So, I pretty much wrote this with the biggest, cheesiest outcome ever. That being said, if you're in the mood for Cheese, this is the place to get it! A RoLu story, inspired by a good friend. Please Enjoy!
Lucy sat in her bath, cleaning up for her date. While she shaved her legs and rubbed her face with apricot scrub, she was busy contemplating everything that had happened to her in the last year.
The last year of her life had been a blur. After the Grand Magic Games had ended, and Fairy Tail had finished celebrating their victory and the saving of the world (once again), life had settled down. Well, as settled down as it could get with Fairy Tail. And her life had taken a turn, too. Lucy Heartphilia had been dating Rogue Cheney for eight months now.
They'd met each other when they were both doing solo missions. Turns out, they were doing the same solo mission. So, surprisingly, Rogue suggested that they do it together, and split the reward. At first it had been awkward. Lucy found Rogue to be too quiet, emotionless, and hard to figure out. Lucy could still remember quite clearly how she made a bumbling fool of herself trying to strike up a conversation on the Grand Magic Games, and how he just stared at her in silence, watching her turn beet red and stutter something about that pumpkin headed host.
But they stuck with each other through the end of the job. Rogue had gotten in a tight spot when they were fighting, and Lucy backed him up. He managed to defeat all the bandits, and then flashed Lucy a smile. That smile had her heart melted, stolen, squeezed, and longing to see it again. After that, it had been easy for them to strike up a conversation. They talked all the way back to Fiore, and he'd walked her to her apartment. Blushing, he asked to see her again. And of course, she'd said yes.
Naturally, their two guilds found out eventually. Sometime after their third or fourth date, the two ran into Erza, who told Mira, who told everyone, who then went shouting, ready to start war with Sabertooth. Only Makarov was able to stop them from completely destroying each other.
So, slowly, both guilds accepted the couple. Sting had been cold towards Lucy, until he'd seen how happy she made Rogue. After that, they were actually good friends. Rogue fit in wonderfully with Gray and Erza, though for some reason Natsu never warmed up to him…
Rinsing herself off, Lucy climbed out of the tub. Tonight she was going to wear a long, sleeveless, sea blue dress with a heart shaped collar, with her hair up and natural make up. She hummed an endless tune as she got ready. At exactly seven o'clock, she heard a knocking at her door.
"When do you not look perfect?" Rogue ask. Lucy blushed, and shut the door behind her.
"Oh hush," Lucy said, "I know you're not one for such cheesy compliments. So….where are we going tonight?" She took his offered hand, and they strolled down the street.
"I thought we'd head to the park first," was all she got as an answer. Rogue didn't speak much, but Lucy was okay with that. She'd learned to read his different silences. There was his stormy silence, when he was mad, and a pressing silence when he was uncomfortable. But, like this one, there was also an easy silence, one in which they could just exist together.
Heading through the park gate, Lucy gasped. Someone had strung lights up all around the park, and a band was playing quiet music nearby. "Rogue! This is beautiful! Who do you think did—"
She was cut short when she saw Rogue wasn't standing next to her. No, he was kneeling down, getting a small box out of his pocket. "Earlier, you said I wasn't cheesy. But, I must say, this is the cheesiest thing I have ever done in my life. But I wanted this night to be perfect, because that's what you deserve. Lucy Heartphilia. Would you do me the honor of marrying me?"
As his words sink in, tears sprung to her eyes. She put a hang over her mouth, though it wasn't good enough to conceal the ever widening smile. "Of course! Rogue, I love you!"
He stood up, slipped the ring on her finger, and captured her smile with his lips, moving into a deep and passionate kiss.
"Luce, you've made me the happiest person alive." He said in between kisses.
"Well, Mister Cheese-ball, I doubt it, because I don't think anyone could be happier than me!" Lucy said with a smile and a wink. Later that night, Rogue Cheney claimed Lucy Heartphilia as his mate in the Dragon's Ritual. Lucy fell asleep in his arms, thinking that really, she was the happiest person alive.
Annnnd, there you have it. Wow. I'm pretty cheesy. But still, I cranked it out in fifteen minutes, and I don't think it's a bad read.
Second story ever. Special thanks to altrilast13- I never would've caught the error on my own; naming Rogue after an herb, what was I thinking? Complete for now, but! If you like preview, I could make it a multiple chappy.
Preview: 'A shadow sat on the window sill, fuming, as he watched his girl in the arms of another. He would get her. One way or another. She would be his.'