Romeo sat in the cave, waiting. He didn't know for what but he knew it was coming. He had seen it in his dreams.

Romeo like a lot of mages had, on occasion, prophetic dreams. Unlike most however, his were never very clear, they were often only vague impressions, really. But, just like anyone's, they always came true. This time however, he had his doubts.

He had known that something bad would happen, just not how bad.

'I should have told dad.' He silently berated himself. 'I should have said something, dammit!'

Near the suffering boy, Grey and Juvia were talking about something. Romeo didn't care however, at least he didn't till Grey shot from his chair with an oath.

"What the hell are those two thinking!" Grey shouted, in a towering rage."Are they trying to get us all killed?!"

"If they don't have a damn good explanation for this, Juvia will drown them!" Growled the already irritable young woman

Romeo was shocked, he'd never seen Juvia angry before. In fact he'd always believed she couldn't get anywhere near this pissed.

He slipped his hand into his pocket, looking for the knife he had in there. His hand grasped it's hilt ready to draw and throw, he also heated his left hand nearly to blue flame temperature. If anyone unfriendly came in they'ed be greeted by his knife, and a ball of blue-black flame! He turned to the door.

The moment it opened, Romeo relaxed a little. It was Natsu, probably back from a night of killing, or something. Then someone he didn't recognize entered.

It was a blue haired girl, about his own age, and kinda pretty. He knew that she was what he was waiting for, but not why. Was she supposed to be a friend? An enemy? All he knew was that she was important.

Then she saw him and he got a look at her eyes for the first time, her large brown beautiful eyes, and found himself praying that she wouldn't be an enemy.

"Who the hell is she?!" Grey yelled at Natsu.

"Wendy." Lucy replied calmly as she stepped out of the tunnel.

"Why the hell is she here?" Grey Asked, slightly less angrily.

"Our apprentice." Natsu sounded slightly smug. Then he noticed Romeo.

"Hey kid, how ya doin?" He was grinning ear to ear.

Romeo how ever wasn't listening, he was too busy trying to get the courage to speak to the girl Wendy.

"Hey guys," Grey's face was a little sad as he spoke. "We need to talk for a bit. It has to do with an old friend of ours."

Romeo knew who they were talking about, and he got the hidden message. A wet worker never said 'old friend' unless they were talking about a dead comrade.

The four teens walked out into the kitchen, leaving the two young apprentices alone.

'Well it was now or never' Romeo thought as he walked over to Wendy.

"Hi, I'm Romeo. What's your name?" He held out his hand to the girl.

"Wendy." She answered a little shyly.

"Nice to meet you."

"Same, did they threaten you two?"

"Threaten me? Why would they do that?"

"To make you say yes."

"No, what did Natsu say?" Romeo was a little annoyed at his hero.

"It wasn't him, it was the other one."

"Ah, Lucy wasn't really threatening you, it was probably more like an options menu."

"Some options." Wendy looked a little scarred.

"Let me guess, she said she would hate to kill you right?"

Wendy nodded.

"What she meant was she'd hate to let the cops kill you. Wet workers always look at it that way. If you turned her down she'd have given you a choice."

"What kinda choice?"

"Between a drink that would kill you in your sleep, or the cops." Romeo shuddered. "I know which I'd choose."

"Which one?" Wendy asked

"I'd take the drink. The cops try to make you talk, and aren't nice about it."

Wendy was stunned. "What do they do?" She asked finally.

"I don't know. But what ever it is, it scares most wet workers near to tears."

Wendy paled. "I don't wanna know." She stated.

"Me ether."

Wendy hesitated and then asked: "Do you know what we gunna do?"

"Teach us how to kill and use our talents."

"How?"

"I guess we'll just have to wait and see. You wanna be friends?"

"What's a friend?"

Romeo looked at her for a moment and the finally answered: "Some one you trust and rely on, and someone who will guard your back and fight for you. Some one that cares about you by choice and will never betray you."

"I've never had a friend before."

"Me ether."

Wendy was a little hesitant at first but then she relaxed for probably the first time in her life.

"Sure." She said. As she smiled for the first time in her life.