Hi guys, this is another kind of short chapter but we're getting to the climax of this arc, I promise the next couple of chapters will be more exciting. This has over 160 follows and I can't express how happy that makes me that people actually enjoy reading my writing. It's spring break so maybe I can work on my HP x FT xover as well. Anyways, enjoy!

As soon as Juvia and Gray got back to their room, they had an argument.

"Calling Natsu would be faster," Gray insisted but Juvia shook her head.

"But our room might be tapped. It'd be safer to send him a message than to call him," she argued back.

"But we need an answer now."

"It would also be better to know that what we're saying can't be overheard." The two glared at each other before Gray sighed.

"You're right; I'll send him a message," he reluctantly shuffled over to the tablet he had brought with him and sent Natsu a message.

To Natsu:

We think that we were set up. The restaurant we went to tonight was empty and it hadn't been updated in a couple of years.

Now all he had to think about was what Natsu's response would be. Knowing Natsu, he would probably send them out of the hotel and to Fairy Tail's nearby beach mansion because, from what he had heard, beach house just didn't cover how amazing and beautiful it was. In all honesty he was curious what made this one almost rival their other beach house that was used strictly for relaxation on Tenrou Island. Erza had said that both of them were amazing and if she had to pick one she wouldn't be able to decide. The tablet beeped and it brought him out of his thoughts.

To Gray:

See if you can get out. We have reason to believe that Tartaros or Grimoire Heart is in control their. I want you to come back as soon as you can.

To Gray:

And don't you dare stay at the hotel when I told you not to.

Gray chuckled at Natsu's last message. Natsu knew him too well. "What did Natsu say?" Juvia asked from where she was seated on a bed.

"He wants us to leave as soon as we can. We have a house around here and he wants us to go there. Natsu gave me the order to not hang around here any longer than we have to."

"Then we should leave tonight," Juvia decided. She grabbed their still mostly packed suitcases and stood by the door, making it clear that she didn't want to hang around any longer than she had to. The whole resort was making her feel on edge and paranoid. If what Natsu had sent to Gray was true, and he had no reason to lie, and that Tartaros or Grimoire Heart were integral to the running of the resort she wanted to get as far away from them as possible. Gray stood up and put the tablet in a pocket in his suitcase.

"C'mon let's go." The hall was silent and the elevator ride down was tense. Both teenagers were tensing, almost like they were expecting a fight. "If they do attack us, I'll hold them off. You just get the car and go straight back to Fairy Tail to tell Natsu what's happened."

"I'm not leaving you Gray; I can fight with you," Juvia muttered back, both being careful to keep their voices low.

"I can't let myself be responsible for you winding up hurt or-"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence Gray," Juvia looked up to him. "If they capture you, then I'm staying with you. We're stronger together. Besides Natsu can track us." The closer the elevator got to the lobby, the more tense they had become. It was just a gut feeling that they would be in a lot more trouble sooner than they would hope.

"Freed, I want you to activate Gray and Juvia's trackers," Natsu commanded when he saw him finally come down from the research lab. "Gray's afraid they were set up at Akane and I don't want to take any chances of losing them."

"I'll set that up now then," Freed went back up to the room and Natsu sighed.

"Worried about Gray and Juvia?" Mira asked as she saw Natsu slumped over the bar countertop.

"As if I'd worry about that Icicle," Natsu scoffed but he wasn't making eye contact with her. "A little bit. I just have a really bad feeling right now."

"They'll keep each other safe," Mira reassured and Natsu shrugged his shoulders. "They're a good team and they work well together. Did you give them permission to stay at our house in Akane?"

"Yeah I did; I just hope they can get out of the resort undetected without being stopped."

"Salamander!" Gajeel roared as he stepped out of the elevator.

"What metal head?" Natsu yelled back. "Did you lose your fedora again?"

"What is this I heard about Juvia being in danger?" Natsu sighed and turned around.

"Listen, she knew what she was getting into when she decided to take this job. And Gray's with her, they'll be fine." But even to him, he knew it was a frail attempt to comfort himself. "They'll be fine," he repeated.

"You better hope that Vastia decides not to visit her. He'd probably kick your ass," Gajeel smirked slightly at the idea of his cousin getting beaten in a fight against Gray's cousin.

"Keep dreaming, he couldn't beat me in a fight. You haven't heard from Lamia Scale right?" Natsu had to ask just to make sure. To be honest, Gajeel and Lyon were probably the most protective of her. Gajeel's overprotectiveness was understandable. They had known each other while Juvia was still a part of Phantom Lord and he had always kept an eye on her. Lyon on the other hand…well Lyon was protective of her because he hoped that one day she would get over her infatuation with Gray and would fall in love with him instead. "If he comes busting down my door there's going to be hell to pay."

"I'd pay to see that fight." Gajeel narrowly avoided a punch from Natsu.

"Now I'm going to be looking over my shoulder for the rest of the day waiting to see that white-haired stripper pop up right behind me," the pinkette grumbled. "It's dumb." The only person he could stand in that family was Ultear. Gray and Lyon annoyed the hell out of him.

"The chips are activated Natsu," Freed informed as he passed where Natsu and Gajeel were standing.

"Thanks a lot Freed, did you see anything about where they were?"

"They're still within the resort but beyond that no, I didn't find anything." Natsu rubbed his eyes.

"Ok then. Thank you." As Freed walked away and Gajeel left to go find Levy, Natsu silently prayed that Juvia and Gray would be fine.

As Gray and Juvia were briskly walking through the lobby, the same woman that had checked them in saw them leaving. "Are you leaving so soon? You still have six more days reserved."

"Unfortunately my husband isn't feeling well," Juvia lied, carrying with the story that they were on their honeymoon. "And while I'm sure there are good doctors here, it would be better to be back at our home."

"Of course, I completely understand. I hope you feel better soon." Juvia started feeling uneasy when she saw the employee tap something into the tablet in front of her. "Your car will be waiting outside in a moment. Thank you for your stay." Juvia had her arm wrapped around Gray's waist to support her story that he wasn't feeling well. True to the woman's words, their car was waiting for them in the circular driveway outside the resort. The air was more cold than Magnolia was due to the proximity to the water. If their lives weren't in danger, Juvia would have considered it beautiful. The moon and stars were reflected in the calm ocean and the lights that twisted around the palm trees created spirals of light in the dark. The thought that someone could have bugged the car with a tracking device or a recorder flitted through her mind, but she didn't dare say anything for fear of being overheard by unwanted attention. They would deal with it when they were safely in the confines of Fairy Tail's beach house that was used strictly for business. Gray tapped the address that Natsu had sent him into the GPS and the car moved smoothly onto the open road.

The house that Makarov owned, like all the others was as extravagant as Juvia would have expected it to be. Whereas Phantom Lord liked to keep their houses in urban areas in a harmless-seeming house, Fairy Tail had their houses away from cities and were as stunning as she expected houses that millionaires owned. In the dark, Juvia could tell from the lights posted by the front door that it was made out of a smooth, tan stucco. The front lawn didn't look spectacular but that was the same with almost all of the houses she'd seen during her time with Fairy Tail.

Once they stepped inside, Juvia spoke up about her fears. "I'm afraid that they might have added a tracker or a recorder to the car. Natsu said it was either Grimoire Heart or Tartaros and they would have had the means and time to do it."

"They have facial recognition software that's linked with the faces of all of our allies. If someone not in the system approaches, there are security measures in place to keep everyone inside the house safe while an alert is sent to HQ." Juvia still wasn't reassured and Gray noticed. "It's ok, they can't get into this house." To prove his point he tapped a glass panel that was next to the front door on the inside of the house. A menu came up and he turned on the security system that he had just described to Juvia.

"If it makes you feel any better, you go to sleep. I'll stay up and keep watch." Juvia did just that. She would look at the house in the morning when her nerves were more calm and the light of day would hopefully keep away potential enemies. She went into the first room that had a bed and went to sleep.

Gray didn't wake her when titanium sheets rippled down to cover all the windows and doors, looking like liquid silver in the moonlight. Just to be safe though, he scooped her up in his arms and stood in front of another glass panel that was mounted on an ordinary looking wall. His eyes were scanned and the wall shifted to reveal a flight of stairs that lead down to a bunker that would only reveal itself to people tied into the security system. He could manually control the security system and besides, it was almost like a luxury bunker. There was a pool, a movie theater, three bedrooms, a fully stocked kitchen, and a Jacuzzi. He would send a message to Natsu, and to just to screw around with him, for making him act like Juvia was his wife, he would send the message with a blaring saxophone that would wake him up instantly.

Yes another cliffhanger, I know. See you later guys!