Day 1 – Aquarius

Lucy was drinking hot chocolate while enjoying the view of falling snowflakes. This is the way she likes it. No running in the snow, but watching the beauty while having it cozy and warm. She was glad that Natsu crushed in her bed in this time of the year, only doesn't it really helps if he left the window weight open. They never learn. She chuckled at the thought of her own team.

Her thoughts were interrupted, when one of her key started to glow. A golden light appeared in her room and within seconds stood Loke before her. 'Loke? What happened, what's wrong?' His suite was a mess and little bruises could be seen on his face. 'Nothing to worry about, I came to tell you….' He stopped when another spirit came through the portal.

'That I will be staying here for today.' Said Aquarius with a packed bag next to her. Lucy was more terrified then shocked at the moment. Aquarius had a deadly murderous aura around her and she was obviously not here at her own free will.

'Aquarius?! Why are you here?'

'Huuh! You don't like me being here, you little brat?'

'That wasn't what I meant…'

Aquarius glared at Loke, who was smiling sheepishly. 'I think I leave you two be.'

Lucy wanted to grasp for help but Loke disappeared in a cloud of smoke before she could reach him. She turned to the angry spirit in her room and her eyes widened when her spirit was nowhere to be found. She ran to the window and saw Aquarius floating on the snowy streets. 'Aquarius wait!' Lucy ran and grabbed her jacket and scarf on her way out, putting it on, before the winter air could reach her skin.

'Aquarius, what is going on?'

Aquarius turned around and gave her a glare. That subject was of limits, that's for sure. Lucy didn't understand the situation she was in, but behind all the anger in Aquarius eyes, she could find a slight glimpse of sadness. Why would Aquarius be send to earth? Lucy concentrated, but couldn't feel her magic draining, when Aquarius was floating in front of her. Is she on her own magic? It was a quiet walk, no one said anything and when Lucy attended to talk, was a glare her answer.

It surprised Lucy, when she found them standing before the Fairy Tail guild's doors. 'Your guild has a swimming pool right?'

Lucy nodded, knowing she now have permission to talk. 'Down the hall on the left, next to the training ground.' Aquarius slammed the doors open and glared to everyone who were staring at her. 'Why are you staring at me, do I have something on my face?' Before Macao could say anything, he was thrown against a wall by the force of water coming from Aquarius urn. Lucy smiled sheepishly and walked over to Macao to give an apology for her spirit behavior. Everyone who had been staring had now avoided any eye contact. The spirit floated further into the guildhall. The ends of Aquarius mouth were slightly curling when she found Cana drinking.

Cana's eyes widened when a force of water pushed her into the air. Cana's mug with beer felt on her head and the fluid of her beer was dripping from her face on the floor. She felt her blood boiling, she looked around for the culprit and saw Aquarius laughing.

'Hey Bitch, what the hell are you doing!'

'I didn't like your face, little girl.' Said Aquarius with a devilish smile.

'That is not a reason to attack someone.'

'Drinking alone, no boyfriend to accompany you? As expected of a zero point woman.'

'And you can't still see the difference between allies and enemies, acting all mightily because of the audience of some man, cheap woman.'

'Zero point.'

'Cheap woman.'

'Uhm….Aquarius, didn't you wanted to swi….' Lucy said sheepishly while holding her hands up, to try to calm the ladies down.

'Don't interrupt us!' they yelled on the same time.

'Ai…'

After some squabbling, Aquarius had finally left the guildhall, to swim in the swimming pool. Lucy sighed in relief. She was overflown with questions, that she couldn't answer.

'What's up with her?' said Cana annoyed while ordering a new mug of beer.

'Sorry, I have really no idea, I only know that she will be staying here on her own magic.'

'For how long?'

'I have no idea.'

'Tch, if she gonna attack me one more time without a good reason, then I….urgh! Sorry Lucy, I know she is your spirit, but I can't stand her.'

The celestial mage wanted to smile and wanted to let Cana know that it was ok, but it wasn't. Aquarius was her first real friend. There must be a reason why her spirit was behaving this angrily. Loke had bruises all over. Did she fight Loke? What had happened in the spirit world? She laid down her hand on her key and tried to call any of her spirit, but no one was responding. Happy when she felt finally a response, but was frowning when she saw only a letter coming through a portal.

Dear Lucy,

I'm sorry for this sudden event. I understand it is confusing of what is going on and I can't tell you all the facts. I have permission to tell you this. There had been a fight in the celestial world between some spirits, by the order of the Celestial King was Aquarius send to earth to "cool her head". It saddens us, especially because her birthday is tomorrow, please try to give her the best days she will ever have.

Sincerely your prince.

Poor Aquarius. Thought Lucy while thinking of her own childhood. Birthday should be something special, something fun and something to celebrate with friends and family. An idea popped inside of her head. She gave the letter to Cana, who frowned first at the letter, seconds later was guilt written on her face. Lucy walked over to Mira, who had just putted down a mug of beer in front of Laxus. Lucy whispered some words into Mira's ear. Laxus sighted and knew what was coming. Not only Mira grabbed the arm of Laxus, but also Lucy grabbed one of his arms.

'Do I have a say in this?' said Laxus, while he was dragged to the storage room.

'No.' said Lucy and Mira on the same time.

'Tch, women.'

Aquarius was laying on her back in the water staring at the cellar. She rubbed a tear away from her cheek. It had been hours. Swimming was always a thing that could calm her down, but not today. Guilt, sadness, anger. Why did this happen to me? Why did they send me to earth? She looked at the door when she noticed Cana standing there. 'What do you want, little girl?'

'I came to apologies. I had my right to be angry, but I had no right to call you cheap.'

Aquarius sighed. 'I guess….I shouldn't have attacked you…I had a rough day…..Sorry.'

'Hey, why don't you come drink a beer with me, it's on my cost.'

'Beer? I haven't drunken that in 200 years.'

'Really? Under which rock have you lived?'

Aquarius chuckled. 'I brew my own drinks, little girl. With my kind of life you will get some weird hobby's at times you have no master to serve.'

'Oh really? I like to try something of that.'

'You are 2000 years too young to try that liquor.'

Cana laughed. 'You really don't know me.' Aquarius floated out of the pool and shook her head.

I know humans better than you. 'Let's just start with a beer and then we will talk about if you are worthy of my brew, little girl.'

'I will hold you on that.' Cana smirked and opened the door to the guild hall.

Aquarius eyes opened wide. The guild hall was decorated with little stormy lacrima floating in the air, forming little stars, while another part were forming the words: "Happy Birthday Aquarius". The guild members were standing under it with presents in their hands.

'Happy Birthday!' they yelled all in one go.

Lucy ran to her with a present in her arms. 'I know we are a day to early, but….'

Aquarius gave her a hug and a tear escaped her eye. The water spirit noticed what she just did and quickly made a distance, holding her arms crossed under her breast. Avoiding the eyes. 'You are still nothing, compared to Layla.'

Lucy smiled. 'You're cute.'

'Don't call me cute!'

Lucy reached her arms out. Aquarius looked at the present with a curious look. The spirit wrapped the papers and saw a little frame with a picture of Layla and her spirits, Capricorn, Cancer and herself. Aquarius smiled at the memory. 'Thanks.'

'Let's party!' yelled Cana while holding her mug of beer in the air.

It was evening and the last train had arrived at Magnolia. Team Natsu's mission had taken more days then they had anticipated. In some way they had destroyed more things then the other mission in the past when Lucy had participated. It had sadden them, that Lucy wanted a break, but on the other hand they were just glad to be home. The mission was the hell, well the repairing was… It's not the same without Luce. Thought Natsu, while still recovering from the train ride. Even if there was free food, it wasn't worth it.

Happy was shivering form the cold and was glad that Natsu was a heating source in this kind of times. He laid on Natsu's head while trying to get as much heat as possible.

On their way to the guild they could hear the loud noises of the guild. Natsu smirked and began to ran. 'Oi, Natsu why the hurry?' Yelled Gray in annoyance. Gray and Erza began to ran after him, when no answer could be heard.

Natsu slammed the guild doors open. 'Hi, minna we're back!' Some welcomed him home, while others were busy drinking and fighting to notice his presence. Natsu felt fired up when he saw Max flying at the guild doors direction. Natsu flamed his fist and punched Max back into the fight, that had started ten minutes ago between Elfman and some other guild charged at Elfman and wanted to punch Elfman with his flamed fist. He stopped Natsu's fist and slammed his arm made out of stone into Natsu's head. Natsu duck but not enough and Happy was pushed with force up against the ceiling. Happy felt down on a table, clenching his hand on his head, he looked around and his eyes met those of Lucy and next to her those of Aquarius. Sweat was dropping of his face. 'Oh, no. Aquarius is here!'

'I heard that, blue one. Want to be crushed?'

'I'm scared!' Yelled happy cowering in fear, he closed his eyes and ran to Lucy.

'Who do you think, you're hugging at.' Said a deep deadly voice.

Happy opened his eyes and saw Lucy chuckling on the right side of him. His eyes went up, he saw not the boobs he was hoping for but a manly muscular chest and finally he met the eyes of a furious Laxus. Foam was crawling out of Happy's mouth, when the blue cat lost his conscious. Aquarius laughed at the pity sight of the blue cat in front of her.

Lucy shook her head and took another gulp of her mug of beer. She looked at Aquarius who was laughing and drinking with joy on her left side, while Laxus was smirking and drinking on her right side. Cana, who was sitting next to Aquarius was going for her sixth barrel of beer was laughing with them. It was a strange but pleasant group.

Finally Gray and Erza entered the guildhall, before Gray could reach the table with Lucy, he was tackled down to the ground by a crying Juvia. 'Gray-sama! Juvia missed you.'

'Juvia!'

Juvia's body was changing into water and it didn't matter what Gray tried, he couldn't escape her grasp.

'That girl, is a 2 point woman.' said Aquarius, while shaking her head.

'Erza, how was the mission?' Lucy asked while waving at Erza.

'It was a success, but no reward. Those two idiots had destroyed the whole village and kept fighting even after I had knocked them down, twice.' Shaking her head followed by a deadly glare. 'Next time I will accept no "no" from you.'

Lucy smiled sheepishly. 'Aw that is too bad. I had just made a strawberry cake in my free days and I really wanted to practice some more.'

Erza deadly glare changed with slight glimpse of happiness. 'Can't help it then. I accept a no, as long as I can taste some of your self-made cake.'

'Deal.'

'Erza join us and grab a mug!' said Cana. Aquarius took a strange bottle from her bag and glanced at the brawl. The noise from the fight was getting worse and she was getting annoyed. She noticed the same annoyance on Laxus face.

A chair was flying in their direction. Aquarius grabbed her urn, gave a glimpse to Laxus, who nodded with a chucky grin and she gave an evil smile to the fighting group. A large amount of water came out of her urn and pushed the chair and the people, who were fighting into the wall at the end of the guildhall. Laxus snapped his fingers and everyone who had been soaked was electrocuted.

From the pile of unconscious people, crawled Natsu out and climbed on the top. 'MUAHAHA, who is next!' He walked to Laxus. 'Laxus, fight me!'

'He is really a stubborn one,' said Aquarius.

'Tell me about it,' sighed Laxus. Natsu rushed to him with his flamed fist ready to strike. Laxus just simply chopped Natsu's head to the floor. This time Natsu really lost conscious. Cana grabbed Happy and placed him next to Natsu's body. 'Now that that is over, I have waited the whole day for your self-made brew Aquarius.'

'Self-made?' asked Lucy curiously.

'You humans are far too young to try this brew.'

'Woman, again with the age. Let's make a bet otherwise.' Said Cana with a mischievous smile.

Aquarius smirked. 'Hmm, ok. The losers, who can't hold their liquor are a slave for the winner for one whole day and will do everything what the winner ask of them.'

'Alright then, I'm in.' Cana smirked with excitement and putted down her mug in the middle of the table to achieve some of the brew.

'I accept this challenge.' Said Erza proudly and laid down her empty mug next to the other mug. Without having drunk anything, she knew she had an advantage on the others.

Aquarius looked at Laxus who was shaking his head. 'Don't look at me.'

'Aw come one, little boy. Is the bet to boring for you, huh?'

'I prefer some other people to be my slave for one whole day.' Said Laxus while looking at Natsu with an evil smirk.

'So let's change the bet to the losers and someone else to their choice out of this room, will be a slave for one whole day.'

"And I will help you with a particular celestial mage." Laxus eyes widened, of a whisper he only could hear. He noticed the mischievous glance in Aquarius eyes who was trailing a glance between him and Lucy.

'Fine.' Said Laxus and he also sat down his mug in the middle of the table.

Lucy not having heard anything, knew what was coming and smiled sheepishly. 'Sorry, I can't hold my liquor. It would made no sense to….'

'Lucy.' Said Erza with a deadly aura.

Lucy sighed. She had felt somewhat guilty of leaving Erza alone with the two boys and using her strawberry cake addiction as an escape route. Oh well why not, it's Aquarius party. I know I will regret this decision, but everyone is having fun.

'Alright then.'

Aquarius filled the mugs with her special brew, grabbed another small bottle and dropped a couple droplets in each mug. 'What's that?' asked Laxus suspicious.

'That little boy, is a special ingredient to make the brew extra strong for an half hour. I made it myself. This is also one of the reason I think you humans are far too young.'

Everyone grabbed their mug. Some were sniffing on it, some were just observing the weird red color. 'Everyone ready?' Asked Aquarius.

They slammed their mugs against each other and began to drink the red color brew.

'This stuff is good!' cheered Cana.

'It's good indeed.' Said Erza.

'It burns.' Said Lucy with a painful face.

'That's the alcohol, Blondie.' Grinned Laxus, while Lucy pulled out her tong to him.

'I know right.' Said Aquarius.

Laxus clenched his hand to his head while trying to wake up. The first sunbeams were lighting up the guild. Mirajane had already started to clean things up. The guildhall was a mess. People were laying around. Some people hugging each other in their sleep. Some with clothes on, some other with no clothes at all. He shook his head when he noticed a broom sticking out of Max his ass. I don't even want to know. His attention went to a head with blond hair laying on his chest. Laxus smirked at the images of last night. Him laughing his heart out together with Cana and Aquarius, while Lucy was making cat sounds. Erza was yelling angry at Gray and Juvia, who was sitting in front of her, too scared to do anything. Natsu and Happy running out of the guild with fear in their eyes.

Laxus came out of his though when Aquarius asked Mira for some water. He managed to stand up, without waking up Lucy. He regretted it. His headache was killing him. He walked not in a straight line to the bar. Mirajane just came out of the kitchen with a bottle of water. 'Mira can I have your special juice.'

'Sure Laxus, I prepared a lot for today.'

A glass with green smelly juice was put before him. He flinched back by the disgusting smell, but knew it was a miracle juice for the hammer man after a good party. He gulped it down in one go, held his head down and tried to ease his stomach.

'Good morning, little boy.' Said Aquarius with an amusing tune.

'Old hag.' He smirked.

A wrinkle was formed on her head but she pushed it away.

'Who did won the bet?'

Aquarius smiled. 'Me of course. You humans are far too vulnerable. The fast regeneration of a spirit can be useful sometimes.'

'So the extra deal is…?

'Off. You didn't win.'

Aquarius looked at Lucy and back at Laxus and sighed. 'She is really naïve and blind in these kind of things. Be straightforward.'

Laxus eyes widened. 'Did you just gave me advise.'

'Don't get used to it.' Aquarius drank some more water and enjoyed the silence of the morning.

Laxus looked at the doors and sniffed in the air. The doors opened and their stood his team. Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen standing as statues in the opening with their eyes wide open, looking at the mess.

'Aw man, we missed a glorious party.' Bickslow grabbed Evergreen camera from her handbag and made pictures of people, who he just couldn't ignore. 'Blackmail, blackmail.' Yelled his totems while Bickslow was laughing in himself.

Evergreen rushed to an unconscious Elfman and slammed her handbag in his face. Elfman opened slowly one eyes. 'Ever….' He stopped midair when he noticed the murderous aura around her. 'ELFMAN, WHO IS SHE!'

Elfman looked left and saw a woman lying in his arms. 'Ever this isn't what it looks like.' Elfman stood up to explain. 'Elfman….so big.' Mumbled the sleeping woman.

Evergreen's head was red of furious. 'Ever it's not what you think.' Evergreen pulled her spectacles of her head and turned Elfman into stone. She ran furiously out of the guildhall.

Freed tried to ignore the unconscious bodies and the commotion and walked to the bar.

'How did the mission go?' Asked Laxus still with a painful expression of his headache.

'No problems could be found. Why was there a party?'

'Aquarius birthday.' Pointed Laxus out.

'My apologies Miss Aquarius for not be able to attend this big day, I like to congratulate you.' Said Freed while bowing.

'Boy, you are stiff, but thanks.'

Aquarius floated to her master and pushed some hair out of Lucy's face. Aquarius smiled and noticed the call of the Celestial King. 'It's time to go home.'

She looked at Laxus and Mira. 'Thanks for the party it really meant much to me.'

Laxus nodded while Mira was waving goodbye. Aquarius body lighten up in a golden glow and in a second she was gone with her received presents and bag.

Lucy woke up by the sudden light and she grabbed to her head. Headache. She walked to the bar and thanked Mira, when she putted down her hammer man juice. She gulped it down in one go, managed to hold it in. She looked around her. 'Where is Aquarius?'

'Home.' Said Laxus.

Lucy felt relieved. 'Then that means she was able to cool her head.' Lucy mumbled to herself. Her fingers went to Aquarius key. Her eyes changed into horror. 'Laxus is it true! Did Aquarius won the bet.'

Laxus nodded in confusing by the sudden change in Lucy's emotions

'What have I done!'

'I'm gonna be a slave for Aquarius, one whole day !' Cried Lucy.

Well that was day 1 already!I hope you like it!