Raven:Hi, this is Raven. I run the account DarqueDeth4444 along with Darque. She's in charge of the story writing while I check the grammar and add in ideas.

I've been in the middle of a violin exam until a few days ago and now I'm back. I was glad to be greeted by the news of all the reviews, follows and the favorites. Darque seems to have improved her writing as well and I hope you continue to support this story.

Darque: This is the first two digit numbered chapter of 'Where Darkness led to the right path.' We would like to thank all those of you who had reviewed, followed and Favorited this story.

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Now, on with the story.

Chapter TEN

Lucy collected the empty plates and Virgo appeared wordlessly, taking them before bowing and once again returning to the Spirit world. Lucy went around, making sure all the entrances to her house were locked.

Jellal looked at Lucy. "If possible, I would like to stay here for now." He said.

Lucy smiled at him. "Of course! We'll just have to make sure no one from team Natsu finds out." Jellal nodded at her gratefully.

"We're staying as well." Cobra said.

Lucy looked at him like he had grown another head. "What?" She asked, wondering if she had heard him correctly.

"I said, Midnight and I will be staying here for the meantime." He spoke slowly, as if explaining something to a child.

Lucy glared at him. "Who said you could?"

Darque frowned. "Well, they do not have anywhere else to stay."

Lucy sighed. "Fine! Just make sure you don't make a mess of things."

Rogue stood up. "I will go back for now."

Darque nodded. "Though I think I can trust you, the moment I think you are using the information I gave you to your own convenience, I will be forced to erase your memories, as well as obliterate the people you have told."

"I understand." Rogue said.

Jellal slowly raised his hand. "I'm sort of staying with Fairy tail at the moment, and I'm planning to go on a mission or two, so..."

Darque nodded. "As long as I don't perform the binding ceremony, Lite cannot make any offensive moves until the full moon, which is in three weeks time. Once the full moon arrives, Lite will be free to attack me as well as the ones on my list of possible recruits."

Lucy gasped, but managed to hold in her surprise. "So, as long as we hold the ceremony before the full moon, Lite isn't free to kill anyone, right?" Darque nodded.

Rogue held up the communication Lacrima. "I will contact you with my answer as soon as possible." He nodded a farewell, then transformed into a shadow and left.

"Okay. Sleeping plans." Lucy said in a voice that made everyone look at her. "One of you can take the couch. Midnight, since you don't seem to mind the floor, you can stay there." -Midnight's glare directed towards her was ignored- "I'll give you guys blankets. I have a few extras, and one of you can sleep on the floor of my room." Lucy placed her hands onto her hips. "And, my bed is off limits to all of you."

Cobra smirked. "You sure about that?"

Lucy felt her face heat up. "Of course. The moment I find any of you on my bed, I will kick you out."

Midnight sighed, covering his ears. Lucy's voice was very loud. Cobra sat on the couch, claiming it as his.

Lucy turned to Jellal and he nodded. If Cobra and Midnight stayed in the living room, it would give them time to discuss everything. She led the way into her room and grabbed a few blankets. She passed them to Cobra, who had followed her.

"You guys take can shower in my bathroom." Lucy told him and Jellal. "As for clothes..." She wondered over to her closet and opened it. She reached in her arm and let out a gasp of triumph. She drew out her arm, grasping a few pairs of men trousers and a few shirts. "Here."

Cobra looked at her weirdly. "Uh, why do you have guy clothes?"

Lucy couldn't hold back a grin. "When Gray strips, he sometimes leaves his clothes behind." She summoned Virgo for the she-lost-counth time of the day and Virgo appeared holding towels.

"Thank you Virgo." She said to her spirit, who nodded, then disappeared. She passed the the towels to Cobra and Jellal. Jellal borrowed the bathroom first while Cobra carried the stuff to Midnight.

Once she was alone in her room, Lucy sat on her bed, thinking over the happenings of the last few days.

A few minutes later, Darque appeared through the door. She wordlessly sat on the floor by the foot of Lucy's bed.

"It would be very dangerous for us to stay at Lucy's place, as people may recognize the people who are not supposed to be here. So I think we should set up a place where we can all stay." She turned to look at Lucy and Jellal. "I would like to suggest the clearing you guys talked in earlier."

It was already well into the night. Everyone had already had their turn in the bathroom and Lucy was helping Jellal set up a sleeping area on the floor.

Jellal nodded thoughtfully and Lucy agreed that it was a good idea, as it was well hidden and sheltered. They could do something about sleeping later with Virgo's help.

Darque nodded. "Once we have heard the answers of the others, we'll do something about it."

"There is one thing I need you guys to think about. Are there any other people you think will be able to help us?" Darque asked. "While both Lite and I can sense each other's candidates, normal recuitees have less danger of being found."

Lucy remembered the list of people on Darque's list, then registered what Darque had said. "So they can stay in the guild." Lucy said. She waited for the suffocating pain she felt every time she thought about having to leave her guild, but it never came.

You've already accepted Jellal, Cobra, Midnight and Rogue as your friends. A part of her brain told her.

"I think you can convince Gajeel and maybe the same way you convinced Cobra, with the 'life time of fun' thing. Natsu might not be such a good idea, because I can easily imagine him running around, blurting every out to everyone." Lucy said quietly.

"I do not plan on involving them directly." Darque said. "Gather information as well as resources are the most things I ask for."

"So you won't involve anyone else into any of our fights against Lite?" Jellal asked.

Darque nodded. "Unless they ask to. I will not tell them the whole story."

"I'm going to have to tell master about this." Lucy said. "Not the whole story, but enough to make my quitting of the guild reasonable."

Darque nodded. "Tell him about the keys of Afterlife. He's a guild master, I'm sure he'll know."

Darque smiled. "I just can not thank you enough." She whispered. "I shall take my leave now." She quietly stood up and disappeared in the usual swirl of mist and smoke.

Winner of the 100th review thingy is...

xxxLucyxharemfanxxx

You're gonna have to give us some time to decide the prize, but we'll PM you then. :P

Final poll results:

First] Jellal x Lucy

Second] Cobra x Lucy

Third] Midnight x Lucy

Fourth] Rogue x Lucy

Fifth] Laxus x Lucy

Sixth] Sting x Lucy

Seventh] Gajeel x Lucy

Eighth] Natsu x Lucy

So, the main pairing of the fanfic is JELU!

BTW, do you think we should make Erza find out about Lucy and Jellal? How do you think we should make Erza react when she finds out? Tell us in a review~

Since we are planning to slowly develop this relationship, there will be hints of other pairings.

List of pairings {That have been decided so far}:

Jellal x Lucy

Gajeel x Levy

Natsu x Lisanna {Maybe. Not a big fan, so don't expect much}

{I may add some Jellal x Erza and Kinana x Cobra moments}