A/N: My first story! Hope you like it! And, honestly, I thought of this plot randomly while typing another story! Hahaha

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail. Only the plot and OCS!

Typed on: August 8, 2013 at 6:43 PM

Words: 2,260

Chapter One: Beauty

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"Hey, Sting, check that out." a man in a red tuxedo muttered to a younger male with blonde hair and distinct blue eyes. Sting steadily turned his head to wherever the person was signalling to, and to see why it was so important.

And when he saw, he understood why.

Three girls has entered the ballroom, and their looks certainly caught everyone's eyes. Majority of the men were looking at the red-headed considering her bust was the largest out of all of them.

However, Sting's eyes stayed on the middle girl. And even though it was an accident, the moment she made eye-contact with him; neither she could look away. Not sure why, but something made her keep on gazing at him.

He wasn't sure what it was that made him so attracted to her wither. Was it the way her elegant pink dress hugged her body perfectly, or the way she simply stood out of the rest of them. Sting decided on the latter.

"Damn, I'd love some of that. ." Sting unintentionally thought out of loud. Thankfully, the music blared over his voice completely.

The petite blue haired girl turned to blonde and said something to her; making them two break contact. Then, the blue haired girl smiled, hugged the taller girl, and run off. Also due to her height; it was quite hard to see where she was heading off to.

"We should give them warm greetings." the older man said. Sting nodded and smirked, imagining how after a few chats, their bodies will stick like glue due to the sweat later.

But before he could even make a single step to do so, two other males yelled loudly over the music, "Erza! Lucy!"

Thanks to his supernatural hearing and their unnatural shouts, Sting heard their names. He made a guess that the blonde bombshell name was Lucy since it fit her more than the red head who had eyes that could kill. After he was sure his guess was correct, he continued to watch her.

Lucy and Erza averted their eyes over to the people and when they did, they smiled happily. "Natsu!" Lucy called out, hugging her pink haired friend. He returned the hug and grinned.

'I guess they're not just friends . .And his name is Natsu, hmm, sound familiar. .' Sting thought bitterly with a slight smirk and grin. He noticed that the way they grasped each other was not how "just friends" should. Lucy's face snuggled into Natsu neck and Natsu closed the space between them too much. Either he in unaware of personal space or they actually are more than friends.

To be honest, Sting could care less about him at the moment, they were more likely friends with benefits; which Sting was hoping to take the spot of Natsu.

All four of them said their greetings, then turned their backs to the crowd. They walked into a dimmer hallway where you can find a room and do whatsoever. Sting watched them until he no longer could.

"I really wanted to get to know them, sheesh!" the other guy growled, before stomping away, leaving Sting alone.

Sting was someone different instead of that man. Once he saw something that caught his eyes, he was bound to have it soon.

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A sweet laugh was let out from Lucy, as Natsu explained the story of what happened earlier today.

"That's not the only dumb thing he did today! I just exited his car, so he could change in his car, okay, and he rolled down the window with tears on his face," Gray told his friends.

"I was not crying!" Natsu retorted, and Lucy simply giggled and patted him on the back.

"That's not what I saw! But any who, me being the good friend I am," Erza nodded in agreement, making him pause for a moment, "asked him what was wrong. And can you guess what it was?".

Erza thought a moment, and so did Lucy. Then, they both started blurting out their answers.

"He forgot his underwear!"

"He twinkled in his pants?"

"The outfit he was going to wear got ruined."

"Gray stole his clothes because he couldn't find hit?

"Natsu got his di-"

"Okay, no more guessing!" Natsu interrupted, a faint blush formed on his face as he said that. The group chuckled and giggled and Gray smirked and then spoke, "That was close guess, but it was wrong! He only got his finger stuck in the zipper."

Suddenly, Erza and Lucy started laughing loudly. "That was it?" Lucy croaked, trying to control her laughter. "That's nothing compared to what Lucy did today!" Erza said, looking at Lucy while toning down her laughs. Lucy's face went pink and she looked down with and embarrassed smile.

"What, what did she do?" Natsu asked eagerly. Gray folded his arms and nodded wanting to know also. What could be worse than Natsu being an idiot?

Lucy pulled her face back up and waved her arms in front of her quickly, "No, no! It's not important!" she squirmed.

A smile formed on Erza's face and she patted Natsu's and Gray's back roughly. "Now, I'll tell you two! O-" but Lucy abruptly stood up with a red face and hands covering her ears, cutting her off.

"La, la, la!" she sang while rushing out of the room. Gray chuckled then told Erza to continue; which she happily did.

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Sting pushed himself against the wall of the dark hallway as Lucy ran past him singing and covering her ears. "Blah, blah, La, La, I can't hear them!" she shouted while exiting the hallways and into the main ballroom.

"Is the story that embarrassing?" he mumbled. His mind debated on either hearing the story or rushing over to Lucy. . it could really be the only chance for him to make physically contact with her. The long legs of his chose by itself and it dashed after Lucy.

"Hey, hey!" he screamed over the music, hoping his voice would reach her. At first, it didn't, considering the fact that she was blocking her own ears. Then when he did it again, this time much louder. Her big brown eyes glanced back and when she saw him, the clicking of her heels stopped slowly. Sting finally stopped also behind her, with a surprised face on him.

Who knew that a woman can be so skilled in running while wearing four-inch heels?

"Excuse me?" Lucy questioned, taking her hands off her ears.

Sting took a deep breath and looked at Lucy dead in the eye. "Uh, hello," he first greeted. Through his life of relationships, he learned that the first thing was to always act different from the other guys. That'll most likely get her to come in bed with you; especially when you really don't care about anything besides that.

"Hello," Lucy replied back with a small smile. Her body now completely faced him.

"I'm Sting," he introduced, taking a small step closer to Lucy. They were in arm's length, and Sting thought that for now, it was the best length.

"Lucy, Lucy Heartfilia." she said, doing the same action as him.

When Sting heard her last name, his jaw nearly dropped. He should have expected this from her appearance. Lucy's clothing was the highest of the highest designs. Not only was that the thing that surprised him, he learned not long ago that a female took over the Heartfilia business and he was standing right in front of him!

"Okay, sorry if this seems weird, considering I'm barely a first class business and you are. . but may I have this dance?" Sting awkwardly asked, placing his hand out.

A large grin appeared on Lucy's face, and her eyes shined more than ever. Even though there were many beautiful women who caught his eyes, he swore that none of them compared to her beauty.

Lucy put her hand on Sting's hand and they got a bit closer.

After that, Sting put her hand on her lower back, very close to the edge. It wasn't that Lucy didn't notice this, she just couldn't care as she analyzed Sting's face. Then, Lucy did her form for the slow dance and they started.

First, it was nice, considering even Sting was lost in a trance. Then Lucy let out a sigh, parting away from Sting.

"Um, is something wrong?" he asked, with an eyebrow raised up.

Lucy shook her head, "No, not at all. It's just that dancing isn't really my thing and. ." her voice trailed on.

"Oh," Sting simply let out. The corner of his mouth curled downwards, the disappointment on Sting's face crushed Lucy. So she tried to quickly think of a plan so they'll stay together a little long. It won't hurt her friends, right? After all, the story is quite long and worth being away from hearing. .

Her fingers snapped, and her eyes were shining again, "I got it! Why don't we hand out elsewhere, like maybe outsi-"

"How about the balcony?!" Sting suggested. Images of what could happen flashed through his mind and he swore that if he didn't get on a bed with her soon, he would go insane.

Lucy nodded, "Yes! Now, where is the balcony though?" she inquired, tapping a slender finger of hers against her chin. Which caught Sting off-guard for a second.

"Oh, well it's in the master's bedroom. .Damn it, I don't think we can go in there!" Sting groaned, acting innocent.

A laugh escaped Lucy's mouth, "A risk won't hurt! Maybe the punishments will, but the thrill is in the kill, am I right?" she mused. And when Sting gazed onto that mischievous grin on her face, he felt something in his stomach he couldn't fathom.

"Now, let's go!" and Lucy grasped Sting's wrist before running through the crowd with a smile on her face. The same thing was plastered on Sting's face and it stayed there until they reached large doors at the end of the long corridor.

Slowly and silently, Lucy turned the door knob and pushed the door. Nearly making her jump, a loud snore echoed in the room and what they saw amused Sting and Lucy. There was a naked man and woman laying closely to each other, sleeping after what seemed as an erotic adventure for the strangers.

Sting chuckled and took Lucy's hand by surprised. He saw how her face grew red and smirked to himself. "The balcony is over there to the left." Sting whispered, pointing at an opened glass door. Tippy-toeing, they both observed the two of what they hoped to be a couple until they got out of the room and out to the balcony.

An 'O' formed on Lucy's plump lips as her eyes saw the view.

"This is beautiful." Lucy said under her breath to herself. Sting nodded, but wasn't sure what she was talking about; since her voice sounded above him. Deciding not looking at her, and he enjoyed the scenery ahead of him. Tall building stood behind small ones and small trees and a large garden could be found just below the marble balcony floor.

While Sting looked on the landscape view, he noticed as he glanced over to Lucy that she was focusing on the ones above her. Was she always looking up there this whole time?

"Stargazing?" Sting asked, averting his eyes upwards also.

Lucy's mouth opened partly but nothing came out besides, "This is beautiful." she repeated, this time she has caught all of Sting's attention. Now, he understood what she meant. She was talking about the stars above them.

"Yeah, the stars are." he agreed while moving to the point where their shoulders brushed against one and another.

"No, I wasn't talking about the stars, though they are, I'm not taking about them," Lucy told him. Now, he was truly confused. He had no idea what she thought was beautiful. First, it was the landscape view. Second, the stars. And third, what was that?

"Then, what are you talking about?" he eventually got himself to ask, after many moments of trying to figure it out himself.

"Oh, I'm sure you'll find out someday." she answered. Finally, she looked down and rested her arm the head on the railing. Sting felt a bit upset about her being obscure but he decided not to push it. Since, like Lucy said, he will some day find out what was beautiful. And for once, he believed he had enough patience for that.

A/N: Oh, what is this? Had Sting forgotten what his first goal was with Lucy? Or has something grew in him? Questions, questions, questions that will (hopefully) be answered! And what about Lucy's friends? Hmm, we'll have to wait!

If you have spot any mistakes, point them out to me please!

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