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"Freed frowned at Bickslow when Lucy left in a hurry, clearly disapproving of his behavior. "You may want to go after her. She did in fact help Pappa and has benefited you greatly with it." Al he got in answer was an apologetic look and an "she can take it.". Evergreen was silently fuming. The disrespect he showed Lucy was inexcusable, she may not have a close relationship, or even a relationship at all, with the spunky blonde but there was no way Bickslows actions were remotely right. Hitting him with her fan she hissed at him that they all missed Laxus, all regretted their behavior during the Fantasia Parade and that she was going home.
"Bickslow," she sighed while standing up, "pushing her away won't erase that you attacked her. I know your sorry so don't be a pussy and don't hide behind your pervertness. Just say your sorry if it is affecting you this much and thank her when you're already there."
"Pervertness," Bickslow guffawed trying not to think too deeply about her words, "that's not a word Ever."
"If I say it is, it is," she answered haughty sticking her nose a little further up in the air.
"Bickslow's correct, Evergreen. It is indeed not an existing unit of language," Freed told her calmly.
"I said if I say it is, it is," she pointed out emphasizing it with another hit of her fan hitting both this time. "Now I bid you both adieu. My bathtub awaits." Both males rubbed their cheeks. Evergreen could hit rather hard, especially when she was wrong about something, knew she was wrong but didn't want to admit it.
"Evergreen was right. Perchance you should go over to her," signaling to the bar. Bickslow grumbled under his breath, they really weren't letting this go. Pappa even gave of the vibe that he agreed with them, though his little totem didn't push him.
"All right, all right," he grumbled throwing his hands up in defeat, "I'll thank her soon. Just not today. She seems to be busy right now. And indeed when they were talking Lucy had moved from the bar to Levi. Both were engrossed in their conversation, a huge history tome at hand. Pappa looked over to the celestial mage, when he saw which book the blue-haired mage was holding, he asked Bickslow with an hopeful tone if he minded if he went to them. Bickslow knowing his little totem couldn't shut up about the subject when getting into it. Furthermore he'd be with Lucy and after her actions of that morning Bickslow trusted her with his beloved spirit. "Sure, though be careful. Don't want to lose you again." Pappa nuzzled Bickslows cheek in thanks and told the two he would be back later, knowing that Freed would most likely be interested in what sort of book it had been.

Mira watched Lucy leave the bar. 'Lucy and Bickslow?' she mused to herself cleaning a random glass from the counter, 'could it work? They both have demons, things that are holding them back. What if.. Yes it could work. I'll have to keep my eye on those two." The she-devil knew all to well how past experiences could hold you back. For her it had caused that she'd been a cantankerous bitch when she was younger. She had only been able to shed the wall around her when it was to late, when she had lost her sister. Only having her brother remaining she had been determined to face her troubled past and had become a better person for it. However she wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for her family in Fairy Tail.
"Yo Mira! Another barrel of beer." The shout pulled Mira from her thoughts.
"Of course Cana," she answered, "coming right up."

Lucy's mouth fell open when she reached Levi's table barely remembering to balance her bowl of yogurt. "Levi! How in the world did you get that book?" she asked astonished. The book she was referring to contained a complete and utterly unbiased history of the land of Isvan. Which was coincidentally also the name of the book. Lucy had thought all of the copies were destroyed or lost in time. She'd read referrals to it whilst her studies as a child but never had she dreamed to be in so close counters with it. It was truly a gem her friend had in her hands. She had meant to ask Levi if she'd mind if Pappa would be sitting in on their sessions about her own novel yet this had completely wiped it from her head.
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"Levi looked up with an annoyed look on her face that within seconds changed when her eyes landed on the blonde. "Lulu isn't it fantastic? We got it on our last mission. The owner had roots in the land of Ivan though the family had long since stopped learning the language, so he had it put up as payment. We had to do some really grueling disgusting work though for it." Levi beamed as she stared lovingly at the tome.
"You are so lucky Lev," Lucy sighed dreamily, "I've always wanted to read it. It is said that even the whole story of the dark celestial wizard Lord Criebur. I always thought there was something fishy about the story. From what I learned in my lessons, in those times the land of Ivan did not call common folk a lord. It may happen if the dark wizard in question was the master of a guild or had another form of following but he worked alone. Though the history books never mention anywhere an Criebur noble. I just know there is more than what we know there." The excited girl eyeballed the book. "Please please please can I borrow it from you some time?" She did her best to give Levi the best puppy-dog eyes she ever did whilst plopping down next to her./p
"Of course Lulu. After I'm finished with it," the bluet answered grinning. "And you're right. There is a whole chapter about it. From what I've seen so far there was much covered up." Levi flipped the pages till she came to the aforementioned chapter. There even were pictures of an old journal written by the mage himself. Lucy badly wanted to read them however before she could start Levi closed the book. "We have time for this later, now first why were you with the Thunder Legion?" The script mage still hadn't wholly forgiven them for their actions not to long ago. She could have condoned it more easily if all they had threatened was Fairy Tail. Threatening the people of Magnolia was a tad to far.
"When I got back from my mission this morning, I bumped into Pappa, one of Bickslows totems, he was in a bit of a pickle so I helped him. He is truly the sweetest little thing. Now that you mention it I did have a question for you." Lucy took a bite from her yogurt. Closing her eyes she let the sweet strawberry taste roll over her tongue. Her friend stared imploringly. Lucy truly was incorrigible when it came to the dessert. She had even encountered the blond taking a bite from the desert mid-sentence./p
"And that is..?"
"Sorry." Lucy blushed embarrassed. She just couldn't help herself. The desert tasted so good it could have come from the heavens themselves. "I just wondered if you'd mind if Pappa joined us in proofreading the newest chapters of my novel?" She pushed away a chair that was poking her annoyingly in the leg, not having noticed it before. People were already cleaning up after the latest fight though you could easily see there had been one not to long before.
"Of course not." Levi frowned a little seeming deep in thought. "Can his totems read?" she wondered. Sooner than Lucy could answer her, a voice from her left boomed indignant: "Of course we can! I simply can't turn the page, that's all" Pappa snuggled up to the fair-haired mage.

"Pappa what are you doing here? I thought you'd want to stay with Bickslow for a while?"
"I just couldn't bear to be away from you, my lovely savior." The totem nestled himself on her shoulder leaning against her neck. A few strands of her blond hair fell over the little guy. "Did she tell you she saved me from a vicious dog?" He asked turning a little so that the face of the totem looked at Levi. "It was a colossal beast. The shaft came up to her hips and though she had to fear life and limb she fought the terrifying beast with her bare hands and saved me from my doom." Lucy thought back at the incident and chuckled. All she did was give the dog a sandwich. No fear of limb or life was remotely involved.
"You are too precious, you know that?" She let her head rest on Pappa. "I only gave the dog a sandwich as you're very much aware. But on to more important matters, Levi just told me that you are welcome to join us when we proofread the chapters."
"Of course I am. I am truly lovable, you should elope with me now before you miss your chance. For all I know your friend will want to snatch me up." Lucy snickered. This was an whole other side of the little totem she hadn't seen before. It seemed as if the totem was wholly secure in his relationship with Bickslow again. She had a hard time comparing the Pappa of that morning to the one on her shoulder now. Though she didn't mind it one bit. Every time she interacted with the little totem she felt a bit freer. Ever since her mom passed away she felt as if she was made of lead which only got heavier by the years. It had eased up considerable when she had ran away, but it never truly lifted. Even now she still felt it, difficult to notice but there.
Levi watched amused at the interaction between her two table mates. "You can't marry Lucy," she said playing along, "what about Bickslow. He'd be so jealous one of his totems got a stunning brilliant girl before he did." Lucy blushed bright red.
"I am not that great. Though I have to admit I do make a lovely visage. And you are beautiful as well Lev." She smiled at her friend, both ignoring Jet and Droy who were chanting her name as usual. They had been standing behind Levi the whole time. Lucy would have greeted them if she had thought they would hear her. A girl could only try so many times before giving up.
"Our resident Iron eating dragon certainly seems to think so," Pappa laughed. The girls turned around and surely Gajeel was staring at them from the darkest corner of the guild. He was staring intently at Levi slowly munching on an iron bar. His red eyes seemed to shine through the darkness giving a macabre image. Levi shuddered lightly.
"I still don't get what he is doing here. He's so... scary," she whispered. Lucy placed her hand on Levi's arm squeezing it lightly. She understood what her friend was going through. She still had nightmares about her torture occasionally. Though she was confident that the master wouldn't have let him join if he was redeemable. So she told her friend her thoughts.
"And for all we know he has been alone since the dragons disappeared. We can't know what it was like being raised by one and than to be suddenly on your own. The world is a hard place. Certainly for a child. Maybe he just needed a chance to prove to himself that he can be better than he was whilst being in Phantom Lord. Think about it. He probably had been training with his dragon longer than Natsu with his. It surely seemed as if Gajeel had a stronger grip on his magic than Natsu. Gajeel is also physically stronger than him, has the upper mass and everything. For all accounts and purposes Gajeel should have won the fight. This begs the question, why?"
"Because he wasn't in it with his heart like Natsu, is that what you mean?"
"Right, so until he proves otherwise, I have chosen to forgive him." Pappa snuggled a bit further into Lucy. He had known his savior had a big heart, everyone knew it in the guild. He merely hadn't understood how big it truly was. He had to make sure to cultivate his friendship with her. The only problem was Bickslow. Lucy had already indicated she didn't want his daddy to know about her book though how he had to be away from his daddy without him getting curious was beyond him.
"I don't think I can do that so easily," Levi mumbled desolate. She hated how she feared the former dark mage. These days she only felt safe when Jet and Droy were standing behind her like loud supportive pillars. The stares also didn't help. The only reason she hadn't fled the guild hall was because she didn't want to admit defeat. She was a Fairy Tail mage and nothing could withhold her from her own guild hall.
"No one will blame you for it. You more than anyone are entitled to have your reservations. What he did to you , Jet and Droy is totally inexcusable. All I am saying is give him a chance to show he can be better than a lowlife. Sometimes all people need is a chance to show the world who they truly are and I think Gajeel hasn't shown it to anybody in a very long time."

The three sat in silence for a while. None noticed how Gajeels eyes had widened a bit or how he leaned a bit further into the light trying to overhear their conversation. He couldn't blame Levi for being intimidated by him. It was the reason he stared so intently, he wanted to make his excuses to the four though he didn't know how to do it. A simple sorry didn't erase his sins and he definitely didn't deserve their forgiveness. How the blond could give it to him without him apologizing for what he'd done was truly an enigma. He had treated her like crap and she just shakes it off as if it's nothing and forgives him.
"Another reason I came here," Pappa said breaking the silence, "was that book you're holding Levi. It couldn't possibly be 'The complete and utterly unbiased history of the land of Isvan', could it?"
"That got the dialogue again. They went back to the chapter about Lord Criebur. The known story about how he forced himself upon the daughter of Highlord Vu Dremall was written. It pointed out all the holes in the story. How did he get there? What was he doing there? Why was there no punishment listed for it. Nothing added up. Than there was the other side the author had written on basis of the journal pages that were shown. It told a story about a lord whom loved a commoner and married her. How the Lord was one step below the Highlord in question. How his daughter kept stalking him every time he went to her father for business. He hadn't mentioned it, fearing Dremall wouldn't believe him. And when he came to tell about his newborn son, the girl had later told her father he took her virginity by force. No matter how much he protested or tried to prove he couldn't have done it, the loving father believed every word. When they read what happened afterwards Lucy couldn't contain her tears.
"So that's why he killed those people in such a gruesome manner. How could they have done such a thing to a newborn? This is.. This is.. I can't believe this. This is beyond horrible" She almost regretted having read the chapter though it still lifted her spirits knowing that another celestial mage hadn't been fully evil without cause. Having been through what he had been would fracture the most goodhearted person. The other side filled in all the gaps of the story, explaining it so much she couldn't get around it. This was the true story. She pulled Pappa gently from her shoulder and clutched him tightly to her chest. Holding the totem seemed to sooth her somehow.
"I feel for his wife, to lose your child in such a way while being forced to watch?" Levi sniveled, "it's no wonder she soon followed."
"People like them, who'd do such despicable things always get their comeuppance," Pappa said voice full of confidence. "When we aren't being helped by a seith mage we just wander the Earth invisible, only able to watch and wait. No seith mage of repute shall help such a soul and those souls never pass on, wandering the earth. A soul so dark will get a smaller and smaller imprint until even the seith mages themselves can't feel them any more. Only able to watch for eternity. The only way to escape such a fate is true remorse and if they didn't feel it while living, they most often won't in death."
This seemed to have closed the conversation on the topic. The trio went over the book for another half an hour till Lucy mentioned wanting to get back to her apartment. It had been a long day and she wanted nothing more than have a good soak before crawling in her bed. Pappa also bid his farewells afore flying back to Bickslow.

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