Early next morning, you were already at Fairy Tail. You weren't the only one there though. You were enjoying a cup of (drink) at the bar when a paper was slammed in front of you.

"What is it now, Natsu?" You sighed, laying your drink down.

"Let's team up!" He exclaimed with a wide smile. You glanced at him from the side of your eyes.

"Why? I don't need a team," you replied.

"Oh come on~!" Natsu whined, slinging his arm over your shoulder. "You haven't been in a team since you joined! It could be fun!" You were about to decline with much vigor, but at the sight of his bright smile and small blush on his cheeks, you reconsidered.
With a deep sigh, you closed your eyes and hung your head.

"If you insist that badly, then I guess... it wouldn't be that bad."

"ALRIGHT!!!!!" He fist bumped the air. "Stay right there! I'm going to get the third member!" He grabbed the paper.

"Wait... third member—?" He ran out of the guild before you could question him. "... what the fuck...?" With a sigh, you pushed back from the bar and gulped down the rest of your drink.

"Well, better get ready then..."

~
You were, once again, riding in a carriage with Lucy, Natsu, and Happy, as an offical team.

"Enjoying the ride, Master?" Lucy asked teasingly towards the boy in your lap.

"You're the maid from hell..." He sickly replied.

"I'm supposed to be the master!" Happy cried.

"Shut up, cat!"
You raised a brow at them.

"Why are you calling Natsu 'master?'" You asked.

"Oh... you didn't read the flier?" Lucy asked. You shook your head.

"This idiot just slammed it in front of me and didn't give me a chance to read it."

"Lucy is going to dress up as a maid!" Happy replied.

"Okay? And?" You asked.

"My 'employer' is a perverted old geezer." Lucy crossed her arms and shivered dramatically. You snorted.

"Pfffttt! He into blondes or something?"

"... yes... he is..."

"PFFFFT—HAHAHA!" You laughed, clutching your stomach. Pouting at your jests, she turned her attention to Natsu.

"Anyway, Natsu..."

"Yeah?"

"What made you decide we should team up?" She asked. You looked at him sidelong, curious as well.

"Well, Y/n's strong and you're a nice person... even though you're weird," he replied. You saw her deflate at his last comment.

"Anyway, this is my first job. I'm going to go all out!" Lucy said with a smile.

"Good luck, I'll be rootin' for you," you replied. Lucy gave you a smile.

"Huh? I thought you didn't like this job?" Happy asked, pausing his eating.

"I'm dealing with a dirty old man," Lucy replied, "Believe it or not, I'm somewhat confident of my feminine charms!"

"I wouldn't know. I'm a cat."

"Just so we're clear, we're splitting the money 80-10-10 since you two aren't doing anything!"

"What about me?" You asked.

"Oh, you can split the 80 with me." She smiled.

"Huh!? No fair! Why is she getting more?"

"Because she's a nice person, unlike you."

~
After you were dropped off at Shirotsume Town, the four of you took to on-foot.

"I'm never riding a carriage again," Natsu whined from next to you.

"You always say that," Happy pointed out.

"Let's just get some food."

"Why don't you eat your own fire?" Lucy asked. You grimaced.

'Oh honey...'

"You're cruel. Would you eat Plue or your cow?" Natsu retorted.

"Of course I wouldn't!"

"It's like that."

"You're saying you can't eat your own fire? What a pain."
Natsu suddenly grabbed your wrist.

"Oh! Let's eat here!" He said, pointing to a restaurant.

"I don't mind, but why are you grabbing my wrist?" You asked, looking down at your arm. He quickly pulled it away and held it to his chest, cheeks blooming into a pink hue.

"S-sorry..." He muttered. You tilted your head, but didn't press it.

"Go ahead, you three can eat," Lucy said, walking away from you.

"Eating together is more fun, you know." You crossed your arms. "Don't turn into a hermit, Lucy." She laughed.

"Don't worry! Just enjoy yourselves. I'll be back."

~
"Why do I eat with you guys again?" You sweatdropped at the amount of empty plates next to you.

"Come on, Y/n! Eat, eat! You can't grow strong if you don't eat!" Natsu said, nudging a piece of food in your direction. You sighed.

"Yes, yes..."

"Let's save a greasy one for Lucy!" Natsu said through his chewing of a large hunk of meat.

"Yeah, she seems like she'd like greasy food!" Happy replied.

"Since when do I like grease?"
You looked up.

"Lu... cy?!"
Your mouth dropped open.

"I guess I really do look good in anything!" She said with a smile. You awkwardly looked back down at your plate, busying yourself with the food and not oogling at Lucy in a maid's uniform.

"Are you finished with your meal, Master?" She asked shyly. Your lips pursed.

'Damn me and my gay tendencies...'

"What do we do!? We were joking around, but she's taking it seriously!" Happy whispered to you two.

"It's too late to tell her it was a joke now! Let's just go with it!" Natsu whispered back.

"I can hear you!"

"Anyway, I think you look good, Lucy," you said with a smile.

"R-really?" She asked, blushing ever so slightly. You nodded.

"Mm. It suits you."
Natsu and Happy stared at you in most askance.

"What's your problem? Wanna fight, you bitches?"

~
After eating your fill of food, you and the rest were inside the home of the man who posted the job. Sitting on the couch across from him with his wife behind him.

"I'm Kaby Melon. I posted the job," he said with a smile.

"Melon!?" Happy repeated.

"That's a tasty sounding name!" Natsu added.

"You two."
The two of them shrieked and hugged each other. Kaby laughed at the exchange.

"I get it all the time," he replied assuringly. "So, let us get down to business."
You sat forward in your seat.

"I would like you to destroy, or burn, a book in Duke Everlue's possession called Daybreak," he explained.

"Burn, huh?" Natsu repeated, "We can burn down his whole mansion too, if you want—GYAH!"

"Let him finish, Natsu," you said, holding your fist out after snapping his neck out of place.

"Mind if we ask why?" Lucy asked.

"Why does it matter? It's for 200,000!" Natsu managed snapped his head back into place.

"No, two million Jewel," Kaby corrected.

"Two million!?" The three of them exclaimed. You just shrugged lightly. Two million was nothing to you. The highest paid you've ever gotten was 500,000,000 Jewel for bringing down an entire underground military planning to destroy Clover Town.

"Oh? You didn't know?" Kaby asked.

"Two million split between four people... I CAN'T CALCULATE THAT!!" Natsu screamed.

"It's simple! I get a million, you get a million, and Lucy, and Y/n gets the rest!" Happy exclaimed. Your placid expression turned dark.

"You mean we'd each get 500,000, right?"

"Aye sir!!"

"But, why?" Lucy asked. Kaby squeezed his clenched hands.

"I must destroy that book. I cannot allow it to exist," he replied. You could sense the distress coming from him. Natsu's head suddenly caught flame next to you.

"All right! I'm fired up now!!" He grabbed yours and Lucy's wrists.

"Let's go, Lucy, Y/n!"

"Aye!"

"Hold on!"

Ja ne!

{Ruby Red}