Suta: Thank You So Much, You Guys! I have been getting so much good feedback from everyone and it makes me overjoyed to hear what you all think of my fanfic (and my first one at that!). I honestly thought that their would be lots of things that I would have to change in order for me to meet your expectations and that I wouldn't have many reviews to begin with. Once again Thank You and Enjoy this new chapter! Oh yeah, I don't own Fairy Tail =D

A.N: I would also like to hear your opinion on something. One of my friends has told me that she thinks that this fanfic is too boring and has virtually no element of surprise, I want to know if this is true and would like to hear your view on it.


The Next Day At The Guild

It was unusually quiet and the tension was almost unbearable. Everyone was talking quietly amongst themselves as they tried to avoid the wrath of Fairy Tail's best team. Erza had seated herself at the bar with a slab of her favourite strawberry cheesecake, Gray had relocated himself to sit beside Juvia who was gushing chorus' of "Gray-sama is sitting beside me" and "This is the happiest moment in Juvia's life". And Lucy had her head resting on the table top next to Natsu who was mirroring her actions and talking softly to her. It turned out that Lucas wasn't going to be leaving anytime soon without Lucy and she wasn't about to give in. Natsu smiled at Lucy and took one of her hands into his own.

"I won't let him take you Luce. He'll have to go through me first and then the rest of the guild" He murmured in reassurance. Lucy squeezed his hand.

"He's strong Natsu. Mother has trained him for most of his life and... he's the strongest out of them all" Natsu shook his head.

"No Luce. When it comes to losing you I will always win, no matter how strong my opponent is" Lucy blushed at the sheer look of determination in his eyes and smiled.

"I believe you."

Suddenly there was the sound of a hushed argument and a resounding BANG! as the guild doors burst open to reveal Lucas and three other people. The guild members were once again silenced as they watched the strangers enter and walk into the centre of the floor. Lucy gave Natsu's hand one last squeeze before letting it go and standing up to face Lucas. The three newcomers smiled brightly and rushed forward to bow in front of her.

"It is an honor to finally see you again Hime" A sad smile replaced Lucy's previously neutral expression. She walked forward and drew the youngest of the group into a tight embrace. The small pinkette immediately hugged her back.

"Hana... You've gotten so big since I last saw you, I hope you haven't been neglecting your studies." Hana pulled back and shook her head.

"I missed you Lucy-sama! and I have been practising every day." Lucy moved on to the gentle boy and he pulled her into a hug also.

"We all missed you My Lady." Lucy smiled a stepped out of his arms.

"I know Yuki, and I have missed you all too" The last of the group simply grabbed Lucy and placed her head in the crook of her neck.

"It's good to see you again Nell. Have you been protecting everyone for me whilst I was gone?" The gorgeous brunette laughed slightly and pulled away to grin at her.

"Of course Lucy, even although I can't do it as well as you" Lucy shook her head softly.

"No Nell. You are better than I could ever be at protecting the ones that you love." Mirajane watched the careful interactions and smiled warmly at the newcomers. Everyone at the guild seemed to feel a bit more at ease after taking notice of Mira's clear acceptance of the mysterious strangers. If Mira trusted them then so did they.

"My name is Mirajane, but everyone in the guild just calls me Mira. That is my sister Lisanna and my brother Elfman." She said pointing them out "Over there is Cana, Levy, Jet, Droy and Gajeel. and then there's..." Mirajane continued to rhyme off everyone's names and the rest of the guild members laughed as they watched the newcomers try to keep up with her.

After being introduced to everyone Nell, Yuki, Hana and Lucas were sitting at the bar with drinks and snacks. Mira was briefing them on the 'Golden Rules' of the guild.

1. When Erza is having her 'Cake Time' don't disturb her, you may never walk or speak again.

2. Never give Levy any alcohol. She is a light-weight and gets very violent when she's drunk.

3. When Natsu and Gray are having their daily fights, don't get in the way. That would be stupid and dangerous.

4. Please do not try and take Cana's alcohol away from her or tell her that you think that she's had enough. She will personally make sure that you can't move for a month.

The three of them nodded their heads in agreement and thanked Mira for the heads up. Most of the guild members had cornered Lucy and were shouting questions at her.

"Who are they?"

"How do you know them?"

"Where do they come from?"

"Are you their leader?"

"Why did you leave them?"

Lucy sighed in exasperation and put a hand to her forehead. Natsu frowned slightly at her behaviour and pulled her away from the crowd so that he could talk to her by himself. The curious guild members caught on to what Natsu was doing and decided to back off, Lucy would tell them when she felt ready. Natsu sat her down on a stool and bent down in front of her.

"Are you okay Luce?" He asked gently. Lucy nodded her head sharply.

"Lucy" He prompted. Lucy sighed and shook her head, a few tears started to make their way down her cheeks. Natsu wiped them away with his thumb and took hold of one of her hands.

"What are you so scared of?" Lucy sniffed quietly and looked into his charcoal black eyes.

"Telling you the truth. Of you hating me." She answered.

"I won't hate you Luce" He assured her. Lucy smiled sadly.

"You say that now but when I tell you, I know that you will despise me for keeping it from you" Natsu shrugged his shoulders.

"You'll never know for sure unless you tell me" Lucy took a deep breath and cast her eyes towards the floor.

"I'm a Dragon Slayer"


Suta: I'm sorry for the late update but as I mentioned in my last chapter I was at my Aunt's and she doesn't have a stable internet connection. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter (I decided to be really mean and leave you with a cliff hanger) and I will try to upload my next chapter by Friday. Please let me know what you think. Ja ne minna! =D