(Rouge's P.O.V)
"Sting I'm home" I called out as I entered my house.
"Where have you been, its not like you to be late" Sting called back.
"I got talking to someone and lost track of time," I explained as I sat down on the couch.
"Is it a girl?" Sting asks teasingly with a smirk on his face.
"Maybe or maybe not and it really is none of your business" I coldly stated.
Sting let out a small laugh as he walked into the room.
"So what's her name?" Sting asked, still smirking knowingly.
"That is none of your concern," I calmly stated.
"So it is a girl. Rouges got a girlfriend," Sting teased
"I-its not like that. I only met her today." I huffed.
"But you know that for Dragon Slayers it is love at first sight, since we can only have one mate." Sting stated, sitting down on the couch next to me.
"I know" I sighed, looking down at my legs.
"You better claim her before anyone else can." Sting hastily stated.
"I'll worry about that after the Grand Magic Games and once the games are over, I will ask her on a date." I promised Sting.
"But then she could have been already marked by then" Sting stated worryingly.
"I suppose you have a point. I will try to mark her before the games. I hope I do not compete against her," I promised to Sting.
"Fro thinks she is Rouges type," Frosch stated to the group.
(Time Skip)
(Faiths P.O.V)
"From now till the Grand Magic Games, we shall train. We have to close a 7 year gap in 3 months so train hard," Erza stated to the guild. Every cheered but I remained silent and just walked silently out of the guildhall. I was going to train, but I need to train somewhere quiet with no one around, since no one except Mavis knows about my magic. Even I am still discovering it. Just as I exited the guild, someone grabbed my arm. It was Natsu, looks like I didn't' walk quiet enough.
"What you doing Lumen aren't you coming with us?" He asked, still holding my arm. I shook my head in reply and broke away from his grip. As I walked away, no one came after me. They knew that I was not the sort of person to hang out with people, let alone talk.
I boarded a train at the station and decided to go a forest somewhere so I could meditate and train hard without any distractions. I booked a small room on the train and decided to lay down for a bit since it was going to be a 5-day trip to my destination. I just laid there quietly for about 15 to 20 minutes before my stomach interrupted.
'I suppose I should go eat' I said to myself as I got up. I entered the food cart and was meet with a familiar presence. I looked around the food cart when I found the source. It was the Man I had met at the café about 5 days ago. He was sitting at a table drinking some tea, while his cat was eating some fish. I sat down at a table on the other side of the cart, trying not to look at him but it was hard. I kept having these urges to look at him.
'It's the Dragon mate thingy' I said to myself as I recalled what my father had stated.
Flashback
"Dad, what do you mean by mate?" I asked my Father who was lying beside me lying beside me.
"You will understand once you find him, something will click and you won't be able to get enough of him. So when you do find him, love him until the day you die." He replied
"But Dad, what if he doesn't have the same feeling for me?" I asked him.
"Well that will never happen, because he will fall in love with you when he lays eyes on you" He replied, smiling at me softly.
Flashback end
I ordered some egg and bacon omelettes and a cup of green tea shyly. The waiter bowed and headed to get my order. I looked over to where the man and his cat were sitting but they were no longer there. I sighed happily but also with a hint of sadness.
'I no longer get to look and his enchanting looks. What the hell am I saying, was he really the one?' I asked myself, unaware that the man I was talking about was walking closer. I was suddenly brought back by a voice.
"May I sit here?" The voice asked softly. I turned towards him, my cheeks warming up.
"S-S-Sure" I stuttered shyly, turning away from him. He sat down in the chair opposite to me quietly and looked just as emotionless as when we meet 5 days ago. His little cat came and sat on my lap, cuddling me softly. I smiled as he soft hug and patted his head softly.
"So Faith, Where are you heading?" Rouge asked kindly.
"I-I am Heading t-to a forest where a d-d-dragon w-w-was sighted 1 d-d-day ago" I mumbled, blushing furiously.
"A dragon was spotted, but the only dragon that could be is….You are not going" He firmly but kindly stated.
"W-W-Why?" I curiously stuttered.
"Cause he will kill you" He worryingly stated, a small faint blush appearing on his face. I blushed and turned away from him.
"N-No h-he won't. My magic w-will m-m-make s-sure o-of that" I stated to him quietly
"Well…. What is your magic anyway?" He sighed.
"It's c-c-called Dragon kn-knight magic," I answered, slowly getting more comfortable talking to Rouge.
"I have never heard of that magic, what does it do?" Rouge curiously asked.
"I-it allows me to use any dragon element a-a-a-and command dragons," I quietly stated so no one would hear.
"WHAT?" Rouge shouted. People turned towards us and look to see what the noise was. I turned away from their gazes, a small blush appearing on my face. I really do hate people when they are in groups. The waiter came over with my meal and I eat it before he had a chance to step 3 metres from the table. I did not say anything to Rouge for a while, which he didn't seem to mind, he was just looking at me kindly which made me blush so red that me face looked like a tomato.
"W-W-Well I-I am going b-back to m-my room now" I mumble to him as I stand. I stumble out of the dinning cart.
'What's going on, why do I feel weak all of a sudden?' I asked myself. I slowly walked down the hallway to my cart, holding on to wall of the train so I could stabilize myself. My vision started to blur as I continued to walk down the hallway to my room. I suddenly blacked out and collapsed to the floor
(A/N: I believe you might guess what is next)
(Rouge's P.O.V from when Faith leaves.)
'She is beautiful in every single way and when she blushes it is so cute. Wait, what am I thinking. I know this is Dragon senses but that may have gone too far' I said to myself. I turned to Frosch who was now on the table, he had a concerned look on his face.
"What's wrong Frosch?" I asked Frosch.
"She stumbled out and looked to be struggling to walk. Fro thinks she is in danger," Frosch stated worryingly.
"We'll check up on her tomorrow Frosch. Right now I need sleep" I kindly stated to Frosch and patted him on the head softly.
"Okay. Fro hopes she is ok," Frosch softly said to himself as he jumped into my arms.
"Same here" I agreed. As we walked down the hallway, I saw a figure of a female collapsed on the floor. I ran over to the girl and saw her lying there. I suddenly flared up with anger. Who did this; they need to pay for this. Frosch sensed my anger and turned up to me.
"Fro thinks she needs to be looked after," He states. I nod my head in agreement, place Frosch on the ground, and pick up Faith bridal style. I took her to my room and placed her on my bed. I sat next to her on the bed so that I could monitor her while she slept. My eyes started to close slowly but I kept opening them.
'I can't fall asleep next to her, we only just meet the other day and have only talked twice' I said to myself, but it didn't help. I gave up after about an hour of fighting my body and laid next to her. I closed my eyes when I felt something wrap around my chest. I opened my eyes to look at what it was when I saw her arms around my chest. My face began so red it could have melted anything it touched. Frosch locked the door and went a slept on the chair with a smile on his face. I closed my eyes and sub concisely wrapped my arms around her. I slept peacefully and could hear her soft breaths throughout the night. They had this calming sense to them. It was a peaceful night.
(Time skip: The morning)
(Faiths P.O.V)
'Mmmm something smells extravagant' I stated to myself. I felt my arms wrapped around something and arms wrapped around me. I opened my eyes to see a body lying next to me. I started to panic. I did not know what happened since I black out and who is this lying next to me but then I smelt a familiar smell. He was next to me. I opened my eyes fully to see Rouge lying next to me, with my arms around his chest and his arms holding me close. I thought about waking him but decide against it. It felt so nice to be in his arms. I felt safe and secure lying next to Rouge. I snuggled against him, which woke him up.
"G-G-Good morning R-R-R-Rouge" I embarrassedly whispered.
"G-Good morning F-Faith" He embarrassedly whispered back, looking down at me. We were both blushing furiously but both of us didn't move away. It was as if we both want to move but also didn't want to move and then….
A/N: CLIFFHANGER. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. It was longer than the other pervious chapters and I enjoyed writing it. Next chapter should be up in a couple of days so as always. Please R&R