A/N - Back with the 5th chapter! Thank you to everyone who reviewed and has followed/favourited my story so far, i'm really grateful for all the support and love from you guys. Also, any criticism and suggestions are always welcome! Thank you also for being so patient with me, i know i'm not the fastest updater in the world xD

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I finally got off the train at the last stop. Baslain villiage. I looked around and gasped. It was huge and on top of that beautiful, there was so much green yet it still had the unique beauty of a city.

'I didn't know Sabertooth was here! There are bath houses everywhere!' I said as i squealed in anticipation. I set off looking for Sabertooth only to realise Wendy was right, I saw it straight away, it was huge compared to Fairy Tail. It stood taller than all the buildings and seemed to be located in the centre of the villiage. So using the guild as my guide I set off towards it.


Lucy's POV

I stood still and shook my head.

'Great.' I muttered. 'Lost.'

I was about to grab my keys when someone grabbed my bruised wrist, I winced in pain. He was tall, had blonde hair and had a scar next to his right eye. If he hadn't grabbed me so roughly i might've...found him appealing? I don't know.

'Look Rogue! I found a stray neko!' He shouted

I saw a black haired boy of similar height standing opposite us, he seemed quiet, the complete opposite to this beast holding onto me. For a moment he was distracted, so using this opportunity to my advantage i gathered all my strength and kicked him in the stomach as hard as i could causing him to stumble and fall. I got down beside him and noticed how flustered he was, it was pretty cute. I smirked at him.

'First of all slanty eyes, I'm not a cat but a GIRL, secondly did i give you any permission whatsoever to lay your grubby fingers on me?' Laughing, I got up quickly and turned to face the black haired boy smiling widely.

'I'm Lucy Heartfilia a Celestial Mage, I very recently left Fairy Tail but that's a whole other story! Haha...it's nice to meet you'

I held out my hand which he shook firmly.

'My name is Rogue Cheny and this' pointing at the other boy who was now stood beside him 'Is Sting Eucliffe, my partner. I apologise for his rude actions.'

I shook my head at him and smiling I replied 'It's okay...really. I get it all the time.'

I watched as glanced around from my bruised wrist and back up to my face.

'Did Sting do that to you?' he asked

My eyes flickered to the ground, I hesitated before saying 'U-Um no! It was actually my friend Natsu that did that Rogue-kun'

He looked at me with a puzzled expression but didn't press any further. There was an awkward silence until Sting suddenly burst out laughing.

'Sh-She called you Rogue-kun! HAHA'

I glared at him. 'What of it, Stingy Bee'

'Shut up Blondie!'

'Hey you're blonde too!'


Sting's P.O.V

After what seemed to be hours of bickering, Rogue and I agreed to help Lucy join Sabertooth. On the way she told us about everything she had been through, she told us she was fine but it seemed like she was convincing herself more than she was us, I didn't buy it for a second. I had to admit it worried me how she smiled at us like nothing was wrong, I understand why, but it did. It scared me almost. Seeing someone act that strong after everything they've been through is intimidating, it made me feel weak.

Every now and then, I glanced at Blondie, at times I could sense a great deal of magic power emitting from her but at other times i couldn't sense all that much, it was odd to say the least. Blondie was interesting, she got along well with Lector and Frosch, seeing them talking to her so freely made me happy. Not that i would admit that to anyone of course.

After everything Lucy told me, I wasn't sure what to think of Natsu anymore...for so long I idolised him, I saw him as someone I needed to beat in order to move on, to prove to Lector that i'm the strongest. In truth, I wanted to be like him, he didn't care about what other people thought of him, he fought for his friends and family. Anger built up inside me but it quickly subsided as we neared the guild.

Normal P.O.V

Lucy, Rogue and Sting reached Sabertooth after half an hour of walking. Lucy stood before the building staring at it, it was big. Not as big as her mansion, but a lot bigger than Fairy Tail, she was impressed.

'Can we wait here for my sister? I was meant to be meeting her here, I hope she's okay,' Lucy asked.

Sting rolled his eyes and sighed. 'Blondie, if she's a dragonslayer like you said i'm sure she'll be fine! Relax, I'll wait out here with you but Sting needs to go inside to speak to Master'

Lucy nodded in response and looked up at the sky. 'Looks like it's going to rain' Lucy muttered to herself.

Sting looked at Lucy and hesitated before asking. '...So what is your sister like?'

'Well, she's not my real sister, her name's Wendy and she was the only one who stood by me when the rest of the guild abandoned me, ever since we've both played the sisterly role in each others lives. She's the sky dragonslayer and even has an exceed like you and Rogue. She's cute, very small and hasn't got any family left,' She answered. Sting watched her eyes soften as she continued to speak of the sky dragonslayer. 'She's kind and always puts her friends before herself, she doesn't like to fight but will without hesitation in order to protect the people she loves. But she's also one of the strongest people I know, she's been through such a lot for a girl her age, she knows how it feels to be abandoned which is probably why she didn't let me go through all this by myself, that's what i admire about her.'

Rogue cleared his throat interrupting Lucy who turned around to find him standing by the doors of the guild with Wendy. "Ohayo nee-san," Wendy giggled. She ran to hug Lucy making her fall to the ground, "I love you nee-san i'm so glad you got her safely!" Lucy hugged her back laughing as she got up pulling Wendy up with her.

"You too, Wendy" She beamed. Smiling, Wendy showed Lucy her Sabertooth insigna which was in blue on her right hand.

"It's so lovely here, everyone's so kind, I know you'll love it, i know i do!" `

Lucy smiled at her but she was nervous about joining. 'What if i'm too weak?' She thought to herself. Although she had a lot of magical power she knew she lacked physical strength and it had always been something that slowed her down during missions. She didn't want to be that hopeless girl that everyone had to constantly worry about anymore. She doesn't want to be Lucky Lucy, she wanted people to look up to her as Sabertooth's Lucy. She looked at Sting who grinned at her before taking her hand and dragging her inside, Wendy and Rogue followed behind as Lucy was lead up to Master Jemma's office.

Within an hour, the two ex-fairies situations were explained and Lucy joined the guild under the conditions that the twin dragonslayers were to train the girls as a team. She had her insigna placed on the right side of her stomach in white.

Lucy's P.O.V

I smiled inwardly to myself as we left master's office, I watched as Wendy held onto Rogue's hand dragging him down to the bar area, she motioned for me to follow her. I felt people staring at me and I hid away behind Sting who laughed at me.

He bent down placed my chin between his index finger and thumb and whispered in my ear "Don't worry blondie, we tigers don't bite...hard."

I blushed bright red and punched his arm "I'm a tiger now too you know! And you're blonde too!" I walked past him and sat down beside Rogue who was pursing his lips as if he was trying to hold in laughter. I sighed and slammed my head down on the table. I heard someone giggling behind me so I turned round on my chair to face them. I came face to face with a short girl who's hair was light blue. Her hair although short, was styled differently to Lisanna's it looked softer and framed her face making her facial features stand out more. She was beautiful. Smiling, she took my hand in hers and began to speak.

'Hello Lucy, I'm Yukino a Celestial spirit and I was the newbie around here before you, so if you need to talk to anyone, come find me and i'll be more than happy to sit down with you. Oh...and i heard that you're a Celestial Spirit as well! I hope we can be good friends! I love your hair how did you do it? How many keys do you have? I have 3...but they're zodiac gate keys! One of them's actually the 13th key, i'd love to engage in battle with you one day...friendly of course!'

I was left stunned by the time she finished speaking but I took a deep breath and replied ' I'm Lucy Heartfilia ex mage of Fairy tail formerly known as Lucky Lucy, guess i'm the newbie now and i'll be sure to ask you anything i can't ask stingy bee! I am a Celestial Mage and i'm sure we'll be great friends. I just brush my hair in the morning and tie the side up sometimes...I like your hair too! I have 15 keys in total, 10 of which are Golden Zodiac keys, I thought the 13th key was just a rumour and yes sure i'll battle with you one day!"

Yukino stared at me and blinked three times. " I like this girl!" she shouted. I laughed and shook her hand, I had to admit, I liked it here so far. Everyone greeted us warmly and instantly made us feel at home, I glanced at Sting, he was talking to Wendy about the exceeds.

'So what do you think of the guild, miss fairy tail?' Rogue asked.

'I miss Fairy Tail yes, anyone would miss their home after leaving right? But that doesn't mean I regret leaving, i'm angry at them and hurt, they treated me like shit after everything. They made me believe they'd be there for me, they gave me every reason to stay even when the guild was attacked because of me. They protected me. I just don't know how that could change in just a few months. But... I like it here, everyone's so friendly and I'm glad I found you guys.' I replied.

Rogue smiled at me but didn't say anything. I looked around, the guild was certainly something to be proud of, there were loads of mages and the building itself was huge. The walls were made out of stone and it was so tall I had to strain my eyes to see the ceiling. Most importantly, it was different. This marked the beginning of my change.

I sat down at a table watching Wendy as she played with the 3 exceeds, I wondered if she missed the old guild. I instantly dismissed these thoughts as Sting and Rogue made their way over saying that we needed to talk. They called Wendy over and the three of them sat down in front of me.

'So Blondie, Wendy, here's the plan,' Sting began. 'You want to prove to Fairy tail that you're strong right? You want to prove it to team natsu especially. So we're here to help, we're a team from now on and since it is our goal to beat Natsu and Gajeel we won't let you fall behind. So we're going to train you both starting tomorrow, I trust you'll be able to find your way here tomorrow morning. Be here by 6, oh and don't eat anything.'

I grinned at him and gave him a thumbs up. 'Come on Wendy we better get going, see you later Stingy bee! Bye rogue!' I got up grabbed Wendy's hand and left the guild laughing. In all my life i've never been so excited to train and the idea of teaching fairy tail a lesson thrilled me.


Okay guys this is it! the 5th chapter! I'm so so sorry for the late update! :( Please ~R&R~ I have big plans for this story!