"I challenge one of your strongest members!" Everyone in the guild jumped as they looked to the guild doors, which were slammed open by some stranger. She had shoulder length, curly black hair with lightening blue streaks following her curls and blazing sapphire blue eyes. A grin sported her face that could even rival Natsu's when he got fired up. Her outfit looked like that of a normal teenager. Black jeans, grey tank top and a black crop top with a white tribal dragon on the front. Common sports runners were on her feet and grey and silver finger gloves covered her hands.

Makarov looked at the spirited girl with a raised brow. "May I ask why you want to challenge a wizard of Fairy Tail?" He asked, curious.

"I want to join Fairy Tail," she answered him with an even wider smile. Most people did something people called a "facepalm" while others simply laughed at her. They never turned down anyone if they just asked so to see someone take an extreme measure to join was comical. The master laughed and smiled.

"Child, you don't need to challenge anyone to join our guild. You simply just have to ask," the old man spoke softly to her.

"Oh I know, but I what to. I want to see what some of your strongest are like," she giggled. That caught a few people's attention, including Laxus, Erza and Gajeel. Natsu all beat them to the punch though, jumping up to stand in front of her.

"I'll fight you! I'm always up for a good fight," he chuckled, matching her excitement and smile.

"Perfect! Name's Shadow," she introduced herself then jogged backwards outside. The entire guild followed, excited to see what this strange girl had in store. Shadow bounced on her toes, smiling as everyone gathered around. Natsu smirked at her, his hands going ablaze.

"Hold up!" Shadow said quickly, holding up one hand. "Pick your poison," she smirked back. Slowly, her 5 elements appeared, one on each finger. A little flame appeared above her thumb and then a water drop was above her index finger. A green vine wrapped around her middle finger and then a small bolder and a mini tornado were on her remaining fingers.

The gasp echoed around the circled crowd and Makarov inspected her closely. 'What kind of magic do you have darling?' he wondered. Gray laughed and rolled his eyes. "My money is on the new girl. He won't stand a chance," That was when the crowd came alive, making crazy bets. Shadow chuckled and wiggled her fingers, waiting to see what her opponent would pick.

Natsu inspected her fingers and grinned. "Fire of course!" he said, his hands on fire again. The blue eyed girl nodded and then her eyes flashed red, her body erupting in flames.

"Show me what you got," was all she said before she attacked, spending him flying. Their battle went on for a long time, attack after attack. The two were two brilliant flames, smashing back and forth furiously in a powerful dance. They were very evenly matched but Shadow seemed to have more stamina. Natsu grunted when he was knocked back, his feet sliding across the cobble-stone ground. He looked up at his opponent and was a little shocked. Shadow still looked like she just started and wasn't breaking a sweat. The rest of the guild was a little stunned too that she was holding up as long as she was. Even though Natsu was an idiot sometimes, he was still incredibly strong.

"Come on is that all you got?" she called playfully. Natsu growled but a smirked played at his lips. Without saying a word, he took a step forward and that's where he stopped. Shadow smirked and used some of her earth magic, making him drop into a whole. The pinkette yelped in surprised and groaned.

"YOU CHEATED!" the fire dragon slayer shouted from the hole while everyone else was laughing hysterically. Shadow giggled and walked up to the hole, bringing Natsu out.

"Sorry but I'm sure everyone was kinda getting bored," she smirked, patting his back, "you are a great wizard! I haven't had a fight like that in a long time," she praised him.

Natsu smiled and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "You're not too bad yourself," he chuckled. Shadow smiled and then together, they entered the guild.

After meeting nearly everyone in the guild, Shadow finally got a chance to relax and sit down. She sat at the bar, plunking herself in a chair. Mira giggled at her from behind it and smiled.

"So what's it like being a new member of Fairy Tail?" she asked, handing her a glass.

Shadow chuckled and smiled. "As of now, insane. I finally got to sit down and not have to explain my story to everyone for the first time today," the elemental dragon hand, reaching out for the glass. The take-over wizard eyes traveled to her hands and it caused her to gasp. On Shadow's hand was one small circular burn mark. She noticed her forearm, upper arm and other hand and arm also sported a single, circular scar.

Shadow was unphased however as she took a gulp of the drink. "If you're wondering how I got them, I honestly couldn't tell you. I don't remember," she whispered, her face twisting; as if she was trying to recall the memories. To reach out and grasp the visions that were just at the edge of her fingers. "I have 17 of them. One of my forehead, one in the middle of my chest. My arms and legs are the same, with one on each thigh calf, forearm or upper arm. I also got one on each foot, on my bellybutton and one on each side of my torso/ribs," she finished, looking at Mira. "Freaky huh?"

Mira just stood there stunned. She didn't know what to say and a million question buzzed in her mind about their newest guild mate.

"Well if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to head home," Shadow excused herself and then abruptly got up and left. All eyes turned from the disappearing Shadow to Mira, just as confused as the white haired beauty herself.

Who was Shadow?

(ok so this is a new story I'm hopefully gonna be updating more and I really love this one! I hope you like it as much as I do so review and that's all for now!)

Date uploaded: Dec. 6th 2014