As Gray walked into the guild he could hear people, mostly the men, whispering among themselves and looking towards the bar. Curious he looked at the bar and saw an unfamiliar figure with long, white hair in two high ponytails. The stranger was talking to Mirajane and drinking what looked like a glass of water.

"Who is that?" Gray asked Wakaba, who was sporting a nose bleed along with Macao at one of the tables.

"Don't know but she sure is a looker." He replied. "She may give Mirajane a run for her money."

Gray scoffed, muttering 'pervert' under his breath, and walked up to the bar. "Hey Mira."

Mirajane looked at him and smiled. "Morning Gray, do you want anything?" Gray did not answer at first as he glanced around; surprised he was not getting attacked by Juvia. As he turned his head he froze.

The girl everyone was talking about was staring back at him with wide, icy blue eyes. Gray seemed to get lost in them. The girl's pale cheeks turned red as she smiled softly and looked to the ground. Gray could feel his cheeks heat up as he turned back to Mirajane, who looked between the two with amusement. "Nothing Mira."

"Ok." She sang, heading to the back.

Feeling awkward, Gray decided to say something first. "Hello."

The girl turned back, her smile grew bigger. "Hi." Gray almost shivered at the sound of her voice. "Your name is Gray?"

He nodded, forgetting that Mirajane said it just a few seconds ago. "What is your name?"

"Sara. Sara Wineheart, pleasure to meet you." She took another sip from her glass.

Gray smiled, feeling a bit more confidence. "So what are you doing here in Fairy Tail? Are you going to join?"

She shook her head. "No, I'm actually here waiting to meet someone."

A boyfriend? Gray could not help but think. Of course she would be taken. Her icy blue eyes, which reminded him of ice, were wide with wonder and innocence. Her skin was a porcelain white, so delicate. She wore a white, short-sleeved, turtleneck dress that puffed out at the bottom and a blue sash wrapped around her waist, blue leggings and white heels. The two ponytails were being held by blue bows. Gray felt as low as Macao and Wakaba but he could not help but glance at her breasts. They were not as big as Erza or Lucy's but not as small as Levy's or Wendy's. He hated to admit it but he liked the size. "I remember seeing you in the Grand Magic Games."

Gray blinked, coming out of his embarrassing ogling. "Oh yeah? You watched?"

She nodded her head. "I thought you were amazing, especially in your last fight with the blondie from Sabertooth."

Gray smirked, still feeling smug about that. "Yeah, it was a fun fight."

Sara giggled but then leaned over to catch a glimpse of the other short, white haired chick that was looking up at the master's door and her smile turned gentle. Gray followed her eyes, confused for a moment at Lisanna, before turning back to Sara. "So, who is your friend that you are waiting for?"

"It's…" "WHAT UP EVERYONE." Sara was interrupted as the guild doors were kicked open and the one and only Natsu Dragneel came walking in with his exceed Happy flying above his head.

Natsu didn't even take a step in before he heard his worst nightmare. "NATSU DO NOT YELL." Erza shouted, glaring. Their other team member, Lucy Heartfillia, came sulking in after with a sulking Levy and Gajeel, who was staring off into space as his exceed, Lily, had the same blank stare as him.

It was a rare mission: Levy had asked Lucy to accompany her on a mission to find an old man's lost book in his large garden since she figured Gajeel would not want to do it. Natsu was bored and invited himself and Happy along. Hearing them going Gajeel decided to go after all. Erza was on another mission but ran into them on her way back and so came along herself. They were able to find the book but Natsu got even more bored and he and Gajeel ended up fighting which led to them setting part of the garden on fire. Erza got pissed and began attacking them, creating more chaos. They were able to find the book and return it but lost half of the 100, 000 jewels to pay off the damage to the garden.

Luckily Levy and Lucy did not have to share the left over reward money with the others since they just came for something to do.

Sara stared at the people who walked in, smiling brightly. She flexed her muscles, getting out of her chair. Things are about to get good.

Gray sighed, looking back at his teammates when he heard the chair next to him slide on the ground. He turned just in time to watch the chair fly through the air and crash with the least expecting person.

Lucy and Levy were in the middle of complaining about the mission when a chair came flying and crashed into Lucy. "WHO THE HELL THREW THAT?" Lucy shouted as Levy quickly helped get the chair off of her. Natsu, who was talking to Romeo, turned his head at the sound of his partner's voice. "You alright Luce?"

Lucy was now annoyed as she scanned the area for the culprit. "You've gotten soft on me I see." She turned to the bar and her eyes went wide. "Sara?"

Gray's eyes were wide with shock. The innocent girl from before was gone as Sara's wide eyes were now narrowed and she wore an evil smirk. Gray still thought she looked cute, hell, now she looked sexy, but he did not expect this change. Especially when she threw the chair and it hit his teammate Lucy. "Nice to see ya too Lucy." Sara took a few steps to her.

Everyone froze, confused about the situation, but before Natsu could jump in Lucy ran at the mysterious girl. That was Lucy's first instinct when seeing Sara. The two clashed and began fighting like the old days; fists were thrown, heads were pushed into tables, and legs connected with stomachs.

"You…just...had to start something." Lucy growled as her fist connected with Sara's face.

Sara just laughed. "Maybe if you didn't let yourself go…this wouldn't happen."

Natsu was amazed. He had never seen Lucy fight like this. Every time the Guild would fight Lucy was nowhere to be seen. She never played fight with any of them (unless you count the times she beats Natsu or Gray when they come into her house uninvited). Natsu noticed Gray's frozen state and walked over to him. "So, you know who the white chick is? A relative of Lisanna?"

Gray shook his head. "Her name's Sara. Said she was waiting for someone." So, could Lucy be the one she was waiting for? Gray sighed, thinking the possibility that Sara was still single. Something about her seemed to stir something in him that he has never felt before.

Natsu couldn't tell if Lucy was winning or not but just as he was about to jump in to help her, another voice echoed throughout the guild. "Unbelievable. No matter how long it's been you two still find a way to fight."

When Lucy and Sara heard the voice they stopped with fists mid air, both turning towards the stairs as a boy with narrowed green eyes covered by black glasses, and short, messy brown hair. He was dressed in dark pants, maroon shirt, and a black opened trench coat. "Do I have to get involved?"

Lucy and Sara freaked, jumping up and hugging each other out of habit as the guild members could not understand why. Coming back to her sense Lucy let go as the realization that her two greatest friends were here. "Gabriel." Lucy ran towards him as he came down the stairs and jumped into his arms.

Gabriel laughed, wrapping his arms around her waist and spinning her. "Great to see you too Lucy."

Natsu looked at the two and felt something inside him turn. It was an unsettling feeling, something he did not like at all. He wasn't the only one.

Lisanna knew how she was feeling. The minute she saw the two walk in her eyes could not leave the boy. It is him. She thought as she remembered his face from the three months of training before the game. And now he was here, at her guild. Her heart was beating rapidly. Especially when he glanced at her with recognition and gave her a small smile before leaving with Master Makarov, leaving the girl to stay at the bar. Lisanna could not stop thinking about him, causing her to blush, but seeing Lucy run into his arms got her feeling angry at the two. What is going on? How do they know each other? Lisanna felt bad for feeling so jealous but she could not help it. She had given up on Natsu after the games, seeing the bond between them, but if Lucy was closer to this new boy, Lisanna would heartbroken.

"Ano..."Lucy let go of Gabriel, who pushed his glasses up, to look at Wendy, who was the only one who came out of shock to ask about the two visitors. "May I ask who you are?"

Remembering where they were Lucy smiled as Sara went to stand by the two. "Everyone, this is Gabriel Lenheart and Sara Wineheart. They are my childhood friends."

Natsu was shocked. Lucy never talked much about her childhood other than the facts about her dad and mom. For all anyone knew Lucy never had friends. "Nice to meet you." Erza walked up to shake their hands. "Erza Scarlet. It seems Lucy never mentioned you two before." Lucy gulped as she could feel the anger radiating off of Miss Scarlet.

"Well..I…"

Sara laughed, wanting to save Lucy. "Well, it was a few play dates our parents had as they did business. Plus, we were planning to come sooner but then it seemed Lucy disappeared. We just found out she was still alive when we were watching the games." Lucy silently thanked Sarah.

Erza was convinced, giving them a friendly smile. Natsu ran up next. "Nice to meet you guys, name's Natsu."

Gabriel smiled though it did not match his eyes. "Nice to meet you too."

"Natsu was the one who brought me to Fairy Tail." Lucy told them.

"That's good. I was afraid when we separated you would end up dead in a ditch." Lucy glared as Sara snickered.

"What do you mean by that?" By now the three were dragged to a table surrounded by everyone.

Sara answered. "Well, when Lucy ran away we ran away too. After a few months Lucy decided she wanted to join Fairy Tail while Gabriel and I wanted to travel some more so we went our own ways." The three shared a look as the guild members all gasped.

As they were talking Lucy began introducing everyone to the two. Gray watched in awe as Saras eemed to fit in well with the girls, especially Erza. Every once in a while Sara would catch him staring and all she did was smile and turn back. Does she like that I am looking at her?

Meanwhile, Juvia noticed Gray's obvious staring at the new girl and if looks could kill, Sara would be dead. LOOOOOVVVEEEEE RRRIVVVAAALLL. This worried Juvia. Sure Gray never showed much interest in her but he never showed interest in anyone and now he couldn't take his eyes off this girl. Hell, his clothes were still on his body! This rival was worse than Lucy.

Lisanna watched as Gabriel spoke. He was sophisticated and calm as he spoke. She found the glasses were perfect on him and hearing him speak fascinated her. He was extremely smart and his calm demeanor was different from the men here.

"Hey, why are you guys here?" Lucy asked, getting back to her confusion. She was very happy to see them but this was a random time for them to come.

Sara gave her a mocked hurt face as she put her hand over her heart. "Lucy, you don't want us here?"

Lucy rolled her eyes. "I was just wondering. I thought I was going to get a letter first."

"But I thought you liked surprises." Lucy glared at her snicker. Next thing the two were wrestling on the floor.

Gabriel sighed as he heard the commotion from behind him. They won't ever stop. "Do they fight like this all the time?" He turned to see the short white haired girl named Lisanna sit next to him. He could tell she was nervous. Even he was nervous, not that he would show it. "Yes, all the time. They are great friends but ever since we were young the minute they find something that upsets one of them then a fight breaks out. Usually it goes on until I stop it."

"They sound like Natsu and Gray," Wendy pointed out. "That would make you Erza." The guild laughed and began agreeing with her. The three named members were staring with disbelief as Natsu and Gray whispered between each other.

"If Gabriel is supposed to be Erza, is he as scary then?" Gray wondered.

Natsu scoffed. "Doesn't look like it. I bet I could take him down."

Erza glared at the two and then turned to the two who were still wrestling on the floor despite hitting the chairs and tables. "Should we stop them?"

Sighing again, Gabriel stood up. "Lucy, Sara, do I have to get involved?"

Even if they were fighting, the two glanced over to see Gabriel lifting his hand. Just as he touched his glasses the two stopped fighting and pulled each other in a hug. Gabriel chuckled and put his hand down. "Are we down fighting?"

"Yes." The two said in unison as the guild began laughing.

"He can't be that scary." Gajeel mumbled next to Levy.

Lucy heard and turned to him. "You haven't seen him without his glasses. That's when his true side comes out." Hearing this everyone turned to Gabriel, wondering if he was truly as scary as Erza. He just smiled and looked away. Lisanna giggled softly to herself, finding this cute.

Pulling away Sara smiled and grabbed Lucy's hands. "We have a job for you."

Lucy blinked. "Huh?"

Sara nodded. "We were in Clover town when a man gave us a job to go search for this treasure in the mountain."

Lucy still seemed confused. Why leave and come back for her just for this? "But why did you come and ask me?"

"When we got to the entrance to a secret cave, it turns out it needs a celestial key to open and it's not like Gabriel or I am a celestial wizard but you are."

Treasure? Something sounds off. "This is sudden."

"I think it'll be fun Lucy." Natsu chimed in. "Going treasure hunting sounds fun! Can I come?"

Sara gave him an uneasy look. "Sorry, it's just…it has been awhile since we've seen Lucy and we figured it would be a great mission to go on. You can have half the reward and it can be like the old times when we used to travel. Please Lucy. It'll only be for at least two weeks. " Sara put on her best puppy look.

Most people were now awing and pushing Lucy to go. No one could beat Sara's puppy dog look. Lucy looked around before staring at Gabriel. His eyes were tense as they were staring back at her. She slightly gasped, coming to a realization, before smiling and turning back to Sara. "That sounds like fun."

Sara cheered and hugged Lucy. "This will be great!"

"And don't worry; they were even kind enough to get my permission." Master Makarov spoke up for the first time, a mug of beer in his hand.

"When do we leave?" Lucy asked, trying to hide her suspicions.

"We leave tomorrow morning."

The rest of the guild turned into a 'farewell' party for Lucy as everyone began drinking more than usual. When night came Gabriel told Lucy that they had a hotel that they would stay in and they would meet her at the train station at 6 a.m. sharp. Lucy nodded, still smiling as she hugged the two and said goodbye to everyone in the guild. Team Natsu, Levy, Gajeel (mostly going to be dragged by Levi), Lisanna, Juvia, and Mirajane would come by to see them off.

Entering her apartment, Lucy headed for the bathroom, intended to take a bath, when she felt the air hit her neck. "Natsu." She growled as she turned to see her partner sitting on her bed. "Why can't you go to your own home?"

"It'll be the first time you go on true mission without us Lucy." Happy shouted, flying in.

"It's not a real mission." She mumbled. "Besides, I'll be back in two weeks anyway." More interested in the bath, she picked out her pajamas and left to her bathroom. A half an hour later she exited the bathroom to find Happy sound asleep while Natsu slept leaning on her bed. Lucy smiled, thinking how cute her partner looked when he was sleeping.

She hated hiding it but she had to. Natsu was so dense she didn't know what to do with him. Staring at him, she could not help but feel like things were never going to happen between them. And with that thought, she felt the breath leave her body and a wave of exhaustion hit her as she knelt down on the ground.

Natsu woke up to see Lucy kneeling in front of him, her breathing was slow and her heartbeat seemed to slow down as well. "Lucy?" He jumped up to help her. "What's wrong?"

"Just..tired." She breathed, slowly closing her eyes.

Natsu helped her into bed, laying beside her since he didn't want to sleep on the couch or the floor. When he turned to her she was already asleep. Must be really tired if she wasn't even going to yell at me. He thought, turning over to face away from her and he too slowly fell asleep.

Meanwhile, outside her apartment, Gabriel was sitting on the roof of the building across the water, staring into her window. "I'm surprised she said yes." Sara mumbled, joining him. "When she finds out, she's going to hate us."

Gabriel didn't speak for a moment. "Let her." He spoke. "All I care is keeping her safe. No matter what."

"But, is what we will do really the best thing for her? Everything's different now." When he didn't speak she continued. "There's still hope."

Gabriel scoffed, looking at the two sleeping. "I don't believe there is. Face it Sara, this is the only way."

Sighing, Sara nodded her head. She knew she was not going to be able to change his mind. He adjusted his glasses and stood up. "Let's go. We have a long day tomorrow."

And then the two disappeared in the night.