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)
Grand Magic Games
Rosana tried to talk to Skiadrium, but he either didn't hear her or refused to talk at the moment. However, her mind was still unclear except for the name 'Ryos' echoing around her as if it were naming the hazy boy. Her eyes opened to show the concerned faces of a few of the guild members, feeling the worry from the others as she woke up, rubbing her head.
"Rosie, you alright?" Makarov asked.
"Nnn... Yeah... I think I have a name for that hazy boy in my memory: Ryos..." She grimaced. "That man... Rogue... He must be connected to him. I need to get answers... Skiadrium's not talking to me right now, so he's the only one that can tell me what I want."
"So. That means you're gonna enter the Grand Magic Games, aren't you?" Macao asked, sad.
"Well, yeah. If it helps me get answers from 'Rogue', I'll do it! How long until then?"
"Three months." Wakaba said. "It changes each year what happens..."
"Brother! I wanna go train!" She said, leaping up and looking at her brother. "Pleaaaase?"
"Sure. Why not? I'll personally train ya. Make sure you have enough stuff for that time. If anything, I'll buy ya stuff." Laxus said.
"HEY! I wanna fight ya, Laxus!" Natsu said.
"Sorry, not interested. I've gotta train my sister, so, yeah. Later!" Laxus said as he, Rosana and the Thunder Legion left.
"We'll see you all in three months! We'll get back to being number one again!" She cheered, waving goodbye after she packed what clothes would work, considering she was bigger now. "Where should we go?"
"Somewhere where you can let loose." He said.
Evergreen smiled and walked next to Rosana. "Say, you and I can go shopping when we get the time. I guarantee you'll look divine~"
"Of course, Ever! I'll need a girl's advice anyway.." She agreed. On Tenrou Island, she and Evergreen had gotten to know one another and became friends. The Thunder Legion itself became her next family, next to Laxus, before his excommunication. Yesterday, Gildarts actually reinstated him, having been named the fifth guild master before Makarov was named the sixth, much to Makarov's dismay.
Rosana smiled as she noticed where they were heading. The heaven-touching apex of the mountain was drenched in brilliant light. Spikes of thin light impaled the snow in a bristling, moving line. We assumed that the heat had displaced the snow from the hip of the time chiseled mountain. All across her line of sight, the tips of the mountain range stuck up like a row of thorns. Swaddled around them were necklaces of powdery snow. Thankfully, they stopped at the base, where a meadow once that looked as if it had stepped from the pages of a storybook. The grass was Eden-green and thigh-high to a thrush. The mountains in the distance had peaks that looked as cruel as a hag's teeth. It was the only part of the meadow that looked off in some way. The rest of it was paradise.
It wasn't just the sights that pleased the senses. The sounds, smells and tastes were out of this world also. The sky above the meadow was a feast for the eyes. It stretched as far as the eye could see in a dome of cocktail-blue, punched with fluffy clouds. Squeaking swallows chased whirring dragonflies in a dance of life and death. A neon-blue ribbon of river ran through the center of the song of the river was very gentle as it went plinking and tinkling over the gravel bed. The music of the meadow came to her ears above the sound of the water: the dawn chorus, buzzing midges and the whispering of the wind. She could smell the sweetness of cherry blossoms and the caramel soft scent of flowers in the air.
"Alright... Let's start by working on your speed." He said.
"With or without the Dragon Force?" She asked.
"Without for now, then we'll ease it into that later." He stated. "Freed, you and the other two are to do what you want. I need to focus on Rosie."
"You've got it!" Freed said as the three went to train nearby.
Nearly two weeks later and she was keeping up with Freed, who was using his Dark Écriture: Absolute Shadow, with a little struggle in the beginning, now able to normally keep pace with him before she would enter Dragon Force and gain a slight edge. However, she was nowhere near as fast as Laxus, which was what she was trying to do. After a few pointers from Freed, she was able to finally keep up with him nearly two weeks later than that, which made him proud.
"Alright. We're getting somewhere, now for seeing that strength of yours." He said one afternoon after they took a break.
Nodding, she smiled and started the next round of training, going up against Freed, Laxus and even Bickslow to enhance her reflexes while Evergreen tried to catch her off-guard. Because she wasn't as small, she found other ways to dodge attacks and even guarded a few with one arm, like her brother would often do before she would counter it with a harder hit, sometimes breaking a tree due to a dodge or even when she kicked, it was either blocked or dodged.
She sat down one night and looked up. "Hey! Look at the stars. So pretty... I wonder if everyone else is looking at them, too."
Evergreen smiled. "Probably, knowing our guild."
The boys even looked up and smiled, despite them wanting to keep training, but knowing they also needed some time to rest as well.
Laxus sat next to Rosana and grinned. "You're getting a hell of a lot stronger. I won't be surprised if you do become a S-Class soon. This time, there won't be any dragon attacks."
She giggled. "That would be bad. But, I actually don't wanna be an S-Class anymore... I wanna be the next guild master... I know it means a lot more training, but I want to be like Mavis and Gramps and even Macao. I want to become one who will defend her family no matter what cost of my own. Like what he did on Tenrou..." She said, staring at the stars as she spoke. "It would be nice to be a S-Class wizard, but I want to aim higher."
Freed smiled. "Well, you are the adopted granddaughter to Master Makarov, so there's a possibility. But, know you have the Thunder Legion's full support if need be, Miss Rosana."
"Freed... I'm fine if you wanna call me Rosie, too. It's something that I see my family calling me." She said, smiling at him. "In fact, you can call me Lady Rosie if you really want."
"Really? I'm honored." Freed grinned.
Bickslow chuckled. "Well, either way, you're still one of us, Rosie."
"I know. And I'm happy to know that~"
Rosana resumed training until she felt the need to return to the guild, hugging her brother, knowing he needed his own training. She even hugged the Thunder Legion before she made the trip back, running into Shina on the way. During the training, she had her friend stay behind, in case something happened. "Hey Shina... The others back?"
"Yup and Makarov is about to announce the team that is representing Fairy Tail."
"WAAA! Hurry! I need to be there then!" She flailed before Shina picked her up and sped towards the hall, rushing in. "Did I miss anything?"
"Whoa. Ros? Weren't you training with Laxus?" Gray asked.
"I was. But he needed his own time." She said, out of breath before smiling. "Where's Gajeel?"
"Not back yet. You're just in time. These are the five representing Fairy Tail: Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy and Rosana." He announced.
Lucy paled. "WHAAAT?!"
Rosie grinned. "Awesome!" She patted Lucy. "Hey, you've been training for this~ You got it!"
"Alright, team, the Grand Magic Games offers the opportunity for us to claim the prominence we once held!" Erza said, probably also saying it to the guild, too. "Today, Sabertooth is regarded as the number one guild. Let us take that title! Fairy Tail will be the top guild again!"
Rosie smiled when the other three cheered, knowing soon she'd get the answers she wants. She took the magazine and stared at 'Rogue', so many questions circling her mind. "Soon, 'Rogue', you'll give me answers..."
She walked with Levy and the girls towards Fairy Hills, Erza placing a hand on her shoulder. "You alright now, Rosie?" She asked.
Rosana smiled. "Yeah. I mean, hopefully I can get my answers to who I really am... before I was in Fairy Tail." She replied. "There's a huge chunk of my life missing. Sure, I might have some memories returning, but 'Rogue' holds the vital things I'm missing." She sighed and looked to the sky.
Wendy blinked. "Well, we're there for you again if something happens~"
"Thanks." She said, hugging the Sky Dragon Slayer before they all went to their rooms. Her room was a typical girl's room, but was mostly goldish brown for the walls, black for the carpet and red for random decorations. Her bed was dark and would've been romantic if it weren't fit for only one person. But, she loved the bed after it was given to her from a client from a job before she went to Tenrou Island. It surprisingly held up in the seven years since then. Flopping down, she looked at the toughest team more, as if studying them. "Will he recognize me? Or... What if he forgot, too? Shit... Well, have to admit, his friend, Sting, is a little cutie... WHAT AM I SAYING?! Mavis, what the hell?! He's the competition!" She beat her head before she sighed and decided sleep would do her really good right now.
Yawning, she rubbed her eyes as she went with her team to the train-station, not looking forward to the ride, knowing it'll be a long ride. Wendy's Troia would wear off and she and Natsu'd be stuck in agony the entire ride. Their two Exceeds were both worried, yet the entire guild was happy, despite them losing every year after Team Tenrou vanished. Macao and Wakaba were the most worried, since Macao took over for Makarov.
Speaking, her grandfather had left earlier, saying he needed to check out a few things. Rosana listened to Levy read about the rules that are set: such as the all participants must return to the lodgings by 12:00 midnight. She was glad they were able to finally get out of the train, before seeing that Makarov was here with Juvia, Bisca, Alzack and little Asuka.
"Welcome! Feel free to explore, but remember to be back at Honey Bone Lodge by midnight." Makarov said.
Rosie's nose flared when she finally memorized the scents before a new, yet oddly-familiar scent hit her nose. Without another word, she rushed off, following her nose and leaving her team confused to her actions. 'This scent... is it...' She heard Natsu follow her as she saw a crowd growing, making her way through, tripping over a foot before looking up to see someone she never expected to see...
MWAHAHAHA! Cliffys galore now!
~~Kiwi~~