Disclaimer:I don't own Fairy Tail or the characters
This is really similar to another RoLu story by BlueCross03 but I'm going to write it with a bunch of different twists and turns. This way it's not entirely similar.
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It had been almost eight months since the end of the grand magic games with Fairy Tail coming out victorious and Sabertooth was still trying to recover. Many changes came afterwards but the biggest was that Sting Eucliffe had take over as the guild master. But he of course had no idea what he was doing since he was still one of the youngest mages in the guild. Trying to use the advice from each guild master from the games was harder than he thought. Bob had suggested that he should appoint a secretary to help him with his work since he seemed like he was too energetic to stay inside and do paperwork all day. Sting agreed and he hassled some of the mages but eventually decided on Rufus since he was a little more responsible than Sting. The advice he had gotten from Goldmine was just to be wild and the blonde wasn't sure what that even meant.
He wasn't even going to try what Lamia Scale's master advised. Which, by the way, involved spinning. Mermaid Heel had given him small tips on how to manage the guild but they were still struggling. The only other person he hadn't asked was Makarov Dreyar. Sting felt as though asking Fairy Tail's master for advice would be rude considering all the things they had done to them in the games. Especially to one Lucy Heartfilia. The thought brought on a wave of guilt and he knew he would need to apologize someday. Rogue was the one that kept stating that he needed to apologize to the girl for what had transpired between his evil future self and Lucy's future self.
Sting sighed as he thought back to the games. He had been too stupid to realize that nakama was important. Lector and Rogue were his nakama. Yet he had said that those kinds of bonds were for weaklings. Even Rogue who was emotionally stunted saw the importance of friendship when he called Yukino their nakama. Yukino. Another person that Sabertooth had wronged severely and yet she had decided to come back to the guild. It always made him feel a tad guilty when he looked at her too long as she sat with Rogue. Sighing once more, Sting came to his final decision. He was in need of Fairy Tail's help.
Using the lacrima, Sting made the call to Fairy Tail's guild master. Seeing the old but wise face of Makarov appear on the screen made the blonde dragon slayer feel ten times more nervous. "Ah Sting my boy. What can I do for Sabertooth's new guild master?"
"Um I was wondering if you had any advice on how to run my guild." Sting admitted in a nervous voice. "Jiemma made this place into a guild built on fear. Fear that if we had failed we would be hurt or exiled without a second thought. I want to change that but...I don't really know how. Do you have any advice you can give me?"
Makarov looked thoughtful for a moment but then a shimmer of mischief sparked in his eyes. "How about you come visit Fairy Tail my boy. Learn through experience and all that."
"R-Really?" Sting asked nervously, unsure if that was actually a good idea or not. "Are you sure it won't be a bother?"
The Titan mage just laughed at the blonde's question. "Of course child! You can even bring some people with you if you want."
"Well then I think I'll take you up on that offer." His face brightened a bit as he finally relented. "I'll go tell Rogue,Minerva and Yukino then."
Hanging up the lacrima, the blonde was practically bouncing in his seat. A trip to Fairy Tail sounded like fun and maybe he could even spar with Natsu! The thought had him sprinting out into the guild hall where everyone stared up at the dragon slayer with some surprise. Noticing his counterpart, Rogue, staring at him weirdly he gave a thumbs up. The look didn't go away but he ignored it in favor of yelling to get everyone's attention. All the ruckus below came to a standstill and inwardly the blonde grinned. Outwardly, his expression was neutral.
Clearing his throat, he addressed the guild. "I'm going to be going away for a few days to visit Fairy Tail. I'll be accompanied by Rogue,Minerva and Yukino. Rufus is in charge while we're away so go to him if you need anything. That's all I had to say so you can continue with what you were doing."
The aforementioned people quickly made their way to Sting's office once his back had disappeared from view. None of them were quite sure what Sting had in mind but they all had different thoughts on this trip. For Yukino, this would be a great chance for her to see Lucy or Mira again and train with her fellow celestial spirit mage. Rogue, personally, was planning how he was going to approach and apologize to Lucy for the things that his future self had done to her during the grand magic games. On her end though Minerva was nervous knowing how little the members of Fairy Tail thought of her thanks to the multitude of things that she'd done in the past.
Sting lifted his head from his paperwork and regarded the group as they filed into the spacious office. Quickly, Yukino closed the door and turned back to stare at him. The blonde was leaning onto his chin while leveling them a serious look. No one knew how to ask the question that was weighing on their minds but considering the expression on the blonde's face they figured they didn't have to ask.
"I bet all of you are wondering why I chose you to make this trip to Fairy Tail with me." Sting started, expression still serious. "I have several reasons for this and I will explain but I have something I want to ask each of you. Why do you think we are making this trip to Fairy Tail?"
Yukino gently rose her hand and answered, well more like asked. "Because we want to change the guild and Fairy Tail is a good example of what we want this guild to be?"
"Correct!" Sting felt proud of the white haired mage and then asked his next question. "Why do you think I picked the people that I did to join me?"
The group shared a look before Rogue answered. "Well Yukino-san has the most connection to Fairy Tail since she fought alongside them against the dragon attack." There was a flash of old guilt in his eyes. "Did you choose Minerva-sama and myself because we want to apologize to Fairy Tail?"
"Right you are!" The blonde exclaimed, pushing aside the fact that he sounded like Makarov for a second. "Now what are we gonna do on this impromptu trip?"
Minerva narrowed her eyes and asked. "Create an idea of how we can change this guild?"
"Yes! Well now that you understand we are going to be leaving for the train station in two hours so get ready!" Sting instructed as he leaned back in his chair. "Oh and pack for at least a week."
The three mages nodded and the two women filed out the door leaving only Rogue in front of the desk. He could see the look in his fellow dragon slayer's eyes that he was nervous about this trip. It made him feel a little guilty about not discussing this with his friend before he made the decision to go. Looking down at his paperwork, he chewed on his bottom lip. He should apologize to Rogue. But as he lifted his head to do just that, he noticed that he was alone in his office. Groaning, he leaned back once more. He hated when Rogue did that.
Two hours passed quickly and the group were boarding the train. No words were spoken for the duration of the ride, as all the mages were deep in their own thoughts. For Yukino, she was thinking of all the things she wanted to say to her fellow celestial spirit mage and the demon barmaid of Fairy Tail. Rogue and Minerva were going over their own apologizes in their heads to make sure it was perfectly clear to the ones they wanted forgiveness from. Sting was just nervous about this blowing up in his face! Both dragon slayers were thankful that thanks to Minerva's territory magic they weren't being affected by the motion sickness that usually plagued them and were overjoyed when the train finally came to a squealing halt in Magnolia station.
"Which way is Fairy Tail again?" Sting asked as he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Minerva rolled her eyes. "You're a dragon slayer, aren't you? Just sniff it out."
Huffing, the blonde did just that. Nearly five minutes later they were standing in front of the large building that was Fairy Tail's guild hall. Two people gulped with nervousness, one smiled with excitement, and one was frozen with awe. You can probably guess who was doing what. Snapping out of his daze, Sting threw the doors open and….they dodged the table that came flying at them. Yukino, having heard about Fairy Tail's brawls from Lucy, was hiding laughter at the look on her three companions faces. A large clap resounded and Makarov shrunk his hands back down to their normal size.
"Enough brats!" He yelled and motioned to the doors. "Our guests are here."
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Well I hope everyone enjoyed my new Fairy Tail fanfic :* Please Review and tell me what you think!
For those wondering, this takes place before Tartaros but after the Grand Magic Games. And the reason Minerva is in the guild now and not with Succubus Eye will be explained later on in another chapter. Well I hope y'all enjoyed the first chapter.