A/N: Hey guys, here's the 2nd chapter that I wrote previously and the third one will be uploaded soon, depending on how many people want it. Jellal will be introduced most probably in chapter four, since the third one is already written. The plot hasn't developed as much yet as I'm still having fun writing with these characters and introducing them all. Anyway give it a read and tell me your thoughts :)

medelie thank you so much for you review, I'm glad you liked it so far :)

Grayza Lover Thanks! Well here's the next one for you :)


The sun's rays beamed through the large window, casting a light on the sleeping red head, shining so bright it awoke her from her sleep. She opened one eye and immediately closed it, light patches appearing in her line of vision. Turning to her side she noticed the clock on her wall and saw the time.

"What!" Realising the time she immediately jumped out of bed, still feeling a little hazy, and reequipped into her usual white blouse complete with a bow around her collar, her blue skirt and long black boots and ran towards the guild.

The guild was in its usual upbeat and lively atmosphere. Cana was sat up on the counter talking to Mirajane, a tankard in her hand and was soon joined by Lucy and Levy seemingly gossiping about something exciting that's happened.

"She came back way after midnight and she looked to be in a good mood" Levy relayed the little scene she encountered last night to her team, with Mira insisting she tell them everything in as much detail as possible as soon as Gray was mentioned in her little anecdote. What were they talking about? What was she wearing? Was it a date? Did they make physical contact in any way? And suddenly, Levy wished she hadn't told them for the barrage of questions just kept on coming.

"She wasn't wearing anything out of the ordinary. I'm not sure if it was a date and no, they didn't do anything that you're implying Mira" Levy sighed as more questions fell out of the take-over mage's mouth. "But what were they talking about?" Mira's intense glare made Levy nervous and made her feel as though she had to tell her something otherwise this would go on forever.

"Oh, uh I don't know, just saying their goodbyes I guess…" and just as Levy saw her mouth open again for more questions she quickly added "and he asked if they could do it again" she finished, instantly regretting adding that last bit of information as Mira's face lit up with curiosity and a little but too much excitement.

"Do what again?" Lucy asked perplexed, wondering what was up with Mira's face. Cana slammed her tankard down on the counter, demanding a refill and was over the moon when Mira threw her a whole barrel.

"No wonder she didn't turn up this morning, she must have been tired" Lucy swore she could see a smirk on Mira's face but decided it was best not to ask what she meant, and it was a good call too because just then, Erza walked in.

She looked around the guild giving it a quick scan. Natsu and Happy were sat at a table in a corner chomping on food that was piled high, Romeo and Wendy were sat at the table next to them with Macao and Wakaba and Gajeel and Lily were just leaving to go on a mission. She quickly noticed that Gray wasn't present and wondered where he could be, making her way over to the bar towards Mirajane and the rest of the girls.

She couldn't help but smile when she saw how excited everyone was to see her, she missed talking to these guys.

"Erza it's nice to see you back to your normal self again" Mira said, passing her a drink with a smile. Levy and Lucy nodded in agreement, it was good to see her interacting with others again, with how Erza would spend her time when she was in that lowly state, Lucy and the others rarely got to see her.

"Mm, I'm sorry if I worried you all, I just needed some time on my own" She explained, which they all understood. Sometimes being on your own really does help. To be able collect your thoughts and work things out in solitude and reflect upon it without feeling the need to hassle people can work. However, secluding yourself for days on end and pitying yourself is not the way to go for it can only bring your more down than you were before. You upset yourself over something that's happened, you start to wonder why it happened and think, what if you could have done something different. But that's all it is, a scenario and a useless one at that because no matter how much you try, how much you wish you could of done something different, you can't. And so you keep digging this hole until you're so far down you don't know how to get back out and there's no one to help because you were stupid enough to think that you could handle this by yourself, the darkness soon consumes you and that's when you get stuck.

But Gray threw her a ladder and told her to climb back out and come into the light. He told her to stop blaming herself and reminded her of how wonderful life truly is if you just stop to marvel at the space around you. There's billions of people in the world and in this hierarchy of human turmoil there're people above you, below you and some even on the same platform as you each with their own problems. You are but one tiny piece of the puzzle and every part is needed to make this world whole. And that's what Erza finally understood.

"Erza! You're back!" Happy the blue exceed walked up to her in his usual jovial mood with Natsu in tow. "Great to have you back Erza" He grinned "Now we can get the Team back together and go on a mission!" He fist pumped in the air excitedly, as Happy did the same with an "Aye!"

"Now that you mention it, I have been low on funds recently" Erza stated, looking at no one in particular. Natsu, Lucy and Happy held their breath anticipating her answer, "… Alright, let's do it".

"YEAH!" Team Natsu cheered, Erza laughed lightly at their reaction watching Natsu dash off towards the request board with Happy floating along behind him.

"Aren't you guys missing something" Cana asked the group as Lucy and Natsu argued about which quest to take. They both turned to look at the brunette who currently sat hugging her barrel, resting her chin on top. "Something… cold?" Cana went on staring at their puzzled faces.

"Yes, I was just about to ask. Where is Gray?" Erza asked, enlightening Natsu at the same time as he realised a certain Ice-make wizard wasn't around. It just wasn't team Natsu without the four (or five including Happy) of them together.

"I don't know, haven't seen him in a while" Natsu thought back to when they last saw each other which was yesterday when he left with Wendy to go on a quest. "Hey Wendy, you were with him yesterday, where did he go?" he asked the young dragon slayer.

"Uh, I don't know, the last time I saw him was… when he was… with you" Wendy looked at Erza and she suddenly had a flashback of Gray flying through the air into a tree followed closely by a very angry Erza. Wendy's eyes grew wide in shock as horrible thoughts danced around in her head.

Oh my God, she killed him.

"Wendy, what's wrong?" Erza asked her concerned, "You look pale, are you sick?"

"N-nothing, I'm fine" She squeaked, avoiding eye contact, she could feel the blood draining from her face and she felt as though she was going to be sick. Mira quickly passed her a glass of water and Cana sat her down. Just then the guild doors opened, a cool breeze flowing through as a raven haired mage walked in casually, not noticing the numerous amount of eyes that were on him.

"Gray, you're alive!" Wendy dropped her glass of water in shock and dashed towards the now rather flummoxed Gray.

"Wha-!" Wendy tackled him to the ground, embracing him in a tight hug, making sure it was real.

"W-Wendy, what are you… talking about" his voice was strained from how tight she was hugging him and looking at everyone else in the hall, he wasn't the only one who was confused by the bluenettes actions.

"It really is you" She chuckled, "Are you okay?" She looked up at him, her eyes were watery but she had a huge smile on her face. Although confused, Gray began to relax, she truly was the cutest thing and he really admired how far she'd come and was amazed at how much stronger she had become based on their last mission.

"I am now that I can breathe" He jested, ruffling her hair, both laughing. Mira and the rest watched the two wizards in front of them admiring how sweet Gray was with her.

"You know, he'd make a good dad someday" Mira stated, still watching the two but also a certain red head for her reaction, but got nothing. "Yeah, whoever he ends up with will be a lucky woman" Lucy added, unaware of Mira's reason behind her statement. Erza watched Gray and Wendy, unknowingly smiling to herself and when she heard the two ladies comments she reminisced about her day with Gray yesterday.

She remembered how kind he was to her, how he laughed at the little things she'd say and the way he'd watch her with a stupid grin on his face whenever she'd go on for hours about her S class missions, not once interrupting her or trying to change the subject. Whatever she'd say he'd listen and whatever she wanted he gave her. From the small things like a drink and the largest strawberry cake he could find to going to the farthest town that they could reach and the highest peak they could climb, they laid down for hours watching the stars shine bright up above them. Viewing the meteor shower in awe, watching them fall in parallel trajectories, radiating the sky and entertaining Erza for hours with his creation magic making anything she asked for eventually turning it into a game. For the first time in days since she got that news, she forgot about him, and it felt amazing.

"Erza!"

"Huh?" Erza snapped out of her thoughts, Lucy waved her hand in front of her trying to get her attention.

"We're all here now, so shall we go? We finally picked one" Gesturing to the piece of paper in her hand, showing it to her.

"800,000 jewels to catch a thief?"

"It says he stole a valuable asset so it must be something pretty special" Lucy handed the flier to Mira before continuing "If we leave now we could get back… just before nightfall" she calculated quickly in her head.

"Let's go" Erza lead the way out of the guild followed by the rest of the group. Fairy Tail's strongest team was back in action.