The Light Within the Flame

Chapter 7

AS ALWAYS I DO NOT OWN Fairy Tail cuz you know if I did certain scenes between certain couples would have been cannon! *cough cough* NaLu! *cough cough*

I also realized I did not specify that this story was an AU so im saying it now! I am changing a lot of the story to suit where my little writer mind wants to go. Some of the magical abilities may be tweaked but hopefully not enough that people will gasp or yell that this isn't possible! Heheh

I am keeping a lot the same so due to that here is your disclaimer! CHAPTER MAY CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM ANIME AND MANGA, SPECIFICALLY FROM THE TARTAROS ARC FORWARD.

Don't say I didn't warn you ;)

~~~~~~~~~~ Chapter 7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lucy pushed through the double doors of the library, her mind racing. Natsu Dragneel? How could she have forgotten him? I mean sure he was known for his notoriously bad memory. The guy could destroy a building in one flame wing swoop and then forget he did it within the next hour, but she wasn't like that.

Lucy was the type of person who remembered things, people and more importantly, the bonds that she had with said people. She remembered the bonds with her celestial spirits, the many times that they helped her in battle, how they teased her (especially Loke), how they made her laugh, how they frustrated her with their antics or perverted ways, and even that they occasionally tried to destroy her with their magic.

Aquarius popped into her mind with that thought. "Oh Aquarius, I'm so sorry I forgot you." Tears falling down her face as she continued to run towards her father's study.

Lucy had been through a lot. She had been through battles and many adventures where she had to fight for her life, but that battle with Jackal was probably the toughest battle she ever had to fight. Not having anyone from the guild there, having their lives placed in her hands was the biggest responsibility she had to face.

Breaking Aquarius' key had been one of the hardest decisions she had to make. Even though she knew that it needed to happen, that it was the only way to save her friends and she was quickly running out of magic power. It was still hard, Aquarius for as much as she used to say she hated Lucy was the first spirit she had been given by her mother. It was because of that, they shared such a strong bond.

It was due to that same bond that she had been able to summon the Celestial Spirit King and save everyone from his Alegria spell.

She decided to not think about that day anymore as it was too painful. For now, her priority had to be to find out what was happening with her father and to figure out a way to get back to Natsu and the others. She still did not know why or how she and her parents ended up in Edolas of all places. How her celestial spirits all ended up becoming servants, since she now recognized that her servants were in fact her spirits. She found it strange that she hadn't seen any of them in her mad dash to get to her father. Usually she couldn't go too far without one of them popping up.

Lucy placed one hand on the railing as she propelled her body over it. Ever since she had been unable to use her magical ability (even in the limited sense) her father had insisted that she become trained in martial arts. So for the past year Lucy had become skilled in self-defense and hand-to-hand combat. At the time it didn't make sense. I mean life was pretty mundane but now she could see why her father had told Capricorn and Loke to train her. It helped her feel slightly safer that she could defend herself.

The closer she got to her father's study the louder the voices became.

Mard Geer stood in front of the fireplace facing Jude. The look on his face was a cross between satisfaction and arrogance at the thought of being so close to killing the one who could harm his master.