Laxus spent the rest of day in his house. He looked around, for some reason his office seemed more cold and impersonal than normal. He sat down at the desk, he poured himself a whiskey earlier. He sat down to read Lucy's letters and diary. Team Natsu had been very against it. He sighed it was only Titania who eventually came to reason. She had dropped off the letters and the diary later on Sunday.

"I'm not sure what you'll find to be honest Laxus. She was very honest with all of us. There's not much we don't know-"

"Except for the fact that she was an heiress?" He sneered. Erza just glared at him, "she may have been a heiress by birth but she wasn't just some heiress Laxus. Yes she was sheltered for most of her life and didn't have the life experiences as most of us had but she still had her problems and I being one of the few female friends she had was a confidante. The rest of our team will be willing to help you if you have any questions-"

"I think I can manage."

Erza's gaze bore into his soul. She turned around and left walking through the forest and back to Magnolia.

He had been putting off looking through the letters. But now it was probably a good time as ever to get started. He needed to see if she was having any problems. Her diary and letters were the best place to start. He NEEDED to get inside this woman's head. He shook the thought away. He didn't know why he needed to do that and it bothered him that he felt this way. He satisfied himself with the lie that it was needed to solve this case. He sat down and opened the wooden box that held the letters to her mother. He read the first one. It was about her father. Lucy wrote how she thought he would stop at nothing to get what he wanted power and money. Laxus snorted. His old man and Jude Heartfilia should meet up one day. Compare notes on how they fucked up their children's lives apparently. Laxus read the letter, so she did know it was her fault good. He thought venomously. He continued reading this other letter. It was about Vincent. It was dated a week ago. This one should be interesting.

Dear Mama

You'll never guess who stopped by my door today! It was Vincent! I nearly fell in shock but that could just be that my leg is still messed up from when Gajeel beat me so heavily. My side is burning thinking about it. Anyways, he was here and he said he wanted to ask me how I was doing. I was shocked...well I did just leave him at the alter after breaking off the engagement. You remember right? I told you how I met him in private to tell him how I couldn't marry him after that incident and I just wasn't sure anymore..

Laxus raised an eyebrow what was this incident?. He thought about it earlier, Vincent had been looking at that statue of Diana pretty intensely earlier. A model had been mentioned at the time. He found a note pad and wrote that down. He also wrote down a note to find this letter Lucy had been talking about, and the ones surrounding it maybe they would tell him more about it if this letter didn't.

Anyways Mama he said his family had fallen on hard times. I cried for about an hour and half after he left. Natsu and Happy could barely console me. It's guilt Mama. Apparently, his family is in the poorhouse now! Poor Mrs. Sawarr and even Mr. Sawarr they were always so kind! I knew our marriage would help them financially I just didn't know it was that well essential... Natsu said it's not my fault. But I can't help but feel guilty. Mama I remember how you and Mrs. Sawarr would help out at charities and raise money for the poor and here they are and no one is helping them. Vincent made the comment about how things would have ended up if I hadn't run away and we had actually been getting ready for our wedding next Thursday ..what would life be like? Mama that thought has been keeping me firmly at the toilet all day. I've been so guilt ridden and yet relieved that I'm not marrying him and at the same time it makes me feel all the more awful...

Laxus put the letter down. He shook his head. He grabbed another letter, this one did state that Vincent had proposed the idea of putting the wedding back on. Vincent had mentioned that his mother was not doing well and they didn't have the money for some medical thing. He skimmed that part. But in this letter Lucy told vividly how guilt ridden she was by the whole thing. Laxus shook his head again and went to another letter this one was far more pleasant yet slightly irritating...

Dear Mama

I've got the best news! I have a team! It's with the boy that invited me to join! Natsu, Gray and Erza! Gah! I could just squeal! I also met Laxus Dreyar, he's the Masters grandson. He's not that very nice. Mira said he was nice as a kid but I just can't see it...

Laxus was annoyed. Brat. He continued reading other letters. One he read about was a date. This one made him chuckle. It was telling about a date she had went on. The guy kept on trying to get her drunk and suggesting to go back to his place or her place. And by the tone of the letter Lucy wasn't having any of it. Apparently the guy assumed she would be easy. And she gave him quite a earful about women and them being easy.

Mama I'm starting to see what Auntie Sue says about men. You should just have pets. A Jaguar in the garage, a tiger in the bedroom, a mink in the closet and a jack ass that pays for everything...I wish you could see me sighing as I said that though. Because that's obviously not how I feel but it's nice to think sometimes...

Laxus read more of her letters. She was quite entertaining. He paused when she said something in one letter at how she felt miserable and cowardly. And very embarrassed by Cana one day.

You know Mama no one ever thinks it but as an heiress I realized I grew up sheltered. And I truly have. I don't know what I'm doing. Just winging it. I have this desire to get better and be better. But I'm not sure what I'm doing at all...

He picked up more letters. This one made his heart stop.

Dear Mama

Today I was called into Master's office. He heard about a mission that slightly had me upset? And why did I get upset? Because someone caught on I was your daughter. But they started comparing me to our ancestors mainly Anna and you and how great you two were and I lost my temper and threw a book at them when they said I would never compare. And I've gotten all my "fame" from being a part of Team Natsu. That's absolute trash. And I know it but it bothered me and I'm not sure why. I can hear your voice saying now Lucy, you know that's not true. And you're right. But I lost my temper and threw a heiress sized fit. I'm not like other celestial mages who hide behind my spirits. And Laxus's remarks at how I'm a weakling that doesn't belong here irk me. I'm trying! I love Fairy Tail with all my heart! I just can't believe I lost my temper. Everyone has got to start somewhere and I'm starting here. Natsu, Erza, and Gray all love me and say I'm important on the team. Natsu told me to not let it get to me but Erza told Master and he had a talk with me. He told me not to become like his grandson. I was shocked. I never knew he would feel that way. I wonder if he wasn't such a jerk Mama would we actually have stuff in common and get along?

He growled not bothering to read the rest of the letter. There was no way him and Blondie could ever relate to one another. They wouldn't be able to hold a damn conversation. He thought that but reached for her diary now. He zapped the lock that held it in closed and flipped to a random page. He lifted an eyebrow reading the page.

Dear diary,

Today Master offered me to work on some paperwork and pay me so I could make rent. I was ashamed but Natsu destroyed the entire village and we got no reward. So now I'm 30,000 short. Makarov said if I organized the paperwork and cleaned his office he would pay me what he could to help. I made a mistake though I saw that some of the paperwork wasn't right and then I fixed some of the financial books Master Makarov caught onto it and now he knows who I am and who my father is he said he would pay me the full 30,000 if I just do the books and balance everything out at least for the past 3 months I did it and now I have money to pay for rent. I felt gross doing it and I hated doing it. Oh my God this has reminded me so much of when I would have to do things for my father but I least have money now for rent and a little extra. He said that if I needed to have any more money to make ends meet that I could do this from now on... I may take him up on his offer

The brat was doing the books!? Why didn't anyone tell him!? He seethed. What if she was doing it wrong! He continued reading her diary, he was highly entertained by some of the entries. He read about how Lucy had to kick Natsu out of his bed, he cringed thinking about the times Freed had popped up randomly in his own home. He mentally commiserated with her on how her team always ate her food. How many times had he yelled at Bickslow for the same reason? He smiled as he read about her dreams and inside jokes she had in her mind. She was actually quite clever.

Dear diary,

I was in Makarov's office today. Today while helping him he became some what nostalgic. I found a picture that Laxus drew when he was 9. It was so cute! It said 'Grandpa and Me'. It had Makarov in his giant form with a baby Laxus on his shoulders! Omg it was to die for! He told me about Laxus as kid. I couldn't help but smile! He showed me some of Laxus's baby photos. I'm sure he would kill me if word ever got out but he was adorable!

Laxus turned a interesting shade of red. Fuck! What baby pictures did she see!? He continued reading. His heart hurt slightly at the next passage.

I felt bad. Makarov started to cry a bit. He also had been drinking, but he lamented to me how much he missed his grandson. How they used to be really close...

Laxus looked over to the window in his office. On the window sill was a picture of him and his grandfather. He scowled well whose fault was that? He was ready to defend himself to a invisible woman. A dead woman. He went back to the page.

I can't help but feel bad for Laxus and Master. I can sort of relate. I wonder if Laxus feels the same way with Makarov and his father? I don't know what his father did, but does he also wish at times that his family wasn't as broken? I think Master should reach out to Laxus, but he said it wouldn't matter. Laxus wasn't reachable anymore. He didn't want to be reached. I wonder if he knew he wasn't alone...would he be so angry? Or am I just projecting my own problems with my father on to Laxus?

Laxus threw the diary aside. He was pissed. Who the hell did this woman think she was? He glared at the diary. He sighed getting up out of his chair and pouring himself another whiskey. He took it all down in one gulp. He went over to the place it laid on the ground. He flipped through it again. This time it landed on her first day in her new apartment. He read through it. It was basic nonsense but something did catch his eye. In one sentence she wrote how she left a spare key in her night stand. Out of curiosity he looked through the file the Magic Council gave him. The Magic Council went through her entire apartment. They detailed where everything was. But a key was not listed in the belongings in her apartment.

Laxus was confused and he was borderline very angry he looked through the Magic Council findings there was no mention of a key and and Lucy's diary she had put mentioned she left the key in the drawer of her bedroom table. He look through the letters, in the diary again Natsu came in through the window, Gray came through the chimney. He wasn't quite sure how Erza came in maybe she had the key? He called her on the comm link later to ask her.

Erza was very confused. "You mean her Celestial keys? No I thought they were with you."

"Celestial keys? No why would those matter? I'm talking about her house keys? There's no mention of her Celestial keys why are they important?"

Erza was silent for a moment. "Lucy's entire life revolved around her spirits. If they were stolen then that could possibly be a reason why she was murdered. Laxus, each golden key was worth about 3 million jewel there is no way she would let them go easily and she had five of them."

Laxus was annoyed that was actually important but that didn't answer his question about the house key. "What's so special about these golden keys?"

Erza explained that each golden key took a remarkable amount of power to actually open the gate it actually was equivalent to one of Natsu's fire dragon war. Laxus was stunned. 'I'll be damned.' "Lucy said her ancestor 400 years ago held all 12 and a special key. They got all dispersed later but she was trying to collect them all again." Laxus thought about Lucy's diary, she mentioned how she got angry that people said she would be nothing like her mother and ancestor...was this that same woman?

"Mira Jane has a spare key ask her, see if she still has it. Maybe that was it."

Laxus then called Mira Jane and asked her about the key. Mira Jane said that she had it safely in her old office. It was an emergencies only key. But Lucy had mentioned she kept another spare in her house just in case. She didn't know where it was though. It was for in case she got locked out. Mira's was for the guilds use in case of emergencies. She still had it. So then where was this other key? There was another key, where was it? He then looked at Magnus's and Vincent's notes, maybe they may know where it was at . He made a few phone calls later that night checking both Magnus and Vincent to show up at Lucy's apartment promptly at 8 tomorrow morning. He turned to his desk and saw Lucy's manuscript. He poured another glass. He sat down at his desk, and grabbed the novel. It was time to do some more reading...