"Help me!" I shrieked. No one was here to save me this time though. No friends who have stayed, no family who hasn't died. "Shut it!" The man clamped his hand over my mouth to muffle me.

No. There had to be a way for me to escape. The man had grabbed on my way to find a guild. I was going to try to make some money for me to go to a college and joining the guild was the only chance I have. Lets just hope that I don't see him.

I sank me teeth into his hand and he screamed, yanking it away. I bolted out of the alley and started to break into a run. I was close to Fairy Tail but the man was right behind me, nipping at my heals.

"Stop her!" He yelled to a group of guards who were standing around. They looked at each other and then nodded. I looked back to see that a group of people had started to follow me as I made my way to the guild. I would be safe there. Or at least I thought I would.

There it was. Bright as day in the middle of the road. Fairy Tail. The number one guild in Fiore. "Come on legs, run faster!" I urged my legs but they ignored me. 200 meters away. "Stop young lady!" One of the guards yelled from behind me. I didn't. 10 meters away. I was closing in fast and I needed to do something to get into the guild without being caught by the guards.

"Whats going on here?" A boy with pink hair had stepped out of the guild, accompanied by a girl with blond hair and a blue cat. "Help." I muttered under my breath and the pink-haired boy seemed to hear it. I ran to the doors and stepped in the guards way to block the door. "What are you going to do with her? She is just a girl." The guards looked at the man who had taken me hostage before. He had stepped out so that he was several inches away from the pink-haired dude.

"She is mine. Come here Sophie." I cringed when he said my name. Pinkie looked at me and then back to the dude, looking confused. My eyes were frantically looking at the scene, thinking of what would happen next. "Please don't let him take me." I said, terror layered my voice as I spoke.

"Go inside." The blonde said to me and went to accompany Pinkie. I did and after I closed the door, everyone turned their heads to me.

"Who are you?" A short man with white hair asked. I swallowed and then prepared what I would say in my head. "I am Sophie. I was wondering if I could join the guild." He looked me up and down. A group of mages had started to surround me. There was no chance to keep this under the radar now.

"Well Sophie, what kind of magic do you use." Why did he have to ask me that? I looked to my feet. "Energy, sir." I muttered. Everyone's eyes focused on me a I said it, which made me get very nervous.

"Show me then. If you can actually use magic then yes, you can join the guild." That was even worse. The crowd that gathered around me had started to snicker. They were making fun of me. "Come on little girl! To scared to show us your magic?" One mage stated rudely. Everyone laughed at the statement and some even started to go back to what they were doing.

White strands of energy had started to come off of my body. I called all of the strength that I had to one point in my body. It had been a while since I had actually used my magic and now it was finally going to rear it's head once again. Here goes nothing.

"Energy Dragon ROAR!" A large amount of blinding light came from my lungs. When the light had dissipated, everyone looked at me in awe. I looked around. Their faces were confused. I bet they didn't see that coming. I smiled and my confidence was busted to a great amount after that. My magic still lingered in the air, little threads of white energy falling from the air. I looked around the guild hall. It was huge.

Then I saw him.

He had changed a lot since the last time that I saw him. He was taller. His blond hair was grown out more and head phones that i had gotten him were still on his ears. Electricity cracked in the air as everyone looked from me to him. Little white-haired dude remembered me first and sucked in a large breath. There went another chance at a new life for me.

"Laxus." His name was like poison to my breath.

"Sophie. Why didn't you die?"