In the long, lazy summers when there seemed nothing else to do but play, Lisanna and Natsu would find themselves running outside with Happy, pretending to be knights and warriors, often using Lisanna's power to turn into an animal to defeat other smaller and weaker creatures they could find. At the end of the day, when sunset laid low, finishing the hours in exchange for night, Lisanna, Natsu, and Happy would crawl in their small hut they made instead of following orders of immediately returning to the Fairy Tail Guild. Usually, Lisanna would be against staying out at night, but Natsu was able to persuade her to stay a while longer with them.

"I suppose it is what the wife has to do, after all," Lisanna would tease.

"Sh-shut up!" Natsu would often yell, embarrassed.

Happy would already be fast asleep, leaving the two young mages alone to talk the night away.

"Natsu, did you ever have a family?" Lisanna asked one night, as she gazed at the full moon, glimmering brightly.

"A family?"

"Yes! Like, a mama or a papa, or maybe you had brothers and sisters, like Mira-nee, and Elf-nii?"

"Eh? Well, my mama died before I was even born. Don't even ask me about my papa - I didn't hear any rumors about him."

"Oh? That seems so sad!"

"How so? Igneel was enough for me, he taught me everything I needed to know."

Lisanna highly doubted that, thinking perhaps Igneel did not teach Natsu well. She could remember when he was challenged by Erza to see if he could truly read, and it did not go too well. She giggled at the thought as Natsu looked at her with angry eyes.

"What's funny!" he exclaimed.

"Oh no, it's nothing, nothing," Lisanna reassured stifling a second burst of laugh.

Ignoring her, Natsu continued asking,

"What about you? Any parents?"

Lisanna's smile immediately stopped. Her eyes marked quickly of remorse and regret, as she could feel her cheeks burning red with anger.

"My mom died not too long ago," she finally said with a long sigh, "It was during the winter, before I met you, Natsu."

Unsure of what to say after a long silence to his friend, Natsu looked away from Lisanna's gaze, and eventually laid down on the ground, whining,

"Uwah, it sure is a hot day today!"

Forcing a smile, and wiping away the sadness with a laugh, Lisanna changed the mood, exclaiming,

"Stop that Natsu, you'll get grass in your hair!"

On their way back to the guild, with Natsu carrying a sleeping Happy, Lisanna would always ask him,

"Natsu, tell me that story again. About being a Dragon-slayer."

Immediately, Natsu grinned widely, and excitedly told her how he was taught Dragon-slayer magic to save the world from doom one day. Even though Lisanna was told many times, she would always act as if it was a new fairy tale each day, and everything he said was a surprise to her. Hearing his story made her filled with hope instead of sadness that someday she would be able to see her mother.

And thus, the years unfolded, and swiftly moved on with Lisanna and Natsu becoming closer, even after her fake death in Edolas.

After the eventful winter when the anniversary of Lisanna's mother had died, she had more happiness in the guild, smiling more and laughing with her friends, feeling the warmth and love in the beautiful atmosphere.
Elfman seemed to be the only who was not affected by their mother's death, however, Mirajane was the only one who knew that he truly was suffering inside.

A few days later, when Lisanna was the first to awake so early the sun was barely peeping from the land, she saw from her window what seemed to be a festival brewing in the village. It was very cold outside, but even so there was so many majestic booths and she was even able to see a few of her guild members participating in the events. Excited, she attempted to awake Mirajane and Elfman, however their eyes did not fluster open. Lisanna decided to go outside, and searched for Natsu. Upon finding him, they both went to the parade, and their, they enjoyed the sights, looking with awe and astonished eyes.

"Let's cry out louder so your mom can hear us," Natsu grinned, trying to cheer up Lisanna.

"Yes, let's!" Lisanna smiled, attempting to hold back her tears.

And through the festivities of it all, everyone looked up at the sky to see it snow. Everyone pressed their faces against the cold snow, and laughed amongst each other. Everyone celebrated in the snow for what seemed like hours but was actually minutes, and just enough to have a few inches of snow on the ground.

"How beautiful," Lisanna whispered. Suddenly, however, she felt a squishy impact on her back, and she looked behind her to see Natsu with a grin who finished throwing a snow-ball at her.

"Gotcha!" he exclaimed with an evil laugh.

"Natsu..." Lisanna muttered, throwing snow-balls at him too, "Come back here!"

Later, Lucy, Erza, Gray and the others joined them in the snow-ball fight, and then eventually returned to the Fairy Tail guild to drink hot chocolate, just like back then when they were all friends.

"Mama would be so proud," Mirajane whispered to Lisanna.

"I know," Lisanna smiled.

"Lisanna, let me tell you again the story where I became a dragon-slayer," Natsu exclaimed.

"Not that again!" Gray exclaimed, "Enough with your bragging!"

"What was that?!"

Giggling, Lisanna sat back, and thought to herself how much she would not be able to wait for next year's snow festival.