Summary: AU: She's getting used to knowing he's just a name without a face. But that's until she saw him blush for the very first time. Rogue/Lucy. One-shot!
Special thanks to Mayumi Hayashi727! Ehe, I forc- I mean *cough-cough* asked her to read it :D
And Special thanks as well to Hachibukai for correcting my mistakes :)
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Rogue Cheney.
She stares at the name on the white sheet of paper that has his personal information of himself with unbelievable concentration. A frown appears on her porcelain face.
She was chosen by the principal (Which happens to be her best friend's grandpa. And she still freaks out at the thought of the goofy salmon-haired guy who's known for his silly pranks to the teachers who annoys him badly (And she pities his unlucky victims) being the principal of the school) as the school's student consultant. She recalls that time when she had been offered with the job. And that time when she had accepted right away.
She's doing it to make her father proud of her, to acknowledge her, and he did praise her that night, which had led to a big grin on her face. And besides, she loves to help people, and knows almost everything about everyone in school. Their face, personality, and everything which has helped her a lot during those times when they consult to her. (Which she does to once again gets a praise from her father, not that there were a lot of students anyway) So why?
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Why can't she remember his face?
She remembers his age, (Same as hers) his class, (9B) his birthday, (May 27th) his favorite food, (He simply writes his mother's homemade cooking) (heck, even his weight and height which she does not usually tries to remember everyone else's, seeming it won't help her with her job, unless that's what made them have little self-esteem. And she is sure that he has average weight and height, so there isn't any point remembering that information. (And she is not interested in him! Definitely not!)
Every time she tries to remember his face, a blurry and vague image would just appear. Sure, she has seen him several times. Like during her chemistry class or during her Math class. But she has never, not even once talked to him. Nope.
She has been observing him since 8th grade, the time when she took up the job. And it's been a year since then. She knows he's quiet, cold, and distant from the others. He's expressionless, his face is blank, and never did she ever see him show any anger, hurt, or happiness. And the only one person she has ever seen him talk to was Sting Eucliffe from her class, which is ironic, considering he is loud and annoying, always aggravating and smirking yet all the time.
So why in the world can't she remember it?!
How was he able to remember his face? How was the Sting Eucliffe who she had beaten in Science by one point able to remember it?
Has her right-brain been out-of-function? Has the Physics test she took a few days ago took toll of her? And over-worked her left-brain? Causing her to not be able to think anything but logical stuffs?
Is she having a new type of mental illness where she isn't able to remember a person's face? Should she consider going to a mental doctor?
Perhaps, she should start taking lessons from Sting on how to remember his face. Maybe that would solve her case.
She sighs unsurely, and stands up from her black office chair and was about to go out from her office (Thank the principal for providing her an office) when the door opens right when she's about to open the door.
And the freaking door hits her head. Leaving a small bump on her forehead.
Ouch.
She lets out a juicy curse (Hey! She can't stand for always being the good girl all the time!) and rubs her forehead, hoping to sooth that stinging pain (Just like that Sting Eucliffe) that might cause her to burst into tears anytime soon and she can't afford it because she has to look professional.
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Okay, she's exaggerating.
"Sorry," A deep voice says.
She does not recognize that voice, weird because she's supposed to kno-
Her mouth's left hanging open.
Because the guy who is haunting her mind, and dreams (Really, sometimes she couldn't sleep because of him) and thoughts, is currently standing in front of her. For the very first time, going to her to consult his problems.
Yep, you guessed it.
Rogue HAUNTED Cheney.
The very own guy who she was thinking of a few minutes ago. Is now standing in front of her.
With his emotionless face that she hates very much.
And finally, she's able to remember his face.
Why can't she be able to know what he is thinking of? WHY?
Why is he so different unlike the others?
Will he even scream if he falls off a cliff?
And by a cliff, she did not mean 'EuCLIFFe'.
She's not that mean that she thinks of the blonde-haired guy as a cliff.
He's actually a pretty decent guy.
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If he isn't talking that is.
Okay, she is THAT mean.
Perhaps even worse.
But that's not the point is it?
"You there?" He says calmly.
And even if she says that calmly, she's still shocked and freaked out in the inside.
And almost, ALMOST lets out a scream.
Which could have been bad, because it would have caused misunderstandings.
And perhaps the first emotion he'll ever show to her is hate.
She shivers; that would be very bad.
"Y-yeah," She smiles, not sure what to do. She did say she would like to get to know him better, but not this soon!
"Please have a seat," She gestures him to the black leather sofa right in front of her desk, and he nods, muttering a 'thanks' as he slowly sits down. And she does the same.
"S-so," She begins hesitantly.
She takes a deep breath, and sits up, back straight and faces him. And in the most professional manner she is able to muster, she asks:
"How can I help you?"
And she is up for the ride that she does not know where it might take her. But she's prepared for it.
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She hopes so anyway.
Lucy Heartfilia listens intently to what he is saying. EVERY single word she does not want to miss. This is just one of those rare occasions where she finds herself always wanting to know more.
Rogue Cheney is just like a good book.
Those kinds where the ending is unpredictable.
And she likes those kinds best.
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And when she says that, she did not mean that she likes his kind best.
NO.
A big, fat, NO.
"So you're coming to me," She points to herself, just to make sure, "Because your little sister needs love advice?"
She's already getting some information about him. (And yes, she realizes she sounds creepy saying it) It didn't say that he has a little sister. She muses inwardly.
He nods, and sighs, "Rumors say that you're the best love consultant in this school, and because no one other than students unless it is a special occasion is allowed to go inside the school, she asked me to ask you."
She's freaking out right now. Because he just spoke an entire paragraph.
Never in her life has she ever seen him talk this much.
Nor did she ever know he is able to talk this much.
But feeling that he is complimenting her (And trying to assure her that he's just stating a fact he heard), a bright, vibrant blush appears on her cheeks, and she squeaks, "I-I see, thank y-you."
He raises an eyebrow, "Why? I'm just stating a fact."
And damn right she is correct. And oh crap, she's starting to feel annoyed right now.
She does not know that he is capable of annoying people. But he just did.
And proved her wrong.
She fakes a grin, and lets out a laugh, "I-I guess so,"
And damn it, trying to make the atmosphere not heavy is hard enough for her. And controlling her temper makes the job twice as hard.
He blinks, before muttering, "Sorry. Not that you're not a good consultant…"
Ah. Of course. And trying to not blush is truly hard. Why is it so hard when she's talking with him?
She smiles brightly anyways, "Hehe~ But you're a very caring older brother ne Cheney-san?"
And she feels as if she's seeing something miraculous. Because THE emotionless Rogue Cheney is currently twitching in possible annoyance, and a slight blush has appeared on his face.
"W-what, n-no," He stammers, "N-nothing like t-that, Kagura's j-just being very p-pushy about this. N-nothing like that!"
She stares at him with wide interest. And noticing that he has repeated the same thing twice. And finds her smiling at him.
So the Rogue Cheney can feel embarrassed after all~ She grins in victory at it. And feels slightly happy he's showing this side of his to her.
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The 'softie side' of his. She snickers.
She now understands why Sting is best friend with Rogue.
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He's amusing and cute when embarrassed.
(And when saying cute, she does not mean that she likes him.)
He finally returns being the normal Rogue Cheney, (She's slightly disappointed at this) with his eyebrows slightly twitching in embarrassment.
She finds herself incredibly pleased at her work and effort.
Of making Rogue Cheney annoyed.
Such a devil she is.
She smirks, "So Mr. Onii-chan, what else might you need for your sweet little sister?"
He death-glares at her in response.
But she's not disturbed by it.
He's bright red afterall.
And she smiles sweetly in return.
She's definitely looking forward for their next meeting.
And she's now sure that vague and blurry image would disappear and be replaced with a blushing Rogue Cheney when she's thinking of him.
And no creeps.
Not in that kind of way.
Definitely not.
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Right?
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Hi everyone~ Here's a story for Hachibukai and Fiamatta Montague's Lucy Harem Writing Challenge, hihi~ But, I'm not sure if this is good enough. So let me take it back. Should I just use this as the writing challenge? Or something else? I don't know anymore T^T And..*pokes finger* I don't know if this reaches the standard of the writing challenge so…
I don't know anymore.
And I know it's OOC of Rogue, hehe. I just thought that it'd be cute to show that soft side that Rogue shows to Fro ^_^
Oh, Joy-nee-chan and Fia-san (? Should I call you that?) could you tell me the standards of the challenge today if possible? Because I'll be busy studying tomorrow, ehehe ^_^" So I'll be making edits! And in an hour, my friend will come over to do a Science project!
I'd love some critiques and feed backs :)
And everyone, I'd really like a beta-reader for my one-shots only, so can anyone suggest me someone? :D
Ps. After several months of being here, hehe, I'll tell you my name. Please call me Vivian ne? :D It's not my first name, but I'd prefer for you to call me by my middle name :D
