NA: last part of bonus chapter and then we get to return to the main story.

To refresh your memories from part 1: Ryu is Luna's dragon. This is a flashback story from years prior so that's why Luna's only 13.

While Grant was surprised, Luna used the opportunity to hold unto Ryu and fly off outside of Magnolia. Grant was angry with himself as he started to remember the events that happened earlier. He didn't know what got into him but before he could even dwell on it any further, Keres hugged him as if to comfort him. Grant calmed down in her embrace as Keres assured Grant that everything between Luna and him will be okay.

"She was just surprised, give her time to calm down. I'm sure she'll come around and hear you out." Keres said encouragingly.

Grant was thankful to have Keres with him and he started to calm down. He stared into her eyes and thought of how beautiful, encouraging, and caring she was.

However, Jer saw something different. He saw Keres staring at Grant hard as if casting a spell inside her brain. He stared wide-eyed at the event unfolding in front of him as he witnesses Keres compelling Grant once again.

"I see it too." Lexy told Jer as the two stared on. Keres smirked at Jer and Lexy and a shock ran through them. She knew. She knew that Jer and Lexy were unto her and that she has a plan to fix it.

Erza soon reached the dojo, excited for the new training plan she was going to get her students to do. She felt the intense atmosphere as she saw everyone outside by the door. "What's going on?" Erza asked to no one in particular.

"Luna quit Prodigy team." Ren said simply to his teacher.

Erza was shocked by the news but being Erza, she refused to take it personally and thought of how to move forward from the incident. She wanted to encourage the rest of the team to do the same.

"It cannot be helped then," Erza said while attempting to be indifferent to the subject, "We will just have to train with 4 mem-"

"Lexy and I quit as well. We've decided to become a 2 person team." Jer said simply. He grabbed Lexy and walked away from the dojo. Lexy was confused but Jer explained that they can't waste their time training; they had to figure out what Keres is planning and how they could stop her.

"But wouldn't it make more sense if we stayed in the team and learn about her while training?"

"I can handle that." Ren said as he caught up with the other two mages. Soon the three devised a plan.

Luna started to calm down as she rode on Ryu's back.

"Where would you like to go, Luna?"

"Take me to the 9th dragon. I want to defeat him."

"The 9th dragon is located on the other side of Fiore. I don't think I should be taking you that far without Grant."

"Please, Ryu."

Usually, Ryu would know better than to take Luna outside Magnolia without Grant but he'd seen how much stronger the dragon slayer had become and decided that it would be fine.

Lexy and Jer made their way to a coffee shop where they could talk. Jer instructed Lexy to sit right beside him instead of across him, as it will help them talk quieter. As she sat beside Jer, Lexy wasn't so sure if it actually worked seeing as they've attracted so much attention from others. Juvia interrupted their conversation as she sat down right across Jer.

Jer internally panicked at seeing Juvia. Wasn't she supposed to be in a mission!?

"I just returned from our mission, so don't look so confused." Jer wondered if Juvia could read his mind.

"I know what the two of you know and I suggest we find a different place to talk about it, seeing as Keres has a lot of 'supporters' in Magnolia. It isn't compulsion that you saw, it's an entirely different level of water magic." Juvia explained to the two that she wanted to help and the 3 of them head out to a nearby town from Magnolia.

Luna and Ryu eventually reached a forest, which was a surprise for Luna since most of the dragons she had defeated were located in a volcano or in a desert.

As Ryu landed on a flat surface, Luna got off his back and started to walk towards where she felt the dragon's presence was.

"Exactly what kind of dragon is he?" She tried to inquire from Ryu, not really expecting a reply.

"She, actually." Ryu said while flying a little bit above his master. "She's a girl dragon."

"What's her name?" Luna asked.

"Gyo." Ryu replied. Luna wasn't very pleased by the lack of information she just received.

"And…" Luna said hopefully.

"And she's a mountain dragon"

"I thought I could only make contracts with fire dragons?" Luna asked, confused by what she heard.

"She's a fire dragon." Ryu noticed that Luna was getting confused and decided to continue explaining to her. "She made a contract with Igneel. Actually, she lost to Igneel and as per their agreement, she became a member of the 10 fire dragon spirits. However, she still prefers living in a forest. Think of her as a hybrid of a sort, like you."

"A hybrid like me, huh?"

"She doesn't like to be bothered so you won't have an easy time with her. She's still quite angry at the fact that she lost to Igneel and will probably hate a dragon-slayer like you, who happens to be Igneel's granddaughter. "

"I understand." Luna said with confidence, and soon, she finds the dragon that she needed to defeat. She was beautiful and Luna badly wanted to see a human version of the dragon, as she believed that she would be god-like. Ryu left soon afterwards as to conserve Luna's energy. He wished her good luck and promised to provide aid once she summons him.

"Tsk, to think Zmey got defeated by such a small girl. Now because of him, I have to fight you too." Gyo said with venom in her voice.

"I apologize that I can't entertain your petty talks, I'm very angry and I need to defeat you now." Luna said, not wasting her time. As if to make her point clearer, she attacked the dragon by summoning Zmey and the two soon fought each other head on.

"Water is an amazing element, don't you think?" Juvia started talking the moment the three of them found a loud restaurant somewhere outside of Magnolia.

"What do you mean, Auntie Juvia?" Lexy inquired. Wanting to know what her statement had to do with Keres.

"Put water in a flat container, and it will remain still. Put on heat, and it will boil. Put on a descending surface, and it will flow in the direction as gravity does."

Jer was getting impatient as he felt they've already wasted time by traveling all the way outside Magnolia. "What does this have to do with Keres' compulsion spell?"

"I told you, Jer, it is not compulsion. There really isn't a name for it but it's not what you think. Compulsion is not a spell water mages can use, unless she's acquired 2 elements, which I assure you she did not, she won't be able to perform such spells as it is magic outside of her element." Juvia paused to drink her water and then continued speaking, "water is adaptable and intensify its surroundings. An earthquake is a dangerous thing, imagine an earthquake in the sea, you end up with a tsunami. That's kind of like her power, Keres can turn a crush into love, a dislike into hate. Basically, she's only intensifying people's feelings for her and thus, first impressions are always important to her. So, for Grant to be madly in love with Keres means he's harbored some serious crush on her first."

Jer knew that what Juvia said made sense and asked, "so does this mean, you didn't like her from the beginning?"

"Water mages can often read the situation and people. I didn't like her vibe from the beginning. Grant is just dense, like his father."

"I see." Was all Lexy can say.

"What do you think her goal is?" Jer tried to inquire incase Juvia had any clue. "Surely, it can't just be Grant."

"No," Juvia said as she tried to stay calm, "Juvia is quite certain that she's after Luna."

Luna finally defeated Gyo and took care of the formalities with her. Gyo however was still rude to Luna and said that she would still not help her (she's kind of like Aquarius to Lucy… .) Luna was hoping to get Gyo to carry her back to Magnolia so that she could talk to her on the way home to get to know her better, but seeing Gyo's reluctance led her to ask Ryu's help once again.

As they flew to Magnolia, Luna noticed Jer, Lexy and Juvia in a nearby town and asked them if they would like to travel home with her. The three agreed since Lexy, just like Luna and the rest of the dragon-slayers, had a problem with traveling on the train. As they flew closer to Magnolia, they saw fire. Parts of Magnolia were being engulfed by powerful fire that could only be the work of a fire mage.

Juvia used her magic to stop the fire as they landed, Ryu disappeared and asked Luna to be careful. Grant worked with Keres in stopping the fire and Gray desperately looked for Juvia. When he found her, he suggested they perform unison raid, Grant also performed his unison raid and Keres did as much as she could. Lucy summoned Aquarius to help as well. The fire was soon stopped and everyone relaxed a bit until they saw Luna. The townspeople, along with some members of Fairy Tail, glared at her. She began to panic as she saw that Grant was one of the people who looked at her in such a way.

"I knew you were angry but to think you would put the entire town on fire!" Grant said in an accusing tone to his former best friend.

Luna couldn't believe her ears. He's accusing me of starting this fire? I wasn't even in Magnolia most of the day. "Are you seriously accusing me of causing this fire?"

"This is the work of a fire mage, Luna! We only have 2 fire mages in Magnolia. You and Uncle Natsu, it can't be uncle Natsu seeing as he was in the guild when the fire started."

Luna was shocked at everything. As if it wasn't enough to be called a nuisance by Grant earlier that day, now she's being accused of arson.

"Did it ever occur to you that maybe Magnolia is being attacked by an outside source?" Jer asked angrily. He was angry with Grant and with everyone in Fairy Tail. It also frustrated him that he didn't know what to do in this situation, and at the fact that they accused a nakama of doing such things, but he knew, Keres was casting a spell. Jer knew it was Keres who planned this but he didn't know how to prove it, especially since her element is water.

Some of the guild members tried to restrain Luna but Juvia stood in front of Luna as if defending her. Lucy begged Laxus to believe them, there was no way it would have been Luna. Juvia wasn't able to keep them from Luna and Luna began to panic even more. The dragons inside of her felt this and the adrenaline she felt caused her most trusted dragon to come out. Ryu flew above everyone and this brought everyone in a state of panic as they thought she would burn the place down once again. However, Luna was out of energy from fighting Gyo a few hours ago and soon, Ryu disappeared as Luna collapsed.

Keres couldn't believe how well this was playing out. The fact that she collapsed due to power exhaustion caused everyone to truly believe that she used up her energy in committing arson against Magnolia. Laxus instructed Mirajane to take Luna in the guild infirmary to rest. They will decide on an action after they have heard her alibi. He asked to speak to Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Juvia, and Jer in the meantime.

"I do not believe for a second that Luna caused this arson." Laxus began to speak. "But we need to figure out who started it."

Juvia and Jer looked at each other. They knew Keres played a major role in this, but they didn't know how exactly. Laxus noticed the two and asked them to speak up.

Juvia, being the older one, decided to speak for both of them. "we believe that Keres has something to do with it." Laxus lift an eyebrow and Gray chastised his wife.

"Juvia, just because you refuse her as Grant's girlfriend doesn't mean you can just accuse her of arson. Besides, she's definitely a water mage."

"I don't know, it's why we didn't speak, but Keres is planning something."

Juvia began to explain the same things she explained to Jer and Lexy. In the end, Laxus agreed that there was something odd and suggested that they need to keep an eye on Luna. Natsu was quiet most of the time. He didn't believe his daughter committed the crime at all, but he knew she went out of Magnolia to defeat the 9th dragon, why else would she be exhausted at the moment?

Luna finally woke up alone in the infirmary, her mind in a daze. After a while, she finally remembered the events that happened a few hours prior and she felt like crying. She knew there were some who believed her when she said she didn't commit the crime but it bothered her that Grant didn't believe her at all. Confused and alone, she decided to sneak out and get some fresh air; whether or not she will return is something she has yet to decide on.

Luna didn't know where she should go but suddenly, she felt a strong pull towards the river and she began to run in that direction. When she found a quiet spot to rest, she sat down and cried. An unexpected friend emerged from the river and came face-to-face with Luna.

"Should you really be sneaking out right now?"

"Aquarius? What are you doing here?"

"That's my question. You're already in hot water and you decided to sneak out? Seriously, you could be as dumb as your mother."

Deep down Aquarius was worried about Luna. Seeing as Luna's mood wasn't lightening up, the celestial spirit asks Luna what was bothering her.

"I didn't do it." Luna began to speak. "I didn't set Magnolia on fire but nobody believes me."

Aquarius hesitated for a second but decided to speak her mind after all. "Just because the most important person to you doesn't believe you doesn't mean no one does."

Luna looked up to where Aquarius floated, as if inquiring more about what she meant.

Sensing her confusion, Aquarius continued speaking. "Grant right? He believes you're guilty?" Luna nodded at this. "But what about your other friends? Lexy, Jer, Ren, what about your parents, and your aunt Juvia? There's also Lucy's spirits, we don't believe that you would have committed such actions."

Luna tried to smile at the thought but Aquarius' mood changed from calm to enrage. "Listen here, Luna. Don't ever let a man decide your happiness! If Grant doesn't believe you, then that's his problem! Do you understand? He may have protected you but don't ever give men the impression that you're dependent on them!"

Despite being a water spirit, Luna could almost see fire burning in Aquarius' eyes. Aquarius calmed down and said one last thing to the young Dragneel. "As a spirit, I'm basically immortal. I've seen people write their own stories by living their lives. I've seen their goals, their weaknesses, and their lust for something greater, such as love and power, I've seen people grow from nothing to something, and to be honest, I'm jealous of that growth. As a spirit, my growth is basically dependent on my master and that's probably why I hate humans sometimes, some waste their lives keeping themselves from growing. You're not like that though. Despite what others say, despite how others want to just protect you, you go out there and become stronger anyway. It's why I've always admired you. While others keep forcing you to play the role of damsel in distress, you keep pushing for the role of dragon, because, well… you're the dragon." Luna smiled at what Aquarius said but it quickly ended as the spirit provoked her. "Or maybe I'm wrong. A dragon wouldn't cry here waiting for her prince to apologize and save the day."

As Aquarius was about to depart and leave Luna to herself to think, the river started to flow in different directions and Keres emerged from the water, just like how Aquarius did. Keres glared at Luna, which left Luna shocked, as she has never seen Keres this angry before. From above, another mage emerged, a man who looked strickingly similar to Keres with the black hair and porcelain white skin. He looked at Luna with hungry eyes and started to produce fire in his hand.

"Fire? You… were you the one who committed arson in Magnolia?" Luna inquired, not really knowing how she found the courage to speak up.

"Well, aren't you a smart cookie. Yes, I caused the fire. My name is Andre. Finally, after so many years, I get to capture you, my dear Luna. I'm sure your father will love to hear that news."

"Andre! I should have known! No wonder Keres looked like a witch! There is no way you're laying a hand on Luna" Aquarius spat out at the enemy in front of them. As she was about to attack, Luna stopped her and asked her to contact the others and let them know where she was.

There was a fire in Luna's heart after hearing what Aquarius had to say. One of her dragon spirits had become fired up and Luna wanted to keep the momentum going. Seeing the look Luna had, Aquarius left to tell Lucy the events.

"Gyo, this is your fire burning isn't it?"

As if to answer her question, Gyo's powers appeared through Luna and she was soon setting the water on fire.

"How are we setting water on fire?" Luna inquired internally

"I'm an earth dragon. As long as the river has contact with earth, I can put it on fire."

Interesting.

The battle continued on and Luna had no intentions of losing.

Aquarius appeared in front of Lucy in the middle of her discussion with Laxus, Jer and Team Natsu. She explained the situation to them. Upon hearing the events that are happening, Team Natsu ran off to where Luna was and Jer ran towards Lexy's house.

"Should we go help Luna then?" Lexy asked in a panic.

"No, we need to grab Grant! Uncle Natsu is on his way there but we need to make Grant understand the situation."

When they arrived at the Fullbuster residence, they were greeted by Happy who was flying over Grant, watching him intently.

"What happened here?" Jer asked without wasting a single moment.

"Since everyone was away in the meeting with Laxus, I thought I should visit Grant and eat dinner at his house but then an enemy showed up. Andre came by and told us we were too late and he was getting Luna. Then he burnt that tree but Grant quickly extinguished it. That's when I remembered that a fire mage tried to kidnap Luna when she was a baby but Natsu defeated him – that was Andre" Happy explained in one breath.

"So then, why are you still here instead of looking for Luna?" Lexy asked in return.

"It wasn't Luna who caused the fire." Grant finally spoke. "That man did it"

"Yes, thank you, captain obvious. That doesn't explain why you're still sulking here instead of looking for Luna!" Jer commented impatiently.

"How could I? I talked big in the past, claiming how I'd protect her and yet, when the real enemy shows up, I fai-"

Grant never finished his sentence as Jer punched him straight in the face.

"The only time you will fail is when Luna gets kidnapped and not return! The battle isn't over yet so you better move your ass to where Luna is and fight!"

The team finally convinced Grant and they soon head out to where Luna was.

The fighting scene surprised them in many ways. For one thing, Luna was stuck in a giant bubble that kept anyone from interfering her battle. Secondly, she was stronger now than ever before, especially with Gyo. Finally, the most shocking thing of them all, at least for Grant, was seeing Keres attack Luna inside the bubble.

Despite Luna's strength, she was no match to Keres and eventually, the fire mage's screams were heard. Natsu attacked the bubble in hopes to break it, Lucy summoned all her spirits to assist. Soon, everyone used their magic to help assist Natsu. When the bubble finally broke, Natsu took Luna and Grant attacked Keres. Grant was angry. He was angry at himself and at the situation. He felt betrayed by Keres but at the same time he felt guilty as he knew he betrayed Luna in the same way. He wanted to defeat Keres, as if defeating her will make up for all the negativity he held inside but as he was about to give the final blow, he resisted. He couldn't find the strength to attack her as he also realized that he truly loved Keres. But before he could think any more than that, Keres was engulfed in fire. Grant's initial thoughts were that Natsu attacked but a quick glanced revealed Natsu busy attending to Luna. Much to his surprise, he realized it was Andre who attacked Keres with fire.

"Since her identity is revealed, there's no point in keeping her. I can get my full power back." Grant subconsciously tried to save Keres from the fire but Andre soon distracted him.

"How pathetic. You dare save a woman who fooled you while you ignore your friend." Without a second longer, Keres disappeared in the flames. Luna awoken and thought that it was the last they'll ever see Keres. Though, she wasn't a fan of Keres, it did sadden her that she had to die in such a way. Natsu attacked Andre but Andre opened a portal and soon disappeared. They knew it wasn't the last time they'll hear from him.

Luna looked at Grant and for the first time ever, she saw him cry. Not a weeping cry, but tears formed in his eyes as he mourned for his lost love. There was an unsettling feeling inside Luna. Partially, she was still irritated at Grant but she realized at that moment that Grant must have truly loved Keres. Just as Grant would probably still love Keres even when she's gone, Luna will still hate her even though she's disappeared. She felt a little guilty at the thought but it wasn't the fact that Grant loved Keres more that she was angry at. She was mad at the fact that she lost to a con artist, a fake. She was angry at how Keres fooled Grant and hurt him this much. She was mad at how someone like Keres could affect Grant this much while she couldn't. In a way, it was jealousy but more than anything, she hated how Keres never loved Grant in return. If Keres had loved Grant, it would have been easier for her to accept. At least she lost to someone genuine, but seeing Grant at that moment only frustrated the young mage. However, she remembered what Aquarius told her. Don't ever let a man decide your happiness. With that, Luna decided to let it go for now and offer her support to Grant. Keres was gone but she wasn't and she wasn't going to stop growing yet, neither will she allow Grant to stop growing.

As time goes by, everything returned back to normal and the Prodigy team became a team once again.

"So, what do you plan on giving Luna for her 16th birthday?" Jer asked his rival as they cleaned the dojo after their training.

"I don't know. My continuous support and protection?" Grant said with a grin, which received a disinterested look from Jer.

"I think she'll want at least some flowers or something." Jer suggested. "But, I guess that's reserved for people you love."

No words were spoken after that but on Luna's 16th birthday, Grant sneaked in a single white rose in Luna's room.

disclaimer: the action scenes may seem brief and rushed but i didn't want to focus too much on the action as I want to reserve it for the main story. The bonus chapter is meant to explain the link between Keres and Grant, as well as some drama between Luna and Grant... Even they don't have the perfect friendship, and I think it's an important lesson to remember that sometimes, friends hurt each other, especially if you're actually in love with the person - but forgiveness is an important part of friendship and love.