"And, yeah, that's what happened," I said.

"That's all?!" Levy whined.

"It's FAR more progress than they've made so far!" Cana yelled before taking another sip from her barrel of booze.

"Good point," Levy said.

"REALLY?!" I said, agitated.

Mira smirked from behind the bar counter, "Guilty as charged, Lucy. About time you admitted it."

I fingered the shard of Aquarius's key that hung around my neck.

Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, the guild doors creaked open. Admittedly, we haven't oiled the hinges since I arrived at the guild, over 8 years ago. Every head snapped up, trying to get a glimpse at the stranger that had entered the hall.

"I'm looking for Lucy Heartfilia," the cloaked figure at the door said.

"Very forward," I muttered. 

"What do you want with Lucy?" Natsu yelled from somewhere.

I glanced behind me from where the sound was coming from. Natsu was so angry his pupils were almost not visible anymore. He looked more than ready to punch the request board next to him to vent some anger.

"Reasons," the figure said vaguely.

"You gotta specify, buddy," Natsu growled. "Or we ain't handing her over."

Out of instinct, I crouched behind a table. But the hooded person pointed in my direction.

"Lucy Heartfilia," the shade said. "You're coming with me."