Happily whistling Lucy skipped down the road to the guild hall. The day couldn't have gone any better. Not only had she completed her first solo mission, she also had enough jule to pay for the necessities plus some extra. While she was dreaming about what she'd do with the extra money, she suddenly heard a cry of help. Immediately wary she looked around. The cry happened again but all she saw was a dog with a chew toy. She halted in her steps, that toy seemed awful familiar. "Where did that cry come from," she mumbled to herself. The cry came again, this time more desperate than before. Now she knew why the toy seemed so familiar, it wasn't a toy at all. It was one of Bickslow's totems. She tried to approach the dog carefully while getting a sandwich out of her bag. She'd planned to eat it on the train but except hadn't been hungry.

"Hello little guy," she said to the dog when she reached it holding out the sandwich, "I'm sure this will taste a lot better than a wooden totem, don't you agree?" The dog let the totem fall and before it ran away it snatched the sandwich out of her hand.

"Are you alright?" Lucy asked the totem worriedly. It shakily tried to rise from the ground. "Here let me help you." Lucy scooped the totem up and cradled it in her arms. The totem turned itself and looked up to her. "I miss daddy," it whined.

"I know, you had quite the fright, haven't you," Lucy said soothingly. She stood up from the ground. "I was going to the guild hall. I'm sure Bickslow will be there. He must be worried sick about you. You aren't hurt I hope?" At the end her voice turned worried again. She looked over the totem seeing that it was riddled with bite marks."

"I can't feel pain. I just want to be back. He has never left me like this. What if.." The little totem cut himself of as if embarrassed.

"What if..?" Lucy asked leadingly. They were still quite far from the guild. "I don't know if it will help, it's just if you want to talk. You can talk with me. I promise I won't tell anyone what you'll say except when you give me the go ahead. And you can trust me on that. I am a celestial mage so I can't break any promises."

"What if daddy doesn't want me back?" it asked in a small voice.

"Why wouldn't he want to?" Lucy was puzzled. She never had had much contact with Bickslow though even if she hadn't it was obvious he loved the little guys. He was always paying attention to them. Even when he was talking to the rest of the Thunder Tribe she saw him checking up on them.

"Well daddy has us to help us cross over the next realm and I am the oldest of us. What if he has given up on me. What if he doesn't need me any more?" The totem began to talk faster and faster.

"Stop it!" Lucy forcefully said. "I am sure he doesn't think that. I may not know him very well but I have seen how he is with you guys. He loves you all very much and I am sure he is out of his mind with worry for you now."

"But Pipi and Popo have each had 2 different souls before these. They all seem to get to move on except for me, I have been with him since the start" This was news to Lucy, she'd thought the totems housed one soul. How many wandering souls had Bickslow helped to cross over? Her heart skipped a beat when she thought about the caring and determination that must have cost the seith mage. Thought he alwasys came across as irresponsible and goofy, she now saw that there was much more to him.

"Not everyone is the same," she said. "Some people mourn if their pet fish has died and others flush it down the toilet and don't feel a thing about it. What I mean is that you can't compare yourself to the other souls. Did you have the same kind of life? Are there unfinished business? I think that you're not a wandering soul by chance. Have you ever thought about that Bickslow needs you. He cares very much about you all and you have been the first. How old was he when you came to him?"

"He was still a baby, seith mages are born with it. At first I didn't have a body. I just floated around him and when he grew older he began to make me totems."

"There, you see? Maybe you were meant to be by his side, be the one companion that stays with him." She gave the totem a small kiss and saw that they had reached the guild hall. "I totally forget to introduce myself. My name is Lucy. Now shall we see if your daddy is in the hall?"She energeticely pumped her fist in the air.

"Yes," the totem said brightly ,"and my name is Papa."

"Nice to meet you Papa." Lucy smiled brightly and opened the doors to the guild hall.

Tables and chairs were flying around. As usual a fight had broken out. Dodging and weaving herself through the mess she fell down on one of the bar stools. "It will be hard to find Bickslow in this mess," she muttered to the totem. She looked to the second floor where she saw Evergreen and freed talking but no sign of the one she was looking for. The Thunder Tribe had always intimidated her. They were all crazy strong and didn't seem very approachable, even now that Laxus wasn't in the guild any more they were the strongest team in Fairy Tail. At least that was how she felt. Steeling her resolve, Papa needed Bickslow, she carefully went upstairs. Luckily she wasn't hit with any furniture and safely reached the second floor. The conversation between Evergreen and Freed came to a stop when she went to their table.

"May I help you, miss Lucy?" Freed asked cordially. His eyes widened a little when he saw what she was holding. Before Lucy could even think to respond he began talking again. "Ever call Bickslow now. Papa has been found."

This is my first Fairy Tale story. Please review. I always am eager to hear your thoughts. And sorry for the bad grammer. English isn't my first language and I have learned it by reading fanfiction so I'm quite sure there are many mistakes. Untill the next time and stay healthy all 3