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Lucy stood there in awe. Not only was her loyal spirit staring at her with such amazement that it caused her, Lucy Heartfilla, someone who grew immune to his gaze filled with unnamable emotions, to feel shocked. Surprised even.

No one and she meant no one, thought of her as powerful. But he did, he thought of her as more than just powerful. He described her as godly! As if!

Baffled, all she could do was blush, the intense heat causing a hazy hue of pink to dust her cheeks.

Her fingers fiddled with her newest key, who remained silent but aware, waiting for an answer in anxiousness. She couldn't picture herself as a force to be ranked with, no maybe a small obstacle compared to her teammates. With the bitter thought, the compliment washed over her head.

Her team- no family, was advancing without her. The thought gloomed over for months, causing her to slowly dull from the once filled with sunshine to the now cloudy and always deep in thought. It wasn't like they purposely made her feel weaker than them, no, they all but encouraged her to jump in and beat any opponent up to a pulp. But the need never came over her. The soul of a warrior was not matched to Erza, Natsu or even Grays.

But she couldn't help but overhear what people commented, who they made her out as a person, a weakling. A tag along. The replacement.

Of course, if her team heard any of these rather insulting names, they would be burnt to a crisp before becoming a popsicle and then sliced as if a fine piece of meat. As amusing as watching the whole episode play out, she just couldn't let them know how much it hurt her. Or haunted her. Never.

She wanted to show her worth, even if it sounded self-pitying. To her, it would show how mentally strong she was, to be seen as confident. That's how most Fairy tail mages held themselves as. Most had full rights to, the mages in her guild were insanely powerful! It scared her to imagine going against any of them, as all of them had their crazy power-ups every month.

But, the thoughts still came to her when she was all alone in her bed, gazing at the moonlight that shone into her room, getting rid of the shadows.

Was she good enough?

If she asked anyone in her guild, they would reassure her immediately and turn the conservation to a different direction.

Now, if she asked herself, she would say no. She wasn't. Compared to Natsu as he grew by the love of his family, his long life goal of finding his dragon father keeping him training constantly. Or Gray as he wanted to avenge his foster mother who taught him his magic, to grow stronger as he wanted to rival his brother. Even Ezra had goals of being stronger, all to help Jellal become a free mage and start a future with him. She was nothing compared to them.

What was her goal? To have stronger bonds with her celestial spirits. But how? She never thought of the aspect until recently, deciding enough was enough. She was done hiding in the shadows, everyone constantly looking out for her if she had a mere paper cut. No. She wasn't fragile. Not anymore.

It was hard to come to the fact that she was slowly, but surely, falling behind everyone else.

It was bitter, seriously bitter to come to face reality. How did she let it happen? When did they all become so powerful that it seemed almost impossible to catch up to them at this rate? She had no idea how it was unnoticed till now, but she let her guard down.

Maybe she was too focused on everyone moving on with their own lives? For better or worse, she was too safe for her to grow up, magically and physically.

Somehow, there could be a change. She just knew she could, no, can do something about it. How though? To be matched to those powerhouses seemed impossible, scary but true. And she could only dream to overpower them at any given rate.

She knew she had to get rid of the depressing clouds that loomed over her, things would never change if she didn't. It would be hard, yes. Though it could be good to move on and get ready to kick ass.

Of course, she decided the best way to do that, was Natsu's way. To take a mission that seemed crazy then train like hell. Now that she could do, without a doubt. Just steady thinking was her main go to. And of course, she chose a mission that just left her baffled in shock that she currently was in.

It was to get rid of the high pressure coming from a nearby forest, scaring away anyone passing by, that seemed to be no problem. However, the catch that was not added to the mission flier was that it was a celestial spirit. Not only a celestial spirit, a free one. No master insight.

It certainly didn't look like a beast, not at all. It looked like Crux too much for her liking. He was after all a Cross, easily identifying him as the northern cross, Cygnus. It did seem off at the first encounter.

She was shocked but noting the intense aura around the spirit, she was on edge.

All that happened was for them to have a stare-off, his complex features all sharp and squinted eyes bore into her. Then the tension had lifted once his eyes widened, realization hitting and his once hardened muscles, if you can even call them that, loosened up.

Somewhere in between the stare-off, Loke appeared to woo her. None noticed him, but what did end the stare-off was his comment, he out of all people called her a goddess of war.

Her eyes squinted in concentration, eyebrows knitted together which left the two spirits to remain in silence waiting for a response. It wasn't long before she snapped out of her frozen state, her eyes looming over the lion.

"As much as I want to lecture you, it can wait," she mumbled knowing he would catch the almost silent words before she turned to the cross once more. "May I ask some questions Cygnus, the northern cross?"

The spirit gave her one more glance over before responding, "Yes blondie, get on with it."

"Where is your celestial holder?" She decided to go straight to the point, noting how Crux and Cygnus were personality-wise very different much to her dismay.

Crux is a gentle but wise spirit, as he always had her back when she needed to know anything. However, the northern cross seemed polar opposite. Snarky from what she could tell.

"I have no celestial holder, I'm more of a freelance spirit compared to your pet cat over there." He sneered at the lion, receiving a growl of warning. This only boosted the spirit's confidence.

"I never knew a celestial spirit to not have a celestial mage but be in the human world besides Leo, how are you still out with so much power?" She pondered, this spirit had to be a silver key, so how come he is so strong to stay out for this amount of time? More importantly, did the Spirit king know of this? Was Cygnus banished like Leo?

A golden light appeared between the cross and celestial mage, causing dirt to circle the wave of magic before it diminished, another cross taking its place. Crux looked for once, more awake than ever, now staring longingly at the other cross. Lucy could only guess they were siblings or even father and son, she soon awaited to find out the truth of their unnamed bond.

"I can answer that for you, princess," his soft voice coed. "He is not a silver nor a gold key, rather a wooden one."

She could only gasp. A wooden key!

Loke reached down for her hand, slowly intertwining their fingers together. With a reassuring squeeze, they returned their attention to the cross.

Taking note, she knew what he said with the soft gesture. To wait and listen because she was about to get mind fucked.

"To start, there are more than just the commonly known silver and gold keys. No, many different key collections can be collected, however, some have different rules that apply to the sets." He started, and for the first time Lucy had ever seen the older spirit, he seemed unsure.

"As you now just encountered my younger brother, Cygnus the northern cross," she knew it, "he is a wooden keyed spirit, as for the wooden spirits are allowed to roam the earth without a master, they hold their key till they find a mage worth giving themselves to."

He paused, knowing the questions circling her head in a frenzy.

"So what are the wooden keys supposed to represent?" She gave Loke her own squeeze, noting how he sent her a soft purr in happiness.

"They represent antiques, more known as objects. Such as Circinus the compass, a spirit that specializes in locating anything at any given time, with the power to even transport if unlocking full potential. Of course, being a compass can tell which direction you must go and where the north, south, west, and east is located."

Blown away, she could only gasp.

"With my brother, he is a combat spirit. He has a human form which is specialized in close combat, where he can use solid rune magic if he pleased. This, however, is only unlocked when contracted to a celestial mage, such as yourself, as he can agree to hand over his key by deeming you worthy or fighting against him for it." He sent a fond smile over at the younger sibling, receiving a loving smile of acknowledgment.

Instead of Crux, his brother resumed for him.

"The form I hold currently is my original form, to represent human history and literature. I have the entire existence of human history in my mind like my older brother. However, from looking at the data for you blonde, you seem odd."

The comment made everyone look at him in question, confused expressions dawning over them. This made Cygnus groan before continuing.

"If you didn't notice, your magical pressure is way off for a mere celestial mage. Otherwise, you would have already been dead." He glowered.

"Gee thanks," she sarcastically replied, rolling her eyes at how sharp he was.

"No, I'm implying there's something much different. It is another form of celestial magic you have not tapped into." He suddenly became serious, sharp features once returning. The air stiffened from his magical power unintentionally increasing.

Loke seemed surprised from her glance to see if he was catching all this, at least someone was as confused as she was. Another magic? How can that be when it never awakened?

"It's called Star Dress," collective gasps came from the spirits, "It is where you the celestial holder can wield the power of any spirit you possess, being able to use their magic as a form of Requip. It will be challenging if you do decide to tap into it, counting the number of keys that hang in your key ring, you would need training."

Loke, the one who quickly came to his senses faster than the other two, took a challenging step towards the cross. "How come I, the leader of the zodiac, never heard of this?"

"You petty lion, only the high ranking spirits such as myself know of this. In direct orders of your king, he doesn't want any earth land keys to having this knowledge due to the high amount of abusive celestial mages, they could easily make the purest form of celestial magic into dark magic." He snapped back, his floating form now more visible as he also took his stand.

He was rather slightly bigger than Crux, rather than the gray that his brother was, he was an obsidian black. Irritated golden eyes stared at the lion in annoyance, as Lucy could only stare in awe of the beautiful marbling that complemented the spirit.

In awe, she took a few steps forward, unnoticed by the two heated spirits. No, she even got between them, before hesitantly raising her hand to feel the cracks and marble.

Cygnus was taken aback, almost yelled at the blond for being foolish and to learn personal space, before a sense of comfort washed over him. What was this feeling he could only ask himself before enjoying the feeling, her slim fingers tracing every line her eyes could muster. They didn't feel the stares of the others, rather having a silent conservation with the tracing, as his guard had finally let down.

Crux could smile at the sight, lip trembling at the sight of his brother finally connecting with someone other than him. After years of war and hatred for humans, his brother grew distant each time they somehow met. Yet, his mistress had gotten under the brick walls, made herself at home and got him to smile.

She was one of a kind, that was for sure.

The only one who didn't find this was a happy moment was the lion, who growled in the annoyance of his princess touching this man, even if he was in that cross form. He knew better than to swat her hands away and throw a mighty regulus punch at Cygnus, if only she wouldn't get mad and lecture him to be nice and force his gate closed.

Then again he can't get mad at the small girl, no matter how protective he got over the blond beauty that made his summons all the more special. No, he couldn't.

She was charming in her way, drawing any type of crowd to feel her kindness and see her radiant beauty glow among them. To be her spirit, he felt honored. And now this man was already fawning over her, damn her for being so kind.

He already had enough to worry about when her idiotic team would hover over him as if they were dragons, and to make her fall in love with him was becoming a challenge he didn't want to fail. No, he would keep trying until she felt the same way. Even if it took years for her to realize. He could wait.

Loke was pulled out of his thoughts when that damn cross sent him a smirk, already sensing a love rival. Damn!

He wasn't the only one to notice the look, the brother only chuckled in approval. He was outnumbered...

"Sorry to ruin the moment but we should wrap this up," He all but growled, his canines revealing slowly. He could all but feel his upper lip twitch in annoyance.

"Ah yes, your right for once fur ball," The northern cross chuckled.

With a more agitated growl, he was so close to ripping the damn smug look off his face.

"Now blondie, I am offering my key for only three reasons so listen up because I will not repeat myself," he huffed. "One, you're going to need my help if you want to harness that power within you, I'm the only one who'll be able to truly help you. Secondly, I miss my human form very much so expect a lot of it. And lastly, I need to catch up with my brother, interrupt my time with him and I'll make you regret it."

She all but cheered, and before Loke knew it, she hugged the spirit tightly. This was cruel.

"Of course! Thank you so much Cygnus, I'll make sure to train my hardest," she pursed her lips as if thinking for a quick second. "Oh yes, as I already know your magic and all of that, when can I summon you and any side notes I should know?"

The spirit chuckled, already enjoying the blond.

"Do not summon me on the weekends or you will regret it. Other than that no," was all he said.

Before Lucy responded, Cygnus lifted an arm to his forehead, where a key began to form, the uneven branches wrapping around each other eagerly before completing its shape and coming out. Cygnus handed the key over to Lucy who only stared at in awe.

The key was wood, different branches creating patterns that were uneven but evened out when it came towards the end, taking the shape of a cross. There was a small gem as if ruby was glued to the forehead of the cross, which was surprisingly now once the key was gone. The wood was dark but glistened under the sunlight, seemingly to thrive under the stare of sunlight that kissed its tiny form.

Cygnus all but started as Lucy analyzed the key, truly appreciating what it was and who it was to open, and he couldn't help but stare at her too.

She was all but an amazing mage, one that blew him to this day away. Even as she viewed herself as a weak mage for not physically being strong, she grew more powerful by the day that just went unnoticed. Maybe now things would change, hopefully, her confidence would excel with what the ignorant spirit told her.

Only for his princess would he deal with the noisy spirit, to deal with him every day for her sake to grow stronger was all but fine in his book. As long as she was happy.

She geeked over the key, slowly coming back to reality and placing the now two keys among the others, seeing a soft glow radiating out.

"As far as I know, I and your lion spirit will set up a training schedule for you to excel at both summing and wielding spirits powers, while also training your body to keep up with the magical source inside of your tiny frame," he continued.

Lucy nodded her head in excitement, not taking his words to heart.

"While we train your body and magic, we will also be looking for the other key sets, all of that will be explained later when we have a game plan to follow by. Other than that, you and the maid spirit will need to get better clothing than that."

His eyes skimmed over her body, and quickly made its way to make eye contact with her, "This would not do for the training I'm thinking of blonde!" He all but laughed in his stupid voice that Loke was on the verge of making him shut up. He could not wait to go to the celestial realm and teach this guy a lesson for messing with his princess.

"That's fine, anything else before we set out?" Was all she said, not noticing the intense aura coming from her side, the cat all but gripping his glasses a little too hard, when the spirit made his move to speak once again, his grip broke the pair of shades into two accidentally.

"Now, now, Leo, how about we leave the two to finish their contract?" Crux said with an all-knowing smile, clearly seeing the scene play out with glee. Before being able to tear the man to shreds, Lucy placed a hand onto his shoulder, embracing him with her sweet scent of vanilla and strawberries, relaxing his frustrated nerves.

"Please Loke? I would like to get to know my newest spirit without you growling," she all but smiled at him sweetly, and he gazed at her.

His sweet princess was going to be alone with this creep…

"I'll take you to that new sushi restaurant if you behave!" She tried cheering him up, already noting the older cross went back to the celestial realm.

Quickly taking her into his embrace, he rubbed his scent onto her head to calm him down once more. "Summon me if anything happens, I care for you too much princess".

The words went unnoticed in her dense ears, not realizing how he put affection in them, even compassion was laced thickly when it came to times to leave her. However, the other spirit did notice and had a soft frown, clearly not enjoying the scene.

As he took his leave, he missed the warmth of her embrace that still loomed onto him.

She glanced at her newest spirit in curiosity, already excited about the new bond she can make with the mysterious cross. He was nothing like his older brother, no, he reminded her of Laxus with the snarky comments or even the aura of Gajeel. Then again, he was unique in his fiery way.

She began to wonder what this shield he put himself in was for, and why he seemed to be rather snarky while his brother was kind and lighthearted. But how to put it into words was her problem…

"Blondie, your staring." He commented, his eyes lazily taking notice of her form, already able to read her easily. "Not that I mind."

Weirdly enough, she giggled at how weird he was. "You're a cross Cygnus, and a spirit none less".

"You'll see," was all he said before returning to silence, waiting for her to make the next move once again. He was rather awkward when there wasn't always a challenge to put him off balance, which was interesting.

He all but yawned, obviously teasing her.

"Well Cygnus, do you know what the Star Dress for you will look like?" She asked curiously, one of the questions that had been eating at her since they mentioned the hidden magic.

With a perverted grin, he wagged his eyebrows and thats all she needed to know without further questioning the spirit. It was interesting learning about his true personality even if it was very well hidden from most who wouldn't take time off to spend with the spirit. He was very different from her spirits, he was cocky, confident and a bigger pervert than her lion.

But that was okay. It was perfect.

She could already tell that this spirit was going to lead to something crazy, and she was more than ready to face them. Excited even!

"I'm taking it as I don't want to know yet?" She questioned only for an all but eager nod was her response. Giggling, she sat next to his floating form, taking in the comfort of his form. The two remained in silence, enjoying the other's company.

She knew that her life was about to change, maybe more than she wanted. But it was fate in a way. This cross had changed her whole life, claiming she had the purest form of celestial magic, and she was all but excited to see the changes in her life. If anything, she had to thank the cross that floated beside her.

He even seemed lost in thought, possibly enjoying the breeze that flowed between the trees, the crisp smell of dirt and flowers laid over them as she sat on the flower patch and even the sight of the horizon being masked by the trees that spread for miles and miles. It was a beautiful sight. As she took a soft gasp of awe, she felt a gaze looking upon her, only to make eye contact with the cross.

"Lucy, opening this power may be dangerous," he mumbled as if conflicted about his words.

"What do you mean Cygnus?" She said after a pregnant pause, now nibbling her lip in worry.

"Even with your celestial magic, you attract attention as it is a very rare magic. Now knowing of your full potential of Star Dress, the attention will become worse and we must act quickly to have some firepower," he seemed wise for a minute, almost a look-alike with Crux.

He hummed for a second.

"That also brings the eyes of dark mages, either wanting to recruit or use you due to the mass elemental and physical attacks you can gain if you go through with the training," he became troubled. "I worry that this could lead to a path of destruction and death…"

As he trailed off, Lucy gently grabbed a hold of his hand, giving him a reassuring squeeze to know that it'll be okay in the end.

With a heaved sigh, he decided to continue his train of thought.

"Even though you are a strong mage, even though I could feel the magical pressure you radiate off naturally, I have a feeling you can handle what life throws at you".

Copying his sigh, she got more comfy by completely laying on the grass, feeling her blond hair frame her heart-shaped face. The grass tickled her exposed skin, but she didn't let it bother her. Just lazily staring at the soon to be starry sky, she let herself relax.

"Lucy…" Cygnus whispered, barely catching her attention. Turning her head to look at him, he saw her soft gaze linger on her form. His eyes were softer than usual, a soft smile almost matching his brothers formed. She fidgeted under his stare, noticing he took a while to respond.

"Do you like that lion spirit of yours?" As soon as he said it, he turned away, his eyes fixed on the tree in front of them as if it were an enemy. He thought she liked Loke like that? Why?

"Well no, I haven't looked for a companion in a while since I have been so busy," she admitted, still waiting for his gaze to match hers. It wasn't long before he turned back, another staring match until he only chuckled.

Raising an eyebrow, she was confused.

"You're more innocent than I thought you were blondie," was all he said before fixing his gaze once again to enjoy the beautiful display of nature around them, and honestly she did not mind having more questions answered. She could wait till the morning to harass the spirit who was so transfixed by the scenery, his somehow muscles made of onyx relaxed, only he had slowly moved to the floor.

But she ignored the ignorant man, deciding to copy him and fully relax once again, even if it was harder than she thought it was.

He was tough to read, but it made her want to crack the code and figure him out completely, which could be postponed for another day, maybe even a training day. Now she was getting more pumped for the exciting parts of her training.

When she returns home, she will be stronger. She can promise that for sure, that she will be a force to fear one day, a title like that would be similar to Gildarts hopefully. All she wanted was to be able to stand by her team's side and feel like a powerhouse among them, to feel like one of them. If only, then she will finally be at peace.

However right at the moment, she was with this new being filled with mysteries and secrets, and she couldn't wait to make him comfortable enough for his tough guard to go down. Once confident and fiery, now he was openly showing his worry and care over her.

Was she mistaken? Maybe it's just her eyes…

"Lucy, you're going to get wrinkles if you keep doing that." The cross stated.

A heated blush heated her cheeks, and she immediately threw a shoe at him. "Shut up!"

He only dodged and chuckled, his eyes lingering on her before returning straight forward, masking in silence once again. How could he go from joking to in the dark so quickly? Now that was a mystery on its own.

She wanted to know this spirit, something about him drew her to him for a reason, and she was determined to figure out what it was. No matter what!

With the initial thought, she decided to have a good look at him. Of course, she recognized the obsidian color he brightly held, along with some white marbling going in unpredictable zig-zags around his body. He had the same body as Crux, only much younger and seemed muscular? Shaking the thought, that was impossible, she thought.

When not angry or sneering, his eyes seemed soft, the golden orbs looming over the trees. They reminded her of the stars, and it only made sense because he knew all about them by heart. It complimented the obsidian color, making it pop even more than it originally would.

With a gentle hand, she went to go feel the marbling, earning a curious look from the spirit. "What are you doing blonde?"

"Are these supposed to represent scars?" Was all she could muster.

He nodded as if pained and it hurt her to know that he had so many. Even if they were beautiful, it must kill him to have been through so much. And with a determined look, she decided that she would make him feel secure, to get rid of the scars that laid mentally in his head. As if she made herself a promise to do so, she continued feeling the scaring, showing him that it wasn't bothersome.

"Well they are very beautiful," she smiled, running her dainty fingers to feel the scars, not minding the rougher feeling.

He looked at her in shock, maybe even awe, who would've known that he would find someone so caring… Amazing in other words, she seems to be one of a kind. Indeed she was. He smiled.

If only she saw the real human scars that he held in his human form, then things could change, thankfully she seems unbothered. Enchanted by it maybe. It blew him away at how amazing she made him feel, no human has done that before, especially just meeting for the first time.

"I know I'm beautiful blonde, you're already fawning over me!" he laughed at how flabbergasted she looked before laughing along.

"Oh ya, checking out a Cross," she snickered, a pink hue told otherwise.