Demons of the Past
Chapter 11:
Need a Ride?
The next day, the group of Fairy Tail wizards came to the town Blue Pegasus was centered in. Needing a break from walking and wanting to visit old friends, they decided to pop in to see how everything was. Lucy was sitting on a barstool as she cleaned her Celestial Spirit Keys. Master Bob was happily cleaning a pint glass when a pair of certain Zodiac Keys caught his eye. Obviously, he didn't show his surprise or relief.
"My, I haven't seen those two in years," he said and Lucy looked up at him "Aries and Leo. So, Hibiki was telling the truth. The Lion's alive and now Aries has found a kind owner as she deserves,"
Lucy picked up the keys in question and put her others in her little pouch.
"Yeah... Actually, Leo was a member of Fairy Tail under the alias Loke and I managed to convince the Celestial Spirit King to change his verdict and Leo's punishment," she said "I got Aries after the whole Oracion Seis thing,"
"Karen put them through so much... how are they doing?" Master Bob asked.
"Pretty good, I think. Loke's recovered his magic energy and he's even dating Aries. They aren't official yet but I think he really loves her," Lucy said, placing the two keys beside each other on the counter "If it weren't for this Claec thing, I think they'd be truly happy..."
"Claec? Who's he?" Bob asked, cocking his head to the side.
The Celestial Wizard felt sheepish for forgetting to tell him about their mission but she just picked up the Lion's key.
"Let Loke tell you," she said "Open, gate of the Lion! Leo!"
...Celestial Spirit World...
Aries had come calling with some of her delectable chocolate chip cookies to try and cheer Leo up (at least a little bit). The two sat on the floor of his living room with the cookie tin between them and a glass of milk each. Leo dunked a cookie, bit it and lay back with his arms behind his head and the cookie still between his teeth. Aries looked at the hopeless look in his eyes and quickly finished her current cookie before speaking.
"I'm, uh, I'm..." she stammered, unsure of what to say.
Leo looked at her, finally bit through his cookie and sat up.
"Yeah? What are you going to say?" he asked.
"I-I'm sorry! Forget it! It was stupid anyway..." Aries mumbled, stuffing a full cookie into her mouth to stop herself from talking.
"My Little Lamb..." Leo said, pushing his glasses back up his nose "You never sound stupid. In fact, your stammering is one of your cutest features. So, what were you going to say?"
Aries remained silent as she chewed the cookie stuffed in her face. Leo reached over and gently brushed the cookie crumbs off her cheeks. The simple act caused the Lamb to blush a light red.
"I... I'm thinking of changing up my look... I'd like to try wearing... wearing a jacket and... and maybe... uh..." she stammered.
Leo got up and moved to be sitting beside her. He put his arm around her and gently kissed her forehead.
"I think you'll be adorable in whatever you choose to wear," he said and tilted her head up to look at him "No matter what, you'll always be beautiful in my eyes,"
Aries smiled and rested her head on his shoulder, wrapping her arms around his waist. They relaxed into each other's arms when Leo stiffened.
"Lucy's... calling..." he said, regrettably "I'd love to stay but duty calls,"
He kissed her forehead again and disappeared before he could pull away. Aries sighed and continued to nibble at the cookies, waiting for him to return to her.
...Earthland...
"Hey, beautiful, whatch'ya need?" Leo asked but froze when he realized what guild hall they were in.
"Leo! 10 years is too long!" Master Bob exclaimed.
Leo looked around and recognized some of the older Blue Pegasus members. They all stared at him and some whispered to each other. Even those who joined after the Karen Lillica incident had heard the stories of Leo.
"Lucy, what the heck?" Leo hissed at her.
"Master Bob wants to know about the whole Claec thing and I thought you were the best one to answer him," Lucy explained.
Master Bob phased through the counter and sat down on the stool next to Lucy. Leo pushed his glasses back up his nose and looked down with a sigh. The entire guild hall had gone quiet and even Hibiki and Jenny had come out of their own little world to listen.
"Leo? Who's Claec?" Bob asked out of concern.
"He's... he's my father! Okay? My dead beat dad is a criminal and if I don't bring him in, I'm gonna pay for his crimes..." Leo hissed, bored of telling this story and turned to Lucy "Can I go now? You pulled me away from Aries..."
"Someone's in a bad mood," said his Celestial Wizard with a smile "Okay, I'll send you back to your little girlfriend,"
"Say hi to Aries from your old guild," said Master Bob "I am sorry for what happened to her..."
Leo nodded and disappeared. Hibiki, accompanied by the rest of the Trimens, stepped forward to the visiting Fairy Tail wizards.
"You know, the Christina can get you anywhere in Fiore in half the time. We'll happily give you a ride," said Hibiki as they ignored Erza punching Ichiya away from her "After everything Karen did and everything Leo and Aries went through, it's the least we can do,"
Natsu groaned at the thought of more travel and Lisanna managed to give him a reassuring kiss on the cheek without anyone seeing. He looked like a lost puppy with the fearful look in his eyes. Lisanna smiled at him and patted his mess of pale pink hair.
I have finally caught up with the Fairy Tail dub! I've now seen up to episode 162 (I think, about that mark). If there are more English dubbed episodes, someone tell me where I can see them! Please! I needs to know what happens...
