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Alright, so I am really behind in the manga as the spirit arc is ongoing currently. I don't want to spoil it and I am making adjustments to the story as the episodes come out weekly. If you don't like how I am going about this, then I would suggest either stick with it or you find a better fanfiction to read. I don't want to see any of you go, but I am in the business of not forcing someone to do something they clearly don't want. I am warning you now that things are going to get a bit different in this turning point of the story. But I really liked how this is going and I want it to go in a certain direction (notice how I am not giving too much away heh).

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Anyway so the song for this chapter is "This Is Me Being Honest" by E for Explosion. Really cute song and totally fits with what is about to happen in this chapter! Enjoy friends!

God's Honest Truth, I Just Miss You

~Chapter Eleven~

Loke sat next to Lucy in starlight. They were in his bed on a raft in the middle of an endless ocean. The ocean water was like that of Teldor island; in that it sparkled a blue hue under them. Loke wore an open button up short sleeve shirt with tan shorts. His symbol was on the pen patch in green stitching. His hair was his usual mane and his eyes were looking down at her the way he always have been looking at her; as if she was the only being in his world. Lucy jolted up and latched herself to him.

" LOKE!" she cried. She quickly looked him over trying to make sure this was real.

"Lucy, you are dreaming..." he softly spoke to her as he was trying to decide if this was real or not for himself. Her once relieved facade dampened at the realization.

"You aren't real?" she whispered.

"Yes and no. I said you were dreaming, I didn't say I wasn't real." he leaned down and nuzzled her shoulder.

"I don't understand." Lucy spoke confused.

"I am not sure myself, but somehow I am here with you in this place. I have been here for a long time." he looked up and cupped her cheek. "Can you tell me anything?" he asked.

"There...is so much. Loke...w-where is the Spirit King?" Lucy decided to take a direction as she curled up in his embrace. She sat on his lap with her legs hanging over and looking up at him. He held her close and took her in. He frowned at the question.

"How should I know? I was on my way to see him but...there was this light...as if something...something happened..." Loke's face scrunched up as if whatever he was trying to recall was blocking him. "...all I know is that I have been in this place for as long as I can remember." Lucy looked around as she took in the situation. The ocean was vast and the sky, endless black with stars. Their only light was from the blue hue of the water underneath them. Loke gently tilted her eyes back to him.

"You suddenly appeared next to me. Lucy, please tell me what is going on?" he pleaded.

"You never returned that day when I was at the hospital." she began. Loke's eyes widen in surprise.

"...that is right. You were attacked but...you are not hurt right?" he needed reassurance.

"I'll get to that . There are more important things to discuss. That day was several weeks ago. In that time, I was waiting for you, so I didn't bother to check on you since I still felt the magic from your key. Natsu wanted to go on a job and I figured I was okay. We were lured away on that job. I should have known it was too good to be true. Going was a big mistake." She cast her gaze away from him as she was hesitant to let him know too much.

"Mistake? Lucy, if I was gone, why didn't you summon me?" Loke asked confused.

"I didn't know if you were still in that meeting. It was only after a couple of days waiting that I decided to take that job. I figured I would use Virgo or Aries if I really needed help. Regardless, the point was that when we arrived all the zodiacs were there; including you but you all were different both in personality and appearance. It was as if you all have opposite personalities... or at least different ones." she explained.

Loke remained still as he took the information in. "They said that they wanted absolute freedom. They did not remember me or our contracts; I had protested but they didn't care because it didn't matter to them. When...when we tried to persuade them, they attacked us. Natsu barely got away...you all are so much stronger." Lucy intertwined her fingers with his. He was shaking in anger from thinking that Lucy was attacked by his own hand; regardless if it was him doing or not, she was the most precious thing and she was attacked. Something was wrong here and he was going to not only find out who was responsible, but make them pay tenfold. A sudden thought crossed his mind.

"What about me? What did I do exactly?" he asked. Lucy bit her bottom lip and quickly looked away with adverted eyes.

"Does it matter Loke? He wasn't you." She gathered her will and leaned up to kiss him but he remained still.

"Lucy, what did I do?" he was forcible this time. He sat her on her ankles and held her shoulders as he made her look at him.

"You...weren't nice." She tried to evade his tactics but he held her there waiting for her to continue. She let out a sigh as she knew she was not going to get out of this. "You laughed when I brought up things you would know...and some things you didn't." Lucy tried to be vague as possible, but Loke was an expert about reading between the lines.

"What did I not know?" he asked confused but determined.

"About that...I think it might be best if it should wait. The more pressing matter here is where could the Spirit King be? We think he is missing or...or worse. Do you think-"

"LUCY!" he snapped and she shrunk back under his firm grip. This was twice now she was avoiding his direct question. He did not like things being hidden from him and he could easily sense there was something rather important she was holding back. "What do I not know?"

"Loke please...it isn't the right time to discuss this." Lucy begged.

"Damnit Lucy!" he darkly growled. His patience was wearing thin and the more she avoided this, the worst things he thought.

"At the hospital..." Lucy cautiously began carefully. She felt his grip slightly tighten. His face was a mixture of concern and anger.

"Did you lie to me?" he growled.

"Yes." Lucy whispered. His eyes harden as he restrained himself. She has never seen him this level of anger before. "Y-You were supposed to come home that night! I didn't want you worried about the meeting and me too!" Lucy couldn't stomach his angered gaze. She quickly tried to defend herself before it escaladed. She felt the lump in her throat as she held back the tears.

"Damnit Lucy! Screw the stupid meeting! Are you hurt? Is something wrong?! What did the doctor say it really was?!" he was concerned. but now angry even more as his worst fears might be realized. Maybe she had really gotten hurt from the battle or she was dying. His mind was wild with horrible scenarios of his worst fears.

"I'm...I'm pregnant." She forced herself to tell him. He loosened his grip and a shocked, numb look overtook him. His jaw slacked as he really looked at her.

"Lucy are you...are we...what is happening?!" he cried as Lucy's body started to disappear.

"Loke? LOKE! Stop it! Don't leave me!" she cried out. Loke pulled her to him as they clung to each other but despite their efforts she was fading.

"LUCY!" he roared to the darkness as she slipped from his fingers once more.

~Lucy's Room~

Erza took the jacket and blankets from Lucy as she began to whimper something in her sleep. She could tell that Lucy was upset by something in her dreams. All she could do is watch her struggle. All she could catch from her mumbling was Loke's name. Gently she shook her.

"Come on Lucy, you need to wake up. You are having a nightmare." she spoke as she tried to get her friend awake.

"Lo-Loke?! Loke?!" Lucy wildly looked around. Morning sun shown in the room as she looked for the man she loved. The once dark vastness of ocean and sky were quickly replaced by her sunny bedroom back in Magnolia. "Why did you do that?!" she shook in anger as hot tears welled up. "Why! Why would you take him away!" she cried out. Erza looked at Lucy with sympathy but as well as confusion.

"He wasn't really there Lucy. Loke is not here." she tried to console her friend.

"No Erza! He was trapped! I have to get back there!" she cried harder.

"Lucy, breathe okay. Just breathe." Erza held the hysterical girl. Lucy clung to her sobbing.

"He was there! H-he..." she trembled like a leaf as Erza pet her hair and embraced her tightly. She rubbed her back and rocked her slightly. Lucy curled into herself as she was going out of her mind with worry. Loke was just right beside her, wasn't he? She didn't want to be here with Erza, she wanted to be in that place with her Loke. Her body wracked with frustrated tears.

"Shh, shh that is it." she felt Lucy hiccup and sob but at least she was starting to calm down after several agonizing moments. "It was just a dream. I am right here Lucy, just keep breathing." Erza felt the blonde sniffle. "Why not wash up hmm? Breakfast will be ready when you are done. Afterwards why not go to the guild?" she suggested.

"G-guild?" Lucy tried to wipe her tears.

"You wanted to help Mira with the bar." Erza smiled as she grabbed a tissue and wiped her face. Yesterdays' memories flooded back as she started to register where she was. She looked up at the kind face of Erza and embarrassment flooded her.

"S-sorry Erza...I should get cleaned up. T-Thanks..." Lucy removed herself and gingerly got on her feet. Erza watched her friend retreat to the bathroom. Once she was gone Erza felt a wave of concern. She couldn't help but feel that maybe Lucy was losing it. She made a mental note to perhaps keep an even closer eye on her in case she had any more weird outbursts like the previous one. As Erza continued her chores, Lucy quickly cleaned up and calmed herself; the friends ate breakfast; afterwards together headed to the guild. Lucy stayed quiet and Erza took notice.

"I'm sorry for waking you up as I had done earlier. I know you were dreaming, but we needed to get going to the guild. After all, you were the one that wanted fresh air and to get to a place that didn't remind you of him that much right?" she broke the silence as she drove.

"He was really there..." Lucy softly spoke. Erza remained quiet for a moment.

"I am sorry Lucy, but he wasn't. That is impossible. You were dreaming. Loke isn't Loke anymore." Erza reasoned.

"But he was!" Lucy argued. This earned a sigh from Erza.

"Lucy, how about we agree to disagree." he compromised.

"Sure." Lucy spoke distantly as she stared out the window and the rest drive on the way to the guild was quiet. When they arrived at the guild, they went their separate ways. Lucy helped Mira but kept to herself. She thought about Loke and the last thing she said to him. Maybe she was crazy or maybe she had finally snapped under the weight of loneliness; but she knew he was there but how?

She was brought out of her thoughts as Natsu sat at the bar stool in front of her as she was cleaning the dishes. He stared at her intently. Happy was off with Panther Lily s they were talking about something. Lucy had her gaze cast down onto her dishes as she tried to ignore him. Natsu let out a sigh of annoyance. "Really Luce, you are just going to ignore me?"

"You humiliated me." she spoke evenly.

"I didn't do that and you know it. I came to talk to you that night and you were not well. We all were really scared for you." he threw her tone right back at her. Lucy didn't rise to his bait.

"Still doesn't mean I wasn't embarrassed. I woke up with everyone, including you, at my house, and all of you knew I was pregnant. I didn't get a chance to tell you all under better circumstances." she grumbled as she stole a glance at him. Natsu didn't bother to look away from her as determination settled on his face.

"I'm sorry you lost Loke. I am sorry that they attacked you. I am sorry that everyone found out the way they did. But I won't apologize for taking care of my friend. That is now how I take care of my family." he spoke without remorse. Lucy let out a heavy sigh.

"Whatever. You are forgiven, now can you leave?" she stopped her dishes and stared at him.

"No. Because you are my best friend Lucy and you need us more than ever. And I want you to know that I will get Loke back for you and our family. He will not be lost." he swore.

"How Natsu? He doesn't remember us and he hates me...he hates our children..." Natsu stood up as he saw her tears beginning to form. He easily hopped over the counter and wrapped her in his arms. She returned the hug with her soapy arms around him. He rubbed her hair as she cried in his chest.

"No one is going to hate those babies. I won't let him hate them and I will make sure they have their father before they are born. I won't go back on that promise." he whispered in her hair as she trembled softly crying. Lucy couldn't stay too angry at her friend. He was right, she needed to clearly think and she needed them; all of them.

"Lucy, maybe you should call it a day and get some rest." Mira could sense something wrong with Lucy as she approached the two. Lucy pulled from Natsu and wiped her face and hands as she composed herself. Her eyes were red and puffy with the heavy, dark bags under them from not resting properly still. "It's been a couple hours now; maybe you overworked yourself. Why not go back and get some rest." she smiled kindly. While Lucy was taking care of orders, Erza had pulled Mira aside and talked to her about Lucy's strange episode.

"But I just got here." Lucy said surprised.

"The doctor said you needed to take it easy remember?" Natsu gently reminded her. Erza then approached the three.

"I still have work to do so I am going to drop you off." she explained. Lucy looked between the them and sighed. She felt outnumbered and knew that they were in charge at the moment.

"Sure, okay..." she took off her apron and handed it to Mira. Erza walked Lucy out to the car as Natsu watched from the guild; then Erza returned her back to her apartment.

"Get some rest." Erza said from the car as Lucy closed it. She nodded and once Erza watched her go in, she drove off. Lucy headed up to her quiet apartment. She put on some water for tea and changed into her pajamas. She made the tea that Bisca recommended and sat down still in her thoughts. Realizing the tea did nothing to cheer herself up, and not really having any motivation, she dumped the tea. It wasn't tea that she wanted, it was Loke. Having him so close to hold him or feel him was a reminder of how much she had lost; and how much his presence was missed. She bitterly glared at the sink before sighed deeply.

"Now I may never see him again..." she said angrily but sadness was laced with it. She gripped the edge of the sink as she dug her nails in. She desperately wanted him back, and to go another day without him was torture. She let out a shaky sigh as she placed her face in his hands as she tried to calm herself.

"Lucy, get a grip. You can't start losing your shit now." she willed herself to breathe calmly and focus. Getting angry will not bring him back, nor better her situation.

"I need a nap." she grumbled as she glared over at the bed. Walking over she flopped down on the messy covers and curled up into it. Eventually she pulled herself into a dreamless slumber. Although, unknowingly to her, she rolled over in her sleep and somehow found Loke's jacket. She pulled it close to her in her slumber. As she did so, her dreamless realm took shape of the blue hue ocean and endless starry sky. Lucy started to stir awake on the bed raft. She spotted Loke at the end of the bed with his feet dangling in the water. His shirt laid on the bed and he appeared to be in deep thought as he stared out into the abyss. Ever so quietly, Lucy sat up and moved behind him. Loke jerked back to his reality when he felt being held from behind. Lucy buried her face in his back as she pressed up close to him.

"Don't be mad..." she softly begged. She felt him loosen from being tense. He peered over his shoulder at her. She wore that summer dress from the spirit realm that he liked so much. He twisted his body to bring her around to have her straddle his lap. Lucy kept her head lowered as she wouldn't make eye contact.

"Don't do this to me Lucy...I am in this prison, don't shut me out." he begged softly.

"I don't know how I am here Loke, but I was so worried I wouldn't be able to see you again." Lucy tried to keep her emotions from overflowing.

"Then look at me Beautiful, please?" his plea ached her so and she couldn't refused him. He cupped her face in his palms as he smiled at her.

"Lucy, you got some explaining to do." he teased but he could feel the need for answers. she nodded as her hands rested on her shoulders. He felt warm under his palms; it felt so vivid and real.

"I wasn't too far along when I was told the news...when you showed up; I didn't want to worry you. The meeting with the Spirit King and with all our hard work on the line...the last thing you needed was something that big on your already full plate...so I lied." Loke took her hands and laced them with his own as he rested his head on her shoulder.

"You should have never have done that. Not something that important. I spent the whole time coming to terms with it." he spoke gently and squeezed her hands in a comforting manner.

"I am so, so sorry." Lucy whispered as she looked up at the sky of endless stars; small tears trickled from the corners of her eyes down her cheeks.

"Nothing to apologize for...just...tell me you are alright...that the baby is healthy?" he made her look back at him as his eyes intensely bore into hers.

"They are fine. Been taking really good care of myself and them." Lucy cracked a smile as the shocked look on Loke's face.

"Twins? We are having twins?!" he exclaimed and Lucy let out a giggle through her tears. She gave a nod as a happy smile spread across her face.

"Explain please!" He asked as he processed what she had just confirmed.

"Well when we found out you and the others were not going to be able to return to your normal selves; I had a brief depression. Everyone in Fairy Tail have come to my aid in some shape or form. Levy is currently finding new information to change you all back, Erza is with me to make sure nothing happens, and I am working with Mira at the guild." Lucy explained.

"Nothing happens? Lucy did you..." Loke growled darkly. A world without Lucy is one he never wanted to ever be a part of.

"What?! No! They thought I was, but I never considered it an option. Yes, I was sad but it isn't in me to give up, much less not fight for you...or them" Lucy reassured him as she rested her forehead on his.

"Anyway Master has started giving me money in weekly payments to live off of since I am under strict orders of what I can and cannot do. The babies health is fine but my magic energy is not. They are worried because it is a hybrid pregnancy so they don't know what to expect." Loke's hands left hers and trailed down to her flat midriff.

"I wish I could feel them." he spoke sadly. At that moment two hearts broke.

"Me too..." Lucy whispered as she looked down at his hand on her belly as they shared a moment of sad silence.

"Loke...I have to ask you something. The money they are giving me is from your account. Do you want me to touch any of it? I can put it away somewhere safe so when you come back and have it ready and waiting for you." Lucy, by now, had stopped her tears and looked down at his hands still. She felt shame for even considering taking his money in the first place. Loke blinked at her for a few seconds before breaking into a genuine laughter.

"Of all the things in the world to ask Lucy, you pick that?!"

"I am serious Loke! You worked hard for those jewels! I have no right to it!" Lucy felt her cheeks flush.

"To hell with the money you beautiful, crazy, amazing woman!" Loke assaulted her cheeks with kisses that earned him squeals of delights from the beautiful mage in his lap.

"Loke!" Lucy protested as she fell to his mercy.

"You are to use every last jewel! When I come back and I find there is a single one left, I'll have to properly punish you!" he purred mischievously as he played with her.

"You are terrible!" Lucy whined at his assaults. The pair had forgotten where they were since they returned to their secret club where it was only just them. Loke allowed Lucy to catch her breath as he admired her. She was his mate and she was his no matter what now.

"A-are you sure? I am going to use the jewel to put a down payment on either a house or bigger apartment eventually..." Lucy wanted to double check to make sure Loke was sure about this. Loke rolled his eyes.

"Silly girl. Every bit of those jewels belonged to you as much as our children. Your job is to take care of them so that when I return, I can see their perfect faces." Loke nuzzled her neck. Lucy's heart skipped at the mention of 'our children'.

"I want you to be here so badly...you are missing so many firsts..." she clung to him.

"Then I'll have to find a way to make up for lost time. Lucy, I am with you, even if I am not there in person, know that I am with you in your heart. I know I will come back to you; even if it takes years, I will find my way back to you...to our children." he promised.

"Loke, I don't want to do this without you. Please, please come home soon." she pleaded.

"Soon, just keep holding on..." he kissed her neck in reassurance. His eyes opened wider as he noted Lucy beginning to disappear and float up a little into the air as she was being taken from him. Their arms were outstretched towards each other. "I love you Lucy." he whispered to the air.

"I love you too! I will find a way to bring you back to me! To bring everyone back!" she kissed him before she disappeared from his embrace. As he watched her go she heard the words 'I am counting on it, Beautiful' come from his lips.