"... the twins, Gemini!"

"Hi princess." One says. "What can we do for you today?" The other finishes.

A smirk broke across her face as she saw the slight opening and dropping of Capercorns jaw. Turning fully towards the twins Lucy greets.

"Hi Gemi, hi Mini! Would you like to work on forming a bond with me today?"

The constantly moving twins suddenly stop and her words set in.

"You chose..." One starts. "...Us first?" The other finishes.

Nodding with a warm smile on her face Lucy confirms this.

Clearing his throat Capercorn adjusts his tie before saying.

"Okay Miss Lucy-Sama please sit cross cross and Gemi, Mini please faceher one sitting on each leg leaning foreheads against one another."

Seeing them do as they were told he continues as he starts to circle them.

"So the main point to start such a bond is to sync magic signatures. Now this is the hardest part, magic varies from person to person but if you hold a strong enough emotion and connection with someone it is possible. Enter a meditative state and bring you magic to the surface. Let it hum and get a feel for the other as it forms around each of you. Now do noting more than manifest it around you, let it spread through each one of your limbs but don't let it escape physically. Deep breaths. Think of one another and your magic, focus on nothing else. You should be able to feel each other's magic brush against one another. Good, continue."

Capercorn falls silent for a while.

"Well done, now try and wrap your magic around each other. Don't force it otherwise it will snap back. Think of it as cocooning and hugging one another. Give them your warmth, share you comfort."

Lucy could feel the strain starting on her magic, nagging at the back of her mind. She was slightly confused by it, she can normally manifest her magic for hours upon hours and now she's struggling for what only felt to be twenty minutes.

Lucy could feel the tingling of their Magic's intertwining, Gemini's easily mimicking the flow of her own. A slight burning started on the back of her neck, a little worrying to be honest.

"Good, well done for today. Please pull your magic back in."

Doing as they were told they all pulls their fore heads away from one another. Lucy can feel the sweat clinging to her forehead, the twins looking a little worse for wear also.

"You both did well today, got very close in the first step. I have a feeling that has to do somewhat with Gemini's ability for mimicry, it will not be as easy with the others. Please get a lot of rest tonight Lucy-Sama. The next step tomorrow will be very tiring."

Waving to both Gemini and Capercorn the spirits disappear with a pop. Rolling her tired shoulders back and stretching forwards Lucy looks around only to realize the sun is almost all the way set.

She couldn't believe it! A whole day spent connecting to her spirit and it wasn't even done yet. Throwing her hands up she starts her track back to the village. Although the day was gone she was very happy with her progress. One step closer.

In the previous couple of weeks before Lucy had come to Galuna Island she had been in contact with this "CS" by giving letters to Laxus and they would show up every couple of days in her mail box, if not by the end of the day she had sent the letter.

What they had told Lucy was that there was honest to gods a annualy meeting of dark guilds, and you wouldn't believe it. On October 31st. The thought still makes Lucy shake her head. Apparently they rent out an area and host a costume party to do a bunch of bad guys stuff all together instead of competing separately. They even go as far to make everyone cover their guild marks so it is truly no competition. Each year a new town as chosen as their location, more like victims in Lucy's mind.

She was currently waiting on word from CS that Laxus would give her via com on which town was chosen (targeted) this year. Even the Magic Counsel knows about these doings, usually unaware of their locations due to their changing it up. But still do nothing other than sending out missions to take down dark guilds. Lucy couldn't even comprehend the idea that they sit idlely by every year, for God's know how long. Whoever this CS is had their foot in the door, and yet the counsel couldn't get any info? More like didn't really care.

As soon as Lucy knew the location she would plan her infiltration. For obvious reasons she would be in costume, and still have her changed features. There was no doubt in her mind that if she played her cards right she could easily gather the needed intel. More than likely if any of the guilds do have any keys they will brag about it to the others, and probably not even have it on their persons. But that just means Lucy will have to figure out which guild they belong to and then she can go search it. Maybe even have Corvus or his crows search the location while she is at the gathering.

As long as Lucy can finish her bond with the twins before the party she will easily be able to link with them as they go around touching people and gathering info so she can catalog it. Lucy is very happy her brain works as if a filing cabinet for reasons specifically like this.

During her inter monologue Lucy had robotically gone through everything she needed to do before bed. As she lay there staring out of the small widow of her hut, she could feel the lingering of Gemini's magic frequency through the tips of her fingers. With that comfort she easily fell asleep.

The next day Lucy had hurried through her duties determined to form her official bond with the twins by the end of the day.

She called out both spirits once agin and get settled into her position in the clearing. Capercorn began.

"It should only take a little more time in order to sync your Magic's today, so please once again bring your magic out and surround your partners. Be mindful, don't force it."

Lucy, Gemi and Mini sat for why must have been another two plus hours before this over whelming push of magic flooded their systems and was sent out of their bodies.

Capercorn physically took a step back from the sheer power.

Lucy felt hyper sensitive to everything, to the twins on her lap, to the animals in the surrounding area, to the villagers miles away.

Capercorn quickly straightened himself, patting down his suit.

"Well done, you have completed the initial bonding. Practically that is all there is to it, however since this if your first official Star Dress bonding Lucy-Sama I would like to walk you through some of the aspects of this bonding"

Lucy could hardly pay attention, there was a burning on her back of her neck that had intesified at the burst of magic and now by touching the twins she had gone through so many memories. Some good but a lot bad. Tears had gathered in her eyes as she grabbed each twin in each arm. Hugging them with all her worth without suffocating them.

"I am so, so sorry Gemi and Mini. To do all of what you've had to and learn everything you have. I promise on my magic I will never make you do anything that ever makes you uncomfortable okay? I love it when your happy and can have a good time, I will always do my best so you stay that way."

The twins had hugged her back to the best of their tiny armed abilities.

"We appreciate that Miss Lucy, but know we also appreciate you more just for the thought. Although keeping you safe will always come first to our feelings on an action. Please keep that in mind." They said together.

Releasing the little blue spirits Lucy wiped her eyes and smiled at them. Taking deep calming breathes she thanks the twins and told them they may leave if they wish. With a pop they disappeared.

"Alright Capercorn lay it on me."

"Very well Miss Lucy-Sama, as you've already experienced you used Gemini's ability to gather memories and thoughts from them by a simple skin to skin touch. With enough practice you will be able to look for certain things in a person, along with changing into them as a 'shell', the better you get the more 'shell' memory you will have. Another trait will be easy summoning, you should no longer need the key to pull them through their gate a simple mental call of their summons should work. Along those lines you should be able to mentally communicate with them, just to ask a question or what not by saying their name just not as a summoning. Now I'm sure you felt a slight, tingling or maybe burning when you fully connected concentrated somewhere upon your body, that was your seal. When it's inactive state it will pose as a tattoo of the constellation it is representing however when using their abilities it shall change into that of their letter sign along with your clothes changing. It didn't not happen the first time due to the big magic release. It will be something we experience as we practice."

"Now get up, its time to practice your hand to hand and your weapon wishing."

Lucy took in all he was saying as fast as she could, it would have to wait on being processed for later tonightt. If she faltered even a little in her physical work Capercorn would make her training ten times harder than it should be. Stretching real quick she put on her mask and took a defensive pose readying for the attack.

Oh good gods! Here's a bit longer chappie due to the last being so short. I hope you we're taken by surprise! And I'm sure with the description you now get why I did it this way. The whole idea behind this was to make star dress a lot more meaningful between summoned and summoner, I hope I got that across properly. Next up, getting ready for infiltration! I.E the rest of Lucy's visit to Galuna will be skimmed. Hehe. Let me know what your think or feel. Lots of love. Write on!