Eh, I kind of let my imagination run wild and again started a new story with other ones not nearly finished. I had a lot of fun writing this but was very skeptical of deciding to upload it. Then again I might change my mind and make a few major edits. Anyway I would really appreciate it if I got some feedback. Might change title as well.

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"Is this really worth the risk? We could be caught and thrown into jail or even worse, killed. Are you sure this place is even legit?" The pink haired girl known has Meredy spoke up against her friend's idea, knowing well that the risk was too high for the worth. "She's right, you know what happened last time. They snuffed the place out and shut it down. Half of the people were thrown into prison for getting caught shopping there. And who even knows what happened to the people who owned the place. We were almost caught on our way out." Jellal responded, getting quick flashbacks at what happened a few months ago.

"I understand your reasoning, but ever since the crash we've been completely defenseless. I know this seems like the risk is too high, but this is the only black market around as far as I know. We've been stripped of our magic and this is the only way of somewhat fighting back!" Ultear firmly said, defending her reasoning. "Fight back against who? There's nothing to fight. Ever since those bastards from Edolas stole our magic for their own selfish reasons we've been powerless. It's strange how the tables have turned." He said back to her.

"We have no jobs and we are running out of money. We need to sell the magic weapons we have left to pay our rent and cover the groceries! Trust me this place is top notch and it took me a lot of digging to even find out it existed!" Ultear said, directly looking at Jellal this time. He sighed and realized she had a point, until they had steady jobs there was nothing they could do. "Alright alright. Tell us where this place is, I have my doubts but if it gets us by for the next few months..." He said, standing up and preparing himself to leave.

"Alright good." Ultear said, tying her long dark hair up into a ponytail. She opened the door that let out to the average sized house. It was small but it had three bedrooms and two bathrooms, it was affordable and was perfect for them. "Are you coming Meredy?" She asked, looking back over shoulder. The pink haired girl sighed in defeat. "Yeah...wait up."

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The three of them stood outside the entrance to the sketchy looking place, it was some kind of stairwell leading down into darkness. There were a few other legal shops around, but this one gave off red flags. "Okay lets go." Ultear said, stepping down first to attempt to make her friends feel better about the situation. Jellal was second behind and Meredy was dead last, each step she took was slow with hesitation.

When they reached the bottom the place was completely different from their expectations and the other ones they went too, the underground area was well lit and a majority of the people didn't show any signs of being complete psychopaths. Meredy had a slight feeling of relief wash over her. "You sure this place is even legit?" Jellal said, scanning the place.

"Well of course it is! That was just insulting!" A familiar voice shouted at the three. Jellal immediately turned his head and knew damn well who it was. "Natsu!" He said, smiling. He hasn't had a genuine smile in a long time, but the sight of an old friend just triggered it. "I haven't seen you in forever man! What brings you here?" Natsu asked. "We just came to sell some old magic weapons, its a tough world out there and money is starting to get tight." Jellal explained. "Why go through all the trouble and just join a guild? Even without magic it does bring in some good money, we can still beat the crap out of the bad guys with our bare fists and pure skill." He said with smirk, showing off his Fairytail emblem on his arm.

"Then why would you be here if you're in a guild?" Ultear asked. "Well sometimes we need to get our hands on magic weapons, which are very rare to come by. And since all the magic shops have run out of business, this is the only place I know of that still sells them."

He explained. Jellal's eyes went wide as he came to realize something, "Natsu..." He started, the pink haired wizard perked up. "Yeah?" He asked. "By any chance, do you know Erza's whereabouts?" He asked, hoping to find an answer. Natsu smiled wide, "You loooveee her." He said with a Happy impression, who was by the way searching and begging people for fish right now. Jellal blushed but turned his head to hide it, he instantly had a flashback at the almost kissed incident between them. "No... I'm just worried that's all." Natsu didn't buy it. He knew Jellal and Erza had feelings for each other, it was obvious.

"Do you know where she is or not?" Jellal asked, Natsu smiled again. "Yeah I do, follow me." He said, turning and gesturing for Jellal to follow. He looked back at Ultear and Meredy, looking skeptical. "Just go, we got this covered." Ultear said rolling her eyes, she was actually secretly happy for him.

"Where exactly are you taking me?" Jellal asked. Natsu looked over his shoulder to answer, "To see Erza of course!"

"What is she doing here?" He asked, trying to figure out her reasoning for being in a place like this. Perhaps the same as Natsu? "Dude..." Natsu started, "She owns the place!"