-Something Better-

Chapter 25: Holiday Gone Wrong

For those who answered Minerva, you are absolutely wrong! Nah, I'm just kidding. It's Minerva. English is my second language so please forgive me for the mistakes I make.

I do not own Fairy Tail

Rogue Pov

"What are you doing here?!" I asked rudely. I stood in front of Lucy, defensively. Sting and Kyuki was in a fighting stance beside me. I glared at the last one I expected to see here. Minerva. She smirked. "What's wrong, Rogue? Can't I visit my former guild mates?" She asked. "How did you know we were here?" Kyuki growled. "We heard from a reliable source that the Dragon Duo was here." Rufus suddenly appeared next to her. "You threaten the girls, didn't you?" Sting asked. "Hmph." Orga walked towards the two with a soft drink In his hands.

"Get out of here." I clenched my fists. "Can I say hello to Lucy before we go?" Minerva asked with a sadistic smile on her face. "You stay away from here!" I yelled. "How pathetic. The once high and mighty Dragon Duo is now just a lovesick puppy." She spat. "I heard that Sting and Kyuki is dating, no?" Rufus added. "Hmph. That makes it lovesick puppies." Minerva said. "We are still high and mighty and we're not lovesick!" Sting protested. "We're in Fairy Tail, the strongest guild in Fiore. You're in the second strongest guild." Kyuki said, emphasizing the word 'second'.

Minerva gritted her teeth and lunged at her. Sting quickly blocked her. She jumped back and was ready to strike again. Erza walked in between us. "What's going on here?" She demanded. "They started it." Sting hissed. "So what if we did? We're far stronger than you Fairies." Minerva replied. Ugh, I forgot how spoiled and evil she is. "You. What are you doing here?" Erza demanded again. "What does it look like? We're here to pluck some fairy wings." She said, her hands engulf with a red glow.

Erza summoned her swords. "I'm warning you. You hurt Lucy till she was at a critical condition. I'm not going easy on you." She said. "You mess with one of Fairy Tail, you mess with all of us." Nastu said. "It's ten against three. You have no chance." Gray added. Minerva rolled her eyes. "Minerva, I warn you. They are the most talented wizards in Fairy Tail." I said. Minerva laughed evilly. "Hahaha! These are the strongest?" She cackled. "Why you…!" Nastu said but was stop by Erza.

"Alright, you win. A princess surrenders with honor." She said and bowed her head. She lifted her head and motioned her team mates to leave. She walked away before adding, "Someday, you three will come to your senses and return to Sabertooth." Sting growled. "We will never return. We don't even know why we joined it in the first place!" He yelled. A short silence settled between us before Erza spoke up. "Well, the sun's setting. Let's grab dinner." She said. "Alright. I'm hungry." Sting smiled as if nothing happened. "Rogue, are you alright?" Lucy asked, her eyes full of concern. I forced a smile. "I'm fine." I said. I hate having her worry about me.

Lucy Pov

After dinner, Erza dragged us to the casino. "Erza, I don't like gambling." I said. Erza took her eyes off her deck of cards. "Just one more game." She said. "You said that three games ago." I sighed and got up to look for Rogue.

"Hey, have you guys seen Rogue?" I asked Juvia and Lisanna. "Juvia saw Rogue watching Sting and Natsu having a game of poker." Juvia answered. "Over there." Lisanna pointed. I thank them and walked over to Rogue. "Rogue, I-" I stopped talking when I realize that he was holding a deck of card. "Later, Lucy. I'm concentrating." He told me. "I didn't know that you gamble." I said.

"I don't."

"Then why are you doing this?"

"Because Sting made me."

I rolled my eyes. "…I win." Rogue said. His voice betrayed his poker face. "What?! Not again!" Sting groaned. "Again!" Natsu slammed his hands on the table. "Fine." Rogue answered. I sighed. "I'm finding Kyuki." I said and left.

I found Kyuki in a bar with Wendy. "Yo, Luce!" Kyuki greeted me. "Hello, Lucy." Wendy waved. "Hi. You're not gambling?" I asked sitting next to Wendy. "Oh please. Wendy won't do something as trivial as that." Carla answered for Wendy. I look at Kyuki. "I'm never lucky when it comes to gambling." She said, sipping her drink.

"Is that…wine?" I asked. "No, it's grape juice." She answered, sarcastically. I rolled my eyes. "Here, wanna try?" She asked. "No thanks." I shook my head but she was persistent.

"Okay! Fine. Gimme." I gave in. I drank it in one go. "How barbaric." Carla commented. "Don't drink too much." Wendy smiled. "How about another?" Kyuki smirked. I started to feel dizzy. "Sure." I said. What the hell? I can't control myself.

Soon enough, I became drunk. "I see stars…" I mumbled. "That's not…stars. That's just Carla." Kyuki replied. "They're drunk." Carla said. "Let's go find the others." Wendy said and left. "You guys stay here." Carla added.

"Lucy…?" A voice said from behind. I turn around. "R-Rogue?" I hiccuped. "Did you guys…drink?" He asked. I nodded. "I'm stepping out for a while." I quickly got up and stumbled outside. "Lucy!" Rogue called out to me. "Wait, you haven't paid for your drink." The bartender said. "He'll pay for me." I answered.

I walked along the beach hearing the sounds of the waves. My mind began to clear. "Open! Gate of the Canis Minor!" I summoned Plue. "Punn!" Plue appeared beside me. "The sea's so pretty under moonlight." I whispered.

"It is, isn't it?"

"Yeah, especially if-" I stopped mid sentence. Waaaaiiitt. Plue don't talk. And it's not a voice I'm familiar with. Then who…? I turned around. My eyes widened. "Rufus." I choke out.

"Miss Heartfilia, you look shock. Were you expecting someone else?" He said, obviously knowing the answer. I grabbed my keys finding the right spirit to summon but a large hand grab it away from me. "My keys…!" I desperately tried to snatch back my keys. "Holder type magic is useless. You're nothing without it." He said in a deep voice. Orga.

"I thought you guys left!" I hissed. Wait, only two of them? Where's Minerva? "We were going to." Rufus replied. "Then why are you still here?!" I raised my voice in hopes that Rogue will be able to hear me.

"Because we can't tolerate being in second place." Minerva's voice said from behind me. I gasped. "Prince Charming isn't here to save you, now is he?" She said evilly. "What ever you're planning you're not gonna get away with it!" I spat. "Feisty." Rufus commented, grabbing my arm. "I'm surprise that Rogue hasn't marked you yet." Minerva said.

I blushed slightly. "Wha-? We're not wolves!" I yelled. Minerva smiled evilly. "Okay, I'm done. Rufus, knock her out." She ordered. "What about this things?" Orga asked, lifting up my keys and Plue. "Just throw them on the ground! Rufus!" She said. Orga dropped them on the ground. "You're not gonna-" I was cut of when hit my neck. The next thing I knew, I blacked out.

Rogue Pov

I flinched. That… That was Lucy's voice. "Rogue! Quit spacin' out! Lucy's in trouble!" Kyuki snapped her fingers. Natsu and Sting stared at me with the same worried expression. The rest looked confused. Before anyone could say anything, I bolted out.

"Lucy! Lucy!" I called out. No sign of her but her scent led me here. "My instincts tells me Lucy was here a second ago." Kyuki said. "I don't care about where Lucy was a second or an hour ago! I wanna know where is she now!" I burst out. "Whoa. Chillax, man." Sting said. I sighed and continued searching for her. There was another smell in the air. Three actually, no including Lucy's. It was strangely firmiliar.

I spotted something shiny next to Lucy's spirit, Plue "Lucy's keys!" I said, gaining everyone's attention. "Plue!" Natsu shouted. I picked up the keys. "Lucy's key are everything to her. She won't drop it." I muttered. Natsu picked up the snowman. "Hey, buddy. Where's Luce?" He asked. "Pu puu puun. Plue puun!" It replied. I rolled my eyes. "It's not like you understand it." I mumbled. As far as I know, Plue doesn't talk.

"What?!" Natsu screamed. I turn to him. "Tell me that's not true!" He screamed again. "Wait, you understand it?" I asked. "This is terrible! Lucy's been kidnapped!" He shouted, ignoring my question. "Who kidnap her?" Sting jogged over to us. "Pu puun!" Plue waved it's arms. "A large man, a masked man and a Chinese lookin' girl?" Sting scratched his head. "You can understand it too?" I'm really confuse. Is Nikora language a language Dragon Slayers know?

I shook my head. That's not the problem! The one who kidnapped Lucy is… "Minerva." I said her name in disgust. Sting fake gasped. "Oh no, I never thought that the Chinese lookin' girl was her." He said, sarcastically. I grabbed his collar. "This is not the for sarcasm!" I yelled.

"Guys, this is not the time for fighting as well!" Erza seperated us. "Hey, guys, I think you should check this out." Gray said pointing at the sand. We looked at where he was pointing.

If you want your precious 'mate' back, meet us at the abandon warehouse around midnight. And don't worry we won't hurt her…yet.

-Your former guild mates-

Kyuki snickered and we all turn to her. She stopped, "She said mate." This time, Sting snickered. "They've yet to do the mating process." He said. "Not yet? Wow, you're slower than I thought." Natsu commented. I twitched. "Are we talking about mating or Lucy here?" I asked. "Both, if you haven't notice." Kyuki answered.

I facepalm. "Which one is more inportant right now; saving Lucy or mating with her?!"

"Right now, saving her but later…" She said, lifting an eyebrow mockingly. "Guys! Focus!" Erza shouted. Her serious face quickly turn into a smiling one. "But, seriously…mate?" She giggled. I sighed. "You guys can stay here and talk about mating or help me find Lucy." I said and ran towards the abandon warehouse.

"Gah! Stupid, idiot, baka! Damn you, Minerva! Taking other people's love. Witch, wench, slut!" A colorful stream of curses came out of my mouth. I've got to restrain myself from getting influence by Sting. Okay, from this day forth, I will not curse.

Normal Pov

"Man, Rogue can run." Sting said. "You're just getting fat!" Kyuki said, mockingly. Sting whispered some incoherent words until Kyuki struck up another topic. "So Natsu, when did you and Lisanna mate?" She asked. The two turned red. "Wait… You haven't mated yet, have you?" She lifted an eyebrow. "…N-no…" They answered.

"Ha! Now you have no right to tease Rogue about mating." Sting laughed. "I-it's not like you mated as well!" Nastu shouted. "Uh…cuz… cuz I don't have a girlfriend yet!" Sting lied. "Tch. Yeah right. The way you jump in front of Kyuki to block her from Minerva's attack. So obvious. Plus, Mask Man said that you two were dating." Gray scoffed.

"Guys, we'll talk about mating later. Right now, focus on Lucy." Erza said over her shoulder. "I bet big bucks those two will mate soon." Sting smirked. "Oh yeah. I'm so gonna video tape that." Kyuki snickered. "Juvia will no longer have any love rivals." Juvia murmured.

"I'd love to go to their wedding." Lisanna said with Wendy nodding in agreement. "Imagine in ten years time; the shadow dragon as a parent." Gray laughed at the thought. "I hope Lucy's kid will look like her." Kyuki said. "Dream on! I bet the kid will look like Rogue." Sting protested. "Guuuuuyss, focus!" Erza sighed. "As much as I want to plan Lucy's wedding, we gotta save her first."

"Yes, ma'am…"

Meanwhile, at the abandon warehouse. "Achoo!" Lucy sneezed. "Someone is talking about me…" She whispered. "Where the hell is your mate?!" Minerva shouted, kicking over a can. They'd better not be thinking about mating.

What's better to do than watching an animal documentary? I feel like this story's gonna end soon…

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