Chapter nineteen.

Memory and Angeline had collapsed shortly after they'd transferred Venus's injury as well as pain to their own bodies. The Take over mage had been furious and had finally given up on yelling at the two younger sisters who were out-cold in the small hospital wing the Tournament provided. Lucy lifted her head when she heard another canon going off, signally another battle was commencing. Onix had gone to check up on it and came back torn between smiling and grimacing.

"The idiots are up. Sting and Rogue against Natsu and Erza" The bluette explained, her expression turning bright as something in her boot vibrated and gave off a small tinkling noise. In a flash, she held a slick black touch-phone and turned pink as she searched through the messages.

The Hang Man, 7pm

-S

"Who's it from?" Lucy asked innocently, slinking her head around to look at the text, "Onix! You've got a date!" She cheered smiling.

The Hex Dispeller blinked once...then twice...then cocked her head to the left, genuinely confused, "What's a date?"

By the time the two females had reached the stadium boxes they'd received, the battle had been concluded with Fairy Tail as the winners. Lucy simmered with anger as Princess and Anya stole her from Onix and led her to the familiar bar the Hex Dispeller had been left the night before.

With the phone still in her hand, Onix focused and the letter that ended the text. Who was "S"? Could it be Sting? She had given him her number when he'd walked her to the hotel, like her sisters had insisted she do. A large grin swept away her thoughts as the beautiful face of Iris came into view, her red lips sparkling in the sun that was escaping slowly from the world.

"A little, blonde birdie told me you landed a boy" She winked, genuinely happy that her sister and Mistress finally took an interest to a person other than her 'family.'

"Um, I guess so" Onix said, embarrassed as she tried to hide behind her own hands.

"Who with?" Iris' questioned, leaning in closer to hear the confession of love for a certain boy from her Mistress. As expected, the bluette just blushed more before charging away from her and out into the frigid temperature of the night.

The sensation brought chills to her spine as the wind caressed her hair before letting it fall down in it's usual high ponytail. If there had to be one thing in the world she never wanted to explain, it was her way of thinking about human beings. Either they were to be saved from their lives or left in it. It confused person after person, so eventually Onix just gave up on trying.

The teenage girl looked at her watch and shrieked. She was supposed to meet up with Sting ten minutes ago! Talking and cheering with her gild in the tavern had taken up more time than she'd hoped!

Onix picked up the pace and began to run down the street. She dodged a few pedestrians and cars, careful not to cause any accidents that would in any way hinder the rest of her week and Tournament. With a frustrated cry, she noticed that her watch showed that fifteen more minutes had past.

Lucy giggled as she saw her best friend as well as sister sprint out of the bar and out of sight. Her gaze trailed over the windows and landed on a familiar group that usually went by the name of Team Natsu. They seemed different almost, less...sparkly, Lucy concluded, finding that only word to fit their description.

Wendy's brown eyes were glued to the floor and her walking seemed a bit slow. Probably because of the injury that was inflicted on her ankle during her match with Demon Tears. Bitterness clawed its way up her throat as she throat of how irresponsible Fairy Tail had been, allowing a 14 year old child to participate in a competition that could have had her killed! If it had been any other guild, Lucy was certain that she would have come out with more than just a broken bone. Her pretty face contorted into a sickening smile as an idea popped into her head.

"Hey Fairy Tail...Let's play a game" And with that, she grabbed the martini glass and sauntered her towards the group she used to call her partners, "I call it hide and seek"

Onix panted as the sight of The Hand Man came into view. Fear trailed through her veins as she searched the building for a blonde male with her eyes.

"He wouldn't be here" She resound with herself, "I'm almost 40 minutes late anyway"

Feeling slightly disappointed with herself ans also a tad bit relieved, she turned around, ready to take off in a sprint, "It wouldn't have worked out anyway"

A hand and voice stopped her though, "Sorry to pry but what?"

Onix looked behind her shoulder to see the frame of the Light Dragon Slayer she'd come to meet, "I-uh-um-I-"

Sting rolled his eyes at her stuttering which he thought was cute, "You know. Calling and texting that you're going to be late goes a long way" He was teasing her, she knew it. The blonde raised an eyebrows as something came to his attention, "Weren't your eyes blue the last time I saw you?" He'd liked that colour, but still the baby pink made her even prettier. More innocent.

"Oh. Yeah, they change depending on how I feel" She explained smiling brightly, immediately regretting it as the boy standing in front of her smirked.
"So pink..." He didn't plan on letting this slide and Onix knew it, "Either you've got a puppy crush or embarrassed"

Heat rushed to her face as he leaned closer to her ear and whispered, "And they said woman were hard to understand"

Onix lightly slapped his arm and put her hands on her hips, in a defence stance, "Idiot!"

Sting smirked and offered her his arm, "Want to go?"

Lucy watched as Team Natsu's eyes widened, trying to find their missing comrade, Wendy. They were obviously panicking. Wendy's form shook as her back was forced to the front of the Celestial Mage. All she'd done was open one of her many gateway keys from The Onix Collection and drag Wendy into the alleyway next to the pub. The Sky Dragon Slayer continued to shake from the cries she was holding back, unaware that it was the person she called her Onee-chan was the very one holding her captive.

"Let's see. How well are they doing little Dragon?" Lucy asked, lowering her lips to the girls ear. Her voice was a fraction lower than normal, as to keep her identity and the fact she was in the city, a secret. For now anyway.

"What...what do you want?" Wendy replied instead, her voice shaking from the fear of being murdered or violated. The blonde let out a harsh laugh at the girls forwardness.

"Nothing much. Just want to convey a message" She shrugged, pulling out the bracelet she'd received from Onix and tapping the black gem sticking out. Immediately, Wendy felt darkness creeping over her sight and surrendered the claws that pried at her mind and whispered for her to sleep.

Onix walked through the park with nothing but the street lights shedding light on the area. She hopped onto the fountains edge and proceeded to tiptoe around it. The park had two paths that each crossed over in the middle to make a plus, with the fountain in the center, almost like a land mark. Tree's covered the rest of the ground, all dark green and some light.

"Careful. You could fall in" Sting reminded, shaking his head slightly at the childishness that Onix was emitting.
"Loosen up Blondie! It's fun!" She retorted, flashing a radiant smile before sinking her feet into the cold water that caught the rays of the moonlight that assaulted it as well as the bronze as well as gold coins lying at the fountain's cement floor. The Dragon Slayer rolled his eyes but couldn't hide the smile trying to poke it's way out of his hard front.

"Olive, I think you should get out"

Onix shook her head, letting her hair follow her in it's tail. She giggled before cupping her hands in the water and throwing it at her date.

"Oi! Why'd you do that?" He asked surprised at the sudden contact with the cold liquid that showed on his top. And to think he'd tried wearing his new clothes that he'd received from Rouge as a birthday present. A pair of dark jeans, dark blue t-shirt that had the words Born to Live printed across it and black shoes that were easy to run in.

The bluette ignored him and sat on the fountains edge, patting the spot next to her as an invitation. Sting groaned, but did as he was told thanks to a certain glare he got in return for his attitude. Laughter reached his ears as the girl next to him stared up at the sky, her eyes reflecting the stars that twinkled in harmony.

An image rose in the females head, thinking back to Lucy and her ability to control the beautiful things in the sky. A punch of envy crossed her stomach but was quickly kicked out as she heard the boy speak.

"Y'know, I didn't think you'd actually show up"

Curious, Onix tilted her head to face his, their noses almost touching. She could feel his breathe tickling her face and saw his eyes dart down to her lips that had been coloured with a faint pink lipstick Iris had given her for tonight.

"Why?" The Hex Dispeller whispered, her colour changing eyes glanced down at his rose lips. Her iris' shifted to light violet.

"Cause I didn't win against Salamander and Titania" He replied truthfully, looking unsure of what would be happening next.

"I don't see why that's important" Onix said truthfully, she realised too late that she'd offended the boy who made her heart race as he stood up and walked towards the statue that was planted in the middle of the water decoration.

"Well it's important to me!" Sting snapped back, facing away form her, "If I'm not number one than I don't deserve to live"

Onix's forehead furrowed in confusion before straightening out in understand-ment and dissolving herself in girlish giggles. The blonde boy turned around, shock and hurt evident in his expression. Without warning, Onix got up and made her way forward.

"I used to think that way too" She smiled, "Let's make a deal" The Hex Dispeller was now chest-to-chest with Sting who was still torn between nodding and pushing her away. She'd just mocked him! He shared his deepest thought with her and she'd laughed, not with him but at him!

"You continue living, and you can be my number one" Onix smiled. Sting's eyes widened from shock as she finished her sentence. Did she just-?

Not waiting for an answer, the bluette wrapped one arm around his neck and grabbed the ribbon that tied her hair up and pulled it, letting it loose. Blue curls landed on her back and trailed over her shoulder, ending below her breasts. The teenage boy stayed quiet as the girl in front of him shun under the light from the moon, half debating in his head about what to do, half paralyzed from what was happening.

"What? You said I'd look nicer with my hair down" She grinned, her cheeks pink rose and in that instant, Sting tried to form a sentence but was cut off from the pair of lips covering his. They felt like silk and tasted like chocolate, probably from the desert they'd both ordered by accident. Her eyes closed as did his.

Who would have thought the only witness to their kiss would have been the stars?

Yay! Made this chapter extra long to make up for yesterday! So did you like it? I kept having to give myself pep talks during the kiss scene! I was like;

"I can't do it, I can't do! No! I must do it!"

Anyway, enough with my babbling :-) Thank you for reading.

Question of the chapter:

Who should I revolve the story around mainly? Onix or Lucy? Cause I have a kickass idea for Onix but it's a story about Lucy...Hmmmm or should I clear Lucy's problems first and then focus on Onix?

-Kai-chan!