Reviews are Nice; The pairings are NOT decided yet. I get people like Vander/Lucy, I like them too, they're adorable when she's sassy and keeps up with him, but...I really don't know if they will get together or if it will be a friendship...or how far this darkness is going to go.

I don't own Fairy Tail. Mashima Does.

I don't own the Pradesh Clan. Desna does (and thank you for them).

I own the Storyline. That's it.

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Lucy was nervous; she'd taken deep breaths as she calmed her heart. This was a big moment in her life and she knew it. She knew what her native Fiore would think, but she refused to be bound by those thoughts any longer. She'd grown past what her home country probably would have been able to allow her to become. She took a few more deep breaths as she tied her robe around her body and looked at herself in the mirror. She patted her cheeks lightly and gave herself a nod before turning to look at the door to the room.

The blonde took another moment before she stepped out. She could do this, she knew she could. She smiled at Orion and her female Sudehpah as she did so and then let out a whoosh of nervous breath as she looked at the green haired man waiting for her. Lucy couldn't help the blush as she slowly walked towards Beck and tucked a bit of hair back.

Orion took a moment to draw the two Sudehpah back, he'd already explained that Celestial Spirit mages were a bit unique in that while they could be guided, their magic was connected to so much of their life that it was truly something they needed to do with just the knowledge they had. He watched the girl pad across the room and stop in front of Beck and then stare up at him. The height difference wasn't necessarily ideal…but…well, the girl had made a choice and the Spirit was proud of the blonde.

Lucy took a deep breath and smiled before her hands went up, slowly curling along the beastmaster's chest, taking it in. Her smile was warm, inviting, yet had an innocent quality to it. She traced his muscles slowly before the smile turned impish, sexy and almost coy and her body shifted, her foot hooked behind one of Beck's legs and she put a bit of pressure on his chest, giving a shove and sending him back onto the bed.

Beck blinked slowly and watched as the small blonde crawled up his body, "that…was unexp-"

Lucy didn't want talking, and she grinned into the kiss, nipping gently at Beck's lower own, purring at the taste. Her eyes danced as his hands started to roam and she let out a very small moan. The blonde went with what she knew, what she'd been taught and spent her time exploring the other's body, while allowing Beck to do the same. She was half shy, blushing from time to time, but she never seemed to pull back, she kept herself going forward, never looking back.

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Vander just stared at Lucy for a long moment, taking in the little bruises here and there as she washed up. He wasn't sure what to say, but she looked like she got the last of Mister Elan's cookies as she rinsed her hair, "…went well?"

Lucy looked over at Vander, lips curling into a very Cheshire cat like grin as she finished cleaning up and then hummed in an affirmative. She grabbed a towel and slowly started to dry herself off.

"you're killing me here…" Vander let out a whine as he watched her wrap silks around her body.

The blonde shrugged a bit as she finished putting the veil dress in place, "I don't kiss and tell." She grinned at him as he rolled his eyes and then walked over with a bit of a bounce in her step before he arms curled around his shoulders, "aww, Van, don't get all pouty, one day I'll talk about it." She winked, "maybe."

He wrapped his arms around her and arched an eyebrow back as he gave a lazy grin, "one day? Why not today?"

Lucy snorted softly and smacked Vander's chest before she slid out of the room, "because right now, it's my special memory." She winked over her shoulder, "come on, we've got a ship to catch, I've scheduled a talk with the man that Hygge has watching the Railways already, I need to get going and I can't go alone."

"Just me?" Vander walked after her, slowly walking around her as she paused, "it'll be a fun trip if it is."

There was a sigh and Farron spoke, "no, someone needs to be responsible, so I'm going with you two."

Lucy let out a bubbly laugh and bounced over to Farron, leaping at him in a hug and letting out a squeal as he swung her a bit, "sounds like fun! After we get done…we can go talk to Bix!"

"now that, little star," Farron smiled, "sounds like a very good plan."

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Lucy hummed as they walked through Magnolia, the blonde unaware of the looks she was getting. She truly didn't care if there were scandalous looks thrown her way. Her body was developing nicely and she was proud of it.

Farron was walking next to her, looking around curiously, "you're sure this is where he's at?"

Vander let out a low sound as he moved, "hope there's something fun to do…"

Lucy waved a hand as loud sounds she'd come to semi-associate with a Mage's Guild came from ahead of them. The building wasn't a bad size, especially as far as the city itself went, but it was no White Sea. She looked semi-smug as they walked inside and people stopped talking.

She put her hands on her hips as she looked around and then called out, "Bixy! I came here to see you!"

There were startled sounds and then a helmeted head popped over the railing. She noticed the movement and she looked less than impressed as she spoke, voice flat, "…you look fucking stupid."

Vander choked and laughed, putting a hand to his mouth. Well he hadn't expected her to be quite so blunt about it.

The Seith's mouth opened and closed before he crossed his arms and looked down at her, "and you look like you've been bitten up, go camping last week?"

Her pale pink painted lips quirked, "well, I did kind of Rough it." She purred as she slowly started towards the stairs and then put a hand on the railing. She stopped at the growl and looked at the large blond man, "yes?"

"S-class or their teams only," The teen looked down at her, scowling.

Lucy tilted her head and then kept moving, "family, out of the way."

"I don't think you heard me, Blondie…"

Lucy looked up at him, looking not at all intimidated, "Farron's better built than you, Kaleb could beat your ass. Move it, growls-a-lot."

Vander spoke softly, "who thought she could get so sassy after her induction?"

Farron gave a small smile, indulgently watching the blonde, "I'd say she did. She's gained a lot of confidence lately."

She stepped right into his space, speaking in a low tone, "I know you can hear me. I know those growls, I've grown up with two dragon slayers." The small female smirked as the larger blond paled slightly, "now…either you let me see Bix…or I swear…I'll blow what's obviously a secret right out of the water."

"I could fry you before you do," The male narrowed his eyes, a growl threatening to rise in his chest.

"punishment, hime?"

The blond teen started and half turned at the new voice and Lucy ducked around him, "not yet, Virgo! Thank you for the assist! We'll talk about a reward later!" she launched herself at Bickslow and let out a squeal as she was caught and swung.

Vander chuckled a bit and leaned against the railing, "So…you going to stop the rest of the family that's here?"

The blond teen let out a sigh and turned, stalking after the smaller blonde with an obvious goal in mind. "Look, Blondie!"

Bickslow looked over her head at Larger male, "…it's my family, boss…" his voice had an almost unnoticeable pleading edge to it and held the small blonde close.

"Fine," He sat down, scowling as he watched the little girl. By his reckoning, she couldn't be more than seven.

Bickslow smiled warmly, "Thanks, Laxus." He sat down, pulling Lucy into his lap, "So, Lucy...?"

Lucy grinned brightly, giggling as she watched the group of the corner of her eye, "Induction is done. Lots of stuff going on at home…" she let her forehead rest against his after yanking off the helmet, "miss you."

Bickslow grinned, "oh, man, the guys are gonna be eaten up, aren't they?"

"Bix, c'mon man, she's what? Seven?"

Lucy looked offended as she put a hand to her chest, "I am twelve in a few months, thank you very much!"

Vander lazily moved to sit down by Bickslow and grinned, slinging an arm over the taller youth's shoulders, "she's sassy now."

"she was sassy before," Farron leaned against the railing close by, taking in the small group there. His eyes stopped on Freed for a moment and he nodded before looking back to his siblings and Lucy, "but she definitely got more confident."

Lucy shrugged a bit as she sat there, "say what you will." She let out a dramatic sigh and flopped backwards, giggling as Bickslow yelped and moved to grab her before she fell right off his lap, "but…I'm just happy to be visiting.."

Freed cleared his throat, "Miss Lucy, might I suggest something more modest?"

Vander snorted, "and this is why Fiore sucks, we've got to get you back to Bosco, Bixy."

Bickslow cackled and then grinned as the blonde flung herself up and wrapped herself around him, "when it happens, it happens, we can write, so it's not…that bad."

Lucy nuzzled his neck as she continued to straddle him, "Miss you lots though."

Farron smiled softly, "we all do. We have to leave tomorrow morning though."

Bickslow frowned a bit, "well, let's do something." The Seith stood up, chuckling softly as the little blonde wrapped her legs around his torso, "…she's still a monkey."

Vander grinned lazily as he pushed off the railing, "she's gotten worse."

Lucy looked over Bickslow's shoulder, making a motion with two fingers towards her eyes and then towards Laxus, smirking as she was carried down the stairs. It only widened as the larger blond scowled at her.

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Lucy stood at the train station, looking up at Bickslow as they waited to board, the train was there that would take them to the border town that would take them to where they could get an airship back to Palerno. She held his face in her hands, "don't do anything dumb, okay?"

"I'll try not to," Bickslow grinned as he kissed her forehead then handed her a tied bundle of letters, "This is for everyone."

Lucy grinned, "I'll pass them out when we get back." She looked over her shoulder as she heard Vander call and then took a breath, "we'll talk soon, Bix." She held out a hand and the pinky was out.

Bickslow grinned, hooking his own with hers, "promise." He then ruffled her hair and turned her, patting her back to get her going. He stood there, watching as the train boarded and then left the station.

He turned and yelped as he came face to face with Laxus, "…boss, hey…"

"who was that," Laxus just scowled as he crossed his arms on his chest, "and I don't mean her name, Bix."

Bickslow tilted his head, "Lucy? My god-sister…" He shrugged, "She's really sweet most of the time…why?"

Laxus gave a small nod, "okay." He turned and walked off, leaving Bickslow confused as he stood there.

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Returning home with the bundle of letters brought smiles to everyone's face as she passed them out and then wandered to the kitchen. She grabbed the mail she'd gotten and looked through it, pursing her lips as she did so. Letters from the Academe, Letters from Hestor. The blonde smiled as she moved to sit and absently looked through the letters, listening to everyone chuckle over whatever was written in their letters. She never asked, never read them, but did put them in the one box for safekeeping. She let out a low hum as she read through a few things.

"Jewel for your thoughts?"

Lucy jumped and lashed out, blinking as her hand was caught by the wrist and she looked sheepishly at Kaleb, "no way, Elfboy, you'd just take it as an invitation to get into my head." She leaned forward though, kissing his nose and watching him blink, tugging her hand back as his grip loosened just enough. She curled her legs up under her and put the letters in her lap, "Very important and super secret Celestial mage stuff. Can't share."

Kaleb shook his head, leaning on the back of her chair, "Thank you, Lucy, I know we say it all the time, but it truly means a lot for us to be able to keep in touch with Bix."

She gave him a warm smile, "I don't mind, Kaleb, really, you guys got me that key and if I can make good use of it I will…and this is the perfect thing for it."

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Lucy strolled down a walkway at the grand library, looking through books. She'd gone out alone, which truly, in Bosco was no issue. She'd gotten approached a few times, smiled and shook her head with a very gentle turn down. She didn't have the time and she'd told each so.

She scoured the shelves as she walked, moving as fast as she could without running or jogging and tried to find the right area. Eventually, she found what she wanted and moved one of the sliding ladders over, scaling up it and then grabbing a few old leather bound tomes.

"if I had a copy of Crux's key, this would be so much easier," She mumbled to herself.

"If you had that key, no one would ever see you here."

The voice startled her and she let out a squeak as she lost her balance and fell backwards. Her eyes closed and she let out a yelp as she fell, only to grunt as she was caught. Slowly, she opened her eyes and then grinned, "Hestor!"

The other celestial mage smirked at her, "Who else?" he shrugged as he set her down, "So what's the topic for today?"

Lucy straightened her clothing out and carefully picked up the books, "looking for major celestial happenings. Trying to see if anything will effect our magic in the next few weeks."

"you're plotting something." It wasn't a question, Hestor knew the other blonde far too well by this point.

She rocked on her feet and grinned, "always."

"not going to tell me?" He tilted his head, brushing his hair back and waiting.

Lucy debated and then grinned, "let's go get some food, then we can share the books and I can give you my theory in the privacy of one of our rooms."

Hestor arched an eyebrow as he watched her go and used his own longer strides to catch up with her, "oh? Isn't that dangerous?"

The smaller blonde shrugged a bit, "maybe? Who knows." She bumped her hip against his, "we're just sharing research."

"We could share pleasure."

Lucy missed half a step and then coughed, "after I run my theory past you."

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A little late, yes, but I was trying to figure out a few things on where I wanted to go .

and the Lucy/Beck scene just refused to be written. Muses went out for coffee in Paris or something, took them most of the week to get back to me.