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Lucy, Mizuki, and Loki were standing in front of the very large Celestial King. His arms were crossed as he listened to Loki's story.
After Leo finished explaining his concerns for the blond, he wrapped an arm around Lucy, who was bouncing Mizuki in her arms. Lucy didn't mind though, because his presence calmed her nerves. Mizuki began sticking her fingers in Lucy's cleavage, and the blond bit her lip, waiting for the King's response.
"Well," his booming voice echoed down, "It is true that Mizuki's power is unstable. I can feel it too, Lucy Heartfilia. Loki's judgments were correct." Lucy's heartbeat increased, and she nervously glanced at Loki. "S-so what does that mean?!" The Celestial King continued, "The best procedure would to keep your child here in the Celestial World, to ensure the stability of her powers, and the safety of those surrounding her."
Lucy's eyes widened, and she looked down at her giddy child. She looked at Loki, who nodded his head, then back to the King. "B-but how would that even be possible?! Humans can't stay in the Celestial World for long!" Loki pulled his arm back, just to grab Lucy by her shoulders and look her straight in her frantic eyes. "Mizuki isn't just a normal human, Lucy! She has powers that may even exceed mine."
Lucy didn't want to believe it. "No, no! Please, take me back! Just take us back!" She shouted as tears threatened to fall. Everything was just so stressful, and she wasn't going to leave her child in a foreign world. Loki sighed and took one last look at the Celestial King. "Loki, ensure Mizuki and Lucy's safety. I'm counting on you." And with that, they both shimmered away to return to Lucy's apartment.
By the time they arrived in Lucy's home, it was dark out, and the other gang members seemed to return to Ruko's apartment.
"Loki, please. Go back to the Celestial World, we'll be fine." Lucy pleaded, as she set Mizuki down in her crib. Turning back, she found Loki with a look of desperation across his handsome features. "Lucy, I just need to protect you. Mizuki isn't safe like this. You really should have left her in the Spirit World until she became stable!" The blond became angrier and angrier the more he spoke. "You really expect me to leave my daughter in some world that even I don't completely understand?! Mizuki is human. She is not a type of energy-being like you're implying! Just go back! Gate of the Lion, I command thee to close!" Before he shimmered out, he protested, "Lucy, I-"
The blond fell to her knees, and began sobbing. I was such a jerk to him, but he, he crossed the line with this one!
The next day..
"So how did things go in the Celestial World, Lucy?" Ren asked, while passing the blond a bowl of soup. Lucy gladly accepted it, and sighed. "Not so good. The King wanted Mizuki to stay until her powers became stable." Ruko walked by Lucy, and put a hand on her shoulder. "It'll be alright, Lucy! You got us to look after her, you know?" Lucy craned her neck to look at the mind-controller, and her eyes softened. "Yeah, thanks."
Ren, Ruko, and Lucy were seated at the dinning room table in the Ruko's apartment. Ai and Sophie were playing with Mizuki in the other room, and giggles and squeals could be heard. Ruko nudged the blond to get her attention. "By the way Lucy, about who will become the next leader.." Lucy's ears perked up. "Yeah?"
"Since the battle was interrupted yesterday, we never really got a chance to finish the fight. But, we have all came to the conclusion that you should be the next leader." After Ruko stopped talking, Lucy raised her eyebrows. "What? Me?" Ren chuckled. "Yeah. We've all recognized that you're the most mature one out of all of us, and you've shown better leadership skills than I have."
Lucy was shocked. "I-I don't know what to say Ruko.. I.." Ruko smiled softly, and by that time, Ai was standing in the doorway with Sophie besides her, and Mizuki in her arms. "Just say you'll do it!" Sophie called out. "Y-yeah, I will! Thank you guys so much, really. I don't know how I could ever repay you all for what you've done for me.."
Ai quietly walked up to Lucy and bowed her head. "You can make it up to us by being a good leader, Lucy-san." Lucy blushed at the honorific the brunette used. "Yeah, Lucy! Just don't be a bitch like Ruko was!" Sophie laughed, then glanced over to Ruko, whose eyes were already an ice blue. "I-I mean, what am I talking about?!" Sophie nervously laughed, while darting her eyes somewhere else.
"So, it's settled then! Lucy Heartfilia, you are our new gang leader!" Ruko announced. Then, Kenshin walked in the room, from the bathroom. "Are we gonna have a gang name?" He asked, and Ruko gasped. "Oh, yeah! Well, Lucy.. Got any ideas?"
Lucy thought for a minute, but couldn't figure one out. "I-I have no idea, honestly." Lucy looked down at her lap, but then shot her head up once Ren spoke. "I have an idea!" He called out. Sophie crossed her arms. "Oh yeah freckle boy? What is it?" Ren scowled at the teenage girl, and then smiled at Lucy. "Since you're a Celestial Spirit mage and all.. I was just thinking that it could be 'Stars of Rapture' or something like that.. Considering your magic has to do with the constellations. I don't know, it was a stupid idea."
"No, no! Ren that was an amazing idea!" Ruko shouted. "Yeah, it makes sense! Stars of rapture actually means stars of joy! And Lucy here loves her Celestial Spirits, right?" Lucy smiled and nodded her head. "You're right, it was a really good idea! I love it, Ren! Let's do it. Stars of Rapture." Ren blushed and looked away, while Ruko winked at him.
Time skip: Three Years Later
"Mommy, I'm hungry!" Mizuki exclaimed while following around her mother throughout the apartment. "Okay, okay honey! Mommy heard you the first three times you said it." Lucy scrambled into the kitchen, where Allison was. "Allison, could you please make Mizuki something to eat? I'm running late for work." Lucy then picked up Mizuki, and smiled. "Sure thing, Miss. Heartfilia!"
"Oh please Allison, I've told you a million times to call me Lucy!" The blond chuckled, and began talking to her daughter. "I have to go to work now sweetie, I'll be home before you know it! Be a good girl like always, kay?" Mizuki hugged her mother's neck, "Yes mama!"
Lucy put her daughter down, and rushed to the front door. "Bye guys! Love you, Mizuki!" Lucy called as she was shutting the door. "Love you too!" Mizuki called after.
Allison has been working for Lucy Heartfilia for a total of four years now, and still has no idea what 'work' Lucy went off to. But, Allison got paid plenty, so she wasn't complaining.
"Hey guys!" Lucy called as she entered Ruko's apartment. The five members were all seated in the living room, with grim looks on their faces. "What happened..?" She asked as she took a seat next to Sophie on a couch. Ruko looked up, and scowled. "Some fucker put requests out to guilds for our arrest." Lucy's breath quickened, and Sophie noticed, so she began rubbing her leader's back. "Y-you're kidding right?" Lucy asked, while her eyebrows furrowed. "I'm afraid not. They have our fuckin' descriptions too, which makes everything ten times worse."
"You know what, this is probably your fuckin' fault Sophie! You just had to go and kill those businessmen didn't you! God fucking dammit!" Ruko yelled, while Sophie tch-ed, and rolled her eyes. "Come on, Ruko. If it was someone's fault, it was all of ours. Don't blame it on a single person. I'm sure we've all screwed up at one point.."
"Well, I guess we'll just have to be careful then. If we get caught, we'll be taken into the magic council for sure." Lucy announced. "Then what would happen to us?" Kenshin asked curiously. Lucy sighed and closed her eyes. "We'd probably be put to death, or something along those lines."
"Fuck!" Ruko shouted, while getting up to move next to the windows. "You didn't tell your nanny about what you do for a living, did you Lucy?" She asked, while glancing back. "No, of course not! Not even Mizuki has a clue as to what I do once I leave the house."
"What are we gonna do if guilds start coming after us?" Ai asked quietly. Sophie giggled. "We're gonna have to fight back of course!" Ren and Ai chuckled, while Ruko smirked. "Yeah, we'll give 'em hell if they even consider bringing us in."
Later that night
Lucy lay under the covers, while Loki stands at the foot of her bed. "Mizuki hasn't been acting funny at all, right Lucy?" He asked, while sitting at her feet. "No, Loki. I told you, she hasn't done anything like three years ago." Loki smiled and closed his eyes with contempt. "Good. I'm glad to hear."
"Loki?" Lucy asked. "Would you protect me even if it was Fairy Tail who attacked me?" She sunk deeper into the covers, and waited for his reply. He sighed first, but then turned back to look at his key holder. "I'll protect you from whatever you desire, princess. Even if it is Fairy Tail." Lucy's gaze shifted away from her spirit, and she whispered, "Thank you, Loki." Then, he went back to the Celestial World, leaving her to her own thoughts.
"Natsu," she silently mouthed, "I could never stop loving you, as hard as I tried." Lucy closed her eyes in hopes of falling asleep, but was interrupted by the opening of her door. "Mom?" Lucy heard a little voice call, and she sat up. "Yes, dear? It's late, you should be sleeping."
Mizuki crawled up on her mother's bed, and adjusted her nightgown. "I couldn't sleep." Her little voice said, while crawling under the sheets with Lucy. "Why not?" The blond asked, and began running her fingers through her daughter's pink hair. Just like her father. "I kept thinking of daddy."
Lucy sighed, and laid back down on her own pillow. Turning her head so she was facing her daughter, she began talking in a soft tone. "I told you, Mizuki. Daddy had to go away for a long, long time. You'll see him one day, I promise." Mizuki grinned, and the moonlight glinted off something sharp in her mouth.
"Wait, is that a fang?" Lucy asked, while reaching over to open Mizuki's mouth. Opening her daughter's mouth, Lucy found a single fang. Smiling, Lucy kissed her daughter's forehead and wished her good night. Yep, definitely just like her father.
Meanwhile, at the guild
"Come on, Lisanna!" Natsu cheered, while holding a mission request. "This one pays a ton of jewel! Let's go!" Grinning and jumping around, Natsu held out the request to Lisanna. She smiled, took it in her hands, and read it. "Yeah, sounds good to me, Natsu! Let's go ask Erza and Gray if they want to go, okay?"
Lisanna walked over to where Erza and Gray were chatting, and handed the scarlet-haired mage the form. "Capture the six murderous members of 'Stars of Rapture' and bring them into the magic council huh?" Erza asked, while handing the paper over to Gray. Natsu placed his hands behind his head, and grinned. "Yeah! It's only a few towns away from here. Look how much jewel it pays!"
"The members of the gang are very powerful mages. Their hair colors vary from blond, brunette, to raven." Gray announced, lifting an eyebrow.
"I'm in." Gray said, while Happy flew over. "Count me in, also." Erza stated while taking the mission request over to Mira. "We'll leave first thing tomorrow, then."
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