The next morning Lucy woke up sweating thanks to Natsu, who was still sound asleep next to her. She tried crawling over him to get to her bathroom but he woke up the minute he felt the bed creak smiled up at her. "Morning Lucy."

Startled, Lucy ended up falling out of bed while Natsu began laughing. "Well that wasn't smart."

"Neither is waking up randomly you idiot." Lucy grumbled, getting up, picked out her usual clothes, and went to the bathroom to freshen up. 30 minutes later she came out with her usual pigtails, blue skirt, blue and gold top jacket with her blue, gold, and white shirt, her sleeves, blue stockings and boots. She wrapped her belt that held her keys around her waist as well was her whip and began packing a small white bag with a few clothes, some money she had saved, and a few other non important things.

Natsu was still lying on her bed, watching her move around her room. "So what do you think the treasure will be?" He asked, making small talk. Though he had to be quiet because Happy was still sleeping on the end of the bed; it was a surprise he didn't wake up earlier.

"I don't know." Lucy replied, not really paying attention.

"Man, I'll be so mad if you run into bandits. I need a good fight."

Lucy chuckled. "Of course you do. Well I hope not, though Sara would be happy." Sara was the one who loved to fight between the three. Gabriel would fight if he needed but he always tried to solve problems without resorting to violence.

Natsu sat up, "are they also wizards?" She nodded her head. "What kind?"

Lucy had to think. "Gabriel is a Requip mage, like Erza. He doesn't change clothing though and doesn't have as much weapons as Erza but he is pretty good at it. Sara is an Archive mage but she is able to get into people's minds and pull memories and display them as well as the other stuff Hibiki could be seen doing."

Pretty random, Natsu thought but shrugged it, surprised Gabriel's power was just like Erza's. Maybe he should challenge him to see if he is really as strong as her. When Happy woke Lucy was done packing and they had 15 minutes to get to the train.

"LUCY." The three had just stepped on the platform to see Sara waving at them from a few feet away. Everyone else was already there. "Morning."

"Only five minutes late." Gabriel pointed out.

Lucy glared. "Not that bad."

"She could have been an hour late." Sara giggled.

"One time." The three began laughing as everyone looked between each other.

"Come on, we got to go."

Lucy turned to her guild members. Levy, Wendy, and Happy all hugged her, Happy looked like he was about to shed some tears but kept them in when he saw Carla giving him an annoyed look. "Make sure to tell us how it goes." Erza said, pulling her into a hug but just slammed Lucy's head on her armor. Lucy grunted in pain but smiled and nodded her head. "Hai."

Natsu watched Lucy say goodbye to Mirajane and Lisanna and could not help but feel empty inside. This was going to be the first time they do not go on a mission together. Sure Lucy has worked with other members but Natsu always found himself tagging along to make sure she was safe. He really wanted to push letting him go with them but the way Gabriel looked at him made him keep his mouth shut. It was almost like Gabriel did not like him.

Lisanna glanced at Gabriel and felt sad. When her sister and her got to the station and found them he barely looked at her. Sara was talking to Mira as Lisanna kept looking at Gabriel, hoping he would at least acknowledge her. When he did, it was just a quick glance her way that made Lisanna smile but the smile went away when he quickly turned away.

Gray, Juvia, Wendy, and Erza were the next to arrive, having met up outside, and Sara found herself staring at Gray. Gray noticed and smiled, walking over to talk to her. It was a simple conversation, mostly about how the other slept and what more was going on with this treasure hunt? Sara liked it, until she noticed the blue hair girl giving her a deadly look. Sara began feeling uncomfortable and sort of bad. What if that's his girlfriend? Is she mad that I am talking to him? Her smile began to lower and after a minute of the stare she turned away from Gray and began talking to Levy and Wendy. Noticing her pull away Gray looked back to see Juvia smiling to herself and sighed. She really needs to tone it down.

"So shall we shall be off." Gabriel asked, trying not to sound impatient. Lucy and Sara nodded.

"Hey Gabriel," Gabriel looked back to see Natsu pointing at him. "When you guys get back, let's fight." Everyone but Sara rolled their eyes.

"Really Natsu?" Lucy asked, putting her hands on her hips. Of course he would ask that.

"Why not, unless you're scared."

Looking at him, Gabriel smirked. "Fine." Lucy looked back with surprise. Natsu smiled, feeling triumph and stuck his hand out. "You better be ready."

Still smirking Gabriel stuck his hand out. "As should you."

The moment their hands touched a strange surge went through Natsu. His whole body seemed to burn up hotter than usual and when he pulled away he could still see Gabriel smirk. What the hell was that?

"Bye everyone." Lucy and Sara waved as the three got on the train and it took off.

Watching them leave Natsu could not help but worry for his friend. Something is not right. "Natsu?" He turned to see Happy looking at him with worry. "Are you alright?"

Natsu smiled and nodded his head. "Of course I am."

"Well I got to go open up the guild." Mirajane announced. Everyone then followed her back to the guild while Natsu could not help but glance back at the train Lucy was on.

"You sense it too?" Natsu looked to his right to see Gajeel also looking at the train. "Something about those two seem strange. Their smell is even stranger." When Gajeel turned back Natsu looked confused.

Gajeel may have been quite the whole time but the moment he stepped into the guild he could tell something was off. Meeting the two seemed to make him tense. As the boy, Gabriel, was talking, he seemed to talk as if he was on a higher level then everyone and the girl Sara seemed to have two switches to her.

"Don't tell me you didn't smell it?" Natsu thought for a moment, realizing all he was focused on was Lucy to even pay attention to smells. Looking at his hand he shook Gabriel's with, he sniffed it and almost jumped back. "What is that?"

It was a bittersweet aroma that Natsu and never smelt before. "What is this?"

Gajeel shrugged. "I don't know but I think there's more to them then what they show."

"You think they're dangerous?" Natsu began panicking. If these two were dangerous, they just let their friend go with them. "We gotta go get Lucy."

Gajeel shook his head. "No, they seem genuine with Lucy. I don't think she's in danger of them. It could be nothing but there is definitely something up with them. I don't think this is just some treasure hunt."

"Hey you guys hurry up," they both turned to see Levy waving at them. Smiling slightly, Gajeel walked over to her, followed by Natsu.

"I'm bbooorrrreeeedddd." Natsu sighed yet again. One would think Lucy's been gone for days when in reality she just left yesterday. After returning to the guild from seeing her off Natsu went straight for the bar and got some candles from Mira to eat. Not seeing Lucy in the guild was different to him. He refused Happy's suggestion for the two to go on a mission and then started a fight with Gray, who also needed the distraction.

"You've been saying that since yesterday. Lucy would think you are pathetic for your moping." Natsu looked up to see Cana standing by him with a barrel on her arm. She took a gulp of it. "Go do something you wimp."

Natsu was going to say something when Master Makarov spoke from the stairs. "Everyone, I have been called away for business with the council. I will be gone for three days. While I am gone Laxus will be in charge." Laxus, who was next to his grandfather, held up his mug. "Behave and try not to destroy the town while I am gone."

Everyone said goodbye to the Master and watched him leave. Even as he was saying goodbye, Makarov tried to hide his face so he would not give away anything. He was very anxious for this meeting, especially after that boy came two days ago.

"Let's not do anything stupid while he is away." Laxus spoke, going to the bar to get another beer.

"What business does the council have with the Master?" Mirajane asked.

Laxus shrugged. "Beats me. Grandfather just said there was a problem that needed to be figured out." Laxus still was curious and worried because his grandfather had told this just this morning.

"Great now gramps is gone too. Who else is leaving?" Natsu sighed. Gajeel was looking at this as some strange coincidence.

He turned to Levy. "Oi shrimp, you figure it out?"

Levy, who was currently reading a book with gale-force reading glasses, looked up at him. "Almost. I know it is in here somewhere." She went back to reading. "Do you really think he could do this?"

Yesterday night Gajeel told Levy everything when he was walking her back to the girl's dorm. Levy was shocked and that's when they came up with a plan to find out what those two really were doing. It was medaling sure but Levy was worried for Lucy. Even if she said they were her childhood friends, it has been almost 8 years since she last seen them. Which also was a question that no one but Lily thought. If they knew Lucy when she was younger and since Lucy never aged for seven years, why do they still look like they were still their age and not older?

"I found it." Levy said, stopping on the page and taking off her glasses. Of course she said it a little too loud because everyone turned to look at her.

"Found what Levy-chan?" Droy asked from the table next to them.

Levy felt embarrassed. "Well..uh..nothing." She didn't want them to know and then try and stop her so she turned to Gajeel who had a blank stare.

"What are you two planning?" Erza asked, catching Levy's stare. She walked over and glared down at the two sitting mages. "It better not be anything you are not supposed to do."

Levy squeaked in fear and found herself leaning into Gajeel who was just as scared. When they weren't looking Cana grabbed the book they were looking at and began reading the page. "What's a…Mirror magic?"

Turning back Levy reached for the book but Cana pulled it out of her reach. "Give that back Cana."

Ignoring Levy, Erza walked over and she and Cana began reading the page. Everyone was curious as to what was on the page. "Looking glass magic? Able to see the person you desire." Fitting two and two together Erza looked back and Levy, "don't tell me you two are planning to spy on Lucy?"

Hearing her name Natsu jumped up. "What do you mean?"

Levy sighed, knowing she was not getting out of this. "It's a type of script spell that allows me to see anyone as long as I have something of theirs."

"So you could see Lucy and Sara and Gabriel if you had something of Lucy's." Happy flew over to join the conversation.

Erza glared and closed the book. "It is rude to spy on people Levy and Lucy would not like it."

"But.." "No buts. Lucy was happy to be able to see her friends again and this job she took with them was a way for them to reconnect. Let's not ruin our friendship but not giving her her space."

"So you are not at all curious what they will do with her?" Gajeel jumped in.

"What do you mean?"

"Something is wrong with those two." Wendy said. Natsu and Gajeel looked at her with shock. They expected Wendy to be too naïve to notice anything wrong with them.

But Wendy did notice something about them, which is why she went to ask Lucy who they were first before she considered them a threat. She spoke to Carla about it when they got home and Carla suggested keeping it to herself until it spirals into an actual problem. "There is something about them that gives me an uneasy feeling."

"So you felt it too?" Gajeel asked and Wendy nodded.

"What are you guys talking about?" Lisanna asked. Why would Gabriel give off an uneasy feeling? Gray too was thinking the same thing about Sara.

Natsu answered, "We don't know but their smell was something we haven't smelt before. Made my stomach churn."

"And you wait till now to mention it?" Erza growled.

Natsu took a few steps back. "Lucy seemed to trust them enough and hell, they were friends with her as a child."

Erza sighed when Laxus jumped in. "Those two from two days ago? Didn't that boy speak to grandfather about something?"

"He did," Mirajane said. "but no one knows what they talked about."

Erza put her hand on her head. "So we just let one of our friends leave with two of her "friends" and now having second doubts about them?" Erza felt herself fill with worry. If they were dangerous, Lucy could really be in trouble, but they couldn't run after her. They promised not to.

"We just wanted to make sure everything was fine with her and so was going to do the spell. Just enough to see if they are actually doing the treasure hunt or if they had other plans." Levy quickly explained.

"Grandfather wouldn't like it." Laxus mumbled. "He would want us to butt out."

"But it is one of us Laxus," Mirajane said. "She could be in trouble."

"I agree." Romeo joined in. "If Lucy-nee gets hurt, we wouldn't forgive ourselves."

"I'm in." Gray spoke, wanting to see Sara and hope she was far from being a threat.

Macao and Wakaba joined in as well as Elfman, shouting "we aren't Man if we don't protect our own," which got Evergreen to go along and the rest of the old Thunder God tribe. Soon everyone was agreeing to do it that Laxus knew he lost by majority and sighed. "Alright, if we only got three days until grandfather gets back. We will peak in every few hours just to make sure she is safe. If it is nothing and she come as back we will tell her and you can face her wrath."

Part of the guild was partly wishing she got in trouble just so they did not have to deal with the pissed off Lucy, though quickly brushed it off. When he was satisfied Laxus turned to Levy, "so, what is needed for this?"

"We need something of Lucy to help pinpoint her location."

"I got that." Natsu shouted, ready to take off to her house. He went there last night and found she didn't lock her window. "Is it something specific?"

Levy shook her head and looked down at the book, which was given back to her before Laxus spoke. "It just says something in her possession. A shirt would be fine." She made sure to add the last part so Natsu didn't go and bring back something Lucy would for sure know he took. Natsu nodded and raced out of the guild.