KONICHIWA!

Can't wait to finish the next chapter, but you go ahead and enjoy.

By the way... I accidentally misspelled Makarov's name and my spellcheck didn't catch it.

Note to self: It's Makarov, not Markarov!

XD


ERZA, JELLAL, AND GRAY

Gray grinned, hardly holding in the urge to jump for complete joy. Erza would never be able to threaten him ever again. Thoughts of blackmail circled Gray's mind. He forgot about all else.

He pressed the 'on' button on the camera.

Nothing happened.

"Damn!" Gray yelled aloud, only to cover his mouth and shrink behind a nearby rock.

Erza and Jellal jumped apart in surprise and swiveled their heads towards where Gray was.

Crap.

"Um-" Erza caught herself and blushed furiously. Had someone seen them?

Jellal's eyes where bugging out as he saw a bit of Gray's black hair peek from behind a rock.

"Gray?" Jellal whispered to Erza. She nodded and narrowed her eyes at the figure in question.

Suddenly, without thinking, Gray jumped up with a look of being terrified as he saw Erza's face, and ran like the dickens as fast as he could.

"Curse him! We have to catch him, or else the whole guild will know- that your out of jail, of course!" Erza yelled in distress.

You sure it's that? Thought Jellal.

"Uh, yeah," Jellal cleared throat awkwardly. "Well, let's get moving."

They both ran after the frantic Gray. He had a head start on them, but Erza was determined. Even though Erza and Jellal had no sleep or rest in their systems, they would catch that loudmouth before he said too much. It didn't matter how much noise they made. Erza would catch that daredevil.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAY!" She screamed. "GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!"

Like I'm gonna go back when you say it that way, thought Gray as he ran barefoot through the forest. He looked quite humorous there, running terrified while in his underwear.

Jellal saw Erza tiring a bit, probably because of her fatigue. Jellal wasn't affected as much by that, though, so he ran on ahead, pushing past branches as he went.

He was catching up. Five more feet and he would be caught up.

Four feet.

Three feet.

Two feet.

One.

Jellal tackled Gray, sending them both falling to the ground.

Gray groaned under Jellal's weight. They were both laying on the dirt, by a rather big tree.

"Get ooooff me!" he yelled, struggling.

Jellal glared at him. "Not until you promise not to say a word about me being out of jail."

Gray's eyes widened. Then he started laughing uncontrollably.

"That's what you're worried about? I just saw you making out with Erza and your worried about people knowing you're out of jail? We've suspected that for weeks, you know!"

Jellal blinked. He started to get irritated. "Look, I don't know who you think you are, but you need to keep your mouth shut."

By this time, Erza had caught up with them. She looked at Gray, an evil aura surrounding her.

"Gray," she said, her voice cold as ice, "You'll keep quiet about what you saw, right?"

She had asked a question, but it sounded more like a command. Like always.

Gray whimpered. Then he noticed something. Erza was wearing regular clothes. Like, with no armor.

He blinked a couple of times in shock.

"Uh, Erza? Where's your armor?"

"I decided it was getting in the way." she eyed Jellal.

At that Gray finally squirmed out of Jellal grasp. He ran screaming and covering his eyes.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! LOVEBIRDSSSS!" (LOL, Gray)

Erza rolled her eyes. "He totally misunderstood what I was saying."

Jellal nodded. Suddenly the fatigue of having no sleep, and then running hard after someone who had hit him. He slumped against the tree he was sitting by, snoring.

Erza's eyes softened as she watched him sleeping. She soon felt the lack of sleep hit her, also, and she leaned against the tree next to him, sleeping soundly.

The decision to let Gray run was unanimous.

LISANNA AND GAJEEL

Lisanna thought of all her friends at Fairy Tail. Levy, Lucy, Gray, Erza, Natsu... And her siblings, too. She knew Gajeel was being controlled by something, probably that black magic that she had also been controlled by. Then she remembered it.

The reason she was able to overcome that and get Levy's help, was by hurting someone she didn't want to on the inside.

That person was Lucy.

Lisanna remembered how she couldn't control the black power that was taking over her, and she remembered how pitiful Lucy had looked, laying on the ground. Her last words, as she lay there, helplessly on the ground.

'Natsu.' she had whispered.

Lisanna remembered watching as Natsu had run over to her, calling her name, holding her like she was the only thing that mattered. Lisanna smiled, but tears were streaming down her cheeks. She knew how much Natsu cared about her, and it made her happy. She was like a little sister to him, after all.

Lisanna knew what she had to do if she wanted to save Gajeel.

She glared and accepted his challenge to a fight.

HAPPY AND LEVY

"Levy! Somethings wrong! You gotta help me find Natsu because it might be too late!" yelled the distressed Happy.

Levy nodded, looking worried. "You know where Lisanna is, right?"

Happy nodded quickly. He didn't have time to talk, he needed to find Natsu.

NATSU AND LUCY

They had continued their arguing for some time, now. Natsu wanted to know why Lucy had lied to him. Lucy wanted to know why Natsu was always so damn late when he saved her.

Lucy was ready to crucify Natsu right then, and Natsu was ready to drop Lucy right then. Notice who has the murderous intentions?

They were nearing the guild hall, now, both with gigantic frowns on their faces.

The hall was surprisingly empty. The only people there were Cana, Levy, Mirajane, and a very distressed Happy.

"Natsu and Lucy! Come help!"

"SHUT UP!" they screamed in unision.

Mirajane giggled. "Lover's quarrel."

Cana grinned lazily. Levy was still talking concerned like at Happy. And Happy was cowering behind the table leg.

Natsu put Lucy down on one of the table tops. His head was on fire, now, as he was stinking mad.

At that moment, Gray Fullbuster stormed into the guild hall from the direction of the forest.

"They're after MEEEEEEEEE!" he yelled, then joined Happy hiding behind the table leg.

"SHUT UP!" Lucy and Natsu yelled in unison again.

They glared at eachother.

"I THOUGHT OF IT FIRST!" they said at the same time. In fact, they continued to say random things after that, all at the same time.

The guild hall was even more silent than it was beforehand.

Cana almost spit out her beer when she heard what they were saying.

"PEANUTS ARE SUCKIER THAN YOU!"

"SHUT UP FINALLY, DAMMIT!"

"OH, YOU MAKE ME SOOOO SICK!"

Lucy stopped the unison, however, with a fact that made everyone's jaws drop.

"I SHOULD NEVER LET YOU SLEEP IN MY BED WHILE I'M ON THE FLOOR IN MY OWN HOUSE!"

At the same time, Natsu said, "I SHOULD NEVER SLEEP IN YOUR BED, IT SUCKS!"

They suddenly became silent, and looked over at everyone else.

"So you guys decided to get married, already?"

Mirajane. DAMN YOU, thought Natsu.

DAMN YOU, thought Lucy.


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