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)
Loss and Hurt!
Rosie led Team Natsu towards the ship she smelt, knowing it was time to get revenge for many things. With Gray summoning ice stairs, she instead let Shina carry her onto the ship and they began to make their way towards Hades: the enemy that nearly killed Makarov without a second thought. Her rage grew the closer the smell got.
"Well, well, well. Makarov's children, including the runt he 'adopted'. I must say, I'm impressed. But, I must end you by the will of darkness." Hades said as they began to fight, easily overpowering them all.
Rosana was the only one barely standing, despite her wounds, and her rage made it so she barely felt her pain. "You. Will pay!" She shot off, managing to land a few hits before she was grabbed and tossed into the ground, continuously like a toy until her body melted into the shadows and rushed right back at him.
"Stay put, mutt!" He demanded as he sent her flying with a magic bullet. "Your journeys are about to end, children." He then attack the rest of the team before he stepped on Rosana's back, who had started to get up. "Look at this bug... Makarov let little pests into the guild and this one is barely old enough to fight back..."
"Leave her alone!" Natsu said, fighting to get up.
"She didn't do anything!" Wendy called.
"Oh, she did. The instant she became his granddaughter, she became the most important target for me to start destroying Makarov with: sending him piece by piece of his 'beloved granddaughter' should make him rethink his way of thinking." He lifted his foot up, intent on crushing her, lightning shot by, sending him flying and zipping back to the group, showing a very pissed off Laxus.
Rosana coughed and looked up teary eyed. "B-Brother... Y-you came.."
He nodded before placing her besides Natsu's team. "I've got this now... Watch over her."
Natsu grinned and nodded. "You got it, Laxus!"
Laxus's rage returned when he looked at Hades. "I come here to not only pay respects to the founding guild master, but to see how my sister is and I find you nearly crushing her." He snarled, lighting his body up with lightning. "Bad move, man. I've nearly killed people for hurting her and you've done something no one has dared: tried to kill her." He then rushed and kicked him, followed quickly by a punch that sent Hades flying.
Rosana weakly made it to her knees to watch her brother fight head-on with the leader of Grimoire Heart. Her entire being was thrilled and she had faith her brother could easily handle it as she looked towards Natsu. "We can win this..." She sighed, grunting at the pain her arm made as she watched. She was stunned when he transferred his power to not only her, but Natsu. "B-Brother?! Why? I'm not.."
"Rosie... Natsu... It's not about being strong or weak. It's about those who are hurt and bear the Fairy Tail mark. Pay Hades back with the pain they felt by his hands a hundredfold..." He grinned at his sister. "Prove your strength, sis. Show them what I've always seen." With that he passed out.
Rosana felt lightning melt with her shadow magic as she let the anger of seeing her family hurt swirl around her, entering her Dragon Force, but with Lightning surrounding her shadows. Natsu had flames and lightning around his form as the two Dragon Slayers nodded, charging right at Hades, her aiming low while he aimed high.
She dodged his chains easier now that her brother's magic was in her before she combined her Lightning Shadow Dragon's Roar with Natsu's Lightning Fire Dragon's Roar, the two attacks fusing and rammed into Hades a wall, creating an explosion and seemingly defeating Hades. Her body made it half-way to Laxus before she collapsed, earning Gray to make his way over and help her up. "Thanks, Stripper."
"Heh. No need. You were kickass." He said, smirking.
Rosie smiled before she saw Hades stand and use his next spell: summoning demons from the rubble, which, to her, shifted into the hazy figure she couldn't remember, making her double over, groaning in pain, making Gray try and comfort her before he also fell over. She felt her fear return tenfold at how she wasn't ever going to be strong enough to be on par with Laxus, or how she would never learn who the hazy boy was, or even try and prove herself to her family.
She felt warmth after pulling herself out of rubble, seeing the Tenrou Tree was completely healthy, knowing it was tied to their own power as she got out by letting not only Gray, but Laxus, help her out before the three dashed off to land hits on the master. She skidded back as she shot off her breath attack, followed by Gray using his Ice Bringer, Erza using Pentagram Sword, Lucy summoning Capricorn, Wendy using her wing attack and Natsu finishing off with his Crimson Lotus: Exploding Lightning Blade.
Wobbling, she felt Laxus catch her as she smiled. "We... did it..." She panted.
"Yeah. Got a lot of power inside ya now, Rosie..." He grinned slightly as he heard and saw the Exceeds flying back with more people chasing them, he deflated. "The hell?"
Rosana was about to say something when the injured, Freed, Bickslow, Levy, Cana and Lisanna arrived, scaring those the other way as she smiled when the rest of the guild celebrated, even smiling softly when Makarov scolded Laxus. "Grampa... Without Brother, I would've been a pancake or worse. He's still my hero."
Makarov seemed to be fighting his anger and amusement at the statement. "Still..." He motioned for them to go to camp. "We better heal up."
"YEAH! Then we can continue the trial!" Natsu said before he passed out on Lucy, making the blonde nearly fall over.
Rosana smiled as Laxus carried her, relaxing a little. "I missed you." She said weakly.
"Same here." He said as the Thunder Legion walked beside him. "What?"
"Did you miss us, Laxus?" Freed asked.
"Nope." He said bluntly as he let Wendy take over healing his sister.
"Laxus, you wouldn't believe all the rude things Elfman made me do. Please punish him."
"WHY YOU LI-"
"Oh, yeah?" He leaned closer to the middle Strauss sibling. "When did you two hook up?" When Elfman tried to explain, he patted his shoulder and nodded before returning to Rosie's side before sitting down and letting her rest on his shoulder, noticing how tall she had gotten already before Gildarts sat next to him.
"So, let me get this straight... You screwed up so bad you got expelled by your grandpa? Man, your so lame!" He said, chuckling.
"I ain't half as lame as you are!" Laxus shot back before he felt Rosana nuzzle closer right as Natsu woke up.
"There ya are, Gildarts! Fight me!" He shouted right before Gildarts pounded him into the ground.
"You need your rest, kid.." He said.
"He's out now..." Laxus commented as he saw Freed and the other Thunder Legion look at him. "What?"
"I am so jealous that Lady Rosana gets to rest by you!" Freed said.
Feeling her stir, Laxus glared. "Shut up. She's sleeping for a reason."
"Right!"
"Alright gentleman, tell me where it hurts and I'll decide if you need a bandage or an injection..." Erza said, getting all the men to rush to her.
Rosana rubbed her eyes from being woken up by Laxus leaving. "Hmm..." She saw that Erza was dressed as a nurse and her brother was behind Makarov in her line as she walked over to Levy and Juvia. "Erza's mean... I want my pillow..."
"I'm in shock.. I can't believe I've been begging Gray to punish me when he's the one that likes to be punished." Juvia bit into come cloth. "I'm such an idiot."
Levy's face, however showed pure annoyance. "Gajeel..." She snarled a little.
Rosana walked over and grabbed her brother's arm before glaring. "How mean! You would leave me for Erza? I.. I..." She sniffled lightly and ran into Lucy's arms. "All I wanted was to rest next to my brother!" She bawled, getting the re-quip mage to gulp and flinch and the Lightning Dragon Slayer to pale. "But, nooooo... He would rather have Erza heal his wounds!"
"There, there, Rosie..." Lucy comforted as the young Shadow Dragon Slayer fell asleep, using her as a pillow instead. She looked to Laxus, smiling. "You missed out." He grumbled a little before sitting and watching her. "Do you always do that!? It's creepy!"
Levy chuckled a little. "He rarely trusts anyone with Rose, so be very careful with her. He's always watching her, to keep her safe."
"Aww... How sweet." Lucy said as they all decided to rest a little bit, knowing the trial was put on hold.
Rosana, however, sat up before getting to her feet, the other Dragon Slayers raised by dragons following suit. She looked around before looking at the First Generation of Dragon Slayers. "Tell me I'm not the only one who hears that..."
"Definitely. We hear it too... Better yet... We smell it, too." Natsu said.
She looked around, seeing Erza, Laxus and Makarov were missing before she and the others heard or felt something. "That odor is odd, true..." She worried what it meant as she went to see her brother with the other two, going over and holding his hand. "I feel and smell something coming..."
"What does it smell like?" Erza asked.
"That's the odd thing... Just foul.. That's it... And my hearing is picking up on a very angry noise... I don't like this.." She led them to the others right as Lily pointed up.
"Look up at the sky! Something's coming this way!"
Rosana spun around and did that, her, Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy freezing at the sight an unable to do anything.
"HOLY CRAP!" Gray shouted as the dragon flew over.
"You gotta be kidding..." Gajeel said.
"It's not a friendly dragon." Wendy said.
"I knew it. I was right all along!" Natsu said. "They still exist!"
"No way... That couldn't be..." Rosana mumbled as she joined the others' side as Makarov walked up.
"Indeed, Rosie... It's Acnologia, The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse..."
She shuddered in fear as she clung to Natsu. "No way..." She gripped her head. "Skiadrium mentioned it, but never how big it was!"
"This isn't the same kind that raised Natsu, Wendy and Rosie is it?!" Happy asked.
"No, this thing is pure evil." Gildarts replied.
"So are we gonna fight it or what?!" Natsu asked.
"We can't, Natsu. You don't understand the situation we're in. It's not about winning or losing a fight. This is about getting away with our lives!" Gildarts stated.
Rosana looked at the man that saved her those years ago and saw the truth in his words. "Natsu... He's right... Even Skiadrium is shaking in my heart... This is bad!"
"I'm not even sure any of us will be lucky to even escape with their life..."
"Are you saying this things gonna kill some of us?!" Natsu demanded.
"EVERYONE! RUN! NOW!" Gildarts shouted right as Acnologia roared, the winds eliminating the forest and sending most nearly flying.
"No. Way..." Natsu said. "The forest... is gone!"
"How can it be so destructive?" Levy asked, supporting Gajeel.
Rosana stood by Laxus, clinging to his shirt while terrified as Gildarts spoke again. "LISTEN UP! If you want to stay alive, you can't waste time freaking out! Pull yourselves together and let's get out of here!" Everyone was stunned when Acnologia roared again, shaking in fear with some of them. "HURRY! GET TO THE SHIP!"
Erza nodded. "It's this way!" She ordered. "Just through those trees! Now, get moving!" With that, they all began running.
"Wendy, Rosie, can't any of you communicate with dragons? Can't you talk to it for us?" Carla asked.
Rosie shook her head, answering. "Anyone can communicate! This one doesn't wanna talk!" She skidded to a hault when Acnologia landed in front of them. "Shit!"
"He cut off our escape route!" Gray said.
"Why us? Why are you doing this? Answer me!" Wendy shouted as Acnologia attacked them, hitting Elfman and Evergreen by swatting them.
"We're trapped... What'll we do?" Levy asked.
Rosana shook before seeing Natsu rush ahead and nearly get squished. "NATSU!"
"You jerk!" He blinked when Makarov stood in front of them all. "Come on, Gramps.."
"Get to the ship!" He ordered.
Rosana watched in horror when Makarov went into Giant mode to hold the massive Acnologia back, clinging to Laxus's shirt, earning him to wrap his arm around her protectively. "Grampa..."
"Don't play the hero! The guild needs you to stay alive!" Erza shouted.
"Get outta here!" He commanded. Both Laxus and Rosana knew that tone: he was serious while the entire guild fought to stay with him. "WILL YOU GET OUT OF HERE AND HONOR MY FINAL WISH?!"
She teared up as she looked up at the one who raised her to love Fairy Tail, feeling Laxus even shake before he lifted her to carry her on one shoulder, turning the opposite way. "LAXUS!? We hafta..." She smelt and felt her brother fighting tears as he grabbed Natsu and began walking away. Her own tears fell as she saw her family also begin to cry as they ran with him, all tears flowing now. Since she was over Laxus's shoulder, she witnessed everything, her heart shattering as she saw him get taken down, wiggling free of her brother's hold and running the other way, climbing up with Natsu right on her heels. "You are not taking my grandfather away!"
"We're getting Gramps back!" Natsu agreed as they climbed. "You hear me?!"
"Natsu! Rosana!" He then was hit aside, seeing Laxus and Erza standing guard and ready to fight.
"I was down with the escape plan, but my little sister decided to wiggle her way outta my hold."
"Now, attack!" Erza ordered as everyone did just that, landing hit upon hit, blow upon blow, strike upon strike on the beast.
Laxus charged up. "Alright you guys, let's hit this overgrown lizard with everything we've got! If you let loose and I blast him with a million watts of lightning, he'll learn to never mess with Fairy Tail again!"
Rosana flipped and landed in front of her brother, pride and awe showing. "Brother..." That was before she grinned and nodded. "Do it, brother!"
"Raging Bolt!"
"Heaven's Wheel: Blumenblatt!"
"Ice-Make: Super Freeze Arrow!"
"Water Nebula!"
"Solid Script: FIRE!"
"Now, Sagittarius, get him!"
"Evil Explosion!"
The Thunder Legion attacked normally and Rosana grinned. "Lightning Shadow Dragon's ROAR!" She shot her attack off to match.
"Seriously? Let's see what you Dragon Slayers can do!" He called. "YOU HEAR ME NATSU!? AND SO HELP ME IF ROSIE GETS HURT!"
Lily, Carla and Shina carried their respective Dragon Slayer to join Natsu. She giggled softly when he complained. "Save it..." She said softly.
"Iron Dragon's ROAR!"
"Sky Dragon's ROAR!"
"Shadow Dragon's ROAR!"
"Fire Dragon's ROAR!"
The attacks sent the beast flying and Rosana stared out, tense since she and the other three knew that wasn't all. They turned to hear that it wasn't even using it's power it did against Gildarts right before the ground collapsed when the beast flew out of the ocean, no mark on it.
"We gave it all we had. Four Dragon Slayers at the same time.." Wendy bent over and cried, Rosie patting her lightly before going into Laxus's arms, crying herself. "Our whole guild went against it and it still wasn't enough!"
"DAMN IT! It shouldn't happen! We're supposed to be freaking Dragon Slayers! How could we not beat him?!" Natsu beat the ground.
Rosie sniffled. "We used up most of our magic with those attacks and... still.." She buried her face in her brother's shirt, feeling him try and calm her down. She froze when Gajeel shouted.
"BREATH ATTACK!"
Natsu saw Lucy start crying and Rosie felt for her. She knew there was nothing to do now. The blonde mage had chosen a bad guild to die with. In Rosie's mind, Lucy and Natsu would have made a cute couple, as would Gajeel and Levy. Now, none of those would be happening. Heck, she hadn't even met someone that could pass Laxus's test. She wiped her face when Laxus pulled back to hold her hand, giving her other to Bickslow.
"Fairy Tail NEVER GIVES UP THE FIGHT!" Lucy cried, one hand held by Natsu, one by Gray.
"We've all gotta face our fears together. We'll show them we have a bond that can never be broken!" Gray added, getting Juvia to nod and take his hand.
Everyone soon held hands, with Laxus offering his to Makarov, who took it and smiled. "Okay, kids, let us all go home, together."
"HOME TO FAIRY TAIL!" They all shouted as magic engulfed them just as Acnologia attacked.
Rosana's entire body shifted while she also knew she was dead, wondering if now she'd know of who that boy was. Her life was over, so there was no need for her to be unable to remember. She longed to be a grown woman, with a husband, two or three children, a loving guild to live with. She wanted so much, her first kiss, her first heartbreak, her first time with a man, everything. But, now, she would never know that feeling. Acnologia made sure of that. She hoped to be reborn as a true Dreyer next time, not an adopted one.
Memories of her guild surrounded her as she remembered the day she got her mark, the day she trained with Laxus the first time, training with Natsu, fighting Grimoire Heart and Phantom Lord, meeting her friends and family; all memories that she cherished. All of it warmed her heart as she reached for her adoptive brother's fading image.
Maaaaan! I still get chills rewatching that and wondering what they all were thinking that entire time!
~~Kiwi~~