Hikari was in the guild hall, hanging out with Lucy. Loke had just come up to the two girls. Not to talk, to flirt. "Hey, aren't you two pretty ladies? Wanna hang out tonight?"
"If we say yes, will you leave us alone?" Hikari sighed.
"Of course." Loke replied.
"Fine, we'll go out with you!" Lucy agreed. She sounded annoyed, but so was Hikari.
"Tonight it is, ladies. See you then!"
"Hey, Loke, can I-" Lucy began. Then Loke ran away.
"What's his deal?" Hikari asked. "He always runs away when you're around, except when he's busy being a flirt. It's kind of how Gray and Natsu run away from me whenever I get close to them in a bad mood."
"I don't know what his problem is but it annoys me more than the flirting." Lucy began. "It's not like I hate him or anything, but I want to be able to help him. He's a friend!"
"I agree. If I were you, I would just ask him."
"I tried! He just runs away before I can finish!"
"Who knows? Maybe tonight'll fix things. Maybe it's one of his tactics to get girls."
"Who would want to date someone that's afraid of them?"
"Loke."
Later, Hikari and Lucy went to meet Loke. The three were going to have dinner together at a restaurant.
When they got there and had enjoyed a nice meal, Loke's face suddenly fell. He hugged Lucy and Hikari, causing them to wonder what was going on.
"I...don't have long left to live." He said.
"WHAT?" Hikari and Lucy asked in unison.
Loke laughed. "That's just one of my pickup lines to get girls. Certainly got your attention, didn't it?"
"I hate guys who do that!" Lucy cried.
"Loke!" Hikari scolded.
After that, Hikari and Lucy hung out for a while. They went back to the guild hall in a terrible mood.
"Hey!" Natsu began cheerfully. Then, he saw the faces of Lucy and Hikari and ran away.
"What's got you in a mood like that?" Gray asked.
"Loke." They replied.
That night, the two girls ran into Loke again.
"Hey, Lucy. Hey, Hikari."
"Loke..."
"I know, I know. You're probably still mad at me." Loke paused. "Lucy, Hikari, do you know the sadness of a star who cannot return to the sky?"
Lucy blushed. Hikari did a little too. Then Lucy paused. "That's one of your pick-up lines, isn't it?"
"You got me."
Lucy and Hikari went to their apartments. Hikari's apartment in Fairy Tail was in the same building as Lucy's, so they walked home together.
"Loke sure can be annoying, can't he?" Hikari sighed.
"No kidding. That's the understatement of the century."
"Hey, careful Lucy and Hikari! That's dangerous!"
Hikari and Lucy noticed how close they were to the river. They didn't care.
Minutes after Hikari got to her apartment and settled down, Gray came in. "Hikari! Hikari! Loke's missing!"
"What?"
Hikari knocked on Lucy's door. Gray said to tell her while he went looking for Loke.
"Lucy!" Hikari called.
"Oh, Hikari. Everything okay?"
"Lucy, this is serious. Loke's gone missing!"
"Wh- Wait a minute. Open, gate of the Southern Cross, Crux!"
Crux appeared.
"Crux, I need you to look up any Celestial Spirit mages Loke's been associated with in the past!"
"How would he..." Hikari began.
"Trust me."
Crux looked like he was sleeping. However, he was searching. Suddenly, his eyes popped open. "He was associated with Karen Lilica!"
"Karen Lilica?"
"Karen Lilica!" Both girls were equally shocked.
"Yes. I can't say much, since there's confidentiality in the Spirit World too."
"I see. Thanks, Crux."
Crux went back to the Spirit World.
"Lucy, where are we going?"
"Karen's grave."
"Why?"
"Loke's there!"
"What do you mean? How do you know?"
"Because! Loke isn't Loke. He's one of the 12 Zodiac Gates. He's Leo the Lion!"
"Wait, what?" Hikari paused. "How are you figuring all of this out?"
"I am a Celestial Spirit mage, after all."
"Okay, that's fair."
"Loke!" Lucy and Hikari called.
"Hey, you found me."
"Loke...no, your real name is Leo the Lion!"
"How did you figure it out?"
Hikari was amazed. Lucy was right!
"Why aren't you in the Spirit World? Can you not go back?"
"I can't. I broke a critical rule between human and spirit. I killed Karen with my own two hands!"
Lucy and Hikari gasped.
Time froze. Geez, the episode ends here? Hikari thought.