Hey guys! Sorry for the late update, but I was busy all weekend and I owe you guys two chapters now. Anyways, I hope you like this chapter!

Disclaimer ~ I do not own Fairy Tail

It's still early in the morning. I sit at the booth with Lucy, Erza and Mira, who've called over a few more girls to plan the day.

I sip my drink as I listen to the girls talk. I look back at Leo, who's still flirting with Mai.

I should probably go get her, shouldn't I?

"-going to hang around the plaza?" Lucy asks, looking around.

Erza nods. "We'll go shortly, but I need to pack for the trip."

I jerk forward, almost spitting out my water. "This is a trip now?"

Mira looks at me with a confused look. "Of course, that's what we were talking about just now. I just need to get the master's permission, and we'll leave in a few hours."

Lucy looks over at Mai. "Someone should probably go save her from her misery."

I raise my hand. "I'll go. After all, I'm the one who got her into this mess."

I get up and make my way over to her. When I get there, I grab her hand. "Sorry Leo, but I need to borrow her."

I smile at him and walk away, pulling Mai with me.

Once we're out of the earshot, Mai tugs her hand back. "How could you leave me there?"

I shrug. "I didn't want to deal with him anymore, I guess."

"Oh yeah, that's a valid reason to leave me to deal with him," Mai says, sarcastically.

I don't reply, but walk back to the booth with Mai.

"I probably should've told you before, but this is a trip now," I say.

"What?!" Mai exclaims, looking at me like she was going to slap me.

"I don't know, you can ask them for more information," I say, sitting down in my spot, and pointing my thumb over at the girls who were just talking.

Mai rolls her eyes at me and flips her pink hair. Now that I look closely, it's grown longer than it was before I left, coming almost to her elbows. "So where are we going?"

"We'll be heading to an island on the coast," Erza says, while choosing outfits to bring.

Where did those even come from?

"I see. When will we leave?" Mai asks.

"A few hours maybe," Levy shrugs. "If everything goes according to plan, we'll probably be back tomorrow evening."

"And what about rooms?" Mai asks again.

"You sure have a lot of questions," I mutter, tapping my fingers against the table.

Mai ignores me as Mira begins to answer. "Oh my. I'm not sure how we're going to do that actually."

"Well, what if we draw numbers and then the two people with the same numbers bunk together. Just to mix it up," Mai suggests.

"That could be fun," Wendy says, shyly. "I mean, I don't mind staying with any of you."

Rin nods, agreeing with Wendy.

"Oh, that reminds me," I say. "Should I ask Alex?"

"Ask me what?" Alex says, joining the conversation from out of the blue.

"Alex?!" I exclaim. "Why are you out of your room? Aren't you still injured?"

"I was, but when Porlyusica told me you guys were going out together, I wanted to join," Alex smiles, scratching the back of her head.

"You can come, but aren't you injured?" I ask.

"It hurts a little if I stretch, but I'll be okay," Alex says.

"Well if it starts hurting, tell someone," I tell her.

"Okay mother," Alex says sarcastically.

I roll my eyes and turn back to everyone.

"Well, I'm going to head home and pack a few things," I say, getting up.

"Sure, just meet us back here in an hour," Lucy says.

"Hmm," I reply, and head out.

I go inside my apartment, and start picking out a few things to wear.

I pack a few other things that I might need as well into a small bag, and head back to the guild.

When I arrive, a few of the other girls are waiting outside the guild. I spot Levy and Lucy, who both have an average sized suitcase. Erza stands in the shade of a tree, with a wagon full of suitcases and things you probably wouldn't need for only a few days out.

So much stuff! I think to myself, looking down at my own bag. What could she possibly have?

A few other girls start showing up, with only a suitcase, making me less self conscience of my own bag.

Finally, all the girls are there and make it to the island in an instant, due to some portal magic by one of the mages.

Once we're there, Levy and Lucy go off to check into our hotel, while the rest of us go down to the beach.

"Sure is hot today," Mira smiles, shading her face with her hand, her silver hair glistening under the sun.

"Let's hit the water!" Erza said, already changed into her swimsuit.

"Hit the water?" I ask, but Erza ignores me and jumps into the water.

"I guess I'll go in too," Mira says, changed as well.

"I wouldn't mind taking a dip," Bisca says, jumping in.

How did everyone change so quickly? I think looking around at the others, who've also changed.

"Let's go!" Cana yells, jumping in and dragging Juvia with her.

"Gray-sama isn't here," Juvia says, looking sad, but jumping in with everyone else.

All the other girls jump in until it's just me and Mai.

I look over at her. "You don't expect me to go in before you, do you?"

"Nope, I'm not going in," Mai says, shaking her head.

"Neither am I," I say. "Do you see any shady places around here?"

"There is a spot over there," Mai says, pointing to a group of palm trees.

"Well, that's where I am headed," I say, beginning to walk away. "Care to join me."

"Eh why not," Mai says, jogging a little to catch up to me.

Once we take a seat on a few rocks, in the shade of the trees, Mai speaks up. "Do you remember the first time we met?"

"Yeah. I remember it like it was yesterday," I say, recalling the day we bumped into each other. When Mai rolled her eyes at me for the first time.

"I was so childish back then," Mai chuckles.

"You still are," I say, barely avoiding getting hit by a rock.

"You're as sarcastic as ever," Mai says, rolling her eyes.

"And there's the eyeroll I was waiting for," I smile, leaning back on a palm tree. "We sure have a long a way."

"Yeah, I guess we have," Mai says, leaning back as well. "You know, I really didn't like you the first time we met."

"Really, I never figured," I gasp, sarcastically. "Even though you told me to watch where I was going, when you were the one that bumped into me."

"Did not," Mai says, defensively. "You bumped into me."

I shrug. "Let's let bygones be bygones."

"So it was you," Mai says.

I laugh. "Yeah, I was really lost in thought."

"What were you thinking about?" Mai asks.

"Snooping on my personal life, are you," I reply, chuckling.

"Answer the question," Mai says, swatting my arm.

"Okay, okay. I was thinking about the first time I met the Unknown," I answer. "So I guess right now, I'm remembering the time I was remembering something."

Mai laughs. "You haven't changed at all."

I laugh with her. It feels good to have no worries.

Before long, night falls and we check into our hotel.

"Oh yea, we haven't done the number thing yet," Lucy remembers. "I can go get-"

"Lucy it's okay, why don't we just pick our own roommates," Levy suggests.

"Are you sure, I can go really quick and get-" Lucy begins again.

"It's fine, we can pick roommates," Levy reassures her.

"If you're sure," Lucy says. "But we might have to have 3 people to a room, because there aren't that many rooms left."

After everyone has made a group, it's only me, Mai and Alex that remain.

"So I guess we're a group then," Alex says, enthusiastically.

"I guess so," I say.

We get our room key and head up to our room.

"It's been a long day," I say, tossing my bag down on one of the beds and falling down with it.

"Says you," Mai says. "All we've done is sit on a rock under a couple of palm trees."

"That's pretty tiring," I say, motioning to my leg. "I had to use this for so long. Do you understand?"

Mai rolls her eyes again. "I'm not even going to ask."

Alex laughs at us, still standing in the doorway.

Mai and I both give her a blank expression, as she keeps laughing.

"It's going to be a long night," Alex says, still laughing.

Well this was a very anticlimactic chapter, wasn't it. Sorry for not updating for a while. My sister was born on the first and I had to help my parents take of her. Anyways, I'll see you all next time! Bye!