Hey minna-san! Since I said I was going to have this uploaded by Sunday, I absolutely could not disappoint. For a schedule, I will post every Sunday at least, depending on how much time I have to write during the week! Anyways I hope you like this chapter!

Dove: Wow, it didn't take two months for Autumn-chan to post the next chapter thins time!

Meridian: Don't be rude you dolt.**Smacks Meridians back**

Raven: Hypocrite...

Bronze: Autumn-chan doesn't own Fairy Tail!


The End of the Beginning

Chapter One

Laughter and Trains


Rogue POV (3rd person)

On a Train-Unknown Time

Rogue sat with Frosch in one of the trains many seats. Despite his motion sickness, Rogue was able to walk through his chosen car to find the only booth that wasn't occupied by someone, and collapse into it. Rogue moaned as the train switched tracks and headed of towards the next stop. Frosch stood up from beside Rogue and moved to the seat across from him so that she could watch Rogue without craning her neck. Rogue moaned again and closed his eyes, trying to ignore the light that shone above him that was giving him a headache.

Hearing giggles, Rogue cracked an eye open to look at Frosch, who had a paw covering her mouth so that she wasn't loud.

"Fro... Do you... Enjoy... Laughing at... My expence?" Rogue said with a half-hearted smile.

Frosch erupted into a fit of giggles again. Rogue continued to smile as he slowly drifted to sleep.


Lucy POV (1st person)

Boarding the train- 12:43

I watched as the train pulled into the station, breakes screaming as it lurched to a stop.

"12:40 train to Suzume's Forest, connecting to Crocus, now boarding!" I looked down at my ticket to make sure that this was the train Wendy, Charle and I were taking.

"Come on Sis! This is our train! By the amount of scents coming from it, it must be pretty full. I guess a lot of people are going to Crocus today!" Wendy told me.

With a smile, I grabbed my bags. Even though I've been around Dragon Slayers for nine years, counting the seven on Tenrou island, yet their sense of smell never fails to amaze me.

Speaking of Dragon Slayers, I wonder where that damned Natsu Dragneel is. I understand that he felt as if he needed to get stronger to make Igneel proud, but couldn't he have at least told me himself that he was going to leave? Then there's Gray. He said goodbye right after the fighting ended. Juvia left too, deciding that she couldn't leave her Gray-sama be alone seeing as his father had just died in front of him. Erza decided to go with Jellal and Meredy to help them keep the Oracion Seis in check, but I think she was just shaken up from the battle.

I understood why all of them had to go, but I didn't understand why they felt as if they needed to leave Wendy and I behind. Why do those we hold dearest to us always leave.

Looking back at Wendy I noticed she had finished collecting her things, so had Charle."Okay. Time to go then."

"Big Sis, what do you thing will happen when the guild finds out about us leaving?" Wendy asked me, worry written on her face.

I looked down at my feet and began to pull my suitcase towards the train. "I'm not sure Wendy... I don't think they'll try to track us down though since Natsu, Gray and Erza are gone. They'll probably just leave us be, although I'm sure Levy and Gajeel will be worried... Mira too." I said as Wendy caught up to me.

Wend smiled. "I'm sure she will be, Gajeel too, I guess he just won't show it in front of anyone else." She said with a weak laugh.

Once we got to the nearest car door, I turned and grabbed Wendy's bags before she could complain and hauled them onto the train. "After you, my dear sister." I said with a phony accent, bowing down to let her get on first, a big smile on my face.

"Why thank you sister dearest." Wendy said with an accent as well, barely able to contain her laughter. I looked up at her and burst into laughter. Wendy had puffed out her cheeks, trying to hold in her laughter, face completely red.

"Oh child, you should see how silly you look." Charle teased. Wendy finally broke and started to laugh, holding her stomach as she gasped between giggles.

Taking a deep breath in an attempt to stop laughing, I decided to tease Wendy more. "Wendy, that has got to be the funniest face I have seen all week. " I said as I hauled my own luggage onto the train.

Wendy stepped onto the train and pulled her suitcase back so it was easier to move around. Charle got on next, using her Era Magic to fly her bags onto the train. Finally I walked on, pulling me suitcase ahead on Wendy and Charle as I looked for an open seat in the car.

Wendy definitely wasn't kidding when she said the train was going to be full. Each booth had at least three people in it, elderly people, children, parents, it seemed like everyone was heading to Crocus today. Then Wendy's voice tore through my thoughts.

"I recognize a scent on this train... I'm pretty sure it's that green exceed in the frog suit from the GMG."

Green exceed in a frog suit, green exceed in a frog suit...

Oh, that means Rogue Cheney is on this train. It's not that I'm a stalker or something, or that I'm scared of him, it's just hard not to notice him, he's oddly quiet, really strong and polite and pretty hot... NO! Bad brain! No, no,no, you do not think the Shadow Dragon Slayer is hot! Nopenopenope!

'But you do...' Bad irrational brain, no thoughts like that. Bad bad bad.

Okay, deep breath, act cool and so help me Mavis do not let Wendy know.

"Well, why don't we go sit there then." I said, looking at Wendy who nodded and drug her suitcase past me, leading the way to Rogues booth.


Rogue POV

On the Train at Magnolia Station 1:05pm

After the train had stopped in what I assumed was Magnolia, I opened my eyes and looked for Frosch. She was sleeping in the seat across from me, curled up into a tight ball with her head resting on her hands.

I smiled and sat up, ignoring my motion sickness and looked out the window. People were filling onto the train. I groaned and rubbed my temples, my head throbbing like it had been slammed into a wall repeatedly(which has happened before). I closed my eyes again and leaned back into the seat, attempting to shut out the noise from all the squealing children. I could faintly hear laughter coming from outside the car but I brushed it off, concentrating on not getting sick.

I sat in the booth, waiting fir everyone to finish boarding so that the train could depart again, when I heard a voice.

Opening my eyes, I noticed two girls standing in front of me, a white exceed standing next to the short bluenette. Beside the smaller girl, a taller blonde with chocolate coloured eyes smiled at me. I blinked, so these people really are asking to sit with me. Three fairies don't mind sitting with me.

I nodded and reached over to Frosch, poking her cheek and waiting for her to wake up. "Fro, wake up. We're going to let these kind fairies sit with us, is that okay?"

Frosch yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Okay Rogue-kun, thank you for waking me up, I like to talk to fairies." She said in a cheery little voice.

I looked back at the fairies. "I it's fine with Frosch it's fine with me."

The bluenette smiled and jumped over to the same side as Frosch, sliding her suitcase under the seat, I think her name was Wendy. The white exceed thanked Fro and I and sat next to the younger girl, filling up the other booth.

The blonde, Lucy if I remember correctly, looked at the bluenette, who was grinning like a mad woman. Lucy narrowed her eyes at the girl and stowed her suitcase, sitting down as the train lurched forwards.

A wave of nausea washed over me. Groaning I rested my head on the window and closed my eyes, trying to ignore the motion sickness.

"Mister, would you like me to use my healing magic and get rid of your motion sickness?" I cracked my eyes open and looked at the bluenette.

"Yes please. " I managed giving her a small smile.

She smiled and lifted her hands so that her palms were facing me. "Troia." She muttered, her hands glowing blue. My eyes widened as the sick sensation that had plagued me just moments before vanished. I sat up again and looked at her in awe.

"Thank you so much, miss..." I finished prompting her for her name.

"Wendy, I'm Wendy! And this is my big sister Lucy, and this is my amazing exceed Charle!" Wendy told me with a grin.

"I thought so, I recognised you from the GMG. I'm Rogue Cheney by the way." I said with a small smile. "And you already know that this is Frosch"

Suddenly I heard giggles and turned to look at Lucy, who was looking at me, covering her mouth in an attempt to hush her laughter.

"What?"

She looked at me and smiled. "It's just that as soon as Wendy used Troia on you, you looked like a kid in a candy store Rogue-san." She said as Wendy, Charle and Frosch started to laugh. "It was really cute."

Blushing, I looked away. She called me cute, what is happening to the world? First someone wants to sit with me, then they call me cute? What the hell?

"Awee, look Lucy-nee-chan, you made Rogue-san blush!" Wendy said with hearts in her eyes. I shot her an extremely toned down glare and looked at Lucy again, her face was slightly pink.

I looked over at Wendy again, to avoid turning tomato-faced. Why did I even need to turn away?

Dismissing those thoughts, I noticed that Frosch was deep in conversation with Charle. The two exceeds were talking about how nice it was to finally meet another female exceed.

"So Lucy-san, Wendy-san. Where's the rest of your team?"

Lucy shifted in her seat so that she could face Wendy and I. "They ditched us to train, didn't even say goodbye. I guess we kind of did that to our guild though too, although we did want to say goodbye, Master just forced us out of the guild. We're off to train too." She answered, fiddling with the hem of her shirt.

"I'm going off to train too, I didn't tell Sting until a half-hour before I left, he seemed pretty peeved off with my course of action." I said, randomly giving my reason for leaving too.

Wendy nodded and adjusted herself in her seat, crossing her legs and pulling a blanket onto herself(where did that come from?). She told us she was going to take a nap, and that if we wanted, we could eat some of the snacks she packed, I thanked her again.

"You know what Rogue-san," Lucy said as I turned to look at her. "I like this side of you, the talkative side."

I smiled. "Thanks..." I said. "That's partially due to Fairy Tail you know. After your guild one the GMG, Sting became Master and decided he wanted to cherish nakama, like Fairy Tail. I guess with everyone being friendlier, or at least trying to be, I decided to make an effort too. Sting also said that since I was his second I needed to make an example."

Lucy smiled at me. "I noticed you guys were being nicer after the Tartaros incident, when the initial fighting ended."

I nodded. "Speaking of being nicer and the GMG, I would like to apologize for what happened with Future Rogue. Sting told me he did something terrible to you, I just thought you should know."


Lucy POV

On the Train 1:38pm

My eyes widened. Oh my god, Rogue doesn't know he killed me. I swallowed, there's no way in hell I'm telling him, he looks so happy now.

"Are you okay Lucy-san?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm fine, and please call me Lucy, no honorifics." I said as I gave him a little poke in the shoulder. "You also have nothing to apologize for, that wasn't you."

Rogue smiled and thanked Lucy.

"I don't mean to pry Rogue-san, but I was wondering where you were going to train?" I asked, returning his smile.

"I'm not really sure. I was going to get of in Crocus and train in the forest there. Also, since you don't want me using formalities, you don't have to use them either, Rogue works just fine." I nodded and looked at Wendy, who was now wrapped in the blanket Levy and I had made her for her birthday. It was two pieces of fabric, knotted together around the edges. Even though it was such a small gift, Wendy had loved it all the same.

"But Rogue-kun," Frosch piped up. "I don't want to leave Charle-nee!" She said, tears falling from her eyes.

"Charle-nee?" Charle mumbled with a happy smile on her face.

I looked at Frosch, then to Rogue the back to Frosch. "Tell you what Fro, since Rogue doesn't know where he's going to train, why don't you train with us?"

Frosch's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on her face. "Can we Rogue-kun, can we?"

"I'm fine with it." Wendy said, her voice making me jump.

"How long have you-"

"The entire time." She said with a devilish smirk. Note to self, Wendy has been spending too much time with Mira.

We all looked at Rogue. "Are you sure?" The four girls nodded quickly.

Rogue smiled and nodded. "Alright then, I guess we're training with you guys from now on."

I smiled like a six year old and threw my arms around Rogue. "Thank you!"

"U-uh no problem Lucy." Rogue said with a stutter. My face turned red as I realised I just hugged the guy I had a sort of crush on. I pushed myself away from Rogue and was met with the sight of and equally red face.

"S-sorry..." I muttered, turning my face away from his so he couldn't see me blush anymore.

After a few seconds I looked at Wendy, who had a smile on her face that practically said 'I ship it'.

The suddenly Wendy, Charle and Frosch said something that made Rogue and I both turn red.

"You liiiiiiiiiiiike eachotherrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

"S-shut up!" Rogue and I stuttered.

Neither of us denied it.


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Thanks for reading Mina-san!

Autumn-Chan out!