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Chapter 1: Our Duty

Music could be heard throughout the town. Magnolia was partying like it had never partied before. You would think that Magnolia would be used to the loud noise and destruction, because of Fairy Tail. But not even all the times the citizens dealt with Fairy Tail's mishaps prepared them for this. Lamia Scale, Blue Pegasus, Sabertooth, Quatro Cerberus, Mermaid Heel, and Fairy Tail were all gathered in one building. The citizens of Magnolia probably won't sleep tonight.

Fairy tail was full of people from every major guild. Master Makarov had hired a live dj, bought enough food to feed just about all of Fiore and then some, and Master also bought enough booze for Cana, Bacchus, and everyone else. The party was in full swing and everyone was having a great time. Well almost everyone.

Lucy's POV:

I was sitting at the bar at my usual spot. I watched Mirajane and Lisanna running around trying to get all the drinks to everyone. I had offered to help but the sisters' declined my offer and told me to have fun. I tried to have fun, but i couldn't. I was too worried. Lamia Scale, Sabertooth, Mermaid Heel, Quatro Cerberus, Blue Pegasus, and Fairy Tail were some of the toughest guilds in Fiore. If they were going to make their move, tonight would be the night. I pulled the letter out again and scanned over its contents. I sighed for probably fifth time tonight and I stuffed the letter back in my pockets.

"Lu-chan!" a voice cried out.

I abruptly turned around and saw my best friend Levy McGarden staggering towards me.

"Luuuu-chan! What are you doing over here? And what are you wearing? I thought you would were going to wear that cute black dress!" Levy said plopping down into the seat next to mine. I looked down at my attire. I had on baggy, black capri pants, a red tank top, black converse, and my hair was pulled into a high ponytail.

"What's wrong with the way I look?" I asked Levy.

"You like your going on a mission and not to a party." Levy shouted.

I put my head closer to Levy's and I smelled her breath.

"Levy who gave you alcohol?" I demanded.

"Gajeel!" Levy said giggling.

"That metal freak!" I muttered. He knew the Levy couldn't hold her alcohol.

"Lu-chan! You have been hanging around Natsu too much! You sound just like him."

"I know, but I'm his partner. Besides I couldn't get away from him even if I tried." I said putting my head down on the bar. I sighed again.

"Lu-chan, what's wrong? Did Natsu burn you novel again?" Levy asked looking at me.

I could tell she was sobering up, and soon the drunkenness would wear off.

"Yeah he did, but I'm not upset about that." I replied.

"Well then what's wrong?"

I looked my best friend in the face. I had shared secrets with Levy, no one else knew. She was my confident, friend, guild mate, and sister. But I couldn't tell her this secret. Everything I had worked for would become compromised. So I did what I have been doing since I received that letter. I smiled real big and told her I was fine. After talking with Levy for a bit, she walked off to find Gajeel and beat him up for getting her drunk. I stayed at the bar and watched everyone party. Sherry and Chelia were standing on top of a table preaching about love. Ichiya, Hibiki, Eve, and Ren were harassing Erza and Jellal was trying to save her. Reedus was drawing a picture of Asuka, Bisca, and Alzack. Droy was pigging out at the buffet and Jet was trying to stop him from eating all the food. Ooba Babasama (Lamia Scale guild master) was causing chaos on the dance floor because she was making everyone spin. I could see Levy trying to beat up Gajeel. But he simply avoided her flailing arms and picked her up by the scruff of her neck like a puppy. I chuckled at this. Cana and Bacchus were having a drinking contest, and people were placing bets. The exceeds were sitting at a table talking. And I could see Natsu talking with Sting and Rogue, but almost immediately Natsu and Sting started to fight. Rogue backed away from the two but somehow he was dragged into the scuffle. The rest of the masters were talking and sharing a drink. The party was in full swing and everyone was having fun. But I couldn't relax, not when there might be a chance that they show up.

"Lucy, what are you doing over here all by yourself?"

I turned and saw Mirajane standing behind the bar once more.

"Hey Mira." I said smiling.

"Lucy why aren't you dancing? And why are you dressed like that?" Mira asked, pulling a rag out of nowhere and she began to wipe a glass. I started to laugh and Mira looked at me like I had grown an extra head. I eventually calmed down enough to speak.

"Lucy, are you drunk?"

"No I'm not it's just Levy came by earlier and said the exact same thing." I said

"Before Gajeel took her hostage?"

"Yeah before that."

"Gajeel and Levy are soooooooo cute together! I can't wait till they start dating and then they'll get married! Oh and then the babies!" Mira exclaimed, going all fan girl.

I sweat dropped at Mira's antics.

"Hey Mira can I get a Stardust, please?"

Mira instantly stopped being a fan girl and looked at me seriously.

"Lucy, what's wrong. You NEVER drink alcohol. And you know that you're a bit of a light weight. Lucy, if something is bothering you, you can tell me. Or you could talk to Master. He would understand."

"I know Mira. It's just I can't tell you because I'm not sure of it myself. I know I'm a light weight. I just need something to help me relax." I said smiling at her.

Mira gave me a skeptical look but went to go make me my drink. I sighed again and put my head down on the countertop.

"LLLLLLUUUUUUUSSSHHHIIIIEEE!"

I turned around and a blue fuzz-ball crash landed into my chest. I looked down and saw Happy's watery eyes looking up at me. I smiled and cradled the blue cat in my arms.

"What's wrong Happy? Did Carla reject your fish again?"

"Yes...she did!" Happy cried.

"Well Happy, I think that maybe if you don't just shower Carla with gifts but also tried to talk to her. I think then she might accept one of your fish. " I said, staring down at the blue feline in my arms.

"Ok… I'll try that." Happy said sniffling.

"Go get her Happy!" I said, giving him a hug.

Happy sniffled once more and smiled.

"Aye!"

I laughed and sent Happy back over to the exceed table. I could see him talk Carla. At first she ignored him but soon they had started up a conversation.

"Here you go Lucy!" Mira said, setting my drink on the counter.

"Thanks Mira."

"No problem Lucy, call me if you need anything. I have to go help Lisa. She is having trouble keeping up with Cana and Bacchus." Mira said walking over to the area where the drinking contest was still going strong. I took a long sip of my drink. Mira didn't make the drink very strong, but it did numb my senses. For the first time in weeks, I began to relax. I was just sitting at the bar relaxing when an arm wrapped around my neck and I almost choked on my drink.

"Luce!" a cheerful voice said.

"Na-natsu?" I asked turning around to look at the pink-haired dragon slayer. He was wearing a red button up shirt, black jeans, and his scarf was tied around his neck. And as always his hair was sticking up in every direction known to man.

"Luce why are ya sitting here all by yourself?" Natsu said his earlier grin turning into a pout.

"Because I want to, now let go of me!"

"But Luce, you said you would teach me how to dance!" Natsu whined.

I sighed again. If I didn't comply with the boy's request, he would bug me all night. And then I would never be able to relax. I knocked the rest of my drink back and I hopped off the bar stool. I grabbed him by the arm and began to drag him towards the dance floor.

"Luce where are we going?"

I looked back at him.

"I thought you wanted to learn how to dance?" I said. His face lit up and his signature grin appeared on his face. He began pulling me towards the dance floor and he almost pulled my arm off in the process. Teaching Natsu how to dance is harder than it sounds. He thought it was just like the time we went on a mission and had to ballroom dance. So my first order of business was teaching that are many more kinds of dances. Once he understood that, my job was a little easier. Natsu caught on pretty quick and soon he was cutting a rug all on his own. The dj started playing an upbeat rhythm, and people flooded onto the dance floor. I tried to get out of the mob of people but I was pushed around until I bumped into Natsu.

"Luce? Where did you go? I tried to find you but there were too many people." NAtsu said looking down at me.

"I got lost in the crowd." I shouted over the music.

Natsu grinned at me and nodded.

"You wanna dance?" he asked. I could see the hopefulness in his eyes so I nodded in consent. We began dancing together but there wasn't a lot of room to move around. The area was crowded and I was pressed against Natsu, not that I minded. I had long since realized that I was in love with the pink-haired idiot. I had been in love with him ever since he saved me from Phantom Lord. But I couldn't tell him. Not because I was afraid of confessing, but because it could put my mission and Natsu in danger. I sighed again. Suddenly something poked my forehead. I Looked up and saw that Natsu had poked me and was now grinning.

"If you think to hard Lucy, you'll get worry lines right there." he remarked.

I glared at him and promptly stomped on his foot. He yelped in pain and pouted at me. I laughed in return and i started dancing once more. Natsu had grown a lot. I mean that literally and figuratively. He was a head taller than me and his hair had gotten spikier! He had matured quite a bit since the Games and he didn't argue with Gray as much but they still argued. His muscles and become more defined, and Ii was happy about that. I had fun dancing with Natsu. A slow came on and he looked at me.

"Now can I ballroom dance?" he said hopefully.

"Yeah you can!" I said laughing

He took my hand and started dancing to the beat.

"You wanted to dance with me?" I said, raising a blonde eyebrow.

"Of course Luce!" Natsu said smiling down at me. I smiled in return. The song was slow and most people just swayed to the beat. His arm was wrapped around my torso and he held my right hand in his left. His chest was pressed to mine and my head was resting on his shoulder. Now this probably sounds creepy, but Natsu smells really good. He smells smoky like burnt wood and a bit like charcoal.

"Luce?"

"Hmm?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." I said looking up at him.

He looked down at me, and I could have sworn his face turned a bit pink. But there is no way that could be.

"Well ya see…I…uh." Natsu stammered.

Before I could ask him what was wrong, a loud ping echoed through the room. The room hushed at the sound and suddenly a magic circle appeared in the air over the dance floor. I felt my heart drop into my stomach. I knew that sound anywhere. So they decided to make their move tonight. The masters had everyone back away from the circle until they knew what it was. I stepped towards the circle but Natsu pulled me back with everyone else. The masters examined the circle for a bit before walking back over to us.

"Everyone! Can I have your attention!" Master Makarov shouted.

"Don't worry darlings! We have determined that the magic circle isn't dangerous in any way!"Bob said.(master of Blue Pegasus.)

"But we don't know where the circle came from. Therefore you must spin!" Ooba said.

"Not now Ooba-sama! Please stop making me spin! I'm getting sick!" Goldmine shouted.(master of Quatro Cerberus)

"Anyway brats. I want you to enjoy yourselves but be wary of that magic circle." Makarov concluded.

Everyone nodded in agreement and people began chatting amongst themselves. Most people sat down at tables and drank. But no one approached the circle just yet. I stared at the circle. If I approached directly, it would be sort of suspicious. But I needed to boot the system up before it disappeared.

"Doesn't look like this is going to be easy."

I turned to my right and saw a girl standing next to me. She had long blue hair and it was tied up in pigtails. Her skin was tanned and her eyes were dark blue. She had on a baby blue blouse and dark blue jeans. A brown cowboy hat was perched on her head. She turned to look at me and the dark blue eyes glimmered.

"Howdy Lulu!" she said grinning like a fool.

"Hey Rin. How have ya been." I said, slinging my arm over her shoulder. She did the same to me and we stood there, staring at the circle.

"So what are we gonna do bout' that?" Rin asked.

"We're going to have to activate it." I replied.

"But, everyone is here. How are we going to explain it afterwards?" Rin asked, turning to look at me.

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Now come on it's time to get to work."

We took our arms off of each other shoulders and walked towards the magic circle.

"Luce what are you doing?" Natsu voice echoed throughout the guild. I was reaching up to activate the circle when Natsu had noticed me. Now everyone in the guildhall was looking at me.

I ignored Natsu and I touched the circle.

"Archive system #354, activate!" I commanded.

The circle pulsed and glowed and an orb the size of a basket ball came out. The magic circle abruptly disappeared and all that remained was the orb. The orb floated down to me and it glowed before a voice that I was all too familiar with, came from the orb.

"This archive system #354. Good day guardians."

No Ones POV:

Rin and Lucy looked at each other before Rin asked,

"Archive what is the challenge?"

"The challenge is to take out two waves demons headed your way. It is believed they are targeting the large amount of mages in this area."

"Looks like my guess was right on the money." Rin said smirking at Lucy.

"Whatever." Lucy said, rolling her eyes.

"Guardians." the archive chirped "Do you accept the challenge?"

Lucy turned around and looked at her guild mates. She sighed and touched her hand to the orb.

"Challenge accepted." Lucy said.

"Lucy Heartfilia, The Angel, has accepted the challenge. Heartfilia stand by for uniform sequencing." archive said.

A magic circle formed under Lucy's feet. Lucy started glowing and when the glowing went away, she was wearing a suit. She had on black dress shoes, black pants, and a black blazer over a white shirt, a golden tie on, and a black fedora rested on her head.

"Do any other guardians wish to accept the challenge?" archive asked.

"I do!" Rin cheered and touched her hands to the sphere.

"Rin Mayakoto, The Archer, has accepted the challenge. Mayakoto stand by for uniform sequencing." archive said.

Rin transform just like Lucy did and she was wearing the exact same thing but, Rin had a blue tie and a black cowboy hat was on her head.

"Shin Sayakuto, The Assassin, has accepted the challenge. Sayakuto stand by for uniform sequencing."

Rin and Lucy turned and saw a boy standing next to them, who had not been there earlier.

"How…?" Rin began.

"Ninja." was all Shin offered in response.

"Hey Shin." Lucy said.

"Yo Lucy." Shin said looking at her. Shin was tall and muscular. He had rather pale skin. He and obsidian colored hair and dark brown eyes. He was wearing a suit similar to the girls, but his tie was white. He had a black fedora on his head.

"Oi, Ace! Get your but over here." Shin shouted.

A grumble could be heard from one of the tables. A boy got up from one of the tables and walked over to Lucy, Rin, and Shin. He had bright red hair and gray eyes. He skin was slightly tanned. And he was the same height as Shin.

"Whadda ya want Shin?! Can't ya see I'm busy!" Ace said gesturing to the table of women he had just left.

"You can flirt latter. Now accept the challenge or else I will beat your ass." Shin said death glaring at Ace.

Ace gulped audibly and he hurriedly touched the archive.

"Ace Wilson, The Renegade, has accepted the challenge. Wilson standby for uniform sequencing." Archive #354 said.

Ace transformed and was dressed like Shin but he had a red tie instead of blue.

"Archive we're ready. Start the challenge." Lucy said.

"Challenge commencing in 5, 4, 3, 2 ,1….."

"Challenge initiated."

Two black portals opened up, and demons started walking out. The demons look like they had come straight from hell. Just looking at the made you tremble in fear.

"Guardians the first wave has begun. Prepare to attack."

"Oi Lucy why are we doing this again." Ace asked.

"Because it's our duty." Lucy calmly replied.

"In doing what we ought, we deserve no praise, because it is our duty."- Saint Aurelius Augustine.

Alright everyone! That was the first Chapter of Guardian of the Guild! Thanks for reading. Please review it motivates my brain to keep updating. Also criticism is welcomed but flames are not! Thank you!

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