Chasing Stars

The clock ends, and the parties begin

Kess pov.

I flew with Akira breaking chains for the infinity castle. I'd called all my battle spirits hoping to stop my cousin from merging. My spirits in attempt to distract me were making a competition of busting the chains. It was all I could do to stay sane. Tai had brought me a new Katana, that had a magical blade, similar to Lucy's whip from Virgo, which was a big help since it went through metal.

For every ten we cut it seemed there were dozens more when I heard my cousin scream making me freeze despite the dizziness setting in on me. We were to late she's part of the clock as my brain worked a mile a minute as my heart wanted to stop. Warren contacted all of us about Lucy focusing the spell to save the mages, stop the spell and destroy the clock. But it might send her flying.

In true Fairy Tail fashion Lucy decides to take the risk and begins to focus the spell turning the clock ahead on the mages as Loke picks me up as it begins to break, "You my dear are getting low on energy for you to stand.", he says teasingly.

"I know I haven't been able to train while I was asleep. My training got seven years behind.", I say tiredly as a giant Octopus with my guildmates on it arrives.

"Is she ok?", Gray asks.

"Ya she's just dangerously low on magic energy. She called any spirit who could break a chain. And she still hadn't rested long from earlier.", Loke says as the clock pieces start flying and he hops with me on as my other spirits return to the magic world.

"Don't you need a rest yourself?", Erza asks.

"No not yet. I've got longer cause Kess wears my ring. I can stay as long as she needs me.", he says with a grin as we pick up Natsu.

"Where's my cousin.", I ask upset leaning on Loke exhausted.

"She's out there some where. We won't give up.", Gray says "We'll find her."

"Hey I smell her!", Natsu shouts as I start to fall asleep against Loke from overuse.

"Rest, I'm here. ", Loke whispers in my ear. When I came to Loke was still carrying me and we had arrived at the guild. "Feel better?"

"Ya a little.", I reply smirking up at him as I hear my cousin giggling tiredly as Natsu carries her. "I need to train harder, If I hadn't been asleep those seven years...."

"We've got plenty of time to train, and you'll get there. ", He says "I can even take you to the spirit world to train and then it won't feel so taxing on your body so you can train longer."

"I'd like that.", I say.

Soon we begin to celebrate the clock's destruction and our return with a living Lucy.

To our surprise we're joined by the Zentopia Legion Corps.

Which means my former stalker is talking my ear off, And Loke is acting possessive. By possessive I mean I'm in his lap as Loke glares death daggers at Dan and won't let go of me.

"My dear Kessy pooh I'm so sorry you had to go so long without me. But I found a better woman and will forever love my Erzy werzie", Dan says finally.

"One Erza is not better than "My" Kess. Scarier Yes, but not better than my Lady.", Loke says with a slight growl making me blush.

"Um Loke are you gonna go back and put my cousin down at all?", Lucy asks.

"Not as long as he's here.", he says glaring at Dan as the pair get into a glaring match.

Soon luckily after a creepy smile from there leader they go on there way.

Loke's p.o.v.

A few days later I brought Kess into the spirit world so she could train unbothered. My ring makes it so she can do this and she's in spirit world clothes. Kess has trained hard as soon as she got here and being here increases things faster for her due to my bond and energy fusing with hers. It be different if she was as she was before we'd bonded. It also helps her magic stores are larger because she's had her second origin opened long ago by Akira. She says it was incredibly painful.

I watch as she trains her heart out as she always did before as my heart warms to watch her, more so to train with her. The better part of being here is it helps her recover her magic faster while with me due to the celestial energy in her now.

Mate's are always stronger together.

After a couple days we return to the guild together as there in a big argument about some games coming up which results in my Kess being forced to pack and get dragged to a beach for training. Although my lovely being the smart woman she is saw the beach laughed and took some time for fun.

"Tag your it Loke catch me if you can?", she says flirty running for the water in her swim suit as Jet and a guy I don't recognize wine about needing to train. I being a smart husband chase after her as she giggles and squeals when I catch and spin her. I just hadn't told her about the Spirit King's party yet.

Wait till she finds out. Eventually things calm down and she sits and begins to train her telekinetics lifting large or small items with her mind and moving them.

I have to say my wife is pretty impressive as she practices when Virgo pops up under Lucy claiming the spirit world is in danger and tosses spirit world clothes at everyone. Kess gives me a skeptical look when we go over. Upon arrival we're greeted with the surprise party for Lucy, since we'd already celebrated with Kess.

"Loke did you know?", Kess asks as she leans into me as we sit on cushions later.

"Of course I did.", I say smirking as she grins at me.

"You sneaky devil. Now how should I punish you for that?", she says teasingly.

"Oh I can think of a few ways." I say glancing down at her making her blush before she playfully punches me. "So are you hoping to make the team?"

"If I do I do. If I don't I don't. I'm not really that worried. Besides Team Natsu will be fine if they get picked without me.", she says leaning back her back on my lap. "Besides That's a lot of extra pull on you being if me and cuz made it your both of our spirits. Well your more mine, but still"

"Is that a smirk on my lady's face?", I ask as her eyes twinkle looking up at me.

"Maybe.", she says teasingly as she reaches up to play with my hair as I lean over "But I wanna see the look on there faces when they realize the difference in spirit world time."

"That will be amusing babe.", I say kissing her forehead.