Xavier walked over to Elfman and Lisanna who were now chatting with the others. He began to speak. "Sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier," he spoke with an air of confidence. Xavier always knew how to interact with others - unlike me. "My name is Xavier Strauss and I'm a generation zero ice dragon slayer. I'm currently 11 years old, but when I was 6 I was taken away from my family and sealed inside a lacrima. I didn't age for 8 years until all the generation zero dragons slayers were set free. From there on I traveled with Lokni, Lilias Miriza and Faya until we found Fairy Tail which we joined as you can see." Elfman and Lisanna stared in awe at the boy in front of them. Xavier spoke up once more. "Before I was sealed away I used to live in a village with both my parents and my baby sister. I should be 19 now. My sister should be 13." Elfman and Lisanna stared silently at Xavier as they pieced together everything he'd just said. Nobody dared to speak. Unexpected Lisanna got up ran over and hugged Xavier. "Welcome home brother!" she smiled letting go. "You have your family now! I promise that I'll never leave your side, I bet Mira and Elfman feel the same!" Elfman stood up beside his little sister. "I feel the same," he gave Xavier a friendly smile, "Even though you should be my big brother, you're my little brother now!" We all laughed.
I looked over at the bar to where Mirajane was still sitting. It looked as if she hadn't heard the conversation at all. She looked so miserable. I felt sorry for her. Slowly, I left Xavier with Elfman and Lisanna and slipped unnoticed towards the bar where Mirajane was sitting. Carefully, I slipped into the seat next to her. How was I supposed to start this conversation? "Are Elfman and Lisanna your only siblings?" I asked her quietly. She turned towards me with her dark blue eyes. I could tell that she was going to be very beautiful when she was older. "They're my only living ones," she muttered quietly. She didn't say anything after that. "Did you ever have an older brother named Xavier Strauss?" Mirajane stared at me and nodded her head. "I've never met him though. My parents mentioned him to me but not Elfman or Lisanna. They said he had to be taken away for some reason. They never told me why... How do you know about him?"
"Because he told me about you." I answered. She stared at me wide eyed. I carried on to explain. "When he was 6 he was sealed up in a lacrima because he was a generation zero dragon slayer and stayed 6 for eight years. When he was set free you would have been 8. He's currently the same age as Lisanna."
"Do you know where he is now?" she asked in curiosity. I smiled. I couldn't wait to see her reaction. I pointed in the direction of Xavier, Elfman and Lisanna. "He's right over there introducing myself!" All Mirajane could do was stare for awhile before her face fell and she looked away. She seemed miserable.
Weeks passed by. Elfman and Lisanna fit in well with the rest of the guild while Mirajane wouldn't talk to anyone. She was like the black cloud in the guild. One day I saw Mirajane walk out of the guild hall alone. I knew what she was thinking, she was going to leave. As soon as she wasn't in sight I ran over to Elfman and Lisanna. "I just saw Mira leave alone," I spoke as calmly as I could manage, "Please could you go after her and show her the magic Makarov has been teaching you. I'm sure she'd love to see it." The two siblings beamed at me and ran out of the guild hall after their older sister. Recently Elfman and Lisanna had been learning takeover magic from Makarov. According to Makarov, Mirajane's demon arm was takeover magic. "Where are they going?" Xavier asked me.
"To go bring Mira back," I answered. Xavier seemed to understand what I meant. Before long, Mirajane was back with Elfman and Lisanna. I smiled. Family had to stay together.
About a month passed by before the next big thing happened to us all. It was an ordinary day at the guild hall: Gray and Natsu were fighting, Erza and Mira were fighting, Miriza and Lisanna were bickering, Lilias and Cana were chatting, Xavier and Elfman were playing a board game, Lokni was watching the fights and I was alone reading a book like always. The door to the guild hall opened slowly. I turned to see who was entering to see a small girl around my age stumble in. Her arms and legs were all scratched and her blue hair was a mess. Their were tears in her familiar hazel eyes. "Why does everyone I ever care about leave me?" I heard her mutter before dropping to the floor in exhaustion. There was no doubt about it. This girl had set us free 5 years ago. She was our old friend Levy McGarden... What could she be doing here at the Fairy Tail guild hall?
