Oh. My. God… I am so sorry I took so long to update….I hope you can forgive me….a lot of stuff happened as those who actually read my profile would know…I apologize for how short it is…I just wanted to post something before I made you guys hate me too much. Well here you go…Chapter 4!

Chapter 4: The First Mission

"Say," Erza started, "what's your magic?"

Zen, Lucy, and Wendy all looked at each other. Lucy and Wendy raised their eyebrows in unison, both silently asking an unspoken question. Zen turned back to Erza, giving her his most adorable smile.

"I'm not telling!" he said leaning forward with his hands behind his back. "It's a surprise!" Lucy and Wendy smiled at each other.

"In that case," Makarov started, "I will have to insist that team Natsu join you on this mission." Zen, Wendy, and Lucy all stared at him.

"Doesn't that sort of defeat the reason this team was formed in the first place?" Wendy asked.

"How about if we have Gajeel and Levy-chan come instead?" Lucy asked. Mira's ears perked up at the mention of the "should-be" couple.

"It would be fine," Makarov said, "but, I must ask why you selected those two."

"Oi! Don't volunteer me without asking first, bunny-girl!" Gajeel shouted.

"I chose Levy-chan because she's brilliant, keeps a cool head, and could quickly develop a safe battle plan even while under pressure," Lucy started ignoring Gajeel's outburst. Levy blushed at the complements. "Gajeel on the other hand may have a temper and be extremely stubborn," -Gajeel glowered at this comment- "but he's good at taking orders and executing them. He is also extremely strong. Together these two could easily lend us the aid necessary to complete the mission should we need it."

"Yes," Mira said, "those two would make the perfect pair." Lucy, Erza, and Wendy couldn't keep small smiles from coming on their faces as they realized the true meaning behind Mira's comment.

"Yep," Wendy couldn't quite stop herself from saying. "They are definitely the 'perfect pair'." Levy blushed and looked down at her hands, while Gajeel simply huffed and looked away with his arms crossed over his chest, but if you looked closely you could detect the smallest amount of red dusting his cheeks. Makarov had a knowing smirk on his face as he made his decision.

"Well…since they came so strongly recommended," Makarov started, "Gajeel! Levy! You two are to supervise Zen's first mission!"

"Yes, Master!" Levy said. Gajeel simply huffed. And so, the group began their preparations for the mission ahead.

Lucy, Wendy, Zen, Levy, Gajeel, and Pantherlily were exiting the train station of the town the black mist was supposed to surround. After getting the information they went into the forest.

"Remember, Gajeel, Levy, Lily, this is our mission," Lucy said.

"Please don't interfere unless we ask for help," Wendy added. "We need to see how well we work on our own. We'll know when we need help and we'll ask for it, okay?"

"Even if it seems like we're in trouble, don't help us," Lucy finished.

"Alright," Levy sighed.

"If you're sure bunny-girl," Gajeel added uncertainty showing on his face.

"I'm sure," Lucy said with a smile. Gajeel and Levy nodded.

When they came across the cave, a huge battle ensued. Lucy and Wendy drew the demons' attention. Plural, there wasn't one demon, there were two!

"Zen, kill them!" Lucy shouted.

Zen attacked and effectively destroyed the demons. Lucy, Wendy, and Zen went back to Gajeel and Levy who were staring at Zen in shock.

"So that's your power," Gajeel said with a smirk. Zen nodded with a smile. "You two weren't kidding, Zen is much stronger than the both of you…"

"Amazing," Levy sighed. Zen blushed. The black mist suddenly began to clear up.

"The demons must have been the cause of the mist," Lucy commented.

"That would explain it," Levy agreed.

"Let's go collect our reward!" Zen cheered. Lucy laughed and they began their walk back to the town, demons in tow thanks to Gajeel, who did not sound all that happy about it.

When they reached the town multiple cheers reached their ears. Levy collected the award for them while Zen clung to Lucy's leg for dear life. They made a beeline for the train station, taking the first they could back to Magnolia.

Hahahahahahahaha! You thought I was gonna tell you what his power was didn't you? I'm not telling! Not yet! I want it to be a surprise! And yes, I have actually already decided his power…As payment for not telling you his power….I decided not to leave it on a cliffhanger this time! XD