"He's your next opponent Lucy. If you defeat him you'll be in rank A. So all the best!" Miss Anne said. I nodded.

"Be careful Lucy. He has the Invisibility Alice." Kelly warned.

The guy suddenly vanished. I felt a kick on my back and I fell to the ground.

"Ow!" I said rubbing my back a bit.

"So that's how you are gonna play huh?" I said. I stood still in my place, not making a move. I then quickly raised my fist and punched the air. Or you could say the guy.

"My nose!" He yelled. He fell to the ground and became a bit visible. I kicked him in the stomach.

"Ouch! I give up!" He gave up.

"Jeez... That was easy. And I haven't once used my Alice. Not even my Nullification Alice. This is so boring." I whined and gently rubbed my Celestial keys which hung on my belt.

For a person with the Celestial Alice, keys are very very important to him or her. Without them they're nothing.

"Well now starts the true test." Miss. Anne said. I raised an eyebrow.

"That's right! You'll be fighting with the strongest of our group now Lucy!" Levy said.

"No. I'll choose someone else before she fights the strongest of your group." Anne said.

"Why so Miss Anne?" Elly asked.

"I want to see her use her Alice at least once. And I want to see how much she can fight without using her Nullification Alice and only use her Celestial Alice." She said. I smirked.

"Challenge accepted. So who will I fight?" I asked.

"First, you wanna fight a guy or a girl?" She asked.

"What kind of question is that? I'm ready to take on anyone!" I said.

"Then I want you to fight Ben." She said. Ben? Elly's guy? The one with the Ice Dragon Slaying Alice? Cool!

"Okay!" I answered.

"Ben! Come here!" Anne yelled. Ben walked over to us, confused.

"You called me?" He asked.

"You are gonna fight Lucy." She said.

"What?! Why am I the one fighting her? Shouldn't it be Griffin?!" He asked.

"You're scared?" I asked playfully. He frowned.

"It's just like a practice match. And if she can handle you that means she won't get badly hurt when she fights Griffin." Anne said.

"What do you mean handle? I'll defeat him!" I said.

"We'll see about that." Ben said and took his position.

"You wanna go first?" He asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.

I leaped towards him and I guess my speed shocked him since he stood there frozen still. I kicked him in the chest and he fell back.

"Don't go easy on me. I like it rough." I said with my hand on my hip. We had gathered a small crowd. He growled lightly. He got up and dusted his clothes. I blushed.

"B - Ben y - your clothes...." I said. His shirt was missing again.

"Oh no! What the hell?!" He panicked but then turned calm and smirked at me.

"I'll play like this only." He said. What?! He's gonna play half naked?!! How will I be able to concentrate this way?! I - wait a second. This is his strategy. He knows I get flustered by seeing a guy half naked so he - Ugh! But I won't let this get to me. I smirked back. It's not like I haven't seen a guy half naked. I lived with 2 guys in the same house for 4 f*cking years. They always used to roam around the house with their shirt elsewhere.

"Bring it on dude." I said. He frowned.

We fought for a few minutes without using our Alices. He was quite tired already. I made him run a lot. *grin*

I'm not tired at all. That's one advantage of being short. You can run faster. And not get tired. I think Ben finally snapped because he (finally!) used his Alice. "Ice make: Lance!" He yelled and many icicles came with full speed to me. I dodged each one of it. Should I use my Alice too? The girls and Miss. Anne seemed quite excited to see my Alice. Well I guess...For them.

I grabbed one of my key and chanted the words, "Gate of the lion, I open thee, Leo!" A poof was heard and there stood my most strongest spirit, Leo. He had spiky orange hair and he wore a suit along with sunglasses. He took my hand in his.

"It's been a while since you called me out, my Princess." He said. I sweat dropped. There's one thing about Leo, he's too flirty. And he calls me his princess. I sighed.

"Leo, we're in the middle of a fight. If you would stop your antics and hel- Ahhh!" He carried me in his arms and we just missed another attack of Ben's. "You want me to fight him?" He asked. "No. Lend me your powers." I said. He smirked. "So you want me to become one with you?" He asked. I blushed.

"Yeah. Now let's do the contract. Quick." I said and he slowly was absorbed into me. A light surrounded me and when it vanished I was in my star dress of Leo. I had on a suit along with black shades and the tips of my hair had turned orange. If you see clearly I look like the girl form of Leo.

I wasted no time and jumped on Ben. "Regulus impact!" I yelled and a golden light covered my hand. I punched Ben in the gut and he flew towards the tree. This attack makes my punches 10x stronger and even makes me more agile. Ben tried getting up but fell back.

"And the winner is Lucy!" Levy yelled. I slowly detransformed and Leo became visible. And I was back in my clothes.

"Next time when I summon you, don't flirt and help me fight okay?!" I said angrily.

"Sorry, sorry, my princess. But it's not my fault I lose my mind when I see your beauty." He said.

"Leo.........are you gonna go now or do you wanna get a taste of my punch?" I asked sweetly.

"I'll go I'll go. But listen...its been a while since you spoke to all your spirits. They were getting a bit worried about you. It would be nice if you spoke to us once in a while." He said and before he completely vanished I said, "I'll make sure of that. Thanks for your help. Bye."

"Not bad, Lucy. I didn't know that you can absorb the powers and summon the star dress of your spirits. How many keys do you have by the way?" Anne asked.

"Well.....I have all the 12 zodiac keys, 30 silver keys and 17 bronze keys. I also have the special 13th zodiac key unknown to many." I said.

"But I don't see so many keys on your belt right now. Don't you carry all of them?" Kelly asked.

"There are many so I keep them in the Celestial wheel." I said.

"What's a Celestial wheel?" Lisa asked.

"A Celestial wheel is something where you can store your extra keys or even your magic scrolls and all that." I said.

"It's actually quite rare to have a Celestial wheel. If you have one, it means that you have a very high level Celestial Alice. And that's quite rare since you're just 16 years." Anne said.

"Actually I have 2 wheels. I have many spells which I store in them. Besides keys." I said.

Ms. Anne was flabbergasted. "You really are something, Lucy Heartfilia. So are you ready for your match with the 'Grief master'?" She asked. I nodded.

"I'm fighting bunny girl? Are you serious?" Griffin said. I saw Charlie coming towards us. Now what is he upto. He looked at me and smirked. I frowned. He sure is up to something.

"Hey guys." He greeted. "S'sup Bro?" Griffin said. Wait they know each other?! "Lucy, this is Charlie Tomlison. He has the Ghost manipulation Alice. He's just 12 years old." Lisa told me what I already know. I smiled at him.

"Hi Charlie. I'm Lucy Heartfilia. It's nice to meet you." I said.

If you do something unusual, just wait and watch I'll break your bones into pieces and give them to hungry wolves to eat.

I told him this with the help of my Telepathic Alice. He smirked. He came closer to me and - bam!............................................... he hugged me??? What the f*ck?

Charlie was shorter than me and reached my chin.

Everybody stood there with their mouth agape. Charlie nuzzle his nose on the side of my neck. He used to always do it when we used to live together. But no one knows we know each other. We're pretending we don't know each other. We're complete strangers. So I have no idea why he's doing this. But he knows that whenever he does this nuzzling I can't stop myself from hugging him. It took all my willpower to control myself. I don't want to be seen as a child molester.

"C - Charlie w - what a - are you doing?" Thanks for asking Levy. He looked at her.

"She reminds me of a sister I could have had. So I'm hugging her." He simply said.

"This is so not him. But I advice you to hug him back if you don't want to be creeped out by ghosts." Lisa whispered in my ear. I gulped. He can do that.

I slowly hugged him back and he nuzzled even more. I then heard a camera flashing. I turned to see Fred clicking a picture.

"W-why are you taking pictures?!" I asked. "For blackmail." He said. I gulped.

What did I get myself into?

"What the hell is going on here?" A hoarse but familiar voice said. We all turned to see - Pink! My eyes sparkled. But then it dimmed. He wouldn't let me touch it so what's the point in getting excited?

"Brother!" Charlie yelled and loosened his grip on me. Brother? Doesn't he call only Derek that? Why this good-for-nothing bastard? Everybody became silent.

"Lucy, this is Jason Hooke. The leader of 'Crimson Dragons' and the most strongest and most dangerous person in the Academy." Levy said. So he's Jason Hooke. Where have I heard about his before? Oh yeah. He's the only one in rank S. The one with the Fire Dragon Slaying Alice.

"What are you doing here, short stacks?" He asked.

"Stop calling me that!!" I yelled. Everyone gasped. I turned towards them sharply.

"WHAT?!" I yelled.

"It's just that no one has ever spoken to him like that. Especially no girl." James said.

"Let me be your guest then." I said through gritted teeth.

"I don't want to waste my time on him. Can we proceed with my match?" I asked Anne. "S - sure thing. Griffin, it's your turn." She said.

"She's fighting metal - head? She's gonna die." I heard Jason say.

"Just wait and watch dumbass." I whispered to myself.

"She actually defeated Ben." James said. He kept silent. I smirked.

"Ben's a loser. Anyone can win against him."

"Hey! I heard that!" Ben yelled from the side where Elly was treating his wounds. I should say sorry later.

I took my stance. I shouldn't underestimate Griffin. His aura is quite strong.

"Lucy! If you defeat him you'll have to fight Jason. But even if you lose against Jason you'll be in rank S. So all the best!" Miss Anne said. I nodded. Griffin smirked.

"Ready bunny girl?" He asked. I gritted my teeth. I leaped to him and landed kicks and punches on him. He blocked most of them. What?! My eyes widened. I quickly backed off. His hand - it turned into an iron rod! He smirked. I growled. Calm down Lucy. And think. Concentrate. Concentration always helps. Should I be offensive or defensive?

No time to think. I began dodging all of his attacks. He's good. But he used his Alice too early. Is that his strategy or what? He stopped for a second. I raised an eyebrow. He took in a deep breath. My eyes widened. Oh shit! "Roar of the Iron Dragon!" He yelled and I put my hand in front of me. "Nullify!" I yelled and swung my hands to my side. His attack disappeared. That was scary.

"You're really good bunny girl." He complimented. I smirked. But that won't get my guard down.

Derek's here! The f*ck! I can feel his aura faintly. I looked around. No one's felt it. Wait. I think Jason has. But his face is blank and he's SLEEPING?!! Ugh! Forget about him!

"Gods of the heaven, lend me your powers, lend me the Celestial swords! Celestia come forth at once!" I chanted my spell and two golden swords came in my hands.

I leaped towards him with my swords in hand and clashed them against his iron hand. He smirked. "My iron hand is too strong for your sw- the f*ck?!" My swords were cracking his iron hand. He backed off. I smirked this time.

"These swords are made of the stars you see every night with even more magic put into it. It was quite difficult to possess them you know." I said. He grunted.

"I won't be defeated that easily." He said.

"That's good. Cuz I'm having lots of fun right now."