Chapter 3
I felt Sting's hands catch me as my knees buckled beneath me.
Never would have thought Weislogia's kid and mine would be destined for each other… like parent like child I suppose…
I felt a smile form as I heard Stella's voice ring in my head. I almost looked around for my mother dragon, but I knew she wasn't here.
The guild partied until the unholy hours of the morning, by then most of the members were passed out, drunk. Sting remained by my side, searching for any signs of danger.
"Sting?" I asked, hoping to break his spell of silence.
"What, Lucy?" He responded absentmindedly.
"What are you going to do about your guild?" I asked carefully.
"Isn't that obvious? You're coming with me. You'll be safest there." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "I trust you'll be okay with that?"
"Why would I be? Fairy Tail is still my home, Sting! I'm not just leaving them behind!" I stomped my foot on the ground. "Get that fact into your skull before I beat it in."
"Besides, we're not letting her go off with you unguarded." Laxus said sternly, clamping a hand on my shoulder.
"She wouldn't be unguarded. I'm the best guard for her, seeing as how I can sense where she is and what her magic level is. The best you could manage is sniffing her out. Face it, you're useless compared to me."
"Shut up!" I yelled. "I don't care if you're my mate or not. I won't stand for you insulting my family! I don't want a mate that doesn't understand what they mean to me!" I snapped at him. I almost immediately regretted my words when I saw the shock and depression flash through Sting's light blue eyes. I had just rejected him as my mate... That could lead to dangerous consequences if I don't fix this fast. "I'm not leaving them behind, Sting. I just can't do that. I'm sorry." I said in a softer tone, hoping to atone for what I just I said.
His eyes softened after a moment and smiled. "It's okay." He tapped his chin, mocking thought, even though I think he was serious. "I have another Dragon Slayer in my guild. It would look less suspicious if she came with us."
I watched as Wendy decided that she was going to speak up. "Sting-dono... I think it would be best if you take Lucy-hime with you. Like you said, you're the best protection for Lucy-hime right now. You've bonded with her in a way no one else can. This doesn't mean that you can have a happily ever after in Sabertooth, either. You must remain vigilant. Especially with that guild you mentioned earlier, Lucy-hime, on the loose. Also, if it's attacking Fairy Tail for you, then when you leave, they'll come after you. As much as I hate to leave you on your own, you will need to fight them from the front as a Dragon of Sabertooth, while we fight as fairies from the back. Can you manage that for me, Lucy-hime?" Her words were gentle, but stern and clear.
As much as I wanted to scream at her that I couldn't abandon any of them, especially little Wendy, I nodded, not trusting my voice to give the affirmative.
Laxus took my face between his hands and kissed my forehead. "You are not abandoning us. You're following orders. You need to be where you are most needed. According to Romeo, Sabertooth has a lot of strong mages, some that used to be Fairies. You have allies there, I promise. You'll be fine, just like we'll be fine. Just- Don't run off in the night to go take on parts of the Baram Alliance by yourself, okay?"
"Y-yes, Laxus-nii." I choked out with the threat of oncoming tears.
Natsu took Laxus's place and hugged me, telling me soothing words and quiet reassurances. Next was Wendy who wrapped her arms around my waist and cried her eyes out until Laxus removed her so Gajeel could hug me goodbye. It was when he hugged me that I last all restraint and cried in Gajeel's arms. He pulled away to look at my face, which was covered in tears and snot.
"Don't I always tell you that you look seriously unattractive when you cry and snot everywhere, Princess?"
This made me laugh, reminding me of the first time he told me that it would be raining on the guild's water park trip. It was meant as a joke, but I thought he was serious. Laxus said he would take me on all the big girl rides. "It was a good day." I mumbled into his chest.
"I almost drowned me for lying to you and you cried afterward too."
We hugged once more before I grabbed Sting's hand and gave Fairy Tail Laxus's symbol. They returned it with tears and smiles before Sting and I left for my apartment, so I could pack.
Hey guys. Long time no update, right? Sorry about that! It's been rough for me and I have a lot on my plate. You guys, if your interested , I published a reverse-harem on June 2nd and it already has 16 chapters! It's called100 Days of Fairy Tail but that title is subject to change because due to some issues I can no longer post a chapter every day.
thanks for reading.
-Jay
