AN: Hey! It's Salem! I'm a million times sorry for not uploading in almost a year. I've had a lot of family problems, and I go to boarding school now, so it's been hard to find time to write. Anyways, I had this prepared 10 months ago. I was still working on it, but I think I've left you all waiting too long. I took the last bit and am going to start working on the next chapter rather than include it here. I haven't watched Fairy Tail in a while, nor seen the new season, so I might be a bit slow, but I will try to update more regularly. I love you all! Thanks for the support!

Lots of Love,

~Salem

The birds were chirping when the girls awoke in the morning. Sunlight seeped through the hotel window, and the smell of pastries could be detected from the downstairs cafe. The girls slowly got up with the hangovers they had. As Lucy took a bath, Juvia quietly opened the pages of her book to where she had left the note. Making sure that Lucy wasn't able to see her, she wrote a note to the others. It went like this:

Dear Minna,

I have missed you greatly, but we are ok. In fact, we're having a lot of fun! However, that is not what I want to talk to you about. Have you ever heard Lucy say anything about red eyes or the name Rosa? If you have, or you know any information on it, could you write me back about it? But please don't tell Lucy about it. Thanks! (AN: for my sake, let's say she writes in normal pov).

Lots of love,

~Juvia

Juvia slipped it into the pages of her book for safe keeping. Then she stood up and knocked on the bathroom door. "Lucy-san! When you are out, we should send a letter to the guild! Like, maybe make it a thing where we send a letter from every place we've gone after we leave?" Juvia asked, glancing down at the book in her hands.

"Sure! Sounds like a good idea to me. What about if we take pictures around town today and send them with the letters to return to the guild?" Lucy answered, her voice slightly echoey from the acoustics of the bathroom.

"Yeah, sure." Juvia said. She walked away from the door and started to pack her luggage, other than a new set of clothes and other necessities for the day. Then she put the book in a secret pocket in her bag. As soon as she had closed it, Lucy exited the bathroom. "Hey Lucy-san, I'm going to take a shower before we go, ok?" Lucy nodded as she sat down to start packing the extra stuff up. Juvia entered the bathroom and locked the door. As she stood in the hot water, she thought about the night before. Rosa. Red eyes. Juvia remembered from what Lucy had said before. Then she thought of earlier that night. What if she was trying to remember the red eyed woman from before? While Juvia went over these thoughts in her head, she was oblivious to the similar ones in the head of her blonde friend just outside the door. Lucy had paused in her actions of packing as the thoughts ran through her head. What was it that I needed to remember? Something about red eyes. What is it about those eyes?! I can't remember…. Lucy shook her head. No, I shouldn't be thinking about that right now. Not when I'm about to go have a fun day out with Juvia. Shaking the thoughts from her head, she finished packing all her extra stuff and changed into a new pair of clothes. Lucy chose to wear a pair of low waist skinny jeans with sparkly flowers on them with a black off the shoulder crop top. Then she pulled on a pair of black and tan heeled sandals and brushed her hair again. By the time she was done, Juvia was out of the bathroom. "Hey Lucy-san, Juvia's gonna change and then we can go. K?" Juvia asked as she turned around to change.

"Yeah sure." Lucy said absent-mindedly as she did her makeup. When Lucy turned around, Juvia was wearing similar jeans but without the flowers, and a blue top that showed her belly button with blue heeled shoes. Her hair was put in a side braid over her left shoulder. She had done light makeup similar to Lucy's which consisted of light pink lipstick and a little bit of eyeshadow and eyeliner/mascara. Then she grabbed her purse.

"Ready to go?" Juvia asked. Lucy nodded.

"Yeah, just let me grab my stuff." She said. Lucy grabbed her purse and her wallet. "Ok, I'm good. Let's go!" Then the girls left with big smiles on their faces. First they went to a cafe for brunch. They ordered a mega size waffle deluxe with a side of french toast to share. Juvia had a water and Lucy ordered a strawberry smoothie. The girls laughed the whole time. They even took some photos. They got one of the two of them and one of Lucy spitting out the smoothie from laughing too hard. It got on her shirt so she had to change into a pink one virgo brought her. Lucy was mortified, but Juvia thought it was funny and refused to delete it. After they left, they went to the local park in town. There they played tag and took lots of pictures. They even took some with the statues there. After that, they got hungry and went to the harbor where there was a farmers market happening. They ate some sushi and chicken kabobs, as well as enjoyed the scenery. As it got later in the day, they decided to head back to the hotel and check out. On the way though, they saw a little clothes store and went in to check it out. Half an hour and many wardrobe changes later, they checked out. Lucy got a new pair of skinny jeans with sparkling stars, some cute tops, and a pair of bedazzled sneakers since they'd likely be doing some walking in the future. Juvia got some blue tops, a jacket, some variation of shorts and jeans, as well as new sneakers and hiking boots. When the girls were satisfied, they continued on their way to the hotel, just in time to check out. After the girls checked out, Lucy summoned Virgo. "Gate of the maiden, I open thee! Virgo!" Just then, Virgo appeared out of a cloud of smoke.

"Punishment princess?" She said. Lucy sweatdropped and massaged her head. Juvia laughed as Lucy sighed.

"No, just, can you please get our stuff?" Lucy said with a bit of exasperation in her voice. Virgo nodded her head and grabbed their stuff and poofed back to the celestial realm. "I swear with her sometimes…" Lucy muttered under her breath.

Juvia laughed. "Your spirits are one of a kind." She said. "Come on, let's go to the train station and try to catch the next train to Acalypha!" Juvia said laughing as she ran ahead. Lucy shook her head and ran to catch up.

"Wait up Juvia!" These shoes aren't made for running!" Lucy said panting as Juvia laughed. Then Lucy caught up to her and they laughed the rest of the way.

Time skip

"Ugh, it's gonna take forever to get to Acalypha." Juvia moaned from her seat. The two girls were an hour into the train ride, and Juvia was already bored. Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Oh, stop being such a baby." Lucy said as she looked up from her magazine, Galaxy Faire. "Look at a magazine. They're really interesting." Lucy said gesturing to the other various magazines they had, including 'Teen Sorceress,' 'Novapolitan,' 'Alluring,' and 'By the Sea' Magazines. Juvia just crossed her arms and sighed.

"Yeah, but Juvia's not really in the mood to read one. Hey, do you think that they have any extra playing cards?" Juvia asked. Lucy thought about it.

"Probably. You should go ask. It'll help us pass the time faster." Juvia nodded.

"BRB!" She said as she walked off to find someone who worked on the train. As she waited, Lucy continued to flip thru the pages of her magazine. Right before she flipped to the next page, Juvia came back excited by the various decks of cards she had gotten. Laughing, Lucy set down the magazine, unknowing of the dark haired, red eyed beauty on the next page, by the name of Ambrosia. Laughing, they decided to play go fish, which lasted them a good three hours of competition, until they were shushed for being too loud. They had forgotten they were around other people while they were playing, as the game had gotten so intense. After that the girls started to get tired. Not much later they fell asleep, the magazine falling to the floor opened to the next page, but with the cover up. A few hours later, they arrived in Acalypha, both none-the-wiser to the woman in the magazine.

Time skip

"Ahh! How nice it is to finally be off the train." Juvia said as she walked with a smile on her face. "You said we should stop here for supplies. Where should we go?" Juvia asked "There's a Camping Goods over there. Or were you thinking more in the food department?"

"Hmm. We'll definitely need both, but I think we should settle into a hotel room first. The staff might even know a few places for us to go. And I figured we could hang around for a day or two. There's no rush to hurry to get stuff. Unless you really want to get back on a train so soon." Lucy said mischievously. Juvia paled a bit at that thought.

"Yeah, Juvia thinks she'd rather hang out here." She said sweat dropping. Lucy laughed.

"Hey! There's a hotel over there! Lucy said pointing. The two girls headed over to the hotel to check it out.

"Hello. How may I help you?" The lady at the front desk said smiling.

"Hey! Um, may we please have a double room?" Juvia asked. The lady scanned the list to see what's available.

"Yes, you may. Do you have a preference on which floor or where? We have rooms open on the first and third floors in both the front and back of the hotel."

"The third please. One overlooking the lawn in the back." Juvia said. The woman nodded and grabbed the key cards.

"Here you go." She said handing them over to the girls. They thanked her and went on their way. After having Virgo drop off what they needed, they went out to eat for dinner. (A.N. They woke up early, checked out in the early afternoon (before 3) and it took 6 hours max to get to Acalypha so it's dinner time.)

After a bit, they stopped in front of a restaurant called the "Lucky Hispida." They entered to a delicious scent coming from the kitchen. As they walked in, they were met with a kind host. "Welcome to Lucky Hispida's!" He said smiling. "Table for two?" Juvia nodded. He smiled. "I've never seen you two around." He said observantly. "New or just visiting?" He asked grabbing two menus for them.

"Just passing through." Juvia said with a smile, as she and Lucy followed him to their table. He smiled.

"Well feel free to come again! Have a nice night ladies." A while later, after the girls had ordered their meal, but before the food had come, they were surprised to see Lucy's father walk by. Next to him was a few older men and women, as well as a girl of Lucy and Juvia's age. Jude stopped by their table in shock, and everyone stopped with him.

"Sir." One of the older women said. "Who are they?" This shook Jude out of his shock.

"This is my daughter Lucy, and her friend." A look of recognition crossed their faces at Lucy's name." They began to smile and shake hands with her. "Lucy, this is Mr. and Mrs. Moretti, Mr. Garcia, Ms. Martinez, Mr. Watts. Ms. Chang, Mr. Ling, and Miss Michelle G. Lobster, the daughter of an old family friend." Jude introduced. "Since we're all here, maybe we can sit together." Jude suggested. "But only if it's ok with you." He finished quickly. Everyone turned to look at Lucy. She hesitated, then made her decision with a small sigh.

"Sure, you guys can join us." Lucy said. Everyone smiled.

"Great!" Jude said smiling. With that, the group pushed together some tables and chairs and sat down. On Lucy's right, was her father, across from her was Juvia, and on Juvia's right was Michelle. Lucy and her father struggled at conversation at first, but then they began to really get into conversation. Across from them, Juvia and Michelle were excitedly talking about some beach they wanted to visit. Later, the topic of them taking a leave of absence came up, so the four discussed that. By the time they were done with their food, Lucy had made up with her father, and both girls had made a new friend. As they were preparing to leave and saying goodbye, Jude approached Lucy. "Lucy." She turned around. "I'm so sorry for how I treated you as a child, and how I acted with the whole Phantom Lord thing. But I hope you can forgive me, and that we can stay in touch on your adventures. Here is a crystal orb mini to contact me on. I love you, Lucy," he said giving her a hug.

Lucy smiled. "I love you too dad. And I forgive you." Then she turns around to where Juvia was hugging Michelle and they left.

Timeskip

"Ahh. I'm so tired." Lucy said falling onto her bed. "Although, I'm happy we saw them tonight. I feel like I am finally at a good place with my dad for the first time in a while. Plus, Michelle was rather nice as well." Lucy said as Juvia fell onto her bed with a sigh.

"Yeah, she was. We should hang out in the future." She said tiredly. Lucy nodded. "Well I'm exhausted, so I'm going to sleep. She said yawning. Lucy nodded.

"Me too." Lucy said with a yawn. Soon they were both asleep.

(A.N. Let's say Juvia sent both letters to Fairy Tail before they left.)

In the meantime at Fairy Tail…

Mira went to check the mail before they closed for the night. As she was walking through the guild on her way to the master's office, she looked through them. There were 3 letters from the magic council regarding team Natsu's behavior, 2 new job requests which she put on the board, a magazine from Sorcerer Weekly, and Mira stopped in shock. A letter from Juvia and Lucy! She hurried her pace to get to the master's office. When she got there she started knocking rapidly. "Master! Master! Guess what came in the mail!" She yelled happily. Makarov opened the door.

"What is it my child?" He asked. Mira waved around the mail. She entered and dropped it all onto his desk, except for the letter.

"Lucy and Juvia sent mail!" She said excitedly. Master ran up to see it. It was addressed to the entire guild.

"Mira, we should read it to the guild tomorrow. How does noon sound? That's usually rush hour for the guild, right?" Mira nodded. "Ok. I'll put it right here." He said putting it in a secure place. Mira nodded.

"I'll usher everyone out so we can close up." Mira said and Makarov nodded. Mira left the office as Makarov smiled, happy to see a sign that they're okay.

AN: Thank you for all the support! Another chapter is on it's way!

Lots of Love,

~Salem