Chapter Two

Hailey's POV

"Um, hi! I'm Hailey, Fairy Tail's new member."

I stand before a group of people, who glance up at me in surprise. Levy waves, smiling at me. "Hi! I'm Levy, but I think we've already met." I nod, feeling slightly relieved. The metal-guy who was supposed to be Gajeel looks me up and down skeptically, making me uneasy. "What's you're magic supposed to be?" He asked gruffly, one eyebrow arched. I chew on my lip. "I'm a Fog mage."
A girl with a bunch of liquor bottles surrounding her and pretty brown hair smiles. "Huh, that's cool. I'm Cana." I wave in return. "Nice to meet you."
Levy sighs. "This is Gajeel," she says, jabbing him in the side. "He's the Steel Dragon Slayer." I nod with interest. "Cool! So there are three of the Dragon Slayers?" Levy nods planitively. "Yeah."

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Natsu's POV

It's been at least five hours since we first met Hailey, the new Fairy Tail member.

We're now heading back from the train station to Fairy Tail; the job was quick and easy. I have just gotten over my bought of motion sickness, so I still feel a bit queasy.

"Damn you, motion sickness," I grumble to myself, Happy perched on my head.
I glance up at him, eyebrows furrowed. "You have wings, y'know." Happy smiles deviously. "I know, but I don't feel like flying right now." I rank him off my head, clenching my teeth. "You damn cat!"
"Alright, alright; just put me down!"
I drop him onto the ground, a grin on my face. " 'Kay."

Luce gives an exasperated sigh. "Why can't you two be quiet for just a little while?" I lean closer to her. "No-can-do, miss! You're asking too much of me." She sighs again. "I know that."

I look ahead again, this time Happy flying near my head. The guild came into view, causing a thought to appear in my mind. "That girl Hailey...she's different." Lucy eyes me curiously. "Different? How?" I shrugged. "Her scent's different...very strong. Reminds me a bit like Wendy's and Gajeel's...but I can't lay a finger on it." I shake my head in frustration. "She lost her memories and all, but that makes it even more frustrating. It's like she doesn't know what her powers are." Lucy shrugs. "Maybe she really doesn't know, and just plays along. It is frustrating; we hardly know anything about her. Maybe if we just look closely, we can help her learn more about herself."
"Hmm. I guess so. But that's kinda weird, y'know?"
"Yeah."

"We're here!"

Erza's voice startles me, and the creaking of the guild doors jerk me back to reality. Smiling, I ran into the guild hall, flames billowing at my fists. "We're back again; job completed!"

The first face we see is Lisanna and then Hailey. Her green eyes are wide as we enter the guild. "Wow, that didn't take you long at all!" I grin at her. "Yeah, 'cause we're crazy powerful."

"Erza! We baked you another cake!"

Mirajane's voice announces her approaching, the delicious aroma of the cake wafting around us. Erza's eyes sparkle delight, and she rushes forward and takes the whole cake from her. "Hailey helped a lot," Lisanna says with a smile at the brunette. "You're a great cook!" Hailey smiles at the whitte-haired girl's compliment. "Thanks; I've had plenty practice."

Something makes my heart skip a beat. I hadn't noticed before, but when Hailey smiles, she flashes a pair of sharp canines, like mine. This makes me think. I'm nearly lost in thought when Ice Perv's voice startles me.
"So, Hailey, when are you going to start taking jobs?"
Hailey looks thoughtful. "I don't know; I have to work on my magic first." Lucy pipes up, eyes sparkling. "Natsu and I could take you on a smaller job!" She jabbed me with her fist, and I shoot her a look. "Right, Natsu?"
"Uh, sure. Let's wait til tomorrow, 'cause I'm exhausted!" I flop down on the floor to emphasize my words. Hailey lets out a giggle, which is completely adorable. Ice Queen rolls his eyes at me. "Don't laugh; you're encouraging him."
Hailey arches an eyebrow at him. "What? You can't be funny every now and then?"
My eyes widen, and I sit up straight. "Rookie's gotta smart mouth, doesn't she?" I snicker at Ice Queen. I suddenly look up at Hailey, head cocked to one side. She doesn't notice; she'd turned around at the sound of a thud and was now laughing at Gajeel, who was flat on the ground. Hmm... she needs a nickname. I think for a moment...clever...smart...cat-eared beanie...skittish...

"Aha! I know what your nickname is!"

I stand, a devilish grin on my face. This one was perfect for her. "You're Kit-Kat, 'cause your a lot like a cat!"
Luce glances at me. "Do you give everyone nicknames?!"
I nod. "Yep! Well, excpet for Lisanna...and Mirajane, but she's already called Mira...Weny doesn't have one..." I let out a huff. "You know what, never mind."
Kit-Kat chuckles. "Okay, Pinky." I feel my face flush as she calls me that. "Agh! She's struck a blow!" I fall dramatically to the ground. She sighs, green eyes glittering with amusement.
Suddenly, her eyes widen and her face grows pale.
"What's wrong, Kit-Kat?" I ask, eyebrows raised.

"I-I just realized, I have nowhere to stay."

Silence meets her first.

"Oooh, you could stay at my place till you finally get a place yourself!" Lucy chirped, brown eyes sparkling. Hailey nodded, her relief clear on her face. "You don't have to let me stay, I'm-"
"Don't worry about it; my team usually invades my space and bunk over, especially that one over there," she interuppted, shooting a glare at me. I stick my tongue out at her. "Your place is nice; that's why everyone comes there." Lucy sighs. "At least I know my place isn't trashy."

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Hailey's POV

It's getting late. Some people, who'd been on jobs not too long ago, left the guild hall and to there bunking. I stay up along with the rest of the team, even though I feel my body slowly getting tired. I'm impressed by everyone's energy; I wish I had that much in my being. I laughed as Gray and Natsu bicker over no apperant subject, which Lucy pointed out that they always did this. I'm not surprised.

"Boys! I thought I told you to shut up!"

Erza's scary and strict voice boomed out of nowhere, and we turn around to see Erza glaring at the two. Grinning sheepishly, Natsu and Gray wrap their arms around each other and cheered in usion, "We're the best of friends!" I sigh, rolling my eyes with a smile on my face. These people were crazy.

Lucy yawns. "I'm getting sleepy...I'm going off to my place." She glances at me. "Come with me now?" I nod, almost too enthusiastically. "Yeah. I'm getting tired. I don't know how they have that much energy." Lucy smiles. "I felt the same way before." She begins walking out of the hall, and I follow. There's a gust of wind and suddenly I see Natsu and Happy running (and flying) ahead of us. "Beat you there!"
Lucy groanes. "I'm not catching up to them...too tired."
I laugh. "Well, see you there!" I rush off, slowly catching up with Natsu. I love running. Natsu's using his flames so that I can't catch up, but that's fine by me. I don't feel very competitive tonight.

We soon reach Lucy's place; I'd been following Natsu there the whole time. We wait until Lucy comes into view, and she doesn't look too happy. "Thanks for staying with me," she growls, grabbing her key to her home. We (Natsu and I) smile deviously, and he rushes in first. I don't follow. I wait for Lucy, smiling weakly at the blonde. "Sorry. I needed to get some tension out." She sighs and smiles, walking into the place. We have to climb some stairs, so I'm starting to regret sprinting the whole. Natsu's totally fine, though. He beats us again, and Lucy heads straight for her bathroom. "I'm taking a shower right now. Make yourselves comfortable." I plop down on a fluffy couch, gazing around. Nothing fancy, but clean and quaint. I liked it. I should ask her how much it cost. Natsu sits down beside me. "So, how do ya like Fairy Tail? It's great isn't it?" I nod. "Yeah. It's nice to settle somewhere...have friends...and a place full of magic." He smiles. "Good. Fairy Tail's the best guild." I laugh. "I guess so!"