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Hiro Mashima owns Fairytail
Sometime as she was shopping, the men had decided that they needed a "man" break. They decided to visit a nearby pub for some drinks and Lucy would remain at the store she was left at until they arrived.
But some men had trailed after her for some time.. waiting… for her team to leave her so they can approach her.
Lucy was walking out of the store onto the street now.. and then she heard it.
"I suggest you stop following us." Laxus said growling.
She looked over towards the direction of Laxus' voice. Sure enough, her team was facing a group of creepy men.
"Hey man… she's single right? She's the famous Lucy Heartfilia. We just want a chance to meet her that's all" One man said smiling mischievously
"Yea… we just want to talk to her" Another creepy man said.
"Leave her alone." Natsu growled darkly.
"What if I don't wanna?"
"What are you going to do? Hahaha"
That's when…. Lucy felt the power 7 years had in store for her four boys.
Rocks.. and leaves on the ground began to levitate…
Laxus, Gray, Natsu, and Gajeel…. All let their magic power surge.. Their bodies were surrounded by magic pressure and the ground was shaking.. It felt like a huge earthquake..
Their bodies were like silhouettes in the pillar of magic pressure each man let loose.
(Like Gildarts at the S-Class Exams.)
And the creepy group of men… fell on their knees.. staring in horror at the monstrous mages before them.. They couldn't speak and were sweating buckets. The magic pressure kept rising and rising.. until the men all passed out.
Then the four brought their magic pressures down… the rocks and leaves fell to the ground.
"Tch.. what babies." Gajeel looked annoyed.
"UGH! I think they wet their pants!" Natsu pinched his nose to prevent himself from smelling them.
"HAHAHA serves them right. Shouldn't have messed with us." Gray said smirking
"Blondie's present better be good." Laxus said annoyed.
They all turned around to find Lucy staring at them a few feet away. She had dropped her bags and was frozen in her spot.
She gulped and mentally noted to herself… NEVER… get them pissed off. And hopefully.. they weren't pissed off at her for shopping for so long…. And making them carry her bags..
gulp
"Aww cmon guys.. heh…it wasn't so bad." Lucy sweatdropped.
Lucy stood nervously in the doorway of their hotel room in the case she needed to run for it. They had rented out a suite with 5 beds. How convenient it was and they got it on a discount!
"Ugh…." Natsu said lying on his stomach on his bed.
"mphmhphm…." Gray said into his pillow.
Gajeel was lost for words…. He was slumped over the sofa chair with his head leaning back on the arm rest. How… HOW COULD SHE SHOP FOR 8 HOURS STRAIGHT!
Laxus was rubbing his neck as he sat on the sofa.. he didn't say a word. He expected that Lucy was a shopper and that was why he was so insistent on NOT coming to fashion fashion.
She felt guilty after seeing how tired the men looked.. "Sorry guys.. but I wasn't going to waste my chance. Thanks for escorting me around though… and scaring those guys away…" Lucy blushed as she rubbed her arm.
"Oh… so you liked going around having us trail you like dogs.." Laxus said raising an eyebrow at her.
"well…." Lucy looked away blushing. "It is nice to have nice strong handsome men around."
Laxus smirked. "oh..nice…"
Gajeel looked lifted his head and gave her a smirk. "strong…"
Gray sat up from his bed smirking as well. "handsome.."
Natsu lifted his head and smiled mischieviously. "men.."
Lucy began to get hot. Their stares were making her very self-conscious.
"Ahem… well.. I'm…."
"Lucy…."
Lucy flinched as she heard a voice call out to her.
The men noticed her tense up. Their smirks went away.
She reached for her keys and one particular one was glowing. She gently put her fingers around it and lifted it in front of her.
"Open the Gate of the Lion! Leo!"
A bright light appeared and suddenly, Lucy found herself wrapped around my strong arms. She was being hugged dearly.
"I'm sorry Lucy.. I'm sorry.. I'm sorry…. I'm so sorry…" Loke said trembling.
"Loke.. Loke I'm fine.. Everything is okay." Lucy said
"NO! YOU ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF ME!" Loke yelled trembling.
Laxus, Gray and Natsu stared at Loke with wide-eyes.. "What?!" was going through their minds. Gajeel just watched with serious eyes..
"Loke…." Lucy said as she pushed Loke away so she could look at his face. He looked so broken.. so scared… like the time at Karen's grave… then it hit her.. why Loke was acting this way.
"Listen to me carefully Loke.. I'm fine. I'm standing here right in front of you. See look." She put her hand up to his cheek.. brushing away a tear trail that had run down his face. She smiled warmly at him.
"I promise… I won't let it happen to you.." Loke said hugging her again.
"I know.. because it never will." Lucy said smiling.
"Okay… but Lucy.. I was wondering… if I could make it up to you.. by asking you to dinner." Loke said as he was still hugging her.
"WHAT!? NO!" Natsu shot out of his bed towards Loke. "Take your filthy hands off my LUCE!"
Loke turned while hugging Luce to stare at Natsu. He smirked mischievously.
"So….. it is you Natsu."
Natsu froze mid run. Gray, Laxus, and Gajeel were glaring at Natsu for having their cover blown.
"oh crap…" Natsu thought to himself.
Loke looked back at Lucy.. her face had guilt written all over it as she looking into his eyes…
"Princess… how could you hide something like this from me… I had to find out through Crux.."
"Loke…. I can explain.."
"Now you really have to make it up to me...and so you really can't say no to dinner." Loke pouted.
"Heh…" Lucy sweatdropped.
Gajeel, Laxus, and Natsu growled.. making Loke raise an eyebrow at them.
"So… Let me guess." Loke looked at the other three men. "Laxus.. Gajeel of course" as he saw Gajeel's studs. "and my good friend Gray."
"Loke… You can't tell anyone we're here." Gray said with seriousness.
"Oh…. I won't tell. I know what grave danger you've put my beloved master here in."
The four men flinched.
"Time traveling a gap of… give or take 7 years… assuming from how much older you all look.. making you all and specifically Lucy a high target from dark guilds… or the magic council."
Gray and Natsu paled…
"taking my master on an unauthorized S-class mission.. causing her to almost die in the process"
Gajeel and Laxus paled now..
"And furthermore.. going rampantly about not caring for who sees you and how your presence in our time will affect current relationships and team dynamics"
Lucy paled now.
"Do I need to go any further?" Loke said glaring at the men.
"We believed Lucy would be the person who could help us." Gray said to Loke.
"Luce is smart and she is a celestial mage who helped opened the Eclipse Gate. I know she can find us a way for us to get back." Natsu said smiling.
"Gray… Natsu…." Lucy said softly..
"Don't worry Luce. If any dark guilds or the magic council come for you.. we'll beat them to a pulp!" Natsu said with a fist pump.
"You think that would solve anything? You'd just make the situation worse. Right now.. the best thing you can do for Lucy.. is to go home to your time." Loke said standing between Lucy and the men.
"Don't act like you're the only one who knows what's best for Lucy" Laxus said standing up. His eyes glared at Loke.
"It seems like I am the only one who cares. Do you know what you have done?" Loke said standing firmly.
"Loke.. Laxus.. Please…" Lucy said going around Loke and standing between them.
"We haven't done anything wrong. All we did was take her on a mission so that she has enough money to last her for a while. It is the least we can do for her as she finds us a way for us to go back to our time. And plus… no one's recognized us…" Gray said standing up now.
"That's what you think." Loke took out a magazine from his jacket and threw it at Gray, who caught it and looked confused. "Read it."
Gray looked at the cover page and his eyes grew wide. "What the heck is this…"
"Meet Celestial Bombshell Lucy Heartfilia's Men"
Gray quickly flipped through the pages to the section devoted to "Lucy's Men"
There were pictures of Gray and Lucy on the train.. eating together.. going into their sleeper car together.. Gajeel carrying Lucy bridal style to the hospital.. the six of them at Mount Goyang as they were leaving together.. Lucy linking arms with Gray and Natsu as they were on their way here… to fashion fashion.
"The world is watching you all and you guys didn't even notice!" Loke yelled at them.
"Loke.. what.. what happened?" Lucy looked at Loke and slowly made her way towards Gray.
Natsu was close enough to see the pictures from Gray's hands.. he was frozen in his spot.
Laxus was still glaring at Loke and Loke back at Laxus. Gajeel was pinching the bridge of his nose with his fingers. Lucy went over to Gray and he handed the magazine over to her.
She flipped through the pages wide-eyed… "This…. This….."
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"I'M FINALLLY ON THE COVER OF SORCERER!" Lucy yelled estactically.
Loke collapsed over and twitched on the floor.. Laxus just looked over at Lucy and starting laughing out loud. "HAHAHAHAHAHA" he sat down on the sofa again.
"LOOK LOOK NATSU!" she went up to Natsu who was frozen with twitching eyebrows. "they have pictures of me everywhere!"
"puhahahahahahaha" Gray started laughing out loud as well. Tears were brimming at his eyes.
Gajeel just face palmed himself.
Loke looked as if his soul was coming out of his mouth. "Lucy… this is not the time to be happy that you're on the Sorcerer."
"Yes it is. I finally got a major story of myself in the magazine and it's all thanks to you guys!"
"But Lucy… now everyone is going to question who they are.. and how you met them.."
"Loke.. look. No one can tell its them. Even you didn't know until Natsu said my name." Lucy said crossing her arms. "And you wonder why I didn't tell you or the others about them… because of exactly how you are acting right now."
"But… princess…"
"No Buts Loke. Go back. I'm going to help them get back to their own time and everything will be back to normal" Lucy said looking away from Loke.
"sigh… well I also came to let you know… I know how to get them back. "
"What?" they all looked at Loke.
"Yea… its simple really." Loke rubbed the back of his head.
"How?" Lucy asked.
"Horologium" Loke said
"huh? Horologium… isn't he just a clock?" Natsu asked confused.
"Yes he is a clock.. and precisely because he is a clock.. he can be used as a time gate clock"
"Really?!" Lucy asked
"Yes.. I'm only telling you this because the Celestial Spirit King has allowed me to tell you."
"Thank you Loke…" Lucy smiled.
"I'll take my leave now. Let me know if you need anything Princess" and with a flash, Loke was gone.
She looked at the 5 men…
"So…. Looks like we finally found a way for you all to go back." Lucy smiled at Natsu.
"yea.. guess so." Natsu just looked back at her.
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"Well… I'll guess I'll shower first." Lucy quickly went to the bathroom and locked the door. The sound of water running was heard soon after.
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"I guess we're going home.." Gray said sitting on the edge of his bed.
"She really did find a way.." Gajeel said looking up at the ceiling.
Laxus just sat silently. Frowning slightly as he stared aimlessly.
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"home…" Natsu said softly.
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"I don't want to go to a home you don't exist in.."