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Twelfth Star to Midnight

Fourth Star: Pax Pacis

The next day was… wet, for lack of a better term.

The storm had passed, and the streets were wet, water dripping off rooftops and and puddles lined the streets of Magnolia.

But the sun was breaking free from behind the clouds as Lucy woke up to the sunlight on her face.

She got up, stretched her arms, and sneaked a peek outside her window.

She smiled softly. "Pretty."

And it was. Droplets fell off green plants that caught the light and looked like diamonds. The sky was still cloudy, but the blue was so blue that it didn't look real. And situated behind the clouds, was a pale rainbow, its colours bursting out from the once grey back ground.

Sighing softly, she got up and resigned herself to the day. "Got to check on Natsu, and head to the guild, and get more food for the house…" She mumbled as she set herself for the day.

An hour later and dressed in a pale blue camisole and white denim shorts, she finished tying her hair in its customary side ponytail and after putting on her boots, was ready to go.

I wonder if Midnights awake yet. She wondered as she grabbed her Celestial keys and stuck them into her black tote bag.

After closing her bedroom door behind her, she observed two things.

One, Midnight was awake. And dressed in his regular clothes, now dry and clean, it seemed.

And the second, he had drunk the hot chocolate. She smirked as she saw the white mug situated next to her sink.

She smiled at him. "Good morning! How was your sleep?" She asked him.

He was quiet, just staring at her until he finally nodded. "Fine." He told her in a quiet voice, looking away.

Still quiet huh. She sighed. "Well, come on then. I have to go get some errands done and you're coming with me!" She told him as she walked closer to him and grabbed his hand.

"What?" He asked, looking surprised.

"Well, it's not like you really have anything else to do today right?" She asked him, her hand still clutching his.

He opened his mouth to reply, before closing it and looking away.

She smirked. "I knew it. I can't just leave you cooped up inside the apartment anyway." She told him as they walked outside.

After exiting the building ("Ahh! It's so nice and warm outside now, isn't it?" "…yeah.") They, meaning Lucy, quickly decided to head to the guild first so she could introduce Midnight to her guild mates.

"Not that you need introducing, because they know you, but its nice to meet t them again, properly, this time. Now, I know it won't be so bad. They're nice, you know, once I tell them you're not a threat anymore, because you aren't right?" She told him as she walked along the brick wall as she usually did.

He was quiet.

"In any case, I'm pretty sure you won't tell me why you were out there alone yesterday, so I won't force you. I just have to make sure you're not going to attack any one on sight. Because that would be hard for you, considering its one of you and a whole group of us, no matter how strong you are."

She jumped off the wall and faced him.

"And I'm not going to put any of my nakama in danger, so" She put out her hand. "We need a truce."

He cocked a thin black eyebrow. "Truce?"

She grinned at him. "You know, we don't attack you, you don't attack us. That kind of thing."

"Neutrality, you mean?"

"Yep. Like that." She nodded at him.

He stared at her, making her uncomfortable before lifting his own pale white hand out of his pocket and grasping hers.

"Truce." He spoke to her.

She smiled. "I have your word and you have mine. We don't attack each other. At all."

He nodded.

She let go of his hand and continued walking the path to the guild. "Good then, but you'll have to excuse the guys because I'll have to talk to them first before anything else okay?"

He was quiet as he followed her.

She turned her head and smiled at him, still walking. "But I'll protect you from them. I promise." She told him smiling brightly.

Maybe it was the sun, or he was coming down with a cold, but he allowed his lips to lift up into a small smirk.

"Aa."

Pax Pacis = Truce

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