The Return of Memory Days

A Promise Made...

"Oh, really? That's great, princess!" Loki's voice brought me back to my senses. I turned to see the lion spirit smiling at the young heiress. "But why?" he asked.

"Because you're right... My mom is magic. And I want to be with her as much as I can. That would make her happy" she said with a smile before adding, "And also, I love stellar spirits. It was amazing whenever I watched them pop out of nowhere when mom summoned them. They're amazing people... And I love all of them very much!"

With that, all of us smiled. I felt myself blush as I heard the other spirits' minds saying, we love Lucy-sama too, including Aquarius. We went back to watching the beautiful scene through the bushes. I saw Loki smile at the blonde girl, his eyes shined like pretty lights. He finally dug into the pocket of his tux and pulled out the gold ring I gave him. It really was him...

"Well, then you'll need this" he said as he placed the golden key holder on both her hands. "This is a golden ring where you can put the keys of all the celestial friends you'll make in the future. Eventhough it's pretty simple, I want you to take care of it because this is special" he continued to say as if he were in a daze.

Little Lucy felt curious and asked, "Why is that?"

My dashing spirit sighed. "Because the owner of this is the strongest stellar spirit mage I'd ever met. She is the best..."

"Hmm... How amazing is she..?" she asked in amazement. Did I hear a tinge of jealousy in her voice? I pretended I didn't notice.

"Well, right now she owns ten Zodiac keys and several silver ones. And she's just seventeen (well, sort of ^_^)" he replied proudly.

Lucy just smiled in awe. "I'm gonna be like her..." It sounded funny since she really will be, but it was nice to hear.

Sensing that everything was okay, Loki stood up. "It seems that it is time for me to leave, my dear princess" he said sweetly as he bowed before her. Loki turned around to go back to where we were, but was stopped by tiny hands that clung to his tux.

He looked back and saw the little girl, who looked a bit sad. "Mr. Prince, will I ever see you again..?" the question surprised Loki. He patted the top of her head and nodded. That answer wasn't enough for her though...

"You said before that you were my prince, right?" she began, the lion just stared. "So that means you better come back to me" she said, with a blush on her cheeks as she pouted.

My ginger haired spirit laughed in amusement. "Of course. You won't see me for a long time, but our paths will meet again" he smiled. That still wasn't good enough for the ten year old me...

"Then promise" Lucy stated, holding out her pinky for a promise. Hmm..? I don't remember this, I instantly thought.

Loki gave in and intertwined his pinky with the little girl's. "I promise you, my princess, that I will definitely come back and be with you again" he finished his vow with a smile.

Little Lucy closed her eyes and spoke with her soft voice.

"And I promise, that when I find you, Mr. Prince... I'll make you mine..!"

She opened her eyes then grinned innocently. This time, I wasn't the only one who's face is all red. My lion spirit shared my embarassment.

The blonde girl yawned, her eyes starting to flutter. It's been a long day for her. So Loki held her once again and let her sleep in his arms. Before she completely zoned out, she reached to kiss Loki's cheek and said, "I'll find you. So you better wait for me". Then she was fast asleep, so we all went out of hiding to join the lion spirit.