8: Trains With a Side of True Love and Anger.

(Lucy's POV)

I sighed as the train finally pulled into the station in Magnolia. It's not as if Magnolia was particularly far from the town that we were just at, but apparently, something happened in the back of the train that caused an extra two hours to he trip.

Sting didn't mind since the train was stopped, but I was pissed, and I was still pissed.

Seriously?! What adds another two freaking hours to a train trip?! What?!

However, none of the train conductors so much as even glanced at me, so I just gave up on trying to get the damn answer out of them—they're just…mean.

So here I was, just now arriving, as Sting's head was on my lap. He had probably woken up at least five times, and he had gone back to sleep at least five times as well. However, the first time, he had been so embarrassed to see himself sleeping on my lap, that for the next thirty minutes, he had refused to look at me.

But…he still got tired, and tried desperately to find a comfortable position on the train seats to fall asleep, but in the end he gave up and just fell asleep on my lap once more, still refusing to actually look at me.

Whatever… he's still a jackass.

When the train came to it's final lurch, Sting fell off of the seat and my lap and toppled right onto the disgusting train floor. He groaned, and I watched, smirking slightly, as he groggily and dizzily stood up, rubbing his head.

I had to admit…it was a pretty cute thing to watch, but I diminished that thought to the depths of hell and just said,

"How was waking up, idiot?"

He threw me a glare, but said nothing.

Instead, he immediately ran towards the exit and out onto the platform, and ignored me completely.

Yup. Still a jackass. And an idiotic jackass at that.

When I finally got out holding the one small bag that I never even used on the "mission", I stepped outside into the clear day, smelling the wonderful town of Magnolia.

"Hey Blondie! You still with me?! Can you go home from here, or do I have to fucking walk you like the princess you think you are?" Sting's rude, and loud voice interrupted my poetic thoughts, and I responded back curtly,

"No. In fact, I'm not even sure why you came with me in the first place! So just go home, asshole."

He just shook his head and looked to his right, annoyed, but quickly turned to face me again, this time, with that stupid ass smirk of his.

"Because you would have gotten lost Miss Damsel," he said coyly.

Fuck him.

I gave him a sweet smile, and simply pointed at the train.

"Go," I said.

He looked me over again, and finally shook his head again, and just got onto the train with a wave that was more like he was brushing me off, or dropping off some irritating kid.

I hate him…

He didn't even say goodbye, did he?!

That filthy jerk!

And what was up with all of the shaking of the head? It was so irritating! He was so irritating! Ughh!

I shut my eyes, and tried to close away the world, and thankfully, somewhat succeeded.

Finally, I just decided to forget all about Sting and just head on home, and then on to Fairy Tail.

(Sting's POV)

I groaned. I really hated trains… and cars… and any other fucking means of transportation.

I groaned again as I felt myself fall forward.

Where was Lector? He wasn't even here when I saw the princess off…wait, why am I just now realizing this?

The train gave a sudden stop, and then another just-as-sudden lurch forward, that made me want. To. Fucking. Die.

I hated motion sickness! Hated, hated, hated it!

Lector still wasn't back, and it was kind of worrying me, but since I could barely move, I couldn't really do much.

Which…sucks ass.

I somehow managed to push myself back onto the train seat, still thinking about Lector, but as soon as I my head hit the seat I immediately thought of Lucy's lap… her warm, comforting lap…and…

What's w-wrong… with… m-me…?

(Lucy's POV)

As soon as I entered my apartment, of course tiptoeing past my landlady's room, I instantly rushed towards my bed, and plopped down into its heaven of comfort.

I stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, wondering about too much, but there was one thought that kept nagging at me.

I wonder if Natsu's really okay…?

I immediately sprung up and had a determined mind to just go on ahead to Fairy Tail, to find out if Natsu was actually safe.

…..

When I arrived at Fairy Tail, I was greeted by the wonderful sight of the guild fighting over who-knows-what. However, it made me happy to see the place that I called home was of course, still the same.

Although, I was a little peeved that no one noticed me. Seriously, I've been gone for a little more that a week, but they were too busy fighting to even notice me.

Eh…maybe I was just being a spoiled brat.

I glanced around, looking for Natsu, as I walked in slowly.

Where was he?! Why was he not here?! What if Clara had been lying and Natsu actually wasn't safe?! What if— Natsu's loud voice cut me off.

"Say that again Ice Princess!"

"Okay! I said that you're a dumbass, dumbass!" Gray, who had already stripped, yelled.

"Oh yeah?!" Natsu asked, seething.

"Yeah!" Gray agreed.

Of course! Of course they were fighting! Those idiots!

I looked over Natsu from the small distance that I was stationed, and saw that he seemed perfectly all right. He didn't even seem hurt, or worried for that matter…I suddenly found myself storming over to him, and grabbing him by his scarf.

His eyes widened when he saw that it was me, and I vaguely noticed Gray scurry off, probably in fright. Natsu just stared at me with the grin of his on his face, and he had the nerve to say,

"Oh Lucy! You're back!"

I glared at him and let him go, and Natsu stepped back, just now noticing my sudden fury with him.

"Lucy?" he asked. "What's wrong Luce?"

"You! You! You! You! You're just so… YOU! Urgh!" I screamed at him.

What was wrong with me all of a sudden?

He took another step back, with those still wide eyes of his. Suddenly, I just ran out of the guild.

However, I did know. I knew what was wrong with me. I know why I stormed out of there, pissed with the world and him just as quickly, as I had been in there.

For some reason…when I saw Natsu all safe and unharmed, without a care in the world… it made me worried that I worried so much about him.

However… I was also a little disappointed. Because for some reason…when he was talking…I-I wanted it…

I wanted it to be Sting.

I sighed.

Honestly…

I stopped in front of a bookstore, and peered inside.

What do I do with myself?

I stepped inside, just to get away. To get away from the weird, I'm-going-to-freak-Lucy-out-feelings.

…There's something wrong with me…

(Sting's POV)

I couldn't find him anywhere. I had finally arrived back in my hometown, but Lector was still nowhere to be found.

He couldn't still be on the train, could he? I hoped not, because there was no way in hell that I ever want to get back on one, but if it was to save Lector…then I probably would.

I would do a lot for that cat- my friend.

I was currently sitting down on a bench, trying very hard to not freak out, but I was about to fail pretty soon if I didn't find him.

Where could he be? Where?! Wher—oh yeah.

How did I forget this? Well… I had been dying on the train, but still… how did I forget?

The memory just came back to me. It had been when I desperately needed to go to the restroom, so I pretty much army crawled to the bathroom, with Lector beside me. I think he was saying something about stopping Magnolia to get something that was only in Magnolia…but I don't really remember what it was, and I'm not in Magnolia anymore!

Damnit, damnit, damnit! I have to get back on the train! Damnit!

I stood up, placing my hands in my pocket.

Maybe I could get Blondie to help me…she would help, right? Plus- What the fuck! What the hell am I thinking?! I don't want to see that spoiled brat anymore! Why do I keep thinking about her? Why?!

I started towards the train station, with amazingly slow pace. Why hurry? I'm sure Lector is just fine, plus the more time I don't have to be on that train, the better.

But I did know that he could be freaking out right now, so I picked up the pace, and got on the moving purgatory.

Here I go…

(Lucy's POV)

I wanted to cry my eyes out, and the stranger reason was that I didn't even know why. Here I sat, at one of the tables in the bookstore, trying to read this book about true love and matches or something.

True love… I wonder who mine is… I wonder if I even have one?

I mean… there's Natsu… but he's just so oblivious it's idiotic, and I'm still not sure if I like him like that. There's also Sting who— wait. Did I just consider Sting as a romantic interest? Geez… am I sick or something?!

I tried to focus on the words in the book.

'Later that night I realize that Ky did not give me any more of his story and I did not ask. Perhaps it is because now I live in his story. Now I am a part of his, and he of mine, and the part that we write together sometimes feels like the only part that matters.' (1)

I shut the book, sad again. I mean…this character in a book has more love than me, and it sounds like they get along… Natsu and I get along, and Sting…ughh... hell no. I still didn't understand why I was even considering Sting in this mind conversation, but somehow…he was just there.

I glanced around, expecting him to just come out and scream at me or something, but I was greeted by silence…and wait…what was that?

A…dark red cat?

Lector?!

(Sting's POV)

I was finally back in this good-for-nothing town, but the trouble was…I had no idea where Lector was, or where Lucy lived… which has nothing to do with the main fucking issue here.

So, I just decided to walk around aimlessly for a while and ask some random people if they've seen a flying, dark red cat, but so far, no one has been useful to me. So, finally, I started to ask around for Lucy too, because she knows this town much better than I, and since I helped her with that stupid ass mission of hers, then I figured she owed me…especially since the brat never said thank you.

So, imagine my surprise when I asked the next person I saw, about Lucy, and that they knew her. They even pointed me in the right direction of the guild. Not like I wanted to go there anyways…but still, maybe I could catch her walking out or something, because there is no way in hell am I just going to walk into the guild that defeated ours in the Grand Magic Games.

Yup. No way in hell.

However, when I actually caught sight of the guild and the large sign that said,

FAIRY TAIL,

I stalled, not wanting to get any closer.

Plus, I could vaguely smell Lucy outside, and a trail somewhere, so instead of getting any closer to her damn "home", I decided to play the part of Dorothy and follow the path, but this time it was her scent.

I walked for about ten minutes, until I finally arrived at a place with Lucy's scent all over the fucking place. I looked up at it, and noticed that it was a large building by a winding river that came in through the town. I also noticed the short, fat landlady, sweeping, who had stopped and was now glaring at me as I studied the building.

"You! Yes you there! Do you need anything?!" The short, fat lady asked. She was wearing something really tight that was white and blue, and it took all of my will to not laugh out loud, but I didn't want to do that, because I needed to find Lucy to find Lector.

Yeah… that's the only reason, I thought to myself a little too assuredly.

So I pursed my lips, and responded,

"Err…yeah. I'm looking for a blonde-haired, big-chested princess who goes around calling herself Lucy. Do you know her?"

The lady hmpf'd and crossed her arms, almost ripping the clothes that she was wearing.

"Yes. I know Lucy. Why do you ask?" she asked me, not giving much away.

"I need her help with something, but I'm not sure where she is, so I thought to look for her house or something…"

Why the fuck am I being so polite? Is it because this lady creeps the hell out of me?

The lady peered at me with her creepy-ass eyes, and finally nodded saying,

"Usually it's a pink-haired boy, but that Lucy…maybe she plays around? Here, she lives here, so let me just show you to her room," she said, seemingly talking to herself, I presumed, since I had no idea what the hell she was talking about. Finally, she nodded, and let me in, muttering softly,

"At least this one has the decency to use the door, instead of that pink-haired one."

I clenched my fists as I followed her up the stairs, to what I assumed would be Lucy's room.

I just realized that the "pink-haired one" is Natsu, and I really didn't want to think about him right now.

The further I walked up, the more I was hit by Lucy's scent, repeatedly over and over again. It was maddening for some reason… however…I somewhat noticed another scent as well.

Natsu.

Damn him. I didn't want to think about him! His scent is pretty strong too… damnit Lucy…what the hell are you doing to me?

The short one stopped in front a door, and just said,

"In there."

Then, she just walked off to go whatever people like her do…I opened the door, and stepped inside to be greeted by a seemingly somewhat annoying yet admirable voice.

"Lucy! Finally you're back! I need to talk about what happe—and…you're not Lucy…what the fuck are you doing here?!"

I looked at the voice and saw none other than the Lucy-hogging Natsu. The same Natsu that showed incredible strength at The Grand Magic Games. The same fucking Natsu who I admired for years, and wanted to defeat. The same Natsu who beat me in the Games, and also…the same fucking Natsu who gets all of Lucy's attention.

Natsu had stood up, and now had a fist of fire, bouncing off of his hands. He looked confused, and pissed.

Ha! He was pissed?! The one who gets all of Lucy's attention and worry, and yet he thinks he has the mother effing right to be pissed off in front of me?!

He just lost all the respect I had for him, but before I could say anything, the little jackass cut in.

"You! What are you doing here?! Where's Lucy?! Did you hurt her?! Why are you here?!" he asked me, making his flames increase by each word. I noticed his cat, the blue one, behind him, also glaring at me with accusing eyes.

"What did you do with Lucy you jerk?!" The blue cat demanded.

I opened my mouth to respond, but Natsu cut in again.

"Was it you?! Was it you who hurt her?! Was it YOU?! WHERE is she?!" Natsu screamed at me, still looking confused, but his rage definitely overpowered his confusion.

Wait...what? What happened? Why is he so mad at me?! Why is he blaming me for something?! Why does he get the fucking right to complain?!

He pissed me off…so…much.

He gets her.

That's…that's when I launched myself at him, letting my anger come through.

He gets her. So… I'm going to beat the shit out of him.

(1): An excerpt from a random book I picked out called "Matched". It was written by Ally Condie. I own nothing.

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