AN: I know most people skip these but I'm doing it anyway, I don't own fairy tail, and it wouldn't be as amazing as it is if I did so kudos to Mashima. Any way this is co-written with Orchestra Angel check out her next gen story if you have the time. And no, I didn't get the name from Attack on Titan. This chapter has also been edited so hopefully it isn't as cringeworthy now as it used to be. Perks of starting young.

Chapter 1

* 2 years before cannon *

It was a normal day in Fairy Tail in the eyes of Magnolia's citizens, however they wouldn't realize that it wasn't completely normal for the loud guild, in fact they wouldn't realize until later that the guild had gotten a new member. This new mage being Krista Justine, a young wizard just 15 years in age, and yes, she's Freed's sister.

It was around midday when Krista awoke to find herself in an infirmary and not one she was used to. Glancing around, she wondered how exactly she ended up here since the last thing she remembered was helping Mystogan take out a minor dark guild, everything went black after that. Figuring someone had brought her here because it was closer, she got off the cot and looked around for her things. Upon finding them, she silently thanked whomever it was that found her for thinking to bring them along with her. She opened the small brown satchel and brought out her back up set of clothes, mesh under armor and a tunic like dress. Slipping them on she quickly grabbed the bag and slung it over her shoulder as she left the room in hopes of finding humanity.

Not that it was all that hard to find she just had to follow the sound of things breaking. Stepping into the main area of the guild had Krista ducking to avoid being hit by a chair and quickly scanned the room for a relatively safe area. 'The bar!' The bluenette thought once she saw it. Heading towards it the young girl had to avoid many flying objects such as tables, mugs, clothes, more chairs, and even other people, all the while hoping that she wouldn't get hit as she weaved through it all. Upon reaching her destination she sat down, resigning herself to waiting to be noticed, and turned to face the brawling crowd trying to recognize any of them. This went on for a few minutes before she heard a soft, high pitched voice ask her what she was doing here. Glancing back, Krista noticed that it was Mirajane Strauss, a known model for sorcerer weekly and member of the Fairy Tail guild. 'So that's where I am. Why here? Blue Pegasus was closer.'

"I'm sitting here because its slightly safer than being out there in that mess. I have no idea why I am in this guild though. Blue Pegasus was closer to my last location," Krista replied to the bar maids question with a frown marring her youthful face.

"Ah, yes Mystogan brought you in here about three days ago. I'm actually surprised that your moving about, you had a slightly severe case of magical exhaustion that should have kept you out for a week," Mira responded with a hint of worry in her sweet voice. Chuckling, Krista waved off Mira's statement and told her that she heals fast. Turning back to the brawl, she noticed that some of the members hanging around were staring at her. She glared back at them in return. 'Nosy people.'

"What? Never seen someone heal from magical exhaustion in a few days?". The words came out snappish and borderline shouting.

Just then the Thunder Legion along with Laxus entered, causing the guild to split down the middle to get out of their way. Krista glanced over to the doors to see what made the people stop fighting. Normally, the younger girl prides herself on observing everything before acting. This time she got one look at the teal colored eyes and light green hair that she'd recognize anywhere and acted rashly. Slipping off the stool, she ran down the split created and tackled Freed with a cry of his name. Surprised at the sudden attack on his person, Freed lost his balance and fell to the floor, Krista falling with him.

"What in the...Krista?" The fallen rune mage asked in surprise.

"Who else would tackle you? Is there a girlfriend I don't know about?" She asked as she sat up, her weight on his thighs, and hands on his stomach.

"No Krista, there is no girlfriend that you don't know about. Thankfully that means you're the only one who will tackle me," Freed replied with a resigned sigh. Just after finishing his sentence the younger Justine was lifted into the air by the back of her dress.

"Hey! Put me down!" She snarled to the person holding her.

"What makes you think you can go around tackling Freed?" Her captor replied. 'Definitely male, deep voice'

"I can tackle him whenever I feel like it blondie, now put me down," Krista said.

"What makes you sure that I'm blond short stack?" Laxus questioned with a raised eyebrow, not that Krista could see it.

"I can feel the fur on your jacket. Noticed it when you came in. The others don't have that on them."

"Smart girl, who is she Freed?" Laxus asked.

"This is Krista, Laxus-sama, my younger sister." Freed responded as he stood up and dusted his coat off.

"Younger sister, ay?"

Annoyed at the talk about her as if she wasn't there, Krista used her position to her advantage. Slamming her elbow into the newly dubbed Laxus's face, she used his slight surprise at the action to slip from his grasp.

"So, the brat can fight," Laxus said with a smirk.

Krista turned around and glared up at him. 'Why the hell is he so tall?'. "Out of curiosity blondie, are you the type of person who wastes their time with people who don't pay them?"

"I'm not. What of it?" He inquired and gave a glare of his own.

"If you're not that type of person why are you paying attention to me?" The question came with an accompanying grin.

By this time most of the guild had been staring at them, waiting to see if Laxus would do something to her for tackling Freed. The rest were looking away trying to pretend nothing was happening. It wasn't something many would do, talking back to Laxus, so when someone did, and a young girl at that, they wanted to see what would happen. Not long after Laxus's booming laughter could be heard throughout the guild.

"You've got spunk brat." The blonde spoke, shoulders still shaking.

"It's not spunk its personality, you should get one sometime," having said that Krista brushed past the tall blonde, back to the bar to ask for directions to the master's office. Two minutes, a flight of stairs, and a left turn later found the girl staring at the door to the master's office. Knocking she waited for the shouted come in the enter the office.

"You're the lass that Mystogan brought here. What are you doing out of the infirmary?" the small man said. It took her a moment, but she realized that the small man in front of her was Makarov Dreyar, one of the ten wizard saints and Fairy Tail's third guild master.

"Yeah that's me, I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions," she spoke quietly, slightly in awe of the man before her.

"I may not hold the answers you seek my child," He spoke in a happy tone whilst giving her one of his eye smiles.

"Did Mystogan tell you why he brought me here?" She asked. "It's just that he normally brings me to Blue Pegasus."

"He did not say. May I inquire your name dear girl?" Makarov questioned.

"Krista, my name is Krista. Did he say anything else sir?" The girl inquired.

"He may have mentioned something about clothes. I have some questions for you if you don't mind miss Krista,"

"Not at all,"

"Well then, how do you know young Mystogan?" The master asked with a hard look in his eyes.

"Met him on a job about a year and a half ago," the young girl said calmly having gathered her wits.

"What is your age girlie?"

"15."

The questions continued for a while longer covering most basics magic, name, ever been in a guild, types of jobs, so on and so forth, with Krista only giving brief answers.

"Two more questions if I may, my dear," the elderly man spoke

"Of course,"

"Would you by any chance be related to Freed? And would you like to join our guild?"

"Yes, to both. I am younger by four years"

"Well then just talk to Mira about getting your mark and you shall be all set, and if you wouldn't mind excusing yourself, I have paperwork to do,"

Excusing herself at the masters request she headed down to get her guild mark and talk to her brother. It took a while for Mira to find the stamper but when she did Krista told her that she wanted it silver on her left shoulder. That done the girl looked around the guild eventually finding Freed and his team in a back corner of the guild. Upon her arrival she was greeted with questions form the blond.

"So, brat," he spoke as he leaned closer to her, getting in her face, "What did you need to talk to gramps for?"

"It's none of your business you brute, now if you'd terribly mind moving, you're invading my personal space," Krista spoke. 'Why is he talking to me? Does he do this to every new person?' she thought to herself as she ignored Laxus comment about not being a brute.

"Are you even listening to me brat?" Laxus asked her slightly annoyed by her obvious lack of attention.

"Nope, you're still a brute, and I'm not short, if you'll excuse me I have to find a place to stay. Anyone happen know where Mystogan lives?" she said quickly in hopes of shutting him up, only to get resounding nos from the others at the table.

Once again, the girl excused herself, this time in search of a place to stay. After a few hours searching she came across Mystogan, or at least a thought projection, who led her to where he usually stays in town when taking a day off. Situating herself Krista quickly fell into a dreamless sleep, still slightly exhausted from her recovery.