"That was my lunch, you ice prick." Natsu said.

"I didn't touch your stupid lunch. Get over yourself." Gray said. Everything at the guild was it normally was. Meaning Gray and Natsu were fighting over something stupid again.

"What are they fighting about this time?" Drake questioned.

"I don't know or even care." Lucy said as she was just annoyed with it. "You think those two would grow up before their children would."

"Where is Nashi?" Drake asked.

"Sorry, but she went out and took a job with the others. They left just yesterday and should be back in a few days." Lucy said to Drake being upset Nashi isn't around.

"Sometimes I think that's a good thing." Ul said as she came by. "I don't want you fighting with my brother like those two are." They looked to see Natsu's and Gray's argument got physical. "When it comes to Nashi, you both are like that."

"Shut up. I'm not like that." Drake said. Gray and Natsu kept the fighting between them going, but Natsu stopped as he saw his daughter walking into the guild.

"Nashi?" Natsu questioned and got Gray to stop as well. All of them looked to the door and saw Nashi and the others came back sooner than they all thought.

"Hey, Dad." Nashi said.

"Were you two fighting again?" Storm said. "Let me guess. Did one of you take the other's piece of toast or are you trying to settle some other old and pathetic score?"

"What are all of you doing back early?" Natsu questioned.

"We ran into a little trouble along the way." Simon said. "We had to cancel our job because something strange is going on and I think we accidently got ourselves mixed in with it."

"What's wrong? Are you all okay?" Lucy asked.

"We were fine when we got to Lotus City." Nashi said. "Just last night, this creep in a mask came out of the shadows and attacked me."

"What?!" Natsu said as he shoved Gray right off him and went to his daughter to make sure she wasn't harmed. "Nashi, he didn't hurt you, did he? Don't tell me that's why you had to come back early."

"I'm fine, Dad. Nobody is hurt." Nashi said. "At least not physically." That part she said under her breath because she still felt embarrassed from what happened after.

"What was that?" Natsu asked.

"Uh! Nothing." Nashi said. If he freaks about the idea of her dating, he's going to go insane if she tells him what the boys saw. "We came back early because we thought someone could help us solve this little mystery. It has something to do with this." She pulled out the necklace and showed it to everyone.

"What a lovely necklace." Lucy said.

"It might look nice, but that necklace is no fake for the record." Storm said. "Gale believes it to be the real thing and that creep Nashi mentioned wanted it badly."

"What creep?" Ul asked as others gathered around to hear this.

"We don't know. He gave us the slip when we thought we caught him since he uses shadow magic." Storm said.

"But we do know he was no common thief." Nova said.

"He knew what he wanted and he knew we had it." Sasha said. "That is no mere coincidence. He must have been following us and was waiting for the right moment to strike."

"Nashi, where did you even get this necklace?" Gray said.

"I bought it at a stand that was selling all kinds." Nashi said. "He must have mistook it for one of his."

"Mom, maybe you can help us." Gale said as he walked over to her. "This seems like something you would be able to figure out."

"But I'm not a jeweler." Levy said.

"We know that, but there must be something about this necklace beyond it's worth if someone wanted to steal it." Sasha said. "It can't just be because it's worth a lot. It would just seem like too big of a chance if it was just an ordinary necklace."

"Okay. Let me see it." Levy said. Nashi handed her the necklace as she tried to get a good look at it. "This thing does look like its ancient, but it does appear to be in good condition at the same time. So it might have been around for a few hundred years at most."

"See what you can figure out, Levy." Gajeel said. "If anyone can, you should be able to."

"I know, but without knowing what to even look for, I don't know where to start with this thing." Levy said. "I'll look through some of my books and see if I find anything, but that could take a while, maybe even a couple days."

"Do what you can, Levy." Gray said. "If someone was actually dumb enough to pick a fight with someone in our guild to obtain that necklace, there must be something to it." So begins the mystery of the necklace, but what secrets does it hold. While Levy got to work and try to learn more about the necklace, Nashi took a seat by the counter.

"You okay, honey" Natsu asked as he came over to her.

"Yeah. Just a little bummed out." Nashi said. "I thought we were going to have a simple job after that whole thing with the tower and Specter Avengers and now this happens."

"Welcome to the life of being a Fairy Tail wizard." Natsu said. "Sometimes we find trouble no matter where we go, but it all works out. There isn't anyone that can take us on."

"I know that, Dad. It's just…that's something I actually don't have in common with you." Nashi said. "I don't thrive for battle like you do. I just want to take things easy."

"Nashi, I do like a good fight, but that's only when we're competing for sport." Natsu said. "I thought I told you that before when you learning how to fight."

"That raises another question I have for you, Dad." Nashi said. "Why do you like fighting so much, even if it is just for sport?"

"I just want to be able to show off my strength and prove I'm the better fighter is." Natsu said. Natsu looked around to make sure no one was looking. "There's actually other reasons. You see, when I see strong opponents like Erza or Laxus, I want to prove I'm just as strong as they are and have them acknowledge my strength."

"Dad, they already know how powerful you are." Nashi said. "You don't need to prove yourself to anyone."

"Hahah, I guess." Natsu said. "There was one other reason. I never really got to prove myself to Igneel and now he'll never be able to see how strong I've come. I wanted him to see how strong I am and prove myself to him."

"Dad, Mom told me that I shouldn't care so much what others think of me. I think you should take her advice." Nashi said. "I can't of anyone who doesn't know how strong you are. So stop worrying about that kind of stuff."

"Can't be done. People say I'm too stubborn." Natsu said as he ruffled her hair with a laugh. That's another great thing about a great father and daughter bond. You keep learning something new about the other and can keep getting closer.

"So, if all that's the case, do you feel the same about Gray?" Nashi asked. "Do you want his acknowledgement as well?"

"Gray? No way." Natsu said.

"Then, why are you two always fighting?" Nashi said.

"He's ice, I'm fire. What else is there too it?" Natsu said.

"Oh my gosh." Nashi said as she thought that was the dumbest reasoning ever. "Your magic has nothing to do with it. The problem is your both impulsive, your personalities are the problem." While those two were talking like that, Levy was doing her best to learn more about the necklace. She had a few books on her and used gale-force reading glasses, special glasses that allow the wearer to read at great speed, to move through them faster.

"Oh man." Levy said as she got through one of her books. "Even with my glasses, it's going to take me a while."

"Keep searching, Levy." Erza said. "I'm sure the answers as to what this necklace is, is somewhere. Perhaps it will go by a lot faster if Lucy and a few others look."

"I doubt it. Without any clue as to what the necklace is, like who it belong to or what was for exactly, I'm not sure if there is much anyone can do." Levy said.

"Keep trying, Mom." Gale said. He took the necklace and held it out to get a good look. "I don't get it. What could be so special about this dumb thing?" As Nashi and Natsu were chatting, Nashi took a quick look in their direction, but she believed she saw something on the necklace.

"Wait." Nashi said as she headed over to them and took the necklace to take a better look. She was right. There was something else on the necklace.

"What is it, Nashi?" Simon asked.

"There some letters engraved on the other side of the necklace. They're just above the crystals." Nashi said. "I can't believe I didn't notice it sooner."

"Is there now?" Erza said. Simon took a look and saw that Nashi was right.

"There is." Simon said.

"Well, what does it say?" Storm asked. Nashi took a look at what the letters spelled and thought it was a little strange.

"F-A-R-V-A. FARVA?" Nashi said with confusion. She's never heard that word before. "What the heck does that even mean?"

"That might just be one word." Simon said. "If you shape the crystals like a circle, they could spell anything with those five letters."

"The fact that we have those five letters at all is enough." Levy said as she was glad. She wrote all five of them down in a circle so she can see all the combinations. "If I can find something that matches all five letters or a combo of letters that is with the necklace, I might be able to get something. Of course, it still might take me a while."

"What if you can't find it in any of the books you have?" Nova questioned.

"My Mom has so many books, she might be able to open her own small library." Gale said.

"Even if I don't have anything in any of the books I have, I'll find the answers soon." Levy said as she got right back to work.

'I hope she finds the answers soon.' Simon thought. 'I have the feeling, we haven't seen the last of the creep who attacked us for that necklace. Just who was that guy?'

…..

Kyubi Eye

Later that night, Kyubi Eye remained in Lotus City. They may have lost the necklace, but they still needed to report to the person who hired them to find the necklace. All three of them dropped down to one knee as they met with their client.

"Hello, Bazal Crummer." Dinar said. The three of them were faced with a blonde male. He wore a blue tunic with navy blue tights and a grey cape.

"Where is the necklace?" Bazal questioned.

"I'm sorry to tell you this, but I'm afraid we lost it." Dinar said.

"You did what?!" Bazal said. He was angry, but none of them seemed concerned or flinched from the yelling. "Do you know what you have cost me?! That necklace is the key to unlocking a great power that many thought was lost."

"You don't need to worry." Dinar said. "We know who has it and we know where to find them." Will the mystery be solved or will Kyubi Eye take it back?