"YOU! Get your hands off Frosch immediately!" A deep male voice growled angrily, but you remained unimpressed. His tone wasn't threatening compared to Tarana's voice that could freeze the blood in your veins. Frosch looked up and his face lit up.
"Rogue!" He exclaimed and broke away from your embrace.
You watched as the small Exceed jumped into the arms of the man. He had short black hair that hung down on one side of his face and covered one of his red eyes. His clothes looked quite strange, almost like a medieval knight without an armor plate.
Beside him stood another man with blond spiky hair and a bored facial expression. The blonde crossed his arms behind his head and yawned. "Now that we found Frosch, can we head back now? I'm tired." He whined. The black-haired man seemed to ignore him as he caressed Frosch's back and mumbled different things to himself.
"Where were you?"
"I was worried!"
"Don't do that again, Frosch!"
"Were you afraid?"
"Did she hurt you?"
Frosch didn't even get time to respond as Rogue murmured all these questions one after another. "Fro's sorry Rogue. Fro was lost. But this woman wanted to help Fro to get back to you! She didn't scare Fro or anything!" Frosch said as he calmed down the worried Shadow Dragon Slayer.
Rogue looked up and watched you a little skeptical. "Is that so?" He asked, and noticed a pretty strange scent on you. 'Somehow…She smells…Pleasant' the black-haired male thought, before he frowned as Sting stood beside you and gazed you up and down.
You stepped back and looked somewhat disgusted at Sting. "Do I have something on my face?" You asked a bit quietly, Sting grinned before he placed his hand on your head.
"A little girl alone at night on the street?" He asked with a very strange undertone. "So what? Do you have a problem with that dumbass?" Stings eyebrow twitched at this remark.
'Stop [Y/n]. Don't provoke him. He's a Dragon Slayer. The black-haired man is a Dragon Slayer too.' Linde warned you. You looked shocked at the black-haired man and then at the blonde. With Dragon Slayers you had made the worst experiences you could ever imagine.
"You are…Dragon Slayers?" You asked, not really believing your Siren friend. Rogue was silent while Sting looked amused.
"How'd you know that?" Sting grinned and put an arm around your shoulders. You shot him an angry look, but you didn't dare slap away the hand or say something about it.
You swallowed a bit scared and looked for help by passersby. But so late in the night, no one was out." Oi, no need to tremble, I'm not going to bite you or anything." Sting laughed arrogantly and leaned closer to your face.
"That's enough Sting." Rogue said. Sting looked up and pouted. "Rogue, you could at least let me have a bit fun, won't you?" The blonde mage laughed and Rogue shot an icy glare to his friend.
"We have Frosch. Let's go back to the hotel." He spoke bluntly. "You're such a spoilsport. Eventually you'll end up as a virgin if you don't learn to be more relaxed." Sting grinned and broke away from you. "Bye babe and try to get home alive." Sting smiled and Rogue gave him a cold stare before he briefly turned his gaze to you and left without another word.
You stood there petrified. Incapable of expressing a thought you just watched the two Dragon Slayers, until they were around a corner. "What the…" You muttered and tried to calm your rapid heartbeat.
'That blonde man was intrusive. Why didn't you say something?' Linde asked you. She mothered you often since you were shy and insecure.
You looked down and clenched your fists. "I-I couldn't…I…I was frozen…" You murmured. You heard Linde sigh as you went back to the hotel.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-Stings POV-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Amused, I watched Rogue the whole time we walked in silence back to the hotel. Undoubtedly, when it comes to Frosch, he was totally different and I understood that.
Nevertheless, I couldn't get rid of the feeling that he was pissed off about something. "Ne, Rogue." I started. "This little girl was strange right? I mean walking in the middle of the night alone, although there are creepy lowlifes out here…"
I heard Rogue sigh. "Are you talking about yourself?" He asked and I had to chuckle. Yes, that was definitely a pissed Rogue.
"Touché. No but seriously, I should've asked if she wanted to come along. It's a little lonely in the hotel room." I grinned and Lector laughed with me.
"Tch. Sting, you need a girlfriend. Your instincts drive me crazy for god's sake." Rogue sighed and held his hand over his face.
"Haha, be glad that I don't let out these 'instincts' on you!"
...
Shortly after I had said this, a shadow flew on me. "T-That was only a joke! Rogue! Stop it! Ah!"
If I didn't know better, I would say that he's jealous and has an eye on the little [h/c]-haired mage we met...
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-The next day-normal POV-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Today was the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games and your guild took part in the third discipline, which wasn't yet known. All you knew was that only one person was allowed to participate and it was going to said which discipline just before the start. Makoto agreed that you had the honor this time, because you hadn't yet shown what you were capable of.
You sat inside the arena and waited. "Ah, here you are." You looked up and saw Minako.
"Where should I be?" You mumbled and looked away. Minako put her hands on her hips and grinned slightly. "The Tag Battle between Sabertooth and Fairy Tail is going to start now. Natsu-san and Gajeel-kun, against the Twin dragons Sting and Rogue. A fight between Dragon Slayers! You aren't allowed to miss such an epic event!"
Rogue...Sting? Wasn't that the name the blond-haired man and what Frosch called the silent man? Then the two were the Twin dagons of the dreaded guild Sabertooth and you almost provoked them yesterday!
You shuddered at the thought. "Thank you for holding me back yesterday, Linde. They would have killed me…" You sighed in thought and Linde smiled. 'I just have to protect my little Mistress.'
You rolled your eyes slightly, but then smiled. Minako tilted her head. She couldn't hear Linde and your smile irritated her because you hardly. Actually it was the first time she saw you smiling at all." I guess it can't hurt to watch the fight." You gave in and stood up.
Minako grinned wider and nodded before she pulled you out of the arena and sat beside your guildmates in the stands. The fight had already started and it looked as if Natsu and Gajeel were at disadvantage. "Hey! Don't dare to loose against those idiots! I know you can beat them!" Minako cheered for Fairy Tail. You remained silent and watched in fascination the event. Your gaze rested mainly on Rogue though.
'He's very calm and collected. Almost the opposite of Sting He seems to be able to control himself in every situation and his attacks are considered and effective. And he uses the element that you can manipulate.' Linde analyzed and you just nodded. You didn't know why, but Rogue seemed to exercise an extraordinary fascination for you. Somehow you found yourself watching him again and became even a little worried whenever he had to suffer from an attack.
"Oh? Fell in love with Rogue?" Came an amused voice from beside you. You blushed and turned to Minako. She studied you with a wide grin. "N-No! I don't even know him…" You mumbled embarrassed and lowered your head, so nobody could see your red cheeks.
"You don't have to know someone to fall in love with them. I mean…He's really good looking. For my taste a little too Emo, but you would make a cute couple." Minako said with her arms crossed.
"Don't take it personally Minako-dono, but please don't get mixed up in my private life. There's a limit that you shouldn't exceed and this topic is just too personal." You sighed and Minako rolled her eyes briefly, before she turned to watch the fight.
The fight ended with Rogue and Sting loosing and having multiple injuries. You watched worried as the two Dragons were examined by healing mages. However you hadn't much time to worry, because you heard an announcement.
"The battle between Tears of Mermaid and Enigma starts in 10 minutes. I repeat: The battle between Tears of Mermaid and Enigma starts in 10 minutes. Due to the unexpected results in terms of the length of the previous fight, the last discipline for today had to be brought forward. We apologize for any inconveniences." Your eyes widened and you looked in disbelief at the runes that indicated what was said again in the air.
"E-E-Enigma?"
You were scared as you stood in the arena, waiting for your opponent. The longer you waited the more tense you became. But, it was ruled that Guild Masters were prohibited from participating in the Grand Magic Games, so you could relax a bit. With Linde's help you were superior to the other guild members. That's what you hoped at least.
The time passed more and more and the referees are getting tired and impatient. "Seeing as Enigma didn't send their participant straight to the arena, I declare this victory for Tears of Mermaid." He said. You breathed out in relief. Maybe you just had luck.
But your last hope died when you felt a cold breeze. A cold that seemed all too familiar...
Footsteps echoed through the dark corridor leading to the entrance of the arena and out of the darkness came a figure. It was wrapped up in a long black cloak with a hood that covered its face so much that you could see only its mouth. Its statue was somehow petite, so it had to be a woman. "I'm sorry for the delay." She smiled coldly. You swallowed as you recognized her voice. 'It can't be…'
The referee nodded and reopened the battle. "Now that both opponents are present, let's begin with the final discipline for today. A magical competition where holder magic is prohibited, the opponents are: [Y/n] [L/n] from Tears of Mermaid and Silent Crest from Enigma."
...Silent Crest?! And Holder magic was forbidden? 'Crap…That means, you're not allowed to use me…' Linde mumbled. This really was the worst thing that could have happened.
In the stands Rogue and Sting were sitting. Though they had to head back to Jiemma for a recall after their loss Rogue wanted to see the fight first. He was interested in what kind of magic you had. At least he has a name for you now.
The hooded figure stepped closer and pulled the hood from her head. She revealed red hair, but it was the hairstyle of Tarana.
Also the guild symbol was on her forehead and she had the same icy glance. "Long time no see, my little traitor. Well, it's perhaps not the best place for my revenge, but I will still enjoy it, when I tear your heart out and crush it in my hand." Tarana smiled coldly and lifted her arm as she imitated the movement, as if she had the heart already in her hand.
"T-Tarana…" You said, your whole body trembling. This was bad and you couldn't even use Linde to protect yourself from Tarana's Sound Dragon Slayer magic.
You knew…Only one person was going to leave this arena alive…And this person was never going to be you…
To be continued...
