A/N Yes I have changed the character's name to Hikari. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Gray saw a hooded figure in the alleyway while he searched for Juvia. "Hey!" he called. "Have you seen-"
He was cut off when the cloaked figure raced off into the darkness. Gray chased after her, shouting. Gray had almost caught up, when he stepped on the figure's cape. The hood fell, revealing a face with black hair and dark eyes. Her cheeks were rosy against her pale face. Gray recognized her immediately.
"Hikari?"
The girl turned to leave.
"Wait." frowned Gray. "Y-you- are the one that set…"
Hikari interrupted, "Yes, that was me." in a low voice.
"How could you?" Gray cried. He shot a beam of ice at her.
Hikari jumped away.
"You're not getting away!" yelled Gray. "Ice make: Lance!"
Hikari pulled out a wooden staff of sorts. It was longer than her and looked stiff and sturdy. She spun it around to block the ice. Gray noticed that her sleeve flew up for a second, revealing a pale green insignia on her arm. She's part of a guild?
Gray prepared for the next attack when…..
A pink hair idiot landed on his face, causing him to fall on the ground.
"Natsu!" yelled Gray. "You idiot! I was in the middle of a fight!"
Happy flew up to him. "He smelled a fight and came to investigate, but he fell off a roof."
"Never mind that," said Gray, leaving Natsu stuck in the ground. "Where'd that girl go?"
Natsu sat up. "The one you were fighting? I think she left."
Gray sighed. "I better get back to the guild."
"You better tell me about this tomorrow." frowned Natsu. "By the way, Juvia's already back." He and Happy flew away, leaving Gray to think it over.
The next morning, Natsu, Happy, Erza, and Lucy gathered around Gray. (Not to mention Juvia hiding behind a pole…) Gray sighed.
"About that girl I met last night, her name is Karina. She seems to be a member of the new guild. We kinda met a long time ago, when Deliora destroyed my village. She was the one…" mumbled Gray.
"Hurry, tell us!" said Natsu.
"...who set Deliora free."
"WHAT!?" everyone cried.
"But why would someone who unleashed a demon… be part of a guild?" said Erza.
"How should I know?" retorted Gray. "Anyways, I really don't know what to think."
Lucy thought about it. "Why don't we just leave her alone? It doesn't sound like she wants to be bothered." she suggested.
Everyone agreed and went back to normal business.
Meanwhile, Hikari was sitting in a small shady area. The clearing was surrounded by forest trees and had a small bubbling spring. It was Hikari's favorite place to relax. However, memories of her past became drifting around...was she ready to tell?