Previously…

"It's not my fault I can't talk to girls…" Sting muttered, looking away but still trying to mask his embarrassment with a smirk and a shaky narrowed stare from afar. Awkward silence filled the room, and I blinked a few times before what he said registered in my mind.

"Sting," I called him. When he looked, I punched him dead in the nose again.

"…You're dead to me."

Chapter 15:

Let's Play Pretend

.~ … ~.

DANI'S P.O.V.

"Where are they?!" I asked as we searched through the forest that we were at just a while ago. Gajeel and Levy were nowhere to be seen! They just disappeared and none of us knew where they went.

"You said they'd be here!" Mira exclaimed, tugging my sleeves exasperatedly as she did so. "And I even borrowed Michael's camera for this occasion!"

"Calm down, Mira-nee…" Lisanna soothed the disappointed match-maker. With watery eyes and a sad pout, Mira let go of me and hugged her sister. She buried her face on her shoulder as she began to wail in sorrow, which I had to sweat drop at.

"Natsu, have you found anything yet?" Gray asked, his clothes gone with the wind.

"Gray, your clothes…" Lucy pointed, making the ice-make mage jolt back in surprise. I had to picture to moment. Since Juvia's gotten him already, might as well make every moment a special one.

"Gray~!" I squealed while rushing towards him with my arms spread wide for a tackle. But before I could come into contact with him, something blocked my way! And that something and I fell to the ground with a thud.

"Juvia is the only woman who hugs Gray-sama!" I heard Juvia yell from under me. I glared at her and frowned.

"No fair!" I said. "Can't we share?"

"No!" Juvia exclaimed, furiously trying to get her hands on my hair. Lucky I got out of the way in time. That would've been awful. I stood up and took a few steps away from her. I offered her a hand, but she reluctantly accepted it. She was smoking. No literally.

"Gray-sama is mine!" She growled, eyes turning red from anger. If I wasn't so scared out of my wits, I would've fought back. But then again, that wouldn't be a wise choice.

"Fine, fine…" I waved her off, because I don't want to have to deal with a literally steaming Juvia. She could burn me to death if she tried. I crossed my arms and examined the area once again, trying to find any clues as to where the two newly couple-ized pair was. Natta. Not a thing was found that could even help us determine where they are. And apparently, Levy set up some stink traps for Natsu and the other Dragon Slayers in case we use their noses to find them. Clever girl, she is.

"Smart move, Levy…" I muttered to myself.

"My nose hurts…" Wendy whined, cupping her nose to avoid inhaling any more of the stinky scent that Levy set for them. Natsu had already been knocked out by the smell, and was being kindly helped by Rogue and Jellal. Rogue wasn't doing well, though.

"This odor is repulsive…" he muttered.

"You'll get through it…" Jellal encouraged. They set Natsu and themselves down by a fallen trunk not far from where we are. Erza was cutting down more logs for others to sit on.

"What are you doing?" Lily asked, fluttering just a bit above Erza. She looked at him with a calculating look.

"This spot," she said, pointing towards where she just cut another tree. "It's a perfect place to celebrate and have a party. I think making a few seats wouldn't hurt."

"R-right… "Lily just nodded and let Erza continue her work. He flitted down to me and sat on my head. He got used to that, and I did, too. He was pretty cute seated like that, anyways. He's like a giant hat!

"It stinks here!" I heard Lector whine as well. He was far up with Happy and the others, but even there I think they could smell the putrid odor of something indescribable.

"Fro thinks so, too…" Fro added, hovering close to the other Exceed.

"Here Charles," Happy said, handing Charles fish for some reason I have yet to realize.

"And what would that do?" Charles snootily asked. She had her nose up in the air and covered by a paw, also trying to avoid the fatal stench. Darn, Levy's good! I wonder what spell she used.

"It'll block off the stinky smell!" Happy explained, putting the fish in front of his face. "See-oh it stinks!" He quickly retracted the fish from his face with a disgusted expression. Charles scoffed a little, but didn't turn away from Happy and actually smiled at him, if only a little.

"I wonder where Levy-chan and Gajeel went…" Lucy wondered out loud. "If they were to hide, they wouldn't be here. And considering how fast Gajeel is…"

"They're gone…" I agreed. Lucy sighed and nodded at my statement.

"Yep." She said. "We won't find them here…" At that, I stretched my arms and yawned a bit. It was a little to 3 in the afternoon, and we have to go to the mall later. I was getting a bit tired.

"Let's head back." I said. "I'm getting pretty worn out, and we have to go to the mall later…"

"You're right!" Meredy exclaimed, springing up from behind me. She had a spectacular smile on her face that would brighten the gloomiest days, but her smile faltered when she realized something. I faltered too when I realized something. Was I prosing in my thoughts?!

"What about Levy?" she asked. "She wanted to go to the mall, too, right?"

"They'll show up sooner or later," I shrugged. "Let's just worry about it when they don't show up later."

"They're responsible enough to handle it out here…" Ultear added, putting a hand on Meredy's shoulder. "They'll be fine. Besides, I'm getting tired, too."

"Let's go, then." Erza said as she walked towards us. "We'll meet them back at the house. It's not like they'll stray away from this place."

"Erza's right," Jellal added. "Plus there's the issue of their clothing to being different." After having that said, I hummed a little. For a moment I got it, then I lost it. I rubbed the sides of my head in frustration.

"Alright, whatever…" I said. "I need a nap." I started to walk back to the house, everyone following suit. If those two were out there, I'm sure they would be fine. Gajeel wouldn't let a fly touch Levy, and Levy wouldn't let Gajeel do anything stupid. It's a perfect match-up! Though I wonder what Mashima would say if he saw the real live versions of his characters barge in his front office and say, 'What the hell have you been doing to us?!' I would love to see that, but I don't we have enough money to buy us tickets to Japan and back.

A few minutes later, we were all accounted for at Pen-san's house. Elfman and Sting stayed at home, not that we noticed. I mean, come on. There were already a lot of us there, so staying was probably a good thing. Elfman was busy cleaning the cupboards 'like a Man', Sting was reading some magazine about this month's hottest female model, probably from Pen's uncle, and Pen was lying on his stomach by the sofa with his earphones on. A Siberian Husky dog hat covered his head, and the large muffler-like things hung on his shoulders. Still, the wires on his earphones were noticeable enough.

"We're home!" I exclaimed as loudly as possible. Pen looked up from the sofa and took off one of his earphones.

"Welcome back," he said with a smile. He then looked back down at the sofa with a sullen look on his face, causing me to raise a brow.

"What's gotten you glum…?" I asked. He looked up again, and when he realized what I meant, he shook his head.

"I'm not glum," he said. "I'm just bored. I talked to Elfman once, but he was too busy cleaning. And since it's just the two of us here, I couldn't talk to anyone else."

"Huh?" Lector asked. "What about Sting-kun?"

"Huh?" Pen asked back. "Who's Sting? Last I checked, Elfman and I are the only people here…"

"But…" Elfman was about to say something, but stopped when Pen looked at him.

"Right, Elfman…?" His voice was dripping with malice and danger, something I never heard of him. It actually made me roll my eyes.

"R-right…" Elfman muttered under his breath, looking at Sting in the corner of his eyes with an apologetic look. Sting just shrugged it off, and just proceeded to read back to the magazine.

"Did you hit your head or something?" Lector asked. He was about to approach Pen-san when Sting stopped him.

"Save it, Lector." He said. "I don't exist to him anymore, apparently." Pen had already put his earphones back on, and Sting just smirked at that.

"You unappreciative, self-centered, spoiled brat…" Sting said with venom in every word towards Pen-san.

"That's not nice…" Rogue scolded him firmly, separating from the crowd and standing in front of Sting.

"So what?" Sting asked. "It's not like he can hear me. Pathetic little piece of-"

"You're being immature," Rogue cut in.

"He started it, anyway…" Sting argued back.

"It's pretty much your fault, anyway." I interrupted them, making the both of them look at me.

"What makes you think it's my fault?" Sting asked. "Is it because I'm from Sabertooth and we're always the evil ones?"

"I didn't say that…" I defended.

"Or is it because I killed my supposed 'parent', and that makes everything my fault?"

"You're being immature again…" I pointed out, instantly silencing him. "Look, if something happened, you guys need to resolve it."

"Not my problem…" Sting shrugged, steering his eyes back to the magazine and whistling at the image he probably saw. He coaxed Rogue into looking, but failed and just looked at it again before flipping the page.

"So, is there something wrong?" Gray asked, tapping my shoulder and making look back at them. All were curious, but I don't know what to say exactly.

"I think so," I said. "Just leave it to me! I'll figure it out. You can go upstairs now…" I waved them off and pushed Gray and Juvia up, making the others follow.

"But shouldn't we-" Natsu tried to say something, but I pushed him up the stairs.

"I said no worries, right?" I asked. "Trust me. You don't need to hear this. Though you are Fairy Tail and we want to be like you, sharing problems, fighting for friends, and more, there are some things in the modern world that needs to be solved by us, okay?"

"Okay…" Natsu muttered after finally reaching the top. Everyone was still concerned, but I just waved it off.

"Don't worry," I said one last time. "Sting probably did something stupid. Either that, or Pen-san's really brain-damaged!" I chuckled a little when the others laughed along.

.~ … ~.

When I got down, Sting and Pen hadn't moved at all. I rubbed my temples as both parties refused to look at each other. So, figuring there must be something I can do, I sat down on Pen's back. The surprising part is that he didn't even react to that.

"Hey," I said, taking off his hat and his earphones. He turned to what I expect was a glare, but it turned out to be a pout.

"Give it back…" His eyes steered towards his hat. I got off him and put the hat on his back, where his hand snaked back and took it, putting it on a second later.

"Now that I got your attention," I said. "What's gotten into your mind? You're acting crankier than a girl on her period."

"I am not…" he said. "And it's the idiot's fault! He's a loser! A big, fat, annoying waste of resources in this earth! Whoever sent them here better send this idiot back!"

"Quit whining," Sting said. "It's not like I want to get stuck with an irritating little bastard who likes to meddle with other people's affairs."

"At least what I'm doing is helping people instead of degrading them like their just insects."

"That's because they are insects, insect."

"What did you call me, you third-rate Dragon Slayer?"

"What did you say, you dust spec?"

"Whoa! Chillax!" Though the two seemed to not notice it, and there words were quiet enough for the others to not hear, it was getting quite intense. I mean, they didn't even realize they were a few feet apart! They had stood midway, glaring at each other while I held a hand out to each of them. Sting was smirking while Pen had a scowl on his face.

"What're you so smug about…?" Pen asked, composing himself and crossing his arms.

"This is the first time I've seen you get angry, Mr. Host…" The blonde answered, smirking wider when Pen raised a brow.

"So…?" he asked. "What's that got to do with anything…?"

"This whole plan of yours seems to be very important to you." He continued. "What if I spill the beans on your friends upstairs?" An eye twitching was all enough proof that Pen was irritated. I had to be irritated, too. It's not every day we encounter people like this. Okay, maybe almost every day, but not always. This just so happens to be the day that I get pissed off easily. Looking at Pen-san, it looked like we had the exact same thought. Nodding to him, I straightened myself up and focused on Sting. Faster than a Dragon Slayer could react, two fists collided with his face, but he didn't budge. Still, the red tint on his cheeks and nose proved that we dealt some damage. How durable can a Dragon Slayer be, anyway?

"Are you done?" Sting asked us. "If that was your best shot, you'll never be able to scratch me…" I was getting annoyed with his smug attitude. Who does he think he is?! Sure, we made fun of him, but that doesn't mean that he has to be so, so, mean!

"Enough of that, Sting," Pen suddenly said. "Remember that you have to abide to the conditions, or you'll never be able to fight Natsu again."

"You started it, remember?" Sting asked again. "And wasn't I dead to you minutes ago?"

"It's still your fault for not being able to flirt…" Pen said. At that, my eyes widened and I couldn't help but smack BOTH of them in the head.

"That?!" I exclaimed. "That was what this is about?! About Sting not knowing how to flirt?! Flirt, of all things you could fight about, it had to be about flirting?!" I know I'm exaggerating, but this whole fiasco was making my nerves on edge. Just finding out that it was about something so unnecessary was making me clench my fists.

"Uh, yeah," Pen said like it's the most natural thing in the world. "How's he supposed to seduce Lucy if he doesn't even know how to talk to girls right?"

"Oh…" My shoulders drooped as realization came to me. So that's what his plan was about: To get Sting to seduce Lucy so Natsu can confirm his true feelings? I guess it's safe to say that he's capable of thinking something like that.

"All right," I said. "I guess that's valid… for now." I was actually surprised when he cheered and skipped away and back down to his seat at the sofa. It's like I just praised a child for building something that stands.

"And as for you…" I said, steering my eyes to Sting, who was still standing there. "You're a guy. You're supposed to know these things!"

"How am I supposed to know those things?" Sting asked.

"Ugh, you idiot…" I hissed. "Okay, let's try this. Let's pretend that you and Lucy are fighting a horde of giant ogres, okay?"

"Okay…"

"Good. Okay, so you're fighting these ogres, see? Then one of them manages to get Lucy. She can't fight back because she's out of magic and there's no one else around for miles to help you. What do you do?" I saw his face go blank for a moment, thinking of something to answer, then I narrowed my eyes when he smirked.

"Laugh at her and mock her weakness?" It was more of a question than an answer, but he failed miserably. In short, Sting Eucliffe doesn't know how to treat a girl right.

"One last favor," I said.

"Shoot."

"How do you do a high-five?" I asked him. He seemed dumbfounded by what I asked, but he raised his hand just beside his head.

"Like this?" he asked again. Seeing his confusion, I acted quickly and thrust my palm in his face. The satisfying sound of a smack made me smirk triumphantly. And that groan of his made me certain I did something.

"I hope your face goes numb…"

.~ … ~.

MY P.O.V.

I started to chuckle when Dani kept smacking Sting's face while she repeatedly chanted for his face to go numb. Sting wasn't fighting back, but that much was expected. I've never seen him pick on the weak, and Dani and I definitely classify as weak.

"It's numb! It's numb!" Sting exclaimed, backing away from her when she stopped her smacking.

"Oh…" Dani replied lifting her foot up behind her and doing something I have no idea of, and for a moment, I thought it was over. That, until she smacked him one last time, with a slipper, made of leather.

"Fu-!" The blonde was about to curse, but Dani smacked him again, effectively silencing him. "Why'd you smack me?!"

"I thought your face was numb…?" Dani asked innocently.

"It was… But then you smacked me again… Twice…" Sting muttered rubbing and soothing his nose and entire face. It was as red as blood. Though I can hardly blame the guy anymore, getting hit with a leather slipper really should be some sort of torture nowadays.

"Just makin' sure…" Dani smirked, flinging the slipper on her shoulder and pretending it's a sword or something. I rolled my eyes at their comedic conversation and just sighed.

"Anyway, you two should keep it down," I warned casually as I lied back down on the sofa. "People from upstairs might hear us if you shout."

"Two?" Sting repeated. "I thought I was dead to you already?"

"I can see spirits…" I said. "Even those of the annoying kind, so zip it, Blondie…"

"Ooh, scary," Sting waved his hands, sarcasm dripping from his words. "Well, much as I want to scare the crap out of you right now, I'm pretty much alive, so you have to deal with that."

"Whatever…" I shrugged. "What were we fighting about again?"

"Do you have the attention span of a goldfish?!" Dani immediately asked, running towards me and slapping my head with the slipper. "Do you have any idea how the suspense the room was when we got here?! And for what? Flirting…! And now you're just going to forget all about it like it was nothing!"

"Geez," I groaned as I rubbed my head. That's going to leave a mark tomorrow. "Calm down. Fine, I remember, I remember."

"Okay, good…" Dani said as she winded down, sighing the tenseness away from her body and lightening up, sitting on another couch a few inches away from the one I'm lying on. Sting had settled back down to his own seat and was just looking at us confusedly.

"About this plan of yours…" Dani spoke up, changing the conversation. "It's about hooking Sting and Lucy up, right?"

"How'd you know that?" I asked, propping one of my elbows for support as I raised a brow in confusion. "As far as I know, I've never told anyone that except for Sting and Rogue…"

"Dude, you're almost too predictable when it comes to Fairy Tail," she pointed out, smirking as she did so. "You're like the mega fan of mega fans… But seriously, you'd do anything just to pair these guys up. You even had that one story where Natsu and Sting ******* Lucy, remember?"

"Oh, right…" I muttered, puffing my cheeks. "I still haven't got the nerve to post that. It still looks like trash to me!"

"What the hell are you guys talking about?" Sting asked, making our attention turn to him with raised eyebrows.

"What do you mean?" I asked. "It's exactly what I said. You, Natsu and Lucy ******… What's not to get about…that?" I paused slightly when I saw the disgusted look on his face, followed by a fit of forced chuckles and pats on his leg.

"Eh…What's gotten into him...?" Dani asked, a little crept out for my opinion, but I was just as much. It didn't click to me what I just said before he stood up and started to walk to the stairs.

"T-that's it…" he chuckled. "I'm gonna tell your friends upstairs…"

"Wait, what?!" I asked, rising up and sitting on the sofa with an outstretched hand. "But why?" The moment I asked that, he stopped chuckling and glared at me. Man, he can be scary when he has to be, but I guess it comes with the perks of being a Dragon Slayer.

"Because you're a manipulative psychopath who'll kill us all if you had the chance!" he said, but I sense fear in his voice. Or it could be just my imagination.

"I could never imagine myself doing… that with Natsu-san and Lucy-san!" he continued. Oh, now I get it. It was more out of morbid disgust rather than inevitable anger. "You… You sick creep! I'm gonna enjoy every moment when you try to crawl out of the hole you'll be once I tell them about-!"

"Gaah!" A mystery voice cut of his words, making Dani and I turn heads towards the stairs. Sting didn't have time to react as Lucy, who had apparently tripped and fell down the stairs, crushed herself against Sting, who was near the stairs, and they toppled down to the ground. Dani and I rushed off to their aid, but the sight made us stop and squeal in silent fan-mode.

Sting was lying on the ground, eyes wide and motionless, his arms spread on the ground while Lucy had both her arms resting against Sting's chest when she tried to block off the impact that she thought would come. She had her head buried beneath her arms as her body laid on top of the blonde Dragon Slayer.

"L-Lucy-san…" Sting muttered in shock. Lucy groaned as she lifted her head and met eyes with Sting, before she blushed and realized her situation.

"S-Sting…!" she exclaimed, her hands scrambling. "I-I'm so sorry…! I-I fell down the stairs, and I-I didn't know what do, and I-!"

"Just save it…" Sting muttered turning his head away from her and us. I swear I saw him blushing just then! It was purely epic! Next to Natsu and Lucy, these two are my top pair. I don't know why, but maybe it's because of the chemistry between them.

"I so wish I had a camera with me right now…" I muttered as I stared at the two, who were still on the ground while I grinned like a child in a candy store. Apparently, Sting heard me and turned his head back to glare and scowl at me.

"What the hell was that…?" he asked. I jolted back a little before whistling innocently and avoided eye-contact that could potentially kill me.

"Hey Lucy, are you alright down there?!" I heard Gray ask from upstairs. "Elfman's sorry for bumping you when you were near the stairs! He's being lectured by Erza as we speak!" After saying that, we heard commotion from upstairs, followed by gibberish, or what sounded like gibberish, from Erza and a quiet whimper from Elfman.

"I-I'm fine!" Lucy shouted, finally getting off of Sting and sitting beside him. "Don't worry about me! I'll come up later, okay?"

"O-okay…!" Gray exclaimed before we heard him gasp followed by a glass object being broken. "A-anyway gotta run! Elfman's gonna need some help!" As Lucy chuckled from her spot and Sting gets up, I wonder to myself what Erza's lectures were like. It made me shiver just thinking about it. Another reason as to why one should never anger Erza.

"S-sorry about that…" Lucy muttered again in apology to Sting. "I didn't mean to fall on you, I just-"

"I told you to save it," Sting said firmly. "It was an accident. No harm done…" Sting smiled a little, from what I can tell at the angle that I'm watching them at, and I saw Lucy blush at that. I REALLY wish I hadn't lost that camera.

"O-okay then," Lucy muttered, smiling to herself as well, before a hand was thrust near her face. She looked up and saw Sting already stood up and was offering her a hand. She gladly took it, but she lost her balance halfway and Sting had to catch her.

"Easy now…" Sting calmed her as she almost squeaked, rubbing small circles on her back. "It's just the shock… Let it out."

"R-right…" Lucy muttered, glad that her face was out of Sting's vision range, too bad it's in ours. She's blushing ten whole shades of pink before becoming beetroot red! This is making me smile more than cute kitties on the internet!

"Hey," Dani nudged me after being silent for so long. "It just occurred to me…"

"What…?" I asked, not looking away as Sting helped Lucy regain her balance. And I thought Sting didn't know how to flirt or talk to girls? What he's doing right now is almost every girl's fantasy expected from him. The only thing left is the bed scene and it'll be complete. Too bad I can't let them do that, even though it'll be totally cool, I know Lucy likes Natsu more than she likes Sting, aside from the fact that she just met him not long ago, she also doesn't know him well.

"Wouldn't Lucy need to know the plan if any of this is going to work?" Dani interrupted my thoughts and made me pull new ones out of my head. I haven't thought about that yet. While it's true that I blackmailed Sting into doing this without looking like a Minerva-type loser, I forgot to factor in Lucy's emotions. I hate math! The hell with those factors! But if there's even the slightest miscalculation in our part, things could go from better to worse.

"I think so…?" I asked.

"Fro thinks so, too…" Frosch suddenly emerged in between us, making us both jolt back and squeak slightly.

"F-Frosch!" I exclaimed. "D-don't sneak up on us like that!"

"You're scary!" Dani continued.

"Fro thinks so, too…" Frosch muttered again, putting the paws on its face and looking all cute and cuddly, instantly melting away our fear and being replaced with an urge to hug it.

"But you're so cute!" Dani exclaimed.

"Got to hug you first!" I finished, tackling him into a hug while Dani poked his nose playfully. The three of us chuckled as we continued to goof around, never realizing the slowly widening eyes of Lucy, who was now standing perfectly, as Sting smirked while whispering something in her ear.

"A-a plan?!" Lucy exclaimed in shock, also shocking us.

"Oh, no!" I exclaimed. "Sting, you jerk!"

"Sting, why'd you tell her!?" Dani exclaimed.

"Pen-san…" Lucy muttered. "Is it true? Is it true that you were planning something between Sting and me…?" Lucy walked forward and sat in front of us, a calm look on her face. Just like the calm before a storm. I think we're in trouble.

"Yep, it's true…" Dani said before I could say or breathe a word out.

"D-Dani-chan!" I shouted in whisper. "What are you doing…?"

"I'm going to tell her…" She said. "Since we don't want to have to lie to them, I think this is the best solution for now. What do you say? Tell her the truth…?" I contemplated a little on that, checking and weighing down my options. On one hand, I'd be really guilty if I lied to Fairy Tail. But on the other hand, I'd expect more trouble and heartache from the couples in question if I tell the truth. But in the end, guilt takes over and I can't handle it.

"Alright, alright…" I muttered. "Lucy, you might want to sit down for this…"

"I'm already sat down." She said, a small smile on her lips.

"I-I mean, on the couch or something…" I sweat dropped, pointing to the couch where Sting was sitting on. Lucy blinked a few times before she sighed and stood up along with us, sitting down next to Sting as we sat across them. We began explaining from when it all started. From Natsu saying his unsure feelings about Lisanna, and my inkling intuition about Lisanna's feelings towards Michael, to the finding out about Sting and Rogue at AC's house and bringing them here for the plan.

I expected her reactions to be somewhat angry, aggressive, sad, hurt, or curious. But I never expected it to be so calm. She definitely knows something.

"I-I see…" Lucy said, not looking away. "Is that all?"

"Yes, that is all." I said, nodding in affirmation. "Actually, I was just doing this to help you and your relationship with Natsu and all…" I trailed off, starting to wonder if it really was a good idea to tell her. My eyes widened a little bit when she chuckled.

"I see, so I was right after all…" the blonde answered.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Natsu has been avoiding me, that much you can see…" she explained, me nodding in agreement. "But I didn't know why. I thought maybe because he didn't want to make Lisanna jealous…"

"But from what Pen-san said," Dani cut her off, stating her own opinion. "Lisanna has the hots for Michael, right?"

"Are you sure about that, Pen-san?" Lucy asked, sparkling in her eyes of what seemed like hope. Either that, or I shook some of the glass to her eyes.

"I don't know," I shrugged. "Call it a gut feeling. But trust me, every time Michael goes near her, she turns redder than you could ever muster…"

"Oh, really…?" Lucy asked again, this time her face in surprise. "I never knew that… So, what's this plan got to do with me and Sting again?"

"We wanted Sting to pretend to take interest in you," I said. "Not that you don't look interesting, but we wanted it to be pretend so when you and Natsu become official, Sting won't be as frustrated as he should be."

"How sweet of you to think of that," Sting said in a sarcastic tone. "But you needn't worry about me."

"All right," I shrugged, not wanting to start another fight. "We wanted Natsu to be jealous enough of realizing whether or not he likes you or Lisanna… I know you may think we're playing with your emotions, but the truth is we just want to make them straight."

"I understand." Lucy said, smiling. "Don't worry, Pen-san. You have a strong intuition. Maybe you're right about this…"

"…Okay!" she exclaimed. "Let's do this! Let plan 'Get Natsu Jealous and Confess His Feelings' commence!" At that, all of us sweat dropped.

"Lucy-san…" Sting muttered.

"You need to work on your plan names…" Dani and I muttered. At this, Lucy sweat dropped as well before chuckling awkwardly.

"S-sorry about that…" she chuckled.

A/N: Oh yeah! An update~! Weeeeh! So fun! Is it? I don't know. It's 1:30 am right now and my eyes are barely open. Gosh, I hope this came out alright! Again, I'm sorry for always posting late. Inspiration comes late everyday. I mean, REALLY late! Like, midnight to dawn late! And school doesn't have day-offs so easily, you know? XD

Anyway, are you enjoying the twists for now? I mean, I sure am, I was giggling the whole time! But are you? XD

On other news, I took a dare I made with myself. You see, originally, I planned this story for Pen-san to be a girl, but I scrapped that idea and threw it, burned it, and buried it somewhere in a heap labeled 'Crushed Hopes and Dreams'. I just thought that making a girl character would scream "MARY SUE" everywhere…*cough*Lina Sakurano*cough**cough* Any who, the other day that idea grew back and bit me in the butt. So I dared myself to write an off-site story of how it would go when it would've been a girl…

It ended HORRIBLY WRONG… HORRIBLY, HORRIBLY WRONG! Pen-san ended up sleeping with someone! Whom Pen-san argues a lot with, especially when it comes to sarcasm. And I was like, "Delete! Delete!" Hahahaha! Note to self, never doing that again! XD

Okay, see you next chapter guys! Spoiler, it'll be about an OC… and a Canon… If you know what I mean… X)

Ja Ne~