Waking Dreams (A Gruvia fanfiction)

Chapter 2: Aeroth

Natsu stood in battle position, ready to conquer his greatest foe: the Magnolia train. Dragon slayers and moving vehicles did not get along, and he had never been able to ride the train without getting motion sick. However, it was necessary for all of the jobs that were far away. It wasn't like they could fly there. The job that Gray, Juvia, Lucy, and Natsu had taken was in a town called Aeroth. None of them had ever been there, or heard of it, for that matter. It was very far away from the guild. As they boarded the train, they all discussed the job. Lucy grabbed the flyer and looked it over. "So we're supposed to apprehend this criminal? Who goes by the name of...Nightmare?" She asked to make sure she had the correct information. Juvia nodded. "Apparently, he has been terrorizing the town for months, and some people are blaming him for incidents that are happening there."
Lucy looked confused. "What incidents?"
Juvia took a grim expression. "Juvia has heard that some people there have been suffering from hallucinations and terrible nightmares. It only makes sense that somebody like this-" She gestured to the picture of the wanted man on the flyer-"would be using some type of magic that could cause it." Everybody seemed to agree with her. The train started to move, and it became clear that Natsu would be completely useless until they reached their destination. Gray looked out the window. "So what's our plan of attack?" He questioned.
"How about we stay at a popular place in town for a few nights, and see what we can learn about this Nightmare guy?" Lucy suggested.
Juvia nodded. "Juvia agrees with Lucy. This job could take a while, so we need to find a place to stay as soon as we get there."

----Time Skip! *TARDIS noises*----
The train came to a jolting halt. Before they had even grabbed their bags, Natsu was racing off of the train. "Ugh." Lucy handed her bags to Juvia. "I'll go catch up with him and make sure that he doesn't burn down any buildings." Juvia nodded. Now she and Gray were left waiting for all of the other passengers to get off. While Gray complained about having to wait, Juvia studied a notice board located outside the train's window. Again she spotted the missing person poster and felt that she knew him somehow. Where had they met? The memory was foggy, yet she could've sworn she knew him. Right when she seemed about to remember, the line to get off the train moved forward and her view of the notice board was obstructed. Suddenly she couldn't even remember the man's face clearly. Gray leaned closer to her. "Are you alright, Juvia? You seem out of it."
Juvia blushed at Gray's closeness and stammered, "Yes, Juvia is fine. Just tired."

When they got off the train, Lucy and Natsu were waiting for them. Lucy held out what looked like door keys. "I went and got us rooms at a nearby inn. It looks pretty popular, so I think we'll be able to get some good information there." They all followed her through the streets of the unfamiliar town to an inn. The inn looked fairly new, and it was large. The walls were made of stone and the roof was as well. On the outside, it didn't look very welcoming, but Juvia could hear laughter and loud talking coming from inside. "Come on." Lucy said as she led them to their rooms.

They had two rooms at the inn. Lucy and Juvia shared one while Natsu and Gray shared the other. Lucy and Juvia went to put their bags away and change, then they would join Natsu and Gray to gather information about the criminal known as Nightmare.