A/N: hey guys, welcome back to the next chapter of my first Fairy Tail fanfic. Now I know it may seem like a boring story, but trust me you will know of what happened with Wendy and Gray soon enough...just not this chapter. All I want is for you guys to give this story a chance and give me both positive feedback and constructive criticism on this story so I can get more creative ideas and possible plot twists in this story. I'm not begging, but I just want to see that there are active readers.

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*note and/or warning: this chapter has minor NaLu moments and a very slight Gajevy (GajeelxLevi) moment. Please respect my ships and I will respect yours:)

Lucy's P.O.V.

The seven of us were waiting outside of the infirmary. After Elfman got Gray in the infirmary, he had to go back to the guild hall to calm the store down. He told us to give us any information when we know. however, we got no word yet...and it's been quite a while. We were waiting in silence, and I can feel the tension going on between everyone...especially Natsu. He looks like he's ready to beat the living crap out of the closet thing next to him. His fists were curled up and were shaking. He was gripping them so tight, I'm surprised that they aren't bleeding.

I awkwardly get up and walked over to Natsu and sat beside him. He looked at me with this glare on his face, but it slightly went away when he saw me.

"Oh...hey Lucy," he says quietly that no one else can hear him.

"Hey," I whispered back and got closer to him. "Are you ok?"

"Yea," he said somewhat bitterly. "Why wouldn't I be ok?"

"You look like you're ready to punch something. Come on Natsu, you know they're gonna be ok."

"Don't be stupid. I KNOW they're gonna be ok, Lucy! They're both tough, so I know they're pull through. It's whoever gave them those kind of injuries I wanna kill! Don't you want to make whoever hurt them make them regret for messing with Fairy Tail?!"

"Yes, of course I do...but right now, we need to worry about Wendy and Gray. Wendy looked exhausted when we ran in, and Gray was down for the count. Besides, we can't do anything until we know who we're up against until either Gray or Wendy are ready to tell us."

He clenches his fists tighter. "Still! I can't sit by-."

I hugged him slightly. "You're gonna have to for now. Look, I think everyone wants revenge, but we can't go on and hurt anyone until we know who it is."

"We'll make them pay alright," Erza said as she sat by us. "I believe that Gray and Wendy will pull through, but whoever did this cannot go unpunished. Our best option is to ask Wendy about the issue because it looks like Gray may be out of commission for awhile. I could be wrong, but that seems like our only option for the time being."

"But we can't push her if that is the case," I said. "I mean..."

"I meant whenever she's ready. You make a good point when you said Wendy looked exhausted...and she did. It was definitely most likely that she had to carry Gray all the way here."

"Have to give her credit for carrying Gray...at least she didn't have to carry Lucy here."

I growled. "Are you seriously making a joke at a time like this?!"

"He isn't wrong," Happy came in saying.

"Shut it you stupid cat!"

"This is no time to make jokes right now!" Erza stated annoyed. "We can talk about Lucy's weight later!"

"Or not talk about it at all!" I snapped.

Natsu somewhat smirks, but I couldn't help but look over at Carla, who seems to be talking to PantherLilly. I'm assuming Lilly is trying to reassure her that Wendy will be ok. I mean...Wendy looked exhausted but otherwise mostly unharmed. She had a few scratches and bruises, but I doubt they would be life threatening.

"Hey," Natsu puts his hand on my shoulder and I looked at him. "How are you doing anyway?"

He went from angry to comforting in two seconds...sometimes I don't understand Natsu.

"I don't know," I answer honestly. "I'm still in shock of what just happened. Those two are tough, so I don't understand of how this could happen. It just doesn't make any sense."

"Hopefully we'll get answers soon enough! I'm all fired up now!"

"Give it a rest, Salamander!" Gajeel says annoyed. "Some of us are trying to get some peace and quiet!"

He glares at Gajeel. "Hey! You aren't the least bit concerned about those two?! What if it was someone you cared for?! Hm...lets say Levi!"

"Huh?! Why are you bringing HER into this?! She's busy on that mission with Juvia and Cana!"

I actually forgot about Juvia...hm, it's no wonder she hasn't come out towards Gray yet. The question is, who's gonna tell her?

"Well, it's obvious that-!"

"Enough, both of you!" Erza exclaims. "Look, we aren't here to argue and fight! We are here to check up on Wendy and Gray!"

As if on cue, the door opened and Makarov and Poryusica walked in. We just stared at them, waiting for them to give some sort of response.

"Ugh!" Poryusica sighs. "You humans are still here?!"

"Well excuse us for being concerned about our friends!" Natsu snaps, but I put a hand in front of him.

"You'll have to excuse him," I say. "We just want to know how Wendy and Gray are doing."

Poryusica looks at Makarov, and then back at us.

"Very well. You humans have too much curiosity though."

Natsu growls.

"Please just tell us before Natsu tries burning my arm off."

She sighs. "Very well," she looks at Makarov. "You can go if you need to Makarov."

He shakes his head. "No, I am staying. I have some information to tell them afterwards."

We all looked at each other, before Poryusica sighs again.

"Alright then," she looks at us. "I will start with the child first."

I could see Carla tense when she said that.

"She simply overworked herself to the point of exhaustion. Not to mention she was out of power and the fact she most likely carried her friend all the way back to the guild. She will be fine in a few days with some rest. She also did get some minor injuries, but they should take a few days to heal."

"So overall, Wendy's going to be ok?" Carla asks a little anxiously.

"She will in a matter of days," Poryusica said. "But she will need rest, so I don't want you bugging her too much until she gets her strength back."

"So we can visit her?"

"Not now...we need to leave her to rest. I will let you know when it's ok to see her."

Carla nods. "Understandable."

"That's good to hear," Erza says with a small smile. "So how is Gray holding up?"

Everything was silent, and knowing that, it can't be good. Poryusica and Makarov looked at each other again, before Poryusica speaks up.

"He, however, isn't so lucky. Along with some of the minor injuries, cuts, bruises, black eye, whatever you humans call them, he has some more...major injuries."

"Major?" Erza asks.

"Yes," Poryusica nods. "He has a fractured arm and leg...which I can tell were broken earlier. I can tell that your friend tried to fix his wounds earlier, but couldn't completely heal them. He also has a 97% chance of getting an infection in his ribcage without immediate treatment. I have already begun to try to heal his wounds in that area, but he isn't even close to being out if the woods yet. Not to mention that he also broke a few ribs."

I can feel heat coming from Natsu, and I got closer to him while still having my arm out so he doesn't go and attack anything.

"Your friend also has a concussion...he has a pretty bad wound on his head that most of the blood was dry, but some of it looked new."

I did see blood in Gray's hair, but I didn't even think of checking his head for my bumps or anything in that matter. How stupid can I get?!

"These injuries are too bad for even a sky wizard to heal. Even if the child was at full power, she couldn't completely heal all of his injuries. She may have almost completely taken the infection out of his ribs, and possibly made his concussion less severe, but that doesn't seem to be the case with her right now. The only thing she may have completely healed, was his arm and leg."

We all stood there in shock as we were trying to take this all in. Who in the world went up against Gray and Wendy and basically beat them to death...or Gray anyway? Could it have been the guy who they were supposed to capture for stealing gold?

"So, what you're saying is-?" Erza began saying.

"He is in critical condition as of right now," Poryusica said. "No one is allowed to see him except for Master Makarov."

I stood there wide eyed, hoping to believe that my ears are playing tricks on me. Gray...is his life really in danger right now?

"What are the chances of him...pulling through this?" I ask hesitantly.

"Knowing as stubborn as he is, I believe he will have a chance. However, I will have to use more healing herbs and other medication. If he continues np to be stubborn, he should pull through. Don't get your hopes up though, he still has a long way to go."

We all stood there in silence.

"As I said before, no one except Makarov can see the boy right now. As for the child, I suggest that you leave her alone right now. You may visit her in a few hours or a day at the most. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to the boy. You will leave this place at once before I get the broom! Understand?!"

"Yes ma'am," we say.

She looks at Makarov. "If you have something to tell them, please do it somewhere else!"

"Yes, of course," Makarov says. "Come, I need to talk to all of you."

He walked in front of us, and everyone began following him. I looked back at Poryusica and she didn't notice as she closes the door behind her. I really hoping Gray will be ok. Hopefully he really will be stubborn and keep fighting. Whoever they fought, hopefully Wendy will tell us when she has the strength. I'm not sure how long we would have to hold Natsu back before he goes on a rampage.

"Lucy?" I snapped out of my thoughts and looked to see Natsu looking at me. "You coming or what?"

"Uh...y-yes, I'm coming!"

I sped walked to the rest of the group.

Natsu's P.O.V.

Lucy caught up to me, and we were walking together. Everyone was silent as we walked, and the tension was too much. If it wasn't for Lucy, I probably would've punched something by now. The person or group who did this to Wendy and Gray has a major death wish! I know Gray is an idiot, but even he doesn't deserve the condition he's in! Hopefully Wendy will tell us what in the world happen because I will not sit down for this!

"Natsu, you need to calm down," Lucy said to me and I turned towards her.

"I am calm!" I say through gritted teeth.

"Look, we all want to take whoever did this out, but we won't know until we have some clue on who did it. Maybe Makarov knows about this."

"Of course he knows about this! We are literally following him!" I unintentionally snapped at her.

"I didn't mean it like that. What I'm saying is that maybe he knew more about this job that Wendy and Gray took. Like...more of the job that it has led on."

"Gr...I hope so! I can't stand by and watch this anymore!"

"It's hard, I know...but you're gonna have to trust me on this."

I grunted in defeat and didn't say another word. Soon we reached the front of the guild hall and he turns to us. No one said anything for a few moments, before I clenched my fists.

"Well, spill it Gramps! What did you want to tell us?!"

"I wanted to speak with you about the client that Wendy and Gray had to serve for."

We all looked at each other in confusion.

"What do you mean by that?" Erza asked.

"I know who he is," Gramps continues. "His name is Genta Relliesko."

"So...what information do you have on this guy?" I ask.

"When Wendy and Gray took this job, I was a tad bit concerned."

"Why?" Lucy asked.

"Relliesko has the tendency to leave out more information than he let on."

"What does that mean, master?" Erza asked. "Wasn't the job to get back this gold that a thief stole?"

"Yes," Gramps said. "But he has the tendency to leave out information about criminals and what they can do. Basically, he can go on and say that the thief can be a powerless man who can't do much, when really he can be a great and powerful wizard."

"But...wouldn't that kind of make him the enemy if he's willing to put wizards in danger like that?" Lucy asks.

"Not exactly," Gramps said. "Usually if he needed help, most of the time wizards get the job done. Some of the wizards have to go up against more advanced wizards than what he has described."

"Does he have memory problems? Because if he isn't a bad guy, then why does he sometimes put the lives of other wizards in unnecessary danger?" Erza asks.

"He simply has a bad memory," Gramps said. "Sometimes the old man can't remember a man's power or what they do. Sometimes when he forgets, he just takes a guess."

"So why does he even bother trying to give wizards jobs if he just goes and put them in danger?" Gajeel asks with an eye roll. "If what you're saying is true, then wouldn't he be at fault for putting Wendy and Gray in the infirmary...with Gray in critical condition?"

"Not exactly, Gajeel," Gramps said. "I said usually he doesn't put wizards in life threatening danger."

"Oh, so I'm guessing that Wendy and Gray are some kind of exception?!" I snapped. "Is that it?! HE should be the one to pay for this!"

I feel a hand in my shoulder, and I turned to see Lucy. Sighing, I looked back at Gramps.

"I will have a talk with Relliesko as soon as I can about the matter," Gramps said to us...but was looking at me. "Relliesko shouldn't be blamed for this. He didn't plan for this to happen for these two to end up where they are right now. If you are planning on getting revenge, I will not stop you. I will not tolerate anyone hurting my children like this! It is unforgivable! However, I want you to be careful...considering the conditions Wendy and Gray are in, you might be in for something."

I would go off saying how no one can win against me, but the look on Gramp's face made me stop.

"I am sure I will make that happen!" I say bitterly.

"We can accompany you to him if you-," Erza began saying.

"No...I must do this alone. All of you should keep an eye on Wendy and Gray for as long as you can. I also want you to get some information from Wendy on what they went through when she's ready. Is that understood?"

We all nod.

"Good...now I need to head back to the infirmary before I head towards Relliesko. I'll have to see if Poryusica needs any help with probably Gray."

"Understood," Erza says. "Go do what you need to do."

He nods and then walks away from all of us. When he was out of hearing range, I growl and clench my fist.

"I don't care what Gramps said! It doesn't matter if Relliesko didn't directly hurt them! He indirectly did! It's because of HIM that two of our teammates are out of action right now! One of them being in really bad shape! How can he expect us to-?!"

"That's enough, Natsu!" Erza says. "Although I'm not in total agreement with the master, this Relliesko guy isn't our main problem right now."

My fists were still clenched.

"We should go in the hall to tell everyone about Wendy and Gray."

Everyone nods, and Lucy was first to the door. Once the door was open, everyone stared at us.

A/N: well, that's it for the 2nd chapter. Gray isn't doing so good, is he? You can predict about what has happened with Wendy and Gray, but that part will be coming up in a chapter or two. Anyway, I hope to see some reviews in this chapters and hopefully I will see you in the next chapter! Bye!:)