24 Juny X777
Next day,Lucy try to encourage herself to talking to her mother about what she do.Lucy want success negotiate with her mother to persuade her follow her meet miss grammi.
But Lucy doesn't know how exactly she must say.Her mother Layla heartfilia never once mention grammi once to Lucy.So if she suddenly tell her mother to follow her to meet miss grammi that will be look suspicious.
"Anyway i will do what i can" Lucy encourage to herself.Lucy start walking to meet her mother at garden.After walking for 10 minutes,she finally meet her mother at garden.
"Mama you are here!!" Lucy running to her mother and start hugging her mom."Oh my Lucy what's happen? did you need something" Layla answering her daughter greet.
"Mama are you busy now?" Lucy eyes gleamy like she is puppy."From your eyes i can see you are need something Lucy.what do you need" Layla answering Lucy question while patting her hair.
"Mama i want borrow you somewhere.But you must keep it a secret from papa" Lucy answering with pleadge of puppy eyes."Oh my Lucy what you need are be that it's like so serious that you need to keep a secret from your father?" Layla answering while chuckling.
"Actually mama i know what you want to do.You want opening some gate right?" Lucy asked her mother.Layla hearing this suddenly her face become serious and asking " Lucy from where you hear that?".
"It's not important how i learn that.I just want ask it's true right" Lucy looking at her mother eyes with fiery determination
"Lucy it's not your business.I don't think you must bother about it" Layla try to convience Lucy that it's not her business.At Layla eyes,she don't want burden Lucy with such task.
"No it's not.This is also my problem!!!" Lucy yelled to her mother.This is first time Lucy yelled to her mother since first life.Even at previous life she never yelled to her mother.But Lucy must do it because she don't want lose her mother for second time this life.
"Lucy why must you so insist? what driven you to this far?" Layla asked to her hid what driven her kid so far.Her tone,her spirit, Layla can tell that Lucy like person already got trought it atleast once.
"Well...." Lucy try explain but doesnt know where should start.Lucy whole live at this time is because second time that granted by Goddess of Reincarnation.Rolotia.
"Maybe that alibi will work" Lucy muttered inside her.
"You know mama,It's my instinct" Lucy explain it."I know you will do something so big at future." Lucy eyes gleamy like little child.
"Do something big?" Layla asked lucy what that mean.Layla don't remember she doing something big.
"You know,Like opening very big door yeah!" Lucy explain that fit her age.
"Very big door...." Layla murmured.She doesnt know what her daughter mean but it's seem important.Layla suspected that her daughter known Heartfilia mission.
"So Lucy you really known huh...." Layla murmured to herself.
"Well.... but i know what mama doing is super very important!" Lucy stated it and talking to her mother Layla
"But Lucy altrought i dunno from where you learn it but i don't want burden you with this mission" Layla stated this to her daughter.
"No mama!!! I am is mama daughter!!! mama burden is also my burden!!!i will not let mama throught it alone!!!" Lucy yelled to her mother Layla.Lucy really don't want at this life,her mother got die again and her papa Jude Heartfilia back to grief.
"Once is enough to let this family got estrained,i will not let it happen twice" Lucy internally stated this inside her heart.
"Lucy....." Layla murmured to herself.Her child is really has iron will heart that make Layla wondered what she though.But for this time,Layla agreed to trust Lucy.
"Okay Lucy.I will trust you.Fow now.Lead the way" Layla gentle smilling with patting Lucy head.
"Yay!!! don't worry mama,we will going tommorow.For today mama just rest" Lucy answering with grinning and excited tone.
Skip to nightime.
Lucy is at her bed ready to sleep but she still feeling excited.
"Tommorow huh....." Lucy murmured.For Lucy tommorow will be big day.She will bring her mother to meet grammie and asking about aquarius key.If it going smoothly,Lucy mother named Layla Heartfilia never need to die.And if Lucy mother not die,that mean her father Jude Heartfilia never need fall to gried and can continue spoiling Lucy.
"Yosh i cannot make mistake at tommorow.This time i will make sure mama got all key to opening eclipse gate so she not need using her life force as Aquarius subtitute"
And then Lucy is going sleep to await day of tommorow.
25 Juny X777
The day has come.Lucy and her mother Layla is prepared to going to destination that Lucy pointed.Before depart,Layla asking to Lucy with what they will depart.And when Lucy pointed that she using magic called Aqua Aera.Layla eyes like widened and got stunned because Layla never thinked that her daughter capable doing this.
"You really child full of suprise Lucy" Layla giggled.Layla doesn't need know from where her child learn this and she fully believed at her child.
"Then mama here we go" Layla grinning widely taking her mother hand and crossing the portal that Lucy created.
They arrive at small village.The vibe is quiet and the air is fresh like it's not town.Also Lucy already pinpointed house where grammi .
"Lucy where are we?" Layla asked her daughter."Hehe surprised? Just wait up" Lucy grinning widely.
Lucy knocked the door and saying "Excuse me?? is there anyone at home?".
After waiting for 15 minutes.Finally the door opened.it's woman whose green hair is tied back in a taut bun. Her attire consists of a long sleeve blouse with a collar and white cuffs at the end. Similar to her daughter, she also fashions her hair with purple cross-shaped accessories that opened the door.
"Okay whose are knock the d--" The woman want asking whose that knocked her door house and her eyes widen shockely like "L-L-L-L-Lady Layla??????How are you arrive at here?and how?!"
"Lucy did you not tell her or meet her before you asking your mama to follow you?" Layla eyes deadpanned and starred at her daughter Lucy."Well ahahaha..." Lucy body is nervous sweatly.To be honest Lucy never once is make appointment with grammi to bring her here nor she meet grammi before.She only tailed her to located where she is lived.
Layla sighed that her daughter sometime can scatterbrain.She then look at grammi again and saying " It's been a while grammi.Yes it's me Layla"
"T-t-then you going inside Lady Layla"Grammi hurried and serve Layla and her daughter Lucy."So how are you suddenly appear at here? This is alakitasia! It's too far from Ishgar especially Fiore" Grammi asking with panicked toned.
"Grammi please calm down.....well let's just say we already found a way to going here quickly ahahaha...." Layla try calming down her former servant grammi.Layla to be honest still processed how her daughter Lucy posessed this kind of magic.
"Haa...well i will believe it for now Lady Layla" Grammi already resigned to herself."Anyway Lady Layla,why you come to far to Alakitasia? is there anything you need?" Grammi asked curiously.
"The thing is i need Aquarius key grammi.The thing that my ancestor book will be come soon" Layla try explaining why she come to grammi home.
"Yes.Aquarius is originally owned by Lady Layla so you are free to take it if you need it.Juts wait up here a bit" Grammi nodded and begin searching Aquarius key to give it to her master Layla.
while Grammi still searching the key,suddenly there is kid approach Lucy.She has short hair and the hair color is green "Ne Ne,Are you my mom friend?"
Lucy when looking a brandish,her eyes is widened like and internally commented like "This is Brandish?? It's way too different!!!why she so cute here!?She while still child are so cute!!"
"Yes i am your mother friend,my name is Lucy? And you?" Lucy grinned wildly while patting brandish hair.Lucy never thought Brandish while at child are so cute and innocent.
"My name is Brandish,Full name is Brandish μ,Nice to meet you Lucy" Brandish eyes gleaming like innocent child.
"Ara Lucy you already making friend ufufufu~"Layla giggled while patting Lucy hair."Mom!!not here!! it's embarassing!" Lucy try complained but her face say she is not hated it.
"Ara sorry ufufu~" Layla giggled and stopping patting Lucy hair.Lucy can be so cute if she is embarassed.
after a while,Lucy and Brandish is playing hide & seek.For Lucy,Can befriend brandish this way is really great.She not need to face her as enemy first like at her first life while she goes to caracol island to obtaining information about master makarov.
While Lucy & Brandish playing outside.Grammi is arrive after founding Aquarius Key."Here Lady Layla Aquarius key,i always treat and polish it with care because it's originally miss Layla is owner".
"Oh well Grammi you not need to going to such far but thanks to treating Aquarius key" Layla giggled while hearing Grammi statement.
"To be honest i still shock how are you can find me at this place.I bet it's because miss Lucy right?" Grammi casual state that."Oh you are realized it?" Layla little suprised hearing Grammi answer.
"Call it intuition.But i will not pry any further.I can feel it.Miss Lucy holding a great destiny" Grammi nodded while giving this statement."At first i want that kid live normally but i think it's are impossible" Layla sighed.
"More importantly i glad Brandish getting along with miss Lucy" Grammi giggled."Yes i am glad Brandish and Lucy become friend.Like ourself right?" Layla asked playfully."I suppose you are right Lady Layla ufufu~" Grammi smiling hearing Layla statement
"But you can tell it right?Miss Lucy never regret thing what she do.She really take it after you" Grammi giving another comment
"Yeah,i suppose you are right" Layla little giglling hearing grammi comment.
After Lucy & Grammi finished playing, Lucy and Layla waving back to Grammi and Brandish and saying goodbye.After walking for a while,Lucy create water portal using her Aqua Aera magic and arrive at Heartfilia mansion again.
"Anyway Lucy how brandish according your opinion" Layla asked her daughter Lucy about her opinion of Brandish.
"She is fun~ i want play with her again!" Lucy eyes gleamy like innocent child.
"Ara despite look matured,deep down you still child ufufufu~" Layla giggled hearing Lucy answer.To be honest,Layla glad that Lucy still has child side inside her.
"With this the preparation is completed.Thank you Lucy" Layla saying gratitude to her daughter."Wait mama there is more i want give you" Lucy remember something.She quickly dig into her pocket and present her mama The key is depicted to be black in color, ending in a spade-like tip that is connected to the key's bow by a dark serpentine figure that spirals around the blade of the key. The center of the bow is black, stamped with the crest of the Snake Charmer, colored in white, with the serpentine figure spiraled around it.
"Lucy this is....." Layla gasped what her daughter present to her."Yes mama this is key of 13 zodiac,Gate of the Snake Charmer Key Ophiuchus.With this Mama can open gate without consumed much magic again" Lucy stated this with happy tone.
"Lucy thank you.." Layla hugged her daughter.This is best present that she received from her daughter.
Lucy internally commented "With this,Mama future reassured and she will not got Magic Deficiency Disease after opening Eclipse Gate,Thank you Rolotia".Lucy is secretly smilling this is going smoothly.
All the remaining is opening the gate at 7Juli X777.