As always Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima

Chapter 2

Hidden Magic

Laxus watched in interest as the twin blonds fought against Lisanna and Levy, watched as both girls brought out magical whips and began to fight. Maybe I was wrong about Blondie. Maybe the magic I've been sensing from the training room when she's in there isn't hers.

"Freed, what do you know about the blonds down there?" Laxus asked casually.

"Well, the short haired one, Ashley, is known for her hand to hand combat skills and is very skilled with magical weapons. She is also dating Sting. Little is known about the other one, Lucy. Nobody has ever seen her magic, only her magical whip, which takes considerable magic to make it even work, and with her whip alone she is considered strong. Everyone also believes that she is dating Rouge but she is actually single. Why do you ask?" Freed rattled off then glanced at Laxus.

"Just curious, that's all." Laxus said, tuning his attention back to the field in time to see Lucy and Ashley win their match.

"That was a good fight, Lucy." Ashley said as they got water before their next fight, they were about to fight Juvia and Yukino. "The next match, who do you want to fight?"

"I'll take Yukino." Lucy told her sister as they were called back onto the field, and faced down Juvia and Yukino.

"GO!" Gildarts called out and instantly Juvia turned into water and tried to trap them. In seconds Ashley pulled out a magical baton and twirled it around, sending out electricity into the water, shocking Juvia and causing her water to recede.

"Juvia will defeat you two to prove to Gray-sama that Juvia will be the perfect girlfriend for him!" Juvia called out as she turned into water and went after Lucy this time. As Lucy's hand went to her belt that held her whip Ashley moved in front of her.

"I'm not finished with you yet, Juvia, Lightning Strike!" Ashley slashed at Juvia with her baton, electrocuting her, causing her to scream and collapse to the ground.

As Yukino saw her partner crumple to the ground she brought out one of her keys, and Lucy felt all her hairs stand on end as she summoned the spirit. Dark clouds formed above Yukino and through the clouds Lucy could make out the shape of a giant serpent.

I knew she used this magic but I wasn't expecting Ophiuchus. Lucy looked up as the clouds cleared and saw the serpent circling them.

"Lucy!" Ashley called out. "Your whip!" Lucy nodded and used her whip and wrapped the end around the serpent's neck, pulling its head down. Allowing Ashley to jump onto its back. She exchanged her whip for two magical swords and ran down the serpent's back, slashing at it as she ran. With a roar the serpent disappeared and Ashley landed behind Yukino, her swords pressed against her back.

"End match!" Gildarts called out. "Winners are Lucy and Ashley!" A few of the boys whistled at them as they walked off the field, but Lucy ignored them as she went to get water. As she drank she caught Laxus staring at her as he stood next to the railing.

"Like what you see?" She asked in an annoyed huff, earning a smirk from him.

"If you plan on even standing a chance against Erza and Mira you will have to use all of your magic." He said and jumped over the railing and walked past her onto the field where Natsu was already waiting for him.

"Easy for him to say." She muttered to herself as she went to sit in the stands. She looked over and saw Ashley watching her, and she turned away from her twin to watch the match.

Natsu, a bit too eager to fight, rushed at Laxus once the match began, his fists on fire he began to punch and kick at Laxus, who either blocked or dodged each one. After a few minutes of this Laxus seemed to get annoyed and he punched Natsu, sending him flying high up above them and Natsu used that to his advantage and let out a roar, which engulfed Laxus in flames. Then, from out of the flames, a large lightning bolt arched up and hit Natsu, and he crashed to the ground, lightning racing across his body. He tried to get up but was stopped by Gildarts.

"The winner is Laxus!" Gildarts called out, and Lucy looked over at Laxus and saw his entire shirt had been burned off, exposing his muscled chest and torso, an intricate black tattoo on his left side.

"Tell him when he wakes up that he owes me a new shirt!" He called out as he walked away and took his seat behind Lucy once again. "You're up, Blondie, and remember what I told you." He said as Lucy got up and walked away from him.

"What did he tell you?" Ashley asked as Lucy joined her, Erza and Mira across from them.

"He said if we want to win we'll have to use all of our magic." Lucy said and saw her sister's worried face. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I've gotten better at using them."

"Fine, but if you use too many I'm going to forfeit the match." Ashley told her and turned her attention to the two girls in front of them. Lucy nodded at her and the match began.

The two teams watched each other, waiting to make a move and Lucy's hand went to her belt, to a case she kept attached to it. Her eyes flickered over to the stands and saw that Laxus was more interested in his friends behind him. She noticed that most of the crowd was cheering for either Erza and Mira or for Ashley, not her. Lucy grinned and pulled her keys out from their case.

Time to show them what I can really do. Ashley gave Lucy a warning look as she saw the keys, but at that moment Erza and Mira decided to start. Ashley managed to block Erza's sword with one of her own, but Lucy had no way to block Mira's kick, and landed in the stands close to Laxus.

"Having fun, Blondie?" Laxus asked with a laugh, but Lucy spat out a mouth full of blood and grabbed her keys.

"Like hell..." She glared down at Mira, who was now in her Satan Soul. "Leo! Capricorn!" Lucy called out, and Laxus fell off his seat as there was a flash of light and two figures appeared in front of Lucy. One was wearing a suit and glasses and had messy orange hair, the other was a human-like goat wearing a suit and sunglasses. They bowed and looked up at Lucy.

"How can we help?" Leo asked her.

"Training exercise, help me defeat Mira down there." Lucy pointed down to a surprised looking Mira, and the two spirits took off after Mira, who quickly started to fight back.

"What the fuck was that, Blondie?" Laxus yelled as he got back into his seat.

"Just a bit of my magic!" She called back as she ran back onto the field. Using her whip she began to fight back against Mira along side her two spirits, Ashley fighting Erza with her vast array of magical weapons. The fight was even until Mira managed to take out Capricorn, and Lucy winced as she felt him return to his world.

Lucy fumbled with her keys when Leo was hit and disappeared. Crap! Who will be go-

"Lucy!" Ashley screamed, but she moved too late and was hit with Mira's tail in the back, ripping the back of her shirt open, and she went flying into the stands once again.

"Is she okay?" Several of the students asked, but backed away as she sat up, and she tried to ignore the stinging, burning feeling in her back. As Lucy stood Ashley looked over to her, but she should have been watching Erza. A quick, powerful hit from Erza sent her flying as Lucy ran onto the field.

"I'm not finished yet!" Lucy yelled as she ran onto the field, she could sense Gildarts was about to call the match, and a gold aura surrounded her.

"Lucy! No!" Ashley screamed as she felt her twin's magic spike to a dangerous level, but her cry of warning went unheard as Lucy began her spell.

Survey the Heaven, Open the Heaven...

All the Stars, far and wide...

Show me thy Appearance.

With such shine.

O Tetrabiblos,

I am the ruler of the Stars

Aspect became Complete

Open thy malevolent Gate

O Eighty-eight Stars of the Heaven

Shine!

Urano Metria!

The entire class watched in stunned silence as a golden magic circle appeared under Lucy, as her brown eyes were covered by golden circles. They watched as the spell was completed and miniature planets attacked a frozen Erza and Mira. When the spell stopped Erza and Mira were on the ground on all fours, panting for breath, while Lucy was still standing.

"W-winners L-Lucy and Ashley!" Gildarts announced, still shocked by what he had seen.

"Lucy!" Laxus looked over and saw Ashley trying to stand, trying to get to her twin.

Why is she worried, they won right? He looked over at Lucy and saw she was swaying, about to fall. Laxus quickly turned into lightning and caught her right before she hit the ground, right before all the students went crazy, yelling and trying to get out of the stands.

"Laxus! Ashley! Take Lucy to Porlyusica! Everyone else back to your regular training!" Gildarts called out in a menacing voice, and Ashley came over and tried to help adjust Lucy, but the moment she touched her twin she quickly removed her hands. Laxus looked at her and noticed her hands had turned a bit red and shook his head as he adjusted Lucy on his own. He moved her so they were chest to chest, her arms wrapped around his neck, his arms under her thighs holding her up. He tried hard not to think about her chest pressing against his as what remained of her shirt was burned away by her overflowing magic.

It was quite as they made their way through the halls and Laxus took the time to study Ashley. She kept glancing at Lucy, afraid of something.

"So Ashley, what's up with Lucy's magic?" Laxus asked as he moved Lucy up higher.

"Let's just say that its powerful, but every time she uses that spell her magic goes crazy and she ends up like this. She also doesn't have very good experiences with her spirits so she tries not to use them. She also ha- Wait, why am I telling you this?"

"All I asked is what was up with her magic, then you started rambling." Laxus said as he looked over at Ashley, thinking about Lucy's overwhelming magic. "If she's powerful like you said, why hasn't anyone seen her magic until now?"

Ashley glared at him and after a moment she let out a sigh. "Because of our father, after our mother died in an accident when we were young he wouldn't let us practice our magic. Unlike Lucy, I could practice in secret, so I was able to manage my magic easily. Lucy was afraid to practice in secret, so while her magic is powerful, its also unpredictable. Celestial magic is unpredictable anyways."

"Eventually her magic became too much for out father to handle so he sent her away, and made me accompany her, so we transferred out of our private school to here. Crocus Academy was too bothersome anyways." Laxus raised an eyebrow at the school she mentioned.

Crocus Academy was the opposite of Magnolia High, it was the most elite private school in the region. If they went there what kind of money do they have?

They made the res of the walk in silence, and finally reached Porlyusica's room. When they walked in Porlyusica looked up from Minerva, who she was treating for a head injury.

"Another one! That drunk needs to stop letting you nearly kill each other... I can't go a day without someone getting an injury from Combat class. Go sit over there, I'll be with you in a minute.

Laxus and Ashley took one of the unoccupied beds along the wall and looked around. Natsu was at the other end of the room, covered in bandages and strapped down to the bed, most likely to keep him still so Porlyusica's magical creams could do their work. Bacchus was sitting up in the bed next to them.

"So who won the girls' matches?" Bacchus asked, and from across the room Minerva groaned and sat up.

"Well, Minerva over there got the shit kicked out of her by Mira." Laxus said and Bacchus let out a low whistle.

"Damn, I knew Mira was sexy as hell, but for her to be that damn strong..."

"Well, you did just transfer this week, Bacchus. First rule of Magnolia High. The sexier they are the deadlier they are. Just look at Lu-"

SMACK! Laxus's head jerked forward as Ashley smacked him in the back of the head.

"Just what are you two doing!?" Porlyusica yelled, glaring over at the two blonds.

"Nothing, There was just a fly on the back of his head!" Ashley said sweetly, knowing Porlyusica hated pests of any kind, and earned a rare smile from the pink haired woman.

"Damn Dragon Lady..." Laxus muttered as Bacchus laughed.

"So who won the second years' matches? Was it Juvia and Yukino, they're pretty strong." Bacchus asked, looking at Ashley.

"Nope, me and Lucy won." She said with a grin as she saw Bacchus's eyes widen.

"So you two got destroyed by Erza and Mira and ended up here." Bacchus said with a laugh, but as Ashley shook her head she could see Minerva glaring at them.

"Nope, Lucy here destroyed them, but her magic went a bit crazy, so we're here now." Ashley said and saw Minerva's eyes widen out of the corner of her eye. Bacchus, though, was staring at the twins, his mouth hanging open in disbelief.

Ashley sighed when she heard two voices down the hall, and looked up as the bell rang for the change of classes.

"Laxus, stay here with Lucy for now. I can't miss Advanced Magical Theory with Jura, he only comes once a week." Ashley started to walk to the door when Bacchus got over his shock and called after her.

"How the hell did you two beat those two?" She turned and gave him a grin.

"Ask Laxus, or Erza and Mira, who are almost here." She glanced at Lucy and saw what was left of her shirt burn up, and frowned. "Laxus, give this to Lucy when she wakes up."

"Give her wha-" He watched as Ashley pulled her shirt over her head and threw it at him, and he turned red when he saw she was only wearing a lacy dark purple bra.

As Ashley left Erza and Mira walked in and Bacchus let out a low whistle as he leaned back against the wall. "If all the girls look like that here I'm never leaving." Bacchus said, earning a smack from Erza.

"Bacchus!" Porlyusica yelled and Bacchus flinched. "You can leave now!" Bacchus grinned and quickly got up.

"Laxus have fun with your, ah... situation." He nodded towards Lucy with a wink. "They are twins, so chances are they look exactly the same." Laxus glared at Bacchus as he left laughing, and froze when he felt Lucy move on his lap.

I wonder if they do look the same. Maybe if I ju- No! I can't think about that now, I rather not face the wrath of Erza and Mira... Laxus looked up as Porlyusica made her way over to examine Lucy, an Erza and Mira sat on the bed that Bacchus just left.

"Hmm..." The pink haired woman studied Lucy's back for a bit before turning around and walking to one of the cabinets lining the wall, returning with two of creams and forcing Laxus to take them.

"She's a Celestial mage, correct?"

"Celestial mage?" Laxus asked, confused, he had never heard of that kind of magic before. She sighed and reached to Lucy's belt that was starting to burn from her magic, and pulled off a ring of keys for Laxus to see.

"These are known as Gate Keys, boy, its what she uses her magic with, they summon spirits from the heavens. What are they teaching you in this school?"

"The basics..." Laxus snorted, earning a glare from the woman. "What does her magic have to do with her injuries?"

"Because I have to know what magic she uses so I can give her the right creams!" She glared at Laxus and nodded to the two jars in his hands. "You have to put those creams on her, the pale green on her back, the pale yellow on her chest."

"Ah, Miss Porlyusica, I think Lucy would be more comfortable if either Mira or I put the creams on her." Erza said, glaring at a red faced Laxus.

"If you can touch Lucy without burning yourselves, then go ahead." Porlyusica said in a serious tone.

"Burn ourselves?" Erza and Mira said in unison, looking at each other.

"Lucy's magic is very unstable, so its overflowing and slowly burning away what it touches." As she finished talking Laxus heard Mira gasp and point at Lucy, he looked down and saw what was left of Lucy's shorts burn away. Laxus gulped and looked over at the girls next to him.

"Please, just take her." Erza and Mira nodded and stood up and moved on either side of Lucy and went to grab her arms. They each held on for a few seconds before the gasped and let go, their hands burned. From behind the girls Porlyusica clicked her tongue.

"Green cream on her back for the scrapes. Yellow cream on her chest to stabilize her magic." She ordered Laxus as she drew the curtains around the bed they were on. Can this day get any worse? Laxus thought as he looked at the creams in his hands to the blond girl on his lap.