Strange Magic

A/N: Special thanks to everyone who favorited and followed this story despite my hiatus. I am now picking my stories back up again albeit slowly. Please keep in mind that this story will not be following the anime.

Disclaimer: All rights go to Hiro Mashima. I own nothing but this plot!

Chapter Two: Arrival

All the men stared at Yukino with wide-eyes and gaping expressions.

"Huh?" asked Sting dumbly.

Yukino sighed exasperatedly. "Lucy is coming over to visit me, Sting."

"Why?" Sting asks bewilderedly.

Yukino shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know Sting. Lucy didn't explain why. She just stated that she is coming over for a visit." Yukino held the letter out to her guild master. "Here is the letter she gave me. Here, take it and read it for yourself."

Sting took the paper from Yukino's hand and read it in silence.

Rufus sat quietly lost in thought, the book long forgotten in his hand. It was surprising for Sabertooth to have visitors considering how the last guild head treated visitors nevertheless how he treated his own members. Why would Lucy Heartfilia come to Sabertooth? He knew Yukino and Lucy had quickly become close friends. Not because of their magic but how similarly both young women treated their spirits. Rufus does not have a memory of a Fairy Tail mage coming over to Sabertooth just to visit.

The Fairy Tail mage who was coming over wasn't an average wizard. It was Lucy Heartfilia. The Lucy Heartfilia. Lucy Heartfilia was known as the Light of the Fairies. She was one of the most valued members of the guild and a valued member of Team Natsu. She was such a valued member, Fairy Tail and Sabertooth almost battled after Minerva dropped her bloody, bruised body onto the ground during the Naval Battle; that was how important this woman was. Rufus knew he would be a fool if he didn't feel any guilt for Sabertooth's cruelty during the Grand Magic Games.

Despite his guild's cruelty, Lucy Heartfilia chose to let it be in the past, and she forgave Sabertooth. Such forgiveness in her thought Rufus. I wonder how she can be so forgiving. His thought process was interrupted by Sting when he placed the letter on the table and looked at Yukino…thoughtfully? I need to memorize this. Sting…thoughtful?

"So Blondie wants to visit you at Sabertooth and take you to the Akane Resort," Sting summarized.

Yukino nodded.

"When does she arrive?" asks Rogue. "Does the letter say?"

"This evening."

"Where will Miss Lucy be staying?" asks Rufus.

"I have decided to offer Lucy to stay at my place. I'm going to call Lucy and get the guest room prepared for her," responded Yukino. "I will see you guys later. Have a nice day!"

Yukino got up from the table and left.

Sting groaned knowing one of his most reliable assistants was leaving him alone with the paperwork. Rufus smirked at the memory he found to be quite amusing. Rufus was checking the paperwork Sting had been working on but had caught error after error. When he discovered that Sting misplaced an apology letter with a pornographic photo, the Memory Make mage lost his shit. Furious, Rufus forced his groaning Guild Master to redo the paperwork as well as apologize for grossly misplacing his paperwork.

Orga laughed. "I know what we will be doing for the rest of the day."

"Preparations, I presume," Rufus answered climbing gracefully to his feet. "Come, Sting. You and I need to go over a few reports before we assist with preparations."

Sting sighed and followed the tall, long-haired male up to his office.

To say that Lucy Heartfilia was happy was the understatement of the year. Why? She didn't have to worry about a certain pyromaniac, a cake-loving fierce redhead, and an ice mage exhibitionist causing utter chaos.

And utter chaotic destruction meant no reward money, so Lucy decided to go on a few missions with Wendy and Shadow Gear because they were the least destructive out of everyone in the guild. After she came back from her last job with Wendy, Natsu had dragged her into another mission along with Erza and Gray. The mission wanted Fairy Tail to catch a group of mages who were causing problems in a small village. Lucy had a perfect plan, but Natsu and Gray thought it would be best to go with Plan T. Take Them By Storm. Exactly what Natsu, Gray, and Erza did….and now Lucy has no reward money to buy groceries.

After chewing out her teammates, Lucy decided to go on a vacation for some time and visit a friend she hasn't seen since the Eclipse Celestial Spirits mess that had entangled the two women. Yukino, her newest friend from Sabertooth and her fellow Celestial Spirit Mage. Lucy thought it would be good to get some girl time with someone who shared her interests and beliefs.

All were reasons why she was sitting on a train with her bag heading to Sabertooth. Alone. I am going to enjoy this vacation time with Yukino, Lucy excitedly thought. Lucy had been thinking about a vacation for some time, but with the last mission, Lucy decided maybe a long, relaxing holiday would end up being quite therapeutic. She decided to send a letter to Yukino a few days ago and figured Yukino would receive the message either yesterday or today.

Hopefully, Lucy would arrive at Sabertooth this evening. Lucy wondered how Sabertooth would react to her visiting them. Lucy smiled.

After mailing the letter, Lucy gave her apartment keys to Levy and Wendy to keep an eye on her apartment. Lucy decided to pay rent for this month and next month. Levy and Wendy promised her they would help keep her place clean and help pay rent if needed. Before leaving, she announced her summer vacation to her team. To say her team was surprised was another understatement. Natsu and Happy whined about not having her cook food for them. Gray whined about not having her around to deal with the pyro. Erza complained about Lucy going without someone to protect her. Lucy had calmly dismissed the complaints and told them she would be coming back. However, she threatened Natsu that if he eats her apartment dry again, she was going to Lucy Kick him into the next year.

Brrrrng. Brrrrng. A ringing sound coming from her bag brought Lucy out of her thoughts. She reached into her bag and pulled out her communication lacrima. She looked at the screen and saw Yukino's smiling face.

"Lucy!" cheered Yukino. "How are you this fine morning?"

"I am doing quite well, Yukino. I assume you got the letter I sent you?"

"Yes. I told Sting and the others about you coming. They seemed pleasantly surprised."

Sting, huh? Not Master Sting? This should be interesting, thought Lucy.

"I will be arriving at six o'clock. Even though I will love to come over to the guild tonight, I probably will be too tired, so I was thinking about getting a room—"

"Nonsense."

Lucy stared at her friend. "What?"

"You will be staying with me," Yukino said smiling brightly. "I didn't get to spend enough quality time with you last time we were together, so this seems like the perfect time." Yukino smiled warmly at Lucy. Lucy opened her mouth to decline. "I won't take no for an answer." Lucy shut her mouth. Looking into her friend's eyes, she saw Yukino's mind was made up. There was no way she was going to convince Yukino otherwise.

"Alright. I will stay with you."

Yukino cheered causing Lucy to laugh.

"I am glad. I will pick you up at the train station."

Lucy smiled. "Alright. I will see you then."

After Yukino and Lucy said their goodbyes, Lucy put her communication lacrima back into her bag. She leaned against the window. A small smile graced her beautiful face. Lucy was excited about this vacation.

Something good is about to come my way. I can feel it.

When Lucy got off the train, she looked around for Yukino.

"Lucy!"

Lucy turned around and was attacked in a bear hug by none other than Sabertooth's Celestial Spirit Mage, Yukino Agria.

"Yukino!" laughed Lucy as she returned the gesture. "It's great to see you again."

Yukino linked her left arm with Lucy's right arm and proceeded walking towards Yukino's apartment. The two girls talked about the missions have been on and the latest news that's been going around Fiore. The girls laughed and talked. Lucy never felt any happier. Finally, someone who understood her magic and understood her. Even though she dearly loved her team, the relationship and bond she developed with Yukino felt even tighter.

The two girls made their way into Yukino's apartment. After helping Lucy settle down, the two girls took a seat on the loveseat. Yukino was dressed in a white tank top and pajama pants. Lucy was dressed in a red babydoll dress.

"I am guessing you want to know why I am here."

Yukino nodded her head. "I'm quite curious, you know."

"I needed a vacation from my destructive team, and I wanted to spend time with my dear friend from Sabertooth."

Yukino smiled. "I am glad you came to visit me. What about the Akane Resort?"

"Aha! I am glad you asked. On the last mission I took with Wendy, as part of the reward, I got four tickets to go to the Akane Resort. I thought it would be fun to invite you to come along."

"You are so sweet! Of course, I would love to come!"

"However, I got four tickets. I need to invite two more people."

Yukino looked thoughtful. "That's right. Who would you bring, Lucy?"

Lucy smiled a smile that made the other Celestial Spirit feel really nervous. Lucy wiggled her eyebrows at Yukino.

"Oh, I was thinking about a certain White Dragon Slayer my dear fellow Celestial mage has affections for."

Yukino flushed redder than Erza's hair.

End Note: I edited chapter 2 here and there. Nothing much have changed for the first few chapters so fair warning! I will be slowly editing as I go along. This story is also on AO3 lady_serai.

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