Getting his friends on the train proved easier than he thought it would. Finding babysitters was easy as well and now they were on their way. Mira seemed rather excited. He couldn't remember the last time they had gone anywhere together. After he took over as guild master, he didn't go on any jobs and the others now made up new teams. Mira kept to bartending, while Ever had made being a parent her full time job. Even if they didn't know the real reason for the trip, they needed to do something like this. Even if he was wrong, it would be beneficial to everyone. It was time they got over their grief and moved forward. That's what the others would have wanted. If it turned out that they were alive then they could figure out why they had stayed quiet.

"Laxus, what are you thinking about?" Mira said with a smile on her face. It had been such a long time since she had smiled like that. Even with a new baby, she was still distant at times.

"Nothing, just tired of being on trains." That really wasn't a lie. He had just spent the day before on a train and this trip would take over 9 hours.

Ever crossed her arms in annoyance. "You were the one that planned this trip last second. You could have found another way to travel if you had thought about it."

"A real man doesn't plan ahead! He just faces everything head on!" Elfman said, before receiving a smack across the face.

"Still after all of this time, all you can say is a real man does this and a real man does that! Can't you think of something else?" Ever screeched.

It was times like this that made him glad that he wasn't the one that ended up with Ever, Elfman always had his sympathy.

Across from them, Freed was looking over everything that Laki was eating, much to the pregnant girl's annoyance. "You don't have to inspect everything."

Freed murmured something, but he couldn't make it out. Probably something about packing their own food. He swore that the man would be worse than Ever when the kid came out.

Mira just giggled next to him. "I can't wait to see the capital. I hear that Absolon has some fantastic architecture."

He smiled down at her. "Yeah, and I hear that the food is something else."

"The food!" Freed said anxiously.

Laki rolled her eyes. "Just let it go."

"She has a point Freed, you can't just micro manage what she eats." Mira said.

"Just watch me." The green haired man grumbled.

Laki just groaned next him, he knew that what Mira had just said had made things worse for the purple haired mage.

The train rounded a corner, before heading into a tunnel. He sighed to himself. Hoping that this trip would prove him right.

He was still shocked with himself as he pulled himself from Kitt's bed. Never had he expected things to turn out this way. After they had kissed, they had found their way into Kitt's bedroom, but it never went any farther than touching. His friend or could he say lover, was still new to the idea. He wasn't going to rush him.

And then there was the problem of Edvin. What would the two of them do if they knew about the other? He had only slept with Edvin hours before making out with Kitt. If he became lovers with Kitt, what would Edvin do? He couldn't see the red head giving up so easily.

There was also Kitt. What if this was all just an experiment on his part? The other boy could have also been drunk, even though he hadn't tasted it on his breath. No Kitt was sober for it, but it still confused him. How did his friend go from trying to pick up chicks, to groping him under the covers? It just didn't make any sense.

Looking over at Kitt as he slept, he couldn't help but drag his fingers though the other boy's blue hair. He had always liked his bizarre hair color, but it paled in comparison to his orange eyes. They always gave off the appearance of danger and Kitt was a pretty strong mage. Messing with him was kind of dangerous on its own.

He took a deep breath. Both Kitt and Edvin had no idea what they were getting into with him. They both knew he was with Raven Tail. Both knew his parents were once the guild masters. Both knew that he was biologically theirs. But they didn't know the other side of the coin. They didn't see the blood that stained his hands, nor did they knew why he was created in the first place. Bickslow had told him time and time again to put that behind him, but he just couldn't. What if he slipped back into his kill mode? That side of him wasn't too friendly. Could he really let either of them into his life knowing that risk?

"What's wrong with you? It's way too early for you to be thinking this hard." Kitt yawned, still half asleep.

"Nothing much." He said trying to stand, but found that couldn't leave the bed. "Kitt, I would like to go to the bathroom."

"Hmmmm" The other boy rolled over, a small laugh escaped from his lips.

"Do you want me to wet the bed or something? Stop controlling the water in by body." He said annoyed.

The other boy just laughed again. "Fine, but only because these are new sheets and I have better ways of dirtying them."

He froze as his mind thought up some very dirty thoughts. "Would any of those ways involve me?"

"I thought you had to use the bathroom." Kitt said snorting under his blanket.

He growled. "I do, but you still haven't released me."

Kitt laughed again, only this time sitting up and pecking him on the nose. "Because it's fun to watch you squirm." The other boy then proceeded to jump out of bed. "You know, I feel a little dirty right now. You up for a shower."

He blushed, was Kitt really asking if they could mess around in the shower. "What do you have in mind?"

"So your mind is now forever planted in the gutter?" Kitt said, amused with how he could easily arouse him.

"Is there a problem with that?" He asked, knowing full well what the other boy had in mind.

Kitt smiled down at him, before releasing his hold on his body. "No, as long as you're only thinking about me, I can handle that."

Now that he could finally move, he pulled the other boy down on top of him and started kissing him again. Kitt seemed startled at first, but soon he was kissing him back with just as much force. He could feel the other open up his mouth and he dived right in. Enjoying every second of the other's tongue against his. He grinned into the kiss as he thrust himself against Kitt, resulting in the other moaning into his mouth.

When he finally pulled away, Kitt seemed to be a mess of emotions. "Why don't we finish this in the shower?" He asked, quite proud of himself.

Kitt seemed so out of it that he could barely nod. Excitement began to crawl through his veins. If Kitt would let him, he would just take him right now…but he had to wait. This wasn't like Edvin. Kitt was new to this. He would give him everything but that until the time was right.

"So how long are we going to put this shower off?" Kitt said, regaining some of his wit. He would have to put an end to that.

A wild smirk began to spread across his face. "Why not now?"

He had woken up early. Karma and Warner would be back any second and he wanted a full report from them. How many people had seen them and how fast would the word spread?

'If I didn't know any better, I would think that you are starting to enjoy the idea of war?' The demon said in the back of his mind.

He placed his hands together, in front of him. 'No, but I do love when a plan comes together.'

The voice chuckled. 'I think I'm starting to rub off on you. So what will be your plan after that?'

He smirked, even though the monster couldn't see it. 'Fiore's fall, of course.'

'Are we still talking about the man or the country?' The demon questioned.

Before he could answer, Warner and Karma knocked on the door before entering. "So how did it go?"

Karma sighed. "We got nothing for the most part."

He leaned back in his chair. "How many people got a look at you?"

"All of Lamia Scale." Warner scoffed. "Why did you even send us there in the first place? All these years of hiding could have been wasted in one afternoon."

He stood, walking over to the window, a small chuckled escaped from him. "The war is starting soon. Wouldn't it be better to see Fiore in a panic, rather than confident? No one took your picture, am I right?"

"Well yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?" Karma asked, annoyed with him.

"Because rumors are hard to deal with. Imagine, if you will, King Fiore hearing the news that he didn't destroy his greatest adversary after all. Do you know what his reaction will be?"

Warner cocked an eyebrow up, as Karma tilted her head to the side. "No, I don't know. Because it is stupid for us to reveal ourselves."

"No, it isn't. The King believes that he has all of the power in the world right now. But after hearing such rumors, he will lead his strongest to our front door." He said, watching as they began to understand what he was planning.

"So we take them out before the war can even start, giving us the advantage." Warner said dazed from the idea.

"It's brilliant. Far too brilliant for you to have come up with on your own. Did that demon help you with this?" Karma said giggling to herself.

He chuckled. "No, this was all me. Though I did get a little help from our inside source, back in Fiore."

"I almost forgot about her. She left us on a whim, but you told us why years ago." Warner said, flashing a smile. "All of this talk of the past makes me really want a smoke."

"You will not start that nasty habit again! Not with Gunner in the house!" Karma said alarmed with the gun mage.

Warner held his hand's up in defense. "I was only joking, dear."

"Well that's not funny." She said, pouting in her chair.

"As I was saying, we keep this plan between the three of us, four if we include Vik." Bickslow said trying not to be harsh.

"So you're not letting Lisanna in on this?" Karma said, giving him a disapproving look.

He sighed. "We are weapons. Battle is where we shine. Lisanna, along with the other members of the guild don't need to be burdened with the plan."

"What about your parents?" Karma asked.

He shook his head. "I will not bring them into this. They have had enough hardship. Besides, if something goes wrong, someone has to lead the guild."

"Do you trust Vik to use that form, the three of us can barely use it without going insane." Warner pointed out.

"He will be fine, with a little more training. I was planning to start it in a couple of days. At the moment, I can stay in that mode for around 20 minutes before everything starts to go to shit." He stated.

"That's better than me, I'm up to 15." Warner said.

Karma remained quiet, she hadn't been training that form at all. Considering that her magic was quite different than the others, he could see why. Complete mind control was a lot harder to harness than his eyes or her husband's guns. Warner could put down the gun, Cetus could remove him, but Vik and her didn't have that. If he didn't have Cetus he would also be lost to the mode as well.

"I can start working with you, while Bickslow works with Vik. If Fiore sends his strongest, I bet that 25 and 32 will be among them. All four of us will be needed in that case." Warner said with a hard edge to his voice.

He knew it wasn't fair. He and Vik had been able to grow as siblings, Warner and Karma were never given that chance. To make matters worse, he and Vik still had parents and a family. Karma had Jose, while Warner didn't have any family besides his wife and child.

"Maybe they aren't beyond saving? 25 and 32 may just be confused like Vik was back when he was 55." Karma said trying to lighten the mood.

Warner shook his head. "We can't just hope for them to see the truth. They will be looking for any weakness and I doubt they would show us any mercy on the battle field."

He nodded, agreeing with the gun mage. "Warner is right. As much as I don't like it, we can't let our guard down around them."

Karma seemed a little disappointed. "I just wish things had been different."

"We can't change the past. From what we know, those two are content to be living their lie." Warner said, sadness creeping into his voice as well.

"After all of this is said and done, we can focus on that. 25 and 32 are still out there and at the moment they are a threat. If they change sides then we will accept them, but only after they are judged to be trustworthy. We don't need them spying." He said.

"I bet they wouldn't spy, more like try to destroy us. Remember how Vik was in the beginning." Karma pointed out.

Warner gave his wife a small smile. "Yeah if that kid could change, there may be hope for the others yet." He watched as the man pulled himself up from his chair. "While it has been fun, we do have a child to attend to. I bet Gunner has destroyed the house and Uncle Jose is a little overwhelmed."

Karma laughed and stood as well. "Yeah, I'm betting that I'll have to buy new china again."

"Why do you even buy nice plates anyway? The boy throws them when he gets mad." He inquired.

The woman put her hands on her hips. "Can't I ask for one nice thing around the house?"

He snorted. "Not when you have kids. Tell Gunner and Jose, hi for me."

"Will do, when is the next guild meeting?" Warner said as he made his way to the door.

"Tomorrow night. Same place, you know the drill." He smirked as the man and his wife left.

'They are such a happy couple. It makes me sick.' Cetus said making a sound that sounded a lot like barfing.

'Nothing wrong with that.' He retorted.

'You didn't answer my question earlier.' The demon stated.

'What question?' He had really forgotten what the two of them were even talking about.

'Fiore's fall. Is it all about the man or do you want the country itself to fall at your knees?' The demon chuckled.

'You already know the answer to that.' He said riffling through some papers.

'Really? It seems like you are dodging my question. Does that mean what I think it means?' The demon said with a sadistic ring to its voice.

He growled. 'You're reading too far into it. I just want to knock them down a few pegs that's all.'

'Is it all? I think it has to be more than that.'

As much as he wanted to argue with the demon, he couldn't. Fiore wasn't the same as it once was. He wasn't the same person that he was 3 years ago. He had changed, whether it was for the good was still unknown.

'The trap will work and you'll see. They can't hide themselves from the truth forever.'

'And you're content with that?' The demons said smugly. To his own surprise, he wasn't. He found that he wanted more. 'You see. We aren't so different you and I.'

"Oh please, we are nothing alike. Why the hell did I merge with you again?" He didn't really mean to speak out loud, but he was getting annoyed.

'You wished to save your guild, but now it's more than that. I can help you do that, if you wish.'

He pondered the words for a second, but shook his head. "No, you're wrong. I will only use your power if I need to. Nothing more, nothing less."

'You really take all of the fun out of everything.' Cetus growled with annoyance.

"Good."

To Be Continued….

Author's Note

If you noticed this is a longer one. I'm trying to write longer chapters for all of my series. So we have the thunder legion in route to Absolon and finally we get to see them all after so long. That and we get a nice kinky moment with Vik/Kitt. Also who is the person that is in Fiore? Is it a face we know or someone else? Cetus seems to be wanting some bloodshed. It seems that after all this time, he is starting to affect Bickslow's decisions and personality.

On another note, I had a question for my readers. On my computer, I have some of the smut scenes from Window to the Soul and this series. I don't plan on putting them into the story itself, but if you guys want to read them I will upload it either to another story file or on a separate site. If I upload them, I'm going to do it on a review basis. The more feedback I get, the more of them that will be released. That is if you want to read them. So far it's mainly the first time scenes, which would get uploaded first. Like Ivan/Remy after the wrist cutting, all the way until Edvin and Vik's scene and any future scenes that may be in this series.