Second chapter! :) I hope you enjoy it! (the story will now be from Asuka's point of view so sorry for the confusion :p)

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Chapter 2 - Welcome back!

'I'm sorry, how rude of me. my name is Asuka Heartfilia. I'm Lucy's sister. It's nice to meet you!'

A small gale swirled around outside the open guild door.

My heart pounded furiously as I saw the Natsu and Gray properly for the first time. I had managed to come in person to the guild!

All this time I had been trapped in the spirit world. It began as soon as I was born. When we were young Lucy and I would play outside together. I was five then when it was Lucy's sixth birthday, I was playing around in the garden when I felt a strong chill come over me. Darkness smothered me as I heard a soft voice call out to me. Calling me to step forward, so like in a trance I did. From the shadowy mist I saw a perfect pale hand reach out to caress my cheek It was then that a golden light burst out from inside me. The next moment I was in the spirit world.
It was then that I decided to follow Lucy if I could. As I wasn't a natural dead spirit, I found that there were barriers set up around me. I could follow and see Lucy at time then I would be transported to somewhere else in the spirit world. I would wake up not knowing what I was doing , just that I had to find Lucy. It was here where I felt a summoning where Lucy's presence was nearby.

After that I decided to break a spirit law and work for the trapped spirits. Mavis was half right in saying that I would take on the pains of the spirits. As she is a dignified spirit she would never see what really happened. The job is sealed with a pact.

The pact en-states that as soon as both parties has signed the document, the holder (the other person) would give up all their sorrows and pains onto the taker (me) this will then enable the holder to go on to heaven, however the taker will take on the pain and move down and be closer to hell. The chance lay in another summoning as i gained more worldly pains if someone summoned me again then I would be back in the living world.

As the spirit law is in force to protect the spirits from going to hell I suffered. The pain was torturous I remember lying in the middle of the pact signing bypass in the black quarters of the spirit world, with copies of all ten contracts in a stack beside me. I didn't however remember to read the small print at the back of the contracts. It also said that I would bear also the pain of the holder's family who are both dead and alive. I remember turning to a side and staring at my hand. Gentle patterns enclosed my hand as I began to feel my energy build up again.

'WHAT!' Natsu broke away from the human barrier and approached me.

'Wow... you look nothing like Lucy! and you're so quiet... ' Natsu commented as he continued to examine me.

I felt something prod me on my foot.

Looking down I saw Happy holding out a fish to me. Bending down I patted him on the head and smiled.

The guild was still silent apart from Natsu and Happy who were running around me in circles. This makes me a little worried. Does this mean that they won't accept me? Or are they going to throw me out? Or are they waiting for someone?
I started to feel a little dizzy as Natsu continued to run.


'H...hey are you okay?'

Voices

Voices echo out to me from the darkness.

Nothing but voices. Are they friends? Or enemies? I slip my hand under my back and feel for the flap of my kimono which concealed my dagger.

I grasped the ornate handle and opened my eyes slowly. Seeing a figure looming over me I Pulled my hand up to attack the figure.

Almost as quick as i pulled my arm up another hand grasped my dagger hand firmly.

'It's okay. We're all friends here you can let go of that dagger now.'

My eyes cleared to see a woman with white hair standing beside me. Around her were some other people. The woman with white hair signaled for the other people to go outside.

'My name's Mirajane. It's nice to meet you Asuka.'

'What happened?' I put my dagger back in place and propped myself up.
Only to get pushed back down by Mirajane.

'You shouldn't get up yet, you're still really weak. You passed out onto the floor and didn't seem to breathe so Mavis took you into the infirmary and you've been here ever since.'

'How long was I asleep for?'

'About a week now rest up i'll be back soon'

Mirajane turned and left me alone. I turned my head to face the ceiling. I had began to become accustomed to the pain, but it was still taking too much of my energy for me to fully recover my powers yet.

My parents had never realized that I had powers. Mother thought that only Lucy had powers and the stellar summoning ability. However I have powers too. I haven't really got a grip on my powers yet however over these years I have developed them.

I don't have stellar summoning powers but I have two unique powers, one is defense this power allows me to create an undetectable shield around the people I need to protect at that moment I also have steal. This allows me to copy another person or thing, this could be that i see a power, I can then copy them and gain that power in my abilities. For example I could see a fire mage throw fire swords then I could then also throw fire swords later on when I needed to. I can also copy an image or object, this means that I can also transform into the thing I want to. I could transform into this bed and no-one would notice.

However I can't tell them of these powers as I have a feeling that I will need them later on to do something very important.


It wasn't until another week later that I was well enough to get out of bed. It was also on the day that I could get out of bed that I finally met my sister Lucy.

I was sitting in the guild in front of the bar telling people everything that they wanted to know about me or the spirit world.

Mirajane had just stamped the fairy tail symbol onto the front of my shoulder where the top was just covered by my Kimono.

It was very calm until Natsu ran in with Lucy running in after him. They both charged past me in a blur towards Cana who was sitting drinking from a barrel.

My bells rang clearly as the air rushed past.

'LUCY!' Running towards her I felt tears stream down my face. It was her! my sister.

I hugged her tightly as she looked down in shock.

'Lucy onee-chan it's been a while.'

'WHAT! Natsu did you know about this?!'

Natsu nodded sheepishly.

Then Happy spoke up.

'We wanted it to be a surprise...'

Lucy walked towards me slowly and held me by the shoulders

'Are you really my sister?'

I nodded.

'Then tell me the answer to this question. what was the nickname that I called mother'

'Lay-lee' The answer was simple.

'S...say that again..'

'Lay-lee you used to call mama Lay-lee'

'Then you're really my sister... '

Lucy crushed me into her with a big hug and I breathed in the scent of the perfume that mother used to use. Tears were streaming down my face as we pulled apart.

'I'm home Lucy'

'Welcome back Asuka!'