The Fairy Tail Guild gathered round outside to watch the fight between Noell and Nicholai. Noell was still fuming but she had confidence she coul beat this guy, he had gone too far. He didn't have the right to insult Aneria, she wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for Aneria. Noell's eyes were slits and her hands were fists at her sides.

"I don't think I liked this side of Noell." Said Lucy

"Yea she can be pretty scary when she gets mad but I guess she had good reasoning. What if you someone insulted someone you loved dearly? Like your parents. Wouldn't you be angry too?"

"Yea I guess.."

"Still I get a bad vibe from that guy."

"Don't worry lover boy your girlfriend will be fine."

"She's not my girlfriend!"

"You keep telling yourself that Gray." Viola smirked "But I see the way you look at her when you think no ones watching. You think no one sees the way you smile when she looks your way but I do. I used to look at somebody the same way you look at Noell."

"Whatever."

"I hope there's blood!"

"What is wrong with you cat?!"

"Show that guy who's boss Noell."

"Shh! They're starting!" Emily said excitedly

"Are you sure you want to go trough with this princess? I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself trying to hard."

"You remind me of Laxus. You're all bark and no bite. You should never underestimate your opponents; You never know what they're capable of."

"Did that hag teach you that?"

"No," Noell narrowed her eyes, "That's basic knowledge."

"Whenever you two are ready you may begin." Makarov nodded. "I hope you know what you are dong Nicholai."

"Ladies first."

"You're such a gentlemen." Noell said with an eye roll. "I need to concentrate on the fight. I can't let this jerk throw me off."

"You are using ice maker magic? I thought you were the Dragon Slayer of Ice! Was the old broads teaching methods so bad you had to go out and learn a completely different magic style? Pathetic."

"Shut your trap."

"Why? You know what I'm saying is true!"

"I said shut up! Ice make sword!" Noell gripped the sword in her hands and charged forward, "You made a huge mistake when you disrespected Aneria!"

Nicholai smirked watching as Noell got closer and closer to him, "I'm disappointed. I expected this to be a real fight. Ice Dragon Ice Spiral!"

"W-what?! Noell didn't have time to react. Nicholai held his hand out in front of him and it began to glow blue; A light blue magic circle appeared and a spiral of ice barreled trough slamming straight into Noell who screamed as she was thrown across the ground. "How is that even possible?!" She was angry and annoyed. He could use Ice Slayer magic too?

"You seem surprised Noell. You see, I too was once a child of Aneria's. I was taught slayer magic just as you were but I am much stronger. Why? Because I knew staying with that prude was the worst decision of my life."

"Then you don't deserve to know Slayer Magic. If it wasn't for Aneria you wouldn't know the first thing about it!'

"I could have easily learned it on my own. It's not that hard."

"Ungrateful bastard! How can he even say that about her?! Aneria had the biggest heart I'd ever seen and she cared about me, she loved me! I never knew what it was like to have a mother or a father and Aneria played both roles for me. She was my family. She IS my family and you don't mess with my family."

"You bastard." Noell hised, her eyes turned to slit and her fists balled at her sides. "I don't care about you or your ego. I don't care what you think of Aneria because I now you are wrong. The only thing I care about is finding Aneria. She's all that matters! She's the only family I have..and you made a mistake when you disrespected her. People like you make me sick and I have no problem putting you in your place."

"Show me your inner dragon!"

"Fine."

"If you're to afraid to attack then I will! Ice Dragon Ice Spiral!" Nicholai watched in satisfaction as the attack his Noell straight on. He was dissapointed to say the least. He had heard so many things about the Ice Dragon Slayer on his adventures and how strong she was rumored to be. "I thought you wanted answers about your precious dragon." Fight me Noell. I need to see how much you've grown.

"This fight is-"

"Ice Dragon Blizzard Fists!"

"What?!" Nicholai didn't have to react; He was struck in the face by Noell's gauntlets of ice. Her eyes were slits and she had a sadistic smile on her face. He coul feel it - All of her emotions jam packed into one single hit. "This is the power of the Ice Queen. I've serverly underestimated her. It won't happen again." Nicholai groaned getting to his feet. Trough the fust and smoke he looked up and all he coul make out of Noell was two glowing white eyes and a grin of a dragon.

"You truly are the Ice Dragon Slayer. I underestimated you Noell but it won't happen again. Now! Ice Dragon Icicle Birrage!" Nicholai drew a magic circle in the air and snapped his fingers. Thousands of icicles shot out all aimed for Noell. "There's no way you can dodge this attack." or so he thought. Before the icicles got anywhere near her Noell was gone - her speed was incredible! Like nothing he had ever seen before.

"Where'd she go?!"

"Ice make!"

"Behind?!"

"Sword!"

"Amazing. This is the power of the Ice Queen. Noell, you trully are something." Nicholai waited for the fininshing blow but it never came. It surprised him when he turned around and Noell was just standing there without a sword. "Why didn't she attack me?"

"This is fight is pointless. We're doing nothing but wasting our magical energy. All I want is an answer; Do you know where she is or not?"

"Why do you care so much about that beast?"

"Aneria isn't a beast..she's my mother, my friend, she's my family.I owe everything to her including my life."

"Mother? How can a dragon be your mother?"

"Family isn't subjected to blood or species. Aneria not only gave me a chance at life she gave me a mother. She gave me a role model and a friend all in one. She may have be a dragon but she had feelings just like a human does. All I want to know is if she's safe."

"Alright. You win, I'll tell you what you want to know."

"That was quick. I was thought Noell was going to smash his face in for sure." Lucy said

"Noell knows her limits and she knows how valuable magical energy is. Noell may not like Nicholai but she also respects him as a member of Fairy Tail and that fact he's been in longer than her."

Back in the Guild Nicholai and Noell had sat down at a table and everyone seemed to gather around them wanting to hear of Nicholai's travels. Noell didn't care about any of that; Aneria was all she wanted to know about. She wanted to beat the crap out of him but it wasn't right, whether she liked it or not Nicholai was a part of Fairy Tail.

"I met Aneria years ago, it was shortly after my family and I were attacked by the Blood Reapers Guild."

"The Blood Reapers? They're one of the most evil dark Guilds out there."

"Yes and back in the day my father was a powerful wizard who unfortunately made even more powerful enemies, The Blood Reapers were one of them. They wanted revenge for a guild member my father killed and they came after our family. They attacked us in the middle of the night. I was able to escape with my sister thanks to my mother and fathers magic. They didn't make it, unfortunately." Nicholai sighed folding his hands under his chin.

"And then it started to storm. It was one of the worst blizzards we've ever head and I ended up getting separated from my sister. I searched for hours for her but with no luck. I was alone, scared, confused, and angry. I blamed myself for my sisters disappearance."

"That's so sad.."

"I was ready to give up and then Aneria showed up.."

A young Nicholai trudges trough a field of now that reaches his knees. His messy white hair sticks to his tear stained face. He wraps his arms around him in an attempt to get warm. The snow continues to blow without any sign of letting up. Smalls sobs wreck Nicholai's body and freeze to his face. He calls our desperately for his sister.

"Sissy! Where are you?! W-where did you go!?"

Nothing, the only sound being that of the wind blowing. A noise between a choke and a sob fall from Nicholai's lips; He falls to his knees, burying his face in his hands. It's his fault, he was supposed to protect her, he had sworn he'd never let anything happen to her. His parents were dead and now so was his sister. He was all alone and it was all his fault. Nicholai's eyes sting from his tears and his chest hurts from crying and the loss of his loved ones.

He was pathetic.

"Why do you cry child?"

"Who's there?" Nicholai sobs looking around him. There's nothing but snow capped hills.

"Look closer child."

"C-closer?" Nicholai wipes his tears and looks closer at the snowy hills, there doesn't seem to be anything there, but then he looks again. Nicholai gasps as two blue eyes stare back at him; The remind his of ice. "W-who are you?"

"I am called Aneria. What is your name?"

"I'm Nicholai.."

"Nicholai, what a precious name. Why do you cry Nicholai?"

"I-I-I can't find my sister!" Nicholai sobs "W-we got separated."

"I see." The snowy hills begin to move and heavy footsteps come towards Nicholai. Afraid of the monster in front of him Nicholai backs away with his hands up, "Please don't hurt me!"

"I'm not going to hurt you. I want to help you." The monster speaks calmly, her voice reminds his of his mother - sweet and nurturing.

"You do?"

"Climb onto my back Nicholai. We will go look for you sister."

Nicholai was apprehensive but he believed the monster wanted to help him. The monster crouched down and Nicholai slowly approached her, gently he stroked her scaly body and slowly, climbed onto her back. He held onto one of the of the ice crystals that sprouted from her back for dear life.

"What kind of monster are you Aneria?"

"I am Aneria; The Dragon of Ice."

"A D-dragon? Mommy and daddy said you don't exist."

"Many people believe that. What does your sister look like Nicholai?"

"Well me I guess. She's my twin."

"She is? Very well then. We will look for her by air."

"We spent that whole day looking for her but didn't find anything. I became very depressed at the loss of my sister, Aneria took me back to her den and for the following years I trained under Aneria's watch until she felt it was time to for me to leave. It was Aneria who told me to seek Magnolia and join the Fairy Tail Guild. I followed my Masters last wish and sought out Magnolia and joined the guild. It was here I trained until I felt I was strong enough to return to my search."

"Your search?" Noell asked

"To find my sister. Since we were young we always had this strong connection to one another and I could feel she was still alive."

"So all these years you've been searching for your sister?"

"Yea."

"Then why are you here?" Gray asked "Shouldn't you still be out there looking?"

"No, it seems my search is over."

"I don't understand." Lucy commented

Nicholai smiled gently and single tear fell from his eye, "I never thought I'd see you again Noell."

The world around Noell stopped and everyone seemed to be moving in slow motion. Nicholai..was her brother? Noell's heart beat against he chest and her mouth hung open. All these years she's been alive she's had a brother out there searching for her? Why is it she couldn't remember him? If he really was her brother then she should be able to remember him.

"I don't understand."

"Before I left I asked Aneria if she was to find you first to send you here, that way I could one day see you again. So when I heard the rumors of an Ice Dragon Slayer in Magnolia I rushed back right away. "

"A-are you the one who's been watching me?"

"Heh yea, sorry. I wanted to make sure it was you."

"So why didn't you just tell me instead of causing some big scene?!"

"I admit I got a little carried away I guess but you can't really blame me. It's been over twelve years since we've been together."

"Twelve years?!" Lucy gasped "That's so long."

Nicholai nodded, "We were only five when we got separated."

"I don't remember you."

"Y-you don't?"

"I don't remember anything but Aneria. I can't remember anything about my life."

Nicholai frowned digging around in his pocket and then pulled out an old worn photo. "Here," he handed it to Noell, "That picture was taken a month before the invasion. It might jog your memory.."

Noell stares at the photo with a lost expression; In the background of the photo is a man with dark brown hair and hard blue eyes. His smile is rough and face are rough but there is love in his eyes. He holds a woman firmly around the waste; She has beautiful white curly hair and emerald eyes. There isn't a wrinkle or blemish on her face. A little boy holds onto her hand, he had a grin that stretches from ear to ear. A large hand rests on his messy head of white hair. A over sized black scarf is draped around his neck.

Noell's eyes land on the little girl snuggled in her mothers bossom. She stares at the camera with a cocked head and surprised expression, a small blush rests on her cheeks. Her hair is white as snow and falls gently past her ears. In the picture she wears a powder blue dress and matching bow in her hair.

"Is that..me?"

"Yea. It's funny, you never like your hair long and now look at it." Nicholai stared lovingly at Noell, "Look at you. You're all grown up." He then spots the necklace she is wearing. "Where'd did you get that?"

"Aneria made it for me."

Nicholai's eyes narrowed, "May I see it?"

"I guess..." Noell is hesistant in taking the necklace off; She's never taken it off. "Be careful with it."

"When did your memory loss start?"

"How am I supposed to know that? Why are you asking?"

"This crystal..it's a memory loss lacrima."

"A memory loss lacrima?" Emily asks

"The longer the person is subjected to it the more they lose their memory."

"T-that's a lie. Aneria wouldn't do that to me!"

Nicholai sighed, "Not intentionally no. She most likely wanted you to forget her."

"S-she wanted me to forget her?...Why would she want me to forget her?" Noell felt as though her heart had frozen and shattered into millions of little pieces that could never be put back together. The one she cared about most in this world didn't even want her to remember her? That couldn't be true! Aneria loved Noell and Noell love her to.

"Then why..why was it I forgot everything but Aneria?"

"My guess? Your bond was too strong."

Noell slumped in her seat, she didn't know what to think of all this; First she finds out her parents are dead, she has a twin brother, and her foster mother didn't want her to remember her. It was like all of Aneria's worst fears suddenly coming to life. "Will my memory ever come back?"

"Only time will tell. Odds are you might continue to lose your memory; There's no way to be sure. I recommend if you want a change of regaining your memory you stops wearing this." Nicholai said swinging Noell's necklace around before handing it back to her.

"Aneria.."

"Aneria look what I made! It's a snow dragon! Looks just like you huh?" Noell beamed proudly towards the lump of snow. She had spent hours on it "Do you like it?"

"It's beautiful. You're a very talented child."

"I'm so happy you like it!"

"Come over here Noell. I have a surprise for you."

Noell cocked her head in curiosity and ran to her foster mother. The massive white dragon held something in her mouth that twinkled in the light. Noell's eyes widened and she made a "oooh" noise. "What is it?"

"It's a necklace made from my own crystal tears."

"It's pretty."

"I made it for you."

"Really?!" Noell squeeled snatching the necklace and slipping it around her neck "How do I look?"

'Like a princess."

"A princess? Yea! I'll be the Ice Princess like you!"

Noell shook the memory from her head and the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes. "I see." she choked out. Noell closed her eyes as she encased the necklace with ice. "I'm sorry Aneria." She though to herself as the necklace shattered. "But forgetting you isn't an option."

"Nicholai! There you are! I've been looking all over this city for you! How could you forget me?!"

"I did? Sorry buddy."

"Sorry doesn't cut it! Why did you...you found her..."

"Are you talking to me?" Noell stared blankly at the cat. It was a brownish orange color with tan stripes, a tan belly, and tan paws and a pair of white wings. The cat stared at Noell with big brown eyes and a lost expression. "We finally found you." tears began to fill his eyes "It's been so long. I missed you Noell!"

"Do..I know you?"

"Y-you don't remember me?..How could you forget your best friend!? You have to remember me!" He yelled with pain in his voice, Noell felt a stab of pain at her chest. "I'm sorry.."

"Y-you have to remember me! Friends don't forget about each other!" He cried diving into Noell's arms. "Why did we even bother looking for you if you don't even remember us?!"

A little Noell ran trough the forest with her brother not to far behind. She was wearing a simple white dress and matching sandalls. Her shorts hair bobbed as she tore trough the trees. She and Nicholai were playing tag and Nicholai was it. "You'll never catch me Nickel!" she giggled running farther ahead.

"I told you not to call me that Nelly!"

Noell giggled an turned around with her tongue out a careless move on her part. Noell didn't even see the egg as she fell right over it. "Owie! Who put this rock here?!" she huffed.

'"It's not a rock dummy it's an egg."

"An egg?" Noell asked cocking her hed at the brown egg with tan spots.

"What do you think is in it?"

"A dragon!"

"Don't be stupid Noell! You know dragons don't exist."

"What else could lay an egg that big?"

"I don't know! An ogre?!"

"Ogre's don't lay eggs!"

"How do you know!?"

"Because I do! So nyah!"

"You're such a baby!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

Crack

"W-what was that?" Noell asked looking around. She hopes it wasn't a monster..

"I think it's coming from the egg!"

"Look what you did! You broke it!"

"Me? Your the one who tripped over it!"

"Well your ugly!"

"Your my twin so that means your ugly too!"

"I AM NOT!"

"ARE TO!"

The twins bickered back and forth unaware of the fact the egg was hatching. It was until they head a small 'meow' that they stopped there pointless arguement.

"What was that?"

"Nicholai look!" Noell squeeled pointing to the egg "It hatched!"

"Into what though?" Timidly the twins peaked into the egg shell and gasped. "That was in the egg? Lame."

"Kitty!" Noell squeeled delightedly "It's so cute!" she cooed nabbing the kitten up and rocking it in her arms.

"Is it a boy or girl?"

Noell lifted the kitten up in the air and grinned, "A boy! He's so cute!"

"I guess this mean he's ours now? I don't see any other eggs around. What do we name him?"

"Mmmm..Marlow!"

"Marlow? That's dumb!"

"What do you think little guy? You like the name Marlow?"

"It can't talk dummy!"

"Happy!"

"Hah! You can talk! See Nicholai?"

"Whatever..."

"You like the name Marlow?"

"Mar..low? Marlow!" Marlow purred nuzzling Noell's face, "Friend!"

"Friend? Yea, we're friends! I love you Marlow!"

"Come on Noell we have to go home before we get in trouble."

"Mommy and daddy are going to love you! Welcome to the family Marlow!"

Noell groaned rubbing her head, "Marlow?"

Marlow's eyes widened, "You remember me?"

"It's hard to forget a friend."

Marlow's lips puckered as his eyes filled with tears "I missed you Noell! We've looking for you for forever!"

"So I've heard."

"Great just what we need another Happy." Lucy sighed

"No way that cats nothing like Happy."

"Yea he's brown and I'm blue!"

"That's not what he meant idiot."

After an eventful day at the guild Noell couldn't way to go home. There were so many things swirling around in her mind that she doubted she'd get a wink of sleep, so she pulled out a piece of paper and grabbed a pen and started to write.

Letter 7:

Dear Aneria,

I don't even know where to begin. I know why you wanted me to come to Fairy Tail now..to meet my brother, my twin brother. I should be happy but I just don't know what to feel. I have all these emotions inside of me that I can't even begin to understand. I guess the one I'm feeling the most is sadness. I'm sad Aneria. This whole time you've been the reason behind the my memory loss - you wanted me to forget you. You wanted me to forget you and all the memories I had with you. Why would you want me to forget the happiest time of my life? Your plan failed though.

I forgot. I forgot everything but you. I guess you didn't take our bond into account, did you? When you share a bond like the one you and I do a simple memory loss lacrima isn't enough to make you forget. I believe the reason i forgot everything else is because I wanted to but you were something I couldn't forget. I owe everything to you Aneria and I refuse to let you go down as just a memory. What happened to me before I met you doesn't matter anymore and if I never remember that's fine by me.

But I won't forget you.

Always by your side, Noell

This chapter was A LOT better in my head. The whole point was to introduce Nicholai and Marlow into the story. I have a lot of plans with Nicholai such as playing a certain someones love interest and everyone knows every Dragon Slayer needs a cat companion.