Day 4: Sparks

Laxus looked back at his wife and mate still sleeping soundly and smiled walking outside. "Loke! I know you can hear me." He called for the lion spirit.

Loke appeared with a questioning look. "What is it?" he asked.

"Can you get that cross spirit that Lucy uses? Grandpa Crutch or something like that." Laxus asked.

"Laxus, Krux may not be able to-" Loke started but Laxus cut him off.

"I know he can't say much. I just need him to answer one question for me." Laxus said and Loke sighed but nodded going back to the spirit world and coming back with Grandpa Krux.

"I just wanted to know if there's a way to bring a spirit who's key was broken back to the human world?" Laxus asked the cross who immediately started searching his database.

"A key can't be re-made, but a whole new key can be manufactured and hidden somewhere by the spirit king. Then whoever finds it would be the spirits new master." He explained.

"Ok, has another key for the water bearer been made by the king yet?" Laxus asked hoping that wasn't classified information.

Crux searched and came back telling Laxus the one word that he wanted to hear. "Yes."

Laxus smiled and told Loke that was all he wanted. Then he immediately called his team. "Freed, keep an eye out for any news that could be related to a gold Zodiac key, or that mermaid spirit, Aquarius." Then he turned to Ever and Bickslow. "I don't know when something may turn up. I'll need you to be ready to cover for me. I don't want Lucy to know anything about this. Because if I can't get that key it would hurt her more. This way if nothing happens she doesn't get her hopes up only to be disappointed later."

His team nodded and agreed like he knew they would. A week later Freed got him alone. "I found something. There's a lake in Marigold, many people have reported what looks like a gold key at the bottom."

"Ok, I'm going now. Cover for me when Lucy gets back." Luckily Lucy was on a mission with Team Natsu right then.

Laxus travelled to Marigold and found the lake easily. There was a large number of people surrounding it. Laxus assessed the situation and realized it was definitely the key he had been looking for. But then he realized, with it being a celestial spirit, the only person who would probably be able to get the key would be a celestial mage. He sighed and immediately called the guilds Lacrima. "Mira, has Team Natsu gotten back yet?"

"A few moments ago, why?" Mira answered. "Lucy's been asking about you."

"Ok, make sure the doors open. I'll be there soon." Laxus told her cutting the call and immediately turning into his lightning form to get there instantaneous.

Lucy POV

Mira had opened the doors after receiving a Lacrima call from someone and then came to stand next to me. Seconds later Sparks came flying through the door along with a large bolt of lightning to reveal my mate Laxus.

"Lucy!" he called out and I ran to him.

"Hey Sparky!" I kissed him.

"I have a surprise. But you need to hold on. I'm lightning teleporting you." He told me and I nodded as he picked me up in his arms. Immediately I wrapped my arms around his neck holding tight like he had told me. Suddenly all I saw was a whirlwind of sparks and suddenly we were by a lake that was surrounded by a bunch of people.

"What's going on, Sparky?" I asked.

"A gold key has been spotted at the bottom of this lake."

"What?" I asked eyes wide. He nodded at the questioning look.

"I think it may be the new key for Aquarius. But I realized only a celestial mage would probably be able to get it." He admitted and I nodded.

I then kissed him quickly. "Thanks Sparky. I'll be right back." Then I ran forward jumping and swimming to the bottom of the lake. I saw the key and swam faster, but just then something slammed into the sand at the bottom of the lake. I looked back to see that some mages were shooting their magic at me. I swam up quickly to get another breath and found Laxus was at the edge of the lake now fighting the mages who had been shooting at me.

"I'll hold them off. You just get that key." He told me when he saw me come up for air. The next thing I knew his whole body was covered in sparks of lightning as it danced on his skin.

"You try to hurt my mate. I won't show you any mercy." He growled out at them as he protected me. I nodded to myself and took a deep breath diving down once more. This time I retrieved the key with ease and swam back up. When I broke the water I looked and sure enough the mark on the key showed it was Aquarius's key.

"Open! Gate of the water bearer! Aquarius!" I called and created another contract with her yet again.

"Whose the sparky one?" she asked looking at Laxus. "Did you actually get a boyfriend?"

"He's my husband." I told her and it seemed like her eyes softened for a second.

"Wait! You were at my wedding shouldn't you already know that?" I asked.

"Don't give him a reason to leave you." She scolded before disappearing in the familiar gold sparks.

"You got her key Star?" he asked.

"Yep." I showed it to him. "Thanks Sparky."

"No problem." He smiled putting his arms around me as we disappeared in a now familiar whirlwind of sparks landing back in the guild hall.

I now had Aquarius back, and it was all thanks to my Sparky mate.