Chapter 1: Her Return

'Thinking' – thoughts

"Speaking" – speech

'Thinking' – Dragon/God/Beast thinking

"Speaking" - Dragon/God/Beast speaking

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters they are property of Hiro Masima.

Hey guys, this is a little Christmas gift from me to you. I couldn't really think of a way I can easily incorporate a Christmas tale in one of my two stories since I don't want to interrupt the flow there and I had already started dabbling on this story, more details on where I got the idea from in the endnotes. So here are the first two chapters, I wanted to release three, but sadly Christmas dinner took longer than expected so I'm not done there yet. Anyway, I'll upload the next chapter as soon as I'm done. Enjoy this story guys.

-In Magnolia Forest-

The Fairy Tail mages were standing in the rain. They had just returned to Earthland from their adventure in the parallel universe known as Edolas.

Natsu Dragneel, a handsome young man with spiky pink hair and onyx coloured eyes, wearing his signature scaly white scarf, a yellow sleeveless shirt with a blue X on the front that showed his red Fairy Tail mark on his right shoulder, a black waistcoat, white baggy pants and simple sandals.

Lucy Heartfilia, a beautiful girl with long blond hair, brown eyes and a voluptuous body, wearing a turquoise bikini top with yellow waves on it along with a matching turquoise skirt, a belt around her hips with a key pouch and a black cloak over her shoulders and on the back of her right hand was a pink Fairy Tail mark.

Gray Fullbuster, a handsome young man with black hair and dark blue eyes, wearing a black pair of pants tucked into black boots. His upper body had no clothing on revealing his navy blue Fairy Tail mark on his right pectoral and a silver, cross-shaped ornament chain around his neck.

Erza Scarlet, a beautiful woman with long scarlet hair, brown eyes and a voluptuous body, wearing what remained of her Armadura Fairy armour after a hard-fought battle with her Edolas counterpart. What was left was a light pink skirt, a dark red bikini top her sandals and her pink arm and leg guards. Her blue Fairy Tail mark was visible on her left arm.

Wendy Marvell, a petite girl with long dark blue hair and brown eyes, wearing a red top with white lines over her shoulders and a yellow bow across her chest as well as a black skirt along with long socks and sandals. Her blue Fairy mark that was on her right shoulder was covered by her shirt.

Gajeel Redfox, A tall man with long black spiky hair, red eyes and multiple metal studs on various places on his body, wearing a long black overcoat with no sleeves and white pants tucked into black boots his black Fairy Tail mark could be seen on his left shoulder.

And finally Happy and Carla, a blue and white exceed respectively. Happy was wearing maroon pants and a beige button-up shirt with his green knapsack tied around his neck while Carla was wearing a light blue top, dark navy blue skirt and a red tie, while also having a pink bow on the end of her tail.

They were discussing what they should tell the guild of what happened during this adventure.

"Why bother telling them anything since they don't have a clue that anything even happened," Gray said.

"That is a good point but don't you think we should tell them about Mystogan, he was our guildmate after all," Erza said.

"We got a problem, where the heck is my cat, where is Lily?" Gajeel asked.

"Are you blind I am right here," a small black exceed with round ears, a white muzzle, wearing a pair of green pants, black shoes and bandages around his middle. The black exceed was holding on to a rope.

"Why are you so tiny?" all the Fairy Tail mages asked in unison. Lily or Panther Lily was a large muscular humanoid exceed that stood as tall as Gajeel when they were in Edolas, so seeing him the same shape and size as the other exceeds came as a shock.

"Unfortunately it seems that my previous physique was not well suited for Earthland," Lily said.

"Doesn't that bother you?" Carla asked her fellow exceed.

"Normally it would, however now I want to join the guild that took care of my prince. You promised me, you said you would get me in Gajeel, can you really?" Lily asked pointing at Gajeel.

"Gi Hi, of course, you can buddy," Gajeel smirked.

"Now on an unrelated note, I happened to come across a suspicious person. Come here," Lily pulled on the rope he was holding.

"Hold on, it's not what you think. Please let me explain," a female voice said. Lily tugged on the rope again, pulling a beautiful girl with short white hair, blue eyes and a well-developed body while not being as voluptuous as the other girls present. She was wearing a blue tank top with crossed straps and a longer skirt. Her white Fairy Tail mark was on her left thigh. She also had a pair of white gloves on.

"I'm not suspicious, I'm a member of Fairy Tail too," the girl said. Natsu had a shocked expression on his face when he saw who it was.

"It's Lisanna…" Natsu said quietly in disbelief.

"Wow, she looks just like…" Gray started to say in shock.

"…Lisanna," Erza finished Gray's thought.

"It can't be…" Happy said in a shaky voice.

"Perhaps she's the one from Edolas?" Carla asked, thinking of an explanation as to why the girl they were all told died two years ago was now back.

"How in the world did she end up here?" Lucy asked.

"What should we do?" Wendy asked her own question.

Lisanna looked up and made eye contact with a still shocked Natsu. Natsu didn't move a muscle and could only look on in disbelief at his childhood friend he thought was dead.

"Natsu," Lisanna called out in joy and jumped on him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her sudden actions caught Natsu completely off guard and they fell over with Lisanna on top of Natsu. Tears of joy began to form in her eyes as she looked down into Natsu's onyx eyes.

"Natsu, it's you. I thought I would never see you again," Lisanna said with tears dripping down her face. As her tears hit Natsu's face he was brought out of his shock. He immediately wrapped his arms around Lisanna and pulled her into a tight hug.

"I-I thought I lost you," Natsu whispered into her ear while holding her tight. Lisanna's heartbeat increased dramatically at the closeness she was now sharing with Natsu.

"Wait, are you our Lisanna?" Gray asked the question that was on everyone's mind but Natsu's. Lisanna managed to loosen the hold Natsu had on her and the two of them sat up, with Natsu still holding on to her afraid that if he let go she would disappear.

"Yeah," Lisanna said with tears still present in her eyes.

"Hold on, our Lisanna died two years ago and she couldn't possibly be resuscitated," Erza reasoned.

"She's my Lisanna, she's our Lisanna," Natsu said, whispering the first part so that only Lisanna could hear before raising his voice for the second part.

"The truth is, I didn't actually die that day. Two years ago I was pulled into the Anima and then I awoke in Edolas. I recognised everyone and they welcomed me as if I was their Lisanna. It seemed like they thought I came back from the dead. I think the Anima pulled me in to fill a void in Edolas left there by the Edolas Lisanna dying. I couldn't find it in my heart to tell them the truth. I apologized for some confusion and said it was due to memory loss, after a while I was able to fit in quite well. Then six days ago Natsu and Happy showed up,' Lisanna explained.

"Why didn't you tell us the truth back then?" Happy asked.

"I was so relieved to see you alive only to think that you weren't my Lisanna," Natsu whispered to her again and pulled her into another warm hug. Lisanna felt her heartbreak at those words and returned the hug.

"I'm sorry, it just wasn't the right time. I was torn between you and Edolas' Mira and Elfman. I didn't want to hurt them again but when we were pulled out of Edolas they said they knew I wasn't their Lisanna and told me to go back home," Lisanna explained.

"We should probably get back to the rest of the guild," Erza said. She along with everyone else was still trying to process that Lisanna basically returned from the dead.

-At Kardia Cathedral-

Two figures were standing before a grave with the name Lisanna on it. One was a tall, muscular man with spiky white hair and the other was a beautiful young woman with long white hair with a small ponytail on her forehead, large blue eyes and a voluptuous body. This was Elfman and Mirajane Strauss, older brother and sister of Lisanna. They were both wearing dark coloured clothing and paying respect to their dead sister.

"Mira, it's me. Hey big brother Elf," someone called out to them. They were both stunned silent as they saw their little sister running to them. Tears of joy started streaming down their faces as they were both caught in a loving hug by Lisanna.

The touching family reunion was spectated by the Fairy Tail mages who went on the Edolas journey.

-The next morning at the Fairy Tail guildhall-

Lisanna walked into the guild hall followed by the mages who went to Edolas and her siblings. Shock filled the faces of everyone present as they saw their guildmate, who they tough was dead walk into the guild.

"Lisanna, you can fill me in on the other details another time, the rest of you as well. But for today we celebrate your return to your guild," a small old man with white hair around the edge of his head and no hair on top of his head, a white moustache and caring black eyes, wearing a beige cloak over a white shirt and blue pants.

The guild burst out in a party to celebrate Lisanna's return to the guild. Lisanna was surprised at the changes that the guild went through, especially Mira who was completely different from her previous punk girl personality that inspired fear in all to her friendly new barmaid personality.

Soon a guild brawl began that was a result of Natsu and Gajeel arguing about who had the best cat. Lisanna smiled during the brawl, knowing she was finally home.

Late at night most of the guild members were sleeping after the long party. Natsu was one of the few that were still awake along with Mira, Elfman, Lisanna, Lucy and Happy.

"Hey Lisanna can you come with me please," Natsu asked his childhood friend.

"Sure thing Natsu, Mira, Elfman I will meet you guys at home," Lisanna said. She and Natsu left the guild and Lucy could see that Natsu had grabbed hold of Lisanna's hand and that she had intertwined her fingers with his, she could also see the light blush that was on both their faces.

"Those two, off on their own again," Mira said in a nostalgic tone with a smile.

"What were they like when they were younger?" Lucy asked, curious about the relationship Natsu and Lisanna had.

"They were practically inseparable. They spent all their spare time together when they didn't have a mission to go on, and I know Lisanna had a crush on Natsu from the moment he came to the guild," Mira giggled.

Something about this bothered Lucy but she decided to ignore the feeling for the moment. She decided on heading home and asking Natsu to join her on a mission tomorrow seeing that her rent is due soon.

-With Natsu and Lisanna-

Natsu was leading Lisanna up a hill on the edge of Magnolia. Lisanna was curious as to where Natsu was taking her. Soon they came upon a grass hut with a small gravestone in front of it.

"Do you remember this place, where we cared for Happy's egg?" Natsu asked as he glanced at Lisanna. He could see a tear dorm in her eye and a smile growing on her face.

"Yes, I remember, we were our own little family," Lisanna said with a smile then she noticed the tombstone.

"Was that for me?" Lisanna asked, pointing at the stone.

"Yes, I thought you would have liked it here, but now you are back," Natsu said with a sad smile which was quickly replaced with a happy one.

"Oh, I have an idea. Wait here for a moment then come in," Lisanna said as she crawled into the little hut.

Natsu was confused for a moment but followed her instructions. As he crawled into the hut he saw Lisanna sitting on the grassy carpet they had made when they were kids.

"Welcome home dear," Lisanna greeted him with a bright smile in the same way they did as when they were children.

"I'm home honey," Natsu replied with a smile. Soon the two of them were reminiscing on all the time they had spent together before Lisanna was thought to have died.

"How about we go on a mission tomorrow?" Natsu asked as he laid down on the surprisingly comfortable grass mat.

"I would like that very much," Lisanna replied before lying down as well. Both of them soon fell asleep.

-The next morning-

Natsu was the first to wake up and felt a weight on his chest. When he opened his eyes and looked down he saw the angelic sleeping face of Lisanna snuggling into his chest. Natsu couldn't help but smile down at the girl. He was afraid that her returning was all a dream but now he knew it was real.

Natsu allowed Lisanna to sleep on him while he waited for her to wake up. It didn't take too long before he saw her beautiful blue eyes opening.

"Good morning honey," Natsu greeted her with a soft smile.

"Good morning dear," Lisanna replied with a smile. After a few seconds, they both burst out laughing.

"Well, I'll go get us a mission and meet you at your home?" Natsu suggested.

"Sure thing, I'll meet you there," Lisanna replied with a happy smile. Soon the two of them crawled out and headed to their respective destinations.

-At the Fairy Tail guildhall-

All the mages were waking up and starting their daily routine of finding a mission or enjoying a conversation with a friend when Natsu entered through the doors. He went straight for the request board and started looking for a job for him and Lisanna.

While Natsu was looking at the available requests Lucy also made her entrance. She quickly spotted Natsu at the request board and joined him.

"Hi Natsu, what mission will we take. I need enough to cover my rent," Lucy greeted him and started joining him in looking for a suitable job.

"Sorry Lucy, but I'm taking a request with Lisanna today," Natsu said, while still looking at the request board.

"But how will I pay my rent?" Lucy asked.

"Why don't you ask Gray or Erza to join you, or take a solo request?" Natsu answered her question with one of his own. Lucy was unable to formulate an answer before Natsu found a request and took it to Mira who was already manning the bar.

"Hey Mira, can you validate this request?" Natsu asked the white-haired barmaid.

"Sure thing Natsu, I assume Lucy will be joining you?" Mira asked since she saw them at the request board together.

"No, I'm going with Lisanna," Natsu answered with a smile.

"I see, and I presume she was with you when she didn't return last night. I know nothing happened to her," Mira said in a too-sweet tone that told Natsu that if anything bad happened he will be dead before anyone could aid him.

"Nothing bad happened at all, we were just talking and fell asleep in the hut we made when we looked after Happy, speaking of which where is he?" Natsu asked with a slight amount of fear of upsetting the barmaid.

"I took him home with me when the two of you didn't return. He was still asleep when I left but I made sure to leave him a nice fish for breakfast," Mira replied with a genuine smile.

"Thank you, Mira, mind looking after him till we return?" Natsu requested.

"Not at all," Mira replied. And with that Natsu was out the door. Lucy walked over to Mira without a request since Erza and Gray weren't here yet.

"Done you have rent due soon?" Mira asked as she saw Lucy without a request.

"Yes, but there isn't a mission I can go on, on my own that would cover it and normally I would go with Natsu on one that had enough of a reward," Lucy whined. She could accept that Natsu wanted to spend some time with the first friend he made in the guild but she really needed him to help with a job for her rent money.

"Well, there are lots of other members who you can ask," Mira advised, gesturing around the guildhall.

"I'll just wait for Gray or Erza to show up," Lucy replied and went to sit at one of the tables.

'Seems like someone is jealous of my little sister getting all the attention from Natsu,' Mira giggled, her demon side rearing its terrifying head.

Lucy waited around the entire day talking to her petite, blue-haired friend and fellow bookworm Levy McGarden. When the sun was starting to set the doors opened with an all too familiar shout from the guild's favourite Dragon Slayer.

"We're back," Natsu happily called out as he kicked the guild doors open with a smiling Lisanna next to him.

"How'd the mission go Natsu?" Mira asked the two as they walked to the bar.

"It went great, we managed to beat the bad guys up, no problem," Natsu said with a big grin.

"And there wasn't any damage done so we could collect the entire reward," Lisanna added with her own grin.

"My, my and what was able to reign in our destructive little Dragon?" Mira asked in surprise but with a smile as she heard that Natsu didn't even destroy anything.

"Well I didn't want anything bad to happen to Lisanna so I was just careful," Natsu mumbled softly but Mira heard what he said.

"Why don't I get the two of you something to eat and drink, you must be tired after your mission," Mira suggested with a smile.

"Yes please," Natsu and Lisanna said simultaneously before looking at one another and bursting out in a fit of laughter. Mira smiled at the sweet sight in front of her before heading to the kitchen to prepare some food for the two.

Lucy decided this was an opportune moment to approach Natsu and ask him if he would go on a mission with her the following day.

"Hey Natsu, are you up for a mission tomorrow?" Lucy asked as she approached the two childhood friends who were having a friendly chat about their mission.

"Oh hey Lucy, no sorry I promised to show Lisanna a few places that changed while she was away," Natsu replied with an apologetic smile.

"But I have rent to pay…" Lucy sulked.

"Didn't you go on a mission today?" Natsu asked confused.

"No, I waited for you to return but now it's too late," Lucy said in a sad tone.

"But why didn't you ask someone else, I'm sure there are plenty of people who would have joined you?" Lisanna asked.

"I-I… Whatever," Lucy tried to come up with a reason but couldn't and just walked away.

"Well, that was weird…" Natsu said before returning to the conversation he had with Lisanna.

For the next week, the same routine would continue with Natsu spending all his time with Lisanna while Lucy continued to get more annoyed with him since her rent wasn't being paid. She began to resent Lisanna for stealing Natsu from her, even though there was nothing going on between them.

-Early in the morning a few weeks after Lisanna returned-

For one the entire Team Natsu was at the guildhall. Last night Natsu had come up to them and suggested that they all take a mission together today.

"So Natsu any idea on what mission we should take?" Erza asked the pink-haired man as they all sat around the table.

"Not really, will you go pick one? I also want to invite Lisanna to join us if that's all right with you?" Natsu asked his team.

"I have no problems with that," Gray replied in a neutral tone.

"I think it would be great to go on a mission with her," Wendy smiled as she replied to Natsu's question.

'Why would you want her to come along, she has been hogging you ever since she returned,' Lucy thought bitterly but didn't say anything.

"Seems like everyone is happy with her joining. I'll go get a mission while you get her Natsu," Erza replied and made her way over to the request board.

Once everyone was ready they set out on their dark guild exterminations job. The team split up into smaller groups once they reached the location the dark guild was at with Erza, Gray and Natsu going to confront the dark guild with Wendy and the exceeds supporting them while Lucy and Lisanna went to aid the captives that the guild had.

After dealing with the dark guild Natsu, Erza, Gray, Wendy and the exceeds waited outside for the other two to join them. They were not prepared to see a badly bruised Lucy limping out of the building. Natsu immediately went to her quickly followed by Happy, which made Lucy get a happy smile.

"Where is Lisanna?" Natsu asked in a panicked voice. This caused Lucy to lose her smile. Natsu didn't wait for an answer when he saw her smile being lost and immediately took off into the guildhall.

"What happened?" Erza asked Lucy as she helped her up while Wendy rushed over to heal her.

"I-It was Lisanna, she attacked me when I released the last of the captives. She went crazy, saying that no one will believe me that she attacked me and that I should know my place beneath her boots. I was only able to escape since I caught her off guard with Virgo," Lucy cried as she told them why she was injured.

Everyone was shocked to hear that the kind and caring Lisanna would have been able to become so devious and evil.

"Are you sure about this?" Erza asked, not wanting to believe that sweet Lisanna was capable of doing something like this.

"She was in a different world for two years, maybe something there changed her?" Gray offered an explanation.

"We will have to tell the master about this," Erza said and began to head to the train station.

"What about Natsu and Lisanna?" Wendy asked.

"They can catch up with us later, for now, I would prefer to keep Lisanna and Lucy separate until we can figure out exactly what happened," Erza said as she walked off. Wendy soon followed with Gray helping Lucy along.

-With Natsu as he rushed inside the guildhall-

Natsu sped down the hall, following Lisanna's scent. He entered a large room and saw Lisanna, unconscious on the floor. He rushed over to her and immediately checked he vitals. Letting out a huge sigh of relief once he knew she was still alive he scanned the room to see if there were any dark mages around that might have hurt her.

Natsu sat down beside Lisanna and moved her head to his lap so that she could have a comfortable pillow. Happy silently sat on Natsu's head as quickly fell asleep once he knew Lisanna was okay. Natsu gently stroked her hair while he waited. He knew that if his team wanted him they would come looking for him or they would go and get the reward for the mission and he would meet up with them later. Whatever they did he didn't care about that right now. For now, all his attention was on Lisanna and keeping her safe.

About an hour later Lisanna began to stir and let out a pained groan.

"Lisanna what happened, are you okay?" Natsu asked as soon as her eyes opened.

"I think I'm okay, my head hurt a bit but other than that I'm fine. I don't remember what happened, one moment I was pointing the last of the captives to the exit and then I felt a heavy blow to the back of my head. Then I woke up here," Lisanna recounted what happened.

"Let's get back to the guild," Natsu said as he stood up. He offered his hand to Lisanna who happily took it but when he pulled her up her legs started to give in. Natsu quickly caught her and picked her up bridal style.

"Don't worry, I got you. I'll carry you back to the train, you just rest," Natsu kindly told the girl in his arms with a soft smile.

"Thank you," Lisanna replied with a blush as she leaned her head against his chest. She was quickly lulled to sleep by his natural body heat along with the gentle rhythm of his heartbeat.

-In a dark alleyway-

"So you just want me to wear this wig and attack you?" a cloaked figure asked the girl in front of him.

"Yes, be sure to be seen fleeing, but don't allow anyone to see exactly who you are, only let them see the white hair," a female voice said from beneath a cloak.

-At the Fairy Tail guild hall a few days later-

Ever since the incident concerning Lucy and Lisanna Master Makarov ordered them not to be near one another or go on missions together. Lisanna denied all accusation Lucy made against her. Throughout the tale, Natsu glared at Lucy as she told her side. He stayed quiet throughout the entire ordeal.

The guild had split opinions on who to belief with most people siding with Lucy while only Natsu, Mira and Elfman sided with Lisanna and some members were opting to stay out of this dispute such as the other Dragon Slayers and the Thunder Legion.

Wendy didn't know what to believe since she didn't know Lisanna but she trusted Natsu more than anyone so she was torn, thus deciding not to get involved. For the next week, nothing major happened, Natsu, Happy, Carla and Wendy went on missions with Lisanna while Erza and Gray joined Lucy on the missions she needed help with.

As the seventh day after the incident rolled by Gray stormed into the guildhall with a frantic expression on his face.

"Lucy's been hurt bad," he said frantically. Levy and her team, Jet and Droy, a spiky orange-haired man and a black-haired man with his hair styled into a fishtail shape respectively, rushed to help her.

They took her to the infirmary and asked some of the locals what happened. They all said that after Lucy was attacked, a person with short white hair was seen running from the scene.

Once Makarov entered the guildhall he was immediately taken to the infirmary where he was informed about what happened. He was enraged at what just happened and went to sit at the bar, keeping his eyes glued to the door.

It didn't take too long before a pink-haired male entered followed by a white-haired female.

"Lisanna, come here immediately," Makarov ordered in a stern and mincing voice.

"What's up gramps?" Natsu asked as he walked over, followed by Lisanna.

"Nothing that concerns you, my boy," Makarov replied to Natsu before turning his angry gaze on Lisanna.

"Lucy was attacked a few minutes ago," Makarov said in a stern tone.

"That's awful, I hope she's all right," Lisanna replied in worry. She didn't hold what Lucy accused her of against thee girl, thinking maybe she was filling in the blanks of whoever attacked them by placing Lisanna in the role of the attacker because she was the only other person there as far as they knew.

"Don't play games Lisanna, we have witnesses saying that a white-haired individual was seen running from the scene," Makarov said with an angry glare.

"That's absurd, she was with me the entire time," Natsu yelled in anger.

"Silence, I already told you this doesn't concern you," Makarov shouted. By this time word had spread across the guild and everyone was listening to what transpired. Most of the people glared at Lisanna while the neutral parties didn't show their emotions and Mira and Elfman looked on in shock.

"Lisanna, for attacking a guildmate without cause I hereby banish you from the guild. If you are seen in this town after today you will be treated as an enemy of the guild," Makarov said in a stern tone. He swiped his hand from left to right and everyone could see Lisanna's guild mark disappear.

Lisanna started to tear up. Mira and Elfman began shouting at the master that he was being too harsh. Natsu was just standing there with his hair covering his eyes. At this moment Lucy came out of the infirmary with the help of Erza and Gray.

"My decision is final, Lisanna is banished from the guild," Makarov stated in a tone that didn't allow any argument.

"If she's going then so am I," Mira yelled with tears in her eyes. Elfman quickly agreed with his sister. Their family will not be separated again.

"Are you sure about this?" Makarov asked the two Strauss siblings.

"We will not leave her, so you can go ahead and erase our guild marks as well," Mari shouted with tears in her eyes while Elfman nodded in agreement

"If that is what you wish I will not stand in the way of a family," Makarov solemnly said. He once again swiped his hand, and Mira and Elfman's guild marks were removed. They quickly picked their sister up and left the guild they once belonged to.

"I am sorry to see you leave our guild. I wish you the best…" Makarov was interrupted by a flaming fist connecting with his face.

"How dare you kick her out? She hasn't done anything wrong. She was with me the entire morning," Natsu fumed, a massive fiery aura surrounded him, his eyes were glowing red dots and the guild could have sworn they saw an apparition of a Dragon behind Natsu.

"My mind has been made up, now either calm down or go home," Makarov ordered as he climbed out of the hole in the wall Natsu had just sent him through.

"Lisanna didn't do anything wrong, but you just kick her out?" Natsu yelled in anger.

"The evidence and witness statements all point to her doing it, so that is the last I want to hear about the matter," Makarov said.

"I thought this was a guild where you treated one another like family…" Natsu muttered.

"What was that?" Makarov asked.

"This isn't the guild I once knew, I'm out," Natsu said.

"What do you mean Natsu, just calm down and then we can go on a mission once I feel better," Lucy said and smiled at him.

"Didn't you hear me, I said I'm out," Natsu repeated.

"What do you mean Natsu?" Erza asked.

"Yeah, Flame-brain what's with the crazy talk," Gray made himself known.

Natsu lifted his left hand and lit it on fire. What he did next completely shocked the guild. His orange fire turned crimson as he slammed his hand onto his guild mark. Once he lifted his hand it was revealed that he burnt his guild mark clean off.

"I'm out," Natsu said with so much anger the mages could practically feel it. With that Natsu turned around and followed the Strauss siblings out.

A frown found its way on Makarov's face as he felt a shift in Natsu's magic.

So tell me what you think of this story. This was inspired by a challenge that Erath Dragon Arnighte has on his profile where Natsu follows Lisanna after she is kicked out of the guild because of Lucy. This will only cover up to the GMG arc since I think that would be the perfect place to resolve the conflict of this story. So yea, I don't personally hate Lucy as a character, but I wanted to write this story since it sounded like an interesting story and because I like NaLi, I think they are very cute together. Anyway, let me know what you think of this tale with a review.