Awww I love RoLu. Still hate Natsu with a burning passion though. SO don't be expecting him to be a hero in this story.

Rogue's Pov

"Idiot!" I said to myself as I slumped against the door to my room. I had never been this distressed before.

'Why did I do that?' I thought, thinking back to what happened a few moments earlier.

'I was just helping her! Just helping her since she hurt herself.' I tried to comfort myself. Didn't work. I felt like a f***ing pervert.

'She's never clumsy though, and she never blushes! She looked so cute when she blushed and- GOD DAMMIT ROGUE, SHUT UP!' I was freaking out, clutching my head as I thought. I concluded that I was a pervert. But then I realized,

maybe she likes me too?

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"That would never happen," I whispered to myself and hung my head down low. I went to bed in my clothes, tossing my cloak aside and falling into the darkness of sleep.

Morning. Nobody's Pov

'Today's the day.' Lucy thought as she got up.

Lucy made quick work of showering and dressing in a strapless white dress with multiple layers of silky frills making up the skirt, it hung just to her knees. She tied two red ribbons to her wrists and put on a red choker and her favorite mask. It was a rich, blood red and had shiny black swirls as a design. She also put on her red cloak with the Sabertooth guild mark on the back and grabbed her travel bag and keys. She had a small bag that carried a few journals, a research and communications lacarima, some extra ribbons, and a 'Good luck rock' Frosch gave her. She hurried out the door and met up with the two dragonslayers. One of which blushed and looked away when he saw her. They chatted and departed for the train to meet up with Minerva, Orga, and Rufus. They would all head to Crocus together. Lucy quietly walked along the railing of a rather large bridge that leads to the train station while Rogue and Sting stayed back, discussing their training. Frosch and Lector sat on Lucy's shoulders, they had taken a liking to sitting on her and now have each claimed a shoulder as 'their's' Although Lucy didn't mind. She had told Sting once that they were warm.

They arrived at the train station and were greeted by the other three. Rufus and Orga still giddy about reuniting with their favorite celestial mage. They then quickly boarded the train and found an empty was knocked out quickly so that he may enjoy the six hour ride in unconscious, blissful darkness; courtesy of Lucy. Rogue decided he could live and just took on a slight greenish color in silence.

Lucy then started a detailed conversation on the most powerful mages they may encounter, it was very interesting to everyone how much she was able to find out. Lucy had also handed Minerva a book on tricks for her magic, Rufus received a notebook Lucy had written up of more spells he could memorize, and Orga received a book on the best lightning food in Crocus. Lucy was fully aware of his love for the stuff. Lucy also handed a note to Rogue on details of Gajeel Redfox.

Everyone was quietly reading their materials when the train speakers announced,

We are momentarily stopping in Magnolia.

Lucy flinched.

Magnolia. Large city. Home of Fairy Tail. Formidable guild. Natsu Dragoneel is in this guild. Avoid at all costs.

Lucy saw a flash of pink hair outside the train and quickly casted a spell

"Wind wall:Hide"

A wall of wind immediately formed, seperating the Sabertooth mages from any other oncoming passengers. Minerva, Rogue, Rufus, and Orga looked at her quizzically. Lucy gestured for them to be quiet for a moment. They heard the train doors open and several pairs of feet walk into their car.

"Oi Flame-brain, keep your lunch in you this time. We don't wanna have to drag you halfway through Crocus," a male voice said.

They heard gargling coming from the other side of the wind wall. Followed by a punching sound.

"That should keep him quiet on our way," a calm, feminine voice said. Followed by the clanking of metal.

"Thanks, Erza. Natsu would've been sick all the way there. Hey, Lissana? You nervous?" The male voice questioned once again.

"A tad. It'll be fine though. I'm sure we can win for Fairy Tail!" The woman Lucy assumed was Lissana Strauss cheered excitedly, followed by an "Aye!" from the tell-tale voice of an exceed.

"Erza-san? What is that?" A feminine voice asked.

There was a clanking of metal followed by a small yell. "She touched the wind wall," Lucy explained to the curious Sabertooth mages. "I do not particularly like Fairy Tail, sorry. And by the way, we can hear them, they cannot hear us."

The rest of the mages nodded in understanding.

"It is some sort of magic wall," Erza Scarlet said. "It is extremely powerful, I sense a powerful mage on this train. No doubt they put up this wall. Probably for privacy." Erza finished explaining.

"OI! Can you hear me on the other side?" Gray Fullbuster asked.

Lucy didn't reply.

"Gray, let's not bother them. We will see who it is when we get off the train." Lissana said.

The rest of the ride was fairly simple.

Attention all passengers. We will be stopping in Crocus shortly. Please depart if this is your stop.

"Wind:Hide trace." Lucy whispered. The wall vanished and the Sabertooth mages departed without the Fairy Tail mages knowing.

They were all used to Lucy's value over privacy so they kept quiet. They remained hidden until they reached their hotel.

Once they were in their rooms they all met up in the guy's room. It had been split up into two rooms: Sting, Rogue, Orga, and Rufus, Minerva, Lucy, Lector, and Frosch.

Minerva laid out the rules.

"We must all meet back here at 11 so that we will meet the midnight curfew without any problems. Got it?"

Everyone said or nodded their understanding and went their separate ways. Lucy and Rufus went to the Crocus library to browse their large selection of magic books. Minerva went shopping. Orga went to try one of the lightning food places. Sting and Rogue went out to sightsee with their exceeds.

Earlier that day, with a guild called Fairy Tail.

"Listen up!" Makarov Dreyar yelled above the loud noise of the guild. "You brats know that we may have a disadvantage in this, but know that we will be rooting for you from the stands while you fight. Be wary of the other guilds such as Lamia Scale and Blue Pegasus, and especially that guild Sabertooth. There are powerful wizards out there. I wish you all good luck," Makarov finished his short speech with a smile while he waved goodbye to the five mages he would see the next day at the games.

"Oi! Why should we be careful? It's those other guilds that should be wary of US!" Natsu boasted, clenching his fist.

"It's because we had a seven year gap. Did you realize that? Or are you a bigger idiot than I thought, Flame-brain." Gray smirked while he mocked the pink-haired dragonslayer.

"Who you callin' flame-brain? Ice princess," Natsu retorted, lunging at Gray as they walked towards the station.

"Candlestick"

"Popsicle"

"Pinky!"

"Stripper!"

"Enough!" Erza yelled as she brought an armor-clad fist up to each of the mages and sent them flying.

"Stop fooling around, we must take this seriously in order to take back our reputation," Erza stated as Pinky and Stripper got up slowly and walked beside the other three mages, clutching their stomachs.

"Erza? I wonder too, why is Sabertooth such a formidable threat?" Lissana asked, genuinely curious.

"I'm curious as well, Erza-san. I hadn't heard of Sabertooth before we disappeared. How could they be so powerful now?" Wendy asked, clutching her exceed Carla.

"Apparently soon after we left, five extremely powerful mages joined the guild. They have accomplished numerous feats while we were gone. Such as uncovering and sealing the Infinity Clock, destroying the last guild of the Baram Alliance Tartatros, destroying numerous other dark guilds, and exposing the Eclipse plan. These five mages plus their young guild master are quite a force to be reckoned with, especially a certain female member who goes by the name Ace. No-one is absolutely sure of her magic, and she wears a mask. Yet everyone seems to know not to mess with her. Sabertooth members all love her for some reason." Erza stated. Natsu's face was suddenly lit up by an (Extremely stupid and reckless) idea.

"I wanna' fight her!" Natsu yelled as his exceed Happy cheered him on.

Everyone sweatdropped.

"Oh, we're here everyone!" Wendy exclaimed as they got on the train.

They walked on, not noticing a wall of wind on the opposite side of the car.

"Oi Flame-brain, keep your lunch in you this time. We don't wanna have to drag you halfway through Crocus," Gray said, grabbing the now sick Natsu by the neck and dropping him in a booth as he made gargling noises. It took Erza approximately three seconds to become annoyed and knock him out cold.

"That should keep him quiet on our way," Erza said calmly as she rolled her shoulders.

"Thanks Erza. Natsu would've been sick all the way there. Hey, Lissana? You nervous?" Gray asked while Lissana sat down and spoke.

"A tad, I'll be fine though. I'm sure we can win for Fairy Tail!" Happy agreed with an 'Aye!'

"Erza-san? What is that?" Wendy softly asked Erza. Pointing at the now-noticed wind wall. Erza walked up to it and stuck her hand out. She then felt a sharp pain and let out a small yell.

Erza looked at it and said "It is some sort of magic wall. It is extremely powerful. I sense a powerful mage on this train. No doubt they put it up, probably for privacy." Erza concluded. "OI! Can you hear me on the other side?" Gray yelled. He waited a few seconds and then opened his mouth to speak again before he was cut off.

"Gray, let's not bother them. We will see them when we get off." Lissana said to him. He nodded and they all sat down. They had small talk about the games until the announcement for Crocus blared over the speakers. The wind wall broke but there was nothing behind it. The Fairy Tail mages shrugged and dragged Natsu off and went to their hotel, Honeybone. Once they were inside Erza spoke up.

"We do not have to come back here until eleven. Then we can make the midnight curfew." They said their goodbyes and headed in different directions. Natsu with Happy and Gray to explore. Lissana went to shop and Wendy to sightsee with Carla. Erza stayed behind and sharpened her swords.

With Natsu and Gray

The two male mages and Happy had wandered around for a few hours, bickering and eating. It was nearing ten when they felt a strong magical presence come towards them. It was completely unfamiliar so they readied their battle stances. They then saw a girl's figure coming from the distance. She walked up to about ten yards in front of them and stopped. NOw they could clearly see her. She had long, silvery blonde hair and was wearing a knee-length flowy, frilly dress. She had on a red cloak and a red mask that covered the top half of her face. She had two ribbons tr=ied around her wrists and a necklace full of golden keys. She had no shoes on, showing her scarred feet.

"Natsu Dragoneel, Gray Fullbuster. Hello" She said. Her silky voice rang through the air and brought chills to the mages when she said their names. Her voice was cold towards them and had an edge to it.

"Who are you? How do you know our names?" Natsu yelled. This caused the girl to scowl.

"That is not for you to know at this moment. I am here to give you a warning." She said. Her voice now sounded cruel. Natsu and Gray were frozen in fear. They tensed up as she walked closer. Bring her face to be around a foot away from Natsu's.

"Natsu Dragoneel. If you hurt my family. I will never forgive you. I will kill you and all those you care for. This is your only warning. Heed it. Or face the consequences."

ANd with that, she faded away with the wind.

The mages blinked.

What just happened?