Hey everyone! I know it`s been SSSOOO long since I've updated this story! I've been really caught up in school work, so I haven't gotten the chance. I'll try not to let too much time pass between updates again! Hope you like it, Review!

I don't own Fairy Tail, if I did, there would be some couple thing between Zeref and Mavis. (Seriously that'd be SO CUTE! :D

Bixlow POV

Bixlow walked down the streets, his dolls bobbing up and down around his head. It was a few hours after lunch; they had finished today's attack pretty quickly. Laxus had went with Cana to lunch, (after a lot of nagging from Bixlow and Freed,) Ever had went to the jewelry store that Cana had showed them the day before, and Freed was on the phone with his girlfriend. Since they were doing the whole –you hand up, no you hang up- thing, Bixlow guessed he wouldn't be done for a while. So Bixlow had decided to check out some of the places Cana had shown them the day before.

"So where do you want to go my babies?" Bixlow drawled his tongue hanging out of his mouth like a dog.

"Food!" one of them chirped.

"Movies!" another called.

"Jail!" another quipped. All of them went silent after that one. Bixlow knew that the dolls often reflected his own thoughts. They must have caught on to that thing that happened at the mission that was bugging him.

Bixlow had cornered one of the bandits at the end of a cave. "Well, now, you ready to stop running?"

"To jail with you!" one of his dolls said, the others cheering along.

Suddenly the bandit stopped shaking. He blinked twice. "Jail?" he asked, almost disbelieving. Suddenly he fell on his knees. "Oh thank heavens! I thought He had sent you!" he held out his hands, as if ready to be cuffed. "Please, please take me there."

Bixlow was taken aback. That was not the reaction he was expecting at all. "You're awfully cheery to be going to jail." All the dolls tilted their head to the side, mimicking his confusion.

The bandit laughed. "Of course! The Jail is the only safe place from him!"

Bixlow made a face. "From him? Do you mean the mayor?"

The bandit laughed. "The mayor! He has no power here! No one does! No one but him!"

"But who's..."

"Bixlow!" Bixlow turned to see his friends all running in. "you caught the last one." Freed said. Just then the bandit started laughing loudly, a mix between madness and relief.

"What's with him?" Ever asked, making a disgusted face.

Bixlow shrugged. "Must have been something he ate." Freed shook his head annoyed, before stepping towards the man.

Laxus studied Bixlow's face. "Something bugging you?"

Bixlow quickly realized that there was a frown on his face. He turned to Laxus, showing his trademark grin. "Why Laxus! I'm surprised you still have time for your friends, considering the only person on your mind is Cana!"Laxus punched him.

Bixlow was silent, (an unusual sight) as he walked along, his mind in deep concentration. He had been on a lot of missions, caught a lot of bad guys, but no one had ever begged him to bring them to jail. It wasn't just that, the bandits that they fought seemed, strange. The Mayor didn't have a single record of anything they had stolen. And it wasn't just them, the town as well. The way they acted, the way all of them glanced behind them, as if to check if someone was watching them. Even the children, there were no kids out playing games in the streets, not even any crying kids. The only person who didn't act like someone out of a horror movie was Cana. Even her though, all of the towns folk watched her, as if she had some kind of ticking time bomb, that she knew nothing about.

Bixlow shook his head, trying to shake away the thoughts. No point thinking about it, it'll ruin his fun. How was he supposed to make fun of Laxus like this? Even so that was hard. Bixlow like Cana, she seemed like a lot of fun, Laxus sure could pick them well. Also, he had this unexplained urge to protect her. He saw her as a little sister almost, despite the fact that they had just met.

Just then, Bixlow looked up, and noticed everyone around him had stopped. They all were watching something. He followed their gaze, and noticed Cana standing next to a fountain, her arms crossed over her chest, facing a guy about a head taller than her. It looked like they were having an argument, by their expressions.

Cana huffed, glaring at the boy. "I don't see what the big deal is Damien." Bixlow recognized the name, as Cana's boyfriend she had told them about.

Damien huffed, his fists clenched. "Well what do you think the problem is? I just found out my girlfriend is off meeting with another guy behind my back!"

He must have meant Laxus. "This can't be good." Bixlow thought, his dolls bobbing slightly, slower than usual.

Cana waved her hand in exasperation. "I keep telling you it's not like that! He's just a friend, that's it! Are you saying I can't see my friends anymore?"

"I'm not saying that, you can see Esther all you want, just not any guys." Cana glared at him. "Besides, you just met him; he's not your friend, for all you know he's some psychopath!"

"He's not a psychopath you idiot! Esther's dad wouldn't hire a psychopath to come get rid of the town bandits would he?"

Suddenly Damien froze for a second. He blinked twice. "Esther's dad?"

Cana huffed, annoyed. "Yes, Esther's dad, our Mayor." Cana said, emphasizing the last word.

Damien was silent again. "Did, Esther know about this?"

Cana threw her arms up in the air. "How the heck should I know? Besides, even if she does, that just proves my point even more, Esther would never let someone she didn't trust come to town!" Bixlow noted that Cana forgot to mention her strange attitude the day before.

Damien snapped back to attention. "Doesn't matter, you still can't go off with some other guy!"

"Who are you to tell me what to do?" Cana said her voice elevating.

"I`m your BOYFRIEND." Damien snapped.

"Doesn't mean you get the right to control me!" Cana yelled back. She took a deep breath trying to settle her nerves. "Whatever, I`m going home Damien. I`ll see you later."

As Cana turned to leave, Damien caught her arm. "You aren`t going anywhere." Just then, a chill fell down everyone's backs. The townsfolk started walking away, a slight tremor in their steps.

"Let go of me." Cana snapped, but Bixlow could hear the nervousness in her voice.

"You are not going to see him, or any of the others who came with him, again, do you understand me?" he spoke in a commanding voice, running thick with magic. Bixlow remembered that Cana had told them that Damien was a bit of a magician, but the magic that Bixlow felt didn`t seem like something someone did for a pastime.

Although, Cana being a magician herself, wasn`t frightened by it. "And what are you going to do if I don`t?" Cana asked, faking bravery.

Bixlow could feel the air pressure drop, as Damien`s eyes narrowed. Bixlow figured it was about time to step in. "Hey Cana!" He jumped forward, putting a hand on Cana`s shoulder, surprising Damien enough for Cana to snap her arm back. He grinned down at her. "I`ve been looking everywhere for you! I wanted to find that Halloween store you told me about so I could pull a prank on Freed."

Damien eyed him slowly, as if Bixlow was not who he expected to see. Cana looked up at him, her face still a bit tense, but a smile graced her features. "Bixlow hey. Sure, I`ll show you there now." Cana turned and walked away, leaving a brooding Damien behind. As soon as they were out of ear shot, Cana sighed with relief. "Thanks for that Bixlow, I owe you one."

Bixlow threw her a crazy grin. "I`ll except your payment in beer thank you." Cana laughed. Bixlow felt a bit awkward, but felt that he should say something about what just happened. "Your boyfriend seems... nice."

Cana groaned, looking at him. "How much did you see?"

"Not much." Bixlow lied.

"Most of it." His doll chirped.

"Entire thing!" another one added.

Cana groaned, placing her head in her hands. "Ugh, that guy can be so embarrassing at times."

"Is he always like that?" Bixlow asked.

Cana shrugged. "I guess he`s always been a bit, over protective, or possessive could be a better term."

"Na ah sister." Bixlow interrupted. "Over protective means he would have gone and fought Laxus, possessive means he growls when other guys look at his girl. Trying to order your girlfriend around is just plain creepy, and trust me, I`m from a very strange guild, and I see a lot of strange people walk through the door on a daily bases. They`re weird, he`s creepy, there`s a difference."

Cana laughed, then she sighed. "yeah, I guess he can be a bit creepy."

"If you don`t mind me asking, why are you dating someone like him?" Bixlow asked, not at all trying to help out Laxus.

Cana was silent for a moment. Bixlow decided that he had gotten on a touchy subject. "Even the guys at my guild know better than to order a girl around. Especially when it`s Erza, try anything on her and you`ll end up hiding under your bed for the next 7 years."

Cana smiled, her body starting to relax. "Your guild sounds fun. Laxus was telling me about it earlier; it's too bad I missed it when I was in Magnolia."

"You should come visit some time! I`m sure you`d love it there!" Bixlow thought for a moment. "Maybe after the mission we could show you around!"

Cana looked at him, her eyes brightening. "Really? You mean it?"

"Of course, you`d owe me a lot of beer at that point."

Cana grinned. "I`ve never been to a guild before, I`d love to go! When are you guys leaving?"

"As soon we finish our mission." Bixlow responded.

Cana grinned. "If you guys let me go, I`ll buy all of you guys ten rounds of drinks!"

Bixlow laughed. "I`d be careful we`ll hold you to that!"

"Beer!" his dolls chirped.

Cana laughed. "I gotta head home now, I`ll talk to you later ok?" Cana ran off ahead. Bixlow grinned, happy that he was able to make Cana feel better. It was his job after all, as Laxus` bodyguard, to watch out for his girlfriend, eh hm, "friend," as Laxus called her. He sincerely hoped that she could come to fairy tail with them. She`d fit in perfectly.

Mira Jane POV

Mira hummed happily, as she listened to Lucy talk about her previous mission with Natsu. She was saying something about Natsu beating up this guy who had flirted with Lucy, and how she`d never get a boyfriend with Natsu around. Mira Jane was pretty sure Natsu`s actions were much more than an annoyed friend who just wanted to finish the mission. But before Mira Jane could say anything, Lucy turned beside her and said. "And I don`t want to hear anything from you!"

Mira Jane was silent for a moment; the seat next to Lucy was empty. "Lucy?" she asked. "Who are you talking to?"

Lucy blinked for a moment, puzzled. "I, I don`t know. It, it was almost like I was expecting someone to say something." Mira Jane was silent for a moment. "oh man, Natsu`s insanity is effecting me isn`t it?" Lucy moaned.

Mira Jane set down the glass she had been washing, and leaned forward, resting her elbows on the counter. "actually, you're not the only one who`s acting like this."

Lucy blinked. "What do you mean Mira?"

Mira explained. "For a few days now, I`ve been noticing it. It's really small, and hard to notice, but I can still see it. Macao, just yesterday, said something about a girl, who could out drink any of us. But right after he said it, he forgot he had mentioned it. Levy too, said something about asking a friend for a fortune reading, but had no idea what she had been talking about a moment after."

"that`s kind of weird." Lucy said frowning.

Mira nodded, picking up her glass again. "I`ve been seeing it all around. People talking about someone, or talking to someone who`s not even there. Also, everyone`s been having these dreams." Mira put down the cup, and picked up another one before continuing. "everyone`s been having these strange dreams, about this brunette girl. No one knows her name, but apparently in the dreams, she`s a part of the guild, and she drinks a lot. Makrov had a dream about teaching her how to play poker, and later, Levy had a dream about a brunette girl beating her at poker, even though no one has ever beaten Levy." Mira was silent for a moment, brooding over what she had said.

Lucy was silent. "And I thought it was just me and the gang who were going crazy."

Mira looked up surprised. "Excuse me?"

Lucy nodded, invigorated. "Yeah! On our mission, all of us, Gray, Erza, Natsu, and even Happy had weird dreams about a Brunette girl. Gray had a dream about a brunette girl scolding him for stripping; I had a dream about a brunette making fun of me for not having a boyfriend." Mira giggled at that. "I thought maybe it was just something we ate on the mission, but everyone in Fairy tail is experiencing it to?"

Mira nodded. "At least everyone I`ve talked to. Wow this is strange."

Lucy shrugged, "well it is Fairy tail, home of the weird and creepy for generations."

Mira laughed. "Maybe the guild is actually haunted." Mira suggested, showing her demonic face.

"EE! Don't say that Mira, you're creeping me out!" Lucy squealed. Mira laughed. In an attempt to change the subject, Lucy asked. "So I heard you were talking to Freed earlier."

Mira blushed, not missing Lucy`s smirk. "Yeah, he called me a little while ago."

"how`s the mission going?" Lucy asked.

"Pretty good. They`re just locking up some bandits in some small town. But Freed did say that the town`s folk are a bit strange?"

"Strange? What did he mean by strange?" Lucy asked.

Mira shrugged. "He didn`t explain, just a feeling he got. Oh, and apparently Laxus is interested in a girl."

Lucy almost fell out of her chair. "Excuse me?" she asked, sputtering.

Mira nodded, her match-making side starting to show. "He didn`t tell me her name, but apparently she`s a mage from the town, who offered to show them around. Laxus was out with her for lunch when Freed called."

Gray came over and sat next to Lucy. "Laxus finally met a girl? Took the guy long enough."

Mira smiled, clucking her tongue. "Unfortunately, our favourite lightening mage is having some trouble in cupid land, since apparently she already has a boyfriend."

Lucy winced. "Ouch, too bad."

Mira nodded. "Freed met her, and said she seems really sweet. Freed is convinced she`ll break up with him after a week of meeting Laxus. He says she and Laxus are practically a match made in heaven."

"Looks like your match-making side has infected your boyfriend, Mira." Lucy added with a smirk.

Gray turned to her, a shocked look on his face. "you mean it`s contagious?"

Mira laughed. "Oh, in other news, we got a letter from Gildarts."

"Are you serious Mira?" Natsu asked appearing behind Lucy. "Is he coming back to fight me?"

Lucy shrieked a bit. "How long have you been standing there?"

Mira ignored the comment, reaching under the counter. "Don`t know, haven`t read it yet. Here I`ll read it to you now." Mira grabbed the envelope, taking out the letter. She cleared her throat, before reading aloud.

Dear Fairy tail

Hey Everyone! How`s it going? Has Natsu burned down the guild hall yet? I heard about your victory at the Damien Ebu, Congratulations, I knew you could do it! I cut my travels short, so I could come back and visit you guy. I`ll be there in a few days, as long as I`m not held up by some mayor telling me I destroyed their town hall, and as long as I don`t run into any pretty girls. -Wink wink- don`t destroy anything before I get back. Oh, and message to Cana! Tell her I love her lots, and I`m bringing her back a souvenir. The two of us can go out for a drink when I get back, my treat!

See you all soon! Gildarts.

The group went silent for a moment, after reading the letter. Natsu was the first one to speak. "Who the heck is Cana?"

Hi everyone! Again, I apologize for this being so late! Also, sorry about the Bixlow POV. I really wanted to get him in the story more, but I don`t think I portrayed his character very well. Please Review and I hope to update soon! (and yes, Freed`s girlfriend is Mira, sorry if anyone doesn`t like their couple.)