Dear readers,

I'm sooo sorry for not updating for like two years, and I'm not going to lie and say I've been busy. The truth is I honestly didn't know how to continue this, and over time I just kept on forgetting, I even considered just giving up. Instead I kicked myself and got to work. For people who read the first chapter, I rewrote it. So….Yeah.

Thanks for reading,

Emy

The next day Faire woke early, hoping she wouldn't run into Natsu. As she put on her cloak, she decided against wearing her hood. There was no point in wearing it since most of the guild saw her yesterday. She shook her head when she recollected the events from yesterday, Faire couldn't believe how foolish she'd been accepting Natsu's request. She looked down at her arm to see the bandage Natsu wrapped, still tightly bound to her forearm. She sighed knowing she couldn't heal herself now, and risk Natsu getting even more suspicious.

"Could be worse," She thought. "Compared to other things I've been through, this is nothing."

Faire rushed out the door with a bag full of things she may need for a long trip. She ran all the way there hoping the master would be there at this hour. She leaned against Fairy Tail's entrance watching the sunrise, seeing as the door were locked.

"Ah, it's unusual for you to be here so early." Faire looked beside her to see the master of Fairy Tail had arrived. "Actually it's unusual for anyone to be here this early," he started to ramble.

"Ma-"

"Oh, and you have your hood down. You do look quite pretty, didn't I tell you that the day you joined this guild? You should keep it down."

" Master we need t-" she was interrupted again.

"I don't even know why you started wearing it, it never reall-,"

"Master."

"You're not coming back are you?"

She wore a wry smile, as she shook her head," Unfortunately I don't think it's going to be that easy, I just came to say good bye. I'm going to be gone for a month or two, and I don't want anyone to worry."

"You could always stay, when this is all over."

She started staring at a puddle on the ground, thinking about what he said. " I don't belong here."

"Like hell you don't belong! You are part of the Fairy Tail family, and nothing can change that."

Her eyes blurred as tears started filling them, "You know I'm needed somewhere else." She couldn't lift her gaze to meet his, "Sorry." Unable to bear the uncomfortable silence any longer she started walking to the train station.

When she reached the train station, she sat on the nearest bench. The silence kept making her mind wander to what master had said. It filled her with joy that she could be needed and have a purpose, however she knew that no matter how much she wished for it she would never have any purpose. she felt so conflicted between what she wanted and what was her reality, that it was giving her a headache. Luckily for her she had a good three hours to think before her train came.

Two and a half hours later

the guild was roudy that morning with talk of Natsu's fight, and informing anyone who wasn't there with the details. Erza who had just returned from a mission, was intrigued by the current gossip; wanting to know more she questioned Natsu himself.

"Natsu," Natsu turned to Erza stiffening. "I heard you and Faire fought yesterday."

"Y-yeah?" Natsu stuttered hoping she wasn't in a bad mood.

"I keep hearing different versions of the fight, and I want to know the truth. So I thought I'd ask you personally."

"Ok!" Natsu's spirit immediately lifted knowing Erza was interested in his fight, "It was awesome! Do you know she has water powers?" Erza shook her head, "Well she does!"

"Who won?"

Natsu look insulted at Erza's question, "Me of course!" As Natsu said this a certain ice Mage came up behind him and hit him in the back of the head. "What the hell was that for?"

"Shut up flame head, we all know she beat your ass!" Gray stood behind Natsu with a scowl plastered on his face.

"How would you know stripper, you weren't even there!"

"I might have, but Mira was and she told me everything," the scowl turned to a look of triumph.

Natsu mumbled something about Mira but it was inaudible, "what else did she tell you?"

"She also told me that you were able to knock back her hood."

Erza was intrigued by Gray's comment, "Is this true Natsu?" Natsu nodded in response, "What did she look like?"

Natsu thought a bit before answering, "Well, she has black hair that goes to her shoulders, round black eyes that glow blue when she uses her powers, she looked just like a doll. She couldn't be more than 19"

"Hmmm… That's strange." Erza looked puzzled.

"What?"

"It's nothing… It just doesn't add up, she joined the guild before Natsu showed up, she should be older than that." Erza was soon lost in thought.

"Maybe she's a vampire" both Erza and Gray turned to look at Natsu was a crazy person, "What! It was just a suggestion!"

"Speaking of Faire, where is she? She's usually at the guild right now." Gray spoke ignoring Natsu's last comment.

"She came to the guild early to tell master that she was going on a quest." Mira piped in from behind the counter.

"Where?" Natsu questioned.

"I don't know…. You'd have to ask master that.

The three hours that she waited for her train to come seemed like centuries, but when they finally past and her train rolled into the station she felt a mix of relief and distress. She wasn't able to keep what master had said out of her mind. Faire never got motion sickness but as the train pulled out of the station a wave a nausea crashed over her, the tears she had been holding back fell uncontrollably; the longing to have a family again was tearing her apart. She took a couple calming breaths and wiped away the tears before anyone could notice.

She stared at the scenery passing, not thinking about anything just looking. Her peace was soon interrupted by a stream of moans and groans; she decided to investigate the mysterious noise. After a bit of looking around, she found a certain pink haired Mage lying on the floor in pain.

"N-Natsu! What are you doing here?!"