"Listen, children. A very close friend of mine works in the local highschool, and he said he detected strong powers of darkness from within his school. Now, since you four are one of the most normal looking teams we have, you'll be attending the highschool for a short period of time to see if you can find the source of the magical power and destroy it. Understand? Wendy, you'll be scouting out the attached middle school. Please be careful, my children." Makarov informed Team Natsu, to which they gave a stern nod then exited out of the office.

"I've always been home-schooled... I've never been to a public school before." Lucy exclaimed excitedly, clapping her hands.

"Remember, Lucy. We're there on strict orders, that goes for all of you. I advise to not make friends unless you feel a strong magical power within them. Master trusted us with this mission, let's take it seriously." Erza said, everyone giving another stern nod as they left the guild for the night.

The team went to Lucy's apartment as usual, to which Natsu has claimed: "The Official Team Natsu Headquarters." And it pissed Lucy off more than anything else.

"Someone please remind WHY we must always come to my apartment?" Lucy said, giving a sigh as they entered her humble abode and Natsu began rummaging through the fridge with his blue flying exceed, Happy by his side.

"Because. Gray lives in Fairy Cabins, where girls aren't allowed. And Wendy and I live in Fairy Hills, where boys aren't allowed." Erza said, but that still we couldn't go to Natsu's.

"And Natsu has the most disgusting house ever." Gray said, earning a glare from the pink-haired dragon slayer.

"Shut up, ice princess! I bet your room ain't the cleanest place either!" Natsu retorted, and the boys soon clashed heads.

"Shut up slanty eyes!"

"Why don't you, droopy eyes!"

"ARE YOU TWO FIGHTING?"

"N-No ma'am!"

Lucy sighed as the boys pretended to be best buds once again, and Wendy just quietly chuckled. "So, should we start with the plans?" Wendy suggested, and the three childhood friends finally settled down as they huddled around Lucy's room.

"We'll get our uniforms tomorrow morning from the front desk there, since Master has already enrolled us. Master also requested that two of us will have the same classes. Like, for history, Natsu and Lucy, for P.E, Lucy and I, for science, Gray and Natsu. No matter what class we'll always have a team mate.. Our main priority is to keep the students safe and figure out the source of the dark magic then eliminate it. Wendy, since the schools are joined, we'll meet each free period and lunch, then suggest progress reports. Master has also requested Romeo, so you two will have the same classes. Cana will be supplying us with contact cards, so if anything happens, request to leave the classroom and contact one of us. The reward is large. Lucy, Wendy and I will be back here to pick you up at 6:00 a.m so we can get our uniforms fast then come back here and get ready." Lucy paled. "Act. Normal. No magic unless necessary."

"After Lucy and I finish getting ready we'll go meet the boys. Natsu, Happy, you're staying at Fairy Cabins with Gray tonight." Natsu and Gray grimaced. After Erza was finished, she then asked, "Are there any questions?" All four hands went up. "First, Lucy."

"D-Does the school even open at six?" She asked, already dreading the idea of having to wake up so early.

"No, but Master has been arrangements that the lady meet us at the front of the school, we'll be picking up the boy's uniforms too." Lucy nodded, sighing dejectedly then belly-flopping onto her bed. "Next, Gray."

"Do we have to wear uniforms? They seem so thick." And there goes his shirt. Lucy gave a small blush while Erza just shook her head from side to side, clearly frustrated with ice maker mage. Normally, Gray's stripping habits wouldn't bother Lucy, but now their dating, and she sees him in a whole new different light. And when did his abs get so defined, and holy hell does his guild stamp look good on his chest - Lucy snap out of it!

"Liking the view, Luce?" Gray smirked.

"Sh-Shut up!" Lucy countered. Erza sent both of them glares, shutting them up.

"Yes, we have to wear uniforms. And please get your habit under control, because stripping in the middle of class definitely isn't normal. Understand?!" Erza answered, to which Gray gave a strained, "Y-Yes ma'am!"

"Natsu, go."

"Finally! What if there are other mages there? Wouldn't they be able to sense our magical power?" Did Natsu just ask...a good question? Lucy and Gray exchanged glances, clearly surprised that he didn't-"Oh, and what if I get hungry in class? Will they give me fire?"-and there it goes, that's the Natsu they knew.

"Master's friend said that from all of his years of working there, the only mages have been the teachers. We'll be the first. And no, you will not eat in class and they will not supply you with fire. Wendy, your turn." Natsu sighed, clearly hating the idea of having to attend actual school.

"H-How much do you think repairs for a school would cost?" There it is, the only important question that has been asked. The other four mages exchanged looks, then paled.

"She's right! Knowing these two they'll end up destroying the school and we'll have to pay!" Lucy exclaimed, pointing at Gray and Natsu while whining to Erza, the two boys turning to her and shouting a,"Hey!"

"That's why if any one of us destroy the school, Master said he'll give severe consequences." The team nodded, then all headed out, except Gray who remained.

"Graaaaay, go home. I need to sleep and wake up at six if I don't want to get beat by Erza." Lucy said, emerging out of her bathroom in her sleeping shorts and tank top. Gray just continued to lie on the bed, flipping through Lucy's newest issue of Sorcerer Weekly.

Lucy shoved him over, but he continued reading. She laid herself down beside him, then looked over to see what he was so so focused on. She snatched the issue out of his hand, then elbowed him in the stomach roughly.

"What the - Lucy what the fuck!" Gray exclaimed, holding his gut as he saw Lucy close the magazine then throw it to the other side of the room. He turned over to his girlfriend, who avoided his gaze.

"The hell were you doing looking at bikini pics of Jenny from Blue Pegasus?" Lucy said turning on her side so she could face Gray. "You looked really focused too. Like what the hell is that about."

"Are you jealous?" Lucy's troublesome boyfriend asked, a playful smirk dancing on his lips as he poked Lucy's back. She slapped his hand away, the blonde stellar mage clearly getting irritated.

"Get out and go home, we have to wake up early tomorrow." She mumbled, getting up and opening the door for her boyfriend to exit it from. Instead he stood up abruptly, seeming to be slightly irritated as well, and simply just opened the window then leapt out. As he was out of view Lucy slammed the door, then went and closed the window.

"What an idiot! He has a girlfriend, yet he decides to go and drool over some half naked chick from a different guild in a magazine. And he didn't even apologize! The nerve of that stripper. Things are going to be so awkward tomorrow!" She rambled to herself, sighing as she went and turned off her lights, snuggling into her bed. But the husky smell of Gray's cologne mixed in with his usual vanilly scent still lingered on her sheets, and she fell asleep to dreams of him.

She woke up to a red-head cuddling her, then let out a yelp. Erza quickly awoke, then got out of bed, stretching her limbs. "Ah, Lucy, you're awake. I got here earlier than expected so I just decided to take a small nap. Wendy said she'd be attending school with Romeo."

"H-Hai.." Lucy mumbled, getting out of bed and walking into her bathroom. She took a quick shower then brushed her teeth, combed her hair then walked out in a towel. Erza handed her a uniform. "Oh, you already got them?"

"The secretary lady came to Fairy Hills and gave them to me personally, seemed like she had something urgent and wouldn't be able to work today. I got the boys', and Wendy and Romeo already have theirs." Lucy nodded then changed quickly, leaving her hair down as Erza tied hers into a high ponytail. The girls evaluated themselves in the mirror, nodded in approval.

"Ah, I had Virgo prepare our bags before I went to bed last night, they're under my desk. Hopefully Natsu and Gray got their own." Lucy didn't need to worry about Wendy, having full trust that the petite dragon slayer didn't forget. Erza nodded then received their bags, then they made their way to Fairy Cabin, but not before Lucy dished everything that had happened between her and her boyfriend last night to her red-headed bestfriend. When Levy wasn't there, Lucy would usually tell Erza everything.

Erza nodded and then sighed after Lucy finished her small rant/story. "That boy is an idiot, but I'm sure he had some good intentions behind his actions."

"That makes one of us." Lucy said bitterly, as the girls banged on the doors to the large male dorm for Fairy Tail. Laxus opened the door, clad in only his boxers. Lucy and Erza grimaced, and then Natsu and Gray were called. The two idiots ran down the large staircase, then greeted the girls as they hollered a 'goodbye' towards their fellow dormmates who were awake.

Natsu and Gray had ditched their ties, Natsu in his scarf and Gray content with his cross necklace. They both had the top two buttons of their undershirts undone, and their blazers were wide open as well. The four rushed to the school, Erza not having time to scold the two on their dress code defiance at the moment. Erza's and Lucy's uniforms were perfectly done though, their blazers all buttoned up and their ties straight. Lucy wore knee-high stockings with her uniform skirt, Erza content with her ankle-high socks. Erza thought the skirts were too short, but Lucy didn't really mind it. If she does get looks from guys, she'll consider it payback to a certain ice mage who was fawning over another blonde from a different guild yesterday.

Their day was like this; the four would attend homeroom together, then Lucy and Natsu would have history, while Gray and Erza would have science. Then Lucy and Erza would have P.E, while Gray and Natsu had mathematics. Then their lunch break. After that, Gray and Lucy would have language, while Erza and Natsu had computer tech. Then Erza and Lucy would have mathematics, while Gray and Natsu got P.E. Their final period was free, and they would spend that walking around the school in search for any clues on the whereabouts of the dark magic.

As the four teenagers walked into the school the students immediately erupted into curious whispers. "That pink-haired guy is so cute!" "No way, the guy next to him with the cross necklace is so freckin' hot!" "The red-head looks pretty hot." "But have you seen the rack on that blonde, and both of their asses are as fine as day as well." The boys and girls occasionally laughed or giggled at their comments, and suddenly the four mages felt popular. Natsu and Gray were wearing playful smirks, winking at girls who'd squeal when they'd receive. Of course they were doing it as a joke, and began laughing about it, but Lucy felt kind of..sad, and angered, and jealous, and depressed. All of the negative emotions she didn't want to feel.

Fine Gray Fullbuster, if you're gonna play like that then..

As Erza and Lucy walked by the males, they'd receive wolf whistles and compliments. Lucy nudged Erza, and she nodded, and they both gestured to the group of guys by making phones with their hands and putting them up to their ears, mouth 'call me.' The girls laughed as they saw the guys immediately crowd around them, and now it was Gray's turn to feel the emotions that Lucy was feeling.

Erza and Lucy managed to find a way out. Erza wanted to punch all of those guys, knock all of them off the faces of the Earth but alas, she could not. The two mages received dirty glares from some of the females in the hall, but deemed those as normal. The walked to their lockers, the guys behind them. All four of them had their lockers next to each other.

Lucy knew she was getting most of the glares, but it wasn't new. Not to sound overly self confident or anything, but it happened quite a bit to the blonde celestial mage. Her guild mark was covered up by a pair of black gloves that matched her blazer, considering no one could see them. The four opened their lockers, seeing as how their textbooks and everything were already in there. Erza and Lucy placed their needed textbooks into their bookbags, as the Gray and Natsu didn't even bother opening their lockers. No one said they actually had to give a shit about education.

As the warning bell rang, indicating that all students only have five minutes to report to their homeroom before they get a late slip, the four quickly dashed over to their homeroom, class 2-A. They scanned the room, quietly taking their seats next to one another in the back of the classroom. It felt a little awkward since all of the students in there previously had stopped talking when the four good looking mages entered the class, except for small whispers complimenting them, some girls even throwing insults at the blonde and red head.

"Blondie over there looks like a total slut."

"Those two girls were flirting with all the guys once they set foot in the school, ew."

"They're obviously trying to hard to look good."

"Guys have such bad tastes."

The insults soon died down once the teacher entered the classroom and began taking attendance. As Erza didn't care about what anyone thought of her, those comments left a certain blonde a little self-conscious. She looked down, until the teacher called her name, to which she responded with a somewhat startled; "P-Present!"

"Erza Scarlet?"

"Here."

The boys' names have already been called, since their the first letters of their last named began before the two girls. The teacher then soon called up the four new students to the front of the class, then asked them to introduce themselves. He began with Natsu.

"My name is Natsu and I'm a drag-" An elbow jab in the stomach by Erza. "I-I mean, I'm Natsu and I love spicy food. That's all." He finished, and the class erupted into quiet laughs and more whispers. Gray was next.

"My name is Gray and I hate spicy food. Done." The class again began letting out quiet giggles and chuckles, then the whispers. Next was Lucy.

She was dreading this. "M-My name is Lucy Heartfilia and I-I am interested in celestial magic." She finished, quietly letting out a breath she hadn't known she has been holding. One guy from the back of the room sent another wolf whistle, which made Lucy look down at her shoes. Gray sent the guy and his little friends an icy glare, and that made them shut up immediately. Last, but certainly not least, was Erza.

"My name is Erza Scarlet and I'm interested in weaponry." Said with no hesitation at all, and that made all of the jaws drop. The main question circling through each of the students' head; "why the hell does a babe like her like weapons?"

The teacher sweat-dropped upon hearing the four new students finish, and then quickly sent them back to their seats. Coincidentally Gray was sitting beside the guy who had sent the wolf whistle to Lucy, and then spent the next five minutes glaring at him. He was pretty sure, by the end of the class, the kid had pissed his pants. Gray chuckled as the bell rung, signaling the ending of the period. As Lucy and Erza waved goodbye, they walked in their separate directions.

"You seem pissed." Natsu said, looking in front of him and placing his hands on ths back of his head. "Something happen with you and Luce?"

"I was thinking of gettin' her a present since we were all talking about goin' to the beach, so I looked into that popular magazine that always comes to the guild. And I saw the model from Blue Pegasus wearing a bikini that I know would look great on Luce, but she saw me looking at the picture of the model and thought something else." Gray confessed, making Natsu slap him upside the head. He turned to his pink-haired best friend.

"What the hell, Natsu?" Gray yelled, but kept on walking.

"Any girl would get mad over that. Next time you try and look for a bikini for her, maybe do it somewhere other than her house. She probably thought you liked some other chick. You probably made her really upset." Natsu said, rather wisely.

"But I love her..." Gray said quietly, but Natsu heard it loud and clear.

"Then tell her that. I saw her looking upset when we winked at those girls, too. Probably the reason why she and Erza told those guys to call them. Next time you get the chance, tell her you love her. Luce is my best friend, so I swear to Mavis if you hurt her Gray..."

"I know, I know. Don't worry. Wow, Natsu. You're actually really smart with these kind of girlie things." Gray teased.

"Well I grew up with you, didn't I?" Natsu countered, and they both started chuckling. They soon reached their class, and as they sat down in the back they both couldn't help but wonder out loud;

"Wonder how Lucy and Erza look in a gym uniform though." They exchanged glances, then suddenly booked it out of the classroom, heading straight for the large gymnasium and peeking inside. The bell rang, signaling that second period has begun. Gray and Natsu couldn't give two shits if they skipped classes, considering they're just here for a mission.

The instructor was making the class do stretches, but the guys didn't complain. As Lucy and Erza, and the rest of the girls for that fact, were clad in bloomers and a t-shirt, the guys were practically in heaven.

Each time Lucy would bend down fro an exercise, she felt a million eyes on her behind, and she felt super self-conscious. Erza the same, except instead of feeling self-conscious, she smiled and began to work with it. Gray couldn't help but clench his fist, and he was having a mental battle between himself. Go and save Fairy Tail's princesses, or not get beat by Erza and stay back.

He noticed though, that Lucy kept on fake smiling whenever someone would come talk to her, and Erza knew the reason why. As much as she just wanted to leave this stupid school, then beat every single person senseless, she couldn't. But the blonde had to learn to get stronger. Lucy chanted uplifting words and self-boosting her confidence so she could deal with it more. As the instructor told them they could stop stretching, Lucy and Erza sighed in relief, then the teacher announced girls against boys basketball. Now Lucy wasn't good in running in heels, but she was pretty good with sneakers. Sports was just another one of her hidden talents. And since Erza can do everything, the two girls would have a blast.

They exchanged glances, then gave each other a highfive. Natsu and Gray watched intently at their two best friends. The girls played with grace and style, leaving the boys loving them more, and the girls to grow more curious, some even more jealous.

The game soon ended, with Erza and Lucy barely breaking a sweat. The class was dismissed back to the changing room, and then once they got changed, noticed two boys who weren't suppose to be there.

"NATSU, GRAY. ARE YOU TWO SKIPPING CLASS?" Erza bellowed, making the two males turn in fear.

"W-Well, it wasn't really important, and we can just ask some girls-" Lucy's face fell. "-Er, some boys to give us the notes if there was any. We just wanted to make sure you two were okay!" Lucy looked back up as Natsu explained, as she played one of her fake smiles again.

"It's finally lunch! We can see Wendy and Romeo. Hopefully they found some clues." Lucy said, changing the subject. Everyone looked at her, but then Erza broke the awkward tension with a nod. The four made their way to the large cafeteria, quickly taking a seat at a table away from all of the others. They were going for that mysterious kind of image, and it was working. As more students began to pile into the cafeteria, the four attracted more attention.

"Lucy, Erza, Gray, Natsu, we're here!" Wendy called, and then all of the eyes moved to her petite figure as she plopped down next to us, Romeo behind her. "Uhh, why are so many people looking at us?"

"We're pretty popular." Natsu said, leaning back until he realized he was on a bench, then quickly grabbed onto the table before he could fall. Lucy laughed, along with Gray.

"Hey, Lucy-nee, Natsu-nii, Erza-nee, Gray-nii. How was your first day?" Romeo asked, but Natsu's answer was interrupted when a flying note bounced on their table. The six looked around the cafeteria, but when they saw everybody staring at them, it was kinda hard to tell who had thrown the note. Lucy opened it gently.

"Message for blondie," Natsu read over her shoulder. "Come to the janitors room alone. Don't bring any of your little friends." Gray turned livid after Natsu finished reading.

"Who the hell do they think they are?!" He got up as Lucy did, but she put a hand out to stop him.

"It's fine, I can handle myself. It might be a clue or the user of the dark magic, if so then I'll contact you guys. But I don't want to ruin a possibility of completing this mission." Lucy gave another one of her fake smiles, then ran out of the cafeteria, many eyes watching her as she left, but they then went back to watching the rest of the five.

"Lucy's right, it might be ahint. Let's believe in our nakama, it might be someone confessing to her or something." Erza said, getting up to go purchase something from the lunch ladies.

"That's even worse!" Gray protested, and Natsu snickered. "Whatcha laughin' at, Pinky?"

"Laughin' at you and your stupidity. Luce is strong, and it's not like she's gonna say yes to the guy if he did confess. Now let's get some food before you end up freezin' the whole damn building." Natsu retorted, getting up with Erza followed by Romeo and Wendy.

"More worried about you burning it, flame brain." Gray smirked, and the five proceeded to the lunch line.

Meanwhile...

Lucy wondered the halls aimlessly, before spotting a room with a sign that read where she needed to go on the door, Lucy knocked, and then was pulled in harshly. She fell to her knees, but got back up quickly as she faced a couple of girls that she recognized from homeroom. The all looked at her with disgusting looks on their faces, all three of them glaring at the poor blonde If looks could kill, Lucy'd be six feet under. She felt small under the gazes of the clearly pissed of girls.

"So, you blonde bitch," The one in the middle, began, "Who the fuck do you think you are. You walk in here with two hot guys and some other whore, and then think you're top shit because you get a few compliments-" The girls was cut short once Lucy slapped her in the face, hard.

"Don't call Erza a whore just because you're mad at me. People like you disgust me. You're not the center of attention so you decide to make other people miserable and bring them down and bully them. Wow, you're pathetic." Lucy said sternly, and then received a slap back from one of the side girls. They began beating on Lucy, the poor blonde unable to do anything but accept it. She can't use magic on non-mages, that just wouldn't be fair. Wow, her day was really shitty.

As she walked back into the cafeteria, several gasps were heard once they saw the tattered and beat Lucy. Scratch marks covered her features, her right cheek (which she was currently holding), got punched by one of the girls, and she was walking with a limp. The mages ran up to her before she could reach the table, Wendy asking her if she was okay, Erza wrapping her arm around Lucy's waist to support her. Gray and Natsu sent death glares to everyone in the cafeteria, Natsu standing on a table, and yelling in a low, rather scary, and threatening voice;

"WHO THE FUCK DID THIS?!"

Longest chapter yet, is it okay?

-Rana.