Normal P.O.V.

He couldn't help but noticing the lost-looking blonde sheepishly walking into the guild hall of Fairy Tail. He watched her walk to the bar, obviously recognizing the Sorcerer Weekly famous white-haired mage, and began to fan-girl over Mira-Jane.

Mira-Jane smiled and asked the blonde something, in which the blonde replied with a vigorous nod. The Master of Fairy Tail walked over to the two women, bouncing onto the counter. He smiled at them and started to chat with the blonde.

"Gray, fight me!" the notorious Fire Dragon-Slayer, Natsu Dragneel yelled over the typical drunken chatter of the guild.

"Let's go, Flame-Brain!" replied the Ice-make mage, Gray Fullbuster.

"Stop fighting!" The scarlet-haired Titania, Erza Scarlet, glared at the two boys.

"We have a new member of Fairy Tail, my children! Welcome her with open hearts!"

"This calls for a manly celebration!" Elfman shouted.

The blonde waved shyly at her new guild mates.

"I'm Natsu Dragneel! What made you choose Fairy Tail?" the hyper Fire Dragon Slayer asked.

"I'm Lucy." She smiled. "I was recommended this guild by Laxus Dreyar. He trained with me for a few months after we ran into each other awhile back. So, where is the big teddy bear?" She giggled.

Everyone deadpanned, except Lucy and the Master.

"Lucy!" came Laxus' roar of humiliation.

She giggled again. "Hey Grandpa, can I go see him on the second floor?"

"Very well, Lucy. Only because you're rejoining the guild and receiving your S-Class certification again."

"What?! She's an S-Class?!" Gray yelled, naked.

"Gray! Your clothes!" Cana yelled at him.

"Rejoining?" Erza asked the Master.

"Yeah! I was here when I was a kid. I passed the S-Class Exam with Laxus' help. Well, it was very nice meeting all of you!" Lucy smiled, running up the stairs to greet Laxus.

The guild went into an uproar of questions for Lucy, Laxus, and the Master.

"Hey, Master? Is that really the same little girl Laxus used to play with?" Macao asked Makarov.

"Yes, indeed. She really grew up, didn't she? I just can't believe she's here again. She passed her Exam at the youngest age ever in Fairy Tail. She is quite the special one." The Master smiled, glancing up at the two.

"Laxus, I've been meaning to ask you." She rested against the second floor railing. "What happened to you that made you so grumpy all the time? I remember you used to smile all the time."

"What are you talking about?" He said making his classic "tch" at the end. "Anyway, Lucy, I'm glad your back. Freed and Bixlow have been wondering who this blonde girl was." He pointed to a framed picture of the guild. The two blonde kids pointed their index fingers in the air. Laxus smiled slightly at the picture as though he was remembering something fond and happy.

"It's too bad I couldn't have stayed, but when Mom..." Lucy started. She swallowed her growing tears. "Well, you know."

"Yeah." Laxus answered, putting his arm around her in an effort to comfort her.

"Laxus! Lucy!" Mira yelled from the first floor and managing to catch the rest of the guild's attention. "Master has a job for you two!"

Sighing, Laxus jumped from the second floor to the first with Lucy following close behind. "Fine." He replied, ripping the job flyer out of Mira's hands.

"Laxus! Be nice!" Lucy stomped her foot like a child, looking apologetically at Mira. "I'm sorry. He wasn't like this growing up."

"Tch, whatever. We'll take it."

"See you in a few days, you two!" Mira waved as they left through the front doors.

The two blondes left for the Magnolia train station in silence. Lucy kept glance at Laxus through the corner of her eye. She kept looking at his lightening shaped scar over his right eye.

"Laxus-"

"It doesn't have anything to do with you." He said, cutting off her words. "It has nothing to do with you. Don't worry about it."

"But-"

"Don't worry about it, alright? It's fine." He tried to reassure her. He glanced at Lucy. He took note of her face and noticed how cute she's become. He shook his head as though that would rid his head of the thought.

She looked at him, with a feminine worry in her eyes. Laxus, she thought. What happened to you?

The train ride to Era, the capitol of Fiore, was long and silent. The two wizards kept stealing glances at each other when the other wasn't looking. Eventually Laxus sighed, "Eh, Blondie, What you looking at?"

"You're blonde too, Laxus!" She blushed slightly and puffed up her cheeks.

"Tch."

The rest of the train ride, Lucy glared at Laxus while he mentally smacked himself for calling her "Blondie."