Planning

AN: Thank you so much to everyone who is giving this story a chance! It was originally going to be a one-shot smut for Vday but there was too much to get into the story without rushing it. Here is the next chapter and don't forget, I do not own Fairy Tail or the cover photo. This chapter is for xxxx123 and NinjaKitten93 for your reviews.

Feb. 2nd (12 more days till the party)

Sting and Lucy were busy working away all morning on the party planning. The celestial mage needed to sort some things out with this event. Namely: budget, ideas, how many people to invite, and what the goals were for this party.

Lucy couldn't help but wonder why Sting asked her so many questions about herself. She knew he had a thing for the other celestial mage, so it wasn't because of his own interest. Ignoring that for now she went to work making sure they had everything figured out before she started anything. The last thing Lucy wanted to do was start all over a few days before the party due to a misunderstanding or not giving Sting what he wants and is paying for.

Once that was taken care of the two blondes made their way towards the guild hall. Lucy was going to ask Frosch and Rogue if they'd take her to a craft store since Frosch loved doing crafts. Fro would be the best person to show her around. She just made it through the entrance when she heard her name being called out.

"Lucy! Come sit with Fro!" The silly little cat in a frog outfit called out as soon as she saw her new friend. Rogue could tell when she was getting closer thanks to his slayer abilities. Her strawberry vanilla scent hit him when she opened the door to Sting's office. He tried not to watch for her and kept himself focused on his guild mates at the table until Frosch called out to her.

His breath caught when he saw Lucy smile. It was interesting that he basically represents the dark when everything about the woman he was interested in represented light. The light of Fairy Tail with the shadow dragon slayer. That would be something to see. He froze at that thought. Wasn't she with that fire dragon slayer?

He caught Sting looking at him. Rogue could tell his twin slayer knew what was going through his mind. That was the down side of being so close to someone, always knowing what the other is thinking. He smirked at me before whispering to Lector. He kept his distance, so Rogue wouldn't be able to hear everything he said.

Quickly getting over what was happening between himself and his twin slayer, Rogue greeted Lucy with a good morning while Orga looked her up and down with a large smirk. The dark-haired man was getting irritated; yes, Lucy was very attractive but that doesn't mean they all had to look at her like a piece of meat.

Lucy sat down with them after she ordered a milkshake. They weren't as good as Mira's but not much could compete with her, anything related to food was untouchable. Lucy had to wonder if cooking was another magic power that no one knew about. Shaking that silly thought out of her mind she turned to the people around her. Frosch was coloring in one of her coloring books while the boys were arguing over something silly while Rogue looked bored, but you could tell he found the whole situation funny by the way his eyes lit up.

"Hey Frosch?" Lucy called out. Rogue and Fro both turned to look at the blonde who spoke up.

"If you're free today and Rogue, if you don't mind, could you two take me somewhere to get supplies for the invitations and flyers?"

Fro quickly looked towards Rogue to see what the answer would be. When she saw a little nod Frosch quickly agreed while gathering up her coloring book and crayons. "Why don't we stop by my house first, as Frosch needs to put away her things, and then we can head out. Does that work for you, Lucy?"

His smooth voice always made Lucy's heart rate speed up. She couldn't help it, hoping the dragon slayer was too busy to notice what was going on with her rapidly beating heart, Lucy nodded and followed them out.

It wasn't a long walk to Rogue's home. Only a 10-minute walk from the guild. The house itself was perfect to Lucy. It wasn't over the top nor was it tiny. A simple, one story three-bedroom home. Once inside Frosch grabbed her hand and lead her towards her area.

A tour and a couple of silly moments later found the three on their way into town. Rogue watched the two girls from the corner of his eye as they spoke about nonsense and walked. Frosch on his shoulder while she held a shaky snowman? Lucy claimed it was a dog and perfectly okay, just shook but Rogue wasn't sure… He'd have to think about that later.

"Lucy? What is it you are looking for?" He saw a light pink tint to her cheeks as he spoke, he had to wonder if there was a chance she felt something for him.

'That's insane, someone like Lucy would never be interested in me. I'm too dark for her and having my future self, kill her future self really doesn't help things.' Pushing his wondering thoughts aside, he listened to her list off what she wanted to get done today.

"I was hoping to get things for invitations to give to special guests and making flyers for the people around town. Sting and I discussed it and we would like to keep it an adult event. I'd love to have everything ready to send out by tomorrow morning to give everyone enough time to plan ahead and hopefully they don't already have plans."

"Fro knows the perfect store!"

"Which one?" Lucy asked her before Fro jumped down and ran off in front of everyone. The pair looked at each other before taking off to reach the excited cat-frog.

When the three finally made it back to the guild it was late afternoon. After a little lunch, the guild decided to enjoy the pool while having some drinks before bed. Lucy was excited to relax a bit since she was always on the go with her team and never getting anywhere with the reward since they'd lose most of it. Having a job that was calm, she wasn't getting kidnaped, and she'd keep all her reward was amazing! Having some pool time with the sexy shadow slayer was just a bonus.

Taking her time, Lucy went back to the room she was staying to get her hair up in a messy bun while she looked over the bikinis she brought. You'd think one would be enough, but she wasn't sure which one to wear. They all showed off her body just the right way but the color. She had a red, pink, and white one with her. She bought the red bikini thinking of Rogue the day before she left.

Taking a deep breath, Lucy decided she'd wear the red one and see if it grabbed his attention. While she wanted a deeper relationship with him the first step was to get him interested in spending time with her. If this didn't work, then Lucy was ready to say something to him before she gave up completely. Hopefully she would get some response from him before the night was over.

Rogue and Sting were talking in the pool while Lucy was getting ready. Well, mainly Sting was talking, and Rogue was wishing he was anywhere but here.

"So... I talked to Lucy today... Her and Natsu have only ever been friends and she is single." Sting gave Rogue a look that clearly said, 'you better make a move.' The only response the light slayer received was a slight nod of the head. Getting irritated Sting tried again.

"Look, she's here till the day after the party. She's single, you're single and both look at each other like your gonna jump the other one. Clearly interested but neither of you are doing anything about it. Mira said she's scared no one will want her since she gave up everything and has no family, a crazy team, and always struggling to pay her rent. If you don't say something, well someone else will and you'll lose your chance. So, man up and get some!"

Rogue opened his mouth to respond to Sting's pep talk when Lucy walked in. She had a black cover over her lower half, but the top gave a gorgeous view of her large breasts. Her dark red and black ties made his dragon claw to get closer. He watched as she looked around the pool before seeing him. She gave him a warm smile and started moving closer towards their side of the pool. While she was moving around the pool Rogue listened to all the men talk about her. He wanted to claim her right then and there to stop the other males from looking at her, he wanted to cover her with his body, keep her safe and happy. The sway of her hips would make any man go wild. This would be a very, very long night.

"Lucy! Fro wants to play Marco polo."

"Sure!" Lucy hopped in the pool and made her way over to everyone, stopping next to Rogue. She looked up at him with a small smile which he returned, ignoring who all may see. Once they picked who was it, the game started.

The game was going fine, everyone taking a turn until it was Frosch's turn. That little devil slowly worked on pushing Rogue and Lucy together in a corner of the pool. While she was a sweetheart, that face was able to hide the mischief no one would assume her capable of.

Frosch knew Rogue was interested in Lucy, she knew from the games when Rogue was upset by what happened but even more impressed when Lucy didn't hold what happened with their future selves against him. The slayers always forget to make sure the exceeds were asleep before talking at night. Frosch knew a lot more than she should.

"Marco!" The little trouble maker called out. Lucy quickly went backwards but stopped when she bumped into something warm.

"Polo." A voice called out by her ear while arms wrapped around her to pull her further back when Frosch swiped near Lucy.

Lucy couldn't move, his arms were wrapped around her, she felt his breath on her neck and they were playing a kid's game! Trying to shake the thoughts of him touching her she waited for Frosch's next move.

"Marco!" Lucy pushed as far back as she could which lead to her body being flushed to Rogue's. Both called out "polo" and watched in horror as she was about to touch Lucy, the blonde grabbed one of Rogue's hands, lifting his arm up to meet Frosch's hand before she could be tagged.

Rogue looked down at her shock which only made Lucy crack up. The look on his face was worth it.

"My hero" Lucy giggled as Frosch told Rogue it was his turn to be it.

Giving Lucy a glare that didn't met his eyes, Rogue leaned down towards her ear to whisper "you owe me."

Giggling, Lucy took Rogue's turn since he clearly didn't want to. The two of them both felt the loss when their bodies moved apart but ignored it. They were enjoying their time together.

Frosch had invited Lucy over to work on the flyers which led to dinner and even alone with her crush. Everything had been fun and easy going while they designed the flyers. Lucy had a light pink background with a dark pink symbol of the guild in the middle. From there they wrote out all the information anyone would need if they were interested in joining. After that, Lucy got to work on the invitation to Jason, it would be good publicity to have him come and take photos of everything going on.

Once that was all done Lucy offered to make dinner since she told Frosch she would while she was here. Rogue wasn't sure about having a guest cook but Fro's puppy dog eyes had him caving within moments. For a cat, she sure had amazing puppy eyes.

The dark-haired man was surprised to see how Lucy had Frosch help her the whole time. She walked Frosch through everything and made if fun. Rogue could easily see this as his daily life. Coming home to someone who cared for Frosch as much as him, dinner as a family, he really wanted to walk up behind the blonde and wrap his arms around her while burring his nose in her hair. Taking in her scent, kissing along her neck, enjoying Lucy's body once Frosch was asleep…

Too bad that wouldn't happen.

Suddenly, something grabbed his hand. He looked down to see Lucy smiling at him with rosy cheeks as she spoke to him. "You don't get to be gloomy in the corner, Mr. Come help!" Without giving him time to respond, she pulled him closer and gave him something to do while directing questions towards him to keep him in the conversation.

Frosch remembered what Sting told her about trying to get those two together and they'd need "alone time" if they were to make any progress. She decided after dinner she was going to act tired, so they'd tuck her in and have some time alone. If that didn't work, she'd be planning while they thought she was asleep.

Dinner was going great! Everyone, including Rogue, was talking and enjoying their time. Near the end, Fro set her plan in action. Laying her head on her arm she kept her eyes low giving off the impression she was nearly asleep. It didn't take long for the two adults to notice the change in little Frosch.

"Frosch, are you ready for bed?" Rogue inquired after seeing the change in her.

"Fro is ready." Frosch did her very best to play the part. Luckily Rogue was busy with Lucy and wouldn't smell the fib she was telling.

"Lucy? Will you tuck Fro in?" Lucy flashed her a radiant smile while picking the little cat up. Setting her down on her lily pad bed, Lucy pulled the blankets up and kissed her on the top of the head after a quick bed time story.

Rogue felt his heart fill to the brim while Lucy and Frosch were bonding. She would be a great mother one day. The thought of her being a mother peeked his interest in her more. After patting Fro goodnight, the two made their way back towards his living room, ignoring the thoughts of her pregnant with his child.

"Would you care for a drink?" Being a good host, Rogue wanted to make sure she was enjoying herself… and prolong her leaving.

"Sure, if it isn't too much trouble." Taking a seat, Lucy waited on the couch for Rogue to return with their drinks. Now that Frosch was asleep this felt more intimate.

Coming back, drinks in hand, Rogue sat down with some space between them. Neither really knew what to do now. Trying to break the ice, Lucy decided to go for something neutral. "I'm glad Sting is working so hard to change the image Sabertooth has. It's not fair you have to suffer for something none of you had a say in."

"How do you always do that?" He asked

"Do what?" Lucy tilted her head to the side a bit in confusion.

"Forgive. From what I've heard; there are people in your own guild who have hurt you, yet you act as if nothing happened. My guildmate tortured you and almost killed you. Hell I killed you…." The last part was said in a whisper. Luckily Lucy heard him.

She grabbed his face in her hands to make sure he'd keep eye contact with her as she spoke. "Listen to me, I don't know how you found out about that, but I've gotten to know you. You won't turn into him. You have people around you who love and care for you. None of us will allow you to lose your way. If anyone should be upset, it's me and I'm not so no more dwelling on it."

Rogue looked at Lucy, while she held his face he could feel her breath on his face as they both slowly leaned forward. He looked down towards her lips as she licked them. He slowly moved in closer to have the kiss he's been waiting for a long time. Longer then he'd care to admit.

He was almost there, her eyes started to close…

"LLLLLLLLLUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYY" Came the sound of a blue flying cat from her lacrima on the counter. Jumping back, both looked at each other in shock before pulling away. Lucy stood to grab her lacrima while Rogue tried not to lecture himself for being so stupid. He heard Lucy and Happy talking from where he sat and couldn't help but wonder if Sting was wrong. Why would the fire slayer's exceed call her if they weren't together?

"Hi Happy, what's wrong?"

"Natsu and Lizanna are going on a job and want to be alone." The poor little guy had his lip quivering.

"Awe, it's okay Happy. Why don't you stay and set up some pranks for him when they get back? I think I have some fish left over in my freezer…"

With an evil smile, Happy quickly called out "Aye Sir!" before ending the call.

Giggling, Lucy turned back towards Rogue. "Sorry about that, he's so silly sometimes."

Rogue nodded, unsure of what to say. The moment they had was over and now they were stuck in this awkward phase. Both knew they would have kissed if Happy didn't call but neither knew what the other thought about that.

Getting the hint that he wasn't comfortable around her any more Lucy quickly thanked him for having her and she'd see him tomorrow. Rogue offered to walk her back, but she said it was okay. Falling backwards on his bed, Rogue had no idea what to do now.

Little did he know, Lucy was doing the same thing.