Forever's Not Enough
A/N: Well here goes Chapter 2. I'm glad you like my story. And my schedule of updating shall be every week. Except for 'Bitten' though. I kinda got a writer's block and I am short on time. I've been absent in school for three weeks (straight) because of chicken pox(said in the first chapter). The following week, exams take place. I wrote this fast and I only proofread it myself.
Please excuse the grammar, spelling and mistakes (^_^) Enjoy reading~!
Chapter Two: The Accident of Destiny
The story goes by as the train moved. It's been a few minutes since Lucy started the silence. Every time Sting would try to open his mouth to say something, Lucy would glare daggers at him and kept him silent for the whole time being. Plus he couldn't do much, than turn green, and make annoying groans every minute. Although Lucy hated uncomfortable, or awkward silence (except Sting's occasional groaning), as they say it, her eyes would often dart on Sting. She wondered why, but she didn't like his cocky attitude. Yet she felt safe and that being with this jerk is actually relieving. Lucy tilted her head a little, revealing a flawless neck. To Sting's surprise, she doesn't have any bite marks. He thought she was Natsu's mate.
He smirked, and went noticed by Lucy, which she got annoyed to. "Tch...That look irritates me. You better back off, tiger. I don't like personified animals" she said irritatingly. Sting rolled his eyes, he knows she is lying, because of the faint blush on her cheeks. And what did she mean about personified animals, it's not like he's an animal. Or better yet, that was an insult. He was too dumb to notice. Sting mentally slapped himself, for not retorting earlier. Lector, however, was the first to be offended.
"Hey if you don't like talking cats, just say so! It doesn't mean that I am an animal I wouldn't be allowed to talk and act a bit more of a human. And if that goes to Sting-kun as well, he ain't an animal. He's more than that,a mighty creature, a DRAGON even!" Lector argued. A vein popped on Lucy's head as the two laughed at her, readying themselves to shove it in her face. Before Lucy could say something, a loud crash was heard from the first cabin.
The three cringed to the large sound, and the people in the train made a loud commotion. All the people panicked and silence followed when the announcement came. "Attention passengers! Our engines are malfunctioning due to overheat! Please calm down and ready yourselves for imp—!" Before the announcement finished, the train's wheels glided left, derailing the whole train, making ember and screeching sounds.
Sting and Lucy looked at each other, knowing that this isn't the time for arguments, but for teamwork to begin. Yet they were too late. The train flipped sideways, and fell down to a cliff. As the train rolled down, the passengers screamed or some of them lost consciousness before the impact would even happen. The luggage fell down and some of them landed on top of the other passengers. Lucy's luggage scattered on the floor, but she had no time to worry about it. The windows broke, and pieces of glass flew everywhere inside and outside the train. A lot of of them scratched Lucy, but something held on to her. She kept her eyes close as the train rolled down. Sting ignored the physical pain but he can't take the motion sickness any longer.
"Mfff..I..can't take this any longer!" Lucy heard Sting yell. It's unusual, though. She could only hear Sting properly even though there are lots of screams and falling luggage in the background. Plus, Lucy guessed that a lot of people already died in this incident. Lucy opened her eyes, only to see Sting hugging her tight. She blushed furiously, but let it go. After a few minutes, the train finally met impact.
Lucy woke up to the sound of familiar voices. One of them belonged to a familiar man, and the other to a smaller creature, which she assumed was a cat. She opened her eyes, only to find the great and mighty Sting Eucliffe and Lector talking to each other. Sting noticed her eyes open and shut once again when he looked. He sighed in confidence. "You're finally awake blondie. Don't pretend that you're still sleeping. Feeling better yet?" he said. Lucy's eyes opened in defeat, knowing that she got caught by Sting. He smirked at her silence. "I take that as a 'no'. I know that my irresistible body would wake you up. Although I shall let the princess sleep. After all, this is her mansion and I don't need to be interrupting her Salamander Fantasies" he said in a teasing tone.
Her head immediately shot up, so did her body. She would rather die than fall for Sting Eucliffe. Why is he even here anyway? And what did he mean by 'Although I shall let the princess sleep. After all, this is her mansion and I don't need to be interrupting her Salamander Fantasies'? Lucy looked around, only to find out that she is in her bedroom of the Heartfilia Konzern. "You jerk! Why are you here?! Why am I here?! And what the heck happened?! You owe me a lot of explanation!" she screamed.
Sting laughed at her. "Is that how you say something to someone who saved your life? Scratch that. I need to answer a bunch of your dumb questions. Firstly, I am here because your maid told me to do so. She threatened me that if me and Lector don't stay on guard, she wouldn't feed us. Second, you are here because I saved your sorry ass from dying in the train accident. Lastly, the train nearly crashed yesterday. You looked pretty comfortable when you held on to me before the train even crashed" he explained, chuckling at some parts.
Doubting everything Sting said, Lucy just closed her eyes and sat up. Why was he aboard the train the goes to the Heartfilia Konzern anyway? If he was on a mission then he would've left earlier. This got Lucy curious..'This is confusing! Why is Sting riding a train towards my home?! It's not like there would be a mission for him here. If there would be danger, they would immediately call me!' Lucy thought. And that's how she got the courage to ask Sting. "So Sting, why were we on the same train last night?" Lucy asked. She mentally slapped herself for that question came out wrong. Silence followed and the look on Sting's face is not something you would want. Lucy got even more curious because of her being curious about the curiosity towards Sting. Why did he look uneasy when she asked him that anyway?
Lucy gaped at him, with a questioning look on her face. Sting finally summoned all the courage and the bravery he could gather to tell her the truth. "Because Sabertooth excommunicated with me" he answered, a bit pale.
Ending Notes: Okay, guys. I know you're wondering why Sting is EXCOMMUNICATED, while he is currently the master of Sabertooth. Let's just say that Jiemma was still the master and more explanations would come in later. Cliffhanger much?
Again, please excuse the grammar and spelling mistakes. This was not beta-read.