I was sitting opposite Jude Heartfilia's desk with Lilias and Candy beside me. "Thank you for disposing of those robbers. You'll be glad to know that all of the magic items they have stolen have been returned to their rightful owners. They have all been taken into custody, and will now hopefully be behind bars." It was good hearing that. Though, Jude still did not know that Lucy had tagged along on the job. We also weren't intending to tell him. Lucy had made us promise. We were awarded with the 150,000 jewel ,37,500 jewel for each one of the four of us, and left the office. Lucy was waiting outside for us. As soon as she saw us, a bright smile lit up her beautiful features. Looking at her then, I just knew that she was perfect for Natsu. That was also the moment when I began to believe in soul mates. "Hopefully I can join your guild someday," She said.

"If you ever do we promise to put in a good word for you!" Lilias said with a smile. I nodded. Soon after we'd said our farewells, it was time to head back - unfortunately, we weren't walking...

As soon as we got back, Lilias and I decided to head back to the guild to see how everyone was doing. What we came across at the guild hall... Was nothing but misery. As soon as we opened the door, We could sense the downcast mood. So many members - crying. All I could do was stare. What had happened. I saw that Lokni and Altair were back from there job. Lokni was evidently crying, but was trying to hide it. Altair was also crying. I saw Miriza on the other side of the guild hall. She was crying as well. Melody was hugging Miriza and was also sobbing. I saw Macao and Wakaba were crying. Makarov also appeared to be crying. I couldn't see Natsu or Happy anywhere, they must have been on a job. Then I spotted Xavier. I'd never seen him cry so hard before. Around him were Elfman and Mirajane - who were crying just as hard. That's when I noticed - There was no Lisanna...

It hurt to hear the truth. Lisanna had died on the S-class quest. There wasn't even a body left to bring back... That night, all I could do was cry into my pillow. I couldn't believe that she was gone. A kind sweet girl who never hated anyone - She didn't deserve death. After we had discovered what had happened, Natsu had walked in. Nobody in the whole guild smiled that day... Even though Lisanna would have wanted us to smile, we couldn't bring ourselves to do so... Not after what had happened...

I visited Lisanna's grave when I had the spare time. I would leave a fresh set of flowers. By her grave at the church and by her which Natsu and Happy had made for her.

Over the next few months, I noticed changes in the remaining Strauss siblings. Mirajane no longer went on any jobs and had started working in the bar. She had changed from she-devil to the sweetest girl in the guild. Elfman was now fixated on becoming stronger so he could protect his remaining family, especially since he blamed himself for Lisanna's death. I didn't blame him. It wasn't his fault that he lost control when he took over the beast. Despite this, I understood how he felt and his belief that he needed to get stronger and more manly. Honestly, he was starting to sound a lot like my failed comforting attempts from when I was younger. Xavier... Was nothing like Xavier... The first change I had noticed was the fact that he was never cheerful anymore, then he stopped cutting his hair. Eventually one day...

"Faya," I heard a voice behind me speak. I turned from my book to see Xavier staring down at me with a frown. There were dark circles under his eyes. His skin was paler than it had been before and his hair was longer and messier. "It's not funny." He spoke coldly. I gave him a confused expression. "The book you're reading." The book I was reading was a book on demons and beasts. I was trying to find any information even remotely connected to Zeref - my father. I hadn't found anything yet. "It's selfish of you to read a book like that in here. Especially around me and my family. Especially after what happened." An angry expression was fixed upon his really didn't sit well with me him calling me 'selfish'. "It's like you don't even care! How can you be so heartless! She was my sister! How can you just read about that stuff after what happened to her!" I slammed the book shut and stood up.

"Listen. I cried my eyes out the night she died. I just happen to be reading a book about demons and beasts and you just come over and insult me without asking me why I was reading the book! That's really uncalled for!" Ever since Mavis had left I had longed for some family connection. I would search for this in books I would find in shops and the guild library, hoping to learn more about my parents. I was sensitive to matters which concerned them or when people pried into what I was looking into. "I didn't expect you to understand anyway," Xavier said, "It's not like you have a family anyway."

"Shut it!" I yelled, "Fairy Tail is my family! Just because my parents are gone doesn't mean I don't have a family!" I felt tears welling up in my eyes. Nobody had noticed us arguing yet. I aimed a fire dragon fist right into Xavier's face. After he was hit, our fight broke out.

Almost every day at the guild, the two of us would end up fighting. We were just like Natsu and Gray. Even though Xavier was still my comrade - I could feel something had changed between us. I no longer saw him as the talkative little boy he once was - but as my infuriating frenemy.