Through her stammering mess of a declaration, Laxus was able to glean what had transpired since he had last seen the spirit summoner. The night they shared before his ill fated job at 8island seemed like a dream. Because of the his fights with Tempester and his ingestion of the Magical Barrier Particles, Laxus lost a chunk of his memory leading up to that day. He only remembered snippets of the events after he had caged the bolnde bombshell on the balcony at Evergreen and Elfman's party.

"Aquarius. That's who I killed. Well, not really killed dead, but killed her ability to come back to our world..." Laxus noticed the tears gathering in her eyes again. Not wanting to see her cry, he gently sealed his lips over her and began a searing kiss, filled with all the emotions he couldn't say. All the supressed and repressed feelings he had been wanting to express to the now emotional Blondie in his arms.

Laxus broke the kiss and leaned down to nuzzle Lucy's neck. "Since she is still alive Blondie, and with what I remember of her attitude, I am sure she doesn't blame you and wants you to keep moving forward." He whispered into her ear. "I know Laxus, but the guilt of it all just pulls me down." She admitted soberly. "She was one of the only links I have left to my mom." This statement sparked the first ever in-depth conversation between the two blondes. The talked about hiw their similar childhood traumas outweighed their triumph. Of past transgressions and forgiveness. Of exploits both adventure wise and carnal. By the time Lucy checked Horilogium's key for the time, she realized she had missed her train. Laxus poured the each a glass of wine and brought out the reheated remnants of their ill fated dinner. Staring at her wine, Lucy mused "Why is it that we only get down and dirty are the times champagne is involved? I don't drop my walls or inhibitions when I am drinking anything else and you, Mister Thunder God, are the only one who brings it out in me! There is something here I am not sure of and, to tell you the truth, it almost frightens me."

"There is a reason for that. I wanted to tell you after the ball all those months ago." " I do vaguely remember you saying you needed to talk to me that night of Ever and Elf's party, Sparky" Laxus took a deep, sobering and sould cleaning breath, and locked eyes with the beautiful woman sitting next to him on the sofa. "You can do this Laxus!" He thought to himself. "The truth of the matter is that you, Miss Lucy Heartfilia, Light of the now defunct Fairy Tail guild, are my mate!"