Alright, so here's the next chapter, I know it's a little short, but I had no idea how to go into certain fights, so I summarized. Also, I wrote this chapter in third person, so I want to know which one you like better, third, or first. And finally, thank you to all of you who followed, favorited, and reviewed last time, it means a lot! Now, with out further ado, the next chapter!


Chapter 1

S-Class Exams

It had been a few weeks since Amber had arrived and the guild seemed to glowing twice as much. Amber had finally regained her magic and it was determined that for now she would stay with Lucy until she could get her own place. The two girls walked into the guild and Amber was almost positive that Natsu would challenge her. He had been ordered to wait so she could heal, but that also gave her time to get her body completely into shape again. She was able to work out a little every day while she was chained, but not as much as she had wanted to. So when they walked into the guild, she was ready for Natsu's surprise attack. She had already started to charge her electric energy into her fist before they even entered.

As they walked through the doors she immediately tracked where Natsu was and sidestepped his punch, and as he stood up she launched an electric punch into his stomach and sent him flying across the guild. Lucy was pushed up against the wall holding the door with a scared look in her eyes and everyone else, excluding Natsu, looked shocked...until they burst out into applause. Amber pulled a dramatic bow before walking over to the bar to sit next to Gray. She ordered her usual chocolate shake from Mira before turning to Gray with a smile.

"So how are you this wonderful morning?" She asked

"Well, seeing you knock out Natsu with one punch pretty much shot it up about a hundred points. I see you haven't lost your touch." he said with a slight nudge. She let out a laugh.

It had taken Gray a few days to realize that his best friend was in fact alive and had actually been kidnapped. Everybody had been watching him to make sure he didn't have a repeat of when he found out Amber was supposedly dead. When he had left Ur, he didn't have much, and when he met up with Amber again, it seemed like he regained his life. But when Amber disappeared, to him, it seemed like the whole world shattered. And he couldn't take it.

He jumped off a cliff into the ocean and froze himself in a bubble. When he ran out of oxygen, he passed out, but Natsu was able to get to him in time and knock some sense into him by yelling that Amber wouldn't have wanted him to do that. He slowly got better, especially when Lucy showed up, but they had always been a large hole in his chest that no one could replace. But now she was back, and he couldn't be happier. Amber excused herself from Gray and walked away for a few minutes. When she didn't come back, everyone started to form a mass in front of the stage waiting for the big reveal.

Suddenly, the sheet came down and the master, Erza, Mira, Gildarts, and Amber appeared behind the sheet. The master cleared his throat before speaking to the guild to grab the bustling crowds attention.

"Since long ago it has been Fairy Tail's custom and now, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE S-CLASS WIZARD PROMOTION TRIAL!" Everyone let out a large cheer "The venue for this years trial is Tenrou Island, the holy land of our guild." The guild burst into murmurs before he continue again. "Strength...will...soul...I've been watching for each of these things this past year. There will be eight participants." The guild went silent before it was filled with cheers as each name was called.

"Mest Gryder, Levy Mcgarden, Freed Justine, Cana Alberona, Elfman, Juvia Luxor, Gray Fullbuster, Natsu Dragneel. This time, only one will be selected to pass from among them, get into your best condition within one weeks time. There are some newbies here, so I'll explain the rules." Mira continued

"Within the preliminary period of one week, you eight are to select a partner." Eza took off from there

"There are two rules for partner selection: First, they must be a member of Fairy Tail. Second they cannot be an S-Class mage."

"The details of the exam will be revealed after arrival to Tenrou Island, but this time, Erza will attempt to block you all from proceeding." There were some yells before Mira continued.

"I'll also be a trouble maker this time." She said with a sweet smile. When they was more yelling, Gildarts introduced his part as well.

"Enough whining. This is a path that all S-Class mages have gone down." He stated. Amber took a step forward.

"I agree, if you cannot even remotely hold your ground against and S-Class mage then you have no right to join this elite group." She said with a slightly dark look. Natsu froze his dancing when he heard her speak. When he met her eyes she gave him a sickenly sweet smile, and he passed out, falling to the ground. Lucy gave a questioning look to Gray and motioned to say he'd explain in one second, when the master continued.

"The chosen eight will take their partners with them and gather at Hargeon Port one week from now. That is all!" Makarov finished. Slowly everyone dispersed and Amber left the guild while the others were discussing their partners. She walked through the streets until she got to Mongolia Park. She sat underneath one of the trees and watched as the sun began to set. Before to long, Gray showed up and silently sat down next to her.

"Congrats on finally making S-Class." she said with a smirk. He laughed.

"Thanks, but I'll never be able to compare to you. Like Gramps said, even back then he looked for strength, will, and soul. All of which you have had. All I have to say is that I hope Loke and I don't have to fight against you." He said with a laugh.

"Where is that perv anyway? I haven't seen him around." Amber said laughing with him.

"Long story short, he was a celestial spirit that was banned from returning. When Lucy found him she argued against the Spirit King and now he's one of her keys."

"Well I'm glad he didn't end up disappearing." Amber said smiling.

"You don't sound very surprised."

"That's because I'm not." She said turning and smiling at him. He stared at her shocked.

"You knew?!" He asked

"I knew for a while. I knew him before he joined Fairy Tail and while he was still a spirit back then. I met Blue Pegasus and the person who he was contacted to had a soft spot for me, so he helped me learn to control my magic and he took care of me. I eventually left again because I heard that fairy tail excepted young mages, so I joined. And then when he showed up at the girl again, he told me what happened and we continued to take care of each other." She looked back at Gray when she was done and burst out laughing when she say his jaw hanging open. She stood up and patted him on the head. "It's okay, Gray. I'm going to head back to Lucy's. I'll see you tomorrow, Ice boy." before he could fully come back to his senses to chase her for screwing with him, she was already running outside the park. He slowly stood up and shook his head laughing.

"You never change, do you, thunder princess?" He stuck his hands in his pockets and started to walk away when he realized he was missing his shirt. When he looked around and found nothing, he burst into another set of laughs. "Just like old time, eh?" He shook his head again and walked back to his house, laughing to himself all the way.

In the other direction, Amber was laughing while holding a white button up shirt and a light weight black t-shirt. When she entered Lucy's apartment, she saw Lucy hugging Cana and Cana crying. Amber quickly rushed over and made it into a group hug. When everyone pulled away, Amber asked.

"It's about Gildarts, right?" Cana nodded her head silently. Amber gave a small smile and started braiding a small piece of her hair. "This will be your year, Cana. I can feel it." she smiled. After a while of talking and everything was calm, Amber turned towards Lucy.

"Do you think it would be alright if I talked to Loke for a bit?" She asked. Before Lucy could even agree, said lion spirit appeared and tackled Amber in a hug.

"Amber-chan~!" He yelled. Amber let out a surprising loud laughed and hugged him back.

"It's been eleven years since I first saw you, and you still haven't aged a day." She said pulling away with a smile.

"Well you know how we roll. I'm sorry about what your father put you through...again." He said with a slight frown. Amber gave another hug.

"I'm back with my family again. That's all that matters."

The group continued to talk for a while before Loke left, and shortly after that, the three went to sleep.

The week passed quickly, and the participants were boarding the boat. Meanwhile, on the island, there was one more tunnel added than originally planned. Amber sat inside, waiting for someone to come, but no one did. They were lucky. Erza came to find her at some point and they all met at the camp. And then things went to hell.

The island was being overrun by outsiders, the member were being beaten, they were helpless. It was only as the sun was rising the next day, did the battle end. Laxus and the guild members met up, and he was happy to see both Lisanna and Amber alive and kicking and he pulled both of them into tight hugs. But then things got even worse. Acnologia appeared, and the group tried to fight, but it was pointless. As the dragon charged up it's breath attack, the mage's held hand in a circle. Amber stood between Gray and Lucy, and as the dragon let out it's roar, she gripped Gray's hand tighter. And as the attack hit, both of them wished they could have spent more time together.