As the young woman boarded her train, she turned and waved at the person sending her off. Though her eyes gleamed with sadness, she gave her friend one last smile before slipping behind the closing doors. She stood there, watching her friend on the platform, even as the train began its journey into the next town. By the time the station was out of sight, the girl left her spot from the doors to find a seat in the closest cart. She found a window seat near a elderly man who was fast asleep in his chair, and quietly slipped in beside him.

The world seemed to have zipped past her as she stared out the window. Trees and buildings of different colors came and went, serving as the girl's entertainment for more than a few hours. Eventually, she turned away and dug a hand into the small bag she carried along with her, searching for the poetry book her friend had given her for her travels.

Adjusting the silver rectangular glasses on her face, the girl squirmed further into her seat until she was completely comfortable. Everything seemed to disappear as she read, leaving her in the fantasy of the book's magical tales.

I remember that day, she read.

In the third week of May.

I saw you.

Shivers ran down the girl's body, as if the love of her life were sitting beside her, whispering the very same words in her ear. The thought made her heart race and her face flush uncontrollably.

I knew from the start.

That we could never part.

No matter what I had to go through.

The young girl was so drawn into her book, that she hardly realized the train had came to a halt at the very last stop. Her dazzling emerald eyes danced from side to side, catching every beautiful word the page had to hold. As she was reading, she failed to notice that elderly man had began to awake. His rosy plump cheeks and the small hiccup he gave was more than enough evidence to show he was more than just little intoxicated. However, she didn't seem to notice. Too enraptured in her book to see him staring seductively at her.

I have never heard you speak.

Though I know if I do, I might go weak.

Oh how I how I hope you return this love too.

It was when a pair of dry and cracked lips pressed to her's that made the girl wake from her fantasy. Her emerald eyes darted to the side, right where the elderly man, now awake, sat kissing her. His pale and pasty face held a tint of pink as he leaned in closer. With growing anger, the young girl watched as the elder raised his frail hands, in hopes of wrapping them around her thin waist.

Her eyes stared into mine.

As our hands wove and interwined.

Our bodies moving together, as if on cue.

Slowly, she too lifted her hands and gently pulled her glasses on top of her head. Her pink bangs curled with the rest of her lucious hair, leaving a fine view of her slightly large forehead. Her anger seemingly increasing the longer her she sat reveled in her disgust.

With the strength any man would be proud of, the young girl pulled her tightly clenched fist back, and jabbed the elderly man straight through the window. From what she could see, she didnt hit the man too hard, but she was sure he would have a mighty bruise for more than just a few days. A smirk found its way on her lips as she pumped her fist backwards. A silent cheer that showed that her training was finally starting to pay off.

Footsteps echoed down the hall as the girl turned to the door. The conductor and most of the train's staff stood before her, their eyes wide in shock at the sight of the girl and the familiar symbol in green on the back of her hand.

"That emblem!" The conductor gasped, pointing at the the girl as he shook with fear.

"A mage of Fairy Tail!" The youngest of the group gasped, though his eyes showed nothing but awe.

"Yeah?" The girl growled, her tone vicious and cold. The bubbly tone in her eyes disappeared, leaving emerald orbs dull and void of emotion. "Got a problem with that?"

"N-No!" The conductor stammered, the rest of his staff dead silent, as he pushed through them to give the pink haired girl space to leave. "Go right ahead, Mage Of Fairy Tail."

A muffled grunt left the girl, as she picked up her things, and slid through the door. Just before the leaving the train, she glanced at the conductor with a hard glare.

"You can call me Sakura." She snarled, just loud enough for her to hear them. She turned her attention to the oversized man, her attacker, that a few of the train's staff were trying to lift off of the train. She pointed a finger at him. "I would hope that you will do something about that one, or there will be problems. Are we clear?"

"Y-Yes, Sakura-sama!"They chorused in unison.

As she jumped down on to the platform, she slipped her glasses back over her eyes, and disappeared in the wave of people bustling about.

After a full month, Sakura Haruno, mage of Fairy Tail, has finally returned to her home.


Lucy Heartfillia sighed happily as she enjoyed the tea Mirajane had presented her. The Fairy Tail guild was currently going through another one of their rare quiet days. Most mages were busy taking on missions while others simply lazed about, too tired or bored to do anything else. The Stellar mage was sure to use this day as an advantage before someone could come along and ruin it for her. Which usually happened everytime.

"Hey, Lucy!" A familiar voice called, making Lucy sigh as she turned to greet the fiery mage.

"Hey, Natsu." Lucy managed to say before she found herself mumbling uncomfortably in Natsu Dragneel's chest. "Let's go on a mission, Lucy." The boy said bluntly.

With a strangled cry, the blonde knocked Natsu aside. "Dont stand so close to people you're talking to!"She cried.

"But Lucy." Natsu whinned, putting his hands on Lucy's shoulders. "I'm so bored. Let's go on a mission."

"No." Lucy said sternly, brushing Natsu hands away from her so she could return to her tea. She flinched when the cold Jasmine pressed to her lips. With a sigh she glared at the dark liquid in her cup. Just a moment a go she was perfectly in her own happy world and now the mood was gone and it was definitely all Natsu's fault.

"Today, all I want to do is relax so go on the mission by yourself." She told him.

Natsu, accompanied by his winged partner, Happy, gave the Stellar mage a tearful gaze. "B-But Lucy..."They whimpered, "Please come with us. We're a team, right?"

From the other side of the room, a block of ice flew through the air, knocking the pink haired Dragon Slayer in the head. In a fitted rage, Natsu twisted on his heel as fire ignited around him. "Who threw that!"He barked, his eyes scanning the room for his attacker. He stopped, however, when he spotted his dark haired rival, Gray Fullbuster, staring at him from his favorite table.

"Was it you, you pervert?" Natsu yelled. Gray merely huffed, his dark eyes looking for a fight. "So what if it was?"He challenged. "No means no, no matter where you are brat!"

A murmur of groans filled the room, as the two rivals stood and neared eachother.

"There they go again." Macao sighed, dodging a fire ball that was knocked his way.

Mirajane giggled from her spot behind the bar. "Well, what did you expect?"She said. "They are the best of friends."

"Best of friends?" The two chorused. "Who would want to be friends with this weakling!"

A wave of magic rushed through the room as both mages ignited their elemental magic between their hands. Natsu's flames brushed just below his ears, suddenly making half of the room extremely hot. From in front of him a mist of white swirled around Gray's upper torso, the tips of his clothes freezing on the spot.

"Let's end this!"Natsu growled, shooting forward with his fiery fist raised in the air.

Gray grunted his approval and also shot forward, arms in position to create another frozen masterpiece.

Lucy braced herself for the impact and turned away. It was never a good idea to be around when those two had a fight. It only meant chaos.

A sigh resounded from outside, making Lucy look up in surprise. That was definately the sound she was expecting to hear when the fire and ice mages colidded. But there wasnt a collision. Instead, both boys were suddenly floating in the air, arms still head in offensive stance though they were completely frozen in place. Lucy turned, spotting a shadowed figure standing in the front door. She noticed how everyone, especially Natsu, Erza, and Gray seemed to tense as the figure came closer. Once inside the guild and out of the sun, the blonde was able to get a closer look at their guest. The figure was a woman with silky pink hair lighter than Natsu's. It was long but shorter than Erza's, reaching just to the middle of her back. Though the girl was giving off a murderous piece of magic, Lucy had to admit that the outfit she wore was just adorable. The semi-short black and red plaid skirt she wore worked her curves nicely. As did her white button up dress shirt and matching red sweater vest. A small pendant, the shape of Fairy Tail's emblem, was wrapped around her neck in a chrome choker.

The girl glared furiously at the two mages ascended in the air, more than likely caused from her glowing hand. "Why don't you two ever listen to me?" She growled, clutching the white magical book that had suddenly 'poofed' into her free hand.

Natsu and Gray purposely ignored her question, eyes growing wide as smiles etched onto their faces. "Sakura!"They exclaimed loudly. The magical lock that held them in the air suddennly disappeared, allowing them to drop to the ground, and run to greet the newcomer.

"You're back!"Natsu cheered, arms open for a hug. He managed to meet 'Sakura' first, something he soon regretted afterward. In the minute he was nearly a foot away from her, the girl tucked her glasses on her head, and cocked her fist back. Unfortunately for Natsu, it was too late for him to dodge the fist from shooting towards his face.

"Listen when someone's scolding you!" Sakura shouted, driving her fist far into Natsu's face and sending him flying into the wall.

"K. O. " Happy cheered in the background.

"Dont cheer for that!"Lucy cried.

Sakura huffed, her fist shaking with anger. There was nothing but pure death in Sakura's eyes now that her glasses were off, Lucy noted. "I leave you two alone for one month and you're already trying to tear the place apart!Don't you know its dangerous to mix high magical elements together, especially when their molecular compounds are polar opposities!"The girl ranted, waving her hand that currently wasnt occupied by her magic book. "The collision could be catastrophic and probably blow the guild in two!"

"Erza!" The pink haired girl screamed, directing her glare at the scarlette not too far from her. "I thought you were watching them so they didnt do things like this!"

"I-I..." The mage whimpered, too shocked for words.

"I left because I could trust you to keep them from making a mess!"Sakura barked.

"And Gray!" Sakura paused, taking the time to sense Gray's ice cold magic, which just so happened to be coming from behind her. She turned on her heel, eyes set with anger and rage, to reprimand the ice mage. She spotted a dark blur behind her and steadied herself for a good shout. But before she could open her mouth to say another word, the dark blur known as Gray, grabbed onto her glasses and slipped them over her shocked eyes. In an instant, Sakura's temper had disappeared.

"Welcome back."The ice mage said simply, a small smile on his face.

It took awhile for Sakura to come to her senses as she stammered out a small, "I'm home."

Lucy barely moved out of the way as Natsu jumped into the air, fueled by his magical fire, and tackled the pink haired girl into a hug. Instead of sending another punch to his face, Sakura twisted around and wrapped her arms lovingly around his neck. Being together like that made the two look exactly like brother and sister, Lucy thought.

Absentmindedly, the blonde turned to Mirajane giggling behind the counter as the rest of the guild came to greet the strange girl. "Who's that?"

Mirajane turned to her and smiled softly."Ahh, that's right, Lucy. You've only been here a few weeks so you've never met Sakura-chan. She left to train about a month ago, two weeks before you got here."

"She joined Fairy Tail at the same age Erza and Gray did." Happy said,"Right before me!"

"Happy!"Sakura called, as she detached herself from Natsu and walked over to blue cat."Aren't you going to give me a hug too!"

"Nyah!" In an instant, the blue cat was found tucked in Sakura's arms, smiling at the warmth she gave off. Sakura chuckled softly at the cat and turned her attention to Lucy. The Stellar Mage tensed under her gaze, fearing that if she made one mistake, she would get yelled at just like the others did before.

"Hi, I'm Sakura. Are you new here?"Sakura asked, ignoring the way the blonde was turning pale.

"This is Lucy." Mirajane piped in, seeing as Lucy couldn't seem to do it for herself. "She's new to Fairy Tail."

"It's nice to meet you, Lucy." Sakura said with a charming smile as she stuck her hand out for Lucy to take. She waited patiently as Lucy wearily shook her hand until slowly releasing it.

Gray suddenly took a seat beside Lucy and turned to face Sakura. "So, how did your training go?"

Sakura smiled at him as she shifted Happy in her arms. Much to Lucy's amazement, the cat had suddenly fallen asleep. "It went well. My teacher was a little rough but he really did help me."

"Then let's have a fight!" Natsu suddenly pipped in.

"No, Natsu."Sakura whinned, turning to face the Dragon Slayer. "I'm tired and-"

The pink haired girl was interupted as Natsu took a hold of her glasses and promptly ripped them from her face. The brash movement flicked her hair in the air and over her face, making it hard for everyone to see her eyes. There was a moment of silence as everyone in the guild waited for Sakura to react. Lucy and Gray visibly tensed, leaning further into the bar so they were out of Sakura's range of attack.

"So..."Natsu began, stepping closer so he and Sakura were inches apart. "What do you say?"

Suddenly, Sakura's head snapped up. Her green eyes blazed with determination and fury as she smacked their foreheads together. The grin on Natsu's face seemed to stretch to his ears as blood trickled from his forehead and down his nose.

"You're on."