This is my first fanfiction. I know there will be grammar problems and I'm sorry for it. This is set after the GMG's and will be in Lucy's POV unless I put it otherwise. All characters belong to Hiro Mashima and Tite Kubo. Hope you enjoy:)!

Chapter 1

It was a warm, sunny day as I made my way to the guild, humming a tune.

"Hello Minna," I said as I opened the doors. I received various greetings as I walked to the bar and sat in my usual seat. Mira came and slid a strawberry milkshake in front of me.

"Thanks Mira," I said, smiling at the barmaid.

Mira smiled back before her face turned into a concerned look. "Lucy, how have you been? I haven't seen you for a few days." I continued to smile at the barmaid who is always looking out for me.

"I'm fine, Mira. I had a lot of money saved up so I took some time off and finished writing my book. Have you seen Levy-chan anywhere?"

"I saw her sitting with Gajeel in his corner. If you're going over there can you take this plate of iron to him please?" She asked.

"Sure." I hopped off my stool and with my book under my arm, my milkshake in one hand and the plate of iron in the other, I made my way to Levy and Gajeel.

"Hey guys." I said as I sat down and slid the plate to Gajeel. He nodded at me and Levy looked up from her book.

"Hey Lu-chan, have you finished your book yet?" When I nodded, Levy let out a high pitch squeal that caused Gajeel to cover his ears.

"Calm down Shrimp. Hearing, remember?" He said annoyed and uncovered his ears. Levy ignored him and grabbed the book out of my hands. She flip to the first page and started reading. I giggled at her antics and waved at Gajeel before I walked back to the bar.

"Hey Mira, have you seen Natsu, Gray or Erza yet?" I asked.

"Not yet, but none of them come before noon anyway." We both giggled at how my teammates weren't morning people. I had just got my laughing under control when the Master called me up to his office. I looked up at him and he made a 'follow me' gesture. I slowly got off my stool and made my way upstairs. "Did I do something? The Master never calls me into his office, I thought. When I made it to the Master's office, I knocked on the door and opened it when I heard a muffled "come in" and saw Master and Laxus sitting at their desks.

"Ah, Lucy. Please close the door and sit down." The Master said. I closed the door and nervously sat in the chair in front of his desk.

"Master, if this is something Natsu did-" I began but he held his hand up and stopped me from talking.

"No Lucy, this has nothing to do with Natsu. This is actually about you." I swallowed, my heart started beating faster and I knew Laxus could hear it by the way he was looking at me.

"Relax Blondie. You're not in trouble." I glared at him and muttered, "You're blonde too." This caused him to chuckle, and something about his words and laugh calmed me down a little. I looked up at Master who was watching us with a surprised face before he became serious again.

"Laxus is right Lucy. You're not in trouble, but you have been requested for a job." I blinked in surprise. I never get requested for jobs.

"What kind of job is it, Master?" I asked. He picked up a sheet of paper on his desk and handed it to me. I took it and read:

Help!

Unknown key discovered and people being murdered

Possibly by an unknown group that's lurking around

Location: Foss

Reward: 200,000 jewels and unknown key

Requested that Lucy Heartfilia come

I sat there shocked. First the request asks for me and second was that their was an unknown key. I didn't know there was any other types of keys out there, I thought.

"Lucy, child, what is your decision?" Master asked, looking at me. I looked down at the paper in my hand and then back at Master.

"I'll try to help them, but I don't know anything about other keys besides the Gold and Silver keys. What if I'm not able to help them?" I looked down feeling tears well up in my eyes. I know I'm not strong enough to provide the kind of help these people need. I'm not even strong enough to go on a simple solo mission without it going downhill.

"Lucy," Master started. I looked up at him to see a kind, gentle, yet determined expression on his face. "You are strong enough to do this. Even if you don't believe it now, I know you are capable of many incredible things and if you ever find yourself lost or in trouble, you have all of Fairy Tail backing you up and supporting you. You are never alone." My blinked away the tears as the Master's words made all my doubts and worries fade. I took a deep breath and nodded. The Master smiled at me and sat on the edge of his desk.

"This mission is bordering S-Class and I would feel better if you took an S-Class wizard with you. Seeing as Erza is not here at the moment and we shouldn't delay with the situation this bad, Laxus will go with you." Master looked over at the blonde dragon slayer who stood up.

"I'll go let the Raijinshuu know. We'll meet at the train station in an hour." With that Laxus walked out of the room. I turned back to Master who had a proud look on his face as he stared at the door. I smiled a little knowing how much the Master was proud of Laxus for taking care of his guildmates. Over the past few months I had gotten to know Laxus and he was nothing like he was before. He really did care about the guild and everyone in it. I even understood a little about why he wanted to take over Fairy Tail. He was surprised when I told him that, but I could tell he liked that someone had tried to understand his reasons.

Flashback

I was sitting at the bar when Mira rushed over to me with a plate of food in her hand.

"Lucy, can you please take this up to Laxus for me? I need to be down here helping Lisanna with all these customers. Please?" She pleaded with me. I looked around and saw how busy it had gotten and nodded while taking the plate from her. She smiled gratefully at me as I headed toward the stairs. I was barely outside the Master's office for more than a second when Laxus shouted that I could come in. I opened the door and walked in. Laxus was at his desk doing paperwork while Master was downstairs drinking, trying to get away from the loads of paper on his desk.

"Mira asked me to bring your plate for you," I said as I came closer to his desk. He barely looked up at me as he pointed to the edge of the desk, silently telling me to place the plate there. I laid it there and continued to watch him as he finished the paper he was working on.

"Like what you see, Blondie?" Laxus said smirking as he looked up at me. I puffed out my cheeks and said, "You're blonde too, idiot. And no, I was going to ask if you needed help, but for that comment I'm just going to go back." I smiled and turned away when Laxus asked, "Oh, and what does the little princess know about finances and other legal shit." I turned around and smiled sweetly at him.

"Did you forget this little princess came from a wealthy family? I was practically bred to be able to run a business and be an ideal wife." I continued to smile at him as he studied me for a minute before saying, "Alright Blondie. You can help, but remember anything you see here is confidential." He gave me a pointed look and stood up before walking over to Master's desk.

"You can work at my desk, and I'll try to work on Jiji's mountains of paperwork. Damn old man keeps pushing it off on me. Damn bastard." Laxus muttered under his breath. I let out a giggle as I walked to his desk and got comfortable in his chair. We worked in silence for the next couple of hours and I had just sealed the last apology letter for the destruction of my team before looking over at Laxus.

The poor guy still had over half a mountain of paperwork and it didn't seem to be getting any smaller no matter how much he worked. Taking pity on him, I got up and took a couple of piles off his desk and sat it on mine. He looked up at me, then over at his desk. I noticed his slight surprised face, then it turned into a smile before he continued working. I was halfway through the first pile when Laxus's voice scared me out of my concentration.

"Blondie, I have a question." I noticed his voice held a hint of nervousness and I 'hmed' in response, waiting for him to continue.

After a few minutes had past I thought he wasn't going to ask, when he said, "I'm sorry for everything. Is it possible that you could ever forgive me?" Now the nervousness in his voice was obvious and I looked over to see him still working, but I could see the pen in his hand shaking a little. I didn't mean to laugh, but the thought of Laxus Dreyar, the strongest man in Fairy Tail, apologizing to me was just too funny. He looked up at me with a slight hurt look in his eyes and I tried to get my laughing under control.

"I'm sorry, Laxus. I didn't mean to laugh, it's just I didn't expect you to ask that. But to answer your question, no it's not possible because I already forgave you and the Raijinshuu a long time ago. There's nothing for you to apologize for and I understand a little about why you did it." I said once I had stopped laughing.

"What do you mean you understand?" he asked, sounding a little defensive.

"You did what you had to because you only wanted to save Fairy Tail. Makarov is getting old and will retire someday and make you master. You were scared of that happening because you thought that the Fairy Tail you knew and grew up in would change and you didn't want that to happen. So you just did what you thought was right and tried to change it before you became master. Even though it was the wrong approach to save the Fairy Tail you knew, you did it only because you loved it." I smiled at him as he looked completely amazed at me. I started to shift uncomfortably under his gaze, and he must've noticed because he turned back to his work, but not before saying, "Thanks, Lucy."

Flashback Ends

Ever since then I have continued to help Laxus and we've become closer, almost like siblings. I smiled at the memory and looked back up to Master who was trying to get my attention.

"Sorry, Master. What did you say?" I asked, embarrassed that I zoned out. He smiled at me and said, "You should get going, you have to meet Laxus in an hour and you still need to pack." I nodded and stood up. I started heading toward the door when I remembered something. "Oh, Master. When you see my team, tell them I'm on a mission and that I'll be back in a few days. If they give you any trouble just tell them if they try to come after me I'll have Virgo to punish them." I smiled sweetly at Master who just nodded but had paled a little. I walked out of the office and waved goodbye to everyone before heading home.

I got home and started packing. I didn't know how long we'd be gone so I packed enough clothes for a week. When I was done I decided to leave a note for my team in case they came here before going to the guild. After that was done I looked at the time to see I had twenty minutes to get to the train station. I grabbed my suitcase, locked the door and headed toward the station. When I arrived I noticed a head of green hair sitting on a bench. I walked over to him and started to smile.

"Hello Freed," I said, giggling a little when he jumped and looked up. It took him a minute to recognize me, but when he did he gave me a smile and said, "Hello Lucy, it's good to see you."

"You too. I guess Laxus told you about the mission?" I asked as I took the seat next to him on the bench.

He nodded, "Yes he did, and I'm surprised that there were other keys besides the Gold and Silver keys. Have you heard of any others?" he asked.

I shook my head and replied, "No, I haven't. I've been trying to remember if my mom had said anything about other keys, but I can't recall anything." He gave a hum in response. We sat there lost in our thoughts when suddenly a doll flew in my face saying, "Lucy, Lucy!" I jumped a little, but seeing that it was one of Bickslow's 'babies' I laughed at it and pulled it into a hug. It squealed and flew back to Bickslow who had just came up.

"Hey, Cosplayer," he greeted. "Cosplayer, cosplayer" his 'babies' said, copying Bickslow. I giggled at them and said, "I'm not a cosplayer, Bix. Only Sagittarius dresses up." He rolled his tongue out at me, causing me to shake my head. Laxus and Ever showed up a few minutes later and Freed handed us our tickets. We boarded the train and Ever sat beside me, talking about this new makeup product she bought. The guys sat across from us and before I could say anything, Laxus spoke. "Blondie, do you know anything about this key?"

"No. Like I told Freed, I've never heard of any other keys besides the Gold and Silver keys. Maybe this key has just been hiding for a long time and people forgot about it. I know the more powerful spirits can hide their keys, so maybe this spirit did that and no one has been able to find it." I said, but I had a feeling there was more to it than that.

"Could the key be the one causing the people to change?" Freed asked, looking at me.

"It could. The more powerful a spirit is the more it can leave an aura surrounding their key to where it can affect people." I answered, thinking if that was happening.

"Yeah, but there's also that group that was mentioned. They could be mages who have the ability of mind control." Bickslow said. I nodded, not sure how to respond.

"We'll know more when we get there. For now let's get some rest. It's a long ride between Magnolia and Foss." Ever said while getting comfortable in her seat. I leaned my head against the window as my mind began thinking over everything I knew about Celestial Magic. As my eyelids began to droop, I vaguely heard a voice say, "It's time," before I fell asleep.