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.

welp, we've moved along to other things in the story, I'm going to start bringing in some of the major events from the manga at this point, as well as a few very key events from the Pradesh-verse. y'all don't ask, I won't tell.

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Archive mages were rare, and currently one of the few in the world was hiding for his life. He wasn't sure why the little woman was hounding him, but he'd felt the hair on the back of his neck raise and he'd taken off, only looking back to see a small figure jogging after him. Truth be told, he was scared to death of her in that instant; she was, supposedly, a very, very sweet young woman; however, that moment their eyes had met, the sheer determination in them had sent him running.

He held his breath as he heard footsteps in the guild library and when nothing came close, he let out the breath slowly. His head snapped around as he heard the door to the room he was in slam open and saw the small figure that was standing there. He stared wide eyed but would never admit to the little whimper that left him.

"Androoooooooooooooooos," The word was a drawn out, overly happy hiss and he felt a shiver run down his spine as he stared. "There you are…"

He gave the small woman a smile, "...L...lucy...he...hello...ca...can I help y-you?"

Her feet were planted and her arms were spread, using the door frame as 'support', but he wasn't fooled, this was her showing him he was trapped. It probably didn't help his mental state that she was back lit and it seemed like her eyes glowed beneath her bangs, "you weren't running from me, or hiding from me.." her head tilted a bit and he felt sweat start to bead down his neck, shaking his head rapidly in a 'no' even as she continued, "were you?"

"N-no! Why would you think that?" He tried to sound reassuring, but the stutter in his voice said otherwise.

He barely saw her lips quirk into a semi-happy, semi-dark smile, "I could have sworn you saw me and then ran away…for the last few days."

"No! NO NO!" Andros cleared his throat, "Ahem, no, I simply had a translation job that I had to focus on, I've barely registered anything the last few days! How can I help you?!"

Lucy stared at him for a moment and her hand moved, turning the light on in the small room. Her eyes had a fevered look of someone that had been doing a lot of researching and no sleep. "I need information on Archangel Mages."

Andros swallowed and nodded, "..okay...okay...give me a day?"

Lucy half turned and looked at him over her shoulder, "you have eight hours."

He watched as she stalked away and took a breath. He could probably actually get what she wanted in that time, but he'd hoped for a bit...extra time on doing the research.

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Kaleb watched Lucy and then let out a faint breath, newly instilled as Guildmaster and he already had one very big problem mage on his hands. He watched as she flit around, grabbing books and looking like she hadn't slept in a few days. She was smart enough to know how to keep him out of her head and knew better than to apparently willingly make eye contact with Cristoff.

He knew she was stubborn on a good day, but lately? Lately she was downright rabid with what she was doing, down to the point of slamming doors in people's faces and he had no clue what she was even researching. Hestor, of all people, had come to him and said there was something wrong. Hestor. There was no love lost between the two of them, he didn't trust the man and well, the man didn't particularly like how close Lucy was to all of them.

"Lucy," He spoke in an even voice, knowing it should catch her attention. When he got no response, he decided to go for another route, 'Lucy.'

The blonde's head whipped up and her eyes narrowed. He recalled the first time he saw that look, and while he was much more powerful now, it still sent shivers up his spine that he repressed the best he could. Scary Lucy was out because she was interrupted. Her voice hissed, a strained, sleep deprived edge to it, "Stay out of my head."

"You need rest," He said firmly, watching her warily. She tensed as she slammed a book closed and he could feel the stubbornness radiating off her. The taller blond slowly walked forward and he gently put his hands on her shoulders, "you're tense, running on fumes. You need rest."

"No, no, I've almost got it…" She looked up at him, eyes half glowing as she half shook from nerves, half from actually ingesting way too much caffeine and sugar.

Kaleb knew she didn't work herself up this far for any reason and the mental lockdown like it was meant she didn't want anyone to know for some reason. He stared down at her and then leaned in, drawing her into a kiss. He couldn't help but smirk as she let out a small whimper and her hands came up, fisting in his hair, 'come, relax, share pleasure, take a small break?'

Lucy let out a low whine, melting into the kiss. She felt herself melting into it and tried to tug back, but the lack of sleep, even with her drive, was clouding her rational thought. 'Mm, okay.'

He carefully pulled away, looking into her eyes for a moment before nodding and giving her a soft smile. Lucy wasn't delicate, he knew that, but he knew she was in a fragile state mentally. The man carefully lead her out of the library room and down the hallway, using his magic to make sure no one would see or acknowledge them as they went. Lucy would be ashamed if someone saw her like this when she finally rested and he couldn't have that.

Eventually, he drew her into his rooms, shutting the door behind them and picking her up, letting out a low groan as he nipped his way down her neck when her legs curled around his hips and she ground herself just a little bit. At least, he mused as he nipped at her collarbone, her body realized the need for relief.

Despite her whimpering, he took his time when they finally made it to his bed and slowly he undressed them both before looking down at the stressed, exhausted and at her limits blonde beneath him. He smiled down at her, looking at her flushed features and then slowly let one hand cradle one of her cheeks.

Lucy looked up at him and then let out a small sigh as she smiled and one of her own small hands came up. She gently tucked back a bit of his blond hair, giggling as the silky strands fell right back the way they were, creating a curtain between the two of them and the world it seemed. Her fingers moved slowly and she drew them across his cheek and then slowly over his lips before she slowly pushed herself up a bit, tongue darting out and over his lower lip, nipping at it and she smiled at the low sound that rumbled in the back of his throat.

Kaleb shifted his body, slowly crouching on the bed and chuckled softly when she let out a whine and her hands moved up, slowly curling along his skin. His own hands slowly moved across her skin, starting along her legs, fingers slowly pressing and watching as she arched a bit at each sensation. He was going to take his time, despite her obviously wanting relief fast, if the look in her eyes said nothing else. He let his fingers slowly slid over her skin, taking in the soft feel and the muscles that moved beneath the silky skin and he smiled at the hitch in her breath when he found a spot that made her eyes roll back a bit.

He watched her body and gently touched her mind, waiting until the fervor for the research died down and a limpid quality curled through her very being that he moved on from simply grazing his hands over her body. The fervent touches that she'd been employing with her hands moved into languid and slow yet sensual touches that sent fire through him. He slowly drew her up, sliding into her body and he let out a low growl of pleasure that almost overshadowed the gasp that tore from her lips. He slowly drew his hands around her body, one pressing against her lower back and the other sliding up her side to cradle the back of her neck and sliding through the hair there. He slowly tugged, arching her back and then kissing down the column of flesh, letting out a low moan against the skin.

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"You can't make me do that!" Lucy scowled at Kaleb and stomped her foot.

Kaleb sat behind his desk, features impassive, though he was torn between laughing and being frustrated, "as your guildmaster, I can."

The little blonde huffed as she slammed her palms on his desk, "you Can't!"

Now Kaleb smirked, he knew she was just testy because she wanted to continue to research, he'd confiscated it that morning while she slept off the past few days and a very relaxing night of pleasure, "I'm sending you on a job to Magnolia. To Visit Bix."

Lucy's nose scrunched up and she let out an almost inhuman screech before her head thudded into the desk, "you suck, Legolas."

"That's Guildmaster Legolas, if you would," Kaleb said as he went back to his work, "at least address me by my title."

Lucy hissed a bit and then turned, storming out on heavy footsteps and loudly cussing. Quite a few people watched her, just being amused in her actions as she stomped her way through the guildhall. She threw herself against Hestor's back, whining, "he took my research."

Hestor brought a hand up, patting her arm, "There, there. There, there." the man kept eating his food, well used to the dramatics of the blonde and half wondering if she ever did anything calmly. In retrospect, she rarely did and it halfway amused him; he carefully turned a page in the book he was reading through.

Lucy let out a low sound, "...you're not even listening."

"Barely, to be honest, enough to know you're upset about someone making you take a break," He arched an eyebrow as he looked at her out of the corner of his eye.

Her lips drew into a thin line and she gave him a dark look before groaning, "fuck."

"Is that an offer?" Hestor smirked as he sat there and then chuckled as she was pulled away.

Vander scowled at the male Celestial mage as he drug Lucy back against his chest, "no."

Lucy rolled her eyes and pat his arm gently, "there, there. I was just angry. You wanna come on a mission to Magnolia?"

Vander grinned, tugging her around so they faced one another, "When do we leave?"

Lucy went to talk only to let out a yelp as she was drug into the shadows, smacking Vander's chest with a fist, "you asshole!"

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Lucy had demanded that they stop at Oshibana town on the way to visit Bickslow. She wanted to go to the little town for awhile. It wasn't the bathhouses back in Bosco, but...she wanted to and she was stubborn enough to get her way. She hummed as Emi and Vander looked at her oddly as she pranced around in a Yukata that she bought. She giggled a bit as she looked at them.

"It's covering…" Emi pursed her lips, "not without it's novelty but…"

Lucy arched an eyebrow and then grinned, looking around for a moment. There was no local here and she smirked as she shrugged, "I'm wearing nothing under it. It's nice. It's like a robe, but warmer for the cool evening air."

The three chuckled, the two Pradesh realizing why she liked the thing now. A trip to the bath, a nice relaxing time and then Lucy was just...missing. Again. They should be worried, but Emi could feel her little, half nutty kin was safe, Vander was a bit more worried, Lucy was devious, to a degree that sometimes scared him.

The flare of magical power, no, Celestial Magic, had them moving. Trouble Magnet. That's what Lucy was.

"EXCUSE YOU!" Lucy's voice cut through the air, "you're going to punish him for trying to save someone from Abuse?!"

The two stopped at the entrance towards a grave marker, watching the little blonde stomp a foot as Aries knelt by a man on the ground, giving him a reassuring smile. That had been her birthday gift that year from Arman. The man knew that Layla had possession of all twelve Zodiac at one time and he was determined that the girl would get them all back.

They watched in Awe as Lucy chewed the Spirit King up, down, sideways and then gave him a proverbial kick in the balls. When he said Leo could come back, there was that beaming smile that they loved about Lucy and she chirped out, "Thanks, Stashface!"

The man on the ground slowly dissolved and then reappeared in a suit, blinking as he saw the small blonde with his key, "well...I've been exiled for awhile, been going by Loke in th-"

Lucy tilted her head and looked him up and down, "huh, you were part of Fairy Tail, I saw you a few times when I was visiting Bixy." She pat him on the arm, "nice to see you again, welcome to the family."

The Ginger haired man watched her walk away and his jaw was slightly unhinged, "...she's…"

Vander snorted softly, "we call her one of a kind, welcome to the family...we're going to Magnolia next." he grinned, "So you can tell your old guild!"

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Lucy was eating a kabob as she walked, blinking at the rather jovial city. She heard something about a parade and looked at Vander, "guess what?"

Vander smirked as he walked, "i'm going to be your ladder." he nudged her gently and laughed as she grinned.

"Let's see if Bix knows what this is about?" She let out a hum as she walked, blinking as she went, "wow...a lot of people are at Fairy Tai…" she trailed off as she heard talk of a contest. The two quickly started walking, "Besides, we have to talk to Bix, he's been way too vague in his letters."

"That, beautiful, would be the Miss Fairy Tail Beauty Pageant," Loke said as he appeared next to them, adjusting his glasses as he walked, "it happens every year, it allows the women of the city to show off how beautiful they are."

Emzadi rolled her eyes, "Sounds like a sexist thing if they don't do it for guys as well."

Loke went to shoot something back and then curled his nose, "point taken."

The four managed to just walk into the main guild hall to see the women on the stage turned to stone and blinked as they felt the shimmer of runes behind them. Emzadi scowled, "really?"

"Never a dull day here?" Vander suggested and grinned, shrugging helplessly.

Lucy watched the stage and noticed how the four there were acting. The crowd was getting anxious and she slowly started towards it, giving a wave for the two Pradesh siblings to not move.

It was Bickslow that saw her first and his body went tense as the grin on his lips just frozen in place. He could feel dread slowly inch it's way down his spine, especially as he saw the darkness slowly curling around the small blonde.

"Let's play a game, old man!" Laxus cackled, eyes dancing with what Lucy classified as the taint of insanity.

"How about we play the game of Emi, Van and I kick your ass like the little pussy bitch you are," Lucy called out, making the crowd part.

Laxus looked at the little blonde and then said softly, "...Bix...what are they doing here?"

The Sieth mage's smile got tense as he shook his head and took a step back as Emzadi and Vander walked behind Lucy, "...dunno, boss. Lucy wasn't supposed to visit until next month..."

Freed's lip curled as he looked at them, "They don't look like much of a threat."

Lucy let out a laugh, putting a hand to her chest, "oh, little man, you are so, so wrong." The voice sent ice down Freed's body like he'd been doused in ice water. "I'd like you to meet my two traveling companions, Emzadi Pradesh, Solar Dragon Slayer…" Her lips curled into a wicked, yet calculated smile as the green haired man started to pale, "and Vander Pradesh...Shadowquip, I'm sure you remember him…."

The three stepped onto the stage, Lucy crossing her arms on her chest, "well, wall-socket? You gonna act like a tempermental little shit, or you gonna let us have some fun."

"You're not part of this guild!" Laxus snarled, rounding on the small blonde only to hear the larger blonde let out a possessive growl and step right up to her side.

Lucy arched an eyebrow and smirked as he slowly leaned over, obviously trying to intimidate her, then her hand went out, a crunch filling the air as Laxus' head snapped back, blood starting to pour out of his nose, "you're stupid. You need help."

As the lightning started to crackle around Laxus, Bickslow groaned, he'd done well these past years, growing stronger, alright, so Laxus had become unhinged, but that was fine, they were dealing with it. "lucy...c'mon...don't...get involved…"

"Open, Gate of the Maiden, Virgo!" Lucy called out.

The pink haired maid appeared, "punishment, hime?"

The blonde pointed at Bickslow, "Bixy's been bad." She grinned as the Seith stood there and then took off in a very 'nope, I'm fucking out' way before the spirit took off after him.

Evergreen's hand came up and she put a hand on her glasses, right before Emzadi's fist met her stomach, making the woman double over, "none of that."

Freed wasn't in much better straights, the man trying to slice at shadows around him, hoping to catch Vander, "Laxus-sama!"

"You're all mine, socket," Lucy crossed her arms on her chest as she stared at him, waiting.

As Lightning started to come towards her, she flicked her wrist, "Open! Gate of the bull! Taurus!" There was a chime and what most would call a minotaur appeared, axe slamming down into the stage to ground the lightning as it slammed towards him.

"Let's see how much lightning that bull can take, huh, shortie?!" Laxus roared as he brought his magic to bear and then started when the small woman was past the Spirit. He dodged to one side and then his eyes bugged out when she twisted, rolled and then went between his legs.

"LUCY KICK!"

Everyone in the guildhall heard the kick and the men all cringed, covering their own crotches as Laxus staggered to his knees. Lucy stood grabbing Laxus' hair and yanking his head back as her knee was planted firmly in the small of his back, "Now, sparky…" she sneered as he growled, "we're going to go have a talk with someone...because you're fucking a mental case."

Vander sighed as he wrapped shadows around Freed, subduing the rune mage and Emzadi came over, growling and wrapping her hand around Laxus' throat, squeezing and keeping him in place.

Lucy let out a breath and then started counting, the whimpering the first indication that Bickslow was being brought back.

Virgo smiled brightly as she dumped the hogtied Seith at the blonde's feet. "Punishment, hime?"

The smaller of the two blonde's puffed her bangs out of her face and then leaned over, her hands shifted before she pinched a point and the Spirit let out a groan and disappeared, "right…" she slowly rounded on Bickslow, "Bixy…"

Vander snorted as he grabbed Freed out of the shadows, putting him in a headlock and waiting to see what was going to happen. The Rune mage was struggling as best he could, but Vander wasn't about to have any of it. In fact, he was almost giddy at Bickslow being on the receiving end of Scary Lucy at the moment, "shhh, just watch."

"My sweet, sweet loveable, Bixy...the third in my trio of bestest best friends…" Lucy smiled far too sweetly and Bickslow just cringed, "Is there any reason you're helping sparks for brains pull this shit?"

Bickslow opened his mouth and shut it, almost like he was attempting to come up with an answer, "...we're...friends?"

Lucy's features went flat and she scowled, "Do I have to tell Hygge about this?"

"Oh, snap," Vander let out a choked laugh, "Dad'll have your hide…"

Bickslow shook his head, "please no?"

Emzadi let out a growl, the smell of searing flesh starting to cut through the air as Laxus tried to get up, "he needs help. I think it's best if we take him back with us."

"We'll take him back," Lucy eyed Bickslow, "you owe me." She turned and blinked, "oh, right...um...i guess we should do that...and you should get on with this.." She waved a hand and smiled warmly, "don't worry, none of this will happen again. Right, boys?" both Freed and Bickslow nodded a few times and she smiled, "See! All taken care of."

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Kaleb opened his mouth just slightly and then shut it, looking at the big blond man tied to the chair, then he looked at Lucy, "repeat what you just said?"

Lucy smiled, she knew it wasn't because Kaleb was having a hard time processing it, she simply said some really off the wall and crazy things sometimes. She motioned to the blond tied up, "this is Laxus Drayar. He's at least half crazy, most likely because he's an untrained dragon Slayer. He needs to be here for a bit."

Kaleb sighed, "a week, you were gone a week and you brought home a stray."

Laxus growled, "I am not a stray! I'm a member of Fairy Tail!"

Lucy cuffed the back of his head, "currently you're on probation and seeking personal help and training, sparky. You planned on making your entire guild fight against each other, take over Fairy Tail and then kick most people out."

Kaleb frowned, jaw clenching just a bit, "I see…"

Lucy smiled, "and I may have talked to the Master of Fairy Tail.." she carefully slid a folder across the desk, "about...an exchange so that perhaps we can one day be something more…"

"You're talking sister guilds."

"It would work, at least then you all would have a reason to go to see Bix without me being there...using my company as a front…." Lucy smiled at Kaleb softly and rubbed the back of her neck, shrugging a bit.

"You've been planning this awhile, haven't you?"

"Yeah, I have been." Lucy gave him a shy smile and shrugged slightly.

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