FATE
Summary: Fate brought them together and Fate gave them happiness. But Fate just had to be cruel and take the girl away, seperating them. Still, the girl comes back. How will she survive against the game of Fate?
Main Pairing: StiCy or LucyxOC
Genre: Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Humor

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own Fairy Tail, but I DO want to be there and join...

Chapter 1: Fated Meeting
"You live your own life. You're on your own and you know what you know. You'll decide where to go."

Normal POV

A week after the X791 Grand Magic Games and a week since the Eclipse Project...

In the Sabertooth Guild...

"What!? You're leaving!?" Minerva whisper-shouted at the duo in front of her.

"Yeah, and so what?" the arrogant White Dragon Slayer retorted. His partner just kept his calm and stoic face. Minerva just stared at them while Rufus and Orga bid them goodbye.

"Leave the brats alone, Minerva," the booming voice of Master Jiemma resounded in the room. The five turned to face him. "It's their own decision. And everyone clearly knows the reason behind this." Awkward silence followed until Sting decided to break it. "Well then, see ya," he waved to his old teammates and made his way out of the room. Rogue and the two Exceeds followed.

When the Dragon Incident arose a week ago during the Games, all Guilds decided to work together to fight off the threat. After the Incident, Sabertooth and Fairy Tail made a friendly pact and their rivalry disappeared right then and there (but Master Jiemma still looked down on the weak). The agreement made the choice of leaving easier for Sting and Rogue. For Rogue, he wanted to find a better guild that would take care of their own nakamas, and for Sting, he wanted to be together with his girlfriend, the one and only celestial mage of Fairy Tail, Lucy Heartfilia.

How did it happen? Well...

FLASHBACK
Sting walked around the Fiore's Park. He was bored out of his mind and the 1st day of the games just ended. He looked around looking for something interesting until his eyes landed on a crying blonde celestial mage seated on a bench. Unconsiously, he walked near her, his dragon hearing picking up the words she was muttering.

"Why did I have to be so weak?"

"If only I trained myself better..."

"I'm so pathetic."

Sting stopped walking in front of the blonde mage and stared down at her. Sensing someone in front of her, Lucy looked up and their eyes met.

Sting broke the awkard silence. "What are you doing here crying, Fairy?"

Lucy's eyes widened for a second, and then it turned to a glare. "What are YOU doing here, Tiger?" she challenged. Sting was surprised at her comeback and smirked. "Not bad, Blondie." Lucy's eyes narrowed. "You're blonde, too."

Sting chuckled and stood up straight. "You didn't answer my question, yet." At his words, Lucy tilted her head to the side. "What was your question?" Sting stared at her, and in his opinion, Lucy looked kind of cute. He mentally smacked himself and replied, "I said, what are you doing here crying?"

Lucy lips formed a smile, but Sting could tell it was forced. "N-nothing, really..." "Is it because of your loss?" Sting questioned. Then tears started forming from Lucy's eyes again. He panicked. "W-what the hell!? Stop cryin' will you?!"

"Y-yeah, I guess I should," Lucy chuckled a bit and wiped her tears with the back of her hand. "I'm just so frustrated. I almost won, but then... Raven Tail just had to interfere... I'm not angry at them. I'm just so angry at myself. Natsu even had to help me. I couldn't do anything by myself and was even tortured by Flare. Why did I have to be so weak? Why did I have to be so pathetic? Why did-"

Sting had had enough. "Stop saying that you're weak." Lucy stopped and looked up at him, staring intently at his deep, blue eyes. "The audience were just plain idiots that they couldn't tell that the spell was canceled. Heck, you have 10 Zodiac Gate Keys out of the 12 in the whole world! That's a big achievement already. Plus, you managed to make her cower in fear in the end," he ended his speech with a smirk. Lucy stared at him, surprised. Then her lips formed a smile. But this time, it wasn't forced.

Her smile turned into a big grin. "Thank you, Sting." Sting was taken aback for a second and turned away, trying to hide a small tint of pink on his cheeks. He turned to the blonde again after hearing her giggle. "What's so funny?" Lucy stopped giggling and stared at him.

"Who knew the arrogant and cocky Great Sting Eucliffe could give that kind of touching speech?" Lucy smiled. Sting smirked. "Because I'm the Great Sting Eucliffe after all. And that wasn't a touching speech!" Sting argued. Lucy giggled again. To Sting's ears, it sounded like an angel's song. He mentally smacked himself again trying to get rid of the thought.

"Well, I'll be heading back to our inn." Lucy stood up and turned around, but paused and faced Sting again. "Thank you!" She waved at him and ran to a pub where her guild was partying.

Sting just stood there staring at her retreating figure. Then a "wonderful" thought came to him. Just now, did I just say something super awesome!?* He chuckled to himself and let the prideful thought fade away. Finally, his boredom was gone.

The two met again at the same old park after the 4th Day. This time, though, it was Sting sitting alone on the bench, pitying himself for his loss against Natsu. He looked up when he heard footsteps and saw a familiar blonde celestial mage walking towards him. The girl sat on the other side of the bench, also looking down.

"What are you doing here with all those bandages?" Sting asked.

"I should say the same to you." Lucy's lips formed a tiny smile. Sting averted his gaze from Lucy unto the ground again and sighed. "How ironic. 3 days ago you were the one sitting here pitifully and now..."

Lucy chuckled, surprising Sting. "Why do you have to feel so down? You were wonderful! Although I didn't watch the battle myself..." Sting smirked but then it faded. "You didn't watch?" There was a hint of disappointment in his voice. The girl's lips formed a tiny smile again. "Yeah. My condition was so bad I had to stay in bed."

Sting continued staring at her. "Then why are you here?" Lucy looked up at the starry sky. "I wanted to take a breath of fresh air. And, who knows? I might meet a certain blonde dragon slayer and hear another touching speech!" She chuckled at the end.

Sting chuckled, too. "Sorry to disappoint you but looks like I have no 'touching speech' for tonight." He looked down once again. "I'm the one who needs one right now." He muttered, not wanting Lucy to hear him. Unfortunately for him, Lucy heard him.

"Then I'll try making one up!" Lucy smiled a big grin. Sting stared at her. How did she manage to smile like this after her painful loss in the hands of Minerva? (A/N "In the hands of Minerva"... literally) Sting scoffed. "Go ahead and try."

Lucy pouted, but smiled. She looked up at the starry sky. "I never could have imagined the Great Sting Eucliffe like this..." she muttered. "Hey, I heard that!" Sting exclaimed. Lucy laughed. "You don't know how grateful I am for what you said that night. It means more to me than you think." Sting's eyes widened. He was curious. "How is that?"

"Well..." Lucy paused. "It was my birthday."

Sting's eyes widened. It was her birthday?! "Err... belated... happy birthday...?" he stammered. Lucy giggled. "You were the only one who gave me a birthday gift. Thank you. My opinion on you changed that night."

"And it didn't change again after what happened to Yukino?" Sting questioned. And for a moment he regretted asking that, because Lucy's smile faded a little. "I don't think it was your fault. You had no say in it, right?" Sting looked down. It's true. "That's why I still think you have a good side in you."

Sting scoffed. "How is that going to cheer me up?" Lucy averted her gaze from the stars to his deep, blue eyes. "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. You did your best. No matter how strong Natsu was, you still managed to fight back. You should be proud," she replied. "Hmph, are you saying he's far stronger than me and I'm weak?" he argued.

Lucy's jaw dropped. "What? How did you come to that?!" Sting flinched. Lucy's outburst surprised him. He faced Lucy again and stared at her as she continued. "You're not weak. You're strong. So what if your guildmates look down on you? As if they'd be able to beat him themselves!" Sting stared at her for some time until he replied, "After our loss, I'm sure Master Jiemma will get angry at us. We disgraced the name of Sabertooth. We're weak."

Lucy heaved out a big sigh. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Other people's opinion of you doesn't have to become your reality. You live your own life. You're on your own and you know what you know. You'll decide where to go." Sting stared at her, wide-eyed. He opened his mouth to reply, but Lucy interrupted him. "You're acting just like how I did last time, you know."

Sting stared at her, trying to process Lucy's words. She was right. Everything she said started to knock some sense in him. So what if his guild looked down on him? For all he knew, he's strong. He's the Great Sting Eucliffe after all. He smirked and chuckled. "That was a long speech, Blondie. Congrats, you knocked some sense in me."

Lucy stared at him then chuckled. "So I had to use my knowledge of famous quotes just to knock some sense in that dense brain of yours, huh?" Sting glared at her, but she just giggled.

"Hmph, at least I managed to cheer you up with less words than you, Blondie."

"WHAT!?... Tch, the words you used were idiotic. Mine sounded far more smarter than yours."

"Well, sorry if mine weren't as touching as yours!"

"Hmmmm...? So you admit mine was more touching?"

"Bah! Just shut up!"

"Make me!"

Sting looked at Lucy, and stared long and hard at her brown eyes. Then, he smirked. Lucy suddenly felt chills run up her spine. "W-w-what are you-" She never got to continue because Sting smacked his lips on hers, shutting her up effectively. The kiss lasted only for a few seconds, and Sting pulled away.

He smirked, amused by Lucy's tomato red face. "W-w-w-what was t-that f-for!?" she stammered. "You told me to make you shut up," he replied with a wider smirk, if that was even possible. "Y-you p-pervert!" Lucy waved her hands around wildly. "Y-you didn't have to do that! You stole my first k-kiss!" She was still red.

Sting laughed, and Lucy just got more annoyed. They spent some more time in the park, with Sting teasing her from time to time, and Lucy was getting all flustered and was trying to smack Sting.

Unbeknownst to them, however, a certain shadow dragon slayer was watching them from afar. It was a surprise that Sting didn't notice him. Well, he was a shadow after all. After the first day, he noticed Sting enter the guild without the latter feeling bored, which was quite a feat since he always complained about things being boring. And then after their loss, he secretly followed Sting outside, like he even had anything better to do. As to why he followed him secretly, he didn't know why himself. It was then he saw the blonde girl approach Sting and start a conversation with him. He wondered why it seemed like they knew each other before that, so he eavesdropped and got his answer.

Rogue listened to every word that came out of Lucy's mouth. He, too, was affected by Lucy's words and was somehow comforted. He felt he had to make an appearance, but stopped in his tracks when he saw Sting kiss the girl. Dumbfounded, he stared at the two. Then a tiny, almost invisible, smirk appeared on his lips. He decided to tease Sting later to no end.

During the attack of the 7 Dragons after the Games, Sting heard about Lucy's predicament. Her life (and Yukino's) was in danger because of the 7 Dragon's release. When he heard that, he went berserk on the dragons and proceeded to save her before Mercurius collapsed with her inside. Fortunately, he made it out with Lucy in his arms. He confessed his growing feelings to her and to his suprise and happiness, Lucy returned it. Their moment was ruined by their "audience", however, who seemed to have overheard their confession. He was gaping at them the whole time, and he was scared to see what was going to be Master Jiemma's reaction.

Well, Master Jiemma and Minerva were furious and disapproved of their relationship immediately. However, to the couple's surprise, all the other guilds, some other spectators, and surprisingly, the rest of Team Sabertooth, forced them into a corner and made them accept the facts. After a lot of arguing and forcing (mostly from Fairy Tail's Titania and Demon), they reluctantly agreed. Master Makarov took this as an opportunity to make a peace treaty with Sabertooth, using the new couple as one of the reason. To the surprise of everyone present, Master Jiemma and Minerva accepted the offer without much reluctance.

While everyone was still in state of shock, Sting took the opportunity to swoop down and gave Lucy a kiss on the lips. Mira saw this and squealed, eventually getting everyone's attention. The whole place roared with cheers and congratulatory shouts. Fairy Tail threatened Sting that if he ever hurt Lucy, they'll have a whole guild to watch out for (of course, Sting promised he'll never do that).

All the guilds had a big party that night to celebrate their victory over the Dragons and for Sting and Lucy. Everything went with the flow. That is, until Natsu and Gray started another ridiculous fight, with Elfman jumping in and knocking down Erza's cake, and then Titania joined the brawl, and then... well, you get the picture.

The Grand Magic Games ended with a bang. The Fairy Tail way.
END OF FLASHBACK

In the Fairy Tail Guild...

Lucy sat on her usual place in the Fairy Tail bar, in front of Mira who was wiping the glasses. She had just received a letter from Sting that he and Rogue left Sabertooth to join Fairy Tail. She was worried. She already knew her guild would accept them, but would they fit in with the Guild? Can they adapt?

She sighed. She's worrying too much. She should just trust her guild and her lover (oh, and Rogue, too).

"Ne~ Lucy, where's lover-boy?" Mira excitedly asked the blonde celestial mage in front of her, drinking her favorite strawberry milkshake. Lucy choked on her drink. "Mira!" Mira just giggled and squealed. Lucy sighed. "He said he's coming to join the guild along with Rogue and the two Exceeds." Levy and Erza walked up to her.

"Really, Lu-chan? So then we'll have 6 Dragon Slayers!" Levy exclaimed.

"But what will happen to the treaty? Now that Sting's joining Fairy Tail, we have no sort of connection with Sabertooth, anymore." Erza tapped her chin in thought.

"Oh, don't worry about that. That would be Master's problem to solve." The three girls sweatdropped at Mirajane's careless comment.

Suddenly, the doors burst open and everyone turned to look at their guests. There stood Lucy's beloved white dragon slayer and his raven-haired partner along with their loyal Exceeds. There was moment of silence until the guild "exploded" with cheers, warmly welcoming and surprising the new members. Mirajane signalled them to the counter to give them the guild marks.

"Welcome, Stingy Bee," Lucy teased.

"Told you not to call me that. Oh, and thanks, Blondie," Sting replied.

"What?! You're blonde, too!"

"Yeah, so what?"

Mirajane giggled at the scene. "So sweet!" Levy, Erza, Rogue (O.o), Frosch, and Lector nodded.

"You better be proud that you have the same hair color as mine, the Great Sting Eucliffe."

"You and your arrogant mouth."

"Wha-"

Their "lover's quarrel" was interrupted by a mug of booze that went flying straight to Sting's face. Lucy's jaw dropped. Sting turned around and saw Natsu and Gray rolling on the floor with laughter. He quickly dashed towards them and punched them both on the faces. The three have a glaring contest until it became a brawl. More mages joined in and it became another Fairy Tail brawl.

Lucy sighed. Looks like she didn't have to worry about Sting fitting in. He fit RIGHT in. She turned her head towards Rogue and noticed that he was having a light conversation with Erza, Mirajane, and Master.

She smiled. She really doesn't have to worry anymore.

"Hey Lucy, you look really creepy~!"

An angry tick mark appeared on Lucy's forehead. She slowly and creepily turned her head to face the annoying blue Exceed...

BAM!

...and sent him flying with the infamous Lucy Kick.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?"

(A/N)

*"Just now, did I just say something super awesome!?" - I got this line from Pin from Kimi ni Todoke. Pin is really a funny guy. This "quote" really got stuck on my mind after I read it. :D

Done! Phew... My first chapter and my very first fanfic. Hope you like it XD. This chapter could have been a one-shot...

Some of you might think that the summary doesn't fit with the story, right? Kekeke... You'll see.

Anway, please R&R! :D