Sorry it's taken so long! What can I say- life. Anyway, Chapter four! Enjoy!
For You, I Would.
Chapter Four
About a month since I'd met Sting when we finally reached the city of Magnolia. The clouds were a voluminous dark blue, and rain spattered on the empty streets. Sting and I were half jogging, half swimming through the main streets. We were drenched to the bone, our cloaks really not holding up to the down pour. "Just a bit more! It'll be on top of that hill!" I yelled. He nodded in understanding, and we made a last burst of speed, up to the large guild building. We burst through the double doors just as a crack of lightning illuminated the background.
Almost comically, the guild hall became silent at their dramatic arrival. "We're back!" I yelled, feeling a smile cross my face. I dragged Sting along to the bar counter, and introduced him to Mira. He was getting some curios stares.
"Who is this, Lucy?" She asked, wiping out some beer mugs.
"Hey Mira, this is Sting. He's a…well I think he's a Dragon Slayer. But I'm not sure. The lead was false—no Dragon. But I found Sting; he was being imprisoned by the townsfolk. I was thinking we could help him…" I trailed off, distracted by the appearance of Master Makarov.
"Oh ho! Lucy's got a boyfriend! You know, Natsu won't be happ—" He was interrupted with a sharp smack on the head by Mira. Sting looked confused.
"Of course, we'll welcome him into the guild. The Sabertooth branch, right?" Mira asked. I nodded. The Sabertooth branch was the part of the guild that dealt with Dragons and their kin. "Great! We actually just got another new member! Rogue, who is also a Dragon Slayer. Now, Sting, was it?" Come over here, and we'll get you a stamp." She said with a smile. Sting looked at her untrusting, but with a firm nod from me he followed her.
"Lucy, we'll need to go over everything—but let's head into my office first." Makarov said. I nodded. We went into his small office, and while he sat behind his desk, I was left to the little swivel chair in the corner. He coughed, then started with, "So. The lead was stale."
"Yeah. I searched each little town around the vicinity, but there was only one in which they mentioned a 'monster.' So I asked around, and found a guy who had apparently defeated the monster, and locked it up. Turns out the monster was Sting, and I took him away from there.
"It really was no place for a person to live in. He was chained up, thin as could be, and abused. I can only assume the reason he was locked up was because he's a Dragon Slayer, but even if he wasn't, I would've gotten him out of there anyway.
"We've been together for a few weeks now, and I've taught him a good deal of our language, but he still needs more teaching. He's like a five year old in the body of an eighteen year old. I just hope he can turn out like Natsu…" I concluded.
Makarov looked at me for a while, then rubbed his forehead with his palm. "And has he shown any signs of being a Dragon Slayer? Have you talked to him about it?"
"…No. I figured I'd wait for your help. If he is a Dragon Slayer, he's better off here than anywhere else. Knowing that three weeks ago or now won't really change anything for him." I said. And it was true. If he'd told me he was the son of a Dragon a month ago, I couldn't have done any more for him than what I already have.
Makarov nodded, and we finished our talk by discussing his living quarters.
"Sting, this is Rogue. From now on, you two will be living with Lucy." Makarov said to the little group. Sting, Mira, a dark haired mage named Rogue, and I were sitting around a table in the guild hall. I was feeling waves of dread pass through me with an ever increasing power. Not only do I get Natsu, Erza, and Gray coming into my house without my permission whenever they want, but now I have two toddler-acting teenagers as well.
I would have no privacy left. No food left. Nothing would be sacred anymore—except maybe the soap. I let my head drop with a thunk onto the hard wood table, instantly regretting the action, but too lazy to move my head off the table. Sting and Rogue looked at each other. I had guessed that they wouldn't get along, but they had already become friends while the Master and I were talking in his office.
Rogue didn't talk much, and Sting liked to talk about three things: himself, food, and me. I grimaced, head still on the table, as Sting began a rather embarrassing story about me (I had been freaking out because of a spider) to Rogue. He smiled, and I couldn't tell if he was just being polite, or if he actually understood. I managed to pick myself off the table and slink over to the counter, and promptly ordered a scotch.
"Drinking alcohol, Lucy?" Mira asked.
I nodded, "If I'm to be taking care of two possibly very dangerous, de-humanized teenage boys, I'm going to go crazy. I already have to put up with Team Natsu coming and going as they please. I'll have no sane place left!" I practically yelled that last bit.
Mira sighed, and took my glass away, "You know, the Master wouldn't have you do this if he thought you couldn't do it." She said. She continued, leaning in closer, whispering conspiratorially, "plus, you get two very attractive young men to live with you." She chuckled evilly.
I pulled away, face flushing, trying not to think about her words. "Those two wouldn't even know the first thing about….anything, so don't get any bright ideas, Mira." I said, just as Sting and Rogue approached from behind me.
"Lucy! Old man said we should go to Home. Where is Home?" Sting asked. I gave Mira one more look, turned, and walked the two possible-Dragon Slayers out the door.
"Home is where we will be living," I said. "You two will live me until the Master says its okay for you to live on your own." The rain had stopped, but still pregnant clouds were over head, and we walked quickly, trying to get home before we were rained on again.
Walking up the steps of my apartment, I opened the door with my keys, and turned on the lights."This!" I said extravagantly, "Is home!" the room was clean, the windows closed. 'So no one from Team Natsu…' I thought, and relaxed. "You guys will share a room. I only have one extra room, and it's small, but you'll just have to manage," I yelled over my shoulder as I open the door to said room. It was my storage room. I sighed, and grabbed a handful of clothes off the floor. Within fifteen minutes, it was all cleaned up; I had two cots on the ground, blankets and pillows gathered, and was just about ready to fall over and sleep.
I walked back into the livingroom, but could find neither Sting nor Rogue. Frowning, I went into the kitchen. Rogue was sitting on the counter, eating something I could only guess was a makeshift sandwich. Continuing into my own bedroom, I saw my bed was invaded by not one, but two shapes.
Angry, I found myself yelling "Get out of my bed, Natsu! Sting!" and sharply pulling the blankets off of them. Sure enough, at separate ends of the bed, the two men were blearily rubbing sleep from their eyes.
This was going to be one hard task the Master assigned to me.
And so we leave it at that! What do you think? I know, Sabertooth isn't actually part of Fairy Tail, but for the sake of this story, I'm making it so. Update on powercord- got on ordered! So hopefully I'll be able to write more than I currently am...Next up: testing Sting! Everyone living together! And the appearance of Natsu! Chapter five in progress...