A/N: Well here we go! The longest chapter I've written so far, and some humor inside. See, I haven't forgotten about this story yet and I even managed to get it up before school resumes! But really, keep giving me reviews please even though I'm going to be busy with school soon.

Chapter 6

The members of Fairy Tail stared at Makarov in stunned silence at his words for a full minute. Heck, it was so silent you could have heard the soft heartbeats coming from the aging guild master. Then, they all proceeded to react in unison as they snapped back into reality.

"EEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHH?!"

Makarov knew that it was painful news for his brats to hear that some of their friends had been kidnapped – and especially since it was Lucy that was kidnapped. So before anyone (read: Natsu) could fully react and attempt to go searching for the two women, Makarov continued speaking.

"However, if you brats wish to see either of them alive again you will NOT attempt to search for them at all. DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?!" he roared as his entire body grew to enormous proportions, all the while glaring at the pink-haired dragon slayer. Without waiting for a proper response from Natsu, Makarov continued speaking in a seemingly calmer tone. "Two people associated with the group that took Lucy and Erza broke into my office this morning and we had a serious conversation about what Erza and more specifically Lucy will be enduring for the foreseeable future. As much as it pains me to say this, they threatened to kill both of our family should any of us seem to be searching for them – so for their sake I refuse any and all requests to go looking for them. Specifically you, Natsu," Makarov said with his staring gaze returning to Natsu, "as you are least able to restrain yourself when necessary. Thus, I shall be confining you to the premises of our guild hall. Freed, would you mind setting up barriers to keep Natsu confined here, please?" The green-haired rune mage nodded as he began writing the necessary runes as per Makarov's request.

A vein could be seen popping out of Natsu's head as he glared at Makarov, before screaming at him in anger. "Then what do you expect me to do, old man? Erza and Lucy are part of our team, and they're our guild mates too – do you really expect me to just sit here and not go help them?!"

"YOU IMPETUOUS FOOL! DO YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO DIE THAT BADLY?!" shouted Makarov in anger as he smashed his oversized fist down upon Natsu to squish him like an annoying bug. Calming his voice somewhat, Makarov questioned, "are you trying to help your friends or are you trying to get all of us killed? There are various things in this world that cannot be resolved by heedlessly charging to the enemy with the idea of fighting and defeating them – this is one such scenario, as much as you might want to deny it." Looking around the guild hall, Makarov could clearly see the desire of his brats to find their friends despite hesitating at his words. 'This is going to be really troublesome. I'm getting too old for this,' he thought with a sigh.

After Manny and Nomad had finally managed to revive Erza and Lucy, they walked the two women from the suite down towards a large, grandly engraved door. It reminded Lucy of the doors leading to the large banqueting halls that she had seen in luxurious mansions from her past, causing her to silently struggle with tears that threatened to fall from her eyes at the memories. Ignoring the fact that his captive was on the verge of a mental breakdown, Nomad rapped the door twice and entered without waiting for permission, dragging Lucy behind him as Manny pushed Erza through and followed her through before closing the door.

The majestic sight sprawling in the large hall allowed Lucy to snap back from her memories into the present. It appeared to be a grand feast that was prepared with enough food to serve at least ten people and likely even more than that, and the tables were designed to resemble a perfect circle when they were all connected together although each individual segment could easily seat twenty people. But what was truly stunning was the beautiful woman seated at the outer center of one of the segments. She wore a shining green cocktail dress, with a single slender strap resting over her left shoulder and the fabric diagonally falling across her chest. It enhanced the prominence of her breasts, and despite the distance Lucy thought they looked about as large as her own pair. However, the fact that neither Manny nor Nomad had yet to move closer told Lucy that this sexy woman had to be a very powerful figure. 'Oh my god, did I just think of her as sexy? I don't swing that way, do I?' Lucy frantically worried to herself.

A few silent moments passed with no one moving. The woman obviously knew that four people had just entered, yet she made no movement or indication of greeting them. Erza began to feel agitated, partly due to the fact that they were being treated like they didn't even exist – not to mention that she and Lucy had been abducted instead of killed last night – and partly in apprehension of just how powerful this woman must be that the two men watching over them seemed to be fearful of her. Lucy noticed Erza fidgeting, and sent a small smile in her direction in hopes that she would calm down despite their precarious situation. Yet no one spoke for another few moments.

"While I would normally punish you two, seeing as I had to send Andy to try and find just what was taking you so long, I will let it go this time considering the importance of our guests. Grab yourselves something to eat and go wait just outside the doors until we have finished, as I must show them something particularly secretive – even Andy cannot come in until we are finished." The woman's voice sounded almost bored, yet everyone could clearly hear the venomous threat behind her words. It almost felt like speaking to a snake without the slithering sounds reminiscent of one.

As if on cue, both Manny and Nomad punched their right fist against their left palm and bowed down, shouting out, "Yes Master!" before loading up a plate with their choice foods and quickly leaving out the doors. Erza and Lucy remained rooted to the spot they had been standing in while this Master woman spoke. Master sighed, got up out of her chair, and walked closer to the two women while also beckoning them to approach her. Though they felt very nervous of what was to come, especially considering that the woman's previous words included 'something particularly secretive' towards the end, they already knew that angering her would only be worse and following her orders seemed like the best possible continuation.

When the three women had gathered near the tables, Master hugged her two 'guests' and quietly whispered, "Go grab whatever you want to eat, then come back and we'll talk." Her voice sounded soothingly sweet, almost like a combination of Mira's typical barmaid sweetness with something that could probably be best described as the husky love of intimate family. It was a complete turnaround that greatly contrasted with the menace she had directed at two of the men working under her leadership, though neither Erza nor Lucy understood why they were being treated so well by this Master when she could easily be a raging bitch to everyone working with her. It's not like she's currently PMS-ing or just being overly hormonal, but the seemingly sudden mood swing from dangerously calm to familiarly sweet certainly scared both Erza and Lucy. Master merely walked back and sat down in her previous spot, observing the other two women as they finally moved towards the grand feast and piled their plates with enormous amounts of food. One would have been excused for thinking that the two women almost became dragon slayers overnight, as together their plates contained at least as much as, if not more than, the amount Natsu would eat at one of his 'regular' meals.

Master merely watched her guests with feigned disinterest, though if one could read her thoughts it was clear that she had something long planned for the Celestial Spirit mage and was considering how to make the Requip knight useful for her plans. She could care less that the guests were hardly showing any table manners, and had she not known that they were Fairy Tail mages she would have been tempted to punish them like she would have punished her own subordinates in The Organization. She was impressed that they had such large appetites, although considering that they had been knocked out and drugged for about 40 hours it wasn't all that much of a surprise. Actually, she had them drugged only to make sure the location of The Organization's base remained a secret among its members despite their two guests trapped here, even if they had been knocked out after fighting with Manny and Nomad. A safety precaution, if you will – albeit a seemingly rather psychotic one, given the exceedingly nice treatment Master was currently showering upon them. Her mind was soon dragged out of her thoughts as she heard Erza and Lucy finishing up with their meal, and set about preparing to discuss that 'particularly secretive' topic of hers.

Once Erza and Lucy had finished licking their plates clean – the food was literally that good, despite their continued lack of table manners – they silently sat looking at Master, as if waiting for her to start the important conversation. She in turn let out a silent sigh before shifting forwards and leaning on the table. "I would like to begin our talk today with a few … personal … questions, if you don't mind. Especially you, Lucy, as you are capable of developing and using a second type of magic – though your body currently is unaware of that fact." Erza and Lucy both nodded, though their discomfort was evident in their faces. With another sigh, Master continued her questioning. "First, to Erza: I know you've had some feelings for a certain blue-haired mage currently locked up by the Magic Council. His name is what, Jellal I believe?"

Erza's face turned as red as her hair with her blush, but she managed to retort back, "How do you know that? Natsu's the only other person I have ever told, and only because he –"

"– saved you from the Tower of Heaven, yeah yeah yeah. Honestly, your mind was never particularly secretive about it. But do you truly feel as if you love him, or is that more of a familial caring 'love' you hold for him?" Master cut in, hinting at the usage of an ability for her to read other's minds to some extent. Seeing Erza hesitate in her response, Master concluded she would have to probe deeper into Erza's emotions. "Is there any specific guy you would do anything for? Or is it true that you are actually a lesbian? C'mon Erza, loosen up a bit – I'm just trying to see how you can help Lucy while I have both of you in my base."

Erza was now quaking with embarrassment, her face blushing even redder than her namesake scarlet-red hair (apparently that is now possible) as her mind ran a blank on all attempts to form truthful, coherent answers to her interrogator's questions. All she could come up with was 'Natsu … dense brother … women … cute … steaming embarrassment' before finally stuttering out "W-W-W-Well, I-I-I g-g-guess m-maybe I d-do p-prefer g-g-girls." Finally realizing how she had answered the woman's questions, Erza felt her blood boiling from her embarrassing admittance – who could have guessed her sexuality would be discovered in this manner! She probably would have fainted from embarrassment, but the mind-reading woman suddenly sprung onto the table and fiercely kissed Erza full on the lips. When she finally broke away to ensure Erza could still breathe properly, the latter had fainted from shock – causing Master to pout while complaining, "Aww… her lips tasted pretty yummy. A splash of strawberry mixed with a hint of metal, I would describe it as. Maybe I did push too far right off the bat. Oh well, guess she'll just have to find out what she's missing later on."

Lucy was now officially freaking out, as Master's voice still portrayed the same soothingly sweet sounds from when the woman were talking to her and Erza but all the action that Lucy just saw only reminded her of the punishment threatened by the venomous voice directed at Manny and Nomad. As much as she wanted to run out of the room right then and there, she felt too scared of whatever punishment this Master woman might have in mind yet she was also just as scared of any 'personal questions' that might be asked. The fear she felt must have been evident on Lucy's face, since when Master turned to focus on Lucy she reached out and embraced the blonde, trying to calm her down before questioning. Or perhaps Master's mind-reading ability picked up that Lucy's brain was primarily thinking of 'fear … punishment … fear …questioning … fear … escape … fear' and was working on dispelling it to the best of her ability in order for her very important guest to enjoy being trapped in this facility called a base.

After a few moments of rubbing Lucy's back, Master finally stopped hugging the poor girl, though her hands remained on Lucy's shoulders as if to hold her in place during questioning. "Are you alright, Lucy? I don't want you to feel fear when you try to answer my questions." Though Lucy was still panting due to barely resisting an emotional breakdown, she was able to nod as her mind slowly cleared of fear. "Well then, I would first like to see who you like. I know about Natsu, but it seems you like him more as a best friend who's rarely left your side – especially since he never really gave you a chance to know the other men in Fairy Tail besides Gray. If he wasn't such a dense idiot, would have actually fallen in love with him?"

Lucy seemed to consider the question for a long time before giving her response, partly thankful that the other woman didn't interrupt her train of thought despite probably having read Lucy's mind. With a sigh, Lucy answered, "I doubt it. He always rushes to fight, especially to fight Gray who constantly strips without realizing it. When it comes to all the other guys, I suppose Laxus might have been a possibility since he's much more mature, though Bixlow would never let me live it down peacefully and I don't think Evergreen would take too kindly to that idea either. Most of the other guys are also jerks, so at best I might've fallen for a guy in another guild. Perhaps Hibiki, but that 'Men!' thing he always does with Ichiya is really creepy. I don't really know, though. From what I can tell, Sabertooth's twin dragon slayers Sting and Rogue aren't that much different from Natsu and Gajeel – and it'd be really weird if I got it on with someone in our rival guild."

Master sweat-dropped at Lucy's rambling, thinking 'she basically just destroyed every meaningful shipping on FFnet with a non-OC guy. What the fuck am I supposed to do about this? We can't keep up such pairings when Lucy doesn't actually like like those guys…' before considering how to 'innocently' phrase her next question. "Then what about other girls? You've never really checked them out before, but do you feel any … attraction towards them?"

Lucy's face screwed up in concentration, and her eyes seemed to lose the glint of focus as her mind wandered around who-knows-where. Erza was silently moaning from her sprawled-out spot on the floor, though Master knew she was still unconscious from shock. Time continued to pass, and Master could distantly hear Manny and Nomad wondering about just how important her 'secret' was that it took Master this long with the captives. 'Whatever, they don't need to understand yet – my concern currently lies in front of me here, not out there,' Master thought to herself. She continued waiting intently until Lucy refocused and sputtered out an answer.

"I suppose not. Erza's a good friend, and from what I can tell she seems to be opening herself up more after Team Natsu formed but I don't think I could feel the same way about her that she probably does for me." Lucy shudders at the thought but continues speaking. "Levy's basically my best friend, but she's perfect for Gajeel and I don't think I could stand his wrath if he felt like I was making her cheat on him. Lisanna and Mira are sweet sisters, but I don't feel anything else for them. Maybe girls from the other guilds could be hot, but like you said I've never actually checked out any of them so I can't really say." Master blinked back with a blank look on her face, wondering 'how on earth are we going to ship this girl? Fuck she's making things really complicated for FFnet at the rate she's going.' Snapping back from her thoughts, Master then questioned Lucy, "Then does that mean you're bisexual?"

"Wh-what are you getting at? I-I've never thought of girls that way, I swear!" Lucy shrieked with a hint of fear creeping into her voice. Master rolled her eyes at Lucy's antics and proceeded to show her the logical reasoning for concluding Lucy is bisexual.

"But you've never really thought of all those guys that much different, am I right? I'm sure you're not asexual, since you have blushed thinking about Natsu before, as well as blushing by thinking about Erza – so that means you must be bisexual!" Master grinned as if everything made perfect sense, which it did in her mind – except Lucy still refused to accept her reasoning. "You're also still a virgin, which makes everything all the more interesting. I'm thinking of taking that card from you…" Master said with a lecherous-like grin, which only reminded Lucy of Makarov's grins and causing her to pass out from shocked fright.

…but now the woman pouts seeing her two guests passed out on the floor. Releasing a bored sigh, she shouts at Manny and Nomad to bring Erza and Lucy back to their suite. 'Looks like I'll need to continue that discussion later,' Master thinks to herself as Manny and Nomad disappear out the door again.