The Lion's True Love

I really shouldn't be writing this. I should be writing my other fic, Two Way Tie, for a super mystery pairing. But no, this had to come to me in a moment of horror.

DISCLAIMER: If I owned Fairy Tail the Oracion Seis would have more scenes, but sadly, they do not, so I don't.

Also I can't draw.

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He couldn't believe that it had all come to this. It shouldn't have, honestly. What they were doing was completely innocent, only deniable because the one with all the power had never experienced it.

He had never wanted to hurt her, never wanted to be the cause of either of their plights. He was in the wrong here, he knew that.
But he wasn't the only one.

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It all began when she had trekked up that hill, then known as the Celestial Summit, to find the great castle that lay there, said to be home of the Zodiacs themselves. She didn't find the Zodiacs, but she did find a dark sorcerer who had planned to harness the power of Time itself. She called on her keys, then only a few and tried to defeat the power she had vowed was never to leave that place.

They couldn't save her.

One by one they quickly vanished, and so did their help. The twins were turned into sparkles almost as soon as they attacked, using the unison raid she had taught them. The ram was torn apart after trying to protect her mistress, even knowing that the wool was helpless against the dark energy. Sand couldn't help anymore, though he managed to drive their opponent back to his altar.

She didn't dare try and use her other helpers, knowing they would suffer similar fates. No, this was one she had to finish herself. So, she called out her secondary magic, not much more than beams of light, to shoot at the man who had caused her so much pain.

He defeated her easily. The only thing she could do as he lifted the sword to her throat was call out for the stars and beg that they spare her this one time, but she knew her pleas fell on deaf ears. This was her time to disappear in a shower of light, just like they had done. Maybe it would be painless, maybe it would feel like her being was being supercharged so much that it exploded. She didn't know, or really care. it would happen either way.

It didn't.

When she opened her eyes, and looked to where the bald wizard had been, she saw a person shrouded by orange light. When it faded she faced a ginger haired man in a suit, his green eyes blazing. He was saying something, but it was so quiet that she couldn't make it out. But, as he helped her to her feet with a gentleness and grace of a cat, she discovered something else.

The stars hadn't abandoned her at all. No, they had sent her their fiercest warrior, their most shining light, the one who she had never imagined she'd be facing. But no, Leo had come to her aid. Her pleas had been answered, and with that she fell to her knees thanking those stars with whom she had been prepared to join for sparing her life. The Lion knelt with her, saying that the sorcerer had been trying to harness his power, which was why he hadn't helped sooner.

She didn't blame him for anything, for which he was glad.

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It was a slow start, but soon they were best friends. In battle they couldn't be beaten, and afterwards she would always reward him and any of the other spirits that had been part of the job with time in the human world.

And soon she was rewarding her Lion in particular for almost nothing, just calling him to accompany her on the easy jobs when she would have no one but herself. Her teammates knew that she relished these times, when she didn't have to have a reason for calling the man, and they could enjoy each other's company without having to worry that the other would be in danger if they relaxed too long.