Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or the characters

I hope this will answer any questions from the first chapter.

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All eyes turned to stare at the group of stunned Sabertooth members. No one dared make a sound as the Makarov ushered the group of mages inside. Sting couldn't help but smirk when his eyes locked with Natsu's. His idol's body was halfway frozen with his hand still resting against Gray Fullbuster's palm. His eyes roamed over the room once more and stopped on Lucy. Old guilt welled up inside him when he saw the slight apprehension on the blonde's face as they approached her and the barmaid. Stepping away from the group, Minerva bowed to the blonde, shocking everyone in the room.

"I'd like to apologize for my actions during the grand magic games." She started, shifting slightly to stare at the blonde from beneath her bangs. "What I did during the naval battle was cruel and I'd like to make up for my actions. If you'll let me, that is."

Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Lucy's response. "I'm not going to lie to you, Minerva. What happened is hard to forgive but I admire your courage to stand here and apologize to me. I'd like it if the two of us could move past the games and maybe become friends."

"Really?" The raven's eyes were wide with surprise and then quickly reflected the relief she felt. "Thank you!"

Everyone collectively exhaled as the two girls seemed to relax. Erza walked over and placed a hand on Lucy's upper arm. Gently she squeezed to show the blonde that she was proud of how she handled herself. The sentiment was shared by the rest of the guild. Yukino smiled widely as she congratulated Minerva on making an effort to move forward. Although, no one was quite sure what had happened to make the territory user change so much.

"Minerva," Lucy stepped towards her with a slightly puzzled expression. "When did you rejoin Sabertooth?"

Minerva flinched at the question but replied. "A few weeks ago."

"C-Can I ask what happened to make you come back?" The blonde asked, as she gently bit her lip.

The raven shook her head "no" and answered. "I'd rather not right now."

"Okay, there's no rush." Lucy replied as she turned to Yukino. "Yukino, I'm so happy to see you!"

The other celestial spirit mage ran into the blonde's arms. After a moment the two broke away from the friendly embrace and started chatting like they hadn't seen each other in years rather than weeks. Both Sting and Rogue shared a relieved look as they watched their companions interact with the members of Fairy Tail. Maybe the idea of peace between the guilds wasn't as hopeless as they originally assumed.

"Rogue-san, Sting-san." Mira called as she wiped down the end of the bar. "Can I get either of you something to drink?"

The twin dragons shared a look before Sting answered. "I'll take a beer then."

"Water is fine with me." Rogue answered politely, watching Lucy and Yukino's faces as they talked.

His interest didn't escape Mira's notice as she slid a glass of water to him. "Interested in Yukino?"

Unfortunately, for Rogue, he'd been taking a sip of his water as her question fully registered in his mind. Choking, he stared at the barmaid in mute shock. What gave her that idea? Sting was the one who had the hots for Yukino, not him! But he also knew that his blonde companion was in denial about his feelings for the celestial spirit mage so he didn't voice his thoughts out loud. Clearing his throat, he let out a slightly exasperated sigh.

"My feelings for Yukino are purely platonic." His voice was even but he couldn't help but steal another glance at the two celestial spirit mages.

This didn't escape the takeover mage's notice and she leaned forward onto her hands to stare at him. "Are you sure? You keep looking at her. Unless you were staring at Lucy and then you'd have Natsu to deal with."

Rogue's heart sank at the words but he didn't understand why. He had no romantic interest in the blonde. All he wanted was to apologize for what his future self had done and then move on. But the aching in his heart from hearing someone acknowledge a relationship between the blond and the fire dragon slayer told him otherwise. Draining his glass, he muttered a thanks to Mirajane before moving along the wall to get away from all the chatter around him. Once outside, the shadow dragon slayer slumped down against the side of the guild.

"Raos." The deep, growling voice of Gajeel Redfox startled Rogue from his thoughts. "What are you doing out here and where's your cat?"

He sighed and regarded the iron dragon slayer with narrowed red eyes. "My name is Rogue now,Gajeel." Sighing he answered the raven's question."Frosch was sick with food poisoning so I asked Lector to stay behind and help Orga care for him."

"That doesn't answer my first question." Was the response he received as his eyes locked with the other dragon slayer.

Rogue ran a hand through his hair slowly as he responded,"I don't like loud places."

"What were you staring at bunny girl for?" The question startled the raven. "The demon barmaid might not have noticed but I did."

The Sabertooth mage was unsure of how to respond to the truth in the statement. Why had he been staring at Lucy? His apology had been the farthest thing from his mind as he gazed at her. All he could see was the way her eyes lit up when she talked about something she enjoyed, the rapt attention she'd given Yukino when she spoke, and the ability to forgive anyone like she had with Minerva. Admiration described some of his feelings but the rest was a mystery to him.

"Your inner dragon is stirring." Gajeel sounded amused and concerned at the same time. "Be careful with how you handle bunny girl and your own feelings. I guarantee if you hurt her then every dragon slayer in Fairy Tail will be after you."

Rogue watched as Gajeel disappeared around the side of the guild. What had his idol meant by those words? Why would he hurt the blonde? He wanted to make up for what his future self had done and then move on as if this had never happened. Somehow he didn't know if he was trying to convince himself of that.

"Rogue?" The soft voice caused his eyes to snap over to where Lucy Heartfilia was standing. "Gajeel said you needed to talk to me."

'Damn you Gajeel!'

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Well I hope this chapter wasn't a huge disappointment for most of y'all. Review please :)