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And like my other chapters, this hasn't been edited because I'm lazy. :)
-Lucy-
I open one eye only to be smacked in the side of the head by Cobra.
"Focus." I stick out my tongue and try again. Soon all I can hear is my heart and my breathing.
What are they doing? I want to go back and eat a fish… I want to see Carla!
My eyes fly open and a big grins stretches across my face. I did it! I tell him. I heard Happy! Cobra just smacks my head again, telling me to concentrate. I pull a face but try again, he knew what he was doing after all.
Thanks Blondie, that warms my heart.
Yeah, yeah, just don't let it go to your head.
He smirks. There are four animals in a twelve meter radius of here. What are they?
I breathe and let my mind drift. A rabbit.
Male or female?
I dig deeper into the creature's mind. Male? I guess.
Female. Next.
I expand my thoughts and latch onto the next one. Bear?
Yep. Male or female?
I dig into it's memories this time and wince in horror at what I found. I hear Cobra laugh out loud and answer. Most definitely male.
Good. Two left.
I frown, I couldn't hear any others. Then. Is it Happy?
One left.
I can't find anymore!
Stop complaining! I'll regret teaching you!
I throw him an image of me smacking his head with a large book and he snorts with amusement. You do that.
I smirk. No problem. I'll get Niichan to do it. Or Natsu. Or Lily. Or Rogue. Or Sting even.
His heart speeds up a bit. Okay! Do this last one. It's a small one.
Smaller than a rabbit?
Silence.
I sit there completely still and after a while I hear talking.
What the-?
Sh! Just listen.
I can hear singing. The most beautiful voices in the world are harmonising together.
What is it?
Birds.
I listen, and it surprises me when I hear them start up a new song. A familiar melody. I don't let myself think and let the music swell around me, then words flitter across Cobra's mind.
Do you know the Dragon of Poison?
Draining the life from his foes.
His poisonous gases seep into the hearts,
Of those who ever do wrong.
My eyes flash open and the music breaks off. Cobra's eyes widen in concern but before he knows what happened I put up a barrier. I couldn't explain it, but I knew letting him know I'd heard the song before was a big no-no.
"You okay?"
I nod. I don't know why I was so shaken up. It's probably a song with multiple verses, but I don't recall where I learned that song. Or who taught me.
"That was a pretty song." I say nervously. Just ask him already. "Where did you learn it?" He jabs a thumb at his chest.
"A few days after the lacrima was put inside me. I just woke up and knew it like that." He snaps him fingers.
"Luuuuuucy~ Can we go back? I'm hungry."
I look at Happy, truth be told I forgot he was there.
"Yeah I guess. We'd better start training or we'll never…" I stop. I had to wait until they were all here, trained, pumped up and ready for action before I told them what the mission entailed. It's so dangerous. I shiver. I would never do this, not in a million years, but with the Dragon Slayers by my side, I'd be safe. Right?
-Rogue-
He looks sheepish, at least it's a start. Sting had kissed Lucy and was now facing the consequences for his actions. He holds up his hands.
"I'm not in the mood for a lecture."
"I'll keep it brief then." He glares at me but I decide to ignore him until I've said my bit. "She isn't a Dragon Slayer you know."
"I know that." I hold up one finger.
"Let me speak." He goes to protest but I drown him out. "No, just shut up and listen. She's not a Dragon Slayer. She could leave you. If you mated her, she wouldn't have to stay. She could leave you, for him. Do you understand?"
He just rolls his eyes. "Weisslogia taught me this crap ages ago. I don't need to hear it from you too."
I grab his ear and speak directly into it. "Well apparently you do! I don't think you get it Sting!" He pulls away and rubs he now red ear. "If you claim her and she leave you for Natsu, you will have no choice but to fight him to the death for her!" With each word my voice gets louder and louder. I didn't mind Natsu having Lucy, they were so close but Sting wouldn't be able to handle her at all. He'd treat her like a toy. His personal plaything. He wouldn't give her the respect she deserves. Now, in saying that, I'm not her perfect match either but, I still suit her better than this idiot. "If you lost well, she probably would be sad, but she'd get over it! But if you won, you'd take her and knowing you, you'd do something stupid to make sure she never left you again. She'd hate you for killing her best friend and you'd be so enraged that she didn't love you, you'd… you'd…" I can't get the words out, but I have to tell him what he's getting himself into. "YOU'D END UP KILLING HER!" I roar. Amazingly my words don't seem to reach him.
"So. You fancy my Lucy too?" He stands and his gaze is penetrating. "I won't let you have her. SHE'S MINE! WHITE DRAGON ROAR!" My eyes widen and my body reacts, but it's too little, too late. His attack hits me full force and I'm blown backward into the wall.
"Rogue-kun!" I stand shakily. The idea of another taking his mate, the power that comes from that. It's incredible.
"Out of the way Frosch!" She shakes her head and is dragged out of the room by a panicked Lector.
"Let them sort it out." Sting's eyes are glowing and I take a step back. I've never seen him this way before. And hell was he scary.
"Don't do this Sting." I say.
She is mine. His voice is low and deadly. If he doesn't snap out of it soon, I'll be fighting my best friend to the death.
-Natsu-
They continue to drag me further and further away. I don't struggle, there's no point. I won't be able to get away from them. A while after, they dump me on the ground. I look up at them, one glance tells me they're not stuffing around.
"What the hell Natsu?" Laxus asks.
"Sting had kissed Lucy." I say.
"You did too!"
"Yeah and you beat the crap outta me!"
He opens his mouth and makes a noise before closing it again and nodding. "Yeah. I did."
Lily shakes his head.
"Doesn't matter. We'd already… dealt with him. You didn't need to go and add your two Jewels worth.
"I don't care!" I yell furiously I stand.
I won't let him have her.
"Natsu-san! Laxus-san! Lily-nii!" Lector and Fro are running towards us. They are panting and obviously panicking.
"What's going on?"
"Sting's trying to kill Rogue!" No-one moves. Then, all together we bolt towards the house.
-Rogue-
"Shadow Dragon's Slash!" I hit Sting but he doesn't move.
You will not have her.
"White Dragon's Punch!" His fist lands squarely in my gut. I feel something rising up in my throat and as a reflex I cough it up. I look at the stuff in my hand. Blood. I cough more and I hear Sting laughing. Soon there is a pool of the red liquid at my feet, I'm on all fours, trying to catch a breath inbetween coughs but it's almost impossible. Sting laughs louder and in my head I apologise over and over to Lucy because I couldn't save her from this idiot.
Die.
WHAT THE HELL Buzz-bee! My voice isn't very threatening because I can't breathe but he stops. What the fuck are you trying to do?
I will not hand her over to you Nightwalker.
"Sting-kun!" Lector rushes into the room followed by Laxus, Natsu and Lily. Fro hangs back in the doorway watching me with terrified eyes. The room was destroyed again, only this time there were cracks in the wall, parts of the ceiling was falling down and two beds had been reduced to dust.
"Snap out of it!" Natsu starts shaking Sting. Lily comes to my aid and props me on my side so I don't choke on my own blood.
"What happened?"
I can't speak, I'm still coughing up blood and I'm feeling incredibly weak I manage to get out one word. "Lucy." The three turn and understand in an instant.
"Sting!" Natsu slaps him with such force it could knock over a train. Sting doesn't move. That can't be good.
"White Drive."
-Lucy-
Cobra, Happy and I make our way back to the house. There's no rush, and I've enjoyed Cobra's company. As we walk through the town I hear snippets of people's thoughts.
I've got to buy those seeds for grandpa.
Why did he break up with me? Am I not pretty enough!
Stupid pervert! Who does he think he is? Slapping ME on the behind like that?
Wow! That girl with the blonde hair had a nice rack!
At this Cobra turns to the guy and… Well, he tells him to go away in a very colourful way.
Just before the house it in sight I can hear the boy's thinking.
We've got to stop him.
Great! Now Luce's gonna be super pissed.
Rogue-kun, Rogue-kun, Rogue-kun, Rogue-kun, Rogue-kun.
If Wendy doesn't get here soon, Rogue might die.
I hear this and start running. I hear yells and grunts from inside. I sprint to the bedroom and see that the door has been ripped of it's hinges. I see Sting in his 'White Drive' form, Natsu and Laxus trying to get him to snap out of it. Lector comforting a shaking Fro and Lily beside… Rogue. I make to go to his side but Lily shakes his head violently. If she comes closer, Sting'll snap and kill her too. I stop. Thank Mavis. All she has to do now is get Sting to snap out of his… Whatever he's in.
I look at Sting, he looks possessed. Eye glowing gold, long claws jutting out from his fingers, sharp, lethal looking fangs and scales coating his arms. I can't think of anything that would stop him.
Let him hear your voice. I look at Cobra, he's running out the door. Talk to him, calm him down, I'll go find Wendy.
"STING!" I shout so loudly that I surprise myself. The whole room stills. Sting looks at me, in novels I've read, a kiss usually does the trick but I really don't want to kiss Sting again if I can help it.
"Lu-cy." His voice cracks and at the same time his body sways. "Lucy."
"What the hell are you doing?" I ask him quietly. I'm still half-way towards Rogue but I take a step closer to Sting. If he doesn't 'wake up' he might kill, or seriously hurt everyone in this room.
"Don't know." His voice is strangled, like he can't get the words out. His eyes fall on Rogue. "Didn't mean to. Sorry. Not. Again." He collapses and though both Natsu and Laxus are close enough to catch him neither do. I wait, making sure he's totally out of it before I go to Rogue. His mouth is stained with blood and his skin is paler than mine. I brush aside the hair that covers his face and slap his cheeks gently.
"Rogue?" He doesn't move. A sheen of sweat coats his face and his chest is moving up and down in short, shallow breaths. His breath hitches in his throat and he coughs up more blood. Internal bleeding, if he doesn't get help he'll die. "Laxus. Take Sting away from here. Everyone else go look for Wendy."
People move without hesitation. No was not the time for arguments or petty grudges. Rogue coughs again and begins to choke on his own blood, I tilt his head to the side and it drains away from his mouth. I bring his head up to my lap and watch his face intently. "Hey." I say softly. "Don't die okay?" I lean down and unthinkingly brush my lips against his forehead. He coughs, blood splatters on the ground and he's gasping for air. "Rogue! ROGUE!" I yell his name panicking.
"I'm here!" A flash of blue streaks past me and I sigh. Wendy. She wastes no words and begins to heal him.
"Thanks Wendy."
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