Sorry for the wait, I have prelims coming up. Although I only have 3 subjects and a total of 6 exams I must study. (I'm taking a bridging course)

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Lucy's POV

We got into our fighting positions when we heard footsteps. My hand was at my keys and my whip while Erza got ready with her sword.

The footsteps came closer and then we heard voices. I sighed and stood up with my hands on my hips when Natsu and Gray emerged. They were doing what they do best, arguing.

"Guys, will you shut up? How will we hear what's going on with you making such a racket?" Erza gave them a glare. They immediately stopped fighting and saluted. I sweat dropped at their silliness.

"Well at least we know that we must take the left path" I stated, trying to change the subject and trying to look at the bright side at the same time.

They looked at me, I smiled nervously.

"Lucy is right, let's go" Erza demanded. I sighed in relief; I honestly thought that they thought my looking on the bright side was silly.

We headed down the left path; Erza made Natsu and Gray walk together again which they were not too happy about. I think that she's trying to make them get along better because she always puts them together. Don't get me wrong, I want them to get along better too, but I feel that they are friends; they just see each other as rivals.

We walked down the path in silence with Natsu and Gray throwing the occasional glare at each other. After a few minutes and a couple of predictable traps we made it to a big room. We saw a black book in the centre. I stayed were I was, if that was the book we needed why was it so easy to find. Natsu didn't think anything of it and walked over to the book.

"Natsu I don't think that you should-" I started to say but i didn't say it quick enough apparently. He had reached the book and had grabbed it.

The room went pitch black. I couldn't even see the shapes of anything. I then heard something.

"Natsu, is your stomach growling?" I asked. In my head I was repeatedly saying 'please say yes' over and over again.

"No, but I could eat, thanks for reminding me Luce" I could practically hear the grin on his face. Isn't he supposed to have heightened senses or something?

"Gray, stop breathing down my neck immediately!" I heard Erza order. This statement made me feel uneasy because if memory serves, Gray was next to me.

"I'm over here, don't blame me" I got the fright of my life when I heard a voice in my ear. When I could see him, I would kill him. I hate being startled.

"Ooo, I got an idea" Natsu said. He then lit up his hands. Why didn't he think of that sooner? I froze.

"Uh, Natsu" I said quietly. He looked at me questioningly. I pointed behind him and Erza. There was a giant cat looking creature. Now I see why this mission was worth so much. No one said anything about monsters.

"Oh so that was what was breathing down my neck" I nearly collapsed at how calmly Erza said that.

I summoned Capricorn and Virgo to help Erza who was already equipping into her heavens wheel armour. I got my whip ready and we started to try and fend off the big, angry and undeniably a bit cute creature.

Natsu gave the finishing blow and unfortunately killed the creature. I stood over it with a slight frown on my face.

"Is everything all right Lucy?" Gray asked me. I looked at him and smiled.

"Yes, it's just that it was kind of cute" I said while scratching my head. He sweat dropped.

"I knew you would say that" he said. We felt something when Natsu took the book off the stand for a second time. The room started to spin. I felt a little dizzy but Erza and Gray stood there indifferently. Natsu, well Natsu collapsed with an unhealthy shade of green on his face.

When it stopped nothing was different in the room. Then what was all that for?

"I'm guessing that was so that the person won't know which path to take back" Erza said. Ooo that does makes sense. Wait, does that mean we don't know which path to take? O started to panic in my head.

"Don't worry Luce, it's that way" Natsu, who had recovered, pointed to one of the many paths leading out of the room. I guess he could smell which way we came from.

"Thank goodness" I sighed in relief. We headed out and after about half an hour we were out. I felt like acting like Natsu does when he gets off of a train but I wish to retain my dignity.

"So what's in the book?" I wondered. Natsu opened it and we all looked at it.

"It appears to be a book filled with the history and secrets of this temple and others around the world" Erza concluded.

"Oh so it makes sense that the client would want it," they all looked at me questioningly, "well at his house there were a lot of relics" I explained.

We went to the client's house, he was so happy to see us alive he ran up to us and hugged us crying at the same time. Apparently all the teams he sent out to the temple didn't return back.

We headed home with me and Happy agreeing and Natsu and Gray agreeing. Happy and I stopped quite quickly since it was only about him messing up my hair but Natsu and Gray had to be stopped by Erza.

We sat in the train in silence with Happy pawing my hair again, which I ignored much to his dismay. When we made it back I walked into my house after successfully telling my team not to come over.

"Lucy!" a pink thing was in my face the minute I turned around. It was Frosch who was crying tears of joy and sobbing about how much he missed me. Rogue looked at his exceed with a hint of a smile on his face.

"Hello Lucy, you're back earlier than expected. You guys were only gone for about 3 days" he greeted me. I smiled at him and greeted him back.

"Here you go" he gave something to me. I looked at what it was and shouted with delight. I ran up to him and gave him a kiss to show my delight.

He looked at me with an amused expression. I blushed crimson at my actions. I just walked over to my bed with the two new keys that I was just given.

What do you think the keys are?

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