Sorry for the wait but I feel as though this is one of the better chapters but tell me what you think. Also I think I've finally worked out the details for this story.

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Chapter 12

"Welcome." A voice said that sounded elderly and warm despite that Gajeel still jumped in shock, after all they were in a big, dark building and when you hear a voice echo around you, you jump.

"Where are you?"

"Why does it matter?"

Gajeel scowled as his question was dismissed without a second thought, "Why won't you tell me?"

"Anyway, I here you're after someone who happens to be a friend of mine." The echoing voice said sounding stern.

"So you know the thief," Gajeel said excitedly all while still annoyed that the guy still hadn't answered his guestion.

"Yes and I would like you to continue to pursue her on one condition."
"The hell! You're selling out your friend just what kind of bastard are you!?" Gajeel said enraged, he hated when people sold out their friends, even if it would help him.

"I'm not selling her out, I have a condition." The person said patiently as if it was used to people shouting at him.

"Condi-" Gajeel stopped "-Wait, Her!? The thief's a girl!"

"Yes." The old person sighed.

"Damn..I was completely wrong then with all my suspects." Gajeel said sounding disappointed while sort of in shock that it was a girl (Girls were not considered very strong).

"Yes you were, now back to the condition."

"Right, what is it." He said sounding annoyed.

"It's not that simple."

"Then what is it?"

"First there is

a story to tell, then comes the condition." The mystery man said.

Al' right, but first who are you?" Gajeel said narrowing his eyes into slits.

"Afterwards." The person promised.

Gajeel scowled, "Fine."

And so the story began…..

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Gajeel was still in shock but even in shock he could tell they were leaving something out of the story, some crucial information, but what? Argh, he could probably think for years and not even come close to the truth. Ha, what was the truth these days? Practically everything in the dude's story was contradicting real life, yet it made sense but Gajeel knew it would make more sense when he got the final piece of information. It was like a puzzle, he needed the last piece for the picture to be complete.

These thoughts echoed in his head but never disturbed the silent cathedral that was glowing with the sun's rays because of the sunrise. It would have been picturesque if not for the tall man with spikey black hair.

It had been about three hours since Makarov had gone and about two hours since Juvia had gone. Gajeel knew he would have to leave soon, people would start arriving, it was a cathedral. So he stood up his knees and arms popping being in one position to long and not moving.

He sighed.

Gajeel still had to hold up his end of the bargain they had struck and it was going to be hard but spending three hours in that cathedral had helped him figure out how he was going to pull it off. It was pretty simple but he couldn't tell them how because it would ruin the surprise and therefore ruin his genius plan.

He slowly walked towards the door tired but determined to get his part of the bargain done because if he did he might just get the missing piece of information that he wanted/needed.

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When he got to his office, he saw the stack of piles on his desk and shuttered in fear. The guards next to him sweatdropped but didn't comment, the commander was known to give his paper work to guards who commented.

After five coffee breaks Gajeel was finally done with the paperwork on his desk..until Juvia brought another stack papers.

"Here are some more."

"Why didn't you give them to me earlier." Gajeel growled.

"Juvia did not want to disturb you while you were actually doing work."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean, Juvia!?"

"Gajeel is usually in a cranky mood when he is working so Juvia did not want to distract him."

"Cranky mood!? What cranky mood?" Little did he know that he was proving his point.

"Juvia will leave now." The door shut behind her and Gajeel slouched back in his chair to continue working.

Another two coffee breaks later, Gajeel was done and excited to put his plan in action. He stood up from his chair stretched and opened the door in his office.

"Juvia!" He yelled.

"Yes."

"Get everyone in the conference room!"

"Yes, sir."

"Good!" Gajeel said still shouting and closed his door again to run through his plan once again.

I think I got it…

"So I have gotten an anonymous tip of where shorty will strike again and when, unlike last time we will have a specific place and a public event won't be happening. So we better catch shorty and if I hear ya'll didn't try I'm going to give you my stack of paperwork, got it?"

"Yes sir!" The guards shouted in unison with only a couple behind.

"Good now listen close!" Gajeel said making eye contact with people he knew got distracted easily, "Shorty will strike at midnight exact so we will arrive at twelve O'five, so we don't scare shorty away. We will then proceed to surround the building, blocking off escape routes, I, with Juvia and a couple others, will go in the building and capture shorty. If we don't succeed, then you better succeed at block off escape routes."

"Yes, sir!"

"I will announce the people who are coming with me in my office so follow me."

Once they reached the office, he got a piece of paper where he had put the names of the people he wanted to go with him.

"All right, Juvia, Zef, and Totomaru, you guys are coming with me."

"Yes, sir."

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They were standing outside the building looking with apprehension. Gajeel couldn't help but think that the Zef guy was a little too excited but he was a newbie so this was probably his first actual catching of thieves/criminals. With that thought dismissed, he looked at the house and could only hope his plan would work.

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