Hey, guys! Sorry about no chapter on Wednesday like I promised, but that's because I have a new story! That story, Unexpected Love, will be going up every Wednesday, and is a StiCy (Sting x Lucy) story. So... you should go check it out! Anyhow, I decided I'd upload this chapter a day early, but that means there won't be anything on the actual day I was going to upload this on. Anyway, enjoy!
Stars Were Meant For Light; Chapter 05: Missed You
Lucy's P.O.V
Sting was carrying me much to my distaste. But, I took this time to observe how he's grown. Well, I guess, he technically is now one year older than me now. But that's new. Today, July 1st is makes him only a year older than me, because it's my birthday.
He's also now taller than me, which is kind of disappointing; I liked being taller than a guy for once, but I guess there's still Romeo. I could tell he's grown stronger than me – magically and physically.
And, speaking of physically, he's grown into a good looking guy. I may sound weird saying that, since I use to count him as the sibling I never had, but no girl could deny that he had the looks. I could feel how toned his chest was, because he was carrying me right up against his muscles, and he always had half of his stomach revealed.
After realizing what I had just thought, I blushed a deep red. But, after I had gotten over that, I smiled. I smiled because he's grown so much. He's not the little boy I encountered in the forest, outside of Clover Town, all those years ago.
"Hey, Blondie," I heard Sting say, snapping me out of my own world, "What are you smiling about?" So he noticed.
I continued smiling, "I'm smiling because I finally get to see you again. I thought I never would. When you left… I thought it's because you didn't like me. Back then… I use to think nobody liked me. Maybe you don't like me now, either, and you're just trying to repay the favor. And, if that's the case, you don't have to repay anything."
"You thought I left because I didn't like you?" Sting asked, and all I could do was nod. "I left for another reason."
"And what's that?" I asked.
He smiled, "I'll tell you, eventually, but not right now."
Then, I murmured, "Thanks, Sting… Seeing you again is the best birthday present I could have."
"It's your birthday?" He asked in shock.
Crap, I thought, He heard me. Well, there's no point in lying. "Well, yeah… but how did you hea- you're a dragon slayer; I forgot about that…" I gave an awkward laugh.
"I sure am," and then he smiled, "Now, let's go celebrate that birthday of yours."
Levy's P.O.V
This guy… he knows my name… how? "Um… do I know you? I can't help but feel like I do, but I can't put my finger on it." I said, while tapping my chin with my finger. Once I said that, though, his face seemed to show little disappointment.
"You are Levy McGarden, correct?" He asked. I nodded, clearly still confused. "Have I really changed that much?" He asked, most likely to himself though.
"I'm not sure… if you have – that is!" I said.
"I must've…" He said, "Maybe a name will help you remember." I nodded my head, showing that it would be very helpful. "Does the name: Rogue Cheney sound familiar?"
"Ro… Rogue Cheney!" I exclaimed. "Rogue, is it really you?" He nodded. "You've grown so much! Looks like you're taller than me now." I said with a smile. "I still remember how I met you…" I said, reminiscing at the memory.
Year X783; November 27th
I was in Oshibana Town, doing a mission by myself. Jet and Droy offered to come with me, of course, but I refused, saying that I couldn't afford to split the money this time. In fact, I was so caught up with reading, that I had spent all my money on books, making this the first of many jobs I'd have to do to pay rent.
My job was quite simple, in fact. I had to capture a bandit, who's been stealing food from a market at night. And the reward was incredible – 15,000 Jewels! And, unless I read the paper wrong – which is very unlikely – it was only one bandit.
And then, I suddenly heard something from the stall I was watching. And soon after, I saw somebody run out of the stall. They were fast, to say the least.
But I needed the money. "Solid Script: Cage!" I yelled. And soon a cage, made of giant letters, appeared. "Yeah!" I cheered, "Now, let's see who it is… it's a kid?" I yelled.
The kid looked at me and said: "Why don't you just turn me in, now?" He asked. I looked at him closely; his clothes were torn, he had shaggy black hair, and seemed to be at my shoulder height – from what I could see.
"I can't just turn a kid in." I said with guilt, "Where do you live – I bet your parents would want to hear this."
"I don't have parents; they're dead." The boy said, and I could tell he was being sincere. "I've been stealing food to stay alive, but the town people don't care."
I stood there in shock. Then, an idea popped in my head. "Come with me," I said, while making the cage disappear, "You could just run away, now, too – if you'd really like." I started walking towards my destination, and – to my surprise – the boy kept following.
Rogue's P.O.V
Year X783; November 27th
I continued to follow her, until she stopped at a house. Then, she, very abruptly, knocked on the door. "Coming!" I heard from inside. It wasn't hard for me to hear, since I'm a dragon slayer. "Yes?" A man, who looked to be in his mid-thirties came out. He was wearing a two-piece pajama set and had a matching night cap on, covering his hair.
He looked around, and soon spotted me. "Oh, so he's the bandit? Well," he said, as he brought a sack out of his pocket, "here's your reward. Now, send him in."
And then the girl shocked me and the man; she knocked the bag out of his hand. "You knew that he was a child, didn't you?" She yelled. She continued without an answer, "I bet you also could tell he had no home! You can keep your money – but in return you have to drop all charges! I'm not taking 'no' for an answer, got it?" She asked, and the man nodded.
Afterwards, she walked. "Why did you do that?" I asked, after some time.
She then flashed me a smile, "Because, you're just a kid," She said, "You shouldn't have to live your childhood this way. So, I'm going to take care of you!" When she said that I just stopped walking.
She continued, "And, if we're going to be doing this, we should know each other's names. I'm Levy. Levy McGarden." She said.
And, for once, I actually smiled, "Rogue. Rogue Cheney."
"Now, come on, Rogue, it's almost midnight. And, from what I've learned so far, it seems you haven't had a decent night's sleep in sometime. My hotel room only has one bed, so, if you're not comfortable with sharing a bed, I'll sleep on the couch."
"No," I said, "It's fine. And you're right; it's better than what I've had in a long time."
She smiled again, "Well, I hope you rest good – because tomorrow we'll be getting you some new clothes, and then I have to go on another job."
"Job? What type of job?" I asked. I was hoping I could come; I didn't want her to get hurt – for some reason, which was unclear.
"Nothing much," she said, "I just have to get rid of some monsters – but I heard they're pretty tough."
"Can I come?" I suddenly blurted out.
"Hmm? I don't know… I don't want you to get hurt."
"Don't worry, I can use magic." I reassured.
Her face brightened up, "Really? What type of magic do you use?"
"Shadow Dragon Slaying magic."
"You're a dragon slayer?" I nodded. "Cool! We have a dragon slayer in my guild. You're the only other one I've met."
After that, we continued for the hotel, getting to know each other.
And I soon resolved that I'd leave after some time; I didn't want to be a burden. And because I wanted to train and become stronger to impress her.
Sting's P.O.V
I was still carrying Lucy, while trying to figure out a nice place to take her for her birthday. I wanted to do something memorable – like going to an amusement park – but with her injuries, I decided against it.
So, in the end, I decided in doing the classic 'take them to a restaurant.' I was glad that I found out it was her birthday, so I would have another excuse to be with her.
We were walking in silence, before I decided to break it, "So, it's really been some time, hasn't it?"
She looked up, "Yeah, I guess it has. Sting, where are we going?"
"Well," I started, not wanting to ruin the surprise, but I ended up telling her, "I'm taking you to a restaurant, for your birthday."
"Well, actually," she started, "I'm not too hungry right now. So, could we just sit in the park?" She asked me.
"Of course." I answered. I actually was hungry, but if she didn't want to eat yet, I was willing to wait.
After we got to the park, I began to set her down on the bench, when she said: "Sting, I was hoping we could sit under the tree…"
"Yeah, we can." I said, while picking her back up. I went over to the tree, which was in the corner of the park, and set her down. Afterwards, I sat down.
"Sting," I turned my head to her, only to see her blushing a deep shade of red, "This is a little embarrassing, but the ground is kind of rough. So… could I…" I waited for her to continue. "Could I… possibly… pretty please… sit… on your… lap?" She blushed an even deeper shade of red.
I chuckled lightly, "Of course." I said, while twisting my body and picking her up, and then placing her on my lap. I then hugged her from behind, making her face even more red – if possible.
"Um… Sting?" She said.
"Yeah?"
She inhaled a deep breath, "Did you… Did you miss me? Like how I missed you?"
"Yeah, I did. It was actually one of the saddest days of my life." I said, as I recalled the day when I found out what happened to her.
Year X784; December 14th
It's been exactly one year since I met Blondie. I really missed her, but my pride would never let me admit that. Putting that aside, it put me in a good mood. My training had gone great! I was already twice as strong as I was last year.
So many things had happened in the past year. I learned about this super awesome guild, named Fairy Tail. It had all of these awesome mages – like Titania Erza, Demon Mirajane, my idol, Natsu Dragneel, and, most importantly, Blondie herself.
I heard so many cool stories about Fairy Tail and Blondie. In fact, I heard she defeated one of the members of the Oración Seis – all by herself!
Also, over the past year, I found an egg, that belonged to an Exceed. He became my partner, and I named him Lector. I told him all about Blondie and Fairy Tail.
Anyhow, I was walking through town, with Lector, when he stopped me. "Stingy – look!" He was pointing at a 'Sorcerer's Weekly' magazine. The front cover read:
'Fairy Tail Members Missing!'
I quickly flipped to that page, and started reading.
On their yearly S-Class trials, Fairy Tail's best and strongest members find themselves doom. While going through the trial, the infamous dark guild, 'Grimoire Heart' – which is the strongest dark guild and leader of the Balam Alliance – infiltrated the island. Though, in the end, Fairy Tail did succeed in taking down the strongest dark guild.
But before any victory could be celebrated, a dragon, by the name of 'Acnologia' came, and destroyed the island, along with all the members on it.
The following are a list of all known missing members:
Makarov Dreyer
Erza Scarlet
Mirajane Strauss
Gildarts Clives
Freed Justine
Natsu Dragneel
Cana Alberona
Levy McGarden
Elfman Strauss
Juvia Lockser
Gray Fullbuster.
Bickslow
Happy
Gajeel Redfox
Carla
PantherLily
Wendy Marvel
Evergreen
Lisanna Strauss
Lucy Heartfilia
Once I read the last name, my heart shattered. I dropped the magazine and ran.
"STING!" I heard Lector yell, but I kept running. I ran into the forest, all the way to the cave I was living in. Then, I finally stopped, and fell to the floor in sobs.
"Lucy… you can't be dead!" I yelled. "I was supposed to protect you! I was going to show you how strong I became… just for you!" I just stayed there and cried for the rest of the day.
After that, I continued to train so I could keep my promise to Lucy, and become the strongest mage in Fiore. It was the least I could do; to keep one of the only connections I had with her alive.
Rogue's P.O.V
Year X791; Present
"I, too, remember." I said. For the first time, in a long time, I smiled a full smile. It wasn't only full, it was real.
"I see that you and your guild are the crowd favorite." She said. "I guess you must be really strong to have joined Sabertooth. Though I've only been back a few months, I heard that they don't just let anyone in." She said, while looking at the floor.
"Yes," I said, "It's true. Our members don't even rank close to one hundred. In fact, most of our guild's reputation relies on a few people."
She looked up and smiled, "I bet you're one of those people!"
And, another almost unbelievable thing happened, I actually chuckled. "Yes… Yes I am. So, tell me, what have you been up to?" I asked.
"Oh, you know, not much. Being stuck on an island and losing seven years of your life isn't very great… but I've got to look at the future." She exclaimed, while pumping one of her fists into the air. "But I can't say it's affected me the most… Lu was probably affected the most. What with her father and everything…" She mumbled the last part.
"Lu?" I asked.
"Yeah!" She answered, "She fought today, and would've won if Raven Tail didn't interfere."
"Yes, I know."
"Well, Rogue, it was nice seeing you again! I got to go, for now – maybe we could hang out later!"
"Yes. How about tomorrow – during the game? I wasn't planning on participating anyway."
"Sure! Here – once the games start!" I nodded, and then she hugged me. I blushed a very minimal amount of pink, and then she left.
Boy, am I glad to see her again.