Lucy's POV

I don't know what to do. One minute Natsu was fine, and now he's lying unconscious in the hospital wing. I wish Gray was here. Speaking of Gray, where is he anyways? Master said that he sent him out on a mission.

No one's POV

"Hey Master, you said you sent Gray out. I was wondering where he's going. Maybe if a team of people went out to try and find him, we can help Natsu." Lucy asked. Master Makarov looked around to find Lucy.

"Oh, there you are. I sent Gray out to find Leon, because he's causing trouble. Considering Gray is the closest one to him, I thought he could calm him down without doing anything rash. I think your idea is a good one. But you'll have to put a team together on your own."

Lucy nodded. She was pretty sure that she could find at least a few people. When she turned around she screamed. Everyone in the guild hall had overheard and was crowding behind her.

"What do you guys want?" Lucy asked.

Erza answered saying, "We overheard and want to help Natsu." Oh my gosh! Lucy thought. I can't take all of them with me! This is almost everyone in the guild!

"Well, not all of you will be able to help me! I can't take all of you; there would never be enough room!" Lucy exclaimed. "Erza can come though; we might need her to help with fighting in case we don't get there soon enough. Does anyone else REALLY want to come?" She asked.

Happy came and flew onto Lucy's shoulder. "I won't take no for an answer. I'm coming."

"I would never ask you to stay here!" Lucy told him.

Juvia shyly peeked out from behind Erza. "I would like to come. I know that I was so obsessed with Gray, but now I know that he is happy with Natsu, I would like to make sure nothing can sabotage that." She said. Lucy stared at her and wondered if she had really meant all of that.

"I guess that makes sense. We would be happy to take you with us! Now that we have a group, all we have to do is find out where Gray is headed. Master?" Lucy asked.

"I sent him to the Island of Mages." Makarov answered.

Erza looked alarmed. "You sent him there by himself?! You know that we aren't supposed to be there unless we're in groups!"

"I know, but we really are desperate. I had to make sure Leon wasn't doing anything stupid." He said.

Lucy was confused. "What's the Island of Mages, and why do we go there in groups?"

Erza answered her, "The Island of Mages isn't bad by itself, but a lot of dark guilds are there. That's why we go in groups. In case one of the dark guilds attack us."

Lucy looked determined. "Well, I guess we'll just have to get there before any of that happens. Let's leave first thing in the morning. Make sure you get enough sleep. Tomorrow's going to be a big day."

The same day, with Gray

I really wish I had stayed with Natsu. What if he goes into heat when I'm not there? I need to get these thoughts out of my head. I'm sure he's fine. I need to get some sleep and stop worrying about this. When Gray lay down he still had trouble sleeping. He was bothered with thoughts of Natsu being claimed by another dragon slayer.

The next morning at the guild hall

Lucy walked into the guild hall and was greeted by the silence brought on by worries. "Guys, I will make sure he gets to Gray without any problems. And I'm sure everyone else will too. I'm going to see if he's awake, and then we'll set out." She got a few nods in return. When she walked up the stairs to the hospital wing she was surprised to see Natsu sitting up with sweat running down his face.

"Hey Lucy, what's going on?" He said, panting.

"Natsu! You shouldn't be up! You need to rest! Did Mira tell you our plan?" She asked. Natsu made a face.

"Yes, she told me, but are you sure that I won't attract dragon slayers?" Lucy contemplated the question.

"You might, but we need to get you to Gray. We all really care about you, and Erza's coming with us to ward off anyone who comes."

"Okay then." Natsu said. "So when are we leaving?" Happy flew into the room.

"Right now!" He screamed.

"Little buddy! Hey Happy! How's it going?" Natsu asked.

"It will be much better once we get to Gray!" He said as he landed by Natsu.

The Fairy Tail Group Once on the Road

The group of mages walked down the road.

"Hey Juvia, would you mind holding Natsu for a while? He's pretty heavy." asked Lucy. Juvia grabbed hold of Natsu, and immediately fell down.

"How does he weigh that much? All he does is eat fire!" She exclaimed. Erza carefully took Natsu and put him on her mountain of luggage.

"It may be a mode of transportation, but it's better than us carrying him. Plus it will be faster." Erza explained. The group swiftly walked on the path that would lead them to Gray.

Gray

I have a really bad feeling that won't go away. I just want to go find Leon, and then get back to Natsu. I hope he's alright! I miss him so much.

Gray's mind was still filled with thoughts of Natsu, so he walked faster trying to get to his destination.

?

"Do you smell that, Cristiana?" A male with snow white hair asked. The female of the two, presumably Cristiana, answered.

"Yeah, I don't think any Dragon Slayer could miss it. Hopefully no one has claimed him. He's a male red fire dragon slayer. The first in existence. This is amazing!"

"Yeah, what are we waiting for then?"