Author Notes:

I know, I know I need to be working on my original story but this one popped up and said: "Write me!" And it just started to flow out of me...and who was I to deny it when it was laying itself out so freely? This one is probably not really going to be romance but more of a adventure story about friendship. The setting is essentially the Fairy Tail world with some marked changes. So I guess it's kinda...AU? This was placed in my Fairy Cakes one shots as it's just an idea, and wanted to be seen. Many of these will not be interconnected stories. If they are I will tell you which chapters to read to get the whole story. But for the most part these are just short stories that come to me.

I'll update it from time to time but Hawkeye is still my main focus (at least until it's done). Tell me what you think! .

Chapter 1: Curiosity Killed the...

Sighing in defeat Lisanna Strauss decides that enough was enough. She had tried this particular transformation magic for most of the morning. It was now early afternoon and she was exhausted. Maybe she was aiming too far off. Her take overs up until this point has always been a creature she's interacted with or at least could study. After all this magic was all about studying your subject. Unfortunately, because her subjects are the subject of myth or extinction and thus are only found in artists renditions typically in story books.

Guess there's no help for it. She starts to walk towards the market. She had to go help her sister at the guild. She had begged off the morning for practice but now it was lunch rush and Mira would not be able to handle it alone for long. Hurriedly she picks up a few items Mira had requested for dinner and hurries towards the guild. If she hadn't been zoning out to such an extent she might have missed the flash of silver that waved off to her left.

Stopping in confusion she turned to focus a little more securely on what caught her attention. It was a tail. Five tails actually. Attached to the lower back of a blonde headed girl who looked to be about the same age as she herself. Matching silver ears stood up from behind carefully cut bangs. She rather looked like Lisanna herself when she assumed her cat soul form...which meant...

She took some artistic liberties but...that girl NAILED IT! Maybe if I ask her she might be able to help me! She runs to catch up to her, which is not hard as the girl didn't seem to be any hurry. "Hello!? Hi, I'm really sorry! But your...your transformation is amazing! I just wanted to know, how you did it I've been trying for the past month to do something similar..." Cocoa orbs eye her in faint amazement and no small amount of confusion. Lisanna tapers off at the look and flushes in embarrassment. "I'm sorry my sister says that I jump right into things and I tend to bowl people over. Maybe I should start over. I'm Lisanna Strauss, a mage from Fairy Tail. I couldn't help but notice your form and wanted to know if you could help me?"

The girl remains silent and stunned. From the front Lisanna could see two silver streaks running through the young woman's inwardly two layered curled bangs. Her hair in the back was in two pigtails that gracefully arced out from behind her into two perfect semi circles to stop at about ankle length. Her outfit was odd though. It looked...like a boat necked over tunic that laced shut on the sides, which was blue in color edged with brocade trim stopping at just above knee-length. An angel sleeved peasant shirt in white with blue and gold edging peeked out from beneath the tunic from both the top and bottom, and the entire ensemble was belted. Beneath it was navy blue thigh highs and on her feet was brown high-heeled boots that laced up the front. Hanging from her belt was a weird tube and a key ring of some sort. Weird. But who was she to talk? All of these features were taken in only upon the initial glance.

Just then someone bumps her roughly from behind nearly causing Lisanna to almost lose her packages. "HEY!" she turned to look. "That was RUDE! Honestly, these people..." she turns back to look and the girl she was attempting to talk to was gone. Looking all over and down many alleys turned up no results. Maybe...maybe she was studying too hard. Now she was seeing things... Shaking her head she decides to continue her walk to the guild. She was later now...hopefully Mira won't be too angry with her! What she didn't see was that sitting on a chimney high above her was the very girl she had attempted to speak to.

"Lisanna Strauss of Fairy tail? Facinating." Tails twitching in curiosity.

"I know! I know! Sorry I'm late, I got the supplies you asked for though!" Mira looks up and smiles. "I was getting worried. It wasn't like you to be late." Hurriedly manning the bar The younger Strauss sighs blowing a bit of her silver hair out-of-the-way in the process. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you what held me up." she mutters to herself ruefully.

"I might, I've seen some pretty crazy stuff." She blinks as she looks up to see Natsu Dragneel sitting there looking bored and picking his nose with his pinky. Having been friends since they where very small she had learned to deal with him and his heightened senses...but never fully get used to them. Not in the means of thinking it common place at least. She wrinkles her nose at his actions. "That is disgusting. Stop it. There's food around here!"

"What? Something's up there and I'm trying to...ah there it is! It's been annoying me for the last ten minutes..." He holds his finger up to inspect it with a critical eye before flicking it off towards Gray who happened to be yawning at that very moment. It lands right on the Ice mage's tongue. Liasanna suddenly feels a bit queasy. Natsu freezes before bursting into laughter at the startled expression on Grey's face at the strange sensation of such a thing hitting his tongue.
"The hell is this?" he mutters. "What's so funny you flaming piece of...?"

"You ate my boogier! BWAAHAHAHAHAHA!" Grey suddenly looks very sick and every pissed.

"YOU DUMB BASTARD! I am going to KILL YOU!" The girl sighs as another fight breaks out. She shakes her head.

"They are hopeless."

"At least their amusing."

"That's true, never a dull moment. But I really should stop playing around, I need to get to work." And so for the next hour Lisanna is running for a good solid hour and half trying so serve everyone. After that was a few hours lull where cooking began again to serve everyone dinner. It was a never-ending but busy cycle. But Lisanna was happy about that It kept things busy and the guild was always lively. The good thing about the guild was that no one was ever rude. Which made working here much more forgiving than perhaps a restaurant where no one knows you outside of your status as a server. Here everyone was family and despite all of everyone's shortcomings and mistakes we endeavor to still love them.

When everything is finally calm she happily retreats to the kitchen for some quiet and to wash the piles of dishes that had accumulated over the course of dinner. Elfman took it upon himself to act as bus boy, which, was just as well. Their guild could EAT and as a result lots of dishes accumulate making collecting them and carrying them all a bit of a challenge. She allowed the warmth of the warm soapy water to ease up her arms. She's glad she wore shorts and a tank top today. No need to roll up sleeves. "It's like a mini hot spring for my hands! Except my hands come out dryer than they went in."

"If you use soapwart, it won't be nearly as bad. There is a patch not too far from here. Near the women's dorm."

"Really? How do you use it? I've never heard of Soapwort, before."

"Simply pick it and crush the leaves a bit before putting it into your water. You wont get as many suds but it's nicer on your hands."

"That is really easy."

"What's really easy?" Mira looks on curiously as she brings a bowl back. Lisanna smiles. "OH, I was talking bout how washing dishes in hot water was like having a mini hot spring for your hands except my hands end up dryer and then you said that all I had to do was use Soapwort..."

"What is Soapwort? Lis...I just walked in." Lisanna stops and turns to look at her.

"Then, who was I talking to?"

"That's what I'm asking you."

First she was seeing things...now she's holding conversations with imaginary people too. She really have worked too much. "I...maybe I've been working too much."

"That is probably true. Your energy levels are concerningly low. But Your not in the realm where your dangerously low to start effecting your levels of perception."

"Oh, Thank goodness. I tried to be aware and not work myself that hard..."

"Lis, you're doing it again. I feel like I'm missing part of the conversation. Are you *sure* Your feeling alright? I can get Kinana to finish if necessary." The eldest Strauss placed her forehead to Lisanna's in concern. "No fever. How is your stomach?"

"A little empty but alright. Look I'm fine."

"You could use to rest, truth be told. A good meal and a goodnight's sleep would help."

"UGH! No one asked you!" Lisanna yells startling a already very concerned Mira-jane.

"Lisanna...?"

"Oh...sorry I wasn't talking to you Mira, really. I'm sorry for yelling." she looks away back down at the sink of dishes in faint shame. She always hated that hurt tone of voice when she heard it coming from her sister.

"Yes it is a bit rude to yell when holding a perfectly civil conversation..."

"No one asked you disembodied voice." she grumbles very very softly.

"That's a bit rude. I am NOT disembodied. Your just unobservant."

"Lisanna, I insist, you need to take the rest of the day off. You have been practicing a lot and maybe it's just the strain of it is finally catching up. Don't worry you can come back tomorrow at lunch like usual."

"But," She starts frantically. Mira-jane takes her shoulders and turns her to fully face her matching blue eyes searching hers deeply in concern.

"Please...for my peace of mind. Go home. Rest."

She could never deny her nii-san when she used that tone. "Alright."

"Make sure to take something with you to eat. No good in resting when you have nothing to run off of. Now go on. I'll see you at home." Reluctantly Lisanna goes about fixing some stew to take with her.

"You might want to take a thick sliced of bread too. Maybe you have butter at home? I"m sure that would be a nice hearty meal to regain your strength with." Attempting to ignore the voice Lisanna bids everyone goodnight and after dodging a few brawls walks out of the door, dinner in hand heading for home. "Mou, I can't believe I started to freak out like that...I am not crazy. I know what I saw and what I'm hearing." Looking back down she sighs forlornly. Today had turned out both weird and oddly disappointing. Not far ahead of her she frowns as she swears she sees a cat sized shadow move about. Always a lover of animals and curious about new ones especially to copy, Lisanna's attention was immediately seized and her curiosity peaked. Hurrying after it for a better look she is excited to see that it seemed to be waiting for her at the back of the alley. Approaching it and squatting to appear less threatening she waves her hand towards it, beckoning.

"Here, sweetie...here...your alright...yes, yes just let me get a good look at you. I won't hurt you."

"But it will hurt you. Leave." Lisanna frowns darkly at the voice coming again.

"All you do is get me in trouble and people think I'm crazy! Leave me alone!" She gets a whiff of good quality alcohol before:

"She's awfully stupid for someone you claim is so special. You stupid chit, get away from it! Can't you feel it?"

"Oh no, there's another voice...I am crazy."Lisanna faintly murmurs absently.

The creature at the moment chooses to turn to face her and the girl has to hold in a scream at what she sees and actually falls back, dropping her package. The cat sized creature has only one eye on it's back and a the four 'feet' are actually rather closer to tentacles. The whole thing is now oozing a strange putrid smelling liquid. It seemed to faintly see through too like it's not fully of this realm. The eye rolls towards her crazily and dilates in pleasure. She hears a faint hissing sound but sees no mouth. Until it lunges at her and she sees a mouth on its stomach, filled with sharp teeth. Screeching in surprise and a faint amount of fear. Right before it connects with her a lash of magical energy snaps it away from her face only causing some of the ooze to splatter onto her shoes and begin to eat through them before stopping half way in. The power was a pale summer sky blue swirled around with a golden coil. Rather unlike any she'd ever seen before. It didn't even feel like the magic she was used to picking up. Looking up. She stares at the girl she had seen before but now her eyes where faintly illuminated from behind her irises with a faint golden color causing her once brown orbs to appear faintly coppery in color. "I told you to leave."

Suddenly Lisanna feels darkness pulling at her senses as she hears the new voice begin to speak.

"She's seen enough for one day...best we handle this and relocate her as soon as possible. She looks like one to blab and we need time to clean."

"It's a shame she's going to go to bed without dinner, though."

"It's her own fault for being so stupid..."

Starting awake in bed. Lisanna looks around in fear. She was in her room, dressed for bed like she normally would be. But last night...

It seemed so real. Thinking a little harder she can't remember how she got home... kicking off her sheets she runs to the hamper. Sure enough her clothes are there. Where she'd always throw them. Just like any other night. But why couldn't she remember how she got home last night? Slumping down to her knees she looks confused. Under her bed is her shoes from yesterday, picking her left foot up she frowns at the hole near her big toe. That's strange, when did she get a hole. It's not worn it looks melted...what on Earthland?

Her stomach felt like it was going to eat itself from the inside out. So...she *didn't* eat dinner.

Stopping cold she replays the last thing she remembers hearing:

"It's a shame she's going to be going to bed without dinner, though."

"It's her own fault for being so stupid..."

What had she gotten herself into?

The next week was...mundane. Maybe even boring.

The guild was it's usual boisterious self.

Mira-Jane was her usual sweet and concerned self.

Elfman surpassed the previous days record of calling something "Man."

And Natsu and Grey where on their eighth fight for the day. After about a 30 min break for Erza coming in for lunch they will be on their ninth fight of the day.

And Nab was up to his 5th hour of staring at the job boards. After having watched the man for some years now Lisanna had discovered that he *does* in fact work. But he's very...picky about what he does. And it's rare that he ever takes anything too far from home base. So to the person who doesn't have the time to watch him it may indeed appear that the man never worked. But he did work and intrestingly enough hasn't failed one job he's taken yet.

Sighing in relief from where she was leaning on the bar she slumps. It had to be a dream ...maybe Mira-nii was right. I was just overworked... But little clues and strangely moving shadows told her otherwise.

Just then a hand pats her shoulder lightly.

"I wanna beer. Good stuff. No swill. Light foam." Frowning in confusion Lisanna goes to sit up.

"We don't keep bad stuff here. Master wouldn't allow it."

"Bah. I'll be the judge of that. Beer now." Opening her eyes she stares in confusion at the sight before her. A wavy dark haired woman sits in front of her head in her right hand propping it up, dark brown eyes assessing her critically. Her hair was high in a pony tail but what really caught her attention was the silver ears that she sported behind her two side locks, which also sported the two silver streaks waving along with the rest of her hair. Fairly floating behind her was more silver. More even than the last girl she saw. At her neck was a odd sort of pointed choker. In the center of it was what appeared to be a lacramina of purple. Now that she recalls the first one she saw had one too except hers was circular and set on top of a little blue bow her's was gold...

"Are you done staring now? Yes their real and yes, they work. So do the things on my back end. Now, Beer." The girl sits back and it's revealed that she's wearing a ankle length, tunic that's sashed tightly and spits slashed all the way up each thigh. It's square neckline showed off her cleavage to the advantage. The sleeves of this one where poet styled and from their fullness gathered into a simple ruffle. it looked rather like something out of a history book. But far too sexy. Those Mid calf boots where also a bit modern. She had a odd fur covered bag with her slung cross her body. Staring at her the whole time Lisanna makes a large beer for her of the best stuff she could find and hand it to her before trying to get Macao's attention.

Eying her in curiosity the woman sitting at the bar smirks.

"You might as well go ahead and try. Not going to do you any good though."

"Hey...hey, Maco?"

"Hmm? What's up Lisa-chan?"

"D...do you see anyone sitting next to you?"

"Huh?" the older man looks to his left and frowns. "It's a empty seat..."

"Oh...ok thanks." She smiles nervously to which the abergine headed man shoots her a slightly concerned look before turning back to his debate with Wakaba on which is better in a woman: Big boobs or big butts or somewhere in between.

Lisanna then snaps getting a great idea she waves a blonde haired girl over wearing a orange cat hat. "Hey! Chico...I have a question.. You know all the wandering souls around Magnolia right?"

"Yeah, I do. What's up?"

"Is there one here? That...you know is drinking a beer?" Chico looks off in thought. But the new guest answers.

"Spirits don't interact with the mortal realm quite like that. Spirits take comfort in mortal like activities, sure, but they cannot consume items from this realm. The action of drinking can be done but the actual liquid would be wasted and as far as I'm concerned that's alcohol abuse. And as you can see I am not wasting anything. So, obviously, I am not a wandering spirit."

"A spirit would have no need of such a thing. It would simply be a act and the spirit would have not been long passed on to hold on to such habits." Chico says finally.

"But there isn't one here...?"

"No only the ones with me."

"Does one have wavy brown hair and brown eyes and uh...fox ears?"

"Uh..no..that doesn't sound like any spirit I've ever met. Certainly not a human one at least."

"Oh...ok. Thanks..."

"Don't feel bad. I do feel like someone's around sometimes but I can't see anyone when I do so I figure when their ready I'll see them..."

"She's looking the wrong way to see us, anyway. We don't exist on that plane."

"...don't worry we're safe, there aren't any poltergests here." Chico smiles at her and nods before walking off.

"No point in trying to get anyone to see me. For some reason your the only one who can see us right now. But it is curious that she can sense us on some level. Maybe modern mages aren't completely hopeless. She's still looking in the wrong direction to see us though." The woman then pins her with a stern look. "But, you break up the monotony so we'll allow it for the time being. Your beer isn't bad either...so I guess it's alright. The fact of the matter is that you aren't supposed to be able to see us, it makes you more vulnerable. There is a certain sort of protection with ignorance. Now you don't have it and now that makes you a security risk. We have to figure out what to do with you now. But your not likely to be a problem but there is no promises. I cannot be sure and would rather not take the chance and as such one of us will be watching you on and off for a while. You might as well get used it." She shrugs and downs the rest of the beer before standing up an placing some money on the counter next to the empty beer stien.

Lisanna was momentarily captured by the manner in which she moved...it was surprisingly a graceful flowing movement that the tails only completed. It was like her hips rolled almost indepently of her upper body. It was rather haunting but startlingly beautiful. It's what first caught her attention with the first one too. That rolling, floating kind of gate that made her tails seem weightless. Even just interacting with them was a bit unsettling to her the movement only adding to the feeling. Not terrifying. But unsettling as if you justs walked into your own room and you know something's different but can't figure out what it is.

"We'll be back. Lisanna Strauss. You mages really don't know anything about the rules of Old do you? And you gave us both of your names. So naive. Be glad you gave them to US and not one of the Darkness." Lisanna looks weird. "Darkness. Wait, what's your name? You know mine."She pauses in the center of the room and looks at her. "Cana, Human. And until I know you are not a danger, that is the only name you will learn." At that moment Elfman walks in front of her and away. She's gone. Macao is looking at a stunned Lisanna in concern. "Lisa-chan...It's your brother, you know his name.." She starts

"Ah! I...ah yes..."

"Where'd this empty beer mug and money come from?" Lisanna looks down at it deep in thought. "I...I'm not sure."

For the rest of that day and the next Lisanna was a nervous wreck jumping at every shadow. She actually dropped a whole tray of dishes and nearly jumped out of her skin when Erza slapped her on the back in way of a greeting. None of this went unnoticed by her friends and siblings. Mira was very concerned about her health, and Elfman was beginning to wonder who he had to beat up. Natsu thought she'd just finally gone over the edge, and figured that it would be a simple matter of feeding her, knocking the sense BACK into her head, or going and pooping. After all everyone knows that being stopped up causes all sorts of issues. Apparently these options worked for almost all his problems why not hers too?

After Ezra had beaten Natsu down into a small hole they all turned back to the problem at hand. "Maybe we should have Wendy check her out."

"But Wendy specializes in physical ailments. Maybe we need someone who can help with the mind?" Grey suggests.

"That only leaves Warren and his is more communication. But if he reads her mind while she's having a hallucination maybe we can find a way to help her." Mira suggests. Elfman nods. "YES! We will help Lisanna! Helping family is MAN!"

"We start tomorrow." Erza nods confidently.

That night while sitting up in her bed Lisanna tries something. She'd noticed that every time one of those girls where around she felt a odd prickly sensation going up her spine. Not a bad sensation...but a very peculiar one. Rather like someone was brushing their fingers just over the hairs on the nape of her neck. Rather ticklish, unerving but not threatening. "I know someone's here."

"Very good. I told you she would learn quickly."

"That you did. She is sensitive. Maybe she could be trusted..."

"I really wish you wouldn't talk about me like I'm here. And I'd rather speak to someone rather than just the air. I'm sure my friends already think I'm crazy. When they ask I want a detailed description so that at least they think my delusions are well thought out."

This time the first girl appeared in her room with another. She was built much more petitely than the others looking almost as young as Wendy. But the wisdom of her eyes said otherwise. Her eyes where brown as well but she had a head of wild blue hair and more of a impish face. Her outfit seemed by far the simplest with a over dress of orange, black gloves and ankle boots. But what caught her attention was the ears. More specifically the color. These where actually red not silver like the other two. Curious. The first girl she'd met yesterday had changed and seems to have added some sort of black halter top under everthing she's wearing.

"Your kitsune aren't you? I've been reading up on mythological creatures."

"First, your only half right. We're half kitsune. And secondly, obviously, since we exist pure kitsunes do as well." The second girl corrects her but it's without any anger as she moves in that hautingly graceful manner to sit down in her window the other continues to stand. "So, you both know my name. What are yours?"

"I am Lucy and this is Levy."

"Your names are awfully boring for kitsune..."

"Half and one could argue that your name is too exotic for a boring human."

"Touche. So, are you just going to watch me or what?"

"actually, we have decided to teach you somethings in the hope that you fellow mages may learn as well. Or at least for you to apply them."

"Ok...teach me what?"

"First lesson: Stop following shadowy creatures down dark alleys just to get a better look. Generally it's a bad idea and unless you know how to fight it what level it is and how to defeat it your only going to your own death. Guess what? You can now see into the Twilight, but the window is two ways, the creatures in the Twilight can see you and they can consciously pass through to this realm to harm you. You can't do that. And you with your mage power is quite a yummy treat to them. I have no doubt you'll pull the few wandering around Magnolia to you as you start to smell of In-between and magic."

Lisanna is quiet as she processes this.

"So...that thing that attacked me. It is a creature from the In-between?"

"No, that was a creature of the Darkness that likes to hang out in the Twilight. They are by far worst."

"You are safe for the moment because they dislike being around Zenko."

"What's a Zenko?"

"We are Zenko."

"I thought you where half kitsune?"

"We are, there are several kinds of Kitsune...we come from the line of Zenko's which make us perfect for dealing with Darklings." The one named Lucy shrugs. Levy shakes her head.

"Actually I'm not really a Zenko..but I am in title...and after much work."

"I'm...lost."

"That's to be expected. Why not ask basic questions first? These are pretty advanced ideas for a mundane to absorb without preperation."

"Ok... Why do you guys sound so echoy?"

"It's because your hearing us from the other side of the phase. The Phase is kinda like the fog that seperates one realm from another. Think of it as we have to talk to you through water. The Twilight is the area between your realm and the Darkness. The Phase is like the borders between both of those. And before you ask the other area bordering your realm is Dawn then the Light. Each with Phases acting as borders. Collectively the areas of Twilight and Dawn are called the "In-betweens." Because of the similarities between the two areas." Lisanna nods slowly.

Though it sounded out there...it made sense something in her just clicked into place saying: "Yes. That is right" to how they explained the world.

Just then there is a knock on her door. "UH..come in?" The creeks open to reveal her sister looking at her as if studying her.

"Lis? Are you still awake?" And who are you talking to? Being the unspoken question that hovers between the two siblings. Lisanna looks down. "Mira-nii? Have you ever had a vision before?"

Thinking. Mira leans against the door frame her night gown swaying with the movement. "I have...but they where only brief."

"It's just that I feels like, lately I'm wandering through one constantly. And the day would be normal and then suddenly I'd see something and react to it not knowing what else to do. I'm sorry...Im not explaining it right...never mind." Lucy and Levy watch quietly but they don't seem offended or even concerned. However they do seem facinated by Mira. They are peering at her intently.

"She's strong and can stand against using such a dark form with out fear of contamination. She has a lovely pure soul that is tireless. You have a wonderful sister, Lisanna Strauss. You should be proud." The younger Stauss sister froze in surprise at the standing girl, Lucy. "I always am." she murmurs softly.

"Good."

"Pardon?"

"N-nothing Mira-nii. Nothing at all. Your still worried about me." She finally said after Mira didn't leave.

"How can I not be? You've never been like this before, Lisanna. You jump at every shadow, stare off into space and hold conversations with yourself." Crossing her arms and looking away in frustration. "I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on."

"Mira..."

"And don't tell me we wouldn't understand! We'd try to and do everything in our power to help you."

Why not let them? Maybe if I proove their existence I won't be so scatter brained.. Lisanna looks up. "I...would like some help..but I don't even know where to begin. Give me tonight to gather my thoughts?"

"Of course." Mira's stance relaxes and she sweeps into the room to hug her sister tightly kissing the top of her head. "Thank you...for trusting us. Don't stay up too late." Walking back to the door she smiles back at her before dissapearing behind the closed door. She had ever so momentarily forgotten about the silent easedroppers and now was a bit scared as to how they would say to what she just promised.

"You plan to tell them of us."

Lifting her chin a bit in obstenance "Yes. I will not be thought of as crazy without justification."

"At least you know better than to try and shoulder a burden alone." The smaller of the two: Levy says absently.

"Your not going to stop me?" Both shrug.

"We aren't a secret. Mundanes have simply forgotten and now the majority are 'blind'. Even the powerful mages. There is nothing that says they cannot know of us. It's just unlikely they will believe you."

"You could help me convence them that you exist."

"Why?" Levy asks curiously tilting her head to peer at her. Lisanna felt suddenly very irritated then.

"BECAUSE I am the one being put out here! People think I'm crazy, that I have a nervous condition with all the shadows I keep getting glimpses of and with me being in a mage full of crazy powerful and somewhat high strung mages me acting that way only makes things worst! Why hang around here anyway!?"

"Because Magnolia is our assigned sector."

"You speak like your some kind of police force." Both think for a long moment before nodding.

"That is the closest thing to it, so yes. We police the Inbetweens for this general area." At that moment the scene in the Alley suddenly made more sense to her. "That thing...from last week."

"A creature from the Darkness. A foul one. Small but if it successfully had latched on to you more headache for everyone. Us mainly." The azure haired girl leans back against the glass to relax. Lucy however, had taken a more direct approach of relaxing and was presently lounging back casually with crossed legs levetating in mid air. Her hair and clothing floated around her not unlike it would if she where underwater. If she didn't need any more proof of these girls being otherworldly then one goes and starts levetating without casting a spell. "How are you doing that?"

"What?" The blonde asks curiously.

"Float like that."

"Oh. It's just a passive use of ambient magic. Magnolia is situated on a very strong network of ley-lines. Your Fairy Tail sits over a nexus actually. And two other places in town as well. This makes for a place ripe with magic but filtered enough so that people can live here."

Lisanna rubbed her head. "This is starting to make my head hurt."

"Then perhaps your have learned enough for the time being. We will leave you for the time being."Lisanna looks at them."Wait, what do I tell them tomorrow? What happened?"

"Sure. The stories of old have faded and so too have their warnings. I suspect had you known you wouldn't have have followed the darkling without a way of combating it. Tell them what you know if you wish. You can serve as a cautionary tail."

"They would want to meet you. Must you always remain just beyond this realm?"

"No, it's just easier to remain here. Less drama with dealing with too many stares and too many people. Holding a human form is annoying. This is just easier."

"Would you come if I asked?"

Levy snorts in elegantly. "No. We have jobs to do having a meet and greet isn't one of them. Besides *you* are curious to us because you accepted us easily. We have learned that most humans don't. So no your on your own." Lucy rights herself but remains above the ground.

"But it does benefit us to give you a means of communicating with us. Hmm...lets see..." She reaches through the phase to a pile next to her bed and holds up a long strip of red cloth that was pointed on the ends. The Fairy tail symbol was embroidered right above the points of each end. It was odd looking as the arm and sleeve's once muted and faded colors where now crisp and vibrant being on her plane of existence.

"That's a table runner from the guild. We use it for formal gatherings." Lucy looked at her then down the the cloth strip. "It will do for now. We'll find something more portable later." She hands it towards Levy who lifted a finger and began to write glowing runes in a language that was probably older than the country itself. The writing floated in the air briefly before passing out of the phase and embossing it'self on the strip of cloth. After it was done the cloth simply looked like it was made that way. Floating over to the bed she drops the cloth in her lap. Lisanna can feels the tinglings of the embedded spell. "What is this for?"

"When you want to speak with us, drape this over a table with a offering of food and drink and one of us will come." Levy stands from her seat and walks over looking abnormally stern.

"It's a old spell, but we'll hear the summons and come. We give you this expecting you not to abuse it. You can only have two other people know of us at the moment. Choose who they are, wisely. You and them and their interactions with us will be the deciding factor in the future of our relationships with mages in this country."

Lisanna stares at her. "W...why ME!? Wait how did this get decided!?"

Both of the girls where already fading away.
"Wait! That's not fair why me!? Answer me!" For the first time since she's met any of them they smile. "Because for some reason...father trusts your guild and your guild trusts him." And with that they where gone.

Father? Who was their father? And does that mean he's in Fairy Tail?