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The phone rang for a few seconds before Gajeel's voice sounded on the other end. "Lev?"

"Gajeel thank God you picked up," Levy rolled her eyes at the demon behind her, who fake gagged at the mention of the Christian God.

"What's up, babe?"

"I found her. The sorceress."

Levy heard a rustling noise on the other end, probably her husband standing up, "You found her? Who is she?"

"Lucy."

"Bunny girl? I mean, I had my suspicions, but I never thought it would be her."

"Yeah," Levy's voice shook, "and something bad happened."

"What happened?"

"Cana dared Lucy to summon a demon. And long story short, it worked."

"You have to be kiddin' me."

Levy shook her head, though Gajeel couldn't see her do so on the other end. "I wish I was. But no. And she can't send him back. She doesn't know how."

Gajeel was quiet for a long time before speaking again. "Lev, this is bad."

"That isn't the whole thing. I realized that the circle was incorrect. Someone helped her complete this summoning. Unless we find that person, it will be impossible to send this demon back."

"Oh God. Levy, I'm comin' over there."

"No, no," Levy said, her tone sharp, "It's snowing like crazy out there, you aren't driving anywhere."

"Then I'll walk."

"Fine. Drive. But go slow. It's good that the road to Lucy's house from where we live isn't blocked. Call me when you get in the car."

"M'kay. I'll be right over."

He hung up.

Levy's hand dropped to her side, and she sighed.

"What's that box thing yer holdin'?"

Levy looked up, and it took her a second to realize he meant her phone. "Oh this? It's a cellphone. We can use them to talk to each other really long distances away."

The phone rang again before Natsu could say anything else. Levy picked up and put it to her ear.

"I'm in the car, Lev. Now tell me more about this."

Levy sighed. "The demon himself said she had a substantial amount of magic power. If he knows that, so will every abnormal creature in a hundred mile radius."

Levy went pale with a sudden realization. "And since she didn't do the circle correctly, even though she was helped, things could get through. Gajeel, this is going to go crazy. Did you get the gear?"

"Yeah, it's in the back. I always bring it in these situations."

"Right, good."

"I'm turnin 'the corner. I'll be inside in a second."

He hung up, and Levy pocketed her phone.

"You," she said to the demon, "stay here."

"Dammit. This again? It's so boring up here."

"Deal with it." Levy stalked out of the attic and down the stairs.

There was a knock at the door. Still sniffly, Lucy stood up, wrapping a blanket around her shoulders. She opened the door to reveal Gajeel, Levy's husband. Gajeel was a mountain of a man with long jet black hair and piercings lining his face. His body was broad and burly, and for some reason his eyes were red. He was dressed in a black parka and hiking boots, a briefcase in his gloved hand. He was the polar opposite of his tiny wife, but they somehow worked so well.

"Bunny girl? You okay?" Gajeel's usually stoic face showed a small level of concern. Lucy managed a nod.

"Where's Levy?"

"Upstairs," Lucy looked at Gajeel desperately, "what is this? What is going on?"

Gajeel sighed as he shed his coat, hanging it on a peg beside the door. He stomped the snow off of his boots, pulling off his gloves. On his left hand was a thick silver ring.

"Lucy, Lev and I aren't exactly your average people. We use-"

"Sorcery, I know." Lucy interrupted, and Gajeel nodded.

"Levy already explained? That's good. But there's more to it than that. Levy and I don't just use magic, we regulate it."

Lucy blinked. "What...?"

"We make sure that people don't break magic laws. We clean up after careless sorcerers when spells go wrong. We get rid a' whatevers left. That usually entails creatures. Monsters, et cetera."

"Oh," Lucy managed. "You're like monster hunters?"

Gajeel shrugged lazily, "If you wanna put it like that. We're more like monster animal control."

Lucy bit her lip, her nerves singing. "So did you, like study monsters in whatever training you had?"

"Yeah, it's where I met my wife."

"What about this demon?"

"That demon is a bit harder. We don't know how he got here. Lucy, your circle was incorrectly drawn. He shouldn't have even appeared. Someone helped ya, and we can't send 'im back until we find out who. And why. But he's under contract with you now, so he does as you say."

Lucy looked at Gajeel bewildered. "I have a demon under my command?"

"Yes," Gajeel said, and would have said more if his wife hadn't come downstairs. He turned to her.

"Lev, anything to say about the demon?" Gajeel pulled his wife to him, and she rested her head against his chest.

"You studied demons more throughly than I did, so maybe you'll make more sense of this than I can," she looked up at her husband, "he said his name is END. The curl of his horns tell me he's a fire demon."

"The name not so much, it's ringing some bells, though. I do know that the fire demons are at the top of the food chain down in ole' fire and brimstone, though."

Lucy grew pale. "What does that mean?"

Gajeel turned his gaze to her, "It means you've basically got a demon prince under contract. He's yours to command. But this makes things more serious. If we have who I think we have, our realm will be full of otherworldly critters tryin' to either kill him or take him back to Hell."

Lucy waved her arms frantically. "And what creatures do you mean?"

"Succubi and Incubi, other demons, devils, the works. And also angels, the creatures of heaven. Hopefully we won't run into any archangels."

Lucy narrowed her eyes, "and how many demons are there?"

"Well, ya got the demons in religion. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hindu, you know the ones. Demons like Satan, Judas, Lucifer, Antichrist, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, the famous ones. But then there are the underlings. The 'citizens' of Hell if ya must. And their numbers go up into the millions."

Lucy's brain was about a nudge away from completely imploding. She sunk down onto the floor, putting her head between her hands.

Levy's voice sounded, and from Lucy's panicked state, her voice sounded very far away. "Gajeel, you gotta be a bit gentler."

"What? I'm just telling it like it is, Lev. She has a right to know!"

"Yes, but she'd been through enough."

Lucy shook her head slowly, rising to her feet. "No, I'm okay, I think."

Levy took her hand, squeezing it. "Lucy, we need to leave the house. You need to pack."

Lucy looked around frantically. "What? Why?"

"Because a demon of END's ranking and power being summoned is not something easily ignored. It's going to attract attention. It isn't safe." Levy stroked her friend's cheek. "They to understand."

Lucy nodded mutely. "I... Can do that now."

"Good," Levy smiled, "You better go get the demon first, though."

"He needs to come?" Lucy could feel tears prickle her eyes again.

"Yes, Lu. It's too dangerous not to take him."

Lucy's breath shook as she turned and climbed the stairs.

Little did she know, this journey would change her entire life.

Merry Christmas everyone! Okay, this story is going in directions I don't understand. I'm asking you guys to tell me what you think of it so far in the reviews so I can get a better grip on how this will work. Stay tuned!

~Starry