room.
"Tell him I'm not made of glass and that I won't break! He impregnated a woman, NOT A GLASS ORNAMENT, THAT WILL SHATTER!"
Mest looked a bit uncomfortable at that imagery as Wendy and Chelia both blushed while both were trying to stifle their giggles.
Juvia on the other hand, hugged her pissed off, pink haired friend while laughing so hard that she was crying.
Meredy was glad they were amused... Too bad she wasn't amused too. Mest looked at Eve, who stood there with his mouth hanging open.
"Why do you all put me in these situations!"
Mest finally said to both Meredy and Eve, glancing at his blushing, giggling, girlfriend who was standing beside Chelia.
"What if Wendy was expecting?!"
Eve suddenly demanded, the women suddenly all stopped laughing and eyed Wendy. Her face reddened.
"Girls, he said "what if"! Mest and I aren't... We haven't-"
She looked about ready to cry from embarrassment.
"And why the hell not?"
Demanded Chelia. Wendy looked like she wanted to crawl under a rock and hide. Mest looked away, blushing.
"If I were to ever have a wife who was expecting, I would know better than to worry about her to the point of madness like you are!"
Said Mest, finally. Wendy blinked at him. Juvia frowned.
"Why?"
She asked. He sighed.
"Come on people. Wendy and I have only kissed, hugged and-! Anyway! Don't pick on us!"
They all looked at him. While everyone's attention was on Mest, Meredy tried to get back on the chair, but Eve had his hand on her shoulder, she sighed and sat in the chair, instead of standing on it.
"Don't you love Wendy?"
Asked Chelia. Mest groaned and glared at Eve.
"This is your fault!"
He accused his friend. Eve just shrugged. Mest wanted to throttle him!
"Women have been giving birth since the dawn of time! She won't break or die from hanging afew friggen ornaments, Tearm!"
He snapped at Eve.
"Again. What if it were Wendy...?"
Eve asked. Mest rolled his eyes.
"If it were Wendy: I would NOT be a head case from worrying, like you are!"
"Why?"
Asked Meredy this time. They all looked at her, Mest sighed and looked over at Wendy.
"Because she's strong and brave. She might be shorter than the other girls here, but she's strong. She's also a dragon slayer-!"
'Oh Mest...'
Thought Wendy with a smile as her boyfriend went on-
"If I didn't have faith that she would be careful of herself, and our baby, I would be a bad mate. I would be insulting her, and... I would be endangering myself!"
Everyone blinked at that.
"Huh?"
Said Wendy. Eve blinked at his friend. Mest leaned close to his friend.
"She smiles a lot, right?"
Eve nodded.
"Have you SEEN those fangs?!"
Eve blinked. Now that Mest mentioned them...
"Uh... Yeah. All dragon slayers have them..."
He said very softly.
"I don't want her getting pissed off-"
Suddenly they both heard a huff from Wendy. They looked at her, her brown eyes were narrowed.
"Another thing that all of us Dragon slayers have, is EXELENT hearing!"
She snapped. The men blinked at her. Suddenly, Mest grabbed Eve by the arm.
"I'm borrowing him, ladies! I need his help with something. That's why I came here, not to get into the middle of all of this."
"Keep him for a while!"
Called out Meredy. Mest waved, and then he and the complaining Eve were gone. Meredy sighed and relaxed a bit.
"So... Wendy-"
Started Chelia but got a glare from her friend. Chelia put her hands up in defense.
"I was just going to ask what you wanted to see us all for?!"
She said and Wendy sighed.
"I'm trying to think of something to give Mest for Christmas. I need some ideas."
"How about yourself?"
Chelia asked.
Wendy just looked at her, while Juvia and Meredy wisely kept their opinions to themselves.
"You better have some other idea..."
She said. Meredy got to her feet.
"Let's all have some tea and talk it over."
She said heading for the kitchen. Wendy and the others followed her.
"Let me go, Mest!"
"I will now."
Said the dark haired man once they were inside his apartment. Eve blinked, seeing Lyon and Gray.
"Took you long enough to get him here."
Said Gray. Both were only wearing boxer shorts.
"Don't strip in my apartment! And did you turn the heat off or something?!"
He demanded as he released the snow mage and went to check the thermostat. It was freezing cold outside and snowing!
And these two ice brains had turned down or off, his thermostat, as soon as he had left to get Eve... And they were now also going around his apartment nearly naked. Once the heat was on he turned in time to see Eve taking off his shirt.
"Not you too!"
"I have an undershirt on, under this, Mest. I'm not an exhibitionists like those two fools. I only run around naked in my own home."
Said Eve. Lyon and Gray looked at him.
"I swear, you 3 would be better off dating and marrying blocks of ice, instead of women."
Mest said looking at the 3 of them. Gray grinned darkly.
"Sex with a block of ice isn't as fun!"
Mest, Eve and Lyon all looked at him.
"What?!"
He asked. Lyon looked at his friend pityingly.
"I didn't know you were that desperate..."
Said Lyon.
"I didn't know you had tried it..."
Said Mest. At that, Eve started laughing. Gray just blinked at them. Then what they said, and were thinking, finally dawned on the Fairy Tail ice wizard.
"Uh... No. Just... No!"
He said shoving away the hand that Lyon had rested on his shoulder.
"So why am I here, instead of protecting my wife?"
Asked Eve after a minute, changing the direction of the conversation (much to Gray's
appreciation). Mest looked at him.
"I just saved you from being murdered by your wife!"
Snapped Mest.
"Is he being over-protective again?"
Asked Lyon. Mest nodded and Eve shook his head. Gray snickered.
Eve sighed and Mest went to find another shirt to put on, since it wasn't getting warmer fast enough. He came back into the living room just in time to see the snow mage trying to leave.
"Get your butt back here!"
He snapped. Sighing heavily, Eve came back. He sat beside Lyon.
"So, what's up?"
Gray asked Mest, who sat down with them, he suddenly looked nervous.
"I want to ask Wendy to marry me... But..."
They waited. Nothing else came, Gray and Eve both kicked him without having known the other was doing it. Mest yelped and jumped away from them. Lyon looked at the 3 of them.
"But what?! Your wasting my damn time, Gryder!"
Demanded Eve. Mest glared at them.
"You two didn't have to kick me!"
He said, annoyed. They just looked at him.
"I want to get a special ring for her! But I can't get the gemstone that I want because its on a friggen frozen mountain!"
They all just looked at him.
"That's why you gathered the 3 of us here? Wouldn't just one of us work well enough to help you."
Asked Eve.
"No. Lyon can do things that Gray and you cannot! Gray is a demon slayer, and there's a demon there! And you also have abilities that neither of them does!"
Snapped Mest.
"What sort if gemstone is it?"
Asked Gray. Mest looked at him.
"It's called "Avarona's Breath". It's a magical gem. A sapphire."
He said with a sigh.
"What's it do?"
Asked Eve. Mest got up and left the room. Then he came back a few minutes later. He opened a book and sat it on the table between the 3. The book told about a female demon slayer. She lived over 800 years ago. And she was in love with a demon. Instead of killing demons, she protected those who didn't harm humans. But, a demon eventually tried to kill her. This demon killed her husband and injured her child, a half-demon.
Avarona went crazy and killed the demon. Then she used her powers to create a special gemstone with healing powers. It healed her son. But when her boy was about 16, she died fighting another demon. She had been a sky-demon slayer.
No one knows how it got on the mountain. And no one knows what happened to her son, or why the gem is now guarded by a demon, of all things. Gray looked at Mest. The book said that it enhanced sky magic of any kind. That meant that Lyon might want it for Chelia... But Lyon said he never intended to marry so...
"You want to have the gem made into a ring for Wendy?"
Gray asked Mest. The other fairy tail mage sighed softly, and nodded... Eve looked at Mest.
"You're serious about asking her to-"
Mest nodded.
"Please guys?!"
He bowed his head.
"Why not just ask Natsu, though...?"
Asked Gray. Mest frowned, looking up at Gray.
"Are you serious?!"
Gray thought about it for a minute, then frowned.
"You're right, forget I suggested it. He'd tell Wendy what you were doing. If not him, then Happy would. And he'd likely destroy the mountain anyway."
He said realizing how stupid that question had been.
"So... Will you all help me?!"
"Yes."
"Yeah, sure, no prob."
Said Lyon and Gray.
"Nope!"
Said Eve. All 3 looked at him.
"Why?!"
"Because, I've got a pregnant wife. I'm not leaving her for any longer than I need to."
Mest sighed. Gray and Lyon frowned. They knew that Eve would end up going to help if Meredy had a say in the matter. Lyon got up.
"Be back in a few,"
He said as he headed for the bathroom.
On his way to the bathroom, Lyon found a pen and paper. He wrote a note.
"Ice-make: Dove"
He gave the icy bird the note, then he let it go out the window, telling it to go to Chelia, and only Chelia. She'd get the message to Meredy without telling Wendy. Then he headed back to the others as Eve was apologizing.
"Where are we meeting?"
Lyon asked Mest as he sat down. The slightly annoyed mage sighed and told them which mountain it was. And the 3 agreed to meet in a few days. Then Eve left.
When Eve got home, he blinked as Wendy and Chelia passed him. The 2 were leaving his house as he entered. Wendy smiled cheerfully at him and waved, but Chelia gave him an evil look. Once inside, he saw Juvia and Meredy looking at a note.
"Hi Love, I-"
"What the hell is wrong with you, Eve?!"
He blinked as Juvia jumped away from her friend at her sudden outburst.
"Huh?"
He asked. Meredy crumpled the letter up.
"Steven Tearm!"
He blinked at her.
"You are going to help Mest and the others."
"Why me?"
"Number 1: he's one of your best friends! #2: He asked YOU for a reason! #3: I SAID SO!"
"How did you find out anyway?!"
He asked.
"Chelia's lover is very good at ice-make magic and creating living creatures from it,"
She said, pointing to the ice dove that was sitting outside, on the windowsill. Eve frowned, his blue eyes landing on the crumpled letter in her hand.
"I'm not going, Meredy. What if you go into labor?!"
"I won't."
"But-"
"Eve, I love you. I do. But you have to trust that I won't lose this baby."
He watched her, then he sighed, looking defeated.
"Meredy?"
"Yes?"
"I... I'll go help Mest..."
He finally relented. She smiled.
"But-"
He hesitated looking worried.
"Promise that you won't stay alone... Please?"
"Juvia and Chelia will stay over. Since their house-mates are going to be with you."
He relaxed a bit.
"Juvia will make sure that Meredy and your baby remain OK!"
Said Gray's girlfriend. Eve smiled.
"Thank you Juvia."
He said and not long after, Juvia headed home as well.
20 minutes before:
As they were leaving Meredy & Eve's home, Wendy and Chelia passed the blonde man. They nodded and waved (or in Chelia's case: glared at) to him as he entered, and they left.
"So, what were you showing Meredy?"
Wendy asked her friend. Chelia blinked.
"Oh, Lyon had a message for Meredy."
She said, smiling. Wendy wondered why Lyon would have a message for a person he had very little contact with, like Meredy. But, she kept that curiosity to herself.
"Hey, Wendy... Can I come to your place at Fairy Hills?!"
Wendy blinked at her.
"Sure, what's up?"
She asked and yelped as her best friend grabbed her gloved hand and started pulling her. They almost (almost, because Wendy and Chelia BOTH kept slipping on ice, tripping over their respective feet or otherwise falling or sliding) ran to Wendy's apartment. Once inside, Chelia looked around.
"Is Carla here?"
She asked.
"No. She said something about needing to go to Lucy's. My guess is: she was looking for Happy, and figured that Natsu would be pestering Lucy and Loke, like usual."
"OK."
"So, what's up...?"
Wendy asked her friend, as they both started taking their winter gear off.
"I'm going to ask Lyon to marry me."
Her pink haired friend said suddenly. Wendy blinked at Chelia.
"Uh... OK."
She didn't know what else to say. Then suddenly her brain started working.
"Wait, what?! But when you two got together he said he had no plans of getting married, and you
said you were OK with it."
"We've been together for 4 years, this Christmas, Wendy. My opinion has changed..."
She said softly, a sad look crossing her face. Wendy blinked at her.
"What if he says "no", though...?"
"Then I will likely leave him. I want a family."
Wendy sighed softly.
"I'm not going to give up, though! Not without a fight. I did set something else into motion..."
"Something else? Like what?"
Wendy asked her as they sat down.
"The last time he and I slept together, I took a magic potion that would ensure that I get pregnant."
Wendy's eyes widened. She blushed and bit her lip.
"So, you're likely...?"
"Carrying Lyon's baby? Yes."
Nodding, Wendy looked a bit uneasy.
"What if he doesn't want you having it?!"
She finally asked. At that, Chelia looked sad.
"Then he doesn't love it or me. And it will be no loss... I won't expect him to pay for it. It's just... I love him so much Wendy. If I can't be with him, as his wife, I want a part of him to stay with me."
She said sadly as Wendy nodded. After that they talked a bit longer and then Chelia figured she should head home. As she was leaving, Wendy hugged her.
"Whatever you choose to do, Chelia, I'll support you."
She said softly. Her friend nodded.
"Thanks, Wens."
Then she left.
Later:
"Hey, I'm home,"
Said Lyon after he finally got home. He had come up behind Chelia and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned back against him and rested her head against his shoulder.
"Hey you..."
He smiled and kissed her neck.
"So, when are you guys going to look for Mest's gift for Wens?"
She asked him softly as they watched their Christmas tree happily blink it's colored lights at them. In Chelia's mind, she saw a silver haired little boy and girl that did not exist, as they unwrapped Christmas gifts.
"We're going to meet tomorrow morning. Will you be OK?"
She nodded.
"Juvia and I are going to stay with Meredy while you're all gone."
He nodded.
"... Lyon..."
She said as she played with one of his hands, while she reached into her skirt pocket.
"Hmm?"
"W... Will you marry me?"
She asked softly as she slid a metal silver band on his ring finger. He blinked, and she felt as if her whole being stilled, waiting for his reaction.
"Chelia..."
"Before you answer-! Please! Use your trip with the guys to think about it! I... I think I might be pregnant Lyon and... I want us to be a real family, anyway..."
"Calm down..."
He said turning in his arms to look up at him. He blinked down at her.
"Please, Lyon!"
He finally nodded.
"I'll think about it, Chelia."
He said softly, touching her cheek gently. She smiled, leaning her face into his hand. He leaned down and kissed her.
When Gray got home, he found Juvia packing a bag.
"Where are you going?"
He asked, frowning.
"Juvia is going to stay with Meredy while Gray-sama and the guys are out helping Mest."
She said smiling at him. He frowned slightly.
"Don't you even want to know where and why we are going?"
"Lyon-San's note said that Mest wanted to find a special gift for Wendy."
She said as she looked at him.
"So, isn't that what you're doing?"
He sighed. He still wasn't used to her not being so jealous. Finally, he nodded.
"Yeah, we are. So... Anyway..."
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her. She whimpered against his lips as he held her close. Soon he had scooped her into his arms and laid her on their bed as he kissed her deeply.
The next morning, Mest waited for the others in Hargeon Town's port. First Eve arrived, a duffle bag slung over his shoulder. Then Gray and finally Lyon. The others blinked at Lyon's hand.
"What's with the ring?"
Asked Gray.
"Chelia asked me to marry her..."
He said absentmindedly. They blinked at him.
"So... Juvia and I will eventually be the only ones who aren't married?"
Asked Gray, frowning.
"I didn't agree to it. I only agreed to think about it."
Said Lyon. Eve looked jittery.
"Can we all just get going?"
He asked them. Mest rested a hand on his friend's shoulder, Eve looked at him.
"Meredy will be OK. Juvia and Chelia are staying with her,"
He said, and Lyon placed a hand on Eve's other shoulder. Eve looked up at him.
"Chelia and I have a way for her to contact us, should Meredy need you. If she does, Mest can teleport you right to her."
Eve sighed and took a deep, calming breath, closing his eyes.
"Ok..."
He said, forcing himself to relax. Gray gave him a curious look.
"Why are you so spastic about her and the baby, anyway?"
Mest waited to teleport them all. Eve sighed.
"She miscarried a baby 2 years ago... She was about 2 months along, and we had been married for 7 months."
They all looked startled.
"We didn't know."
Said Mest.
"I don't think she told anyone other than Juvia. We just couldn't bring ourselves to talk about it."
He admitted and Lyon patted him on the back.
"Wendy is a healer. And so is Chelia... allbeit, she's weak at it how, though. They and Juvia will make sure that Meredy is ok."
He said, thinking about what Chelia said about being pregnant.
"Lyon, Gray... Where is your gear?"
Asked Mest. They smirked, they were both wearing their usual long over coats with many pockets.
"We have anything and everything we need in our pockets, and our magic is all we really need."
Said Gray. Mest nodded, he was wearing 2 long, warm coats, and like Eve, Mest had a duffle bag as well.
"Ok. Then, let's all get going."
Said Mest, Gray and Lyon each touched his shoulders, and he rested his hand on Eve's shoulder. Then he teleported all of them to the mountain inn that was at the base of the mountain.
After that, they started off towards the location that the gem was supposed to be at.
Mest looked up the makeshift trail that was already there, and he frowned.
'This isn't going to be easy...'
He thought.
Wendy was walking with Carla (who was in her human form), as they looked at the shop windows.
"Its really cold, Wendy, we shouldn't stay out here too-"
She started, as she pulled her white coat closer.
"- We can go home, Carla. I'm not seeing anything that Mest might like for Christmas..."
Wendy said, sounding depressed. Carla looked at her. The slightly shorter, dark haired girl was watching the ground as they walked. Suddenly Carla rested a hand on Wendy's hair, gently. Wendy looked up at her.
"Let's go to Lucy and Loke's apartment..."
Wendy smiled at her, slightly.
"If you want to see Happy why don-"
"Just be quiet, child!"
She said as she sprouted her wings and grabbed Wendy under the arms. Wendy sighted and let her friend lift her up and off apparently they were off to see Lucy...
Lucy frowned. She had just come home from shopping. Loke had made the two of them an early dinner. But... Apparently... Natsu and Happy were there again!
Loke was giving the two of them a lecture about just walking in and eating anything that they saw. Apparently one of the spirits had needed him for some problem back in the celestial realm. So, Loke had gone to help. When he got back, there were Natsu and Happy: eating the food that he had prepared for Lucy and himself.
"I swear, you two are bottomless pits!"
He was saying. Natsu seemed to shrug it off.
"It was good, though, Loke. You should be proud of yourself!"
Said Natsu cheerfully, trying to placate the leader of the zodiac. Happy was smarter. He was hiding behind the couch and apologized to the lion spirit.
"Natsu, I auto to-!"
"Hey guys!"
Said Lucy loudly as she finally let herself be noticed. Loke looked at her.
"Hey Luce..."
He said sighing heavily. He wouldn't be able to reprimand Natsu while she was there. And Loke was getting tired of the man walking into the apartment whenever the hell he felt like it!
The last time he had done it: {{Loke had been making love to Lucy! Thankfully they sensed Natsu before he wandered into the bedroom.
To get him off of, and OUT of her fast... Lucy had sent Loke back to the spirit world just when they were both about to reach the summit of pleasure. After that, he had finished himself off with his hand and waited for her to tell him he could come back.
When he got back to their room, she was crying, apologizing for the way she had sent him away. He held her while she cried and told her it was ok. Then he had finished pleasing her, he wasn't in the mood to continue where they'd left off.}}
"I'm heading back to the spirit realm-"
He said, leaning over and kissing her softly.
Lucy sighed when he was gone, then looked at Natsu as Happy came out of hiding, while thanking her for getting rid of Loke.
Natsu said he didn't know why the man had gotten so upset. She was trying. SHE really was TRYING to be patient.
"Natsu... He and I had a special evening planned. He brought special food from the celestial realm, to make that!"
"It was good!"
He said grinning.
"I wouldn't know."
Said Lucy, shortly. Natsu laughed and scratched his head. Just then Wendy and Carla knocked on Lucy's open door.
"Are we disturbing anything?"
"CARLA!"
Yelled Happy as he flew over to her. Natsu carelessly waved at Wendy and Carla.
"No... Not really."
Sighed Lucy as she rubbed her temple.
"Natsu, just go. Please. Take Happy and leave before I say something I might regret."
The blonde woman added, looking at her grinning, pink haired friend. He argued a bit, but then he finally left. Taking a whining blue tomcat with him. Once he was gone, Lucy sat down rubbing her head.
"What's wrong, Lucy?!"
"Headache... I'm pregnant. And it seems to cause a lot of headaches..."
She said softly, without thinking. Wendy blinked.
"You're-? How far along?!"
"3 months..."
"I can ease your headache, if you'd like."
Wendy offered with a smile. Lucy smiled.
"Thank you. I would like that."
She said.
"So, what is this special day for you and Loke?"
"It's our 2 year anniversary..."
She said smiling slightly. Wendy smiled.
"I forgot it had been that long."
She said as she rested her hands on Lucy's head and started healing her.
"So, Wendy, why are you here? Did you need something?"
Wendy blinked and looked at Carla.
"Well... I'm not rea-"
"I was thinking that you could give Wendy some ideas. She wants to give Mest a Christmas gift. But she can't think of anything."
Said the human-formed feline. Wendy sighed. Lucy blinked, her mind already working.
Just then, Loke appeared. He looked around and sat down on the copuch, sighing. They all looked at him. Lucy suddenly smiled.
"Loke... Maybe you can help us!"
"With what?"
"Wendy needs a Christmas Gift for Mest..."
"I'm not used to thinking of gifts for people my own gender... But, let me think for a minute."
A second later, Virgo also appeared.
"I have clothes for the princess, so that you two can celebrate your special day in our realm, brother Loke."
She said handing Lucy the outfit. Lucy blinked, as Loke sighed.
"Virgo, I told you that we don't want a big party. We want to be alone."
"Precisely. You can take the princess to your home in the realm. No one will bother you."
He blinked.
"Oh..."
He said, and Lucy smiled.
"We just have to watch the time difference."
Said Lucy. Virgo was about to leave, but Loke stopped her.
"What is it, Brother?"
"You might be of some help here. What would you give to a guy you loved?"
She blinked. Did he see sadness flash in her eyes?
"Well..."
"And... No, nothing to punish you or cause you pain!"
He added. She frowned.
"Would he love me, as well?"
Loke nodded.
"Would he often be in danger?"
Again, Loke nodded. After that, Virgo thought for a few minutes.
"I would give him something useful. That would allow me to know if he was ever hurt. But also, something that he would always be willing to keep on him. Does that help?"
Loke thought for a minute. Lucy, Carla and Wendy were watching him quietly. Just then, he grinned.
"It does help, Virgo. Thank you!"
She smiled and after saying goodbye, she left.
When Virgo got back to the celestial realm, she made sure she was alone, then she started sobbing. Her brother had not meant to- but his question caused a memory to resurface in her. From a time before the celestial spirits were bound as they were now, to a time when they were freer. An ancient time that had been long forgotten by most of the spirits.
"Well, What's your idea, Loke?"
Asked Lucy. She thanked Wendy after realizing her headache was easing and then it was completely gone.
"I need to do some research. I'll be back."
He said and closed his gate, heading to the library in the celestial realm. After he was gone, Lucy pouted. She wanted to know what his idea was!
Several hours later. While Lucy and Wendy were playing a game, and Carla was reading a book on Lucy's couch: Loke suddenly appeared in the room. They all looked up at him.
"Wendy... There is an item that you can give Mest. I'm not sure if you want to, though..."
"What sort of item?"
Asked Lucy, worried.
"It's a bracelet. Well. A set of bracelets. They change appearance based on who wears them. But they both work the same. Each will tell the person wearing the other bracelet, if something goes wrong with the other wearer..."
"OK... What are the drawbacks, Loke"
Asked the blonde.
"They work somewhat like Meredy's maguilty sense. But they don't share the feelings of pain and pleasure as open as that spell does. Also, it's been a few hundred years since these were last used. The first time was by the Dragon God... The last time was by- well, it doesn't really matter."
"Dragon god? I've never heard of that..."
Said Wendy, softly.
"It was a... A very long time ago."
Said Loke. Lucy noted that he seemed a bit sad.
"Anyway... Here you go, Wendy."
He said holding out the plain looking golden chains. She took them from him.
"Thank you, Loke!"
"I had another idea for something to go with that, if you can wait a few days, I will get that item for you, as well."
Wendy blinked at him, then she nodded.
"Ok, Loke. I really appreciate the help! Thank you!"
She smiled. He blinked as she hugged him... After a minute, he hugged her back.
"No problem, kiddo."
After that she and Carla said their goodbyes to Lucy and Loke.
"You seem depressed..."
Lucy said softly as she looked at Loke. He smiled and hugged her.
"It feels like a bad memory is trying to surface..."
He said softly against her hair.
"What do you think about these bracelets, Carla?"
The two were walking down the street side by side. Carla frowned in thought.
"It seems a bit like a weak gift... To me, anyway."
She said, eyeing the bracelets.
"Well... I don't know what you really expected them to do, for me, Carla."
Wendy pointed out softly. Her friend frowned.
"I don't either..."
"Let's go home. I'm cold."
Said the dark haired girl, softly. Carla nodded.
"Ok."
She said, sighing softly.
The days passed, and Wendy asked Meredy, Chelia and Juvia for their own opinions... All 3 said that she should give herself to him. That put the thought if herself naked and wrapped, haphazardly, in red & green wrapping paper. With a bow on her head, into her mind. She ruled out the suggestion of seducing him.
After that, she went to see Bisca, Alzak & Asuka... Asuka suggested that Wendy give him a snow globe. Bisca suggested that Wendy just do something nice for Mest. Alzak offered to make a magical gun for her boyfriend. But... Wendy didn't think he'd like a gun.
She thanked them, then went to see Erza.
That was a mistake.
Erza offered to bake a cake to give him. She thanked her friend, then went to see Laxus & Cana. Laxus had no ideas, and Cana suggested the same thing as Chelia, Meredy and Juvia.
So, then Wendy headed over to see Gajeel and Levy at their home.
Gajeel was sleeping. The twins had kept him and Levy up all night. So, Wendy asked Levy for some ideas.
"Actually, I like the idea of those bracelets, Wendy."
Said Levy softly, after Wendy had told her about them.
"You can likely also enchant them with protection magic, as well. And shouldn't you wait to see what else Loke thinks up?"
She asked gently. Wendy frowned.
"It just doesn't seem right to me..."
She said finally. Levy thought about that, chewing on the ear piece for her glasses, as she thought. She had an idea of the other item Loke might give Wendy. If she was right, it would be a pair, like the bracelets, and was, in Levy's opinion a really good thing to give them.
So, she had to think of- Suddenly her blue eyes brightened. She grinned at Wendy.
"I have an idea sweetie. Come back in 3 days and I'll have something that I think Mest will love!"
Wendy blinked as Levy winked at her.
"Um... Ok..."
She said and then Levy basically kicked Wendy out.
December 19th. Somewhere on an Icy mountain at the guy's campsite- around 6 pm:
Gray and Lyon were going around in nothing but shoes and pants... They were currently all in a cave, there were sleeping bags spread out and there was a large fire in the center of the cave, it was made using magical ever-burning firewood. They could put the fire out, but only when they were ready.
As for Mest and Eve... Mest was wearing 2 coats, a scarf and 3 sweat shirts under the long coats. He had on thick boots and even 2 pares of pants.
Eve was fully dressed, but only wore a light jacket. Outside the ice door on their cave that Gray had created was a fierce snow storm.
Eve could stop the storm.
Under normal conditions... However, a few hours after they started up the mountain, and about 3 quarters of the way up the mountain, they were attacked by some sort of unidentifiable creature. Eve stumbled and fell.
Being the smallest of the men, he had been the only one to slip. He had hit his head on a rock. Mest had grabbed his friend, and teleported them to a cave not too far away.
Gray and Lyon had followed, and got there just as a vicious snow storm started.
Eve couldn't do anything to stop it until his head had been able to heal a bit.
Gray had created a door for the cave, made of clear ice. So, here they all sat. Waiting for Eve's head to get a bit better.
Mest contemplated teleporting to Wendy, bringing her here to heal him. But... Well, he worried about her curiosity.
And Chelia wasn't able to use magic the way she could, before.
So he doubted she could heal Eve.
So the 4 of them had waited. Finally, after a full day, the snow mage woke up.
Gray was playing with his Ice make magic, while maintaining the ice door, Lyon was reading a book, and playing with the ring on his finger (both were still wearing nothing on their upper bodies)... Then there was Mest. As soon as Eve looked at him, buried under all of his layers, the blonde man started laughing. He startled all of them out of their thoughts as they blinked at him.
"What?"
Asked Mest. His voice muffled which his only made his friend laugh harder.
It took Gray and Lyon a moment. But they finally realized what the lot of them must look like. They had only removed their shirts and overcoats once they were in here.
So it was two partially naked men, and one that you could barely see what or who he was for all the clothes that he was buried under.
Eventually, all 4 men were laughing.
When the laughter died down finally, Lyon checked Eve's head injury.
"Looks like there's no more bleeding."
He said, but re-wrapped Eve's head anyway, to protect the injury.
"What was that thing, anyway...?"
He asked.
"Vulcan... Apparently. And a young one, at that."
Said Lyon with a frown. They had never seen a Vulcan so small, so they could only assume it was a young one... And they had never seen any on mountains, aside from Mount. Hakobe and Rose Mountain.
The ones that lived on mountains tended to either be white males (Hakobe) or red females (Rose) and both sets traveled in tribes and also both were very large. This one was around the height of an adult human male and its fur was tinged bluish... And had seemed to be alone. That had all of them worried.
"Mest, could you un-bundle yourself and teleport outside to see if it's safe to try to leave here?"
Asked Gray. Mest frowned. He knew why Gray wanted him to remove most of his winter gear: his vision was currently obstructed, and his movements were slow.
If he went out there like this, and the Vulcan was out there... He wouldn't have enough warning and his movements weren't quick enough...
He doubted that he would have enough warning to even teleport quickly enough to get away. Sighing heavily, he started removing his scarf, then both coats and one sweater. He frowned, his body already shivering a bit. The 3 of them were only here because he asked them to help him, so complaining about the cold would be a bit asinine.
"Be back in a minute."
He said with clenched teeth (trying to keep them from chattering), then he was gone.
They waited.
But he didn't come back. The minutes ticked by, Eve started to worry... Then a minute later there was a shifting of the air and Mest appeared kneeling between them all.
His arm was bleeding from 3 large scratches.
"MEST!"
Eve said, looking alarmed as he dropped to his knees by his friend.
He knew some healing magic, having been in the rune knights as a fighter he had had to learn some. Mest had been an infiltrator- His powers were more for getting in and out unseen and gathering information. He hadn't needed to learn to heal.
"I take it, that the creature is still out there?"
Said Lyon with a sigh.
Mest nodded, wincing in pain. Gray was frowning out the door of ice that he had created.
"Well... Looks like it found us."
He said grimly as he saw the strange Vulcan grinning in at them from the other side of the ice.
"Well, that's not at all creepy!"
Said Eve. Mest fell forward onto his stomach and face. Eve stopped trying to heal him. And felt his friend's forehead.
"I think that thing's claws are poisoned..."
He said as he realized that Mest was running a high fever.
"Just great..."
Said Gray and Lyon at the same time. Could things get any worse? Just then the Vulcan started laughing and smashing its fists into the ice. Yup. It got worse.
December 23rd: Lucy & Loke's home-
Lucy had sent word for Wendy to come to her place. So, while Carla was busy elsewhere, Wendy went to their apartment. When she got there, no one answered when she knocked. So, sensing their magic inside, she waited. When she heard voices, she knocked again.
"C- Come in Wens!"
Called Lucy, her voice strange and weak. Wendy opened the door and found Loke helping his wife to sit on the couch. The blonde was pale.
"Lucy, are you ok?"
Wendy asked worriedly.
"Y... Yeah. It's just morning sickness."
Wendy looked at the clock.
"But, it's after 1 pm..."
"It doesn't necessarily have to be in the morning, only. It can be any time."
Said Loke. Wendy nodded. Lucy seemed to be having problems with her pregnancy.
"So, do you want me to help ease the ill feeling?"
She asked Lucy softly. Her friend shook her head.
"I'll be fine, Wendy."
Wendy nodded. Loke pulled out a pair of note books. They said "communication diary" on their covers.
"These are to go with the bracelets. I know that neither one is very good for a present. But Levy
told us that she had something that you could give him as well. T-these note books and the bracelets belonged to me last... Before I was bound with the others, as a spirit."
She blinked.
"You weren't always what you are now?"
She asked him as she accepted the books from him.
"No. We were all gods. True gods. My sisters and I were technicality demigods. Our mothers were human mages."
"Mothers? Sisters?"
"My twin sister is Virgo, I was born on August 22nd, and she was born after midnight on the 23rd.
My younger sister is Aries and our older half sister is Aquarius. She had a different mother than Aries, Virgo and I."
He explained. She blinked. Her brown eyes were huge.
"So... These books and bracelets are divine items?!"
He nodded. She clutches the books to her chest as she hugged the man.
"Thank you, Loke. We will take care of them!"
He smiled, hugging her back and ruffling her bangs gently.
"Don't you want to know what the communication diaries do?"
She blinked, then nodded as she stepped back.
"You have one, and the other person has its twin. If you write in your book, the words will appear
in the other one. And the same will happen if the other person writes in the other book. When the books are full, after 24 hours have passed since the last word has been written, the whole note book. And its twin, as well, will be completely whipped clean. Then you can write in them again. The process can repeat an infinite amount of times."
"That's really great! I don't have to miss Mest when either of us goes on solo jobs anymore!"
Lucy smiled, watching Wendy's beaming face.
"Loke, tell her about the other feature!"
She prompted. Loke laughed softly at his wife's excitement.
"Other feature?"
Asked Wendy. Loke winked at her.
"If one person writes something special in it, the books will grant them wishes. Very specific
words need to be written, though."
"What are they?"
"Write: "I want to see you, Mest" and the words will appear in his book. If he writes back anything that can be considered the same sentiment, such as: "me too," or " I want to see you, as well, Wendy," or even just a: "the same here"... Then it will project your face to him in the mirror that is in the back of the book.
And likewise, you will be able to also see him in the mirror in your book. You can talk back and forth until either of you says goodbye or goodnight.
The other wish is, if you used the same method to say: "I want to be with you," then one of you can be teleported to the location of the other person. But that only lasts for 2 hours. After that, the person will be sent back to where they were."
Wendy blinked.
"Wow... I... Um. Thank you, Loke. I really appreciate it. But, are you sure that you really want to give me something so special?"
She asked softly. He nodded.
"I don't need it. I haven't used it since I became a celestial spirit..."
"How did you-?"
"That... That's a long and sad, as well as painful story, Wendy. Maybe some other time."
He said gently. She frowned.
"I'm sorry Loke."
She said softly.
"It's ok Wendy. You didn't know..."
He said. She frowned, and was about to say something when Lucy interrupted.
"Levy asked us to have you come see her, when you were done here."
She said and Wendy nodded.
"Ok, thanks Loke and Lucy. Both of you."
She bowed her thanks slightly and then left. Loke sat beside his wife.
"You ok?"
She asked him. He smiled slightly and pulled her close.
"Yeah... It's just painful, remembering."
She nodded, resting her head on his shoulder.
"I'm sure it is."
She said as she snuggled close to him.
Wendy was proud of herself. She hardly fell on her way to Levy and Gajeel's house. One wrong step did have her landing on her bottom and sliding about 400 feet down the walk, though. And she only stopped when she slid into their steps.
Sighing in annoyance, the bluenette got to her feet and walked up the steps to their porch. Then she knocked. The door opened, and all she saw was a Large muscled arm, as it snapped out and grabbed her by the wrist and yanked. Once inside, she found Gajeel with both twins hanging off of him.
"I saw that fall kido. Haven't you out-grown that yet?! Your 20 years old now! Anyway- Levy is in her office!"
He said gruffly. She had a feeling that he was getting very little sleep. The twins were 1 and a half. But they were already really rowdy. She thanked him and headed down the hall to Levy's office/study/library.
She knocked on the door and heard Levy mumble a: "come in, Wendy!"
So, the younger woman let herself into Levy's office.
"Levy?"
She asked, not seeing the other bluenette. Suddenly an arm shot up from behind several large stacks of books on her desk. The hand waved around wildly.
"I'm here, Wens!"
Wendy giggled and walked around the desk to find Levy resting with her head on her desk. One arm was folded beneath her head, and she looked exhausted.
"Are you ok?"
Levy nodded slightly and grabbed a pretty silver book. It was thin. Wendy looked inside, and there were several blank pages with photograph holder pages interspersed in them. Wendy looked at her.
"Give that to Mest. You place photos of either events, people and places, or items in those slots. On the blank pages, you write down information about the photos on the other page. Think strongly about the people and place, or event or whatever the photo of the item means to you while writing.
Then after that, rest your first 2 fingers on top of a photo, close your eyes and then say a spell. The events related to that photo will play out in your mind.
Or if you do that and give it to Mest, and he puts his fingers on the photo, closes his eyes and says the spell, then he will see it, if its something you and he share a memory of. The memory will be crisp and clear. And this can be done with any and all the photos at any time."
She said smiling. Wendy blinked.
"Wow... That is... Really cool, Levy! Thank you!"
She said happily. Wendy smiled, hugging the woman back.
"No problem sweetie!"
She said happily. After that, Wendy offered to baby sit the twins so that both Levy and Gajeel could take some desperately needed naps. It was December 23rd. It was Christmas Eve the next day... And still, Gray, Lyon, Eve and Mest had not returned from whatever mission they were on. She was starting to worry... After Levy woke up from her nap, Wendy went home and tried writing in one of the books that Loke had given her. Just like he said- the words: "I love you, Mest Gryder..." appeared in the both of the books.
After that, Wendy stayed up all night looking for some photos to put in the book that Levy had given her. After getting that book ready, Wendy got a box. She put both books in the box, along with his bracelet.
Then she put her own twin diary on her bedside table and put her bracelet on her wrist. It shimmered and glowed. Then took on the appearance of a delicate charm bracelet. After that, she went to bed She wondered what Mest's Bracelet would look like when he wore it, since they changed appearance to suite the wearer.
To Be Continued In The Rest Of The One Shot!
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