Chapter 3

"Rogue do you think...there's a possibility." Sting paused as if he was hesitating to actually say what he had to say out loud. "What?" Rogue asked with a quick glance towards his brother as he trailed along to the next place to look within the map, surely there was someone...someone out there, who hadn't given up looking for the petite bluenette. "Do you think...that Levy's your mate?" Sting asked hesitantly as he stared towards his brother who was apparently walking aimlessly. Rogue ran his hand through his hand through his hair as he glanced towards the blonde. "I have absolutely no idea what's going on right now. Don't ask meaningless questions." Rogue grumbled back his feet taking a turn and beginning to walk once again.

"I'm guessing you're just expecting me to walk back to SaberTooth now without you?"

"Yes."

"I won't go."

"You need to get back to Yukino and the guild."

"I don't need to do anything, its all under control."

"Its your responsibility to take care of the guild."

"I won't go."

"You have to bring those things back to Yukino."

"I'll get them shipped by mail there."

"You still need to see Lecter too."

"I won't go."

There was a silence as a brief moment.

"Thank you."

They walked for a while soon arriving at the next town. It seemed to be an okay town, pretty much up to date, middle class, and nothing too fancy. "I'll find us some lodgings, you...you need to write Yukino a letter to go with this." Sting sighed as Rogue reluctantly nodded heading off the the post office. They would supply free paper to traveling wizards of a guild. Rogue sighed sitting down, this was an utter waste of time...but at the same time he wanted to desperately hear news of Frosch and how everyone else was doing. There was always that worry nagging at the back of his head that this "King of Hades" would return to take someone else that was also important to him. He had to check on them from time to time. Rogue sat down at a table, far away from windows and other people, he had learn precautions from going through reasons for kidnappings and rescue missions continuously the last couple months. Some were purely information or money based, the others weren't as pleasant. But either way...he wasn't going to let anyone see what he was writing through a window, even if it were just a passerby upon the street.

"Dear Yukino,

It's Rogue, as you've probably discovered upon the envelope, an apology is in order for not contacting in so long. You won't be able to contact me again by returning the send address since I'll be leaving this place once I've thoroughly investigated this town. Sting has found where I was. Tell Frosch I miss him. If he's good I'll bring lots of stuff back for him that are from my travels.

No I still haven't found her. I'm still looking. I'll be back soon.

Rogue."

The letter was quickly sealed and put within the envelope and handed over, turning Rogue left to find Sting waiting impatiently outside, in other words Sting had already gotten into a fight. Several people were lying all over the ground outside the office. Rogue glanced them all over wondering if he should even bother asking. There was no point. Sting would be bragging in less than a couple seconds about the accomplishment he had just made, mainly to shove it in the losers' faces. "ROGUE! ROGUE! GUESS WHAT!" Sting shouted excitedly jumping up and down as if he were a little kid that was about to go to some form of candy store. Rogue suppressed the need that was rising within him to take his hand and drag it down his face, slowly. Simply to emphasis the point of "oh my god what are you doing?" instead Rogue kept his calm and casted a glance that asked the question of "What?" as Sting repeatedly was still jumping up and down upon the man's face. "This man here! He says he might've seen a girl with blue hair around here lately, she was passing through and seemed to have lost a companion she was looking for." Sting said as Rogue nodded. It didn't sound right. But it was still worth a shot. "Which direction?" Rogue asked as it hit Sting that he hadn't even bothered asking in all of his excitement. Sting lifted his foot before Rogue had to coax him to so they could get some information out of this man before his face was so beaten that he couldn't speak anymore.

"Was that necessary?" The man coughed out as Sting noded excitedly squatting down towards him. "Of course, you guys were trying to mug me. It was best I kept my defense up." Rogue felt himself cracked a smile. Sting was merely playing with them as if they were some form of toy to use while he waited for Rogue to return after mailing out the letter. "Which way did she head?" They asked as the man slowly sat up looking around as if he was trying to regain his sense of direction."She went that way...she was looking for someone with dark hair and dark eyes..." The man said brushing himself off as if he was just grumpy over a day wasted. "Are you sure that you've gotten the right woman?" Rogue asked as the man shrugged.

"There are no pictures. I've gotten this man's-" The man paused pointing towards Sting-"description its all I have to go off of. The woman had blue hair, a FairyTail mark, was probably a little dirty from traveling, and was heading that direction." The man said pointing once again. Rogue nodded as Sting let him go as they begun to walk once again, at this rate they would have to leave the town. She had already been through here. "I can't smell her." Sting grumbled as Rogue nodded. "That's why I hesitated. But at the same time there's the possibility of her scent having changed from being in a different location. Or masked." Rogue explained as Sting nodded, laughing as he rubbed his hand on the back of his head as if he were embarrassed that he had forgotten such a detail. Rogue sighed and then begun heading in such a direction. Even with the change of scent...this lead, the first one in a long long time...looked hopeful. It sounded as if Levy were looking for Gajeel, she didn't have any extra details of being hurt so far...and there was one single last detail that surprised and almost pleased them with hope-

This direction was the way to FairyTail's guild.