Chapter Two

Bellalyse's P.O.V.

"So, should we call over the gods?" Esmerella asked. We were all in my very large bedroom. I wasn't exactly suspicious anymore since Esmerella and Ash said I could trust them and they also had the god marks on them. "They're bound to be worried."

Ash sighed. "I don't really know. Will Xena accept the fact that Bella is alive? You know the gods; they value balance and their own element over anything else."

"But her element if life. Plus, the gods wouldn't reclaim Bella's soul again if she's already reincarnated." Esmerella shot back.

I was watching the two demigods bicker along with Team Guardian and Erza. Charlotte tapped me on the shoulder. "Hey Bella, do you remember the keys?"

"Um, I know the crystal ones are Celestial Spirit Keys. But the blue and white ones…no clue. Are they some sort of house key?"

Everyone suddenly got wary. "Bella, use those as house keys, and I don't think the dragons will be very happy, nor the Immortals," Ash said sternly.

"Okay?" I examined the keys. They were very detailed and pretty, but had a strong magical aura around each key. I gasped as my mind went blank and for the first time, I remembered something.

I saw my mom, Mother Nature and my father, the Dragon God before me. They were discussing something while Mother Nature cradled me. Finally, they glanced at me and spoke.

"Bella, it's not your time yet. Go. Within sixty days, you will be reincarnated into your original body." She said, sadly.

"What's the price?" the Dragon God growled. "There is always a price."

Mom sighed. "Her lacrimas will be scattered throughout the worlds. Unless those lacrimas are united and joined, she won't regain her memory."

I looked curiously at them. It seemed like they didn't know I could hear them.

The Dragon God frowned at her. "It will be quite the task to do that without a starter. A boost or some such trinket."

Mother Nature thought about it, tapping her chin. "Okay, I guess that's fair." Her long, slender fingers grasped at something unseen and a heart lacrima tinted a pink-red appeared. "I'll give her the first lacrima. It'll help her realize her mission."

"-ella. Bella. Bella." I opened my eyes and saw everyone looking at me. "Oh, you're awake." A white haired girl with blue eyes kindly looked down at me. "You're at Fairy Tail. You gave us quite a shock when you suddenly fainted."

"I'm sorry." I said, looking around the room. The symbol that was marked on my arm was everywhere. "Um, so I just remembered something."

The room went dead silent than everyone started asking questions. "Quiet!" Erza yelled. "Bella, what do you remember?"

I suddenly felt uncomfortable since the memory had nothing to do with them. "Um, it was a memory of Mother Nature and the Dragon God. I didn't see Ash or Esmerella though."

"So what was it about?" Ash asked. "Did it have anything to do with your lacrimas?"

"Somewhat…" I murmured. "They were talking about my lacrimas…but I still don't know what they are."

Esmerella sighed. "The lacrimas were very important and essential to your survival. Let's just say that is somewhere were to, I don't know, crush them, you would be dead."

"Esmerella…" Ash glared at her. "Don't mention that. She did it on purpose."

I started to connect the dots in my mind. "So I crushed my own lacrimas? How many lacrimas were there?"

Erza frowned slightly. "I think there were seven."

"Ash, do you have yours?" Silvestria asked. "I think it would be better if we had an example."

"Yeah," he murmured. He unfastened a pouch on his belt and dumped out the contents in his hand. "There are seven in all. They may be a little different from your set, but they resemble the same thing."

"Of course, they're different," Luke sighed. "Every set is different, no matter how identical the demigod may be to another."

"Yeah," Silvestria smiled, lost in thought. "Even my twin sister's set was different."

"Oh, Silvestra right?" I murmured. Everyone looked at me in shock. "What? Did I say something funny?"

"Bella…you remember Silvestra?" Charlotte smiled. "Do you think you're getting your memory back?"

Another wave of exhaustion swept me. It must have showed on my face because Esmerella and Ash immediately began ordering people out. I collapsed on the bed.

"Bella? Tell us about what you know tomorrow okay?" Esmerella gave me a sympathetic, sad smile. They finally left the room, leaving me in my peace.

I sat on my bed, worn out from the day's activities. Mom and Dad were supposed to be dead. So why did I see them in that memory? They were very much alive and judging by the sixty days they talked about, that must mean they never died. It all came back to me in a rush. Mother Nature and the Dragon God died on the same day. Merely seconds apart. There was some sort of link to their deaths. "I don't understand anything!" In my frustration, I lashed out at a bookcase, making a thick book fall open on the floor. I stepped forward and glanced at the page open.

It showed a picture of me and Team Guardian. I sat down on the floor, looking at each page. It was both heartbreaking and relieving to see the pictures. They confirmed the fact that I was once their friend and teammate. But, the pain of them having to burden the fact I couldn't remember any of them would be astronomical. I couldn't imagine anything worse. Guilt formed inside me.

"Rogue…Sting…Wendy…Matt…Amy…Erza…I really want to remember," I said, stroking a picture of the whole entire Fairy Tail guild.

Something started to creep out of the photo, making the surface ripple. A heart lacrima came out with a light pink red blush on it. The open windows swept in more wind, making me close my eyes and envision something.

"Bella! Get your butt over here so we could start!" Ash called. Next to him, Esmerella giggled.

"Haha Bella, it's a good thing Mom and Dad aren't here to lecture you about the proper art of a lady." She winked cheekily at me. "Silvestra and Silvestria are already here."

Luke grinned at her. "Never thought I'd see the Twin Demigods of Water again."

"With your last encounter?" I scoffed at him. "It would be amazing if they didn't dunk you in a lake."

"Hey, who's dunking? For all you know, I could boil Luke!" Silvestra peeked her head through the doorway. Silvestria, adjusting her blue flower clip, followed.

"Can we get this meeting started?" Ash asked, annoyed. "By the time we start, I might be an old man!"

"Aw, look. Xena and Icestorm are coming together!" I yelled, looking out the window. "I mean, we already know Aflame and Lucinda is a couple."

"Who knew?" Esmerella shook her head.

"I think it's about time Xena and Icestorm finally got together!" Silvestria said. "It was getting so cute though!"

I glanced at Ash, who looked like he was about to explode. I nodded at Silvestria and she smiled mischievously and placed her hand on his shoulder. He finally relaxed. "With the stuff you guys are doing this is more like a party than a meeting!"

"Seriously Ash? We got the worlds sorted out. Besides, all will be well." Silvestra grinned at her twin. "We should relax and have fun."

"There wouldn't be any other time or place to have fun anyway," Xena laughed as she and Icestorm walked in.

"Lucinda and Aflame are coming soon," Icestorm said with a wave of his hand. "They'll be sure to come though."

"They wouldn't miss it," I agreed. "After all, we might be secretly planning their wedding."

The memory changed into one with my siblings. "You know, I think this might be fun!" Esmerella cheered. It was after the death of our parents. "Like a camp!"

"Yeah, Camp Bummer." Ash retorted, roasting his marshmallow. "It's only temporary that we all stay on Earth at the same time anyway. It's too dangerous to stay on Earthland with the Council roaming around."

"Whoever gets Earthland will get the strongest summoner keys." Esmerella proclaimed. "Earth and Jai are peaceful but Earth is more violent than Jai."

Seeing the hidden fear in their eyes, I stood up. "I'll take Earthland."

"No." Esmerella and Ash both said at once. "You take Jai."

"I can do it!" I protested. "You know that I'm the only one Zeref can't kill."

"You're also the only one he wants." Ash argued back. "I know your connection is the best but consider all of the danger."

Esmerella sighed. "Fine."

"What!? Esmerella, she can't take Earthland! The Council and Zeref are still out there!" Ash glared at her.

"But! You have to take the Immortal Keys and the Dragion Keys." She pointed at the giant backpack bulging with all of the keys. "And if anything goes amiss, you go straight to Jai or Earth! No questions asked on that one."

"Then I'll take Jai." Ash winked at us. "I have personal business there."

"Lazy you," Esmerella grumbled. "I guess I'm stuck with Earth then."

"Hey aren't the Water Demigod Twins in Jai?" I asked. "And don't say that you're stuck with something. At least you have the nonmagical world."

"I still have Camelot." Esmerella pointed out. "They allow wizardry there."

The memory faded and a ton of different pictures with bright colors passed by me in a blur.

I blinked, startled. I racked my brain for what happened. If I wasn't wrong, I just gained all of my memories concerning Ash and Esmerella. And one with some of the other demigods.

"Bella? Something wrong?" Amy peeked into my bedroom. "I heard a loud thump."

I smiled at her, relieved that this wasn't a memory. "No, just a few books knocked over. I guess I'm still not used to my bedroom."

She sighed, pleased at the simple problem. Patting her paws together, she faced the wall so her back was to me. "Bella, you're not alone on this. Though you might not remember us, we're here to help. So don't go off doing crazy things on your own or you actually might disappear for real."

I looked away, not wanting to meet her gaze. "I'll try my best." I didn't mention remembering Ash and Esmerella.

She flew away and I flopped back onto the bed and fell asleep.

The Next Morning…

"We should decide what to do." Ash said all business-y like and serious. "Now that Bella's back, we can't afford to take any risks with her."

Silvestria giggled. "Ash, she's a demigod not a newborn infant. She can take care of herself even if she lost her previous memories."

"And look how well that turned out," Ash mumbled just as Esmerella shot him a death glare. Backing away from her, he sighed. "I don't feel that Bella will be safe if Esmerella and Luke went back to Earth and Silvestria and I go back to Jai. It just doesn't feel right."

"I support you on that one," Luke said, clapping his hand onto Ash's shoulder. "But the more we dawdle here the more the nature will be out of balance. I mean, that is why you guys separated into worlds right?"

Esmerella blinked. Then she fixed her gaze upon me. "Bella, what do you have in your hand?"

Crap. I forgot I was fingering the heart lacrima. "It's an um lacrima. The heart one. I got my memories of Ash and Esmerella from it."

Rogue frowned. "You still don't remember us?"

I shook my head. "I do know that the rest are in different worlds. And that I need to go get them within a fixed amount of time."

Charlotte folded her arms. "And do you know how long this fixed amount of time is?"

I stared at the floor. "Two or three months."

The room was deadly silent for a moment. Then it erupted into chaos. Everyone was panicked about the limited time. I face-palmed as they did this. This was what…the second time? They should really be more careful!

"Hey!" Amy yelled. "Then we shouldn't just stay here and freak out! Let's go get Bella's lacrimas!"

Silvestria frowned. "It isn't as easy as you think. The lacrimas are probably all around the universe by now. They could be in someone's hands or just plain floating around."

"This is a fool job." Erza agreed. "But let's do it anyway."

"Let's go." Ash said, "Sooner we get started, the sooner Bella can resume her normal life."

"Her life was already ruined when Tierra came," Esmerella muttered, "And speaking of Tierra, I'm guessing, Fairy Tail, as it is now, forgot to keep tabs on her like I asked you guys to."

"Did you ask that?" Rogue wondered. "I thought it was Master's job."

Charlotte sighed. "No, idiots. Master doesn't know as much about demigods as you people do. It would only make sense that you would check up on Tierra."

"Whatever. She's probably with the demidemons somewhere." Amy dismissed the possibility of seeing Tierra.

"If you guys aren't going to rush, I think we should get going." Esmerella gestured to an open portal. "This one's to Fearless. My guess is that some lacrimas will be hidden in the unnatural worlds. Since they know about us and such, we should ask around."

"Let's go!" I cheered, seeing that most of the people in the room were gloomy. Rogue cast a sideways glance at me, as if worried about me. "Psh, this is going to be easy!"

OHMYGOSHIMSOSORRYIFORGOTTOUP DATE! I just have so much school stuff! I have a project in every single class except for PE. It's CRAZY! Anyway, thanks for reading! Please review! I hope to update again by the weekend and finish this.