Chapter Three - The Treaty

The luxury of the palace was indeed great. Somehow the delicate building lasted through many attacks-probably the work of Fairy Tail magic. The castle was beautiful, but it reminded me of Heartfilia mansion. The building was lost in Acnologia's first attack. I didn't cry for it. It was too late to cry.

"Reminiscing," the King appeared. This wasn't Toma E. Fiore unfortunately he died ... of a common cold. The man who sat before me was Thomas E. Fiore after his mother.

"You could say that." I reply cooly. We were seated in his personal study for what I hoped was for secrecy. "So why did you so urgently want to see me?"

"The people," not that unexpected, "have seen Dragon Slayers."

"What?!" I splutter.

"The men from Sabertooth have returned and that man, Cobra, was found in a hospital." he tells me.

"That doesn't mean Laxus, Wendy, Gajeel and Natsu are alive."

"It very well could."

"But it isn't definite!" I cry, "We can't make assumptions, we are in too precarious a position to make assumptions like that."

"Lucy you're dancing around the elephant in the room." Thomas says with a sing-song voice.

"The treaty."

"The treaty," He confirms, "and it states ..."

"That once the seven Dragon Slayers have returned we will release Acnologia from the Dragon World," I grumpily reply.

"It would be best to start preparing the Gates, miss Head Master."

I stand to leave, but the king stops me. "Lucy, I know this may be strange to you, but my advisors have asked to marry you." My eyes widen with shock, marry? "I know it is werid and at this time it might not be the best, but please consider it. The people would approve and trust me more giving you less work in the long run." He argues.

I rudely slip out the door without saying goodbye.

"Who are those children talking too?" Erza vaguely wondered. She pushed through the crowd of people inspecting some newcomers. A scream cut the room's chaos short.

"Erza, what's wrong?" Mira is the first to respond. "Oh my gods." She collapses next to the Titiania.

"This is Man!" Elfman shouts to the ceiling, once he sees as well.

Evergreen stands behind the crying 'Council' members. "It took you too damn long." She tells Laxus, Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy.

I walked back into the guildhall. Chaos had seemed to be at an all time low. "Kenzie, why haven't you picked up your Lacrima?" I ask my asssaint who was futilily cleaning her shirt.

"Oh I'm sorry, so much has happened." she waved her hand around as if it would explain something.

"Since, your brains seems slightly fried at the moment I'll ask you something easy." I watch for her affirming nod, "Okay round up," I made a hand motion so she would understand, "all Council members." she nodded again and began to busy herself with her lacrima device with a special ear attachment.

I didn't even bother looking at the commotion and people calling my name. It is normal and I had gotten used to it.

IN my office only a few council members gathered. I understand why Levy and George aren't there and Lisanna, Juvia and Gray are making alliances plus Bryan is working on the new guild in Layla Town. Why are Laki, Romeo, Evergreen, Jellal, Bixlow, Cana, and a crying Elfman all the Council members available? They are probably crying over Levy's babies and I would be too if I didn't have such grim news.

"This everybody?" I receive nods from Jellal, Romeo, Evergreen, Bixlow, Cana and Laki. "Okay, so I met with the King today. He told me the Dragon Slayers were back." I turned so I couldn't see their shocked faces at the news. "He said that everyone of them has been seen expect Wendy, Laxus, Natsu and Gajeel."

"Lucy," I hear Cana interject, but I continue.

"I really wish Mira were here, but I suppose she is downstairs crying. However, I will tell you what this news means. If, and only if, the Fairy Tail Dragon Slayers return, then we have to open the Gates to the Dragon World and release Acnologia to fight another war."I turned to them, "We might be going to war again and moving to Tarus Valley or Virgo Mountain." Their faces were horrified all expect Bixlow who decided today was the day to give me a heartattack.

"Good thing, Laxus, Wendy, Gajeel, and Natsu are downstairs being bombarded by children."

A/N: Yeah, I edited another chapter. I planned to post this on Friday actually, but I'm feeling generous because I just wrote a chapter for AmigoDeLaCruz's story Griffin Stone. It is a OC story and I got to write a chapter about my OC, Summer Snow! Go check it out it is like really long (Chp. 24, guys.) It took me forever to write too.

So I also have some kinda sad news. I have school and school prevents me from writing. From now on, I'm going to be updating whenever I have two chapters ready and when I update Lumen SIderum. I'm sorry to everybody who reads regularly, but I can't balance everything at once, I'm not an Octopus. But do not fear I will still be on FFN and watching for reviews which I really need. Tell me guys what you want to happen next.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.

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