Oh my gosh, I'm actually updating! It's amazing! Well the roleplay blog to go with this story didn't go all the well and is always gone, but I am thinking about redoing it maybe. Because I have suddenly lot's of muse for Rae and her story, so I'm excited to be making a next chapter. The muse hit me so suddenly, like seriously I was getting ready for bed and it's almost 3am and I decided to start typing this. Something is wrong with me, but oh well! On with the story.

Disclaimer; please remember I do not own fairy tail or any of the characters. If I did I would be a very happy woman.


Chapter Two; A Grand Return.

Many years had past since the girl had left fairy tail, almost seven to be exact. And many of the fellow memebers thought that the kind and sweet girl was gone. No letters, no signs, nothing. She had gone out to get stronger and instead lost her life. At least, that's what the guild ended up thinking. Though not everyone showed it, they were very upset over it. Natsu lost a fellow slayer, Erza and Mirajane a fellow woman who would fight alongside them, Gray lost someone who would also have an extra shirt for him, Happy lost someone always giving him a hug, Makarov lost someone who felt like a daughter to him, and Laxus… He lost more than he liked to talk about or admit.

People didn't forget her though, they still spoke about her often, they spoke of how they missed her and wonderful how strong she was in the end. But it never ended well when Laxus was around. And today was no different. The guild had gotten bigger since Rae left, welcoming in many like Lucy, Wendy, and Gajeel. And sometimes they did still sit around the guild hall, just like old times. And sometimes, Rae did come up.

"Remember that one time, when Natsu made milk come out of Rae's nose!" Happy said, laughing at the random thought.

Natsu grinned, "Of course! She was laughing so hard and coughing and bam! Milk everywhere!"

Erza smiled fondly at the memory, "Yes. And if I recall she then pushed your face into your plate of food."

"Now that, was the best part." Gray said with a grin, remembering that part just as clearly.

"I wish I could of met her, she always sounds really nice when you guys talk about her." Wendy says, Lucy next to her nodding. They both often felt like they missed out on meeting someone special.

Lisanna, who was walking by, smiled a bit and set down a drink at the table. "Yeah, she was really great. Always trying to act so tough, but she was just a big sweetheart in the end."

"Hey!" Laxus' voice suddenly boomed from the bar, her eyes glaring at them. "The hell are you talking about her for huh?"

Lisanna crossed her arms over her chest, looking at Laxus with a glare. "Don't start this again! You get mad whenever we talk about her. We know you miss her too."

A scoff was given, looking away from the girl. "Please, she's dead. No need to cry over spilled milk."

Natsu got to his feet, yelling his words. "Hey! She was out friend, our family! She ain't just some spilled milk!"

Lucy grabbed Natsu's arm, tugging at it so that he would sit down. "Calm down would you, he's not gonna change his mind. Don't start a fight."

Erza crossed her arms, nodding her head. "Lucy is right, it's not worth it. In the end, he's like this because he misses her, and because he didn't end things well with her when he said-"

"The hell did I just say huh?" Laxus boomed again, cutting Erza off before she could even finish her sentence. Instead the woman just sighed, shaking her head. In her mind, he really did act like a fool when it came to her. Back then, and even now that she was most likely gone.

Lucy let out a nervous laugh, changing the subject. "Well have you guys heard about that amazing mage everyone is talking about a lot recently."

Natsu seemed to chill out at that, sitting down and crossing his arms with a nod. "Right right, that one blue bunny or whatever right?"

"They call them the Blue Bolt ya big idiot!" Gray said, rolling his eyes at the flame dragons stupidity.

"I knew that alright!" Natsu snapped back.

"Blue Bolt? Why do they call them that?" Carla said with the tilt of her head.

"Because they have lighting powers so strong that they are blue!" Happy said, loudly and at full volume which caused the white cat to take a step back.

"Apparently no one really knows if they are a guy or girl, they always carry a sword that they can make the lightning come out of or just out of their body it seems. And they dress in this all blue armor with a bolt on the front." Gray said with a grin on his face. "I bet they have even cooler armor then Erza."

"I have many armors that cannot be beaten!" Erza yelled, taking Gray by the collar.

"Alright, alright put be down would ya!" Gray said, to be quickly dropped by the strong woman.

"But still, they say they have amazing powers. That they take on jobs that only help people and have a 100% success rate." Erza said, tapping her chin. "I wonder if they are part of a guild."

Before much else could really be said, the doors of the guild hall were thrown open which caused the group and other groups to turn and look. Needless to say, what they saw made them almost fall over.

"W-Wait! Isn't that…." Wendy started, her eyes connecting with the shinning armor of the strange that bore a bolt in the front.

"Ah man, that's to creepy!" Gray said, rubbing the back of his head. "We were just talking about them!"

The group stared the hooded stranger as they walked past going straight towards the man in charge that sat in his normal spot on the bar. Makarov stared them down as they walked up, Laxus looking at them out of the corner of his eyes. For being known around the land as such a strong mage, they sure were smaller than expected.

"I never expected to see the Blue Bolt here in my hall." Makarov said, a brow raised. "And to what do we owe the pleasure?"

The other stood for a moment, still not looking up and staying hidden behind the hood. "I thought I would come home." The voice obviously that of a female. Many had assumed the mage was a male, but that was obviously not the case.

Makarov looked at the other, confused now. "What are you talking about stranger?"

"Ah, and here I thought you would never turn back on a promise Gramps." The hooded woman said before grinning and letting the hood fall back. Medium blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and a grin that wouldn't be mistaken as anyone else. The Blue Bolt, but she had a better name in Fairy Tail. "I told you I would come back when I was stronger didn't I?"

"WHHHHATTTTT?!" Most of the guild hall yelled out, people jumping to there feet.

"Rae is that you!?" Natsu yelled out.
"No way in hell!" Gray said, not believing his eyes.

A smile came across the guild masters face, shaking his head side to side. "Well, I'll be damned. You came back."

Rae looked to him, hands on her hips. "I told you I would be? You think I would go back on that? How totally rude!"

Before she could say much else, she was surrounded. The girl had grown into not only a beautiful woman, but a strong mage that was well known for her powers. But fairy tail, though impressed and a bit star struck, was just happy to see she was alive.

"Rae!" Erza said, her hands coming down on the others shoulders with force that in the past would just about knock the girl over. But now, it didn't even phase her, she was sturdy and strong. "You have returned!"

"The hell Rae, everyone thought you were dead!" Natsu said, earning a slap to the back of the head by Lucy.

"You can't just tell people that you thought they were dead!" Lucy yelled at him.

"Dead!?" Rae said, looking around at them all. "You all thought I was dead?! What the hell guys!?"

"You were gone like seven years Rae, what else would we think?" Gray said, suddenly wearing very little clothes.

"Um, you could of thought that I was out their being totally awesome." Rae made a face, "Damn, have you still not outgrown the damn stripping thing Gray!"

They were all laughing, smiling, giving her noogies like good old times. It was like she had never left. Though years had past and she was different. Stronger, a woman. She set out to do something and came back after it was done. They kept talking in the group, the leader watching over him with tears in his eyes that Mirajane kepy handing him tissues for, until suddenly Laxus was on his feet and heading through the crowd.

Everyone pretty much went silent all at once, watching him walk through towards the girl who had finally come home. Lisanna was the one to finally talk, never afraid to tell him what she felt. "You better be nice now that she's home! You know you missed her Laxus!"

"Shut up!" He growled, walking past her so that he was standing in front of the blonde in armor.

Rae raised a brow, looking up at him. Damn, she was still shorter than him, even more so then before. "The hell have you been eating huh?"

Laxus gritted his teeth, "Now is not the time for your stupid jokes Rae."

She tilted her head, "Why? Didn't you miss them? After all, you thought I was dead too right? At least, I assumed so since everyone else did." Rae sighed, a bit bummed in the lack of faith. But she understood in a way, she did disappear for a long time.

"Who cares if I thought you were dead!" Laxus snapped, his hands in tight fists.

Rae looked at him, smiling as she always used too. Though she was stronger and grew up into a beautiful woman, she was still the same as before. Mostly just a big dork, though she had more serious moments now then when she was a child. "You haven't changed a bit, I'm oddly very thankful for that."

Laxus didn't know what to say, he honestly never thought he was going to see her again. He thought that she died thinking that he hated her, thinking that he never wanted her to come back. Now she was here, against all odds, strong and amazing. And all he wanted to do was remind her of what he said that day, the things that before he hoped that he had forgotten.

But before he could speak, she said something again. "Ya know, I thought about what you said that day a lot. The whole telling me not to come back. And everyday I thought about it, I also thought about what the hell you would look like when I walked in and told you to shove your threats up your butt because I was coming home no matter what." Laxus blinked, a bit taken back, which earned a laugh from Rae. "Yes, oh man, the look is even better than I thought!" She reached into her old bag, the same one she had when she was a child coming to fairy tail, pulling a wrapped object out and handing to him. "Here."

Laxus raised a brow, "The hell is this?"

"You told me never to come back, and I said if I come back with a gift then am I allowed back in." Rae mentioned to it, a big grin on her face. She watched him open it, inside a small hand stitched plush monkey. He looked to her with his brow still raised to see her still grinning like an idiot. Like that grin had never left the guild. "Now give me a damn hug ya monkey butt!"

And with that, she leaned in letting her face bury into his huge chest as she gave him a big hug. Laxus was frozen in place, unable to move at the feeling of her giving him a hug. He hadn't really been hugged since… Well, since she was still here. He didn't have much time to react before everyone else was moving in, the whole thing suddenly turning into a big group hug.

"Hey!" Laxus yelled out, "Everyone get the hell off of me!"

"Never!" Rae yelled, laughing at she was squished in between everyone hugging and piling against her and Laxus. "You're stuck with me now! I'm not going anywhere."

He scoffed, pretending that her comment pissed her off. But really, it didn't one bit. Many times he wished that she would just come back, that she wouldn't be dead. And sure enough, his wishes actually came true. She was back, and changed a lot. Yet, at the same time, didn't change one bit. Never in a million years would he think that the always serious and strong Blue Bolt would end up being their dork Rae. Laxus couldn't help but think that he couldn't wait to see her in action.

"It's time for me to have a drink! Let's all drink!" Rae yelled out, people cheering as drink started to get passed out. She grinned taking a long sip of hers, feeling the liquid travel down her throat. Hugs were given, lot's of smiles, and Rae was just so happy to be home.

As soon as the hug was over and drinks were begin passed out, Laxus was back at the bar pretending to not care. But he kept looking over his shoulder, watching Rae as she met new members and laughed like she never left with her old friends.

"Beautiful isn't she." Makarov said, suddenly right next to him at the bar.

"Tch—Still a total dork and idiot." Laxus said, looking away from his grandfather.

The leader smiled, looking at him before back at the girl. "The love you have for her, that never went away Laxus. You don't have to fight it."

"Please, I never loved her." He said with ease, or seemed to at least.

"Of course." He nodded, looking at the blonde laughing and she dunked Natsu face into his plate of food. "But if you did, it wouldn't be the time to pretend not to like when you were a child. You're an adult, and that is a woman. You thought she was dead, and now you learned she isn't. And that Laxus, is something that you should be thankful for." Makarov patted his grandson on the shoulder. "I told her to befriend you when she first came in, never thinking it would work. But it did, and when you finally accepted her I had never seen you so happy. And deep down, when I look at you now, I can see that in your eyes now." He smiled, walking down the bar towards Mirajane who was now also dabbing her eyes with tissues.

Laxus scoffed, pretending that he thought he was insane. "Crazy old man." He said, only a few seconds later he felt something bounce off the back of his head. He turned to see a dinner roll on the ground, looking up to see Rae grinning at him.

"Hey Laxus, stop sitting alone!" She yelled to him, like she would when they were kids and she tried to make him part of the group. "Stop being such a loser!"

Rae grinned even when he scoffed once more and looked away. Makarov watched his grandson, a smile on his face.

Because it was hard not to smile when he saw a small smirk of a grin rise up on the face of a man who would never smile.


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