Hiya~! Here's Chapter 17! This will be a Onix chapter! This is such a fluffy one! Hehe~!
Chapter sixteen.
"It's called love silly" Lucy smiled, suddenly getting a sweep of the girlish giggles. She hadn't dealt with crushes since she, herself got crushed about 11 months ago.
"Love? What's that? Can I eat it?" The Hex Dispeller asked innocently. At first the blonde laughed which melted into a serious stare when the bluette didn't join in.
"You don't know what love is?" It came out louder than intended which rallied up the other 10 girls present in the bar and like bees to a flower, they zoomed in on their pray, ready to scrape off pollen...Did I write that correctly?
"How can you not know what love is?" Princess questioned, her pink hair now in a bun with strands falling out neatly. At times it annoyed the other Saints at how, no matter what, she managed to be perfect and poised the entire time.
"I just don't okay!" The Bluette shifted in her seat. What was so wrong about that? It wasn't a type of food so why should she bother learning what it was?
"Love is...uh...How do you explain it?" Venus quickly paled when no one answered. Eden, as always, had her nose in a book and seemed to get flashes of cherry red spark her cheeks now and then signaling she either, A) Didn't understand something and scolded herself or B) She came across a kissing/confessing part.
Iris grinned like the devil she was before whistling and strolling over to her best friend. In a quick movement, she ripped the hard covered book that was used to shield her issue of Love me! that was opened.
"Iris!" Came the squeal mixed with fright and anger at what had just happened. The girl with long, red nails snatched the copy and handed it to the seriously confused Onix. "Read it" She commanded and sashayed herself away from the pure child and towards her sisters who were at the bar.
Every girl bit down on either their nails, lip or twirled their hair nervously as they studied the Bluette flicking through the manga.
She was fine at first but as the middle of the book came, her cheeks flushed fuchsia and as she neared the end her entire face went up like flames.
"WHAT THE HELL! MY EYES!" She yelled throwing the pieces of glued together paper away from her and onto the floor a few feet away. Onix had a hand to her heart as it hammered in her ears. Never would she do something like that!
Curious, Anya shuffled to the manga comic and flipped it to the page the bluette had been on previously before shutting it with inhuman strength. "Eden? Why are you reading Smut Manga?"
Love. Love was too intimate! Why did they want to do something like...that to each other!? Onix thought, massaging her temples with her index fingers whose nails had adopted a black lace pattern. She cursed herself for not responding when the other girls had told her they were going back to the hotel and had left without her. Still, being in that state of shock and...well...red she hadn't wanted to go out just yet. The dusk air was like a slap in the face making her (now pink) cheeks calm down to a paler shade.
Her black heels hit the concrete that was the sidewalk as she shrunk her cloak and stuffed it into her handbag. The white skull stitched onto her tank top made her seem like a hooligan, meaning no one in their right mind would try chat her up.
The taste of her strawberry ice cream was still fresh in her mouth as she turned the corner only to realise something.
"Where am I?"
How drastic the opinion of someone could change as soon as they see them panicking. Onix ran down the stone road back towards where she thought the pub from previously was. Oh how wrong she was. Indeed, what stood in front of her was a drinking tavern, it was just the fact it was labeled The Hang Man which was supposed to be twelve miles from the hotel she was booked into!
"Oh my god!" She yelled out in frustration. The commotion from inside the establishment was buzzing with excitement which brought back the memories from earlier making her marginally dizzy. Taking a deep breath, Onix decided to explore the building, hoping she'd find someone who'd be able to tell her where her hotel was.
The first smell that hit her nose was the alcohol, the second was the amount of cheap perfume that was sprayed around the place. A fraction of her wanted to turn around and take her chances with the many streets (7/8th) but the more stubborn part wanted to get answers now.
She scanned the crowd for any female that didn't look intoxicated on booze. The bluette had sobered up with the image of those two people in the manga doing...ugh! A shiver ran down the girls back as she tried her best not to remember. Going back to her search, she spotted three familiar faces. Majority of which were cats.
Going pink from the humid air and a certain someone they reminded her of, she risked taking a step back, only to slam into the person behind her. "I-uh-I'm-er- Sorry!" She finalized, bowing.
"Has anyone ever told you, you're extremely cute when you stutter?"
Opening her eyes in shock, she looked through her side fringe that had been clipped into place and had somehow gotten loose when she was running.
There, in plain sight, was Sting.
Her face heated up more at the smirk he shot her way, "What? Not remember me?" He asked, his face falling ever so slightly.
"Ah-No-It's just-Um..." Inwardly, Onix was repeatedly scolding herself. How could she let one boy make a fool out of her this easily? So to save herself whatever pride she had left, she decided to make her exit, "Bye!"
Quickly, the bluette ran around the stone still Dragon Slayer and into the now completely dark outside.
The sound of her heels slapping the ground once more only made her more aware of the footsteps following her. Onix slid into the closest alleyway that she spotted and descended down it, still hearing the steps tailing her. Much to her utmost horror there was a wall seperating her from the world beyond that was Sting-free which meant Onix-the-Idiot-free. Cursing under her breathe she faced the figure of the boy that made her heart race in a confusing way.
"How the hell d'you run in those?" He asked, pointing to her shoes which had taken months of practice to walk in let alone run in. Sting racked a hand through his blonde hair, doing what Onix wanted to do herself, "Better question. Why'd you run?"
The-currently scolding herself- Hex Dispeller muttered a reply, "None of your business"
The blonde just shrugged and decided to let it go, "Wait, why'd you run after me?" Onix asked, getting the upper hand in the conversation, making Sting's face flush like it had when he'd first seen her smile.
"No reason" He mumbled taking a sudden interest in the floor. Nervous at the sudden silence, the bluette tucked her side fringe behind her ear which didn't go unnoticed by the Dragon Slayer.
"You know. You'd look nicer with your hair down" He commented before he could stop himself. The Hex Dispeller just smiled,
"Oh! I gotta find the girls!" It came as a sharp thought that split through the atmosphere.
If Onix didn't know better, she'd say that the blonde boy in front of her looked a bit depressed from her announcement that meant she had to leave.
Cocking her head to the side she asked what had bugged her for the past, what? Hour now? "Do you know where Star-Bird Hotel is?"
(A/N: StarBird: Was thinking about lattes which led me to Starbucks...Ah~ Starbucks :3)
Sting looked towards the strangely shaped teenage girl, giving her a nod, "Yeah..."
"Can you take me there?" She question getting closer with a hand on his bicep. Man, did she even know she was flirting? (No, no she did not)
He thought about refusing her offer and going back to his guild mates but somehow couldn't disappoint that innocent gaze of candy blue eyes. (Her eyes change colour A LOT)
"I guess so" Came the almost hypnotized blonde who got a hug from the said girl that jumped back almost instantly with red cheeks.
What did I just do? Onix thought furiously as she trailed after the Dragon Slayer that had led them out of the alleyway and into the streets. He probably thinks I'm a weirdo now! Stupid! Stupid! Stu-!
"You know. I wasn't lying when I said you'd look nicer with your hair down" Sting's voice sliced through her thoughts of self-hate and with a startled and masked yelp, she also noticed he'd slowed down so they could walk together.
Gosh! It felt like a thousand degrees! Onix discovered flashing a smile to the uneasy blonde whose ears turned pink.
The bluette's eyebrows drew downwards, knitting together in worry, "Are you getting a cold?" and without warning she knocked her forehead onto his. She had to drag him down with her arm to reach even with the heels. What was with boys and being so tall!? It wasn't fair!
"Well, you do seem hotter than an average person" She remarked scrunching up her lips to the side of her pretty face. Sting couldn't help but smirk when she'd said that,
"I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks"
Onix froze with a scarlet face, "I-Idiot!" She claimed stalking in front of the boy who was trying his hardest to stop laughing which introduced the pouting Hex Dispeller to his mind. He stared longer than intended with wide dark blue eyes at the childish expression. Was it just him or did she look cuter than earlier? Immediately, Sting turned his face to the side to stop the girl skipping up ahead from seeing his newly pink face. So far, she hadn't seen him blush...he hoped. (:3 Naw! Foolish boy!)
Sting had been brought out of his trance as he heard the excited squeal of Onix up ahead.
"I can see the hotel!" She yelled in triumph, making the boy now beside her smirk.
"Yeah, after getting lost...what? Five times?" He teased looking at her out of the corner of his eye. She lightly slapped him across the arm and took impressive steps towards the entrance of the hotel that seemed a bit like where a guild would stay.
"Hey Olive" Onix didn't turn around until she felt the familiar tug of a certain blonde on her wrist.
"Oh me? Yeah" She replied not realizing how close their faces were at the moment, sadly Sting did.
"Are you in a guild?"
The bluette paused, she couldn't say yes cause then he'd look for her...wouldn't he?
"No" She lied through her teeth, "I'm not a mage remember?" Sheepishly, he retracted his hand off of her wrist and was about to take a step back to leave when he felt fingers on his shoulder. He was frozen as the slender hand danced its way down to his mark. It actually felt nice.
"Sabertooth..." Onix breathed, "You're in Sabertooth?"
Not responding as quick as he'd hoped, it came out as a confused mess of words, "What? Saber? Uh yeah? Both are in, uh Rogue and I"
The bluette's mouth twitched upwards as a stream of giggles eased its way out, "You know, has anyone ever told you you're extremely cute when you stutter?" She mocked, reliving the moment when he'd said it to her in The Hang Man. The bluette was hunched over from laughter. Never had she thought to catch the prideful Dragon Slayer stuttering!
"Shut up. You did it to!" He defended himself, unaware of how much of a kid he looked. Though, it had worked, replacing the shaking feeling of laughter to butterflies in her stomach. Damn him!
The set of stairs that led to the hotel doors where right behind her at this point, meaning she should start climbing now. With five clicks of her heels she was on the top step, waving at Sting.
"Goodnight Blondie!"
Not offended in the least, the Dragon Slayer merely smirked and turned away from the female form without a word. Something knawed at her as she watched him take two steps, then six steps away from her. Not realizing it, her mouth had made the words pop out before she could stop it.
"Sting!"
The retreating figure turned around to glance at her still form and walked up to her, him at the bottom of the five stairs that seperated them.
"What?" He said, not unkindly. It was odd for this girl to call him back...period.
"Come here" Onix ordered, feeling nervous about the reason she'd shouted after him for. Obeying her command, he stepped up to the third step so they were at least at eye level...kind of. The bluette was still slightly smaller.
Without warning, her fingerless gloved hands reach to his face and guided it closer to hers and in a swift motion, she grazed her pale pink lips over his cheek and steadily pressed them down softly. Unknown to Sting, she'd slipped something into his dark blue gloves, something that held a few numbers and a word.
"That's for helping me...instead of staying with your guild mates, so thank you" Onix explained shyly rubbing her elbow, "Uh...goodnight" She added turning to speed walk through the glass doors and into the elevator, pressing the correct floor number.
Her hands found their way to her over heating face and then to her chest, trying to calm down the rapid hammering that was coming from there.
"Floor 31! Ding!"
"Hm, maybe intimate actions in love aren't that bad" Onix said out loud smiling.
So, what'cha think! :D This was mainly a fluff chapter for me! My first one! Actually, now that I think about it, it's kinda sad... :-( Oh well! First time for everything! :-) Hope this was a nice chapter to read! Will be starting another series soon called,
My Dear Temptress starring Lucy Heartfilia!
Love you all!
-Kai-chan!