Lady LVA: I'm sleepy...*falls asleep on computer* Zzzz...

Natsu: GET UP! YOU HAVE TO FINISH! and do I ... have to do THAT yet?

Lady LVA: Huh...wha? no, not yet...

Happy: She doesn't own Fairy Tail... someone else does.*nomnomnom on fishy*

Lady LVA: Shuddup... If I did, Natsu would be shirtless alll the time *grin*

Natsu: I'm already shirtless...

Lady LVA: Zzz...


The guild door opened with a bang. Startled heads looked up as a furious Natsu walked to the bar and sat down heavily. Mirajane, wiping glasses, flew over to Natsu. "What's up?"

Natsu stared at Mirajane blankly for a moment, and then stared at his tightly fisted hand. "This thing… It made Lucy cry…"

Oh Dear… Mirajane thought to herself. "Ah… what is this thing?" Natsu kept glaring at his fist and did not respond. His wings fluttered with agitation Mirajane didn't know what to say, so she left with some relief when another customer called her over.

Over in a corner, Erza and Makarov were having a serious conversation.

"Are you sure master?" Erza asked.

"Unfortunately, that's only way for it to be reversed…"

"Oy, flame brain. What are you doing here alone?" Gray sauntered to the stool next to Natsu with a Jubia creeping nearby.

"Gray… have you ever seen this before?" Natsu opened his palm and there lay the little golden ring.

Gray looked at it for a second, and then a flash of recognition appeared in his eyes. "Oh, hey! Yeah. I saw it in this magic shop somewhere nearby called… what was it?"

"Majikkuraifu" whispered Jubia.

"Yeah, that's it! The owners were weird… They kept talking about 'adding magic to your life,' whatever the hell that means." Gray shrugged. "I was considering buying it for… um… someone…" His face turned pink.

"Are you saying that you bought it?" growled Natsu.

"No, I didn't." Gray put his hands up. "Levy was gushing about what a cute ring it was and how lucky the girl who got it would be. I asked her why, and she told me that girls who get rings like that get engaged to the guy, so… Uh…"

"He freaked and threw the ring, saying something about how he was never gonna be tied down and ran the hell outta there." smirked a voice. Jubia pouted and looked mournfully at Gray, who pretended not to notice. Natsu looked up.

Gajeel was leaning against the bar, drink in hand. His body's position was relaxed, but the bags under his eyes said otherwise. Natsu turned to him.

"Do you know anything about it?"

"Maybe…" Gajeel sneered.

"Well, tell me!"

"Hmm… I'll have to think about it."

Natsu grabbed the front of Gajeel's shirt and shoved his face into the iron dragon slayer's. "No, you bastard. No thinking about it. Tell me now."

"Get outta my face, shrimp." Gajeel shoved Natsu back a little, But the Fire dragon to-be didn't let go. "Don't make me hurt you." He said menacingly.

"TELL ME YOU BASTARD!" Natsu suddenly exploded into flames. Gajeel almost took a step back but held his ground.

"Why do you care so much about one measly ring?" Gajeel prodded him. "It's not like it's important."

"It made Lucy cry…"

"How could a ring make a girl cry? If it's something like that, then she's weak. She deserves…" At that, Natsu slammed his already flaming fist into Gajeel's stomach. Gajeel soared through the air and slammed into the wall behind him.

"Don't…" Natsu leapt into the air, a terrifying glint in his eye.

"Talk…" He came down, headed straight for Gajeel.

"About her…" His head slammed into Gajeel's head, making it hit the wall again.

"That way!" This last part was a roar that rang throughout the guild. Gajeel wiped a bit of blood from his mouth and grinned.

"Not bad, Fire Eater." Gajeel stretched. "Had this been a real fight, I might have had to get tough."

"Might've!" Natsu roared again.

"So Lucy's this important to you, huh?" Natsu just growled. "I'll bet you feel weird whenever you talk to her."

Natsu was about to respond, when he saw the guild members gawking at them. "Sh-shut up." He mumbled. Gajeel also looked around and shrugged. "Fine, we'll talk about it privately. We can go to my house."

"Why would I want to go to YOUR place?" Natsu gasped.

"Hey, I don't want you there either, but it's the only place where there's some privacy. Unless you want that cat to listen in too?"

Natsu thought about Happy, and relived the "He liiiikkkeeess you" incident, and shuddered. "Fine." He said, and stomped away.

Gajeel nodded, and went to go talk to someone.

"Levy…" Gajeel started.

"What?" Levy looked up irritably. She was at the climax of her book, but her face softened slightly when she saw who it was.

"Don't come over to my house for a few days. I need to do something."

"Ah… okay. But why?"

"That's something that you don't need to know." Levy looked slightly hurt, but she just nodded, and went back to reading her book. Gajeel walked out, and as soon as his back was to the guild, he put his hand over his face.

"Oy, hurry up!" called out Natsu. Gajeel sighed. This was gonna take a while…

Meanwhile, back with Erza and the master

"I'm pretty sure it's the Yume Torikkusutā, the dreaming trickster. I'll bet someone thought it was a good prank…"

"And what is that, Master?"

"It's something that makes dreams come true. It can only make one dream come true, and that is the one at the forefront of the mind. "

"Ugh. Rest assured Master, as soon as I figure out who messed with us, I'll punish them a hundred times over." Erza said, cracking her knuckles.

"It'll be difficult to figure out who was the cause, and who is the victim."

"Victim, Master?"

"Someone gave the Yume Torikkusutā to someone else. It's the only way it can work."

"But who could it be?" Erza asked.

"It's usually in the shape of a pair of dangling earrings, star earrings… eh? Do you know something?" Makarov asked, because Erza's face had suddenly drained of colour.

"I know who the victim is…"

"Oh? Who is it?"

"It's Lucy… She got them as a birthday present…"

Makarov arched an eyebrow. "And I assume you know who gave such a gift to her?"

"I'm afraid it was I. Punish me as you will."

"No, no. There is no reason to punish you. You had good intentions. But this does make it a bit easier…"

"And how does the spell get reversed?"

"In one of the most cliché ways I can think of." Makarov groaned. "This is why I hate spells. No originality!"

"Go on…"

"Basically, Lucy must fall in love, and she must marry that person BEFORE the next full moon."

"That's… that's awful. Whoever came up with this has no practicality at all!" Erza sighed. "Can you think of anyone that might be a good match with Lucy?"

"Yes… "

"Well, who is it Master?"

"The worst possible choice…"

"Who?"

"I'm almost afraid to say…"

"WHO?"

"Natsu…"

Erza stared at the Master for a moment. "We're doomed…"

"Not quite yet. I say let's begin *Operation Make Natsu and Lucy Fall in Love*!"

"Okay master!" Erza looked surprisingly pumped. "I'll get Gray in on this!"

"Very well Erza, get all the enforcements you need. We've finished here."

"Yes, Master" Erza formally bowed.

"Oh… one more thing. Don't tell Mirajane, she's TERRIBLE at matchmaking…. You know what happened last time…"

Erza laughed out loud as she walked out.


Lady LVA: I'd like to thank all my wonderful readers and everyone who takes the time to review. When I saw how many reviews I got, I was so happy!

Happy: Didja call me?

Lady LVA: No, go away.

Happy: *Runs away crying*

Natsu: Hey!

Lady LVA: Bah... anyways, I'll try to update soon! Thanks again to everyone whose stayed with me this long!