Chapter 14: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Luna sat at bar and sighed. Things weren't going as she hoped. She had discussed about Lisanna's magic problem, Lisanna had to find a way to use her other magic while month transformed while not passing out. She had asked her boss.

However…

(Flashback)

"So, Lisanna can use her magic while not transformed." Said the voice.

"Actually she was able to use it long before then." Sighed Luna, "I know there will be other times when she would use it while not transformed… I just don't know how to train it. Plus her normal magic can't combine well with it."

"There is something she can use, but it's not time yet." Said the voice.

"I know… not until I find the fourth Guardian." Sighed Luna.

"How is the search going?" asked the voice.

"I'm running out of members." Said Luna.

"You'll find her soon." Said the voice.

"Also I have found out more information about the Dark Kingdom." Said Luna, "His name is Nephrite."

"Have you found out how he is targeting members of the guild?" asked the voice.

"All signs point to he finds them when they're on jobs." Said Luna.

"I see…" responded the voice.

"I do have news on one front." Said Luna.

'What is it?" asked the voice.

"We did find the name of the one targeting the guild, Nephrite." Said Luna, "However he were a mask when we confronted him."

"Hopefully your find out what he looks like soon." Said the voice.

Luna nodded.

(End of Flashback)

Loke sat next to her.

"Hey." He said.

That was when Luna remembered something. Loke had a better memory than her, so he might know what Nephrite looked like.

"Loke I need your help with something." Said Luna.

"What?" asked Loke.

"You recognized Jadeite didn't you?" asked Luna.

Loke didn't say anything.

"We found out the name of the one who took over for Jadeite." Said Luna, "Nephrite."

"Nephrite?" asked Loke.

That was when his eyes widened.

At the same time Maxfield happened to get back from his job.

"No..." whispered Loke.

Hew realized that how he recognized him.

"Loke, are you okay?" asked Luna.

Loke said nothing.

Meanwhile in the Dark Kingdom Zoisite was talking to the fourth Heavenly King, his boyfriend Kunzite.

Indeed they were in love, very deeply.

Anyways Zoisite decided to let him on the incident.

"So…" said Kunzite with amusement, "He did that."

"I don't know if I should report him to Queen Beryl or not." Said Zoisite, "If I don't I can always hold this against him…"

"However you might get into as much trouble as he did if you don't." said Kunzite.

"I should tell Queen Beryl shouldn't I…" said Zoisite with a smirk.

Outside the Guild Hall.

"Maxfield is Nephrite?" asked Luna

Loke nodded.

"I knew I recognized I just didn't know when, when you brought up his name…" said Loke.

"Didn't you also think you stole his girlfriend?" asked Luna.

"Well there's that." Said Loke.

"How many girlfriends have you stolen?" Said Luna.

"That's not the point!" said Loke blushing.

"Uh-huh…" said Luna, "Either way we should double check."

"How do we do that?" asked Loke.

"We ask around to see if they talked to them before they were possessed." Said Luna.

The two started asking the victims.

"He helped me find my pants." Explained Gray.

"He did pick up my hat." Said Bisca.

"My wallet fell out of my pocket and picked up for me." Said Max.

"He gave me a pen." Explained Warren.

"He picked up my hat." Said Jet.

"My glasses fell off and he picked them up for me." Said Laki.

Of course this earned the question.

"Why do you ask?"

However both Luna and Loke both answered "No reason."

"We have to tell Makarov and the Guardians." Said Luna.

"I'll keep an eye on him just in case he tries anything." Said Loke. \

Luna nodded and called a meeting with both the Guardians and Makarov.

Luna revealed that she figured out that Maxfield and Nephrite were the same person.

"You can't be serious!" said Lisanna.

"Wait… they did start after he joined." Said Levy.

"Something tells me it's not a coincidence." Said Erza.

However Makarov looked very angry.

"Bring him in right now!" yelled Makarov.

"I will." Said Erza.

Meanwhile at the bar Maxfield was having a drink when one of the waitresses approached him.

"So have you chose which couple to back?" asked a waitress.

"This again?" mumbled Maxfield.

"Come on! You should choose unless you deiced to just join the gravy boat." Said the Waitress.

"The gravy boat?" asked Maxfield.

"There's some of us who wants Gray and Levy together." Said the waitress, "Including myself."

"Why?" asked Maxfield, in his short time there he noticed the two didn't talk each other other that often, why would she support that.

"Well it's because a pun." Said the waitress.

"Pun?" asked Maxfield.

"Think about it." Said waitress, "And remember what I said."

Maxfield blinked and remember when she said about "Gravy boat".

Then he got a certain look.

That was when Mirajane saw them.

"You told him about gravy didn't you?" asked Mirajane.

"Yeah." Said the waitress.

"We're not getting those two together, it's not worth it." Said Mirajane.

"But the pun is great!" replied the waitress.

"Maxfield!" said Erza approached him, "The master wants to speak to you."

"Alright." Responded Maxfield.

Maxfield followed her into the office.

Meanwhile Zoisite had requested to speak with Queen Beryl.

Zoisite explained what he saw to her.

"You must be joking." Growled Queen Beryl.

"No it's true and even then I even saw signs." Said Zoisite, "Such as making inside jokes about the Guild… if he hasn't betrayed us yet he is going to my queen."

Queen Beryl was beyond furies.

"Zoisite. Said Queen Beryl, "Find Nephrite now…"

"I will." Said Zoisite with an evil smirk followed by an evil chuckle.

Back at the Guild Hall, Nephrite was brought into the office.

"So what did you want to talk about Master?" asked Nephrite.

Then he noticed the team that was in the office with him.

"Oh no." he thought.

He realized that they might have put two and two together.

"There's something that's been going around." Said Makarov, "I don't know if you'll answer honestly but I need to know."

Makarov glared harshly at him.

"Are you a member of the Dark Kingdom?" asked Makarov.

Maxfield blinked… then started laughing.

"So you finally figured it out." Laughed Nephrite.

He changed into his uniform.

"I guess you had to find out sooner or later!" laughed Nephrite. "I was all set with a back story and covers… but you didn't' care about that…"

However he found a sword placed on his neck.

"You have drained the energy of many of my children." Said Makarov, "But worse of all you posed as a member of this Guild!"

Nephrite looked at Makarov, the glare he was giving off was harsh and intense.

He didn't want to but he began to tremble.

"Sorry but its best if I go." Said Nephrite trying to hide his fear.

He then teleported away.

In the main hall. Nephrite's victims (as well as Alzack and Droy).

"So the y asked you too." Said Gray.

""You don't think…" said Bisca.

That was when Makarov entered the main hall then jumped to the second floor.

"As you know recently the Dark Kingdom's tactic was to target individual members, possessing them with a monster and then draining their energy." He stated.

The entire guildhall was silent.

"However it has come to my attention that there was a spy in our guild." Said Makarov, "Maxfield Stanton was a member of the Dark Kingdom."

The members of the guild were surprised.

"Now he is our number 1 enemy!" yelled Makarov, "We must find him and make him pay for what he has done to this guild!"

Elsewhere, Nephrite was breathing a sigh of relief.

"What should I tell Beryl?" he mumbled to himself.

"She doesn't want to hear about it." Said Zoisite appearing behind him with an evil smile on his face.

"What?" asked Nephrite.

"I finally told her… told her about that how you destroyed one of your own monsters." Said Zoisite.

Nephrite froze, "Wait!" he said, "She doesn't have to do anything to me! My mission is over! My identity has been comprised!"

"That doesn't matter." Said Zoisite, "You have already betrayed us."

Zoisite created a large fireball and sent at Nephrite who dodged.

"Come along Nephrite and examined yourself to Beryl." Said Zoisite.

"I'd rather not." Said Nephrite, he crossed his arms, "Starlight Atomic!"

EH blasts of stars aimed towards Zoisite, who dodged them, however when Zoisite looked to where Nephrite was standing he gone.

"He got away." Said Zoisite who smirked, "It might be much more fun this way."

In the forest somewhere, Nephrite leaned against a tree, he took off his glove and rolled up his sleeve, the Fairy Tail Guild Mark was still there. He touched it and began to shake.

"What do I do now?" thought Nephrite.

Nephrite was now a wanted man from both Fairy Tail and the Dark Kingdom. And he knew that soon enough one or the other will mange to come after him… He wasn't sure who was going to win… but he knew whatever the outcome it wasn't going to end well…

Next Time: nephrite's on the run and he doesn't know what to do, but when some monsters kidnap Lisanna just to lure Nephrite it all comes to a head. What will happen? Find out next time!

A/N: Yes, I have started shipping Gray and Levy... not seriously but just because I could say "I support Gravy".