Fairy Tail is Property of Hiro Mashima.
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Walking through the wilderness of Fiore, Loke was caught thinking a bit too much. He had offered to get his master an exit, an escape route and save the guild at the same time, but each step he took was filled with uncertainty. Would the Sabertooth dragons actually help? Could he aid in avoiding another conflict for Fairy Tail? Clutching Lucy's long bare legs, he tried to position her as comfortably as possible. Her arms hung loosely around his chest as he felt her breathing lightly on his neck. Soon she would wake, and their food supply was diminishing, the detour was proving to be a bit too much of a risk, so they stop at a nearby town, where he could make certain she would be fed properly. After she initially fainted, Loke had been going through somewhat of a depression. He could not protect his master always, he could not prevent what occurred with the iron dragon slayer, he could not eradicate her problems and he could not become a father to the child or become her husband.
Lucy saw his orange hair fade and the long moments of silence made her uncomfortable, he would not let her walk, he would hum a lullaby when tears would moisten his neck and when her stomach churned, he fed her. She loved all her spirits and they took the spot her family had left void when they departed from her world, but Loke and her had an enigma of a relationship. It wasn't romantic love and yet it was. Aries was his beloved soul mate, his lover and yet she allowed the emotional intimacy they shared. All her tears, worries and fears he would kiss them away, she loved him for his strength and the security he provided, but love between a celestial being and their master was taboo. Her ordeal with Gajeel distraught all of her spirits, but Loke seemed to be heart broken and betrayed overall, yes he was angry, yes he wanted the child gone, but he was jealous. Hugging him tightly she poured her emotion into his gate, letting him know she appreciated everything he had been doing for her, and not to blame himself for her mistakes and this caused him to get even angrier.
"Your mistake? Did you tell that bastard to get so pissed drunk and rape you? Did you ask to be mistaken for another? I don't think so Lucy, so don't you say this is your mistake!" Loke roared at the ground as he continued his journey to the slowly approaching Sabertooth guild. Silenced by his justified rage, Lucy quietly hugged her lion and allowed him to continue walking. Another day passed and Lucy was starting to worry about the magic stability of her beloved friend. His three day limit was coming close and she could not open his gate; she was feeling too week and the child was continuing to suck her dry, she could almost hear it begging for Gajeel's slayer magic. Shaking her head in attempts to get rid of the haunting voice in her head, she had an idea.
"Loke, I'm going to summon my second origin. I'm starting to run out of magic." Lucy kissed his right ear as she fainted as she summoned her additional source of magic. Nodding his head in approval, he continued walking throughout the afternoon. Since they found out almost three days ago, they usually spent the mornings contemplating her situation, providing numerous options and Loke was getting extremely upset at his inability to save his master from this invading hell. He had lived through Natsu's sudden change of heart as he turned his affection towards Lisana, the one incident with Gray and even the joke of an engagement to Dan Straight; each time she turned to him as her shield and heart's protector, but now he was powerless.
"Forget about it all my princess, just be with me." Loke smiled sadly as he heard her wake. She only sighed and explained that his affection towards her were forbidden. "I love you eternally and my spirit will always dwell as a source of power in your constellation, but we are from two different worlds. If I could forget I would. I've become a bad person, without ever searching for it. I'm having my best friend's boyfriend's baby, I can just see it on Sorcerer's Weekly." The blonde started laughing at the pathetic state her life had taken in the last month. Frowning, Loke eagerly wished to beg his master to abort the child, to forget about it's existence and pretend that nothing had ever transpired between Gajeel and herself, but he bit his lip in apprehension; he knew he would only cause her to cry even more. Silence once more became his companion, as Lucy fell asleep,
Spent of all his magical energy, the leader of the celestial spirits dragged his feet to a nearby tree. Gasping for air, he held tighter onto his master, assuring not to drop her. Sweat trickled down his face, his eyes were closing and he could feel the agony Lucy must be feeling, from being drained.
"So close... I can't go any longer." Loke whispered to his master, as he supported his head against the trunk of the large oak tree. Gathering the last of his energy he lifted his head and noticed a perfect spot for his master to rest, while he gathered energy. Breathing heavily, Loke focused onto the desired spot, and leaped onto the branches the nearby tree. Gently he nested Lucy intertwined the new, flexible branches of the mighty oak. Warms eyes watched as his perplexed and troubled master quietly slumbered, her golden locks shimmered in the darkness of night, amongst the thick foliage, but even while asleep she frowned. Heart broken and feeling useless, Loke brushed the golden bangs from her face, then trailed his hand down her frigid cheeks and then his body started to flicker.
"Damn it!" Loke cursed as he clenched his disappearing fist. The limits of his body caused him great anger; every single time Lucy needed him, he could only get half the job done. It was ridiculous, he was the most powerful of the Constellation and yet his body only allowed him so much time and use of his own magic, and he couldn't force his magic deprived master to open his gate.
"Even with your second origin open, its not enough for his brat." Teeth grind against each other in frustration and hatred as he saw Gajeel's bastard mocking him from within Lucy. Holding his weight against a large branch, his eyes focused on the magical energy that emanated from within's Lucy's abdomen. 'Greedy little runt, if Lucy didn't want you, I'd let her fall.' Loke thought maliciously as he stared wishfully at the large branch holding most of her weight. 'If it were to snap, she would survive the fall, but at the end, she would be free..' Loke contemplated as the flickering magic brought him back to his senses. Biting the inside of his cheek, he felt the last of his magic call out to him for his return; complying to the need to refuel, he felt disgusted with himself as he almost gave in to the darkness inside, blatantly disobeying his masters wishes. The brilliant light of his celestial gate shone through the blackness of night and with glistening tears, Loke returned back home.
As one celestial spirit returned, another exited. With a blanket over one arm and a pillow at hand, the pink haired maid spirit, Virgo, accommodated her beloved master with both warmth and comfort. Keeping guard at the base of the tree, Virgo dug a moat and filled it with killer piranha fish and dug holes around a three mile radius of the tree that housed her golden hair master. The dark of night soon faded, as the sun finally made its debut, starting a new day, a new chapter and another chance for Lucy to assimilate her current situation. Looking at the blue sky, the maid spirit sighed at her dormant friend, she was beautiful, a tactician, but one of the dumbest people she had encountered as well, if she would have just been truthful with Gajeel, she wouldn't be running around Fiore with the reputation of a traitorous harlot. Virgo was extremely grateful to Evergreen, who provided Lucy with an escape route, but if Gemini had not said a word, Lucy would have disappeared with her bastard child, and most likely die. If it would have been any other type of magic wielder's brat, she could have lived happily as a single mother, but grandpa Crux had explained to her and the other spirits that if she didn't get another source of magic for it, then the child would most likely drain Lucy, die itself, and take it with her.
Tears streamed down her eyes, thinking of the early demise of her beloved master and friend. Many times Virgo asked for punishment, knowing wholeheartedly that Lucy would never raise a hand at any of her spirits in malice, sure Taurus and Loke got slapped every once in a while for their perverted advances, but overall she was a kind master loved by all the celestial spirits. Loke has hated Gajeel, since he brutally beat their master, and the others, feared him. Virgo had analyzed the situation and understood that he was discriminated for his outward appearance and cold attitude, but like always, her master saw right through the facade and forgave him. Looking at her reflection in the makeshift moat, the pink haired maid smiled, 'When I was bigger and scary, Lucy saw right through me. She never considered me a villain.' Rubbing her eyes, Virgo took the liberty to yawn and just enjoy the cold morning breeze.
Hours later the suns rays started penetrating through the thick foliage of the mighty oak tree, yet her master still slept. Soon she would awaken, and be met by solitude; only Loke and herself had the power to willingly cross-over their own gates without any issues. Aquarius needed a source of water, and even though the moat was located at the base of the tree, she would most likely scold their master into suicide, or complain about the ravenous fish... Gemini was irresponsible and juvenile, Sagittarius was took distracted with his archery and Taurus would possibly cause her too much pain, with the constant reminder that she possesses a beautiful body. Capricorn was probably the best choice to be the next guardian, maybe if she left early, she could transfer the remainder of her magic to him, while Loke continued to recharge his magic energy. Tapping her finger against her arm, she bit her lower lip and succumbed to her epiphany.
"Be safe hime-sama, Capricorn will be here in a couple of moments." Virgo whispered to the trunk of the oak tree and then passed through her luminous gate.
Shifting and turning, Lucy felt uncomfortable as tree limbs grind against her delicate skin. Opening her eyes, she was engulfed in a sea of sunlight and leafy branches. Surprised with her current location, panic rose within her and that started her cries for Loke, and when no response came, then she called out to Virgo, but no one showed. Her mind still half asleep, wandered into dark territory... she thought that possibly they had left her. She was well aware, that most of them wanted 'the parasite' as grandpa Crux had labeled it, gone. The unborn child was draining her while she slept, and keeping any gate open for too long would most likely cause her to collapse, she even opened up her second magical container and even that container was starting to deplete.
"I'm sorry guys, I can't get rid of it, its my family..." Lucy whispered as her forearm covered her chocolate eyes. Agony seemed to consumed her once cheerful soul at the realization that she was becoming a liar, thief and a harlot. Virgo had pleaded with her to tell Gajeel, to explain it all to Levy that it was an accident, that she didn't even love him. He didn't love or recognize her, she was just an illusion of what he wanted to see in a moment of drunken passion... but who would believe that? The entire guild saw her transformation and her isolation she went through when Natsu finally chose another.
Lost in thought, unbeknownst to Lucy, the main branch that was holding her weight throughout the night was starting to crumble. Breaking suddenly, the blonde mage felt light as a feather, as the support under her disappeared. Panic-engulfed, she hurriedly reach for a nearby branch, her pillow and blanket fell into the abyss of a curiously placed moat at the base of the tree. Violently the fish tore the fabric into shreds as feathers, liberated from the confines of the pillow glided into the warm gentle current of the morning breeze.
"Loke... Virgo... anyone, please save me." Lucy whispered as she felt her grip starting to give way. Her palms accumulated water, her sleepy mind affected her reflexes and she lacked the strength to pull herself up. Tears stained her eyes and dared to fall as she thought of the possibility of falling, and losing the only family she had left. 'I don't want it to die, save me Mavis!' Lucy screamed in her mind as she heard the branch split in two and she felt as gravity took over and quickly dragged her down to the earth, clenching her eyes, she apologized to her unborn child, when suddenly she felt warm arms catch her.
Was it Loke? Maybe Virgo? Lucy was about to open her eyes, when she suddenly realized that her prayers were answered and she and her child were not fish food. Sobbing into the male chest hysterically, she felt as strong a strong hand patted her head and asked her to calm down. Hiccuping slightly, the blonde wiped her tears away and looked upwards at the face of her savior.
"Hey Sting, did you find out who dug all these holes?" Rogue asked as he stopped dead in his tracks and noticed Lucy, embraced in his friend's arms. Laughing nervously, Sting placed Lucy on the floor and approached his bewildered friend.
"Look Rogue, it's the pretty Fairy!" Frosch exclaimed as he patted her bare leg. Smiling at the little cosplaying exceed, she bent down and hugged him affectionately. Mavis had heard her pleas and not only did she save her and her child, but she managed to bring forth the dragons slayers, without having to open a single gate.
The two men recognized her, they new she was a Fairy Tail wizard. At first, Lucy was glad that she had found her objective, but then worry sunk in, were they aware of the rumors? Did they think she might be a spy? Why wouldn't they, she did just enter into their territory unannounced and without any warning. Chocolate eyes read as the two dragons interacted and whispered amongst themselves on the appearance of the unwanted guest.
"Blondie, what ya doing here? And what do ya want?" Sting asked slightly annoyed.
Picking herself from the leafy floor, she dusted herself off. Brown eyes stared through the two men as she tried to gather the strength necessary to explain the complications of her current situation. Her lip trembled as she tried to mouth out a simple hello, and that's when her keys shone brightly and out came her beloved Leo.
"I can answer that for you Master Sting." Loke bowed, straight out of his celestial gate. Water accumulated in her chocolate eyes, as once again, the only consistent man in her life came to her rescue. Before he would dispense any information, he asked if they could first relocate to an inn or a place where Lucy could bathe, and eat.
Complying to his requests, the twin dragons, brought the pair into the empty Sabertooth guild hall. After the blonde mage was bathe and fed, everyone gathered into Sting's office. Rogue stood near the doorway, making certain that none would ease drop or approach. Pulling up a chair for his master, Lucy took her seat and stared at her bare lap as Loke started to divulge her many secrets.
After both dragons let the new information sink in, they stared at each other, as if they could communicate telepathically and just stayed silent as Loke continued.
"Talking to Gajeel is not a possibility and after much consideration and contemplation, dragon adoption is our only recourse. We came here just for an alternate magic source. Lucy is not looking to drag anyone into her problems." Loke explained as now Lucy bit the inside of her cheeks, trying to stifle her sobbing; not only did she feel weak, but she had to be deceptive and involve others in her trivial problems. "If she does not receive dragon slayer magic for the child, she will die prematurely and I cannot allow that. This is the reason I have come begging for your aid." Loke lowered his head in shame as he knelt before Sting.
"Why can't you get Natsu or the Lightning Dragon to solve this? I don't understand why she can't just tell Gajeel that he messed up and now in the name of Metalicanna he has to take his damn responsibility! Rape or not, this is low, even for a Fairy!" Sting yelled throwing his arms in the air, obviously agitated by all the lies and deceit the duo's plan involved.
Frustrated at the idiocy of the situation, the blond dragon slayer stared at the destroyed Fairy in his gaze. 'Pathetic,' he thought as he lifted his palm to his heavy head. What should he do? Apparently there was some kind of rumor circulating in bars about a heated romance between the two guilds and once it reached Sabertooth and found it to be a lie, it was going to get ugly. Orga just needed ANY excuse to pick a fight with Laxus, the older members were still sour from their lost to the resurrected guild. Sighing he transferred his gaze towards Rogue, who seemed to be caught in some type of emotional vortex. Loke was still begging and Sting was starting to get a migraine.
"Why can't both of you be papa to the baby?" Frosch said, as Lector nodded his head in approval. Both dragon slayers stared incredulously at their exceeds. Had their companions gone insane? They had just turned 18 and neither felt prepared to take on the role of a father. How could she ask something so horrendous? How could you feed magic to a living being and make sure it is born, only to abandon it later? Growling in unison, they glared at the shivering blonde.
Sitting as quietly as she could with their heavy stares, Lucy felt overwhelmed at her request. Why couldn't she do this alone with her spirits, why was she so powerless that she needed to beg for aid from a rival guild. Was she too fast to act, that she made the wrong decision? Would Levy truly understand if she were to explain what occurred? Was she forgivable and could keep this problem within her own guild? 'No, I can't. Evergreen might be exiled for causing problems with Sabertooth. I have no other option.' Lucy thought as she clenched her fist and slowly stood up. Sucking up the last of her pride, she knelt aside her faithful lion begging Sting and Rogue for their compliance.
While Sting was conflicted with the efficacy of the problem at hand, Rogue was down right angry. Gajeel was the man he aspired to be, the adoration of his youth, but also the cause of much pain and torment in his life. It wasn't enough that he constantly ignored him when they were in Phantom Lord together, now he was about to abandon another innocent life. The events that led up to Lucy infiltrating her way into Sabertooth territory, mattered not, all that bothered and plagued Rogue was the life she carried and it's dark future.
"We'll do it." Both dragons said in unison. Joy-filled, Lucy got up from the ground and demanded for Loke to stand. Her prayers were answered and she felt a large burden taken of her shoulders, but her lion was not so pleased.
"What's with the long face? Isn't this what you wanted?" Lucy asked as she stared into Loke's eyes. Placing a gentle kiss on her cheek, he whispered to contact Wendy if she wanted to live. With wide eyes she demanded an answer, but he could not. Earlier when Virgo left to supply Capricorn with the remainder of her magic, he insisted that she give it to him, and now he was at his limit yet again.
"Only one dragon can adopt the child, call Wendy." Loke whispered into her vibrating ears, as his gate forced him back into the celestial world.