"I'm afraid you don't have a choice," said Mavis. They all saw that her eyes had tears in them. "That contract you signed said that you had to agree to do this. I'm so sorry, but there is nothing we can do."

"B-But why us? W-Why not the other female guild members?" asked Lucy, her lip quivering.

"There had to be some exceptions," answered Mavis. "Evergreen, Juvia and Laki are all away on missions, Cana couldn't be an option because we would lose Gildarts, Bisca is married and has a child, Wendy is too young and Carle is an exceed. Anyway, there's nothing you can do about it now. The auction is scheduled for tomorrow night. I suggest you get ready." She then leaves the room, leaving the 7 women.

"I can't believe it. I just can't believe it," said a stunned Mira.

"Meredy and I had just joined and already we're going to be sold like furniture," said Yukino, tears pouring down her cheeks. Meredy was her best friend ever since she joined Fairy Tail.

"There's nothing we can do," said Erza, trying to keep a strong face.

"Erza's right. The only thing we can do is get this over with," said Lucy. "We can cry all we want, but that doesn't change the fact that we agreed to be auctioned off."

"I agree," said Lisanna. "We should go. There's nothing else to do here." And together they left the room.

….

The next day, Sabertooth

"Hey Sting, check this out!" yelled out a hooded figure, walking over to his guild master with a pamphlet in his hand.

"What is it, Z?" asked Sting. Z had become the fifth S class mage of Sabertooth after Minerva disappeared. He wore a black hood up at all times that was attached to a black cloak over a plain white shirt and loose black pants. His belt buckle was shaped halfway between a Z and a N, holding his cloak to his clothes. The only people that ever saw his face or know his real name was Rogue and Sting, who he had formed a close relationship with.

"You won't believe it. Tonight, Fairy Tail are auctioning off 7 of their hottest female guild members," said Z, looking over the pamphlet again.

"Why?" asked Rogue, who was also in the room. It was only the three of them in the room

"It says here that they need money," answered Z.

"Let me see that," said Sting. He read the pamphlet. "Says hear that it's tonight."

"Well I'm going. I've got a chance to buy a hot piece of ass from that guild," said Z.

"Same," said Sting, getting up from his seat. "Mating season starts tomorrow and I need to get prepared. What about you, Rogue?"

"I think I'll pass," he said, staring out the window.

"Suit yourself," said Z, walking towards the door. "By the way, Yukino is one of the girls being sold."

"Yukino?" asked Rogue, now interested.

"Yup," said Sting. "Maybe you could be her knight in shining armour who buys her instead of a greedy molester who would turn her into a sex slave."

"Fine, you've made your point. I'll come," said Rogue. "But we'd better hurry up and get on the next train to Magnolia before the auction starts."

….

That night

"I still can't believe Master Makarov is doing this," said Natsu.

"Ay, but he said it was for money for the guild," said Happy. They were standing outside the guild, which was decorated and full of either rich people or men who hoped to get lucky.

"Even though we'll get money, we'll still lose 7 of our guild members, including Erza and Mira," said Gray. "Are you gonna buy someone, squinty eyes?"

"I have a hidden stash of jewels just in case of an emergency. This is probably the best place to use it."

"And who are you going to buy?" asked Gray.

"I promised Lucy that I'd try and buy her," said Natsu.

"Not if I buy her first," a voice behind them responded. The trio turned around and came face-to-face with Sabertooth.

"What did you say?" growled Natsu.

"You heard me, Natsu," said Sting, a cocky smile on his face. "Mating season starts tomorrow and I want to be prepared."

"But why Lucy?" asked Gray.

"Because it's his choice," answered Z. "She's a hot babe with an even hotter body."

"Who are you?" asked Happy, looking at the hooded figure.

"My name is Z, fur ball," he said.

"Don't call Happy names," Natsu intervened. "Besides, Who are you? You smell familiar."

"Who I am is none of your business, Salamander. Now excuse us, the auction is starting," Z said, pushing passed them.

"See you later, Natsu," said Sting, following his gild member with Rogue. Sting and Natsu had gained rivalry friendship after the Games. They still fought and got on each other's nerves but were still friends.

"Who was that guy?" asked Gray, eyes still on Z.

"I think he's the new Sabertooth S class mage everyone was talking about," answered the blue exceed. Suddenly, the bell at the clock tower rung eleven times. He turned to Natsu, who was deep in thought "Come on Natsu. It's starting."

"Coming, Happy," he called out. "Z, where have I met you before?" he thought to himself.

….

Backstage

"The guild's packed!" said Lucy, looking at the audience from behind a curtain. Every seat had been taken up by potential buyers.

"I'm still not comfortable with this," said Lisanna, covering her hands over herself. Each girl was wearing something that made them look sexy and show off skin. Lisanna was in her Tigress take-over, Kinana was wearing a purple scale swimsuit, Mirajane was wearing a bunny girl costume, Erza was wearing her sexy cat outfit, Lucy was wearing a much more revealing costume which she wore at the Grand Magic Games, Yukino was wearing a white swimsuit with a star pattern and Meredy was just wearing a pink swimsuit with her earmuffs.

"Don't worry about it, Lisanna. It'll probably go faster than you think," said Kinana.

"But I might get separated from my family," she said, her eyes tearing up. "I might never see Elf-bro again or Mira-sis."

"Lisanna, if we do get separated, I'll make sure to get Elfman to bring you back," said Mira, hugging her sister. "I promise you. Besides, maybe someone nice will buy, like Natsu."

"You're right, Sis," said Lisanna, smiling at her sister. Meanwhile, Lucy was trying hard not to say that Natsu promised to buy her.

"So what's the order again?" asked Yukino.

"If I remember correctly," said Meredy, counting on her fingers, "It's Kinana, you, me, Mira, Lisanna, Erza and then Lucy."

"So that means, Kinana, you need to get ready," said Yukino.

"Everyone, be quiet!" said Erza, looking through the curtain. "Master's beginning."

….

On stage

"Welcome, everyone, to the Fairy Tail Female Auction!" Makarov said in a booming voice. "We have a good selection of beautiful women up for grabs and seven of you lucky men will be walking away with one of them by your side." He looked around and saw most of the male guild members including members from other guilds and the civilians of Magnolia. "We hope to auction off each girl at an average of 200,000 jewels each. If you win the auction, please walk up those steps with your winnings to finalise the sale."

"Now let the auction begin!"