My sleep was restless but the food had helped and as I packed up camp the new outfit brightened my mood. A white strapless top with black swirls then a black mini skirt and my hair thrown up messily, I finally felt clean and relaxed. We had camp packed and were about to head out when sting dropped to one knee in front of me. I just stood there confused until he spoke "Get on allready fairy". Mumbling about how I have a name I climb onto his back, suprised by how quickly and easily he stands up as if unaffected by my weight. Im tense and unsure of where to place myhead so I hold it up ackwardly, ignoring the ache that begins to develop. I jump and grip sting tightly as his voice startles me "sleep so you can walk sooner", "I can walk now" I snap back. He whispers now so only I can hear "maybe I like your legs around me". I blush and a few feet away rouge snorts and this time sting directs his words at rouge "easdropping is rude ya know". Rouge unfazed just keeps walking and I giggle before I can stop it, musing how normal they seemed. I sigh and rest my head on rouge, blushing horribly but trying to rest so I recover quicker.

I can feel the magic energy tugging at my conciousness and I analyize it subconciously instantly recognizing Loke's coming presence. I react quickly by trying to push myself away from sting howevever I'm to slow and I feel loke's eyes on me as I'm on stings back. The rage is almost consuming his face and his words are nearly a growl "put lucy down". Sting turns his head toward loke but otherwise ignores him and just stands waiting. Loke snarls like the lion that he is and takes three steps foward putting his hand on my arm and rather rougly ripping me down from stings back. I squeek in distress and try to pull my arm from lokes grip "loke stop". He glares down at me and continues to pull me away when suddenly theres a hand on loke's wrist and a bodys beside me, ever so slightly between me and loke. Pain flashes across lokes face and I guess that stings grip is not being very forgiving.

I can't help but sigh in reliefe as loke's grip released and I could rub my quickly bruising arm. I can tell that loke is near attacking sting now as sting places himself fully between us. Frowning I step up beside sting and place my hand on his shoulder adressing him but staring loke down "he wont dare do that again, he is my friend". I can see stings annoyance at being told what to do but he complies steping back however I note its not far. Loke steps foward putting his hand on my shoulder speaking softly "lucy thats sting...your not safe", I reply just as softly "im far more safe with them then I was before besides what can either of us do...fight them?". My words were harsher then I meant them to be however he needed to stand down, a fight would be pointless and not in our favor. Those things he needed to realize and he also had it coming for the bruise forming on my arm. Staring at him harshly I speak my voice stern "I'm ok now go home loke". He opens his mouth to reply but stops as his eyes fall on my arm, he speaks his voice shaky "lucy im sorry". My emotions soften as I respond "its ok..really". He looks uncertain but nods then dissapears back to the celestial realm.

Sting seems unfazed but fro runs up and jumps into my arms asking if im ok, I smile warmly at him and then place him on the ground patting his head and telling him thanks. He smiled back then ran back to rouge who steps foward and checks my arm. I thank him but quickly speak up "rouge guys its just a silly bruise, lets go". The others nod and turn back toward the road but what shocks me is that sting holds out his hand and motions for me to come closer. I hesitate then do it, stepping to where I'm only a foot away. He places his hands on my hips and I blush furiously, but allow him to pick me up. He sits me down on a nearby boulder then pulls my arm up rotating it slowly and eyeing it. He suprises me as he lets it go then speaks softly "we wil stop for lunch near a creak so you can run cold water on it...decrease the swelling".I nod still dazed by his concern and follow his direction as he kneels down motioning for me to climb on. As I settle onto his back I feel suprisingly comfortable and lay my head down on his shoulder, content to ride at least until the next camp.