A/N: I was thinking of adding this into my Supernova fic because this is Nashi's background... but I didn't (as you can see). You don't have to read this first, but it will show how everything came to be in Supernova. Hope you guys like it! Don't forget to leave a review on the way out.

Kudos to anyone who can figure out the meaning behind the titles. :)

White Dwarf

Chapter One

Bright light flooded the room, wakening the sleeping pinkette from her dreams.

With a yawn, she sat up, the sheet pooling in her lap. Finally, she was home! With a smile, she moved to greet her mother but halted upon seeing the pervy celestial spirit standing in the door, rather than her mom. "Loke?"

From the look on her face, a bout of terror gripped her. She could feel her heart beginning to race, beating against its cage. "Nashi…" At the sorrowful tone, she slipped out of the bed and shuffled towards her mother's loyal spirit.

Swallowing, she asked, "Wha-what's going on? Where's mom?"

As she neared him, the smell of blood assaulter her nose. It was almost as if he'd bathed in it. He looked away, unable to look her in the eyes as he murmured, "… I'm sorry."

"Where is she? Where's my mommy?" She demanded. He was scaring her! This was not funny at all.

Licking his lips, he finally looked at her then and repeated, "I'm so sorry, Nashi."

She shook her head. "No." This was not happening. This couldn't be happening. Taking a step back, she screamed, "No!"

It couldn't be! No, no, no! Her knees buckled and she hit the floor.

It had only been three days since she'd learned the truth of what had happened. Three days yet… it felt like it had been an eternity.

Her mother had died taking on a dark guild. It was only supposed to be a simple job, she was supposed to be back after two days, but the flyer had been posted on the wrong board and trying to provide for her daughter was what ended her life. Rather than leaving the job for some more… experienced mages, she'd gone it alone and lost her life in the process. Nashi was supposed to have been with her! If only she hadn't been sick… if only she could have been there to help! If only….

...

"What should I do now?" She asked the photo, sniffling. Tears pricked her eyes, "I don't know what to do, mommy…"

There was a light and the sudden presence of Loke behind her. Clearing his throat, he murmured, "You could…."

"I could, what?" She snapped, looking at him.

He sighed and after a moment, replied, "Join Fairy Tail."

She blinked at him before scowling, "No. Hell no."

Placing a hand on her shoulder, he murmured, "Nashi…"

Shrugging his hand off of her, she rounded on him, "Why would I go there after what happened to mom?"

"She… even after all this time, she considered Fairy Tail her family."

Nashi snorted. "Heh. Right. That's why she left, right?"

"It's not like that..." he trailed off. She knew all about Fairy Tail! Hell, she'd grown up the past eight years hearing nothing but her mother's adventures in the guild! She knew a lot about the guild… the people… she just didn't know why her mother would have left if she loved it so much. It made her skeptical. Why would she go there when her own mom left?

"Then why did she leave, hmmm?"

He shook his head. "You're too young to understand right now."

"Don't give me that bullshit, Loke."

"Nashi…."

At the sharp tone, she snapped. "NO! I lost her! I deserve to know what made her leave them if you think it'd be such a good idea for me to join that… that guild," she spat out the word, her mouth curling in distaste.

After a moment of silence between them, he reached an arm into his jacket, pulling out a book. "Here. I was going to wait to give you this, but you're right. You deserve to know what you'd be walking into."

Taking the offering, she flipped open the small book and gaped. "Mom's diary?"

"Yeah."

"Thank you, Loke."

"It's no problem, princess."

...

The ride to Magnolia hadn't taken long. But the train… that was pure hell. After all, she'd inherited a lot of her father's traits… Now that she knew who he was. She'd read her mom's diary over and over again, determined to drink it all in. After all, it was one of the few things she had left to remember her by.

Her father was the notorious Natsu Dragoneel, also known as Salamander. A fire dragon slayer who was actually raised by a dragon! Upon learning his identity, she had half a mind to march right into Fairy Tail and punch him in the face for abandoning her mother… but…. But he didn't have a clue that she even existed. He'd apparently shacked up with some white haired woman named Lisanna just before mom left the area. She still wasn't sure what she was going to do if she ever did see him, but she, against her better judgement, decided that Fairy Tail was the place to go.

It was what her mother wanted.

As she neared the building, she couldn't help but want to drag her feet. It was almost as if she was being lead to the guillotines. It stood in the center of Magnolia, tall and proud. Taking a deep breath, she pushed open the doors and walked inside.

Her mother didn't raise a coward.

There was a lot of rowdiness, but no one really paid much attention to her as she made a beeline for the bar. She made sure to keep some space between herself and anyone sitting at the bar, especially the brunette woman who watched as she made her way across the guild hall. Clearing her throat, she murmured, "Hello?"

At the noise, the woman behind the bar walked towards her with a smile on her face. "Why, hello there. Can I help you?"

Nodding, she replied, "Yeah… I was wondering if I could join the guild."

"Sure! We love getting new members." Walking out from behind the bar, she placed a hand on Nashi's shoulder, squeezing gently. "Just follow me."

As they headed up a set of stairs, a loud voice rang out across the hall, causing Nashi to pause in her progress behind the woman. "What was that, you metal-head?"

She found the aggressors within seconds. A pair of boys, around her age, about to break out into a fight. A red head, with his fists on fire and a blue haired boy, whose arm had transformed into a weapon! "I said, shut the fuck up, flaming idiot!" The blue haired boy shouted, standing up from his seat.

"Boys!" A girl shouted, clearly a few years younger than the two, marched in between the two, placing her hands on their chests, shoving them apart. She had dark blue hair… was she related to the other one…?

Shaking her head, she continued on up the steps to the patent woman who then led her into an office.

Knocking on the open door, the woman called, "Laxus, we've got a new recruit."

"Thank you, Kinana." Motioning her to head inside, Kinana left her inside the office with the guild leader. Nashi eyed the blond man, her brow raised, watching him watch her. After a moment, he asked, "What's your name child?"

"Nashi. Just Nashi."