Hi there, everyone! Welcome to my eighteenth story on this site! I've seen a few stories like this one…except I've added a mystery to it all!

I hope you enjoy reading this!

Warnings: *possible violence

*swearing

*hints of many possible pairings

*and everything else that's in Fairy Tail…

*After S-class trial, no timeskip

*Oh, and a few OCs

Full Summary: A girl arrives at Fairy Tail, searching for her long-lost twin brother. But how come she can't seem to remember anything about her past? Is there a darker story behind this girl? More importantly, who's her brother?

Memories of the Heart

Chapter 1 (introduction): Who am I? X771-X784

I was slowly trekking through the dark forest. It was already deep into the night, and the murky surroundings and the trees looming over my head blocking the sun did not help at all. It was dark, and I think I was lost, too. It was dead silent, since everyone was probably long gone. I was scared.

I was alone.

…Someone found me. A lady. She was really shocked when she found me in the forest, and carried me to her house. I probably fell asleep or something after that.

When I woke up, there were bandages wrapped around my head, arms and calves and feet. I was only four, so I didn't ask why they were on me.

All I knew was that, under the bandages, it hurt like hell.

I'm in a new town. You see…I've been to a few towns after that lady found me and took me out of that forest. When I think about it, I can't seem to remember anything before that dark and lonely forest. What happened to me? Did I hit my head or something? Was that why my head was bandaged before? But that not all. I could easily feel a throbbing and stinging pain whenever I felt the other parts that were bandaged.

There were deep red marks all over my limbs, and I didn't know what they were at the time.

Second-degree burns.

That's what those marks were. The problem is, I have no idea where or how I got them… where I came from…my parent(s)…in fact, I don't even know my real name!

This is ridiculous!

Four years were passed by quickly. Even so, I still haven't figured anything out about myself!

Oh wait. Yes, I have.

Well…I went to many of those therapist guys, hoping that they could help me unlock my memories. However, even they couldn't figure much out.

Except for the conclusion that I might have a brother somewhere out there. I reacted to this, recalling someone…a boy my age…a twin brother?

Anyhow, ever since that day, I've been following that lead. Who knows, maybe my unknown twin brother has the answers to my (our?) past.

Unfortunately…finding out about that 'brother' ended up giving me more questions.

Who is he? Where is he? Does he remember me? Is he still alive?

I decided to try and answer these questions (plus the ones I had before) by travelling around Fiore. It could take years-maybe even decades-before finding who I was. Who I am.

While travelling, I went to several mage guilds. You could say that I was a part of each and every one of them. The Masters of each guild made me join temporarily.

And the name of the guild I've been in for the past two years is…

…

"Ran…are you really leaving?"

The black-haired girl turned to the silver-haired male, "Yeah. You gonna miss me, Lyon?"

Ice mage Lyon Bastia turned away, "As if I would ever miss some stubborn girl like you!"

"Lyon-dono, please don't be mean to Ran-dono." advised Jura Nekis, the guild's local Wizard Saint. He turned to the girl, "Have you confirmed it with the Master yet?"

Ran nods, "He said I was free to go."

"Where are you headed next?" Sherry Blendi, a female mage, asks her.

The girl thinks, "…I don't actually know. Probably some guild in the north, I guess."

"North?" says Jura, "If you're going that way, you might as well go to Fairy Tail."

"Fairy Tail?" Ran tilts her head in confusion.

"Yeah," Lyon tells her, "It's one of the guilds we made an alliance with a few months ago, remember?"

"Oh that Fairy Tail…" Ran awes in realization.

"What other Fairy Tail is there? !" Yuuka questions her.

"But you're really going there, Ran-chan! ?" Toby wails.

Ran grins, "Uh-huh. I wanna see what that guild is all about. Maybe I'll even regain some of my memories there."

"In that case," Lyon proclaims, "Say hello to Gray for me, alright?"

"Um…sure."

"Send Fairy Tail my salutations," Says Jura, "And stay safe."

Ran smiles at them, "I will."

She walks out the door.

'See you, Lamia.'

"She's a-actually leaving us…"

"Toby, stop crying, it's not manly."

"I'M NOT CRYING!"

Well, this is how I, Hikaranai Kuroki, ended up standing in front of one of the greatest guilds in Fiore. Who knows what I'll find here. It's a total mystery!

I reached for the door handle.

That is, until the front doors crashed open before I could even say,

"What. The. Hell!"

A/N: End of chapter 1!~ Did you like it? Dislike it? Do you think this site should have a like and dislike button?

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~Miyuki