I'd like to thank everyone for favouriting, following and reviewing! :D I apologise that Sting is OOC. It's probably because, well, I do not really really really like him the way he is now. Warning: I did not intend for things to turn out this way but they did. Read on, and you'll see.

Two blonde-headed siblings stood at the train platform, waiting. All around them, families were saying goodbye as they headed back to the town they worked at, getting ready for tomorrow. They may be a dysfunctional pair of siblings, but they could at least try.

"Hey..." Lucy started. "Sting." At the sound of his name, Sting snapped out of the daze he had been in. It was the first time since they met that she had actually called him by his real name. And to be honest, he missed all the teasing with the 'nii-chan'.

"Yes, Lucy?" She hesitated.

"Would you like to hang out again, do things... like today?" She tensed, waiting for rejection. The Sting of a month ago -no, a week ago- would've said no without a second thought. 'Hang out with a fairy voluntarily? You must be kidding me! I'd rather kill myself first!' And honestly, she wouldn't have even asked. But the day had brought them closer, and they both knew it. To her surprise, he wasn't angry.

"Sure, fairy. Whenever. You'll always be my little sis." Sting said, nonchalant. Lucy's eyes widened and Sting's face flushed slightly. "I mean," he continued, "we might not really be related. You're probably right; this day came about because of an accident, but well... Argh! How do I put this?! Dragon slayers weren't made for this sappy stuff!"

Lucy giggled and Sting fell silent, collecting his thoughts. When he spoke again, it was much more organised. "This day might've been an accident, but I'll always think of you as my little sister. Let's just say that now, we have a bond. And I'll be your brother when you need it."

A silence settled upon them as the words sunk in. Finally, Lucy just shook her head and smiled.

"Thanks, nii-chan."

"All aboard! Final train to Crocus."

"Crocus?" Lucy asked, her head inclined in the train's direction. "Saber tooth is in Crocus?"

"'Course not, Blondie. I'm taking a detour so you won't know where it is."

"But Sting-nii-!" Sting just tutted.

"Na-ah," he said, shaking his finger at her. "I can't reveal the secrets of my guild."

Lucy's eyebrow twitched and was just about to scream at him when he jumped onto the train.

"See ya!" He said as he looked back, smiling.

Lucy shook her head yet again and waved back. As the train became smaller in the distance, Lucy turned back. She surveyed her surroundings. The final few people milling about, the ticket salesman closing up shop for the night, a flash of pink and blue behind a nearby bench. Lucy's eyebrow twitched.

"Happy! Natsu!" She yelled. "Come out here!" The inseparable duo peeked around the side of the bench to find an irritated Lucy glaring at them. At least they had the decency to look sheepish. Really, was a day of spying really necessary?

"What were you trying to do?" Lucy turned her back and stalked out of the train station with crossed arms, knowing they'd follow her. And indeed they did.

"Luce, we were just looking out for you. Come on, it's not like I beat up Sting." An involuntary smile came to her lips. Dang him and his nickname 'Luce'.

"But Natsu, you said you would," Happy countered. Natsu clamped his hand over Happy's mouth as Lucy simply sighed and turned around.

"Okay, whatever. Just don't do it again." Natsu's eyebrows shot up. Surprised at easy let off, he decided to take the cautious route.

"You're... not mad?" Natsu asked tentatively. Lucy sighed again and faced him.

"No, I'm not. Maybe disappointed that you didn't trust me to take care of myself, but not mad." She turned her back, continuing her walk home, but she'd only taken a few steps when Natsu decided to open his mouth again.

"So... You're not mad that I also asked Erza, Gray and Wendy to also spy on you." Okay. That was it. Lucy froze stiff before moving into action.

"Ow!" Natsu yelled and repeated as he suffered a beating from Lucy's hands that showed him the consequences of lack of trust. He'd be lucky if he was allowed to stay in a Lucy's house that night.

Day 2 at the guild hall...

"So Lucy, how was your outing with Sting?" Mira asked. Lucy was sitting at the bar, fingering a glass of her favorite pink strawberry milkshake. She took a sip, relishing the flavour.

"It was actually okay. We didn't fight. Much. I'd say the only bad thing was that Natsu was tailing me the whole time," Lucy added with a grimace.

"Oh?" Mira leaned closer. "Natsu tailed you the whole time?"

"Yeah, it was-" Lucy stopped, her eyes narrowing. "Why are you more interested in Natsu than Sting?" Mira feigned an innocent look.

"Oh, you know. Pink hair's more interesting than blonde right?" Mira tried to brush it off but Lucy didn't buy it.

"Uh huh. Stop your matchmaking Mira." Lucy rolled her eyes and Mira smiled sheepishly as she went to serve other customers.

Two loud thumps of wood from the floor above causes her line of vision to snap upwards. Master Makarov was once again standing on the railing, announcement pose and voice at the ready.

"Listen up, brats!" Movement in the guild stopped and all eyes were on the master. "I hope you all had a nice day yesterday during the festival. Due to the festival being over, the magic council has allowed me to diverge the true objective of the festival."

Lucy's eyebrows shot up. So there had been something planned when they paired up her and Sting.

"The true objective was to conduct a crime raid." Lucy deflated. So there hadn't been anything. "Criminals were not given an identity card, therefore making it easy for the police to spot exactly who needed to be put in jail. Due to this festival, the crime rate will certainly go down." Sensing that it was close to the end, the guild started resuming their previous activities.

"One more thing." Eyes flickered up again. The Master paused. "Most of you noticed an unusual pairing. The list said that Lucy was Sting's brother." He took a breath. "That was incorrect." A round of murmuring swept through the guild hall, only stopping when the master clears his throat. "It was actually an attempt by the magic council to bring Sabertooth and Fairy Tail closer together. Sting was purposely not informed of the meeting. That is all." He closed his eyes as the information sunk in. Three, two-

"WHAT?!"

"You mean Lucy didn't have to-"

"How could you Maste-"

"What were you think-"

As the outbreak of angry outbursts went on, Makarov opened his eyes, resting them on Lucy. The blonde-haired girl caught his eye, bowing in thanks. So it had worked. He felt the corners of his mouth twitch upward slightly as he nodded in response. Well, everything had worked out fine, in the end. Lucy had gained a family member and the disputes were likely to stop quickly, or at least on Sabertooth's end. The only thing working for that in Fairy Tail would be Lucy, but it would catch on quickly enough. He took in the scene, completely ignoring various complaints and loud proclamations choosing to retreat into his office. Perhaps the magic council should pull something like that again, some other time.

Ok. Explanation time. I did not intend for this to be the last chapter. I actually wanted an antagonist so that way it had a bit more plot. So, consider this a short story. The reasons why I stopped it here is because (If you care to read it):

1) I'm moving to Dubai

I won't be able to write as much because of all the stuff that comes with moving. Oh yeah, if you live in Dubai, please PM me.

2) I'm starting IGCSEs

Nowhere near as stressful as IB, but still. I want to do my best.

3) Today because it's a very special day. For the future me: today is 15-08-14.

4) I love Vietnam (where I'm living right now) and this story started here. I'd like this story to stay rooted here, so I'll end it here. This will probably be the last chapter I post in HCMC. So, I'll take this chance to say goodbye.

And that pretty much covers it. Oh yeah, as to why I love Vietnam... the funny thing is because it's got some really great Japanese food. Seriously. I promise I'll come back to this story when I have time. That probably means in about 7 years after I've graduated university. Or maybe 8. I want to do law. :) Until next time.