The moment you've all been waiting for, Lucy's answer! I do not own Fairy Tail.
~Lucy's POV~
Is it me, or did Sting just ask me to join Sabertooth?
"…What?" I was still processing this new information.
"Join Sabertooth Luce." Sting said once again.
"Hmm, can you give me a few moments? I need to talk this over with Astrid." I decided.
We walked out of the black suite and closed the door behind us.
"I want to talk about this with Damon and Liz for a moment, let's go." I whispered.
We teleported to the unknown forest and found Damon re-bandaging Liz's wound. I glared at Astrid once again, I leave for less than a day and someone gets stabbed, ridiculous.
"Hey guys, you wouldn't believe what just happened." I broke out into a wide grin.
"What? Did Astrid buy so much ice cream that the store was sold out? Not surprising." Liz smirked.
"Do you want to get stabbed again?" Astrid stepped forward.
"What I was saying is," I huffed. "Sting asked me to join his guild."
"What?!" The two siblings exclaimed.
"I know right? Why on Earthland would I join a guild that beat me up? I mean sure I have two friends in there but still. No way Jose." I laughed.
"Yeah, I don't like that Minerva chick, beating you up, and her snobby attitude." Astrid clenched her fist.
"And even if I did say yes, what about you guys? I can't just leave. Plus, Sabertooth hates fairies, err, Fairy Tail, I don't exactly hate them, just a little upset still." I pointed out.
"So you're going to go back and decline?" Liz asked hopefully.
"Not yet, I want to make it seem like it's a really hard decision for me to make, and that I don't know ether to choose Fairy Tail or Sabertooth." I smirked.
"Wow Lucy, you're kind of mean. What happened?" Astrid raised her eyebrows.
"I think I got it from you…" I murmured.
~Clementine~
~Normal POV~
"She's going to say yes." Sting smirked.
"No, she isn't, she's coming back to Fairy Tail with us." Natsu argued.
Erza, Gray, and Happy had come in just a few seconds ago.
"What's going on here?" Titania demanded.
"Nothing, Luce is joining Sabertooth that's all." Sting shrugged.
"What?!" Erza boomed and Gray tried to keep his pokerface.
"Lushee." Happy looked down sadly.
"No, she isn't." Natsu growled.
"Well why not? Sabers would never betray a guild mate." Sting scoffed.
"Sabers don't even treat their guild mates like nakama, remember Yukino? Lucy would never want that." Gray glared.
"It's better that being treated like trash from the people you call family." Sing sneered.
"It's not like we meant for that to happen!" Erza shouted.
"Well it did, right Rogue?" Sting looked at the mage that hadn't uttered a word.
Rogue just grunted in response and leaned against the dark grey colored wall.
"Lucy wouldn't join Sabertooth, ever. Remember Minerva? What she did to Lucy?" Natsu said.
"That was months ago, it doesn't matter anymore." Sting scoffed.
"Lucy left Fairy Tail months ago, yet it still matters." Gray said.
"And whose fault is that again?" Sting cocked his head to the side.
"It was an accident, it won't happen again." Erza stated.
"That what she said." Sting mumbled.
"What was that?" Erza raised sword.
"Nothing." Sting shrugged. "So flame head, if Lucy isn't going to join Sabertooth, then why is it taking her so long to decide on her answer?" He smirked.
"…"
"Speechless are we?" Sting leaned back.
"Luce is coming with us." Natsu's bangs covered his eyes. "She has to." He clenched his fist.
"Because she is a member of Fairy Tail!" He shouted.
"Oh really? Last I checked, she had no insignia." Sting pointed to his guild mark.
"One a member of Fairy Tail, always a member." Gray commented.
"We'll just see about that when she says yes to my offer." Sting grinned.
"When who says yes to what?" Another voice sounded.
In came in Astrid and a nervous Lucy.
"Tell me, what's all this useless bickering about?" Astrid cocked her hip.
"Bickering? We were just agreeing about how Luce is joining Sabertooth." Sting shrugged.
Team Natsu was currently hugging the life out of Lucy, so they didn't have time to argue.
"Astrid, heeelp meee!" Lucy poked her hand out of what looked like a dog pile instead of a hug.
"What's up?" Astrid leaned on the wall next to Rogue, ignoring her cousin's plea for help.
"Idiots won't stop arguing." Rogue grunted.
"It's amusing." Astrid smirked at Sting, who unsuccessfully attempted to free Lucy.
"I guess." He shrugged.
"Ow! Happy! Your claws are sharper that you think ya know!" Lucy shouted.
"Sorry Lushee, I missed you so much!" Happy hugged her tighter.
"It's not the same without you." Erza smiled softly.
"The guild isn't as lively." Gray commented.
"Really?" Lucy was surprised.
She didn't know she had such a big effect on everyone.
"Yeah, you're really important to us Luce." Natsu smiled his toothy grin.
Lucy blushed at that, tears brimming her eyes. Natsu smelt her tears and his happy smile turned into a worried frown.
"What's wrong Luce?" He searched her face.
"N-Nothing, I'm just so happy." She smiled and the tears ran down her face.
"You're weird Luce." Natsu grinned again.
"Lucy," Astrid sighed. "Getting all emotional over the little things."
"Now that this is all over." Sting interrupted their reunion. "Lucy still has to answer me."
Lucy sighed and got up off of the floor where she was tackled down on with hugs. Wiping her tears she took a breath. Astrid attempted to hide her smirk, but she couldn't keep a straight face. Rogue noticed this and smirked himself, already knowing the answer.
"Okay, it took a while, but I've come to a conclusion." Lucy sat on the bed.
'Geez, no need to be so professional.' Astrid thought, mentally scoffing.
Sting leaned in so he could hear her 'Yes' clearly, Team Natsu waited for Lucy to turn down the offer, Astrid and Rogue were amused by the situation, and Lucy was using all of her strength to keep her pokerface and not burst out in laugher saying 'Of course not.'
"Let me tell you this, it wasn't an easy decision." She let out a half-hearted laugh.
Sting and Team Natsu were starting to get antsy, itching for her answer.
"My answer is," pause for suspense "Uh, no." She said bluntly.
"See? I told you she would say ye-" Sting said immediately. "Wait, what?"
"You heard me, no." Lucy shrugged. "C'mon Ash, we have to get ba-"
"LUCYYYY!" Team Natsu tackled her down once more.
"Ack!" Lucy fell back. "Really guys, I have to get back. Damon and Liz aren't going to wait forever."
"Who's Damon?" Natsu's ears perked up.
"Ugh, here we go again." Astrid groaned.
Rogue chuckled.
"Is he the one that kidnapped you?! Where is he?" Natsu frantically searched the room.
"Natsu, calm down he's just this guy I've been travelling with." Lucy explained.
"For how long?! Who is he to you?!" Natsu demanded.
"Calm. Down. He's just like a brother to me, that's all." Lucy said slowly.
"Another brother, you mean like a replacement for me?" Gray looked hurt.
"And this Liz, she's a replacement for me too?" Erza looked down.
"No! It's not like that!" Lucy denied. "You guys will always be family, no matter how much we argue." Lucy said.
That seemed to have cheered the two up.
"Do you have a replacement for me Lushee?" Happy pouted.
"No, Happy." Lucy smiled. "Your one of a kind, not counting all of the other exceeds."
"Well that's comforting." Happy said sarcastically.
"Okay, um, bye?" Lucy waved.
"Wait!" Sting exclaimed. "Why not give me a hug, I am your friend after all."
"I don't see why not." Lucy shrugged.
Natsu let out a low growl almost inaudible, but it didn't go unnoticed. Sting smirked at the jealous fool and pulled Lucy into a tight embrace that lasted a little too long.
"*Ahem* you should uh, get going." Natsu interrupted them.
"Oh right." Lucy let go, blushing.
This only angered the fire mage more.
"See ya Rogue." Astrid fist bumped him.
But after their fists made contact, he grabbed her hand and pulled her into a hug.
"Don't. Die." He grunted.
"O-Of course not." Astrid stuttered out.
'Damn, stop stuttering! Straight face, tone that blush down! Stop acting like Lucy!' Astrid gave herself a mental pep talk before he let go.
Astrid walked over to where Lucy was and Lucy waved, and then they were gone.
"Oi, fame head," Sting pulled Natsu's arm and whispered into his ear. "Just because she didn't say yes, doesn't mean I won't make her mine." He hissed.
"Oh we'll see about that." Natsu smirked.
That overconfident idiot, you never know when someone might swoop by and steal your prize away.
I had so much fun writing this chapter!
Review! Re-read the summary you Sticy lovers! But NaLu still has a higher chance…
Bye! ~