A/N: Woo! Update time! WARNING: NO BETA. Mistakes are all mine.

I don't own Fairy Tail – dang it.

Previously:

Smiling at him, I place his key in my pouch. I can't wait to get home to Natsu and Happy. This was more of a surprise than I had originally imagined.

The girls and I are sitting on a bench, waiting for the train to arrive. Wendy is talking to Carla about a new healing magic she is trying and Levy is reading the latest chapter of my novel. I lean back, soaking up the sun and thinking about what Igneel said.

All this time Natsu has been searching high and low, and the dragons weren't even on Earthland. They have been seeking refuge in the Spirit World. A world that I happen to have access to.

I wonder why none of my spirits have told me. Especially Loke – he knows Natsu has been searching for his father all his Fairy Tail life. Unless the spirits don't know. If the Spirit King allowed the dragons to reside in the Celestial World, he may have hidden them within.

I can't wait to get back home. Natsu and Happy will be so excited. I chuckle thinking of possible reactions Natsu will have. Shocked? Disbelief? Excitement? Oh my Mavis! What if he FAINTS?! I cackle inside my head imagining Natsu fainting.

I jump when a hand touches my shoulder. Looking towards my left, I see an apologetic Wendy. "Sorry Lucy-san, but the train is here. We need to board now if we want to make it to the guild tonight."

I grab my bag and stand up, "Thank you Wendy. I was lost in my thoughts." I follow the girls on to the train. Only an hour until we are back home.

_.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._ Insert Time Skip _.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._

It's twilight by the time we arrive in Magnolia. Grabbing our bags we head towards the guild. "Girls, it's getting late. When we get there I'm just going to let Mira know we've made it back and then head home. I don't even know if I can make it back home at this rate." I say chuckling at the end. You really need to rethink wearing heels all the time Lucy. But they look amazing! *sigh*

Wendy, who is holding a sleepy Carla, sighs herself. "I know what you mean Lucy-san. Luckily, Levy and I live in the dormitory which isn't far from the guild. You have to back track a good ways."

Levy grabs the job flyer out of my bag. "Don't worry Lu. We'll let Mira know about the mission. You go on ahead home."

"You girls are awesome. Thanks Levy!" I say as I hug her. "Just for this, I will bring you the next chapter to my novel tomorrow." That puts a smile on her face.

"I will hold you to that Lu. Have a good night." She says as we part ways. I wave to both of them and begin heading home.

I wonder if Natsu and Happy are still at the guild. I'll let him know in the morning. No doubt he will show up in the middle of the night again. They practically live there anyway.

I open the door and notice that the light's off. They must not be here yet. I set my bag down at the door and head to the bathroom. I take a quick shower to wash off the dirt and put on my favorite pajamas – white shorts with pink stars and a matching cami.

As I crawl in to bed I immediately cuddle my body pillow. It's so warm. Wait a minute – I don't have a body pillow. Natsu! I run my hand down until I fell something soft yet hard. Tracing the area, I realize Natsu is sleeping shirtless. His stomach…those abs.

Softly, I let out a small sigh and whisper "How did I get so lucky?" I continue rubbing his torso until I am almost asleep. Just as I am about to drift off, I feel a hand on my wrist.

Startled, I jump and pull my hand away. I grab my keys ready to call out a spirit when the lamp turns on. "Lucy, it's okay. It's just me – Natsu." He says. Putting my keys down, I reach over and hug him.

"Welcome back Natsu. I missed you." I say. He hugs me back and nuzzles my neck. I once asked him why he was always nuzzling my neck and he said it was to show others that I was his mate. "Welcome home Luce. We weren't sure when you girls would be back so we've been staying here each night hoping to be here when you return. How was the mission" he asked.

We were both wide awake at this point, and I'm so excited to tell him the news I'm about to burst. "It was good thanks for asking. I need to talk to you about it actually. But first, how was your mission with the guys? And where is Happy?"

Natsu turned beside him, "It went as expected. We finished the job earlier than planned. I got most of the bandits myself! Then Iron-head started fighting with Stripper for the whole train incident. I got involved eventually – an won." He said as he turned back towards me, giving me his best smirk. I couldn't help but smile back.

"As for Happy, he was here beside me. I don't know where he went." Figuring he isn't too far away "let me try something." I cleared my throat, "Oh look Natsu, a large yummy fish. Perhaps we should eat this our –" Before I could even finish, a blue blur flies by and crashes into my empty hands.

"I think we found Happy" I giggled. Natsu snorts as Happy begins whining, "That was so mean mom! I thought you had a real fish for me." Feeling a little bad about getting his hopes up, I scratch behind his ear. "Don't worry Happy, tomorrow when we go to the market I will let you pick out one special fish. Any kind. Deal?" His eyes sparkle "Aye, sir!"

Natsu snuggles up to us and we just sit on the bed enjoying the quietness. After a few minutes Natsu breaks the silence. "Hey Luce, you said you wanted to talk to me about your mission. Is everything okay?"

How could I forget?! I reach for my keys and keep Igneel's key hidden for a now. I can feel the heat radiating off of it.

I turn so I am facing Natsu directly. "Natsu, the reason it was a girls only mission is because of the reward. Along with the jewels, the requestor also offered a celestial key. The key isn't one to a zodiac or a constellation though." I show him the key, but keeping the base covered.

"As you can see, the rim is made of pure diamond instead of the usual gold or silver. This key is called a Diamond key. Rumor is that the celestial wizard who holds the key can tap in to their lover's powers. And guess what? It's true."

Taking a pause, I let Natsu ask his questions. "So this key…you can use fire?!" I laugh loudly because I expected that to be honest. "Yes, Natsu. I can use fire when I call on the key's spirit."

He smiles big, "What are you waiting for Luce? Call out the spirit. I want to taste the fire and then fight 'em. Or maybe fight 'em first and then eat their fire."

Okay Lucy. This is the moment. Taking a deep breath, "Natsu, I actually need your help with this spirit. Since this key is powered by our love, you will also need to make a contract with the spirt."

Natsu reached over and grabbed my hand. "We got this Luce. Now let's call out that spirit." I pull out the translation Levy had written and put it in between me and Natsu. "Okay, we need to read this together. Ready?" I asked nervously.

Tightening his hold on my hand, he nods. Together, "From the stars of the heavenly night, to the love defined by the two's hearts, I call forth the powers of the diamond celestial key in order to bound the internal love of a celestial mage and a fire dragon slayer!"

The magic circle appears, stars begin surrounding us, and we close our eyes from the whirlwind. When it stops, I am the first to open my eyes. I spot miniature Igneel and smile at him. Realizing Natsu still hasn't opened his eyes, I nudge him.

"Natsu, open your eyes. Meet the spirit of the Diamond key." I say softly to him. He opens his eyes. His mouth is open, eyes watering. "Ig-Igne-Igneel?" he asks softly. Igneel smiles at Natsu, "Hello, son" he says.

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A/N: This was the hardest chapter for me to write. So much excitement!