~Gray's P.O.V.~

Moon was a dragon slayer - which surprised me greatly. I wondered if she could eat the ice that I made. It was worth a try.

"You eat ice, right?"

"Yeah," Moon replied. She was playing with Plue as Lucy explained her magic to Moon.

I quickly formed a spike of ice and shoved it in Moon's face. "Can you eat that?"

"Um. Sure?" She said uneasily as she took the ice from my hand. I watched her intently as she bit down on the ice. I saw her fangs.

I was surprised that I didn't see them before. I was interested, strangely enough. I was never interested with the other dragon slayers before. How had I missed her fangs? I mentally slapped my forehead.

Way to be attentive, dumbass.

I ran a hand through my black hair and sat down on the couch, legs spread open and arms splayed out on the back of the couch. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back. "Why did you need me to eat your ice?" Moon asked with a raised eyebrow. I opened one eye and looked at her.

"Just wondering."

"Ok?"

Lucy looked up from Plue and suddenly grabbed Moon's hands. Moon jumped, startled by the gesture. "Hey, do you have a place to stay?" Lucy grinned.

"Yeah. Gray said I could stay here until I earn enough money for my own house," Moon replied. I could see her blue eyes sparkle with excitement. She wanted to go on a job ad get her own money. I could see it.

Lucy gasped, just as Erza walked in with her arm around Natsu's neck, obviously strangling him. "You can't stay with him! You're a girl! You can stay with me instead if you want."

"Moon's staying at Gray's house?" Erza asked. She released Natsu and he crumpled to the floor in a heap of flames and tears.

"Is that a problem?" Moon asked. She looked at me with a worried look.

I sighed and stood up. "Guys," I began. "It's not a big deal, so quit making it one."

Erza just shrugged and started talking to Natsu again. Her long scarlet hair fell by his nose, making it twitch. I knew what was coming next. "Natsu, don't!" I yelled, trying to shoot some ice into his open mouth. I didn't miss and the ice went straight in, but it wouldn't be enough to stop his sneeze. It wouldn't even take the brunt of it. Moon shot her hand forward, clamping it around Natsu's mouth. Her hand began to freeze over, and eventually froze Natsu's head. We heard a small sneeze, and saw a glow from his mouth.

"That should do it." Moon said, and pried her hand away. The ice cracked away, and I could see her hand steam a little before she pulled it to her chest. It was closed in a small fist and tucked away into her other hand.

"You should let Wendy take a look at that. She'll heal you," Lucy said quietly. She took Moon's hand away from its pair, and opened it slowly, revealing a burn. Natsu cringed, and shrunk away from a towering Erza.

She was about to swing a punch at him when Moon interrupted. "No, It's really ok. I've had worse. It wasn't his fault, it was my own choice." My eyes went to the bandages wrapped around her arm. When she looked at me with a small reassuring smile, I looked away, pretending not to see.

"But still, let's go see Wendy. Oh! And while we're at it, I'll buy you some different clothes. Fur isn't going to cut it in these towns." Lucy was holding Moon's hands gently. "Oh we could invite Levy to come with us. Erza, would you like to come?"

"Sure."

Lucy didn't wait for another second before she took off, Moon in one hand and, surprisingly, Erza in the other. I wouldn't be completely surprised if Lucy's dead body showed up the next morning. I watched Natsu from the corner of my eyes as he slowly got up off the floor. "Great job, fire rat," I mumbled. Natsu didn't even retort. "Come on. Let's head to the guild."

~Moon's P.O.V.~

I was quite as Lucy pulled Erza and I along to Fairy Hills. My mind was focused on my hand and how it throbbed with pain. It wasn't that the fire had hurt me, my ice regenerated fast enough to cool the burn. It was the memory of the past I wanted to forget.

Fire scared me more than death did.

I didn't want to die. Not after I had done so much to survive.

I was brought back to reality when I heard the door to Fairy Hills close with a slight slam. I hadn't even noticed that Lucy had released Erza and I, and already returned with Levy.

"Ready?" Lucy's sweet voice chimed. I nodded with Erza as Levy replied happily.

"We haven't had much of a chance to talk yet, so I'm glad that we're doing this," Levy smiled as her short form made its way over to me. Her blue hair bounced slightly and I smiled at her cuteness. "I'm elated that you joined Fairy Tail," she grinned at me.

"I am happy as well," I replied. I averted my blue eyes from her hazelnut brown ones. I suddenly felt shy.

She seemed to notice it and looked at Lucy. "Alright, lead the way." I watched her from the corner of my eye. How could someone be so kind and cute. I looked down at my old torn furs and compared them to the bright orange sundress that the girl was wearing.

Well for one, tattered fox fur isn't cute.

I sighed and followed behind Erza as Lucy and Levy began to talk about a book.

While I did try to pay attention to their excited chatter about the romantic novel, I was more interested in the cute little shops that lined the streets. The only shops that I had seen before where little vendors or small wooden houses up north.

Nothing could compare the variety in clothes and the different smells of delicious foods that wafted through the air. The cobblestone paths were smooth against my feet as I walked. I found that my pace had been getting slower as I took more time to look at each and every shop.

Erza noticed the absence of my presence and turned around to find me looking through the window to a cute little shop called a 'cafe'. "Lucy," Erza said without taking her eyes off of me. I could hear them, and looked up to see the three girls walking towards me with smiles.

"Why don't we stop to get a small snack," Levy grinned knowingly.

I shyly raised my hand, "I don't have any money." I scratched the back of my head with a small blush.

"Not yet, of course. You can pay me back later," Lucy said and lightly bumped my shoulder with hers. She walked into the small cafe and I quickly followed behind Erza and Levy.

We spent about 30 minutes inside, snacking on sweet bread and drinking tea and water. I found the bread incredibly good, but it wasn't something I would eat too much of. It was much too sweet to eat a large helping of, so I ate two pieces and downed a glass of water with it. The cold glass felt good against my new burn, and I felt relieved when I saw that it wasn't too bad and it would heal in little time. I smiled as I clenched my fist.

"So, what do you think of Magnolia's famous sweet bread?" Erza asked as she ate her fourth of fifth piece of strawberry cake. I could see the sparkle in her eyes.

Levy and Lucy listened intently on what I had to say. "It was very good. I've never had anything so sweet before," I replied happily.

Lucy and Levy high-fived themselves in success and Erza nodded with joy. "That's good," I watched as Lucy's golden hair bounced slightly and landed perfectly. "Now, let's get you some clothes!" she cheered.

"Okay," I smiled. My black hair fell over my shoulders with ease as I looked up at her. Fairy Tail mages were kinder than normal people, I realized. Or it was just me and I just always had bad luck with people. Either way, my life was going to stabilize itself and form into one of a normal person's.