A/N: A couple people were saying that this story was moving at a really fast pace. Yes, it is. That's what I wanted to happen, though. The first four chapters were simply introduction chapters.

Chapter 1: Introduction on Guardians and Gray

Chapter 2: Little Introduction on Lucy

Chatper 3: Introducing Fall Guardians and How Natsu and Gray Met

Chapter 4: Introducing Spring Guardians

Chapter 5: Introducing Summer Guardians

Every chapter was set-up the way it was for a reason. I'm showing you what I feel is important. With how I plan for the story to go, you need to know all the characters and a little bit of how they got there. I also wanted to make sure you understood Guardians from all angles and how they work. I purposely gave you guys fast development over smooth, just to get it all out there. So please stick with me. It will all come together starting with this chapter.

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Thanksgiving came and went, and soon Christmas was among everyone. Gray managed to make it snow just in time for everything to have a white Christmas. He made sure to have it snow extra for all the kids on vacation from school. When New Years came, it let up for everyone going back to school within the next couple days.

For Lucy, she was looking forward to playing in the snow. It was unfortunate, though, because any time she got near the cold substance it all melted. After she turned her whole town into summer, she thought it best to stay inside. Ultear seemed to be doing the same, anyways.

It was hard for Ultear to keep a smile up around Lucy. She didn't want the blonde to think there was anything wrong when, if fact, there was. She wasn't sure why she expected her Birthday Wish to come true. It was just a silly spell Lucy shouldn't know anyways. Yet she found herself crying, realizing that nothing can make her meet her siblings again, and no magic could change that.

It was mid-January when Lucy had the dream.

She was walking through a field of flowers as carefree as always. She eventually came to a glass wall. She placed her hands on the glass. It was snowing on the other side. She wished she could reach it. Then, suddenly, she was chanting the words to Uarno Metria. Her words were so high-pitched and loud the glass shattered.

An ear-piercing scream left her lips as she sat up with a start. She looked around. She let out a sigh of relief when she found that she was just in her room. Everything seemed to be in order. Everything but her door. She could see a strong light coming through the sides. Curious, she pulled the covers off her body and got out of bed. She shivered and rubbed her arms. Where was the cold air coming from? Swinging the door open, she gasped when she saw that She was above a snowy field. She went to go back through the door, but it was suddenly gone. And just as fast, the small platform she was standing on disappeared. She screamed as she fell towards the ground. An 'oof!' left her lips as she hit the fluffy snow. She looked up, but everything was getting blurry.

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"That's not fair, Gray!" Romeo yelled, trying to throw a snowball at Gray.

"How isn't it?" Gray asked, freezing the snowball before it could hit him.

Romeo puffed out his cheeks. "How am I suppose to hit you if you just freeze it every time?"

Gray was suddenly behind the young boy. "Maybe you should start thinking like a Guardian," he whispered in the boy's ear.

"Hey!" Romeo yelled, spinning around. Gray was already gone.

Wendy giggled. "Can't you go a little easy on him?" she asked sweetly.

Gray laughed. "Like that's gonna happen!"

"Yeah!" Romeo added. "It won't mean anything if he goes easy on me!"

"I want to play, too!" Wendy suddenly exclaimed. She picked up some snow and threw it at Romeo, but he easily dodged it. He laughed and threw one at her. It hit her chest, knocking her done. Her lip started trembling.

"Shit!" Gray cursed, not caring that he was around a little girl that was only six and a boy that was seven. He ran over to Wendy and dropped to his knees in front of her. "Hey, don't cry, okay? I'm sure he didn't mean to hit you hard." He affectionately rubbed her head.

Wendy wiped her tears and started laughing. "He didn't even hit me!" she said proudly. "I stepped back in time!"

Gray felt a snowball hit the back of his head. He stood up to face Romeo. Wendy jumped up onto his shoulder and smashed a large amount of snow onto him. His eyebrow twitched. He grabbed Wendy and threw her to the ground. "You little!" he laughed. He started tickling her. Her screams of laughter resonated across the open field.

"Hey! Stop that!" Romeo yelled, running over to defend his friend. He jumped up to tackle Gray, but he found his feet frozen to the ground. "Don't play dirty!"

Wendy managed to roll away. Gray unfroze Romeo and stated to chase the little girl. They all ran around laughing for a while.

Wendy suddenly stopped. Gray almost ran into her, but he quickly stopped. Romeo plowed right into Gray, knocking the latter over. "What's up, Wendy?" Romeo asked as if he wasn't laying on Gray.

"Get off me," Gray laughed. He glanced over. His eyes widened. There, laying in the snow, was a girl. She was just wearing a pair of light blue shorts and a white t-shirt. Her blonde hair was sprawled out in the snow. "We better get her inside. She might have frost bite."

Gray scooped the unknown girl into his arms. He smirked over his shoulder at the two kids. "Try to keep up."

A large ramp of snow was made that lead back to his caste. He made a pair of skates for each of them. Then they were off. They hurried down the ramp, the ice melting behind them. Romeo and Wendy had no trouble keeping up, party because Gray was controlling the ice around their feet to move faster.

When they all got to the castle, Gray hurried inside. He went straight to the spa. There was an extremely large bathtub there, perfect for warming her up. "Romeo, you should probably go. You shouldn't really see her naked, you know?"

"You shouldn't either!" Romeo blurted out. He could care less if he saw the girl naked or not. He just wanted to help and make sure she was okay.

"Yeah, Gray," Wendy agreed. "You'll be just as scarred as Romeo would be!"

Gray couldn't help but laugh. He was twenty-two. Of course he's seen a woman naked. He wasn't exactly ugly. "Why don't you two go get Lyon? He's probably at the house in town." Since it wasn't a good idea to let the world know they lived in a castle, Gray and Lyon kept the house they lived at as children after they left the castle. Lyon usually stayed there.

Wendy and Romeo sighed before doing what they were told, making a race out of it.

Gray checked to make sure the girl was still breathing, which she was. She didn't seem to have frost-bite, either. He quickly took off her clothes, leaving her in her underwear. He quite impressed with her chest. He didn't dwell on that, though. He tried to wake her up, but she didn't move. He sighed and set her on the bench in the room. He stripped down to his boxers before getting into the tub himself. He pulled her in with him. He could already see the color rising to her cheeks. He wondered how long she was out in the snow, and, more importantly, how she got there. No one ever went up to the top of his mountain. He was positive that no one knew about the secret cave that had the staircase up the mountain through the center of it all.

A soft moan escaped her lips. He knew she was going to wake up. After a moment, her deep brown eyes opened. She looked a little dazed. There was no mistaking the moment she fully woke up, though. She screamed and pushed him back, her face all red. "Wh-who are you?" she stuttered, covering her chest.

Gray smirked. "Just the guy who saved your life, that's all. No big deal." He held his hand out. "I'm Gray."

"Lucy." She hesitantly shook his hand. She looked around, not sure where she was or what happened to her.

"I found you out in the snow. I figured putting you in the bath would warm you up, which it did." He saw how uncomfortable she was. "I'll go grab you some warm clothes and make you some tea, okay?"

Lucy watched with a blush on her cheeks as he got out of the tub. The way the water rolled down the muscles in his back. She blushed even more. He left the room for a moment. He quickly came back with one of his shirts. "That should fit you," he said. Then he left again.

Gray went down to the kitchen, not caring that he was still wearing his wet boxers. Wendy and Romeo wouldn't be back for a while, so he didn't need to worry about them. He got the tea kettle down from the one cabinet and started the hot water. He found a mug and put a tea bag in it.

"There you are."

Gray knew from the voice that it was Juvia.

"I was looking for you," she said, walking over. She put her arms around his waist, resting her head on his back. "I haven't seen you in a while."

"You and Laxus stopped over just last week," Gray said. "Remember? Laxus electrocuted me? Damn, that hurt like a bitch."

"No, Gray," Juvia purred. "That's not what I meant."

Gray turned around in her arms. "Oh, I get what you mean now." She stood on her toes so she could reach his lips.

The two had a complicated relationship. Juvia was completely in love with Gray. Gray wasn't quite there. Love between Guardians was forbidden anyways, that is, unless the two people are both in control of the same season. That was just so two seasons didn't "team up" against the others to revolt. Regardless, they had a purely physical relationship, which there was no rule to say against that.

The tea kettle made it's loud whistle, bringing Gray back to reality. He totally forgot that he was making tea for the girl that he suspiciously found in his woods. He separated himself from Juvia to wordlessly make the tea.

Juvia pouted. "Is tea really that important at the moment?" she asked, crossing her arms.

"Actually, yes," Gray said. He dug the sugar out and added some to the drink. "Besides, Wendy and Romeo should be back soon with Lyon."

"You're taking quite a liking to those two, aren't you?" Juvia asked, giggling.

"I remember when they were born," Gray said. He took a sip of the tea to make sure it tasted alright. It needed a little more sugar. "I was fifteen when Romeo was born, then a year later Wendy came along. Ur told me to make friends with everyone in town, especially the children. She said that in this town, nine times out of ten the Guardians come from here. I had to watch. I guess I was especially fond of those two. I'm just really happy that they're the next Winter Guardians. It's nice that they are both great friends, too."

"You're such a softie." Juvia pulled him over to kiss him, once again.

"We're back!"

They both jumped a foot away, both blushing. Wendy and Romeo ran into the room, pulling Lyon behind them. Gray quickly grabbed an apron that was hanging up next to him and put it on, covering himself at least a little. "Can I take the tea upstairs?" Wendy asked, picking up the cup.

"Yeah, just be careful," Gray said, patting her head. She smiled and walked out of the room. Romeo ran after her.

Lyon looked between Juvia and Gray, raising an eyebrow. "He wanted to laugh at their red faces. "Can you not be so obvious?" He pulled the apron off of Gray. "This is mine. Please don't wear it when you're just about naked. Please." He hung it back up. "What did you need me for, anyways?"

Gray nodded his head toward Juvia. Lyon understood. "I'm going to go change," Gray said. "Juvia, you should get home. I'm pretty busy at the moment."

"Call me when you have time," Juvia said, kissing his cheek. She patted Lyon's shoulder on the way out of the room.

Lyon shivered dramatically. "Can you not make plans like that in front of me? It's not exactly a good mental picture, you know?"

"Yeah, yeah, come here," Gray said. He stalked up the stairs. "Wait out here," he said as he entered his room. He came out wearing jeans and a black shirt, along with dry underwear. "She's in the spa."

Lyon raised an eyebrow. She? What exactly was he hiding?

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After Gray left, Lucy got out of the tub to look at the different soaps that were on the many shelves in the room. They seemed to have hundred of bottles, both for men and women. She pick a couple and went over to the water. After quickly stripping, she got into the tub. She figured since she was there she might as well take a bath.

Her memory was a little hazy. How did she get out in the woods? She couldn't remember anything before waking up except her name. It was odd.

She heard the door creak open. There was a little boy and girl. "Hello, I'm Wendy," the girl said. "And this is Romeo. I brought you tea."

Lucy swam over to the edge by the girl. The bath was that big. She smiled as the cup was handed to her. She took a sip and enjoyed the warmth flowing through her. She set the cup down. "Do you guys want to join me?"

Wendy smiled and nodded. Romeo shrugged. There were lots of bubbles in the water, so it's not like he would see either girls. Wendy and Romeo turned away from each other to change, then jumped in.

After a couple minutes of splashing around, the door opened again. Lucy looked up and saw Gray and another guy she didn't know. "Gray!" she said happily. She went back over to the edge. "The tea was really good." She had a wide smile on her face.

"See, Lyon," Gray said. "That's the girl. I found her in the fields passed out. I'm not quite sure what to do with her."

"We definitely can't tell any of the other Guardians," Lyon mumbled. "We probably aren't suppose to have a common girl here. We'll just have to hide her. I'm not going to take care of her, that's for sure. You can do that."

Gray smiled as he watched Lucy and the two kids splash around. She seemed so carefree. It was so easy for her to play with two children she just met in a strange place. He was sure it wouldn't be bad having her there. He could just tell they were all going to have a lot of fun together.