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Celestial Ties
Chapter 3: Confusion
"Lucy," a deep voice resounded through the large dining room as Lucy walked through the doors after Virgo.
She was led to her seat at the other end of the table, and it was a long table. Then Virgo bowed before disappearing through the door.
'Looks like she knows how to exit when she's around the Spirit King,' she thought to herself before realizing that the king hadn't called her "Old friend", but had actually called her by her name.
The spirit King was now just looking at her, expecting her to talk, she guessed.
"Hello, your majesty," she said nervously, her fingers fidgeting and hoping that that last part was what she was supposed to call him.
Suddenly the king started to laugh. The laugh was so whole hearted and joyous that it made Lucy smile. It was as if she'd heard that laugh, so long ago when she was a kid. Perhaps in a dream of hers, she didn't know.
"There is no need to add on honorifics, my child," he was still smiling, as if he knew something she didn't.
"Why not?" She asked suspiciously, determined to find out what he was keeping from her, "How else would I address you?"
He started laughing again and when he looked back at her, she thought she saw something very odd; Love.
'Ugh, I really hope this old king doesn't propose to me.' The thought sickened her, although she hadn't felt like it was that type of love that was reflected in his eyes.
"How about addressing me as dad."
"D-Dad?" Lucy's eyes went wide as the man in front of her gave her a blinding smile.
"Guess I have some explaining to do," Lucy's dad, AKA the Spirit King, provided as Lucy nodded vigorously, surprised she hadn't fainted yet.
"Later," He waved his huge hand, "First, we feast!"
Suddenly, all the zodiac spirits were sitting at the table and the table itself was filled with delicious looking foods of all types and kinds.
Lucy didn't even waste time to say hello to her friends before digging in, it had been at least 12 hours since she had eaten last.
"Old man! It's so horrible! Lucy's gone!"
Natsu came running in like a cartoon, tears streaming from his face and snot dripping from his nose, while yelling the said line above over and over.
"QUIET!" The master of Fairy Tail yelled so loud that Natsu stopped in his tracks and froze.
"Alright," Makarov started, "Now what has happened to Lucy?"
Natsu told the whole story to Makarov before the others finally came walking in. Apparently Natsu had used Happy to fly ahead of them.
"Master!" Ezra began before getting waved off by Makarov.
"Yes, I know. Natsu has told me everything."
"Well then, what should we do?" Gray questioned.
"For starters," Makarov narrowed his eyes at Gray, "Try putting on some clothes."
Gray looked down and turned red, before having a fit and finally reappearing with clothes on again.
"Anyway," Makarov folded his arms and legs, in his usual sitting pose, "Natsu has asked me already about how to get to the Spirit World."
"I would say that is impossible for humans like you to do. You should just wait for Lucy to return, if she's still alive somehow."
"What do you mean by still alive, Master?" Ezra asked concern shown on her face for Lucy's well-being.
"Well, like the Spirits from the Spirit World, that can't stay on earth for too long without suffering, humans are exactly opposite of that." He explained wisely.
"So, Lucy is probably suffering since she was human," Gray concluded for the group.
"The Spirit World is much harder for a human to survive in, than the human world is for a Spirit to survive in," Makarov explained, "Use Loki as an example. He stayed here for a full 3 years before almost dying."
"If it's like that, then we had better find a way in and get Lucy out fast," Ezra stated calmly.
"The problem with that is it's never been done before."
"I did it once," Natsu supplied to Makarov, who seemed impressed with the information.
"That changes things. If Natsu can do it, then maybe the rest of you can."
The old Fairy Tail Master began to draw out a map that would take them to a very powerful Spirit Mage who lived by herself in the woods.
"Go here and you should find a very old friend of mine, Farla Fritch," Makarov explained as he gave the map to Ezra, no doubt the only one that could be able to use it right.
"Thank you master," Ezra took the map and smiled, before grabbing Gray and Natsu and running out the door.
AN: Alright so the votes are in and a winner has been chosen! The only thing is you guys won't get to know until the end….Muahaha!
Anyway, evilness aside, is anyone going to an anime convention this summer? I'll be attending Anime Iowa and it'll be my first time! Can't wait cause I'm thinking of cosplaying Lucy =D
Well, you know the drill, please review or let me know what convention you're excited for, or if you think I'm a geek for going to one. I don't care as long as I get to hear from my wonderful readers!
