Aye, sir!" Natsu said, running off

Aye, sir!" Natsu said, running off to find Lucy. Gajeel and Laxus watched them leave, wondering how their day changed so fast.

"Guess we better get packed then. The mission might take a few days." Gajeel said, looking up at Laxus who had a troubled look on his face. "What's up, Sparky? Something wrong?"

"This mission…it's worth a lot of jewels, and it's S-class. On top of that, it clearly said the more mages the better. Yet the description said our only job was to hunt down some monster and kill it. It sounds easy, so what's all the fuss about?" He asked, wondering what type of monster they were dealing with.

"Who knows? We'll have to wait and see, I guess. I'm sure it won't be that much of a hassle, not with those idiots tagging along. It shouldn't take more than two days." Gajeel replied, although he had a strange feeling about it too. Regardless, he needed the money, so they didn't have a choice.

The sun was beginning to set by the time the two arrived at the train station, Pantherlily perched on Gajeel's shoulder. They made it there on time, yet Natsu hadn't shown up yet. Erza seemed irritated by this, until the boy came running over gasping for air. Erza made sure to punch him for being slow, but accidentally hit him too hard, thus knocking him out. With a shrug, the armored woman carried him onto the train and found a seat. Once everyone was settled, the train took off, and Laxus gave Gajeel a soundpod so he wouldn't get sick. This of course had Erza raising an eyebrow while Lucy blushed, remembering the incident at the Guild.

"So Laxus, Gajeel, how are things?" The redhead asked, although she knew their relationship had improved quite a bit. Her question had both men looking uncomfortable.

"Er, good. Things are good." Laxus replied, Gajeel nodding in agreement. Erza seemed pleased by this, but of course she had more questions.