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Disclaimer: I seriously don't own Fairy Tail…
"Come on, Luce. Please?"
"I am not interested."
The blonde dragon slayer sighed for the umpteenth time. His gaze fell to the cold mage beside him who caused all of his sighing today. But he'll never give up. I'll just say something and-
"Eucliffe, are you an idiot?"
"But Lucy-"he started, giving her his best puppy eyes, "we need you to join us in the Grand Tournament. Master said- "
"Then tell Master what I told you," Lucy snapped, her face showing a hint of irritation. "Tell him I. Am. Not. Interested."
"Then stop acting like Rogue. Try to be unique sometimes, you know," Sting mumbled under his breath, regretting it after a second and silently prayed that Lucy hasn't heard a thing.
Unfortunately for him, Lucy heard every single word that came out from his mouth. "Am I not unique, Sting-kun?" Lucy taunted loudly, making Sting to turn into a deep shade of crimson.
"Stop calling me like that, Lucy. Or else…"
"Or else you'll what, Sting-kun? Can you hurt an innocent girl like me?" Lucy asked innocently, making sure it's loud enough for everyone inside the guild to hear.
Sting flinched as all eyes glared to his direction. Sting gulped, and Lucy smirked in triumph.
"Have I heard it correctly?"
"Yes! Sting-san is planning to hurt Lucy-sama!"
"Oohh… Really?"
"Sting…"
"You're mean, Sting-sama!"
"To hurt a girl like that…"
"It's unforgivable!"
"Punn…"
"Yeah! Are you going to hurt dear Lucy, huh, Sting?"
Sting sweatdropped. This girl is really a devil in disguise. Unfortunately for him, the disguise is so innocent, like an angel's…
"I *sniff* thought that *sniff* you're g-good, Sting-kun. B- *sniff* -but, I'm wrong!" Lucy sobbed, making Sting to sweatdrop again. Why is this girl such a good actress?
"Oi, oi, oi! I didn't mean something like that!" Sting shrieked, his arms waving frantically in front of him.
"But why are you yelling at me?"
"I'm not…"
"You're so mean. Sting-kun!"
"Lucy!"Sting shrieked in defeat, making Lucy to stop her fake sobbing in poor Plue (who is currently deflated from the tears) and to look directly at him. "Stop this at once."
"Rogue-kun?" Lucy's eyes navigated from Sting to Rogue, who is currently standing beside Sting. Rogue flinched as he received Lucy's famous childish pout, her eyes of pure pleading.
"Lucy," Rogue started in his monotonous voice,"stop killing the poor guy."
Lucy rolled her eyes, while Sting shouted in glee but stopped after realizing what Rogue said. "Hey, who you calling poor gu-"
"And Sting-kun," Rogue added, earning a smile from Lucy, "stop irritating Lu-chan."
The whole guild erupted in laughter, making Sting to blush.
Rogue smiled at the interesting scene unfolding before him. Frosch stared at his foster father and to the blonde mage in awe. "Lucy-chan made all of this?" he thought, his eyes watching the whole guild, who is still laughing their heads out. She made a whole guild laugh? And more importantly, she made Rogue-san smile? Is she this powerful?
"But, Lucy-san," Rufus chimed in, silencing the whole guild. "Master did said that you should join us. You are part of the strongest team in Sabertooth, no, Fiore, I must say. But why not?"
Lucy's expression changed into a blank one. The guild knew immediately knew that they touched a sensitive matter, especially when she spoke coldly. "They're back."
Confusion. That's what everyone felt that time. Everyone turned to Sting, who went silent after Lucy's answer, his hands clenching as he trembled slightly. "Oh, are they?"
Lucy nodded blankly, her face void of emotions. "Yes, they are. And I knew that they'll enter the tournament. Knowing Natsu …" Lucy trailed and flinched as she mentioned Nastu's name. Sting noticed it and said, "Then join us."
Lucy looked up and stared at him like he's a complete idiot. She'll never join that tournament. Ever. She might just end up competing with him. And end up bursting in the middle of the arena. The mighty Lucy? Crying? Wow, that's embarrassing. Or worse, she might end up hurting one of her ex-comrades…
"Lucy, look at me," Sting urged in a low voice. "I am," she replied. Sting rolled his eyes and continued. "It's time to face your fears, Luce. Face them, and show them that you've moved on. Show them that you're stronger than BEFORE. That you can live without them. That's the reason why you joined us, right? To be stronger?
"Lucy, you left your guild seven years ago because you can't stand being pitied. You want to show them that you are a strong woman, the one who can enter a pathetic situation and can leave untouched. Now, you are what you dreamt of, Luce. The Golden Rose. The girl who won't give you a damn if you made something wrong. The girl who will never cry because of a dense idiot. And never will she cry because of such pathetic human."
Lucy reminisced her past. She left Fairy Tail seven years ago, the day the Tenroujima team left for the S-class examination. She knew that it's the perfect timing for her. Levy is not there, as well as him. That way it'll not be hard for her to leave the guild. The moment she told Master of her plans, the day before her flee, he almost fell off his chair. Master Makarov understands though, and he agreed to take off the insignia from her hand. Lucy's tears are falling then. But it's her decision. There's no going back. Before she left, Master made her promise something.
"Promise me, my child, that you'll never forget that you're still my child. Fly free, live your dreams, and always remember, we love you, Lucy."
"I will, Master. I will…
"I will always love you. Please do remember that I'll never forget you too. I will always love Fairy Tail."
Lucy woke from her trance. "Fine, I'll join you," she said as she put up a determined face. "But for one condition."
Sting, Rogue and everyone looked at her, waiting for the worse.
"My name will be Lucialinne Eucliffe. From now on I'll be Sting's younger sister."
So, how's that? A happy episode for everyone!