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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T REMEMBER?" Lucy yells at her orange haired spirit, "LOKI!"

The spirit flinching with a pink haired mage, "I know where they are not who, Lucy."

The pink haired mage laughing, "So you know where they are, but not who. You can lead us as close as 1,000 yards but not a step farther… why not just draw us a map and go?"

"You'd get lost because your set fire then ate the map!" Loki yelling back.

"What I don't get is why you both came? Natsu's right, Loki you could have given me a map. Natsu, Loki has a point you would get us lost by eating the map. I can do this!" Lucy scolding the men, who stair at her while flinching.

Loki replies, "There are traps and danger, you need someone who knows where they are to help out."

"If there's trouble I can handle it, which frees you to find the keys." Natsu yells running ahead, "Any way if we don't hurry Mira will skin us for being late to our wedding, Luce!"

Lucy sighing, she wanted to wait till all the keys were found but Loki said that could take up to a year if not longer. And Mira had already set the date…they had a month left before they needed to be back. Natsu had jumped when Mira told them; Loki's face had fallen at that. Since Loki was the only one who knew where the keys were, he had chosen the one closest to them. But he never knew which princess belonged to what key, Lucy didn't know that when they set out. Loki had been hoping seeing the land would help him remember, no such lucky was with him.

"Natsu! Slow down! The sun is setting and I'm cold…she said" a clock spirit repeated after a shivering Lucy hiding inside.

"We need a camp. Let's stop in this cave tonight." Loki said, having changed from his silk Italian suit to his human outfit, "I don't think it'll be too far now."

"But if it's so close then let me go get it!" Natsu groaned as he set up the tent.

Loki rolling his eyes and getting a fire going, "I told you, only Lucy can get the key! Anyone that isn't a celestial mage will get…"

Natsu cutting in, "Burnt to a crisp I know!" helping Lucy up after the clock spirit disappears, "I could just eat the fire…Luce you okay?"

Lucy clinging to Natsu, shivering "I'm…..COLD!"

Natsu laughing as Lucy takes his scarf, "I remember that first mission you tried that. But I snapped at you, now you wear it more than me."

"It was your first mark to me," Lucy pulling her jacket closer, shivering worst then before.

"You should stay in my tent, Lucy. It's from the spirit world so it's like a house." Loki says opening the tent's flap letting the heat leak out, "I don't mind sharing my bed with you Lucy."

Natsu growling and pulling Lucy closer, "Over my dead body."

"Natsu, I can't sleep outside in this cold…you won't sleep with me.." Lucy says, leaning in closer to Natsu's chest.

Loki smiling at them, "You can sleep in here with us. I'll keep her warm all night."

Lucy closing her eyes muttering, "Play nice…"

Natsu noticing Lucy's falling asleep, carries her into the tent. Laying her on the bed before kissing her hair gently then backing out and glaring at Loki.

"What?" Loki snaps, cooking a stew for dinner.

Natsu glaring and growling "You know what…You really want to piss me off."

"Natsu, I don't. Really I told you Athena is my all." Loki yelling, and then remembering Lucy sleeping quiets down, "I know how much you want to do the right thing. And with her clinging to you, shivering against you. It isn't helping, I can see that."

Natsu noticing his pants slightly tented gets up and replies "Still…I know you're only trying to help. But my instances she another thing…I'll try to be better….Do you care if I sleep by her instead?"

"I don't mind. But you need to go out in the cold first. We don't need you hating yourself later." Loki nodding, "It'll be okay Natsu."

Natsu nodding as he strips down to his bright yellow boxers, walking to the cave entrance. After a couple hours, Natsu heads back in meaning to grab his pants. Seeing Lucy up, wearing his pants and Loki's green jacket.

"Ummm…Luce...I'm just supposed to walk around like Gray?" Natsu asking, placing his hands over his thighs close to his hard again member, "It won't end well…"

"I don't see a problem Natsu. Neither Loki nor I mind it." Lucy replies setting the bowl down before smiling brightly at him, "I love seeing your cute boxers."

Natsu growling and grabbing her waist, "Then send Loki back."

Lucy gulping, "Loki…"

"Go back out there Natsu, clearly those few hours weren't enough." Loki said dishing more stew in the bowl and holding it out to Natsu, "You care to much."

Lucy nodding and looking into Natsu's lust glades eyes, pleading "please."

Natsu looking between the bowl in Loki's hand and Lucy's warm brown eyes, slowly kissing down her neck. Lucy pulling his hair, getting a smile against her neck for it. Natsu sinks his teeth in to the left side of her neck, letting her fall to the ground. Turning he grabs the bowl and walks back out. Lucy watching him walk away, blushing and breathing heavy mutters "I don't know how much more I can take of his teasing…one of these times I'm just going to take him!"

Loki laughing and helping her up, "You can try but he beats you in strength."

Lucy laughing and smiling, "I can try."

Natsu laying in the snow, the bowl of stew forgotten beside him, thinking about what happened mutters to himself, "I need to hurry..I won't last much longer…"

Lucy crawling back in the tent after an hour, Loki goes to get Natsu, who is sleeping in the snow, boxers no longer holding back his member. Rubbing it in his sleep Natsu seems relaxed, Loki kicking his back to walk him up. Natsu jumping up, grabbing his arm yelling "Why did you do that!"

"Lucy asked for you." Loki snapping and walking away. Natsu sighing and walks with him back in the cave. Crawling in the tent with Lucy, Natsu give her a small smile. Lucy smiling back "You look like hell. Come here."

Natsu crawling closer, "Only look like hell because I'm fighting against myself."

Lucy laying her head against his chest, over his heart, letting him wrap her up in his arms replies "Why though…I know it's over you doing the right thing…but I hate seeing you in pain…what can I do then.."

"Shut up…" Natsu whispering, earning a glare for that continues "Just lay with me..Stay like this with me for now..."

Lucy nodding asks "You still hungry?"

"I'm fine Luce," Natsu smiling and looking down at her.

Lucy sighing and sitting up, grabbing her matches "That's not what I asked. Are you still hungry?"

Natsu nodding as Lucy lights a match "Lay in my lap then, Natsu."

Natsu laying his head against her thigh, remembering how as his dragon senses took over she had done this same thing. Laying the match to his lips, her hands running through his hair whispering to him "Feel better?"

"Yeah…" Natsu nodding mutters, "I feel…calmer…"

Lucy smiling softly at him, "Good. Just as, Natsu, I like doing these things. Makes me feel like I can do something good for you."

Natsu feeling his eyes drop asks, "Can I ask for something else Luce?"

Lucy whispering as she moves his head to the pillow, "Sure Natsu."

Natsu wrapping his arms around her body, "Can you stay…like when we were kids that first night…when the fire took my body over?"

Lucy kissing his chest, "Sure, sleep well my dragon."

Nodding Natsu falls into a fitful sleep. Lucy holding very still against his body and watching his face go from discomfort and crying to relaxation and a smile across his lips. Lucy whipping away the tears with kisses, whispers in to his ear, "I. love. you. Natsu."

*Morning*

"WAKE UP!" Loki calls while cooking breakfast.

Lucy smiling up at Natsu, who finally looks peaceful in his sleep-like state, Loki ripping open the tent's flaps, earning a glare from Lucy who is pointing at Natsu's sleeping form. Loki nods and smiles, motioning her to come out. Lucy gently unwraps his arms and follows Loki out.

"How long has he been sleeping?" Loki asks fixing Lucy a plate, "Did you sleep well?"

"Not long, and yeah I slept fine." Lucy whispers taking the plate, "How far do we still have to go?"

Loki thinking out loud, "Not far I think. Maybe a day's walk in the cave."

Lucy looking beyond the tent into the cave, "That's why you stopped us here."

"Yeah, do we want to wake him?" Loki asks nodding.

Natsu calling out as he crawls out of the tent holding his sweatpants, "I'm awake."

Lucy smiling at him, "Wanna sit by me? I can feed you again."

Natsu blushing as he slides next to her taking her fork, "I am fine. Let me return the favor."

Lucy blushing as he takes the plate too, "I am fine…"

"But I want to. Now open up." Natsu replying and cutting the pancakes.

Lucy opens her mouth as Natsu holds up a forkful of eggs, Loki giggling at them, "I don't think the other Slayers do that."

"They don't. But they also don't have our history. Igneel was the only dragon that trusted a human other than his son." Natsu says still feeding Lucy, "I spent a lot of time at the Heartfilia mansion as a kid."

"But only when my father was gone. And before mom died." Lucy cut in, leaning into Natsu. Loki nodding, "So it seems. Shall we go now?"

Natsu stretching and eating the fire, "I'm all fired up! Let's go!"

Lucy laughing as Loki cleans up the tent, muttering to himself "Stupid dragon. That was a spirit world fire… now I need to get a new one."

"What did you say Lion?" Natsu playful growling, taking Lucy's hand.

Loki glaring at them, "That was gift from Aries! Now I have to ask her for a new one now! You know how she is; I don't want her to cry!"

Lucy roller her eyes as the glare at each other. Grabbing the key of the ram, Lucy calls forth Aries, "Aries, can I get a new fire? Natsu ate Loki's"

"Sure…I am sorry!" the pink haired ram girl cried, shifting her feet. Disappearing then reappearing holding a black box out to Lucy. "There you go…I'm sorry!"

"Aries…" Lucy taking the box then hugging the pink haired girl that's shaking in front of her in a hug, "You don't have to say sorry all the time. We're friends and you've done nothing wrong. You're a good person."

Aries nodding and hugging Lucy back before returning to the spirit world, "Call me anytime you need me…I am sorry!"

Lucy turning around, smiling at the boys "Well now that we have the fire. No Natsu you can't eat this one. You'll make her cry!"

Natsu pouting, "Fine… I won't eat fire anymore."

"That's stupid; I can hear your stomach growling from here." Loki calls, while leaning on an invisible wall, "Keep walking, call any spirit if you see a red 'x' Lucy. I can't take a step farther."

Natsu scoffing, "Should we follow the 'x'?"

"No, their marking the traps. I'd love to go ahead and disarm them…" Loki replied.

"It's fine Loki. Thanks for getting us this far. We can handle it. See you in a day!" Lucy calls walking past Loki holding Natsu's hand, "Head back to the spirit world Loki!"

Loki disappearing as Natsu smiles at Lucy, "We're alone…."

Natsu picking her up and pushing her gently against the cave wall, "Can….can I?"

"Why are you asking?" Lucy smiling as she brushes her hair back, "I know having Loki's sent all over us is driving you mad. Just don't give in."

"Luce…" Natsu whispers as he nibbles on her left ear, "Scream for me. Let me know."

Lucy nods as Natsu kisses the bite mark from last night, his tongue darting over it cause Lucy to moan. Natsu smirking as Lucy grabs his hair and give it a slight tug. Biting right over the mark, Natsu smiles at Lucy's screaming his name. Kissing and licking the blood away, he mutters "Sorry…"

Stepping back with his head down, Natsu whips the blood from his lips. Lucy smiling at him whispers "feel better?"

Natsu nodding, not making eye contact, "I don't get how you handle me."

"Easy," Lucy said pulling his face in front of hers as she kisses him between words, "I. Love. You. Natsu."

Wrapping his arms around her and pulling her with him against the wall, "You know I trust you more then I should."

Lucy laughing, and pulling his hair, "Trusting me isn't that bad."

Natsu laughing, "Just do it." Whispering, "I'll scream for you even."

"I'd like that." Lucy whispers against his lips before kissing him. Moving her lips softly against his rough movements. His hands resting on her hips, rocking them against his. Lucy moaning in his mouth making him grunts in response.

Pulling away from the kiss but pulling his hips closer to hers, Natsu's breathing quickened, "Luce…I'm losing control."

"Okay, Natsu." Lucy whispers as she pulls his scarf off his neck and biting the scar. Kissing the mark, Lucy begins to pull away only to have Natsu's hand force her head back against his neck. Growling Natsu says, "More pain Luce…Please make me bleed, cause me to bleed for you."

Lucy looking into his lustful eyes, grabbing the end of her whip "Will this work? My teeth aren't as sharp…"

Natsu nodding as Lucy steps back, taking her whip out. He kneels and looks into her lustful eyes, watching her tense whispers "it's okay."

As the end of her whip hits his neck, Natsu cries out. Lucy quickly bending over licks the blood on the mark. Natsu gently slides his arms around her waist and whispers a thank you into her skirt.

Natsu smiling again stands up with Lucy over his shoulder. Lucy stunted yells "What are you doing? I can walk!"

"But I want to carry you." Natsu playfully whines, "It makes me feel good."

Lucy sighing, "Fine. But when you see an 'x' you better put me down!"

Natsu laughing as they pass an 'x', Lucy seeing it whispers, "Natsu, put me down. We're in a trap now."

Natsu slowly puts Lucy on her feet, looking around. Seeing nothing sighs loudly, earning a glare from Lucy as well as a punch into the wall.

"OW, Luce, what was that for?" Natsu grumbling as he rubs his head, "Did I do something wrong?"

"Natsu…?" Lucy looking at him like it's been years since they've seen the other. Natsu gulping as he goes to touch her, his hand passes through her body. Looking around watching for anything to help him out of this, noticing a small light where he had hit the wall. Running to the light, hitting it with his fist of the fire dragon breaking the illusion over him.

Lucy laying on the ground, muttering incoherent words, Natsu kneels next to her. Leaning down, he whispers "Luce, look at me. It's okay."

Inside Lucy's mind, another Natsu keeps tormenting her. Saying how she can never be strong and she's only a stand in for another girl. Crying out Lucy tries to run, but the voice follows her till she hears her Natsu's voice calling out, "its okay. Luce, its okay! I'm here, I made a promise and I plan on keeping it. I'll find you Luce! Just hold on!"

Thinking about how he can break the illusion over Lucy, her eyes flitter open. Smiling down at her as she wraps her arms around his neck crying, Natsu pulls her close whispering "its okay Luce. It wasn't real."

"Natsu…" Lucy hic-ups against his chest, "It felt so real…Like I really am just a stand in for you. You're so much stronger and better at fighting then me. I can't compete with you."

Natsu growling pulling her closer, "You don't have to be strong to be mine Luce. You're smart, funny, brave, you are you. You're my Lucy, I'd never leave you. Because no one can tame the dragon like you have, you've saved me more then I care to count. Tell me what was said, Luce."

Lucy shaking her head no, crying harder against his chest. Natsu sighing and pulling her into his lap, "Please, I want to show you it was wrong."

"You said I was worthless, that I wasn't ever really yours because I am too weak." Lucy mutters against his scarf, "You told me I am just a stand in nothing more."

Natsu now growling and hitting a hand against the floor, cracking the floor, "That's all lies. You're worth more than anything to me, you are mine and I'd rather die than go without you. And as for being just a stand in, who could replace your smile, eyes, laugh, everything? I spent years looking for you, only remembering those eyes, that hair, that smile. And if I had to, I would chase you to the ends of the world just to keep you by my side, because when you're not there, I am not me." Lucy looking up, seeing tears running down his face as he continues, "I would kill anything that hurt you, anything that takes your smile, I….I love you. You know that right? My biggest fear is losing you, whether it's to another man or anything. That thought kept me training for years, so I could keep you safe. Keep you smiling, always smiling. That's how my Luce should be."

"Natsu…" Lucy smiles at him, whipping his tears away, "There's no one out there that could contend with your silly pink hair and black eyes, the way you destroyed half a city when we first meet, made my heart jump because I knew that man would do anything to save me. I loved you then, I loved you as kids, and I love you now. Thank you, you're saving me now."

"Remember, we stand together." Natsu whispers laying his forehead against hers, "Let's keep going. You okay for walking?"

"Only if you hold my hand and never let it go." Lucy says standing up.

Natsu grinning his grin, "I can do that."

Taking her hand, Natsu smiles and kisses it. Lucy blushing, looking into his eyes. Smiling at each other they keep walking, looking out for more 'x'.

"Hey Natsu…" Lucy asks, really more like thinking out loud, "The pain thing from before. Why did you use it then but not before?"

Natsu thinking, "Well….Gajeel came up with is. It worked sometimes and other times not for him. I guess I don't want to test my lucky with it..Better to just stay away from it at times."

"So you take advice from Gajeel instead of following Igneel?" Lucy asking, leaning closer to him.

Natsu wrapping his scarf around her neck, "Yeah well Igneel only taught me something's. Like to get married, so she can't ever leave me. Or to fight for her because she's worth it."

"What about that?" Lucy smiling at him while pointing to his pants.

Natsu blushing, "That was covered by your mother…. She kind of explained it that day…"

Lucy now giggling at him, "You mean mom gave you the talk?"

Natsu nodding and hugging Lucy from behind, "Yeah it wasn't pleasant. But it was better than gramps."

"Wait I want to know how the Master's was." Lucy squeals, "If mom's was the best, theirs must have been horrible."

"Her's was best graphically. Igneel mostly covered how my dragon side would react. Gramp's….." Natsu shivering from the horrible memory, "His was awful…I am shocked he has a grandson."

Lucy on the ground laughing at Natsu shaking and shivering form. Natsu watching her roll around for a while, before joining in and laughing too. After a few minutes, the laughter's echo dies down, Natsu hears Lucy's stomach rumble.

"Why don't we eat now?" Natsu says, holding Lucy close.

Pulling out the box, Lucy nods and pushes the red button, Fire appearing in front of them. Natsu resting his head against her shoulder, whispering "What do you want?"

Lucy looking through the ingredients they have left, "What about a simple stew?"

Natsu pulling the ingredients out, "I'll cook this time."

"I can help, at least." Lucy whines as Natsu begins cooking.

"I'd rather you didn't," Natsu whispers leaning over to her, "Last time you helped me, you ended up getting a burn."

Lucy crossing her arms, going humph as Natsu smiles and kisses her cheek, "Just relax I'll be done soon."

Not even ten minutes later, Natsu was handing a bowl to Lucy. Lucy enjoying the smell, Natsu smiling at her "Is it good?"

"Very, I forget sometimes you can cook really well." Lucy whispers, holding her spoon out to him.

Natsu taking the spoonful of stew in his mouth, "Well, I do know how to cook over a fire, but you beat me in a kitchen."

"Natsu… that trap…what did you see?" Lucy asking looking in the fire, hearing Natsu stop breathing.

"It was you, though much older. You just looked at him like it had been years since you saw me….when I went to grab your hand, mine just passed right through…" Natsu mumbles taking her hand and laying it on his heart.

Lucy looking in his eyes, "How did you break it?"

Natsu smiling, "After you disappeared, I looked for you. I saw a flash of light on the wall where I had hit. One fire punch later, I was there for you."

"You are so strong," Lucy whispers, climbing into his lap, "Why you would you choice someone as weak as me?"

"You saved me when I was too weak. You were strong enough then and have only gotten stronger, Luce." Natsu whispers in her hair, "You okay?"

Lucy smiling at him, "Yeah. We should keep moving."

Natsu smiling as Lucy pushes the red button and the fire disappears. Holding his hand out to her, Natsu asks, "DO you think all the traps here will play with our minds?"

Lucy taking his hand and thinking as they walk for an hour, "I hope not…but I don't know."

They pass another red 'x' and fall into another trap. Natsu stops and falls landing on his knees, Lucy tripping over his feet lands on her side.

~Natsu~

"Luce….Stop! Let me handle this!" he yells watching Lucy struggle against chains made of fire, "STOP! You'll kill her!"

Trying to pull the chains off, Natsu sees the blood welling against the fire. Crying as he fails to break the chains. Looking up at her accusing tearful eyes, Natsu falls to his knees, punching the ground as the fire consumes her body.

"I failed…I couldn't do something so simple as keep you safe…" screams Natsu, "I don't deserve to live!"

Feeling a sting on his cheek, Natsu turns to the figure. The figure saying calmly, "Natsu look at me. You'd never fail in keeping me safe and never when it involves fire."

~Lucy~

"Mom?" Lucy calls out to a blonde woman sitting by a table. The woman turning, her face discolored and maimed, a gruesome smile playing across her misshapen lips, "Lucy….I've been waiting for you."

The woman throws the head of a pink haired teen at Lucy's feet. Kneeling, Lucy gently picking up the head, seeing its Natsu's she kisses his forehead as blood stains her legs. Tears running down her face, Lucy turns to glare at the gruesome woman, yelling "How could you! I love him!"

Gently laying the head on the soft grass, Lucy then gets up and runs at the woman. Throwing her fist at the woman's chest, watching her hand fall throw the body. Blinding light, Lucy wakes up on her side next to kneeling, eyes closed and crying Natsu.

"I failed…I couldn't do something so simple as keep you safe…" screams Natsu, "I don't deserve to live!"

Gently placing her hand on his cheek, Lucy whispers into his ear, "Natsu look at me. You'd never fail in keeping me safe, and never when it involves fire."

Closing her eyes and kissing him, Lucy breaks the illusion over him. Natsu slowly waking up, grabbing Lucy's shoulder and crying. Lucy gently running her hand through his hair trying to soothe him.

Natsu still breathing heavy, looks into Lucy's calm and forgiving brown eyes. Putting his hand on the back of her head, Natsu pulls her into a rough kiss.

"Don't ever go near fire without me, again." Whispers Natsu against her forehead with another kiss, "I couldn't live with myself knowing fire killed you."

Lucy laughing as she kisses his nose, "And you don't go near misshapen woman who look like my mom."

Natsu now smiling, "Why?"

"She'd cut your head off," Lucy replied coldly.

Natsu gulping, "I'm beheaded and you're consumed by fire…"

"Seems this trap showed us how we fear losing the other, "Lucy muttered against his bare chest, "Why didn't you ever get dressed?"

Natsu looking down at his black sweat pants, "I am wearing pants… Any way your wearing my normal pants, I just never put my shirt on that's all."

"How are you not cold?" Lucy asks feeling a chill through her clothing.

Natsu wrapping his arms around her, "My body has fire in it, remember? I can't feel cold."

"Then how do you not die in the summer!" Lucy asks as she digs around for his vest.

Natsu looking confused, "That I don't know. Maybe the fire…."

Lucy hitting him in the face with his vest, Natsu putting it on before grabbing her waist, "We need to be on our guards now."

"I agree, let's go." Lucy says scanning the right wall.

Natsu takes the left wall and Lucy's hand, two hours pass and no more red 'x' nor traps fallen in.

"This might be a jinx but I think that's the key," Natsu says pointing to a platinum key pressed in the wall, "How do we get it out?"

Lucy looking at the key, "did you bring a knife?"

Natsu digging in the bag, "Seems Loki can do something right."

Lucy glaring at him, "Be nice. It's because of Loki you might get to see Igneel again."

"I know…but he is always making moves on you." Natsu mutters as he hands over the knife.

Lucy taking the knife and rolling her eyes, "So has Gray. I remember catching the Edo you watching me all the time. Heck even Romeo told me when he first meet me he had a crush. None of them bother you."

"First I set Gray straight right away. Second Edo me thought it would be nice to have his Lucy be as nice and forgiving as you. And last I didn't know about Romeo's crush till now, but he's with Wendy so there's nothing to worry about." Natsu growling as he wraps her in a hug, making her face him, "I know you won't stray from me."

"Oh? Don't you remember Prince Charming?" Lucy pecking his lips.

Natsu snarling "Don't remind me, I still feel that pain."

"You know he has pink hair and onyx eyes like you. Even shares the same name, Natsu. Raised by a fire dragon too." Lucy whispers nuzzling his neck.

Natsu growling, "I bet he's wonderful too."

"He is, and the best part about him," Lucy smiling, "is when he gets jealous over himself."

Natsu blinking, "Why would he do that?"

Lucy laughing, "He thinks it's a different guy, though there's something even better about him."

"Oh?" Natsu says blankly.

Lucy licking her lips, "Yes the way his kisses taste. It's like cherries in the fire, and I don't think I can stop myself from kissing him."

Natsu scratching the back of his head, opening his mouth as Lucy's lips crush against his. Her tongue exploring his mouth, playing with his hair under her hands, Natsu moans in her mouth, pushing her tongue back with his so he can explore her mouth.

"You see those kisses have an addictive quality," Lucy whispering after pulling away from the kiss.

Natsu smiling at her, "I'm Prince Charming?"

"You finally got it." Lucy still breathing heavy as Natsu replies, "I kind of figured it out a while ago, Luce. And your mom kind of told me that day. It's just nice hearing what you love about me."

Lucy stepping away and trying to pry the key out of the wall, "Oh shut up, or no more kisses!"

Natsu laughing but stops when he realizes she's being serious, "But….but…you love the way I taste…and I love the way you taste…"

Getting the key out, Lucy turns back to him, "No more kisses for you."

"Luce…" Natsu whispers against her lips, "You love me because I am an idiot."

"I mean it Natsu….No kisses." Lucy says breathless as Natsu draws his tongue across her bottom lip.

Natsu smiling, "Then don't kiss back."

Gently pressing his lips to hers, Natsu kisses Lucy. Lucy failing to keep her lips still against the movements of his rough lips, she lets out a moan as Natsu plunges his tongue back in her mouth. Loki clears his throat making them jump apart.

"What the hell…" Natsu growls as Lucy turns bright red.

Loki smiling, "Part of my job as the leader of the zodiacs, Natsu. I have to be here when Lucy makes the contract. But having to powerful spirits could be very draining. Lucy do you know how to make short term transfer contracts?"

Lucy nodding, "Yeah but we'd need another celestial mage for it."

"Natsu can do." Loki says waving at the blushing pink haired teen, "It doesn't have to last very long, at most an hour."

Lucy still blushing replies "Alright! Natsu, I need your hand."

Natsu handing his hand over as Lucy places a gold key in his hand, "I transfer my contract with Leo to you, Natsu Dragneel for the deration of this contract making process."

Ad Lucy removes her hand, Natsu's eyes glaze over. All the constellations and star names rush through his mind, growling and rubbing his temples, he whispers "How do you stand that?"

Lucy and Loki exchange looks and laugh, Lucy answers "It only happens the first time. Afterwards you just know them like it's always there."

"Well not that is complete, may I see the key?" Loki asks reaching for the key.

Lucy holding it up, examining the crescent moon carved in the top and waves on the bottom. Loki sighing, "Artemis, princess of the moon, keeper of the sea-monster gate."

"So how do I call her?" Lucy asks getting ready to summon her.

"Open gate of the princess of the moon, Artemis. I want to for a contract with you." Loki replies.

Lucy repeating him, once finished a woman appears. She looks to be in her mid-twenties, blonde hair swept back in a ponytail with soft bangs falling just above her eyes, wearing a silver colored two shoulder dress, each shoulder has a crescent moon, as she opens her copper eyes that fall on Loki's green ones.

"Hello Artemis, It's good to see you again." Loki says holding his hand out, "I know it's been a while and I don't look the same but it's Leo."

Artemis grabbing his hand, "Your orange hair hasn't changed Leo. Though you now cover your eyes?"

"Predator glare, had to soften it somehow." Loki replies pointing at Lucy, "This is Lucy, she set you free and is my current master."

Lucy smiling at the woman, "Hello…"

Lucy falls into Natsu's arms, Natsu smiling at her "I'm Natsu, Lucy's mate."

"Mate?" Artemis says scowling, "Dragon slayer?"

Natsu still smiling, and nodding "Yep, Igneel's son. Do you know him?"

"Igneel…that little pink dragon my youngest sister favorite with his two little friends, over all the other dragons." Artemis says smiling at the pink haired teen.

"Pink?" Lucy half mumbles, "The Igneel I know is red…"

"Lucy he was pink when he was very young, you knew him older." Loki said smiling as he stepped away from the cold shoulder princess, "We should get home, don't want to miss the wedding."

Natsu nodding and helping Lucy on his back, Lucy looking at Artemis's face as her look turns to one of disgust, "Why are you making that face?"

"You allow a man to touch you, you wear his pants…I don't understand why anyone would stray from the path of the maiden!" Artemis snarls, glaring at Loki.

Loki sighing, "You're not talking about them, we all know both are virgins, you're talking about Athena and me!"

Artemis laughing, "Why yes I am! You take my sister then get us all locked up!"

Loki storming away, "Natsu force close my gate! I don't want to deal with her!"

Natsu looking at the key, "How?"

Lucy taking the key back and force closing Loki's gate, turning to Artemis "What happened between you two?"

"Leo told you the story of us, I am sure. I bet he left out how he dogged my sister for rewards, then after taking everything from her get us all sent to limbo, never able to care for the spirits anymore." Artemis smiles gently at Lucy.

Natsu scoffing at the idea, "That sounds like our Loki."

"Loki? No that was Leo." Artemis says coldly.

Lucy answering "We all call him Loki now. He was banished to the human world after his last master died. I stood up against the spirit king with my spirits to save him. That's why I have his key."

Artemis nodding, "That explains why he believes you will be able to help us. Now that I am free, I wont need your magic for much longer and I shall be fine on my own. Keep my key and call me if you ever need. I shall live here."

"Join us in Fairy Tail, Loki did. We will take you in, it's a crazy guild but a loving family too." Natsu says, setting Lucy on her feet but keeping an arm around her to keep her standing, "It's a wild ride."

"I do not know…" Artemis thinking out loud, "I can try it, if I do not find it to my liking I can leave and return here or even to the sea."

*Two weeks later*

"Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Lucy says sweeping her hand over the hall, "MIRA!"

Mira holding up a beautiful wedding dress for Lucy, "I thought going strapless for you would be good."

Lucy hugging the white haired mage, "It's perfect!"

Natsu laughing as Erza slaps her hand over his eyes, "You two know he can't see the dress till the wedding, its bad lucky."

Natsu mumbling, "Lucy can you hand me my scarf? I'll tie it over my eyes till you put the dress away."

Lucy taking the scarf off and tying it over his eyes, then leading him to the bar. Artemis following and helping Natsu sit on a bar stool as Lucy goes to hiding the dress. Mira finally noticing a new person calls out, "Welcome! I'm Mirajana. You looking to join us?"

Artemis looking between the white haired mage and Lucy returning from hiding the dress, "Lucy…"

"Oh. Yeah! Mira this is Artemis, she's a spirit world princess. Unlike more spirits, they can live in our world. I have her key, we kind of talked her into joining." Lucy untying Natsu's scarf from his eyes, "She'll need the mark."

"Yes, I would like it where Leo's is. And I want it to be him that does it." Artemis says looking around, "I count two other dragon slayers. Air and Metal, Grandeeney's and Metalicana's students.

Wendy and Gajeel calling out together, "That's me!"

"Wendy is our sky dragon slayer, also known as our sky maiden. Gajeel is the iron dragon slayer, and we just call him metal head mostly. And you know I am fire dragon slayer also known as Salamander or Lucy's man." Natsu says pointing to Wendy over by Romeo and then Gajeel who has Levy sitting on his lap, and then finally pointing to himself.

Loki now standing by Lucy as Natsu grabs her close. Mira returns with the stamp, Artemis turning to Loki, "Where is your mark?"

"My back, in a forest green. Why?" Loki asking.

Artemis taking the stamp and handing it to Loki, "Then place mine there as well, in gold or silver, Leo."

Loki standing there as Artemis undoes the back of her dress, stamp in his hand as the dress falls to her knees in the back. Looking away, Loki places the stamp gently against her back, the mark that's left takes up her back like on his own back but in a gold color at the top that fades to silver at the bottom.

"That's so pretty, Artemis!" Lucy squealing and hugging her, "Welcome to Fairy Tail for real."

hope its good, please leave a review about what you either love or hate, I wont mind either way. its its bad, please tell me why, so i can either fix it or ignore what you say because its a plot problem since the plot isnt out. if its good, against tell me why. i love the reviews but I am looking for how can i make this better. till our next time, *waves*

Natsu: Hey everyone! keep an eye out for another story! its a goodie.

Oyi...Yes Natsu theres another story in the works, but dont spoil it for them!