I do not own Fairy Tail nor "The Lion Clad In Light" - it was Happy who said that about Loke during the battle of Fairy Tail..

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Chapter 4

THE LION CLAD IN LIGHT

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"Lucy!" A startled Gray sat up from the bench where he had fallen asleep, sweat flowing on his whole body despite himself and his heart was racing rapidly.

"Lucy had already walked back to her apartment about an hour ago." Erza told him without looking up from her blueberry cheesecake that she was eating.

"Oh crap!" Gray stumbles from the tables as he rushed towards the door.

"Gray, your clothes!" Erza yelled but unfortunately the ice mage was already running outside with only his pants on.

"What happened to that ice freak?" Natsu asked. "He's sleep-running…" Happy giggled at his corny joke. But his comment gave Erza a realization. The armored mage pulled Natsu's arm and run outside, "We should follow him!" She orders.

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"Ugh…!" Lucy was having a writer's block but she felt like she has to continue her novel as if her future depends on it. Most of the scenes of her novel were based from her and Gray. A nice bath might help her, she thought.

"Why am I having this writer's block now?" She watched her rubber duck float by. "And what is this weird feeling?" When she entered her apartment just earlier, she had this weird feeling as if this is the last time that she'll be seeing her things, her furniture, appliances, her clothes, everything. She also had that same feeling before she go out of Fairy Tail so before she left, the celestial mage gave a sweet kiss to the sleeping Gray's lips and whispered 'I love you…' to his ears.

"I'm just too exhausted." Lucy assured herself. She stepped out of the bath tub and wrapped her porcelain body with her pink towel. The moment she walked out of the bathroom, darkness surrounded the princess. All the lights of her apartment were turned off except for the faint light she saw coming from the kitchen. The poor blond trembled with panic, why now when her keys were out of sight and reach?

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"Wait for me, Lucy…" Gray kept on running, fear evident on his handsome face. That dream, or rather nightmare, was too real that reality itself seemed to be a dream.

He dreamed that he was sitting on the grass with Lucy under the studded sky. They kissed and Lucy whispered 'I love you…' to his ears. 'I love you more, Lucy…' he whispered back but Lucy wasn't listening, her gaze was on the stars.

'Hey, it's Plue!" Lucy was pointing to a cluster of stars that formed the Canis Minor.

"Yah…" He nodded in agreement but his gaze was on Lucy. Indeed, the clusters of stars above them were beautiful but they are nothing compared to the beauty of the celestial mage that was sitting so close to him.

"I love you, Lucy…" he told her again but again, Lucy doesn't seem to be listening. "That was Aquarius!" Lucy pointed again. "And Scorpio! It's Virgo! That one's Sagittarius!"

Lucy's amazement seemed endless. He doesn't know where they are and he doesn't care. With Lucy, he could stay there forever, no matter where it is.

But the smile on Lucy's lips faded and was replaced with confusion as she pointed on another cluster of stars. "It's Loke…" she was saying.

He turned his gaze to where Lucy was pointing. He's not good when it comes to constellations but to his amazement, he could figure them out easily. Indeed, it was Loke but what confused the couple is that beside Loke's constellation is another cluster of stars, forming the image of Lucy.

"What the?" he was too shock and too jealous to continue. Suddenly, the stars of Loke cast out a blinding light that forced him to close his eyes. The moment he opened them again, Lucy was gone.

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Lucy was quite trembling but her curiosity was killing her. Very slowly and careful not to make any noise, she walked to the kitchen and peek. Relief washes over her soul as she saw Loke standing beside her table, with a candle burning on the center.

"Loke?"

"Princess, I have prepared a candle-light dinner for us," Loke ushered her inside. "Today's my birthday and all I'm asking is your kindness to share with me this hearty dinner." The lion had prepared Seven-Vegetable Soup, Lasagna Alla Bolognaise, Caribbean Pork, and French Crepes for desert.

"Wow…" Lucy gasped. If Gray finds out about this, he might get jealous again. But Lucy was too innocent, or too numb, to realize Loke's feeling. Or maybe, she just trusts her stellar spirit so much.

The princess excused herself for a while to get dressed since she was only wearing a towel. She slipped in a sexy clinging long black dress which exposes her porcelain back. It has the hint of red, matching Loke's red tie perfectly. It's like having a date, she thought. But Loke is her stellar spirit and today's his birthday. Besides, they were only eating in her kitchen so it's not really a date.

When Lucy appeared in the kitchen door, Loke held her hand and kissed it. Lucy blushed with Loke's sweet gesture and her flushed face creates a grin to the handsome lion. When they were both seated facing each other, Loke stared lovingly at her owner's face. The candle light radiates a magical glow to the celestial mage's beautiful face.

"She's too beautiful and too perfect for Gray," Loke thought. Lucy gave a faint "ahem…" 'coz she realized that just a minute from now she might melt in Loke's gaze.

"Oh, sorry," as Loke was back to reality. He held out his glass of wine to Lucy, "Princess, let's start with a toast."