Gray and Laxus circled the structure, but they couldn't find an back way in. "Guess thieves are worried about people stealing their stuff." Laxus said in mild amusement. Gray meanwhile was studding the wall.

"Hey Laxus, what do you suppose that wall is made of?" Gray asked. Laxus looked again.

"I'd say stone held together with mortar. Why?" he asked. Gray nodded to show he agreed. He looked to Laxus.

"Think you can find a blind spot?" he asked. The dragon slayer nodded and looked around, finding a small one with a narrow way in. Laxus led the way, Gray careful to mimic all his movements. When the two got to the wall, Gray slammed his fists together then put his hands on the wall. Ice left his hands, but Laxus couldn't see it on the stone surface at first. After a few seconds he saw a layer of ice cover the surface. Gray then backed up. "Hit that." he told the lightning dragon slayer. Laxus suddenly clicked it together. Gray had used his ice to go between the cracks in the surface, and expand making the structure weak. All he had to do was hit it down. Pulling back his fist, he charged it with lightning and punched the ice. The area around the ice crumbled under the force, creating an opening. They could see through the hole to tell that it opened into a small court yard, leading to a door in the actual building. Laxus checked to make sure no one could see them before going through, then Gray followed, closing the hole with ice as he did. Laxus knew it wasn't to keep their presence from being detected, because they would be on high alert if they saw the hole in the first place. It was more to keep anyone from slipping away before they can scare them off. He had to give the younger credit, being more resourceful than Laxus had first thought he'd be. The two moved quietly across the yard to the building before slipping in. Laxus went first with Gray following him down the quiet halls. There was hardly any light, so that helped conceal the two males. Then they heard a shuffling noise. The two males saw a guard walking along the hall. Without missing a beat, Laxus snagged the man. The guild member want to yell, but Laxus covered his mouth.

"Hush! Why don't you show us where we can find your guild master?" Laxus hissed at the man. The man looked scared for his life and managed a nod. Laxus released him. "Good." he said. The two followed him along the halls.

"How did you get in here?" the man finally asked.

"Trade secrete." Gray said.

"You won't win against our master." the man told them.

"Yeah, we've heard that whole story before." Laxus said. Gray smirked a little. People always thought Fairy Tale was weaker than them, until they came up against the guild that is. The man scowled.

"Yeah, and people have tried to take our guild down before as well. No one has succeeded yet." he said. Laxus just shrugged, not caring what the man had to say. The guild member stopped and pointed down the hall.

"Follow this until it ends and you'll see a large door. The master is behind that door." the man said. Laxus nodded moved past the man, Gray following suit. The two came to the large door within a minute.

"Ready?" Laxus asked Gray, and the younger nodded. Laxus pulled open the door and they could see three men sitting in the room, caught by surprise by their entrance.

"So, they really did send two mages after us." the master said, standing up from his chair. Laxus nodded.

"The village wants you out of here. So you can pick up and leave, or we'll make you." Laxus said. The man shook his head.

"How about we stay and you two leave?" he asked. Gray gave him a cocky grin.

"Sorry, but that's not going to happen." he said. All five looked like they were ready to fight, but no one wanted to make the first move. Laxus glanced over at Gray to see the male holding a level of restraint. It seemed that while the boy was just as impulsive as Natsu at times, he could show restraint when needed. However, someone had to do something. One of the guild members made a move toward Laxus. "Ice- make hammer!" Gray yelled, bringing down the ice hammer onto the man. However, before it could hit him, it shattered on a wooden board that formed over the man.

"Wood-make shield." the other male said. Laxus and Gray looked at that male. He would have to go first since wood could insulate lighting. That could have been another reason that Laxus never went on a job with Laki. They were just not compatible at all. The male that Gray attacked ran forward toward Gray.

"Air magic, vacuum." the man said, and casted a circle around Gray. Gray found himself unable to breath as the air was drained from around him. Laxus charged forward and punched the air mage, causing him to drop his spell. Gray gasped as air came into his lungs.

"Thanks Laxus." he said, standing up again. He turned his attention to the master. They just needed Laxus to take him out and they would be able to scare off the rest of the guild. "Ice make- floor." Gray yelled, freezing the floor. He ran forward and slid to the air mage, realizing that this one had to go first. The mage focused all his attention on Gray, and in a flash Laxus went over to the mage and hit him hard at the base of his neck. The man went down. Then with a flicker of movement, Laxus saw the master appear behind Gray. Grabbing the teen by his arm since his shirt was missing again, Laxus through Gray to the ground behind him as a knife descended into the space Gray had stood moments before.

"What the hell was that?" Laxus snarled. The man grinned.

"I thought that would be obvious. When your in a fight, it's most efficient to take out the weaker beings first." he said. Gray scowled at him. While he knew he wasn't on the same level as Laxus, proof of that by the fact Natsu still couldn't beat the s-class mage, he still hated it when people reminded him though. Laxus scowled too.

"Laxus, I'll take care of the wood-make mage, so you keep your focus on the guild master." Gray said. He would love to fight the master himself and prove the man wrong, but Laxus' abilities would be greatly reduced against the wood-make mage, and Gray still had his pride as a maker mage to not loose to another one. Laxus nodded to show he agreed and Gray ran off toward the wood mage. The mage was waiting for him, and as Gray got close, he created a shield. Gray jumped over it. "Ice-make dagger!" Gray yelled, creating a small ice dagger in his hand. The wood make formed a wooden shield, but Gray planted the ice blade into the surface and ripped it out of the man's grasp. Gray then through a punch at the man's face, but he blocked it. Laxus watched for a second before turning back to the master, but he wasn't there anymore. He looked around when he heard a sharp yelp and turned back to Gray, to see the master held Gray with one arm while the other held a knife at Gray's neck.

"Surrender now or I'll spill the kids blood all over." he hissed.

Hey ya'll, sorry about the wait. I was traveling for two days, so I didn't have the time to write. Thank you so much for all the favorites, follows, and reviews. You are all awesome and I can't thank you enough for reading my story. I am glad so many people like it because I didn't think anyone would! I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can!