Hey guys! Oh my god, writing this chapter was horrendous for me but I hope its not terrible! I apologize for the lack of anything really interesting happening in these first few chapters but I hope to pick the pace up with an idea I have but that's a long way away.

I don't own Fairy Tail. I wouldn't be writing these if I did...

Enjoy!

(Guild's POV)

The guild was becoming restless. It was great that Ivy was willing to help their beloved Celestial Spirit Mage, but it was taking a long time. She had started at around two o'clock but it was quickly nearing five o'clock and people were becoming anxious. Little Asuka marveled at the starry dome that surrounded the Dragon Slayer, her parents, Bisca and Alzack, keeping her close to them heeding the warning the mage had given them beforehand.

Lucy had started becoming more worried by the minute. From what she could tell, the procedure Ivy was trying to do was quite dangerous; she was very explicit on that part. She bit her lower lip as Mirajane sliding a cup of tea to her at the bar. Lucy smiled at the kind S-Class mage.

"Thanks," she said gratefully while taking a small sip. Mira smiled at her warmly.

"Not a problem," she replied. "You looked like you could use it."

Lucy turned her head to see Natsu talking with their friends along with the Exceeds Happy, Charle, and Panther Lily. They were talking about dragons and theories about Ivy's magic. As far as Lucy could tell, Ivy used some version of Celestial magic, although she didn't know what that entailed. It freaked her out that there was someone else that could use a form of Celestial magic, and it made her more uneasy that Ivy knew more about Spirit Keys then she did.

Lucy sighed and turned her attention to the newest Dragon Slayer, who was currently fixing Aquarius's key. It was a bit difficult to see inside but it was easy to see that Ivy was feeling strained. Her breathing was changing to a slightly faster pace and she was starting to sweat. Lucy shuddered at the idea of concentrating so much energy for such a long time. She hoped Ivy wouldn't have to go through much longer.

…

"She sure is weird," Natsu concluded while putting his feet up on the table he was sitting at.

"Natsu-san!" Wendy scolded slightly sitting more politely beside him. "She helped us and now she's helping Lucy-san a great deal. You should be more respectful!"

Gajeel crossed his arms and leaned against a wooden pillar. "Her behavior is weird more than anything," he said.

"I have to agree with Gajeel," Levy announced. She stood next to him looking intently at the group. "It's really random for her to help us and she doesn't really benefit from it at all."

"Mmmm," Erza nodded in agreement.

"It is kind of strange," Gray said.

"Juvia thinks so too," she stated. Lisanna didn't look so sure.

"Maybe she just wants to help," she suggested. "After all, she IS a Dragon Slayer and seems to share a similar magic type to Lucy." The group contemplates this for a moment. After a while, Natsu sighed.

"I don't get it," he mumbled while stretching. "But I guess she's a good person. She told us about our dragons after all. Not that I thought Igneel was dead." Gajeel rolled his eyes and sighed.

"But is taking too damn long," he moaned impatiently. Levy gave him a glare and he quickly got quiet.

"Be nice," Levy scolded. "I can't imagine how hard this must be to pull off. She must be really something in a fight." At this comment, Natsu and Gajeel perked up.

"Oh?" Natsu remarked, a smirk growing on his face. "Guess I should challenge her when this whole thing is over."

"Like you would win," Gajeel snorted. "That girl would probably lay your ass out in 2 minutes."

"The hell did you say?!" Natsu yelled while quickly jumping to his feet. The two started squabbling about this, that, and the other until a stern glare from Erza quieted them immediately. They both sighed and went back to relaxing until Ivy was done with the repairing of the key.

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(Back to Ivy's POV)

After the initial 5 hours of power-storing, magic capping fun, I positioned the two key pieces to line up perfectly to assure it would look good as new when it would fuse together again. My brow furrowed in concentration as I made the pieces come closer together, stopping before they touched. I took notice of my breathing, how it kept speeding up with the strain of all the labor intensive hours it took to fix the key. I exhaled deeply and refocused my attention to the caps I had put on the key.

After checking three times that the pieces were lined perfectly, I decided to unleash the caps. The silver and gold ends that had kept the power inside both ends of the key dissipated and I felt a sudden wave of relief. Holding back the power inside the key was like putting a dam down in the middle of the ocean; it's pretty impossible and kind of a stupid idea.

A brilliant light shined from both ends of the keys and I suddenly push the pieces together so they touched. At first nothing happened but after about 10 seconds, the two pieces started to react to each other. The key started becoming harder and harder to keep together, but if I pulled away now, all of the pent up magic power inside would release all at once and let's just say, that's a bad thing. A very bad thing.

After a few minutes or so, the light became dimmer and dimmer, slowly retreating from the size of a torch fire to a tiny candle flame. Just as the light was about to retreat to seal the break in the key, a sudden warmth washed across me and a disembodied voice echoed in my head.

"Thank you…"

A small smile appeared on my face as I felt the warmth dissipate. The key slowly fell back into my hand as I dropped to my knees, feeling the sudden drain of my power settle in. The guild members quickly stood up to see the key. The barrier I placed around me prior to this started cracking. All of the members stopped in their tracks as my barrier shattered into a million pieces, each in turn shimmered like diamonds until dissipating entirely.

Lucy tried to walk over to me but I raised my hand to stop her which she obeyed. I opened the tight grasp I had on Aquarius's key and studied it (as much as I could with my vision blurring) to check for any unfilled cracks. When I was sure the key was okay, I raised it as high as I could. Lucy ran over and retrieved it, grasping it gently and hugging it. Tears fell down her face as she thanked me over and over again. Her friends started walking towards us as I attempted to stand. I managed okay in the beginning until I felt myself losing consciousness.

"Shit…" I mumbled as I lost my footing and fell towards the floor. I'm pretty sure someone caught me because I didn't hit anything hard but I'm not sure who because by then my eyes were fully closed. I quickly forced them opened them again and saw I was placed on the wooden floor gently by a little old man wearing a white coat.

"Master!" someone called in surprised.

Master? As in the Fairy Tail Guild Master? Where had he been? I couldn't really hear everything that was going on but I think someone told him was going on because he eventually said, "Oh really?" and looked back at me. "Anything to add to this story?" he asked with amusement on his face. I looked at him a smiled.

"I believe this is the part where I pass out," I told him. And I did.

I still am terrible at ending chapters! How was it? Please leave a review telling me what you think or any suggestions you might have to make the story better. I hope to update more frequently before break is over but the first day of hell is approaching. T_T

Thanks for reading! :3