a/n: hello readers! I'm actually really surprised that people are reading my work! It's literally so shocking to me. Thank you so much! I'll try to upload chapters as fast as possible. Hopefully maybe finish the story before school starts. Please leave comments on how I can improve the story or any ideas. Sorry if the characters are a bit OOC. I'll try to keep them as close to the original as possible. Anyway, thanks for reading guys!

Mer x

Levy cautiously wandered into the Master's office. What did I do? she wondered over and over again. This can't be because I 'accidently' took home those books from the guild library. No-one reads them anyway. She looked around for the dwarf of a man all the while silently reprimanding herself. I knew I shouldn't have taken it. Gramps would've found out; he knows everything!

"No need to beat yourself up for things you haven't done, child." An elderly but powerful voice sounded from the chair in the corner. "I'm not going to punish you or anything. Just want to talk to you about something very, very important. Now take a seat."

Finally locating the source of the voice, Levy allowed herself to relax. Phew. It's not about the books after all. But what could it be about? She wandered over to one of the chairs standing front of the mahogany desk and took a seat.

"Now then, child. As you can see from the rest of the guild's reactions that I don't usually have people come in here. But this is a very important exception and what I must ask of you must not be known by your comrades."

Levy's face scrunched up in a confused expression. "Master, I don't think you should tell me anything secretive. You know with my friends, I'll never be able to keep it!"

"Not to worry. It's not a secret, per say. I need to ask you for a favour. It can be dangerous and I don't ever usually ask this of mages who aren't S-Class yet, but this is one of those rare exceptions."

Now I'm really confused. It's not about the book after all, but what is this about! Levy tried her best to remain patient and wait for the Master's favour.

"Recently, a request has come in for someone to decipher a series of runes." Makarov finally revealed with a sigh. I shouldn't be asking this of someone not yet tested, but Mira thinks she is ready. She is really the only one who can do this. "These runes are not the easiest to cipher, but the archaeologist guild who requested this job can't solve it themselves, though they've been trying to ever since it was discovered. Apparently, near Acalypha, an ancient wall has appeared, encircling a part of the forest. There is no obvious entrance, and many have tried going over it but the walls seem to be enchanted and those who climb over somehow seem to turn around and climb back to the ground." The Master sighed, looking at the bluenette before him wondering once again if he should really ask this of her. "One part of the wall is covered in runes. Many have come from all over Fiore trying to understand the words, as it may hold a clue as to how to enter the walls. You understand what I'm asking of you, Levy? As we don't know what is inside those walls, or how that place came to be, this could very well be one of the most dangerous S-Class quests we've had in a while."

Levy's eyes had steadily grown wider as Makarov was talking. Me? S-Class quest? The favour the Master was asking of her was no easy feat and inflicted her with a great many questions.

"But..but why me? If all those people couldn't solve it, what makes you think I can?"

The Master could sense the growing panic in the girl's eyes. "I'm not sure if you will be able to do it. But I have faith in you, as I do in all my brats. You're a Fairy Tail mage! And one thing Fairy Tail wizards do best is conquer the unconquerable."

His words resounded in Levy's ears and she knew them to be true. Fairy Tail never gives up, and it would bring shame to them if she gave up before she even started. She had to do it, and maybe once she did he- Levy didn't let herself finish that thought. To think that as soon as she was given an opportunity as rare as this, she would be wondering whether it would place her higher in his books.

"I-I'll try. I'll do it!" she said before she could even think any more of the situation.

Gramps breathed a sigh of relief. For a second there, he thought the Solid Script Mage was going to refuse. I have high hopes for her, even though she was originally Mira's idea. She can do it. And she will bring more pride to our guild. He thought, more confident than ever that she was the right choice.

"I knew you would," he said with a smile. "There are several conditions, though. This request is a secret. The archaeologists who sent it in don't want word of the ancient wall going around as much as it already has. Therefore, you mustn't tell anybody about this job and instead only say that I've sent you on a personal errand. Secondly, this is a competition of sorts. Other archaeologist guilds have also sent requests, and for this mission to be a successful one, you must complete it before the others. Lastly, due to secrecy and in order for you to travel faster, I can only allow you to bring with you, one person. I'm sorry to break up your team, however, it is vital that no word of this job gets out and that you can complete this quest with little to no distractions."

"I understand completely," Levy added, nodding all through the instructions.

"I knew you would. Now go to the bar; Mira will give you the rest of the details."

Levy stood up fast, her heart pounding. An S-Class quest meant for me! This is perfect. I'll solve it and prove to everyone that I'm strong too. She walked fast towards the door, her steps light and her face beaming.

The Master chuckled under his breath. Who knew that Fairy Tail had their very own little fairy.

Once outside the office, she was immediately bombarded by questions. She tried her best to answer them as discreetly as possible without giving away anything important. Trying as she could, the crowd around her was too thick to push through and get to the bar. Everyone just wanted to know why she was called into Gramps' office in the first place.

"He just wants me to run a small errand," Levy replied to all the questions with this simple sentence but she knew that the curiosity of the guild would not be satiated with that simple statement. Easy, my word! She thought to herself with a secret smile.

"Stop pestering her," Mirajane joined the large group with a smile. "She's just running an errand for the Master that's all!" she ended with a giggle.

"That's all?"

"That can't be all!"

"Yeah, you said so yourself that only you and the Master knew why she was in there for!"

Levy smiled as she caught Droy's remarks from the onslaught of comments now directed at Mira.

"And, and if it's just an errand, then why were you smiling all secret and that? Huh?" Jet joined in, incapable of letting Droy say something without seeing it as a move to win Levy's heart.

With a giggle, Mira replied back to all of them, "I just love teasing you all! What's a girl got to do to have some fun around here?" Somehow during her simple remark, Mira's eyes had grown wider and her mouth was set in a gentle pout that she knew no one could resist.

The crowd was filled with mumbles and awkward silences as they dispersed completely disappointed in their lack of gossip.

"Come, Levy. I have some things for you," Mira turned to Levy then and spoke directly to her.

"Huh? Oh-oh yeah! I'm coming." Levy had forgotten during the commotion why she was looking for Mira in the first place.

She walked and caught up to Mirajane who was once again behind the bar. Behind Mira's bent figure, were racks of alcohol bottles and barrels stacked up high. Levy knew that in the cupboards under the counter that there was a seemingly unlimited supply of cups and plates and food. As Mira finally came up from rustling through drawers, Levy felt a pair of eyes on her.

The hairs on her neck rose, knowing exactly who was looking at her. She made a move to turn around before she stopped herself. No. Don't turn around. You don't need him to know that you like him. He's just going to tease you for it. He probably doesn't like you in that way either. Though... he does keep looking at me. Levy slightly blushed at the thought of Gajeel ran through her mind.

"Okay! Here we are, then," Mira had a stack of papers next to her. "So this is the request flyer," she held up one of the pages and gave it to Levy. "And these are just some photos and notes the archaeologists have acquired. They thought it might be some use to us. Well, to you actually," she said with a smile.

Levy took the flyer from her and read through it. Twice. The rewards mentioned were rather bland compared to the other rewards she knew the S-Class Mages received but the mention of 'a secret only the solver of this quest will be privy to' she instantly perked up. A secret only I would be privy to? Hmmm, must be referring to whatever is inside those walls.

"Levy? Levy, are you alright?" Mira asked. That girl always gets lost in her thoughts, doesn't she? she smiled.

"Huh? Oh! Sorry Mira-chan, did you say something?" Levy frantically looked over at Mira as she tried to recollect her thoughts. I really need to stop daydreaming like that.

"I was just asking about who you were going to bring on your job."

Jet and Droy, hearing Mira's last words while heading to Levy, rushed up and butted into the conversation.

"Obviously, she's going to take us!"

"Yeah, Mira! What kind of question is that? We are Team Shadow Gear! We never get separated."

Mira just smiled at them. "Actually, Gramps has only allowed Levy-chan to bring one person on her job."

"Well, then she's definitely bringing me!" Jet shouted!

"What are you talking about, Jet? She needs me more!" Droy intervened.

"She needs someone who is fast not someone who can barely move, Droy. I'm obvious-"

"Don't even finish that! You're too fast for her and you'll distract her. She needs me! I'm calmer and my powers are more adaptable!"

Jet and Droy began arguing again causing another commotion. At each of their comments, Levy grew redder and redder. She really didn't like to see her teammates fight but did they have to do it at her expense. Looking around, she realised that they were drawing in attention.

With a sigh, she jumped off her stool and papers in hand walked away to an empty table near the request board.

Suddenly, she fell backwards on to her butt and her papers flew everywhere. "Ow!" She looked up and saw that the reason she had fallen was due to a large figure in her way. Gajeel.

"What ya doin on the floor, Shrimp?"

"I wouldn't be on the floor if you weren't in my way!" she said crossly while gathering her papers.

Gajeel stooped down to help her with the mess. Levy was very aware of him at that moment. She could feel his body heat at their close distance and could hear his breathing. Just as they were both reaching for the flyer, their hands brushed against each other and Levy jumped back, her stack of papers clutched in her hands and her face burning red.

Calm down, calm down, calm down! she told herself. Her colour had faded to a rosy blush just as Gajeel stood up with the flyer in his hand.

"You're very jumpy today, Shrimp." Gajeel offered the flyer to Levy. She reached for the proffered paper but before she could even grap it, he had taken it back and began reading it.

"No! Don't read that. What are you doing?!" Levy panicked. If he read that then I would have already failed one of the rules Master told me to follow.

Gajeel let out a low whistle, and cocked one of his heavily pierced brows. "An S-Class quest, huh?"