It was a new day and dusk in Fiore. A glowing white light peeked through the toasty yellow, pink, purple and blue sky. The air was crisp and light, warm but with delicate tinges of nights frost gently lingering in a soft breeze. Beside a glittering river two teenagers stood face to face.

"GRAY! JUST ATTACK ME I NEED PRACTICE!"

The early morning light glittered off the girls chocolately eyes, flecked with gold and firey ambition matching the burning crimson shade of her long loose hair falling around her waist against a chrome plated chest armor, 2 sizes too big to accommodate for her full chest with her bare legs showing below the line of her blue pleated skirt and the curve of her black leather boots.

"You're a girl I can't you hit you Erza…"

A navy haired, blue eyed boy replied. Almost completely naked bar his loose black jeans.

"JUST DO IT!"

Huffed a frustrated Erza

"I need practice and no one will fight me except for master when he plays around"

"They don't want to hurt you Erza, you're a teenage girl and most of them all adults…"

Gray trailed off averting his sapphire eyes from her firey, demanding gaze.

"JUST DO IT!"

Erza snapped at the top of her voice frustrated no one would go up against her. She knew she could beat them she just needed more practice and more importantly proof. If no one knew she could fight then no one would take her on a mission.

Laxus, plodding around the empty guild suddenly heard the yells of a teenage girl and swiftly made his way to where he heard it stopping next to a cluster of trees realising who it was. Smirking a little he laughed at Erza's yelling at the ice kid, Gray, god she had a temper on her the little whelp.

"Erza… no I'll get in trouble"

Suddenly more curious of what was being said Laxus listened into the conversation.

"Gray just do it, you won't get in trouble"

Erza's eyes shone brightly with a burning passion as stray hairs of scarlet whipped across her face from the swift morning breeze. Laxus looked at her features smiling, everything about her looks matched her personality. Firey, easily angered, determined and red hot. He caught his own thoughts mid track and shook his head returning himself to the pair's conversation pushing away the weird thoughts of his own internal monologue.

"How do you know Erza?"

Frustrated Erza stomped glaring at Gray with full ferocity.

"Trust me… just try"

Laxus held back a snigger at the girls over confidence and couldn't help but pity the poor ice kids situation. Whats' a guy meant to do? Just cause a girl talks the talk doesn't mean she could walk the walk.

Gray looked at Erza tentatively taking in her the full glare of her flame riddled eyes and felt a cold chill run through him. He didn't know if it was fear, excitement, or just a sign to go along with it. He took it to mean all of them. Looking her up and down figuring out the strongest points of her armor he conceded to attacking.

A whisp of ice flicked past Erza's right eye and both she and Laxus, though unknowingly, looked at Gray in unison equally shocked. While Laxus's face remained stunned Erza broke into a big grin.

"About time!"

Jumping backwards Erza closed her eyes while crouched watching Gray intently. In a flash his hands smashed together in a palm and fist throwing a bunch of speeding ice projectiles towards Erza. There was a brief flash and suddenly they were all gone shattered in a million pieces on the now damp morning grass.

What the hell just happened? Thought Laxus, looking between Erza and Gray only to realise only Erza knew what was happening. She was standing in a halo of metal wings and swords and looked like a goddess of war. Both men's jaws had dropped as she smirked in pride towards Gray, challenging him with her eyes.

"ICE MAKE- HAMMER"

A giant ice hammer appeared directly above Erza who swiftly leapt into the air, nimbly twisting her body in a graceful curve and slashing the hammer with her collection of blades like it was butter and landed equally gracefully on the ground again. Now Laxus and Gray's reactions changed. Gray's face was twisted in frustration, unsure what to do next and trying not to loose his cool. He did not just get his hammer blasted by Erza's little dance. Laxus of the other hand stared in admiration at the girl in front of him unsure what to think being the first time he saw her fight.

"ICE MAKE- GREATSWORD"

Before the sword was even formed Erza struck down the ice in a shimmering shatter of thousands of ice shavings.

Seeing the twitch on Grays face Erza knew the fight was going to being now and was grinning widely excited to practise against someone other than master.

"ICE MAKE-SPEAR RAIN"

"HUNDRED BLADES"

"ICE PUNCH"

"HAIL STORM"

"ICE AXE"

"ICE PRISON"

Every ice creation was swiftly destroyed by Erza's nimble feet and dancing blades. Nothing Gray made had hit her let alone come close to her.

"Told you so Gray"

Erza stood proud before a quick flash and she was suddenly back in her blue skirt but this time with a black scoop neck top and a black ribbon tying her hair up in a high ponytail revealing the curve of her neck, chest, waist and hips usually hidden by the long stream of scarlet hair. Laxus smiled applauding the kid, so she could fight huh? Definitely better than the little ice kid who was throwing a temper tantrum.

"Don't rub it in Erza… no one likes a gloating winner"

"It's not gloating if I deserved to win"

Erza cheekily shot back poking her tongue at him. At that moment Gray glared at her coldly and humphed, running back towards the guild. Erza laughed and fell back into the grass beside the river lying on her back stretching out to relax, admiring the spectrum of colours in the sky and the tingling sensation of the sun on her bare limbs.

After seeing Gray run past him in his tree clump Laxus stepped out and started walking towards Erza.

Thanks again to fabulous readers and reviewers Next chapter is ready to be published and has MAJOR Laxza moment where all the fun and games start. Should be out Sunday unless I get too excited and release it earlier. Hope your enjoying, let me know what you think and any suggestions for name other than Laxza, I like it but am up for reccommendations Thanks guys and girls for reading love to all