A/N: Okay, this chapter explains the girls' backgrounds. Hope you guys enjoy, please read and review.

-TWO WEEKS LATER-

-Gray-

Its been a while since Liz and Erin joined the guild. They've made a team of their own called Blue Phoenix and they've even gone on a few jobs by themselves and with us.

'For newbies they've settled in quickly. Almost as quick as Lucy.'

Liz has made friends with Levy's team and mine, and of course, she's also friends with Cana. Wendy has taken a liking to her and its like she never leaves her side. Then there's Mirajane, who's always friendly with everyone, who watches when Cana rechallenges Liz.

Erin, on the other hand, has become friends with Natsu and Erza. When Natsu and I get into an argument Erin waits to see if it turns into something else. Gajeel and Erin have also become friends, along with Lucy and me. The weird thing is, is that the whole time they've been here I've never seen either one of them use magic. It makes me wonder what kind of magic they can use.

"Hey Erin."

I said and she turned to look at me.

"Yeah? What's up Gray?"

She asked and I smiled at her.

"I just realized something."

"Oh? And what's that?"

She asked as she turned to face me completely.

"That the entire time you and Liz have been here no one's ever seen you two use any magic. Not even on jobs."

I said and she smiled at me.

"So, what's your question?"

She asked and I looked at her.

"What kind of magic do you two use?"

I asked and she laughed.

"I was wondering when someone was going to ask that."

She said and I looked at her expectantly.

"Well…"

She said as she reached for something under her coat.

I watched as she held up a silver key ring with four keys hanging from it. I saw that three of them were golden and knew they were Zodiac keys, but the black key confused me.

"I'm a Stellar Mage, just like Lucy."

"I can see that."

I said and she smiled again.

"Ok, I know these three are Zodiac keys, but what about this one?"

I asked pointing to the black key hanging from the ring.

"I've never seen one like it before."

"No, I don't suppose you have, and you'll never find another one like it."

She said and I looked at her confused.

"Why?"

"Because, this key holds the one and only maker of all the other keys."

She said and my eyes widened.

"Say what!"

She just laughed at my response as she hooked the key ring back on one of the loops of her skirt.

"How in the world did you get a key like that?"

"A family heirloom."

"How did it get in your family?"

"My great, great, great grandmother found it when she was in her teens. She was a stellar Mage just like me, but Draco-the black key-was the only one she ever managed to find. However, they never made a contract. After her, there were no more mages in my family until I was born. The key had been passed down and given to the eldest in our family, which was me."

She said and I just looked at her in shock.

"Exactly what is your background?"

I asked and she smiled at me.

-Erin-

"My background? Well, it's probably a lot different from what you think."

I said and he nodded for me to continue.

"Well, I am the first born of a middle class family. We were never poor, but we weren't so rich either."

"Then why did you become a mage? It seems like you had it all."

Gray said and I shook my head at him.

"I'm getting to that."

I said and he apologized.

"My parents wanted a 'perfect' family and that didn't really fit into what I wanted to do. I was the only one in the family with magic and I wanted to be a mage. When my parents found out they weren't too happy."

"I bet."

He said and I smiled before continuing.

"When my parents told me they forbid me from training to become a mage I left. I had already been given Draco when I turned six. I left with Draco and went on a search for the Zodiac keys."

"How old were you?"

Gray asked and I looked up at him.

"I was eight."

"Eight!"

He yelled in surprise and I nodded at him.

"Yep. I'd looked around and finally got word of a merchant in a town called Okitara that was selling keys and headed there. I saw he had a Zodiac key and I tried to haggle him for it, but he wouldn't budge on the price. When he told me to go back home to my mommy I flipped."

"What do you mean you flipped?"

Gray asked warily.

"I mean I knocked the table with all his merchandise on it over, jumped over it and hit him in the face. I'd grabbed the key and turned to see a midnight blue haired girl standing behind us. I grabbed her hand and we ran out of town and we've been traveling ever since."

"Was that girl Liz?"

He asked and I nodded.

"By the time I was thirteen I'd gotten all the keys you saw on my key ring."

I said and he looked at me in awe.

"That's your background, and you were right, it definitely wasn't what I had thought your life was like, but what about Liz? What's her story?"

He asked curiously and I couldn't help but smile at my black haired friend.

"Her story is a lot different from mine, but it's also like mine in a way."

I said and he nodded.

"Her father left when she was four, and because of that her mother didn't do much and she had to fend for herself and her family. Her brother got pneumonia and died when she was six. As a result of that, her mother fell into a depression. One day, while she was out getting food the villagers decided to get rid of her home and her mother. They torched her house while her mother was sleeping inside. When Liz finally returned from the woods and saw her home and mother were gone she left the village. She was taken in by a dr…drunken man in another village and his family. They were really nice people actually."

"Well that explains how she was able to outdrink Cana."

Gray said and I nodded.

"Yeah. She stayed with them until she was seven. One day, the family just disappeared, leaving her alone again. She took to the road and when I saw her in Okitara she was only a couple of months away from turning eight."

"Damn, and I thought my life was rough."

He said and I nodded as I turned to look over at Liz who was standing in the middle of the room talking to Wendy and Cana.

"Hey Gray…."

I started as I turned back to face him.

"Yeah?"

"What do you think of Liz?"

I asked and saw his cheeks heat up just a bit, but not enough to really be noticed unless you were up close.

"She's pretty cool."

He said and I smiled as I looked away.

'He so likes her. It's obvious she likes him, now, how to get them together?'

I wondered to myself until I heard Liz yell out in surprise. I turned to see Juvia sending water at my best friend, and it wasn't just a friendly game of water tag either.

-Liz-

I stared at Juvia confused. One moment I was talking to Wendy and Cana about something and the next thing I know I heard something behind me and moved just in time to avoid being cut with one of Juvia's water scythes.

"Hey! What's the big idea Juvia!"

I yelled gaining the attention of a few guild members, but I ignored them as I jumped out of the way of another one of her attacks.

"You are a rival to Juvia."

She said as she took a step towards me.

"A rival? What the hell are you talking about?"

I asked as I jumped back in time to avoid being pierced through by a water spike.

"You are a love rival for Gray-sama's love."

Juvia said and I froze. I looked at her in shock and in that time she sent her water at me and caught me in my side. I screamed out as pain coursed through my side. Juvia sent her water at me again, but I diverted it and moved out of the way.

"Liz!"

Erin called as she ran towards me and I looked up at her.

"I'm fine!"

I yelled and she stopped, but nodded when she looked me in the eyes. She walked over to where Gajeel, Natsu, and Erza were and those close to me and Juvia moved out of the way.

I looked down at my side and was relieved to see no blood. I turned and glared at Juvia.

'I had hoped to keep this a secret for as long as I could, but she's leaving me no choice.'

I thought as she sent her water at me again, this time in the form of a giant fist. I stood still, I didn't even move until the fist got about a foot away from me. I held up my hand and the water froze in mid-air. I heard gasps coming from everyone watching and smirked. I unfroze a tiny portion of Juvia's water and sent it back at her. It sent her flying into the far wall of the guild and I unfroze the water I was holding up and it fell to the ground with a splash.

I turned to walk away only to have a fist connect with the back of my head. I growled and swung out with my leg as I crouched down and knocked Juvia to the floor. I went to punch her, but it turned out to be a water clone. I heard her laugh and stood up to see her smiling at me as if she thought she could win this fight.

"You will have to do better than that if you want to beat Juvia for Gray-sama's love."

Juvia said and I blushed when I saw Gray coming over to see what was going on. Juvia didn't give me time to do much else other than that when she sent a gigantic blast of water at me. I sighed and stopped it. It hung in the air between me and Juvia, she tried to move her water, but I wouldn't let her. She may be able to control water by manipulating it's shape, but I can change it's temperature and much much more.

I took my battle stance and spun as I dragged the water along with my body, then I threw it back at Juvia in the form of water spikes, none of them aimed for anything vital. Just as they were about to hit her, the spikes froze. I turned to see Gray had used his magic to freeze them. I glared at him.

"What the hell!"

I asked and he looked at me.

"You were just about to kill you nakama."

He said and I growled.

"No I wasn't you smart one! None of those needles were pointed for anything vital, and what kind of nakama attacks their guild mates!"

I asked and he didn't say anything in response. I unfroze the water and it moved towards Juvia again, only to be frozen by Gray again.

"Enough!"

Gray snapped and I growled at him.

'I don't care how cute he is, no one interferes with my fights.'

I thought to myself as I unfroze a small bit of the water Gray had frozen and sent it towards him and slapped him across the face.

"Gray-sama!"

Juvia yelled and the ice around the water disappeared as Gray's concentration was broke.

Juvia turned to me and started running after me with her fists raised and I sighed.

"Enough already."

I said before taking a deep breath and turning to face Juvia.

"Water Dragon…..ROAR!"

I yelled and the water lying on the floor flew up and blasted Juvia into the far side of the guild. She fell to the floor and I straightened back up. The entire guild was looking at me in shock, everyone was dead quiet.

"Go Liz."

I heard Erin say and smirked as I started walking towards the door.

"I knew it!"

I heard Natsu and Gajeel yell in unison as I walked out the door. I sighed to myself as I headed to mine and Erin's apartment. I needed a nap, otherwise I might go off on someone else.

'So much for keeping a low profile within the guild.'

I thought to myself as I laid down on my bed. I sighed again before closing my eyes and falling asleep.