Weellllllll, I got 2 reviews... and that's enough for me! Haha, I started watching Bleach and completely neglected all the fanfiction stories that were being updated. :) Though honestly, it reminds me soooo much of Naruto and Fairy Tail. Well, not so much Fairy Tail but still, Naruto. That inner Hollow thing? Duh. Kyuubi. Man, I haven't watched that in a while. And I'm rambling and no one probably cares, so on with it.
"WHAT?!" Lucy shouted.
"What is it, Lu-!" Erza's eyes widened as she took in the information.
"What happened, Luce?" Natsu inquired. He followed Lucy's line of sight.
"S-S-St-Sting is your brother?!" He yelled.
Lucy eyed the list carefully. They had paired her up with a Saber who's definitely not her family… was the magic council trying to get her beat up again? Erza noticed Lucy's space-out.
"Lucy, are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine. Just in shock. And also, did my mom cheat on my dad? Or my dad on my mom? O-or AAAAHHH! This is just too confusing!" Lucy lied.
"Sometimes, they just pair up people whose DNA are very similar to each other. For example, they mistook Lisanna as my twin." Mira explained.
"Wait a moment. So, if Sting is not her brother, but the two have similar DN~thingy, so the magic council thinks that the two are related, so Lucy has to spend tomorrow with that Saber!?" Natsu realised.
"WHAT?!" The whole guild shouted. One of their own having to spend the day with the head idiot of Sabertooth? It was completely preposterous.
"Master! Please solve this crisis!" Erza asked, bowing. Master sat down on top of one of the tables stating, "There is nothing I can do, Erza. If we do not comply, we will be put into jail. Lucy, my child, I'm sorry but you will have to spend the day with Sting."
To everyone's surprise, Lucy just nodded her head. Makarov looked sorrowfully upon Lucy, sorry that it had to be her. Recalling the previous council meeting, the rivalry between Sabertooth and Fairy Tail had to be resolved. More and more brawls were occurring where the two guilds met, causing destruction. The Sabertooth of now wasn't the same as the old one during the GMG's. It was bound to be better. And so, Makarov had agreed to allow Lucy to be paired up with Sting. It was sad, but necessary.
Lucy was walking out the front doors then.
"Luce, where are you going?" Natsu asked, trying to follow her.
"Don't," Gray stopped him, holding him back. "She is probably more than a little upset over having to spend a day with the people who beat her up."
At Lucy's house…
Lucy sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes. She stared out the window, checking. No one was in sight. Good. Walking over to her shelves of books, she pulled out a seemingly ordinary book, save it had no title.
Opening the lock, Lucy flicked through the pages of notes she had made. Pictures of Natsu's stance and kicks, notes on how Erza held her sword, everything and anything that could help her improve. Her eyes narrowed as they scanned across the final page in her notebook, a diagram of arrows and lines. Shutting the notepad, she headed out the door towards the forest. Well, practice makes perfect.
Lucy arrived at the Magnolia Train Station, waiting for Sting. Where was that stupid dragon slayer? Did he want her to get arrested? Right on cue, a guard came up.
"Miss, where is your identity card?" the guard asked.
"R-right here." She handed him the card.
"And where is your relative?"
"Um-"
"Right here, sir." Sting suddenly appeared beside her. The guard nodded and walked away. Lucy turned around and smacked Sting on the side of his head.
"OW!" Sting yelled, rubbing his head.
"Serves you right!
"What was that for, Blondie?"
"You're late! If you had arrived a minute later, I would've been arrested. And don't call me Blondie!"
"Whatever, Blondie. The train was late." He crossed his arms behind his head before continuing, "And do you think I really want to spend a day with a stinkin' fairy?"
"Do you think I want to spend a day with Saber's head idiot?"
"Sting is not an idiot!" Lector piped up.
"Don't worry, Lector. Like I would take an insult from a fairy seriously. Give me a tour around town, Blondie."
"Don't order me around! And you're also blonde!" She snapped.
"I'm hungry. I want to eat." Sting said.
"You just wanted a tour around town, and now you want to eat?!" Lucy screeched. Sting just walked out and pointed at a café.
"I'm eating here!" Lucy shook her head and followed him.
At the café…
"I'll have everything on this page!" Sting ordered. They sat at a small table by the window. Lucy took a look around, noticing that Erza wasn't at the café, her favourite café.
'Where could they be…' Lucy thought, getting worried.
Around the corner, a group of mages had their backs pressed to the wall. Natsu, Erza, Gray and Wendy were, in a word, stalking her. "Natsu-san, why exactly are we following Lucy-san?" Wendy asked.
"We need to make sure that Saber b****** doesn't beat her up!" Natsu declared, Erza watching Lucy with the eye of a hawk, Gray crossing his arms behind his head and leaning against the wall. Pressed to another wall, Rogue and Frosche stood, watching the scene as well.
"Rogue! Why is Rogue spying on Sting?" Fro asked him, looking up from where he stood onthe ground. Rogue stopped watching Sting and looked down at Fro, a glimpse of internal struggle in his eyes. He sighed and turned back to spying on Sting as he replied, "Because Lucy's friends are with her."
Fro's eyes widened and searched the scene. "Where?" He asked, but Rogue just shook his head.
"The point is that if they decided to attack Sting, he would be hopelessly outnumbered. He might stand a chance if we're with him, though."
Turning their eyes back to the scene, they saw a disgruntled Lucy watching a blonde-haired maniac stuff his face in. A vein stood out on her forehead as she dodged the flying food. Man, it was irritating her. In an attempt not to punch her so-called brother on the head, she snapped her eyes shut. Deep breaths, Lucy, deep breaths. BELCH! Her eyes flew open to find Sting picking at his teeth with a Chinese dessert, his feet resting on her table as she leaned back.
"So, blondie," he started, letting loose another belch. "What made the magic council pair a blonde bimbo with the amazing, and otherwise terrifying Sting Eucliffe as SIBLINGS?!" He yelled that last word, slamming his fist upon the table as he stood up. His menacing eyes met hers as he attempted to stare her down. Like hedge she'd back down.
"It's not like I wanted you to be my brother, Ewcliffe! It's probably just a glitch in their system."
"Y-!"
"Excuse me, Miss, Mr. You are making too much noise. Please pay your bill and leave as quickly as possible." They turned around to find a waiter standing there, their eyes still glaring daggers. Upon their intense glare, the waiter shrunk, and quickly whimpered, "or take as much time as you like."
Lucy blinked, snapping out of the red haze. She cocked an eyebrow. She had scared someone! No one had really been scared of her, except... Natsu. 'Who was probably faking it!' She thought angrily. But then, she flushed red.
"I'm sorry, sir!" She apologised, bowing down Erza-style, though she stood back up quickly. "Is that the bill? Let me take it." The waiter, slightly dazed, let it be taken away from his hands before shuffling away to serve other customers.
Sting watched as Lucy took out her purse with only a grimace. Was this normal for her?
"Blondie! You're going to take the bill all by yourself?"
She resumed their glaring match. Sheesh! Was it her day or something? She sighed and replied, "it's actually nothing to do with you. I always take the bills when I'm with Natsu." Wow. That's actually sad. Wait, did Sting just feel sorry for her? Well. Only one way to cure that.
"Give it to me." She looked up in surprise. "Give it to me," he repeated, "I'll handle it."
"Sure..." She said slowly, the word dragging out on her lips. "But why?" Ship. Ship. An excuse that would make it seem like he wasn't helping her...
"It's what brothers do, right?" He cocked an eyebrow arrogantly, but inside: 'ship, ship, ship! That's the worse one I could've thought of!' Seeing her suspicious stare, he widened his smile. All of a sudden, she smiled and handed him the bill.
"Sure... Brother!" Her smile widened and he found himself smiling back. Taking the bill wasn't that ba- Hold on! She's a fairy!
'Yes, but...' His other inner voice stated, "...she is your sister."
'No, she isn't!' He yelled yet again at himself. 'She said herself, it was a glitch! ... But then... She did say probably... ARGHH! This is so confusing.'
"Sting?" He zoned back onto the bill being waved in front of his face. It darkened.
"What?!" He yelled through gritted teeth, swiping the bill from her waving hands. She looked back innocently.
"You were yelling at yourself, Sting nii-chan."
He flushed and inserted a note into the bill. She had caught him talking to himself. How emba- Wait. Nii-chan?!
"Nii-chan?! What's with the nii-chan, blondie?!"
She kept her face innocent as she replied, "Aren't you my brother, Sting nii-chan? And you're older than me, yes?"
"I thought you were, what with the Tenrou-" he cut himself off quickly. He was NOT calling a fairy nee-san.
"I guess there's no legitimate excuse..."
"Yay!" She danced and twirled around. She was stuck with a Saber, but she was sure as hedge that she was going to milk it.
"Time to go shopping, Nii-chan!" She announced, dragging him out of the restaurant. Wait- shopping? He hadn't agreed to this!
Haha. I probably won't update this on a regular basis. I'm still missing a few pieces of the plot. And I'm watching Bleach. You may blame Bleach. Also, another reason: I don't have much motivation... and this is where your reviews come in: Inspiration! Reviewers probably have no idea how much a review can mean, so I'll say what it means to me: It means the world of writing. No seriously... ok, I'll say this. For every 3 reviews, you get another chapter. On the next coming Tuesday. Or earlier. Ok. That's it. :)
P.S. Plot suggestions are welcome!