"That must be Ryousuke's grave, isn't it Layla? No that's not right… Angelina of the Abyss?" Lucy asked and Layla was shocked. "Why didn't you tell me you were a Stellar Spirit Layla?" Lucy asked Layla seriously and Layla fell to her knees in pain as she started to disappear just as Loki had.
"My time's almost up….. Ryou, you'll finally get your wish… Lucy I'm sorry… please give my regards to… Abyss Angels and Fairy Tail…. Please don't add to my sin Lucy, I just want to disappear silently." Layla said in pain and her body started to disappear like Loki had.
"No I won't let you! If you have to disappear then I will send you back before you do! If the rules are still the same then they are wrong!" Lucy yelled, releasing her magic power and she started to merge with Layla's and then suddenly the Stellar Spirit King arrived.
"Old friend, it saddens me how you have to do this… but in this situation I'll overlook it again, since you were only trying to save your brethren, Aries, I now grant you passage to the spirit world." The Stellar Spirit King said and he smiled, Layla looked at him crying.
"I still need to repent for my sin!" Layla yelled and the king smiled again.
"If you feel like you need to serve your punishment then become a pillar to support your human friend, be thankful to the guidance of the stars." He said and disappeared, Layla cried and Lucy took her hand gently.
"It's alright, my stellar spirit friends, my guild mates, everyone and I all feel the same way, Layla, will you become my spirit and fight alongside me?" Lucy asked and Layla hugged her crying, she started to disappear in a gold light and her key, a golden key that had angel wings on it appeared in Lucy's hand.
"Thank you Lucy, now I have the courage to move forward… I look forward to working with you, little cousin." Layla said through her key and then she was back in the spirit world, Lucy agreed and went back to her guild.
The first person she saw in the spirit world was Aries, even though Lucy did not own Aries she still saw her, Layla started to tear up and she ran over to her, and hugged her tightly. All of the zodiacs were glad she came back, Loki was the most glad out of all of them, saying that she should never leave them again and that if she left then there would have been a great loss in the Stellar Spirit World. Layla passed through her gate of her own free will and visited Lucy in the guild, she was in the middle of talking to Natsu, Grey, and Erza when she appeared by Lucy's side and she slumped on her, her arm over her shoulder and she teased Lucy.
"Aww Lucy-chan, you've a boyfriend yet? Come on you don't have to hide it, who's the special guy that you mention all the time, if I remember correctly wasn't it …. Natsu-san?" Layla teased and Lucy turned bright red, Layla laughed and poked her cheek, "I'm only joking Lucy-chan…. Anyway Leo wanted me to tell you that he's grateful that you saved him the other day, oh yeah that reminds me, the Celestial Spirit King is also happy at the mention of your name, he says you are a wonderful and unpredictable human girl. Hey Lucy-chan how about we go on a job together! I'm so bored in the Celestial world, and all Leo talks about is you, y'know?" Layla said excitedly and she felt the presence of 3 humans behind her, she turned around and the Thunder Legion was standing behind her. "Wha~ Fried, Bixlow, Evergreen….." Layla said afraid and they all tackled her, saying they were worried about her. "Ow stop it! It's not like I'm Laxus, although he is quite the troublemaker nowadays." Layla said and she got up, dusting her clothing off, her clothing reverted back to her old clothing of Black and Gold with the staff and her bikini top, short shorts, and half-skirt with sandals.
"Layla what're you doing here anyway?" Lucy asked to Layla and she smiled, handing her the celestial spirit keys she possessed when she was still banished. "Why are you giving me these?" Lucy asked looked at the keys and Layla winked at her.
"It's because I've gone back to being a celestial spirit, so you have them, I can't use them anymore, take care of Kaoru, my Nicola, for me okay? He's a bit like your Plue, you could say their identical but Kaoru is blue okay? Oh Lucy, do you know if Aquarius is with her boyfriend on vacation, I haven't seen them lately." Layla asked and Lucy told her the Aquarius indeed was on vacation with her boyfriend. "It's such a waste of man though, I men, why choose her? She's so not good enough for him, oh I forgot you don't know who he is, but anyway he's on my list, and don't tell him this but," Layla said smiling and whispered to Lucy, "Loki's also on my list so don't try anything funny okay?" Layla asked seriously and she giggled as she pulled back, Lucy looked about to die from shock and she exploded.
"What do you mean by he's on your list?! How can someone like him be on your list?!" Lucy asked furiously and Layla smirked.
"Oh and there's also a few other people, but beside all that, what job are we doing? Huh? Oh damn…. Well it's about time I go back Lucy-chan, see you later!" Layla said happily and she went back to the Celestial Spirit World.
"So Layla, who's on your list?" Loki called to her and she looked at him guiltily and Loki smiled and leaned down to look at her face, she blushed and turned away from him to hide her expression.
"N-no one! You're such an idiot Leo!" Layla yelled and ran off clutching her hands to her chest and she was blushing, she looked as red as a tomato, she slammed the door to her room and leaned against it, "Why does he have to be such a jerk? He knows full well that I like him and yet… why does he have to be so mean to me? Leo… why do you not know my feelings? Is it because you love Lucy?" Layla asked herself squeezing her hands tighter and tears spilled down her face, she heard a knock at them door and she sniffled, "Go away! I don't want to see anybody!" Layla said and she heard a heavy sigh from behind the door.
She opened it a crack and saw Loki standing there, he apologized and she slammed the door in his face, and cried harder, Loki then went to the human world and talked to Lucy. He hung out with her for a minute and when Lucy why he was there he scratched his head with one hand in his pocket and looked away embarrassed, saying he made Layla cry. Lucy hit him on the head and yelled at him, she sighed and looked back at Natsu, Erza, and Grey, she apologized for the disturbance and she pulled out Layla's key and summoned her. Layla come to the human world and wiped away her tears, she looked at Lucy and then saw Loki, a strong pain stung her heart and she turned away, and went back to the spirit world to escape from her heart break. Lucy noticed her brief expression of pain and she smiled and told Loki to go back but leave Layla alone, after that she summoned back Layla and everyone talked to her about ways she could tell him but forgot he could hear them. Layla started crying and over in the spirit world Loki looked guilty, all of Lucy's sprits could hear Layla's words and looked either smug or they sighed looking away with a slight smile, an expression like they felt sorry for her. Natsu, Grey, and Erza looked shocked, Lucy comforting her, and Mirajane sat by Layla smiling and told her to tell him how she felt, that Loki would understand her feelings, and that Layla was not alone in the Spirit Realm. Layla looked at Mira crying, she turned to her and cried on her chest, this time Mira comforted her, Layla stopped crying after a while and then chugged a few glasses of beer and set her cup down, she sighed and laughed, having a drinking contest with Cana.
Layla was at a draw with Cana and she went back to the spirit realm because she was exhausted, she passed out in her room on her bed with all of her clothing on and Loki came in and looked at her, he knelt down and kissed her head lightly then left. Layla opened her eyes and sat up, putting her hand to her head, she felt Loki's spirit energy and she smiled slightly, Layla opened her door and Loki was leaning against the wall, she smiled at him and he glanced at her blushing slightly. Layla and Loki walked around the spirit realm for a little while on a date going around to various places, as they were walking to their next destination Loki took Layla's hand in his and looked away embarrassed. She looked at him shocked and smiled warmly for the first time, they sat down on a bench and watched the sunset and Layla put her head on Loki's shoulder, he put his arm around her and she closed her eyes, smiling happily. They walked back home and Layla said goodnight to him, she closed her door and suddenly she was summoned to Lucy's side, Layla looked at Lucy and then saw Fried and Bixlow in front of her, ready to battle her. Layla looked at Lucy and Cana, noting their bikinis and Layla sighed, she threw off her white cloak and everyone saw her lovely black and gold outfit.
