I would like to dedicate this work to Desna for her wonderful creation of the Pradesh family, who i will be using in my story. Check out her work if you enjoy Bickslow's family as much as I do.

Life has a funny way of messing with you. Only thing is, its humour is so dark, you often wonder if it is actually playing a joke on you or are you really in hell.

Lucy couldn't decide what was happening in her life. She knew it herself that she was a bundle of emotions right now, but she felt so empty, so numb that she couldn't even move from where she stood.

Everyone has left her.

Once again, she was all alone.

Levy had just nodded and walked away with Jet and Droy. Mira had wrapped her arms around Lissana and Elfman followed them. Gajeel had at least ruffled her hair and gave her a com, to contact him if she was ever in need. She had avoided the Thunder God Tribe and walked away from where once the guild stood. Keeping the gates of her spirits closed, Lucy packed a bag and for a second didn't know what to do, where to go?

Her throat clogged and her body was shaking, she couldn't even stop the sobs or the tears as she dropped on the floor, hardly able to breathe between her crying. She just didn't understand how they could abandon her? Not a goodbye, not a word. Was she not even worth that much? Was she only worth a note from her best friend? Is that all her sacrifice was worth? To be left alone once again?

She had to break her key to protect them. She broke Aquarius's key to saving them... her mother's best friend. Her first Spirit. For what? To be left alone? To have her only family stripped away from her?

It would have been so much better if she had died, at least Aquarius still would be here. Aquarius...

Her chest exploded with pain and Lucy knew then, the meaning of a bleeding heart.

Curled up on the floor, gasping for air between her sobs, She hugged the broken key close to her chest, not caring if the sharp edges pierced her skin. Her whole body was hurting anyway, what would an additional wound do? She felt so cold yet felt like her whole body was burning. She didn't want to join another guild or go away but what choice did she have.

That made her chuckle, a bitter sound which kind of shocked her. But in reality, when did she ever have a choice. Did she have a choice to do anything growing up? Did she have a choice when she was sold to the highest bidder? Did she have a choice but to surrender when Phantom Lord attacked her guild because of her? When she had to Sacrifice her Spirit to save the people who meant the world to her? To be abandoned by the same people? When, her friends decided that the missions were not fit for her? When would they accompany her on small missions because she always ends up getting kidnapped?

She breath suddenly caught up in her throat and a pained whimper left her mouth. Did everyone abandon her because she was weak? Because they thought she couldn't handle herself without them? That she always needed protection?

Bringing her hands to her face, she slowly wiped her eyes and felt all the anger and pain disappear. Her mind turned numb once again. A voice at the back oh her head pointed out that everything was her fault. She was never Lucky Lucy Heartfilia. She was never lucky.

Where ever she went, she had just brought bad luck with her. Phantom Lord, Oracion Seis, Eclipse was all her fault. She was weak, pathetic and problematic for her guild who couldn't hold her own fight. Maybe Father was right. Her only role in life was to manage the estate and expand his business. She should have listened to him, if not, then she should have been stronger.

She couldn't even win a fight during the Grand Magic Games. She had to sacrifice a spirit to win one! How useless and pathetic could she be? Natsu was right. She was fat, she was slow and she was damn Weak.

It's a good thing that the guild was dissolved. Who would need a weakli-

Her head shot forwards when she felt magic build up next to her and was surprised when Loke managed to open his gate. Lucy wanted to laugh at how she couldn't even keep her spirits from opening her gate, but the look of pure rage on her spirits face was enough to make her just sit there. Maybe he came to tell her that he doesn't want to work with her anymore for what she did to Aquarius. She wouldn't be surprised.

"Stop that, Lucy! Stop blaming your self! It was not your fault! Do you understand me?!" the Zodiac leader almost cried himself seeing the emotionless eyes of his master. He crouched down in front of her and held her face in his hand gently, almost cradling her, making her look at him.

"It was not your fault, alright? You had to do it to save you Namaka. Aquarius told you to do it and I promise you, Lucy, she is not mad at you. Nobody is. Please don't blame yourself." He whispered softly and Loke for the first time didn't know what to do when she finally spoke.

"They left me, Loke. I gave her up for them and they just... left." Her eyes were filled with such pain, Loke just hugged her close to his chest, trying not to let his own tears fall. He felt it the moment she had entered her apartment. Her heartbreak. He saw the look of panic on everyone's face when they couldn't open their gate. The pain in their chest when she was sobbing. He saw Aquarius cry looking at the little blonde gasping for air.

Loke had seen the sadness is the Spirit King's eyes when he saw the light of her star vanish in the sky. He agreed to open Loke's gate for him because he was concerned about the little human. But neither less to say, The spirit King has never seen other spirits, who were not in contract with Lucy to be so mad watching the little blonde cry. He felt the pure rage which ran through every one of her spirits seeing their master so hurt.

Loke himself was controlling his anger and just whispered soothing words in her ear.

He was going to make sure that Lucy never doubted herself again.

Laxus was trying to find her but he just couldn't place where her scent was leading him to. He was wrapped up with making sure everyone was safe and saying his goodbyes to his guild members when he felt the sadness through the bond. It was only for a brief second before he lost the link itself.

A panic look took over his features and he turned away from his group and ran towards her apartment in a hurry, his heart hammering against his ribs. He heard Bickslow call after him and was aware that his team were following him but his sole focus was on her scent trail. Not even wasting a second he sprinted up the stairs and entered her apartment, only to find it empty. Her luggage was missing but her scent was fresh, so was the smell of tears.

His heart was stuck in his throat as he picked up the note Natsu left for her and cursed, an unsettling feeling rasing in his chest.

Passing it to Bickslow he felt hot rage in his veins and growled, looked around to see if she left any note of her own and was even more frustrated when he found nothing. Bickslow clenched his fists, his lips pressed in a thin line while Freed had the little paper crushed in his hands.

They understood how important she was to Laxus and to them as well. After all, she was his Kin and he looked at her as his little sister.

"We need to look for her." Laxus narrowed his eyes, trying to catch any unfamiliar scent when Bickslow spoke. "Let me call dad and tell him we might be a little late." He was about to call him when the light on his com started glowing and he came face to face with Cobra.

The poison dragon slayer had a concerned look in his eyes even if his face was set in a scowl. "Where is Doll Face? I just lost my link with her." He growled and Laxus took the lacrima from his hands, scowling himself. He had just opened his mouth to speak but looked up startled when one of Lucy's spirits appeared next to them. It was the goat one Lucy really adored. Capricorn

"I assure you, dragon slayer, Miss Lucy is perfectly safe with us and is currently sleeping. However, I am here to inform you that we will not be returning her anytime soon, given the current circumstances, Miss Lucy needs her solitude and we rather watch over her closely." The normally poised spirit looked rather hostile while talking to them.

Cobra growled through the com and glared at him. "What do you mean 'Current circumstances'?" His purple eyes held protectiveness and a slight bit of rage in them. All four men saw the spirit become silent for a second before sighing and slowing explaining what had happened.

"Miss Lucy's body has entered a lockdown. Her grief and anger have made her quite... numb. You see, Miss Lucy had sacrificed her very close friend to save you and your Namaka from the algae and Jackle. Once everyone was incapable of fighting, only she was left out and did everything in her power to stop Jackel. She had already summoned Leo and Virgo but still couldn't hold him off so she summoned her third Spirit." Laxus felt his heart sink and the whole thing was not even over yet. He saw the pain and anger on Capricon's face and he could only pray to Mavis Lucy was okay.

"She sacrificed Aquarius to summon the Spirit King, Mr Laxus. To save her family, she gave up a friend. And what did she get in return? Her best friends, her teammates leaving her without saying a word and another left with a mere note! And she is right to question her decision, whether her decision to sacrifice her friend was worth it if she was to be abandoned like this. But do you know what was not right?" The zodiac spirit closed his eyes, the thought alone pained him.

"What is not right is her thinking that things would be better if she was dead. If she was stronger if she was more useful. So, you have your answer, and that too because at least you had the heart to look for her." Laxus was frozen in his place but he heard Bickslow curse next to him while Freed and Cobra were just looked horrified.

"Miss Lucy will be back soon, and I assure you, if anything happened, you will be the first ones to know." Capricorn just bowed before disappearing from her room.

Laxus had to take a very deep breath, in attempts to calm himself but his dragon was raging inside him.

Their Kin was a special relation and dragons were very protective of the people who they chose. Lucy was not only like his sister but his dragon adored her and the fact that she was the light of Fairytail just made her even more special.

She was what kept him sane since he hasn't found his mate yet. She was the most supportive friend he and his team could ask for. One who broke the bubble for them, who helped them get closer with the rest of their guild.

Hell, Laxus would openly admit that he loved that Bubbly Stupid Terrifying blonde. He felt tears prick in his eyes. She didn't deserve it at all. She has already been going through so much, why did the universe have to fuck with her like that.

Looking at Bickslow and Freed who were looking at him with concerned gaze he took a deep breath and grabbed the Lacrima from Bix and looked at Cobra who supported the same expression as him. They stared at each other for a bit, silent understanding passing between them and then Laxus spoke.

"We are leaving for Bosco. We...don't know if we will be back or not but whoever gets to her first will contact the other, understood?" He was trying not to show how much this was affecting him and Cobra nodded but before ending the call, he did add a few words for the Slayer he had accepted as a part of his weird group.

"Contact if you need us."

"But Sire, that is against the laws!" A rather scandalised voice rose through the court and a group of people openly glared at the owner of the said voice.

"A human staying in our realm is enough, why must she be allowed to do something no human is allowed to do in this realm!?" Roque, the Spirit King's adviser basically growled and Loke physically had to stop himself from throwing hands with the said man but he knew he had a good point. The Spirit king was known for his stern opinions on the law of this world.

"Old Friend. While I agree with you that the law is important, what is important is allowing our star to move forward." His voice implied no argument and the entire room went pin-drop silent as he spoke. Loke's eyes were drawn to the six people at the back of the room, eyes connecting with amber eyes and he saw her smile confirming his doubts.

"I have said this before and this is the final time I shall repeat myself. Lucy Heartfilia is a part of the Celestial realm just as much as we are. Her stars are destined to be in the sky like ours. We must help her when she needs the support of her dear spirits." It was almost as if his words were binding that every Spirit in the room nodded along with what he had to say.

"It will take time to restore the Broken key but in the meanwhile, she shall reach the heights she is meant to reach." Knowing eyes looked up at the sky and every eye followed to see the constellation which is usually bright and shining so dim, it was hardly visible.