Cynthia's blinked away, her vision blurry. "Hm…?" She spoke in a tired voice, starting to shift around when she felt a pair of arms wrapped around her. "Huh…?" Cynthia looked down, seeing Wendy fast asleep, cuddled up to Cynthia. "Oh yeah…" Cynthia thought back to the night before, the 18th, just after Wendy and Cynthia hung out all night.

{Flashback}

Cynthia was a restless sleeper lately, and the past two days she was unable to get any sleep. "Ugh…" Cynthia tossed and turned in her bed, groaning softly as she wasn't able to find a comfortable position. She was curious as to how Carla and Wendy could sleep so soundly over the last two days.

Wendy happened to be unable to sleep as well this particular night, and it was the first time she realized Cynthia was unable to sleep. Wendy sat up slowly, brushing her hair out of her eyes as she yawned softly. "Cynthia…?"

"Hm…" Cynthia sat up, rubbing her eyes. "Wendy…? Did I wake you…?"

Wendy shook her head slowly, frowning just a little. "No…I can't sleep…"

"You too…?" Cynthia asked, brushing her messy black hair behind her shoulders.

"Me too?" Wendy blinked a few times, looking over at Cynthia. "Have you not been sleeping at all tonight…?"

Cynthia nodded a few times, sighing. "Not just tonight, the last few nights…but I kept it to myself…"

"You should sleep…" Wendy nodded slowly, placing her hands on her lap.

"I wish I could…" Cynthia sighed again.

"Hmm…" Wendy thought for a few seconds before sliding out of her bed, and onto Cynthia's. "Maybe we'll sleep better if we sleep together?"

"Maybe…?" Cynthia shrugged slightly before laying down on her back. "It's worth a shot…"

"Hai," Wendy nodded slowly, laying down next to Cynthia, wrapping her arms around Cynthia as she snuggled into her chest, a relaxed smile crossing her face. "You're warm…" Wendy said quietly, yawning as she closed her eyes.

"Mhm…" Cynthia closed her eyes, her body relaxing almost instantaneously.

{End Flashback}

"She looks so peaceful…" Cynthia said with a soft smile as she looked at Wendy. Deciding that she didn't want to wake Wendy, she stayed snuggled up to her friend, closing her eyes as she went back to sleep.

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It was about midafternoon in Fairy Tail; those inside were discussing the details of Wendy's birthday party, mainly Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza. "Wendy's birthday is in just over a week!" Lucy grinned. "I really hope she likes what we have planned."

"I bet she will," Lisanna nodded and gave a sweet smile. "I think we should all do something special for her and maybe Cynthia too! I always smile when I see Wendy and Cynthia together, because they make each other so happy."

"We should thank Cynthia for being such a good friend to Wendy, huh?" Gray suggested, looking around. "Plus, I think we could all use a day off too. We have been planning the last few weeks over this; I don't think it would be good to put our brains on overdrive."

"We never did celebrate for keeping the number one spot in Fiore…" Lucy said as she tapped her finger on her chin.

"She's right," Mirajane nodded. "I was wondering if we were ever going to do that…"

"I have an idea!" Natsu grinned.

"Is it a GOOD idea?" Gray asked, looking up at Natsu with a nonchalant look.

"It's better than anything you could come up with!" Natsu sneered, immediately going forehead to forehead with Gray.

"You sure about that? I wouldn't be surprised if all that heat melted what was left of your brain!" Gray replied, curling his lip in disgust towards Natsu.

Lucy pulled Natsu away from Gray after a five second struggle, allowing the Salamander to calm down as he shook his head. "What was your idea, Natsu?" Lucy asked, hoping to change the subject before Natsu and Gray fought each other once again.

"Well, I was thinking that we could go to the beach!" Natsu nodded, thinking that he came up with a brilliant idea.

"The beach?" Erza blinked a few times before nodding slowly. "I think that sounds like a wonderful idea."

"I TOLD you it was a good idea, Gray!" Natsu smirked victoriously.

"Even I could've come up with that one…anyone could have," Gray smirked.

"Why didn't you then?" Natsu replied, his smirk widening.

"A-ANYWAY!" Lucy pulled Natsu away even farther from Gray. "I think the beach sounds like a great idea! When should we go?"

"Well, I want Cynthia and Wendy to come along, so maybe someone should find them?" Natsu asked, taking a seat in a chair, cutting his eyes at Gray quickly.

"They've been asleep all day," Levy giggled a little after she spoke. "I checked on them earlier, and they were all snuggled up together, it was so cute!"

"Well, we'll wait on them! If they wake up within the hour, we're going down to the beach!" Natsu raised a fist into the air, a beach day sounding incredible the more he thought about it.

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Things at White Eclipse were rather quiet since Sidney's departure. Members such as Luke, Cygnus, and Waiston were slightly upset at this fact because they wanted to test their strength against the infamous Ace, but were unable to do so because of his absence. "Man, this is lame…" Waiston kicked at the ground with his hands in his jacket, sighing heavily.

"Nothing interesting has happened…at all… Cygnus shrugged, chewing on a meatball sub.

"Things are only interesting if you make them interesting," Selene replied to the conversation as she walked into the kitchen.

"Where did she…never mind," Luke just shook his head, leaning against the wall, still thinking back to how the final match of the tournament was a tie. "If only I saw it coming…"

"Trust me, Luke," Waiston said as he looked up. "I bet none of us saw it coming. If we were a little stronger…"

"I think you should all stop dwelling in the past!" Nami nodded a few times as she hopped cheerfully down the stairs.

"Did you see Cynthia though?!" Luke blurted out.

"Yeah...that was crazy..." Selene replied, thinking back to Cynthia'a fight with Sidney.

"I said it before and I'll say it again, she's basically the only reason they won, and Sidney refusing Aira's help," Luke nodded.

"What can you do...?" Nami shrugged.

"Something bothers me though..." Luke continued, just as Reve, Taya, Aira, and Jaxon walked into the room.

"And what's that?" Selene asked, casually swiping a bag of Luke's chips from the kitchen.

"I don't think that was her full power..." Luke frowned just a little after speaking.

"Wait, what?" Reve interrupted the conversation as Luke's comment peaked his curiosity. "What's that supposed to mean, Cloud?" Reve asked with a questioning tone.

"I don't know," Luke replied. "I just know that Cynthia is a lot more powerful than she looks. And she got stronger after Sidney used the fog..."

"What are you trying to say?" Taya asked, crossing her arms underneath her chest as she eyed Luke.

"Oi...to be honest, I think that girl's a potential threat...or something..." Luke nodded slowly.

"Luke, she's just a child!" Selene protested.

"I know!" Luke replied, groaning. "Which is why I've been keeping quiet about it, but recently it's hard not to think that..."

"I think you're overreacting, Luke," Jaxon said with a minor laugh.

"I...ah...probably..." Luke sighed.

Selene thought about when Cynthia was whimpering on the ground after Sidney used his fog on her. The position Cynthia was in was oddly familiar to Selene, but she couldn't put her finger on it. "Ugh..." Selene mumbled to herself, wishing Sidney was around so she could ask what he did to her.

"I think I know what the problem is," Reve said.

"And what's that?" Cygnus asked, looking over to Reve.

"We haven't relaxed in a long time, and we're still upset about that annoying tie. So, I think we should have a relaxation day."

"Relaxation?" Nami perked up, a smile forming across her face. "What kind?!"

"How's a beach day tomorrow sound?" Reve asked, looking around at the members present.

"Sounds riveting," Luke nodded several times, the beach sounding like a pleasant idea to him.

"Great, now get everyone who's here tomorrow, and be ready to go! It's a beach day tomorrow!" Reve smirked just a little.