A/N: Hey minna! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I am going to make Thesaurus as awesome as I can, but that'll take at least I little bit of encouragement from you guys! :D On a random note, Mulan is totally awesome.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, obviously.

Thesaurus

Chapter 2: Preparation

Levy woke the next morning to an insistent pounding on her door. She rolled over and used the pillow to block some of the sound. Nearly three minutes of continuous knocking ensued before the bookworm finally rolled out of bed, pulled a robe on, and yanked open the door.

"What?" She growled. A little known fact about Miss McGarden is that she is not, and never has been, a morning person. If it was still before nine, she'd rather be asleep in bed. If she'd known who'd been outside waiting for her, she probably would've gotten out of bed sooner.

There stood Evergreen, hands on hips, in a green nightgown that really didn't cover all that much. It's truly a good thing that Fairy Hills is men proof. "Oh…it's you," not that seeing who it was made Levy any happier. Waking up to the only female member of the Thunder God tribe was like being jolted out of bed by a strike of lightning.

"Master called on me to remind you about your mission," the older woman sniffed. Her pompous attitude left a lot to be desired. "You should be at the train station before three, little girl." Levy resisted the urge to cover her chest with one arm and use the other to slap the rude woman. Instead, she nodded, waiting for the other Fairy Tail female to disappear before she slammed her door.

"Mou! I'm already packed! Why'd the master send her to wake me up so early?" A glance at the clock revealed it was 8:30, and the blunette was sorely tempted to go back to bed. "An hour or two won't hurt," she mumbled to herself, walking slowly towards her bed.

When she lied down, she suddenly remembered the previous night. 'Oh! I still have to find some information on Valletta!" Valletta was the little town where she, Gajeel, and Pantherlily were going to go in order to take down Shadow Claw.

"I wonder how dangerous it'll be," Levy said aloud, double checking everything that she'd packed. She pulled out a thick book that was wedged between a novel and her hairbrush. It was a Thesaurus. "Ah! This could be entertaining on the train. Maybe if I used this, I could power up my Solid Script!" Even if it was only a theory, the possibility of using strong words was enthralling. She stowed the book in the small satchel she was planning to take as carry-on.

After Levy was positive that she couldn't be any more prepared than she already was, she slid out of her pajamas and into a pair of shorts and a solid orange t-shirt. She carefully pushed back her hair and put her favorite yellow bandana in place. Now the only thing she had to do was search for anything on Valletta.

The solid script mage weaved through stacks of books until she reached a towering shelf by her window. This was a shelf of all the reference books she'd gathered over the years. There were more than just this shelf, of course, but those were scattered elsewhere in her apartment. The volume she pulled out first was a dusty, leather-bound thing with 'Encyclopedia' scrawled on the cover.

"Valletta," she hummed as she flipped through the book. What would the town be like? If it were small, she could sadly imagine Gajeel accidently destroying half, or all, of it. Who knew what facing off against Shadow Claw would be like? Levy shivered. She'd been hurt by two of those dark mages, and Gajeel had saved her. Would things go the same this time around?

Half an hour later, Levy sat in the middle of a large pile of books. She'd found nothing on Valletta. Nothing. There were no more books left to search. "What the heck!" She yelled, tugging on the ends of her blue hair. How could there be nothing on a town so close to Haregon, one of the main ports of Fiore?

'Is this something I should ask the Master about?' She wondered. Maybe since he was the one who'd disclosed the information, he would know something about the place the various books she'd checked hadn't even mentioned. 'Worth a try.'

She grabbed her luggage and other bag and locked the door behind her. Levy then took off for the guild. Her sandal clad feet padded against the pavement. It was nearly noon, and her stomach grumbled faintly. Ah, well. She'd grab something that Mirajane had cooked later.

The short bookworm strode into the guild and left her things on a table near the door; no sense in dragging those things to meet Makarov. Plus, they were heavy. It was probably all of those books jammed in the bottom. She tended to over pack when it came to bringing along resourceful reading material.

The barmaid caught Levy's eye and smiled warmly at her as she came over. "Good morning! Did Evergreen give you the message?" Levy's brow creased as she recalled her rather rude awakening that morning. "She probably wasn't very polite, ne?"

"No, she wasn't. But it was nice of her to remind me," Levy replied, and gratefully took the breakfast plate Mira offered. The faint tummy rumblings she'd had earlier had turned into a full on hungry roar. The plate looked very inviting; a pancake, scrambled eggs, and half a sausage. Mirajane knew her so well.

She dug in while Mirajane talked to her in low tones, "so, Natsu and Lucy just left a while ago on a mission." She began, smiling. "It was an escort mission, I believe. That should keep those two occupied. I hope the client doesn't mind how lovey-dovey those two get now and then." A wink after she said those words. It was what she said next that had Levy spewing bits of egg out of her mouth in surprise.

"I wonder what you and Gajeel would act like as a couple." It was said lightly by the white-haired woman, but to Levy, that sentence weighed a thousand pounds. It was crushing her mind. Visions of her and Gajeel on missions evaded her thoughts, and she began to blush redder than a tomato.

"NO!" Levy suddenly denied. "T-that's not, I don't –" Mira only chuckled as the flustered girl attempted to explain herself. "I think you were here to speak to the Master, right? He's free now, so you should go while you have the chance!"

The bookworm sprang from her seat and speed-walked to the office door. Little did she know that Gajeel and Lily had also gotten up to speak to the Master, and so BAM! The three collided on their common course.

"HEY! Watch it, runt." Gajeel would've added more, but his eyes finally saw her and registered who she was. "O-Oi, I mean…um…" His face was steadily turning red as he realized Levy was partially draped over his legs, and a squeak came from her as she realized it as well.

"What he meant to say," the forgotten Pantherlily chuckled. "Is that he apologizes for knocking you over. We're here to speak to Makarov, also." The black exceed prided himself in being more gentlemanly than his partner could ever really be.

"Oh! What are you going to see him for?" Levy had recovered from the wipe-out, and was sitting next to Gajeel instead of practically on top of him. Her face was now a slim shade of pink, though the iron mage's was still blazing red.

"We were going to ask if he could disclose some more information to us about the mission. Would you like to come in with us?" Levy answered with a smile and a 'sure' and they both roused Gajeel out of his shocked state. They then entered the office.

"Oho!" Makarov greeted them. He was in a much better mood then he'd been in yesterday, and it showed in his smile. "What can I do for you brats?" The 'brats' in question made themselves comfortable on the couch in front of his desk.

"I was wondering why I couldn't find any information on Valletta. Also, do you know anything about it?" Levy spoke first. The old man chuckled; of course Levy had tried to gain knowledge on where they'd be going.

"Well, it is a fairly new settlement. And it isn't very big, which is why your train will be to Haregon. Do you three think you can walk to Valletta from there? It isn't very far…" Tch. He was always trying to save money.

"Okay…That's kind of strange. Gajeel and I were wondering what exactly we'll be doing once we reach the town." Lily's gruff voice asked. He was wedged in between Levy and Gajeel, and was pretty uncomfortable.

"I mentioned something about an old friend earlier, I think. I gave them a call; they'll meet you at town hall later today. Sadly, that's also where you'll be lodging. I'm afraid Valletta lacks an inn." The trio thought it was odd that Makarov didn't mention a gender of the person that would be meeting them.

"Oh, well. Look at the time!" He pointed to an old clock hanging behind him, "One thirty! Better make sure your train tickets are ready and that I've got you guys a path to take from Haregon!" The short elderly man shoved the three out of his office, and slammed the door.

"Well," Gajeel spoke at last. "That was different."

A/N: And, complete. Tough times lately with me watching creepy movies, (How will I get over all three paranormal activities and The Ring?) But thank you all for the reviews, follows, and favorites! I'd love to see more reviews, onegai?

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