Hello again,
I would like to thank all who reviewed, favourited or followed this story, it makes me really happy to know that someone likes it, so THANK YOU!
Oh, and there's a poll on my profile about Ana's future romance interest. Honestly I don't know who to pair her with, I am stuck between two choices, so please tell me what you think and suggest any new ideas!
English is my third language so if there are any mistakes I apologize.
Disclaimer: I still do NOT own Fairy Tail, just the plot and Anastasia!
The days turned into weeks, weeks in months, the seasons changed and soon it was almost year since I joined Fairy Tail. When Romeo offered me to join Fairy Tail I didn't know what to do, but my friends were, no still are members of this guild, I wanted to know what was so special about it. I never told them all of the truth about how I knew Natsu and they didn't know that I knew other dragon slayers either. They knew I learned more than one type of magic, but my true powers stayed secret to all except Romeo. Soon after I joined we became friends and partners, his father Macao offered me the spare bedroom in their house, so me and Romeo spent most of our time together. Romeo rarely smiled, I was told that in the last 6 years before I came he hadn't smiled even once, nevertheless I didn't mind, I could understand how it felt to lose someone so close.
At first I missed home greatly, my nights were spent crying in the unfamiliar bed, thinking about home, but as time passed the definition of home expanded. Fairy Tail wasn't just Natsu, Wendy and Gajeel's guild anymore, it was mine too. The people in Fairy Tail were drunks, perverts and absolutely mad, however they were always nice to me and told me many stories about the lost members, even if they had their own problems to deal with. We were barely making it, we loaned money from Twilight Ogre, searched for missing members with help from some other guilds and yet I couldn't make myself to think less of them for any of their flaws, their flaws made just love Fairy Tail more.
Soon came seventh year since disappearance of Tenroujima Island. Romeo and I just finished a mission with Bisca and Alzack Connell and we stopped in Port Hargeon, where Romeo went on a pier to looked at the sea. I sat beside him, my legs in the cool water, gazing at the soft blue sky and thinking about the past year, while he stared at the azure sea and the horizon with longing gaze. I knew he missed them, now more than ever. After a while in the melancholy silence, we decided to head back to our puny guild we called home.
Before we even reached the hill, that lead to the guild we saw a giant ship floating in the air. I think we all recognized it, it was Blue Pegasus's Christina version 2. I met Trimen of Blue Pegasus and Ichiya soon after I first joined Fairy Tail and since then our paths crossed enough times to know that they have some serious issues. The most creepy of them all was Ichiya, who seemed to take unnatural interest in my perfume, in those unfortunate moments that I had to be in his company I more often than not concealed my perfume, smell and sometimes even my whole presence. I wondered what were they doing here, I concealed my presence and followed the others to the Fairy Tail.
"It was worth using Archive's information analysis and Christina's mobility to investigate Fiore's Enthernano level." Said Hibiki and Macao and Wakaba's faces had the expression of total shock, Wakaba even lost his cigar and when Ichiya spoke I was not any better. "Tenroujima… still exists!"
Three days have passed since Bisca, Alzack and some other members left to search for Fairy Tail's holy island. They offered me the chance to go with them, however I decided to stay with Romeo and others. We were all trying not to let our hopes to high, just to get bad news, yet nobody dared even to think of the worst case scenario.
I was sitting on top of a wooden frame that supported the roof, I was looking down at the others and thinking. I often found myself up here when I wanted some peace. I was used to loud and crazy guild, with lots of fights and weird competitions, but today nobody spoke. Until Macao asked Romeo if he is sure he didn't want to go "Even if they do find Tenroujima… who knows if everyone is still alive?" Answered Romeo without even looking from his book. "Don't be like that! You need to have faith!" Came the fourth master's pained answer, yet I knew better. Romeo's heart was already broken, if he dared to hope just to have it all shattered again, he may never recover. So he closed his feelings in a deep corner of his heart, to lessen the pain. Then I heard someone coming, their smell was disgustingly familiar "We haven't heard from them in seven years," Macao continued unaware of the visitors we will soon receive, until the door opened.
"Well, well…" the regular bullies of Twilight Ogre entered "Looks like there are even less people in here than usual." The Fairy Tail members stopped what they were doing and looked at them. Their stances ready for battle or more like the normal beating they got. I once tried to interfere knowing I could beat them all, but I was stopped by Wakaba telling me it would make it worse. "This isn't a guild so much as a, what? A club?" I seriously hated this people. Most of the time I had to use all my self control to not attack them. "Teebo! We agreed that I'd pay you next month!" Started Macao, I knew despite him being a perverted drunk he tried his best to keep this guild alive. "My master doesn't agree with those terms," I tightly gripped the wooden frame I was on "he said payments have to be made when they're due. Nothing I can do about it." He laughed again. Oh, what I would give to hit him in that moment, but somebody was faster.
The book was shut with a loud thud. "You can all go to hell." My dark purple haired friend spoke up and slowly walked to that bunch of bullies "Romeo, don't!" His father tried in unsuccessful attempt of stopping his son. "We don't have the money to pay you!" He walked little closer "I don't like your attitude, you little brat!" My muscles tensed, ready to fight "Letting punks like you walk all over us… My dad and everyone else are cowards! I am gonna fight!" He shouted, a purple flame appeared in his hands "'Cause at this rate, Fairy Tail's name will be disgraced!" Shouts of "Romeo!" and "That idiot!" were heard and Macao ran to help his son, whose fire was now put out by the bully leader who said that Fairy Tail's name has been dragged through mud long ago and grasped his weapon. I was ready to jump down and interfere when I smelled familiar scents.
I was petrified at the spot. Those scents, mixed with many others, I knew them, Romeo was about to be hit, but all I could focus on were three scents-scent of burnt wood and fire, iron and forest and the scent of fresh breeze and sky. Before my brain could process everything the bully leader of Twilight Ogre was sent flying in the wall with "Apichoco" or something like that, I couldn't really focus, nor did I care, because there he was, there they were, three people I once knew, the ones I searched for; Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy. They were back.
In less than 5 seconds the Twilight Ogre team was knocked out and there stood the missing members of Fairy Tail. Shouts of "We are home!", "Sorry it took us so long, everyone!", "What is this tiny guild?!", "For real!", "You are all so young!", "You haven't changed in seven years!" "What happened?!" In the end the tiny man I recognized as the third master from stories and drawings sat on a table and started to recount what happened. In all this time I was still sitting on my wooden frame. My eyes raced from Gajeel, to Wendy, from Wendy to Natsu and back. I took in the changes that occurred in the time I haven't seen them. They have all grown. Third master started explaining how the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermilion took the bond between them and the faith they have in one another and converted it all to magic power. How their feelings activated Fairy Sphere, one of Three Great Fairy Magics, the Absolute Defense magic that protects the guild from all evil. However everyone was sealed away in a frozen state and it took seven years to be dispelled.
"And then she was gone..." finished the old master. Then Natsu turned to look at Romeo "You have gotten big, huh, Romeo?" And Romeo flashed the brightest smile I have ever seen on him, with tears in his eyes, Natsu however wasn't finished yet. "I smell someone new in the guild, but it's familiar…" He looked around confused. Bisca was the one who provided answer this time "You see while most of previous mages left Fairy Tail, there was just one that joined. She came about a year ago, searching for you. In the end she joined the guild. She should be around here somewhere…" she looked around along with couple of others, trying to find me. "Eh, looking for me?" Asked my long lost pink haired friend "What is this person's name?" Came from the talking blue cat, Happy I think was his name. Bisca spoke again "Her name is Anastasia White."
I could see their reaction without a problem from where was I sitting. Wendy dropped the cat she was holding her eyes wide, mouth open, there was just one word that came out "Impossible…", Gajeel's eyes were wide too, while he shouted "WHAT! ANA'S DEAD!" and Natsu just stood there, immobile.
Everybody was eyeing the three dragon slayers in surprise. "You know Ana-nee-chan too?" asked wide eyed Asuka, her innocent eyes shining with curiosity. It was Natsu who answered "I don't know for them, but I knew a girl named Anastasia White, when Igneel was still alive. I haven't seen her since he disappeared, she probably went with Igneel, anyway." His hands closed in tight fists. I had to make a deep breath, it took all my courage to face them and slowly I jumped from my hiding place.
I landed quietly, swirling the air around me to reduce the impact with ground to zero. The dragon slayers noticed me immediately, their eyes even more wide if that was possible. I wanted to hide myself, their stares making me nervous, but I resisted the urge to do so and took another deep breath, my green eyes shining with tears, however these tears were tears of happiness
"We meet again, Wendy, Gajeel, Natsu. I have missed you."