Bixlow's pov

What the heck just happened? From our hiding place, a man appeared in front of Freya and Evergreen. He must use some kind of teleportation magic.

He flicked his finger at the two girls and rendered them unconscious. He uses sleep magic too?! He caught them both in his arms, and suddenly, all three of them were gone.

"This isn't good," Freed stated. "The kidnapper is a wizard. It's going to be hard to track him now."

"It doesn't matter!" I blurted out. "We have to find them! We don't know what he could do to Freya and Evergreen!"

Freed nodded. "You're right. Let's get to searching."

Freya's pov

I slowly opened my eyes but couldn't see anything. My eyes quickly widened when I felt my hands tied behind my back and a rag in my mouth.

I struggled to free my hands, but to no avail. I heard a quiet hum beside me and felt someone else's presence. I squinted to see in the dark, and when my eyes finally adjusted, I could tell it was Evergreen.

She was tied and gagged just like I was. She looked at me and nodded her head to the side. I looked around to see a group of maids in the same predicament as us.

These must be the missing women. We found them. But now Evergreen and I only added to their numbers. I tried to use my magic but found that it wouldn't work.

Is this guy using magic sealing stones to bind us? There was suddenly a clicking sound and the room was lit up. Now I could tell we were in some kind of large basement.

I looked over at the silver-haired man by the staircase. He grinned and approached us. He crouched behind Evergreen and me and placed a hand on each of our shoulders.

"Hehe, looks like I've managed to catch a couple more beautiful girls."

His hand slid around my shoulder and took hold of my chin. I immediately jerked my head away, causing him to laugh lightly.

"You're a feisty one, aren't you? And a magic user too. You two should definitely fetch a fair price."

I knew it. This guy makes money out of selling people as slaves. I could see his face out of the corner of my eye as he leaned his head between Evergreen and me.

"Where are my manners, I forgot to introduce myself. You can call me Dante."

I started leaning away slightly while Dante moved his face closer to me. He seemed to look me up and down before a smirk crept across his face.

"In fact, you're quite pretty. I think I might have a little fun before selling you."

My eyes widened as he roughly pulled me up to my feet. Oh crap, why me?! Out of all these girls, why does he have to pick me?!

I noticed Evergreen and the other women looking at me with sympathy in their eyes. Dante quickly drug me out of the basement, up some stairs, and to a bedroom.

He suddenly pushed me down onto the bed and stood over me. I stared up at him in fear and struggled to free myself again. Unable to use my hands, I tried kicking at him instead.

He quickly grabbed my ankles, stopping my movements, and flicked a finger at me again. I felt my body grow tired and weak while my eyelids drooped.

"There. That should calm you down for awhile."

While his spell didn't put me to sleep this time, it made me extremely tired. I laid there helplessly as he slowly leaned over me. Please, don't let this happen to me.

Evergreen's pov

I narrowed my eyes and looked around the room. How dare this Dante character think he can use her like a plaything. If I ever get free, I'll stone him for this.

Come on, Freed, Bixlow. Where are you two? Just as the thought crossed my mind, the basement door suddenly burst open. It was Freed and Bixlow. They immediately rushed over and untied me along with the other women.

"Alright, all of you get out of here!" Freed commanded.

The girls began hurriedly rushing out of the room. I noticed Bixlow look around before fixing his gaze on me.

"Where's Freya?"

I quickly ripped the rag out of my mouth and answered, "The man, Dante, took her upstairs for himself. We have to help her."

I could see Bixlow clench his fists and hear him growl in anger. If Freya weren't in trouble, it would actually be fun seeing Bixlow get so worked up.

We quickly left the basement and began searching the house. The three of us soon barged into a bedroom where we found Freya and Dante.

Freya lied on the bed in a half unconscious state while Dante hovered over her. The silver-headed man looked at us in a panic.

"Get away from her!" Bixlow yelled threateningly.

"Get away! Get away!" his babies echoed.

"Or what?" Dante questioned. "Try anything and I'll hurt her."

He held out a knife and pointed it at Freya. I calmly took a step forward and lowered my glasses. I peered over into his eyes and used Stone Eyes.

"You asked for this," I quietly stated.

Dante's body slowly turned to solid stone. Bixlow almost immediately rushed over to Freya. He sat her up, ripped the rag out of her mouth, and undid her restraints.

"Freya! Are you okay?!"

I could see the small tears that had formed in her eyes as she tiredly leaned against Bixlow. "Yeah...I'm okay...thank you."

She rubbed her head and struggled to stand up. "He used a sleep spell...to weaken me...I'm so glad to see...all of you."

"Everything's okay now," I told her. "The others are free and we've captured our kidnapper."

Freya gave a weak smile and Freed said, "We should let the couple know about this and let Freya rest until the spell wears off."

Bixlow easily lifted Freya up into his arms and carried her out. We went back to the rich couple to see the 8 other maids there as well.

One of the maids spoke, "On behalf of all of us, we'd like to thank you. If it weren't for you four, we would've been in big trouble."

The rich man then told us, "Thank you ever so much. Here is your reward."

Freed accepted the 400,000 jewels from him. "You're welcome. Fairy Tail is always willing to help. Would it be alright if we rested up before we leave?"

The woman smiled kindly and replied, "Not at all. After everything you've done, you deserve it."

They gave us some tea and allowed us to sit in a nice little guestroom. As I sipped my tea, I noticed Freya had practically fallen asleep. I guess that's a good thing.

She does need to rest up so that spell will wear off. Bixlow and Freya sat across from Freed and me. We all sat quietly for a bit. I noticed the smile on Bixlow's face as he kept his arms around her.

I decided to break the silence and said, "Good thing you guys came when you did. Freya would've been in big trouble if you didn't."

"Well it only took us that long because that man used teleportation magic. We finally managed to track you down," Freed explained while sipping his tea.

I noticed Bixlow tighten his hold on Freya. "I wasn't going to let that happen. After everything she's been through already, I'm not going to let her go through something like that."

"I never thought I'd see the day when you would care this much about someone," Freed told him.

I gave a small nod in agreement. "You really do love her."

Freed and I both flashed him a smirk. I could see his face growing red and he quickly turned his head away. His babies seemed to laugh a bit.

"He loves her! He loves her!"

Bixlow remained silent where he sat. After drinking my tea, I went and changed into my normal clothes before settling back in my seat. With Freed leaning back comfortably, I curled up on my end of the sofa.

I watched with a smile as Bixlow laid back against the couch with Freya. He seemed to pull her closer and let her head rest against his chest. I slowly closed my eyes with the adorable image in my mind.