Bickslow shifted slightly, his nerves building as they all sat there in silence. The only noises were people's breathing and Levy's little grunts of frustration. So, it looked like little miss bookworm couldn't figure out the book. He glanced around the room to see what everyone else was doing. Gajeel was practically asleep in a chair across the room, though he knew that he would be wide awake with the slightest of noise. Levy had hardly moved besides going through all of the kid's stuff to try and unlock the book. The Master was sitting in a chair close to the girl, a thoughtful look upon his face. Probably trying to figure some stuff out. Bickslow himself hadn't moved from the spot he had plopped down on before. It was the middle of the night now; everyone had gone home for the night. The guild home was locked down for the night.
The totem in his hands suddenly started vibrating a bit more. He looked down at it in confusion before his eyes flickered to the girl. Just in time to see her fingers twitch slightly. She was waking up. He frowned slightly, there were things he wanted to ask her alone. Mostly about her magic and the connection to her totem. However, he also wanted to do it before anyone else got a chance to talk to her. He turned back to Master Makarov.
"Hey master? It looks like the kid might wake up soon." Bickslow started.
Makarov looked up, "Really? How long until she wakes up do you think?"
"A few minutes maybe?" he gave a sigh, "Listen I was wondering if I could talk to her first, alone? There are some things I need to talk to her about. You know, Seith mage to Seith mage?"
Makarov looked at Bickslow seriously before nodding solemnly, "Very well my child. Call us back in when you are finished." Makarov said before getting up. Gajeel who had obviously been listening to everything got up and grabbed Levy under one of his arms before following the master out of the door. Levy was kicking her feet trying to get out ranting how she hadn't finished yet.
To Bickslow's surprise the totem started relaxing a bit as the people left. Maybe he was just nervous to be so outnumbered. Bickslow shrugged slightly, not like it mattered much in the long run. True to his thoughts the kid started waking up a few minutes later.
As Zera started waking up it was a slow and long process. The first thing she noticed was that she was no longer in pain. She hadn't realized just how much pain she had been in until it was gone. What had all happened all came back to her at once and she forced herself to stay still. Where was she? She could feel that she was on a bed, an extremely comfortable bed. So, she couldn't be at the nearest safehouse. Most of the safehouses had cots, or really old beds at this point. The only place she could think of that would have nice beds like this was the main guild hall. That was their permanent base upon Tenrou Island. There were a few people that stayed there at all times, safely behind an extremely strong barrier created and sustained by Uncle Freed. Though she didn't hear any of the usual ruckus that was there all of the time, plus she had been a long way from Tenrou so the chances of being brought there was low. With that knowlege she couldn't be with in any of the Fairy Tail safehouses. Or any of the allied guilds as they were in the same shape they were. No, terror started building within her. Was she with the enemy? Did Zeref have her? Oh Mavis, was she in Alvarez Empire? She could feel the panic building within her and she forcefully pushed it down. She couldn't afford to have a breakdown at the moment. She could have a panic attack when she was sure she was alone and wouldn't be killed in the middle of it. Not that she expected to be killed right away if she was in the grasp of the enemy. They wouldn't have healed her and left her on a bed this comfy if they planned to kill her. Practically everyone knew who she was because of her father. Her best guess was that their plan was to try triggering a Stockholm syndrome with her, try and make her switch sides. Make her spill all of her secrets and everything she knows. They had tried that with a few different people over the years, not that it ever worked. Well they would be rudely mistaken when they realized just how stubborn she could be.
The training her dad made her sit through ran through her head. Take stock of her surroundings first. If she was possibly in enemy hands, first off don't let them know you are awake. She was pretty sure that she hadn't given herself away as of yet, so step one was hopefully complete. Step two was using her other senses to try and figure out what was around her. Through the soul connection she could tell that Bix was very close to her, thankfully, but he was being restrained somehow. She could feel his frantic struggles to get to her, so there was someone else in the room. She could then hear the breath of the other person, listening carefully she could tell there was only one. So, she had a chance. Not saying she was so cocky to say she could take on a mage older and more experienced than her by herself. But if she took them by surprise and freed Bix then she had a chance to escape. She made sure not to change her breathing but she smelled the air around her. While she didn't have dragon slayer magic like her dad, she did get slightly enhanced senses from him. All she could smell was medical supplies. So, she was in a hospital of some sort. That might not be good, she really hoped they weren't into experimentation. There wasn't anything else she could take stock on, so now she had to make a choice. Let the other person in the room know she was awake, or attack without warning. But did she have enough magic to do as much as she needed? Probably not at this point; she had been pretty drained to begin before the fight with Marlette, the demon they had been fighting, she was still just as drained. Fighting would not get her far; she would probably be caught long before she could get far.
So, with a heavy heart she decided to simply open her eyes and look and see where she was. She opened her eyes and immediately shut them again with a whimper. It was so bright! It had been so long since she was trapped in the world of blackness. Her eyes weren't used to the brightness. She started opening her eyes once again, only this time slowly. When she finally managed to open them, and keep them open she looked around slowly. She was indeed within an infirmary. The sterile looking beds lined up against the wall indicated that much. As she turned her head to look at the person in the room with her and her eyes went wide in disbelief.
No, there was absolutely no way. It wasn't possible. He died; he is dead. He died when she was three, protecting her. He was her constant companion and protector. She had only seen pictures of the human version of Bickslow, she had been too young to remember him from before he had died. She glanced down slightly and saw Bix in his hands and her confusion grew. How was there two of him? Did the human version know he was holding his own soul within his hands? What was going on? Was this some type of crazy plot of the enemy? She made eye contact with Bix and opened the mind link.
"Bix, what is going on?" she asked in a panic.
"You need to stay calm; we aren't in enemy territory. Or at least I don't think so. If we are, they are getting very creative. That woman from the black world sent us to the past, I think. If I'm right this is at the minimum, fourteen years ago." Bix explained as best as he could.
"The past!" Zera screamed in her mind while shutting down the mind link for now. She saw Bix flinched at her sharp screech but otherwise calmed down in the other person's hands.
"You good kid?" Bickslow asked as the totem finally settled down. The two had seemed to be sharing a conversation and he had let them. Maybe it would make her a bit calmer when she turned her attention onto him.
The kid looked up at him, her startling grey eyes bore into him, "I am fine, considering everything. Where am I?" Bickslow raised an eyebrow, she was rather calm for her situation. Was she truly that calm, or was she just super good at faking it?
Bickslow gave a small shrug, "A couple of our members found you out in the forest and brought you back to our guild. You're in Fairy Tail kid."
Zera frowned in thought, so the story seemed true for the moment. She was in Fairy Tail, at least fourteen years in the past. So, then this was before even Fey was born. How weird was that to even think about?
"Fairy Tail? Really?" Zera asked slowly. Just who was that woman and how strong was she to have sent her this far into the past? She had heard of time-stop magic, and time reversion magic, but even that didn't go back that far, a few minutes if that. Just what type of magic could send someone back so far?
"Without a doubt kiddo." Bickslow said before letting out a sigh, "Listen kid I need you to answer a few questions before I call back in the guild master."
"What questions?" Zera asked cautiously. Was this the interrogation part?
"Kid do you know how dangerous the magic you used is? It could have killed you and completely destroyed both of your souls in the process." Bickslow suddenly burst out. Being a Seith mage meant he had a great respect for souls, and for her to risk not only her own but the one in his hands as well was very disconcerting.
"Dangerous?" Zera asked confused. How did he know what kind of magic she used? How was her magic dangerous, and how did it risk any soul? She had lightning magic. Besides ramping up the voltage to a deadly amount, there wasn't really anything particularly dangerous with her magic. She tended to use it to entertain the little kids in fact. With a low enough voltage and enough control lighting magic could emit small sparkles. The kids loved chasing them around, trying to catch them.
"Do you not have any idea? How did you manage it without knowing anything about it then?" Bickslow asked confused. Doing something like that took years of study and practice. Why was she playing stupid?
"Do what? What are you talking about?" Zera asked, extremely confused. What did Bickslow think she did?
"Don't play stupid, I know Seith magic when I see it. You tied this soul directly to yours; do you have any idea just how dangerous that magic is kid?" Bickslow barked out.
"Seith magic?" Zera asked slowly before understanding dawned in her eyes, "Uh, no you misunderstand. I'm not a Seith mage, I have lightning magic." She said and demonstrated, holding up her hands as sparks danced between her fingers, "See?" she said shyly.
Bickslow looked at the girl with wide eyes, "How?" he asked looking down totem in his hands, it was obviously created using Seith magic and it was attached to the kid. So how? He looked back up to the kid, "So how in the hell do you have this totem, huh?"
Zera's eyes widened as she finally understood what he was asking, "Oh." She stupidly said as she thought of an excuse. She couldn't exactly say that he was holding his own soul, could she? That would seem a bit cruel to suddenly throw at someone. It wasn't like she had changed his name too much after he died. She hadn't been able to pronounce his full name when she was younger so she had always called him Uncle Bix. He had told her to keep calling her Bix instead of Bickslow after his death, it would be less painful for the rest of the guild. Having him around, but him not being able to truly be part of the group. Communicating with his friends and family had to be done solely through her. Since she wasn't a Seith mage she couldn't make her totem talk, they could only talk through mental communication.
"Well?" Bickslow prompted.
"Um, you see. The soul connection is my totem's doing. He was a Seith mage, but he died trying to protect me. He was my godfather and felt a sense of responsibility for my safety. I don't know why he did it, why he didn't just move on. But he chose to stay with me and bonded himself to me. He's been with me since I was three, it's just normal for me now." She glanced at the sphere and smirked; she couldn't help teasing him, "Couldn't get rid of him if I wanted to." she stuck her tongue out at him playfully.
Bix vibrated at her playfully angry, "Brat." She heard him say.
Bickslow looked between the two of them and understanding dawned within him, it hadn't been her magic at all. It had been a fully grown and experienced Seith mage. That mage's power must have been exponential to have performed that connection spell even as he was dying. Especially with his own soul. Well that at least answered that question, this kid wasn't a dark mage in training. Not that he imagined the soul was dark, but if anything, this kid would have been the victim in this scenario.
His curiosity was sated for now, "Alright babies, why don't you go get the master."
Zera watched with excited eyes as five wooden totems flew up and circled around Bickslow chanting, "Master, master, master." Before flying towards the door.
"They can talk!" Zera exclaimed excitedly as she watched them fly off, "How do you make them talk?" she asked.
"Yeah, I had noticed yours had stayed unusually quiet, but I had figured that was because you were unconscious." Bickslow said with a shrug before continuing, "But if you're not a Seith mage making them talk would be rather difficult. How much are you able to control your totem?"
Neither of them really noticed the door opening and the Master, Gajeel, and Levy coming back into the room. Zera thought for a moment before answering his question, "Well we share a telepathic connection so we can talk to each other that way. I've learned just enough Seith magic to be able to control B… my totem slightly. Now full control, but I can nudge him in the direction I want." It was probably best to refrain from calling him by his name quite yet. She continued, "Though he usually just does his own thing. So, pretty much just the base minimum. The first thing I learned though was how to give him his own body. It took me a couple years of studying it along side my own magic, but I eventually got it. Until that point, he just kinda followed me around and nagged at me a lot. I used wooden totems at first, but then my uncle pointed out that a metal totem would be a lot more compatible with my magic. Plus, it would be a lot less destructible. The wooden totems got destroyed quite a bit and it's a pain to keep putting him inside new totems."
"Makes sense I guess." Bickslow said with a shrug. If she had a soul tether to a previous Seith mage, then his magic would probably give her own a boost to help her access a second type of magic.
"Wait, you're not a Seith mage?" Makarov asked, surprise tinting his voice.
Zera jumped slightly at the unexpected new voice but shook her head, "Nope, like I told your guild mate. I practice lightning magic. I'm a lightning mage." Lightning sparked around her as proof once again, "See." She said without looking towards who had spoken. When she did turn to look however her eyes went wide, and tears pooled within them. No way, she hadn't even thought about it with being this far in the past. Being back so far meant this was before the first war with Alvarez. That meant her grandpa Makarov was still alive. She would get to meet her grandpa!
Makarov's eyes went wide and he started panicking slightly as tears started running down the child's cheeks as she caught sight of him, "Ah, child. Are you alright?"
Zera nodded and started rubbing at her eyes, "I'm fine. Really, I'm sorry. I don't mean to cry…. It's just…" how was she to explain? She kept whipping the tears from her eyes, she had always wanted to meet her grandpa Makarov. She had heard so many stories from all of her family members about how great her grandpa used to be.
"I am sorry to have to question you so soon after you have woken up, but I do need answers." He felt bad having to ask while she was crying, but he needed to know. For the safety of his guild, "How do you have our guild mark child?"
She looked up at him with wide, tear-filled eyes. She glanced at her shoulder and realized that her wound had gotten rewrapped and her guild mark was in full view. These people wouldn't know her, so her having a guild mark would be beyond suspicious. Oh god what was she supposed to say?
She felt Bix trying to contact her through the link and she opened it up, "Tell them. Tell them everything kid, they might not believe you at first. But they will eventually."
"Even your younger self? Do you really want him to know that he is going to die?" Zera asked glancing at Bickslow.
"That is not necessarily this Bickslow's fate. That lady that sent us here said that the timeline would split the moment that we showed up here. That means that we can warn this version of Fairy Tail and maybe they can save their future. Ours will always be what it is, but perhaps we can save them." Bix explained.
"Is it really the best idea to let everyone know?" Zera asked uncertainly, "That could get a bit dangerous."
"So, make the old man swear to secrecy, nothing you say in this room leaves it. He should accept to those terms. He's pretty understanding all things considered. That would mean everyone in this room would know, but nobody else unless you choose to tell them." Bix compromised.
"Hmm. That could work. Okay Bix, I'm trusting you on this." Zera said before turning her attention back to her grandpa, a serious look on her face.
Makarov had guessed about her having a conversion with her totem, and he let her. He could be patient; she was probably a bit scared. When she turned serious eyes back onto him, he knew she had made up her mind. "Child?"
"First of all, what I have to say will seem outlandish and hard to believe, but everything I have to say is true. Second of all, I want your word that everything I say will not leave this room. At least for now." Zera pleaded.
Makarov saw how serious she was about this and nodded his head in agreement, "As long as what you say doesn't threaten any of my children, nothing you say will leave this room. We will also do our best to believe your words."
Zera took a deep calming breath before starting, "First of all, my name is Zera. My partner over there, his name is Bix."
"Nice to meet you Zera." Makarov said before turning to Bickslow and Bix, huh their names were similar, what were the odds? "By the way Bickslow I believe you can release the totem. He won't do anything I don't think."
Zera nodded quickly in agreement, "Yeah Bix won't do anything, I promise. I'll even keep hold of him myself." It would settle her mind a bit to have hold of her friend. She always felt better when she hugged him.
Bickslow shrugged, "Sure." And without hesitation release his hold on the totem both physically and magically. The totem floated in front of him briefly before rushing into the waiting arms of his mage. Bickslow smiled as the kid, Zera, hugged her spirit to her and the spirit was practically vibrating with happiness. It was a nice sign to see. The kid couldn't be dark if she treated her spirit well.
"Thank you." She said before clearing her throat, "Now I want you to let me finish before you say anything. And I know that you'll want to deny what I say, the moment I say my first thing. But please refrain. This will take forever if I'm continuously interrupted."
Makarov nodded in understanding, "That is acceptable, we'll try and hold our tongues."
Zera took a deep breath before just plunging right in, "I believe that I am from the future. I am from the year 807 and we are currently at war with Alvarez and Zeref. I got sent here by a combination of one of Zeref's demons and a lady that rescued me from where the demon sent me. I'm not sure how I'm going to get home, but the lady said it was possible. You wouldn't know about me since I got my guild mark years from now." She didn't really know how much more to explain, but she could see the disbelief on their faces. How was she going to convince them? Then she remembered what she had on her, "Wait I can prove it, well kinda. Where is my bag? There is a book in there that has proof I can show you."
Even though they obviously didn't believe her yet the younger version of Aunt Levy moved toward the bed next to hers and Zera finally noticed all of stuff strewn across the bed. The guild book was at the center of it and a small smirk appeared on her face, they had obviously been trying to open it. They wouldn't be able to though. Dozens of these books had been made, one for each Fairy Tail member. Each book was linked to its owner's own magic so only its owner could open it. They all automatically updated as well with any information put into the master book. Levy was actually the one to invent this in the future, the master copy was kept with her. Copies of it given to the rest of the guild members. Each allied guild had its own version of the book, unique for their guild. Fairy Tail's book consisted of battle plans, a complete member list, locations of hidden safehouses, and her personal favorite family pictures. Each family had their own page, even if someone didn't have a family, they still had their own page. She could show them those pages, the future families of Fairy Tail. Or at least her Fairy Tail's present, with the timeline splitting it could change some. Especially if she was able to give information to keep certain people alive.
Levy picked up the book and gave a small pout, "Is this what you want? What kind of spell is on this thing? Nobody could open it."
"Yup that's the one. You wouldn't have been able to, only I can open it." She took hold of the book from Levy. She sent a small bit of her magic into the book as she opened the cover, with no resistance. She smiled at them, "See? It locks onto my magical signature and that is what opens the book."
Levy's eyes lit up, "That is genius! I need to talk to the person who came up with that."
Zera let out a laugh, "Well you'll have to wait a few more years then."
Levy pouted, "The person who invented the spell isn't alive yet?"
Zera shook her head, "No, their alive. They just haven't come up with it yet."
"Well, who invents it then?"
Zera smirked, "You do." Levy's eyes went wide in disbelief and wonder, "We needed a way to keep certain things secret from the enemy and you eventually came up with this alternative. This is a magical version of the master copy, and it will automatically update with whatever is added to the master copy. Which you also invented. You are our main source of information and are protected at all costs. Only you are able to update the master copy, so if you fall… well Fairy Tail would soon follow. We're able to send messages to the main copy, but not to other copies. It's a one-way road of communication."
Levy stared at her in shock, "I… I invent two new spells?"
Zera laughed slightly, "You have no idea how important you become to us in the future. Never doubt yourself Aunt Levy. You are an amazing mage, and well, I look up to you a lot. A lot of us younger generation does."
Levy's entire face turned red in embarrassment. She decided to shelve that for now and decided to question something else, "Aunt Levy?" Levy didn't have any siblings so why was she calling her aunt? Her knowing her name did help her start to believe the kid. Nobody had introduced themselves to her.
Zera shrugged slightly, completely amused by how easily flustered the younger version of Levy was, "Everyone in Fairy Tail is a family. I call everyone Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, Gramps, or Gran. All of us younger kids do."
"If you are telling the truth, it's nice to know that Fairy Tail never loses its way even through dark times." Makarov said fondly.
"So, how's that book supposed to make us believe ya?" Gajeel grumbled out.
Zera pouted at him, "Just for that I'll start with you." She flipped to the Redfox family page and flipped the book around so they all could see, "This is your family in the future. Gajeel and Levy get married. They also have two kids; Liam who is eleven only six months older than me and is my absolute best friend in the whole wide world, and Evelyn who is six." She glanced back up to see both Gajeel and Levy completely red faced, she could practically see steam above their heads from how warm their faces were, "Believe me now?"
As much as none of them really wanted to, especially saying that they were at war in the future, the proof was indeed there. The two people in the picture were indeed an older version of the dragon slayer and solid script mage. The two kids in the picture were adorable. The boy, Liam, was leaning against his mom. His arms were crossed and he was smirking at the camera. He looked a lot like his father, though he had Levy's blue hair tied into a low pony tail at the base of his neck. The girl, Evelyn, was sitting on her father's shoulder and she was absolutely beaming at the camera. She had spiky black hair that fell down her back and olive-green eyes, the same as Levy. It was clear that it these two kids were the offspring of the two red faced members in the room. "Liam uses Iron maker magic and Eve is studying script magic under her mom."
"Dear Mavis." Makarov said in wonder as he looked at the future of Fairy Tail. She wasn't lying, there was no way that she could have faked a photo to that magnitude. He looked at her with new eyes, if she really was from the future, and he was starting to really believe her. Whose child was she? He voiced his thoughts at looked at her.
A blush appeared on Zera's face and she looked down at the book, "Why don't we end with me? I can show you the others."
She quickly turned to the Fullbuster page, "Grey marries Juvia and they also have two kids; Silver whose ten, and April whose eight." Silver was almost a clone to his dad, though he had his mom's eyes. April looked a lot like her mom though she had black hair and eyes. "Silver is a water mage like his mom, while April chose to follow her dad into ice maker magic." She continued explaining.
Bickslow belted out his signature laugh, "Oh, I'm sure Juvia was over the moon about that."
She gave them a moment to look at the family before moving onto the next. She flipped to the Dragneel page, "Natsu marries Lucy, they have four kids at the moment but Auntie Lucy is pregnant again right now. Her first kid is Nali, she's a fire dragon slayer just like her dad." Nali was a major town boy keeping her bright pink hair short and wild, her brown eyes shining in excitement. "Igneel is their second child, he is seven. He has fire magic as well though he isn't a dragon slayer." Igneel has messy hair as well though it was blonde, his eyes were the same black as his dad. He was super shy as he was hiding behind Lucy in the photo. "Then there is Layla and Mavis, the twins. They just turned three a couple months ago. Layla is just showing signs of having fire magic as well. Lucy said that Mavis is showing potential to become a celestial mage. Lucy plans on handing her keys down to her when she retires." Both of the twins had light pink hair and black eyes. They were holding hands and sending the camera mischievous grins, "We call them the terror twins because they are always causing grief around them."
"Holy crap Lu-Lu has so many kids, and she's having another one?" Levy said shocked, though happy for her best friend.
Gajeel noticed something about Natsu that made him frown slightly, "What happened to Natsu's face?"
"Oh, he got that scar during the first war when he fought Zeref one on one." Zera explained as she flipped to the next family page. The Conbolt's, "Romeo and Wendy recently got married, about three years ago and they have one kid. Ava is two years old and she's showing signs of having wind magic. We aren't sure if she's going to be a dragon slayer or not yet. Same as Layla actually." Ava had purple hair tied up in tiny pig-tails. Her black eyes shined happily as she clung to her dad.
Makarov's eyes grew wide, "Romeo and Wendy? Really? I didn't see that one coming, it's so odd seeing them old enough to have kids." Romeo grew up to look a lot like his dad and Wendy looked exactly like her Edolas self.
Once again Zera paused to let the memorize things before flipping to the next family. She turned to the Fernandes page, "Erza and Jellal get married and they have two kids, but Erza is pregnant again. Victoria and Simon are twins and they are nine. Simon uses requip like his mom. Vic uses energy magic. She can shoot off beams, exploding spheres, and whips of energy. Plus, she's starting to get the hang of getting using platforms of energy to fly around on or use as steps." Victoria had long blue hair while Simon had short and neat red. They both had dark brown eyes.
"Jellal!" Levy shouted in surprise.
Zera tilted her head, "Well yeah. They are really sweet together actually. I mean, why not Uncle Jellal?"
They all shared a look, Jellal must have redeemed himself in the future, "Ah, it's not important child." Makarov said.
Zera shrugged before moving onto the next group, "Uncle Elfman married Aunt Evergreen. Actually, not too long from this point in time, a year at the most I'd guess. They have two kids; Fey who just turned fourteen, and Lily who is seven. Fey uses fairy magic just like her mom." She had long and straight white hair, brown eyes, and a look of superiority about her. Zera looked a bit uncomfortable, as she said, "She has pretty strong magic and takes fighting the enemy seriously. But, um… how do I put this nicely? She can be a bit full of herself, and she likes to boss everyone around her around. She takes patience to be around." She explained with a shrug. "Lily however is an absolute sweet heart, she's practicing takeover magic." Lily had light brown hair and dark blue eyes and was happily hugging her dad around the neck in the photo.
"Well I think everyone saw that one coming." Gajeel chuckled and Levy quickly agreed.
"The next is Freed and Cana." Zera said flipping to their page. She didn't notice everyone's eyes grow wide as she found the Justine family page. Freed and Cana was even more bizarre than Romeo and Wendy. "They only have one kid; his name is Lucas and he's eight. He's a pretty calm kid and he is learning both of his parent's magic actually. He's extremely smart and a bit of a prodigy." Lucas has same color hair as his mom and bright blue eyes like his dad. His long hair was tied into a low ponytail and it fell to the middle of his back. Everyone noticed Freed's hair and shock filled their system. He had super short hair, barely falling around his ears. What had made Freed cut his hair, he was super proud of his long hair.
"The last major one with one member from our guild is Aunt Lisanna. Lisanna had a falling out with, her sister, and spends most of her time at the Sabretooth guild. She actually married the master of Sabretooth, Sting. They have two kids; Emmie who's six, and Kara who's four. Emmie practices takeover magic, while Kara inherited her dad's white dragon slayer magic." Emmie had bright blonde hair and blue eyes. Kara had white hair with blue eyes.
Zera turned the book to face herself and flipped to her own family page. She felt tears start forming in her eyes and she quickly blinked them away before they would hopefully notice. She took a deep calming breath, "Then I guess there is my family." She steadied herself for the upcoming reaction before turning the book to show them her page, "My dad is Laxus Dreyar, the ninth master of Fairy Tail, and my mom is Mirajane Dreyar, Fairy Tail's strongest female mage. My full name is Zera Dreyar, I was named after first master Mavis' best friend and I am almost eleven years old. I have a younger brother whose name is Makarov, in honor of well…" she looked up at Makarov and saw his tear pooled eyes, "You."
The room was silent, absolutely silent. Makarov took a step towards her, "You are… I am…" he couldn't seem to finish a sentence.
So, Zera looked at him with slightly weary eyes, "Hello great grandpa. It's nice to finally meet you."
