She longed to learn who she was and only he had the answer. Problem? He was in Sabertooth and she was in Fairy Tail, two rival guilds. On the road to get answers, she finds herself falling for his partner. [StingxOC] [RoYu] [NaLu] Other pairings inside.
The Shadow's Light
Sting X Nina (OC)
Abilities and War Declared!
'Nnn. Wha? Where?' Rosana asked, clearly confused as to where was as she found herself staring at the massive figure that often haunted her memories. 'Who're you? Are you an enemy? Where am I?'
'Relax, young one... I mean no harm. I could never harm my daughter. You see, I am Skiadrium, your father. I see you have forgotten your past at no mistake but gravity's. I am inside you, therefore, I can see and feel all you feel and see.' The dragon, Skiadrium, said, its figure showing itself instead of a black shadow. 'I am the Shadow Dragon, the one who taught you all your magic and raised you. You killed me because I was ill, becoming a true Dragon Slayer...'
Rosana was so lost now more so than she was at the beginning. 'Why can't I remember you or the other figure? Why is my past a mystery?'
'In due time, child, will the answers you seek be found... For now, save all questions until a certain time. You will know when you see him.' Skiadrium's voice started drifting off as she began to regain consciousness.
"... Ro.. Rosie... Hey..." A voice overlapped Skiadrium's, calling her back to the present, finding herself in the infirmary, surrounded by Laxus, Erza, Mira, Lucy, Natsu and even Makarov. It must've been Laxus that spoke, since his eyes showed the most worry.
She blinked and shook her head slowly, trying to wake up. "What happened?" She asked.
"Lucy asked about your past and you passed out again..." Mira informed. "I told her after that that it's only happened twice now that you've done that."
"I'm soooo sorry, Rosana!" Lucy said. "I had no idea that would happen."
"It's alright... You're new, so you wouldn't know. But, it helped me a little bit, I found out what one of the figures in my memories is." She said, staring at her hands. "I 'met' him, actually. His name's Skiadrium... He's the one who raised me... I tried to ask questions, but all I got was 'save all questions until a certain time'."
"Wait, wait, wait... Skiadrium... Igneel mentioned that there were other Dragons that raised slayers like me. He's the Shadow Dragon, if I'm remembering right..." Natsu said, nodding after a few moments. "I knew you were a Dragon Slayer, but now I know you're a Shadow Dragon Slayer."
Rosana paled and frowned. "Sorry for hiding it from ya, Natsu... I just..."
"Don't worry about it... I know why." He said. "You're feeling better, right?"
"Mhm... I think I could use that to my advantage soon. I mean, Skiadrium said he's inside me, so I might be able to talk to him like that more often..." She smiled, resting a hand over her heart.
"Cool. I hope I can find Igneel soon." Natsu said. "Then we can talk to them both! Is is possible for you to ask Skiadrium about Igneel?"
"I would've... But I was a little busy freaking out." Rosana teased, sliding from the bed and feeling the shift in Laxus' personality. "Relax, brother. I'm one hundred percent better. Lucy doesn't need that right now. Hey! How about you show me where you live?" She asked, grinning at the blonde.
"That sounds nice..." Lucy said as the two left the guild. "So I take it Laxus has always been like this?"
"Protective of me? Yeah... A few years after I was actually found, really. He didn't like me at first, but now he would do anything to keep me safe and happy." She explained as they arrived at the apartment. "Wow! This place is cool!"
Lucy chuckled a little. "I guess so. Where do you live?"
"Fairy Hills, a girls place not too far from the guild." She grinned and pointed to the building, far on a hill. "There."
"THAT'S where you live?"
"With Erza, Mira and the other girls, yeah." Rosana hugged her new friend. "See ya around, Luce."
A few days later, Rosana arrived to see Makarov yelling at Laxus. "What's wrong?" She asked Bisca.
"Apparently Natsu, Lucy and Happy took an S-Classed mission and Laxus was watching to make sure that didn't happen. Master sent Gray after them..."
Rosana sighed. "Not a great idea... But if Erza learns, they're all doomed."
"Indeed, sweetie." Bisca nodded in agreement as Alzack joined them.
She smirked and left the two alone, knowing by their scent they were very close to each other and instead went to her brother's side. "Gramps, calm down. If anything, we can always send Erza after them..." She received her hair getting ruffled by Laxus.
"That'll get them to run back with their tails between their legs." Laxus said.
"True..." Makarov said before he went about his business.
Rosana sat with Levy McGarden, another friend of hers, at a table with Levy's team, Shadow Gear. "So, Lev, have you seen Luce's place? It's nice!"
"Mhm. She says she pays a lot of jewel for it, so that's probably why she agreed to taking that mission with Natsu." Levy explained. "Speaking, you got that accessory from that mission, right?"
"Yeah." She pointed to her hair, where the bright blue ribbon was wrapped around her hair, which now was braided to rest on her shoulder. "I can tell it's helping. My magic's gonna be the best soon."
Levy chuckled lightly. "I believe it will soon."
She nodded as she decided to go talk with Laxus, since there was an odd smell in the air, waving goodbye to Shadow Gear as they left the guild. Sitting on the table beside her brother, she frowned. "It might be my nose being more... sensitive, but I smell something odd, yet.. Vaguely familiar..." She held her head, refusing to pass out, but gripping her hair tightly to prevent it.
"Rosie, easy there... Don't go rushing anything..." Laxus said, seeing the stress form on her face. "Relax and calm down."
"But, Lax, the smell is tickling my memory... I wanna know what it is... and if that is who I'm supposed to wait for..." Her blood red eyes looked at her adoptive brother pleadingly.
"Well, I guess if it helps, we'll have Ever or Freed go see if they are trustworthy or not, okay? Then if they are, you can ask them questions."
Her face melted and she hugged him. "Thank you! I hope they are nice and have the answers I want... and need." Shina flew in a panic up to the two. "Shina?"
"There's a man making his way here and he isn't familar! His arm was iron-clad as if he wer-" Shina was interrupted by Makarov shouting.
"EVERYONE, TO THE BASEMENT!" He shouted, the entire guild heeding the words and rushing to the safe room, which was the basement, Mirajane closing the door right as the guild was attacked
Rosana's eyes went nearly white and her face paled as she shook, her mind being thrown backwards into her forgotten memories as she tried to get her brother's attention, but collapsed as she remembered an attack on some village when Gildarts must've found her.
"Rosie?! Hey! Rosie!" Laxus said, catching her as she nearly hit her head on the nearest wall.
"Oh, dear!" Mirajane said as the guild switched into the worried guild they often became around her these days as Bisca made a makeshift bed on the floor, with Cana rolling up some blankets for pillows. "We'll need some water..."
'Skidrium...? Why.. Why does this bring back memories... Why can't I...' Her mind asked, looking for the dragon.
'It is the cause of you losing your memories, child. The event that sent you here is the reason. A village was attacked and you were forced away from one who needed to protect you... I cannot reveal much more...' Skidrium stated.
'Well... Alright... By the way, does Igneel ring a bell? Natsu is wondering if you knew or not...'
'Igneel..? The Fire Dragon King. Yes, I knew him... He was a great leader and well-deserving of the title. He is currently... away. Give my apologies to Natsu for not knowing where.'
She nodded as she slowly woke up to see the concerned faces of the guild, rubbing her head. "Sorry... I just recalled something happening to me before Mister Gildarts found me..." She trailed off, recalling an attack. "There were... people kidnapping children from a village... Wanting to build some sort of tower..."
"Wait... People? Perhaps you were one to escape from being a slave used to build the Tower of Heaven..." Mirajane stated. "That happened around the time you were found..."
Rosana blinked before staring at her hands. "I recall all the shouting and getting torn from someone who was apparently trying to protect me... That must've been when Mister Gildarts found me... That's as far back as I can remember..."
"That's something!" Cana said, smiling. "You're getting there, but don't overwork yourself."
Laxus nodded. "Yeah. Exactly."
Mirajane returned, having apparently left to lead Natsu's team down, where Erza walked over to Rosana. "Master, the damage is heavy and it is from Phantom Lord, as you might've suspected..."
Lucy looked lost. "Phantom Lord?"
Grateful for some distraction, Rosana stood up wobbly, catching herself by leaning on Laxus. "Our rival guild. Phantom Lord is a dark guild that has always tried to outmatch us, but this is new." Giggling, she smirked. "Though... Didn't you take a S-Ranked mission...?" She saw Natsu, Gray and Lucy paled when Makarov punished them. Turning away, she looked at Laxus, smiling. "I'm gonna head to Fairy Hills. I'm still a little dizzy from passing out..."
"Be careful. You know that now that they've attacked, the streets aren't gonna be easy." Laxus commented.
She smiled and hugged his arm. "Don't worry, brother. I'm a Dragon Slayer, ain't I? I can handle a few weaklings." He nodded and hugged her back before she left, blinking when Lucy joined her. "Uhh... Wha?"
"I was hoping you and I can talk." Lucy said.
"Sure, what about?"
"I've noticed you are the only one that even gets Laxus to smile or even show any emotion besides anger."
"It's been that way now for the past three years. He is just over-protective and wants me happy. That knucklehead nearly barbecues any guy that hurts me or even holds my hand longer than twelve seconds, on a good day." She explained before she dropped Lucy off. "Be careful... Erza, Natsu, Happy and Gray are in your place." With that warning, she waved goodbye and walked towards Fairy Hills, having Shina join her and land on her head. "I can't wait to get stronger, I wanna prove I can handle myself to Brother and Gramps..."
"I know you will. You may not be related to them by blood, but remember that bond is there." Shina stated as her partner blinked and stopped. "I take it you smell something?"
"Yeah... Rain... But there aren't clouds and it wasn't supposed to rain." Opening her eyes, she saw a young woman with long hair, tightly curled at the base, wearing a sapphire blue coat, a cream colored furry trimmed navy blue shawl with a pure white teru teru bōzu attached to it, as well as a matching Russian Cossack hat carrying an umbrella with a slim man of average height with a tiny, pointy, mustache and green hair pointing upwards beside her. His right eye is always hidden by a monocle, attached to a slim chain; under it, the eye itself seems small and round, in contrast to his other, larger eye. "Who the heck are..."
"Drip, drip, drop... Juvia believes this one shares a bond with our target, Sol-san..." 'Juvia' said to the man, 'Sol'.
Sol had a very bizarre stance, standing with his head tilted while he oddly swung his body back and forth. Also, he had his feet melded to the ground. He nodded. "Then he will take care of the other three... Be gentle with this one, Juvia, though. She is but a child.."
Rosana bristled and melted into shadows. "A child? You are mistaken. I am a mage of the Fairy Tail guild and attacking me is attacking them." She reappeared as a shadow with her eyes glowing red, Shina being hidden by having been with her. "Mess with a shadow and it will grow into darkness... I will make you have a living nightmare.. Shadow Dragon's Claw!" She sliced through, ending up going through the woman. "What?"
"Juvia's body is water. Nothing can hurt Juvia." Juvia stated before a black haired man landed. "Juvia has this one."
"Hurry. I have a plan to really tick off those wimps... I've already dealt with three of them, why not make it four?" He cackled at the end.
"Gajeel-san is right~" Sol said, grinning. "Let's do that and then we'll go after Lady Heartfilia."
At Gajeel's name, she forced herself to not pass out, instead focusing on a fellow Dragon Slayer, only to be triple-teamed by them and felt herself being dragged before her ankles and knees were locked in iron, her head upside down and passing out from the attack. She barely whispered for Laxus, only Shina catching it and flying back with haste.
The next morning, Laxus looked around for someone, getting Freed's attention. "Laxus, are you looking for Lady Rose?"
"She's never this late waking up... In fact, she would've been here already."
Evergreen blinked. "Perhaps she's with Natsu's team?"
Freed humphed. "Lady Rose isn't one to hang out with them unless she's here."
Erza overheard that right as Romeo Conbolt, Macao's son, rushed in. "Romeo?"
"THE... THE PARK! SHADOW GEAR AND ROSANA ARE HURT!"He panted, the entire guild rushing there, with Natsu, Gray, Lucy and Erza, the rest following.
"Levy!" Lucy cried.
"Jet! Droy!" Gray stated.
Erza went pale at Rosana. "Rosie!"
Natsu growled. "Phantom Lord did this.."
Makarov walked up before his jaw dropped at seeing his granddaughter upside down with her outfit in tatters and, like Levy, had a Phantom Lord mark on her stomach.
"Master..." Erza said.
"I can handle our headquarters being destroyed... But I will not allow more harm come to my children! Especially ones that I have taken under my wing." Makarov's words were laced with anger. "This time, we will take revenge!" He broke his staff which woke Rosana up.
"G-Gr-Grampa..." She called weakly, her normally blood red eyes dull while blood trickled into her hairline from her opening her mouth.
"Rosie... Get them down..." He nodded to Gray and Erza, who helped get them down and he went to her side. "What happened?"
She coughed a little. "G-G-Ga-Gajeel... Lu-Lucy... T-T-Target..." Her voice cracked as she watched magic surround her grandfather as he spoke.
"We have no choice but to go to war!" He declared before he heard Laxus arrive. "Boy, we need to get them to the hospital now!"
Laxus glared at him right before he saw Rosana's condition, shoving Gray away and taking over and lifting her gently up before heading away, pausing. "Tell me we're going to get revenge, Gramps."
"Indeed, boy."
"Good." He said before making his way to the hospital.
Alright~ It's time for the Phantom Lord-Fairy Tail war! And, unlike the show and stuff, Laxus is gonna join for what happened to Rosana! I'll go into how much worse she was compared to Shadow Gear in the next chapter. So, it'll still wind up being Natsu v Gajeel, but Laxus will be helping... Or... Doing most of the damage.. . Eh-heh-heh..
~~Kiwi~~