~ Rouge's POV ~
When Sting left the guild I decided to follow him, with Lector and Frosch.
"God he runs fast" I mumbled
"I wonder where he's going off to" Lector said
"Not where, who" I mumbled
Lector looked puzzled "what do you mean"
"I wasn't sure before, but now I am. Sting is either madly in love, or he marked someone and is in the first stage of mating" I told him
Sting has been acting weird for about two weeks now. At first I thought he might be sick, but now I'm starting to see the three major signs signs of Dragon Slayer Mating.
1. He looks love sick
Sting's never been the type of guy to get hung up over a girl, at the most he keeps a girl for a few days. But for some reason he can't get Juvia off his mind.
2. He hasn't been interested in fighting
Sting lives for the thrill of the fight, it's odd that he'd turn one down. Unless his inner dragon didn't want his mate to worry.
3. Sting has gained a new found hate for Gray Fullbuster
Jealousy, overprotective those are two words that could describe Sting right now. He never cared about Gray before, but now he scowls at the thought of him. Or more importantly, the thought of him and Juvia.
Lector smiled "Let's go find him and tell him he's not going crazy!"
We used my nose to find Sting, and hid behind a tree.
The scene we saw was very interesting.
Juvia touched her neck "What happens when you get marked, and how can you get rid of it?"
Gajeel frowned "From what I heard, ya can't. Once you've been marked its for life, dragon slayers only have one mate."
"But we can just pretend it never happened, right?" Sting asked
"You can try, but it won't work." I said while walking out behind him
"Juvia-Fairy!" Lector yelled and flew into Juvia's arms
She smiled "Nice to see you too"
The look on Sting's face was priceless, he looked so happy. Like he has his own little family.
I cleared my throat "If you two would like to hear more about the mark, I think we have a book about it in the guild"
Sting smiled "To the guild we go then!"
At the guild's library
~ Juvia's POV ~
Rouge pulled out a giant book with a golden dragon on it, and brought it over to us.
We were all sitting on the floor in a circle. Sting and Gajeel were sitting on both my sides, with Rouge right across from me. Lector was sitting in my lap, and Frosch was on Rouges.
Rouge opened the book and started reading "When you are marked by a Dragon Slayer you are claimed as their mate. You can't remove the mark because you were bound by fate to be together. Dragon Slayers only have one mate, and when they find them, they protect them with their lives."
"So I guess your stuck with him rain woman" Gajeel said
"What's that supposed to mean? I'll have you know, I'm awesome!" Sting snapped
"Scratch that, if I kill him, the mark should go away. Gihi" Gajeel smirked
No, I don't want Sting to get hurt!
Sting stood up "I'd like to see you try!"
Rouge glared at them both "If you'd both be quiet, I could continue reading"
Frosch laughed "It's like a cute fairy tail."
"What is?" I smile
Frosch smiled back "You guys! Sting is Prince Charming and your his princess!"
I felt myself blush hard
"I'd make a pretty hot prince." Sting smirked
"More like an arrogant one" Rouge mumbled
"Your just jealous because I have a mate and you can't even get a girlfriend!" Sting smirked
Frosch clapped "Nah uh, Rouge and Yukino had a sleep over a few days ago."
It was Rouges turn to blush
"Wait, you and Yukino actually got together?" Sting asked
Gajeel jumped into the conversation "Now it makes sense why you know so much about Dragon Slayer mating. So when did you mark her?"
Rouge blushed "About a month ago"
So Rouge and Yukino are mates? At least me and Sting won't be going through this alone... Wait
There is no me and Sting, I love Gray-Sama
"Rain woman, why are you making that face?" Gajeel asked
"What face?" I asked
"You know what face" he leaned over to me
"I wasn't making a face" I glared at him
Gajeel smirked "If you keep glaring like that, your face will get stuck like that."
I crossed my arms "your so mean Gajeel"
He smiled wide "I wasn't talking to you, it looked like your little blonde boyfriend wanted to rip my head off"
I turned my head around and sure enough, Sting was glaring at Gajeel hard.
"You you guys would cut it out, I think you'd like to hear this" Rouge spoke up
"Well read it then" Sting relaxed
"The first four months after a Dragon Slayer has marked and claimed their mate are called the mating Stages. During the mating stages, you two are connecting your senses as one, and strengthening your bond.
The first month is Stage one, Dragon Slayers shouldn't spend large amount of times away from their mate or they may become dangerous and hostile." Rouge read
"Sting's alway dangerous, he's the best Dragon Slayer there is!" Lector praised
"That's why he lost to me and Salamander." Gajeel laughed
"Actually, he only lost to Natsu, you didn't really fight him." I smiled
Gajeel frowned "What is that mark doing to ya girl. Your supposed to be on my side not his!"
"I'm sorry!" I cried
~ Sting's POV ~
I feel so funny, Juvia crying is really putting me on edge, she needs to stop.
"Why'd you make her cry!" I yelled at Gajeel
"She's a water Mage, she cries all the time." He snapped
I can't stop my body, it feels weird. My arms reached out and I rapped them around Juvia.
"You ok?" I asked
Her eyes were wide and she pushed me away "I won't betray my Gray-Sama!"
Rouge spoke up "Your gonna have to. No one has ever been able to resist their mate. By the end of the mating stages, you'll be in love with sting"
Juvia stood up "No! I love Gray-Sama! I don't care if he marked me, my feelings won't change"
That really hurt, I'm getting rejected by the girl I'm supposed to spend the rest of my life with
"Rouge, do you mind if I take the book home and read it? I'll bring it back when I'm finished" Juvia asked
Rouge smiled "Of course, it must be a lot to take in. I'm sorry Sting was such an idiot."
Gajeel and Juvia said goodbye and started making their way back to fairy tail
"She'll come around, they always do Sting! I really like Juvia-Fairy, it'll be cool when she joins our guild" Lector smiled
"Joins our guild?" I asked
"Well ya, if you two are gonna be together, she'll have to come to SaberTooth. You are the guild master after all" Lector replied
"He's right you know." Rouge said
I ran my hand through my hair "This is really messed up, why did I mark her? She's in love with another guy"
Rouge sighed "Legend says we don't choose our mates, they choose us."
How does that even work? She obviously chose Gray Fullbuster over me.
