Who's idea was it to go on this mission? Oh yeah, Mira's. Lucy was going to have to speak with Fairy Tail's resident pin-up model about going on overnight missions with any of the guild's guys. How could I forget already?! I slept right between him and Natsu on Galuna Island the first night!
Gray glanced up from his breakfast. "Hey, Lucy, did you get any sleep last night? You look tired."
"I tried to sleep, but you snore just as bad as Natsu." she replied as her fork stabbed the innocent bacon lying on her plate.
The ice wizard narrowed his eyes, suspicious. "How would you know Natsu snores?"
"Does Galuna Island ring any bells?"
"Yeah. Unpleasant ones."
Oops. Probably shouldn't have brought it up, but what else was I supposed to say? Oh yeah, I know Natsu snores because he sneaks into my apartment and sleeps in my bed whenever he feels like it. Yeah, that response would have flown over well with Gray.
"Whoa, what did that bacon ever do to you?" Gray asked in slight alarm. Lucy glanced down at her plate. The bacon, once in strip form, was now all broken up into pieces due to Lucy's unconscious, repetitive fork attacks.
"Oh, my bad."
The celestial wizard quickly ate up her remaining breakfast as Gray excused himself to visit the men's room.
As the sun gazed down upon the land, Lucy and Gray made their way to town.
"So we're going into town to..."
"Get an idea of the layout. We should be able to find a good place to gather tourists somewhere in town. The bed and breakfast is too remote for us to advertise directly outside it." explained the ice mage.
"That makes sense."
"Also, it would be good to know who travels to this town in the first place. What sites does this place have to offer? It all goes back to gathering guests for the man's business."
Lucy was impressed by Gray's plan and thought process.
"What is that weird look for?"
"I'm just surprised by how thorough you are."
The ice wizard grinned. "Well, you're on a request with me, not Flame Brain."
As the two Fairy Tail mages continued making their way to town, someone in the shadows stood, observing their every move.
Two hours. Then I'll meet back up with Gray in the center of town. Lucy thought as she strolled through the shopping district. Now, why did I volunteer to explore this side? I don't even have enough jewel to pay my rent!
So far this job request wasn't turning out that great. First, she had to share a bed with the snoring stripper, and now she was forced to gaze upon things she couldn't even purchase. What next?
"Did you notice any good tourist destinations?" Gray inquired as Lucy approached him.
She shook her head. "I also couldn't find any tourists. Everyone I came across seemed to be locals."
Gray's brows furrowed. "I didn't come across any tourists either."
"You'd think there'd be at least one visitor here." Lucy thought aloud.
"Something is not right," Gray's hands clenched into fists, "and I'm going to find out what it is."
The determination Gray had was contagious. Lucy nodded in support.
Gray stood from his spot on the bench. "Let's go get some answers."
AN. Thanks to my first two reviewers, Kaoroku Hanami and PearlLover2019! Bye the way, PearlLover2019, I went ahead and fixed that line in the first chapter. Thanks for pointing that out! Lastly here's an appreciative shout out to PearlLover2019 and AnimeLuver778 who added this to their alert list. I hope to see y'all again in the next chapter!
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