"My bedroom! Get the heck out of here you jerks!" I heard Lucy shout. I looked over at Mizuki who raised an eyebrow at me. I shrugged as I knocked on the door. "One minute!" I picked Mizuki off the floor and held her in my arms. Soon after, Lucy opened the door wearing a t-shirt and shorts.

"Hey, Lucy." I greeted with a smile. "I know this is kind of sudden but we knew Natsu was gonna come over and we wanted to be more polite."

"At least you two are normal." Lucy sighed, opening the door a little wider.

"Would we be able to come in? I'm the only one in the Guild at the moment who can control Natsu."

"Yeah, sure." Lucy said, stepping to the side. Very soon, we were all sat at Lucy's table, plus Natsu. A cup of tea in front of us, "Look, I just moved in and I'm not ready for guests that show up in my bedroom. So how 'bout you two boys just drink your tea, say thanks, and get out. You got that?"

"Talk about cold-hearted…" Natsu muttered,

"Ice cold." Happy agreed.

"Watch it cat." Lucy warned.

"Hey, I know!" Natsu exclaimed, perking up. "Why don't you show us those weird little key guys you like to collect."

"'Little key guys'?" Mizuki repeated.

"Celestial Spirits." I reminded her. "Lucy makes a contract with a spirit, and when she is allowed to, Lucy uses the keys to summon a particular spirit to help her in battle."

"How many of these 'Celestial Spirits' do you have contracts with?" Happy asked. Lucy lifted her ring of keys. Three of them were silver, and the other three was gold.

"Six so far." She told us. "Not to brag or anything but I even have a couple different types of them." Lucy laid her keys out on the table. "The Silver Keys are the ones you find in the Magic Shops. I've got Horologium the Clock, Crux the Southern Cross and Lyra the Harp. But the Gold ones are super rare. There twelve total and they open the gates of the Zodiac. I got Taurus the Golden Bull, Aquarius the Water Bearer, and that last one is Cancer the Giant Crab."

"Giant Crab?!" Natsu examined,

"Giant Crab legs!" Happy cheered.

"I've never met anyone as obsessed with food than these two." Lucy commented.

"Natsu uses up the monthly food budget in about a week." I told her, "We have to go on extra jobs just to make ends meet."

"That reminds me, I need to make a contract with the key I bought in Hargeon." Lucy said. She then stood, "I don't suppose you guys are interested in seeing how a Celestial Wizard makes a contract with a Celestial Spirit."

"I hope it's not some grody blood pact." Happy whispered,

"Well, it sounds like a pain in the but to me." Natsu responded.

"Um, I can hear you, so leave my but out of this." Lucy ordered.

"Just ignore them Lucy!" Mizuki said, "That's what Mizuki does!"

"Alright, pay attention." Everyone in the room turned and focused on Lucy, "I call upon thee in the world of the Celestial Spirits. I beckon you to my side at once, pass through the gate." Lucy chanted, "Open! Gate of Canis Minor! Come, Nicola!" In front of us, a light formed a small snowman, with a large orange nose and beady black eyes appeared. It shook slightly as it stood. I let out a gasp of awe.

"Nice try." Natsu and Happy said to Lucy.

"Shut up! I meant to do that!" Lucy and I lept at the small snowman, cuddling it to our cheeks.

"You're such a cutie!" I cooed.

"You think so?" Natsu questioned.

"It doesn't take much magic power to get these little guys through the gate, so a lot of Wizards actually keep them as pets." Lucy explained.

"This whole pet thing doesn't sit well with me." Happy muttered,

"Not with a weird master like Loony here." Natsu whispered back.

"Her name is Lucy!" Mizuki scolded, "And she can still hear you!" I put the little Nicola down and stepped back,

"Well, let's start working on our contract." Lucy said to the small snowman, pulling out a pen and paper. "Are you free Mondays?" Nicola shook it's head. Lucy wrote down it's answer. "Tuesdays?" Nicola nodded. "Wednesdays?"

"Maybe you should get a Nicola Yui!" Mizuki suggested, flying up to we were at eye level, "I think Sting and Ryos would love them!"

"Maybe after our next job." I said with a small laugh, "Though I don't think she'll appreciate getting the boys pets, even if they are Celestial Spirits."

"Great, well, that just about does it." Lucy declared. We looked over at her and saw that she had put her pen and paper away.

"That was pretty easy." Happy commented from his spot on Natsu's shoulder.

"It may seem silly to you, but it's really important. You see, a Celestial Wizard's contract relies on the promise that's made between the Wizard and the Spirit, which is why I make it a point to always keep my promises. Got it? Ok, now I just need to come up with a name."

"Isn't it Nicola?"

"That's the species." I said picking up the now empty cups from the table.

"Oh! I know!" Lucy exclaimed, "Come here Plue!"

"Plue huh?" The boys chorused.

"I think it's like the cutest name ever!"

"Mizuki agrees!" Mizuki said, letting me stack the saucers in her arms, "It is a cute name."

"Are you're sure he's cool with that?" Natsu asked.

"Why wouldn't he be?" Lucy replied. Mizuki and I walked into the kitchen, setting the dirty cups and plates in the sink. I plugged it up and filled the sink with cold water. When it was full, I stuck my hand in it. I gathered heat in my palm and the water started to boil. I washed the dishes and handed them over to Mizuki to clean. When we were done, we entered the lounge room to see Lucy clutching a job request as she cried in the corner.

"You showed her the job request, didn't you?" I sighed, crossing my arms.

"Yep." Natsu replied with a grin.

"You two are so sneaky…"

TIMESKIP

"Are you enjoying your carriage ride today master, is there anything I can get for you?" Lucy asked mockingly.

"I could really use a barf bag right about now." Natsu groaned.

"Make that two." I moaned as I lent out the side of the carriage. The five of us were travelling to Shirotsume to meet a client that wants a book stolen.

"I'm playing the part of the master so I should be giving the orders!" Happy exclaimed.

"Shut up you stupid feline." Lucy stated. "Hey, guys?"

"Yeah, what's up?" Natsu asked,

"I was just wondering why you picked me to join your team."

"You seem like a pretty interesting person Luce." I explained, "And you seem so nice…"

"But your just so weird!" Natsu added.

"Anyway, I'm totally stoked about my first real job." Lucy continued. "I know I'm gonna rock it."

"Realy?" Mizuki asked, "Mizuki thought you were mad about it."

"Yeah, I was mad at first, but if this perv likes pretty girls, I'm perfect for the job right?"

"Yes, you are!"

"All you humans kind of look alike to me." Happy commented.

"I think it's tie we worked out our pay scale." Lucy said, "Since I'm doing all the work, I think we should split the reward, sixty, ten, ten, ten and ten."

"You only want ten percent?"

"I'm the sixty!"

TIMESKIP

"That's the last time I'm riding in one of those." Natsu groaned as we trudged through Shirotsume. He was slumped over while walking, his stomach heaving.

"We say that every time Natsu." I said. I had recovered quicker than her hand and was walking upright with Mizuki in my arms,

"Man, I'm starving."

"Can't you just eat your own fire?" Lucy asked.

"Oh yeah, that's a great idea." Natsu deadpanned. "Why don't you just eat Plue or your cow while we're at it?"

"Why would I do something like that?"

"It's the same principle, Lucy." I started to explain, "When we're using our fire, we use up our energy to do so. If we're eating our own fire or each others, nothing happens. We're replenishing our energy at the same rate we're losing it."

"Woah, let's stop and get a bite!" Natsu exclaimed as we came across a restaurant.

"Nah, I'm alright." Lucy said, "But you guys enjoy!"

"I need to go find a souvenir for Sting and Ryos." I added, "I'll meet you guys at this guys place in a bit." I walked off, Mizuki safe in my arms.

TIMESKIP

The five of us soon re-grouped at the gates of a large mansion. We were soon ussured inside and had a meeting with the person who posted the request. "My name is Kaby Melon." He introduced, "Pleased to meet you."

"He said melon." Happy drooled,

"Oh man, you have a tasty name." Natsu added.

"Quit being rude guys." Lucy scolded.

"Don't worry, I get that a lot." Kaby said. "Well, first things first. Allow me to tell you about the job. It's pretty straightforward, really. Duke Everlue has a book called Daybreak in his possession. I would like you to burn it for me."

"No prob. I'll burn down the whole place if you want." Natsu stated, lifting a finger and lighting a flame. I closed my hand on top of Natsu's finger and extinguished the fire.

"We don't need to be caught by the Magic Council for arson, Natsu." I said. "Sir, may I ask why you want the book destroyed."

"For two-hundred-thousand Jewel, who the heck cares."

"The reward has been raised to two million." Kaby corrected. My jaw hit the floor.

"Two Million Jewel!" Mizuki exclaimed,

"I'm sorry, I thought you were aware the amount had changed."

"Two million split five ways!" Natsu shouted, "Wow! I stink at math, but that's a lot!"

"Wait! I got it!" Happy spoke up, "I get one million, you get one million, and the girls can split the rest!"

"That sure sounds fair to me!" I slapped the boys over the top of the head.

"It's four-hundred-thousand each." I said.

"Why did you raise the reward?" Lucy asked.

"Well, because it means that much to me." Kaby explained, "That book must be destroyed, no matter the cost."

"Oh yeah! I am fired up now!" Natsu shouted.

"Mizuki thinks that we should get going now!" Mizuki cried, lifting a paw into the air.

"Let's do this!" We all ran out of the mansion towards Duke Everlue's home.

TIMESKIP

The five of us stood a little way from the perverted old man's house. Lucy had approached the large gate and looked up at it. "Excuse me! I heard you had an opening for a maid position!" Lucy shouted, "Hello?"

"Don't screw up ok!" Natsu whisper-shouted at her.

"Break a leg!" Happy added. Suddenly, the ground behind Lucy split open and a large woman jumped out. She wasn't large as in she was overweight...well...she was...but she was also super tall. She had her pink hair tied in pigtails on her head. And boy, was she ugly.

"So your a maid?" The big lady asked. Her voice was deep, masculine.

"Yes!"

"I assume you're here 'cause the add that the Master placed in the paper?"

"Bo-yo-yo-yo-yo!" A voice cried as another figure jumped from the hole the maid made before, "Did I hear someone say, Master?" I cringed at the smell assaulted my nostrils. Duke Everlue smelt like someone hadn't washed their hair in days. And...I had to place my hand over my mouth to stop myself from puking, his moustache was growing out of his nose. "Let's see here…" Everlue mused, eyeing Lucy.

"Well, I sure hope you like what you see!" Lucy chirped. Everlue stared at Lucy for a solid minute before turning his back on her,

"Hmm, I'll pass. Now scram ugly." The large woman picked Lucy up by the waist.

"You heard the man." She told her, "Get going ugly."

"Sorry, but a man of my standing has certain standards to uphold." Four more maids appeared behind Everlue, each more ugly than the last. "That's why I only hire the fairest of the fair."

"Oh! Your the best master!"

"I've never met such a kind-hearted man!"

"I think you're the sweetest guy alive!"

"Why don't you run along home ugly." Lucy had sulked away and was sitting under a tree, crying.

"Just couldn't do it, huh?" Natsu questioned.

"I tried!" Lucy wailed, "But that idiot wouldn't know beauty if it bit him in the behind!"

"Ok, I guess we'll have to resort to old plan T!"

"Yeah! That big fat jerk's gonna pay for this!"

"I think we should go with plan S, Natsu." I suggested.

"What the heck is plan S?" Lucy asked.

"S stands for silent and sneaky!" Mizuki explained. Mizuki flew up and grabbed the back of my jacket, flying me up to one of the many balconies and setting me down. She quickly flew up and returned with Lucy in her paws. I placed my hands on the window closest to me and melted a hole big enough for everyone to fit through.

"I still say we should have gone with plan T." Natsu muttered. "We should have just busted right in through the front door."

"What did I tell you before?" Lucy asked rhetorically. "I'm not going to jail 'cause of you."

"Yeah, but I thought you were out to get revenge on this guy!"

"Oh, I'll get my revenge. Not only am I gonna burn his book I'm gonna use his toothbrush to clean the toilet!"

"Mizuki thinks that's really gross." Mizuki admitted.

"Totaly…" Happy agreed. We all climbed through the window.

"Woah, is this some kind of weird storeroom?" Lucy muttered as we looked around the room we had landed in. Happy then jumped up with a scream, a skull on his head.

"Check me out!" The blue feline cheered.

"Your looking fierce Happy." Natsu agreed. Between the five of us, we worked our way through the mansion looking in every room to try and find this book. "Are we gonna have to search every room in this whole stinkin' place?"

"Well, yeah."

"I think we should take a hostage and force them to tell us where the book is!"

"Aye!" Happy agreed.

"The whole point of this mission is to not be noticed." I sighed, "We need to be like ninja."

"Like a real ninja…" Natsu trailed off.

"What's going on inside that head of yours." Lucy groaned. I turned on my heel as the ground behind us split open.

"Intruder alert Virgo!" The four maids from earlier shouted.

"Let's crush 'em girls!" The large one, Virgo, added.

"We're toast!" Lucy whimpered.

"Rar!" Happy shouted, causing the four maids to squeal and back away, crying about how Happy was a monster. I lept forward,

"Eclipse Dragon Iron Fist!" I shouted, sending the four into the air.

"Flying Virgo Attack!" Virgo shouted, jumping and landing on top of Natsu.

"Natsu!" Mizuki cried. I watched as Natsu lifted Virgo off him before jumping up and kicking her across the room.

"We must not let ourselves be discovered." Natsu whispered after he landed, his scarf wrapped around his head, "We are Ninja!"

"Ninja!" Happy repeated.

"Ninja are supposed to be quiet guys." Lucy sighed. We soon came across a set of double doors. We opened them to reveal a large library.

"Woah…" I said in awe, my eyes sparkling.

"There are so many books here!" Mizuki said, summoning her wings and flying towards a bookshelf.

"Who would have thought that Everlue was a major bookworm." Lucy commented.

"Let's start looking!" Natsu cheered.

"Aye Sir!" Happy agreed. The five of us started to search the bookshelves to try and find Daybreak. With the size of the library, it could take a while.

"How are we ever gonna find one stupid book in this place?" Lucy questioned.

"This one has lots of pictures!" Natsu said, holding up a book.

"Look! It's a book on fish!" Happy added, waving another one.

"Look at this one Yui!" Mizuki said, flying towards me with a golden book in hand, "This one sparkles!" I took the book from her paws and read the title.

"Good work Mizuki, you found the book!" I complimented, gently scratching in between Mizuki's ears, causing her to purr.

"Two milion Jewel, here we come!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Well, let's burn it then." I lit my opposite hand in a silver flame.

"Hold on a second." Lucy snatched the book from my hand, causing my flame to disappear, "I didn't realise that this was written by Kemu Zaleon! Zaleon was a great wizard and an amazing novelist. I'm such a big fan! I was totally positive that I'd read every single sentence he'd ever written but this might be an unpublished novel!"

"Who cares." Natsu said, igniting a finger, "It all burns the same to me!"

"Don't you dare touch it!" Lucy clutched the book to her chest. "This is a great work of literature. You two Pyros better stay away from it!"

"But it's our job Lucy." Mizuki said.

"Forget about the stupid job!"

"Failure is not an option!" Happy declared.

"Come on guys! Let's just say we burned it!" Lucy pleaded. "I'll keep it a secret I swear!"

"I'm not a liar." Natsu stated.

"Well, well, what do we have here." A voice echoed through the room. We turned as the ground behind us broke and Everlue jumped through the floor. "So you thieves are looking to pilfer Daybreak from me, are you? Bo-yo-yo."

"See slowpoke, this is all your fault!" Natsu complained, pointing

"Um, sorry about that." Lucy apologised sheepishly.

"Mizuki thinks that going through the door would have been so much easier." Mizuki sighed.

"I knew all you low life wizard types were coming around here to take something of mine." Everlue continued, "I never guessed it was that stupid book."

"Ths works out great! If it's so stupid I guess it's fine if I keep it?" Lucy asked.

"It's mine! You can't have it so get your grubby hands off!"

"Greedy gut."

"Shut your trap ugly." I sighed and lit a flame in my hand,

"Lucy just give the book here and we can get this over with." I ordered.

"No way I'm not giving it to you!" Lucy wailed.

"Lucy! This is out job!" Natsu shouted at her.

"Well, at least let me read it first." Lucy said, kneeling and opening the book.

"I've had enough." Everlue growled, "How dare you put your hands on my possessions. Now, come forth Vanish Brothers!" The bookshelves at the end of the room opened to reveal two men. One was very tall and had spiky hair that looked like a star. The smaller of the two had a large plait at the base of his hair. He held a large frying pan. In my head I'd already named them Frypan and Star-Head respectivly. On their arms was an S with a wolf head imprinted on top of it. The Southern Wolves… I grit my teeth, I thought we had taken down the Southern Wolves years ago…

"You called upon us sir?" The oldest asked.

"Can you believe these punks are from the Fairy Tail guild?" The other commented. "Talk about a bunch of runts."

"The Southern Wolves?" Mizuki questioned, tilting her head to the side. She looked up at me, "I thought they disbanded years ago."

"Me too." I muttered,

"They're a Mercanary Guild!" Happy exclaimed. Natsu pounded his fist into his hand.

"So you have some body guards, do ya'?" Natsu questioned.

"Bo-yo-yo-yo." Everlue laughed, twirling his nose-moustache. "The Southern Wolves are always hungry for fresh game. Say your prayers thieves."

"Hey, try and hold them up for a while." Lucy said, standing with the book in hand. "I'm not sure but I think this book holds some kind of secret." Lucy ran out of the room.

"You got it." I said. Everlue started to decend into the floor.

"I'm going after the girl!" He declared. "Make sure those two don't leave here in one piece!" Everlue disappeared.

"Natsu, Happy, Mizuki, go with her." I cracked my knuckles,

"You sure Yui?" Natsu asked.

"I'll be fine." I punched my hand into my fist, letting a small flame escape. "These two don't know what's comin'" Natsu nodded and ran off with Happy and Mizuki flying after him.

"Woah, you sure talk big for such a little girl." Star-Head commented.

"Perhaps we should put her in her place." Frypan added. "So your a Fire Wizard."

"How'd you know?" I asked.

"We saw the fire in your hand while you were fighting those maids." Star-Head explained.

"So it's obvious your an Ability-Type Fire Wizard." Frypan finished.

"So, you gotta know what happens when you play with fire, huh?" I questioned, igniting my fists, "Your gonnaget burned!" I lept forward with my fist outstretched. Unfortunately, Frypan used his...well...frypan to block the attack.

"Sorry to break it to you kid fighting Fire Wizards is something we do well." Frypan knocked me back, "Very well." Star-Head lept forward and tried to kick me, but I managed to jump back and out of the way. I was then whacked out of the room by the frypan and out into the main area. I landed on the tongue of a large statue of Everlue.

"Fairy Tail may be a big-time Guild and all, but you pathetic wizards are a match for trained mercenaries like us." Star-Head declared.

"Tell that to your friends in Tuly Village." I stated.

"That was you? You think that taking one of our sub-branches makes you all that special?"

"Do you happen to know what a Wizard's greatest weakness is?" Frypan aked.

"You talking about transportation!" I shouted.

"I think that might be more of a personal problem…"

"Is he making fun of us?" Star-Head exclaimed.

"Their weakness is their bodies!" I jumped up as Frypan smashed his weapon into the Statue-Everlue's tongue, breaking it in half. "Since Wizards have to focus so intensely honing their mental abilities."

"They neglect to train their bodies which leaves them physically weak." Star-Head added as I dodged a punch from him. We landed on the floor.

"On the other hand, we focus on our physical abilities."

"So we have more power and speed then you."

"Oh, I am so scared." I cooed sarcastically. I got into a fighting stance. I gave the two a 'come here' gesture. "Now stop your yapping and let's fight."

"Hey bro, combo attack?" Star-Head asked. Frypan set his weapon low so his brother could stand on it.

"Heaven and Earth Annihilation!" The two chorused.

"Bring it on!" I shouted. The older one threw his brother into the air. I looked up, trying to gauge where he was going to land.

"Look towards heaven, and strike from the earth!" I was caught of guard as Frypan used his weapon to knock me back. I landed on my feet, skidding back as I glared at him, letting out a soft growl.

"Look towards earth, and you strike down from heaven!" I grunted as Star-Head landed a harsh kick to my back, causing me to face-plant into the floor.

"You have witnessed the true power of the Vanish Brothers. The Heaven and Earth Annihilation technique."

"It's a force very few are able to survive." I jumped to my feet.

"Guess I'm one of those few." I commented, rubbing some dirt off my cheek. "Now you're gonna see my true power!" I made a pipe with my hands, "Eclipse Dragon! Roar!" A jet of silvers flames shot from my hands and shot towards the brothers.

"Flame Cooking!" Frypan declared. My silver fire was absorbed into the base of his frypan. "You see my frypan absorbs your flames and doubles their strength." I smirked, these two don't know what they're in for. Frypan turned his weapon towards me and I calmly waited as my flames were returned back to me. Well...they weren't mine exactly… I grinned as I ate the flames.

"Thank's for the meal guys!" I laughed, "But I guess...if Fire won't work on you...I guess I'll just have to use something else. Moon Dragon! Wing Attack!" I shouted. A silver, stary, milky substance surrounded my arms as I lept towards the Vanish Brothers. They were frozen in fear as they fell to the floor, beaten. "Did I overdo it?" I asked as I looked around the now ruined room.