Waiting For You
Chapter 1 – Spring
A/N: Hey! So here is uhmm... a multi-chaptered entry for Hachibukai and Fiammata Montague's "Lucy Harem Fanfic Challenge" I decided to join since it's easy, and plus it's nice to try new things :3 This is now the second Writing Contest that I joined. I hope you like this one, because I put my heart into this o.o
It is a little sad though, sorry! =w= I didn't mean to, but I had to! D:
Well, go on, read! :D
Summary: Rogue's love for her would never fade. He'd wait for her, even if it meant spending 4 seasons without her. He will wait for her just as he'll forever love her.
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Hurt and Comfort, Drama
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.
Rogue let out a sigh as he looked at his watch, frowning a little; he realized that he was late for his meeting with Sting. Shrugging, he tucked his hands in the pockets of his long-sleeved polo. He walked down the road with the same usual loneliness and sadness. Jumping over the usual barricade in the park, he landed on the grass with a soft thud and continued walking. Frowning again, memories rushed in his head.
He missed her.
Sighing shakily, Rogue ran a hand through his hair and bit his lip. Walking over the pond near the swing, a familiar gush of warmness surrounded him – despite of the cold air. Rogue bit his lip harder and watched the fishes in the pond, and he remembered her laugh.
He missed Lucy.
Rogue shook his head, trying to get rid of the sad feeling. Turning his heel, he exited the park and continued walking. Stopping in front of a street, he waited for the cars to pass by before crossing the road. Looking at his watch one more time, he sighed. He was later than before.
As soon as the stoplight turned red, Rogue crossed the street. Adjusting the shawl on his shoulders, he let out a white puffy smoke as he huffed. Turning left, he ignored the looks of the people. He crossed another street and entered a café. He sighed in relief at the warmness and looked for his partner – he didn't like calling him as his best friend, he had a different best friend.
"Oi! Rogue!" a familiar annoying voice yelled. Rogue twitched and looked to the side to see Sting waving his hand. Rogue sighed in annoyance and walked over to him, sitting across from the blonde.
"Sorry I'm late. I was…" Rogue trailed off, trying to think of something. What was he doing?
Rogue slammed his hand down on the alarm clock and sighed as it stopped ringing. Not moving from his position, he groaned as he realized that today was the day that Sting asked to meet with him. Looking at the digital alarm clock on his nightstand, he saw that it was exactly 8:00 a.m. Rogue stared at the ceiling for a long time and waited.
Rogue bit his lip and finally pushed himself to sit down – he wasn't a morning person. Pushing himself off the bed, he walked (or more like stumbled) to the bathroom and opened the lights. Staring at himself in the mirror, he almost felt sick. He looked so horrible, and so tired.
His eyes began watering as he recalled the memory from the last 2 months. How had he been so stupid to act like he didn't care? Why had he let her go?
Rogue bit his lip and looked at the star sticker on his mirror to the right side. He blinked and the tears fell on the sink, dropping ever so quickly. Rogue covered his mouth as he remembered that month, the horrible month.
The cold month that Lucy told him that she was leaving and the month that she had already left. He admitted that it felt like HELL knowing that's she's going to be gone for a year. Just a simple year, he could handle that. He just had to wait for 4 more seasons, or less.
But he couldn't. Lucy had told him that it was possible for her to stay in America for a few more years. Why hadn't he told her then that he loved her? How stupid could he possibly be? – Though he wasn't stupid, he's a genius, just not when it comes to love.
Rogue clutched his hair and cried. He wished he could just stop crying. Why can't he stop? All that he's been doing these months is crying, crying and crying, nothing more, nothing less. His tears would just fall when he sees something related to her. It's just been a few months and he already missed her. Heck, he missed her more than ever. The months felt like an eternity already. He wasn't used to waking up by the alarm clock. He missed Lucy calling him to wake up.
He missed her so much that he wanted to die.
Rogue inhaled as he tried to calm down. He covered the sticker with his hand and turned the cap on the sink by his other hand. He washed his face by his other hand the whole time, his right hand staying put on top of the star sticker on his mirror. Turning the cap close, he grabbed a towel and used both hands to dry his face. He looked away from the mirror and sighed before turning on the heater of the shower.
He left the bathroom first and then heard a ring. He walked over to his nightstand and stared at his phone, his face clear of any emotion. There was a new message, coming from Sting and Lucy.
Rogue felt like tearing everything apart. Even though he really missed her, it just hurt him by seeing her name. So instead of reading her message, he just opened it and exited the text, then read Sting's. Rogue stared at the screen as he read Sting's complaints about him being not there early – Rogue always arrives early, so Sting had gotten used to it. But Rogue didn't arrive early, for he didn't really want to do.
Sting's blonde hair reminded Rogue of Lucy, and he didn't like anything that reminded him of her. But despite of the pain that he felt, he was happy that Lucy had sent him a text, even though he'd never plan on reading it until Lucy comes back to Japan.
He felt tears gathering again.
"I can't keep crying forever…" Rogue thought and hissed before walking in the bathroom again and took a bath.
After that he got dressed – a white long-sleeved polo, a beige shawl over his shoulders, black pants and red converse – and just ate breakfast, ignoring everything that reminded him of Lucy. He just couldn't stand it.
He just really missed her.
"Well? Why were you late?" Sting asked Rogue who remained frozen. The brunette closed his eyes and tried to forget his horrible morning, but it haunted him.
"I w-was just… doing something," Rogue said and looked at Sting blankly. The blonde raised a brow and just shrugged.
"Whatever you say. Wait here, I'll order our food," Sting said and left Rogue alone.
Rogue let out a breath he seemed to be holding and clutched his hair, his elbows planted firmly on the glass table. Taking in shaky breaths, he tried to calm himself down. He felt the tears gather again, and he couldn't stop it. Closing his eyes shut, he tried to stop himself from crying. Sting can't see him like this. Sting can't see how miserable he is.
He can't be seen suffering.
Rogue desperately tried to act normal, but his shivering body just wouldn't cooperate. People had sent him worried glances, and confused stares. But no matter how much he tried, Rogue just couldn't stop himself from crying.
He folded his arms on the table and laid his head on them, shielding his face from everyone. He closed his eyes tightly once again and took in shaky breaths. He was annoyed that he couldn't even stop himself from crying. Crying was so out of character of him but… Lucy was special. He'd cry for her forever if he could – if that was possible.
It's not like Lucy was dying, heck no. He just really missed her. A year without Lucy was horrifying. And for Lucy to say that there was a possibility of staying in America longer, Rogue just couldn't handle the pain.
Sniffing a little, Rogue clenched his fists harder and gritted his teeth. Rogue felt his world clash and he nearly jumped as someone placed a hand on his shoulder. Staying still, Rogue didn't want to raise his head.
"Rogue."
Sting looked at Rogue with sad eyes. He waited for something, a small word, or even a mumble, but he heard none, only a sniff. Sting sat back across from him and sighed, before patting Rogue's hair – which he mentally cursed at himself for being too caring. "I know you miss her, I do as well. Minerva misses her as well, even Yukino. Her new friends, Stripper, Flame-brain, the redhead and some other people miss her as well. I know how you feel," Sting said and waited for a response.
"No, you don't," Rogue whispered.
Sting's eyes widened, "Huh?"
"You don't know how much it hurts... because you don't love her like how I do!" Rogue whispered loudly and clutched his hair.
Sting frowned and his eyes saddened. It pained him to see his friend like this. He was used to seeing Rogue's blunt face around him, and then when Lucy comes he'd always brighten up. Seeing Rogue suffering just was a new sight to him.
"I know. But her friends are there, we are there. We also miss her. You're not the only one suffering you know. Cheer up, at least she'll still come back," Sting said and tried to lighten up the mood, but he failed. Rogue's eyes refused to stop crying. Why did it hurt so much?
"Rogue… it's spring already. Cheer up. Everyone misses you already. You never come to parties anymore. You always miss out on hang-outs. We miss you. I miss you. Damn, I sound so gay right now," Sting said and muttered the last part, scratching the back of his head. Rogue remained silent for a few minutes before sighing.
"Where's the food?"
Sting blinked and looked at Rogue who raised his head a little. His left eye was seen through his bangs and the blonde smiled a little. "Right, I'll come back with the food. Wait here," Sting said and left Rogue alone again.
Rogue stayed still and finally raised his head. He leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes, letting his bangs hover over his eyes. He pressed his lips together and suddenly shivered, and his bangs covered his eyes completely.
"You know, you shouldn't let your bangs cover your eyes. I like them, it's red."
Rogue's eyes opened and he blew his bangs out of his face. His bangs landed on the right side of his face and he sighed. He ran a hand through his bangs and moved them out of the way. He received giggles from the passing girls and gave no attention to them.
He stayed still and closed his eyes one more time. When he opened them, he saw Sting standing beside their table. The blonde blinked and grinned.
"You know, you really shouldn't cover your eyes. Lucy was right, you do look better without your bangs."
Rogue stared at Sting for a long time, and the blonde winced. "S-Sorry! I forgot that m-memories of L-Lucy m-makes you sa—" Sting was cut off by Rogue.
"No, it's fine. Thanks for trying to cheer me up."
Sting stared at Rogue's smiling face and grinned. "No problem bro. Now, eat. I ordered your favorite, chocolate cake and a Strawberry Shake," Sting said. Rogue frowned and looked at Sting's Watermelon Shake, Lucy's favorite shake.
"Can we switch shakes?" Rogue asked the blonde who blinked once again. Oh how many times have Rogue caught Sting off-guard?
"Why? But I thought you didn't like seeing things similar to Lucy.." Sting mumbled and Rogue shook his head. "I did, I'm taking it back. Saying that only seems like I'm rejecting everything about her," the brunette said and looked at his chocolate cake in sadness. Sting grinned.
"Finally! I have my best friend back!" he cried.
Rogue took the Watermelon shake and sipped, "Correction, your partner, not best friend."
Sting glared at him and grabbed Rogue's Strawberry shake. "You're so evil, pure evil!" he said and Rogue rolled his eyes.
"You're like a child," Rogue said. Sting growled and sipped his shake angrily.
"You were the one who acted like a child! I mean, you sulked and sulked for what? Two months!" Sting exclaimed and then gasped once he realized what he said. Sting carefully looked at Rogue who stared at his shake for a long time. Rogue rolled his eyes.
"Whatever."
A/N: Poor Rogue! I made him cry for 2 MONTHS! D: And I wonder how many times he cried a day...? Lol, I'm so mean =w= So, did you like it? (I hope there were no mistakes...) This is the first chapter. It will probably only have 4 chapters, and if allowed, 5, for the Epilogue :3 Or what I call, THE HAPPY ENDING! *O*
I wanted Sting to pout, but that's so weird of him o.o But cute :3 Hahaha xD I'm sorry if it's short o.o I just wanted to make it 2000+ words. I'll make the next one longer...?
Question: Would you like me to draw Rogue without his bangs hovering over his eyes? x3
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