General POV
Everyone watched tensely as Luciana tapped her fingers rhythmically on the table in front of her, as she sat at the head, with Adrian at her right.
Her loyal exceed had come bursting in the room, gasping for oxygen as she attempted to tell Luciana what had happened. Tsuki had barely begun when Luciana cut her off, calling an emergency meeting which everyone must attend. Her friends had taken one look at Luciana's face and instantly sat down at their respective spots, listening intently as Tsuki explained the seriousness of the situation.
When the poor cat was finished, everyone thanked their lucky stars Luciana had sent her to check on the Blue Pegasus Perverts to make sure that they were healing okay. If she hadn't, they would have been sitting there with no idea of the threat that was about to fall upon them.
They had to admit one thing, though. That guy, Hibiki, had some serious strategy skills. He had compared different qualities in everyone before choosing a suitable opponent. It was quite a good plan, except for one little problem.
There was no way Jellal could occupy their master for more than a minute, and there was no way in hell Adrian would ever leave her side. No matter what. Unless, it dawned on them, Luciana ordered him to. He was obscenely loyal to her, willing to give his life before even considering allowing her to risk her own. Heaven knows, he would come back to life just to die for her again if he had to.
The guild members watched in interest as the gears almost visibly spun in their master's head, and it wasn't long before a twisted little smirk appeared on her face, changing her features from open and kind to cruel and dark. She had a plan.
The smile stretched until she looked like some crazy version of the Cheshire cat.
"So what are we gonna do?" Adrian asked. He was the only one brave enough to question her at times such as these, when she was in such a mood, and everyone thanked him for it. He had the utmost faith in her, and had never wavered in his loyalty as he continued to put her safety before his.
'Easy to see why she has the hots for him.' Caroline smiled cheekily as he stared unwaveringly at the girl he had sworn to protect.
"Let them come." She replied mysteriously.
"What?! Are you crazy? That's your master plan? Please tell me there's a plan B!" Adrian exclaimed before he could stop himself, instantly clamping a hand over his mouth.
The others watched in fear, waiting for her to get angry and lose it, but all she did was smile her terrifying 'doll smile'.
"No. We will follow their plan to the last detail, making sure everything works out exactly as they expect it to. We will appear weak, on par with them, and on my signal, we send them home with their tails between their legs." She laughed at the thought.
"But are you sure that will work?" Adrian asked firmly. He was not going to take any chances where his Luciana was concerned… and he did not just think that…
"Yes." And her tone reassured him and the others. It was a tone they had heard before, when she had defeated Blue Pegasus, a Wyvern, a huge Dark Guild, a Demon and many others that they had completely lost track of.
"They will come, and we will wait."