Summery: After Ultear stabbed herself, she soon died of blood loss. Meredy, who was left all alone with no where to go, was generously taken in by Fairy Tail. So begins her new life. Will everyone in Fairy Tail be able to forget her dark past and accept her as one of their own? Will she get over Ultears death and get alone with Fairy Tail, or will she remain in darkness forever…?

Why is she here? What was Master thinking, letting her in like that? She's dangerous. Those words echoed through her head. They had every right to blame her. She attacked their guild after all. But even still, they only made things worse for her. Even though Makarov took her in, no one in Fairy Tail seemed to trust her at all. She didn't care though. She lost everything already. Ultear was the only one she could consider family and she was now dead.

"Don't worry. They will learn to accept you after a while." A soft voice came from behind her. She turned around to see Mirajane there, smiling. 'She's lying.' Meredy thought. 'How could they ever accept me? After all I did, they will never accept me.' She turned back around and tried to ignore her.

"Juvia agrees with Mira-san." Juvia said, walking up to the two. Meredy didn't dare turn around. She couldn't bear to face Juvia. Not now, nor ever. Juvia sat down next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Juvia was once an outcast too." She said. "After Phantom dissolved, Juvia decided to come here." Meredy turned and looked at her, tears in her eyes. "Even though I was an enemy, they still accepted me. Even Gajeel was accepted, even after all the horrible things he did." She gave Meredy a reassuring smile. "So don't worry. They will learn to accept you too." She just looked at Juvia, tears rolling down her cheek. Juvia pulled the young mage into a loving embrace. 'This again…' Meredy remembered the first time she did this. 'It's so warm. What is this feeling…? I don't understand…' Meredy broke down crying in Juvia's arms.

Over across the room, Lisanna watched the two console Meredy. She smiled and looked back at Natsu and Gray arguing over something pointless again. She just continued smiling as she watched the two go at it. It didn't take long before the fight ended, courtesy of Erza. The beaten up Natsu sat across the table from her and rested his head on the table.

"Are you alright?" She asked the dragon slayer. He groaned, but she understood what it meant. After a while of just sitting there, he picked his head up and looked around.

"Where's Happy?" He asked, still looking around. He didn't realize Happy had left while he was fighting Gray.

"I think he left following Charle and Pantherlily." She said. He sighed. He should have figured as much. He stood up and walked over to the request board to see if there were any jobs that would be fun to do.

Meredy began to settle down and Juvia let go of her and looked at her. Her face was red and her eyes still had some tears. She sniffled every once and a while, but had calmed down none the less. She looked down at her knees, not knowing what to think, what to feel. Her mind was an utter blank. The petite pink haired girl just sat there in complete silence. Could she really consider Fairy Tail her new family? No! Ultear was her only family. Always has been and always will be. Even though it was Ultear that attacked her town, she still loved Meredy. She silently stood up and started walking off when someone crashed into her. She fell down and looked to see who it was.

"Sorry about that." A male voice spoke. She looked up and saw Natsu, extending his hand to help her. She stood up, ignoring it and started to walk away only to be stopped by Mirajane.

"Perfect timing, Natsu." She said to him. "Why don't you take her alone with you on that mission." She suggested, but he could tell she was commanding him to do it, not telling him to. Meredy just shook her head no and started walking off, only to be stopped by her again. "Don't be shy, just go with him." She said, smiling. She stood there in silence for a minute before reluctantly agreeing. The moment they walked out of the guild, Happy came flying towards them.

"Where are you going, Natsu?" The blue cat asked his companion.

"Going on a mission with… umm… what was your name again?" He looked over at her.

"Meredy…" She said quietly, but loud enough that they could hear her.

"You wouldn't leave without me, would you?" Happy questioned.

"Of course not." He said, smiling. "Let's go."

"Aye." Happy stated and the three walked off.

"So what's the job?" Happy asked.

"Finding some dangerous creature for some rich person." He said. "The reward is 1,000,000 bells so it must be really dangerous. I'm getting exited just thinking about it."

"It's worth that much." Lucy said, coming up from behind the two, not surprising them in the least.

"Yep. Wanna come along?" He asked, almost knowing that it was the only reason she approached them. She nodded and began walking with them.

"Who is she?" She asked, pointing at Meredy.

"That's… umm… Meredy, right?" He looked over at her, she just nodded slightly.

"Nice to meet you, Meredy." Lucy said in a kind, caring voice. Meredy just looked away slightly, somewhat annoying Lucy. Lucy was going to say something, but a strange feeling stopped her from doing it. It was like she was feeling what Meredy was. She could feel a lonely feeling coming from her, a feeling she knew well. She didn't want to make things worse for her, so she just ignored the gesture. The four seemed to be walking without any destination in mind. Natsu was leading them along a path that seemed to lead to nowhere. After a few hours of traveling down the road, the saw a mansion near the end of it. Natsu grinned and Lucy and Happy knew that meant this was their destination. They were relived to know he wasn't lost and leading them around to random places.

"Hello there." An old butler came and greeted them when they approached the mansion. "Are you here about the job?" He asked them.

"Yeah." Lucy said.

"Right this way." He said, leading them into the mansion. He led them into a large room that looked like a throne room. In the center on the room was a giant bed, with a man sitting on it. "Master." The man looked up at the butlers call. He signaled them to come over. "They are here for the job, sir." The old man told him. He nodded and stood up.

"Good." He said. "It is very simple, I need you to get my mothers run away pet back." He said, showing almost no emotion.

"You're offering that much money for a pet retrieval?" Lucy asked, stunned.

"Yes." He said. "You see, it is very strong and has a bad temper." He began to almost sound mad. "Oh, how rude of me, I didn't even introduce myself. I'm Hikaru." The man said, smiling.

"So, just how strong is it?" Natsu asked egger to know the answer.

"Strong enough that you have permission to use lethal force." Hikaru said. "Is that a sufficient answer?" He questioned Natsu.

"Oh yeah." Natsu replied. He smiled, getting really exited about it. He just couldn't wait to see what it was. Just thinking about it got his blood pumping, making him more exited. Lucy looked at him, sighing. It most likely wasn't going to be easy, yet he was all fired up and ready to go. Just the opposite of her. She was nervous. If it was powerful enough that they were allowed to use lethal force, it must be pretty strong.

"It was last seen in the forest around back the mansion." Hikaru told them. "Be careful." He said. Natsu, Lucy, and Happy nodded while Meredy just stared at the ground. He led them out to the forest and watched them go in. "Good luck." He said when they were out of sight. He sighed and returned to the mansion to wait for them.

The group walked down a small path in the woods, looking for something.

"Shouldn't we be off the path, looking for it?" Lucy asked, even though she really didn't want to be looking for it.

"Yeah… But what are we looking for again?" Natsu asked, looking at Lucy. She just stared at him, realizing they didn't have a clue what to look for. They were on a wild goose chase. They didn't know what it was, what it looked like, or anything about it except that it is strong and dangerous.

"I-I don't know…" She replied. She gulped, scared. It could be watching them, waiting for them and they don't know it. They wouldn't know it.

Meredy looked at them, talking and worrying. She had no clue what was going on. She didn't pay attention to anything that happened around her. Not that it mattered to her. She was only going because Mirajane and Juvia insisted she did. She had no real interest in it what so ever.

"Hey, do you know what we're looking for?" Natsu asked. She just stared at him blankly, not saying a word. "Do you?" He continued looking at her, not accepting silence as an answer.

"No." She said coldly.

"Then let's split up." Happy suggested, flying between Natsu and Meredy. "If the four of us search, we'll definitely find it." He said.

"No way!" Lucy argued.

"Why not?" Happy questioned her.

"If it's really strong, then we might not be able to take it on alone." She said.

"Then call someone for help if you find it." He said.

"Call them how?" She said, getting tired of the argument. "Even if I do call someone, they might not make it on time."

"Then let's split into teams." He gave another suggestion. She nodded in agreement. "Me and Natsu will search over that way and you and her search over there." He told them, pointing where each team was going. Lucy and Meredy walked where Happy said to and Happy and Natsu walked the other way.

Lucy looked over at Meredy. She felt an uneasy atmosphere around them. She didn't know if it was Meredy or something else. Meredy looked up at her, then back at the ground. They heard a roar in the direction Natsu and Happy went, followed by fire flaring up in the sky. The two stopped and Lucy wondered if they should go help him. After a few minutes, something came running at them. Once it was in view, they could tell it was angry. The raptor looking thing came running at them and rammed into them, knocking them away. It stopped and looked at the two. It immediately charged at Lucy, running much faster than before. It rammed her into a tree, knocking the wind out of her. It then used its head to smack her away from it before turning around, looking at Meredy. She couldn't do anything. She just stared into its eyes, those eyes of a monster out for blood. She tried to gather her thoughts and focus but it began to charge her before she got the chance. It rammed into her, but she managed to get away before it smashed her into something. It looked at her again, lowered its head and prepared to charge again. She got up, but found her legs wobbly, making it hard to stand. When she looked at it, it began to charge again. She couldn't do anything but stand there. She just watched as the blood thirsty beast charged toward her. Only a few meters before it got to her, something landed on it. It took her a second to see it was Natsu. He had used Happy to chase it all the way here.

"Hey, where's Lucy?" He asked, walking up to her. Meredy pointed where Lucy was.

"Are you alright, Lucy?" Happy asked, hovering above her.

"Somehow." She panted heavily. Meredy felt her legs give away and fell down on her knees.

"Are you alright." He asked, offering her a hand. She nodded and tried to stand up on her own, but was too weak to do so. Looking at his out stretched hand; she accepted it and he pulled her to her feet, only for her to fall back down. "Are you sure you're alright?" He asked her, a little worried. She nodded and extended her hand, requesting help. He grabbed it and pulled her up again, letting her use him arm to keep herself up. They heard a weird hissing like noise and saw the raptor thing standing up looking at them. Meredy noticed its eyes changed from blood lust to fear. Natsu walked over to it, Meredy still on his arm and looked at it. It lowered its head and crouched down.

"What is that thing?" Lucy asked.

"What we were looking for." Natsu said confidently.

"How can you tell?" She asked him, doubting him seriously.

"Just look around its neck." He said. She walked toward it and looked to see what he meant. There was a collar around its neck. "What the…" She said when she read it. "Why is it named Fluffy?" She asked, shocked. Natsu chuckled at the name. Natsu used fear to get it to return with them to the mansion. When they returned, a large, old lady came running up and threw her arms around the reptile.

"Oh, where have you been, Fluffy." She exclaimed. It nuzzled against her, making her smile.

"Thank you all." Hikaru said, walking up to them.

"I thought you said that it was strong." Natsu said, disappointed.

"No, you just must have been too strong for it." He said, smiling. "Besides, I said that because I didn't know how strong you were. All I knew is everyone before gave up because they were terrified of it." He just kept smiling. "So here's your payment. Thanks for all your help." He handed them their payment and walked back into the house.

"Man that was really disappointing." Natsu grumbled. "I was hoping for something really big and strong that would give me a challenge." He just grumbled, upset that it was so easy.

"What's so bad about an easy job?" Lucy asked. "Especially when it pays this much." She added happy that she was going to be able to pay the months rent.

Meredy just watched them chat away cheerfully. She was on the other hand embarrassed. She was so weak that she had to use Natsu for support. She didn't even know why he was supporting her. Was it kindness? Or was it out of pity? 'It must be pity.' She thought to herself. 'There's no way he is just being kind to me.' She began to resent him for pitying her.

"Are you alright there?" Natsu asked her. She just stared at him angrily. She let go of him and let herself fall to the ground. "Oh, sorry." He said, holding his hand out for her.

"I don't need your stupid pity!" She yelled slapping his hand away.

"Pity?" Natsu looked at her, confused.

"Don't play dumb!" She yelled. "I'm not weak! I can get back on my own!" She just glared at him.

"What?" He looked at the angry young mage. "I wasn't pitying you. I was just helping out a comrade." He told her.

"Oh really?" She said doubtfully.

"Yep." He smiled. She used her sensory link magic on him. She was surprised to find he was telling the truth. He was doing this out of kindness, not pity like she thought. He extended a hand once more, this time she took it, using it for support again.

"Thanks…" She mumbled. He just smiled and they continued their journey back to the guild. The whole way back, Meredy held on to the dragon slayers arm, not wanting to let go again.

"So, uh, Meredy." Lucy looked at her. "If you don't have a place to stay, you can stay at my place until you find one yourself, ok." She smiled. Meredy just nodded slightly. After they got back to the guild, everything went like it always does. Natsu talking about his job and then somehow getting into a fight with Gray. Meredy sat back down where she was before, Lucy joining her. Lucy began talking to her about the guild. Everything she has seen, done, all the jobs she has taken. Meredy just listened to her. She wasn't really interested, but found some of the things Lucy said humorous. At the days end, she found herself staying at Lucy's place. She looked around the apartment, surprised at how big it was.

"Here." Lucy handed her some pajamas. "They might be a bit big though." Meredy got changed quickly. The shirt went all the way down to her shins, almost making the pants unnecessary. Lucy led her to her bed. "We can just share my bed, ok." She smiled at her. Suddenly, an image of Natsu smiling popped into Meredy's head. She could feel her face heat up and her heart began to race. She couldn't understand why. She has never felt this way before. She laid down in Lucy's bed with her and before long, fell asleep.

Meredy woke up, yawning. She noticed Lucy wasn't there anymore. She walked out and saw Lucy in a chair, yelling at Natsu for breaking in again.

"Oh, good morning." Lucy said when she noticed Meredy.

"Good morning." Natsu said, smiling as usual. She blushed and turned away, not knowing what to say or do. She looked at him, noticing the only seat was next to him. She slowly walked over and sat next to him. She noticed that he and Lucy were already talking about something she didn't know about. She gave a small, shy smile. Both Lucy and Natsu noticed and realized it was the first time they ever saw her smile. The first time they ever saw her look happy. They both hoped to see her smile more often. She saw them both staring at her and her face turned red in embarrassment. She noticed it herself as well though. For the first time in a while, she felt a little happy. She wasn't really happy, but this little feeling was enough for her at the moment.

TO BE CONTINUED…

There we go, Chapter 1. Hope you liked it. I wanted to try a pairing that no one has yet to see, so I hoped it turned out good. I will post the next chapter as soon as I finish writing it.

So please review and tell me how I did.