Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or Whodunnit. This piece of work is purely for the enjoyment of the fans and I am in no way profiting from this (except by being happy and writing and all that stuff).

A/N: So, hey! This fanfic is based on the tv show Whodunnit. You don't have to have seen it or know what it is to enjoy this fic, and if you have great. Only the first death will be from the show, the rest are original ideas. And, um, nothing else for now, so enjoy!

Note: this fic contains character deaths, OC deaths, and the occasional graphic description. Hopefully, it'll stay appropriate for the T rating, but if not, I'll change it to M.

Chapter One

Lucy hummed to herself as she scanned the job board. There didn't seem to be anything that she could do herself before the month was over, but she needed to pay rent! One last glance brought up nothing new so she straightened and started to turn to leave, until a piece of paper was slid into her view. Startled, she blinked a few times and stepped back, and her eyes focused on the words.

Job for the mystery-lovers and intellectuals

Reward: Three million jewels

Please solve some mysteries for me

Location: Rue Manor

Once she's done reading through it, which doesn't take that long, in all honesty, she turns to look at who procured the paper for her.

"That's all the info it gives," Erza said, "but I thought you might like to take it."

"Really, Erza?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah, the rewards nice and you like mysteries, right?"

"Yes! Thank you, Erza, thank you so much!" Lucy stopped herself from squealing at the last second. Erza's a lifesaver, finding this wonderful, fantastic, superb job for her! "But you know, Team Natsu hasn't gone on a mission in a while, why don't we do this together?"

"Eh," the red head smiled sheepishly, "I'm better at fighting you know."

"Come on, it'll be fun!" Lucy nudged her. "It'll be Team Natsu! And the request looks a bit sketchy, so a team would be better, right?"

"Well, I suppose you're right," Erza gave in.

It's not until later that night that Lucy realized how true her statement was, but the next morning they left, so she didn't dwell on it for too long.

"More?" There was a clamor from inside the mansion when Natsu threw open the doors.

More? Lucy thought, but it was quickly explained when at least a dozen other mages, from various guilds, were seen lounging around. She recognized a lot of them: the TriMen from Blue Pegasus; Lyon from Lamia Scale; Beth, Milliana, and Kagura from Mermaid Heel; Baccus from Quatro Puppy- er, Cerberus; and Sting, Rogue, Rufus, and Orga from Sabertooth. There also seemed to be four others, whom she didn't recognize. It looked like they all had their insignias in the same place, and covered the same way: with a long sleeve over their left shoulder, but a short right sleeve. The mages were all chatting with each other, their differences more or less (but mostly less) gotten over with after the Grand Magic Games.

Lucy was drawn back into their current situation by an article of clothing landing on the ground next to her. Gray's shirt, and he seemed to be chatting with Lyon. Erza was across the room with the Mermaid Heel girls and Natsu was head-to-head with Sting, so she went to meet the unfamiliar mages.

"Hi, I'm Lucy," she introduced herself cheerfully.

"Alexia," the ginger girl smiled and held out her hand to Lucy, who took it. "And these are my guildmates: Adrian, the blond, and Annie, his sister, the other blonde. This is Armin."

"All a's," said a smiling Lucy.

"Yep, the twins have an excuse, but me and Armin don't," Alexia laughed. "But our team's the A+ team of Phoenix Grave."

"Phoenix Grave? Your guild?"

"Yeah, not really big, huh? But we're getting there! Soon!" Adrian said proudly.

"If by soon you mean after your lifetime," Alexia teased.

"Our guild isn't that weak!" Adrian protested with a twinkle in his eyes.

"I never said we were," Alexia retorted, and Adrian faked a hurt look.

"So you think I'm weak?" The kicked puppy look makes even Lucy laugh. She looked around for Annie and Armin, intending to attempt a conversation with them until she found them talking to Hibiki and Lyon. So she turned back, about to ask to see their guild insignia, when the shattering of glass interrupted them.

Her head whipped around, looking for the source, and she found Beth staring at the broken champagne glass at her feet. A soft ruckus surrounded them, people asking if she's alright, and others started to clean it up.

"Quiet." The single word didn't seem to come from any of the mages in the room; perhaps there was someone in another room connected to a loudspeaker lacrima system? Either way, the word seemed to have its intended effect, seeing as everyone obeyed, albeit some a bit later than others.

"Welcome to Rue Manor. I do indeed hope you enjoy your stay here, however long that will be." A hooded figure made it way to the center of the room, stepping through whatever was in its way - illusion magic, or a mind projection, perhaps.

Once they reached the center of the room, they took off their hood, revealing yet another unfamiliar face, but an elderly one. He took off the cloak as well, and was wearing a suit underneath. After shaking out his limbs, he took a deep breath and began speaking.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Levi and I shall be your butler for the duration of your stay. We shall reconvene here at the ringing of this bell-" he gestured to the bell being brought in on a cart pushed by two short Asian women, one of whom took the rope dangling from it and rang the bell once, and a low gong reverberated around the room- "And for now, you may wander as you wish. But hurry back to this room once the Rue Manor bell is rung."

He bowed his head and took a step back, "These ladies are Sasha and Zoe, they will lead you to your room now to settle in."

Lucy was one of the first to leave, and she and Erza parted from Natsu and Gray at the top of the stairs, down the opposite hallways. Zoe, or perhaps it was Sasha, gestured silently to each woman's separate room, and Lucy entered hers with a nod, quickly unpacking before moving to Erza's.

Lucy was spread out on Erza's bed, with the rest of her team at other places in the room, talking about nothing and everything, when a loud scream is heard, and the shattering of glass, possibly the sound of falling water. They're all on their feet in a flash, with only a glance at each other before they rush out of the room and hang over the banister, looking down. On both sides of them, the other mages seem to be doing the same thing.

Lucy could hear sounds of surprise, but she was to stunned to register them.

Well, who would blame her, when there's a body below her, the body of someone who looks - and could very well be - Beth from Mermaid Heel?

The body was lying in a puddle of water, in front of the fish tank, which was shattered. The fish were flopping on the floor next to her – Beth, it turned out – and a sparking wire was at the end of the puddle. There was a bit of blood on her forehead, and two shards of glass sticking out of her face, one at her hairline and the other in her left cheek. Lucy also noticed a few trails of blood on her head, dripping into the plush, but now wet, carpet. She raised her head, to look for Milliana and Kagura, Beth's guild members, but Levi distracted her by stepping into the room.

"My, my, it's started already." Levi sighed, motioning for the mages to step away from the jerking body and the sparking wire next to her. "Please, step back, I wouldn't want you to be electrocuted also. Now, if you could make your way into the library? It's right through those doors, thank you." It took some prodding, but eventually everyone was too shocked to protest, and soon they were all gathered in the adjacent room.

"Now, if you'll all settle down, Zoe and Sasha are cleaning up." After a pause, he continued solemnly, "unfortunately, it looks like one guest will no longer be with us. And it was no accident. It was murder. Worse yet, it appears the killer is in this very room." A pause, to let this soak in. "The murderer has tasked me to speak on his- or her- behalf. And I'm afraid that this is only the beginning." He pulled out something from a pocket. A card, the edges decorated in gold. "I found this slipped under my door. Let me read it."

Dear guests,

Welcome to Rue Manor! My sincerest apologies that I myself may not welcome you.

You, your guilds, have been specially selected by me to come here to play my game.

My game of life and death.

Our dear Beth was first to go, with a blunder like hers, she proved to be an unworthy adversary.

A poor farmer girl, dropped her glass of the best wine. Tsk.

Your job is to be the best.

To discover my identity.

And in the process, win three million jewels - if you win.

Only the best out of all of you here, one person will win.

Now, dear Levi will give you more instructions.

Good luck! You'll need it, dearest.

"Well." Levi tucked the note back into a pocket. "There will be more deaths," he said gravely. "After each one, you will have to choose one - and only one - of three locations: the last known whereabouts, the scene of death, or the morgue. Each location will provide a different clue to each death, and you will need the clues to put together your case.

"At the end of the week, and there will be one murder every week, or so I am told, you will have to 'plead your case'. That is, you must make your own guess on what happened, the exact details surrounding each death. If the killer finds your explanation to be acceptable, you will be spared. If not… you could be the next to go.

"Right now, take a moment to consider which of the three locations you would like to investigate, and I shall be back soon to hear your answer."

Chaos ensued once Levi stepped out of the room, with people yelling and low whispers. They were freaking. Separating into groups, based on who they trusted.

When Levi returned, order still seemed to be missing, so he raised his voice. "Ladies and gentlemen. If I could have your attention please. Seeing as this is your first day, if you don't choose, I will give you a place to go.

"Now, if you would like to go to the morgue to examine the victim's body, please follow Miss Sasha. If you wish to study the last known whereabouts, the victim's room, Miss Zoe will lead you there. And, lastly, if you wish to see the scene of the crime, I shall be your guide." Lucy found it a bit disturbing, how Beth – a person who they all knew – was now being referred to as a victim. How she was even a victim in the first place.

Numbly, she walked quietly to follow Zoe, along with a few others she didn't really care to identify at the moment.

A/N: OTL Okay, I'm definitely going to edit this later. But for now, I'd like to hear what you think. Good? Bad? Should I continue? What do you think happened? Is this really confusing? (My apologies, hopefully, the next chapter will clear a lot of things up.) And please pardon the OOCness of it all, maybe we can blame it on the murder? -_-'' OTZ

Please review? Tell me what you think, what was your favorite part, what was confusing, and I'll do my best to help and improve!

Thank you for reading!

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