Hey guys, it's been a while since I updated hasn't it? *sweatdrops*

Disclaimer: Unfortunately for me, Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima who is my all time favorite mangaka and I aspire to be him. *bows*

"Miraaaaaaaaaa..."

The silver haired barmaid looked up from the counter that she was wiping down and towards the three mages who were tiredly stalking in. Natsu slumped down in front of her and Cana sat down next to him with a bottle to her mouth, a shirtless Gray behind her. "Hm? What happened?" She questioned as she rubbed the dragon slayer's back soothingly.

"We couldn't find this Laxus guy."

"Hm? That's odd, he's usually always at home."

Cana placed the bottle down as she looked Mira in the eye, "Well, honestly, we couldn't find his house...I-I couldn't remember the address..." The brunette grinned sheepishly as she picked up the bottle once more.

"Oh. Well that's okay Cana." Mira peered over at the bag of bottles that the raven haired male was holding, "I see you stopped at the liquor store."

The brunette nodded cheerfully prompting Natsu to groan, "Yeah because apparently that's all drunky monkey here is good for."

Cana chuckled as she ruffled the boy's hair, a look of disgust sweeping across his face. The brunette smiled and hopped off the bar stool. "Mirajane I 'betcha didn't even notice Fullbuster here lost his shirt!"

Natsu rolled his eyes as the female drunk stood in front of Gray, rubbing his chest in circles as she spoke, "Yo Wanda, isn't that considered sexual harassment?"

"Jealous, hun?"

Gray didn't react though, he was used to Cana's drunken antics anyway but he just couldn't shake that little run in with Juvia. What would he do now? Could he still even go and get coffee without things being awkward? He watched as Mira laughed and pulled the brunette away from him.

"Oh alright Cana dear, I guess I'll go find Laxus later. Master Makarov really wanted him here though..." The barmaid gave a small smile as she sat Cana down, and brushed a hand through Natsu's hair. "Gray, honey. A lot on your mind?"

Gray frowned and shook his head, "Nah...uh...don't worry about it Mira. Just thinking."

The female nodded and poured a glass of ice cold water, "Drink it." The boy nodded and Mira smiled, "Now, I'm not gonna pry in your personal life because I don't do that..." The barmaid could've sworn she heard Cana snort at her statement and she rolled her eyes, "...but if you ever want to talk, feel free okay?"

The ice mage nodded.

Mira glanced at the large clock, it was 4:27 am...and the guild was pretty much dead. Apart from the three in front of her, it was just Macao and Wakaba sitting in the back chatting amongst themselves. Technically, the guild didn't operate until seven and Master Makarov was away on business so Mira was in charge.

That's why Makarov suggested to get Laxus.

"Mira?"

The girl turned and smiled at Gray, "Hm?"

"I could go get Laxus for you y'know. I mean I'd need the address but I'm sure it'll be easy and way more efficient without Captain Inferno and the drunk getting in the way."

"Oh I couldn't ask you to do that, Laxus is quite stubborn. I'll just fetch him later."

The raven haired male nodded, "Ok I guess, you got anything else for me to do?"

Mira tapped her chin and pulled out a large binder, "As of right now? I don't think so..." She filed through the pages, "Oh! I know!" She shoved a flier into Gray's face, he took it and peered down at it curiously.

Needed: 2 Male mages, most likely in their 20s, preferably handsome (no offense to those who aren't)

Why: To accompany my friend and I to the Magic Council's annual wizard ball.

Willing to pay: 20,000 jewels

Call the Sabertooth guild and ask for Minerva.

Gray narrowed his eyes, "This isn't exactly what I had in mind Mira."

The barmaid frowned, "Hey it's something isn't it? And look at how much it pays!"

"I don't care Mira. I have no intention of being some chick's escort."

"It didn't say escort."

"It didn't not say escort either."

The female raised her hands up in defeat, "Fine. Fine. I'm sure Jet and Droy will do it...well, if Levy persuades them..." She searched through the binder once more and pulled out a leaflet, "Okay, old Miss Mayberry needs some mages to pick up a few things for her."

Gray squinted down at the paper before rolling his eyes, "Mira, this is a grocery list. Why does Miss Mayberry need mages for a grocery list?"

"Hmm...come to think about it, I don't know. Maybe she feels more comfortable with mages..."

Gray shrugged, "I guess."

"Okay, so I'll sign you, Natsu and Cana up-"

"Nah, nah, nah." The drunken brunette spoke as she waved them off, "Count me out on this one MJ. Let these two do it, okay."

Gray couldn't help but smile, say what you want about Cana, she was a sweet girl. He watched as Mira stamped the sheet and smiled.

Mira handed the guy the paper, "Okay, I'll call Miss Mayberry and arrange it. You and Natsu will head over to her house at about nine..." She glanced over at the pink haired boy who was sound asleep, and giggled "You two should head home and rest, can't have you falling asleep on the job now."

Gray nodded as he slammed a cold hand down on Natsu's neck, prompting the dragon slayer to jump up in shock. Natsu sneered at the ice mage as he rubbed the back of his neck, "What the hell stripper?!"

"We're going home, ya' fucking pyro...we've gotta job helping Miss Mayberry later at nine."

Natsu yawned and rubbed his face, "Finally! Later Mira!"

Mira giggled as the dragon slayer ran out of the guild, the ice mage slowly trailing behind him.

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Lucy groaned as she hit the floor. She must've rolled off of her bed again, typical Lucy habit. She frowned as she glanced up at her alarm clock, 4:45 am...that's weird her alarm usually went off by-

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

There it is.

She stood up and slammed her hand on top of the clock, and let herself fall back into bed. She sighed as she grabbed her cell phone, 4 missed calls? That was weird. She scrolled down her call list, one missed call from Dan, two from Juvia...that was odd, and one from a number she hadn't recognized. She redialed the last number and pressed the phone to her ear, "Hello?"

"Ah! Lu-chan?"

Lucy bit her lip at the cheery tone, "Uh..yeah?"

The voice giggled, "Oh how rude of me! You probably don't even remember! It's Levy, the girl you met at Fairy Tail!"

Lucy smiled. She had forgotten about her, Levy was this super cool Fairy Tail mage that she had met when she had gone with Juvia. They had bonded over their love of literature and apparently, Lucy had given her, her number. "Oh hey Levy!"

"Sorry to wake you up so early! I'm kind of an early bird. I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out later?"

Lucy sat up, she wasn't expecting Levy to suggest that. Sure, Levy was really cool and all but she was a wizard...a wizard in Fairy Tail, nonetheless. She didn't want to leave the girl on hold for too long, that would be rude. She sighed and responded, "Yeah I do. Um...how about you stop by the local coffee shop later? I work there."

"Oh! Okay, I'll stop by later! See you Lu-chan!"

Lucy grinned, this girl just radiated positivity. "Later Levy." The blonde stretched as she finally got out of bed, she was actually looking forward to work today. She'd hang out with Levy for a bit and then, hopefully, those guys would stop in.

Back when she and Juvia had visited Fairy Tail, the atmosphere had too much magic energy for her...all she could think about was magic...and it brought up some really tough memories. She walked over to a picture, a younger her being tightly embraced by an older blonde. She gave a faint smile as she traced a finger over the frame.

But today. Today she figured what she could really use was a nice hot cup of coffee, a chat with a nice new friend and some quality time with her favorite semi-stranger-semi-friend hybrid. Juvia would ALWAYS say that she had a crush on the pink haired male but Lucy would deny it. Juvia wanted the two of them to double date...Lucy and Natsu, and Juvia and Gray.

It was a ridiculous idea though. They were a bunch of strangers, loyal customers. Besides, they probably wouldn't be that interested in dating two girls with these weird abnormal powers anyway...

Lucy sighed as she grabbed a towel and headed into the bathroom. They had too much for anyone to handle anyway...besides the last guy she dated was a total nut job.

For all she knew, Natsu could be a nut too.

Oh who was she kidding? He was charming and charismatic, crazy in the best way possible. Well, from what she knew.

She was a freaking illegal mage. Luckily, the Magic Council hadn't thrown her in jail as of yet. They were really serious about stuff like that.

Lucy shook her head as she ran the water in the shower, she shouldn't be thinking about crazy stuff like guilds and the Magic Council, it was way less stressful when she only thought about normal things and coffee anyway.

Next chapter, the boys meet the girls again *giggles* and you know the rest...lol

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and feel free to leave a review ;D

~Arigato, Mari :)