Author's note: sorry if this chapter is short.

Karen had just finished her mission, successfully. She sat at the bar waiting for her drink to be served. Most of the boys of Blue Pegasus and other men would fawn over her. Karen Lilica was exceptionally beautiful. Her long olive green hair swayed with her every movement. Her enchanting eyes would make melt.

She was getting annoyed on the men surrounding her, complaining that they wanted to go out with her, "Tch, you guys are all annoying," she rolled her eyes. Karen took out one of her Stellar keys, "I open thee, gate of the ram, Aries," poof. Smokes of soft wool had cleared revealed a cute girl with curled horns stood in front of the men. "Y-you summoned me, master," she was a bashful creature, Aries. Those who were fawning over Karen quickly made their way to Aries,

"Be a dear and entertain these men for me, they've become too attached,"

"B-but it's not my job to serve them, Karen-sama," Karen shot her spirit a glare.

"You dare disobey me?" her words were like venom.

"I'm sorry!"

Aries did what she was told and entertained Karen's men while her master sat on the bar drinking. Karen was muttering how ungrateful and disrespectful her spirit was. Her master, Bob heard her. "You know, Karen dear you shouldn't treat your spirits some kind of tool," he said in a womanly fashion. The celestial mage laughed at her master's comment, "What're you talking about? They live to serve their master, they even come out from a key, how can you not say that their not tools!"

Master Bob walked through the bar, "Poor little Arie, she has to obey every single order you give her. Yesterday you ordered her to do your chores and now to entertain your suitors. I also heard that you used her as a shield in one of your battles," Karen was getting annoyed. She found it funny the first time but now she was being lectured by her master and she doesn't like it.

"You feel sorry for a spirit, you've got to be kidding,"

"Karen Lilica," Bob changed his tone form a womanly voice to deep voice filled with anger.

"Spirits have feelings too, if you abuse them next time, the next one will suffer will be you," Bob gave her a menacing look.

In Karen Lilica's apartment, Aries screams can be heard. Karen was punishing her poor spirit. Aries was being kicked, thrown and whipped. Karen grabbed the sprit's arm and pushed her hard, "You told on me, didn't you? Now Master Bob is upset with me,". "No I didn't. I would never-" Aries tried to defend herself, however her master was a stubborn fellow. Karen took out a chain and held in front of Aries, the spirit knew what was coming to her.

"Please Karen-sama, don't. You would not last that long-" Karen slapped her spirit.

"How dare you call me weak! You would really get it"

Out of the blue Aries had disappeared, "Running is futile, and I'll just summon you again!"

"No, I'll be taking her place," there stood a man with orange spiky hair with onyx eyes, wearing a suit and tie. Leo had forcefully closed Aries' gate and opened his. "I'll be replacing my little sister's place," Karen was furious, scolding the leader of the Zodiacs to return but Leo wouldn't return unless, "You terminate mine and Aries' contract," Karen will never do such thing. She knew the value of the leader of the Zodiac keys and his strengths, it would make her rich. Although Leo wouldn't return unless, she would let him and Aries' go.

"Ha! You wouldn't last ten days in the Human World."

"Don't be so sure, I came out with my own power that means you wouldn't be able to summon any spirit if I'm around, you don't have the strength to do so either," Karen threw a vase at Leo but dodged it. Leo left his master saying that he would wait in the ruins.

Days had passed, Karen tried to negotiate with Leo but he didn't want any of her negotiations. He wanted her to hand over his' and Aries' keys. Karen would never to do that. She would rather die than hand over her golden keys.

Weeks had passed, Leo was getting weaker. Karen begged for him to return, she hadn't gone a mission for ages. She was losing money. She promised to never to mistreat him and the ram spirit ever again; "I don't believe you, just set us free," Karen had enough of his stubbornness. She smacked him on the head and kept kicking, saying how it would be best for him die and she'll torture his little Aries' even worse.

Three months later, Leo had gotten used of his stay on the Human World. He was standing at the village when he saw Master Bob. When the womanly man had reached him he brought bad news to the spirit.

"He told me that Karen had died in her mission, she tried to summon Aries' but failed," Loki felt another pang in his chest. Lucy went over to him, Loki's hand was vanishing. Another burn in his chest, Loki crouched down; he fixed his eyes on Lucy. "I'd like to thank you, Lucy. Meeting you… I found a Celestial mage like you," his eyes shifted to one of Lucy's keys. "I'm glad Aries met a kind and gentle owner," Loki was vanishing. Lucy wrapped her arms around him again, "Please Loki don't give up. If you go back to the spirit World you can recover,"

"It's too late, Lucy"

"No its never too late. I'll open you gate and bring you back to your home!" Lucy let out a magical circle, big enough to surround them. "Open the gate of the Lion. Please let Loki return," Nothing happened. Lucy let out a more magic energy, yet Loki was still there. Lucy summoned all her powers. The trees and the ground shook. Loki was warning her to not go too far or else she would end up like Karen and he would never live with himself if something happened to her. "I promised that I would save you Loki, I will open your gate! I will send you home!"

Loki didn't want this. He just wanted to vanish quietly. Seeing Lucy trying to help him but sacrificing herself just to do so, he didn't want that. "Please stop Lucy. Don't add to my sin," Loki said weakly. "What sin? If that's the law of the Spirit World then I'll change it!" Lucy and Loki were forcefully pulled back. Loki's glasses flew off his face and landed on the ground

All of a sudden, the water rushed upward, the wind grew stronger. Then, all have stopped moving. Time had stopped. A swirl of light popped up. It swirled non-stop until a figure had shown. The creature was a giant. He was blue in color with a long white mustache. He wore some kind of armor with a cerulean cape that reached his feet. A star was on his forehead, he wore it like crown. Loki can't believe it. "The Spirit King…" Loki muttered. He summoned himself in the Human World, but why? Was it because he heard Lucy that she would change the laws of the Spirit World?

"Did you say 'Spirit King'? The most power full Stellar Spirit?" Lucy bowed at the said person. She was in the presence of a king. Loki sweat dropped on Lucy's wrong timing courteousness.

"Old friend, we who pledged vows to humans, we are forbidden to kill our key holder, even if it was an indirect act, the punishment is banishment from the Spirit World" his deep voice echoed

"Hey! You're being unfair, here old man!"

"That's the rule I cannot change," So it was because of what Lucy said, that's why he had come to convince her.

"Loki has been suffering for a really long time. He did what he needed to do for the sake of saving his friend, his sister! I would know the depths on what an older brother would do just to protect his younger siblings! For his nakama" Loki just watched as Lucy argued with the Spirit King for his sake.

"The fate of my old friend breaks my heart, but there's nothing I can do-"

"Who are you calling an old friend? He's still you friend, isn't he? If it breaks your heart then, understand that it was a misfortune that was set upon Karen Lilica. Maybe you have misunderstood his situation, but I see him as an innocent man being punish for no crime!"

"Please Lucy just let it go! This is my punishment. Let my atone for my sin!"

"NO! I won't let you do that because…" Lucy summoned her power again, this time it was different. The surge of energy was powerful. The Spirit King noticed it, This girl… Lucy summoned all her spirit including her silver keys. Loki was amazed. In all of his existence, he hadn't seen one Stellar mage who could summon that number of spirit, until today.

"Helping your nakama is not a sin! I think Aries has a say to this as well! Ask her if her older brother should get a punishment for saving her life!" the ram shook her head. After that all of the spirits poofed away, Lucy felt a throb on her chest, shefell to the ground and Loki rushed over to her. He helped her to her feet, "See, our friends felt the same way so please let Loki be reunited with his friends," Lucy was panting hard. The throb on her chest was fading. She used up all her energy. Good thing, it was brief or else Lucy would have… The Spirit King was impressed at the lights of the girl would do in order for Loki to return.

"If you would go this far for my old friend, then, I will over look the situation for the sake of your bond with Aries, Leo you may return to the Spirit world" Loki was surprise. "But wait my sin,"

"Then, you can atone them my protecting this young girl. Be a pillar for her. She is a great person, a great Stellar mage. Protect her and live on," at that The King had disappeared. Time moved again, the water began to flow down, the leaves of the trees swayed with the gust of wind. Loki cried, Lucy walked up to him stretching her hand. "What do you say partner?" Lucy shot him a grin. Loki gladly took her hand; Loki was vanishing to the Spirit World, "I'm looking forward to be of service, master" Lucy told him that she wasn't his master, she was his friend. Loki smiled before heading back to be reunited with his friends.

The next day Lucy had summoned Loki at the guild to explain what had happened. Fairy Tail was surprised to have found out that Loki was a spirit. Bixlow commented that he knew that there was something odd about him. Orga and Minerva knew that Loki was different. Gray didn't notice it and the dragonslayers agreed with him.

"Well, I'm now Lucy's spirit," Loki shifted his gaze at the smiling Lucy. "No, I'm her knight and shining armor!" he walked over to her and chu! Loki gave Lucy a peck on her cheek. Lucy was blushing madly, while the guild was stunned at the bold action of Loki. Gray and the dragonslayers, including Laxus chased after him. The boys had jumped to get him but Loki had disappear his laugh can be heard, "See you next time, my princess!". See you, Loki.