Celestial Heart (and Subsequent Sequels)

~Winter is actually a fallen Celestial Spirit, who was turned into a human after spending too much time alone in the human world and disappearing. Loke remembers her as a Spirit and that she suddenly disappeared from the Celestial Spirit World. She is Columba, the Dove

She was contracted to Lucy's mother at the time, but due to something (a curse?) she was unable to return to the Celestial Spirit World. Because of her strong bond with Lucy's mother, when her spirit "died" she was reborn as Lucy's sister

~Candor possess a type of Possession Magic, which he uses to take over Winter's mind and "play" with her. But after Levy and Loke manage to bring back her own mind, and Candor is found out, Winter offers him a spot in Fairy Tail, because she realizes that he's simply a lonely boy who was abandoned by his parents, looking for friends. She thinks Fairy Tail would be perfect for him. Before she passes out again (drained of magic) he admits to her that there was something odd about her mind, that her memories aren't "whole". He can't explain further

~Winter dies in the Magic Games arc, after future Lucy arrives and Winter realizes that she would never leave her sister alone like that: "Wait... Where am I during all of this? Because there is no way I'd leave you alone, Lucy, no way. If I'm... if I'm not with you..."

~Possibly introduce another Dragon Slayer - The Cloud Dragon Slayer: Caelum, the boy, and Nimbus, the dragon!

(LokeXWinter Scene)

~dialogue only~

"You know, Winter... there's something I've been wanting to talk to you about."

"Eh? What is it? And could you maybe put me down while you're at it...?"

"Nope! That would be wrong, seeing as how you're my princess."

"Gah. Shut up or get on with it!"

*smiles* "Right. About that... When you and Lucy summoned all your Celestial Spirits... I got the feeling that, instead of calling them, it was more like... they were attracted to you."

"Attracted...? What the hell does that mean?"

"I'm not sure, but... it wasn't a normal summoning by any means. And you've done it before, with Taurus."

"Ah. I'd almost forgotten about that..."

*frowns thoughtfully* "Well! I wouldn't worry about it, so long as it means I don't have any competition~!"

"Wha-?! Competition? For what, exactly?"

*smirks charmingly* "For my princess' kiss, of course!"

*jumps down from Loke's arms* "Gah, even when I know you're a Celestial Spirit, you don't change! I really thought that might've been an act before!"

*steps closer to Winter* "Some of it was. Whenever I was with those other girls, all I could think about was how much I'd rather be with you."

"...You're... surprisingly candid..."

"I'm done with lying, Winter. Now that you know the truth about me, and now that... I can actually think about the future... I don't have any reason to hold back."

*pauses for a moment, staring at Loke's eyes* "Huh." *smirks suddenly and grabs onto the front of Loke's suit* "Same goes for me then, I guess."

*BIG KISS SCENE*

(Opening to second book after "nightmare" prologue)

*Candor enters the guild with Winter on his back*

"We're hooooome~!"

*Lucy looks over from her conversation with Mira* "Why is Candor carrying you? Scratch that: Why are you always on someone's back when you come home from a job?"

(Caelum Brightheart's Information)

Name: Caelum Brightheart

Age: 19

Guild: Fairy Tail

Appearance: Reasonably tall, about 5'9". Short, spiky white hair. Luminous golden eyes, usually hooded as though half-asleep. He has a scar that cuts straight across his nose. He wears a black suit jacket with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, a partially ripped yellow t-shirt over a black tank, long black pants and white-strapped sandals. He also sports a pair of white-rimmed goggles that he normally has over his eyes, but occasionally wears dangling from around his neck.

Traits: Very laid-back, calm. He appears happy to a fault at most times and generally doesn't anger very quickly or easily.

Powers: Cloud Dragon Slayer

Favorite Activity: Flying with his exceed, Lucem.

Random Facts: Caelum has a horrible memory and very easily forgets names and faces; each time this happens, Lucem smacks the back of his head until he remembers. He's also ambidextrous, but doesn't show it off very often because he dislikes writing.

Lucem is yellow-furred exceed whom Caelum met as a child. Like Happy, he isn't often found wearing human clothing, but at times dons a jacket similar to Caelum's, which he had made for him years ago. He and Caelum appear to have a terrible relationship, as Lucem is constantly berating the mage for his bad habits: forgetting things, bad posture, etc. But in actuality the two are inseparable and trust one another above all else. Lucem finds himself caught up in the return to Edolas, quite against his will; he aids Winter and Fairy Tail in bringing down the exceeds' operations so that he can return to Earthland Caelum's side.

Edo Caelum is irritable and stand-offish. He rarely talks and avoids human interaction as much as possible. His only reason for joining Edo Fairy Tail is because they are the only ones who accept his apparent renegade usage of magic.

^^ This is the Caelum Winter and Candor are first introduced to. They mark him as odd, seeing as how they don't recognize anyone like him from their Earthland home.

Once back on Earthland, Winter is immediately thrust into another arc of turmoil when it's discovered that Candor has disappeared. She sets off after him without consulting the others (Loke included) and tracks him down to a small town miles from Magnolia's borders, close to the edge of Fiore. It's here she happens upon Caelum Brightheart, whom she recognizes from Edolas. Obviously, he doesn't have the faintest idea who she is, having not yet joined Fairy Tail. He agrees to help her locate Candor after Winter returns Lucem to him (he returned with Fairy Tail and stayed as he was unable to find Caelum at first) and Candor is found soon after using Caelum's dragon senses.

He - begrudgingly - admits that he felt he didn't belong in Fairy Tail, where everyone is a family and tears are shed for all accounts. He also was wary after overhearing a conversation between two Magnolia citizens about how disturbing and untrustworthy they found him.

Winter is able to convince Candor that the thoughts of two meaningless chicks shouldn't concern him, and that if nothing else, she would miss him (this is also admitted rather begrudgingly).

But then Candor comes face to face with his father (who happens to financing a local gang), and his urge to splatter his blood across the cobblestones is undeniable. Only Winter is able to ease him off the subject, though she (and surprisingly Caelum) is quick to beat the ever-living shit out of the man once Candor's gone off.

Upon returning to Fairy Tail, Caelum is inducted into their ranks (his tattoo is golden and resides on his back, between his shoulder blades) and Winter offers him a spot on Team Zodiac, which he happily accepts.

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"What's the point?" Candor asked sharply, jutting out his chin in a show of defiance. "If we sacrifice just this one, nearly all of the guild will be saved. Isn't this what you would call for the greater good?"

I had him by the collar not a second after the final word had formed on his resolutely flat lips, bringing his apathetic sneer only inches from my astounded snarl.

"We don't leave anyone behind, you little brat!"

Meeting my heated glare with icy aloofness, he wrapped slender fingers around my wrist and jerked it cleanly from his cloak. "Then you can die along with your archaic ideals," he murmured, before turning on his heel and striding away into the growing shadows.

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In the opening chapter for Celestial Memories, a dream of Winter's is depicted, in which she and Lucy are stargazing as children, pointing out the constellations they've learned from their mother. Here, Winter expresses to Lucy that her favorite constellation by far is Leo.

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Possible Celestial Spirits:

Chamaeleon - a vibrant young girl dressed in reflective clothing. Her magic allows her appearance to change and this is granted to her summoner as well. Winter discovers her Key in Edolas, with the explanation that her previous contractor enjoyed experimenting with teleportation magic and stranded himself in the magically deprived world, where he breathed his last and left Chamaeleon's Key.

Corvus - a stylish young man dressed in midnight black feathers. His magic is similar to Columba's - wind-type magic that rips through opponents' defenses.

Hydrus - the water snake;

Lupus - the wolf;

Phoenix - a young woman with a tremendous ego and the skills to back it up. She works as a dual specialist, able to perform both combat magic as well as support, using her fire-type magic in succession with her healing magic. However, because of her immense strength, she is only able to be summoned for a short period of time. (Upon meeting Winter, claims herself to be the Celestial Queen)

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Possibility: CaelumXGray
Possibility: CandorXGray
Possibility: Gender-Swap chapter

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Winter and Candor don't go to Tenrou Island - that's how the book ends, with Winter receiving the news that those who went to the island have disappeared