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It has been a while since I last updated, but I have had a lot to do with school and all that, plus that I did not think anyone would read this - so I haven't been on Fanfic in a long time, and then I went back and all of these AWESOME people had reviewed and I hadn't given them a new chapter in mouths - SORRY!

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Chapter 3.

Lucy's nose wrinkled in her sleep, when a sickening sweet smell flooded around her. She pressed her eyes tightly together in surprise and her hands flew up to her nose. Her brow eyes shut open. A pink-haired woman was staring down at her. Her eyes were a soft red color and her cheeks were red from too much rouge.

"Is this the girl?" the woman asked. Lucy's eyes widen and she jumped back with a surprised squeak. Then she remembered were she was. The woman with too much rouge and pink hair rolled her eyes and sighed.

"No wonder you have never dated a guy," she said and flipped her hair.

"W-who are you?" Lucy asked and saw Baldur appear behind the woman.

"Don't scare my guest," he said annoyed to the woman. Baldur was standing with a towel and dried his hands. He turned to Lucy and his face softened, "hungry?"

Not really. "S-sure."

"Great," he said and his face lightened, "Ares and Aphrodite are eating with us."

"Aphrodite?" I asked surprised and stared at the woman. By the sound of her name she posed and winked.

"The god of love," she said and dug a hand into her thick pink hair.

"Amazing!" Lucy said and her eyes shone, "I have always wanted your key."

"Hehe, of cours-" Suddenly her eyes turned blank and she sighed.

"Duty calls?" Baldur asked and smiled.

"Mhmm," Aphrodite said and sighed, "Guess I will eat later."

"Okay, good luck," Baldur said and lifted a hand in goodbye.

"I don't need it," she said and smirked before she disappeared in a cloud of pink smoke. Lucy realized her mouth had been open and she hurried to close it.

"Guess it will only be the three of us," Baldur said, "come down when you have changed."

"Well … okay," Lucy said, but Baldur was already gone.

"Baldur!" she heard Ares yell from the kitchen, "Fight me!"

A loud ´CLONG´ was heard from the kitchen and Ares yelled in pain. Lucy tilted her head and ran to the kitchen of curiosity. Ares was rubbing his head and swearing silently, while Baldur stood with a frying pan in his left hand, while he cut fruit with the other.

Suddenly Baldur stopped cutting fruit and stared right ahead.

"Lucy," he said and she stiffens automatically.

"Yes!" she said and straightens her back like a soldier. Ares became aware of her present. He stared at her for a second, before he ran out of the room. Hiding that his head hurt like hell.

"Duty calls," he said apologizing. Using the same words that he had used about Aphrodite.

"But you haven't even eaten yet," Lucy protested.

"Well, that's just too bad," Baldur said with a calm smile, "I'm sorry. I am such a bad host, but you will have to make you own breakfast – and oh yeah, don't let Ares near anything in the kitchen. He will destroy it!"

Lucy nodded, while Baldur disappeared in white smoke. She stood for a second and scratched her face before she moved forward and reached for the knife to cut the fruit. Her fingers tighten around the weapon and she tried to lift it, but exhaled in surprise when she realized how heavy it was. How had Baldur made it look so easy? She put both her hand around the knife and lifted it slowly, a drop of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"You are so weak," Ares said behind her and placed both his hands on hers. She jumped in surprise and lost hold around the knife, but Ares hurried to catch it, "and clumsy too."

"Don't …" Lucy yelled annoyed and reached out for the knife. She placed her hands around it and pulled it out of his hands, he let go and stepped back.

"I just tried to help!" he said and rolled his eyes, "Gezz". Lucy almost felt bad, but she still remembered what Baldur said; don't let Ares near anything in the kitchen. She didn't know why, but the spirit world was too crazy to ignore roles.

She struggled to lift the knife, while Ares backed up and leaned up against the wall to watch her. She heard him laugh when the knife fell out of her hands and dug into the spotless counter with a horrible sound.

"Oh no!" she yelled and tried to pull the knife out, but it was stuck.

"Need help?" Ares asked amused.

"N – no," Lucy squeaked and looked flustered back and forth.

"I think you do," Ares sighed and crossed his hands over the chest.

"I really don't -" suddenly she heard Loki's voice in her head again. She was summoned? Now at all times.

"Oh no, if Baldur gets back before me …" she said panicking. Loki was summoning her, and she already felt the familiar tickle in her feet.

"Don't worry," Ares said and rolled his eyes, "I will clean up."

"No! Baldur said ... " Lucy began, but Ares had already pushed her aside and pulled the knife out of the counter. She sighed, while the smoke consumed her.

Lucy blinked her eyes; it was kind of weird not to know where you would appear. She tried to see through the smoke and suddenly saw a ball of light shot directly toward her. She screamed on jumped to the side.

"Lucy, I seriously need you help," Loki yelled annoyed, she had appeared in the middle of a battlefield, "it seems that I lost all my powers when I became a ´real human´." She looked after his voice and her mouth dropped in surprise. Gray and Natsu was lying panting and bloody on the ground, none of them seemed able to fight anymore. Loki was standing with his arm hanging loosely down the side, small drops of blood fell from his fingertips, his sunglasses was gone and he looked very exhausted.

"Lucy?" she heard Natsu mumbled and he lifted his head with a weak movement.

"Wh- what happened?" Lucy asked, but suddenly she heard a rush of wind just outside her ear and dodged a sudden attack with a squeak. She looked up in surprise. She felt an incredible strength. She turned around in a fast spin on the heel and her hand automatically found its way to the whip down her hip. She could feel all of Lokis energy through her body.

She made a huge swing and the whip echoed more than it had ever done before. Her opponent made a little ´huh´ in surprise, and she finally had a chance to look at him.

Man, he was really good looking. He was a boy, 17-18 years old, he was tall and handsome. The kind of guy who kept in shape, had hair that danced in the wind, and really good teeth. His eyes were dark and he looked up and down Lucy with judging eyes.

"You must be Lokis owner. Using Switch, huh?" he said and a smirk suddenly appeared on his lips, "that makes my job a lot easier."

"Lucy!" Loki yelled and she looked at him from the corner of her eyes, "don't let his strings get you, they are filled with electricity!"

"Understood," she said instinctively. Now she finally realized the strings that were wrapped around her opponent's fingers. He didn't waste time, he raised a hand and the strings shot out from his fingers.

Wow! he is fast, Lucy thought and had to make a backspin to avoid his strings. She heard him laugh and raised the other hand. Lucy felt a string scratch her cheek and lost focus in surprise.

A string wrapped around her wrist, and she screamed in pain when a stream of electricity went through her body.

"Lucy!" she heard Loki yell. She pressed her teeth hard together.

No more. She was tired of being saved. Today she would protect them and not the other way around.

She ignored the pain and let her whip swing toward the opponent. He was taken of guard and dodged her attack, but at the same time his strings loosened, and Lucy unwrapped herself in a quick movement.

Suddenly she felt an intense weakness spread through her body. She fell to her knees and panted heavily. She looked back at Loki; he had collapsed at the ground. He was running out of magical power, she had to end this quickly, or she would be sent back to the spirit world.

"Annoying little girl," the man said and got ready to fight again. Lucy placed her feet, ready for the attack, but surprisingly he did not swing his strings after her like last time, instead his hands went down toward his waist and pulled something up. It didn't take Lucy more than a second to recognize the shape.

"K-keys?" She said surprised when a golden key shone from his fingers.

"Damn it," she heard Loki moan from behind her, "Lucy close the gate." Lokis voice was demanding and she felt the familiar pulling in her chest, but she resisted.

"No. No way! I am not leaving you. You are hurt!" she said stubborn and tried to shake him off, but he just tried harder.

"You do not understand. He has a golden key, you are no match," Loki yelled and Lucy heard the concern and panic in his voice, "I should never have taken you to the battlefield in the first place. I am sorry! Please go back! I demand that you close the gate!"

"Loki!" Lucy interrupted him, "I am not going back."

"But Lucy, I know his spirit …" Loki said and his voice got frustrated, "his spirit is …"

"Gate of the war, I open you!" The opponent yelled and Lucys eyes widen. "Ares!"

The smoke rose from the ground and Lucy was frozen to the ground. A pair of dark wings shot out from the smoke. The next thing visible was his dark eye shining through the fog. As the smoke cleared his face appeared and a big grin was spread on the familiar face.

"It was about time you let me out, Wan," Ares said and spread his wings dangerously. Lucy's eyes stared in shock. Ares scanned the battlefield and his eyes stopped at Lucy and his whole body stiffens.

"L-Lucy, what are you –"

"Ares!" the man, that Ares had called Wan, interrupted, "Kill the girl."

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