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9.- "I saved a piece for you"
There were unfair things in life and this. He couldn't believe that Council had chosen to organize a surprise meeting exactly that day.
It could have been in any date, but they had chosen to have their damn meeting just in Yukino's birthday. And it wasn't just that, because Sting had already greeted her and gave her present like the good friend and master he was. The problem was that they had been working all week to organize a surprise party for her.
The idea had been his, since he thought it would be a good chance to strengthen their bonds as a guild and, of course, it was never a bad time for a party. He had made sure no one would be on a mission that day, had supervised decoration and he went personally with Rogue to choose the right cake the day before.
Then, just when they arrived back to the guild, a messenger had appeared calling to an extraordinary meeting. Sting had been about to refuse to attend, but that wouldn't had been very responsible from him, since he was still new at his post and had went to just two meeting before that.
So, there he was, listening to a lot of old men arguing about budgets and missions' categories while everyone else enjoyed the party. He had made sure they will, before he left. He hid his disappointment as well as he could, telling them there was no problem if he wasn't at the guild and that they shouldn't threw away all their effort. He wasn't sure if he tricked them but at least he knew the party would be done. Yukino deserved it, after all. The only thing he regretted was that he couldn't be there with anyone else.
Meeting ended even later than he thought it would, although he was lucky and caught the last train. Maybe that wasn't so lucky, Sting thought while it started to move and felt the nausea rising. Anyway, at least he came back to home, although it was almost midnight when he left the train. He doubted that someone were still at the guild, but he decided to go there anyway. He had to make sure it was still standing.
The building was still there and, even when it was silent, there was still a light on inside. Sting entered and found the place very tidy, in spite of what he was thinking.
"It's not like the guild will collapse if you're not here" a voice since from the bar "Actually, it's more probable it collapse if you are here"
Sting would have been surprised if he weren't expecting it. After all, who else would be there until late at night?
"What are you doing here?" he asked, just to be sure.
"Someone had to stay and clean. Frosch and Lector went home already" Sting could have pointed that the guild was already clean and tidy, and that it had been that way for a while, but he didn't want to try his luck. After all, he knew Rogue was there waiting for him but the guy will never admit it.
"How was it?" he asked instead, while he sat near the bar.
"Well, Yukino didn't expect it. I thought she would cry, but she didn't. Also, they didn't break so many things either"
"That's good. Since when this guild breaks everything it touches?"
"How was the meeting?"
"Boring, as always" Sting answered, putting his elbows on the bar and taking his head with his hand "I don't know what was the urgency that couldn't wait two weeks. I wanted to be hereā¦"
Probably, it was tiredness which made him let out that sentence, even when he wanted to hide what he was really feeling. Anyway, he was tired, sad and he had never been good hiding things from Rogue.
There was a little pause and suddenly a dish with a little of cake appeared in front of him. He remembered choosing that cake the day before. He looked up, but Rogue was too busy organizing the glasses, that were already tidy enough, to look at him. In any case, he seemed to feel his gaze because, still looking down at what he was doing, he said.
"I saved a piece for you"
Sting could avoid smiling. He guessed that was Rogue's way to make him take part of the fun, even when he hadn't been really there.
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