A/N: Hi there! This is my first fan-fiction I ever wrote. So hope you guys like it! Also there will be more chapters in the future. Feedback would be nice, I want to know what you guys think of this story so far. :). So yeah Enjoy!

**Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL, HIRO MASHIMA DOES **


Chapter 1: The childhood flashback

"Erza, I would like to introduce someone to you, his name is Jellal say hi to him will you?" Jellal's aunt Ul, exclaimed as she brought out her shy nephew to say hi to a fellow kid about his age. Ul have known Erza from the orphanage that she helped out as volunteer work. Erza had no parents, and no friends, so Ul decide to let her meet her nephew Jellal.

"Uh hi Jellal!" Erza with pride in her eyes said to the shy bluenette hiding behind his Aunt.

Jellal not remotely interested just hid behind his Aunt, refusing to say a single word to this red-haired girl who was gazing upon him.

Erza was shocked wondering why he didn't say hi, repeated herself "Hi Jellal!"

Ul, looked at her nephew, and ask him, "Why aren't you saying anything Jellal, open up for once." Jellal looked upon his tall aunt with weary eyes, unsure of what to say next. He hesitated look down and mumble "Hello" to the young red-head who was still looking at him with pride and eager to be his friend, smiled warmly at Jellal. Jellal blushed at the fact that Erza smiled at him, which he felt the warmness and kindness that came from that smile. Erza reached out her hand for Jellal, and he nervously took her hand. Erza eagerly ran off holding onto Jellal, and the two became friends. Ul, watching them as they went off to play, just smiled and quietly whispered under her breath, "Those two are sure going to get real close someday"

"So Jellal, do you live with your aunt?" Erza questioned her newly found friend.

"Yes… my parents died few years ago, so my Aunt took me in. She is now the only family I got now. She has a daughter though, Ultear." Jellal replied back quietly to Erza.

"Oh… I am so sorry to hear about your parents, Jellal." *Erza looks down with a sad look on her face* "My parents abandon me when I was still unable to speak. My mother committed suicide after she left me at the orphanage and my dad whereabouts are unknown. How did your parents die?", Erza replied with a sad look on her face, she slowly sat down on the green grass, slowly picking each stem of grass.

Jellal feeling as his heart-break and suddenly felt little sympathy for this red-head mysterious girl he was warming up to. "I had no idea that your parents abandon you Erza, I'm sorry. My parents died in a house fire." He unhappily answered Erza of how his parents died. Then quickly added shyly "But… if you want… we um could be good friends?" Jellal bashfully looked away stating. Erza looked up at Jellal with quite a surprise. Was this the same Jellal that hid behind his aunt and wouldn't even look at her. Whatever the reason for him opening up all the sudden didn't matter to her, she was happy enough to finally have a friend. "Jellal… of course! Let's be friends forever", Erza answered him with delight.

Jellal looked at Erza, then slightly blushed agreeing than looking away from her, "Yes friends. Forever, and since we are friends we won't ever abandon each other…um promise?"

Erza blushed and nodded her head slowly. "Promise"

Jellal and Erza stared at each other for few seconds until Ul called them to come back since it was getting late. Erza needed to be back at the orphanage while Jellal had to go back home.

"So Jellal, I guess we will be seeing each other tomorrow now?" Erza asked with a smile to her face.

"Certainly we will surely", Jellal started to respond to Erza's question before Ul interrupted the two children.

"Oh I forgot to tell you Jellal, you won't be seeing Erza anymore, she is going to be adopted tomorrow, by Master Makarov, the guild master of Fairy Tail." Ul stated to her nephew who finally made a new friend. Surprised, Jellal felt he was about to cry, while Erza just stared in shock. She couldn't believe she would have to leave her friend so soon and so fast and finally be adopted; "It isn't fair." She told herself, "Why do I have to leave Jellal so quickly, we just made a promise to not abandon each other."

Jellal not being able to hold in anymore blurted out "It isn't fair! We could take Erza! She could live with us. And…" Jellal drifted off to a slow stop trying to find the right words to say what he wanted to say. But Ul shook her head slowly hugged her nephew and she quietly spoke into his ear, "I'm sorry dear, Jellal, Erza can't stay with us, we barely have enough money to support you and Ultear."

He wiped away his tears, and whimpered back to his aunt, "But-"

"No buts, Erza is an orphan, and she needs a family to love her again and Master Makarov kindly volunteer to take her to Fairy Tail. He believes in Erza and her true self." Ul pulled her nephew closer and softly spoke into his right ear, "You will see Erza again one day I just know it. You two seem to share a bond that can't be broken. No matter how far away Erza is, you will always have her in your heart." Reassuring the shy bluenette.

Jellal wiped the rest of his tears away, bewildered of what Ul was trying to say to him. He Broke from his embrace with his Aunt questioning her, "What do you mean Erza will always be in my heart? I became friends with her recently; we haven't known each other for that long?"

Ul sighed, slightly turned to look at Erza who was too much in shock to speak of this sudden adoption idea, then slowly looked back at her little bluenette nephew of hers and had a peaceful look in her dark hazel eyes calmly grinned at her nephew responded, "I know Erza will always be in your heart, Jellal. I over-heard you two talking, both of you made a promise to never abandon each other. That promise alone shows you two already have a deep bond. And besides…", Ul looked up at the endless dark starry sky above quietly speaking "Once you meet someone, you never truly forget about them."

Jellal slightly reddened by the reminded promise he made to Erza few hours ago. Took in what Ul is saying to him, and just slowly nodding his head, not speaking anymore just hoping Ul is right and that he will see Erza again one day.

Ul stood back up shook off the dirt from her jeans, stretched her arms out content with herself smiled greatly to both of the children, "Well you two we better be getting back to the orphanage, Erza will be leaving tomorrow so she will need a good night rest and as for you Jellal you will want to say goodbye to Erza before she leaves tomorrow. Am I right?"

Jellal silently nodded his head slowly seemingly unsure of the idea of Erza leaving him so soon.

Erza snapped back into reality, though slightly confused by what is going onreplied quickly to Ul "Oh…uh yeah. Uh right." Erza tilt her head back down at the grass unsure of how she feels about this whole idea of being adopted.

Ul gave them one more smile before walking back to the orphanage. Meantime Jellal and Erza walk slowly behind Ul, so the two friends could have their final conversation before Erza leaves.

"I'm sorry Erza you will have to leave so soon. I wish to have gotten to know you better", Jellal spoke to the red-head first.

"Oh it's fine Jellal. You don't need to apologize to me. It was going to happen eventually, besides…" Erza answered back to Jellal. Erza grinned facing him, she smiled greatly, "I am happy I got to meet you Jellal, I hope we could see each other sometime in the future."

Jellal shyly blushed nodded, agreeing to this cheerful red-haired female. "We shall see each other again Erza."

Erza just smiled at the boy. At that moment, Erza waved to Ul and Jellal, to tell them goodbye for now. As Jellal and Ul walked away from the orphanage and back at their home, Jellal saw Erza wave, and he sorrowfully waved back.

And at that point those two began to go their separate ways.

The next day, Erza awoke to find that her bags were already packed and her breakfast already on the table. Erza bewildered by all this wondered to herself who did all the packing for her. Though she could care less right now, that just means she doesn't need to pack anymore.

"Ah I think I am going to actually miss that shy little bluenette, Jellal" Erza spoke to herself. "Oh well hopefully I will see him again one day again…"

"Erza!" A mysterious voice interrupted her daydreaming.

"Huh? Who is it? ", confused Erza demanded by the person who interrupted her little day dream.

"It's me, you know Porlyusica. Your temporary caretaker of this here Magnolia Orphanage." The cherry-haired old lady replied back to the confused little girl.

"Oh. Mrs. Porlyusica. I didn't realize it was you, sorry. Um what do you want?", Erza responded.

"Its fine dearie, I just want to let you ought to know that your adopted caretaker, Makarov is here to take you home. He's been waiting for you for about 5 minutes.", Porlyusica impatiently answered.

Before Erza can talk back to an impatient old woman, another mysterious voice arise.

"It's ok Porlyusica; I don't think she meant any harm by keeping me waiting."

Porlyusica quickly glanced over to see the person to talk and surprised she spoke, "Oh hello again, Master Makarov. I thought you were waiting outside, when did you…" But was cut short by Makarov.

"That's not important Porlyusica. The door appeared to be open so I just walked in. What's more important right now is this little girl.", Makarov stated as he glanced at Erza and mumble few words to himself, for which Erza couldn't understand.

Erza looked at the man, he was short maybe as short as her. He was old, probably in his 80s, had a white mustache and snow white hair. He was all wrinkly but the old man smiled passionately at her; this showed he was a good person. "Perhaps friendly", Erza thought to herself, as she continues to observe her knew caretaker.

"And you must be Erza right?", Makarov asked her.
Erza nodded her head steady.

Makarov somehow pleased that he got her name right was chuckling to himself.

"Well Erza welcome. As you heard my name is Makarov. But would greatly advise you call me Master Makarov, or some people at the guild call me Gramps. Either way works fine; I'm sure you will love the guild once we arrive there. There are a lot of kids just like you. So you won't need to worry about how they think about you.", Makarov told Erza.

Quietly listening, Erza eyes lighten up with confusion asked Makarov ,"Wait what is a guild? You mean there are more kids like me, but isn't that the same as a orphanage?"

Makarov laughed and then told her "Dear child, a guild is nothing like a orphanage. A orphanage is for kids with no homes, but a guild, a guild is a home. A home for anyone who have lost their homes or for those who have a home, in other words it's a place for wizards. The wizards take job requests and take on jobs to earn money for their lives. And as a guild, we are all family. We all had our fair share of fights, and burdens that we carry. And that what makes us so unique.", Makarov smiled back at the little girl who felt almost was getting it.

Even more confused Erza questioned him again, "But… a wizard? I am not a wizard; I don't have any magic powers to help people. Why are you taking me to a place like that?"

Instead of immediate respond Makarov silently looked at her paused and spoke back up, "Erza, we all carry some sort of magic power within us. You just haven't discovered your true power yet, since you are too young. When you arrive at Fairy Tail, you should soon discover that power you hold. I am bringing you to Fairy Tail to give you a home.", Makarov paused for few seconds until he finally added, "Now Erza, enough questions, get your stuff and lets go home."

Began to feel little defeated because she couldn't find any more questions to ask; she just sighed contently and nodded in agreement to Makarov. Hesitant for a few seconds, finally, answered "Ok. Let's go home, Master." With a gently nod Makarov turned to face Porlyusica and order her, "Porlyusica be a dear and please help carry Erza's luggage back to the magic-four wheeler."

"Yes Makarov right away." Porlyusica replied back to the old man. She then took Erza's luggage and went outside.

Makarov then faces Erza again, he asks her, "So young Erza, is there anyone you will miss after you leave today?"

The young girl looks down whispers "I…will probably miss my new friend, Jellal, Master."

Makarov pauses then nods slowly "I see. Well did you say goodbye to him already?"

She nodded.

The old short man smiles, "Well that's good, you will see him again someday, I know you will. Erza this world is a small place after all. So many things happen."

She then looks away unhopefully answers "I hope your right Master…"

Suddenly Porlyusica calls out from the outside "Hey you two! What's taking you so long! I don't have all day humans!"

"Right! We're coming!", Makarov yells back to Porlyusica, turning back to Erza "Come on Erza, we better be getting off, we need you to get settle in after all."

"Ok. I'm coming." Erza said with a sad expression on her face.

Makarov and Erza head to the old magic-four wheeler that seems to be run down, but able to function properly. The red-haired girl looks back at the old run down foster home that she grew up in and turns back to her new future living with Makarov and the guild Fairy Tail. She says her last goodbyes to Porlyusica. As Makarov drove off with little Erza in the magic-four wheeler, she knew this would be the beginning of her new journey…

To be continue