Tomorrow is the last day to vote in the poll at my profile. Right now Sting is winning for a vote! After yesterday's chapter I'm not sure if I can maintain him alive through the fanfic or if he isn't going to suffer a mysterious accident that might kill him.

Well, Laxus is second and Rogue third. And this chapter is dedicated to all Rogue's fans and Sting/Minerva/Sabertooth's haters!

Omake XX – My own path.

Rogue's nights were completely different since Yukino was kicked off Sabertooth, after Chariot. He kept thinking of leaving Sabertooth. He felt betrayed by himself while he stood in front of his master's door ready to knock and leave his guild behind.

"Rogue, what are you doing?" His exceed was his only companion. The shadow dragon slayer didn't want to be near of any of his team mates.

"Fro, I might disappear as Yukino-san did." Fro gasped at his revelation and hugged his ankle. "Do you want to come with me?"

"Yes! Fro will follow Rogue everywhere! What about Sting-kun and Lector? Are they leaving as well?"

"No, they belong here. We don't." Rogue opened the door and ordered his exceed to stay. "Master Jiemma?"

It was easier than he had thought. Master only threw at him food and punched him twice... It was ok, Rogue didn't care about a black eye.

"Let's go, Frosch, we're leaving."

No, it wasn't so easy. In his room, Sting was waiting for him with an angry face. Lector was by his side and he looked scared.

"Is it true then? You're running away?" His high-pitched voice sounded scared too.

"It's not running away." Usually, Rogue would ignore him and he wouldn't give any explanation, but Sting was his partner, the other member of the duo and he deserved some justification. "I'm tired of Sabertooth. I'm going to ask Master Makarov if I can get into Fairy Tail. Maybe you should come too."

"I won't betray Sabertooth! This is the guild that took us in when we were lost! Or have you forgotten how we were seven years ago?"

"I haven't forgotten, Sting." Hearing his name caused the White Dragon Slayer to step back. "But I haven't forgotten my dream. I want to fight with Gajeel-san, not against Gajeel-san. I want to be in a real guild."

"Why now? Stay at least until these Games are over!"

"I won't. I hate Sabertooth after all we have done I can't be here and not feel like I'm a puppet in Jiemma-san's hands." That was enough explanation. "Now, Fro and I are leaving."

Yukino had been expelled when she had lost one fight.

Minerva had tortured the Celestial Mage of Fairy Tail. Why? There were two mages of Fairy Tail in the Water Sphere… why had she chosen to torture Miss Heartfilia? Because she used the same magic as Yukino and Yukino had been Minerva's replacement.

"What are you doing here!" Rogue blinked and looked around. Whoa… he had walked pretty fast if he was already in Fairy Tail's hotel.

"I'm here to ask for Lucy Heartfilia's condition and to talk with Makarov Dreyar." He tried to be as cold as possible, what was complicated if you took into account that the drunken girl that had blasted the MPF was stabbing you with her beautiful eyes.

"Lucy is still unconscious because of your friend. Now leave!"

"They are not my friends." Not that they had ever been his friends. "Fro and I want to join Fairy Tail."

A gasp sound around him, and when he turned around the water woman was with another bluenette girl.

"Cana, I think it's better if you call Master. Come with me, Rogue-san." He followed the little woman – he could smell that she was a full-grown up woman – to their master's room. "Master, there is someone that wants to see you."

"If it's the Magic… Oh, you. What do you want?" The harshest tone of Makarov was nicer than Jiemma's sweetest one.

"I want to join Fairy Tail." Again the shocked face! "I and Frosch. We're sorry for the behaviour of Minerva-san."

"You don't have to apologize for her. She is going to pay later for torturing one of my children. But why would you want to join Fairy Tail?"

There were a lot of reasons, but there was just one answer.

"Because I want to know how a real mages guild is like, with nakamas and friends." He was not soulless, heartless or things like that, he hadn't been allowed to show weakness. He bent his head down. "I beg you to let us join Fairy Tail."

"You don't have to beg, young boy." Makarov smiled at him. "We welcome any lost mage, Levy is going to took you with Mirajane, she'll take care of everything and we'll have a party tonight to welcome you and Frosch!"

And that is how Rogue was soon welcome by everyone in Fairy Tail, even Gajeel, Wendy and Natsu greeted him politely – because there was still the killing-your-dragon-father issue to be solved – and the party was even bigger than he had imagine when an old lady told them that Lucy would recover. Rogue smiled and a few women – the ones that were able to see him – blushed and squealed around him like crazy women.

So… that warm feeling in his chest was what being in a real guild was like.

"Rogue!" Frosch called with a smile and a fish between his paws. "Fro likes Fairy Tail better than Sabertooth!"

Yes, Rogue like it too.