Hi everyone! This is my first chaptered story, so please, please review! I've actually already finished but I won't upload the rest until people tell me they like it! :) I have to say, this isn't one of my best stories, so please be honest with me. I really like this pairing, but it's not my favourite, so sorry if it isn't fluffy enough :P Enjoy! AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!

DISCLAIMER: Fairy Tail and it's characters belong to the almighty Hiro Mashima

Chapter 1:

Lucy pushed open the doors to the guild, smiling brightly. She had decided to wear a sky blue shirt and a pair of dark red shorts, keeping her hair up in pigtails as usual.

"Morning!" She called out as she walked towards the bar. Mirajane smiled at Lucy kindly as she sat down in her seat.

"Good morning Lucy, the usual, I suppose?" Mira asked from behind the bar as she cleaned a glass.

Lucy didn't answer for a moment, for some reason she found herself gazing around the room, but couldn't find what, or who she was looking for.

"Lucy, are you looking for someone?" Mira asked mischievously.

Lucy spun back around on her stool and blushed.

"No! What makes you think that?" She demanded, accepting the drink that Mira had finished preparing.

Suddenly, Cana appeared behind Lucy and threw herself down on the stool next to her, leaning forwards.

"Luuucyyy... Come on, spill it already. We all know it's ice boy you're after." She said, nudging Lucy in the side.

Lucy spluttered and blushed deeply. She looked over to the notice board and seemed to make a decision.

"Mira-san, I think I'll take a job, by myself this time."

Mira's eyes widened.

"Are you sure? You've never gone on a mission without Natsu and Happy before." She said, but Lucy just smiled.

"Of course, this will be a great opportunity to actually make some money and not have to share it with Natsu and that stupid cat!" She said, a dark aura coming off her.

"Well okay then", Mira answered, seemingly unfazed by Lucy's aura. "I've got one that has really good pay, but it sounds dangerous, so please go with Natsu."

Mira passed the blonde celestial mage a flyer, with 500,000 Jewells printed in large at the bottom. Lucy's eyes started shining, and she lost her dark aura.

"Wow, Mira-san, this looks great! And with such a good reward!" She said excitedly. "I'll go and get my bag ready, then I'll be off!"

"But Lucy, go with Natsu. I don't want you doing that mission by yourself!" Mira saw Lucy roll her eyes.

"Fine, when you find him, tell him to meet me at my house, but if he isn't there in the next 2 hours, I'm leaving!"

Without further ado, Lucy skipped out of the guild, Mira watching her retreating back. The moment Lucy was out of sight, Mira raked her eyes over the many faces over the guild members, trying to single out the pink-haired dragon slayer. When she couldn't find him, she just shrugged, she knew that the Natsu would turn up at the guild sooner or later...

...

2 hours later, and it was already nearing the evening. Mira started to feel a knot of worry in her stomach, and tried to calm herself down.

It's fine, she told herself mentally. Natsu probably went straight to her house like he always does, and everything will be fine. It'll be fine, it'll be fine, it'll be fine, it'll be fine, it'll be fine... She chanted in her head over and over again, trying to stop her fingers from drumming on the bartop.

Another 2 hours later, and she was starting to freak out. Lucy will be there by now. I should have made sure Natsu was with her. Oh god. Oh god, oh god, oh god.

"Nee-chan?" She heard Elfman's voice from in front of her.

She snapped her head up and looked into her little brother's worried face.

"Elfman, have you seen Erza? Did Natsu go with Lucy?" She demanded.

"Wendy said Natsu caught a rare kind of flu, so he'll be in bed for a few days. And Erza? No one's seen her since she went on that mission for the master a few days ago."

When Mira heard this, she started shaking. Lucy... She turned and ran out of the guild. She knew that Elfman couldn't help Lucy, his broken arm was still healing. It was up to her to find Lucy.

She had run halfway across Magnolia to the train station when she ran headfirst into someone familiar.

"Mira?" The ice mage spluttered, helping her up. "Hey is something wrong? You don't look so goo-"

Gray was cut off as Mira burst into tears, clutching his arm.

"Graaaayy!" She wailed, crying even harder. Gray's mouth hung wide open, he had no idea what to do in these kind of situations.

"P- please! Please help Lucy!" She begged, trying to control her sobbing, but to no avail.

With those words, Gray grabbed Mira by the shoulders and looked into her eyes sternly.

"Mira. What happened to Lucy?" He demanded as Mira's tears slowed down.

"She took a job, by herself. And, I- I let her go." Gray's eyes widened at her words, but he let her continue.

"I knew it was too hard for her to do by herself. I told her to go with Natsu, and maybe Erza too... But I didn't know that they couldn't go! Natsu- Natsu was supposed to help her! He was supposed to help her!" Mira started sobbing again, but Gray tightened his grip on her shoulders.

"Mira..." He said calmly, but there was a hint of fear in his voice. "Where is she, Mira?"

Mira looked up into his narrow, dark blue eyes. Her next two words came out in a whisper, and Gray's heart froze, literally.

"Akuma desert*."

Well thanks for reading! Mwah xx Please review, next chapter will be up soon and the (maybe) final one will be up later tonight.

*Akuma is Japanese for devil.