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It turned out, the mayor was a tall, skinny man with eyes that were set slightly too far apart, and who wore a mousy business suit that hung off his frame. He also had a huge pair of glasses on, that were slightly too small for him. However, he was pleasant enough, if a little flustered, and welcomed them.
"Ah, Good to have you here, uh…" He trailed off as he took in the pink haired boy with the scarf who was staring at him with curiosity, the little girl whose smile hadn't wavered since she came in the door, and the teenager with the dangerous gleam in her eyes whose stark white hair contrasted sharply with her dark tank top and daring black mini shorts. The mayor rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Fairy Tail, I take it?"
"Yep!" The boy said happily, crossing his arms behind his head and grinning. It was so cute the mayor found himself smiling slightly as well, despite his anxiety at being in the same room as three wizards from one of Fiore's most powerful, not to mention notoriously destructive guilds. As soon as he heard that it was Fairy Tail that accepted the job, he had advised the townspeople to take out insurance if they hadn't already. Better safe than sorry, after all.
Rolling her eyes, the eldest girl stepped forward. "I don't have time for this, so why don't you tell me about the gem?" She demanded impatiently.
The mayor gulped. "Yes of course. Right this way."
They followed him into an office, where he pulled out a drawing of an average sized gem.
"Oh! It's so pretty!" Lisanna gasped happily, eyes widening at the sight of it. Mira said nothing, and Natsu wasn't paying attention. At least not until Mira threw a book at his head. It bounced off and knocked a few items of the desk. Natsu glared at the white haired teen.
"What's the big idea?" He demanded angrily.
"Listen to what the guy's saying, this is important!"
"Guys, calm down." Lisanna interrupted, the voice of reason, as she collected the things off of the floor. She glanced at the mayor, who was looking a little faint. In an attempt to calm him down, Lisanna gestured at the picture frame in her hands.
"This is such a nice painting! Are those your kids?" She asked. After a moment, the mayor nodded.
"My son and daughter." He acknowledged. Mira sighed impatiently.
"How nice. Now, the gem?"
The mayor coloured, then nodded. "Right. Well, you see, uh… the gem was being kept in the local museum. It's the only thing of real interest we have here, you see. Because it was found here, we were allowed to keep it, but no one really knows about it outside this town. Which was always a good thing, because the security here can be… quite lax." He started. Mira snorted, causing him to glance in her direction, but he quickly decided to let it be. "But it seems someone finally caught on, and now…" He trailed off.
Lisanna's smile had dropped in empathy with the man. "I'm sorry. Don't worry though, we'll get it back for you! We're Fairy Tail wizards, we never give up!"
The mayor glanced at her a little strangely, before nodding. "Well, we're quite certain they can't have left the town. We thrive on trade here, you know. That means we keep quite a close an eye on what comes in and leaves here." He paused sadly. "Just not on what happens inside."
Mira scowled. "We get the picture. Someone's lying low in town, with a big rock. We'll find it. You can get our reward ready." She said as she strode confidently from the office. Lisanna flashed the bewildered mayor one last smile.
"It was nice meeting you!" She called as she ran after her sister. Natsu put the fossil he had been examining back on the desk and followed them with a carefree wave in the mayor's direction. The mayor sat down with a sigh and settled in to wait, and hope Fairy Tail lived up to its reputation.
"Where are we going now, Mira?" Lisanna asked. The older girl glanced down at her little sister.
"To the museum. We need to figure out how our thief got in and out, and see if he left any clues. Then we track him down, and kick his ass." She said with an intimidating grin. Lisanna giggled quietly, never having felt even slightly in danger around her sister. And Natsu, who thought the last part sounded great and who had pretty much just tuned out the dull part, grinned and brought his fists together.
"Alright! Let's start!" He yelled enthusiastically. Laughing, Lisanna grabbed his hand and dragged him off towards the museum. Grumbling, Mira jogged after them.
They were greeted at the museum by two scrawny guards, both of whom were trying to cover up sheepish looks. They were both stunned into silence at the sight of Mira, who flipped her hair back as she sauntered straight past them, speaking as she went.
"I want to see where the gem was kept. I want to know where all the exits and entrances are. I want to know everything you know about who was in here lately. Most of all, I want to wrap this up quickly so I can do some shopping." She stopped and turned back to the guards who were tripping over themselves to keep up. "Any questions?"
"N-no ma'am!"
Minutes later, they were staring at an empty stone stand. The guards had stammered out whatever information they had, which wasn't much.
"So this is where it was?" Natsu asked, frowning at the empty space. Lisanna nodded. The Dragon Slayer sniffed the air experimentally.
"There was someone here recently." He said confidently, not registering the surprised looks the Strauss sisters sent him. "Just one. Hey, do you guys think it could be the thief?" He asked with a proud grin. Mira looked like she was about to punch him, but Lisanna interrupted.
"You must be right!" She cried happily, ignoring Mira's "well, duh" in the background. "Can you tell where he went?"
Natsu shrugged and tried again. Disappointed, he shook his head. "Sorry. It was ages ago." He said. Mira glowered.
"You're pretty useless, you know?" She snapped. Natsu glared, and let his fire lace itself around his fist.
"Oh yeah? Wanna test that?" He growled. Mira snorted.
"I could wipe the floor with you, brat. But that'll have to wait. I have a gem to find. Just try and stay out of my way, got it?" She said, before spinning on her heel with an elegant flounce and examining the walls. Before Natsu could attack her regardless, Lisanna stepped in.
"Would you stop? We have to work together!" She said, exasperated, for once not sounding cheerful. The change caught Natsu off guard, and he found himself letting his flames dissipate. Still angry though, he spun and launched a kick at the stand, powering it up with Dragon Slayer flames. It crumpled completely. Lisanna gasped, but Mira just scowled.
"What is your problem?" She demanded, though not seeming particularly fussed. She marched over, punched Natsu for being an idiot, before noticing something.
"Huh. Is that… a passageway?" She muttered, watching the dust clear. Lisanna pushed past her sister to see.
"Wow! It's a hidden tunnel underneath the stand!" She said excitedly. Natsu grinned, earlier issues forgotten.
"He must be down there! Let's go beat him up!" He yelled, before tearing off down the stairs. Mira's smile was surprisingly similar to the pink haired boy's as she turned to her sister.
"For once, he's got the right idea." With that, she raced after him. Lisanna laughed a little and followed suit.