Enjoy chapter 3!

Gail's P.O.V.

When I wake up, I'm in a daze. I hear voices, all around us. I look up at the sun, and I remember. The screams, the tears I shed... My sacrifices...
I glance up and see Brook leaning over me, shadows fallen upon her face. I hear whispers behind her.

My heart keeps beating faster by the second. I reach into my jeans' back pocket and pull out a mirror. I gaze into it, and suddenly the alley we're in gets darker. I'm older. In our world, I was 13 years old. Here, though, I look like I'm 16. Its amazing... I'm wearing the same clothes, but they're a lot tighter than they were. I seem to be mature in everything... My face, and my body. I'm not sure whether this is a blessing or a curse.

Suddenly, Brook twitches. She all of a sudden jerks and sits up, panting. I guess it wasn't just me. We've all matured. Brook's hair is long enough to reach her hips, and her face is older, more mature. Brook's hair is ragged and frizzy, but I can still recognize her. She's clutching Dakota, who woke up to her movement. He looks older, somehow. His tail is in between his legs, and he has more gray whiskers than the last time I saw him. He walks over to Brook, sniffs her face curiously, recognizes her scent, and sits down on her lap. She's lucky to have a family member in this place.

Brook shuts her eyes closed, and clenches her fist. "Ice dragon's claw!" Huge ice crystals burst out of her fingertips and she slices them through the air. "Awww yeah. I got myself some Ice dragon slayer magic." She smirks and pretends to be Wolverine.

"A-Amazing..." I grunt, and try to do my own magic. I clench my fists, like she did, close my eyes shut tightly, and chant those special words. "Sacred flame dragon's claw!" Right on cue, I see blue flames burst out of my fingertips. Blue enough flames that you could mistake me for the 'Spawn of satan'. I grin at Brook and show off my fire.

I look over my shoulder and see Claire, leaning up against the brick wall. "Ice make: Lance!" I hear her chant, trying to do Gray's Ice make magic. It's too bad both Claire and Brook are crushing over Gray...

All of a sudden, I hear footsteps. Loud ones. I see a shadow, growing bigger until I can make out a shape.

Brook notices him, smirks at me, and raises her eyebrows.

I gulp, fasten my shirt and jeans, tuck my kitchen knife in my belt, and pinch myself. Just to make sure this isn't a dream. "This is crazy..." I pant.

"What is?" An all-too-familiar voice says, from right above me.

Natsu is standing right above me.

"N-Nothing at all!" I say, blinking several times to make sure I'm not dreaming. I glance up and see Natsu blushing, and I, in turn, change to a bright shade of red. Good going, Gail.

I hear loud footsteps and splashing sounds. I turn to see who it is, and, honestly, I'm not surprised.

Brook, however, starts blushing almost as red as a tomato. "Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god!" I hear her whispering over and over.

Claire is also gawking, face red. Like me and Brook, she's matured a lot too. I hope when we go home we'll be young again...

I see Gray emerge from the shadows, noticeably irritated. "Oi! Flame brain! What's the dea-" He gets cut off when he sees Brook. "Oh... Sorry if this dummy bothered you, miss." He turns to Natsu, blinks, and yells. "What the hell was that! Why would you run into an alley like that? You know we were on a mission, right?"

"I know... But I heard some people using dragon slayer magic. I wanted to know what was going on, Gray!" Natsu protests.

"Hey... Are you two from Fairy Tail?" Brook asks casually, as if talking to them is a normal feat. Or, maybe she's talking to Natsu and that's why she isn't nervous.

"Sure are! I'm Natsu. This is Gray, as you have probably figured out."

"Oh, hi! I'm Brook. Nice to meet you, Natsu." Brook smiles, and then blushes when she walks over to Gray. "Nice to meet you too, Gray."

Gray looks like he's just above it all. "It's my pleasure. By the way, your face is red."

"Oh come on, be nicer to me!" Brook laughs. They start cracking up and for a second, I can almost see us living here. Having a life, hanging out with Mirajane, and... Maybe staying here. Forever...

"Oi, are you just going to stare at those love-birds all day? Although, I am surprised. Gray doesn't really like women. He think's they're all about appearance... Except for one person..." Natsu eyes me curiously, and his cheeks flush. "Hey, sorry if we bothered you. I heard dragon slayer magic, and I was wondering if it was you guys. And if I can see you use it?"

"Oh, no problem. It was us, yes. And I would be honored to show off my magic to mages of fairy tail." I smile, and chant the words I know work. Just to be sure. "Sacred flame dragon's claw!" and punch the air. Huge gusts of fire in the shape of claws shoot out, and crash into the wall. They leave singe marks.

"Wait a minute... You're a FLAME dragon slayer? That's so cool! I am too!" He proceeds to cup his hands around his mouth. "Fire dragon's... ROAR!" He spews out a dark cloud of fire, making my magic seem really weak.

"Sigh... You make my magic look weak. Give me a break, 'Natsu'!"

"Hey, is that girl with you?" He points over at Claire who grunts and stands up. "Hey, I'm Natsu, and I-"

"I know who you are. I heard everything. I'm Claire, and Brook and Gail are my 2 best friends." Claire smiles, walks over to Gray, and starts up a conversation. "Hey, Gray, I have ice make magic!"

Gray's jaw drops and he says "We'll see about that! Show me your best spell."

"Alright. Bet you 300,000 jewel I can do it." Seems kind of pricey...

"Deal."

Ah. So this was her aim. To get close to Gray, while at the same time getting money to buy new supplies. Clever girl...

"Okay, keep your promise! Here I go...: Ice Make: Eagle!" Eagles formed out of ice shoot forward, seem to come alive, and fly off into Magnolia.

"WHAT? YOU HAVE LYON'S MAGIC?" Gray scowls and mutters "Take your 300,000 jewel... You exceeded my expectations..."

"Alright! Cool! Hey, I heard Fairy Tail is like, the strongest guild in Fiore. But just how does one join?" Claire asks, innocently. Playing that game, huh...

I swear Brook had a face of pure hatred, growing green with envy. Wow. Fangirls at their finest. I guess I'm not one to talk, considering... Well... Natsu.

"We can put in a word for you! Including your- Wait. What is that thing?" Natsu says, and scratches his head. "Is that some kind of giant dog?"

Brook glances up and screams. "Dakota? Since when have you been able to..." She drifts off and her eyes begin to water. Dakota is looking around, and whining."Oh Dakota... Are you looking for her? You know it's going to be a long time until we see her again..."

Gray sighs and and looks at Brook sympathetically. "Hey, is everything okay? Is... Is he your only family left?"

Brook looks up and nods, tears streaming down her face. "Yeah... Hey, were you serious about letting us join?" Brook sniffles.

Oh, Brook. That girl sure loves Gray Fullbuster. Hmm. I have a feeling Claire and Brook are going to be fighting over him. They're both love rivals. Hopefully Juvia isn't here yet... Not just for Brook and Claire, but for me. I don't want to be her love rival...

"OF COURSE YOU CAN!" Both boys yell, and Brook's tears become tears of joy. Claire looks jealous of Brook, standing so close to Gray and whatnot. And I, well, I feel great. I can finally be with the fairies... And by the looks of it, they're happy too.

Brook's gaze breaks away from Gray, smiles, and walks back to Dakota. "Hey bud, Can you shrink down? I don't want you to destroy anything." Dakota shrinks down into a puppy, both in size, and in age. Brook gasps and squeals. I guess it's a dream come true that he changed size! Brook picks him up, baby-style, and plants a kiss on his forehead. "Good boy..."

Claire and I walk over to her, and we follow the boys as they make their way through Magnolia to the guild.

"Is this seriously happening?" Claire asks, high pitched.

"Oh my god I don't think something so amazing is possible! Please pinch me now!" Brook squeals. and hugs Dakota closer to her.

"Guys, we're here..." I say quietly, and we stare in shock at the most grand building I've ever seen, which is, without a doubt, Fairy Tail.

So, how was it? Now it starts getting interesting! Stay tuned for more! ;)