Hi everyone! I'm bringing you another story that I have been working on. I do hope that you like it and would love feedback!

I don't own Fairy Tail or the characters, though I do love it!

Lucy smiled to herself as she walked towards the guild. It was time again to find a mission and make her some much needed money for the month. Sometimes, she did miss having her parents money but she knew that the money came with a price. Her freedom to make her own choices was that price. The blond laughed at Pluu, her spirit's, antics as they walked. The little dog (or snowman) liked to keep her laughing when they were together. The blond knew that Natsu and Lisanna were out on a mission with Happy, and she knew that it was a date mission. The blond was truly happy for her best friend, but she was hoping that Erza or Gray would be around to go on a mission with her.

She waved good-bye to her little friend as she reached the Guild, and could see him disappear into a puff of stars. Lucy pushed her way inside, making her way over to the bar, looking for stray furniture being tossed around the room. However since Natsu wasn't here she didn't really expect any. Her brown eyes took in the occupants of the room, and was a bit saddened that she didn't see her any of her team.

"Morning Lucy." Mira's bubbly voice brought Lucy's attention back to the bar.

"Hi Mira!" The blond smiled back at the Guild's sweet demon bartender, "Could I get a smoothy, please?"

"Sure." Mira nearly bounced with her smile and set off to make the drink.

"Hey, have you seen Erza or Gray today?" Lucy mused to the platinum blond who quickly brought her the drink that ordered.

"Sorry Lucy, the Master sent them on a mission, they should be gone about 2 weeks." Mira picked up a near by cloth and started wiping down the counter, "Why, what's up?"

"Oh, " Lucy replied sounding a bit down, "just the usual. I need to get some rent money together, our last few missions have left me short." She hopped down off the stool and made her way over to the guild's mission board to see what there was she could do alone. The bouncy blond didn't really want to go on a request alone but she had to get some money together. Lucy pored over the requests on the board finding one or two that seemed simple enough and would get her money for the next month. Grabbing the flier for the one that seemed easier she brought it over to Mira. "Hey Mira, can I get this one?"

Mira stopped what she was doing, turning slowly to look at the request in the Celestial Mage's hand. Sighing, she walked over the the girl at the counter. "I'm really, really sorry but you can't."

The brown eyes looked on Mira confused, then looked down at the request again, what? "Mira this isn't a big request, why cant I do it?" Lucy was confused. She really did think that she could do this one alone, just a delivery job.

"The Master had put restrictions on you going on missions during that whole Phantom Lord thing, and he hasn't lifted them yet." Mira was really hoping that the blond girl was not going to be too mad at her, "He is at a meeting of the Magic Council for the next week though. So until he says so I am afraid that I can't"

"But all that is long over," Lucy almost whined looking at the paper, what was she going to do now? Stars! This really sucked. Taking a deep breath the Celestial Mage looked at Mira again, "What exactly were the restrictions?" Maybe there was a loop-hole that she could use to her advantage.

Mira paused for a moment, "You cannot go out on missions without a S-Class Mage or a Dragon Slayer, unless the Master clears it." The take over mage gave the other girl a small smile, "But I'm sure that the Master just forgot it was there. I'm sure he will lift it when he gets back."

Lucy gave the other girl the flyer, and tried to think through her options. All of the S-Class Mages were currently out except Mira, who couldn't cause she was running the guild until the Master came back. Of the Dragon-Slayers, Laxus was one of the S-Class and on a mission, Wendy was training for the next month with Porlyusica, and Natsu was out with Lisanna. She sighed wondering exactly what she was going to do now, sitting back on the bar stool feeling very dejected. What was she going to do?