Lucy lounged back beside Cana smirking and mentally patting herself on the back for how everything was working out. Kaleb was changing, he'd had to go with Rowan, Cristoff and Zen into town to find bathing suits since none of the three men had bothered to pack any and Virgo refused to produce anything that wasn't indecent for any of him into coming along had been simple, Emzadi was now mating with Gajeel, so, out of the picture for the mission and, so was Gajeel, Lucy had gone to him with big pleading eyes, not wanting to have to pass the mission off to the main database to be assigned. There just wasn't time for them to wait for Gajeel and Emi.

So now they were at the beach. Lucy had never even heard of Boscos oceanside areas because most of the coast of Bosco was like it was in White Sea, cliffs a few hundred feet high with no real "beach" to speak of, Bosco was far more famous for their peach sanded beaches within the heart of the country that made up the shoreline of their inland Grass Sea.

The country did though, in the southwest, have beaches that looked out on the job was based at one of the towns near the ocean. Lucress was beautiful, with stucco buildings that had rust colored curved tile roofs, cobblestone streets with white sand in all the seams between the stones and it spilled out onto an breathtaking expanse of white sanded beachline. Bosco had a very temperate climate in general bordering on tropical because of the Grass Sea but this area was relatively cool and had a wonderful breeze that mixed the scent of the ocean with that of the Grass Sea for a dramatic perfumed sort of refreshing air.

Their employer had made reservations for them at a seaside hotel and sent their apologies that they were being held up in Pelerno but to enjoy the beach for a couple of days until they could get back and brief them on the particulars of their job so, after checking into their hotel, the men had gone to a shop near the hotel to get bathing suits and Lucy and Cana had taken the opportunity to just change and find good spots to relax.

Both women had already been approached by a few different men, Cana was now sporting her long tresses again thanks to Cancer and Lucy, with her blonde hair and paler complexion had always attracted attention.

She had her choker and rings now though and all she had to do was hold her hand up and the men would bow, apologize, congratulate her and leave her be. One sighing and smiling "He's a lucky man." He said wistfully and Cana had grinned "You have no idea honey." She chuckled..

Cana sat up a little a smile curling her lips that was way too wicked so Lucy followed her gaze and smiled herself.

The guys had finally returned, had obviously changed into their new suits and were making their way up the beach from the hotel looking for them, not that they were hard to find, Cristoff could have found them if they had been TRYING to not be found. But there were people playing volleyball, children running around, a few playing frisbee so they were picking their way through all the people to reach them.

Cana hummed "In case I haven't mentioned it...I fucking love boscan bodies...and just warning you Lu, I plan to be all over Rowans as soon as he gets here…" She said and Lucy laughed, as if she would expect anything different from Cana.

Her friend had spent most of her life feeling inadequate, as she'd become an adult it felt like she'd never be more than a fuck buddy at best, good men just didn't give her a second glance because she was a heavy drinking foul mouthed woman who loved sex and wasn't shy about saying so.

Becoming promised to a Double S Century Class senior green mage for a Guild the size of White Sea had made Cana blossom. Rowan worked in the afternoons and early evenings 3 days a week as a Dom too, Cana learning to assist him in his "Playrooms" at the guild and being with such a confident, calm and steady man, having him choose her when he had so many people who would have loved to have been with him. It had been a big deal after losing Cristoff. She was still good friends with the big Dragonslayer, but Rowan Drayke, with his ruby red hair and deep green eyes, faint Caelish accent and wicked sense of humor had just, fit the woman. Rowan could handle his drink and handle Cana when she drank, reining her in so she wasn't self destructive anymore yet still letting her express herself through work in the playrooms and, helping him with his distilling and brewing of liquors for the guild. Raising ingredients and making beers, wines and brandys had just been...Canas calling.

Lucy herself was marrying a man that was successful, Kaleb had no lack of wealth, though he didn't care, his inventions, his ability to not only come up with technology that worked with magic, interacted with it and could do things, perform practical functions to help with communication, organization, storing and arranging information etc, but also to design ways to make those ideas into real functioning items was very impressive.

Vander called him a Tech Mage, Kaleb was so many things, it staggered her, but beneath it all, he was still a man and he still loved her, needed her, in his own way clung to her, she had needed his stability, his strength so much, and still did, probably always would, but, he'd needed her too., with him, she felt it every day, he made time for her, like coming on this job. Did they need the money? No, but Zen did, trying to get himself established without using his fathers generosity and eager offers to help.

Cana did, yes Rowan had money but Cana had pride and wanted to earn her own, not just use his, she was, however, loving very much that Rowan liked to spoil her. Her engagement ring had been shortly joined by a beautiful choker with a deep dark emerald in the center of it, a dragon etched curled around it while the Drayke name was etched inside like it was on Lucys. Rowan wasn't a Dragonslayer, but his family crest was a dragon and Cana had laughed at it all "I'm just destined to be with a Dragon in some way."

She also had a nice full couple of drawers worth of Lady Marmelade lingerie too. She'd picked up a couple pieces while shopping with Lucy and Emzadi and once Rowan had her size, he'd not had the slightest trouble visiting the shop in Pelerno and buying his fiance everything he hoped she'd wear for him.

Kaleb had already filled a dresser for Lucy, he never apologized for tearing it off of her, he just replaced what was destroyed in their fun and she loved finding the silver boxes in her closet.

She'd moved all of her things into the Guildmaster home on top of the Guild Hall so she could set her old apartment up for Gajeel and had taken over running the large home, Thane now came to her almost as often as he did to Kaleb with things that needed approvals and on everything concerning running the home, and setting up apartments for incoming new mages, the childrens dormitory behind the school where children sent to White Sea for school from far off places, or children of mages on extended missions stayed.

Lucy had jumped on the opportunity to take those things over, bursting with ideas on how she wanted to see them run and so far, if she had something she wanted to do, all she had to do was sit down on Kalebs desk and tell him about it and soon someone was seeking her out to help her make it happen. He'd even been her "helper" a few times himself now, making adjustments to the tablet he'd given her so she could do the things she wanted to easier.

When they finally reached them Cana was reaching out and grabbing the waist of Rowans swim shorts, pulling the smiling man to her and he slid behind her on the lounge so she could lay back against him while she enjoyed the frozen lemonade he'd gotten her.

Kaleb sat beside lucy, handing her one as well and she grinned at him noting the juicy red berries blended into it. He never seemed to miss even the little details, like the fact she was crazy about strawberries so he had the stall attendant blend them into her lemonade.

Zen stood at the foot of their lounge chair by Cristoff who was helping him tying his long hair back and looking out at the water.

"I'm thinking I want to try out the water." Zen said and Kaleb smiled at him.

"Lots cooler than the Grass Sea, don't be expecting it to be warm." He warned and Zen smirked at him.

"I'll be fine, I'm a strong swimmer, they used to fill the arena with water three times a year and have us fight water beasts and shit like that, so...I can handle some chilly ocean water LITTLE brother." He said and turned for the water. Cristoff snorted and turned to follow him.

"I'd like to go in myself." Kaleb admitted and Lucy grinned at him. "Well, this needs to thaw more anyway, lets go try the water." She offered and he stood, giving her a hand up. She turned to invite Rowan and Cana but found Cana had rolled over and was laying on top of her Fiance, hands buried in his red hair kissing him senseless. Smiling she took Kalebs hand and followed him out to the water.

By the time they came back Lucys lemonade was warm, but she was laughing getting wrapped in a big beach towel and pulled in against Kalebs wet chest giggling as he nipped her neck and swatted her rear. She'd managed to dunk him, had gotten tossed into the water and immediately dove down swam in on him grabbed his ankles and ripped him off his feet under the water.

She surfaced a short distance from him glowing with pride at her achievement, getting the drop on a mind reader wasn't easy, but she knew he was holding up barriers, so the thoughts of all the people out on the beach didn't overwhelm him, so she took the chance he wasn't listening closely and it paid off.

Kaleb in his daily white leather was stunning, in casual clothes he was still almost unreal, soaking wet, eyes narrowed with vengeance in his pale eyes? He was sexy as hell but she had still wisely fled and they'd had a hell of a game of cat and mouse through the other beach goers.

Zen had gotten pulled into a game of frisbee with some other young men, and Cristoff had marched out into the water and unceremoniously tackled his brither into the chilly water and the frisbee game had turned into a sort of beach war involving large men hurling each other around fortunately NOT in the shallows.

They were all wet, a little sandy, tired and happy when they returned to the hotel and after showers and a change of clothes met up in the lobby and went to a nearby fish house for dinner everyone agreeing fresh fish sounded delicious.

"Ok, do we know anything about this mission? I mean, I haven't been on many yet but this is the first one I've gone on where I didn't know shit walking into it, I was drafted." Zen said once they had settled into a large round booth in the busy place.

"The requester is Chad Airesha, he's a developer, was responsible for the business that came here to Amalfi, saved the economy here, they had been relying on fishing but that wasn't cutting it, they needed more. Chad came in and brought investors that built the hotels and taverns and such and there's supposed to be some sort of amusement park starting construction soon. What I gathered from the request was there's been something that has put a snag in them going forward with the park and we're here to look into it and see about solving the problem." Kaleb said as Lucy snuggled in against his side.

"But no info on what the problems were?" Zen asked, giving the waitress a winning smile as she came to get their drink orders.

"Nothing, but that's normal, most requesters don't go into detail in their requests, they prefer to go over it all when the wizard or wizard team arrives to take the job." Kaleb told him and Zen nodded, so far he'd only gone on a few jobs, usually with Laxus and the Raijinshuu or with Vander, Cobra, Cida and Presca.

"So...how are things with Shimako big brother?" Cristoff asked, trying to keep his attention off the pretty waitress making eyes at their table.

His beautiful bonded was close to perfect in Zens eyes, he had no complaints, he could handle her, and she kept him really...very happy, but she delighted in teasing him, loved getting him riled up so he got angrily determined in whatever it was they were doing and often he would react much more wildly than he usually wanted to, it would be an ongoing adjustment, the two of them to each other, Shimako was a priestess of Heset, a chef, quiet, calm, disciplined, but her full lips would tip up, those icy blue eyes would spark, and Zen would be left scrambling to catch up to her in the training ring, they never sparred against each other, always against others, but his need to protect was powerful, and she would dash into situations so fast he'd be left racing to catch up, forced to grab onto their bond so he could know what she was doing to be able to help her, fall into sync with her, let her pull on his strength without forcing it on her, let her get where she wanted to be without him in the way..

"Fine...I guess...it's confusing, she's...fascinating. But at the same time she's so...withdrawn, distant. I want to spend time with her, and I really...like her company, I just….I want my home, my family, the Grass Sea and Bosco are in my blood and I've been denied them most of my life, being with her, would mean not being here because Stella has such a firm hold on her and...would like to have a firm hold on me." He said and both Kaleb and Cristoff frowned at their brothers look as he sighed over his drink.

Zen looked at Kaleb. "Stella makes me worry that I'll end up in a gilded cage, like what they wanted to do with Hestor. He's struggling Kaleb, so hard, fighting that keysets hold on his mind with all he has, and Farron...steadfast, insists when he has been able to speak with us that he'll get through this, that he can work it out with Hestor but they're both battered and hurting and I hate that Farron is still in Joya, still under that bitches boot. It's confusing me, Stella is doing all they can, letting Hestor trade his cousins...to sire children for Joya, helping him handle the negotiations, supporting him every step of the way...yet they try to cage him, cage Shimako...cage me. I don't know what to think, and right when I'm worried they will lock me away….they let me leave for a while to go on a mission with you."

Everyone was silent for a minute, Lucy frowning. "Stick with it all Zen…" She said and drew a breath "A couple of years ago the Zodiac keyset, because of the Eclipse gate, went dark. It was the worst time I...have ever had. My thoughts got violent, I got desperate, irrational...my friends at Fairy Tail though, they were there for me, they helped me get them back under control and I look at what Hestor is facing right now and I just...I could be where he is, I WAS where he is, I just managed to turn it around before it drove me dark but it could have happened, it so easily could have happened to me." She said softly "Hestor needs you, needs all of us, to understand, to forgive him...to help him as much as we can with his fight."

Zen shook his head "I won't give up on him, Hestor was there when I came out of that hell hole, he helped me get through those first few months when I was so ashamed of...not being able to read, write...speak my own native fucking language...he spent hours teaching me, patiently working with me…" He ran a hand through his hair "I forgave him right after it happened, as soon as I learned why it had happened...I just, I feel the distance right now, Shimako is in Stella and I'm here, I feel every mile...and if I can't get her out of Stella...how am I going to build a real life? How will I be any use to friends like Hestor, or to my family, we all know Farron is going to need a LOT of help recovering when he gets free."

"You'll be able to Zen, have faith in yourself, and Dad is working on Lady Hishiko about allowing Shimako out of Stella more...when you find a mate, it won't be an issue." Kaleb said but Zen just frowned more at that suggestion and Lucy smiled faintly,

"You do want to find a mate right Zen?" She prodded and the purple and gold eyes narrowed on her "I don't need one." He snapped and Kaleb and the others all blinked, brows going up.

"Zen, a mate...it's the solidity, the foundation we stand on with this Archangel magic...you NEED a mate. I never had a bonded, but all sources say the bond is a watered down version of what you have with a mate, no intimacy, nowhere near the strength and support for your magic, mind and soul." Kaleb said fervently.

"Maybe…" Zen growled looking entirely unconvinced. Their meals arrived and he was saved from further questions or suggestions, grateful when Cana piped up about wanting to go dancing after dinner and that sparked a conversation about the available clubs in the area leaving him able to retreat to silence eat his meal and kick himself for dumping his worries all over his brothers and their friends.

Kaleb watched his brother, keeping active in the conversation but focusing on Zen. He wanted to reassure his brother, but at the sametime intruding into his mind with gentle encouragement would just make Zen feel caged, as if he couldn't even retreat to his own thoughts anymore without someone knowing. So, since he couldn't say anything to Zen he told Lucy.

She squeezed his hand as he shared the thoughts shooting through his brothers head, things nobody wanted Zen to ever feel, he was far from inadequate, and nobody would ever allow him to become a prisoner again, and that those feelings could fester, made worse by his worries about his lack of social skills and lack of education and everything else because of a life in a cage and his inability to really help Hestor, that worried Kaleb.

So they went out after they finished eating, finding a busy nightclub close to their hotel and it proved to be the right choice for Zen because while Lucy had worried he might feel left out not having someone to dance with, the women at the club sure didn't let him have a moment alone.

Cana was in her element, she loved clubbing, and having her own sexy man to bump and grind with, who could keep up with her, made it all the more fun.

The music got fast and the floor was crowded and the DJ was amazingly good and she got so carried away she almost lost track of Rowan, bumping hips with Lucy and a plump brunette who had a great laugh and moved like she had no bones.

When the song changed though she crashed into the green mages body grinning and gripping one of his ass cheeks roughly to help meld her hips to his as they danced. "Disclosure, Mirrors" was a favorite of hers too. Sexy beat she could really get into a partner with.

"Now why would a sweet thing like you go and do something like that?" He purred at her making her shiver.

"Sweet thing wants to know for sure…" She returned and Rowan arched a brow,moving his hips into hers, letting their bodies slide against each other.

"What do you want to know?" He asked.

"If you'll put out." She smirked at him squeezing hard enough he narrowed his eyes and bucked his hips into her making her loosen her grip on his ass though his hand caught her back and brought her back in against him as he rolled his body into hers.

"Only for you." He purred and Cana bit her lip, she so did not miss hooking up with random men...this was so so much better…

Women showed up, threading through the crowds with big trays of shot glasses filled with glowing blue liquid.

"Bluedream it's called, mostly vodka and viniq" She told them when she stopped by Cana and Rowan.

"Yeah? Ok how much?" Rowan asked seeing Canas eyes light up.

"On the house, owner does it every night." She laughed and Cana grabbed two glasses handing one to Rowan who, chuckling, downed his while Cana did the same.

A little ways away Lucy was tilting her head back and downing one then watching Kaleb take one. Over the next few songs they ended up downing several each of the glowing glittery fruity shots.

Though he'd never been drunk, because the light in his body burned out toxins and impurities, Kalebs inhibitions had melted back,and Lucy was no help at all, decidedly tipsy after 4 of the potent things. She was pushing at the buttons of his shirt and he was swatting her hands away. Wagging a finger at her "No no now...that's not nice…" He warned.

"I want to feel skin baby…" Lucy purred at him and he smirked "Oh you will later." he promised.

"I'm with Lu...I say skin…" Cana laughed, her Fiance laughing and pulling her hands away from his belt.

The nos and laughing though went away 4 shots later, and Lucy and Cana were both standing with a large group of people bouncing up and down cheering and dancing watching as the two men stood on the bar slowly peeling away their shirts to the ear splitting screams of encouragement from the crowd.

Zen was nearby, wedged between two women, laughing at his brothers antics. Cristoff he already knew could move, and the big slayer was buried in a group of women nearby, but Kaleb was a surprise, the tall blonde was a big man, but still flexible and he knew how to move his body to make his clothes slide away. The two men had been team mates for years and also were completely comfortable with each other, so played off each other well.

Lucy and Cana happy to watch their men strip about to the point where Rowan laid down on the bar and Kaleb grabbed the ankles of his jeans and pulled them from him while the big Boscan arched his back and ran his hands down his impressive chest .

That was when Cana was done watching. Climbing onto the bar and Rowan moved to his knees as she danced around him,trailing her hands over his skin, finally leaning down and whispering something in his ear that had him grinning and nodding, jumping to his feet and shouldering his fiance before hopping down from the bar.

"Shows over." He declared patting Canas ass and carrying the cackling woman out of the club.

"Oh we still have blonde and beautiful!" A woman called and they were screaming for Kaleb to remove his charcoal slacks.

Lucy grinned, reaching up and Kaleb grabbed her hand, pulling her up onto the bar where she started dancing around the big Boscan.

"You all want what?" She called.

"Skin!" Came the answer and Lucy grinned at her mate, loving his glowing Lavender eyes and the sexy smirk on his mouth, loving more the pulsing music, the screaming crowds that got louder as she undid his belt, they went nuts when she shimmied down ward pulling Kalebs pants down as she went.

Oh she had always loved that he prefered the underwear he did, and the black silk g-string hugging her mates body begged for her fingers but so did the rest of him…

"Last part only comes off for ME!" She declared at the crowds calls for removing the last garment.

There were some boos and alot of laughing but like Rowan had done with Cana, Kaleb grabbed his mate and she grabbed his clothes and was carried from the club.

Cristoff was ushered into an alcove, it was a Boscan club after all and provided clean safe private places for club goers to enjoy each other. The bog slayer mostly stripped by the time the curtain was closed, four women climbing over him as it snapped shut and Cristoff putting up no resistance at all, eagerly responding, laughing and enjoying himself.

Lurking by the bar a woman smiled, stepping into the small office behind the bar and lifting her com.

"Well?" The person on the other end demanded.

"It worked...they all got drunk and all of them got triggered, they carried the women off so I'd say the serums a success, it will work. The main target left with two women that were all over him." The woman reported.

"Perfect, let the Alchemist know to produce it in a slightly more concentrated form and in an injectable for us. Proceed as planned." Came the response and the woman nodded, turning off the com and returning to her duties behind the bar.

The night was wild for all of them...Lucy woke sprawled across Kaleb, who was laying on his stomach, one arm hanging off the side of the bed, long hair spilling over the edge with his arm.

She blinked a few times, smiling feeling his warm firm body under hers then her eyes widened when she lifted her head and looked around the room…

The sheets and blankets were strewn on the floor, lamps knocked over, and she was...sticky and shifting a bit realized she had...honey...yes, it smelled and tasted like honey, on her breasts and...other places along with bits of melted chocolate smeared with the honey, a quick glance at Kaleb revealed bite marks...hers...and more honey and chocolate smeared on his tan skin and...in his hair like it was also in hers…

It was on the bed along with an empty clear plastic bear that had probably once contained the honey, and a couple gold foil wrappers she knew had held Boscan kissing chocolate because Kaleb had introduced her to that delectable sinful confection during their stay at the mountain spring where he'd proposed to her.

Grimacing at the mess she summoned Virgo who popped out and instantly arched a pink brow, eyes wandering right down Kalebs sleeping and very naked form.

"Punishment princess? I would accept it from Master Kaleb if you do not wish it." She added and Lucy narrowed her eyes.

"No...not today...Virgo, I need help...I have….wow...no hangover...but um…" She looked around the room, Gods...the little sitting area, there was chocolate on the couch...on the coffee table...on the rug in front of the little fireplace...holy sweet stars...evidence of their activities last night that fully explained why her legs were aching and weak and her...well...her vagina was sore...she and Kaleb had gone at it wildly for...hours when they had come back, she was starting to remember as she looked around the room...they were always pretty active and playful and her own stamina was growing having a lusty Boscan for a fiancee but...they had never done it so wildly for so long or so many times…

"I will begin cleaning up the room Princess, will you be needing to have a bath drawn? I would be happy to help bath Master Kaleb…" The maid offered and Lucy saw the wicked glint in the maids eyes.

"NO...I mean, Yes, please clean up the room, I can get my own bath going though considering how...sticky I am I should probably shower before I soak in a tub...Kaleb...um…" She wasn't sure what to do about Kaleb, he usually woke up before her but was still out, it was very unusual, hell everything about this was strange, she'd been absolutely out of her mind with lust, had needed him over and over again and he'd seemed to be no less affected.

But Kaleb needed to move so Virgo could handle cleaning up the bed, the maid could probably help her move the big man but…

"I'm awake...sort of...fuck...what the hell got into us? Aside from each other I mean…" He chuckled and Lucy smiled, pushing at his shoulder as he turned his head to look back at her.

"I don't know...I...I'm sore…" She admitted "But I'm not complaining...that was...yeah…" She blushed remembering some of the things they had done with each other last night, she'd known Kalebs body very well before, now...even more so…

He chuckled again, almost a damn giggle and rolled over grabbing her and kissing her, the taste of honey and chocolate still strong on his lips and tongue and Lucy whimpered as her body responded, her sore center heating and clenching at the feel of his tongue sliding into her mouth. Gods help her, she felt like she'd been run over by a truck but she still wanted him…

"Ansinsia...Angels hands…" Kaleb whispered and a warm tingling feeling soaked into her body everywhere Kalebs hands went, which including him sliding one between her legs and cupping her sore sex, she gasped as the warm delicious tingling feeling travelled up her channel, the soreness easing and fading away replaced by a soothing warmth stirred to need by Kalebs figer lazily circling her clit a couple of times before he withdrew it.

He pulled back and Lucy blinked slowly at him, meeting a sexy smile and laughing Lavender eyes.

"Zen taught me that, it's a minor healing spell, apparently the temple has been teaching him a little about his magic and so...mine through him." He told her and Lucy smiled but her smile fell as a thought occurred to her.

"Kaleb...last night I...I couldn't stop...do you remember much? My memory is hazy." She admitted and Kalebs smile fell.

"I couldn't stop either...I...I had to have you, needed..sex...badly...Gods...fuck...did I strip on the bar at the club?" He asked hoping that was just some sort of weird fantasy part of his hazy memories.

Lucy bit her lip "I don't know but I remember helping you take your pants off…" She admitted with a wince.

"Shit" Kaleb sighed and a tap on Lucys shoulder made her turn.

"Princess, if you and Master Kaleb would like to shower and dress I can get started." She said and Lucy nodded, shifting off her mate with his help then both mages headed for the bathroom.

"After I am finished with your suite Princess, would you like me to see to your family? Like you and Master Kaleb they...ah...played hard last night…" Virgo said. The spirits had been crowded around the viewing basin watching, Loke finding a way to expand their view so all three suites were in it.

Lucy was wide eyed but blushed and nodded "Yes...please...thank you Virgo…" She breathed and Virgo bowed as Lucy followed Kaleb into the bathroom.

It was nearly an hour later they emerged...taking a shower together...even with so much on both their minds, as soon as the soap started being lathered on skin...yeah… restraint when it came to Kaleb wasn't something Lucy had found in herself yet and he certainly never discouraged her.

The room was clean, their clothes neatly folded and laid out for them and Kaleb shook his head, ever impressed by Lucys ingenious maid. He put the clothes from last night into his bag and pulled out more suitable clothes for work. He didn't wear his white leather when out on jobs, it was for around the guild or while on guild business, when he needed to be easy to recognize as the Master of White Sea. For what they were doing today, shopping while they burned time waiting for their client, he'd wear more casual clothes so when Lucy turned, smiling as she tied her button down shirt up beneath her ample bust, she was presented with her fiance in faded well worn blue jeans and a white silk button down with the sleeves rolled up.

It was Kalebs reaction to her, in her pink shirt tied up under her bust and snug white capris and sandals that made her really smile. His lips parted and his eyes widened "Gods...you're beautiful…" He breathed and she blushed...he did this to her, and she'd suspect he was playing with her but their bond let her know every time he was sincere. It made her feel amazing.

"You look really good in jeans…" She smiled and he leaned in to kiss her.

"Lets gather the others, I'm interested in seeing how they fared." He chuckled.

"So am I" Lucy giggled, pretty certain Cana would have taken whatever it was in those shots to a farther degree than she and Kaleb had and wondering how Cristoff had handled her.

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Rowan woke to the very pleasant sensation of being partially erect and still buried inside a woman, something he immediately put to use, bringing his hand down and massaging a curved hip as he moved a little into her body before he rolled his hips.

Now...he was flat on his back, his fiance on top of him...which normally his Dominant tendencies would have a serious issue with, but whatever the fuck had gotten into them last night, he'd let his beautiful Fiance ride him more than once...and do a lot of other things he normally wouldn't have tolerated based on him being a pretty dominant natured man.

Right now though he was gripping her hips and thrusting slowly but more and more deeply as he hardened into her delicious body.

Cana stirred after about the third good thrust moaning, waking up to having her rather large fiance sliding himself in and out of her was probably the best wake up she could ask for...well, she did love waking up to his face between her legs too….

She turned her head into his neck, biting him and making him growl, the sensation more than a little pleasing as she pushed herself up, bracing her hands on his heavy pectorals and digging her nails into them loving seeing his lip curl and teeth bared at her.

"Mmmm...yes...harder honey...your woman needs you to get her blood pumping…" she purred and Rowan gripped her hips better, drawing her down into his next upward thrust and making her gasp.

He felt so so good...Cana let him take control, running her hands up her body and playing with her breasts smiling at seeing his eyes turn darker and his movements got more vigorous until she was bouncing on him scarcely able to breathe until her end hit her and she sucked in a breath and groaned out his name as she fell forward onto his heaving chest, his hips bucking up into her as he tumbled with her into bliss and filled her further with his seed.

They hadn't even caught their breath yet when Lucys maid appeared in a shower of gold and Cana almost screamed but Rowan caught her, hand gently covering her mouth to stifle it, he knew Virgo and her magic.

"Forgive me...you may tell Princess or Master Kaleb to punish me if you will, I was sent to help you clean up." The maid offered and Rowan grinned at her, carefully shifting his fiance from on top of him, kissing her shoulder when she hissed as he withdrew from her body.

"Yeah...looks like we need it…" He admitted, sitting partway up, propping himself up on an elbow while resting his arm on a raised knee looking around the room...he had seen worse after one of Cristoffs full moons...when his appetites ran high and powerful he'd wrecked Vanders penthouse in Pelerno more than once. His own home was well set up to handle how rough he could get, especially once he had his vines involved, and Vanders was too...now. But the room looked like it had weathered a full moon, not just him somehow managing to get drunk on weird fruity flavored shots...he rarely got drunk, he had a great sense for when to stop and his green magic...well...it tended to clean and purify his body so getting drunk was actually not easy for him to do.

"I'd be happy to help you bathe." The spirit offered and Cana narrowed her eyes.

"No...I'll make sure every inch of him is clean...thank you." She said and Virgo bowed again, stepping aside as Riwan got to his feet and walked past her, Cana could only smile, the man had no shame and not a shy bone in his body, she enjoyed the hell out of him being perfectly relaxed about walking around naked in their home, at the baths and such, she just got a little possessive when other women took an eyeful.

She however was the one to step into the shower with the smiling redhead and enjoy his attention while she lathered soap over his body.

When they emerged, Virgo had their room looking like they hadn't even walked into it yet and Rowan smiled at Cana "I'll have to get Lucy to let me punish that spirit." He chuckled.

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When Virgo appeared in Zens room her eyes narrowed sharply on the tall mage who laid naked on the bed, one wrist handcuffed to the headboard, the other one still bearing a handcuff and also a thick broken bar from the brass headboard.

The room smelled heavily of sex and the drink she'd smelled on her Princess and all of her other family members. The maid was well aware that this man was the other Archangel mage, the born Archangel, the Evening Star. Her eyes snapped right to a card on the nightstand with angel wings on it and she narrowed her eyes, moving to it and snatching it up, reading it quickly and then putting it into her pocket before turning to free the Archangel from his magic cancelling cuffs so his magic could help him fully to purge what was in his system from it.

Once the bonds were removed, almost instantly, there was a swirl of magic and the Maid was looking up into the pale blue eyes of Shimako. The petite little Stellan pushed her silver hair back and moved toward Zen.

"Clean the room please Virgo...I'll take care a Zen." She said tersely and with a wave of her hand, Zens limp body raised from the bed and floated to the bathroom, Shimako right behind him.

She drew a bath and set him into it, carefully cleaning every bit of the tall man, cursing under her breath at the bite marks on his tan skin, the bruises on his wrists that already bore scars that would never go away from a lifetime in similar bonds.

She narrowed her eyes "Let me see the note Virgo." She said and the maid came into the bathroom where she now sat on the edge of the tub.

Virgo handed her the card and Shimako scanned it, eyes narrowing further.

A shower of gold and she turned her eyes on Leo and sneered at him. "Dont say a thing cat...I'm not in the mood, I don mind him having a good time, he deserves it, but those women...what's happening...I won't let him be taken again, he's my bonded, my responsibility...and...I care about him and whether he chooses to be more for me or no, I'll damn well be making sure no greedy mages will enslave him, he deserves better." She snarled.

Leo bowed "They only played with him, he has to learn to be more careful, he needs to learn how to handle things." Loke said firmly, Gods he hated being stuck between the holy temples of the Three Gods of the Heavens and his King. Zen could mate with any Celestial magic user, the fact that this mage, who was a powerful holy celestial mage in her own right, had her own fate tied into Zen complicated the hell out of everything.

"This note was meant for Lucy." Shimako said holding it out and Loke took it, reading it and grimacing before looking with concern down at Zen.

Shimako turned, her eyes softening when they fell on the man in the tub, she reached out to brush some of his wet hair back from his cheek, cupping it for a moment as she looked at him. He was so young, but had already been through so much, and he wanted to trust his world, wanted to fit in and be happy, wanted to make his family proud, protect them, but the poor man was torn in so many different directions, trying so hard to get back all that had been denied him.

"I want to take him home with me...He can learn, languages, reading, about society and everything...I can take him someplace safe, where crazed greedy fucks aren't tryin to turn him into a fuckin tool." She said.

"You can talk to him about that." Loke said.

"I already have damn it...he loves Bosco...spent his whole life in a damn cage and wants to be here, wants to be with his family and I can't deny him that!" She grit out.

"Then push him, mate with him so he can call on you, so that if he gets into trouble again you'll be able to pull him to you from...wherever he is if he has to be away from you, or tell Lady Hishiko to fuck off about keeping you in Stella! The King wants you to." Loke said.

"I don't care what the king wants me to do, I serve the Three…" She snapped and turned back to Zen, eyes softening again, a sad smile on her face as she cupped his chin and tipped it up so she could lean down and press a kiss to his full lips.

"Zen...open those eyes for me." She breathed against his lips and he stirred, drawing in a deep breath, eyes fluttering open still blurred and hazy.

"I need to purify out what they put in you…" She said softly.

"Shima?" He breathed in confusion.

Shimako drew a sharp breath, she loved when he called her that….she was a high priestess, strong, her magic was potent and her control over it was why Lady Hishiko had chosen her to bond with Zen. She kept a hard hold on her emotions though...because if Lady Hishiko suspected Shimako was in love with her charge...the Mother Seer would have the bond broken and put Zen with a different Celestial Magic user.

She couldn't help herself, it had taken so little time, watching the man work, recover, argue with Hestor, fight for Heastor, stand right in the face of the Mother seer herself and tell her off, demanding she ease up her hold on his friend, demanding she NOT try to control him or himself, he'd even fought for Shimako, argued, gotten his father to argue with the Mother seer about letting Shimako leave Stella. He was tall, handsome, passionate, and she could feel his emotions through the bond they shared, the honesty, sincerity of them all, she'd not stood a chance, her heart was and always would be his, but nobody could know that...the Mother Seer saw too damned much.

She leaned in again, covering his mouth with hers and breathing into him, pushing magic into him carefully and when she pulled back she was satisfied at seeing clear amethyst eyes come to hers.

"Shima…" He frowned slightly, confused and she smiled at him.

"It's ok, I...I can't stay….but tell your brothers all of you were drugged last night?" She insisted and he nodded.

"I owe you a thank you don't I?" He said uncertainly and she smiled again this time much more wickedly.

"Oh I gave you a bath, I got my thanks. Now Loke give that to your Princess and don't you even think about with holding it or I'll make a damn rug out of you." The mage said, sliding to her feet.

"You're leaving? You...you just got here...didn't you?" Zen shook his head trying to remember.

"I can't stay long.I told you...I shouldn't even be here right now but I felt the bond go lax, they'll miss me in about 30 minutes." She said.

"Than give me that?" He asked and she stopped,her smile a little crooked, he hadn't asked her to stay before…

She nodded and he pushed himself to his feet, stepping out of the tub and snatched a towel.

"Give me a minute to get dressed...then...fuck...I...I guess maybe go somewhere we could sit down? I need to eat something...would like to have breakfast with you but…" He sighed, shoving both his hands up and through his damp hair in frustration.

He wanted to sit down, have breakfast with the woman he'd been bonded to and fucking talk with her without half of Stella hanging over their shoulders and she didn't have the fucking time to do that.

"Zen...we can have breakfast in my kitchen, I've got a fridge full of food...you said a while ago your Dads chef was teaching you to cook, want to show me? Not much sexier than a man making a woman a meal." She said softly and he smiled then.

"I'd like that." He agreed, and hurried to his pack, pulling out clothes, making sure they would be alright for Stella and Shimako shooed Loke off with a dark threatening look, letting Virgo finish her task while she waited for Zen.

"Please let yer Princess know Zen will be with me for a bit. I will make sure he is teleported back here when we are finished." She told the maid when she was done and Virgo bowed and vanished.

Turning she smiled,Zen Standing waiting for her in black slacks shirt and a vest, one thing was certain, if he did choose her...she would always have a strong handsome man on her arm that looked damn good no matter what clothes he wore. He reached out to her and she took his hand, gladly stepping into his arms, loving the way peace...comfort...sweet calm and silence came to her the moment she was close to him.

In the next moment the couple was gone.

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Lucy stared at the card...tears forming in her eyes but she wasn't sad….she was furious.

"Proof Angels can be drugged chained and fucked to my hearts content. Look carefully at your Morning Stars inner left thigh...just so you know, if his brother hadn't served so well, I'd have had him too while you laid passed out on the bed not two feet away. The honey was especially delicious."

Lucy looked at Kaleb who pressed his lips together and undid his jeans, once he was out of them he put his left foot up on the bench at the foot of the bed and Lucys hand slid over his smooth tan skin, stopping at the lipstick mark magically staining his skin on the inside of his left thigh...Gods...she'd touched him...there was no way she hadn't with as high as that mark was…

Kaleb growled, curling a lip in disgust and his hand lit, fire white and almost blinding licking over his fingers as he slid them over the mark and wiped it away, the magic hissing as it was dispelled.

"Who did this?" Lucy looked hard at Loke who grit his teeth.

"We...we saw Kaleb roll over on his back just after you two passed out, even saw his left leg fall off the edge of the bed...but we never saw anyone in the viewing pool Princess…" He admitted. Whoever had done it, set that mark on Kaleb, had made themselves invisible...not a tremendously hard spell, a lot of magic types could master it. Still...this person had come into the room with their Princess passed out, drugged, and her mate who should have been immune to that sort of thing, drugged and passed out too.

The door opened and Cana and Rowan came in, Canas eyes flying wide at finding Lucy sitting on the bed, Kaleb in a shirt and underwear with a foot beside Lucys hip and Lucys hand resting right by the mans package.

"Lu...uh...we could come back...thought you were ready to go down to breakfast" Cana chuckled but her mirth died when she saw Lucys face.

"Someone...drugged us, all of us...Zen was unable to wake up out of it without Shimakos help...he's with her right now, but they left...this…" She held the note out while Kaleb retrieved his jeans and got dressed again.

Cana glared at the note, Rowan growling reading over her shoulder.
Cristoff was standing, having come in not long after Lucy had found the mark on Kaleb...they had found a similar on on the inside of Cristoffs thigh. He frowned then stepped forward, hands flaring over Kalebs chest, at first the big slayer just frowned but then his eyes narrowed.

"Found it...fuck...it's some sort of mineral mixed with biological and magical elements...really complex, all of its naturally occurring and individually not toxic...just affect producing…" He shook his head growling again.

"I can negate each affect but there are dozens and taking down each one would take time and concentration…" He admitted. Concentration he wouldn't have if he was drugged too.

"Can you block them? Maybe create...shit...Cobra...we need to see if him and his team can join us." Kaleb said and Cristoff nodded.

"Sad to say...we need protection against whoever the fuck this is." He said and Kaleb nodded.

"It's unlikely it has anything to do with our job here, so I say we continue with that, just get Cobra and his team here...as insurance...with them here we can have them working on this issue while we finish the job we're here for." He said and Lucy nodded, standing and getting her com out so she could call Cobra.

The Poison Slayer would be able to figure out just what they had been hit with and hopefully how to counteract it if it was passed to them again, and she rather liked the idea of him, Vander and Presca, who all were very good at protection and guard work, watching over them.

Whoever this bitch was...Lucy was going to find her and make sure she never touched anyone she loved ever again.

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Three hours, words were measured, calculated, the underlying hostility between Sydelle and Hestor was abundant. Sydelle a true Dark Celestial Summoner, Hestor fighting for all his worth NOT to become one and Sydelle far to amused at his fight.

It took all he was worth for Hestor not to snatch Ma'ats keys to his chest and cry when Sydelle handed it over. Manuke stood while the woman circled him, running her hand over his chest and right between his legs, the man not reacting to her fondling him made her smile.

"Enough here to please those scheduled to fuck him, like Tenshi...your family has nice dicks Hestor, I may yet find a way to negotiate getting my hands on yours some time." she said harshly and Hestor pressed his lips together, narrowing his eyes.

"4 women, only 4, you promise it, and that he will be returned to us completely unharmed after he has serviced them." He said firmly.

"Yes...I agree, I promise." Sydelle said, grimacing when the magic locked that promise into place, even as a Dark mage...she had to obey certain rules for her magic or she would loose it.

"Farron." Hester said, proud his voice didn't shake, his cold steel blue eyes searching again for the Ambassador.

Sydelle waved a hand and two women stepped through a portal, holding a drooping blonde between them. Farron was...pale, thin...his normally shining honey blonde hair a mess and he was naked and stank of sex and drugs, there were scars on his wrists and ankles, angry welts oozing blood and puss and he had teeth marks just….all over him.

"His handling was never something we made a deal about...so..the women I allowed to use him did get a little...rough...but he'll heal." Sydelle scoffed and Farron was dropped, the man crashing to the deck of the ship unable to stand, too weak to even let out a sound and Hestor glowered at the women.

"GO, Xiao will be meeting you to collect Manuke in 4 days, that is all the time you are allowed and you will promise NOW that he will be handled with care and respect fitting his station as a HIgh Priest of the God Anubis." Hestor snarled and Sydelle smirked

"I promise." She chuckled not reacting to the magic this time, just sliding her hand through Manukes silver hair before her women walked him through the portal to the Joyan ship.

"Nice doing business with you as always Hestor...you're so...good...to your One." She smirked as she left and Hestor almost collapsed as he realized she knew...KNEW Farron was his only chance at his One...that she had….absolutely...done all of this JUST to torture him through Farron...dragged out keeping the man...made sure he was...in this state...all because she hated Hestor and wanted him to hurt...Farron had suffered...so damned much...because of him.

He didn't collapse though, rushing forward instead, hands sliding over filthy skin that lacked the sunkissed healthy glow it usually had, pushing dull dirty blonde hair back as Xiao barked for healers that came hurrying forward.

The pale blue eyes that met his were dull, dazed, heavily drugged and Hestor held himself together with a lot of effort, silently following the healers as Farron was lifted and carried to the ships infirmary.

He stood silent, watched stoically as the healers worked, holy healers of the temple of Mehturt, strong, and it took them hours, the ship already pulling into port by the time they started backing away, talking about Farron needing to be bathed, that he had to eat soon…

"I'll care for him...if he'll let me...everything, I will do it personally." He said firmly, clutching Ma'ats key, knowing he had to contract the spirit and soon but right now….nothing, not even his own damned sanity mattered as much as seeing Farron cared for.

The healers were nodding, looking at Xiao uncertainly and the man nodded once and they all silenced and left.

"I will have him carried to your quarters cousin. If he accepts your care...you will be left to privacy." Xiao said softly and Hestor nodded, lips trembling with the effort of holding his emotions in check.

"Yes...please." He said and Xiao waved a hand as the ship finally docked. Two large men moved and lifted Farron onto a litter carrying him out of the infirmary and off the ship. Hestor following behind them and Xiao behind Hestor, neither saying a word but Xiaos sharp looks had all eyes turning away from them as they boarded a carriage and rode to the Temple.

It was past dark when they arrived, and they went in as they had left the ship, without a word, Farron finally eased into a carefully prepared bath, Hestor shedding his clothes and climbing into it, summoning Abraxis, the spirit silent, helping him handle the unconscious man as Xiao and the others left and closed the doors behind them.

Hestor worked diligently, gently washing every inch of the man, not letting even his spirit do more than help hold him. He patiently washed and detangled the silky blonde hair, ignoring the tears that ran from his eyes intermittently as he worked, washed the scarred wrists and ankles.

He dressed Farron in silks and Abraxis helped him carry the man to his bed and then stood

"You must contract Ma'at...my brother will stabilize you…" He said firmly as Hestor sat on the edge of the bed staring at Farrons sleeping face.

He stood...and did exactly that, not three feet from the bed, the elegant male spirit looking sympathetically over at Farron and then his new keyholder before he bowed and vanished with Abraxis to go settle the sisters. Hestor felt it...the balancing...the warm creeping through the cold...the voices dulling, all of it...but he didn't damn well care right then, sitting on the edge of the bed and reaching a shaking hand to brush drying blonde hair from a handsome face.

He fell apart then, falling forward on Farrons chest and sobbing, guilt and pain and fear tearing apart his tenuous hold on his emotions.

"I will….make it right." He rasped, "I promise...I swear with all I am...I will Make it RIGHT." He said more firmly.

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A/N was listening to BTS…."Make it Right" as I've been writing Hestor these last few chapters...it's his song. Thank you so much to everyone taking the time and effort to leave reviews and send PMs...they really do keep me coming back to this.