It was unusually quiet as the Fairy Tail members were rebuilding their destroyed hall, mainly due to the fact that the main source of the usual commotion had gone on a vacation.

"Master, there's a message for you" Called Mirajane as she read the big font letters on the envelope "It says it's urgent!"

The master was currently using his titan magic to help with the construction work, so he shrunk and took the letter from Mira.

"From Alder town?!" He wondered confused as he opened the letter and read it, it wasn't that long only a page and attached to it was a picture but the shocked expression on his face, made Mira a little worried.

"Master, did something happen?" She asked him worriedly.

"It did" He replied handing her the letter as he scanned over the guild hall. "Cana, Bisca and Alzack!"

"Master?" Cana wondered as she stopped drinking and Bisca and Alzack walked to stand beside her.

"There's an important mission I need you to handle" He told them with a solemn expression that made them confused.

"This is…" Mira was shocked as she read the letter too.

Three days later…

"So this Alder town" Alzack commented as the three of them stood in front of the small town.

Alder town was on a lone island north of Fiore, they had to take the train for 12 hours and walk for a two days and then ride a boat to the island. The town itself was a fishing village and had small houses all over and despite being so secluded it was full of people.

"Cana?" Bisca called to the brunette who was in a daze with a solemn look on her face. "Are you okay?"

"Ah!" she answered back.

"Fairy Tail, I presume?" asked a man as he approached them, he was a tall broad man with brown hair and a small beard and looked to be in his mid-forties "The man who bought you on his boat told me he noticed your guild marks"

"That would be us" Bisca replied to him.

"My name is Theo Dart" He told them "My wife and I were the ones to send the message"

"My name is Alzack, this is Bisca and Cana" Alzack introduced them

"Can you take us to her?" Cana told him with a solemn expression as he grimed.

"Of course" He replied as he gestured for them to follow him and they started to walk through town.

"What exactly happened?" Alzack asked him.

"We're not sure what happened to her, like we said in the letter we just fished her out of the waters a week ago" He told them "She's still out of it, she hadn't woken up even once when we noticed her guild mark on her hand, we knew it was Fairy Tails' right away"

"How injured was she?" Cana asked

"To be honest, she looked like she dragged herself out of hell" He answered after a pause as they stopped at his house "Come in" He invited them as he opened the door.

"Eda, I'm back!" He called once inside, a woman appeared coming from a room inside "The Fairy Tail mages are here"

"You must be worried about your friend" She exclaimed as she saw "She's right in here" as she led them into the room she was just in. Bisca and Alzack followed right away while Cana swallowed before following too.

The room was simple, but Cana's eyes were on the unconscious girl on the bed. As she held her breath, she had been expecting it, but still she couldn't believe it.

"Lia?" She exclaimed.

A few days later…

Makarov was sitting in the new guild hall at the bar drinking as he remembered his conversation with Porlyusica two days ago after they finally came back with Lia.

Flashback

"So what is it?" concern filled Makarov as he asked Porlyusica after she had examined the girl who was now lying in Porlyusica's house.

"She's alive and I can confirm it's her" She told him solemnly "The seal is the genuine thing so it's definitely her. As for her condition there could be only one thing that can explain it, she used a spell that was too much for her."

Makarov turned grim.

"You don't need to look like that" Porlyusica reprimanded him "I have dealt with this before, I can help her, but she will still need a few days to rest"

He heaved a sigh of relief.

"Physically she's recovering fine" Porlyusica told him solemn as she stared at the orange haired girl covered in bandages "But injuries like this, she was going through hell for who knows how long"

End of flashback

On the other hand, he had another matter to handle now, after one the previous phantom element four, Juvia, had joined the guild she had recommended to let Gajeel join. So he was going to talk to the young man himself.

Meanwhile in Porlyusica's house the girl opened her eyes for the first time in a while. She blinked to adjust her eyes to the light as she groggily pushed herself up and winced while doing so.

"You should lie down" Porlyusica told her pushing the girl down, who resisted her and forced herself to sit down.

"Porlyusica?" The girl asked confused as she stared at her, somehow she felt like the woman looked older than she remembered. And what exactly had happened? The last thing she remembered was her making her way home after finishing a mission.

"Lia, do you remember anything that happened?" The elder woman asked her staring at the Lia's golden yellow eyes.

"I…" Lia tried saying but started coughing, she drank the water that was handed to her and thanked her. "I was heading home" Her voice was gruff like she hadn't used it for a while which was making her even more confused "…after I finished the job"

Porlyusica was grim as she heard her answer.

"How long?" Lia asked feeling like she was missing some time "How long has it been since then?" she expected days maybe a few weeks.

"Four years" The pink haired woman answered quietly as Lia was shocked she grabbed the blanket tightly.

"Four years?" Her voice shook slightly as she tried to register the information.

What the hell had happened?

"You should rest a bit more" Porlyusica told her sighing as she managed to help the girl lie down although Lia followed a little absent-minded.'

The next day, Makarov made his way to the east forest.

Yesterday the guild hall was in a disarray as almost everyone objected to Gajeel joining the guild, he managed to shut them up though he was sure he was going to hear more complains once a certain dragon slayer came back.

Porlyusica had informed him that Lia had woken up yesterday, but he was still surprised to see her up.

"Lia" He called to her as he walked to the bed, she was sitting up as she looked at him and gave him a grin.

"Gramps" She called "I guess it's been a while huh?"

"How are you feeling?" He asked her concerned

"Just fine" She informed him although he could see the wince when she moved her hands "I think I am even ready to leave?" She suggested hopefully

"You can leave if you want" The pink haired woman grumbled "As long as you don't overdo it and rest for a few days more, besides I don't need humans staying here for long"

Lia grinned at the elder woman, having known her since she was a child she was used to her behavior.

She stood up, although a little slowly from the bed ready to get going. She was wearing a button up short sleeved shirt along with a knee length skirt, there were even some flats left for her by the bed.

It was probably what cloth they could come up with.

"Thanks for taking care of me like always" Lia thanked Porlyusica "Let's go gramps"

Makarov chuckled at her energy as he thanked Porlyusica too before following Lia.

While walking through the forest slowly beside him, Lia looked away.

"I am sorry Gramps" She apologized "I probably made everyone worry, just disappearing like that and I can't even explain what happened"

"It doesn't matter Lia" He told her, Porlyusica had informed him that Lia couldn't remember those four years "What matters is your back now, Welcome home!"

She turned towards him with the few tears spilling as she gave him a smile "I'm home"

It didn't take long for them to reach the guild hall; she was surprised when she saw the new built guild hall.

"What happened to the old building?" She asked shocked.

"Some things happened, so we decided to upgrade" He told her with a grin as she stared with awe at the new large building and they were still at the gates.

"Everyone is going to be surprised to see you again" Makarov told her "The only ones who know are Mira, Cana, Bisca and Alzack"

She didn't need to ask about who the latter two, since they were probably someone who joined while she was away and also she was staring at the place around her now that they were past the gates.

"An Outdoors café?" She wondered "Did we get so many members that this giant building can't fit them?"

"It's a business expansion, there's even a gift shop over there" He told her pointing towards the kiosk on the side.

"You really went overboard with it" Lia deadpanned with a sweat drop, as he just laughed.

They headed to the main guild hall. When inside Lia awed again, it was beautiful inside.

"Welcome home, Lia" Mira said, who had walked up to them and was the one to draw attention to Lia, as she hugged Lia suddenly.

"Mira?" Lia was surprised and it took her a little bit to recognize the white haired mage before hugging her back. When they broke their hug, everyone, who knew Lia, in the hall were still stunned. "You changed a lot"

"It's good to see you up on your feat" Cana told her as she walked up to them too putting her arm around Lia's shoulder. "We had to carry you all the way and you didn't even twitch."

"Thanks for that" Lia thanked her. But when she turned to the rest of the hall she didn't get far before she was buried under everyone, most of them were the guys, who had jumped at her. Somehow Cana and Mira had jumped out of the way and were watching the comical scene with a smile. There were others who were confused to how everyone was acting.

"Can't breathe" Lia said as she tried to get out of the hug, but they couldn't hear her apparently. Finding there was a possible chance she would really die in the hug, Lia used her magic and appeared beside master, safe out of the crushing hug.

"I miss all of you too" She said breathing relief "But I don't want to end up at Porlyusica again!"

"Lia it's really you, isn't it?" Levy wondered as she stood in front of her and hugged.

"Good to see you again, Levy" Lia replied hugging her back. "Welcome Home, Lia!"

Everyone repeated it, just like Levy and Mira before her, making Lia tear a bit with a smile.

"I'm home!" She replied, even with no memory, she could feel the tug in her heart, the one where she knew how much she longed for this for the last four years.

"So now let's party to celebrate her return" Cana announced as the guild roared in agreement.

Lia talked with a lot of the people around, she met Bisca and Alzack and thanked them for helping bring her back. She met some of the others, like Max, Nab and Juvia. She was surprised to find a pool behind the guild hall along with a game room in the bottom floor. She was sure more than ever that this was too much.

Eventually she was sitting at a table with Macao, Wakaba and Cana. Although Cana was on the table cradling a beer barrel and drinking from it, making Lia, who hadn't tried drinking, sweat drop.

"Some people are missing though…" Lia started turning to talk to the older men. "Natsu, Gray, Lisanna, Erza, Happy, Eiran, Laxus and the thunder tribe" She counted trying to remember if she forgot anyone.

"Well most of them are off on missions…" Macao told her sadly while Wakaba scratched the back of his head.

"Lisanna died two years ago" Cana told Lia as she stopped drinking and turned to look at Mira who was behind the bar. "It was a mission with both Elfman and Mira"

"I see…" Lia said understanding the reason for the change in Mira.

"Well, Natsu, Gray, Erza and Happy are away on a vacation in Akane resort with Lucy" Wakaba told her "Lucky them!"

"Hearing those names together somehow I think this is the last we'll see of Akane resort" Lia muttered making them laugh "So Lucy is a new member too?"

"Yeah a celestial spirit mage joined few months ago, she already teamed up with the other three and happy" Macao confirmed but when all of the noise stopped all of a sudden, they turned to see the reason.

Almost everyone was glaring at the person who just entered the hall, including Cana, Macao and Wakaba, while Lia was just confused. Gajeel didn't mind them and just found an empty table to sit at.

After a few minutes, the guild returned to the usual bustling with some still sending glares towards him. Lia didn't miss the fact that Levy was shaking a bit.

"He is…" Lia trailed turning to the ones setting with her.

"The reason our old guildhall was destroyed" Cana told her bitterly.

"He destroyed our guild hall and attacked team shadow gear" Macao explained "So we ended up going to war with Phantom lord, we did win in the end and Phantom ended up being disbanded by the council"

"I don't know what master was thinking letting him join" Cana said bitterly

"He did let Juvia join too" Wakaba commented while Lia just stared thoughtfully at Gajeel.

"Still, he was the one that hurt the guild the most" Cana replied.

"Master is probably giving him a chance" Lia told them thoughtfully "a chance to walk a different path, beside you have to remember that now that phantom disbanded he doesn't have anywhere to go" Lia after all knew that master was always willing to help someone by giving them a chance to walk a better path than the one they were on "Any way, what about Eiran, Laxus and the thunder tribe?"

"Eiran has been away on a mission for a few months now" Cana told her "The rest don't really show up around the guild hall that much" Lia blinked at the news.

"Laxus changed a lot Lia" Macao told her "He's not the kid you grew up with, be careful around him" Lia looked down thoughtfully.

She knew that she would have to talk to Laxus to see what the deal was.

The day passed and night was there before they knew it as the guild hall started to empty by the end, Lia was sitting at the bar with Mira and Makarov.

"The guild is as a lively as ever" Lai commented with a smile, as she stood up to head home when it struck her. "Gramps?" She asked quietly, to the elder man sitting on the bar. "Is by any chance the spare key to my house still with you?"

The elder blinked before sweat dropping. "I think it might have been destroyed, with the old guild hall" Lia stood up and walked silently, but on her face was a look of horror that she hid.

"You're going to be okay, Lia?" Mira asked her "You can stay at the guild here in the inside infirmary"

"It's going to be fine" Lia told her stuttering "I think I might just skip coming to the guild tomorrow"

Without the key she would have to break the door, but what scared her was having to deal with the enchantments on the door that was placed by her mother long ago. So she knew she would need her rest after dealing with them.