Juvia's bags dropped with a loud thud on the hard floor of the train. "Ugh. Those were really heavy." She said leaning over for a moment. Then she looked confused. "Uh, Lucy-san, what about your stuff?"

"Oh, I had Virgo take mine to the celestial realm. I can have her take yours too. One second." Lucy pulled her key out for Virgo. "Gate of the Maiden, I open thee; Virgo!" Out popped Virgo saying "Punishment, princess?" Juvia snickered a little. Lucy deflated and replied with a sigh. "No Virgo, just take Juvia's bags to the celestial realm for me." Virgo smiled and bowed, then she disappeared in a cloud of smoke, bags in hand.

Juvia smiled with mischief in her eyes and asked, "Lucy-san, is there something Juvia should know?" while trying not to laugh. Lucy glared at her and sighed.

"No. All my celestial spirits are a little weird. That's what makes them, well, them." She shook her head and laughed a bit. Juvia sat down next to her.

"You care about them a lot." She finally said to break the silence. "They're like family to you."

Lucy smiled.

"Yeah, they're like family to me. But you know who else is like family to me?" Juvia looked at her with raised eyebrows. "You. Now that we're on our own little adventure, we're gonna be together all the time. So we'd better get used to it. Sister" Lucy winked and gave Juvia a light nudge. The water mage smiled back.

"Ok. Sister." They both laughed. After a bit, the girls had both fallen asleep. They both wanted to be well rested so they would have energy later that day; the first day of their new lives.

Time Skip

TOOT! TOOT!

The girls startled awake. They had arrived in Hargeon, and since it wasn't far, they arrived at noon. Grrrr. The girls looked at their stomachs. Then they looked at each other.

"Let's go get some food first before meeting with the client." Juvia said while laughing.

"Yeah, that's probably a good idea." Lucy said while wiping away a tear of laughter. They walked around town and found a small cafe called 8-island and stopped to eat there. Juvia ordered ice water and Lucy ordered a strawberry smoothie. "Hey Juvia, after we finish the job, we should go to the town's magic shop. They usually have celestial spirit keys, as well as other items that we could use on our journey."

"Works for me." Juvia said after swallowing some water. "But before we do that we should check into a hotel to get settled. Lucy nodded in agreement. Just then the waiter came.

"What would you pretty ladies like to order today?" He asked smiling.

"I'll have the caesar salad." Juvia said. Then they looked at Lucy.

"I'll have the spaghetti and meatballs, please." Lucy said with a smile. The waiter bowed slightly and smiled while walking off.

Time Skip

Stretching, the girls walked out of the cafe. "I think there's a hotel that way." Juvia said pointing to her left. "The mayor's house isn't far from there either." Lucy turned to look.

"Yeah. Great idea, Juvia! Let's go check-in." The girls walked off towards the hotel. Once inside, they went to the check-in desk where a petite blonde lady was working. The hotel employee looked at them and smiled.

"What can I do for you two today?" The lady said chirpily. "If you're checking in, we have both single and double rooms, whatever you prefer."

The two mages conversed with each other. Finally Lucy responded with "we'll take a double." The lady goes to a cabinet and gets 2 key cards for room 707. She hands them to the girls.

"Here are your keys. The pool is open until 11:30 and the bathhouse is open until 1:30. Also, happy hour is from 9-10 and we're having an open mic night tonight so you should come." She smiles at them.

"Juvia thanks you." The water mage said as the two girls walked away. The blunette turns to the blonde next to her. "Let's settle in first and then meet the mayor." Lucy nods. As soon as they got to the room, Lucy called out Virgo to get a few changes of clothes and other stuff like snacks out of the celestial realm. The girls put their hair up, and grabbed a quick snack and started towards the mayor's house. When they got there, they were amazed by how pretty the little white estate was. Still a little awestruck, they knocked on the door. By habit, Lucy straightened a bit. Juvia noticed, but didn't mention it. Just then the door opened. Out of it, came a (slightly annoyed) brunette in a business suit.

"Yes?" The lady asked with a little hostility in her voice. Lucy cleared her throat.

"The mayor was expecting us? We're the mages from Fairy Tail." The lady straightened a bit, still scowling. She turned to look at them.

"Right this way please." She gestured down a hallway and shut the door behind them. She opened the door at the end of the hallway and said "The Fairy Tail mages are here to see you, sir." Then she waved them in, shutting it with a slight slam behind them. The girls turned to an old, balding man.

"I suppose you want to know the mission." The girls nodded. "Well, there have been many kidnappings lately. All of them minors. Most of them teenage girls. I believe they're being sold into slavery in Bosco. I would like you to apprehend the kidnappers at the dock tonight. I would ask the local guards, but I was told not to, so I hired you in secret. If anyone else finds out, they said they'd take my daughter, Anne-Marie. Please, you must stop them!" He begged.

The girls looked at each other. Then together they said, "we'll stop at nothing before we catch them. That's a promise." They smiled at him with determination. He thanked them profusely. All of them were unaware of the anger they were giving a certain lady listening in on their conversation.

"That stupid, stupid, fool. Trying to ruin my plans. I'll make him pay." She laughed to herself quietly. "Oh… he will pay."