A/N: I'm here with another installment of Thesaurus! Read on, and please drop a review afterwards. I'd really appreciate it! (Also, I had a long weekend with a basketball tourney. 6 games, and my team won them all. Victory really makes me feel amazing!)

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, if anything, it totally owns me. :P

Thesaurus

Chapter 3: Valletta

When Levy pushed the door to the Master's office open, it creaked. It creaked like a door in a horror movie, one in which the heroine would certainly end up dead. Or maybe because her brain was in muddles from when she'd fallen on Gajeel, Levy was starting to exaggerate things in her mind.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand. They had to ask Makarov about their mission, and Valletta, the strange town that none of the bookworm's books seemed to know about. Maybe it was a recent settlement or something.

"Hello, brats!" The old man chortled, breaking Levy out of her troubled thoughts. "So, what brings you here? You do have to leave for that mission, you know." True, they would have to leave soon. Their train took off for Haregon at 3 o' clock, and it was already almost one-thirty. It was a good thing everything was packed up and ready to go, then!

"Well," Levy began, seeing as no one else in the room was offering anything. "We were wondering if you could give us any information on the mission, or maybe Valletta. There was nothing about that town in any of my resource books, and, well, naturally I'm curious."

"Hm…Let me think for a minute. You already know Valletta is located near the port town of Haregon, and Mirajane has the map that will show the way from there; you probably want to grab that from her before you go." So far he hadn't offered any information that the trio could actually use. Did he actually know anything, or was he stalling?

"I've heard that Valletta is a poor community," Pantherlily stated. "And also that it was a few neighborhoods, a town hall, businesses, and a whole lot of forest." Makarov turned his attention to the Exceed, dumbfounded.

"How did you come across this information?" He asked, incredulous. Honestly, he was planning to offer them a bit about how the town had a beautiful landscape, and that it wasn't too large. That was about all he knew.

"Well, master, I have been keeping contact with the Exceeds and the queen. I asked someone to scout last night and they agreed. I got a note this morning that talked about all of…that. There was nothing else overly remarkable." Lily explained, trying not to laugh at the odd look on Gajeel's face. His partner had been gathering helpful info right under his dragon slayer nose!

Levy, also, was astounded. 'Maybe books aren't always the best resource to use!' People could be valuable in learning, too! That could bring about some fun in the near future. But she'd never had very good people skills, probably because she had her nose stuck in a book all the time.

"I think that answers the Shrimp's," a finger stab in her direction. "…Question, but I've got a few." Gajeel barged into the conversation, talking only now for the first time. He didn't notice the glare Levy had sent in his direction for calling her a name. Maybe she'd use that Thesaurus to teach him some polite ways to call her short.

"Did the barmaid put you up to this?" Asked an irritated iron dragon slayer. Makarov shook his head in response. "Why us three?" His next question was one the old man had known was coming. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth.

"This is a mission that requires certain abilities. To glean information from Shadow Claw, you're going to need stealth, strength and intelligence. Gajeel, you obviously make up the strength factor of the equation, as does Lily. Plus Gajeel, you've had experience in stealth…" Here he was referring to the man's work as a double-agent in infiltrating Raven Tail and finding out important plans while still keeping up a front. "And dear Levy, of course, makes up the intelligence. You two are going to bring her back safe and sound, as well as being careful yourselves. Can't have my children being bludgeoned to half-death while away on business."

"That sure was a breathy explanation…" Levy mumbled to herself. "But I'm okay with it! That makes sense, master. We will meet you at the train station at three!" She grabbed Gajeel's hand, somehow missing the way his face turned into a tomato, and snatched Lily with her other arm, and was out the door.

"Phew! I wanted us to get out of there. Wasn't sure how many more of his 'answers' I could take. Geez, he was really vague." Gajeel, who was just recovering from his blush attack, had no clue what she was saying. But that didn't matter, because as she babbled away to him and his partner, he had the ideal view of her adorable features.

Those huge honey eyes that always had that weird twinkle, that airy happiness, in them. Her nose was so tiny. And her mouth was perfect as she babbled on. And her hair cascaded around her small face, making it look like she was peeking out of a waterfall or something. Not to mention – What the heck was he thinking!? All that blood must've rushed to his head, because he'd just been so unbearably mushy!

"Gajeel? I was asking if you'd eaten lunch yet. I haven't, so would you like to grab something to eat with me? Lily, that goes for you too!" Her voice was no less mesmerizing than her face, but the iron lug managed to focus for a second.

"Uh, yeah, sure," he mumbled. It was a half-hearted response, even though inside he was happy that she'd chosen him over her two stalkers, ahem, teammates that followed her around like lost, annoying puppies. "So this means I'll be joining you," Lily told the blue-haired girl while Gajeel enthused about being the 'chosen one' in his head.

Since Gajeel was obviously not paying attention, Levy and Pantherlily struck up conversation as they walked down the sidewalk, looking for a place to eat. They all carried their bags with them, because after the late lunch, they planned to walk to the train station.

"Are you looking forward to the mission?" Levy asked the Exceed. She really had taken a liking to him; he was much more pleasant mannered than his partner, and really behaved like a gentleman, in her opinion.

"Sure," he replied, scanning the signs along the sidewalk that advertised everything from clothes, to pets, to kitchenware. It was bustling with activity, which meant that he had to ride on the iron dragon slayer's shoulder so he wouldn't be trampled by shoppers. "I don't know what to expect, really."

Levy smiled at him and dodged an overly large man that reminded her of Droy. "Either do I, but I'm sure everything will turn out just fine. Ooh! There's one, how about that one!" She was enthusiastically waving towards a small café where she'd gone with Mira and the other girls before. She remembered that they had a special kiwi drink that Lily would certainly order.

"That seems fine," Said cat murmured, looking over the small place. He could almost feel the kiwis waiting for him. And maybe they'd have some tasty silverware for Gajeel to gnaw on. His name did mean something about 'gnawing' or whatever.

They went into the place, Gajeel still not really paying attention to anything, even when they were seated by a waiter and given menus. Levy had to ask him several times what he wanted before he snapped out of it.

"Oh, um, I don't know. Iron?" His answer was frowned upon by the little script mage, who'd rather have him order normal food when it was available for them. "How about a sandwich or something? I like ham, cheese, and mayo. At least, I liked it when Lily made it…"

The waiter took their orders and disappeared after giving them their drinks. Levy had tea, Gajeel had ordered water, and Lily was immensely enjoying the kiwi drink he'd gotten. There were stars in his eyes as he guzzled it.

"So," The bookworm muttered. "We haven't heard from you yet. How's your outlook on the mission?" The dragon slayer slouched down further into the booth and took a sip of his water. If only they'd served alcohol here…

"Humph," He set his glass down and turned his gaze away from Levy's too-adorable face. "I hope I'll get to beat some idiots up, and then just go home. Easy." His answer saddened the blue haired girl sitting across from him, even though he'd been expecting an answer somewhat like the one he'd given.

"Okay. Well, it's almost 2 o' clock! What are you two planning to do to pass the time?" She was back to being bubbly, and unbearably cute, in Gajeel's opinion. Darn those eyes, those huge sparkly eyes.

"I think we'd like to stick with you," His cat spoke up before Gajeel had fully processed her question, looking rather smug. "If that's okay with you. Also, before 3, we should get our things. I know Gajeel and I left our bags at the guild." Levy nodded and smiled at both of them.

The waiter came around a couple of minutes later to collect payment, and before Gajeel knew it, he'd pulled out a wad of jewels from his pocket to pay the tab. It was almost…courteous. Who knew he had it in him to do something so kind? Lily was proud of him for stepping up to be a man, and Levy certainly was pleasantly surprised.

They left after Lily had gotten a smaller cup of the kiwi drink to take home, courtesy of the thoughtful waiter that had a cat fetish, and set off to pick up their things from the guild. From there, they still would have an hour to blow…Who knew how they'd spend it?

A/N: Done. I hope you all enjoyed it immensely. I laughed as I wrote some of this, such as the parts where Gajeel was happy about being the 'top dog' over Jet and Droy. I can actually picture that, hilarious! And I'm sorry for the wait. Life is busy…

REVIEW REPLIES:

MsSlicingClaws: Thank you! Haha…Now I feel guilty for abusing the poor awesome bookworm, but the show must go on! :P and thank you again. ^.^ I adore Mulan, because there is a really great storyline as opposed to some other Disney classics. (Plus she's the only heroine that actually does anything! Go kick-butt female leads!) Ugh, I know what you mean. No more horror movies for me…EVER!

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Does anyone know any awesome books to read? I'm dry on reading material. :(

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