The next day Natsu started handing out fliers which were written to say that Erza's family was hosting a party at the old house. One where the theme would be 18th century and the guests would have to dress in costumes based off of the time period. Gray had pull a lot of strings but he managed to book Sabertooth to perform that night. The members of the house were all very excited...Well almost all of them. Erza was very nervous about attending. She hadn't really been to a party in so long and she wasn't sure how she would react to everything. She thought about not attending at all. Gray was very disappointed when she told him this.

"It's nothing personal I just..I just don't do parties." She said.

"But Erza I'm throwing it for everyone in the family." He said. "It's to make us all happy for at least a little while. You never really do anything to enjoy yourself."

"I can't afford that luxury."

"Can't or won't?"

"You don't understand Gray. I'm a recluse. I make people uncomfortable."

"You didn't make that professor who came by earlier uncomfortable. Speaking of which have you talked to him recently?"

"I'm supposed to call him tonight. To confirm if I'll go to dinner with him."

"You're going to tell him no aren't you?"

"I think it would be best if I didn't start having a love life now."

"I think you should. I'm not saying you should be serious with this man but you should go out. Do something different, something that could give you a little joy."

"You're very kind but I can't. He wants to have dinner tomorrow night and Romeo needs-"

"Juvia will watch Romeo."

"I don't feel comfortable leaving him at night."

"Then I'll watch him with her. Better yet I think I'll take them out for something fun."

"Like what? What do you mean?"

"Well Romeo's been talking about seeing this picture show at a drive in movie theater, I'm not sure what that is but it sounds very amusing. Juvia and I could take him."

"I never let him out after dark before."

"He'll be perfectly safe with me. I wouldn't let anything happen to him."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

Erza looked at him with great uncertainty. But she did trust Gray and deep down she so desperately wanted to get to know Professor Fernandes better. He seemed like such an interesting man.

"Okay. I'll go out tomorrow night."

"And you'll come to the party?"

"I don't know about all that. I mean I don't think I'd fit in and what would I wear?"

"There are plenty of dresses  in the attic for you to choose from and I...I kind of slected something for you to wear." 

"Really? What is it?"

"Wait right here for a moment."

He left the drawing room and a few minutes later he returned with a medium sized velvet black box. 

"I was really hoping that you would wear this to the party."

Gray opened the box and inside of it was an antique yet exquisite diamond necklace. 

"Oh it's beautiful." She said in awe.

"It belonged to my mother. I had always hoped to one day give it to my sister when she became a young woman but...But that never happened. Still you're very much like a sister to me and you don't really have any jewelry and my mother always said that every beautiful woman she have her own special jewel."

"I can't accept this." 

"Do you not like it?"

"Oh no. No it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen but it's was your mother's Gray. I can't take something so sentimental."

"My mother would approve. If she was here she would say that this would be a perfect way to reward you for all the care and support you've given me."

"I really don't know what to say. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Erza looked back at the necklace and then at Gray.

"Alright I'll go to the party but don't expect me to go crazy."

"Honestly I hope no one goes crazy."

Gray closed the box with the necklace inside and handed it to Erza who took it to her bedroom. She opened up the box, took the necklace out from inside of it, and held it up. The sparkling diamonds shimmered in the light. It was definitely authentic. Erza had never owned any real jewelry. Plastic or metallic that you could buy from any dollar store yes but nothing like this. Nothing with actual diamonds and white gold.

"Erza." Lucy said walking into the room as the door had been left open. "Do you think that the party will- Oh my God where did you get that?"

"Gray gave it to me. He wanted me to wear it at the party. Do you think it's too much?"

"No. Oh Erza you must wear them, you'd look absolutely stunning in them."

"You really think so?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then I guess I'm wearing them."

 "Here try it on."

Lucy helped Erza fasten the necklace around her neck. The red head then looked at herself in the mirror. 

"What do you think?" Erza asked.

"It looks great on you." Lucy said.

"Thank you."

Erza smiled. It wasn't often that Lucy complimented her so this moment made her very happy.  After that sweet moment, Erza called Jellal and told him that she would love to have dinner with him tomorrow night. Later that same night as Juvia was grading Romeo's papers she heard a voice coming from down the hall. It didn't sound like any voice she recognized. She didn't know if anyone was having a visitor over because no one had mentioned it. Maybe someone did and hse just wasn't told? Or was there an intruder in the house?

She left her room and went down the hallway. Getting closer to the voice she realized that it was the voice of a little girl and it was humming. At the end of the hallway was a stairway that led to the attic and she could hear the humming coming from there. She went up the stairway and into the cold, gloomy, and dusty attic. It was filled with old books, portraits, and other things from decades ago. She looked around for whoever was humming and finally she saw who it was. It was the little girl she had seen running down the hall the other night. The one she thought that she had imagined.

"Hello again." Juvia said not sure that she was actually seeing the child. 

"Hello." So this time she was going to respond instead of just running away. 

"What are you doing up here?"

"Just looking at my old things."

"Your old things?"

"Yes. My old toys, my old dresses, and my old books."

"Young lady where are your parents?"

"They're in heaven but I'll be joining them soon."

"What do you mean? Who are you?"

"I'm Wendy."

"Wendy?" Juvia remembered that Wendy was the name of Romeo's friend. The friend that no one else could see. The friend who was a ghost. "You're Romeo's friend?"

"That's right and you're his governess. I really like him because he believes in ghosts. You can see me which means you must be believe in ghosts too."

"Yes. You could say that. What do you want Wendy? Why are you here?"

"I can't really say right now but I want to help you."

"Help me?"

"Help everyone in the house. That's why I came back."

"Help us with what?"

"You'll find out." She said. "You know I knew you would come back."

"Come back?"

"Come back to the house. You left here a long time ago.

"What are you talking about? I've never left. I just arrived here a month ago. I've never been here before then."

"I see you still don't remember but that's okay. All that matters is that you're back. They said you wouldn't come back but I knew you would. You and him are destined to be together so you had to come back."

"I don't understand. I think you're confusing me with somebody else."

"No I'm not. Hey can I give you something?"

"I...I guess."

Wendy walked over to one of the many trunks, opened it up, and took something out from it. It was a book with red leather cover and strap with a buckle. She handed it to Juvia.

"This is very important so don't lose it."

"Why?"

But instead of answering she just disappeared. Juvia was left feeling very confused. Did she actually see the ghost of a little girl? She had to of because the book that had been given to her was still here. Juvia opened up the book and started reading the pages inside. It was a diary. A diary dated all the way back to the 18th century. She looked at the little message written on the first page.

To my dear sister Wendy

Happy 11th Birthday  

Love always your big brother Gray.

What did this all mean? And why did this ghost of a child give Juvia her diary? And what did she mean by Juvia leaving the house a long time ago and then coming back because she was destined to be with someone?