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Chapter 4: Greater Than Her Own Free Will

Sting glanced at the blonde stellar mage sitting at the kitchen table. She leaned her head against her hand that slightly pushed her cheek. He had tried to call her, to get her to do some errands for him, or maybe just to order her around like a master should to his servant. Unfortunately, Lucy was one to hold grudges.

After another incident which the white dragon slayer had carelessly, to no surprise, gambled her life, she had not spoken a word to him. It seemed to her that death was just around the corner; everyone seem to think her life worthless, especially the blonde dragon slayer of Sabertooth. It was just like her luck to have her end up in his hands.

Minerva, who sat across from Sting and who was still unsure why Lucy had to end up in their care, which she found extremely annoying, glared her unasked question at Orga. Orga shrugged in response and looked to Rufus for an answer. Rufus then turned to Rogue, who shook his head in response. The shadow dragon slayer watched as his partner glanced at the stellar mage once more. He did it quite often. Constantly looking if ever she looked at him, but not once did she turn her head to look at him.

She was aggressive, more than she knew herself. Although Sting frightens her whenever he uncontrollably loses his temper, she had the capability to argue with him without getting killed. Rogue now understood why Sting was so intent on taking the blonde female mage from Fairy Tail. Not only was it to win against his rival, but it was for his entertainment.

Another glance. Sting was beginning to lose his temper, "Lucy." No response. She simply sat there, her back turned to him. The white dragon slayer stood up and strode towards the stellar mage. Grabbing a lock full of her hair, he pulled, causing her to look up at him. For a moment he almost let go, noticing her red eyes, nose, and cheeks. She had been crying, but the moment he pulled her by the hair, she glared at him.

"Don't ignore me, you stupid fairy!" Sting growled. Lucy, though frightened, didn't speak a word. She continued to glared at him, her eyes filled with hatred. "Minerva, Rufus, Orga, Rogue...Let me deal with her. Leave."

The four mages looked at each other. Minerva glared at Sting at the given order. She hissed, "Just this once Eucliffe!" and finally stood up, along with the others and left the room.

Lucy, who watched with horror, managed to release herself from his grasp and tried to run away. Sting smirked, and grabbed her by the hand before she could escape. "Where do you think you're going?" Once again, Lucy did not answer. "You're just not going to talk me? You should be glad I didn't kill you!"

Without further warning, the dragon slayer pressed his lips against Lucy's frozen form. He growled, "Kiss. Me. Back." the demanding tone in his voice frightened the stellar mage. She immediately obeyed, and regrettably responded to his kiss.

To both mages' surprise, the kiss was gentle and grew passionately. Sting kissed her with hunger and passion, and Lucy kissed back with just as much passion. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. Lucy placed her arms around his neck, tangling her fingers with his soft blond hair. She didn't want to stop and neither did he. It was the sudden sparks of electricity that tingled their lips that caused them to pull apart from each other. They looked at each other, eyes wide, and unsure of what just happened.

They were both flushed from what happened; their breathing heavy. For once, Lucy could see fear in Sting's eyes. She reached for him, but only to have her hand slapped away, "Leave. Now." Sting didn't look at her.

Lucy walked to the door and looked back once at the white dragon slayer. Something unexplainable had happened during their kiss. She looked at the back of her hand, where Sting's name was imprinted. What did it mean?

Laxus walked down the hallway,debating on whether he should knock on the door or just kick it open. To his surprise, neither was necessary. The stellar mage he had come for opened the door, looking behind her for a moment, before walking out. Her cheeks had a slight tint of pink as she placed two fingers over her rose plumped lips.

Unsure of what she was thinking about, Laxus walked up to her, "Hey." Lucy jumped, holding back a scream.

She turned to the laughing thunder dragon slayer and smacked his head, "What are you doing?! You almost scared me to death!"

"Okay sorry. I don't know how those idiots can put up with your temper. Man you are one violent girl." Lucy opened her mouth to speak but was cut off when she felt herself be lifted over his broad shoulders. She didn't bother fighting, because she knew it was probably all planned out by Natsu, Gray, or Erza. She would be more than happy to spend time with them.

"Ever thought of dieting? You're really heavy," Laxus laughed when he felt the stellar mage continuously punch his back. It did not hurt, which he was more than happy about, but at the same time he thought that if Lucy was that weak, could she ever survive being in the hands of Sabertooth's top five?

"I'm not listening to you! Put me down if I'm so heavy then!" Laxus ignored her pushing and punching and screaming. He had to admit that he was enjoying making her so mad. When he did put her down, they were standing in front of Fairy Tail's hotel room.

Lucy reached to open the door, only to once again be halted by the thunder mage. She looked at him, confused. Following his gaze, she immediately pulled her hand away.

"Did he do that to you? Why is his name on your hand like he burnt it right into your skin?!" Lucy had never seen Laxus so angry over such a thing. He took her hand in a tight grip.

"L...Laxus you're hurting me," Lucy tried to pull her hand away and looked at Laxus. Their eyes met; his filled with anger; hers with confusion and fear. "Could you please let go?"

Laxus, having lost his coherence for a moment, let go of her hand and apologized. They stood in front of the door in awkward silence. It was only when Erza opened the door that the silence was broken. She pulled the stellar mage into a tight embrace with her dangerously hard armor and dragged her into the room.

"Lucy-san," Wendy ran up to Lucy and gave her a welcoming hug. "Has Sting-san been treating you well?" Lucy could only smile at the younger mage, reassuring her that she was alright. She did not want her to become alarmed, but yet she also knew that Wendy wasn't that naive.

"Hi Gray," Lucy smiled at the ice mage, who was laying lazily on the couch. He had already unconsciously stripped off his clothes apart from his undergarments.

"Took you long enough to notice me," he put on a hurt expression, which Lucy immediately reacted to. The ice mage laughed, "Calm down Luce, I was just messing with you."

Lucy, after calming down, looked at her friends. She felt so at home with them, unlike when she's with Sting. Sure Minerva is probably the only one who disliked her out of the five Sabertooth mages, but she still felt uncomfortable around them. "Where's Natsu?" She asked noticing that it was a lot more quiet than usual.

"Lisanna came by along with Happy for a visit. You know those three, they're like a family. Especially to Lisanna, she keeps talking about how they were meant to be, destiny and all that," Lucy stopped listening the moment the word destiny escaped Gray's lips.

Sting's name on her hand appeared to stand out more at that moment. Destiny? Is it possible?...No it can't be. I'm over analyzing things.

Laxus watched as Lucy drifted deeply into her thoughts. She was staring at the back of her hand where Sting's name was permanently imprinted. He grimaced.

Ever since the day the day that he watched her get tortured nearly to death by Minerva, he has become more and more protective of the stellar mage. And although they hardly spoke to each other, he was always watching over her, making sure that she was alright.

A loud knock on the door interrupted their thoughts. "Has flame-brain forgotten how to open a freaking door?" Gray stood up and opened the door. On the other side stood the white dragon slayer of Sabertooth. Lucy, who knew what needed to be done, stood up, prepared to obediently go with Sting. She was stopped by Laxus, who held her down with a hand on her shoulder.

"Sting Eucliffe, what brings you here?" Erza stood up from her seat and walked up to the angry white dragon slayer.

Sting didn't bother to reply, but instead walked in and took the stellar mage by the arm and pulled her away from the group. Lucy stumbled as Sting pulled her away from her friends. "Stupid girl, don't go around hanging with whoever you like just because I'm not around!"

"You're hurting her you bastard!" Laxus, losing his temper walked up to Sting and punched his face, right at his cheek, causing him to lose his balance. Sting straightened himself up and pushed Lucy away. He charged towards the thunder dragon slayer with light engulfed fists and aimed for his jaw.

Laxus fell back a few steps, and didn't expect the attack that Sting directed towards his abdomen. With a crash, Laxus fell on the floor, blood dripping from his mouth. Lucy watched with horror, as the two fought. Laxus, who was seated on the floor, wiped the blood from his lips and stood up. Both dragon slayers crouched, ready to attack.

"Enough!" with great speed, Erza stood between the two, holding two swords closely beneath their throats. "Lucy, although I do regret saying this, I'm afraid it's time for you to leave. Take Eucliffe back to his room." Lucy nodded, pulling the said dragon slayer out the door.

As soon as the door closed, Erza turned to Laxus, "As for you, next time such events should happen again, I will personally be the one to report to master."

Lucy felt herself be pushed down on the bed. In one second, Sting was hungrily kissing her lips. In another second, he pulled away, leaving her utterly confused. And in the next second he pulled her in his arms, wrapping them tightly around her, "Stupid fairy, you belong to me. Don't just do as you please. Otherwise I might just kill you."

Lucy smiled for a moment, before she pushed him off her. She couldn't be softening up to Sting, "Don't think of my life as something worthless! You stupid...Baka!" she pushed him out of the room and locked the door. Destiny?! No...Destiny wants me to get out of here. It's my destiny to be with Fairy Tail, not that stupid idiot! I have to find a way out of the contract.

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