Ur's Other Daughter-Gray x Reader

4-My Memories Come Crashing like a Tidal Wave

"Fairy Tail," I said, "I'm part of Fairy Tail."

He nodded and raised his hands above my head. "I know some memory magic, but not much," he said, "but do you want me to restore your memories?"

I nodded. Then he chanted the spell and white dust swirled around my head, restoring my lost memories.

"Fairy Tail," I muttered to myself, "my guild."

Just saying the name didn't mean anything, but now I tried to remember anything from the guild. And I did. Many memories surfaced. Like the first time, I've ever stepped into the guild. I was only five, and everyone was older than me. I sat alone for a few days, too shy to talk, but a boy invited me to sit with him and his friends.

Gray Fullbuster, my first friend in Fairy Tail, and the one who I wanted to kill. What was wrong with me?

I remembered many funny moments. Like when Erza Scarlet's strawberry cake got smashed by Natsu Dragneel. She went berserk on him. I also remembered Lisanna Strauss and Natsu raising an egg that hatched Happy, his exceed. That was cute. 

I remembered getting patted on the head every day by Master Makarov. He always had a smile on his face, and I looked up to him, even if his a bit pervy.

"Y/N," he said to me one day, "you're gonna go far one day, I know you will."

These memories hit me hard like I was smashing against the hard stone of reality. I continued remembering.

I remembered the time when I got lost in the woods than Gray found me. "You are very cute, you know," he said. I laughed. He wasn't mad at me, and he didn't laugh at me like the how the Grimoire Heart members did when I failed the same mission four times. He laughed like it was something that everyone does, and encouraged me to get better with navigation.

He, Natsu, and Erza were my greatest friends. Losing them hit me hard.

I remembered getting chosen for the second year of the S-Class trails and becoming S-Class at age seven, beaten only by Mystogan the year before. I remembered going off on a century quest a year later with Gildarts Clive to gain experience, and Gray warning me not to go."You could die out there!" he said, "don't go!"

I reassured him. I mean, I'm going with Gildarts, one of the most powerful of the guild. Finally, he gave in. "Promise you'll come back safe and sound?" he asked.

"Course I would!" I mean, I thought I was invincible. "And I know you'll rescue me if I got lost!" He nodded.

That was three years ago, so he probably forgot. I mean, it was a pretty stupid promise.

I remembered getting separated with Gildarts and calling out his name. A tribe of forest Vulcans came after me. I remembered hiding in a cave, too scared and weak to come out.

Yeah, I know. So invincible. I never believed in my powers ever again.

Then, I remembered waking up to Ultear's face when I was shivering in the cave. She recognized me as her long-lost little sister, and I joined Grimoire Heart. Maybe I forgot all about the bad guilds and joined one of the Barem Alliance, then worst of them all. After that, I only knew growing up with that guild.

Maybe that bastard Hades wiped my memories. Maybe Ultear did it, despite her kind appearance. Whatever the case, I'm not going back to that guild at all. I'm going back to my true home.

Fairy Tail.

"That's all," Zeref said. I nodded gratefully. Not even realizing it, my eyes became puffy from crying. I guess I will have to cry sometimes.

"What did they think of me when I left?" I asked Zeref. He seemed to frown.

"You can ask them yourself," he said, "you know what to do?"

"Yes, of course, Zeref," I said, "thank you very much."

Even though he was a bad guy, I decided to spare him for returning my memories. He smiled.

"Well, then my job is done." He got up to leave and I bowed.

"I hope we meet again sometime, Zeref," I said. He shook his head.

"I'm afraid that you won't want to meet me again," he said sadly, "I'm a dark wizard after all."

He cut off my protests and said: "this is where we part, Y/N."

We shook hands. Then he faded away as if he was only a distant memory.

I got up. The rain still came down hard, but I know what to do. My Grimoire Heart guild mark disappeared and was replaced with my familiar Fairy Tail emblem.

I sighed. 'What would they think of me?' I thought, 'I betrayed them.' I cried and cried. It was my fault, I caused Grimoire Heart to know everything about the guild, from their strengths to their weaknesses.

Finally, I started to walk. The rain pounded and the thunder shook the earth. My stone rattled in my pocket.

I don't remember exactly how to navigate the island, as it was a long time ago when I last came, however, I do know enough to tell where the compass directions are.

I'm going to find my guild. I'm going to find all my friends and apologize for everything, starting with Gray. Then I'm going to turn myself in.