LUCY'S P.O.V.
We arrived at Cloverville at around 3:30pm. We went to the mayor's place.
"You must be the Mage set to escort the princess." said the mayor.
"Yes." I replied. "My name is Lucy Heartfillia."
"Who's that person beside you?" asked the mayor. "Your guild said that there would be only one Mage coming."
"Well... They weren't entirely wrong. They just don't know this idiot is with me."
"Hey!" Sting shouted.
"And he owes me." I continued.
"Owe you for what?" Sting asked.
"For saving your ribs from a whole lot of pain!" I replied.
"He wouldn't have broken my ribs! How would you know? You've never been hit by Gajeel!"
"Actually I have. Multiple times. Anyways, where is the princess?" I asked.
"She's waiting in the back." the mayor replied.
Sting and I headed to the back. I princess was there. She had long brown hair in a high pony and grass green eyes. She was wearing a low cut tank top, black spandex shorts and running shoes. She was really pretty.
"Hello. Are you the mages assigned to escort me?" she asked.
Sting and I nodded.
"My name is Lucy. And this idiot here is Sting." I said.
Sting glared at me. I looked at the princess who was at the moment like Juvia. She was basically drooling over Sting.
"My name is Fiona." she replied.
We left for the forest. Fiona had latched herself onto Sting's arm. My chest clenched painfully. I pat my chest. What was that pain? I ignored it and focused on the road. We walked for hours. I was beginning to get tired and sweat. I glanced at Sting. He barely broke a sweat and looked like he could walk forever. Fiona was still latched onto his arm also sweating and complaining.
"Can we take a break now?" she whined.
I looked up at the sky. The sun was starting to set.
"Sure. We'll camp out here for tonight. Sting, can you set up camp? I'm going to get some fire wood." I said.
I walked away without hearing his answer. What was that pain in my chest earlier? What's wrong with me? I even thought about hitting Fiona! I was so caught up in my thoughts, I didn't realize that I had strayed from the path. I heard a snorting sound. I turned around to see a boar.
"Damn..." was all I could say.
STING'S P.O.V.
This girl is so annoying! She clung to my arm the entire day. And she whines way too much. Even more than Lucy. Speaking of Lucy, where is she? What's taking her so long? I heard a bush rustle. I snapped my head around. Fiona screamed. She's louder than Lucy too.
"Oh! Thank God I found camp." Lucy sighed.
"Did You get lost or something?" I asked.
"Kind of." she admitted. "Tarus, you can put the firewood down now."
A bull dropped the firewood in front of me and disappeared. Licy came out of the bush dragging a large boar.
"Where did you get that?" I asked.
"I wondered off the path and I kinda ran into it. It's going to be our dinner." Lucy replied.
"I'm not eating that filthy beast." Fiona said.
"Fine. Suit yourself. You can stay hungry for all I care." Lucy replied.
"Is that anyway to treat a princess?" Fiona challenged.
I saw an angry tick mark appear on Lucy's forehead. She was about to snap before sighing and getting down on one of her knees.
"Please forgive me your Majesty." Lucy apologized sarcasm dripping off every word. "but is that anyway to talk to the Heartfillia heiress?"
I resisted the urge to laugh in Fiona's face. Her mouth was hanging open like a fish's. She made a 'hmph' noise and let my arm go to sleep. She was asleep in minutes. I let out a sigh of relief.
"What was that sigh for?" Lucy asked.
"The stupid girl was bugging the shit out of me." I replied.
Lucy laughed. She sounded so angelic. Wait. What? Did I just say she was angelic? What is wrong with me? I mentally smacked myself. I dug into the food greedily.
"Looks like someone is hungry." Lucy laughed.
I just grunted.
"I'll take the first watch." Lucy said.
"I'll take it. You got the food and fire wood." I said.
"But-"
"No buts." I interrupted.
She pouted and lay down. She tossed and turned for about 15 minutes.
"Ummm... Sting?" she began.
"Hm?" I asked.
"Can I... use your umm... lap as a pillow?"
I looked at her. Her face was completely red and she wasn't looking me in the eyes. I chuckled.
"Sure Blondie. Just don't drool." I replied.
She crawled shyly to my lap and lay down. Her head was extremely light. She was asleep within minutes. I stroked her hair. It was as smooth as silk. I stroked her hair absent mindently. My eye lids were getting heavier and heavier. Until I fell asleep.
THE NEXT DAY...
I felt something shake me. I pushed away the hand. It came back and began shaking me again.
"Leave me alone Lector. Go get Rogue to feed you." I murmured.
Something hit my head. My eyes snapped open. Lucy was looking at me.
"What the hell Blondie?" I grumbled rubbing my head.
"That's what you get for calling me Lector. Get up. We're leaving." Lucy replied.
I got up slowly and followed her through the forest. Fiona was sticking onto my arm again and whining every 5 minutes. I was ready to throw the girl of a cliff. I stopped when I saw the city. We walked to the kingdom.
"Thank you do much for bringing my daughter back!" the king said.
"You're welcome." Lucy replied.
The king gave us the reward money. Unfortunetly, we had to take the train. I convinced Lucy to get off near a forest close to Magnolia.
"That was the worst train ride ever." I groaned.
"I found it entertainingone cause of all your different sick expressions." Lucy laughed.
I glared at her. She ignored me and continued to walk. I felt something weird in the air. I heard a gasp and looked beside me. Lucy had a knife in her stomach. My eyes widened. The man who stabbed her was still holding the knife. I felt my blood boil. I had never felt so angry.
"Roar of the white dragon!"
A white laser beam hit the man in the stomach. I heard a sickening crunch as he hit a tree. I ran up to him and pinned him against the tree.
"I don't ever want to see your face again got it?" I hissed.
The man nodded.
"If I see your face again, I will hunt you down personally."
I let the man go and watches him scramble away. I scooped up Lucy bridal style and ran to her guild. Her breathing was labored. I kicked the door open making some of the fairies jump. My eyes scanned the room for the sky dragon slayer.
"What are you doing back here?" Natsu growled.
I wasn't thinking straight. All I could think of is saving Lucy.
"Shut up Salamander. I'm not here to fight." I hissed. "Where's the little healing girl?"
Natsu noticed me carrying Lucy.
"Get your hands off of her!" he roared.
"Why? You were the one who broke her heart. You were the reason why she cried. You're not her boyfriend anymore." I replied.
"Umm... Excuse me?" a voice said.
I turned around to see a little girl with dark blue hair.
"Can you give me Lucy? I'll heal her." she said.
I visably relaxed. I handed Lucy to the small girl and headed out the door.
"Wait." I heard another voice say.
"What?" I asked a scarlet haired woman.
"Why did you help one of us?" she asked.
I stood there and thought about it.
"I did it because I was repaying a debt." I replied.
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