Hi all! Thank you so much for the support, I really appreciate it. Sorry NaLu fans, but it is looking like much more people want StiLu, so I will probably make it StiLu. There is still a chance for NaLu though, if more reviewers choose NaLu over StiLu. Now, this is really rare for me, updating soon, and it probably won't happen again, but I had so many awesome reviewers that I had to write chapter.
Lucy POV
"And the first challenge for day two is...a chariot race!" I was really nervous. What did that mean? Turning around, I saw that pink-haired boy from Fairy Tail race up. So, he was doing it. Maybe I should participate in this as well, my magic was good for a race since I could practically teleport to the finish line, and-
"I'll handle this." Oops, too late. I looked at Sting. He was sauntering forward with a smirk. I grinned at him.
"Do your best Sting!"
Sting POV
"I'll do it." I walked forward and smirked at Lucy, I knew I could win a race. She grinned. How cute. Not that I liked her, it was just that she was-my thoughts were interrupted when she said something.
"Do your best Sting!" Wow. No suffix at the end of my name? It sounded really...nice, I guess, when she said it. And she didn't even seem to notice.
"You bet I will."
Lucy POV
I gaped in amazement as a giant train was revealed. It was so long! I was kind of wishing I had chosen to do this, after all, I would have had a very high chance of winning, and I could have felt a bit more confident. But I didn't. And now I needed to focus on cheering for Sting. "Go Sting, you can do it!" I then glanced at Rogue. Lector and Fro were with him. They all looked a bit...unsettled? Worried? I couldn't place it. "Hey guys, what's wrong?" They all looked at me.
"That's a train." Lector said.
"Yeah, it is." I replied, confused. So what if it was a train?
"Trains move."
"Right again Lector! You're really observant." He ignored my remark.
"All dragon-slayers get sick on moving vehicles, from boats to carriages."
"Oh." So that's what was wrong. I bit my lip and looked at Sting. Would he be alright. All of the competitors got onto the train via a high platform.
"And...Begin!"
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Immediately, the train began to move. Half of the competitors raced forward,some already using magic to propel themselves forward. The other half (or rather, almost half. There were three as opposed to five), were, frankly, pathetic. And unfortunately, Sting was one of them. The other two were pinky, and a heavy metal guy. Literally. He had multiple piercings and looked like normally, he'd gladly smash someone. Interesting, so they were all dragon-slayers. They were staggering forwrd drunkly, looking like they were about to empty their stomach's contents. After a couple of minutes, Heavy-metal actually did, though he continued to wobble forward diligently. It was kind of funny to watch on the lacrima screens, five people having an intense race/fight whilst three stragglers were barely moving.
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Awhile later, the three dragon-slayers were really close to the finish line. Pinky and Heavy-metal continued to stagger forward, with Sting just behind them. "D-damnit." Sting looked at them. "I'll let you two have the 1 or 2 points, y-you still won't be able to catch up to u-us. But tell me, why are you trying so hard?" Pinky and Heavy-metal looked back with great effort. "B-because it's for our guild." Pinky explained. At Sting's blank look, Heavy-metal butted in.
"Even if it's only one point, we have to try our hardest for Fairy Tail. Everyone there is depending on us, so we can't let them down."
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The race ended with Pinky coming sixth, Heavy-metal coming seventh and Sting coming last. I looked around in disgust. Most of the audience seemed touched by Pinky and Heavy-metal's 'heart-warming' words. But I knew they were lying. Fairy Tail didn't try that hard just because the others in the guild were depending on them, after all, this is why I left. Because everyone betrayed me, and I couldn't depend on anyone. They lied to me about...about...what? What did they lie to me about? Why couldn't I remember something so important? A sudden vision of pink assaulted me, and my breath caught in my throat. What was that? Turning my attention back to Sting, I smiled. He was walking towards us with his hands shoved in his pockets. He seemed to be in deep thought. He broke out of his trance when he saw us though. "Damn. I lost." I walked over to him. He looked really...subdued, though I couldn't blame him.
"It's okay! We all have weaknesses, and that challenge just happened to target yours! You don't need to worry!" With a slight hesitation, I wrapped my arms around him. Shocked, he didn't do anything. But he didn't pull back. I felt him relaxing, and I pulled back, blushing. Luckily, I was saved by Lector, who darted to sting's side. He, Sting, Fro and Rogue talked a bit, but I zoned out. I just hugged Sting. I hugged him, and in front of the other members too. I quickly looked at them. No one seemed to be paying attention to me, except for Minerva. She smirked at my blush then turned around. I pondered the strange feeling in my chest. It felt...light, like that time Happy took me flying. I then seriously considered the possibility that I liked Sting. I wasn't sure for certain, for all I knew, I could just be feeling friendly affection, after all, I'd never seriously liked a guy, except for him. Wait, who was him? Whatever, point was, I might like Sting. I hoped I didn't, and that it was just friendliness that I felt, because there was no way he would like a girl like me. He was just too good for me. I frowned. Fro noticed and bound over to me.
"Lucy! Lucy! You look confused. Fro thinks you're thinking too much. If you do that, your head might explode." She told me seriously. I laughed at her cuteness, a little exceed in a froggy costume telling me it was dangerous to think. She held out her hands and I scooped her up.
"Ok Fro," I laughed. "Let's go talk to the others."
Yay! I did it! Now everyone, I'm considering changing the title of my story. But should I? And if so, what to? Anyway, thanks so much for reading, please review, bye!