Chapter 3

Lucy was so tired walking. It seemed like her feet wants to go back to the guild but her mind tells her she should be fixing her own problem. She was wondering if Gray was alright.

"Lucy you idiot! Why are you thinking about Gray!" Lucy sighed. She felt the beads of sweat on her forehead.

(spirit world)

"Tch, like she will have a boyfriend" Aquarius grinned

"Shut up you fish. Her nice body is the best!" Taurus said

"Who's the fish here you cow?"

"Why? You're mad at me woman? I'm going to fry you up!"

"Really? I will milk you you fat arsed pervert!"

Suddenly they stopped fighting as Loke walked in the council room with his gloomy face on and with rain clouds above his head.

"He's creepy."

"I wonder what happened to him"

The zodiac spirits whispered with each other.

Loke looked at them fiercely and they all gathered in the corner. "…he sure is mad!"

He place his hand under his chin and sighed. His face expression changed and he looked tiresome and wasted. Then he dropped his head.

"oi..oi." Taurus told himself

Suddenly Loke got up and clench his fist and said out loud "Fight! I don't care if ever that pervert is in love with her!" "I am handsome! I have the sex appeal that girls are dying for!"

The spirits stopped and were so flabbergasted. Minutes of silence passed. Loke realized they were looking at him. He was embarrassed but he acted coolly and pushed his sunglasses.

"Are you sure he's alright?"Aries whispered to virgo

"Leo is acting weird. Must have been a side effect of over staying in Lucy-hime's world."

"That man is weird"

Aquarius nodded then she spotted Scorpio. "Honey let's have a date!" They left and she looked back at Taurus and grinned.

"You stinky fish!"

(Back to Lucy)

After putting some flowers at her mother's grave, she entered the mansion. Her maids were happy and they surrounded her, praised her and told her how much they missed her. Lucy was so glad to meet them again. Her heart suddenly dropped when she saw the cold expression standing right in front of her. Jared Jurener!

Jared is a mage. He can control things (but not living things). He has a well built body, tall in height, and yes, very handsome. Although he's cool, Lucy already erased him out from her boyfriends list. They met when they were little and now they met again. She knows Jared is evil. Almost all their fortune was from the Jurener family's evil deeds.

"Welcome back Lucy! You're so grown up." He smiled

"So are you." She forced a smile on her face

The maids left them alone inside the dining hall. Delicious food were served and she was face-to-face with Jared. She's been observing every curve of his face. He is attractive. Very attractive! She watched how he moved his lips while eating. She snapped out of it when Jared began to talk.

"I'm sure that you're excited for our wedding."

"huh? Who are you to decide for me?"

"Well, you are at my mercy now. I have your father's neck you know" his lips began to form into an evil grin

"W-what!" she stood up from her seat.

"His business is going down. He owes me everything. If it weren't for me, he would be so poor right now."

"But you're blackmailing him!"

"Well to tell you the truth, he sold you as a pay back for every good things I have done to Heartfilia Kozern. You should be thankful!"

"that bastard" thought Lucy.

"So why are you here in HIS mansion? "

"Lucy my darling! Why? Is it bad for me to be here?"

Lucy bit her lips. The door opened and Mr. Heartfilia entered. She was taken a aback.

"My dear daughter, if you don't agree with me right now Fairytail would be destroyed."

"You're forgetting something father! Remember that we wiped out all the bastards from Phantom Lord!"

"Let's think about what might the council do to your guild. Suspend…or even disband it I presume. " his father said as he stroke his chin

"W-What council?" "You don't mean the Magic Council? You can't!"

"I own the Magic Council Lucy! I own them!" Jared burst into laughter. It filled the hall and Lucy suddenly dropped herself on the ground.

Gray just came back. While on the way, he suddenly sensed danger. He thought about Lucy and wondered if she's alright.

"She has Natsu and Erza, she's fine." Gray smiled.

(inside Lucy's room)

Lucy, still shocked, felt her body stiffened. She became numb and at a messy mental state now. She stared blankly at the wall like some crazy idiot. Tears suddenly raced down her cheeks. All the good memories about Fairytail, her dreams, all gone, crushed by her father and that idiot Jared. She was now lost in her thoughts. She embraced herself, she felt cold and she remembered Gray.

(inside Mr. Heartfilia's study room)

"I didn't know this could be easier." He said clasping his hands.

"Her expression was so cute, no wonder, I've fallen for her since we were kids. She's all mine now." Jared nodded at him.

"What shall I do now about the guild Fairytail?"

"If ever they interfere, I'll let Siegrain do the whole thing. They'll regret that they ever lived in this world." Jared said and left the room.

(Siegrain's room)

"Master, are you serious about the deal with the Jurener?", Ultear asked.

"Yes, of course, after all, I want Fairytail to be crushed."

"But you're letting yourself be controlled by some idiot!"

"No Ultear, I'm not the one, he's an idiot." Siegrain laughed.