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"No way! So you chose that mission just because of this?" Lucy exclaimed, irritated.

While Natsu and Lucy were on the train, the latter asked to see the job Natsu had chosen. He handed over the paper with a small grin, knowing what her reaction would be.

"Well, yes. Jobs are to be chosen based on the specifics of who is attempting the mission," Natsu explained.

Lucy wasn't swayed. "You're saying you picked this one because he wants to hire a blonde maid?"

"Mhm. I thought it would be a good way to showcase my point to you, along with giving you experience. You're blonde, and - in my opinion - quite attractive. This job is perfect for you. However, if you don't want to do it then I can just teleport in there myself and complete the mission," Natsu said.

"W-well u-uh… I g-guess I can do it…." Lucy said, red-faced. "He thinks I'm attractive?!"

"That's great! We'll be there soon, by the way."

Lucy smiled as she regained her composure. "Alright, then. By the way, don't you think I need a maid outfit?"

Natsu grinned as he looked around the train. "Only if you want to. Did you know that I used to have insanely bad motion sickness when I was younger? You probably can't tell now, but I couldn't even use magic in that state."

"Oh, wow. You look fine right now. How'd you get over it?" Lucy asked, intrigued.

Natsu moved around in his seat. "Just thinking about it makes me a bit nauseated. I had to ride vehicle after vehicle for weeks before I could stand it. Luckily, Erza was with me," he said, ending with a smile.

"Erza? Who's that?"

"Oh, yeah. I forgot that you haven't met her yet. She's also a Fairy Tail mage. An S-Class one like me," Natsu answered.

Lucy smiled. "Well, I can't wait to meet her."

"Well, she should be back around the time we finish this job. By the way, it looks like we're here."


Lucy and Natsu walked up the cobblestone path toward the large mansion. Carefully trimmed bushes lined the pathway, and bright flowers were in abundance in the organized garden.

Suddenly, Natsu put his hand on Lucy's shoulder. "Stop," he commanded quietly.

"What is it?" Lucy asked, a little taken aback by Natsu's strange action.

"I like to check things out before really getting into a job. Just wait here a moment, alright?" After getting a nod of understanding from Lucy, he disappeared.

"AH!" she screamed, but quickly put her hand over her mouth. "That's gotta just be the magic he uses."

After about twenty seconds, Natsu reappeared right beside her with a smile. "Everything's fine, Lucy," he said as he began walking down the path again.

"Uh… alright," Lucy said after regaining her composure. She followed Natsu's lead as they both got close to the entrance. Natsu knocked on the door, and the two waited patiently.

After a few moments, someone opened the door slightly, but did not show his face. Lucy was a little unnerved, but Natsu didn't seemed surprised in the least.

"We're Fairy Tail wizards. We are here for the mission," Natsu stated in a few words.

The person opened the door all the way, and was revealed to be a woman. "Oh, good. I'm sorry, but can you follow me around to the back of the h-" Natsu cut her off with a wave of his hand.

"I already know. Don't worry, we'll still do the mission. Lucy here needs some experience anyway," he finished with a smile.

The woman was at a loss for words. "W-wha… h-how?" she asked uncertainly.

Natsu laughed. "I'd rather not reveal my… skill set. I am a mage for a reason, you know."

"W-well, of course. I, uh, just follow me. Thank you for accepting the job," the woman said after regaining the ability to function.

She held the door open for the two before closing it behind them. The woman took the lead, and Lucy and Natsu followed her, albeit for different reasons. Natsu knew perfectly well what was going on, having gathered knowledge of the happenings in the mansion. Lucy, on the other hand, only kept walking as a result of Natsu's confidence. Though she hadn't known him long, she knew he was a competent (well, that is an understatement) wizard, and intelligent to boot.

The woman led them into a large room with a high ceiling. It contained two large couches and other furniture. A few potted plants dotted the room, and a man with gray hair and a grim expression sat in the middle of one of the sofas. Upon seeing the woman, a look of surprise replaced his earlier countenance.

"These are the wizards that have come for the mission. Apparently, they are already aware of our… situation involving the mansion. Nonetheless, they have decided to willingly complete the job," the woman said.

The man was at a loss for words, the same as the woman had been earlier. "Are you sure?" he asked, obviously speaking to the two mages.

"Don't worry. I have money to spare," Natsu said with a reassuring grin. Lucy stayed silent, still confused as to what was going on.

The man replied with a weak smile. "The name is Kaby Melon. This is my wife, Masumi," he said, motioning toward the woman previously beside the two wizards that had walked over to him.

"The mission is to break into the Everlue mansion and destroy a certain book. Everlue is…"


A large residence occupied the sizeable clearing surrounded by tall trees. A metal gate stood front and center, with a fence of the same height but different thickness enveloping the rest of the area. Somewhere a while in front of the place were Natsu and Lucy.

A small pathway was present in the middle of the forest, with the two walking along it. The blond-haired one looked at the other with curiosity. The one with a purple cloak energetically led the way with an obvious spring in his step. It was clear he was excited for whatever was to come.

"Are you going to check it out again, Natsu?" Lucy asked with a sigh. She really wished she knew what Natsu was thinking. He seemed so strong and mysterious, but at the same time quite friendly.

The dragon slayer turned to the side to look at her as he let out a chuckle. "Well, yeah. If you want I can take you with me, actually. It'll feel pretty weird, and you've got to promise to be quiet."

Lucy stopped in her tracks and looked at him, wide-eyed. "Seriously?!" she exclaimed. "Are you going to do that little "vanish into thin air" thing?"

His footsteps caused slight movement in the grass as he nodded at her with a smile. "Yep. Though, it'd be a bit more appropriate to call it "turning into air" instead. It's just that not many people will think of a gust of wind as a threat. At least, none that I've met."

She was still pretty surprised, but now her intrigue outweighed her shock. "What kind of magic allows you to turn into air?" she wondered. Lucy hesitated a moment before deciding. "I'll… I'll do it. But you have to tell me what kind of magic you use afterward, alright?"

He winked mischievously as he grinned. "It's a deal." Then his cheery expression was switched with a serious one. "Now, grab my crotch."

Lucy almost fell over this time. "WHAT!?" she screamed as she blushed furiously.

Natsu waited a second longer before he bursted out laughing. "AHAHA! YOU SHOULD SEE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE! I WAS JUST JOKING!" he cried out. By now, he was rolling on the ground slamming his fist repeatedly on the grass.

It took Lucy a moment before she finished comprehending his reaction. She immediately looked furious. "THAT WASN'T FUNNY!"

After about twenty more seconds of Natsu's maniacal laughter, he calmed down and stood up on wobbly legs. "Phew. I almost passed out there," he said seriously as he wiped some sweat off his forehead. There was a crater on the ground where he'd been venting his mirth, which Lucy noticed with an expression of slight awe. "He made a crater just from laughing too hard? I wonder if all Fairy Tail wizards are this strong."

Lucy had calmed down as well. She sighed in acceptance. "I think I was wrong about him. He's really just an idiot."

Natsu had recovered from his uncontrollable laughter as he got the attention of the blonde. "Alright, Lucy. Just hold my hand for a second, and brace yourself. It'll feel like you're still holding onto my hand but you won't be able to see it at all. In fact, you won't be able to see any part of your body, or mine. Just make sure you don't let go," Natsu said as he put his hand out.

Lucy reluctantly grabbed his outstretched hand. "I'm ready, Natsu."

He nodded. Suddenly, she felt weightless. She looked down at herself as her eyes widened, even though Natsu had already warned her. None of her body was visible, yet she still felt her hand clutching Natsu's. She cried out, though she stopped herself as she remembered Natsu's condition - being quiet. However, she noticed that no sound came out. This scared her before she suddenly felt the ground again.

Lucy hadn't noticed the surroundings quickly change as they moved, hence her surprise that they were inside of a strange room. It took her a second to regain her senses after the quick transition between wind and her actual body, but Natsu grabbed her shoulder to steady her.

Natsu put a finger to lips - the universal sign for silence. Lucy nodded her head in acknowledgement as Natsu began releasing small bursts of magic out of his hands, which were touching the walls. As she looked around, she noticed that it was a well-furnished room with quite a show of wealth. "This must be a room in Everlue's mansion. Seems he's very well-off," she mused.

Suddenly, Natsu stopped using his magic on the walls. "There," he stated simply. Lucy was a little caught off guard after the long period of silence. "I set up sound-cancelling magic circles around this room. Figured I'd inform you before we kept going."

"Oh, alright. So what are we doing?" Lucy asked with interest.

"We're going to look around," Natsu answered with a grin. "Watch this," he said. Immediately, she felt a strange warmth envelope her as her arms faded away in her vision, but it was different from earlier. This time, she could still feel her body and move it normally, but she couldn't see it.

As Lucy looked up at Natsu, planning to ask him about it, he suddenly began disappearing as well. Then his voice rang out in the room. "Grab my hand again. Don't worry - I used a spell to make us invisible. I've already shielded us from magical and life-detecting radar," Natsu said as he grabbed her hand.

Lucy felt strange being able to move and touch things with her body no longer visible. At the same time, she kept bumping into things as they left because her depth perception was now quite off. Eventually, Natsu noticed this as he picked Lucy up bridal style.

She let out a small noise of surprise at his action, but realized that he must've assumed holding her would be easier. He stayed silent, though, as the sound-cancelling magic only worked in the room they'd been in. Now they had entered a long hallway with intricate paintings on the walls. Doors on the sides led to other rooms, which the two eventually explored but found nothing of interest inside.

After a while, they happened upon an open arch that led to a very large, circular room that they soon realized was a library. Hundreds of books lay on shelves lined the walls, with some furniture in the center for a comfortable reading space.

Lucy gasped as she looked at the collection of novels and other literature. "Who knew that Everlue was such a bookworm?" she muttered as she peered around the room.

Natsu scoffed at the sight. "I'm sure he only has these to look intelligent. Anyway, check this out - half of them are comic books."

"Of course they are…" Lucy mumbled in disappointment. "I'm actually quite a fan of reading, and I've been trying to write a book for a while."

Natsu looked at Lucy in surprise. "Really? I love to read as well. Never tried to write, though," he said approvingly. Then he grinned. "I bet that it'll be a really good book."

Lucy smiled back. "Thanks, Natsu," she said. "Though, on a bit of an unrelated topic, are all Fairy Tail wizards as strong as you?" she asked. She'd been pondering it for a while. Although she was happy that she was now an official Fairy Tail mage, she couldn't help but feel… inadequate.

"Hm… I'll tell you something if you promise to keep it a secret," Natsu said with a serious face. Lucy was curious but nodded. "Alright, then. I would bet my life that no one in Fairy Tail, not even the master, is as strong as I. I've only told a few people this, but I'm so powerful that I had to learn to suppress my magic power since it would crack the ground as I walked, and knock anyone nearby out."

Lucy looked at him in shock. "S-seriously?! H-how can y-you have that much magic power?" She'd never heard of someone having that much strength.

Natsu grinned. "I just train as hard as I can. And don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to brag. It's really only because of hard work that I'm where I am now. My friends have believed in me too, and in return I've helped them get stronger as well. I can help you, too, if you'd like."

Lucy just shook her head in amazement. "Wow. You really are something else, Natsu. I'd love to learn from you," she said in awe.

"Aw, thanks. You're making me blush, Lucy," Natsu said with a childish smile as he hid his face.


After a while, Natsu and Lucy had looked at pretty much everything in the house, including the maids - which made Lucy want to gag and Natsu reprimand her for something they had no control over - and Everlue, who in this case agreed with Lucy as they both were a bit creeped out.

"Alright, Lucy. I'm gonna bring us back to the road and you can try to infiltrate the mansion on your own," Natsu finally said as they finished scouting out the mansion.

Immediately, Lucy felt a bit disconcerted as her surroundings changed to a view of a forest and a dirt road and her body became visible. These two phenomena caused her to lose her balance as Natsu caught her before she fell.

"Woah there, Lucy. Sorry about that. I forgot that you're not used to my magic. Speaking of which, you wanted me to tell you about mine, right?" he said.

Lucy finally regained her bearings as she pulled herself out of Natsu's arms. "Now that I think about it, Natsu's touched and grabbed me a lot since we met. Er… that sounded a bit weird," she thought to herself. She nodded in confirmation at Natsu's questioning look while she turned toward him.

A light yellow glow engulfed Natsu's hand for a moment, dissipating as quickly as it had appeared. In its place was a large couch that he proceeded to set beside himself. He gestured for Lucy to take a seat, and as she did, he followed suit.

"Well, the magic I used just now is called requip magic. It allows you to transport things in and out of a magical dimension that only you can access. Most users of it can only requip weapons into their hands. I and a one of my acquaintances, on the other hand, can requip anything, including armor, clothing, and furniture," Natsu explained.

"Wow… that's cool," Lucy said as she thought of how useful it could be.

Natsu smiled at her comment. "I also am a master of four different Dragon Slayer magics," he said. Before she could ask, he continued. "Dragon Slaying magic was devised by dragons to give humans the ability to eat, handle, and use for their own purposes a certain element. I was trained by four different dragons in Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Sky Dragon Slaying magic. Sky Dragon Slaying magic is especially helpful as it allows me to heal others. By the way, Dragon Slaying magic is a Lost Magic - one that has been rarely seen since ancient times."

Lucy looked at him in awe, speechless.

"I can use teleportation, too. Though, it's more like extreme speed. It really allows me to travel far distances or through objects in a very small amount of time. My magic is transformed into speed, and my body is transformed into a gas-like state. However, it's such a short amount of time that it feels as if it's instantaneous," Natsu continued.

Lucy wasn't sure how much more amazed she could be. She was in the presence of one of the most powerful wizards around - at least, that she knew of. If he was the most powerful by far of everyone in Fairy Tail, then because Fairy Tail is the number one guild, he had to be way up there on the strongest mages list.

"I am a master of telepathy as well. I am so skilled in it that I can detect deep emotions in others, and if I concentrate I can sometimes notice unique thoughts. Normally, it's only used to communicate without your voice. After you're good enough in it, you can do things like I can."

"In case you were wondering, I used a special Dragon Slaying magic that allows me to change into my respective element when we checked out the mansion - I use the Sky version for stealth operations, as you can see. Lightning is more useful in speed. Fire is better if I want to hurt others while using it, and Ice is good as a physical attack."

"I know a few others very well, but I try to keep those a secret," Natsu finished as Lucy had almost fainted in astonishment.

She just looked at him as if she couldn't comprehend how powerful he was. Suddenly, Natsu became quite conscientious of the fact that he most likely sounded as if he was boasting as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm sure there are other wizards out there that are stronger, though," he said with a small chuckle.

"W-well… I guess we- I mean I had better start the job, huh?" Lucy asked, still astounded at his apparent strength.

Natsu nodded and smiled encouragingly. "Yep. I'm sure you'll do fine, Lucy," he added as they started their walk toward the aforementioned mansion.

Uh-huh. Pretty lame, eh? Sorry for taking so long. I was a little... preoccupied reading a bunch of Fairy Tail fanfiction. By the way, I'm trying to do some longer chapters, because I noticed (and one person mentioned it) that quite a few were very short. I want each one to be at least three thousand words, but I'll most likely do more. It's more of a "it'd be a bit better if you got around that much" rather than "write to exactly three thousand words and end it there." Also, people have been asking about Happy's whereabouts - I've PMed them personally because I don't see the point in putting your replies to reviews in your chapter. Happy is with someone else in this story, but he'll come into play a while later. Anyway, thanks for following, favoriting, and reviewing. See you next chapter!