Four years have passed since Erza returned from the Tenrou Island incident and some things have changed since then. Sitting in small coffee shop Erza thought about the guild and how much changed over the years. Three years ago, Bisca and Alzack had their second kid Mizuko whom loves guns just like his parents. Not long after Mira announced that she and Laxus were engaged to be married the following year. Even Natsu and Lucy got married earlier in the year. Erza knew she ought to be really happy for her friends but she couldn't help feel that everyone was moving on without her. Yes, she was close with the majority of the guild but she was never actually involved with anyone; and Jellal didn't count either. Sighing, she shook the troubling thoughts out her head and decided to finally head home. As she left the shop, a loud piercing scream came from the alley across from her. Looking across, the sight she saw angered her. On the ground was a small little girl struggling against two adult men who were trying to grab her. The two adults didn't look too tough with their simple clothes and lack of magic. Furious now, Erza ran up to the duo and punched both of them in the face. Anger fueling her strength, she literally lifted them up and threw them over the building and as far away as possible. Aware of the little girl still screaming, she stooped down near her and tried to calm the child down. The child seeing the stranger coming near her quacking backed away and started crying and thrashing again.

"Calm down. I am not going to hurt you. I got rid of those men that were harassing you earlier. See they are gone," Erza softly spoke as she gestured around her. The little girl stopped crying and looked around and really saw that they were gone. Suspiciously the child observed Erza and realized that the strange armored woman didn't want to hurt her. Actually the woman seemed almost kind. Erza taking the child's silence as a small sign of trust asked, "Are you okay? Where are your parents?" The girl just shook her head sadly. Erza frowned. 'Are her parents dead or she just can't find them,' she wondered, 'Either way I should get her out of here and cleaned up.'

"Alright, let's get you out of here" Erza addressed the girl as she stood up. The girl just raised her two hands like she wanted to be lifted up. Smiling gently, Erza picked her up and held her as she walked back to her home.

In the last two hours, Erza managed to bathe the girl, get her some new clothes, get something for them to eat and give her name since she didn't seem to have one. Erza named her Nyoko meaning treasure. Nyoko, she noticed had odd spiky purplish blue hair and bright blue eyes which shone with innocence. From the looks of it, she would guess that Nyoko was about five years old and without a family since she hasn't heard a word about them since she brought Nyoko here. What should she do in the case that Nyoko really didn't have anyone? Would Nyoko want her, a somewhat stranger to take her in? 'Maybe I'll just ask her when she gets up' Erza decided as she lay down next to the small girl on the bed. 'She looks just like me when I was younger, so alone and afraid. Maybe I could give her what I lost so may years ago; a family.' Erza thought as she drifted off to sleep

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