After all that happened in Rose Garden, there wasn't much more for Fairy Tail and Sabertooth could do. They theorize that Sapphron and the other dragon slayers might be planning to use the remains of a dragon named Necrula to revive the dragons, but that's all they have to go on. When all of it was done, Sabertooth gave Fairy Tail a ride home and headed back to their own guild.

"Usually, it's nice to be home. Not this time." Gale claimed.

"Aww... Are you missing Calleen already?" Storm teased with Gale blushing.

"No! Maybe..." Gale said with embarrassment. "I mean that we usually beat the bad guys when we come home, but those guys are still out there. Not to mention our job ended up going badly. We may have learned more about dragons, but nothing about these guys are about. We don't even know why they attempted to kidnap Nashi."

"We did learn about this dragon that controls death." Nova said.

"That's only what we think, but we don't know that for sure." Gale said. "These guys had four-hundred years or so to plan this all out. There's no telling what they're really going to do."

"Maybe, but we're on the right track to something." Sasha said. "In the meantime, we'll have to be careful from now on."

"You're right. These guys have human allies helping them out." Simon said. "It will be difficult to tell who is working with them." This enemy is unlike anything they have fought before. Not only have they been around for so many years, but they're cunning, unpredictable, and it's impossible to tell what they're next move will be.

"Well, I need to get going." Nova said. "Since I'm back in Magnolia, I'm going to meet up with Raio. We still have wedding plans to discuss."

"I can't believe you're planning your wedding at a time like this." Gale said. "Besides, don't we at least have a year or so before that happens."

"You clearly know nothing about planning a wedding, or to not come between a bride and her special day." Nova said. She was serious about that. Never come between a girl and her wedding when she can literally bring down the thunder. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." She said as she headed out.

"I think I'm going to head home myself." Nashi said as she headed down the streets.

"Nashi, wait." Storm said as he caught up to her.

"Yeah?" Nashi asked.

"Well... I was thinking... There's still some light." Storm said. "You want to grab some dinner?" The others were shocked that Storm appeared to be asking Nashi out. "We could talk about what's going on. Come up with some sort of plan. That's assuming if you even want to."

"Thanks, Storm, but it's been a long few days. I just want to head home and relax." Nashi said, oblivious of what Storm really wanted.

"Sure... I get it..." Storm said and just let her go. Gale walked over and gave him a pat on the back.

"Maybe you should have made it clear you wanted to go on a date with her." Gale said.

"No... It was just stupid of me." Storm said. "It's probably not a good idea with what's going on now. I'll ask her out when this whole thing is over." Storm was standing down, but Drake surely wasn't. He didn't want to lose to Storm, but he was also worried about Nashi.

...

Nashi

Nashi went back to her apartment like she said. She took a shower that night and thought about all that was going on. That's because it's really all she could think about it. The enemy attempted to kidnap her, planning something dangerous, and they have no idea where they could be to stop them.

'Why were they after me?' Nashi wondered as the water rolled down her body. 'Last time, that ice dragon couldn't care less about me. Sapphron wanted to measure my strength, but he didn't think I had what it takes. Does it really have something to do with Amata?' Nashi thought back to when she summoned Amata. No one has ever done something like that before. Amata seemed like any other dragon, but she existed for only a few minutes. 'I don't even know how I did that myself. Elfaude said it was recently discovered. How would they know anything?' Nashi would love to confront Sapphron about this, but there's really nothing she can do. 'I wish I could get some answers, but I have to wait for Levy and Elfaude. Until they find where they're hiding, there's nothing we can really do. I thought they would have found it by now, but it's not just Fiore they're searching. It's all of Ishgar. Even with Elfaude's All Seeing, it's going to take a long time to find them. Not to mention these guys can turn into dragons. There's no telling how far they can go. These guys are just as much of a pain as Ankhselam.' Nashi is getting frustrated by this whole thing for there seems to be nothing she can do for the time being. Nashi eventually got out of the shower and dried herself off. She was going to grab her some clothes, but heard someone knocking on her door. "Who could that be?" Nashi walked over to the door and opened it a little to see it was Drake.

"Hey, Nashi." Drake said.

"Drake!" Nashi said with surprise. With all that has happened, she nearly forgot about what's been going on between him and her. It certainly doesn't help that she only has a towel on. "What are you doing here? It's already dark." She asked as she blushed, but tried to keep herself concealed.

"Just checking on you. I was worried." Drake said.

"Thanks, but can you wait. I just got out of the shower." Nashi said. Probably not the best thing to say in her situation.

"Not really a problem." Drake said as he just let himself in.

"Hey!" Nashi said as she tried to keep herself covered. "Rude!"

"What? It's not like I haven't seen what's under that towel before." Drake chuckled.

"Look, Drake, I'm fine." Nashi said with some annoyance.

"Nashi, I can hear everything. Remember?" Drake said. "I can hear what you're thinking. I can also hear your heart beating around in there." Nashi had a feeling where this might be going. She's trying to resist, but there's something inside her that actually wants it. Drake wasn't going to let Nashi go so easily. He reached for a switch and turned off the lights with him having Nashi backed into the wall.

"What are you doing?" Nashi asked.

"You look beautiful in the moonlight." Drake said.

"Pushy." Nashi said.

"Not when I know you want this." Drake said. He was right. A part of Nashi wanted this, but she wasn't sure what to think. It was like her brain and her heart were telling her two different things, or what she thought was her heart. "Nashi, it's not something to be scared of. It gets easier from here."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Nashi said, but she couldn't look him in the eye.

"You're seriously going to try and hide from me." Drake said as he had her look at him. "Don't worry. Stop thinking so much about it and just try to enjoy it. You trust me, don't you?" He got her with that. Nashi does trust him. She lowered her guard and that allowed Drake to kiss her once more. She had to admit that Drake was a great guy, both in looks and personality. She wasn't sure if she wanted a boyfriend yet, but something inside her wanted this to happen. When Drake pulled away, it was like Nashi was in a trance again.

"Drake..." Nashi said in a daze. That was all Drake wanted as he removed his jacket and shirt. Nashi actually helped out as she opened up his pants and was down to nothing. Drake practically tore off Nashi's towel and the two of them kissed each other once more. They held each other closely, they're fully exposed bodies holding each other, with Drake pressing Nashi against the wall. It was the same as the other night for Nashi. She was unfamiliar with this, but just went with it. Drake slid his hands down her body until he reached her legs and hoisted her up. Nashi instinctively wrapped her legs around him and he carried her to the bed. He placed her down on it and the two of them continued to make out with each other. As they held each other, Drake decided to just skip foreplay and pushed his waist against her. Nashi felt something poke against her and it caused her to roll them over and pushed him down as she sat up and straddled him. Drake could tell what she was thinking and just chuckled.

"Are you seriously saying you don't want this?" Drake said as he could easily tell it was the opposite. Nashi took a few deep breaths to try and calm down, but she just couldn't help it anymore. She came down at him and kissed him once more and pushed herself against him. Drake pushed all the right buttons as Nashi just couldn't resist this feeling. As she pulled away and sat straight again, she took deep breaths and moaned in pleasure. Seeing as how she was a little more familiar with what was happening down below, she couldn't deny how great it felt. Drake helped out in the feeling as he slid his hands around her body. She did the same as she slid her hands against his muscular chest. Nashi could feel some pressure inside her building and she just couldn't hold it in.

"Aww... AAWWW!" Nashi screamed as she felt something just flow out of her. Drake didn't let the good feeling stop as he continued to push from under her. Nashi continue to feel this great feeling. She does wonder if this is what adults deal with, but she doesn't care at the moment as this feeling completely took her over. It stopped when Drake lifted her by the waste a little and she felt something squirt against her. "What was that?"

"Do you want to have kids already?" Drake said. Nashi's face turned red in an instant from that with Drake chuckling. "You're really cute when you're embarrassed. You just don't seem to look bad at anything." Putting the jokes and compliments aside, Nashi tried getting serious about the situation.

"Okay... I admit that this does feel amazing." Nashi said. "Still, I'm just not sure what to do."

"Sounds like you're a little afraid of what others might think." Drake said.

"Maybe..." Nashi admitted. "I'm sorry. I know this isn't fair to you, but I have zero experience when it comes to guys and being more than friends. At the same time, I can't shake this desire I have. I'm really sorry, Drake. I know you want to be with me, you probably want to shout to everyone we're together, but I'm not sure if I want that myself. I'm just so conflicted."

"Nashi..." Drake said as he sat up and held her. "All I want is to be with you, and that's what we're doing now. As long as we can do this or whatever, we can keep what we're doing a secret. No one else has to know what we're doing. We can keep quiet until you are ready to tell people, until you make a decision."

"Really?" Nashi asked.

"Yeah. Some people get "real friendly" with each other when they're not dating." Drake said. "We can do the same thing. I don't mind."

"You would really do that?" Nashi questioned as she thought for sure Drake would want to announce to everyone that Nashi Dragneel is his girlfriend or something. So many girls probably wish to be where she is now. She thought he would want to tell all those girls he's spoken for now.

"Yeah. Besides, not telling anyone makes this sound forbidden. It actually adds to the excitement." Drake said. Agreeing to keep what they do a secret, he sealed it with a kiss and Nashi sealed it herself. However, some secrets don't stay a secret. It's only a matter of time until they come into the light. For now, they just want to have these moments.