Chapter 8- Natsu x Lisanna?
Sting, who was carrying Lucy and Rogue reached the bottom of the mountain and made a decision to walk back to inn because trains wouldn't run until 6am that morning.
"Rogue, you can go get the reward in the morning while I carry sleeping beauty to the train station!" Sting said,
"Okay. Sleeping beauty? You're so weird when you like someone. Where is your bitter, tough personality gone?" Rogue taunted.
"Would you like to live Rogue?!" Sting growled.
"And old Sting is back. I am certainly good at striking your nerves. Also, as I recall, the future me that Natsu had defeated, killed you remember?" Rogue sniggered.
"I really hate you right now." Sting replied.
"Not interested." said Rogue.
"Not that again!" Sting scowled.
They approached the inn, and headed to their room.
"Rogue, don't let me sleep in." Sting requested.
"Whatever, I'm going to sleep." Rogue said laying on the ground and shutting his eyelids.
Sting laid Lucy on her bed and tucked her in under the covers. Well I suppose it won't hurt to share a bed now… It's not like she can unconsciously Lucy kick me... Sting thought to himself as he crawled into the bed next to Lucy and his eyelids became heavy as he drifted off the sleep.
The day before this at the guild Natsu paced back and forth in front of the bar.
"Calm down Natsu, Lucy's strong, she'll be fine, you trained her remember!" Lisanna said to Natsu.
"I only trained Lucy for a day Lisanna." Natsu said whilst still pacing.
"Sorry, I guess that's kind of my fault, if I hadn't asked you to come on that job…" Lisanna said.
"Loke better protect her!" Natsu said still pacing.
"You've never been bothered like this before Natsu? Why so much this time? Lucy is very capable!" added Mirajane.
"She's never gone on a solo mission before though… And this time she went on two in a row …. And she's been gone for almost four days now!" Natsu whined still pacing.
"Natsu she only left yesterday. And if we just got back after one mission, she wouldn't have come back after two." Lisanna replied.
"Oh." Natsu said. Natsu stopped pacing.
"Want to go for a walk Natsu? You need to stop stressing like this! Have some faith in your nakama, or rather, your partner!" Lisanna proposed,
"Fine." replied Natsu who sighed heavily.
"Come on then!" chirped Lisanna who grabbed Natsu by the wrist and pulled him outside. "Natsu?" asked Lisanna,
"Mmm?" Natsu looked over at Lisanna. The sun was setting at the spot where they had made the hut for happy when he was still just an egg. Lisanna moved her hands to Natsu's shoulders and looked deep into his eyes. Lisanna parted her lips and leaned toward him until their foreheads touched…
"Where's Happy?" Lisanna asked.
"Oh," replied Natsu, "I think he said something about making Charla go fishing with him."
"Don't you usually go fishing with him though?" asked Lisanna,
"Nahh, I wasn't in the mood…" Natsu answered.
Lisanna looked at the little memorial Natsu made for her when he thought she was dead.
"I can't believe you really did this for me Natsu." said Lisanna,
"Well what are husbands for eh?" Natsu replied with the same grin he'd always given her as a kid.
Lisanna smiled back and the two simply enjoyed the sunset together on that warm summers afternoon.
The next morning back at the inn, Sting woke and rolled over to find himself in bed with Lucy. At first he went red and jumped out of the sheets, but then later he remembered carrying her back to the inn after Virgo tried to clean up her wounds. Sting walked over to the door and opened it to see Rogue standing in the doorway with the reward.
"Let's go, we only have a little over four hours now." Said Rogue, and with that Sting and Rogue with Lucy, left for the train station.
"The train to Magnolia has been cancelled due to track repairs, the track will be open in two hours' time, please be patient until then, Thank you!" The loudspeaker turned off and Sting and Rogue looked at out each other.
"Which guild is it that's nearby? Wasn't Lamia Scale only a few towns away?" Asked Sting.
"They wouldn't help a Saber," replied Rogue.
"But they'll help a Fairy. Fairy Tail are allies with Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale, they'll help her even if we are with her." Sting said.
"Fine, it's not like we have a choice if we want to save her. That god slayer she'll heal her." Rogue finished.
The twin dragons and the celestial mage boarded a train to another town where Lamia Scale was located. When they arrived they headed straight for the guild. Two hours left…. Thought Sting… Shit! What if that god slayer's not there?! Sting didn't say anything though he just kept walking toward the entrance, because this was all they could now. They entered the guild hall of Lamia Scale,
"What are two Saber's and Fairy doing here?" Asked a voice coming from a nearby table, it was Lyon.
"She's got bad wounds that need to be healed soon, we were hoping you would help her since the route to Magnolia is closed, we can't take her back to Fairy Tail." said Rogue.
"Lyon, it's okay, they aren't Sabers anymore." came a sly voice undoubtedly belonging to Sherry Blendy.
Sting and Rogue directed their eyes to each other's insignias immediately. Sherry spoke true, their insignias were gone.
"Would your cousin be able to heal her?" Rogue asked Sherry.
"Of course she could. But she's not here. She should be back anytime now though. In fact, she should have been here an hour ago. I guess her and Yuka are running a little bit late." Sherry said.
"Her wounds look bad. What happened to her?" Lyon asked,
"She was an idiot, little, weak, celestial mage that decided to take that stupid Goblin of the book of Zeref on, all on her own. Idiot! Paying for it now isn't she! She should left it to us." explained Sting,
"You mean, the Duruknion?" asked Jura.
"A Durakanawhatnow?" Sting blubbered.
"Duruknion is the creature that was a creation of the black wizard Zeref, which carries the Soul of the demon, being a mutation of Deliora and a Goblin species. You say she defeated it all by herself?" said Jura,
"No. She killed it. She's paying for it now though…" Commented Sting.
"SHE KILLED IT?!" Lyon was in shock. "THAT CELESTIAL MAGE KILLED IT!? How can I believe that she killed Duruknion and I couldn't even mark Deliora!"
"But Gray had beaten you pretty bad by then Lyon," said Sherry.
"I'm back everyone!" Cheria Blendy was standing in the guild doors.
"Cheria, would you mind healing Lucy for us please?" asked Sherry.
"Of course, anything for a friend of Wendy!" replied Cheria.
Cheria stood next to Sting who was holding Lucy and began healing her.
"Quickly, she's getting pretty heavy." commented Sting.
"Rude." replied Cheria.
"How on Earth did she beat it?" asked Jura,
"We weren't there…" answered Rogue. "She did it … all on her own."
"Done!" announced Cheria. "Any longer and she would be dead, so she's lucky. I removed as much of the poison from her blood stream and her wounds as I could but there is some I can't get rid of for some reason, but enough is removed that it won't severely harm her. I can't entirely restore all the magic she's lost so she won't wake for a couple of days when she's recovered her energy. Try to avoid moving her, especially using transport until she wakes up otherwise the poison could cause her pain because she doesn't have a strong immune system while she's sleeping. But she will be fine!"
"Thank you." Rogue thanked Cheria and exited through the doors.
"Ask Lucy to say hi to Wendy chan!" said Cheria to Sting as he left.