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Lucy POV

It was a week before we left to go to the Grand Magic Tournament. After demonstrating my abilities, master allowed me to be part of the team. I could successfully open multiple black holes very fast in almost any size I wanted (My limit was the length and width of two Stings). But this had come at a price. A price that I didn't even remember.

Flashback (two months previous)

I lay panting on the ground. A month had passed and all I'd been able to produce was a single small, weak hole that only stayed for a couple of seconds before sputtering out of existence. Both Sting and Loke were with me today, trying to help. I groaned aloud, so frustrated. Why couldn't I get this? What was I doing wrong? To my horror, I felt my eyes begin to water. How humiliating. I quickly wiped my eyes, pretending that I was wiping the sweat off of my forehead.

"Lucy-chan…" I peeked up at Sting through my bangs. Concern was poorly disguised on his face. Biting my lip, I turned to Loke.

"Isn't there anything at all you can tell me? Just a tiny shred of information you forgot?"Loke's pained expression extinguished what little hope I'd held onto, and I sighed. But suddenly, his eyes lit up and he turned to me.

"Lucy-chan, you've met the celestial spirit king before, right? I bet he could help! After all, he does like you!" I stared at him for a moment then scrambled to my feet and flung my arms around Loke's neck.

"Yes! That would be wonderful! Do you think you could summon him? Please Loke?" He smiled softly.

"Anything for you, Princess." With that, he disappeared. I didn't worry about it though, as I knew he'd gone to the spirit realm to get the king.

"Um, should I leave?" I turned in surprise to see Sting. I'd completely forgotten about him. Whoops.

"No no, stay. You'll be fine, Sting-kun. Besides, you've been trying to help me, so I'm sure the king won't hurt you." He sweat-dropped and I smiled. Turning around, I was almost blinded by a ray of white light. A huge silhouette appeared, and I squinted. Finally , I was able to make out the celestial spirit king. Annoyingly, the first good glimpse I got of him was of his stupid, grey moustache. He needed a hair-cut. Finally, in a booming voice, he spoke.

"So, Lucy. I hear that you are trying to master celestial magic."

"Um, yes, I am."

"And you think you have what it takes?" I frowned. Did I have what it took? Loke had said so but, I wasn't so sure. What if I was too weak? Then my head filled with images. Images of Fairy Tail. They were happy at first, but then they started to get ugly. In my apartment alone on my birthday, Natsu with Lisanna, Levy reluctantly telling me the truth. And that's when I knew. I'd do whatever it took to become stronger than Fairy Tail.

"I do. Definitely." He studied me for a moment.

"It comes at a price." Still confident, I replied.

"Name it."

"The boy next to you has lost his memory of someone you know. Would you be willing to forget about the person he knows so that his memory may be restored?" I glanced at Sting. It didn't seem like too big of a deal. It was just one person. I nodded my head.

"Yes." The spirit king ushered both me and Sting into a magic circle. He ordered us to close our eyes, and we obliged. Then I felt the strangest feeling. It was like an invasion of my privacy, like cold fingers probing around my head. Seeing who the memories were that the fingers began to move towards, I began to panic. In spite of my earlier confidence, I wasn't ready to give this person up yet. I mentally screamed, begging the horrible fingers to stop, but they didn't. Finally, I opened my eyes. Sting was holding me in his arms. "What happened?" I looked around for the spirit king, but he was gone.

"Right before I got my memories back, you started screaming. Then you collapsed." I frowned in confusion, then rifled through the people I knew. There didn't seem to be anyone missing, though I supposed that was the point.

"So who was it about? Who do you remember?" Sting bit his lip. He looked really cute like that.

"Um, The king dude said I'm not allowed to tell you." I groaned. That old geezer. Annoying, just like his moustache. Standing on wobbly legs, I decided to try making a black hole again. After all, that whole experience was supposed to make me better at this. Closing my eyes in concentration, I was surprised to find it much easier to grasp the magic. I pulled it as big as I could manage without mentally scarring myself, then opened my eyes, not knowing what to expect. I was thrilled to see a solid black hole big enough to fit Fro through. Yay! I would definitely be able to do this.

End of flashback

I ran a hand through my hair, excitement bubbling up in me. I was packing in my room, even though it was still a week before I left. Finally, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I jumped as high as I could, punched the air and simultaneously let out a big whoop. Hearing someone clear their throat behind me, I turned to find Rogue standing in my doorway. Blushing in embarrassment, I grinned sheepishly. "Yes?" He turned around, though I swear I saw the faintest hint of a smile before he did so.

"Dinner is ready. It was Sting's turn to cook so try not to gag when you eat or he'll be sad."

"Ok, thanks." I followed Rogue to the dining room. Lector and Fro were sitting on the table end, because they were too short for chairs, whilst Sting was seated on the other end of the table. I glanced at the food. It was very…interesting looking. I saw some close to raw meat, but shrugged it off. After three months of living here, I had gotten used to the two dragon slayers' weird eating habits. There was a salad and a sandwich for me. Nice and simple. The only thing was…I glanced at them. The salad had beans, fruit, vegetables and was that a bit of meat in it? I didn't even try to guess what was in the sandwich. Taking a bite of it, I was surprised to find that it wasn't too bad. Different more like it. At that moment, I glanced up and felt a surge of warmth. Eating dinner with everyone. Just like a family. Because this was my family now.

Done! This chapter had a bit more stuff in it, and the next chapters should hopefully as well. Thank you guys soooo much for all of the reviews and faves I love them, stay tuned for the next chapter, I'll try to get it done sooner this time