I'M BAAAACKKKK! I don't remember if I made this note last time I updated, but I was on a cruise this past week. That's why I haven't been updating or reading other stories. Until today, that is. Thank you to all those who reviewed and favorited/followed this story while I was gone. I will be updating my story, 'Welcome to Hell' later today. (Due to I'm not on the road home yet, and I rather be typing it at home.) I'm actually on an iPad in a pizza place in Miami. XD.

So, please enjoy this update.

~I do NOT own Fairy Tail.~

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The three of them stood there uncomfortably. Natsu shifted his feet awkwardly. He had put Lucy down, but she was still leaning on his shoulder for support. 'I wish Wendy was here.' He thought to himself. After what seemed like a couple hours, Lucy finally cleared her throat.

"So, Hitori, where do you want to talk?" She asked him with a nervous smile.

"Oh, right! If you would follow me, I will lead you to my home." The duo questioned on why he emphasized 'home.' Then they both sweat dropped. How were they going to follow him home? Lucy cleared her throat again.

"Um, sir? We can't...see...you." She said awkwardly. "Perhaps you should tell us where we're going?" They heard footsteps head off to the right of them. A bright pink flower hopped off a bush, and floated in midair. It started to levitate towards the duo who was giving the floating object a confused look. It shook around.

"How's this?" The voice of the man asked. The duo both nodded slowly.

"That's, great." Lucy said.

"Alright," the flower rotated. "Let's get going." He marched off. Natsu and Lucy glanced at each other before following the talking flower.

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The duo were lead by the flower down an old cobblestone path. The buildings seemed to be deserted, with cracks on the outside and vines crawling up the sides to the windows. A sickly silence hung in the air. As Natsu looked around, and he noticed subtle movements here and there. A door slowly opening, windows closing shut in silence, a mop being place up against the wall. So there was other citizens. They just chose to keep to themselves. Finally, the flower turned and stopped at a house that looked like just the rest.

The yellow paint was worn and had chips and cracks, the wooden window shutters were slightly crooked in its hinges. Vines crawled up to the shutter-less windows on the second floor. Hitori opened the door and led them inside. It looked even more unused than the outside. The faded purple couch was flipped over, a big rip was up the side. A red chair was covered in dust. In fact, the whole living room was covered in dust. Even the phonograph, which its speaker was bent.

To the left, there was the kitchen. The dust was over here too. Trash littered the floor. And the wooden oven looked new and unused. The sink had piles of dishes in it. Natsu popped an eyebrow.

"If you people are here, why does your house look like this." Hitori hesitated. The flower rotated again, as if turning towards them.

"Because." He said in a stern and quiet voice. The flower moved to another door in the corner. One that could be easily looked over at first glance. Next to the door there was a small flower pot with what looked like frog guts. Lucy's face scrunched up in disgust as she watched the frog guts move, indicating Hitori had reached inside. A jingle of metal was heard, and a small ring that held three small bronze keys on it emerged. The flower rotated to them again.

"Keeps the snoopers away." He said. He turned back towards the door and they watched as a key floated to the door and unlocked it. "We don't live up here." He said to them. Hitori descended the long wooden staircase. After about five minutes (it was a long stairwell) the group came to a large metal door. Hitori knocked on the door, loudly, twice. The door slowly creaked open.

"This, is where we live." He boomed. The team focused their gazes onto the underground city. There were a large number of small huts, light pouring from their circular windows. There was what looked like a market place. Many voices could be heard shouting and talking below them. It reminded Lucy of the Magnolia market place. Unknown to them, there was about two hundred people in the streets; buying and selling goods and products. Children laughed as they played, mothers chatted at a nearby cafe, and a pair of lovers kissed while sitting at the fountain. Of course though, Natsu and Lucy could not see this. The pink flower led them down some stone steps that went into the city.

He took them to a hut and opened door for them. The group settled themselves at Hitori's kitchen table.

"Now, to make a long story short," He started. "If time runs out, everyone will cease to exist."

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Sorry for any mistakes. This was written on an Ipad. XD. I promise next chapter will be better.

Thanks for all of your support.

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