Lisanna P.O.V.

I sat in the guildhall quietly as I watched the usual brawl going on. It felt so good to be back home, I had missed Mira-nee, and Elf-nii so badly. I had been so proud as I watched them compete in the grand magic games. Smiling, I looked over to where Mira-nee was. I noticed that she was staring at something, or rather two someone's. Natsu and Lucy seemed to be having a deep discussion, keeping their voices low. Both of them making a lot of hand gestures and occasionally glancing my way. I began to feel worried about what they were talking about. It wouldn't be anything bad, right? Lucy was a lovely girl, and Natsu was my child hood friend. I nodded to myself, I had nothing to worry about. I hadn't realised that I was staring at them openly. Lucy suddenly looked up from her conversation, her eyes meeting mine. There was something friendly and welcoming in her eyes, I quickly looked away, worrying about what she had seen in mine. Probably confusion, maybe jealousy? Am I jealous? Lucy and Natsu were always so close, maybe I was jealous. I was interrupted from my thoughts by said blond celestial mage.

"Lisanna, Natsu needs to talk to you." Lucy announced, she then grabbed my hand and towed me towards Natsu, not waiting for a reply. She gently pushed me down into the seat beside Natsu, and then sat opposite us.

"Uh, what did you want Natsu?" I was confused about this whole situation. What on earth-land could Natsu want to talk to me about. Natsu looked to Lucy, who nodded encouragingly, and then looked back at me.

"Uh, well, you see, I uh," Natsu seemed to be having trouble telling me, I looked at him questioningly tilting my head slightly to the side. "DoyouwanttobecomepartnerswithmeandHappy?" Natsu yelled at me. I blinked at him.

"Huh?" I replied with all the grace and wit I could muster, which happened to be none. Lucy sighed.

"What Natsu is trying to ask is, would you like to be partners with him and Happy?" I blinked at Lucy.

"B-but what about you? Aren't you Natsu's partner?" Lucy shook her head at me.

"Not any more Lisanna, I want to be a solo mage for a while."

"Eh? But what about when you don't want to be a solo mage anymore?" Lucy smiled warmly at me.

"Oh don't worry about that, I have plenty of people I can go on missions with if I need to." I smiled back at her.

"Are you sure Lucy? I mean, you and Natsu get along so well, I feel like I'm breaking you apart." Lucy laughed at me, it was such a cheerful sound.

"Lisanna, Natsu will always be my best friend, and I hope that we can become best friends too." I grinned. I knew what Lucy was doing, Lucy was making it clear that she had no feelings for Natsu. The feeling of jealously that had been with me earlier was now gone. I jumped up and hugged her, to my surprise she hugged me back. We broke apart grinning.

"Well, I'm going to head home, and maybe work on my novel for Levy. I'll see you two later." Lucy smiled and then headed out of the guild. Various members called 'goodbyes', and 'take care's after her.

Lucy P.O.V.

I walked to my apartment giggling, I hoped that Natsu would confess to Lisanna soon. If only I could find someone for myself. I sighed again and slumped at my writing desk. I should work on my newest chapter.

I stared at the blank paper for two hours, tapping my pen against the surface of my desk. This wasn't working, I couldn't think of a single thing to write. I slammed my head against the desk several times, until a voice interrupted me.

"Lucy, I don't think that's any good for the desk." It was a man's voice, and I could hear the teasing tone. I looked up to see Gray sitting in the armchair that he had 'claimed'. He wasn't wearing a shirt, but at least he still wore his pants.

"It'll get over it." I was frustrated and didn't really care. "What are you doing here anyway Gray?"

"Oh, just informing you that there is a new couple in the guild. They're having a massive party, and Erza told me to come get you." I clapped my hands excitedly.

"Ahhh, that's good, I should go, sitting around here isn't doing me any good." Gray smirked at me.

"Yea, it's not doing the desk any good either." He said in a teasing tone, poking his tongue out at me.

"Gray!" I put my hand over my eyes and screeched at him. "Your clothes!" Gray looked down and saw that he wasn't wearing any clothes at all.

"Shit! When did that happen?" I laughed as gray scrambled around my house trying to find his clothes.

"Come on Gray, we're going to miss the party." We wouldn't really, it would possibly last a couple of days depending on what happened. There wasn't really a rush to get there, but I was excited to see the new couple. Gray, now fully clothed, rolled his eyes at me and jumped out the window. I shut it behind him and then walked out the front door. Honestly, why does everyone have to use the window? I made sure to lock the door before heading towards Fairy Tail.

Gray opened the door to the guild and immediately had to duck, dragging me down with him. A table and two bar stools sailed gracelessly through the air where our heads had been, falling into a lifeless heap on the cobblestones some five metres behind us.

"Oi! Flame-brain, you almost hit Lucy!" Gray yelled and charged at Natsu and the others who were brawling. I just sweat dropped.

"What did you call me Ice-princess? Sorry Luce!" Natsu and Gray began their usual brawling banter and I tuned them out. I mean, what was the point? They never said anything different anyway. I made my way over to where I could see Mira and Lisanna talking at the bar.

"Hey Mira, Lisanna." I called out to them as I sat next to Lisanna.

"Hi Lucy." Lisanna grinned at me.

"Hey there Lucy, good work on getting Natsu and Lisanna together," Mira cooed. "I might have to accept you as a matchmaking apprentice." Both Lisanna and I paled. One matchmaker in the guild was already too many.

"Uh, you know what, I think Master is calling for me, I better go." Mira and Lisanna looked over to where the Master was sitting to find that he was indeed calling me over. "I'll talk to you two later." I waved to them as I walked towards the Master.

"Come Lucy, I must talk to you in my office." Master Makarov hopped down from the bar, and walked to his office. I followed him obediently; I knew that if Master wanted to talk to me privately it had to be something serious. Master shut the door behind me and motioned for me to sit down. I sat down and Master sat opposite me in his own chair.

"What do you need Master?" I was openly curious about why he would want to see me.

"Well, I need you to go to Era where the magic council is located."

"Eh? What for? Why me?" I was bewildered. There were tons of other mages who would be more suitable for dealing with the magic council. Master sighed.

"Lucy, you are the only one I can ask for this. The others are all too irresponsible and destructive. Plus, none of them would be able to actually speak to the council without destroying everything."

"Oh, I see, but what am I actually supposed to do?"

"Don't get angry now. But, the magic council has asked us to supply a mage to help them integrate a former prisoner back into society."

"Eh? But can't the council just have one of their own mages do it?"

"Well, the thing is, the former prisoner had been out for the past six months in the care of a council mage. However, to fully integrate them into society, they need to spend a year in a guild. And one mage must take responsibility for looking after them."

"What! I can't do something like that? How could you even suggest for me to do something like this! I don't even have enough room in my apartment!" Of course worrying about my apartment took first priority, before even knowing who I was looking after.

"Lucy, my child, I will understand if you don't want to, but somebody from this guild must do it. And you are the only one who I think would be able to handle this kind of situation." I sat there uncomfortably for a while; I knew that Master wanted me to do this. And he wouldn't have asked if he didn't think I was able.

"So I don't really have a choice? Who must I look after then?"

"Cobra, former Oracion Seis member," I fell off my seat.

"M-Master, I can't look after a former Oracion Seis member! They were all trying to kill us and destroy the balance of light!"

"Lucy, you have accepted everyone in this guild, even those whom have wronged you. I know you can handle this. Anyway, he is not a bad mage anymore. He has already been out of prison for six months under strict watch and has done nothing wrong." I got back up onto my seat and sighed in defeat. Master wanted me to do this, so I would do it.

"When will I leave for Era? And what am I going to do about my apartment?"

"You will leave for Era tomorrow at noon; that is when the next train is. As for your apartment, I suggest you shop around for one when you get back from Era with Cobra."

"Alright, what should I tell the others?" Master frowned for a moment then chuckled.

"Well, I would suggest that you don't tell them anything about Cobra for now, they won't let you go if you do. It is fine for you to tell them you are going to Era. Just tell them that it is on my orders. Which it is."

"Okay, is there anything else I should know before I leave?"

"Oh yes, you will spend five days in Era. And when you arrive back here call me via Lacrima and I will come over to your apartment and give Cobra his guild stamp."

"Okay," I smiled, but it was a little forced, and we both got up and headed back to the party, which was more like a huge brawl now. I shook my head at my nakama. Oh well, I loved them anyway. Spotting a table that was still, miraculously, standing in a dark corner; I decided that I would take up position there for my own personal pity party. That sounded like fun. Sitting down, I slumped forward and slammed my head into the table top a couple of times. What the hell had I just gotten myself into? Obviously nothing good. Oh man, what about Natsu and everyone else? They're going to attack him as soon as I bring him to the guild. Fuck. Stupid Lucy, why did you agree to this? A whole fucking year! Oh Mavis, please see me through this safely! I hit my head on the table a couple more times, just to see if the effect changed. It didn't, I felt no better or worse. Maybe alcohol would help? No. I would need to not be hung over tomorrow. Damn. I made a growling sound and Gajeel who was sitting at the next table looked over at me. He raised one eyebrow in a silent question, and I slumped to the table again in response. Gajeel nudged Levy, who looked up from her book, he then pointed over to me and Levy frowned slightly at me. Levy then got up and sat next to me.

"What's wrong Lu-chan? Are you upset about Natsu and Lisanna?" Levy looked really worried.

"No, Levy-chan I'm really happy for the two of them. It's just that I agreed to do something for Master, and now I have to go deal with the magic council." Gajeel and Levy blinked at me.

"Master asked you to do something with the council?" I nodded. "What do you have to do?" Levy looked very curious. Normally the only time we dealt with the council was when we were in trouble with them and even then I was really only Master who went to council.

"I'm not really sure about the details, but it should be simple enough." Simple? It's going to be a babysitting nightmare! I shouted in my mind. "I'm leaving tomorrow, and I have to spend about five days in Era."

"Five days? Is anyone else going with you?" Gajeel just sat there quietly and watched us talk.

"No, I'm going by myself."

"Lu-chan, make sure you stay safe!"

"I will Levy-chan. I better go home, It's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow before I head to Era"

"Alright Lu-Chan, see you then."

"Later Bunny girl," Gajeel said.

"Bye Gajeel, bye Levy-chan." I waved to them and headed out of the guild. Mentally I was listing everything I would need to pack in the morning. I hadn't realised I was already in my apartment until I walked into the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth. I was quite surprised, but it wasn't like it hadn't happened before.

So, uh, here's the first chapter. R&R or whatever it is you people do.

Don't expect it to be updated regularly. I changed my mind like, 15 times for this first chapter, so the other chapters will probably take a while.