Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail


Juvia was following Levy-san to town, the same friendly vibe reined. We were on our way to have some lunch before going back to the manor to ask some questions from the house head. Juvia saw a kid jumping up and down, whining to a mother in the same way that Natsu would to Juvia when he's hungry. After finding a place to eat, we ordered some food and made an effort to finish the food quickly. Levy-san ate in an educated manner, Natsu would always eat like he's been starving for a week.

Now that we are back in the manor, Levy-san found Lamont-san sitting in a study room, engrossed in a book. So much so that he didn't even noticed the two of us enter his study. Levy-san's eyes was fixated on the book that Lamont-san was holding, they held excitement—almost shining—of finding a long-lost friend.

"That's The Sound of Silence isn't it? It seems that Lamont-san is also a fan of Terry's work!" Levy-san's mouth moved rapidly. "One of my favourite books of his is Wisdom Tower! The way he wrote the beginning to build up the atmosphere was pure genius! Of course, the book you're holding has also done a great job but I think it's lacking a bit, also—"

"Levy-san, we're here to discuss—" We need to hurry up and get to business. Although, Levy-san looks so happy.

"You think so too!?" Lamont-san shot back with the same vigor and excitement of finding a fellow reader. "Then, you must have also read Terry's masterpiece: Murder In The Night! That book was truly masterfully written! I couldn't put the book down until I finished! Afterwards, I regretted that I didn't savor the work, so I read it a second time, but the magic has already worn off! Levy-san you too must have experienced such tragedies."

"Lamont-san, Juvia and Levy-san are here to—" Please focus! You two can talk about books after the job is done!

"Of course I suffer the same curse! My heart breaks every time I think of it, especially after reading Dance To Oblivion written by Daric Conner!"

"Umm…we're here to—"

"You truly are a woman of culture! My friends think I'm crazy for reading so much, but they are the one that is foolish for neglecting true art!"

"I totally understand! My guild mates tell me to have fun outside instead of being in a library and—"

"Levy-san, Lamont-san, Juvia thinks we have more dire matters to discuss!" Juvia used a lot of force and authority behind the voice, the same one she would use when Natsu gets out of hand. The two instantly froze in fear, nodding at Juvia's statements. "Good. Now, we need to know whether the watch holds knowledge to find your families treasure." Lamont-san looked in pain and sat while massaging his temple with one hand and drummed the desk with the other. Lamont-san sighed and opened his mouth

"It's the truth, that watch can show where our family treasure is. However, that information should only be rumors to the masses, my predecessors and I made a great effort to making it a rumor. Our assets and houses are more modest for a noble, to show signs of poverty."

"Juvia is afraid that there are enough desperate people out there to bet on a rumor."

"Lamont-san, I think that Loretta-san isn't the one to blame," Levy-san said. "we had a talk with her, it seems that her words are genuine. I think that stealing a family treasure just for not studying abroad is a bit too much for revenge."

"So she told you…" Lamont-san cradled his head with his hands.

"Why won't you allow Loretta-san to study abroad? She seems like a capable person to do it."

"I know that!" Lamont-san roared. "I know that better than anyone…she has lots of potential, she's a genius. And staying in Earthland will make her see less of the world, stunting her growth."

"Then why are you doing this?"

"Is it wrong for a father to keep his child close by him?"

"No but—"

"My wife is away on a business trip for a long time now…before she left, I made a promise to protect Loretta, sending her away will compromise that promise. Loretta doesn't know how to defend herself, hiring bodyguards won't be enough."

"Then why don't you just teach her?"

"What can that do for her? She can't use magic, and most crimes are done by wizards."

"But it doesn't seem that she can't use magic, I can sense some faint magic from her."

"That's from her mother, her mother is a wizard after all. However, it's weak, it can't be used to protect herself."

"That can be changed with hard work."

"It's too late to start now…she needs to become a great mage in three months or she will have to wait until next year to apply."

"Then I'll wait a year!" Loretta-san's voice blasted into the room. Lamont-san's face was filled with shock "Father, if I work hard, I can learn magic! Please let me go!"

"You don't understand! Learning magic is harder than you think! You can't just become a mage in a year. You need to have—"

"Have faith in me!" Loretta-san's voice held desperation, tears were forming. "I'm a genius right!? Then I should be able to do it! If I can become a decent mage in a year, then please let me go!" Lamont-san was in deep thought again. It was clear he's suffering.

"I still won't—"

"If Juvia may suggest something, how about Loretta-san comes to Fairy Tail?"

"With you two?"

"Yes! Our guild has lots of people that is capable of teaching magic, many of them are experienced. Also, by taking jobs, Loretta-san can get experience in battle, so she can get used to attacks if they arrive."

"But…"

"I think you should allow it Lamont-san." Levy-san added. "Giving Loretta-san the chance to spread her wings will go a long way in her life, please consider it." Levy-san bowed, Juvia and Loretta-san bowed as well. After a long pause, Lamont-san finally spoke.

"If you can't become a decent mage in time, I won't let you go. I'll cover the living expenses, it's the least I can do as your father. However, the moment you start going on jobs, I'll stop helping you, you need to learn how to become independent." Lamont-san bowed to Juvia and Levy-san "Please take care of my daughter."

"Yes!" "You can count on us!" Loretta-san was speechless, she was crying with a beaming smile.

"Thank You!"

Once the heartwarming atmosphere petered out, we were all seated in a circle holding a business expression.

"So, if the thief is after the treasure, we just need to wait for the thief to come back to take it." Levy-san began. "Then, me and Juvia will take him out and get back your watch."

"I understand." Lamont-san nodded in agreement.

"Can you tell us where the treasure is hidden?"

"I need you two to swear to not tell anyone."

"No problem."

"Then, follow me." Lamont-san got up "Loretta, you come too, it's about time you learn of this."

"Yes." We when outside to the front door of the manor, Lamont-san walked close to the fountain and pushed against a brick at the foot of the fountain. The brick gave way, revealing a stairway downwards to a study-looking door, fortified with a strong magic barrier.

"This is it. Behind the doors is the family treasure, I don't think there is a need to go further than this."

"Thank You very much. The two of you, rest easy, me and Juvia will take care of the rest." All we need to do now, is wait.


Juvia and Levy-san was hiding in a bush wearing camouflage and a bit of face paint. Since the leaves were falling off most of the foliage, it was a bit harder to blend in. The night sky certainly helped a lot though. It would take someone with abnormal eyesight or smell to spot us out.

"But still, this is pretty well done." Levy-san while inspecting the paint on her arms. "How did you learn how to do this?"

"Errmm…it's a secret." Juvia definitely won't tell Levy-san that Juvia learned how to camouflage just to stalk Natsu.

"Is it something that you can't tell me?"

"Sorry."

"It's fine, we all have—"

"He's coming." A short man was hurrying to the fountain trying to make a less sound as possible. He bent low and groped around for a while. We decided to wait until he's trying to dispel the barrier before we jump on him. Once The thief pushed on a brick, Juvia made a puddle of water behind the thief. As the man made his way down the stairs, we got out of the bush and stealthily made or way to the thief. At the same time, Juvia's water was already touching the man's shoes.

Reaching a good distance, Juvia's water puddle expanded tenfold, engulfing the man's legs, quickly traveling up to his torso. The man frantically kicked and moved, even tried swimming his way out.

"Give up! You're already caught in Juvia's magic." Levy-san used her magic and created a cage of lightning surrounding the man.

"You bitch! Let me out now!" The man's panic turned to anger and directed it to us. His magic swelled, but still weak compared to Juvia's and Levy-san's magic level. The water covered his head and expanded to a dome, slowing suffocating him. His retaliation slowed and headed towards a pathetic stop.

Levy-san restrained the man, making sure to nullify his magic. We took out every single item he had on his body to try and find the pocket watch. After finding the watch with Cardenas symbol on it, Levy-san called in the Rune Knights to send the man in prison.


"Thank You for getting my watch back," Lamont-san said as he retrieved his heirloom. He pulled out a two cheques with the written amount of the job reward and handed it to the both of us. "here is the reward, please verify the amount."

"No problem." We placed the cheques in our purses. "It was really nice working with you, I found avid reader after all."

"So am I. By the way, have you ever read Scarlet Night by Julian Troy? If not, I highly recommend it."

"I have! It really was great! Especially at the part where—"

"Father, I'm going to pack my bags."

"Juvia will help you." There is no way that Juvia will listen to two people rant about something Juvia has never heard about. Once we were in Loretta-san's room, a maid delivered us tea to enjoy. Juvia sat down on a chair and watched Loretta-san pack her bags

"Thank You for letting Juvia escape from that nightmare."

"I know what you mean, I had to listen to father talk about a book for three hours when I was seven, even after ten years of complaining, he still hasn't stopped, he did lower the number of lectures though."

"That sounds rough…" Poor Loretta-san, it really is a good thing that she's leaving for Fairy Tail and getting a chance study abroad for a while.

"It really was."

"Then were you turned off to books because of your father?"

"Somehow, no. I do enjoy reading from time to time, just not at the extent of Levy-san or father." Loretta-san finished packing away her clothes that is suitable for travel and one expensive dress.

"What are your hobbies then?"

"Music."

"Then how about Sound Magic?"

"What's that?"

"As the name implies, it's magic that create sound to attack, deafen sound, control lifeforms. Juvia even heard that sound magicians can give their sounds physical forms. Juvia does know that this type of magic will be affected by emotions a lot more than others."

"That sounds lovely, how do you use it?" Loretta-san laid out multiple instruments on her bed, debating which one to bring with her. From violins to pan flutes, all sorts of instruments rested, waiting for their owner's decision.

"From what Juvia has heard, simply by creating sounds with a tool and invoking magic into it will work."

"Then I should bring something portable." Loretta-san placed all the bulky instruments away, leaving the lightweight ones.

"The magic is more support based but, Juvia heard that it has decent offensive power."

"Does rhythm matter?"

"Juvia doesn't know, you will have to ask Master or someone else."

"I see."

"Are you done?"

"Almost, I just need to choose what instruments to bring with me."

"Maybe having you learn Re-equip will also be good for you, fortunately, Juvia knows the perfect person to teach you."

"What's that?"

"A magic that allows you to summon items from a pocket dimension."

"That sounds really handy."

"But learning two types of magic is really tricky, not to mention you only have a bit more than a year…"

"Then I'll learn Sound Magic as a priority, if I still have time, I'll learn the other one."

"If that's the plan, Juvia recommends bringing something that is small for now, there are music shops in Magnolia Town, so you shouldn't worry too much about bringing something."

"I'll take my violin then, it's the present I got from mother last year. And a flute from father." Loretta changed out of her dress and into a pair of jeans, a pink shirt with music notes and a black jacket. She strapped a flute to her right leg and picked up her bag and violin case. "Let's go!"

"Yes!" For once in Juvia's life, a girl preparing for travel was quicker to finish than two people talking.


Lamont-san was seeing us off at the train station. The father and daughter duo were trying not to cry.

"I'll tell your mother that you're training to become a mage, she's going to give me an earful, it might even cause her to come back immediately."

"That's good isn't it? We'll be a family again, after two years." The train arrived with a roar, Juvia and Levy-san got on first, we then helped move Loretta-san's luggage on-board.

"Take care of yourself, don't get sick."

"I…won't." Loretta choked on some words. "Bye b—" Lamont-san wrapped Loretta-san in a hug.

"See you later, I expect you to be a great mage when you come back. We love you."

"Thank You f—for everything…I'm turning over a new page…please…continue to…watch over me." Loretta-san was swallowing she tears as she spoke.

"Always." Lamont-san placed his pocket watch to Loretta-san's forehead, the heirloom gave off a warm, blue glow. "We'll be waiting for you." Loretta-san gasped in shock, then cried into her father's shoulders.

"Please be patience…" Loretta-san got on the train. "I love you and mom! The best parents ever!" The train accelerated, Lamont-san's waving figure got farther and smaller, while Loretta-san stayed the same. Levy-san placed a hand on Loretta-san's shoulder and guided her to our seat.

When Loretta-san sat down, she instantly hugged her violin and cried. We tried our best to comfort her, offering her napkin and rubbing her back clockwise. After a while, she took out her violin and played. Emotion flooded our compartment, waves of pains entered our ears, love, departure and melancholy. As Loretta-san poured out her heart into the music, Juvia felt Loretta-san's faint magic power flow out of her, morphing and dancing at the notes.

Juvia soon joined in when she recognized the piece she was playing. Juvia's voice became the supporting character in our performance. Loretta-san was shocked at first, but she quickly adapted and kept playing, pouring even more emotion. Juvia heard the sobbing of train attendants from outside the compartment as they passed by. Loretta-san's magic that's leaking out is affect other people's emotions! It's not strong enough to affect mages but, normal people that heard the music is crying.

A siren appeared in front of Juvia…


Thanks for reading! Sorry that these two chapters didn't have to do much with Natsu and Juvia, but, I was going for Juvia constantly referencing and comparing other's actions to Natsu as a sign of missing him. Let me know what you think of it!

The 'books' I written are something I came up on the fly, if there is such book, it is purely a coincidence. Aside from that, I'm not sure how well you guys would receive Loretta as a character, if you don't like her, tell me why and I'll try to change her.

Hopefully, after this little arc, I'll get back to the stuff that you guys followed this story for, sorry for the people I disappointed. Though I haven't received any words of that yet, and I'm hoping I don't.

Thanks for your support and kind words! I look forward for your feedback, I check for it everyday, even though I might not respond to it.