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It was late afternoon when Lucy Heartfillia, the blonde, big chested celestial mage came bursting through the guild doors in tears; the Fairy Tail guild members grew silent, all of them stopping to stare with concern at their normally bubbly comrade. Her sudden entrance had not only frightened the beautiful and spirited Mirajane, causing her to drop the glass she had been drying. But it had also managed to silence whatever fight had been about to break out between the guild members.
"Lucy!" Natsu said rushing over to his teammate looking into her scared brown eyes; Lucy pushed the boy's salmon colored hair out of her face, shoving him away all together, ignoring the hurt and concern in his eyes. "Where is Erza?" Lucy demanded her voice cracking as she hugged herself tightly. "I'll go and get her!" Levy announced running off to find the red haired mage.
Natsu narrowed his steel gray eyes at his partner finding for the first time that she wasn't wearing her normal form fitting clothing; no, Lucy was wearing a formal yet casual white sundress with a vertical stripped, sky blue, floral pattern. "Lucy, what's wrong?" Mirajane asked, since Natsu and the rest of the guild were too shocked and confused to speak. Lucy took a seat at the bar and shook her head angering Natsu.

Erza, Makarov, and Levy came hurrying downstairs before Natsu could do anything. Erza looked at Lucy for a very brief moment before speaking; "it happened again didn't it?" The re-quip mage asked going to comfort her friend. "Lu-Chan, you remember what we all agreed on right?" Levy asked moving some of her short blue hair from her face, she could feel Gajeel looking at her with great intensity, but ignored it as she watched her friend nod her head rested on Erza's armored chest. "Juvia prepared in case we had to go through with the plan." Juvia Loxar said, the water mage successfully confused everyone further and ignored the fact that Gray was once again stripping without realizing what he was doing.

"I have an announcement to make that should liven up the mood some," Makarov said in an authoritative tone and taking his stance as guild master, "Lucy, Gray, and Levy have become S-class mages!"
"Great." Levy said without much enthusiasm as Lucy nodded and Gray pumped his fist in the air and she packed up her backpack. "Juvia, how many did you find?" Ezera asked in her normal no nonsense tone. "Seven!" Juvia announced cheerfully, "Juvia has picked one that she believes is just perfect! Lucy would be perfectly safe!"
Natsu's eyes widened at Juvia's last words, someone had the nerve to even think about harming his Lucy; wait he thought confused Lucy is my friend she doesn't belong to me. He was so caught up in his own thoughts that he hadn't noticed the girls were gone, until Gajeel punched him in the head. "Oi, what's up with Bunny girl?" The iron dragon slayer demanded. "How would I know?" asked Natsu, "why you ask Levy, or maybe Gray could ask Juvia?" The pink haired dragon slayer countered, "It is kind of strange how Juvia and Levy completely ignored you two." Mirajane said. "I'm more concerned with how this apparently isn't the first time this has happened to Lucy."
"Cana is right." Makarov said, "it is obvious that someone or something is trying to hurt Lucy."
"Perhaps there are some clues in Lucy's apartment!" Happy supplied and Natsu didn't waste another second in the guild.

"How did it happen this time?" Erza as she and the two blue haired mages sat in Juvia's home trying to calm Lucy down. "I received a letter a letter last week."
"Who was it from?" Levy asked placing a tray of tea on the table and pouring four cups. "It was from Luke, and honestly he's more of a danger to me than Aria and Dogan ." Lucy explained. The busty blonde had managed to stop crying, but she was shaking like there was an earthquake.
"Have you eaten anything?" Ezera asked holding the trembling mage. "I ate breakfast...yesterday."
"Lu-Chan!" Levy scolded.
"I agree, you must take better care of yourself Lucy!" Ezera added once again speaking in a no nonsense tone. "Juvia will run out and get lunch for everyone."
"I'll go with you so that we can get down to business quicker." Levi said following the water mage.

"Erza-San?"
"Yes." The red head asked fixing herself another cup of tea; "what should I tell Natsu?" Lucy asked staring at the palms of her shaking hands. "He's bound to be worried after the scene I just made, and my reaction when he tried to help can't have helped anything."
"You'll tell him the truth," was the reply, "he cares a great deal about you. I'm certain he'd be able to fend off everyone that comes after you."
"If I don't run into him before our mission I'll tell him when we get back." Lucy decided.
"So long as you tell him." Erza said sipping her tea.