Quest for the Master Key

The Quest

Notes:

Well, this is trendy. So, the idea is to put your playlist on random and write something inspired by that song. You have only the amount of time the song is playing, then switch to the next song, and switch to a new drabble. I only listed the title and musician, not lyrics, so that's legal. It started off as random shorts but quickly grew a plot. It wasn't easy to follow. I might turn this into a real story someday.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, not 'Fairy Tail" nor the songs, only the albums on my iPod.

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"Nightvision" – Daft Punk

Lucy knew it was bad to leave the guild hall this late, especially after agreeing to try a new drink Mira made up. Those were always a dangerous gamble, and this time she lost.

She stumbled in the dark as the world tipped. Her vision was blurry, her head wobbly. If she could just get home...

Then a street lamp guttered out. Lucy groaned. Now it was too dark to see anything.

"Can I be of help?"

She leaped at the voice, only to sense the warmth of a comforting spirit.

"I have night vision, you see." Loke grinned in the moonlight, put a hand on her arm, and led her onward.

"Cry Baby" – Janis Joplin

Lucy was left in tears. She had finally confessed to Gray, only to have him laugh at her. He really thought she was joking when she said she loved him. Then he told her to grow up. She swore at him in anger, slapped his face, got stupid drunk, and finally ran home when the rest of the guild found out and began teasing her. Now she sat on her bed, her arms wrapped around a pillow, sobbing in humiliation.

"Princess," she heard in a gentle low tenor.

She did not even have to open her blinded wet eyes. Loke's arms were right there and ready. She leaned into them and, in sputtering sobs, she told him the whole story, the shameful scene of rejection, how the guild broke into laughter when Gray mentioned it so casually.

"That ice bastard is an idiot to turn down such a lovely lady," Loke said softly, brushing back her hair and kissing her forehead. "Come on, just cry. I'll hold you."

Lucy no longer wanted to cry. She smiled and leaned into him closer. "Thanks...you silly wild cat."

"When It Comes To Love" – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Lucy felt lighthearted this night. Music played through the guild hall. Drinks flowed, people danced. Lucy wanted to join in. She danced a little with Wendy, which was adorable, but she wanted someone who could lead. She looked to the sky, thinking how she wanted to be anything but alone.

A chill ran behind her. As if answering that wish she made on the stars, she sensed arms take her, and she followed Loke's hypnotic green gaze. He led her to the dance floor, and a swinging song came on like magic.

Lucy sensed his moves before he made them. A twirl, a dip, under arm turn, dancing carefree to the trumpets and piano. His smile was charming, and she fell under his spell.

"I never took you for a dancer," she teased.

"Eons of practice, Princess," he replied. "Music is the sound of love, and babe..." He grabbed her, dipped her low, leaned over, and inhaled her perfume. "When it comes to love, I'm in love with you!"