Embarrassed was not the word or the emotion Lucy felt right now. She was going through a ton of mixed feelings. There was happiness and pride, sadness and disgust when she thought about her past and again, embarrassment. Hisui was giggling behind her and Lucy looked down at her feet and closed her eyes for just a second. She didn't know how she felt about the three men in front of her watching her do what she was trained for by her father.

"I apologise for not informing you beforehand, my dear, about our visit but I can't say I regret doing so. You did an amazing job today, Lucy and we are just as proud as your friends are." With a silvery tone in his voice, Arman put his hand on Lucy's shoulder as she looked at him and Lucy couldn't help but smile.

"It's alright...I guess. I would have told you about it if I didn't feel that this...whole thing was a part of my old life before I Joined Fairytail." she tried to keep the smile on her face with the memories that kept on resurfacing in her mind.

"I don't think you should let this be a part of your old life, Lucy. You are a very strong, intelligent woman, one of the few I fear in the shortest amount of time I have known you."Farron frowned, standing next to his brother who every time Lucy looked at him her heart skipped a beat.

I agree with Dad and Farron Lucy. You are, by far, one of the few mages I have who have both strength and brains as well as is absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous. I must admit, watching you down there tear a man apart with such grace and ease, I am a fan. Kaleb grinned at her, loving the way her cheeks turned pink and her eyes smothered a bit. He would have kissed her the moment she entered the room but they were present with the royal family of Fiore so he will just have to kiss her later.

"I...Right." Lucy cleared her throat to the amusement of others and Looked at Hisui. "We should finish the whole thing right now." She clapped her hands and sighed. She was already tired but had so much work to do.

"Yes, Of course. Council members are finishing the paperwork as we speak so we should start on the other documents." The princess's casual expression changed into a professional one and both started moving towards the exit to leave for the Palace when Farron fell in steps with her.

"You won't mind me asking what you are doing now, would you? Watching you handle things like this I can only ask to reconsider my offer to join the embassy." Smiling down at her Lucy laughed and shook her head. Her skin tingled when Kaleb walked on her other side, close enough to be in her personal space. Arman was next to Farron with a serene smile on his face.

"Well...once we had all the evidence which was going to show what happened between my father and Sawarr and I would get back everything he stole since I am the hire of Heartfilia business, I made a deal with His Majesty that I would sell him the railway business because I want to keep being a mage and he can have a monopoly over the whole market. In exchange, He will help me turn Heartfilia Konzern into a resort vacation place." Lucy pulled her hair out of her Ponytail, feeling a headache build up and ran her hand through her hair.

"But how are you going to manage your business in Fiore when you are in Bosco?" Frowning, Arman questioned, not liking the idea that Lucy might shift back.

"I already have a team ready. Jacob, our family Steward would be in charge of the whole thing and he will keep updating me. I can check things here every three months. In fact, You should come with me tomorrow to see the estate. I could use some advice." Smiling, Lucy looked at all three of them and grinned when they all nodded.

Kaleb watched, mesmerised as Lucy sat there with the princess of Fiore, legs crossed at the ankle and biting the pen while reading through the papers while listening to what the royal adviser was telling her about the deals and he felt his calm expression crack while Farron choked on his tea when they announced the worth of her father's business.

The turnover for the railway in Fiore for the half year was more than 50 trillion jewels. (1000 Jewels= 1Usd so it's basically 50billion Usd) Even Arman was shocked by this revelation but Lucy had just nodded her head and kept on reading the paper in her hand when she finally signed it and went to the next one.

The signing over after the deals were set was quick and Lucy had asked Hisui to bind it in a Celestial contract too, knowing the princess would be bound by magic. The king had pulled them aside while Lucy and Princess were talking and taken them to a privet room.

"I am glad that she is under your guidance Master Kaleb and that she is close to the Ambassadors of Bosco and their family. She is a fierce girl and i hope you will take care of her properly because if she ever was to return to Fiore, I won't be giving her back." Chuckling the little King smiled at them and Kaleb couldn't fantom that he was pseudo-threatened by the King.

In all honesty, he didn't even think this was what Lucy had to take care of in Fiore. At first, out of respect of her privacy, he had decided to not look into her mind but he did regret it when Farron's voice called out for him, telling him what happened when they landed and Kaleb was a bit concerned for the blonde. Farron couldn't listen to their thoughts and the whole security thing gave a vibe that the People Lucy was with were dangerous.

Then the second time he contacted him was the next day, asking him to join him in Fiore. Kaleb saw through his brother's eyes when Lucy walked in the room and all he could really concentrate on was how beautiful she looked in the dress, loving how her leg peeked through when she walked like she owned the room, but hated how cold her eyes looked. He saw the resemblance between her and her father through her memories but seeing it like that...he never knew it would affect him so.

No wonder his father had claimed her a sight to behold when she was a part of the upper society.

But even with all of that, his eyebrows shot up when she met the princess. He understood why Farron wanted him there. What was the business Lucy was taking care of that involved the princess and how was it related to her father? He didn't understand. Kaleb had not wasted a second and asked Thane to take him to the Embassy in Fiore, leaving Christoff in charge for a few days and apologising for exhausting the man's magic.

Then Dad had joined them, smiling at both of them, at their expressions and said, "I believe I know more about it than you do." smirking when both him and Farron jumped to see what he had learned which lead them to the court. When Kaleb entered the balcony room, he watched the door open and his lips curled up in a snarl automatically at the thoughts that floated in people's mind. Majority of them were in spite of Lucy and a few were just curious about what was happening when she entered the room with her friend, Cana, the one who she thought about constantly.

He didn't hold back now, wanting to know everything about this girl and slowly shifted through her thoughts, feeling the air rush out of his lungs when he saw memories after memories of pain that she was remembering just by thinking about her father and going in deeper, sorting through each trauma this girl went through except one, he hesitated and in the end decided to not look through what happened in Tartaros when the feeling settled in his mind that that was what Lucy would want.

He couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the faces of the people who caused her pain, her experience at Fairytail and gritted his teeth at how her teammates treated her. Bickslow was right. If that's how they treated her in public, what happened when they were alone?

She cherished yet hated the memories when they were on missions and Kaleb understood why. Her teammates didn't leave any opportunity to make some sort of remark to tell her she needs to work out more, to be stronger, to be more fit! The dragon slayer burning her clothes and embarrassing her to a point she wanted to cry but brushed it off with a smile, or not letting her be a part of the mission because they were 'protecting' her. Destroying villages and houses, mountains, forests and always making her pay her rent late, even after she was almost kicked out.

But what pissed him off the most was how even after 'protecting' her, their attacks caused her more injuries than the people or monsters they were up against. He had wondered why a beautiful goddess like Lucy would doubt herself but now, all he wanted to do was comfort her, to tell her how beautiful she was. So beautiful that for a man who never had a type, Kaleb was suddenly into Blondes. That he wanted to kiss her with every excuse he could find, to show her what she deserved.

But at the same time, his respect for her grew, so did his admiration. He knew from the memories of Bickslow and Laxus and his friends how Kind Lucy was but to see it from her point of view, her reasoning, her logic behind everything she does leave him speechless.

Also...He learned that Lucy was something more than a Celestial Spirit. He didn't have to look at what happened at Tartaros but a year worth of memories when it had only been months left him utterly amazed and in disbelief that she managed to hide something as big as that from him. All he could do was watch her down in the court, with new emotions welling up inside him, vowing that he was going to make her see just how much she deserved.

Kaleb could only wait until he got to talk to her, but he was excited as well as nervous, which was new. It was something Lucy did to him. Make him feel new things he couldn't describe. If anything...he was scared to admit but he liked Lucy...He liked her a lot.

A comfortable silence surrounded the group, with Arman and Farron on the couch and Lucy and Kaleb on a smaller one, so close that their thighs were touching, they sat in the privet room at the Embassy. Lucy was leaned back, her eyes closed and a silent hum in her mind, which was always there when she was happy. Kaleb was on his tablet taking care of guild work while Farron and Arman finished whatever was left to do in Fiore and Lucy sighed.

She understood that there was a lot of responsibility on her now but oh, Lucy had so many things planned and things she always wanted to do when she lived with her Father and still be a Mage. She felt calm, a part of her felt that a huge weight was lifted off her now that she didn't have to worry about money but also she knew she needed to invest correctly. She nibbled on her lip when Kaleb rubbed his knee against her and opened her eyes barely to look at him, and mentally rolled her eyes when she saw no expression on his face.

She still had a lot of stuff she needed to do, like tell the Raijinshu and oh boy...Lucy was scared. A shiver went through her when she imagined Laxus glaring at her for not telling him or Freed who would pout, wanting to be a part of anything which had legal repercussions in them or Ever and Bixy who just lived for drama. She did wonder how her former guildmates would feel about her now that the Lucy Heartfilia who always complained about money had the same when she lived with Dad. Shaking her head, she stood up, ignoring how the three peeked at her before looking down and sighed again. 'Mavis...I am so fucking scared.' groaning mentally she pulled her lacrima out and was about to excuse herself from the room when Kaleb's voice floated in her head.

It's alright done, Lucy. They already know everything. her Guildmaster looked up with a smirk on his face and Lucy sputtered making Farron and Arman look at her. "What!? When did you tell them?" She looked at him distraught and glared when he laughed. Laughed!

"I mind linked the Raijinshu and my siblings during your proceedings and they saw everything we did." He continued smiling and Lucy narrowed her eyes at him. I wanted to be the one to tell them, Kaleb. I was the one who owed them an explanation. Frowning at him she picked the lacrima up and put a sad expression on her face and walked out of the room, trying not to laugh when Arman scolded Kaleb like a child and giggled when he growled in her head. Served you right! She taunted him and with a smile, went to the room Arman had ready for her.

"Hey guys." her voice was tired but a genuine smile on her face, she sighed in relief when her friends were grinning at her making her giggle. A strange sense of happiness washed over her, it made her happy that her friends were proud of her, trusted her and let her do her thing without insisting to interfere but at the same time wanting to know what she was doing. She took her time telling them everything, everything from her father's letter to how she got down to it, and at the end, Lucy was happy to admit that even if she lost everything she still had something.

"I am Fucking proud of you Blondie." Laxus smiled at her through the com and Lucy beamed at him. She will never get used to an actual compliment from someone.

A low moan made an out of her throat, eyes closed in pleasure as the hands moved over just the right points, Lucy sighing and thanking Gods for massages. She at first found it funny when Farron told her she should relax in the baths but then, this was a Boscan Embassy and Lucy jumped at the idea, wanting to treat herself after such a long day.

She was not really in the mood for sharing pleasures with anyone and had politely declined when they asked if that's what she wanted, instead, lying on the bench and having the tension being pulled out of her body, she relaxed and concentrated on the pleasure it brought her than the events of the day. Her head on her arms, she smiled and bit her lip when the lady next to her moaned but it was very different from the one she had let out. Peeking briefly she saw the experienced hands of the female masseuse rub the points right below her breasts and watched her slowly and gently grab them, rubbing oil on her globs and press her thumbs on her peeks, making her let out another long breath.

She looked away and enjoyed when her male masseuse rubbed her shoulders and upper back and sighed. Gods, Lucy felt so good today, she was going to have her own privet party in her room tonight. A gentle hand motioned her to turn over and Lucy draped the thin cotton cloth on her lower section letting her breast be exposed, opening her eyes slightly and blushing when the man looked at her and then gave her a dazed smile. For the next few minutes, he rubbed her legs, her feet and her stomach with oil before he kneaded her skin and Lucy let out a groan. Mavis, it felt so good. Gods she just loved Bosco and their people and everything about them.

She almost frowned when it was over, but she looked forward to going to the baths. Thanking the masseuse, she slipped on a sheer silk robe and pulled her hair down from the messy bun as she walked out, letting it tumble down and ran her hand through them. She let her robe fall and entered the hot water with a sigh and settled down at the far end ducking down under the water and wetting her hair.

When she opened her eyes, she was surprised to see Kaleb standing near the entrance his arms folded with a smile on his face which looked anything but heated. Lucy felt a blush fall all over her cheeks realising that she was practically naked other than a piece of thong she wore, in a bath which she was going to share with Kaleb but she couldn't help and stare as he pulled his own robe lose, his slender fingers pushing them off his shoulders and she watched the hard muscles of his shoulders move as he continued to shrug it off. Her eyes dipping down to his chest and Lucy just drank him in, loving how tanned and beautiful he was. His platinum hair and sprayed across his chest and she saw his guild mark peek through.

Her eyes travelled south when he started walking towards the bath, her heart beating so fast and all she could think about was dragging her nails down his abs to his v-line until she saw that he was not wearing anything and her mouth fell open at how...long he was...and thick. Her eyes snapped up to connect with his lavender ones and she ducked her head under the water so only her eyes were out and to cover up the blush when he looked at her with a lazy grin and dark eyes.

He sat right next to her, his side touching her and she shivered when his arm brushed against her breast slightly and peeked at him from under her lashed and watched him pull her hair up and for a moment Lucy though he might be seducing her when she could not resist but watch how his muscular arms moved. She shifted a little, feeling hot all of a sudden and shifted to move away slightly, but Kaleb caught her by surprise and grabbed her chin in between his fingers and turned her head around, looking in her wide mocha eyes for a second before leaning in and pushing his lips against her.

She was not sure what exactly happened, but she felt a jolt go through her when he tipped her head and moved his soft lips against hers, sucking and nibbling on her lower lips and licking them demanding entrance which Lucy could not deny, moaning as his hot tongue pressed against her's until he coxed it out, his arm snaking around her waist and he pulled her in his lap, Lucy automatically put one hand on his chest, her fingers feeling his hard muscular chest under her touch and her other arm around his neck, silently moaning when he deepened the kiss, one hand around her waist and one on her cheek, tilting her head how he wanted before he leaned back, panting slightly and Lucy took a deep breath, her eyes opening up dazed and looking at him drunk on lust, her light brown eyes almost dark brown.

She could only stare in his eyes and look at his face, unable to look away, like she was pulled towards him ever since she meets him, but so much stronger. She was half aware of his thumb caressing her cheek or his arm tightening around her waist, the only thing she saw was how perfectly beautiful he was. His eyes, his nose, his lips, Lucy could do nothing but drink this sight in, a part of her mind whispering to make the best of the moment because it was not going to last forever.

"I wanted to do that ever since this morning," he whispered, his voice sent a sense of safety and burning desire throughout her body, and finally Lucy came back to earth land, her cheeked ablaze and she tried to move down from his lap but Kaleb held on and tilted his head, continuing what he was saying and trailed his finger on her face, her eyes, nose, her jaw, as if physically memorising her face.

"I wanted to kiss you when you entered the courtroom and I wanted to kiss you when you won that case. I am really proud of you Lucy. You don't cease to amaze me by showing how you are so beautiful, smart, strong and did I say Beautiful?" He grinned when she giggles at how cheesy he was being and held on his shoulder, looking at him. Kaleb brushed the wet strand on hair off her forehead and Lucy leaned into his touch, knowing that this was just a once in a time moment, that he was still her guild master.

She was not even going to dare hope for anything because if she did and it or anything didn't happen she didn't know if she could take more heartbreaks or maybe she used to them now.

Why do you keep doing that? Why do you always find a way to dismiss your happiness? If anything, You should be proud of who you are. I don't joke and neither do the people around you when we say you are beautiful, Lucy. You are intelligent, elegant, a strong and powerful mage who is loved by her spirits and who everyone at your previous guild admires. You just need the right right people in your life, and I promise you, Lucy, as your guildmaster, I will try my best to make things best for you.' Lucy's lips parted when his soft smouldered eyes turned stern and fierce in a second and she bit her lip and looked away from his face, trying to push her emotions away.

She gasped when Kaleb pulled her against his chest and Lucy realized how her bare skin touched his but Kaleb had other things on his mind and she felt her eyes widen when he looked at her with stern eyes, a frown on his face that Lucy wanted to run her finger on his wrinkled muscles to smoothen the muscles.

"Stop doing that!" It was like deep growl and Lucy frowned at how strained he sounded. "Stop doing what?" She whispered, as if afraid of his answers, and she was. Her heart beating hard against her ribcage, her breath a bit laboured.

"Stop locking your emotions. Stop pushing them away. Stop hiding." He spoke as if as if it pained him and it did. It hurt, tugged his heart when she pushed her pain away, thinking that she was used to it. He didn't understand his emotions himself but her being hurt affected him more than it did when another guild member and in fact anyone of his siblings was hurt.

His hands immediately cupped her cheeks when he saw them filled with tears and he held her in place when she tried to get away. "I...I Can't" Her whispered voice was hoarse as if she was minutes away from crying but Kaleb caressed her cheeks and shook his head and with a soft smile he made her look at him, easing the panic that was building in her mind and using his magic to relax her tense muscles.

"You can." He whispered softly and that was all it took, for her tears to fall, her lips wobbled and her grip on his shoulders tightened and then he saw. He saw Tartaros, he saw the missing blank in everyone's memories, he saw her fight, felt her struggle, her pain, the heartache she went through to break Aquarius's key, the feeling of complete numbness washed over him when she became numb after the battle. He saw the layers and layers of doubt, of self-hate, of pain and the feeling of abandonment that she hid in her heart.

Her body was shaking uncontrollably and Kaleb didn't waste a minute to pull her in for a hug, rubbing her bare back and just letting her cry it out.

"I...I had to do it. I...She...I couldn't fight. I was so weak...a-and she t-told me to... to break h-her key to summon the s-spirit king. I...I" Her little frame shook in his arms as sobs wracked her whole body, and Kaleb felt a lump in his throat as he whispered soothing words in her ear, rubbing her back, stroking her hair and Kaleb felt his breath being knocked out of him as more and more locked up memories burst forward, and he had to force her to breath when she struggled to breathe in between her sobbing.

"It was not your fault, Lucy. Aquarius knows that too, doesn't she? She doesn't blame you. No one does and no one will." Whispering in her ear, Kaleb let her lean against her chest before he smiled and said.

"This is not how i imagined how our first time being naked in front of each other was going to be." Chuckling when Lucy jumped out of his lap and this time he let her, his rich laugh echoes in the small area and he looked at her with mirth in his eyes when she finally giggled and wiped her face with her arm.

Even with the red-rimmed eyes and flushed cheeks, she was still a sight to behold. Kaleb watched her dunk under water and wipe her face of the tears. He watched her thoughts shift through the memories, each one of them, coming to a front with her feelings and emotions about the events in her life and Kaleb kept his distance, letting her sort this out, knowing he was going to be right here if she needed him.

They sat in silence in for the next few minutes until Lucy sighed and leaned in and kissed his cheek and stood up, ignoring the way his eyes left hot trails along her figure, resting on her ass as she walked away. She bends down to pick her robe and wears it and turns around, blushing, seeing Kaleb's arms draped on the edge of the bath but his eyes on her with a tilt oh his head and she bit her lip and smiled at him.

"Thank you, Kaleb."

She missed the way he bit his lip and the way he couldn't turn his eyes away from her retreating figure.

"I don't think i have seen you this affected by someone like this before." A sense of dread mixed with the feeling of getting caught crept up Kaleb's spine and he turned to look away from where Lucy had been standing to where Farron was right now.

"I have no idea what you are talking about brother." the innocent look on his face had Farron laughing out loud as he joined him in the bath.

"Of course, brother. How wrong of me to assume." grinning, both brothers shared a look until Kaleb looked away.

How she made him lose his guard to not be able to detect another person's presence.

Lucy was biting her lip, leaning against the Window of the train coach and had her legs up on the birth seat with a book in her hand and a frown on her face, mentally getting mad at the character for not seeing the most obvious attraction between him and the female protagonist. She looked up when someone grabbed her feet and put them in their lap and smiled at Kaleb who for once was in casual clothes.

Even Farron and Arman were in jeans and shirts rather than suits and Lucy did appreciate how handsome the three looked. Looking out of the window, she closed her book when she saw that they were about to arrive at their destination. It was 9:00 am and they had the whole day to go around the property and Lucy wanted to look at the library first as soon as they got there.

"How long do you plan to stay in Fiore?" Farron spoke up, sitting opposite from her and Lucy frowned. "A day or two maybe. The case was supposed to take more time with the investigation but because Sawarr pleaded guilty, I am free sooner than I thought. " Lucy put her book in her bag and sat up straight and pulling her shoes on.

"That's good then. I can stay with you while you are here and we can return to Bosco together." Arman smiled at the blonde who returned the expression and shook her head fondly. "You don't have to Arman, it's alright."

The walk from the station to the estate was just five minutes, but it would take them at least 15 more once they entered the estate to reach the minor.

"How big is the property anyway?" Farron asked, who was looking around what looked like a village and saw the bashful smile on Lucy's face.

"3520 Yards... approximately." She blushed when they started at her, surprised for a few seconds before shaking their head and nodding.

"Right... So what are your plans for this place?" he couldn't help but be curious as to what Lucy had stored for her business. Knowing his brother already knew what Lucy was planning, he noticed how he was looking around the place yet walking really close to the Blonde.

"Well, because I want to turn this place into a resort, I was thinking that it would be a good idea to let small businesses open their shops around this place, you know. We have plenty of land for new establishments on this property and it would give them work too. In return, they just have to pay for the rent of this place and the rest is good to go." Lucy herself let her arm brush with Kaleb's but didn't look at him when he shot her a bemused look.

They stood in front of the minor for a few seconds before Lucy took a deep breath.

"Lets get started."