Come one, come all, to Circus de Fairy Tail chapter 21~! Wow…21 fucking chapters…I am so amazed that I got this far. And you know how I got this far? YOU AND YOU AND YOU and many others! Because of the fans of this story, you kept me going. A few times, yes, I did doubt myself, but all the reviews and all the PMs…they kept me going! So, I must say, thank you. All of you. You know who you are ;D even those pesky non-reviewers, because favorites and follows help me out as well. You all are so nice, and so amazing…so once again, thank you so much. I cannot stress my gratitude enough, but I'm sure you all get the point! Thank you all for staying with me and my story, and more importantly, staying with thief Lucy~! I had doubts on whether or not people would like an 'evil' Lucy, but she really isn't all that evil…she's just in a bad situation.

And to Guest, who gave me that great idea, it really is a great idea, but that's more for an actual story, not just a sub-plot in a story. I have many ideas already for this story, but perhaps I could use your idea for an actual story…? It is a marvelous idea, and I do not want it to go to waste!

ANYWHO, enough with my words of appreciation, and onto the story!

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My head…hurts…so…fucking…BADLY! Lucy thought as she forces her eyes open. She takes in a deep breath, and winces at a pang in her wrist and head. Her brown eyes rest on her wrist and she sighs again. The large bite mark was a furious red, and slightly purple around the edges. Lucy sighs and slams her head back down on her pillow, deeming that a bad idea when her head pounds heavily, "O-ow~!" She whines, her bottom lip quivering slightly from the pain, "How much did I drink last night…?" She sniggers lightly at her own joke, before pushing herself off her bed, being careful of her aching wrist. When her feet touch the ground, she squeals at the horrid coldness, "Gah!" She exclaims before quickly running across the floor and to her comfy pair of white slippers next to her dresser. She shoves them on and sighs at the warmth, "Yay…." She sighs again and stretches, lifting her long arms high into the air until she heard her back crack. She sighs once again in relief and glances down at her attire. She was wearing what she was last night, and she noticed that is was slightly ripped and had droplets of dried blood on her shirt collar. She scowls and quickly opens a dresser drawer, revealing shirts of every color. She grabs a simple red one, throws off the bloody shirt she was currently wearing. She puts on the shirt and leaves on the short blue skirt, seeing how it was unharmed.

She stretches again and yawns loudly, noting that her amulets were still around her neck and her keys still attached to her belt loop. She smiles, glad that whoever brought her to her bed last night had enough sense to leave her with her amulets and keys. At the thought of last night, her smile fades into an emotionless line and she whispers, "Chestlie…" Sadness peaks in her gut as she thinks of her step-sister, and she begins to wonder what has happened to her.

I did pass out before her and Natsu's fight was ended… A dark scowl comes to her face and she moves forward, opening her door and prowling out in her fluffy white slippers. She walks down the surreal hallway she has grown accustom to, and into the main guild hallway. Instantly, all eyes are on her, and some people were murmuring about her. Cana looks at her, before calling out, "Oi! Lucy! Remind me never to get in a cat fight with you!"

People laugh in agreement, and soon there is nothing but praise for Lucy and how she 'dealt with that intruder'.

"How did you know she was impersonating Lissana?"

"Man, you beat her down, girl!"

"I should have made people pay to watch you fight her, I would've made a fortune!"

Lucy feels a tiny smile come to her face out of pride. She had shown these people what she could do…even though she didn't even have to have the help of her 'demon' as she liked to call it. Whenever Lucy got really angry, or just felt a negative emotion that is too much for her to bare, her alternate personality comes out and gets the job done for her. I guess you can call it her 'animalistic side'. Lucy does not know where it came from, or how she got it, she just remembers their first encounter, the day she had killed that dark mage because he found out about her true guild.

Lucy nods to some people, and keeps on moving over to the bar with one objective in mind. She had to find out what happened to Chestlie, and she had to find out fast. Chestlie was second to her in Thieves' Guild, and if a Fairy Tail mage murdered her, they will not be happy. Master Goliean would probably take it as Fairy Tail's display of power over them, and to keep his pride intact, Master Goliean would most likely declare war against Fairy Tail, and Lucy could not have that happening just yet. She wanted to complete her mission and make her adoptive father proud of her, and she didn't care what she had to do to get him to feel pride when he looks at her. As she nears the bar, she sits on her usual spot and smiles at Mirajane, who smiles right back, "Good morning, Mirajane-sama!"

Mirajane nods to her, "Same to you, Lucy-san! How are you?"

Lucy shrugs, "Good, I guess. My wrist hurts like Hell, and so does my head, but what are ya' gonna do, eh?"

Mirajane smiles broadly and says, "Want some ice for that bite? It's looking kind of purple…"

Lucy looks down at it and squeaks at the sight of the 'wound'. There were no more teeth marks, whoever patched her up had made sure of that, but the area was darkly colored, with a single purple ring in the center of her wrist, and many grey markings around it. Lucy sighs but shakes her head, "Nah, it'll be fine. Now, I have a question to ask."

Mirajane nods "Shoot."

"Ches- That girl that impersonated Lissana-san…what happened to her?" Lucy inquires, narrowing her eyes slightly.

Mirajane's smile fades a bit, and she says, "She was taken into custody by the Magnolia Town local police. She is sitting in a jail cell as we speak."

Lucy's eyes go wide before she smiles softly, thank God above they didn't kill her…they have no idea how close they came to having a full scale of war on their hands… "Good, good. Where is the jail?"

Mirajane points west and says, "About 2 miles west of here, in the middle of the woods. Citizens didn't want the prison too close to home."

The Celestial mage nods, "Thanks, Mirajane-sama. Have a nice day." With that, she jumps off the bar stool and walks casually over to the front doors of the guild. She carries that fake smile the whole way over, but the second she opens the doors and steps out into the bright morning sun, the smile disappears in a flash, and is replaced by a dark scowl. Her doe eyes narrow dangerously as she walks down the street, turning at a sign that read 'TOWN PRISON: 2 MILES'. Sighing heavily, Lucy keeps on walking down that lonely road, she better be there.

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Natsu stretches and walks out of his room, with Happy on his heels. He smirks at the blue Exceed and says, "What do you wanna do today, Happy?"

Happy smiles broadly at him, showing tiny feline fangs, "Let's go on a mission!"

Natsu nods, "Yeah that's a gre-" He pauses, and then shakes his head, "Can't, tonight is the Circus, remember? Lucy and I are going to be the main event."

Happy nods, "Oh, right! Well, let's go mess with Lucy then!" He flies ahead of Natsu, doing little twirls in the air and smirking broadly. Natsu feels affection rise in him, and he pats Happy on the head, surprising the cat. He looks at the fire DragonSlayer, "Yes, Natsu?"

Natsu simply shrugs, "Nothing. Let's go mess with Luce." He walks along while Happy flies, a big smile on his face. The two head into the main guild hall, and they greet everyone. As he nears the bar, Natsu locks his onyx eyes onto an empty seat. He sniffs the air and frowns, "Hm…"

Happy looks at him in confusion, "What, Natsu?"

Natsu glances around, "Lucy was sitting here a little while ago…I wonder where she went." He clenches his fists before gazing over at Mirajane, who was humming to herself and drying off wet glass cups. He smiles at her and says, "Yo, Mirajane!"

Mirajane looks up and smiles broadly, ceasing her humming, "Oh, hello Natsu! What can I do for you?"

Natsu runs a hand through his salmon colored locks and says, "Lucy was just here, where did she go?"

The white haired barmaid shrugs before saying, "She got up and left the guild after I told her about how we put that intruder in jail. She might be visiting her, or just decided to go shopping for a bit before we all start making preparations for tonight."

Natsu nods in gratitude, "Thanks Mirajane. I'll just wait for her here then…" He plops down on the seat Lucy had been sitting in earlier and lays his head down on the bar counter. He sighs, immediately feeling depressed about Lucy not being there.

Mirajane looks at him sympathetically and says, "Natsu, why are you so sad? Is it maybe perhaps because…" A devil smirk comes to her face and she leans towards him, winking, "…you miss Lucy-san already?"

Natsu's face turns slightly pink and he mutters, "Maybe…"

"Awwwww~!" She exclaims, rearing back and clapping her hands excitedly, "That's so adorable!"

Happy sniggers, "You liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike her~!" He says, rolling his tongue adorably.

Natsu goes beat red and growls, "I do not!"

Mirajane smirks, so he does know what I'm talking about…this will be interesting… She thought before saying, "You so do! I can see it all across your face! So, what do you like about her? Her face, her hair, her body, what?"

Natsu looks away and retorts, "I do not like her, for the umpteenth time, and even if I did, I wouldn't like her for any of those shallow things. I would like Lucy for just being herself, I mean, she's funny, sweet, kind, caring-" He cuts off at Happy and Mirajane's looks of pure happiness and he sighs, "Crush down those hopes because I don't like her. She's my nakama and nothing more, just like you, Levy-chan, everyone here."

Happy looks up at Natsu with tear filled eyes, "What about me, Natsu?"

Natsu smiles warmly at his friend, "You're more than my nakama, because you're my brother."

Happy cheers, "Yay!" He claps his little paws together and smiles broadly up at his 'brother'.

Mirajane watches the touching scene with tiny tears in her eyes, before squealing loudly, "Kawaii~! Such a touching scene! Now, all that needs to happen to make my day perfect is for Natsu to confess his feelings towards Lucy-san~!"

Natsu sweat drops, "Ain't gonna happen, Mirajane. We're just nakama! That's how it is going to stay…" He trails off and stares off into space, leaving Mirajane to guess what he is thinking about. She quickly comes up with fantasies of little blonde Natsu's running around, some burning things and others yelling "Open, Gate of the…" and so on and so forth. She squeals again and falls over; passing out from how cute the spawns of Natsu and Lucy looked. Natsu snaps out of his daydreaming in time to watch her fall over, and he leaps up, "Mirajane? Mirajane!" He leaps over the bar and tries to shake the barmaid away, "Mirajane come back to me!"

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Lucy sighs and pushes open the door of the police station, doing her best to look like…well…not a thief. She nods to some officers, who dip their heads back, and she continues on to sign up at the visitor's counter. She waits in the short line, before finally walking up to write down her name, whether she is a mage or not, and who she is visiting. She ponders for a moment, before writing down,

Name: Jasmine Rock

Mage: Yes

If so, which: Artifact Mage

Prisoner: Chestlie Vix

She smiles kindly at the receptionist, who just raises a bored eyebrow, and she shuffles away to the waiting area, sitting down on a plush sofa. Looking natural, she picks up a flashy Weekly Sorcerer magazine and pretends to read it, moving her eyes across the paper, but not actually taking in any of the rubbish. She listens to the conversations around her; maybe she could pick up something useful about the town she was in.

"Did you hear about that murdered shopkeeper?" Old news that Lucy had no time for, so she dismisses it.

"New shipments of strawberry seeds are coming to town…"

"Heard of that new girl in Fairy Tail?" Now this catches Lucy's attention, and she shifts her weight so she could hear better, "I heard she's really strong." Lucy smiles in approval at the words and finds herself agreeing, "But also someone told me she's a bit of an idiot. She went on an S-class mission with that Natsu Dragneel boy!"

Lucy frowns and clenches her fists that hold the magazine and decides not to listen anymore, because she knew she would just end up getting angry with the way their conversation was going. She sighs and places the magazine down, crossing her legs and leaning back into the sofa. Many minuets pass before finally someone calls, "Jasmine Rock!"

Lucy stands up, places on that fake smile she wore so well, and walks over to where a tall man was standing with a clipboard. He takes her in before smiling warmly and gesturing for her to walk through an open doorway, "This way please, Ms. Rock." Lucy nods and walks forward, going in the direction the man pointed her in. She walks down an empty corridor and only stops when he tells her to, "Okay, Ms. Rock, just through this door here and you will be able to visit Ms. Vix. You have twenty minutes."

Lucy nods as he opens the door and she walks in with ease, entering the room with the large silver table in the center. She sits at one of the chairs and waits patiently, staring at a drab grey wall. After another few minutes, a door on the opposite wall opens and in walks Chestlie who was wearing a loose fitting orange jumpsuit and large chains that connected to a large metal waist shackle. Her dark eyes lock on Lucy and she smirks darkly, "Ah, Lucy."

Lucy nods her head and smirks right back, "Chestlie. Orange looks good on you, suits your inner animal." She mocks lightly, and she gestures for her to sit, "Sit down, relax a bit. I don't bite."

Chestlie smirks and sits down as asked of, "Pfft, I know, I already did all the biting." She gestures to Lucy's heavily bruised wrist.

Lucy chuckles, "Still hurts like Hell…I hope you realize that Master Goliean will hear about this."

Chestlie nods reluctantly, "I do realize this…he must be told where his daughter has gone. Pfft, as if he ever cared where I went. He was always too concerned about dear old Lucy."

The Celestial mage shrugs, "Eh, I guess. I did get much more attention than you, and back then I was ecstatic…his attention was everything…" She stares at the wall again and whispers, "Where did it all go wrong, sister?"

The Requip mage looks at her and says, "The second you started to forget about me." Her tone is calm, surprising Lucy.

Lucy looks back at Chestlie and says, "I never forgot about you, not for a single second. I guess I was just too selfish to even ask if you could ever join father and I's training…I wanted him all to myself…still do, and obviously the feelings are mutual with you."

Chestlie nods and says darkly, "Funny…I was so close to getting a mistake out of you. You are too close to that dragon boy. You need to distance yourself before you grow too attached."

Lucy stares at her for a moment, before breaking out in loud laughter. It echoes in the semi-empty room, startling Chestlie, "Oh, Chestlie, you act as if you don't even know me! You must know that everything I do is a lie, everything they think I am is a lie, and everything they expect me to do is a lie. I am not growing attached to Natsu, I seem like I am. God, sister, has father ever taught you anything?"

Chestlie growls, "No, it was Damien who taught me everything."

Lucy nods, remembering the old fart, "Ah, yes, Damien-sama. I miss that old coot, even if he did despise me because I pulled that one tiny prank~!"

"You stole his walking stick and painted it gold!"

Lucy shrugs, "Made him look younger, not my fault that guy's so stingy."

Chestlie rolls her dark colored eyes and snorts, "Yeah, he was pretty tough on everyone, especially me."

"That was just to get you motivated, you lazy sack of bones."

"Ha! At least I practiced on weekends! What did you do?"

Lucy looks away grumpily, "Played video games….shut up." Lucy looks back at her while she laughs and says, "I remember the first time we met, sister…what a horrid night it was."

Chestlie stops laughing and nods in agreement, "There was so much blood…and you were covered in it when Master found you."

Lucy nods an shudders at the thought, "Yeah, I remember well. You looked so horrified."

"I was horrified. I was just a little kid, blood still scared me then. Not now, though, I've seen so much of it to last me a lifetime…and I can tell the same for you, with you murdering that poor little shopkeeper."

Lucy's brown eyes go wide, "How did you hear of that?!"

Chestlie shrugs, "I witnessed it. So did that little Script mage…what was her name? Jevy?"

"Levy-chan…she must be faking amnesia because she is too frightened of me."

Chestlie shrugs, "The hit to the head I gave her says otherwise."

Lucy looks up at her, "Hit to the head?"

The woman nods, "Aye, she began to scream, but I cuffed her in the back of the head and dragged her towards Fairy Tail until she woke up, then I took off. I made sure she didn't remember."

Lucy nods, and stares at the ground. The two are silent for a moment, before Lucy looks up and says, "You are going to stay in here, and you are going to confess to murdering that shopkeeper. I will place the necklace I stole on the old man's grave, and you will tell the police you placed it there. When they ask you why, you will say that he stole the necklace from a friend of yours and you wanted payback. This is what you will do for me since I defeated you. You must also rip off your left pinkie nail, for the suspect lost it in the fight." She lifts up her left hand, showing the light pink, bare nail bed, void of a nail.

Chestlie stares at her for a moment, before smiling softly and looking down at the silver table, "Very well, sister, if that is what you command. You have one day before I confess, so it better be there or I will give you away."

Lucy nods, "Thank you, Chestlie, you have saved me a great deal of misfortune."

Chestlie scoffs and mutters, "You're lucky they don't monitor us…"

Lucy smirks broadly, "Damn straight, 'lucky' is my middle name." She stands up from her seat, and Chestlie mirrors her actions. Lucy bows her head to her step-sister and says, "Until we meet again." She turns and walks to the door of the room. Once she is there, she hears faintly:

"We won't."

Lucy pauses, sadness almost drowning her, before she opens the door and walks out and into the hallway, leaving her beloved step-sister behind to face justice alone.

[A/N: God, Lucy sounds like a real bitch right now XD lol]

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Later, back at the guild, Lucy was being man-handled by a ferocious scarlet haired beast. Sweating profusely, Lucy cringes as Erza yells to everyone, "Get into your positions NOW!" Before roughly dragging Lucy towards the women's changing area, a dark scowl on her face, "Imbeciles, I swear!" She mutters, before shoving Lucy into a dimly lit room. Erza seems to calm herself before looking at the frightened-beyond-belief girl cowering in the middle of the room, "Get changed into the costume provided for you, it is over there on the dresser. Do not get any stains on it, or you will have me to answer to." She throws a deadly glare at Lucy, who nods quickly and practically runs over to the dresser. Erza nods and closes the door, leaving Lucy to get dressed. Lucy was shaking horribly, and she felt as if she were about to vomit. She looks at the zipped up black bag and touches it softly, before grabbing the zipper and pulling it down. Lucy gasps at what she sees, mouth widening in awe and her eyes go as wide as dinner plates.

Inside the black bag were the most beautiful corset and leotard shorts she had ever seen. The corset looked tight, and she had a feeling it would push up her voluptuous breasts. It was colored black, but had tiny little red and orange crystals along the hem at gave an impression of it being on fire. The shorts were completely black with ruffles near her private place, making it look even sexier. The flexible black ballerina shoes that came with the outfit were a simple black too, but had matching crystals in them to make it look as if her feet were on fire. She also pulls out a pair of gloves and a black thin hairband. The gloves her made from the same fabric as the shorts, but was rougher, so she wouldn't slip if she was to jump to catch something, and they had no design to them. The hair band had a single, bright, blood-red ruby on the top, but it was very small and Lucy faintly wonders what it was really there for.

The Celestial mage squeals loudly, "Oh my God, it's so pretty! Oh, I wonder how I look in it. One way to find out!" She quickly throws off her clothing, and unclasps her bra as well, throwing it on the ground with her shit and skirt. She steps out of her shoes and socks, and immediately grabs the corset, wrapping it around her busty chest. She tightens it harshly, not feeling a thing, and ties the knot in the back, smirking broadly. She grabs the shorts and throws them on, making sure nothing rode up. She steps into the ballerina flats and claps her hands wildly, squealing again, "Oh my God!" She picks up a wooden brush and runs it through her hair, undoing the side ponytail she had and flattening out her hair. She smiles at herself in the mirror and brushes her hair back into her waiting hand, and once she makes sure she has every strand, she ties it up with the hair tie, making sure the ruby was on top. She smiles at herself in the mirror again and twirls. She smirks broadly, "Damn, I look good~!"

Suddenly, there is a knock at the door before it bursts open, revealing Levy, Mirajane and Erza. Levy was already prepared, wearing a gorgeous light blue dress and cute ballerina flats to match. Her impression was innocent and cute, and it suited the tiny Script mage. Mirajane wasn't dressed up at all, and neither was Erza, which made Lucy cock her head to the side, "Aren't you guys going to get dressed?"

Erza shakes her head, "Mirajane doesn't participate and I can requip within a second's time."

Lucy nods, "I see." She smiles at Levy, "You look so cute, Levy-chan! It really suites you."

Levy smiles and does a little curtsy, which made Lucy squeal at her cuteness, "Why thank you. You're not looking so bad yourself! That fiery look really draws attention to you, and you just look so good in it!"

Lucy smiles, "Thanks! So, we going out now?"

Erza shakes her head, and suddenly all three of them old up large containers labeled 'MAKE-UP' and a devil grin comes to each one of their faces. Lucy backs up, sweating slightly, "G-guys…what are you going to do with that?! No, stay away!" She squeals as they get closer and closer to her. Mirajane is the first to grab for her, and her hand circles around Lucy's small right arm. She drags Lucy over to a large chair in front of the dresser where her clothes had been and she sits her down. Lucy tires to get up, but Erza comes over and forces her down.

"Try to get up," The scarlet haired mage growled, "and you'll live to regret it."

Lucy quickly nods, "A-aye, sir!" She says, quoting Happy. Erza nods and eagerly the three women get to work, much to Lucy's complaints and rejections.

About thirty minutes later, the three women back up from the woman, examining their work with professional eyes. Lucy had stopped fighting long ago, and had just taken her punishment like a man. They stare at her, until Erza nods and says, "We did an amazing job."

Levy squeals, "If I was a guy I would definitely ask you out, Lu-chan!"

Mirajane crosses her arms across her busty chest proudly and says, "We should do this more often!"

"OH PLEASE GOD NO!" Lucy exclaims and she launches herself out of her seat. She begins to run away, but is stopped at the sight of herself in the mirror. She stares at her reflection, and wonders how it was humanly possible to look as good as she did now. The girls had been light on her blush and foundation, because Lucy already had clear and creamy skin, but the eyeshadow was a different story. It was a pure, sparkly black shadowy eye look that made her look sexy and appealing. Her lips were blood-red, adding onto the fullness of them and adding on to her sex appeal. She gasps, staring at herself for a few moments before squealing loudly, "You guys made me look so hot! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She turns around and hugs the three women at the same time, effectively cutting off their air supplies.

"L-Lu-chan…c-can't…breathe…!" Levy chokes out, eyes widening.

"Opps! Sorry, Levy-chan! " She lets go of all of them and takes a step back, smiling broadly, "So, are we leaving now?"

Erza nods and says, "Are you ready, Lucy?"

Lucy gulps yet nods stiffly, "Y-yes, let's go."

Mirajane smiles reassuringly at her, and takes her hand. Levy bounces behind them, and Erza walks casually after them. With Mirajane leading her, Lucy walks out of the changing room, leaving her clothing and knowledge of her step sister's choice behind.

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WOW LONGEST CHAPTER YET! I'm so proud of myself~! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and that I answered at least some of your questions!

Omg, have any of you ever heard of 'Dexter'? It's this show on this channel called 'Showtime' and it is about this guy who works for the Miami Metro Police and is a serial killer! He only kills bad people, so it's okay! Yeah, I'm on season 7 now, and I'm SO EXCITED! Just watched a new episode today and it was AMAZING. You see, this guy captured Dexter and put him in this weird maze, where he chased after him with an axe! Dexter got away though, being the smart clever man he is! I was all jumping out of my seat and yelling, "SERIAL KILLER VS. SERIAL KILLER! GO DEX-Y GO!" LOL I am a major fan of Dexter 3 I just love it with all my heart! And when Dexter killed the guy, he strapped him down to a table, and he was in a crematorium [you know, the place they cremate dead people!] and he pressed a button and a little door rose, showing his victim the fire! The victim started freaking out and was all like "FUCK! FUCK!" and Dexter mocked him, and I was all like LOL. And I was like, "Yeah, Dex-y, BURN HIS ASS!" But he didn't burn him while he was still alive, unfortunately, only stabbed him [as he usually does with all of his victims] with the wooden handle of a shovel that was sharpened when Dexter hit him across the head with a shovel! [When that happened I was all like OMG!] and then once the guy was dead [or just choking on his own blood] he sent him into the flames and cremated his ass! I was all like "YES! FINALLY THAT GUY GOT WHAT HE DESERVED! GOOD WORK DEX-Y! Hey, I have been having troubles with this guy…" LOL and then his sister [who knows he is a serial killer] picked him up from the crematorium and was all like, "I'm glad." When he asked her how she felt about him killing that guy, and I was all like "DAMN STRAIGHT YOU ARE, DEBRA! YOU WANTED TO KILL HIM, AND YOUR BROTHER DID IT, THAT'S GOOD!" I was so happy~!

-Cough- As you can tell I am a major fan of this show….maybe even more than Fairy Tail :0 probably not though….

DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED on Fairy Tail3

Peace~!

PARADISE.x

p.s. damn, 5,071 words!