"Master!" Mirajane called as she ran down the stairs. "One of the S-class requests is missing!"
Makarov didn't seem to quite register Mirajane's words at first as he took another sip from his tea. However, when the words finally sunk in, he spit his tea all over the place.
"Say what?" Wakaba asked. "One of the jobs from the second floor is missing?!"
"But the jobs up there are S-Class quests." Macao pointed out. "Anyone know how took off with it?"
Gray remained silent though a frown did pull across his face. He had a feeling who might have taken it. He looked around the guild. Nope, Vivi and Natsu definitely weren't here. Those morons just couldn't stay out of trouble, could they?
"Well, it's either someone really strong or really stupid." Laki pointed out.
"Oh, I know," Laxus said from the second floor.
Everyone turned their heads up to the blonde at he sat in a chair with his legs propped up on the table. Estella was with him as always, and she had a troubled look on her face as she sat in his lap.
"A little blue cat flew up here and ripped it off the board." Laxus said.
"It was Happy?" Mirajane asked.
Estella nodded her head silently while wishing Laxus had let her say something when it happened. But he said not to spoil the fun, and she never could deny him of anything.
"He must have stolen it for Natsu, Vivi, and Lucy!" Wakaba said putting the dots together.
"That's crazy!" Macao said. "What were they thinking?!"
Gray's frown depended. He was hoping for a moment that he'd be wrong. That those idiots didn't take the job request. Were they trying to get expelled from the guild?
"They've got some nerve taking on an S-Class Quest." Alzach said.
"I don't know if I'd call it nerve, but it's definitely dumb." Bisca retorted.
And none of Vivi's brothers were here to stop her. Chris and Dom would have already been out the door by now to catch up to them—not even knowing exactly where to start. And Erza wasn't here either. Mystogan probably wouldn't even show his face even if he was here, so he's no help. And Gildarts—well, even if he was here, he'd probably leave them be while laughing it off. Unless Master gave him a direct order to go and fetch them.
"That's a serious breach of the rules." Laxus pointed out. "Hey, Gramps, a stunt like that will get you kicked out of the guild, am I right? Not that is matters. It's not like those four losers are going to make it back alive from an S-Class Quest."
Makarov just sighed wishing he didn't have such reckless children. Just what was going through their heads? Was all that training they went through just to get them ready to take the job? Have they been planning it for a while? Or did Laxus's words rile them up enough to push them to such drastic measures to prove themselves?
"Laxus," Mirajane, who walked back up to the second floor, began. "If you knew, why didn't you stop them?!"
"Oh, lighten up," Laxus said. "All I saw was a blue cat flying off with a piece of paper in its mouth—trying to act all sneaky, I had no idea it was Happy. Besides, Natsu nor Vivi are cleared for S-class. I never dreamed they'd break the rules."
Estella almost gave him a deadpanned expression. Even without seeing Happy, it should be easy to deduce who took the request. The two most troublemaking members of the guild—Natsu and Vivi. Estella then turned back to Mirajane while standing up in a defensive like manner when seeing the look on her face. Laxus just chuckled while wrapping his arm around Estella's waist.
"Hmph, you haven't given me that look in a while." Laxus said not looking frightened in the slightest.
Mirajane just continued to glare wishing she had her magic back right then and there to teach Laxus a lesson. Why did he just stop caring? He used to look out so much for Vivi at the least. Even more than her brothers. Now it's like he doesn't care if she lives or dies.
"This isn't good." Makarov said to himself then looked up to Mirajane. "Well, which job was it?"
"For lifting the curse on Galuna Island." Mirajane replied
Makarov's eyes widened as everyone else in the guild gasped in shock—unable to believe it.
"What?!" Makarov demanded.
The others all exclaimed their disbelief as they all murmured together. Gray just sighed. Of course, they'd pick the cursed island. Not only is it S-Class, but it took them away from the continent. He was sure they hadn't really been thinking of that part when they took it, but it would make going after them a bit harder.
"Laxus, go and fetch them at once!" Makarov ordered.
"Yeah, right." Laxus said as he pulled Estella closer to his side. "I've got better things to do, Gramps. And besides, everybody in Fairy Tail is supposed to be able to take care of themselves, right?"
Estella frowned wanting to volunteer to go after them, but she was sure that wouldn't please Laxus in the slightest.
"I don't care how you feel about Natsu and Vivi!" Makarov snapped. "The fact is you're the only one strong enough to bring them back by force! Especially if they team up together!"
Some of the guild shuddered remembering all those other times the two teamed up. All that destruction…and it was caused by accident. Everyone then looked to Gray as he got out of his seat.
"Sorry, Master," Gray began. "But I'm afraid I have to disagree with you. I'll go after them."
Laxus scoffed. Gray was just on par with Natsu and Vivi separately. Once those brats team up against him, he didn't stand a chance. Heck, even if he did fight them one on one and win the first fight, he wouldn't have enough magic energy for the second fight. But whatever. Laxus didn't care either way. He leaned back in his seat while looking up at the ceiling as he kept his arm around Estella.
"Let's see how well you do with this one, Vi." Laxus said to himself.