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Lucy woke up and stretched her arms. She looked at the clock beside her, it was still early but Lucy decided to go down.
Lucy went to the fridge and took out a box of cereal. Was it alright to open the fridge? She turned around when she heard a soft mumble. "Morning…" Lucy jumped.
"Jesus! Rogue! You scared me." Lucy blurted when she realized who spoke.
"Sorry… are we having cereal for breakfast?" Rogue mumbled, he was apparently not very good in mornings judging from the way he looked. Rogue had a severe case of bed hair and his clothes looked really messy.
"I guess so," Lucy replied, chuckling at Rogue. "Why? Do you want something else?"
"No…" Rogue yawned and took out a coffee pot and started brewing some coffee.
Lucy sat down and started eating her cereal when Sting appeared clutching his pillow.
"Damn so noisy, you woke me from my sleep!" Sting exclaimed but he was supposedly still sleepy because his words sounded intangible.
"Sorry, but I didn't know that we were that noisy?" Lucy asked. Sting frowned and pointed at his ears and went back up.
"Dragon Slayers have better hearing than humans." Rogue explained to her.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that," Lucy muttered, looking down at her cereal.
Rogue took a sip of his newly brewed coffee and sat down beside Lucy. "Do you have any questions?"
"Huh?" Lucy asked in a daze.
"I presumed that you were unsatisfied with the answers you got last night?" Rogue said, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, yes. I do have a lot of questions." Lucy said.
Rogue smiled, "Well then, Lucy-san."
"Um, well… Natsu was kidnapped, right? Do you know their motive for kidnapping him?" Lucy asked.
"Well, we don't know a lot but we heard that they kidnapped Natsu-san for a deal."
"A deal?" Lucy echoed. Rogue nodded and continued, "It seems that Fairy Tail has a weapon which the Alvarez Empire wants."
"Then, how am I related to this?" Lucy's heart was pounding from the pressure.
"Ah, the Alvarez Empire agreed to hand over Natsu-san if Fairy Tail gives you to them." Rogue said.
"But why would they need me?" Lucy asked, her eyes getting wider.
"That's all I know, Lucy-san…" Rogue said, looking abashed.
'Wait… how do you know all this? I thought you said that you knew nothing yes-"
"That's because Fairy Tail told us nothing. The information we acquired was from… investigating?" Sting came down and looked at Lucy slyly.
"Meaning you spied on them," Lucy said. "There was no choice! I mean, we have to know something if we're to protect you right?" Sting exclaimed.
"Yeah, I guess so. But I didn't know that Fairy Tail had a weapon." Lucy muttered.
"You can't know everything- the hell! Why are you wearing my shirt?!" Sting yelled.
"Oh! This was your shirt?" Lucy asked Sting who was glaring at Rogue.
"Couldn't be helped. The shirt didn't fit you anyways." Rogue said distinctly.
"I was planning to lose weight and that was my favorite shirt!" Sting bellowed.
"Oh really? From when?" Rogue replied sarcastically.
Sting turned around sharply and grabbed Lucy's wrist, "Come on blondie! We're shopping for your clothes today!"
Lucy saw Rogue over Sting's shoulder. Rogue noticed that Lucy was staring at him and chuckled. Rogue winked at Lucy and went back to being emotionless.
Lucy was surprised and started giggling. He was one calculative guy.
"Did you find anything you like?" Sting asked.
"Umm… no." Lucy replied. She frowned at the clothes which were in front of her.
"Hurry up and choose one!" Sting said impatiently.
"Okay! Geez!" Lucy scowled. It was his idea in the first place and here he was, complaining.
Lucy brightened up when she saw a dress which suited to her taste; it was beautiful. It was a white dress with dark blue colored linings.
Lucy hurried to try it on. It was a bit revealing and fascinatingly enough the dress didn't cover her guild mark; it fit perfectly.
"Yeah, yeah. Here, take this cloak too." Sting said, handing her a black cloak. Lucy took it and wore it over her dress.
"You look very good, Lucy-san." Rogue mumbled, looking away as Frosch put his paw on Rogue's leg...
"Really? Thanks!" Lucy smiled at Rogue. Her jaw dropped when she saw the price tag.
"Seriously?! This is way too expensive…" Lucy said.
"It's okay. Think it as a welcoming gift from us." Sting yawned and handed the store clerk jewels.
"That's right! It's a welcoming gift from us. Think gratefully!" Lector said.
"T-thanks." Lucy stuttered; she felt really bad for letting Sting pay for this.
"Now that we bought your clothes, let's go to the guild." Sting turned to look at Rogue as if to convey something.
Rogue shrugged and sighed, "I hope you don't forget that you're the guild master."
"I- whatever." Sting pouted and walked ahead. Lucy stared at both of them in confusion.
"He wants to go a job." Rogue explained to Lucy. "He didn't go on one for a month or so because of his work."
"What about you then?" Lucy asked Rogue.
"I sometimes went on one alone or with Yukino." Rogue said.
"I see…" Lucy muttered. She suddenly felt an urge to go on a job. Rogue noticed the expression on Lucy's face and smiled.
"If you would like, we can go on a job later on." Rogue said.
"Really?! I mean it's been so long since I went on an actual job an-"
"Come on, we're here," Sting said interrupting Lucy.
"Okay…" Lucy said. She made sure that her hood was on properly. Sting made his grand entrance and as usual, his guild members frowned at him.
"Geez… you're our guild master, you know! Act with some responsibility." They groaned.
"Whatever." Sting stuck out their tongue at them which caused them to chase Sting.
"Sabertooth has gotten lively, hasn't it?" Lucy commented.
"Yes, better than before I think." Rogue nodded and went to the job request board. Sting saw Rogue and frowned, "You're going to a job without me?"
"Yeah, Lucy-san wants to go one," Rogue replied. Sting glared at Lucy who flinched under his gaze.
As much as Lucy appreciated Rogue's kindness she wished that he wasn't so oblivious to his surroundings.
"Er… do you want to come with us?" Lucy asked Sting cautiously.
"Of course, I want to! But my work…" Sting whined like an overgrown brat. Minerva, who was listening to their conversation, snapped and punched Sting.
"Quit your whining, you damn brat!" Minerva shouted. Rogue and Lucy jumped at her voice.
Minerva then turned to address Lucy, "You never mentioned your name, is it Lucy?"
Lucy pinched Rogue painfully. Rogue flinched and looked apologetically at Lucy.
"No… her name isn't Lucy. Her name is Lucille. L-U-C-I-L-L-E." Sting said while rubbing his nose. The way he emphasized the name Lucille ticked her off.
"I got it. You don't need to spell it out for me." Minerva muttered darkly. Minerva turned to go but stopped and looked at Lucy in a suspicious way.
"You sound awfully similar to a girl I know. Why don't you pull down your hood and show me your face?" Minerva suggested.
"I- uh…" Lucy panicked and looked at Rogue as if pleading for his help.
"She can't." Rogue said bluntly. All the attention was on him now. Even the guild members were listening in.
"Why?" Minerva asked challengingly. Rogue opened his mouth and hesitated.
"You shouldn't force her to show her face you know! She has a scar across her face which she is ashamed to show." Sting scolded Minerva.
"A scar?" Minerva asked.
Sting nodded vigorously, "Yeah, it's a big ugly one." Minerva still looked unconvinced when the other guild members piped, "You don't understand a maiden's heart don't you?!"
Minerva stuttered and blushed. She thought for a while and seemed to think better of her actions. Minerva faced Lucy and bowed, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."
Lucy shook her head, "Oh, no. It's okay."
Minerva lifted her head up and walked away giving Sting a glare. "She doesn't like me," Sting commented.
Rogue nodded in agreement. Lucy scowled and went to Sting and kicked him in the shin.
Sting jumped from surprise rather than pain. "What did you do that for?!"
"Nothing. Thanks a lot for covering for me." Lucy replied curtly.
"You're welcome. But don't you think that you expressed your gratitude in the wrong way, though?" Sting grumbled.
I've noticed that most fanfics have conversations in their chapters. It certainly makes the chapter interesting and I was wondering if you wanted me to do that too. Well, if you want that in my story don't hesitate to ask.