"A-anyway h-how about w-we go b-back to t-the g-guild?" Sting stuttered still blushing, Liana just nodded shyly and the three of them, along with three cats, all headed towards Sabertooth, Rogue snickering every now and then when the two turned away from each other as their blush grew as their eyes met. "Yo! We're back~!" Sting shouted as he kicked the doors open, everyone welcomed him and Rogue back, and then noticed the timid figure clinging to his sleeve behind him, a member asked who she was and Sting blushed slightly as she drew closer to him, her large breasts brushing against his back. "W-well this i-is L-liana Heartphilia, s-she was l-lost so we umm… took her i-in … I g-guess." Sting stuttered, a small blush on his face and the guild members looked surprised to see him embarrassed, Rogue chuckled and then started laughing, falling to his knees, clutching his stomach. "R-rogue…" Sting glanced at his partner whom was dying from laughter, the whole guild was snickering and Liana peeked out from behind him, the guild master came in angrily and yelled at them to shut up, he saw the unknown girl and stop mid-rant.
"Sting, Rogue, who's the girl? We do not accept weaklings in this guild! We are the strongest! We are Sabertooth!" Master Jiemma shouted and everyone cheered, Liana flinched and a dark aura was leaking from her body and her eyes were shaded, she no longer shook but tightened her deadly grip on Sting's arm.
"Ow! Liana that hurts!" Sting said trying to pry her hand off his arm, she let go and stalked forward, clearly angry about Master Jiemma mocking her, she looked him in the eyes, her once blue eyes now glowing furious red and snake-like. "Uh-oh…. He did it now, Liana's gonna go berserk… HEY EVERYONE CLEAR OUT UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE KILLED!" Sting announced and they panicked and ran out, Liana let out a low growl and bared her fangs at their master, her nails sharpened and dragon scales appeared on her arms and by her eyes.
"How dare a filthy lowlife like you mock me!?" Liana hissed and he glared at her, she growled as he remained calm and Sting sighed, she attacked the master, sending him flying out into the street. "It's time for retribution you scum!" Liana yelled angrily as it started pouring heavily due to her really bad mood, she was seething with anger and Sting sighed heavily, went over to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"No Liana, it's not worth it, just calm down okay? Think about your dragon, what would Aquafina say about this?" Sting said and she flinched, her demonic aura receded and she looked up at him childishly leaning her head back, he smiled and hugged her from behind. "Now that's the girl I know, come, you need to sit, you've had a long day, Rogue and I will talk it out with Master, Kinana's been worried about you." Sting whispered and she nodded, he let go of her and the purple exceed flew into her partner's arms, Liana stroked the exceed's fur gently and went inside the guild with Rogue and Frosch, the four plus Lector sat as Sting went to talk with the master, Rogue joining him after making sure Liana was alright. "Master, we request Liana become a member of the guild, she's a dragon slayer like us, though her past is quite special, and also, because I know she belongs here with me." Sting said so straightforwardly to their guild master, making Sting then blush at his own words, Master Jiemma chuckled at him and nodded, saying its fine, that he only came off as mean to test her strength.
"Liana, come here, Master wants to talk to you." Rogue called from the second floor, she stood up with her exceed in her arms, the two others following and she opened the door and stepped in to see a smiling Master Jiemma.
"My child, I apologize if I came across mean to you, I only wanted to see how you'd react, splendid power and a sense of honor, you are perfect for this guild, now, where do you want your mark and what color?" Master Jiemma asked her and she smiled at him gently, she told him she wanted it on her stomach in light blue, he did so and she hugged him briefly then kissed his cheek, thanking him for letting her join and Sting pulled her back feeling jealous.
"Hey Liana, I've been meaning to ask you this for some time now…" Sting said to her it had been a few weeks since she arrived at Sabertooth, today she was wearing a black scoop neck shirt that stopped above her guild mark, black sweats, combat boots, a sleeveless denim vest that reached the bottom of her top and silver hoops in her ears. "You see Liana it's just that, in all its craziness and impossibility…" Sting blushed and she giggled, she turned from her seat next to him and he squeezed her hand nervously, Rogue, the exceeds, along with the entire guild watching them silently, waiting for his question. "Will you…be my girlfriend?" Sting asked blushing at her, a gentle smile upon his lips, she let out her breath smiling and blushing too, she leaned in and kissed him then pulled back, whispering in his ear.
"Since we're both dragons here, I think the technical term is being your mate. And yes, I'd love to, I've wanted to be your mate since I met you, always have Sting." Liana whispered gently, only Rogue and Sting hearing her; Sting blushed and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her lovingly, the guild then burst into party mode and even the Master was laughing and partying with them.
Sabertooth was having fun celebrating the new couple, after a few days they started returning to their normal chatter and brawls, though most members were gone because everyone was training for the Grand Magic Games, or GMG, Sting, Rogue, and Liana were no exceptions. Liana trained with Sting and Rogue non-stop, since she was Sting's mate now, she lived with them in Sting's room, annoying him by moving everything around to better fit the two of them. She was hunched over panting from dueling with Rogue in swordsmanship, she fell to her knees and held her stomach with one hand and started throwing up, both of them reached their limits, though Rogue didn't throw up, but Liana was well past her limit. Sting rubbed her back and held her hair out of the way as she threw up, looking saddened to see her in so much pain, she was shaking from the sheer force of regurgitating what was left in her stomach, Rogue sitting down panting with his head back. They stopped training for the day; it was about 3 in the afternoon as they headed back home, Sting carrying a barely conscious Liana in his arms, she then felt better after resting a couple of days. She was back to full health, laughing and even brawling with some people, Master Jiemma cleared his throat, making everyone silence so he could make his important announcement to the guild, Liana straddling Sting as they were kissing but pulled back to hear the news.
"Listen up! I will announce the participants for the GMG!" Master Jiemma yelled and everyone waited in anticipation for the results, "Sting! Rogue! Liana! Rufus! Orga! Reserve member: Minerva." Jiemma announced and everyone cheered, Sting snuggled into Liana's shoulder smiling and inhaled her scent, intoxicating him, Rogue looked away chuckling, sting whispered low in her ear and she blushed but nodded.
"Hey Rogue, we're gonna leave early, we won't be back until morning, so don't wait around for us, come Liana." Sting purred and stood up, Liana held his hand, his fingers intertwined in hers and they walked out of the guild smiling happily, they arrived at the apartment that Liana rented so she could be alone. "Liana, are you sure about this? We leave for the GMG in a week, and it will be painful Liana… are you sure you want to go through with the mating process?" Sting asked her, pulled her by her hips closer to him, looking sad with worry about her being in pain; she nodded shyly, blushing from ear to ear.
