Mira's POV:

Aisha Alyamani was an enigma, she crosses the ocean to join the guild and she has seemingly settled into life at the guild. But something seems off with her, I don't know if it is homesickness or something else entirely but I was determined to find out.

Now we're training daily waiting for the message from the Master to see what the plans are, we already knew that we would be meeting up with Gajeel and Laxus to become a second Fairy Tail team while Natsu and co would be forming the primary team. She will be a massive asset for the guild moving forward, she just radiates magic power. The kind of aura that only surrounded a few select mages, one thing was for certain, she was an elite mage.

I stepped outside of the cabin and as I stepped up onto the porch I was face-to-face with the person who had occupied my thoughts for the last few days, "Enjoying the view, Mira?" She was laying down lazily on the bench and she smirked confidently, I couldn't help but smile in return. Her confidence was strangely charming. I looked her over and I could see why she was so confident, she was beautiful and she knew it. High cheekbones, a defined jawline, she was tall and had unblemished tanned skin. It was clear why the men of the guild had took a liking to her, they flirted with her and she flirted right back.

I sat down next to the westerner and couldn't help but admire that landscape we had found ourselves in, huge mountains that dotted the skyline and at this high of an altitude the skyline was simply incredible and today was no exception. The landscape was bathed in a warm red glow from the setting sun and the temperature had cooled down to a pleasant warmth.

"I am enjoying the view, how could I not, the landscape is beautiful." Aisha stifled a laugh at my deflection and laid her head backwards softly yawning.

"This is exactly what I needed after a hard day of training, the heat is a lot more manageable at this time of day. I didn't realise that Fiore could get that hot until I came here, it reminds me of home." Her smile slowly disappeared as she gazed longingly westwards over the mountains and towards her distant homeland.

"You're missing home, aren't you?"

"I've left Hijaara before, but I've never been this far away. It's like a completely different world. I'm glad I joined Fairy Tail but I can't help miss home." She swallowed a lump in her throat, and closed her eyes. I put a sympathetic hand on her shoulder and as she once again opened her eyes and looked into mine.

"I'm going to help you settle here Aisha, you can come to me if you're ever feeling lonely or just want to talk."

"Thank you Mira, I do need someone to talk to. The guild has so many nice people but I haven't been here very long, sometimes it feels like I'm out of place." She looked at her feet bashfully, as her face turned slightly red.
I couldn't help but notice how this woman who was always so confident, was looking at her feet like she was some sort of child. She did look quite cute when she blushed I thought to myself. "Well I'll be here to find you your place, because Fairy Tail helped me find mine." I took her hands in mine and after a few brief moments I let her go.

She stood up and leaned over the small fence of the porch before she climbed up and sat down before leaning her back against one of the support pillars. Her two golden tattoos gleaming brightly on her wrist, her guild mark on the left and a strange symbol on her right.

"Aisha? May I ask what that symbol is on your wrist?" I politely asked and as she looked back at me she smiled and showed me her wrist. The symbol had two vertical lines against the outline of a woman with wings perturbing from her back.

"This symbol was from an organisation I was a part of in Hijaara, it was called the Daughters of Mai-at. Though everyone just referred to us as the priestesses unless it was official business."

"You were a priestess?!" I couldn't contain my shock, that was probably the last thing I would've guessed Aisha was before coming to Fiore. She just didn't seem like she'd be able to live the priestess life.

"Being a priestess in Hijaara was totally different than it is here in the east, for a start I wasn't forced to live in some stuffy convent with a bunch of old hags. I also happened to really enjoy being a priestess." She had a wide smile across her face and I could tell from her expression she was experiencing nostalgia thinking about her home. "I could tell you some crazy stories from my time as a priestess, some of the other priestesses were much worse than me. She laughed to herself.

"When you were speaking to Master Makarov you said that you had fought in the war, why was someone like you fighting?"

Her smile instantly vanished and I immediately felt a pang of guilt in my chest. "When the faithful of Anu-ai and his sister Mai-at are under attack, those of the cloth will go forth and defend them from the unbelievers. Laying down their lives for the protection of those who cannot do so themselves." She sighed loudly and once again looked down at her feet, "When the war started I was only sixteen. When a war starts in Hijaara, the Daughters are automatically summoned by the king. So, were on the frontlines as quickly as possible."

"You fought a war at sixteen!? How did you cope with something like that?" I felt nothing but sadness for Aisha, she had to go to war at such a young age, that was the same age that Lisanna was taken to Edolas…..

"It wasn't a matter of coping. I just had to do fight, there wasn't a choice, it was my duty. Through we were stationed at a city called Osiris, and while I was there I made friends and I met someone special. Though they're all gone now, so there's no point in talking about it. I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me Mira, thank you."

Aisha quickly got off the fence and went inside disappearing into the cabin. I sighed quietly to myself, she has been through so much in such a short amount of time. I looked over the mountain tops which were now covered by the thick blanket of night. I will make sure that Aisha Alyamani doesn't fall into darkness that had taken so many people before her.

Aisha's POV

I don't want to think about it, I never want to think about it again. Mira had stirred up memories, memories that I never want to experience again. I quickly closed the door to my room and leaned my back against it, I fell to the floor and looked up at the celling as my tears fell down freely. I rubbed my eyes as I heard a small knock at the door, that must be Mira coming to check up on me. I didn't want to make her worried on the account of me, I can cope myself. I don't need to drag her down with me.

I stood up and wiped my eyes and stood up as I pulled the door handle. "I'm sorry for worrying you Mira, I….." I trailed off as I saw who was stood at the door. "Cana, what are you here for? Come in." I took a few steps back as Cana came in and closed the door silently behind her, her face was expressionless and she looked at me with suspicious eyes that felt like they gazed into my very soul.

"Why are you crying? A guilty conscious perhaps?" I cocked a curious eyebrow at her as she walked towards me until we were face-to-face. "I said a guilty conscious, because I know you've fooled the rest of the guild but I for one know that you're up to something. You come out of the west and join the guild with some story about hearing a tale from your Dad about a Fairy Tail mage. I don't believe it for a second."

I stood up straight to my full height and squared up to the card mage, "How dare you accuse me of lying when the guild has done everything to help me here! Especially after Mira offered me a place in her own home! All of that drinking must've finally gone to your head and melted that brain, if you believe that. You should stick to drinking instead of accusing people of being traitors.

"You're up to something Aisha, and I will warn you ahead of time. I have fought to protect the guild before and I would fight again, without hesitation."

"I am not looking for a fight Cana, I am looking for a home. I just want somewhere where I can be safe and eventually start a family. I don't want to hurt the guild so you don't have to worry about it." I sat down on my bed and looked up at her, hoping to defuse the palpable tension that had gathered within my room.

Her stare had made me feel tiny, she was furious with me. "When I find out what you're up to, I will destroy you." She stood up and left the room, slamming the door shut.

I audibly sighed and wiped my brow, I cannot believe that just happened. Thank Anu-ai and Mai-at. I need to be careful, Cana won't be the last person to be suspicious of me.