Fairy Tail. Lioness told me many stories about it, all of her crazy adventures including one that was very recent. Something about an Infinite Clock. I didn't remember it which didn't surprise her. She liked telling me things. She knew I might not remember all of it, but that didn't faze her. She loved to talk to me and loved that I listened. She made me take weird tasting tablets, promising they were for the annoying voices. I still wanted Spice but she was adamant that I wasn't allowed any. I didn't like that but I suppose that I should accept what I had. She managed to get a mattress from somewhere called Fairy Hills for me to sleep on which is more than I've ever had to my knowledge.
Her adventures sounded so fun. When she and Pinkie met, the silly Duke, the fight with Phantom Lord, the Tower of Heaven, Fantasia... All of it sounded amazing. Even the events of a funny island called Tenrou. She didn't say all as it was another source of pain for her. Fairy Tail sounded very exciting. When she spoke about her friends, it reminded me of something. Draconium Soul. I used to be in a guild called Draconium Soul. Just the idea of Draconium Soul made me happier. I wonder why?
"So, Blue. Ready to see one of my spirits?" Grinned Lioness. She had given me a bowl of noodles with I was eating calmly. She kept making me eat, saying that I needed to keep my weight up. I didn't find any food necessary since I was able to eat magic. I needed water, but the food was something I was fine without. That didn't matter to Lioness. I nodded at her. "Alright. Come on our Loke!" She said as her golden key glowed. A few moments later, a stranger appeared in golden light.
"Hey, good lo-ah!" The funny looking man jumped onto Lioness' bed in pure fear. I found it entertaining. I grinned at the cat man, and it made him paler than he already was. "Run Lucy! I'll fend him off as long as I can!"
"What's got you acting so weird?" Lioness questioned. She walked next to me and sat down. "Sorry, Loke isn't normally like this. He's a bit pervy and is constantly flirting with me, he's probably on cat-nip." She stroked my hair, something I had grown to like. "You're more like a cat than Loke is," she giggled. It was a good sound. It meant that I was doing something good. It added some colour to her eyes. They always dulled whenever she was thinking of her lost family members.
"Lucy!" The ginger-haired man shouted. "Don't stroke him like he's some kind of cat!" I hissed like a cat and the cat-man fell off the bed. I giggled. The cat-man was very funny.
"Blue, this is Loke. He's the Celestial Spirit Leo, but we call him Loke." I announced that he would be called Kitten. "Why not Lion? Y'know. Leo the Lion."
"You Lioness. He Kitten. Not's strong's you." She gave me a large hug for that, pressing my head against her chest. Kitten didn't like this. I wasn't very popular around males. Were they threatened by me?
Lioness gave me a cup of water and ordered me to drink it. She was working up a schedule for me, it would dictate when I'd have a bath or when I had to see the weird doctor person. It had times saying when something would happen like those weird tablets and my drinking. She intended for me to have at least three cups a day, and three whole meals. While I did not agree with the meals, I would follow the rest. She was doing it for my sake and I liked someone taking care of me. I wondered why he was so terrified of me. Maybe it was my markings? Or it was my pigment. There had been people who'd run from me because my skin was darker than theirs.
"Lucy," The Kitten finally spoke up. "Do you... Do you understand who is sitting in your room?" I could see him vibrate. His magic was jittery as if there was a blizzard in here. "What he's able to do?"
"You know him?" Lioness said, glancing at him.
"Not exactly... But, Luce, this guy could destroy Gildarts with a glance. He's capable of destroying an entire star, his very presence makes nature act strangely. You have the strongest being in all of Ishgar, possibly the entire world, eating noodles and speaking like a caveman." I could remove stars? I would have to test that. "You're also petting him like a cat."
"Wow. You're that strong?" I shrugged. "Maybe you should join the games! We'd be sure to win!" I didn't know these 'games' but Kitten didn't like it. He protested very angrily that I was a threat to humanity and the public. Lioness answered by squishing my cheeks together and calling me adorable. It felt weird, but I allowed it. "How could you call this sweet boy a threat? He's so cute! He purred during the much-needed bath I gave him the other day." Kitten didn't like this either. He didn't seem to like anything. He was another Pinkie. "Aren't you a good boy?" I assume I am.
"He's not a pet!" I want a pet. I think I'd like a cat. Or a dog? Maybe something that isn't easy to break. Like a wyvern. I'd go to the forest and get a wyvern egg. Or Dragon egg? Those nests could be in stasis for centuries. I'd probably find one somewhere. "And you! Why aren't you yelling about dragons or biting her or something?"
"He's got amnesia Loke. He doesn't even recognise you." The Kitten appeared interested by this fact. I still didn't know what amnesia meant. He very carefully stepped towards me, and I only watched as he did so. "Stop being a scaredy cat already. Blue, do you wanna pet the big brave lion's hair?" She grabbed Kitten and forced him near me. I petted his head as she did with me sometimes. I liked the cat ears, they felt funny and soft. I saw a flash and looked at Lioness. She was holding a weird object with a big grin. "You're so adorable!"
"I can't believe this..." Kitten said, his ears flat against his head. "You're insane, you know that Lucy? I get that you're upset about your dad dying and Michelle, but this is the wrong guy to fill that void with." Why was I wrong? "And you shouldn't let a stranger in your home like this. He's dangerous." Lioness flicked his nose. The Kitten was a spirit, meaning that he was more durable than humans. I don't know how I knew this, but I liked that I did. It made Lioness happy so it made me happy. "Please don't tell me you're taking this... thing... to the Guild?"
"Of course I am. Don't be so silly Loke, you sound like Natsu."
Even though he said nothing, Kitten followed us. Lioness didn't understand but let him do it. She had her arms wrapped around mine and was glancing back with a teasing smirk. Kitten liked her the same as Pinkie did. Both desired to breed with her. I didn't understand why humans enjoyed reproduction so much. It was a question I didn't feel like answering. Maybe Lioness could tell me? When I could speak better, she'd tell me. Maybe Kitten would? Probably not. I felt as if she saw me as a rival. Strange people.
The walk wasn't long for me. It felt like moments, but I could hear Lioness' heartbeat. She was tired. She hid it well, I granted her that. I could smell all kinds of magic, including three other slayers excluding Pinkie. I was fascinated. Unless the pack had an agreed upon the leader, I didn't know how so many different types could cope with one another?
Fire Dragons were pack animals. They had a leading male with a harem of females. They sometimes had males as well, but these packs were mostly for breeding. They were extremely social and were the most common of dragons.
Thunder Dragons were group animals as well. They didn't have a clear leader but worked as a collective. They voted on what happened, and usually avoided conflicts. If two Thunder Dragons decided they wanted eggs, the others would vote on it.
Sky Dragons were solitary. They didn't like being around other dragons. Sky Dragons were frail, and because of their bird-like build, males looked nearly identical to females. If a dragon of a different species got too close, or anything for that matter, they'd flee.
Iron Dragons. There was only one, and I didn't remember his name at the moment. Iron Dragons were creatures that reproduced asexually. They sacrificed their magic and created new lives from their bodies. None were male or female but most commonly looked masculine so other dragons would leave them alone. With only one example, it was hard to know much about them.
How I knew any of this was a question all on its own.
When we stepped inside, everyone was expecting me. Word got around quickly that Lioness had me in her care. They were all pleased to see me, every one of them shouting hello to me. I wasn't used to a positive reaction to my presence so it was a little startling. They didn't mind. Pinkie was sulking in a corner, and I'd like him to stay there.
It's like a circus!
Doesn't that kid look like Sombra?
Hey! That red-head looks like Irene, doesn't she?
Irene? Where?
It isn't her Bel, keep your scales on.
What?
I don't know.
That blond punk looks like Thabuzuk. Even has that stupid scar!
The pink moron looks like Goraheb!
This is creeping me the fuck out!
What's going on!?
Why is Draconium back!
Alice's little shit is here as well?
The blonde woman is Anna's kid!
FUCK!
Gihi.
SHUT IT TAL!
My voices were panicking. I could feel myself tense up, trying to decipher what they were saying. Goraheb, Alice, Anna, Irene, Thabuzuk and Sombra all sounded familiar to me. Why? I didn't know, and if it was terrifying my voices, I don't think I want to. They only act like this if Zeref is mentioned.
"So Lucy, how was your new pet?" Ice Prince said. He looked like he was investigating me. "I hope he was a good boy." The last time I checked, I wasn't a dog.
"He was fine," Lioness smiled. "And thanks to Loke, I think we've just found our Ace for the games." I wanted to know more about these games. "Loke says that Blue here could beat Gildarts easy! That's if you wanna join." She had sparks in her brown orbs, and I wasn't able to say no to them. I grinned in response even though I didn't know what I was agreeing to. "Awesome!" A large blond that my voices said resembled 'Thabuzuk' walked towards me. We were roughly the same height, something which was new to me. Then there was the giant thing in the background.
"I like someone who has good taste in body art." He smelled like the bath Lioness gave me. From now on, you would be Bubbles. "You wanna test your strength out on someone stronger than that punk." Instead of fighting, I decided to left my magic envelope me. It looked like I was on fire and I think my fangs enlarged. I had seen a human do this to show off her power without fighting so I did the same.
Pinkie was going to see me was a threat to his 'group' and the small girl was hiding behind the giant. Responses I expected from their types. The Thunder and Iron dragon slayers weren't going to be threatened by me. They would be curious about my strength and test me to see if I was worthy to be in their pack. Thunder dragons fought those who wanted to join, and if a dragon couldn't handle their attacks, they wouldn't be able to join.
"How interesting." I didn't know that gnomes were capable of speech? He had a look in his eyes I couldn't decipher. A knowing look as if he knew something I didn't. I wasn't threatened by him, but he made me feel on edge. "So, young man, where is it you come from?" Lioness explained what the Doctor man had said. I was supposed to go there again next week and I didn't look forward to it. "I see. Having you in the games would surely give us an edge on the competition. But we have a member who is supposed to be weaker than you and can barely control himself. The entire town had to implement a way to move everything just so he wouldn't destroy everything. Am I to assume that you are the same?"
"Blue and Natsu had a fight the other day!" Said the blue cat. "Blue's really good at controlling his magic. He punched a building and it only vibrated, then he kept Natsu from destroying stuff! He even blocked Natsu's magic for half an hour." The cat was now on my good list.
The old man still had that knowing expression. I could see the gears working in his head, trying to figure out what his next action should be. He knew something and it was unnerving him.
The old man knows.
Yeah, no doubt about it.
What'll he do?
After what we did? We're gonna be on the road again.
He'll kick our blue ass and never let us near the town.
"You can't join the games if you don't have a Guild mark, can you?" He smiled.
Holy shit.
What is wrong with this guy!?
He knows, but he's letting us in any way. This is either brave or stupid.
I can't tell with humans anymore.
"Come over here sweetie," said a pale woman. Lioness walked with me, a large smile plastered on her face. The white-haired woman had a similar smell to the other white-haired people. She had strange siblings. "Where do you want the mark to be?" I wasn't sure? I decided to put it on my pectoral. I didn't like having just one, however. I like symmetry. "You want two?" I nodded. "Nobody has really asked for two before... I'm sure it's fine. Do you want the colour like your tattoos?" I nodded. It felt a little funny on my chest, but I liked the look. Lioness gave me a hug and I felt joy. I was part of something. I was going to enjoy this, wasn't I?