This story is dedicated to NeColetheCactusNinja, who is one of my best friends, and it just so happens to be her birthday. I made this since I didn't want to be normal. Normal people would probably give their friends a book for their b-day. Well, I write my friends books on their b-day! Enjoy Lasagna!

Reader's Pov

I flicker in and out of the shadows, avoiding any contact with the few people left on the streets at this hour. Even if I did get near someone, they would get scared, or be nervous. The streets I've know all my life are different in the dark. Finally I approach the large abandoned export depot. Sneaking around the side, I find the window I left open earlier still ajar. I jump up, and inside. Once I realized that they aren't here yet, I grab a random magazine and start reading.

Rogue's Pov
"Yukino, is it a good idea to let Sting pick that job by himself?" My green exceed gestures to the blonde by the request board. Sting is muttering about how he has to find the perfect job, and that the old guy who hates the moon isn't good enough. Ten minutes later I lose my patience.

Standing up, I stride to the wall covered in papers. After shoving Sting aside and grabbing a random request, I deliver it back to our table, the white dragon slayer trailing downcast behind.

Yukino picks it up and reads it out loud.

"Squirrel wrangling? What does that even mean?" I stand back up, walk across the guild again, and grab a different one, making sure it's not the one called 'love potion needed'.

This time Lector reads the job.

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Isolation, Locked In
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Me and two of my friends have been living in a fortress town for our whole lives. We wish to leave, but are prevented. We would like you to come and help us go. It will be much appreciated, considering living in a prison like place is torture.

Reward: 25000 jewel
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"Well, the reward is decent," the maroon exceed comments.

"We should go," Yukino says.

"Sure, why not?" Sting agrees. But he agrees to everything we say.

"Alright," I mutter.

Reader's Pov
Finally I have no longer to wait. Through the window I see two figures. They climb in and sit next to me.

"Hey (Y

)," my silver haired friend greets me.

"Good to see you Skie," I smile at her.

"You're even more beautiful than when we last met," OCEAN my almost boyfriend compliments.

"You make it sound the last time we saw each other was months ago!" I laugh.

"Hey, lunch was a long time ago, and I'm hungry!" He defends himself, clutching his stomach in mock starvation.

"Well I can't fix that, so man up," I say smirking.

"Ooohhh," Skie snickers, "anyways, I had a reason to make us come out here."

"Really? I thought we were here to socialize!" I say sarcastically, playing.

"Haha, no actually. I sent a request," she says, completely stonefaced.

"Was it a friend request? Did you use Facebook?" Ocean comments.

"What's Facebook?" I ask him.

"No clue!" He says cheerily, and we all collapse in laughter.

"No seriously, I asked a guild for help," she says through tears. Tears of laughter.

"WHAT?" I almost scream.

"Yah," she replies.

"What guild?" Oceans wonders.

"Remember that guild Fairy Tail beat in the GMG? The one with the hot dragon slayers," I instantly think of the fights that caused so much damage, the teams.

"Sabertooth? First of all, neither of the dragon slayers were even cute. One looks like a sad goth, the other like an unstable child (I'm sorry Sting!), and why not Fairy Tail though?" I ask the obvious question.

"I know why (y

). It's because she wants one of those 'hot' dragon slayers to come save her," Ocean answers for my friend, who then develops a pinker tone on her cheeks.

"Ah, of course,"

"Actually, that's only half of it! The other half is that none of the guys in Fairy Tail are available, due to all my ships. WE CAN'T LET JERZA DIE!" She proceeds to rant about how she thinks Jellal is super cute but he's for Erza because they obviously love each other. Ten minutes later, when she starts to talk about her theories that in the GMG Mystogan had to have been Jellal, because 'wasn't the other blue haired mage in Edolas?' I try to stop her.

"Skie, calm down" she grabs ahold of my shoulders and starts shaking me, looking to the sky with shining eyes.

"But (Y\N)! Jerza must prevail! Well sure I would ship him with myself, but if I do that he cant be with Erza and they are totally meant for each other because they obviously love each other even though he almost killed her and himself like twice. Do you think they've kissed? That would be so cool! Even if it's an almost kiss! And then there's Gajeel and Levy!" By now I'm trying so hard to resist the fangirl urge as she talks (and shakes me) nonstop.

Okay who cares.

"Yah, I mean you almost never get to see a tough dragon slayer and a cute little bookworm together!" I start ranting with her.

"It would be so cool if we could meet MiraJane! I bet she's super nice, but has two other sides. A demon side, and deep deep deep down, an evil side just for shipping!"

"I have a shipping side..." I say creepily, laughing strangely. Ocean scooches to the other side of the room.
Skie and I look at each other, and then start laughing maniacally.

"So...what are we going to do until the guild people come?" Ocean asks us nervously as if we're a couple of nut-jobs. Hm, wonder why he thinks that.

"Wait."

"Fangirl."

"Talk."

"Plot our ships sailing."

"Discuss what we think the guys who will come get us are like."

"Take over the world."

He sweatdrops as we continue to list off creepy things to do.

"What will I do?" He asks me.

"Ummm, read this book," I randomly hand him a book titled 'Why Waffles Started the Pancake Revolution'.

"What in hell is this!? Okay fine I'll read it," he snatches the book from me and sits in the corner, while Skie and I continue to talk.

Sting's Pov (Mr. Unstable Child)

For the rest of the day we travel to the given location of the city. On the way I come up with a foolproof plan to infiltrate the barriered town.

"So, we come to the front doors and knock. Then we tell them that we came to interview towns across Fiore , but instead of Rogue coming with us, he turns I into a shadow and sneaks to where those extra details said they would be. He brings them to us, and among other people we "interview" them, escaping in the process." Yukino nods slowly, thinking it over.

"It might work,amd if it does, the reward will be worth it," her bright eyes shine at the thought of surviving another month without her creepy landlord breathing down her neck.

"I'm not actually here for the reward. I'm here to make sure you two don't get each other killed. Bit I'll go along with the plan," I frown when Rogue admits he'd rather not be here.

"But Roooooogue, weekday if we're saving some hot chicks?" I say his name in a singsong voice.

"Don't care. Look, we're about 3 miles away, and I can almost see it. Let's camp out for the night, and go in the morning."
(A/N) This is about an hour after Reader-chan and Skie(me cause I'm chill) arrive at the export place thingy.

After we set up for the night I look towards the city. I can almost see a window in a high tower, and someone's in it. I feel like we lock eyes. A flash in the back of my mind, and I clutch my chest. My heart is beating so fast. Laying down, I wonder what just happened to me. Eventually I drift into sleep.

Skie's Pov

While (Y/N) and Ocean debate wheter or not waffles need to be a primary tool for ninjas, I walk up to the messenger hawk tower. This export factory hasn't been used for the past 10 years, which is why it's the best place to hide out. I open the door and look around. There are cubbie\slot\things for birds everywhere, the smell of bird droppings had almost completely faded. I hear a noise behind me and jumpspin, doing a 180. A small red brown hawk sits alone.

"Hello there," I say to it, "are you all alone up here?"
It chirps. I notice a medallion around it's neck, so I lift it into the light.

"Hawky huh? No offense, but that sounds like a name some boomerang wielding guy who's high on cactus juice would name his bird." (A\N) anyone get the reference?
He ruffles his wings, and I start smoothing them down, which calmed both of us.

"You are all alone, aren't you? I feel that way too sometimes, even when I'm with my friends. To be honest, I feel like I'm missing something," Hawky cocks his head to the side as if he's really listening. Then, as if he knows something I don't, he jumps to the window and tilts his head again. I open it and look out. In the distance I see a flicker of light, like someone's over there. Then I get the feeling like I've made eye contact with someone. In the back of my head I see\feel a flash, and my hands leap to my violently pounding heart. I gasp and back away from the window. As suddenly as the feeling that filled me appeared, it fades.

"Hawky, what...what was that? It made me feel...not alone anymore," Hawky just hops over and rubs his head against my arm. I giggle a little.

"Hey, don't you want to leave? Go ahead and fly away, you aren't going to be forced to stay." Instead of flying, he perches himself on my shoulder.

"Or not? Okay, I guess you can stay with me," I leave the room and walk down the stairs, still very flustered, still with a nonstop heart beat.

My two friends have fallen asleep, (Y/N) resting her head on Ocean's shoulder. I simply smile, and then I grab something soft, and lay down, asleep in minutes. Hawky flies to a beam on the ceiling and sleeps there.

Well NeColetheCactusNinja, I have your birthday present (finally) finished! Happy Birthday!