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Chapter 2 - Finally

[3 weeks ago]

"Sting!"

"Sting, wake up, we're gonna be late!"

Sting groaned. - "5 more minutes" – He hugged his bolster tighter.

"No more 5 more minutes, you said that half an hour ago, wake up now or I'll leave you behind." - Rogue grumbled. Sting didn't budge a muscle.

He stared at the blonde for a minute then sighed and narrowed his eyes - "Fine, I'm outta here." - He grabbed his school bag, grunting something sound like 'Idiot Sting', then left.

So there was only Sting at home, still snoring and mumbling in his sleep, father had gone to work very early. He didn't care if he was late anyway, he would skip class today if he had to, Rufus's party gave him a headache and a hangover, he just wanted to get some sleep.

[Sting POV]

"Sting... my sweet heart... Sting."

I heard someone was calling me... a very familiar voice... a woman... Where am I anyway? I open my eyes and look around, everything are white, I can't see anything but white. Am I dead?... I snort. You're not dead, you idiot. The great and mighty Sting can't be dead that easily…

"Sting baby, my baby…"

That voice again, I try to listen more carefully…

"Sting..."

I gasped. "Mom?" - That's mom's voice, I spin around looking for my mom, where is she?

"Mom, where are you?"

…Wait, my voice sounds weird, like a girl. I scowl and look at myself. I'm… a kid? I look like I'm 7 again. I'm wearing my yellow T-shirt with a white chibi dragon on it and some dots… That's strange, I don't remember my favorite T-shirt has some dots... red... dots… Is that…? Blood? I take a closer look, the dots then spread until my shirt is soaked with blood. My eyes widen in horror, no… it… it can't be, not again, not again… I shut my eyes, so tight that my eyelids hurt, I hold my head and pray, pray that Rogue will be there to wake me up. Yes I know it's a dream, no, a nightmare, I just want to wake up, I have to wake up.

"Sting, don't cry baby."

It's mom's voice again. I'm crying, I know I'm crying, I can feel my cheeks wet with tears, then I feel someone's hand touches my face. I forget that this is not reality, I open my eyes. Mom? Her hand is so soft and she's… smiling, mom's smiling at me. Mom... I'm about to smile back but... then, it's looks like someone is pulling her away from me, but she's still smiling at me, I try to call her but no sound come out. Her face twitches, she vomits out blood and collapses on the ground. I'm staring at her with horror in my eyes, I'm trying to move but I can't, it feels like someone is holding my legs, then I feel something cold in my hand. I look at my hands then at my mom, tears are falling down my face, my eyes blurred. No, mom, please... please, wake up, please wake up, mom.

I fall to my knees and scream...

Sting's eyes shot open. He got up, panting, looking around, then sighed in relief that this is reality. He touched his face and knitted his eyebrows.

Tears?

Shit.

That nightmare again. He sighed, it still haunted him, after all these years and it still haunted him… He gulped, his throat was dry, he rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock. It's 9 AM, he'd been late already, he didn't have to hurry, another minute wouldn't change anything. So he took a bath, wore his uniform and left for school at 9.40. Sting disdained to run, just walking with deliberate steps. He didn't think of anything, the flashback of the nightmare just kept playing in his mind, it made him feel numb and empty.

What should I do so that fucking past could leave me alone? Was I really a horrible person in my previous life, so now I have to take the consequences?

He sighed, tried to put that thought aside and focus on where he was going. The last time he was so deep in thought, he had lost and had to call Rogue to come to the rescue. Rogue just kept teasing him after that.

He looked at one of the shop as he passed by and a white simple summer dress with flowers at its hem attracted his attention. He stared at the dress, it reminded him of a girl. A girl with blond hair and radiant smiles.

Lucy… White suits her.

The corner of his lips turned up, he missed that girl.

When will you come back huh, you little brat?

Lucy had gone to America two summer seasons ago because her parents had business abroad. It was a usual morning when Sting and Rogue came to Heartfilia's mansion so they could go to school together. But when the boys came, Caprico said that they had gone. Lucy's mother – Layla-san didn't want to leave her daughter behind so they decided to bring her along. He also said he didn't know when would they come back, because Jude didn't tell him exactly when, he just told him to take care of the mansion and they would come back as soon as possible.

Sting was really mad, he couldn't stand not see her one day and now he couldn't see her for God knew how long? It would be torture and he knew it. They were both worried and upset because Lucy didn't say anything about leaving, she'd just... gone like that. But a week later, they got a mail from her. It said that she was fine and she was so sorry that she couldn't say goodbye to them, even a text or a phone call. She explained that if she had done that, she probably would have cry loudly and endlessly, and they definitely couldn't have gone, at all.

Sting chuckled at the memory. They kept in touch after that, sending mails to each other once in a while. He missed her every single day, he missed her laugh, her smile, her touch, her voice. Lucy was very special to him. She was the reason why he could endure that blood curling memory everyday. If it was not for her, he probably would have gone mad and had to go an asylum. She was his light, his angel, his everything and he would do anything to make her happy.

Lucy… please come back soon.

By the time he had gone to school, it was already 10AM. The third period was about to end in 15 minutes, so he went to the canteen to grab a burger, his stomach was grumbling loudly.

[15 minutes later]

"Hey Rogue... (no answer) Rogue ...(still no answer)….Rog-"

"What?" - He snapped.

Yukino was bothering him till no end ever since the second period. She just kept asking about Sting: "Why was he not in class?", "Was he sick or something?","Why were you leave him behind?", "Can I visit him after class?"… blah blah blah… "Sting + late" was a regular sight to people in class, but apparently, not to Yukino.

Rogue tried to keep calm but the girl was getting on his nerves. He glared at her. Yukino gulped and laughed nervously.

"Sorry, but… I just…".

She was about to finish her sentence but a figure caught her eyes. People also turned their head to see who slammed the door open, greeting the person then went back to what they were doing. It was Sting.

Yukino completely forgot what she was about to ask Rogue and focus her attention on Sting. She liked Sting a lot and still trying so hard to capture his heart, but it seemed like he didn't take much interesting in girls. Sure he dated a lot, but his relationships usually ended in about a week, sometimes almost a month. So she still had her chance, right? She recalled all the girls he dated and took notice that they usually had shoulder-length, blond hair and brown eyes. Was that his type of girl? She thought about it and decided not to cut her hair, just let it grow a bit longer and then she would dye it golden. She hoped that her new look would caught his eyes.

Rogue saw the way Yukino look at Sting and raised an eyebrow, he scoffed.

Don't try so hard Yukino, I don't want to be the one who told you that the high and mighty Sting wanna break up with you. You don't want to taste that bitter feeling now, do you?

Rogue was Sting's wing-man. His "mission" was "saying goodbye" to the girls Sting no longer took interesting in. The reward would be Sting doing all the housework for two days. It's just a simple task so Rogue didn't mind. He once asked Sting why he didn't do it by himself and Sting said that he hated seeing girls cry when the truth was, he hated seeing "blond girls" cry. It reminded him of Lucy, and Lucy + cry = Sting's weakness. So… yeah.

Sting made his way to his seat and felt Rogue's glare burning a hole through his skull. He chuckled and raised his hand, making a V mark.

"Yo, Rouge."

"Yo yourself, don't you know what time is it? Stop skipping class, you're not a pro..."

"Prodigy, I know" - He sighed – "Tell me something I don't know."

"Tsk.." - Rogue turned his head to look outside of the windows, but then looked at his friend again as if remembered something.

"Actually, there is something..."

Sting stared at him, then blinked – "Huh?"

[Lunch time]

"WHAT? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME EARLIER!" - Sting shouted at him. He had to covered his ears or he would turn deaf. Rogue scowled at the blond.

"Relax, she hasn't been here yet, I just heard the news this morning."

"When?"

Rogue raised an eyebrow.

"Are you listening to me? I said this morning."

"No, I mean when will she be here, tomorrow or this after noon or…?" - Sting asked, pacing back and forth, he was so happy. Lucy would come back, she would come back, he wanted to jump and shout and dance chicken's dance like an idiot but reminded himself that Rogue was still here.

"Huhm... Maybe tomorrow, I called her mansion this morning but Caprico said they won't return until tonight."

[Flash back]

Rogue went to his class, still mumbling about something. He took his seat after had greeted Rufus and Orga. Taking out his note, he began to study in case he had to recite his lesson.

"How did you know?"

"My mom heard it when she passed the principal office."

"An heiress go to our school? Woaaa..."

"Shush, you're speaking too loud, my mom would kill me if she knew I told you." - He sat behind two girl and could hear them clearly. He scoffed.

Like they didn't speak loudly enough.

Fortunately, nobody except Rogue heard them because people were still busy bickering, chatting, or laughing to even notice.

"A Heartfilia, no kidding." – Rogue's ear perked at the name - Hearfilia? Lucy?

His eyes widened, he slammed his note on the desk and turned to the source of the information. It took two girls almost 10 minutes before they could answer him properly, because they just kept staring at him with dreamy eyes and stuttering about something like "He's talking to me" and other stuff that he couldn't understand.

Lucy… Lucy will be here?

He grinned and turned around swiftly before anyone saw him acting so out of character. He quickly pulled out his cell, dialing the number of Heartfilia's mansion. The bell rang about 20 seconds but he felt like forever.

Finally, two years… You finally come back to us, Luce.

The butler picked up the phone and recognized Rogue's voice immediately. He then told him that Lucy and her parents were going home tonight and she would be at Fiore Academy tomorrow. Rogue covered his mouth, still smiling.

Lucy, I wonder how does she look, does her hair grow longer? Is she taller? Is she fatter?

Rogue chuckled as he imagined the fat Lucy rolled down the street instead of walking. Whatever, he still loved her anyway.

[End of flashback]

Sting also snickered at the thought. Lucy and fat? A bad combination, he really hoped that she wouldn't get fat because he didn't want his spine got broken when he gave her a piggy back. Although he wanted to rush to the airport so badly to meet her the moment she got down the airplane, he didn't know when and she had to rest after a long flight... so he had to wait for tomorrow.

Finally…

[The next morning]

"Hime-sama… Hime-sama… please wake up Hime-sama." - Lucy groaned and rubbed her eyes. Virgo was standing near her bed, waiting for her.

"'Morning Virgo." - She smiled, then froze.

What is Virgo doing here?

As if reading her thought, Virgo said - "Hime-sama, you're at home."

She blinked.

Once.

Twice.

"Ahh…" - She chuckled – "Yes, home."

"I'm up, thank you, you can leave now Virgo, tell mother I'll be downstairs in a minute."

"Hai, Hime-sama." – She bowed, leaving Lucy's uniform on the bed then left.

Lucy washed her teeth, taking a quick shower, then picked up her uniform. It was a white shirt with pleated striped gray skirt, she wore a diagonal striped tie and put on a light yellow sleeveless-sweater to complete the suit. Her hair had grown pretty long, they passed her shoulder and flew down the middle of her back. She decided not to tie it. She looked at the mirror and smiled, she couldn't wait to see her friends again. Sting, Rogue, Gray, Erza, Levi, Gajeel, Cana... She was so excited.

I wonder how they are now? I miss them so much, especially Sting and Rogue. Oh, I miss that Bee boy's yell every time I smacked him.

She chuckled. I miss Rogue's caress too. He did it all the time when we were young, when I was sad or in trouble, he would caress my cheek, and then asked me if I was okay, he's so sweet.

She put on her black knee socks and slipped on her slippers. She came downstairs to join breakfast with her parents. Better be hurry, father won't be please if I take too long.

"Hey Gray."

"'Morning Gray."

"Nice shirt Gray, but I doubt that you can keep it on without take it off in thirty minutes." - Jet joked and the class busted out in laugh. Gray smirked.

"Wanna bet?"

Jet grinned. - "Bring it on."

With that, they started making bet on how long Gray could keep his shirt on. Levi giggled and Erza shook her head. Gray was more joyful than usual, they could see it. Well, everyone was because today, they were gonna have a new member. Erza, Gray and Levi had already known who she was. She had called them yesterday after all.

[10 minutes later]

"Good morning class." – Gildart-sensei greeted his kids

"Good morning sensei." – The whole class stood up and bowed to their teacher, then sat down.

He cleared his throat.

"Class, as you know, we have a new member today. Please welcome and treat her well, okay? Come in, blondie."

Lucy was a little nervous, she hoped that she would be okay. She took a deep breath then walked in. Lucy bowed then put on her best smile.

"Hello everyone, my name is Lucy, nice to meet you."

The whole class was silent for a minute, Lucy wondered if she had said something wrong. They grinned and greeted her... well more like shouted at her.

"NICE TO MEET YOU LUCY!"

She jumped. Woaaa, that was unexpected. Gildart chuckled when he saw it and he told her.

"Fairy Style, that's how they greet new members."

She laughed and thanked them. She recognized all her friends from junior high, she waved at Levi, nodded at Cana, smiled at Erza, and winked at Gray.

At that moment, they all had the same thought.

Finally...

[Lunch time]

"Have you found her yet?" - Rogue shook his head.

Sting grunted. They were almost late this morning (again), so they didn't have time to go her place. They didn't know which class she was in but they wanted to meet her so bad that they practically ran around the whole school to find her.

The boys sat down, still panting from all the running, sulking, and grunting, wondering why their favorite girl hadn't showed up yet, not noticing a figure was slowly sneaking behind their back...

Lucy was standing on the rooftop of the building when she noticed a blond and a raven hair guy were running around looking for something, or rather... someone. She chuckled. There they are... Humh... haven't changed much. Well, she decided to end their misery. Walking across the yard, she spotted them under a sakura tree, their backs were facing her. Lucy sneaked behind them, taking a deep breath. Lucy was about to shouted at them and made them jumped, then she would laugh at them and tease them, just like old time. But they beat her to it.

"Long time no see, Luce." - They said simultaneously and turned around, seeing her was blowing out her cheek. Trying to keep their serious faces, Rouge raised his left eyebrow while Sting raised his right eyebrow.

She sighed and pouted. - "Aww… you ruined the surprise."

She stared at them.

They stared at her.

After a minute,

"LUCY!". They boys shouted (well... more like Sting, Rogue just smiled), then rushed at her. Sting picked her up and spun her around in circle while they were laughing together. Finally...

"Okay, okay, put me down, you make me feel dizzy Stingy" - She said and smiled at him. Sting set her down, still holding her waist, he put his forehead against hers and closed his eyes, whispering – "I missed you, Luce."

She touched his face tenderly. - "I missed you too." - They grinned at each other.

Sting released her and Lucy looked at Rogue, red met chocolate-brown. Rogue moved towards her slowly then swung his arms and hugged her tight, inhaling her scent. He caressed her cheek, making her feel warm.

Gosh, I missed this...

She closed her eyes. Sting put his head on her shoulder, hugging her from behind. The trio just stayed like that, enjoying the warmth under the sakura tree. Birds were singing and the sun was shining, like they were celebrating the meeting of three friends after two years of distance.

"Welcome home, Luce."

Home… Finally.

End of chapter 2

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