Chapter 6- Keep looking!
_outside cabin_
*Rogue's P.O.V.*
"I'm so tired...!" I turned a bit to see Sting relaxing on his shovel, staring at me with sweat running down his forehead and cheeks. "It's too hot." He complained, wiping the sweat off him with his forearm.
"Keep digging." I glared. I continued to dig, not finding the box. "Wendy isn't even complaining, so that means you shouldn't." I said, getting out the hole I got myself In to.
"Damn." He hissed. "I'm getting water for everyone!" Before I could stop him, he was already gone, along with Lector, leaving the shovel spinning slightly before falling.
"Damn him." I growled. I shake my head, turning my head towards where Wendy was searching. "Oi, Wendy!" I called out. She turned her head towards me, her large brown eyes hypnotizing me. "Found anything yet?" I asked. She shook her head.
"Nope! Nothing yet! But Carla did find this!" She ran towards me with Carla behind her. She held out a pink shell. I stared at it. " mentioned the box was covered on seashells."
"And there's no ocean around here." Carla stated the obvious. I nod my head. "I found it behind the cabin. So Wendy and I have been digging there." She said, looking at her sharp claws.
"Hey, I brought drinks!" Sting yelled. We turned to look at him. Wendy quickly left my side, leaving Carla and Frosch with me. But Frosch have left me too, following Wendy's steps.
"She's taken a liking you you and Sting." I heard Carla 'tsk.' "I don't know why. Sting is such a..."
"A what?" I question. Sure, he was a pain in the ass sometimes. But I never showed it. And I surely wouldn't want someone to talk bad about him towards me. He was a brother to me.
"Sweet person to her, surpringly;since he is a pain in the ass." She continued; staring at Sting who was handing Wendy a cup of water. "Even in the Grand Magic Games, she had a liking to you and him." She looked back up at me.
"Hm." I only nodded.
"That means, she trusts you. Don't hurt her or I'll claw your face out like I had done to Sting." She then walked away from me, leaving me to be confused.
I would never want to hurt such a small, fragile girl. She's a nakama. Shaking the thought out my head, I calmly stroll over to everyone after I had put down my shovel. I grab a water and chug it down, watching around us. After the arror incident, Sting and I doubled check for any bandits. But there was no sign of them.
"I'm so tired..." Yawned Wendy, covering her mouth with her small hand. I sighed when Sting smirked. I rolled my eyes. I just wanted to go back to my apartment and sleep on my own bed of course- but we had to hurry and find the box for that to happen.
"Just a little more digging, Wendy." I didn't want to push her too hard. "I'll be back to digging." I placed the cup on the tray Sting was holding. "You too..." I glare at Sting before I went back to digging.
"He's such a pushy guy sometimes," I heard Sting whisper to Wendy, making her giggle. I rolled my eyes.
"Am not..." I grumble. I began to dig another spot, sweating a damn river.
"It would be easier if you didn't wear your cape and that shirt under it...you wouldn't be so hot." I heard Wendy's timid voice say. I look over my shoulder, seeing her kneading her toe in the dirt while looking down at it. "It...it was just a suggestion..." She looked up at me with a crooked smile. I held in my chuckle and kept my face as emotionless as possible.
"Yes." I nod, dropping my shovel. I took off my cape, along with my shirt and white ribbon around my neck. "Thanks." I nod at her and she beams, almost as if a whole bunch of lights shine off her.
"Great!" She runs away, but falls in a hole with a 'Eek!' And within a second, Sting and I quickly run to her aid, looking down at her.
"Baka," I heard Carla mumble. "I'm coming; don't mo-" but before she could finish her sentence, Sting and I had already helped her out. "Never mind then."
"It's okay, Carla!" I looked beside me too see Frosch and Lector 'cheering' her up. But it seemed like she didn't really care.
"Oi, Lector," I looked to my left to see Sting staring off at the distance. "Didn't you tell me that you saw someone over by that hill?"
"What!?" I suddenly saw Carla chop Lectors head. He yelped, holding it in pain. "You idiot! Why didn't you tell us before!?" She angrily hissed.
"S...sorry."
I rolled my eyes, seeing Wendy can deal with Carla and Lector(cause Carla started to beat up Lector.) I looked back at Sting. "When?" I stood beside him.
"I don't know, about a hour ago?" He chuckled weakly. I glared at him. "Sorry, we just thought it was our imagination..." He weakly scratched the back of his neck.
I roll my eyes at him. "Why did you bring it up?" I ask.
"Cause there was someone there again!" He hissed, pointing up to the hill. I look up at the hill along with him, not seeing anyone.
"Hm." I said, noticing that it was getting late. "We'll continue digging tom-"
"I found it!" I heard Wendy yell with excitement.
_Inside the cabin_
*Wendy's P.O.V*
We all sat down on the largest couch, I in the middle and Sting and Rogue on each side of me. Carla and the two exceeds stood on the rectangular coffee table.
"Damn, it's ugly." I heard Sting say. "Why would he want something that ugly in his beautiful house?"
"Sting is right!" Lector chirped.
"It's not that ugly." I mumble. "But since we have found it, and I cleaned it off, should we start heading back?" I asked, looking between Rogue and Sting.
"Yea! Let's get out of this place!" Sting shot up, grinning like a mad man.
"Yea." Rogue also agreed, calmly getting up. "We should start packing then." He left to his room.
"He's so boring sometimes." Huffed Sting. "We should make a plan to make him laugh..." Sting chuckled evily.
"Like what?" Lector and Carla jumped in. Carla can't be serious! She would just say something like 'leave him be.' Or 'at least he's quiet, unlike you, Sting.' Or 'He's more mature, that's a a very good thing.'
"I don't think that's very nice though..." I said, listening to Sting tell Lector and Carla his plan.
"Come on, Wendy!" Sting pulled me into the small huddle.
After getting our stuff packed and cleaning the Cabin, I had stuffed the small box at the very bottom of my bag, covered in my dresses.
"Okay, so you guys know what your doing, yes?" Sting asked us quietly as Rogue walked ahead of us with Frosch. I just hope Rogue hadn't heard us from when he was packing.
We all nodded. I walked ahead of Sting and Lector with Carla. I walked beside Rogue, listening to him quietly breath in and out.
"Do you want something?" Rogue asked me, looking down at me. I shook my head. "Okay."
"Actually, what's your favorite dessert?" I asked, trying to start a convocation.
"Kompeito." He said quietly. "It's...really good." He looked down at me and smiled gently. I felt my heart began to pound against my chest.
"You look good with a smile." I suddenly stated. His cheeks suddenly turned from pale tan to a bright red. "Kya! I'm sorry! I..i didn't mean to say that! It's not like you don't look good with out your smile, it's just that you look even better wi-"
"It's okay, Wendy." Rogue said, looking ahead with his cheeks still red. "I understand." I felt bad.
"Okay..." It got quiet all over again besides Stings low, mocking laughter in the back ground.
After a few, we finally got to the waterfall. "Finally. I'm dying of thirst!" I grin, running to the edge of water and grabbing a handful. I take a sip and out of the corner of my eye, I see Rogue go on his knees and scoop up water In his hands too.
I look back to see Sting having his arms stretched out in front of him and behind Rogue. I smile; a way of telling him to do it. He then quickly pushes Rogue inside the cold water, making Rogue yelp in a cute, yet manly way.
We all bursted out laughing, pointing at his scolding face. But Rogue suddenly shot up, ripping off his cape and letting it fly away, landing not to far from us. But that didn't stop us from laughing. But, suddenly, Rogue had grabbed both of Stings arms and dragged him in!
"I'm going to kill you, Sting!" Rogue laughed, pushing Sting's head down into the water. He let his head go, letting Sting breath. He then looked at me. And I already knew what he was going to do.
But I didn't have time to get up and run away like Carla, and I was dragged into the cold water, too.
"Ah!" I yelp when I was splashed in the face by Sting. I glare at him, and splash him back. "Meanie!" I yelled when he somehow made a tidal wave and it crashed on both Rogue and I.
I open my eyes under water to see Rogue staring back at me with both of his pure red eyes. His long, but certainly not as long as Gajeel's, black hair floated around him, leaving him too look adorable. With my lips tightly touching each other, I give Rogue a smile. I received a small smile from him before we both popped out the water, taking in fresh pure, air.
"What the hell?" Rogue cursed when Sting splashed him. He looked back at him, laughing lightly and splashing him back. I suddenly had an idea while watching the two splash each other with non-human force, which meant they could be knocking each other out if they were human.
I quietly climb out the water and onto dry land, still watching Rogue and Sting as they now began to argue about something.
"Sky Dragons Roar!" I roared and the whole big section of water in front of the waterfall, grew large like a wave and swallowed Sting and Rogue;who where trying to swim away.
I laugh at Rogue and Sting who was glaring daggers at me, tick marks on their heads. "You didn't see that coming, did ya!?" I laugh out, holding my stomach and pointing at them.
"Wendy!" I quickly turn my head to see 8 pairs of legs. I fully turn around I tilt my head up too see Gray first.
"Natsu?" I heard Sting say. "What you guys doing here?"
"No. The question is-what are YOU doing with OUR Wendy?" I heard Natsu ask. He and Gray where glaring down at Rogue and Sting.
"G...guys..." I tried to stop the beginning of a brawl from them.
"She's our partner!" I look back to see Sting jumping out of the water, along with Rogue who suddenly became serious again. "For now at least." He mumbled.
"Wendy, why didn't you tell us you where going on a mission with Sting and Rogue?" I heard Ezra ask me, who held her strawberry cheese cake protectively.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think it mattered...Sabertooth and Fairy Tail get along pretty well..." I mumble, looking down at my soaked shoes.
"I know, sorry, Wendy. But your so young still. And Mirajane wouldn't tell us who you where with." Lucy smiled lightly. "But I'm glad you found temporary partners for your job request. "
"But, Lucy! She's our partner!" Natsu whined, suddenly grabbing a hold of my arm. "And my little sister! I have to approve of her new partners!" He huffed, pulling me to his side.
"Natsu..." I whimpered, afraid that I was soaking his clothes. "It's okay, really." I push him away, going back to Sting and Rogue. "I'll be back at the guild tomorrow." I smile at him.
Natsu and Gray stood there in thought, carefully watching Sting and Rogue who was squeezing out the water from their shirts.
"Gah," Natsu sighed out. "Fine." He suddenly stood face to face with Sting;surprising me. He then grinned at Sting and Sting grinned back. "Just keep her smiling, k?" He said.
I felt my cheeks heat up quickly and I heard Gray tell the same thing to Rogue. Sting and Rogue quickly nodded.
"Of course! She's nakama to us!" Sting pulled me into his side, ruffling my hair. I glared up at him, but then smiled.
"Sting is right!" Lector cheered.
"Fro agrees!"
After saying goodbye to team Natsu, along with Happy trying to give Carla a fish(which Lector became very jealous of and told Happy to leave Carla 't that adorable!? A cute love triangle!), they left, leaving the way we had came.
"Natsu sure is fund if you, eh?" Rogue asked as he took off his shirt, drying it out even more. I nod, keeping my eyes adverted from his perfect body.
"H-he's my big brother." I said. "Along with Gajeel and Laxus." I yawn out. I was extremely tired. I pick up my bag that I had placed beside Rogue's and Sting's (before Rogue got water and Sting pushed him in.)
"Yea, well your my little sister too, then!" Sting grinned, cuddling me into his warm body. I laugh at how childerish he sounded.
"Yea!" I say back, hugging him too. "Hehe!" I grin. For some reason I felt extremely happy to be with The Twin Dragon slayers. Maybe because Team Natsu trusted in Sting and Rogue like I did, maybe not as strong, but they trusted in them.
"Let's go." Rogue said, putting on his cape when he had his shirt on. "We should rest when the moon becomes more clearly." Rogue said, holding a sleeping Frosch in his arms.
Sting let me go, smiling at me. "Yea, lemme just dry my shirt."
"Then do it somewhere else. Wendy shall change her soaking clothes." Carla snickered, glaring at Sting. Sting rolled his eyes, but nodded anyways. He and Rogue left, along with Lector.
"They're so nice. Oh,and so strong!" I chirp, changing out of my wet dress and giving it a good, tight squeeze to take out all the water.
"Where did this come from?" Carla asked, obviously surprised by outburst of compliments.
"O...oh I'm sorry." I giggled lightly. "Your right, that was uncalled for..." I take out my shorts and a t-shirt. Oh, and my underwear, too.
After changing and combing out my knotty hair, I put back my now dry clothes in the bag. "Rogue?!" I called for him.
I then saw Rogue and Sting. Sting was smiling and Rogue looked emotionless like usual. "Let's go!" I say, marching away with Carla.
"Yea!" I then felt Sting's presence beside me, marching along with me. After a few hours of marching, we came to a stop to the small village.
"Finally! Civilization!" Sting groaned happily. "Which means food!" He slapped his stomach. I heard Carla and Rogue give out a small scoff.
"Do you think they have a hotel here?" I ask Rogue. Sting left with Lector to one of the food stands.
"There should be one." He said, looking around. "But those bandits are here again..." He sniffed the air lightly.
"The ones from the forest?" I asked. He nodded.
"Stay close to me." He suddenly grabbed my small hand, pulling me closer to him. He was extremely cold, and still smelt of pine trees.
"O...okay." I stuttered out, my body becoming hot. Surprisingly Carla didn't complain and instead said that she was going to ask some villagers if there was a close by hotel. She then left us.
"Guys, guys!" Sting suddenly jumped in front of Rogue, Frosch and I. He held about 5 Dangos on sticks in his hands. "These are the best Dangos ever!" He grinned, shoving them in our faces.
"Get that out of our faces, are you a child?" Rogue hissed lightly. But, He took a Dango from Sting with his free hand anyways.
"These are my favorite!" I say, taking a Dango from Sting too. I then took a bite, quickly chewing it then swallowing. "Mm." I take another bite before listening to Sting.
*Sting's P.o.V.*
I noticed Wendy and Rogue where holding hands. I didn't think it would bother me much though, but for some odd reason it really annoyed me.
"Come on! I found another sweet stand!" I grinned. I quickly grab Wendy's hand, making her Dango's fall to the ground. I ran to one of the stands that I saw.
"Sting! Can you slow down a bit, please!" I heard Wendy ask. I turn back to look at her and I wasn't surprised to see her flying behind me.
"Heh," I chuckled weakly. "Yea, sorry. But we're here anyways!" I stand in front of the stand with Wendy by my side already.
"Sometimes you act too much like a child." I heard Rogue sigh out. I face him and only grin. I then look back at the owner of the stand and ask for 3 of everything. He does so and gives me about 30 bags. I thank him and pay him the 20 jewels.
"That's a lot of sweets..." I heard Wendy giggle lightly as we walked away from the stand.
"Well they aren't all for me!" I laugh out. "Here!" I give her ten of the 30 small bags. She looks down at them and back at me. "You didn't have to! Really it's okay!" She tends to give them back to me, but I push her hands away. "Okay...well thanks, Sting-nii."
"Wendy,Wendy!" Right when I was going to say something, Carla came flying over. "I found a hotel about 8 minutes from here." She stopped in front of us, fluttering in the air with her arms crossed over her chest.
"Hm. Good. We should start heading over then."