"AHHHH!" Gray screamed in pain, awakening him and Starr from their slumber. Gray had been stricken in the chest with a hard, thin object, causing both boys to tumble out of Lucy's bed and onto the floor.
Gray looked up, ready to yell at the person that not only hit him, but woke him and Starr up from a peaceful sleep, but remained silent when he saw Porlyusica standing by the bed with her broomstick in her hand, glaring down at them both.
Porlyusica relaxed her body and set the broomstick aside. "Well, that should handle the paralysis" she said.
"Huh?" Gray lifted himself off of the floor and clenched his fists together a few times, and indeed his paralysis was cured. "Well, how 'bout that…"
Porlyusica turned around to dig into a small handbag set up on the desk. "Now I'll get something for the boy's hangover…"
Starr blinked. "What hango-OW! MY HEAD!" he screamed, clutching his head in pain and rolling around on the floor.
"That hangover…" Porlyusica said smugly.
Gray stood up and slowly moved Starr back into Lucy's bed and pulled the comforter over him. The boy calmed down and relaxed himself. He gave Gray a warm smile. "Thanks, Gray…" he said.
Gray smiled back. "Anytime, Starr…"
Porlyusica tapped Gray on the shoulder and shook her head towards the kitchen, signalling Gray to come with her. Gray nodded and walked with her into the kitchen, out of Starr's hearing range.
Gray didn't waste any time. "I take it you know what happened last night?" he asked, straight to the point.
Porlyusica nodded and looked down. "Cana told me the whole story… Ordinarily I despise helping you humans, since you seem to never be able to stay out of trouble and never solve a problem peacefully, especially Makarov's bunch, but Laxus went too far this time…"
Gray punched a fist into his hand and frowned. "Way too far, I swear if I get my hands on him, I'll…"
"Believe or not, Gray, this is not Laxus' first time doing this… this is actually the first time he's actually failed at one of his sexual assaults" Porlyusica stated.
Gray's mouth dropped like a rock. "WHAT?! Why are you just now telling somebody about this? And who else has he raped?"
Porlyusica sighed. "There are too many to count at this point, I lost count after he hit double digits… Many girls have come to my home over the years, seeking pain relief from Laxus' activities, even quite a few boys as well. As far as I know, all of Laxus' victims have either gotten on his bad side or gotten him in trouble with Makarov, and Laxus chose to, as all of them put it 'Get even' through these extremes… All of the victims begged me not to say anything, for fear that Laxus would come after them again, but I can't sit by and allow Laxus to do this to anyone else anymore, especially him…" She glanced over into the bedroom, seeing Starr breathing heavily and rubbing his templates in pain. "I must say, Starr is the least despicable of you humans I've met in quite a while, and he's volunteered to help me with my patients on multiple occasions…" she gave Gray a determined look. "Promise me that you'll protect him from Laxus, Gray"
Gray nodded. "I promise. Starr is the kind of person that makes everyone around him feel better about themselves and gives everyone a positive and upbeat attitude. I can't even remember when I'd take on a job and I wouldn't give so much effort after I started doing them with Starr… and I won't let Laxus take that away from him! He'll have to go through me and everyone else at Fairy Tail to get to Starr!"
Porlyusica smiled proudly. "Protecting one of your own, even at the expense of yourselves… you are definitely Makarov's children alright…" she said softly. She handed Gray a bottle of pills. "Now, with that said, do me two favors. One: put a few of these in a glass of water and have Starr drink it…"
Gray nodded once again. "Yeah, and what's two?"
Porlyusica grabbed her broomstick and wacked Gray over the head with it. "PUT ON A SHIRT, PERVERT!" She screamed.
Gray yelped and ran back into the room and picked up his shirt from the bed and quickly buttoned it up. Starr looked up at Gray and giggled as he watched him shove the buttons into the holes of his shirt and then stand completely still in fear of the old woman.
Porlyusica packed up her things and headed for the door. "I'll be on my way. Have him take two of those pills in a glass of water and he should be fine" she said, making her way through the door. "Lucy told me that she went into town for a bit and she'd be home after she picked up some groceries."
Starr looked up from the bed and smiled at Gray as he watched the exhibitionist sigh in relief.
After Gray put the pills Porlyusica gave him in a glass of water, waited for them to dissolve, and then helped pour it into Starr's mouth, the blonde fell back in the pillow and sighed at the lack of pain he felt dissolve from his head.
Suddenly, a thought popped into the dragon slayer's mind and he frowned. "Hey, Gray?" Gray looked over at the boy, who started to blush a crimson red. "Um… I kinda remember part of what happened last night, and… I'm sorry I called you 'Gray-chan' so much, I really shouldn't have… "
Gray flinched. He remembered that Starr often called him 'Gray-chan' several times the previous night, even after Laxus showing up. "It's no problem, Starr. It was just the whiskey talking"
"Well, um… I was still kind of conscious when I was saying that… I'm really sorry, but I couldn't stop myself from saying that… It just felt so nice to say it out loud that I couldn't fight the urge to say it…"
"Oh…" Gray said.
Then he realized, despite being drunk as hell, Gray could tell that Starr felt happy adding '-chan' to the end of his name. Every time he said it, Gray could see a small twinkle in Starr's eyes, as if he was truly happy saying it.
The ice mage took a seat next to Starr and smiled at him. "You know, Starr… if you… like saying 'Gray-chan'… I don't mind it…"
Starr's eyes widened. His face began blushing furiously and he looked away from Gray out of embarrassment. "I-It's ok, I-I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable…" he mumbled, nervously.
Gray took hold of one of Starr's hands and gave a gentle tug, making the blonde boy face him again. "Starr, if you really like calling me 'Gray-chan', then go ahead. Seriously, it doesn't bother me. If I minded affectionate names then Juvia would probably be in frozen in a pillar of ice by now"
Both boys chuckled at the mental picture of Juvia being trapped in a block of ice with a look of rejection on her face. Star smiled and stared down at sheets. "A-Alright, Gray… chan…" he whispered and rested back onto the pillow.
Gray smiled and stood up. While Gray wasn't typically fond of having a boy calling him 'Gray-chan', in fact he didn't like using honorifics all together, but when Starr did it… he felt different, almost like he was saying his name in a completely different way that made it sound… nicer.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, followed by its opening and Lucy walking in with a paper bag, filled with food, in her arms. "Hey, Gray, you're up. Did Porlyusica take care of Starr?" she asked, laying the groceries down in the kitchen.
Gray nodded and followed her inside. "Yeah, she gave him some pills and he felt a lot better…" he replied. "…Did you tell anyone else from the guild about what happened with Laxus?"
Lucy nodded back. She and Gray took as seat at the table. "When Cana and I told everyone about it… let's just say that Laxus kissing Erza seemed like a pleasant memory for them…" she sighed. "I can't believe it. I just don't believe it. Laxus is… or at least was, a member of Fairy Tail, he shouldn't be like this. I can get that some people have attitudes and others just don't want people getting on their nerves, but…" Tears made their way down Lucy's face and onto her lap. "What Laxus tried to do was unforgivable! No one in their right minds would be stupid enough to let Laxus get away with what he did, and he'll pay for trying to hurt Starr!"
"Don't worry, Lucy, Laxus will pay, you have no worries about that" Gray stated.
The two heard a cute, yet encouraging roar coming from the floor. They turned their heads down and saw that it came from none other than one of Starr's Celestial Spirits, Terry. Despite his cute exterior, he had a displeased look on his face.
"Terry?" Gray questioned.
Lucy cautiously picked him up and laid him on the table, thanking the gods that he didn't bite her again. "What are you doing here? Did Starr summon you?" she asked. Terry shook his head.
"No, we came on our own. We are!" Another voice spoke.
The wizards looked over in the direction of the voice and were surprised to see all of Starr's other spirits standing in front of them: Aries, Scorpio, Gemini (Taking on Lucy's appearance) and even Caelum.
"We heard about what happened from Leo. We aren't going to let Laxus get away with trying to hurt Starr! We are!" Scorpio stated.
"Th-That's right! Starr is the one of the best celestial wizards there is and he doesn't deserve what Laxus tried to do!" Aries added. "Starr freed my contract with Karen, and she saved the rest of us from Angel, he is the last person that deserves it!" Caelum blinked its lights to agree with Aries.
"We're going to help in any way we can!" Gemini said confidently. "I've been bounced around from owner to owner for years now and Starr is without a doubt the best one yet! Celestial Spirits are bound to their owners through thick or thin, so whatever happens we'll be right there beside him!"
The wizards smiled proudly at the spirits, Lucy was on the brink of tears once again.
"Thanks everyone, you're the best" Starr spoke from the bedroom. Lucy, Gray and the spirits walked back into the bedroom and saw the younger blonde was crying as well. "You guys are awesome. You'd really stand up to a former S-class wizard for me?"
"Without a doubt! We are!" Scorpio grinned, forming the shape of a scorpion's claws with his fingers.
"You're our wizard, Starr, we promised to be there for you, and we intend to fulfill that promise!" Gemini said loyally, clenching their fist for emphasis.
Terry jumped up on the bed and nuzzled his snout into Starr's bare chest, making him laugh.
Lucy snapped her fingers. "Oh, I almost forgot!" She quickly ran back into the kitchen, then returning just as quickly with her hands behind her back. "I got a little surprise for Starr while I was out shopping." She pulled her hands out from behind her back and held a small stack of clothes up to Starr. "I thought since Laxus burned your other shirt, you might need a new one, so went out to get you one. But since it didn't match your pants I just got you a whole new outfit instead."
Starr looked down at the clothes and smiled. "You didn't have to do this you know, Lucy…"
Lucy smiled back. "It was my pleasure, Starr. And besides, I might not be making enough money to live here if it weren't for you, so consider it a thank you"
Starr nodded and stood up from the bed, and then threw the clothes into the air. "Requip!" he shouted. The room soon filled with light emitting from Starr. Everyone shielded their eyes from the light.
When the light dispersed, it revealed Starr, wearing a white t-shirt with a light-blue collar and yellow stars on the sleeves, a pair of black pants, held up by a brown belt with a star logo on the belt buckle and a pair of white sneakers with black stripes and yellow stars on the ankles. There was even a small pouch attached to his belt, where his spirit keys laid comfortably instead of on the chain they usually remained on.
Starr did a few spins around, admiring his new outfit. He snapped his fingers and in no time at all a large mirror in the shape of a star appeared in the room. Starr looked at himself in the mirror and smiled happily. "Thanks so much, Lucy! I love it even better than my last one!" he said enthusiastically. He gave both the mages and his spirits a grin. "Now I say I break it in with a new job!"
Aries gasped. "A-Are you sure you're ready to go on a job already? I-I'm sorry, but I just thought that you'd still be tired and might want to take it easy" she said sheepishly.
Starr shook his head. "No way, Aries. I haven't taken on a job in at least a week and I need the exercise. Plus, if Laxus thinks he can just violate me and I'll be all weak and helpless just because I'm a kid, he's got another thing coming." Starr clenched his fists excitedly. "When I see him, he'll learn an important lesson: You mess with a dragon, you're gonna get burned!"
Both Lucy and Gray grinned. "That's our Starr… Calm, collective and powerful as always" Gray said proudly.
Scorpio, Gemini, and Aries all waved goodbye. "We'll be ready any time you need us, Starr! We are!" Scorpio said, before he and the other spirits disappeared and went back to the spirit world.
Starr ran into the kitchen, returning a few seconds later with a star fruit in his hand. "Let's go!" he cheered, biting down into the fruit and chewing it happily.
Lucy and Gray laughed and followed the boy out the door, heading towards the guild hall and their next job.
-x~X~x-
When Starr and the others arrived at the guild, he was bombarded with a million questions, sympathy apologies, and threats to kill Laxus should anyone see him (most of them coming from Natsu). Starr assured them that he was, in all senses, fine and back to normal and told them not to waste their energy worrying about him, and then went over to the request board in search of a new job. Some of the Fairy Tail wizards were a little reluctant to let Starr take on a job after what had happened, but none the less, they let him search the board for the group's latest mission.
Starr hummed loudly as he browsed through the various requests posted. It didn't take long for Gray and the rest of the gang to take up a seat next to the request board.
"Starr, are you sure that you're ok to go on a mission again?" Erza asked.
"Of course he is!" Natsu said excitedly. "Starr isn't the kind of person that's gonna get upset over something as dumb as Laxus being trying to be a big pain in the ass… oh…" Natsu suddenly realized his wording and laughed nervously. "Sorry, bad choice of words, I guess…"
"You think, flame brain?" Gray commented bitterly, bonking the pinkette on the head, resulting in a loud moan.
"I say that we put this whole incident behind us and act like it never happened." Bisca suggested. "Starr obviously doesn't want to talk to anyone about it, and he doesn't want any special treatment either. I know if someone tried to rape me I definitely wouldn't want people talking about it…"
"And anyone that tries will get a blast of Guns Magic right in their throat…" Alzack quietly and angrily whispered. Bisca heard his silent threat and blushed, glancing off in a different direction.
"Hey, guys, I think I found something!" Starr announced, pointing to the request board. "Come check it out, Gray-chan"
"Gray-chan?" The entire group of wizards said simultaneously.
"…Is Starr still drunk?" Cana asked, giving the blonde an intimidating stare. She sniffed the air around Starr. "Nope, no alcohol in that boy… so why are you still saying Gray-chan?"
Starr blushed and looked in a different direction, while Gray gave off an embarrassed cough. "Uh… Starr really likes calling me 'Gray-chan' so I told him it was ok…" Gray explained.
"Oh…" everyone chorused.
"Well, how adorable is that, huh?" A voice spoke behind them, followed by a sinister laugh. Everyone but Starr recognized that laugh almost immediately. They turned around and were soon face-to-face with a tall woman with light-brown hair tied up in a ponytail on the left side of her head and glasses over her eyes. She was wearing a green dress that showed much of her large breasts with pink wing-like fabrics attached to the back, matching green, arm-length gloves, black stockings, white sandals, and in her hand she carried a hand fan with fur at the end of it. She had a green Fairy Tail mark just above her right breast.
"Evergreen…" Erza said bitterly.
Evergreen smirked at the group of wizards, but mostly in Erza's direction. "Well hello again, Titania Erza, it's been a while hasn't it?" she said smugly.
"What are you doing here, Evergreen?" Natsu asked loudly, standing up from his seat. "You should know by now that Laxus isn't a member of Fairy Tail anymore"
Suddenly, Evergreen's smirk turned into an annoyed frown. "Oh, I'm well aware, and so is the rest of the Thunder Legion." She slammed her hands down on the table angrily. "I bring a message from Laxus, so listen well: Laxus' will get his revenge, you can be sure of that! And we'll be right then next to him, every step of the way!"
Gray stood up. "Now you listen well!" he yelled. "It doesn't matter what you do, Starr didn't do anything wrong! Laxus got himself kicked out of Fairy Tail for picking on him and everyone else! And if Laxus thinks he can almost rape a kid and get away with it, he can think again! Now go off and tell that man whore that he'll have to get through all of us before he can get to Starr!"
Starr stood in awe at Gray with his mouth open and his eyes wide before he smiled happily at him. 'Thank you, Gray-chan…' he though contently, a small blush making its way back onto his cheeks.
Erza nodded and rose to her feet. "And it would be wise for you to behave yourself too, Evergreen, you and the rest of the Thunder Legion. The master isn't in a good mood about this whole thing, and even being associated with Laxus at this point might spell trouble for you. Now, unless you have actual business with us then I suggest you leave us alone and go be a pain somewhere else, because we couldn't care less about you!"
Evergreen stepped back and groaned. "You will be sorry you said that, Titania…" She turned around and furiously walked out of the guild.
Erza took a deep breath and sat back down in her seat. "Ugh, that woman gets on my last nerve!" she grumbled.
"What about Laxus? How many nerves does he get on?" Natsu asked.
"He gets on the rest… and then goes back to the last one and pounds it into the ground until its nothing but dust…" she gripped the edge of the table and squeezed the end of it until it soon broke off.
Bisca patted Erza on the back in an attempt to calm her down. "Come on, Erza, you need to calm down"
Starr snapped his fingers. "Oh my god, I totally forgot! I can't go on a job today, I have to go shopping for my friend's birthday tomorrow" Mirajane and Elfman got a saddened expression on their faces.
Gray gave Starr a confused look. "You've never talked about any friends before, who is he?" he asked.
"She actually, I met her a few years ago over in a remote town called Makuba. Her name is…" Starr took notice of Mirajane and Elfman's depression and stopped. "Mira, Elfman, what's the matter?"
Mirajane looked up and away. Only Elfman looked at Starr. "Sorry, it's just that… it's also our late-sister's birthday tomorrow…" he said.
Starr frowned and laid a hand on Mirajane's shoulder for support. "I'm so sorry, I swear I didn't want to bring it up. If I'd known I wouldn't have said anything."
Mirajane wiped away the tears that were forming in her eyes and shook her head. "It's fine, Starr. She's been dead for two years, but we still miss her, a lot…" more tears started to spill down her face. "Oh, Lisanna…"
Starr's eyes widened. "Mira… did you just say that you're sister's name was 'Lisanna'?" he asked slowly.
Mirajane sniffled and nodded. "Yes, why?"
Starr took a few steps back and raised his finger. "I'll be right back! Star Dragon Magic: Transport!" A light appeared at the tip of his finger, which he used to draw a star in mid-air and pressed a palm to it. In a flash of light, Starr disappeared.
He returned to the guild in another flash of light, holding a photo in his hand. "Mirajane, Elfman, I think you need to see this…" he said. The blonde slid the photo across the table in front of Mirajane and Elfman. Mirajane picked up the picture and looked at it. Both Strauss siblings gasped at the image that was held in the photo.
"No way… This can't be possible…" Mirajane mumbled to herself.
Starr shook his head. "Nope, that picture was taken just last year… Lisanna is… alive…"
Mirajane, Elfman, and even Natsu all went into shock. The color in his face, not to mention Mirajane and Elfman's, had drained completely, and their mouths went limp. All three of them couldn't even move or speak, this was too astounding for words.
Gray was the first to be able to speak. "Starr, are you sure that it's the Lisanna that we know?" he asked. "I mean… it can't possibly be our Lisanna, she died two years ago on a mission with Mira and Elfman"
"Take a look for yourself if you don't believe me, she has a Fairy Tail mark" Starr said, pointing to the photo on the table.
Gray walked over and picked up the photo from Mirajane's tight grip. It showed the image of a young girl with short, silver hair and bright, blue eyes. She wore a lavender dress, which exposed most of her her left leg, a pink sash around her waist, and sandals. On her exposed left leg was the Fairy Tail logo in white. The girl was playing with a yellow kitten in the picture. She was, indeed, Lisanna Strauss, supposedly late-member of Fairy Tail.
Natsu all but ripped the picture from Gray's hands and held it up to his face. Natsu could barely see through all of the tears that were spilling down from his eyes. Yes, Natsu Dragneel, son of the fearsome fire dragon, Igneel, and all around flamboyant tough guy… was crying.
This surprised Starr greatly, but not so much for everyone else. "Natsu… you're crying, I've never seen that before…" Starr said, concerned.
Gray pulled Starr back by the shoulder and shook his head. "Starr, Natsu went through a lot when Lisanna supposedly died…" he leaned down and whispered into his ear, "He was in love with her…" quiet enough that Natsu didn't hear him.
Starr looked directly up at Gray and stared at him, wide-eyed and everything. "Really?"
Gray nodded a reply and pointed to the door, indicating that they should go outside to talk. Starr agreed and followed Gray outside the guild hall, away from Natsu and the rest of the wizards. They were out of hearing range for any of the people inside.
Starr leaned against the wall of the guild hall and looked up at Gray. "So, can you tell me what happened to Lisanna before? And what happened between her and Natsu?"
Gray nodded and crossed his arms. "Well, let's see, it started about ten years ago, when Natsu found Happy's egg…"
Gray explained the story of how Natsu found an egg in the forest and brought it to the guild. He decided to hatch the egg himself, thinking it was a dragon egg, and Lisanna volunteered to help him. They built a small hut out of up in the mountains a few miles away and the two cared for the egg there every day, sometimes even staying overnight in the little hut.
"One day, Lisanna jokingly suggested that she, Natsu and the egg were like a family, that she and Natsu were like a mother and father and the egg was their baby, and asked Natsu if she could someday be her real wife. Lisanna was joking of course, but Natsu actually started to consider it for a long time, so much that at some point he fell in love with her…" Gray explained.
Starr nodded. "I see, that's why Natsu would be so upset… so what actually happened to Lisanna?"
Gray then explained how Lisanna went on an s-class mission with Elfman and Mirajane, and how Elfman tried a full-body take over with a Beast Soul and he knocked Lisanna hundreds of feet into the air and across the mountains.
"We never found Lisanna's body, so we assumed she died, thinking she might have fallen onto the rocks and into the ocean or something. If anyone went more insane that Mirajane or Elfman on the day, it was Natsu…" Gray stated. "He didn't speak to anyone for a month, all he ever did was spend his time looking for Lisanna. He refused to believe that Lisanna died until he saw it with his own eyes. Eventually, he gave up on Lisanna being alive, but he never let his feelings for her go. He won't admit it, but, he still loves her, and everyone knows it…"
Starr couldn't believe what he was hearing. He may have only may have known Natsu for a short while, but he knew Natsu's character very well, and hearing that he was in love with someone, or that he was in love with someone like Lisanna, was definitely a surprise.
"Wow… Natsu was really in love?" Starr asked. "I-I don't mean it in a bad way, it's just… hard to picture…"
"Yep… Anytime Lisanna was around her, he'd smile and blush like an even bigger goofball than he already is, and he'd get all jumpy when any other boys would get near her. Natsu and I get on each other's nerves a lot, but I didn't dare push him when it came to her" Gray said. "I actually overheard him say to himself that he was going to tell her that when she got back from that job… but, since she never came back, he never told her, and he's been burdened with that guilt for a while, even if he doesn't show it…"
"Wow… I feel so sorry for him… I'll bring you with me to see Lisanna if you want, but I can't guarantee you'll be happy to see her…"
Gray raised an eye brow. "Why would you say that?"
Starr sighed. "She doesn't remember anything, or anyone, so she wouldn't know who you guys are…" he answered quietly.
The two were surprised to hear a sad and whimpering "What?" coming from a certain pink-haired Dragon Slayer behind them. The ice and star mages turned around to see none other than Natsu standing there, tears streaming down his face.
"Natsu… I'm so sorry..."
Starr didn't even have time to respond before Natsu had him pinned up against the wall by his shirt. "Take me to her… now!" he ordered. His expression told Starr that he was dead serious. Starr could see that and agreed instantly, and before long, he, Natsu, Happy Gray, Erza and Lucy as well as Mirajane and Elfman were on a train heading directly for Makuba. The most shocking thing about this was… Natsu wasn't getting motion sickness…
The ride was a silent one. No one even spoke until about half an hour into trip, it just felt too awkward to for any words. The one to speak first was, surprisingly, Mirajane.
"Starr, can you… tell me what happened to Lisanna?" She asked. "I mean, how… how did you find Lisanna before us? When the Beast took over Elfman and he sent Lisanna flying I ran after her, immediately, and when I searched in the direction I didn't find any trace of her, only a small crater…"
Starr nodded slowly. "Alright, but listen well because this is a long story…"
*Flashback* (Starr's POV)
One night, two years ago, I was hiking up the mountain on the outskirts of a small town off in the distance. I had a little fire going and was munching on some roasted star fruit. I was kind of bored and was wanting something exciting to happen… little did I know that something more than exciting was just about to happen.
I gave off a yawn rubbed the dust from my eyes. "Guess I'll head to bed…" I said to myself. I was about to set up a tent and go to sleep, when suddenly I saw someone drop out of the sky and landed directly into the hard mountain ground, swirling up a large gust of wind and dust, blowing out the fire. It sent me flying back a few feet.
"What the heck!?" I screamed, getting my footing back and steadying myself on the ground. After the wind from the impact subsided, I ran up to the crater and saw Lisanna lying, passed out and barely breathing. I didn't really understand what had happened to her, but I knew I had to help her.
I quickly teleported her and myself to the nearest hospital I could think of, the one in the remote town of Makuba, and had her get ready. She needed surgery to fix a few of her broken bones. The last words she said before they took her in were "Elf-nii-chan… I… forgive you…" I didn't know who 'Elf-nii-chan' was, but I knew he probably was close to her.
The surgery took all night, but it was successful, with a little help of my Healing Magic. I came in daily to help with recovering period. She was unconscious for about a week, but finally she woke up. She had a vacant look in her eye. She slowly sat up and looked around.
"Where… am I…?" she asked curiously.
I smiled happily at her. "You're in a hospital. You crashed into the mountains a week ago, and I took you here to help you. Are you feeling ok now? You were hurt pretty badly"
She nodded slowly, clutching her side in pain. "It hurts a little bit, but other than that I feel fine…"
"That's good… So, what's your name?"
"L-Lisanna…"
"Well, nice to meet you, Lisanna, I'm Starr. Do you know what happened to you? You crashed into the mountains from a pretty high height."
Lisanna shook her head. She looked down at her hands, as if expecting an answer. "I… I don't remember anything. All I can remember is that… I'm a wizard, a Take Over wizard… and that I'm part of a guild, but… I don't remember what it's called… or who's in it…"
"Amnesia, I guess…" I got up and stood at her side. "Hold, on, maybe this might help…" I placed my hands at either side of her head and activated Magic Circles in my palms. "Star Dragon Magic: Heal!" Light-blue light radiated from my hands and onto Lisanna's head.
After a minute, I took away my hands and undid the spell. "Anything?" I asked, hoping that my Healing Magic may have helped her remember again.
"Nope, sorry…" she said sadly. "But it did take away some of the pain from my head, so thank you, Starr"
I smiled. "No problem, Lisanna. And I'll help you in any way I can until you remember your life"
*Flashback ends* (Normal POV)
"After Lisanna was released from the hospital, she started working in a pet adoption center. I helped her work there until she could make enough money to buy a place to live. I visited her every now and again to check on her and see if she remembered her old life, but she never did." Starr explained. "But now that I know what her old life is, we may be able to bring her memories back"
Natsu looked down, as did Mirajane and Elfman. They all had looks of what appeared to be a mix of sorrow and joy wrapped in one. Starr wasn't sure if he should be happy or sad for his friends.
"I can't… I can't believe this…" Mirajane said. She was crying again, as was Elfman. "My baby sister is alive, this has to be a dream…"
"It's not, Mira, Lisanna is alive. And if we can jog her memory, I'm sure she'll be more than happy to come back to Fairy Tail" Starr said, placing a hand on Mirajane's shoulder.
"Starr, you're a real man for treating my sister so well. I've never felt so relieved in my life to know that I didn't actually…" Elfman looked down at his trembling hands, "...kill my baby sister…"
"Don't worry, Elfman, it wasn't your fault. You did what you could to protect us, and Starr said it himself, she forgave you" Mirajane said, resting her head on her brother's shoulder, letting her tears run onto his jacket. "She forgave you…"
"Hey, Natsu…" Gray said. "Why aren't you getting motion sick?"
Natsu suddenly became aware of his motion sickness and dove for the window. All of the Fairy Tail wizards let out a chuckle, which eventually became a roaring laugh. Everyone couldn't wait to meet up with Lisanna again, especially Natsu…
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Hey, guys, sorry, I haven't updated the story in a while, but I couldn't really think of what kind of events could continue after the last chapter. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the next chapter to come! So I'll see then, hope you're enjoying the story, 'cause I know I am writing it!
