Hello everyone! This is my first fanfiction so go easy on me! I'm still trying to figure out how to add in line breaks and the such, so any advice is welcome. As well as any criticism.

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I Do Not own Fairy Tail (unfortunately). But I do own my OC Saphira!

Chapter 1

"You wanna say that to my face flame brain!"

"I can take you on any time, any place ice princess!"

Lucy, Levy, and Erza all sat at their table glaring at Natsu and Gray, who were once again about to wreck the guild hall with another fight.

"Ugh… they never stop, do they?" Lucy groaned as her head fell on to the table. You see she hadn't gotten much sleep last night because of a certain over heated dragon slayer once again sneaking into her apartment and consequently her bed as well. She had tried to get comfortable while snuggled underneath her blanket but with her personal heater also known as Natsu, she had to completely remove her sheets to have any hope at falling asleep. 'If I took a little nap no one would care,' she thought.

Finally having enough of their ridiculous argument Erza rapidly shot out of her seat and marched over to the two offenders of the peace.

"NATSU! GRAY! Do I have to kick both your assess out of the guild?"

Both of the a fore mentioned idiots stood at attention with their backs straight as rods as they shouted, "No ma'am!" In perfect unison.

"Good. Now go sit down." Erza watched them as they scurried over to the table. Natsu of course taking the open spot next to Lucy, leaving Gray the only option of sitting next to her. 'So long as he doesn't touch my strawberry cake he is permitted to sit there.'

"Just another normal day in Fairy Tail, I suppose," Levy said as she looked around at her extended family.

Master Makarov then appeared on the balcony and shouted, "BRATS! I need to see Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel and Laxus in my office now." And just as quickly as he had appeared, he disappeared.

"Yep… normal day," mumbled Levy. All the dragon slayers present made their way up to their guild master's office wondering what each other did this time.

In Makarov's office, Wendy and Natsu sat down in the chairs in front of his desk. While Laxus leaned on the wall with his headphones around his neck, arms crossed and eyes closed. Gajeel also leaned on the wall next to Laxus with his arms crossed, but he was also slightly glaring at Natsu. 'What did fire breath do this time to get all of us called to the old man's office,' he thought.

"So Gramps… what's this all about? I swear I haven't destroyed anything… recently." Gajeel couldn't help the smirk that stretched across his face as he heard Natsu's comment. 'At least he knows that his destructive streak is a fucking problem.'

But Makarov seemed to be un-phased. Instead he took a deep breath and said, "Guildarts is coming back and Saphira will be with him." Hearing that Natsu's smile vanished and Laxus's eyes snapped open. The other two slayers had no idea who that was and chose to remain silent, that is until Wendy couldn't hold back her curiosity any more. "Who is Saphira?"

Silence followed Wendy's seemingly simple question. And surprisingly it was Laxus who decided to speak up.

"Saphira is a dragon slayer…but she's a little different than the rest of us. We all specialize in for the most part one element; anything outside of our individual element can be toxic to us. Saphira… well she is an elemental dragon slayer. Fire, water, earth, air everything bends to her…sometimes even the other slayers." After hearing his story Natsu had a sour look on his face that was equally matched by Gajeel. But Wendy just seemed to be amazed. Makarov then took over the conversation.

"She is our strongest and oldest S-Class mage. What you have to understand about her is that she is much older than she seems…" He sighed before continuing his explanation. "As the story goes, the dragon who trained Saphira fell in love with her and hated that humans had such short lifespans. So with the goal of spending much more time at her side, he taught her a lost magic known only by the most ancient of dragons… semi-age petrification. For every five years she physically ages only half a year. On the records she is 22, but her approximate age is about 220."

Neither Wendy nor Gajeel said a word, so Makarov continued. "Saphira and Guildarts will arrive tomorrow afternoon. When they do, all of you are to come up to my office along with Saphira. She has important information regarding Acnologia. Now return to your teams and brief them on everything you've learned."

Natsu jumped up and shot a fiery fist in the air shouting, "Yosh! Can't wait to challenge Guildarts to fight! And Saphira too!"

Laxus replied in a bored tone, "She will wipe the floor with you and you know it Natsu."

"Pft! No way! I've grown stronger since last time."

"You mean when you were 14 years old challenging her. She may have looked 21but her power was three times that…she kicked your ass."

"Yea well she kicked yours too…" Natsu muttered.

"What was that?!" Laxus shouted as he got ready to pummel the fire dragon slayer.

Gajeel snickered and said, "Wow salamander! I knew you were an idiot but I had no idea you were suicidal as well."

"Just wait! I'll beat her this time!" Natsu said as he stormed off towards his team. Wendy also left to talk to Carla, while Gajeel made his way back to Levy and Lily. Leaving Laxus with his grandfather.

"Laxus."

"Yea old man?"

"You need to show Saphira that you have changed. That you are no longer the brat who hated his guild and resented his family. You don't want to repeat what happened last time."

"No need to tell me twice." He shivered as he thought about the beating he got just before she left the guild three years ago, ten years if you count the time they were frozen on Tenrou Island. "See ya tomorrow old man."

Laxus left his grandfather's office and approached his team to tell them the news. 'One thing is for sure…tomorrow will be one hell of a day.'

Next Day

Lucy was just starting to wake up when she felt weight across her stomach. Slowly she opened her eyes to find once again Natsu had snuck in during the night. 'So predictable,' she thought. To be honest she loved having her own heater… most of the time. Just the sneaking out of the bed to get ready was the tricky part. You literally do not want to wake a sleeping dragon! Once free she grabbed her outfit for the day and headed towards her bathroom, turned on the shower and double checked the lock. 'Can't have Natsu busting in…I swear he has no personal boundaries.'

Lucy sighed as she stepped under the hot water. "mmm… now this feels nice." While she was in the shower she thought about what Natsu had told her yesterday. 'Saphira…oldest dragon slayer…220 years old…that's insane! According to Natsu she's pretty much dragon slayer royalty. And Erza was really excited to learn she was coming back. Something about a "decent sparring partner."' She shivered as the water got cold and finally stepped out to get dressed. Upon leaving the bathroom she found Natsu awake and putting his vest back on.

"Good morning Luce! Ya ready to head to the guild?"

"Yep! Let's go!" Lucy said as she quickly grabbed her gate keys and left her apartment with Natsu.

At the guild all the members were running about trying to get things ready for the arrival of two of their strongest mages. One of which they hadn't seen in ten years. And in true Fairy Tail spirit, a party had been planned.

"I have to go find Wendy and Gajeel. I'll catch up with you later. Okay Luce?"

"Sure. I'm going to sit with Levy. Just do us all a favor and try not to burn anything down, okay Natsu?"

He laughed and replied, "No promises! See ya Luce!" Natsu took off towards the training grounds behind the guild and Lucy walked over to her best friend, who was up to her nose in an old looking book.

"Hey Levy! What are you reading?"

"Oh hey Lucy! I'm researching something Gajeel told me about yesterday."

"About Saphira?"

"Yea, she's actually a really interesting person. I'm surprised that I was able to find out so much considering the way no one really wants to talk about how long she has lived."

"What have you found?" Lucy asked. Ever since she had heard about this mysterious dragon slayer she had wanted to know more. But Natsu isn't exactly known for being able to explain complicated subjects so she let it go. Levy on the other hand was a bookworm and someone she could always count on for information.

"Mostly exactly what Gajeel told me and the occasional story about how she has been able to live for so long. Also that she has taken down seven dark guilds! Not only that but she did so all by herself! The amount of power she must have is immense…"Levy mumbled while she continued to skim her book.

"Kind of scary if you ask me. I'm glad she's on our side, and if she's part of Fairy Tail then she's family. I can't wait to meet her." Lucy loved adding new people to her growing family. Growing up an only child and constantly being underneath her father's thumb was not something she ever wanted to go back to. So she leaned her head on her hand and looked at the door. "I wonder when she will arrive."

Outside Magnolia

"If we keep at this pace we will reach Magnolia in about an hour…Are you happy about going back kid?"

His traveling partner was quite for a few moments before saying, "You shouldn't call me kid, you know damn well I'm much older than you are Guildarts."

Guildarts let out a loud laugh and said, "I know you are. And you are looking fantastic for being over two centuries old." But he immediately regretted his last comment when a plant withering glare was sent his way. "Ahh! Matte! Matte! Matte! I'm sorry! I was just trying to get a response from you. Please don't hurt me Saphira!"

"As if I could hurt you… any attack I send at you, you would just use disassembly magic on it to nullify the effects. Hand to hand combat is where you are generally weaker, especially on your left side."

"Ever the shrewd one… nothing gets past you."

"Hmm…comes with the territory of surviving for the past two centuries. As you so delicately put it. As far as going home, I have mixed emotions. On one hand I am really excited, it has been ten years. I bet everyone has changed so much…"

"But?"

"It also means seeing him again…"

"Your intended mate, right?"

Saphira sighed and her shoulders slouched slightly. "Yea … him. Why did I have to get stuck with such an arrogant bastard," she growled lowly.

"He might've changed. Like you said it's been ten years… How do you know he is your mate anyway?"

"It is a dragon slayer ability. Once you reach puberty and the mental maturity to be a mate all you have to do is touch your would-be mate and you know. It's an instinct. The day I left was the day I found out… He had challenged me for the right of Alpha so contact was inevitable. I had hit him with a rather brutal punch and a shock wave went through my body and his element symbol appeared on my palm. Which is why I now wear this glove." She held up her right hand to prove her point.

"Wow… And he has no idea this happened?"

"Nope. Only you and master know… Hey look! There's Magnolia! After ten years I'm finally home… I just wish it was on better terms.