Chapter 2: No longer Fairy Tail mage

Lucy went to the master's office holding back tears that's been threatening to fall. She slammed open the door and slammed back the door again to close it. The master was shocked by that and the paperwork that's been piling up went everywhere.

"L-Lucy my child, w-what can I do to help you?" The master was trying to reorganise the mess again going here and there.

"I wish to quit Fairy Tail." Her voice was firm and filled with determination.

Master stopped from his tracks. "W-why my child? Why must you leave? Isn't Fairy Tail your family?"

"Yes. Once it was. Now no longer. I've been ignored for so long and just now Erza and Natsu kicked me out of their teams. I'm sorry master. But I can't stand this any longer. So please let me leave."

"I understand. The moment you step out of the guild your mark will disappear. Farewell, my child." He said sadly waving her off. Lucy bowed, thanked him and walked away. Leaving a tearful old man sobbing quietly as one of his guild member….no his child left him.

Once Lucy got out her mark disappeared and she smiled sadly. 'Goodbye Lucy Fairy Tail mage.' She thought.

"I should get back to Midnight." She whispered softly and went to Fairy Tail's backyard.

"Midnight." She waved. Midnight look up to see Lucy waving at him. As happy as she was to see him. Lucy was a little bit shocked seeing Midnight still waiting for her.

"So I guess you're ….." His sentence was trailed off once he sees her right hand without the pink Fairy Tail insignia. He looked up at quizzically. Lucy noticed that Midnight was eyeing her right hand.

"I quit Fairy Tail." She said bluntly. "Uh Midnight….can I travel around and train with you?" She asked blushing slightly all the while.

He nodded. He started to cast another portal magic before Lucy stopped him.

"W-wait. Can we go to my apartment first? I need to get some of my things and tell the landlady I'm leaving."

He nodded understandingly. "Portal Magic: Magnolia: Lucy's Apartment" He started casting another portal magic spell.

"Open! Gateway to Lucy's Apartment: Escort"

Once again another portal just like before appeared. Midnight held her hand again and took her into the portal.

They appeared right in front of the apartment. She went inside dragging Midnight along. She told Midnight to wait in her bedroom while she makes breakfast to eat and pack her things.

"Gate of the maiden! I open thee! Virgo!" A pink maiden appeared in front of her with shackles on her wrist.

"Punishment, princess?" she bowed.

"NO PUNISHMENT." Lucy sweatdropped at her celestial spirit. "Can you please help me pack up my clothes and necessary things for travelling and training? I'm going to make some breakfast."

"Understood princess. Will you be travelling alone, princess?" She asked with a poker face.

"No…well I'll be travelling and training with some guy you need not to know…please don't tell Loke about this."

"Understood princess." She soon vanish and proceed to fulfil her duty as a maid.

Lucy nodded and proceed to make some breakfast. She cooked some bacon and scrambled eggs and make some toast. She place all of them neatly on the table. She went to her bedroom and saw Midnight lying on her bed sleeping.

Midnight opened his eyes and looked at her without expression.

"Breakfast?" He asked. Lucy nodded to his question.

"Alright. After breakfast we go back to the forest."

"Let's talk about it while eating." She smiled as she dragged Midnight by the arm to the dining table. Midnight blushed but quickly recompose himself to his emotionless expression.

As they ate Lucy started the conversation. "Hey Midnight, why don't we train for half a year than join a guild?"

He thought for a second then nodded as he ate.

"I have no objections. I can join an official guild now. The Council freed me after I did a favour for them. Besides not many people now about Oracion Seis."

"I see good thing then." She gave him another bright smile. Midnight nodded again and ate in silence.

Once they finished their dinner Lucy's Maiden Key or Virgo's Gate Key glowed informing Lucy her work was done. As Midnight casted the portal magic. Lucy took the bag and stood beside Midnight and hold his hand.

"Portal Magic: Forest: Nowhere"

"Open: Gateway to the Forest: Escort"

They got through the portal and appear in a cave on a mountain somewhere.

Lucy proceeded to open her bag and see what Virgo has packed for her. Inside was a few fashionable revealing clothes, sexy lace undergarments, thongs and such. Lucy sweatdropped at her celestial maid dirty thoughts. She saw a few novels of hers and a few books for training from the celestial world.

"Wow! These are precious books she gave me! Books of the Celestials, Zodiac Spirits, Keys of Celestials and…..Celestial Dragon? Huh. Better look at that one last." She exclaimed happily.

Midnight just eyed her from a corner of the cave. Then he spoke to Lucy saying that he wants sleep and if she wants to train do not bother him. Lucy just nodded even though it's barely noon.

As Lucy stepped out and went to some distance from the cave she began to read Books of the Celestials. It seems like there are more to celestial powers than just calling forth celestial spirits.

Zodiac Spirits book tells how to use a spirits power yourself. But you have to own the key and make a contract with the spirit first before you can use its power. Also if combined force magic (like Urano Metoria. Lucy must do it with Gemini to make it successful.) cannot be done alone even though you've study all of the spirits power.

Keys of Celestials says that you can summon all of the celestial spirits without the keys but with the correct chant and their consent. Lucy was definitely interested in all of the new profound knowledge of celestial powers. But they need an immensely high magic power

Lucy began her training by training to raise her magic power. She did just like how Capricorn thought her before the Grand Magic Games.

~Timeskip (After 3 months)~

"Lucy." Midnight called her from the cave with a slight smile playing on his black lips.

Lucy smiled back at him and went to him. She has just finished her training for the day. Over the past few months Lucy had been able to use all of her celestial spirits power, all of the celestial magic and now she can summon all of the celestial spirits including Regulus.

What's more surprising is most of the celestial spirits has their own keys except for the Zodiac, and a few silver keys. So now Lucy has tons of keys. Zodiac keys, silver keys, elemental keys (sapphire) Celestials Nobles (platinum), Royal Celestial Spirits keys (palladium).

"Yes, Midnight?" Lucy has noticed a few pleasant changes about Midnight. His appearance is like they first met except instead of the blue neck collar it was brown like my eye colour. His hair is also shorter like Gray's except maybe a little bit longer.

Midnight also seems more talkative and nice. He also often makes perverted comment and flirty smiles here and then. Midnight also often snuggles in her makeshift bed which resulted with a kick and a scream in the morning by her but after a few weeks she doesn't really mind it anymore in fact she gladly welcomes it.

She missed the warmth of having friends around her. Missed the warmth when she was sleeping and realized the next morning a certain pink-haired dragon slayer had slipped in. She missed having a book talk with her bluenette best friend.

"Your keys. I had thought that maybe I could teach you requip magic. So you can requip your keys."

"We'll start training tomorrow. Right now I think I want to sleep after I take a bath at the river back there."

"Sure Lucy. Do you want me to help you bathing?" He said with a playful smile.

"Sure." My tone was nonchalant.

"Really?" Shocked tone from him.

"Of course not, you pervert!" I shouted at him and went to the river to bath.

~Timeskip: Another 3 months later~

"Midnight? Are you ready? It's almost noon. We should go to a guild already." I called at him from an empty field filled with flowers. Then I saw Midnight appearing from behind a tree.

"I found one of my beads already so we're good to go. You cast the portal Lucy." He said as he leisurely walks next to me without an apology. Tch.

Lucy her appearance has changed during the six months. Her hair reached her mid-thigh. She no longer ties up her hair like she normal does anymore. Her eyes also changed during her training at the dragon realm.

After a month of training with Midnight she opened the book about the Celestial Dragon. The dragon appeared in front of her. Lucy was shocked as she just opened the book and has not read a word yet.

The celestial dragon brought her to the dragon realm and introduced herself. Her name was Celestia. Celestia told Lucy that Lucy is actually the princess and ruler of the dragon realm. She must train all of the dragons elements.

Lucy told Midnight via thought projection. Where she was. How long she'll be gone. Midnight just nodded. Lucy than began to train with the dragons. Since 2 week in the dragon world equals 1 day to Earthland. So by the second week Lucy had returned with immense power. Her eyes also turned blue except her right eye was sea blue with flecks of gold while her left eye was sky blue with flecks of silver.

"Portal Magic: Amixture: Sabertooth" I started casting once I determined which guild to enter. [I don't really know where is Sabertooth guild at]

"So we're going to Sabertooth, eh?" Midnight chuckled.

Ignored him and continued my words. "Open! Gateway to Sabertooth: Escort"

Lucy's gate was slightly different from Midnight. Instead of gold emitting from it it was blue. A mixture of sky and sea blue.

They appeared in front of the guild and walked in. The guild turned quiet as they walked in. A voice from the second floor broke the silence.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Lucy looked up and saw that it was Minerva. Lucy smirked at her and recognition dawned on Minerva and the rest of the Sabertooth guild who was present during the previous Grand Magic Games.

"Me and my new partner would like to join Sabertooth."

"You're one of the fairy. A weak one too. Or should I say the weakest? You are not welcome here, blondie." She spatted.

Suddenly Mater Jiemma appeared behind Minerva. He looked over to Midnight and Lucy whom stared back at him. He gave a slight chuckle.

"They may join. Lucy Heartfilia has left that trash guild 6 months ago and trained. That guy was once a member of Oracion Seis. He may join without any test. For the blondie she must defeat one of our member of her choice."

"Fine then." Lucy said. "I choose to fight with Minerva."

Minerva smirked. "You're going down blondie. I'll torture you worse this time."