The next morning I woke up to find myself lying on the floor and my back was killing me. I must have fallen off the couch at some point last night. I also realised I was drenched in sweat. Nightmares again, I thought. Always the same one, the night my parents died, right in front of me. Will the memories of that terrible night ever leave me be? Probably not, I thought. I sighed and sat up. I looked across the room and saw that Lucy was still peacefully sleeping. Not wanting to wake her up I crept into the bathroom. I washed my face and the water felt good against my hot skin. I looked at myself in the mirror. I did look pretty terrible. My face was pale from all the years without seeing the sun. My eyes had huge bags under them from the restless nights and nightmares I had. Though I did feel I little better. I could stand by myself so that was definitely a benefit. All the food and sleep I got yesterday did me a lot of good. Then I felt a slight tingle in my fingers. I knew what it was. I lifted my hands my, thought hard and watched the magic happen. In the fingertips of my right hand I saw a little hurricane form. In the palm of my right hand a fire began to burn, then on the fingertips of my left hand a small tree began to grow and in the palm of my left hand there formed a little pool of water. I smiled. The four elements in my hands. It had been so long since I gad had enough magic energy to summon them. It felt amazing. I knew that I couldn't keep it up for long and soon they would vanish but it was a start to getting better. My ears pricked up as I heard a creek from the bedroom. I heard Lucy do a sleepy groan and knew she was awake. I closed my hands and watched as a little smoke from my put out fire came through the gaps. Then I went to see Lucy.

Lucy was lazily stretching on her bed when I came in. We had got a little carried away last night because I was so excited about having a place to live. Though I had to tell Lucy the truth. I couldn't get her hopes up that I might be staying because I wasn't. As soon as I was better I was leaving. Where? That was unclear to me but I couldn't stay at Fairy Tail very long. I walked over and sat on the end of her bed.
"Morning Lucy." I said rather quietly. "We need to talk." She looked a little confused but suddenly wide awake.
"Sure. What's up?"
"Last night when you very kindly offered to let me live with you. I got a little carried away about having somewhere to live and need to tell you that I can't live with you."
"Why?"
"Because I am not staying in Mongolia. When I am better I have to leave and go someplace else."
"Who said you have to leave?"
"Well no one but I can't stay at Fairy Tail."
"Why not?"
"Because I know that longer I stay here the more attached I will become to everyone in your guild because they are all nice people. I couldn't not love them and that will only make it much harder for me when I have to leave."
"But don't you understand that we don't want you to leave. Everyone on the guild loves you, they think you are great and they want you to stay."
"But you barely know me."
"That doesn't matter. All the people you talked to yesterday, loved you and many of them asked me why you weren't joining because they wanted you to join." My heart felt like it was going to burst. These people really want me in there guild? It seemed strange to me that they could love someone the met a couple of hours ago. There was silence between Lucy and I while we both thought.
"You can still live with me even if you really are leaving. If you want to that is?" Lucy asked with a voice full of sadness.
"I would love to but I don't even have any money, though I guess I could get a job." I paused thinking for a minute. "Yes that is what I will do. I will go into town this afternoon and look for a job to help pay the bills." That seemed to perk her up a little bit and she let out a small smile. Just then the window suddenly burst open and I leapt to my feet ready for a battle even though I knew I was way to weak to do anything. Then a familiar blue flying cat and pink haired salamander came through it.
"Natsu, Happy what are you doing here?" Shouted Lucy angrily while throwing her pillows at them.
"Ow, Lucy's definitely not a morning person." Said Happy which made me laugh and I got a glare from Lucy.
"We came to see if Kat was alright." Said Natsu smiled goofily at me.
"No one said you can call her that." Lucy shouted throwing more pillows at him.
"Lucy it is fine. I kind of like that name." I told her. She stopped throwing the pillows though she was still glaring at Natsu.
"And I am fine." I told Natsu and Happy. "Thank you for coming to check but did you really have to climb in through the window?"
"Oh, no sorry. Old habit."

After that we had breakfast though Natsu and Happy ate pretty much everything in Lucy's fridge. She got mad and shouted at them for almost the whole morning. The while thing made me laugh more than I think I have ever laughed in my life. I felt happy that morning and happy was an emotion I hadn't felt in so long. Then we went to the guild hall. When we entered I heard that there was already laughed filling the otherwise silent guild hall. I found myself wishing that i could join but the thought of it made my heart feel heavy with fear. No, I thought, I can't be trapped in a guild like my parents were. It was because of the guild that they died. I wouldn't go down the same road, I refuse. I continued to look around and a little voice in the back of my head said, but this is Fairy Tail and they are different...