How do I say this guys? I'm really, really, really, sorry that I have not updated in soooo long! There was a family emergency that had me incapacitated for a few months and I couldn't really think straight. After that I just sort of lost track of time. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, and I'll try to update more often! Please review, follow, and favorite. Thanks for putting up with me!

Chapter 16:

Normal POV:

"Got her!" Gray shouted. Team Natsu appeared and took her to where they were staying. After she was cleaned up, they questioned her. She had forgotten that they could be really scary and smart if they wanted to, considering she was stronger.

"So Nakar, what are you doing here?" Natsu glared at her.

"Um….I-I could ask you the same." Ashkar glared back

"We are here on our mission when Natsu caught your scent." Erza replied.

"Oh…..hehehehe." She laughed dryly.

"So why were you here Nakar?" Natsu questioned. He got up in her face making her back away. His face showed absolute seriousness and no emotion.

"Oh….I was here on a mission too…." Ashkar had to think of an excuse for a mission so that they aren't interested.

"Really? We did the only mission available here. Makarov sent us." Lucy said.

"Well it looks like we did the mission before Nakar got here…..Master must have been mistaken." Wendy added. Wendy had saved Ashkar from looking suspicious. She let out a breath of relief that she didn't realise she was holding.

"Well if that's the case….then Ash-Nakar why don't you come back home to the guild with us!" Natsu jumped up and down.

"Um sure…." Askar knew that she shouldn't have agreed, but if she said no then that would only make her look even more suspicious. She just had to find a way to get away from them when the moment was right. She had a limit of two months and Ashkar had already wasted three days. To other people it may seem as though they have plenty of time. But Ashkar knew better. Her father could change the deadline at any time. Ashkar wanted to be prepared just in case. She also had to get the cursed object fast just in case her "friends" from her old guild tried to embark on that mission before her. Heaven help her if they found the treasure before her.

"OI, Nakar! You there?"

Ashkar snapped out of her daze. She saw that Team Natsu was looking at her with concern on their face. Ashkar didn't need their concern. It was their fault that she couldn't go ahead and find her mother. Team Natsu finished packing their belongings and headed out. Natsu started whining and complaining about how they had to take a train back home. Erza eventually got so annoyed that she knocked him out. Lucy summoned Plue to entertain her and Gray was impressing Wendy with mini ice sculptures. Ashkar was gazing out the window deep in thought. She was plotting to escape the team when they were sleeping. Every moment passing was shortening her deadline.

"Hey you okay?" It was Gray. He slid into the empty seat beside her and smiled. Ashkar seized up. It was Gray. His mind couldn't process right. "You seem a bit down," he said. Just as he said those words, Ashkar got an idea.

"I'll be right back" she said. Gray looked at her strangely. Ashkar got up and ran down the caboose. As she had thought, there were high spirits sitting on the window sill. Someone must have left it there. She grabbed the water bottles, she packed in her bag and mixed it with the alcohol. She ran back down the caboose to her seat. "Would you like some water?" She said to everyone. Wendy was already fast asleep. Natsu was groaning like a little girl. Erza eyed the water, but finally took one. Gray took one too.

Within moments, everyone except Lucy had fallen asleep. Of course she was no problem. Ashkar inched towards her carefully, and knocked her out. She grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder. She turned around and started to head down the caboose. But she heard a sound.

Ashkar turned around. It had come from Gray's lips. Tears welled up in her eyes. She looked forward and ran down the caboose. She threw open the EXIT door and jumped out.

"Ashkar…."

Gray's P.O.V

I went over to Nakar and sat next to her since she looked a little uneasy.

"You alright?" Suddenly, she jumped out of her seat murmured something and ran to the back of the train. I wanted to go after her but I knew she needed time alone too. She came back with drinks in her hand. She passed them out and sat back down. I was a little suspicious since she ran off like that, but still drank it. Just as the cool drink hit my lips, I realized that it did not taste normal. Just as I was about to mention that to Nakar, blackness overtook me.

(Time skip)

Normal POV

Ashkar was able to successfully get away from Team Natsu but now she was starting to feel bad for knocking everyone out but she didn't have any other choice. She also really needed to get a move on with the mission. She started to head towards the town called Shirotsume. The flyer said that she would be able to find the treasure in the mountains behind Shirotsume. However the flyer did not at all mention what the treasure looked like at all. All it said was that it would be obvious once a person laid eyes on it.

Ashkar just sighed in frustration and sadness. She really didn't know what to do and right now everything was making her go crazy. She needed someone to be there for her, but she didn't seem to realise it. She was too selfless for her own good. Ashkar just wanted to be a normal mage who didn't have a Dark God as a father. She wanted to be in a place where she hadn't hurt people already. But unfortunately she could never have that life. She was to be forced to live this life until either she died or her father died. Only one of those choices seemed nice to her.

As her mind was filled with these thoughts, she didn't notice that she had arrived at Shirotsume Town. She headed to an inn to stay for the night. It was pretty cheap considering it was only 1,000 Jewels for a night's stay. As she made her way up to her room, she heard familiar voices coming from the room next door. Voices that made her freeze directly in her tracks. Voices that she had hoped she would never have to hear ever again. Voices that scorned her and made her feel the worse possible shame. Voices that she had ignored for as long as possible.

Team Natsu woke up as if they were coming out of a trance. Natsu seemed fine, but Wendy, Erza, and Gray all sported massive headaches. Lucy's stomach and head seemed to hurt as well.

"What happened to you guys? You look as if you've been run over by a train!" Natsu asked.

"Don't ask me flame brain. I was talking to Nakar, she suddenly got up and ran off. She came back with drinks in her hand and asked if we wanted some. I was really thirsty so I took some. I drank it and I noticed it tasted wrong. I guess she put some poison in it to make me pass out. Bet the same thing happened to Wendy and Erza. But what happened to you Lucy?"

"I really don't know, but I felt someone hit me in both the stomach and head. I'm guessing it was Nakar, but why would she do that?"

"Speaking of which, where is Nakar?" Erza questioned.

Everybody looked around trying to find the girl but she was nowhere to be found. All of Team Natsu realised that they had been duped and that Nakar had escaped their grasp.

"Where the heck is she?! Can you pick up her scent Flame Breath?" asked Gray.

Natsu shook his head.

"Her scent is already long gone. We must have been knocked out for a while if I can't even pick up her scent and who you callin Flame Breath, you Ice Prick!"

"Let's go back to the guild and ask Master what all this is about. It seems very suspicious of Nakar to do this. It makes a person wonder what she is up to." Erza stated.

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. If they weren't able to pick up her scent, the next best thing for them to do was to go to the master and ask what all this was about.

Just as Ashkar was about to go into her room, the door to the other room opened. It was none other than her friends from Meiro Sonata. They looked at her with surprise on their faces. Ashkar really didn't want to have another encounter with them so she quickly opened the door to her room and slipped inside, locking the door behind her.

Ashkar has barely cried in her entire life. She learned to be strong both for herself and her mom. Now it just felt like she had a whole lifetime's worth of tears to cry right now. She wanted to do nothing more but curl up into a little ball and cry herself to sleep. But for some reason the tears didn't come. All she felt was misery and pain. Why did she have to suffer this way? What did she ever do to deserve this? She sat there thinking to herself when she heard a knock on the door.

She bolted upright when she heard the knock. It better not be her former guildmates at the door. But, as luck would have it, when she opened the door, it was them indeed. They just started at her as if they couldn't believe that she was here. Abby opened up her mouth and said, "Whats a devil spawn doing here?!"

Ashkar had half a mind to actually slap that girl straight to Magnolia. However, she took a deep breath and replied, "The exact same reason that you're here. I'm gonna get that treasure for the client. And god so help me if you try to stop me, because I will destroy you if you stand in my path."

"You can't take the same mission as us. We already got the mission first. The mission was sent to our guild. In fact, how can you take a mission if you're not part of a guild?" Abby asked.

"Actually I am a part of a guild. Probably the most famous guild. Care to guess? It's Fairy Tail. I'm a proud member of Fairy Tail. Keep your mouths shut about anything you want to say about me. They have always been a better guild than you, and I was just too stupid to see it. They accepted me when I was younger and they would accept me now. Unlike your petty guild who is blind enough to not accept people that actually have a heart."

"Well we only accept the finest wizards. Not ruffians and devils like you and your guild."

"Look, I don't enjoy you bad mouthing me, but I will not tolerate you bad mouthing Fairy Tail. So this is your last warning. If you talk like that, anywhere, I will hunt you down and destroy you and your horrible guild! And if you even try to stand in my way, I will not hesitate to use my magic against you. So why don't you shut your dirty mouth and go home to the hellish guild you came from." With that she slammed the door in their faces and ran back to her bed and hid in the covers. She did not want to be so mean to anyone.

"I guess what they say isn't wrong. I'm just as devilish as them." She murmured to herself before falling asleep in misery.

I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I'll try to post another one as soon as possible. Once again, I'm really sorry!