I'm back!
Sorry that it took so long but work has keeping be busy and I'm working on a few other things right now. :(
But I'll try to make the time between chapters shorter ;) (No promises though!)
Here is your reward for your patience: Chapter 3!

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Chapter 3: Song of water and ice

"Jellal..." Erza whispered.

Before her stood the man she thought she would never see again along with Ultear and Meredy, two former members of the dark guild Grimorie Heart.

"You haven't changed a bit, Erza. I... guess you heard about my prison break by now?" the man said.

"Yeah..."

"I didn't plan to do that."

"Meredy and I broke into the prison." Ultear said.

"I did nothing. It' almost done by Ultear alone.

"Jellal has escaped from prison?" Lucy asked surprised.

"They are guys of Grimorie..." Natsu started only to be interrupted by Gray.

"Hold on... They are not enemies now. Right?" he asked Ultear.

"Yes... I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. And my sins are to deep to be forgiven, so that... I want to spend the rest of my life to help those whom I have wronged... such as Jellal."

"Never mind. I've walked through the dark path too. It's all gone now."

"Jellal... your memories...?" Erza asked.

A pained look crossed Jellals face and he looked down to the ground.

"Yes... I remember. Every last detail. I've regained my memories 6 years ago, while I was still in prison. Erza... I don't know what to say..."

"Jellal..."

"I was ready to spend my life in prison or to be sentenced to death. Until the day Ultear and Meredy came to my rescue. We've built up a guild. It's neither official nor a dark guild. It's an independent guild called 'Crime Sorciere'. Our purpose is to eliminate Zeref and all dark guilds from this world. We'll never allow the darkness to disorder any other wizard's life like ours."

"Concerning you..." Ultear spoke up again. "There is nothing in the world what could make you forgive what we did to you, Fairy Tail. But I hope you will accept the little repayment I can offer."

"What are you talking bout?" Lucy asked.

Ultear pulled out her magic orb. "I can help you to upgrade your magic power with my Arc of Time. It allows me to unlock the 'Second Origin', basically a second container of magic power in your body. This would effectively double your magic power output at least."

"YES; PLEASE!" The entire crew shouted.

"But I warn you: It will be very, very painful." Ultear said with a menacing look in her eyes.

"It okay!" Natsu cried as he ran up to her and hugged her. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! What should I say? You look like a real girl to me now."

"That's because I am a girl."

Gray only sweat-dropped. "When are you going to let that go...?"

Levy looked over to her best friend who was throwing daggers at Natsu with her glare.

"Lu-chan? Are you alright?" Levy asked concerned.

"Y-Yeah."

Short time later, everyone expect Erza and Lucy were screaming their heads of because of the release of the Second Origin.

"No one can move now, thanks to you." Erza stated.

"How come you two don't feel anything?" Ultear asked.

"I honestly doesn't know." Lucy answered. "Erza doesn't feel anything because was so strong to begin with. But for myself..."

"Maybe it has something to do with your forgotten magic, Lucy."

"Hm. That would explain it..."

"I must admit, I need to get used to that." Jellal said. "You weren't that powerful back then at the Tower." Jellal said.

"Her true magic was sealed away back then so she could only use her Stellar Magic. And Jellal... can I talk to you for a moment?" Erza asked, a hint of red on her cheeks.

"Of course." he said and they walked away to the beach.

"Hm, I wonder what they're up to." Meredy snickered.

"Leave them at peace, Meredy." Ultear said, despite smiling herself.

Suddenly they were startled by a loud scream that ripped through the silence of the night.

"HELP! ANYONE OUT THERE! WE NEED HELP!" a voice screamed.

Ultear, Lucy and Meredy looked at each other and nodded. Meredy stood behind at the cottage while Ultear and Lucy ran towards the source of the voice. When they arrived, they saw a young boy and a girl, both not elder than Wendy, surrounded by a large group of mages. Lucy instantly thought of them as some dark guild but she was surprised by the fact that all those man were wearing black suits and sunglasses. They didn't look like some ordinary dark guild.

"HEY! What do you think you are doing there? Leave those two alone!" Lucy shouted as she got into battle stance.

"What-?" the leader turned around, surprised by Lucy's voice. "Well, Good Evening ladies. I'm afraid that I have to ask you to go back to where you came from. Those two kids are runaways from an orphanage and we were asked to return them."

"And why do they seem so afraid of you then?" Ultear asked, preparing the orb she uses for battle.

"The orphanage isn't a normal one. It's for mental unstable kids. I'm afraid that those two are probably hallucinating."

"NO! DON'T BELIVE THEM! WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK! THEY-" the boy shouted, his pleading eyes catching Lucy's.

"Silence! You two have done enough damage! We're taking you back, where you are safe." the leader said with a smirk.

"Not if we got to say a word too." Lucy said.

"Ladies, please step back. You are interfering with things you don't understand."

"Oh, we understand perfectly. You are not taking these kids back with you." Ultear said.

"You asked for it. I'm afraid I have to remove you with force."

"We'll see about that." Lucy smirked. "Seishinryu no Hoko(Star Dragon's Roar)!"

"Flash Forward!" Ultear shouted.

Some of the men were instantly knocked out by Lucy's roar, some by Ultear's numerous orbs. The others tried to surround them, but Lucy knocked them out with her Wing Attack. The leader of the gang looked shocked that all of this man were beaten this easily, but he recovered quickly and used his magic to bind Ultear with robes made of shadow, while knocking Lucy down with a swift kick.

"You damn bitches. I'll let you pay. Maybe you are even able to join those two at their home." he said with a smirk. "And you, hehe. I'm sure I'll find a way to use that wonderful body of yours."

A dark cloud of shadows circled around his fist as he attempt to punch Lucy in the stomach to knock her out.

"You wish, bastard. Seishinryu no Uroko(Star Dragon's Scales)!"

"ARRRGH! WHAT WAS THAT YOU DAMN BITCH!" the man cried as his fist connected with the hard dragon scales.

"Never take easy on a Dragon Slayer. It would be your death."

"What? A real Slayer? The lacrimas...the kids..."

"He means you?" Ultear asked as she walked over to the terrified kids, being released from the ropes when the man lost his concentration.

"Y-Yes." the young boy replied. "They made experiments with us. Implanted lacrimas into our bodies."

"For how long?" Lucy asked, her voice shaking with anger.

"Since we can remember."

"Oh, does that make you angry?" the man taunted. "They are weak, the experiments never worked to full potential. But you... I think you're magic will be most beneficial to us."

"I don't think that you are going to do anything anytime soon. Seishinryu no Hoko(Star Dragon's Roar)!"

"Mizuryu no Hoko(Water Dragon's Roar)!"

"Hiryu no Hoko(Ice Dragon's Roar)!"

"What-?"

"A Triple Unison Explosion..." Ultear murmured.

The powerful stream of starlight, ice and water hit the man straight in the chest and he was thrown into the forest, bursting through a few trees on his way.

"Somehow they like to knock down trees these days..." Lucy said with a sigh before she turned towards the kids. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, thank you." the boy said. "I'm Fuyu."

"And I am his friend, Tsuki." the girl said with a bow.

"You are both Dragon Slayers?"

"Yes we are. They implanted Dragon Lacrimas into our bodies. I'm an Ice Dragon Slayer and Tsuki is a Water Dragon Slayer." the boy said, looking at his friend and than back to Lucy and Ultear. "I'm sorry, but it's better we go now. We have to find some place to hide so they wont find us again."

"Why don't you come with us?" Lucy asked with a smile. "To Fairy Tail."

"Fairy-"

"-Tail?" they asked.

"Yes. I'm a member of Fairy Tail, a mage guild."

"I- that would be to kind." the boy said. "But if we come with you, they will follow us..."

"Don't worry about that." Lucy said with a grin. "We dealed with guys a lot tougher than that. Come! We're going to meet the others!"

When they had returned to the camp, Lucy introduced the new kids to the others. All of them were happy that they beat the gangster into a pulp and Wendy was especially happy that she now had a girl her age to talk to. Despite being exhausted from the release of the Second Origin they started a party to welcome Fuyu and Tsuki in their group. They drank and laughed until the moon was shining bright at the night's sky and the younger ones were tired and decided to go to sleep. Fuyu and Tsuki were fast asleep, smiling at the warm welcome from their new family. Lucy was still outside, lying on her back while watching the stars far above her.

"May I join?" a voice suddenly whispered.

"Wha-? Natsu! Of course!" Lucy said, sitting upright against a tree so Natsu could sit beside her.

"What are you doing Luce?" the Fire Dragon Slayer asked softly.

"Watching the stars. I did that a lot with Ithildin back then. I never wanted to, though. I wanted to fight him and become stronger." the blonde replied with a chuckle.

"Would you show me some stars?"

"I'd like to." she said with her carefree smile that made him melt on the inside. He moved his attention from her face, which was currently illuminated from the moonlight, to her finger which pointed up to the sky.

"Do you see the blue star up there? That's Nieven, the star of the ocean. He is the one who holds control over the great sea out there. And look! Do you see the slightly red one right beside Nieven? That's Vohu Manah, the envoy of fate. When he shines bright at the night's sky, the world will experience a major change in the near future."

"That's amazing Luce. Which are your most favourite?" Natsu asked, absently stroking her hair. Lucy was now resting her head on his lap without even noticing that she had moved herself down there.

"Look towards the north. Do you see the bright white star over the horizon? Athelas, the envoy of light. Whenever I'm lost, he will show me the right path. But my most favourite..." she went silent, blushing lightly.

"Tell me, Luce." Natsu whispered.

"Look a bit above Athelas. The golden star. Ilyana. She- She stands for happiness, for understanding, for friendship and for-"

"Luce."

"And for love. The chance that every human on this world has someone who will love him and for love that last longer than life itself."

"Then you know how I feel about you." Natsu said, locking his eyes with hers.

"Natsu..." she breathed.

He moved his head down to hers as she leaned up until they could feel each others breath. They looked into each others eyes for a second before they closed their eyes and Natsu closed the gap that separated their lips from each other and kissed her. Lucy wasted no time responding to the kiss, she waited so long for this moment to happen. The kiss was like a first kiss should be for a girl: Natsu was not aggressive, but tender and sweet but also a little bit sloppy since it was a first for both of them. When they separated from each other after a few seconds which felt like an eternity, they rested their foreheads against each other and smiled.

"I dreamed of this moment for a long time." Lucy said after a peaceful moment of silence.

"Me too. I knew you were the right one when I first met you in Hargeon but I didn't realize back then. That changed after the incident with Phantom Lord. But I never had the courage to tell you. I feared you would reject me and I would destroy our friendship. And I couldn't do that. It's to precious to me."

"Shhh." Lucy said, putting her forefinger on his lips. "I understand. But know you had the courage and I couldn't be more happy."

"I love you, Luce."

"I love you too, Natsu."

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Aaaaand finished!
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