Child of Hidden Magic

Series: Fairy Tail, Fairy Tail Future
Type: On-going Fanfiction
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Pairings: NaLu, Gruvia, Gajevy, Jerza; Elfever, Miraxus; and their children.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or the characters. Purely fan made. However, their children I created from my own imagination.

Chapter Twenty-nine

Lucille sat in a field of flowers, in a light purple summer dress. How long had she sat there, gazing at the sky, she didn't know. But she wished that's where she had stayed. Before she knew it, clouds grew in the sky, her surroundings growing dark. She stood up, her heart beating in panic.

Next thing she knew, she was in front of Fairy Tail, watching many people fighting. These people she knew well. Her family. Her friends. Everyone she cared for was fighting against enemies, manifestations. Lucille tried to shout and find out what was going on, but she had no voice.

Then, something told her to run forward into the fray. She was scared, but as she ran, everyone seemed to get out of her way. She stopped in front of Cardia Cathedral and walked inside. There, she saw Ray, Natalie, Cain, Lydia, and Lance. But Lydia and Lance lie on the ground, unmoving; beaten, bruised, and soaked in blood. Cain had fallen to the ground and Natalie fell with him, cursing at the figure who cut them down, before she completely collapsed.

Lucille saw Ray standing his ground and breathing hard. She shouted for him, finally able to speak. He glanced at her, his eyes wild; a mixture of anger and panic. He waved his hand, a slice of water coming toward her. She barely dodged it, confused as to why he'd attack her.

"Get out of here, Lucille! He's after you! RUN!" Ray yelled as he faced his foe.

Lucille was about to argue and took one step forward, but it was to late. The figure rushed forward and struck his hand through Ray's chest. Lucille screamed bloody murder as she watched Ray fall to the ground. With his last breath, he turned his head to her and mouthed something and gave her a tender smile, before his eyes finally closed.

Lucille just stared in shock and agony. No. This wasn't supposed to happen. They weren't supposed to die for her. Especially not Ray. Ray. Lucille felt her spirit crack, her heart torn. She was distraught, confused, and angry. So, so angry. She wanted to tear this person down. Make them feel the same pain they brought to her friends and Ray. She glanced at the figure walking towards her, reaching his hand out to her before darkness came over.

She was now in some kind of large bird cage. It looked familiar to her. She stood and looked up to see another Lucille swigging on a birds perch. The other her looked down and glared. Lucille was taken aback and stepped back as the other her jumped down, landing gracefully. She put her hands on her hips.

"Why...what..?" Lucille gasped out.

"That wasn't a dream. But a vision coming to pass. That is, if you keep this up." The other her gestured to all of her.

Lucille thought about the destruction she saw. But she had no magic to see the future. Then how?

"Someone has entered your mind." The other Lucille spoke as she circled Lucille. "I usually keep your mind strong and impenetrable. But someone who has magic to enter someone's mind, is much stronger." She stopped and glared. "This is bad, Lucille." The other her faced Lucille. She crossed her arms over her chest. "If you keep fighting me, keep binding me, that vision could come true."

"Fighting you?" Lucille spit out, confused and frustrated. "I don't even know who, or what you are!" She said clenching her fists.

The other her looked at her calmly but sadly. Then she looked like she had finally made up her mind. She stood in front of her. "I am you. But more than that," she closed her eyes and took Lucille's hands in hers. "I am your instincts, the dragon inside you, but most importantly, I am your true magic." She opened her eyes and Lucille just stared at her in shock.

"My..true magic?" Lucille said in confusion.

"Yes. The reason your magic to use the Spirits didn't appear when you were young was because of me."

"But...why didn't..I mean you..I'm so confused. Why because of you? You're my magic? The dragon in me? It doesn't make sense." Lucille said holding her head. She looked at the other her. "Am I a type of dragon slayer?" She said as a whim.

The other her smirked. "Not exactly, but something close. But for you to find out, you must accept me. In order to do that, you need to accept your desire for your true mate, regardless if you are or aren't ready."

Lucille blushed. When she said true mate, only one person came to mind. "Exactly." The other her smirked. Lucille forgot she could see and hear what she thought.

"So, if I accept...my true mate..what will happen?" Lucille asked.

The other her smiled knowingly. "We will become one. You will know what you are, and have access to an even stronger magic than summoning spirits. And best of all, when you accept your mate, both you and him will become one, an unstoppable force." The other her looked up for a moment and then looked like she had an idea. "Think of it as a Unision Raid. That is how powerful you two will be just by yourselves. And when you're together you'll be even stronger."

Lucille looked at the other her amazed. She had never done one, but she's seen Uncle Gray and Aunt Juvia do one before and it was incredible. That powerful? She imagined her and Ray doing one. They'd be connected in a way that was super special and at that moment she realized something. "Ray..is my mate, isn't he?" She asked.

The other her smiled happily. "I'm glad you finally realized it!" Lucille looked down. Would she mind having him as a mate? No way. He's super handsome, intelligent, sweet, caring, bold, and sometimes cute. Lucille blushed as she realized what she thought of him. How long had she noticed this about him. Of course he was her best friend so she'd notice a lot about him, but when she came back, he was even more..incredible. She glanced at the other her who was smirking teasingly, obviously knowing what she thought. Lucille blushed harder and sighed.

"But..I-"

"No." The other her said firmly. "You have to do it. You have to tell him he's your mate. He is the only one for you. You know that he'd do absolutely anything for you! Why do you hesitate?! Are you afraid of being tied down?"

"No! I know he'd do anything for me and I know any girl would be lucky to have him!"

"Then why?!" The other her yelled.

"Because I'm afraid of hurting him again!" Lucille yelled. She opened her eyes and gasped.

The other her looked at her sympathetically. "Hurting him? You're hurting him more by not accepting his feelings for you and your feelings for him, Lucille."

Lucille slid to the ground. "I hurt him by disappearing for eight years..he hurt so badly. And after I pushed him away after our kiss, and then the nightmares he experienced from Shizuka. If I were to accept our feelings as mates, and let our..love blossom..what if...what if I," Lucille couldn't bring herself to say 'what if one of us dies'. The other would lose it, especially if she died. Ray would probably go crazy after finally having her then losing her just as soon. If they didn't accept their feelings and if one were to die, either of them would be distraught but after time they'd get over it.

The other her knelt down. "Lucille, listen. I'm going to tell you a secret. Not even you're parents, or Gajeel or Levy has told you guys." She breathed in and out, then spoke. "Once you accept each other, and share a definite kiss, you two will be linked."

Lucille chuckled not quite taking her statement seriously, "So like a princess fairy tale kiss?"

The other her rolled her eyes. "Sure think of it that way." She sighed, becoming serious again. "Like I said, you two will be linked. Think of it as two parts of a whole. So, if one of you dies...the other will follow." She said the last sentence slowly.

Lucille's eyes widened. On one hand, that could be a good thing. But on the other...it would be tragic. "That's..."

"I know. It seems tragic. But think about it. You two would only ever have each other, you will desire no one else but your mate. So, think about that vision. If you didn't die with Ray after you accepted how you felt, you would lose it. You'd lose control and would only want to hurt..or even kill the person who killed your to be mate." She stared at Lucille hard. "I know in the vision you felt horrible, and even felt something in your gut wanting to let loose. That is how you would feel ten times over if you didn't become mates after you knew who your mate was."

Lucille sat with her eyes closed, listening to everything she said. "Does Natalie know..?"

"I'm sure she does now. Even Cain."

Lucille nodded. She didn't know how long she sat there thinking about all of it, but finally she decided. "Ok." She said softly. She understood that she'd never be able to live without Ray. If it came to that, she probably would lose it. Ray was her rock, a wave of calm. He had always been there for her whenever she needed him, even if she didn't know she needed him. She couldn't let her fear of losing him stop her from admitting her feelings for him. She looked at the other her. "I will tell him."

The other her smiled triumphantly. "Alright. The sooner you do it, the better you both will be." Lucille gave the other her a small smile before she felt herself being called by someone other than the other Lucille.

"Lucille! C'mon wake up! It's time to go!"

Lucille groaned as she forced herself to open her eyes and look at her talking alarm clock.

Natalie stood there with her hands on her hips. "Mom and Dad already left! We need to head to the guild to begin training with members from the other guilds!" She said hurriedly and then began to bounce on Lucille. "Now. Get. Up!" She enphasized.

"Oof!" Lucille gasped as she shooed her twin away. "Okay, okay. I'm up. I'll go get ready.." She yawned as she grabbed a tie up purple top, jean shorts, and her brown boots. She walked into the bathroom and when she finally turned on the water for the shower and stepped inside, she let the water run over her for a minute. She thought about her dream, or vision someone made her see. Then she thought about the other her. Then, Ray.

As she bathed she thought about what admitting her feelings would do. It would change things. For both of them. The other her said they'd be much more powerful than they already were when they are separate. But when together, they'd probably be as strong as Natsu and Lucy, or Gajeel and Levy. Heck, even Sting and Yukino, and Rogue and Kagura. She was still hesitant, but Lucille realized now that if this was her last battle, she didn't want to go on without telling Ray how she felt. How she has felt for a long time. She was just being childish by running away. She even used an elixir to suppress her feelings! It just came down to her being scared. She was scared to begin such an intense relationship. Because it would be, if it was anything like her parents' or the other dragon slayers'. This was uncharted territory for her. She spent most of her years in the Spirit World so she has never dealt with romantic relationships.

Lucille sighed as she stepped out, dried herself off, then got dressed. "Am I really going to do this?" She whispered to no one in particular as she stared at herself in the mirror. She blow dried her hair and tied it up into a pony tail. Taking one last look at herself she made her resolve. She was going to do this. She had to. She remembered something her mom and dad always telling her.

'Love isn't a weakness. Love for your family and friends only makes you stronger.'

Lucille smiled at the memory. She walked out of the bathroom and towards the front door where Natalie sat waiting for her.

"Finally!" Natalie said jumping to her feet. "Are you ready to start training with the others?!" She said excitedly as she punched the air.

Lucille smiled. "Yup, lets go!" She said as they both walked outside, making their way to Fairy Tail. Today, she'd train, and afterwards she'd tell Ray.

As everyone gathered in the main hall, Lucille noted Lance was there with a lacrima. No doubt for Lydia so she could see and hear everything. Meaning she still wasn't quite up to par yet. Lance went to stand with his parents, as she and Natalie went to stand with theirs.

"I wonder how Aunt Erza is going to group us together.." Natalie whispered to Lucille.

Lucille could literally see Natalie jittering with anticipation. She really was Natsu's daughter. Though she couldn't deny her excitement over who she'd be grouped with as well.

A hush ran over the hall as Erza stood on the stage and addressed everyone. "Today, we will begin training. We'll form groups with everyone that would work well together and bring out your strengths." She began listing off the groups once everyone stopped whispering about how excited they were. "Okay, first off, we'll go with the most obvious groups. Gray, Juvia, Ultear, Ray, Lyon, Neve, and Eve. You all will be the first team." Gray and Lyon smirked, Ultear and Ray bumped fists, and Neve, Juvia, and Eve smiled. It was no surprise. With ice and water magic, they would be able to do multiple Unsion Raids at one time.

Erza smiled and cleared her throat. "Next: Lucy, Lucille, Yukino, Leroy, Sorano, myself, Jellal, Cain, Bisca, Alzack, and Asuka." All of them herded towards each other, except for Erza, while smiling at their group.

Lucille liked her group, though she noticed that all of them had a somewhat tie to the Spirit World or heaven. Lucille glanced at her mother and a thought occurred to her. Would Lucy train her to gain a Star Dress? Lucille shook her head as she focused on who the other teams were. Which was hard to do when she thought of if she'd get one.

"The third team will be Dragon and God slayers." Everyone who wasn't a dragon or God slayer sighed knowingly. Chelia walked to Lance's lacrima and waved, no doubt talking to Wendy about getting the Sky sisters together after so long; especially since Wendy had taken her job as a healer more seriously than being a dragon slayer. Natsu and Natalie fistbumped, who fistbumped Sting, Rogue, Bea, Gajeel, and Naja.

The next group consisted of the take-overs; Mirajane, Max, Elfman, Jax, Lisanna, Bixlow, Jenny, and Adonis. Their team was no doubt powerful on their own. Everyone knew they wouldn't need much training.

The fifth team were Laki, Max, Droy, Beth, and Richard. They were grouped together because of their ties to earth.

The next was quite unique. This one consisted of Macbeth, Meredy, Milliana, Minerva, Romeo, and Rufus. Their team dealt with their similar sensory magic.

The seventh team dealt with script magic, or magic similar. So, Levy, Lance, Freed, Cana, Evergreen, Reedus, Hibiki, and Amber were grouped together.

The third to last team were Sherry, Ren, Roxy, Araña, and Toby; for their puppet like magic.

Next was Mest, Jet, Doranbolt, and Sawyer for there speed magic.

And lastly, Kagura, Kenji, Risley, and Yuka for their gravity magic.

With the teams made up, Erza went on to say they could begin whenever they wished, or merely discuss tactics before they began. Before Lucille could get a word in to her group, Natalie came rushing over with their main companions. She squealed as she began talking a mile a minute.

"Oh my Mavis! These teams are so amazing! Do you all realize how powerful we'll all be?! This group that is after you Lucille, won't stand a chance! Although, I think some team names are totally in order. And luckily for us, I'm great at coming up with them!"

Lucille turned to Erza for help but she merely laughed, waiting for her to continue. Perhaps Erza also wanted code names too?

"Okay, here we go! So your team, Ray, will be team Frozen Water! Get it?" Natalie said nudging him as she wiggled her eyebrows. Ray just gave her a defeated smile. Obviously he knew it was coming. Natalie just continued on. "Lucille, your team name is Celestial Requip! What do you think, Master Erza?" Natalie said eagerly.

Erza put her hand to her chin in thought before she smiled. "I think it's perfect, Natalie." This erupted squeals from Natalie. Obviously, very happy to be approved.

"Now, for mine, we'll just be the Slayers. Since we have Dragon and God slayers. And Aunt Marijane's team will just be team Soul. So, Laki's team will be team Earth, duh, right?" Everyone just sort of nodded, knowing Natalie really wasn't wanting confirmation. "Now, Macbeth's team was a bit tougher, but I figured it out. His will be team Sensory Nightmare!"

"I must say, I like that one." Jellal quipped up. Natalie gave him a toothy grin with a thumbs up.

"Aunt Levy's team will be team Card Script! And Sherry's is team is team Doll, since their magic is all puppet like." Natalie said as she waved her fingers in a creepy way, making Cain turn away as he chuckled.

"Uncle Mest's team I combined to make Speed-portation." Natalie said proudly as she put her hands on her hips. "And lastly! Team Spacial Rend! Since Aunt Kagura's team is gravity based." She said as she finally relaxed, looking quite satisfied. Everyone was silent for a moment before Erza spoke.

"Well, I think those are awesome team names, Nat. Why don't you go tell the others?" Erza responded sincerely. Natalie beamed as she saluted and ran off, Lance's lacrima; with Lydia on the other side, in tow.

Lucille chuckled sadly, "Ah, poor Lydia." Everyone burst out laughing after that. As her friends went to go back to their teams, Lucille's gaze landed on Ray's. She bit her lip slightly before grabbing his arm, lightly stopping him. He turned to look at her curiously. Lucille blushed. "Uh..um.." She glanced down. "When the sun sets, meet me at Scalora Lake. Okay?" She asked hesitantly as she finally looked up at him. She noted Ray looked genuinely surprised, but his eyes seemed to shine with happiness.

Ray gripped her hand softly. "Sure." He smiled, rubbing his thumb on her hand slightly; causing her body to tingle from where they touched, all the way down to her toes. He let her go before he turned to walk away to his group.

Lucille let out a shaky breath she didn't know she had been holding in the entire time. When she turned around she was greeted by her mothers knowing grin. Lucille was sure her face was the brightest shade of red imaginable but she did not want to get into this at the moment. Especially, before she had even talked to Ray about it. Lucy just smiled as she waved her over.

"We're going to train on the other side of Scalora Lake, away from prying eyes and the possibility of causing damage." Lucy said, the last bit meant for Erza. Lucille chuckled and their group, Celestial Requip, made their way to Scalora Lake.

As they made their way to Scalora Lake, Leroy came to walk beside her. "So, how is my beautiful lady doing today?" He asked as he draped his arm over her shoulder.

The motion irritated her more than it should have. Maybe because she accepted her feelings for Ray? She effortlessly shrugged off his shoulder, not paying attention to his incredulous expression. "Good. Great actually. I'm going to train hard so I can take them down. Especially, after what they did to Lydia." Lucille said, tightening her hands into fists. She'd train hard, then get back at them for what they did to Lydia. Leroy was quiet after that, but she took that as a signal he agreed, since the silence wasn't uncomfortable.

Once at their destination, they all formed a circle. "Alright, would you all like to form groups and go up against each other or-?" Erza began before Lucy spoke up.

"Actually, Master Erza, I'd like to take Lucille for a little while." Lucy then pulled her confused daughter into her chest by her shoulders. "I have something I'd like to try and teach her before we really get into it." Lucy said smiling.

Erza nodded. "Very well." The rest of them split up. Since Yukino had passed down all of her keys to Leroy, she along with Jellal, Sorano, and Leroy, practiced against each other since they had very similar magics. Erza, Bisca, Alzack, Asuka, and Cain practiced with each other. Each group learning different ways to use their requips, and heavenly magic.

Lucy, however, took Lucille over to the river where a bench sat. Lucille seemed sort of nervous. She feared that her mother wanted to create a diversion so she could pester her daughter about why she got all shy when she asked Ray to meet her later. She swallowed the anxious lump in her throat as she was about to speak up. But then her mother grabbed a key from her pouch. As she merely touched it, a yellow form appeared, revealing Loki.

"Ah! Loki?" Lucille looked from Loki to her mother.

"It's good to see you, Lucille." Leo said with a wink as he fixed his tie, before turning to face his contractor. "And what do I owe this wonderful summon between two beautiful ladies?" He asked with a voice like silk.

Lucy scoffed as she smacked his chest. "No flirtations today. We're here to help Lucille."

"Me? You mean sparring?" She asked as she tilted her head to the side slightly. Couldn't they have just grouped up with Yukino and the others, then?

Lucy shook her head. "No, something much cooler." She said as she watched her daughter raise her eyebrows in question to her mothers meaning. She looked at Loki who gave her a knowing smile, before she turn her attention to her daughter.

"Today, you're going to get your own Stardress."

I know not much has happened but this chapter was basically a set up for things to come, so I apologize if it's a tad boring. Lol

The next one will have more..interesting things happen. ^_~