Hello all you beautiful people out there! Thank you so much for all liking and sticking with this story! I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to update! With the summer upon us I have been out on vacation and didn't get this posted on time! I really hope you like it and I will try to update much more often now!

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IronStuddenStar

Gajeel's grip on Lucy's shoulder tightens, the tension in the room was getting out of hand. "A spell… Well not exactly." grumbles Master. Losing faith again Lucy's shoulders sag in defeat. "But there might be a way, a sort of ritual." "NO WAY! There is away! Gajeel we are going to get her back!" Lucy tilts her head up and stairs at her protective partner. "Now now my child do not rush to conclusions. This ritual is challenging. It will not be easy and there is a part of me that wishes you won't go through with it." "We will do anything it takes to get Bunnies friend back, gramps." Gajeel breaks eye contact with Lucy to look at Master. "I know you would, which is why I am asking you take Wendy along with you. This is going to require a lot of strength and the truest of heart to make it through. To get your spirit back Lucy you will have to go to a spot that Aquarius's key first came to Earthland. Only then, when you can take her key back to its original home can you use your magic to open her gate." "All I have to do is open her gate? That's it?" Baffles Lucy "Not exactly, it will take much strength because you must create the key with your magic, use that magic to mold a new key and summon Aquarius to it. I advise you to take this seriously, the worst thing that could happen is to drain yourself of your magic. Now get going brats, and good luck." With that Master ushers them out of his office.

"We are going to get her back!" Yells Lucy as she throws her arms around Gajeel for the second time today. "I know bunny, I know. You just have to wait a little longer we still need to find the place." Removing his arms from Lucy he turns to Wendy, "Do you think you can be ready by tomorrow morning?" "Of course! I will do anything I can to help." She nods her head and smile up to the loving partners, Lucy might not be able to see it but Wendy can tell how much Gajeel cares about her. "Alright we'll meet you at the guild around 9. Sleep well kid." "Good night, see you tomorrow." With this Lucy bends down and hugs Wendy whispering "Thank you for everything." in her sensitive ears. Looking behind her and giving her stud faced companion a nod they all head out the guild to head home for the afternoon. Wendy turns to heads to Fairy Hills as Lucy jumps on the wall to the river and heads home. 'I can't believe I'm going to find her, I have to. We will. We can do anything together. Wait! Why do I keep saying we? When did I start thinking of Gajeel and me as a we? Not saying I wouldn't mind it. Who would mind that, that tall, hot, sexy… GAAH! Lucy snap out of this!' With a good shake of her head and a giggle Lucy finally focuses on her walk home. It wasn't until she was almost at her apartment that she noticed a silent black haired companion by her side. "Um, did you want to come in Gajeel?" "Well duh, my shits in your living room" grumbles Gajeel. 'Like I would ever admit that I didn't want to leave her side.' "Well okay then, maybe you can help me brainstorm some ideas of where to go." suggests the nervous blonde. 'Wait why am I nervous again, why do feel so anxious around him when we are alone. My entire body feels like it buzzing.' It wasn't until the click of her door that she started paying attention to Gajeel opening her door… with her keys!

Looking over his shoulder "'bout time you woke up from your damn day dreaming, bunny" "O I'm so sorry! I guess with everything that happened today I just keep spacing out." Nodding his head Gajeel closes the door behind her and heads to crash on the couch in the living room. "So bunny, did she mention any places that could be the spot we are looking for?" "Umm I don't know, let me think… When I was a kid she used to mention a few of her favorite spots but none of them were on Earthland. There were a ton of beautiful beaches she described in other lands. She used to like the lake behind my house but my mom told me she picked out the house just for Aquarius." "Well did she ever tell you stories about before she met your family?" Gajeel can easily see how hard his busty blonde is thinking, there has be something she said. "OOO I know! There was this one time she told me about the person that first found her, she said she was the hardest off all keys to find because she purposely picked a harder place. She said she loved it because… umm O damn why did she love it!" Lucy trails off as she is trying to recall the time her and Aquarius we actually chatting.

Flashback

It was a warm summer day and Lucy was about seven years old. She didn't have the strength to open Aquarius's key but she loved speaking to it anyways. Every time Lucy wanted to go play she had to be accompanied by an adult. He father said it was because she was too precious to lose, Lucy later found out it was all about the money with that man. So one day she wanted to go to the lake on the far side of their property but her maid had told her no. Lucy not being one for orders quickly suggested a game of hide and seek that led her to ditching her security. Running as fast as her little legs would allow, Lucy ran to the lake knowing she would only have a little bit of time before her father sent more people out to find her. One she arrived at the lake she was over joyed with its beauty. She sat on the edge and pulled out her beloved celestial key. Even though she couldn't meet Aquarius in person she still retold all of her adventure to her. Promising her that one day she will get older and stronger to open her g ate up. Everything was fine until a large snapping sound came from the woods, scaring young Lucy. Not paying attention to her surroundings, Lucy jumps and stumbles into the lake. Screaming for help, Lucy thrashes in the water unable to swim. A bright golden light appeared next to her just in time, Aquarius reaches into the water and plucks to small child from it and lays her gently on the ground. Gazing upon the girl who was awestruck and shivering, Aquarius returns to the spirit world to quickly gather a towel to bring back to her young master. That was when they sat together and Aquarius told her of a beautiful waterfall that had a very rough current, and how one brave young man faced that to retrieve her key from the very bottom. The story helped sooth the young maiden and before long Aquarius went back to the spirit world and Lucy on her way home.

End of Flashback

"Gajeel! Gajeel, I know where her home is! It's at the bottom of Hannoki Falls in Rose Garden!" Lucy squeals and slaps him on the arm in her excitement. "Are you sure Bunny? That is a long trip and a lot of time to waste if you aint sure." Grumps Gajeel as he is already disappointed in the amount of trains they will have to go on. "It's a five day train ride but I'm sure that is where we need to go!" "Alright then bunny, let's go get some sleep and I will help you pack in the morning." With that Gajeel stands and heads into Lucy's bedroom. "Sleep?! What are you talking about it's only…" Lucy stops herself as she looks outside. It's dark out, she thought she only spent a few minutes thinking about Aquarius... It must have been much longer. Standing she follows the sleepy dragon into her room, only to stop at the doorway. "What do you think you're doing! That's my bed! Why are you in it and where are your clothes!" Shrieks the clestelia spirit mage! Looking around the room she can see his shoes, pants and shirt on her desk. Gajeels turns over in the bed to look at his loud partner "It's stupid for me to go all the way home to come back in a few hours, and don't worry I still have my boxers on… but I can change that if you want bunny. Gihihi" His voice had dropped an octave, making it lower than normal and very sexy in Lucy's opinion. Blushing she quickly turns towards her dresser and states "I guess if it's only for tonight, you better not try anything stupid though." Laughing his normal cackle Gajeel closes his eyes and waits for her to join him in bed.

Lucy quickly gathers her pjs and goes to change in the bathroom. Inside she changes into a soft pink babydoll top that was accented in black lace and slips into matching shorts. Looking into the mirror she was trying to convince herself she wasn't dressing up for the slayer in her bed, but it was a losing battle. Slowly opening the door she peeks to see if Gajeel is even still awake. Luckily to her surprise it seems he is already fast asleep, she slowly creeps into her bed and lays down beside him. Not even five minutes later a big, strong arm reaches across Lucy's hip pulling her tightly against Gajeels chest. She can feel him bring his face next to her ear as he brushes hair out of the way. His breath tickles the side of her neck as he softly whispers "You just don't want us to get any sleep tonight, do you Lucy."

~ Thank you so much to everyone who has read this story! Just a big heads up there will be some devil delicious scenes in the next few chapters! Thank you everyone for the love and support of this story! I'm glad so many other people like this pairing as well!