Author's Note: Hello my fellow readers and authors, sorry I haven't posted something in a while, but the college boy of me has to get his work done first. It's gonna be my third week soon and I've got to get on top of my assignments so updates are probably going to spread across very thinly, maybe not. I'll try my best to write as much as I can and give you all a chapter to read. Without any further ado here's chapter 11!


Chapter 11

The E.L.L.N. alliance plus Wendy, Happy and Carla sat talking with one another about Wendy's previous mission (for those wondering, E.L.L.N. stands for each of the members' name respectfully since Natsu wanted a name for their group). The Sky Maiden spoke fondly about the quality time she spent with little Asuka when the mission was completed, but as Erza guessed it, Mira came by with some leftovers from the celebration.

"I hope you enjoy it Wendy, plus I managed to save some of the punch everyone loved so much." She said smiling, placing down two wrapped up plates and a cup filled with the magically altered punch.

"Thank you Mira-san." Wendy replied, placing the plates to the side although she wanted to try the punch a bit. The others had told her how great it tasted when the got a cup, so she wanted to find out for herself.

She removed the little bit of wrapping at the top and brought it towards her lips, but she barely got a drop in before the cup was shot right out of her hand. It was so fast she didn't see where it came from and the only thing left of what happened was her wet hand. Strangely it wasn't sticky from the punch rather than it was just plain water all over her hand.

"You okay Wendy?" Lucy asked worriedly as she saw the cup itself fly right out of her little hand, while Natsu scanned the room to find out where that shot came from.

"Yes I'm fine, but it looks like I won't be able to taste that punch anymore." She said, but Mira reassured her nonetheless that she'll make more when she gets the chance.

"Aha!" Natsu grinned looking at one particular direction and the girls looked at him to see what caught his attention.

"What is it Natsu? Did you find who shot that water at Wendy?" Levy asked, although with that precision she had a good idea who did it and the same could be said about the others except for Wendy and the cats.

"No, but I did find Gray." He said grinning from ear to ear as he pointed towards the ice mage as he walked briskly for the guild doors. "Oi, ice princess!" He yelled across the guild, but it fell on deaf ears as he didn't turn back to look at him and left the guild.

Natsu was about to chase after him until a shimmering light appeared next to him and Loke stood with a hand his shoulder. Lucy actually wondered where he was and now guessed that he spent his time in the spirit world.

"He's got somethings to look into Natsu, so leave him alone. Wendy can you go after him and keep him company for a bit?" Loke said as he shifted towards Lucy's side, but Erza could tell that something was up.

"Me? Are you sure?" Wendy had a pretty good relationship with Gray, but hadn't expected to be asked to keep him company.

"Yeah you'll be fine, besides you're the like the little sister of the guild so some support from you can better his mood." Loke explained as Wendy nodded her head timidly, getting up from her seat and following quickly after Gray with Carla and Happy in tow.

Once the young dragon slayer was out of super hearing range, Loke let out a breath of exhaustion as he sat down next to Lucy. He rubbed the bridge of his nose in tiredness with the rest of the group waiting on him to explain what just happened, all but Natsu who wanted to run after Gray himself only to be held back by Lucy.

"Care to tell us what's going on Loke?" Erza asked, preparing herself to tackle Natsu if he escapes Lucy's impressively strong grasp.

"Let's just say that Gray's confused..." He replied to them, although the look they were giving him easily told him that he needed to explain himself.


"Gray-san wait up!" Wendy called as she ran behind the ice mage, trying to catch up before she grew even more tired. "He sure does walk fast..." She thought to herself as he turned to see the little dragon slayer rushing towards him.

"You're back already Wendy?" Gray asked as he hadn't seen the dark blue haired girl come in earlier.

"Y...Yes, I came back...not too long ago..." She replied with each breath she took, unsure how he didn't even look slightly fatigued at the speed he was going at.

"So you're tagging along with me? I would've thought that you'd stay back at the guild." He said as he slowed down significantly to be at Wendy's pace.

"You looked troubled, so I came along to see if I could help you somehow." She meekly replied, finally regaining her breath. She felt a hand pat the top of her head and looked up to see Gray smiling towards her.

"Thanks Wendy, it's always nice to know that there's someone looking out for you." Gray said as a slight blush spread across Wendy's face. "Since you're here maybe I could get a second opinion on what's bothering me."

"I'm always ready to listen" She replied kindly, but Carla became attentive to find out if he would discuss anything that could relate to her premonition.

"This is for your ears only and Carla's too I guess." Gray said as he began searching through his pockets, until he pulled out some Jewel. "Here Happy, go buy yourself some fish." He said giving the blue cat the Jewel as a thankful smile spread across the cat's face.

"Really Gray!? Thank you!" Happy replied before flying off towards the coast to see what great catch the fishermen brought in for the day.

"Honestly, he's so very easy to bribe." Carla said floating alongside Wendy, "And don't think you could do the same towards me, I'm staying by Wendy's side."

"Don't worry Carla, I can trust you to keep this between the three of us without worry." Gray replied to white feline, who hadn't expected him to say that.

"Then why send out Happy, you've known him longer so that he could gain your trust to keep quiet?" Carla questioned wanting an explanation for his actions.

"True I have known Happy longer, but I've learned from those past years that he could easily let anything slip from his mouth." Gray replied as Carla could believe that happy-go-lucky cat couldn't keep his mouth shut.

"See Carla he has a reason, so Gray-san what's been bothering you?" The little sky maiden asked as they walked past the commercial district of Magnolia.

"Well, how should I put it?" Gray wanted to explain it so that she could get his position on the problem easier. "Let's say that you like someone, but all of sudden you realize that you have even deeper feelings for someone else, do you get me?"

"So you like a girl, but now you realize you share a deeper bond with another girl and don't know what to do, right?" Wendy surprised Gray with her correct understanding and hand't expected the young slayer to get it so fast.

"Wow, I'm impressed." Gray replied as Wendy quickly waved it off, becoming flustered over his compliment.

"It's really nothing, I just picked it up after a while at the girls' dorm."

"It's still impressive to me. So what is your take on it?" Gray always had the feeling that Wendy was much more ahead of her time than other kids her age, but than again she is a member of Fairy Tail. Growing up comes faster there than any where else.

"From a girl's perspective, you better hope you're not leading anyone on because that just makes you a jerk. N-Not saying you are one, b-but it will look that way!" Wendy had no idea why she was becoming so nervous around Gray, she felt comfortable around him more often than not.

"A-Anyhow, I think that it comes down to how you really feel about the two. One person must have a deeper impact on you, right?" Wendy had given her best answer, yet Carla had found it quite interesting to see another man of Fairy Tail struggle with romance.

In the time since she and Wendy had joined the guild, the only people they saw have such trouble were Alzack and Bisca. Romance isn't something Carla pays a lot of attention to, but she finds it interesting when in deed one person does have a deep connection to another within the guild.

"Well if you ask me, you shouldn't beat around the bush for too long. You need to find out who you are most connected to and see if the both of you actually work." Carla voiced her opinion seeing as though the ice mage could use another opinion other than a young girl's.

"Now Carla, these things aren't so simple because you have to think about how committed you have to be to your partner and their needs." Wendy said as she placed her white furred friend within her arms.

"You're much more mature for your age Wendy, I even think bits of Mira's vast knowledge on stuff like romance has brushed off on you." Gray joked as the dark haired girls cheeks were dusted with pink once again.

"Of course she's much more mature, she is after all a young lady who should have an array of knowledge at her disposal." Carla spoke up as Wendy merely smiled at her friend's high claims of her.

"I get it, I get it Carla. Wendy's a special girl who isn't lik-"

"Hey Gray!" Gray couldn't finish his sentence as a new voice had called out to him, one that he hadn't expected to see in the area.

Gray turned around to see Carrie running right to him and Wendy watched as a girl she doesn't recognize come up to Gray. She smiled widely towards the ice mage once she got to his side, but it slightly faltered when she took notice of Wendy. She was feeling a sense of competition between her and the new girl, she could tell it in the other girl's eyes.

"Sup Gray, whatcha doing and who's this?" Carrie asked as the tension between the two young girls was beginning to build, all unnoticed by Gray although Carla was picking up a vibe here and there.

"I'm actually on my way towards you're parents cafe to talk with your dad and this is Wendy and Carla, they are my guild mates." Gray replied as Carrie gave a quick look over at Wendy and drew her attention back to Gray.

"What happened to the Titania? I thought you two were dat-" Gray immediately covered her mouth to avoid Wendy putting two and two together, it was already bad enough Carrie was going to make fun of him.

"She's back at the guild enjoying her morning, this is a bit more of a personal trip. Besides that, you should properly introduce yourself to Wendy and Carla like your parents tell you to do." Gray reprimanded her which Carrie replied with sticking her tongue out at him.

"Yes Nii-san, I'll introduce myself." Carrie said as she looked over at Wendy. "Hi my name's Carrie Cromwell and I so happen to be Gray's unofficial little sister!" Carrie knew that she needed to take the best counter measures right off the bat, things could get pretty intense if she didn't lay some ground work.

"My name's Wendy Marvell and this is Carla." Wendy wasn't happy to know that last bit of information, but she made sure she didn't outwardly express it. Although Gray was still on the subject of being called Carrie's older brother.

"Since when? You only called me that when you were five and I doubt you'd want to be calling Magnolia's known stripper your big brother." Gray argued in a joking manner as Carrie pouted at him, but Wendy was none amused and Carla could tell.

"I decided to make you my Nii-san, so deal with it. Plus all the other girls would be pretty jealous when they find out and I reap in the attention." She replied with stars in her eyes as Gray chuckled once again towards the brunette.

"So I'm just a tool for your rise in popularity then?" Gray questioned as Carrie laughed awkwardly, scratching the back of her head.

"Of course not, I'll treat you just as I would if you really were my older brother." She said as Gray stopped and crossed his arm looking down at her.

"Basically the same way then, I doubt much would change." The young brunette ran right behind him and pushed him to go forwards, so they could at least make it the cafe before she ran out of things to say.

"No I would be nicer, now hurry up! There's still a bit to go before we make it back to my parents cafe." Once Gray had finally started walking again, Carrie stayed on his left with Wendy and Carla on his right.

The trio and cat all walked together towards Gray's destination making small talk with one another, although Wendy hardly spoke with Carrie. Those two exchanged small glares to each other when Gray wasn't looking and Carla couldn't believe the childish behavior happening right under the ice mage's nose. In all the years she's known Wendy this was something she hadn't seen her do before at all with anyone.

Luckily for Carla's sake this didn't last much longer as their point of destination was in sight and to Gray this was his chance to get even more help. Carrie ran ahead and held the door open for the mages as Alice took notice of the Fairy Tailers coming into her shop.

"Come for another visit Gray, I didn't think we'd see you here again so soon." Alice said as Gray walked closer to the register, Wendy following close behind him.

"Well I need to see Terrance if he's not too busy ." At the sound of his name, Terrance poked his head out of the kitchen door looking at Gray.

"Sure I've got time, it's been a bit of a slow day so I don't have orders piling up. Come on back here." Terrance said as he went back into the kitchen without another word.

"Alright Wendy, I just have to talk to him for a bit so go find a place to sit for now. I won't take long." Gray said as he pointed out an empty table for her and Carla to sit while he gets some things settled with Terrance.

"Okay Gray-san we'll wait." The dark bluenette replied as he made his way into the kitchen, but Carrie soon followed her towards the table.

"Now that it's just you, me and your cat Wendy, tell me how close are you to Gray." Carrie questioned as both mages were surprised by her interrogation.

"W-Why do you want to know?" Wendy was caught off guard, but she was ready to bounce back even if this centered around Gray for some reason.

"I want to know because there is only room for one little sister in Gray's life." Carrie may not have outwardly expressed it, but she enjoyed the fact of being a little sister to Gray.

"Child why argue for there only being room for one if both of you could be his pretend little sister." Carla spoke up in defense of Wendy, yet she didn't see that the young dragon slayer was preparing to say something. "Although I doubt Wendy would want to get much closer to the ice mage than what she already is, besides she is considered the little sister of the guild by that flirty spirit."

"Then by default I am his little sister. Here I thought that there was some competition, but I guess I was wrong." Carrie said with a satisfied smile on her face as Wendy leaned closer to retort.

"Now hold on Carrie. Even if Carla has spoken for me, I wouldn't mind getting to be considered Gray-san's little sister." Wendy knew this was an act of challenge, however this sudden surge of bravery surprised her.

"Are you actually considering on becoming that man's little sister Wendy?" Carla was baffled to know she was actually thinking this, the only people she has considered brothers were the other dragon slayers.

"Well yes I do, I believe that Gray-san and I have a sibling bond." Wendy knew Gray has spoken to her about many things that have happen and she goes for him for help. Underneath the guild's view, Gray had a soft spot for her and he looked after better than others would imagine.

"Fine, if you think you could be Gray's little sister then I'll let you have that fantasy. But don't start complaining when he chooses me over you." Carrie knew she was a person that doesn't mind sharing, but there are some things she holds very dear and Gray so happens to be one.

"We'll let Gray-san decide that" Wendy retorted as Carrie simply turned her head and walked away.

"What has gotten into you child!?" Carla couldn't understand why Wendy was behaving so differently, but somewhere deep down she hoped it had nothing to do with her vision.

"I don't know Carla, I just felt so bothered by her like at the drop of a hat. I just hope things don't get so out of control before there's a chance to fix this." She replied honestly, unsure where the sudden urge to go against Carrie came from when she had barely met her.

"Just hope you can discuss this with Gray soon, you two made it clear that he will choose." The white feline sat alongside her friend, crossing her arms in wait while the dragon slayer nervously played with her fingers.


During the argument between Carrie and Wendy, our ice mage had gone to the kitchen as told by Terrance as he sat on the stool his daughter was on the day before. He was Gray's next source for advice because he's the one that told him to see the truth and thanks to that the ravenette is now caught in a bind. Gray had also noticed that Alice had come along as well, but he didn't mind it and actually hoped she would voice her opinion as well.

"So what was it that you needed to talk to me about Gray?" Terrance asked as the young man made his way over to him.

"It's about yesterday, that thing you told me about seeing the truth that I was blind to before..."

"And?"

"Thanks to your advice I figured out what I was blind to and it threw me for a loop." Gray leaned on one of the counters, crossing his arms as he looked towards Terrance who donned a huge smile on his face.

"That-ta boy Gray! You finally realized your feelings, so tell me how it went." Terrance knew Gray would get it at some point and hearing it now made him feel great, knowing he had a hand in it.

"Geez old man, you're acting a lot like Mira or is this like one of 's soaps she's having you watch with her again?" Gray joked as an 'Ahem' came from behind him with Alice standing there having her usual smile on her face, but a glint in her eye told Gray otherwise.

"Now Gray be nice, besides Terrance has been watching those without me for some time now." Alice couldn't help it and enjoyed the shock face her husband made when his manly pride had been blemished by that fact.

"Alice!" He exclaimed, his face filled with embarrassment as Gray looked at him from the counter with an amused look. "I just got hooked on them okay, but were discussing your love life not what I watch on Lacrima Vision right now."

"That's right Gray, how did it go with the Great Fairy Queen?" Alice asked, but she got her answer when she noticed how uncomfortable Gray became and the slight pink tinge on his pale cheeks.

"W-Well, we walked for while back to her dorm and then we talked at one of our memorable spots, but things took a different turn by that point..." Even remembering the event was beginning to make him feel hot and bothered which wasn't a common thing for ice mages to feel.

"Come on don't leave us in suspense! Did it get really steamy between the two of you?" Terrance showed his interest very clearly while Alice only shook her head at her husband's immediate perverted thought.

"Nothing of that caliber happened if that's what you're thinking, but we did...um... share a kiss." He whispered that last part and both Cromwells had difficulty hearing what he said.

"Say again Gray, we didn't here you"

"I said we kissed alright!" Gray said even louder, although he questioned why he felt so awkward saying an act he's done so many times before.

Both Cromwells were, in short, were proud of Gray for making it to first base with Titania so fast, however this led to a small argument between him and them about it. Both sides made their points concerning why this was a major accomplishment versus the other times Gray's kissed someone, of course with Gray saying it wasn't something he hasn't done before. In the end he gave in to their words, since this time he accepted that this kiss meant a lot more than what he originally thought.

"I don't see the problem here Gray. Everything sounds fine to me." Terrance said as Gray sighed quietly to himself as he was barely going to explain to him why it is a problem.

"The problem is that because I found out that I've been actually liking Erza without knowing it, I can't decide between her and this other girl I like."

"Does she share similar feelings towards you?" Alice asked with the mindset that this girl may not reciprocate Gray's feelings.

"I thought she didn't for some time now, but just recently I was told that she did and this came from a reliable person." He replied remembering how Loke told him about Lucy's outburst on Juvia.

Now with that new set of information, the Cromwells could see Gray's dilemma and understand how confusing it must be for him since he's hardly shown so much romantic interest into anyone before. They went deep into thought on how he should go about this, but in the end it seemed he would have to hurt one of the girl's feelings.

"I'm sorry to say this Gray, but you're going to have to break one of their hearts. This is a hard choice to make and it comes down to which one of them has made the biggest difference in your life." Terrance said as Alice nodded in agreement, feeling a slight pang of guilt for telling Erza to go through with her feelings, but she knew it was the right thing to do for the mage.

"It's true honey, there's not much we can do about this, but our advice for you is choose the girl that'll make you the happiest." Alice said kindly as the ice mage smiled towards them before pushing himself off the counter.

"Thanks for the help, I'll do what I have to." Gray said as he made his way towards the door, but stopped to have his coat thrown at him by a smiling Terrance.

"That kid's really growing up." Terrance said as soon as Gray left the kitchen, leaving the couple alone. Alice walked around him and draped her arms over his shoulder where he sat, embracing him from behind.

"He sure is and I'm glad we're here to see it." Alice replied giggling alongside her husband, reminiscing on the years that have past.


The advice they gave him was in a way very similar to Wendy's, yet Gray was still worried about the possibilities that could occur once he chooses someone. There were plenty of choices he's had to make in his past and this one was marking itself as the hardest, where he could achieve great happiness although ruin a friendship with someone special.

Gray didn't want to deal with this early in the morning, he damned his emotions since this was something he had no idea of handling. He just hoped the afternoon comes soon so he could wash his worries away with a cold mug of beer, maybe then he'll have less worries to deal with.

"Good you're done talking to my parents, hurry up and follow me." Not one minute is Gray out of the kitchen before being pulled by Carrie to where Wendy and Carla are sitting.

"What's going on Carrie?" Gray questioned as the two stood at Wendy's table, whose eyes slightly widened when she realized what Carrie was about to do.

"What's going on is that I want you to pick which of us is going to be your sister." Carrie said with a satisfied expression on her face, although Gray was confused to what was happening.

"Are you telling me that Wendy wants to be my little sister, why?" He needed an answer because he didn't think Wendy looked up to him like that.

"The child believes that you two are as close as siblings and foolishly challenged Carrie that she would become your sister." Carla spoke up as Wendy looked away and blushed to her claim, which Carrie stifled a small giggle from escaping her lips.

"I don't see why you two want me for a brother, but if it makes you feel better I choose to have both of you as sisters." Gray replied although he was met with gasps from both girls until he was yet again dragged away by Carrie.

"What are you doing Gray?! You should've picked me automatically!" She whisper shouted to him, making sure to keep her voice low to ensure that Wendy can't hear them.

"I don't see the problem here squirt, why is it so bad to pick both of you?" He whispered back to humor her, even though he knows Wendy could hear them just fine with her super hearing.

"Because!"

"Because...?"

Carrie glared up at Gray for mocking her, until her eyes began watering and little pools of tears were visible at the corners of her eyes. Gray reeled back, completely caught off guard by Carrie's tears since he hardly ever saw her cry. He was starting to feel uncomfortable with her tears falling down her cheeks, so he carefully wiped them away with his hands. He sighed as she hiccuped silently, her eyes puffy from her tears and sat down at a nearby seat so he was eye level with her.

"Come on squirt, don't cry just tell me why this is bothering you so much." Gray said kindly, remembering how he spoke to the five year old he knew, before the time skip, when she cried.

"I-I don't w-want to lose my O-Onii-chan again." She hiccuped, as new tears slowly formed in her eyes again. She wiped them away immediately, realizing that the strong facade she had finally crumbled.

"What do you mean? I'm not going anywhere." Gray said as she shook her head in disagreement her eyes staring right into Gray's.

"You said the same thing seven years ago and I then I lost my Onii-chan" She bawled embracing Gray with all her strength, the ice mage once again didn't expect that to happen.

As he took into consideration of Carrie's words, Gray realized that a five year old losing her older brother was something she couldn't take well. He did act like one around her, even if he did it subconsciously, and her heart wouldn't want to go through the same pain again.

"T-That's why I wanted you t-to pick me because if you picked W-Wendy then I'd be losing you again." She bawled into his shirt, yet Gray was relieved that no one had taken notice of the commotion yet.

"Wendy's not going to take me away from you, I said both because I care for you guys equally. As if you two were my sisters. Everything's going to be fine, there's nothing for you to worry about." Gray said as he awkwardly hugged Carrie to calm her down. Comforting someone wasn't the best thing he was good at, but Gray believed he did a pretty decent job of it.

"O-Okay Onii-chan, I believe you" Carrie let go of Gray and wiped away any of her remaining tears as she settled her self down. Gray had taken noticed that Wendy was no longer at the table and new that she must have left sometime ago.

"Now go get your face cleaned up, you don't want to let the guys see you like this or me for that matter." Gray said trying to lift her spirits a bit more with success as she smiled at him.

"Shut up" Carrie replied jokingly as he waved good bye to her from the cafe's entrance.

Gray was prepared to go off and search for Wendy, but was surprised to see that she was leaning against a wall waiting for him. He walked up to her, but she merely started walking again with Carla in her arms. Gray knew there was an awkward tension between them and hoped it would be broken soon.

"Did you really mean that Gray-san?" Wendy asked, avoiding the will to look up at him.

"I did, you've helped me just as much as I've helped you. Not to mention that out of everyone you came to me to know a bit more about the guild when you were still new and I've told you about some of my experiences from old to modern." Gray said as they walked alongside each other, although Wendy felt worried about one experience he told her about after the games.

"So are you willing to take me as your little sister?" She wanted to know his answer,even if she over heard it earlier.

"So long as you're willing to take an ice mage alongside your dragon slayer brothers." Gray said as happy smile spread across her face and this time she did look up at Gray.

Carla was silent throughout their conversation, but was rather pleased by the outcome of all of this. She knew this sort of thing was childish, but the things that Wendy pointed out about Gray opened her eyes as to why she cared for him like a brother. From her did Carla discover Gray's sad past and the chilling fact Gray had told Wendy once the ordeal with the dragons was over.

The white feline looked up at Gray as he made small talk with Wendy, unsure of how she should go about this. "Had he really died during that one minute view into the future?"

Her thoughts were cut short when an all to familiar voice called out to the trio from above the skies. Happy landed near them, his green bag filled with fish, while a half eaten one was in his paws. He looked like a child in a candy store with all the fish he had and thanked Gray once again for giving him money to buy it.

"I've been looking for you guys for a while, but I took a small break to enjoy some fish since I couldn't find you." Happy said as he walked alongside the now walking Carla.

"Don't worry Happy, you didn't miss much and besides we're on our way back to the guild." Gray said as the walked past the now crowding commercial area with its multitude of shoppers and vendors lining the streets.

"I wonder what they've been up to since we left?" Wendy asked as the others nodded their head in agreement.


"There's no way I'm letting Gray get into your iron hands metal face!" Natsu shouted as a mass of knocked out guild mates were strewn across the floor around him.

"You can bark all you want Salamander, but the Stripper's gonna be in my hands by the end of this." Gajeel retorted as he knocked out the last member in his way.

"Only the manliest man gets to have Gray!" Elfman bellowed as he charged forwards into the fist fight between the dragon slayers.

"How in Mavis' name did this happen?" Lucy questioned as she hid underneath the bar counter accompanied by Levy, Lisanna, Kinana and Lily.

"If I remembered correctly, we were talking with Loke about a problem Gray was having until Gajeel provoked Natsu into a fight. Then it lead to something involving Gray which somehow brought more people into the fight and now here we are trying to avoid getting sucked in with the last of the fighters." Levy recapped as the sound of destroyed tables could be heard above them.

"I know this is a regular thing, but why is it that they got a bit more intense when Gray came up?" Kinana asked as the others kept silent, leaving her without an answer although she took it as if they were thinking of one.

"By the way, where's Erza and Mirajane?" Levy asked as the two beauties weren't with them and Erza has yet to have stopped the fighting.

"They're right over there." Lily says as he points out the two women butting heads with ominous auras around them.

"Tell me Mira, what did Elfman mean by what he said?" Erza asked in the most chilling way possible, one where even Natsu would rather hide in a vehicle for safety.

"It's really nothing of you're concern Erza, you should be more weary of Natsu and what he says." She replied in such a sweet tone that sent chills down a person's spine.

"It's fine by me, we are in fact in the same team. I assume you have your own as well, right?" Fearing for their lives, any member nearby these rivals slowly inched away taking the unconscious with them.

"Well it seems that there's no need to hide it anymore. I do believe it's high time we settled this civilly before we take things traditionally. Wouldn't you agree Erza?" That's the proof Erza was waiting on and now it seems that there's going to be a meeting between the battling factions.

"Yes I do, we should do this nice and clean before we make things messy." Immediately following that truce, the two beauties made their auras known stopping the fighting that was happening between Natsu, Gajeel and Elfman.

"I want this place cleaned up in five minutes or else you'll all receive punishment from me personally, understand?" Erza commanded as many of her guild mates stood up straight in fear and instantly started to get to work.

"What was that all about Erza?" Lucy asked as they went back to their original table, disregarding the burn marks all over it.

"We are going to meet our competition pretty soon, we'll try to do this in a civilized manner, but if it doesn't work we're going to have to do it Natsu's way." She replied keeping over watch as most of the guild was cleaned up with two minutes to spare.

"Meaning we'll fight until we win right?" Levy said as the red head nodded, however Lucy wasn't so sure that would end well at all.

"I just hope Gray's going to be okay when all this is over..." Lucy thought as she watched alongside her team mates at the speed the guild was being cleaned up, however the looming threat of other rivals could be easily felt around them.