Spell bound, Star bound (revised ver.)

New Greetings

Lucy still had trouble figuring out what was going on. Sure, Loke knew her. And, yeah, Lucy had some memories from a while back but they weren't much. No long conversations or even actual introductions between her and the saint. But despite her confusion she had followed them anyway. It didn't take too long after meeting Andromeda for Virgo to open her own gate to bring Lucy some celestial clothes. After changing, but before she was able to ask for an explanation, Virgo had brought Lucy to the celestial spirit world. 

"I know you just got changed but you can get a shower to clean up then one of the healers from the house of Phoenix will see to your injuries. They're not large or life threatening but I'm sure you want them to be healed quickly anyway." Andromeda spoke as Virgo led the confused blonde to a bathroom.

A rather large bathroom Lucy had noticed as she walked in. She was still so confused on what had just transpired that she didn't really focus too much on where exactly she was. But she sure was looking around now. The bathroom itself was spacious but had a relaxing feel to it. A decent sized shower in the back left corner, a large tub in the right corner and a large window that made up most of the wall. Lucy was very much pleased to once again see the beautiful night sky filled with stars that the celestial spirit world was always covered with. Lucy also made a terse mental note of the toilet, shelves stocked with shampoos, conditioners, body washes, bath bombs and oils in all different types of scents as well as some towels next to the sink. 

After Virgo had bowed and left, Lucy was left to undress and clean herself up. Her now bare feet touched the flat, gray stone and was somewhat shocked that the stones weren't cold as she thought they'd be but instead pretty warm. "Heated floors maybe? That'll feel nice after a hot shower I bet." the blonde said aloud to no one in particular. 

"Glad to know I was right." Lucy said to herself with a smile. Drying her hair off and getting dressed she almost didn't want to put socks on as she had found the heated floor was indeed nice after a shower. But she did it anyway and got ready to meet with the others. Giving herself a once over in the mirror. The outfit was simple. Certainly a less-is-more approach with a white sleeveless halter top decorated with gold foil four pointed stars in different sizes scattered over the soft fabric, a red knee-length flared skirt, socks and black ankle boots. It's not exactly what Lucy would normally go for but she liked it nonetheless. Lucy decided to leave her hair down but she did clip on a big red bow high in the back. 'Nice thinking, Virgo.' the blonde thought to herself. It took a few tries to get it centered and straight but she managed. She opened the door and followed the familiar voices coming from downstairs.  Not wanting to take too long, she hurried down but still looked around. Clean, polished wood floors, large windows and a beautiful spiral staircase. It was a lovely cabin style house.

Before she could reach the last few steps on the stairs she was greeted by a young woman. Early 20s if Lucy had to guess. Red hair that faded down to orange pulled back into a high ponytail, a white top and black pants with a few five pointed stars in soft pastels giving a soft pop of color against the white fabric. "You must be Miss Lucy, I'm Aria of the Phoenix house. I'll give you a check up and heal your wounds." the woman spoke softly. "This way please, Miss Lucy." 

"Thank you. And Lucy is fine. There's no need to be formal." the mage responded as she followed the spirit. 

Entering what seemed to be a guest bedroom, Aria closed the door behind them. "This won't take long but I want to give you some privacy. I'll heal you up and ask you some basic questions to start a medical file for you, is that alright?" 

With a nod from the blonde, the spirit got to work.

With the check up finally over, Lucy watched as the healer left through the front door and was finally able to meet up with the others. Lucy walked over to the kitchen and was pleased by the layout. It also had a cozy, home-y feel to it. A large island in the middle of the kitchen with an L shaped countertop in the right corner. The pantry and fridge against the wall leading to a door. The window clearly indicated it lead to the side of the house on the wrap around porch. A decent sized table with ten chairs sat in the dining room in front of the kitchen and a seating room was in the front of the house. Lucy looked over to the left of the kitchen and saw a living room with a nice fireplace and two large window doors between the kitchen and den. With the open floor plan the inside of the house seemed huge. Not as big as her childhood home but a lot bigger than the new home had made back in Magnolia. To Lucy's slight dismay, a feminine voice prevented her from looking around more. 

"I assume the check up went alright?" Andromeda asked ask she continued stirring something on the stove. 

"Oh, yes, thank you. Everything seems fine and the few cuts and bruises I had are all gone." Lucy happily answered. She had questions and wanted answers but she knew she'd get them in time.  

Before anyone could add to the new conversation, the oven timer went off. With the others doing their own thing, the blonde decided to help out. Grabbing a pair of oven mitts, she opened the door and tried not to drool as she pulled out two appetizing lasagnas. Lucy had set them down and looked around to see if she could assist anyone else.

"Don't worry, we're good. In case you were wondering what's on the menu today, it's lasagna, chicken alfredo, spaghetti with meatballs, salad, garlic breadsticks and some vanilla cake topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit for dessert." Andromeda spoke still focused on what Lucy could now see as the alfredo sauce. "Leo is making the marinara sauce and Virgo is finishing up the chicken. We're almost done. If you could start grabbing the bags to put the lasagna trays in, that'd be great, Lucy." Andromeda said with a smile.

Lucy thought for a split second that it was a large portion of food and might be too much but waved the thought off after remembering they'd be bringing it to Crime Sorciere. A growing guild that also has a dragon slayer in it. She wouldn't lie she was nervous. She didn't exactly have the best history with certain members of the independent guild but she had already forgiven them and was as ready as she could be to officially meet them. And before long, the food, drinks and dishes were all packed and they were ready to go. 

With one final calming breath from the blonde, a gate was opened and they set off to Cedar.

A short chapter today. I wanted to do a whole long one for y'all but my brain just won't cooperate with me. Until next time!