As usual, I do not own any of the Fairy Tail characters; I only own Onyx. Perverted comments and sexual content may follow in this fan fiction. I hope you like my story. Sadness may occur in the beginning.

Chapter 2

A chat with spirits

"So were you and Lucy close?" Natsu asked Onyx as they walked into Magnolia. It hadn't taken long for them to reach town.

"Well, to tell you the truth. We really hadn't started talking until last spring. I had heard about Lucy helping to save a guild from total inhalation, and so I asked my mom for her address so I could write to her." Onyx began. "We started writing to each other constantly. She'd tell me about her missions and her friends, and I'd tell her about school. When summer came I asked her to come and visit." This made Onyx laugh. "It didn't take her long to arrive. She spent most of her time teaching me how to be a celestial wizard, although she did spend a lot of time hiding from Aquarius."

"Why?" Natsu seemed to enjoy this story.

"Well she thought Aquarius's key would be a good example for opening. That's not how Aquarius saw it." She could almost see Aquarius trying to drown Lucy again. "After that she stuck with Plue." She giggled.

"Haha!" He laughed.

"We're here." Said Erza, she had been walking in front of them with Gray.

Onyx looked up. "Oh wow!" She marveled at the gigantic building that was Fairy Tail. "I heard it was big, but I didn't think it was this big!"

"Yep. Welcome to your new home Onyx." Gray smiled and led her inside. Erza and Natsu trailed behind.

Inside:

"Whoa, so Lucy had a cousin? That's pretty amazing." Said Elfman, he was sitting on the edge of his seat while Onyx spoke.

"And you inherited her key?" Juvia awed.

"Yeah, I was the only living relative that practiced celestial magic." Onyx nodded. She pulled out her key pouch. "I haven't gotten a chance to talk with them yet. I'd like to get settled in first."

"Well, before that, you need to become a full-fledged member of Fairy Tail, right?" Said Mirajane, moving through the crowd of members. In her hand was a guild stamp. "Where would you like it?"

"Um, oh I know!" Onyx lifted up her shirt to reveal a dark mark on her stomach. "Right here would be nice." She smiled.

"Alrighty!" Mirajane giggled and placed the stamp on the mark.

"Thank you." Onyx nodded.

"Let's give it up for our newest member!" Yelled a random voice in the crowd.

"Yeah!" Everyone cheered.

Lucy's old apartment:

"So you're staying in Lucy's old place?" Natsu asked as Onyx opened the door of the apartment.

"Yeah, I thought it'd be nice to live in an environment that my cousin had lived in." She explained.

Natsu smiled. "I thought I'd never get to see this place again."

"Huh?!" Onyx gasped as she walked into the room and saw boxes everywhere. "I don't remember bringing my stuff with me!"

"Hey, I found a note on one of these boxes!" Natsu called. "It's addressed to you."

Onyx opened it.

Dearest Daughter,

I know you didn't want me to. But when I saw you were gone I took a wild guess on where you were off to. You'll need all your clothes (although I must say I was surprised to see your taste in underwear) but that's none of my business. You're a big girl now and I trust that you'll take care of yourself and your spirits. Good luck at Fairy Tail!

Love Mom

Onyx sighed. "I should have known she'd figure it out."

"Your mom seems pretty cool." Natsu murmured over her shoulder.

"You were reading over my shoulder?!"

"That's what Natsu's known for. It's kind of annoying." Said Gray from the window seal.

"Don't you know how to use a door?!"

"Honestly guys, you should be more mature." Erza walked past Onyx. "I expect you two to be nice to Onyx."

"Yes Ma'am!" The two stood straight.

"Now why don't we help Onyx unpack?" Erza opened a box. "Guh!" She gasped at what she say.

This got Natsu and Gray at her side. "Oh wow." Said Natsu.

"These are even more extreme than Lucy's!" Gray commented.

"Where exactly do you find things like this?!" Erza exclaimed.

"Please stop staring at my underwear!" Onyx yelled in embarrassment.

Later that night:

"Whew! That was the last box, looks like I'm all settled in!" Onyx smiled at her new surroundings.

Natsu and the others had left for the night so Onyx was finally alone.

"Hmm, I guess it's time." She sighed, looking at her keys.

She sat down on the bed and closed her eyes; the keys resting in her hands. 'Spirits of the celestial world, come to me.'

When she opened her eyes she found herself surrounded by celestial spirits. All of them staring at her with curiosity.

"Who are you?" Asked Virgo.

"I'm Onyx, Lucy's cousin." Onyx introduced. "I was given her keys."

"Lucy had a cousin?!" Aries gasped.

"She didn't know much about me until last spring, but she did teach me celestial magic." She winked at Aquarius.

Aquarius glared. "I remember that. I nearly drowned her, but you managed to get out of the way." Her eye's pierced into Onyx making her shrink down.

"Um, well… you see…" Onyx stuttered.

"If you dare try to use me for any teaching lessons I'll make sure to put you six feet under." The spirit warned.

"Yes ma'am! I promise!" She screeched.

"Don't worry! You can uhuuuse me for any kind of teaching!" Taurus mooed.

"Um, that's not necessary."

"So you're our new key holder?" Asked Gemi and Mini, the Gemini twins.

"That's right!" Onyx smiled. "I promise to treat you like partners and not as tools, Lucy taught me to respect spirits."

"I hope she also taught you that I don't care for weaklings." Said Aquarius, turning her back to Onyx.

"Don't be so thick Aquarius." Said a voice from behind Taurus. Leo stepped into view then. "Don't tell me you haven't noticed yet." He motioned to the other spirits. "She did just summon us all to her."

"Uh!" Aquarius gasped. Apparently she hadn't even noticed.

"Well actually, it's more like I summoned myself to you." Onyx admitted.

"Huh?" Scorpio was really confused.

"It's simple actually, it's like when I summon you guys by opening your gates, only instead of summoning you to the Human world, I summon my spirit to the Spirit world." She explained.

"Yeah… Simple…" Scorpio scratched his head.

"Hmm, you must be really powerful to do that, and smart." Leo admired.

"I'm not so sure about powerful, but I was one of the smartest students at my school." She blushed.

"Well, I'll gladly make a contract with you." Leo bowed, hand over his heart.

The other spirits nodded, including Aquarius.

'Beep! Beep! Beep!'

"What was that?" Aries gasped.

"Oops! Looks like this took longer than I thought. That's my alarm; I have to get to the guild." Onyx waved goodbye, then disappeared.

Dear Lucy,

I've made it to the guild! And better yet, I've made contracts with all the spirits. At first Aquarius wasn't too happy to accept me, but after Leo stepped forward and accepted me, the others did too. Natsu and the others helped me unpack, although I wasn't too glad about them seeing my underwear… I'm making a good life here at Fairy Tail. I hope I can become strong like you one day.

Wish me luck!

Onyx Gracelin