Sorry for not updating for a week, I didn't know what to write but I am sorry if this chapter disappoints you... I don't think I will be updating as much cause I am trying to focus on my school work because year 11 is important or something along those lines... I don't know I will try to update in my spare time because it sucks having writers block when you have essay's to write... Trust me it really does I had to write an art essay it had to be around 800 word but I couldn't reach it thank god for re-submission. :L My art teacher is awesome... But yeah this goes for all of my fanfictions, I will update the ones I have something on my mind for.

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Chapter 17

Lucy was sitting on the couch worriedly, it was almost midnight and Sting had yet to return home. She was tempted to leave the house and go to the guild but she didn't want to get caught by Sting just in case he was just running late. She kept on telling her self down as stress was bad for the baby and the blonde took deep breaths to calm down. When it got to two o'clock in the morning someone knocked on the door in what seemed like panic she was about to stand up but remembered Sting telling her to not answer the door.

"Lucy, it's me Rogue. Open the door! I know you're awake!" Rogue shouted which confused Lucy, she never heard him yell like that before. Lucy rushed to the door and opened it a little until Rogue pushed open the door with Sting in his arms, her eyes widen when she saw what condition he was in. He was covered in blood and there were bruises all over his body. Lucy felt like crying when she realised how he got into this condition. Her breathing became harsh and tears were pouring out of her eyes, she lifted her hand to her mouth to cover her sobs. She was trembling.

Lucy woke up with a gasp, she was all sweaty and she was breathing heavily. She realised she was now in bed not on the couch and Sting looking up at her in worry, he looked really tired and Lucy realised she woke him up.

"What's wrong?" Sting asked sleepily.

"N-nothing, just a bad dream... a really bad dream." she said as her head hit the pillow again.

"You can tell me. What was it about?" he hugged her to comfort her.

"Well, you know how you said you were leaving Sabertooth... Well in this dream you did and I waited for you until two o'clock in the morning and then Rogue came bashing on the door and he was holding you and you were all bloody and bruised." she said as she began to freak out.

"It's okay, I was just going to send the guild a note for my departure or get Rogue to tell them or something... I don't know, because I don't know what would happen if I quit. I can't die because if I do so will you and our child." he replied, his voice still sounded sleepy. Lucy looked into his eyes and could tell he wasn't lying. She gave him a smile and then sat up and got out of bed. "What are you doing?"

"I'm hungry and I need a shower." she walked out of the room, Sting turned and looked at the door and saw her shadow disappear as she went further down the hall. He let out a sigh and then looked at the ceiling in thought. I was strange to him, having to live with a girl. He also didn't know what their relationship exactly was, what were they to each other and was Lucy falling in love with him just like he had? He closed his eyes when he felt the other side of the mattress move under Lucy's weight. He noticed her scent, she must have used a different shampoo.

"I like this scent." he said as he leaned over to her and buried his nose into her hair. He heard a giggle and looked down to meet Lucy's brown orbs looking back up at him.

"I guess I should use this shampoo more then."

"Hey Lucy?"

"Yeah?"

"I wanted to ask you something but I don't exactly know how to say it so I will ask it in the most straight forward way I can think of..." she blinked at him and few times and nodded telling him to continue. "What is our relationship?" her eyes widen at this, she didn't expect him to say this.

"O-our relationship..." her cheeks turned red when she thought about it, he noticed this a smirked.

"Yeah, our relationship."

"I d-don't know. I haven't really thought about it."

"I was just thinking about this now while you were in the shower and eating which I hope wasn't at the same time..." she laughed at this and shook her head saying no. "But we already are basically married."

"M-married? What are you talking about?" she stuttered.

"When I marked you that's how it is with dragons. When they mark each other they live together forever basically. When not exactly together but they need each other if they stay away from one another for a certain amount of time like us two."

"O-oh, so that's how it is." she said nervously.

"Yeah." he laughed a little trying to break the tension.

"You know you should've told me all about this marking stuff before you marked me."

"Well if I did you might have run off to Natsu-san."

"What do you mean?" she asked him raising an eyebrow.

"You were in love with him right? That's what it looked like when I saw you two together at the games." when Sting thought about this it made his blood boil, he couldn't stand the fact of his Lucy being in love with another man.

"N-no, we were just best friends. He brought me to Fairy Tail so I owe him a lot."

"Right." Lucy smirked at this and looked into his eyes.

"You're jealous."

"No... I am not." he turned his head to look away from her to hide his face.

"Don't worry. I don't love Natsu, plus how could I when I have you?" she blushed at this and Sting looked at her.

"Oh, really. Of course I am way better then Natsu-san. I am the great Sting Eucliffe." he said with a cocky tone.

"Yeah, the great Sting Eucliffe. My Sting Eucliffe." she put her hand on his cheek and gave him a smile and turned the other way to go to sleep. Sting just stayed still thinking about what she had said and smiled, she really was a weirdo.

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