I walked into the guild hall, and it seemed like a normal day. Nothing out of the ordinary, waving to Gale and Ava. I walked over to them, jumping over Macao who was rolling around with Wakaba again. It had to have been over Mirajane again. They seemed to be doing that more and more lately. Don't get me wrong, Mira was a lovely lady, but personally she wasn't my mom. I sat on the table and looked at them.

Gale looked a lot like his father. Dark hair, and a mean expression to match it. His red eyes would could kill if you hurt someone he cared for. Especially his sister, Ava might be only a few seconds younger but that didn't matter to Gale. He protected her like he was her father. No man was good enough for her. Unlike their father though, Gale kept his hair short. His face had a few piercings but not as many. He enjoyed reading as much as fighting. He was also a Dragon Slayer; the apple didn't fall far from the tree with him.

Ava like her mother is short and sweet. She helps her friends when she can. Her hair is a deep blue, though unlike her mother's it is long enough that she keeps it tied up in a side pony tail. When she's nervous or upset, she tends to play with it. She loves to read and is often outside reading. When her parents are out on missions; she can be found out training. She likes fighting nearly as much as her brother and father. Though her father won't let her, because he doesn't want her to get hurt. So, any training she does has to be done is secret. Like her mother, she uses solid script.

I brush my fingers in my pink hair, looking at them. A smile on my lips

"What's up you guys?"

"Hey Nashi? Did you hear?" Ava said leaning forward with a teasing smirk. Her brown eyes meeting mine. Testing to see if I had heard something she had.

"Hear what?"

"About Storm?" Gale said with a bored expression, waving his hand. Like it was no big deal. My eyes widened a bit. I hadn't heard anything about Storm since he left on a mission with his parents nearly a year ago. It was an S class and I was worried about it, but he had said he was fine. That with his parents he would be fine. Was he ok? Why was I so worried? Gray and Juvia were great wizards, they wouldn't let anything happen to him, would they? What if he got hurt? What would I do? What would I do if he didn't come home?

"Hello! Hey! Nashi! Anyone home?!" Ava nearly yelled as she shook me. I shook my head, snapping out of my thoughts. Looking at them, tilting my head a moment.

"I'm sorry guys, I wasn't listening. I thought that I left something behind…what did you say?"

"I said that Storm and his parents just got back. They got back last night. They picked the twins up from Reiki's place last night…" Gale said, looking at me confused.

"Last night?! How do you now that?!" I jumped off the table. My knees where shaking, I wasn't ready to see him!

"We were heading home from the store. Mom asked us to run out…are you ok Nas?" Ava asked.

"No! I should go! Check you guys later!" I took off out of the guild. I could feel the heat in my cheeks. How could this be happening to me? I couldn't see him yet, I wasn't ready! I busted into the house, running to my room. Pulling my clothes, trying to find something decent to wear. Nothing seemed good enough to wear. I was all clothes a child would wear. He would thing I was a baby!

I shook my head and ran into my parent's room. Raiding my mother's clothes, something I did often when I wanted to look more grown up. Normally that was when I wanted something from my dad. Now it was to impress Storm. I grabbing some clothes and rushed out of their room. Running into the bathroom, I took a long hot shower. Trying to think of what to say to him. Trying to think of how to do my hair.

Would I look more grown up if I tied it up or kept it down? Should I put earrings in? Should I put on my scarf? Did I really just ask that? I always had my scarf…would he think I needed that? What would he think? What if he saw me and still only saw me as the little kid he grew up with?! Am I doing this for nothing?

I stepped out of the shower, wiped the mirror and looked at myself in the glass. A smirk appearing slowly as I saw my mother's eyes and my father's smirk. I started laughing brother I got dressed. The shirt was blue and came up to just above my navel. Its sleeves were fish netting, and covered half my hands. I slid into the matching skirt, that came midthigh. I nodded, I walked to the door and slide on my shoes. Walking out of the house. Stretching as I thought of what to say to him.

Walking along the edge of the small river in town I noticed a shadow approaching me. I looked up to see a man standing there. I stopped, and after a few more steps, he did also. He wore loose dark pants. A belt that only went through half its loops. His black shirt was form fitting, showing off his fit body. His light vest, jacket was open but it too was pretty form fitting too. My eyes followed it up to a slightly familiar necklace. I met his icy blue eyes. Getting lost in their cold stare for several moments before his perfectly mess black hair caught my attention. Earrings to match his necklace hung, swinging as he tilted his head a bit with his crocked smirk.

"Hey there Nashi…been awhile hasn't it?"

"Storm…" My eyes filled with tears before I ran and fell into his arms. Hugging him tightly, crying as I hugged him. He laughed softly as he held me.