Chapter 4

In the infirmary Dart stayed by Emse's side listening to her ramblings.

"You promised, where are you?" She had been repeating this for the last hour or so that Dart had been at her side.

"Esme please wake up!" Dart pleaded almost in tears. "I need you to wake up, come on remember what you promised me? We would come back and join Fairytail, we would have a family. Please Esme."

"It's no good cat" Said Porlyusica, "I told the humans there's nothing that can mend a broken heart, and because of that she isn't going to get through this. Not easily." With that she left the room.

Dart sighed. "Esme please hold on, I know the chances are next to nothing but he could come back?" Dart started sobbing into her friends chest, placing her paw on the hand Esme had holding something on a chain around her neck.

"How bad is she?"

"Really bad" sobbed Dart not even looking up. The realization kicked in. Dart looked up and gasped.

"Leo!" Dart flung herself around the celestial spirit's neck. "You're here! You're really here!" Dart spread her wings and started flying around Loki checking it was really him. He laughed

"Yes it's me. Now what's with Esme? What happened?"

Dart settled down, "well it happened about 7 years ago".

FLASHBACK 7 YEARS

In a forest a figure is walking followed by a flying cat.

"Im telling you Dart it's going to be great going home! We will become members of Fairytail it will be just like having a real family. If we keep going at this pace we will be there in about a day" Esme said with a skip in her step.

"I cant wait to meet everyone, you make them all sound so nice!" Chirped Dart.

Suddenly a figure stepped out from the bushes wearing a long dark cloak.

"Stop! These are my woods who dares to tread upon my territory?!" The voice in the cloak bellowed.

"Um Hi, Im Esme and this is Dart, we didn't mean to trespass. Its just that this is the quickest way home and we didn't know it was your forest, Im sorry. We will be out of here in about half a day if that's ok?"

"No!"

"Pardon?"

"No it is not OK you do not have permission. As punishment you will be sentenced!"

"Senten-" With that a huge BOOM sounded and Esme was turned to stone. The cloaked figure laughed. "7 years you will stay in your prison not a day sooner or shorter. Hopefully this will stop you trespassing in MY forest again!" With a wicked laugh the Figure was gone.

END FLASHBACK

"So I stayed with her, through wind, rain, sun, snow. I protected her for all that time. Sure enough 7 long years passed and the spell was dispelled. But…" Dart hung her head. "When she came too the spark had gone from her eyes. She knew you wouldn't be here after all you didn't have long to live."

"Things change." Loki muttered. "I was saved."

"Talk to her Leo? Please it may bring her around." Dart looked at Loki with pleading eyes. Loki leant towards Esme

"Hey sleepy head wake up!" He started poking her face with his finger. Saying the word "Tea" with every poke. Dart giggle. Esme stirred.

"Mmmm stop it!"

"Nope" Loki continued poking. Esme's eyes flew open. After they adjusted to the sight of Dart smiling right above her, she turned her head.

"Leo?!"

"Yes?"

"You're here? I thought you were dead."

"That's a long story." Loki Beamed. "Now lets get you back to perfect health."

"You kept your promise after all." Esme sighed. "Oh I kept mine too. I believe this is yours." She took the chain from around her neck and pulled a gold ring off it. On it was the Fairytail signet carved from a ruby.

"My ring!" Loki gasped as she handed it to him

"Short version." Esme said.

"What?"

"Why your alive."

Loki put the ring on his finger and took a deep breath, "Well after you left me to continue your training, I went down and joined Fairytail as you suggested…" Loki recalled to Esme what had happened and Lucy getting the celestial spirit king to change the rules.

"…So basicly Lucy saved me and now she is my master. A very good one too may I add."

"She sounds nice." Yawned Esme. "Im sorry. I would like to sleep now." Loki tucked the covers in around her and got up to leave.

"You coming Dart?" He whispered. "Give her some space." Dart nodded and followed her old friend back to the guild hall.