[A/N] Before you read on just wanted to let you know Lucy is human size all the time even when she uses her wings.

Enjoy!

Lucy's skin turned a shade lighter when she realized what she had just said. She opened her mouth to say something, but no words were spoken. She couldn't just tell him he was her fated wish bond; he probably wouldn't like that. Plus if he had asked her how she'd knew this it would be silly for to say it was because of a dream. A dream, that might not mean much to him but was to her. It was because of that dream she had that she wasn't as scared of her former wish bond as she was before.

As a result of her time spent with her old wish bond, Lucy had believed that all humans were like that. She assumed that all humans were corrupt to their partnered fairies, and Lucy would feel scared for them. When you tried to ask for help no one would come for you, and you'll just be trapped in an invisible cage unable to be free. There had been a few times where Lucy had called for help, but no one came. Actually, no one believed her. None of the humans here believed that her former wish bond was a sick menace that she described to them. To them he was an innocent, too pure; never hurt a fly kind of guy. Lucy was the only one who knew his true nature, and she was the only one who had to bear it all, the pain and suffering.

Then, there was a light. This light didn't appear in front of her but in a dream. The voice that she heard in her dream, so resolute to help her, was the hope that she needed. Not hope that she could escape the nightmare of her dream, but the nightmare of the world. The confused looking pink haired dude in front of her made her rethink her visions on how humans were like. Because of him, she now knows that when you call for help an answer would appear right in front of you.

Lucy would be glad to let him be her fated wish bond, even though she didn't know much of what it was. However, she was nervous of what he might do. She was actually scared that he was going to leave her. She was afraid that he wouldn't accept it, so she needed to keep things safe. She wasn't going to tell him that he was her fated wish bond just yet; yeah, things had to be kept simple, she could always tell him later.

"What I meant was that I finally get to grant someone's wishes, and make them happy," she said chuckling nervously.

Half of that statement was actually true. It's already known that Lucy had already a wish bond, but the part about making the humans happy by fulfilling their wishes was true. Other than food and water, like what humans need to survive, fairies also needed the cheerfulness of the humans. The fact that they made humans happy made them fill with energy.

Lucy watched as her fated wish bond cocked his head to the side.

"I really don't understand this at all," he whined.

Lucy could tell that he wasn't just talking about her statement, but about time being frozen. She observed how he waved his hand in front of the unmovable horse in attempts to make it flinch. She'd needed to explain how time froze and what a wish bond was, and that's what she did.

She explained to him the reason for why everything was frozen in time. She told him it was because he saw her used her magic and now he was her wish bond. Lucy purposely left out the fact that she needed to find him, of course. She then went on and told him what a wish bond was, and the rules of it. There rules like you can't wish for something beyond a fairies power, such as bring back the dead or execute someone.

"So, if I become your wind blond or whatever does that mean I'm your partner?" He asked giving her skeptical look.

Lucy facepalmed at the "wind blond" part but still answered the question nonetheless.

"Yes." She gave him a soft smile.

"Than that's great!"

Lucy didn't expect the sudden outburst from him. Actually, she didn't expect that statement at all. Why was this so great to him? She eyed him suspiciously; she had no clue what was going on with him. Maybe she could just ask. He'll tell her, right?

"I'm Natsu, by the way," He held out his hands for Lucy to shake.

'Natsu'

Lucy liked the way his name sounded on her tongue. It sounded warm. It was the name fit for the hot season, summer. Lucy wondered if his skin felt the same way. She reached out and grabbed his hand. She was right. His hands were warm, and it felt nice on her skin.

"I'm Lucy." She smiled as she briefly strokes her thumb on his hand.

Natsu grinned at her before reluctantly taking his hand back.

It was official. Natsu was her (fated) wish bond, and she was to start doing wishes for him. She had expected time to continue on, but everything stood frozen. It wasn't until a bristling sound of the heavy wind was heard in front of them. A tornado had formed and Natsu was on alert, he had thoughts that there might be a freak storm happening. Lucy, on the other, knew what was happening, she just didn't expect her to appear.

The tornado had calmly settled revealing a female that Lucy was familiar with, but not Natsu. Mavis beamed fondly at Lucy and also at Natsu's shocked face.

"Queen, what are you doing here?" Lucy asked. She hadn't really expected the sudden appearance of her.

"Queen?" Natsu spluttered out of sheer shock.

Mavis giggled at the sudden outburst. She took a brief glance at Lucy, and then looked back at Natsu. 'Lucy sure does have a weird fated wish bond,' she couldn't help but think.

"Yeah, I'm Mavis. Queen of all fairies."

Natsu eyed Mavis up and down. 'Queen?' he said again in his head. 'But she is short.' She practically looked like a kid at her height. Natsu was tempted to know how someone like her became queen but shrugged it off. The answer would just come to him sooner or later.

"To answer your question, Lucy I'm just checking up on my fairies." She smiled contently at her. "Now that I see that you're okay, I can just take my leave."

Mavis was about to leave out but was suddenly stopped by Lucy.

"Wait!"

Lucy had remembered that she still had questions about what a fated wish bond was exactly. Since the queen herself was already here, this was her opportunity to ask her.

"Yes?" Mavis asked stopping herself from departing.

Lucy opened her mouth to say something but closed them. She was trying to think of a way to reword her question so it wouldn't give off much to Natsu. She was sure that if Natsu was to hear what a fated wish bond was he would simply just hate it. Having no other way to rephrase the question, Lucy simply whispered it in Mavis's ear.

Mavis looked at the perplexed look on Lucy's face and smirked. She whispered into Lucy's ear only two words that would be the only answer needed for her question.

"Your Mate."

Lucy's face felt as if it was bursting into flames. Her whole face was red and she was internally trying to calm herself down.

Mavis chuckled at Lucy's reaction.

"I've told you, Lucy, this is common among some fairies. Even I had one."

Lucy watched the look on the Queen's face go from content to depress. She was enticed to ask what had happened, but she figured it wasn't her place to do so. She just nodded in understanding, and Mavis took her leave, waving bye to the both of them. The tornado once in front of them earlier appeared again but faded an instant later.

The second Mavis left time had started up again. The irrational horse that was once stationary had rocketed by Natsu causing him to fall from the ground. The humans behind their stands had come out of hiding once they were sure the horse was gone. Lucy helped Natsu up from the ground, dusting the dirt.

"Are you okay?" Lucy asked looking over Natsu to see if there were any bleedings.

Natsu checked himself to see if there was blood on him. "Yeah, I'm good."

Natsu was about to say something else when he noticed the uneasiness in Lucy. She was swaying her body back and fiddled with her arm. She would take quick glances at him, and advert her gaze when she'd been caught.

"Are you okay?" Natsu questioned, knowing that there was something wrong with her.

Lucy strained to get her words out. She knew what she wanted to ask him, but was afraid of how he would respond.

"W-why is it so great that we're partners."

Lucy caught the shock then distressed look on his face and regretted asking.

"You don't have -," She stopped talking when Natsu had interrupted her.

"My father, Igneel," he began, "he was the greatest dad in the world, well to me of course."

Lucy didn't really expect him to start talking about his father, but she still listened, however.

"He was protective of me actually, though that didn't stop him from training me. He thought me many things. Like how to fight, read, write. He showed me cool things about earth, but then one day – I don't even know when and how – he upped and disappeared. I plan on finding him, of course. It's so great that we're partners because you can help me find the 12 golden keys. I heard rumors that they came from fairies, and if you gather all of them together you get to make an ultimate wish. At first, I didn't believe, but then I saw you."

Lucy's eyes widened when he talked about getting all twelve golden keys. She'd heard fellow fairies around her talking about it, but like Natsu, she had thought they were rumors. They say that the twelve golden keys are like the gateway to getting your most desired wish. They are scattered all over the earth in the most dangerous places. The thing about the keys is you could only wish for one thing, by putting all of them in a circle and calling out the right words. That's what Lucy heard, but was this all even true?

"A-aren't they just rumors?"

"Rumors or not. You'll never know if you don't set out and find them." Natsu clenched his hands hard.

Lucy could see the determination in his eyes. He must really care about his dad if he was going out to find something that may not be true. Still, Lucy liked this side she was seeing from him. A persona filled with willpower and optimism that didn't seem to die down. It was like she was drawn to it, and her heart wouldn't stop beating. It seemed too good to be true, for him to be her fated wish bond.

"Then I'll help you," she said with a small rosiness on her cheeks.

"Huh?" Natsu had not really expected that response from her.

Lucy giggled at Natsu's dumbfounded face. "We are partners, right? And I'm your fairy, so I'll help you find the twelve golden keys."

The look on Natsu's face quickly turned from astounded to happy. "Yeah!" He exclaimed, grinning at her.

That grin of his was so bright. It made him look like a child, and they seemed to be really contagious. Lucy found herself beaming right back at him.

"How are we going to find them?" Natsu asked, ecstatic expression now faltered. "I've traveled three days in search for them, but I got nothing." Seconds later, Natsu's stomach had rumbled causing him to clutch his gut and over exaggerate how long he hasn't eaten.

'Three Days?'

Lucy stared at Natsu like he was crazy. No wonder he looked and smelled dirty. Plus he hasn't eaten for who knows how long. It's like he was living the life of a hobo. Lucy could imagine him standing on street corners asking for spare change. She really couldn't believe this guy was her mate. Luckily she knew of a place that would benefit Natsu's hygiene and help them get information about the twelve golden keys.

"I know of a place that can help us."

The instant Lucy had said that Natsu dejected appearance quickly turned back to its jubilant self. "Really, where? What's it called?"

"Fairy Tail." Lucy beamed at Natsu.

Fairy Tail is one of the strongest guilds in the fairyland, Fiore. Queen Mavis along with three other people was the founder of it, and all fairies were members. She soon found that fitting all fairies in just one building was too uncomforting. So she appointed nineteen fairies to go out and build their own guild, and the remaining fairies would choose what guild they would join or just stay in Fairy Tail. Lucy, of course, chooses to stay at Fairy Tail. The place felt at home like she truly belonged there. She considered the members there like a true family. Being the queen and the head of the guild, Mavis found out it was hard to keep up with the other guilds and her own so she just appointed a new master of Fairy Tail. A man named Makarov Dreyar today now guides the guild.

Without saying another word Lucy pulled Natsu to an empty alleyway. She looked to her left and right to see if anyone was watching her.

"So how do we plan on getting here?" Natsu asked glancing around wondering why Lucy had brought him here.

"Like this," Lucy brought up her right hand to the sky and called out a teleportation spell. "Jaunting Beam!"

A yellow circle appeared around the two, and a sudden light had flashed out from the ground engulfing the two making them fade away. They had appeared in a totally different location and the light from before had died down. The place wasn't like the countryside Natsu was from. It had tall townhouses, and off in the distance, it looked like some sort of large castle.

"This is Fiore." Lucy gestured her arm to every direction. Her arm then indicated to the large guild building in front of them. "That is Fairy Tail."

Natsu followed behind Lucy to the guild. Lucy, revealing the fairies flying around and using their magic, pushed the doors open. Natsu gawked at the scene ahead of him. There were fairies fighting, some were drinking, and others were acting calm like this was completely normal.

"Hey, guys!" Lucy exclaimed walking inside, along with Natsu.

The guild's frantic had suddenly stopped when they heard the familiar voice.

"Lucy!" They all shouted, "We've missed you so much. Glad to see you're back."

They all gathered around her giving her hugs, and it wasn't a matter of time until somebody finally noticed Natsu. They all eyed him up and down trying to figure out who he was.

A guy with black messy hair came up to Natsu in only his underpants. "Who the hell are you?"

Natsu scowled directly at him. "I'm Natsu. What's it you, stripper?"

After Natsu had said that he and the black haired dude starting fighting with each other. Unpleasant comments were thrown back and forth; there were also some punches and kicks put into the mix.

"Quit saying I'm naked sal-"

Lucy interrupted the guy from insulting Natsu. "Gray, your clothes."

Gray looked down at himself and was surprised to see that he was in fact naked with just his underwear on. "What the hell? What happened to my clothes?"

Natsu snorted. "Told you were naked."

Gray glared daggers at Natsu, he seriously wasn't going to deal with his shit load right now. "You think this is funny? Laugh at this!"

A pale blue light had formed on Gray's hand then revealed a storm of ice that was directed right at Natsu. Not really expecting that Natsu was knocked down but wasn't injured really badly. There were just a few small bruises on his side.

Lucy ran towards Natsu who was currently laying hurt on the floor. "Are you okay?"

She quickly lifted up his shirt to see the bruises on his shirt. She then turned at stared at Gray. "Gray, what the hell?"

"What, the fairy can't take a hit? I didn't even hurt him that bad." He said sounding a bit apologetic.

When Gray had said that Lucy facepalmed. How could she be so careless? She was so caught up in the guild and her friends that she forgot to introduce Natsu formally. Although it was a well-known fairy rule that no humans were allowed to step into the fairy world, and that meant humans were not given the consent to enter any buildings. It was clear that Lucy had broken it.

"He's not a fairy, he's human." She said almost softly. She held out a hand for Natsu, and he proudly took it and stood up like nothing ever happened.

"What?" The guild yelled in unison.

A loud commotion of noise had now filled up the whole room. They were basically just comments telling Lucy what she did was bad. Others were shocked and amazed because she was the first fairy to bring a human. She had broken one of the biggest rules and now she had to face the consequence.

"What is going on around here," boomed a loud voice that came from the upstairs of the guild.

The hubbub had stopped, and everyone turned his or her eyes to a short man who looked angry. The man that stood before was the master of fairy tail.

"Makarov…" A female known as Mirajane said from behind a bar stand.

His voice bellowed once more. "Well isn't anyone going to tell me?"

A few seconds had passed until a guild member revealed what has happened. "Lucy brought a human to the guild."

"Lucy…" Makarov voice was suddenly calm as he looked at Lucy who was staring confidently back at him.

He looked directly at Natsu now. From his judgment, he looked indifferent and a bit of pain. "…Why?"

Lucy knew exactly why. 'Because he helped me.' To some fairies getting dream help and wanting to return the favor was absurd. Why would you return the favor if they didn't know what they did? To Lucy, however, it was different. Natsu saved her from her constant nightmares. When she heard about what happened to Natsu's dad, and his desire to collect the twelve golden keys she instantly wanted to support him. He was her mate, and she liked him very much.

"He's my wish bond, and I wanted to help him."

Makarov shook his head negatively. "That's still not an excuse. You know there are consequences right?"

Lucy bobbed her head.

"No!" Natsu suddenly shouted at him, "Don't punish her."

Makarov stared at him with wide eyes, while Lucy's was soft. Lucy could feel her face turning red and her heart fluttering. It was just like in her dream. It was the same tone that he used and was really caring. It made Lucy all blissful inside too hear it again as if she was currently having the dream again.

"It's my fault. I should've known that this would get her in trouble, and I wouldn't have come here. Please don't punish her."

Lucy shook her head at Natsu's attempt at getting her out of trouble. "It's ok Natsu. I was the one that brought you here, well aware of the consequences. Still, I wanted to help you find what you desire."

"What was it that he required that it caused you to bring him here?" Makarov was now intrigued and so were the other guild members.

"The twelve golden keys," Natsu told Makarov himself.

The whole guild was silent, only for the first five seconds. "WHAT?"

A red haired girl known as Erza came up from the crowd to speak to Natsu. "How do you even know about that?"

Natsu studied the fairies attire. Her top half was armored protected, and for the bottom, she wore a blue skirt and black boots. Her look on her face was also daunting, and Natsu had a feeling he shouldn't play any games with her.

"I've read about them in books."

"Why do you need to find the twelve golden keys?" She questioned further.

Natsu thought back to all the moments he's had with his father. "To bring back my dad."

"Look at that, some other idiot who's looking for the keys just to bring back the dead," Gray grunted.

Natsu was about to retort but stopped when Lucy did it for him.

"Shut up!" She barked. "You don't know anything about Natsu and his dad, so don't you dare say that. I don't either, but I'm plenty sure that his dad is still alive. The reason he wants to get the keys is to get back his dad that disappeared not died. I may not know Natsu that well, but I'm still plenty sure that his dad is still. When he told me about Igneel it felt like I was part of it. So I decided to bring him here even though I knew I was going to get in trouble for it, still I wanted to help."

Natsu stared at Lucy with awe like she was a gift given to him from the world. Honestly, he really hadn't expected her to back him up like that. She said it with such feeling that it made Natsu feel unusual inside if that's even the right word.

Natsu placed a hand on his rapidly beating chest and smiled contently at the blond. "Lucy."

Gray looked guilty. "I'm sorry."

After hearing Lucy defend Natsu like that, Makarov decided to rethink this whole consequence. He may look old, but he understood the relationship these two had. It seemed like their bond was more powerful than any other fairy and human. He knew exactly what Natsu was to Lucy. Lucy cared deeply about him so much that she was willing to break the rules for him.

"I've decided not to discipline you," Makarov said getting the whole guild's attention.

"What, why?" Erza asked the question that Lucy was about to.

Makarov sighed and a small chuckle was heard. "You seem to want to help him so bad. Plus, he is your wish bond."

Lucy stared at the master for long before grinning. "Thank you!"

"So, you need help finding the twelve golden keys, huh?" Makarov asked Natsu even though he fully knew the answer to that.

Natsu smiled and nodded energetically.

Makarov laughed at Natsu's enthusiasm before calling out fairy with short blue hair known as Levy.

She knew exactly what the master wanted her to do without him having to say so. Levy conjured up a golden book about the twelve golden keys, and everyone gathered her. She told them what the book said. About how the keys were scattered all over the earth in twelve, but there was no distinct location for them. The thing about these keys is that they're placed in different locations when someone has already used up a wish.

Natsu and Lucy frowned at that information, but Levy brought them with good news. She told them where the keys had originally been found and decided that they start there instead.

"This is great!" Natsu blurted out to Lucy.

Lucy giggled at how happy Natsu looked right now. 'Cute'

Levy gave Lucy the map of where the twelve golden keys were originally located. There were xs on the map showing them where they the keys were before.

Natsu observed the map before grinning up at Lucy who returned the smile. "It looks like our adventure is just starting."

"Yeah!"

Lucy held the map tight in her hand and thanked everyone for helping her out. She used her magic to transport them back to earth, as the light was swallowing them up they were all wishing both of them good luck before they disappeared.