I don't own any of the Fairy Tail characters. They belong to Hiro Mashima. WARNING: There are spoilers.

Chapter 1: A New Beginning and a New Family

-First Person POV-

I stumble through a forest, tears blurring my sight and flowing down my cheeks. "Mizu, where are you?!" I call out, my voice hoarse from calling to her. I have been walking for about two days looking for my mother. Mother had disappeared while I was sleeping. "Mother, come back please!" When I come to a tree stump, I sit down to rest my weary legs. As I rest, I hear someone else shouting in the forest. "Igneel! Where are you?!" It is a boy's voice. As the voice comes closer, I finally see the boy. He has cherry-blossom-pink hair and he wears patched yellow shorts, a red tunic, brown boots, and a white dragon-scale-patterned scarf.

The boy notices me and comes over. I can smell fire on him, yet I see no evidence of it. "Hey, have you seen Igneel?" He asks. "He is big and red." I shake my head. "Oh. Thanks anyway." He says as he begins to walk away. But then the boy comes back over to me and asks, "Hey, why are you crying?" "My mother, Mizu, disappeared." I answer quietly. The boy's expression becomes thoughtful for a moment. "Hey, why don't you come with me? Maybe we'll find them both if we look together." He says with a toothy grin. I wipe my tears and nod my head. "I'm (name) Suija." "The name's Natsu Dragneel." Natsu and I continue walking through the forest. The trees stop at the edge of a large town.

Natsu and I begin exploring the bustling town. There is chatter all around, almost deafening in volume. There are so many people. And it's so loud. I press closer to Natsu, practically nuzzling his shoulder. "You okay? What's the matter?" Natsu asks. "It's really loud and I don't deal well with large groups of people. I'm very shy." I reply. "If you're so shy, how come you're fine with me?" Natsu asks. "We only met maybe an hour ago." I cock my head as I figure out how to explain why. It just feels right to me. "I feel safe with you." I tell him. "In a way, you remind me of my mother." "Okay." Natsu says. Natsu then wraps his warm hand around mine. "Um..." I stammer. "This way we won't get separated." Natsu tells me with a gentle smile, his amber eyes also gentle. "Oh, okay." I respond, blushing slightly. While walking around in the town, we find a large colorful building. Loud, cheerful noises pour from the building, despite the closed doors. Above the doors is a large sign that says "Fairy Tail". We decide to go inside.

-Lisanna's POV-

It is a normal day at the guild. Erza and Mira-nee are fighting each other. Cana chugs a juice box and then yells at Gray to put his clothes back on. Gray has a bad habit of stripping down to his boxers because of how he was trained. Then the doors open and two people walk in. One is a pink-haired boy wearing a red tunic with patched yellow shorts, brown boots, and a white scale-patterned scarf. The other is a girl with light blue hair. She wears a light green dress with brown boots and a scarf, just like the boy's, except hers is blue.

-First Person POV-

When we enter the noisy building, everybody becomes instantly quiet and stares at us. I hide behind Natsu. A white-haired girl, who looks like she's my age, comes skipping over to us. "Hi there. I'm Lisanna. What are your names?" "I'm Natsu Dragneel and the girl behind me is (name) Suija." I peek out and give a small shy wave. "Are you planning to join the guild?" A girl with scarlet hair asks. She wears a gray chest plate over a simple white dress and blue pants with brown boots. "What's a guild?" I ask quietly, still hiding behind Natsu. "To us, a guild is a family. This is a wizard guild. But there are others kinds as well." The girl answers, giving me a small smile. "Thanks, Erza-san." Lisanna says.

"I wanna join!" Natsu exclaims. "I guess I'll join as well." I say quietly. Lisanna smiles and says, "All right, then let's go meet the master." She grabs my hand and pulls me out from behind Natsu. She starts walking towards the back of the guild, but I pull away and wrap my arms firmly around Natsu's arm. Lisanna looks at me with a saddened expression. "Sorry. I'd rather stay with Natsu." I mumble. Lisanna nods, giving me a half smile. Then she turns and continues walking. Natsu and I follow her to the back of the guild. An old man with white hair sits on the counter with a staff in his hands. It looks like he's sleeping but he pops an eye open as we come over. "Master Makarov! These two would like to join." Lisanna tells the old man before scampering off. "What are your names?" The master asks us. "I'm Natsu Dragneel." Natsu replies with a toothy grin. "I'm (name) Suija." I answer shyly. "Do you two want to join the guild?" Master Makarov asks. "Yeah!" Natsu shouts. I nod my head.

"Show or tell me what your magic is, you two." Master Makarov says. Natsu gently tugs his arm in my grip and, taking the movement as a signal, I release Natsu's arm. His fist erupts in flames. I'm slightly surprised but I notice it's similar to my own magic. "I'm a Fire Dragon Slayer!" Natsu announces. His magic is like mine! "I have Dragon Slayer magic as well. My element is water." I tell the master. Natsu's amber eyes widen at my answer. "You're a Dragon Slayer, too?! That's so cool!" He says excitedly. "Is Mizu a dragon then?" I nod my head. "You two have very rare magic. Anyway... Welcome to Fairy Tail!" Master Makarov says.

"You can call me Gramps." The master tells us, smiling kindly. Gramps then grabs a stamp with the symbol I saw outside. "What is that? I saw it outside on the sign." I ask, noting that Lisanna has rejoined us. "This is the guild mark. There are many different guilds and they each have their own unique symbol. The guild mark lets other people know that you're an official member of this guild." Gramps explains. "And you can get it in whatever color you want." Lisanna adds. Natsu gets a red guild mark on his right shoulder and I decide to get a light blue one on my left shoulder. The color reminds me of Mizu. Natsu grins at me. Then both of our stomachs growl. "How about we get you two some food before I give you a tour of the guild?" Lisanna says. Natsu and I nod vigorously.