Celestial Might

Chapter 4

Lucy's pov

It didn't take me that long to finish the paperwork for the five ex-prisoners and then we were heading for a clothing shop.
"Pick whatever feels comfortable and don't worry about the price. Also would you boys please help Midnight since he is still sleeping" I said pointing to the man riding on a flying carpet.
"What if we wanted your help?" Cobra flirted.
"Then all you need to do is ask, I am sure that I could pick out something in your style but I figured you would want to pick out something you wanted" I replied ignoring his flirt.
"Leave her alone you perv, can you come and help me Lucy-san?" Angel asked, glaring at Cobra.
"Of course also you can just call me Lucy, you don't need to act polite unless you want to. I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want" I told them before heading to the ladies section with Angel. When we arrived there I could tell that Angel was holding herself back from reacting like she wanted to.
"You don't have to hide your feelings, I know how you feel. Seeing so many different clothes and knowing you get to choose what to wear is exciting" I said with a tiny smile.
"What would you know?" Angel defensively snapped.
"For the first fifteen years of my life I was expected to dress like a princess and never let anyone else see me as anything but perfect. I was forced to wear ballgowns and party dresses every day if not I would get in trouble" I revealed making her go silent.
"I see, look at this. Isn't it amazing?" Angel exclaimed, holding up a jacket that had white feathers all over it, happiness sparkling in her eyes.
"Yes it is, I am sure it is really soft both on the inside and the outside" I said back. With the tenseness out of the air, Angel dragged me around the whole section twice as she picked up different pieces of clothing including underclothes and accessories after I told her that we would be getting a whole wardrobe. When we were finally done there we headed back to the boys and saw that they had each picked out one outfit that they were currently wearing.
"You do know that you will need more than one outfit right?" I questioned.
"More than one?" Richard questioned in confusion.
"Yes more than one, come on I'll help you out" I said before walking around the men's section picking out more clothes for them.
"Now I'm sure you don't need my help with underclothes but-" I started.
"No thank you Lucy, we can handle that ourselves" Midnight said, he had finally woken up. If I didn't know better I would have thought that all the boys were blushing in embarrassment.

With our clothing shopping finished we headed to the train station and booked tickets for the next train to Magnolia which was in a few minutes.
'Grus have you rested enough?' I asked in my mind, gently touching his key.
'Kaw yes I have Lady Lucy, do you require my assistance again, kaw?' Grus enquired.
"Open gate of the crane, Grus" I said, pulling the key out.
"Kaw I guess you do need me to send another message, where shall I head this time Lady Lucy? I haven't been used like this in years, getting to stretch my wings is really amazing kaw" Grus said and I saw that if he didn't have a beak he would be smiling.
"I need you to find Jellal and Ultear and let them know that their names have been cleared from this day on and also can you tell Alsack and Bisca that I am bringing home the Oracion Seis" I said before reaching into my bag.
"And of course I have your payment right here. Both for earlier and now" I grinned pulling out three fish.
"Kaw! Of course Lady Lucy, I shall carry your messages faster than the wind itself kaw" he squawked, taking the three fish and eating them before leaving as fast as he arrived.
"I have not seen that spirit before," Angel said, tapping her chin.
"He is a silver key, Grus the crane. He can carry messages to anyone even if you don't know where they are" I explained.
"Sounds useful," Racer said.
"He also has a fish addiction and tells some of the best jokes that I have heard. Oh and he brags that he has the whitest feathers of all the spirits" I chuckled.
"You're really attached to them aren't you?" Richard smiled.
"Of course after all they aren't just spirits, they are my family" I said smiling brightly unknowingly, shocking them all.

Once we boarded the train it was a three hour ride which I thankfully brought a pack of cards so they could entertain themselves. Well except for Midnight who was once more sleeping. Laying my head close to the window I watched the greenery pass by and couldn't help but think about if Natsu, Happy, Gray and Erza were here. Natsu would be trying not to throw up while laying his head in my lap, Gray would be teasing Natsu about it or staring out the window, Happy would be eating a fish and Erza would be enjoying some strawberry shortcake. Thinking about Natsu I looked at Cobra. Sure enough even though he didn't show it, he looked pale and two seconds from throwing up. Did all dragon Slayers but Wendy get motion sickness? What about Gajeel or Laxus? Shaking my head I left those thoughts in the past and focused on the here and now. The guild wasn't going to be too happy with the Oracion Seis coming but then again the only ones that really knew about them that were left were Maco, Wakaba, Alsack, Bisca, Romeo, Reedus, Nab, Laki, Warren and Sam. Pushing aside everyone's reaction I would have to figure out where they would sleep as well. Either spare rooms at the guild or Fairy Tail dorms. I didn't have a spare room at my apartment or I would fix that up for them. Guess the only way was to ask them.
"Before we get to Magnolia we should figure out sleeping plans" I said.
"If you want to share a bed all you have to do is ask,'' Cobra smirked but it was more like a grimace from motion sickness.
"No thanks, your bed will be full enough as it is," I said.
"What's, what's that meant to mean?" Cobra demanded.
"You'll see soon enough. We can either see you using some of the Fairy tail dorm rooms, don't worry it won't mean you're a member. Or we could see about using some rooms at Fairy tail guild hall for you" I explained.
"What about you Lucy-san?" Racer asked politely.
"My apartment doesn't have the room to house us all and most nights I'm at the guild hall anyway" I said.
"I think the guild hall would be best then since you will be there most of the time and it also means that we won't be sharing rooms with people that may not like us" Richard said and the others all shrugged and agreed.
"You boys may have to group up in pairs or I can get you a big enough room for all of you if that is what you prefer" I said.
"Pairs will be fine" Racer said and I nodded as we once more fell into silence.