**THREE MONTH TIME SKIP**

            I can't believe it's already been three months since I became an official member of Liberam. It's surprising how much time can fly when you don't pay attention to your surroundings.

            Anyways, over the three months left of my disappearance, I've been trying to become stronger and master other kinds of magic. I mastered Elemental Magic such as water, earth, fire, and air. This particular magic earned me the nickname "Element Dancer." Nobody was ever really able to identify my real name so the people of the towns that I visited just started calling me by that name.

            I would just show up in a town wearing a black cloak with gold stripes on it and the townspeople would immediatley recognize the cloak.

            "Is that really who I think it is?"

            "It's the Element Dancer!"

            All eyes would be on me every time I stepped foot in a town. And now, word had already spread that I was entering the Grand Magic Games as a solitary member of Liberam. Looks like Sorcerer Weekly has their cover story. I'm truly surprised that no one has figured out my true identity.

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            I was walking through the capital of Fiore with my cloak secured tightly over my shoulders and only my boots poking out. I got suspicious glances darted at me as I kept walking. Everyone feared me. Feared my magical power. Just you wait. My true magical power isn't anything compared to what you've seen.

            The soles of my brown boots clopped against the stone path, the sound echoing through the quiet town and into the ears of the gawking citizens. Even though the capital was filled with citizens, it seemed desolate in some way. I stopped in my tracks as I caught the scent of the people I had been waiting for. The returning members of Fairy Tail. I turned to see them standing only a few feet away.

            There they were. Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray, and...

            Wait, who's that with the others? I sniffed her scent and something about it seemed familiar. Her long black hair that faded to blue at the ends. Her golden, dragon-like eyes that could pierce through a dragon's scales with one glare. The black and white baseball jacket with the Fairy Tail emblem on the front. She was wearing a plain gray t-shirt that was tucked into a pair of long, dark Levis. She had black, Airwalk (shoe brand) high tops. Her high tops were laced with light blue laces. I caught a glimpse of a ring on one of her fingers. The ring was the shape of the Fairy Tail emblem. I also managed to catch a glimpse of the underside of her right wrist, the place wher her guild mark is located. A bright sunset red Fairy Tail emblem.

            I racked my brain, trying to remember wher I had seen this wizard before. Then I caught a glimpse of Natsu and Lucy holding hands. That's when it all came back to me.

FLASHBACK

            My hand was gripped tightly around Frub's wrist as I dragged him through the guild hall in order to make him a member. Natsu an Lucy had just gotten off the stage after confessing their undying love for one another. I had begun speaking to Mira when we heard loud cheers suddenly erupt from all around the guild. Frub and I turned around and noticed that the two love birds were standing really close to each other.

            Their faces were a bright red as each stared at each other.

            "D-d-did they just kiss?" I asked.

            Through the loud cheers, whoops, and claps, I could hear the faint sound of a slow clap. I glanced over in the direction of the slow clap and saw two wizards sitting at a table.

FLASHBACK ENDS

            "Well what do you know? It's the slow-clapper." I said with intimidation in my voice.

            "What do you mean by slow-clapper?" The wizard asked. She seemed intrigued in my knowledge of her existence. Better yet, the fact that I knew her before I decided to join Zeref.

            "It's nothing." I replied to an angry wizard. I turned back toward the arena and continued making my way over there. They will soon find out my motives so there was no need to rush to the point. I could practically hear their anger as I continued walking.

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            I stood in the shower located below the arena as I quickly freshened myself up before the announcers, well, announced the guilds participating in the games. The games would originally start with a preliminary round only to decrease the number of guilds down to eight but only seven had decided to participate this year. Fairy Tail, Liberam, Blue Pegasus, Mermaid Heel, Lamia Scale, Quatro Cerberus, and Sabertooth. Very interesting line up this year.

            My hair ran down my back as the water slowly soaked it. The length of my hair grew over the past three months and its really not bugging me at all.

            I coursed my hands through my hair just to be sure that I got all of the soap out. The sweet smell of my shampoo was amazing. It smelt like those delectible strawberries that Erza puts on her cake everytime she makes some. I glanced down at the shower floor. That smell brings up so many good memories from the time I was with the guild. Natsu and Gray always fighting. Lucy would always try to calm them down but Erza scared the boys so much that they stopped everytime she yelled at them. Levy and Gajeel always flirting without them even knowing it. Juvia's obsession over Gray. Frub. I felt my eyes begin to water when I heard a noise coming from outside. Oh no. It's about to start!

            I wiped away my tears and turned the shower off. I wrapped my hair in a towel while hurriedly putting my outfit on. I finished puting my dress on and then I began tugging on my boots. The towel fell off somewhere in the middle of my routine but luckily my hair was dry. Now it was time to go.