Summary: She had not only lost a friend, she had also lost part of her family. Her depression sent people away and the mental wall she built stopped any more pain. But while a blonde Saber have the courage to test those walls, and bring happiness to what lies inside? Sting x OC.
Chapter 1
A/N: I do not own Fairy Tail!
Hikari's POV
"Thanks...thanks for everything Rose," a crystalline liquid dripped down my face as I sat in front of the gravesite for my dear Neko, Rose. The rain put a damper on my mood, and I broke down even more as it washed away the cherry petals I laid about earlier today.
For the second time in my life, I felt alone. I was angry that they took her life from me. For that, I knew that I could never forgive them. In the meantime however, I found that even the strength to bring myself to stand seemed incomprehensible. It appears that I've forgotten how to stand—the rain just continued to dampen my clothes and mess up the grave site for Rose.
More tears left when I looked over my shoulder into a puddle and I caught site of my reflection. I saw my hair pulled back into a ponytail when dangled slightly off centered at the back of my head. My white robe was soaked and muddy—I also caught sight of the cherry blossom pattern on the back of it. With a slight adjustment of my feet, I examined myself more; my bare feet squished against the mud. I looking condescendingly into my own pupils, my peripherals picked up on the blue iris' that I carried.
I turned back around to face the spot where Rose was buried. I noticed that there were more cherry petals than before.
"We're so sorry about what happened," Somebody said. I looked up to see a scarlet haired woman standing above me. I didn't respond, but I noticed two boys with her: one with pink hair, and the other with a raven color. The pink haired boy offered me a hand; I sighed, took it, and he pulled me to me feet.
They continued to badger me with meaningless things such as compensations and "I'm Sorry" gifts, but I rejected and ignore each pointless request. They were the ones who I labeled responsible for the death of my only friend; however if they were seeking satisfaction for that, I promise that I wouldn't give them any.
"Thanks, but I want to be alone for a bit," I finally said before I pushed my way between them and ran out of the cemetery.
Sting's POV
My nose must be going crazy because I could smell the pink haired Fairy Tail Mage Natsu out in the rain. I had come to magnolia to pick a fight with Fairy Tail and get revenge on Natsu for beating me at the Grand Magic Games. I followed the scent a few blocks away from Fairy Tail and came across a cemetery.
As I was walking towards the gate to check for Natsu, somebody ran into me, nearly knocking me over. I whipped around and opened my mouth.
"Hey, watch where you're—" I took another sniff and my eyes opened in shock. Not only did that girl have Natsu's odor, but she also carried the stench of tears. I looked between the cemetery, where I was sure to find Natsu, and back towards the girl.
Hikari's POV
I just ran into some blonde man who had the audacity to stand in front of me and then when he bumped into me, he chose to say nothing. What kind of a man runs into a girl and then doesn't say anything. However that doesn't matter to me because the less people in my life, the less chance I have of getting hurt.
My mind wandered back towards Rose, and fresh tears so dripped down my face. I was blinded by the torrent of water streaming from my eyes, which lead to me slipping on a puddle of water. Whipping away the tears, I looked up to find that I was falling towards the river that ran through magnolia. I closed my eyes in anticipation of the water smacking against my body. However the only thing I felt was a strong tug on my wrist.
My eyes creep open to see that I was just feet above the rampaging water. The thing holding my wrist was preventing me from falling. I could tell that I was slowly being pulled backwards—farther and farther away from the water. Once my feet were back on the solid ground, I turned around to catch sight of blonde hair.
I pushed the man away; I wanted as much distance between me and him. He frowned, and examined me creepily.
"Do you need something?" I demanded and I started walking away because I didn't want anything to do with him.
"Yeah, do you know who I am?" He asked with an added smirk.
"Nope, nor do I care," I waved him off. I heard the loud splatters of him running through the rain and I stopped, turned around crossed my arms over my chest. "Seriously, what do you want? Because if you are here for small talk or to flirt I must inform you that I have better things to do than deal with a vexatious boy like you." The blonde smirked and stuck his hands inside his pockets.
"I'm The Great Sting Eucliffe," he told me.
"And I'm supposed to care why?"
"You just ran into me and chose not to say sorry or anything!" He shouted stupidly, and my temper started to rise, along with another onslaught of tears.
"I have enough going on in my life and I don't want to deal with anything more, OK?" I nearly broke down with tears threatening to spill from my eyes. "I'm sorry for running into you, ok?" And with that, I ran. I didn't know where, but I just wanted to run from it all. Run from the blonde, the scarlet, the pink, and the raven haired people. But mostly, I wanted to be happy again. Even if that means shutting out the world, then I will do it.
Rose, if you are still watching over me, then you must know that you meant the world to me. You weren't just my Neko, you were family. You were there when the entire world turned against me. You showed me that being who I am isn't so bad because being somebody that you aren't is just a lie to the world. Thanks for everything, my little Neko. I promise you Rose...I will revenge on the people that killed you. Even if that means taking on Fairy Tail!
A/N: Hello all readers who took the time to read this. Sorry for any errors you may have found. I don't have a beta reader so I kinda just proof read this really fast before I post it. Anyways, anybody who makes a review for this story/chapter will not only be my best friend but also get a sneak peak at what's to come in the next chapter. Also if you have any question I will be posting answers/my responses to your questions in my next author's note in the next chapter :3 So please take time to Review and Comment on this story.
