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)
A Sister's Strength!
Rosana watched the chariot race the following day, her own stomach going to the floor at the thought of trying to run on a moving vehicle at any point. She rolled her eyes when Sting, also suffering from the dreaded curse, said it was a marking of a 'true' Dragon Slayer. 'Such an arrogant asshole...' She sighed when Natsu and Gajeel managed to get them some points.
Watching Toby's fight, however, she was disgusted when Raven Tail's Black Snake ripped his cherished sock apart. "How mean..." She sighed.
"Let's move onto round two of today's head to head battles. First, from Quatro Cerberus, it's the god of wine, Bacchus!"
"Yeeeah." He said lazily.
"Fighting against a member of Fairy Tail Team A!" He announced.
"That's your team, Lady Rosie." Freed stated.
"Thanks for reminding me, Freed.." She said, rolling her eyes. "Isn't he as strong as Erza?" Laxus nodded before Cana demanded them to avenge her, to his annoyance.
"Rosana Dreyer!"
Rosie nearly fell over. "WHAT?! Me?!"
"It's her turn?" Mira asked.
"Are you ready?" Lisanna asked.
"We're so screwed..." Macao and Wakaba said before Laxus glared at them.
"Why are we?" He demanded.
"Uhhh... Nothing!" They replied.
She went to her team and gulped. "Oh boy..."
"Hey, you got this. Just believe in that heart of yours and you can win, Rosie..." Erza said, smiling before the three left the field, Natsu currently 'sleeping' off his sickness.
Breathing in and out, she made her way out to meet her opponent. "Yo." She said.
"Yo yourself, little lady. I see you've grown since the last time... Nicely, might I add.." He stated. "Whaddya say we make our own bet?"
Rosie raised an eyebrow and tilted her head. "What kind of bet?"
"You're a smoking hot number, girl."
"Is there a point?" She asked.
"Come on, babe. You're not that dense. If I win, you keep me company tonight, alright? All night."
Rosana paled and gulped at that, knowing what he meant as she felt Laxus's anger grow with that bet, knowing he probably heard it. Her hands shook as she tried to not think of that.
"What nerve!" Evergreen said, clearly shocked.
"Your turn, babe... If you win..."
"Hold it right there, bub." She said slowly. "I ain't gonna deal with you treating me like I'm a piece of meat, okay?! I'm going to teach you how to behave!" She stated, her magic swirling around her on the air.
"I take it you accept the wager, then? I'm so excited, I've got the shakes." He said.
The two met head to head as she barely managed to block his palms from attacking her as she countered by trying to kick his head in, only to be blocked and thrown back. Shifting into the shadows, she dashed around him and tried to see a weakness, only to have him send her flying into a wall from a palm. Trying again, she managed to trip him up before she was put into the ground. She got to her knee and slowly stood up while the commentator did his job.
"Gotta hand it to ya. You're not holding anything back despite me being a girl." She applauded him.
"Oh, I'm going to have a wild time with you tonight~ Oh, yeah."
"Oh, my!" Lucy said.
"He's just getting started, too." Erza said as she saw Laxus was close to exploding again.
"Come on, Lady Rosie..." Freed said.
"Don't worry about her, Freed. She is the sister to Laxus, after all. She doesn't know how to give up."
"Go get him, Ros!" Happy cheered.
"Shadow Dragon Wing Attack!" She sliced the air between them, her opponent dodging as she slowly began to try and find a way to at least keep up with him as she engulfed her fists in shadows, trying to use the speed she got from training to try and hit him.
"She trained with Laxus, the fastest in our guild, so this might warm her up..." Bickslow said.
"And she hasn't used her Dragon Force yet..."
Her attacks were countered perfectly as she skidded to a stop, wiping her mouth a little as she smiled, her shadows surrounding her. "I just came up with my wager... When I win, you and the other boys will go by... Quatro Puppy."
"Okay, okay. You got a deal, babe." He said as he took his drink and chugged it. "Should be easy to knock over a drunk like me..."
Rosana let her shadows engulf her as she shifted into her Dragon Force. "Shadow Dragon..."
Baccus, however, rushed at her as soon as Shadow left her lips. "It's pointless!" He said, attacking her multiple times.
"So many hits!" Evergreen said, stunned as she noticed Laxus's eyes were pinned to the fight. "Laxus?"
"It's like he turned into a gigantic blur!" Happy said.
Shina looked to Lily before shaking her head. "Poor guy..." She mouthed, getting the other Exceed to nod.
"That must've caused a lot of damage..." Juvia said.
"Look." Freed commented.
"Feel that, babe? Huh?" He was shocked to see his armor on his arms fall off as if sliced off. "What in the helll? She got me?" He blinked. "What are you?"
The dust vanished, revealing Rosana in her Dragon Force, her hands up as if holding a weapon. Her hair had escaped the buns, as was normal for her Dragon Force. Black scales now covered a little more of her skin than before, her eyes glowing red from within the shadows of her hair. "This is something called... Dragon Force..." She said.
"HOLY! Rosana from Fairy Tail has entered a mode of Dragon Slayers that few know of: Dragon Force!" Chapati Lola said. "Mr. Yajima, what is this magic?"
"Dragon Force is an advanced ability only know to Dragon Slayers. Dragon Force greatly increases the damage done by standard Dragon Slayer spells, and grants the user access to more advanced, powerful attacks." Yajima explained. "How she managed this, I am curious."
Sabertooth, however, actually looked interested now as Rogue hid his smile behind his collar, Sting actually stunned while the others were in shock.
Mirajane sighed. "Well, there goes that."
Rosana smiled a little. "Now you can try and hit me again, bub. This time, it's gonna be harder." She proved her point as, when he went to attack, she melted into the shadows before quickly attacking his open side and sending him skidding. "With this plus my training with my brother, I'm pretty much untouchable..."
"Man, this chick is wild!" He chuckled.
"Don't tell me you're scared~" She taunted.
"I like your style, babe!" He countered as a battle of speed and endurance began, each landing hard hits on the other, but not giving an inch.
Rosana was impressed as she even went into her Shadow Lightning Dragon mode, trying to increase her own speed. Her ears picked up Laxus's praises at how she was a force to be reckoned with now. Digging deep and into her second origin, she kicked her opponent back and summoned a black ball in her hands. "Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Shadow Dragon's Eruption!" She threw it at the ground, where it burst into a geyser of shadows that hit him from underneath, throwing him into the air, whilst simultaneously damaging him.
"Wow, look at that power! So COOOOL!" Jason, the commentator for the day said.
Letting spell end, she watched as Baccus dropped to the ground and waited for a little bit as he got to only his knees as she, herself, dropped to her own knees, exiting her Dragon Force. Both were panting to try and get their breath. The entire arena, including her guild, were stunned to see that she was close to passing out from using her Dragon Force.
"Your name's... Rosana, eh...? That's a wild name..." Baccus said as he stood up. "I won!" He called before he started falling. "Gotta say, you're a wicked wild lady..."
"AND BACCUS is DOWN! The winner is Rosana from Fairy Tail Team A!" The announcer cheered. "She earns her team 10 points! Which brings their total into double digits at 12!"
Getting to her feet shakily, she raised her pointer and thumb in the Fairy Tail hand sign. "YEAAAH!" She shouted as her team rushed out, along with the other team, to cheer with her. "Fairy Tail's climbing to the top!" Getting out of the hug, she smirked at the stunned faces of Sabertooth. "Just watch, Sabercat, we're gonna rip that title away~"
Sitting in her bed, Rosana calmed Laxus down by grinning. "I'm fine, brother... Calm down." She said as she went to move before the pain set in, making her grip the covers and lean on her arm. "Gah... Nothin."
Freed chuckled. "Stubborn to a point. Rest up. You heard Madam Porlyusica, Miss Rosie."
"B-But... Who'll take my place on the team?" She asked.
"Wendy." Laxus said. "She's rested up and able to fight now."
"Do me a favor... Watch for me... I wanna know how we win." Rosie said. "And, when you fight, I wanna know, too."
Laxus smirked. "Got it. I'll do that. Shina, make sure she sleeps."
"Right." She said as the Thunder Legion left. "You heard him, sleep."
Rosana nodded and shut her eyes, wanting to rest up fully and get back on her team and be able to watch her brother's match if he fights. Now that she was relaxed, she realized that Baccus really did a number on her and her entire body hurt. At the time, her adrenaline prevented her from feeling it, so she was able to barely beat him. Waking up some time later, she stirred to see Evergreen sitting at her bedside. "Ever.."
"Oh, you're awake. How're you feeling?" She asked.
"Like a truck hit me. But, I'm getting better." She said, smiling. "Where's my brother?"
"Getting ready for his match. He's up against Alexei from Raven Tail... He will be here in a little bit, though..." She looked up. "Speaking, here he is."
"Hey, you doin alright?"
"Mhm. I wanna be able to watch you fight..." She said stubbornly as she crawled out of bed to have Evergreen support her. "Once you win, I'll come back and rest up, knowing we're winning still. Besides, us Dragon Slayers heal a little faster than most."
Laxus sighed and chuckled, nodding. "Alright."
Leaning on him, she frowned. "Promise me something..."
"What?"
"That you'll win this fight the Fairy Tail way..."
He nodded. "I promise and I'll never break it." He let Freed take over and made his way to the arena
She smiled and waved at her team as she made her way to where her team was positioned, knowing they needed to be sneaky. Her eyes kept wandering towards Sabertooth, meeting Rogue's eyes a few times as she thought she saw a little worry before it vanished. Her future hinged on the Games, whether they won or lost. Either way, her past would no longer be in a haze.
"And now it's time for the third match of the day!" The pumpkin, Mato, said.
"Bringing the lightning is Fairy Tail B's Laxus Dreyer!" Chapati said. "You might remember his adopted sister Rosana fighting against Baccus earlier."
"Go for it, Bro! You beat them to the floor!" Rosie called even as she felt light headed from standing too long, probably looking like a mummy at the moment.
"Going up against the mysterious man in the metal mask, Raven Tail's Alexei!"
Natsu chuckled. "Kick his butt, Laxus."
Erza looked unimpressed. "Of course it's someone from Ivan's guild."
Rosana looked to the Thunder Legion. "We've gotta cheer harder than ever for my brother, okay?"
"Yes!" The three said in unison and joined her.
"Warren." Makarov said as he contacted Bisca, who was watching Ivan himself.
She also had her eyes on the Raven Tail master and Rosana still liked how collected her brother was when he was in a battle. Blinking, she heard Warren contact them as she used her eyes to look. "There's no movement from Raven Tail here, Warren. They might've gotten us on day one, but we've learned."
"Let it be known that if you dare to dishonor Laxus, the Thunder Legion will pounce." Freed said. "You scoundrels will be lucky if you make it out alive. Especially if you try anything with Lady Rosie."
Rosie sighed. "Freed..." Rolling her eyes, she smirked. "Gramps, Ever wants to be next to Elfman now."
"ROSIE! You little liar!" Evergreen said, red faced.
She giggled softly before the match began, stunned when her brother was attacked within seconds. "What?! He hit him? I could barely touch him in training!" She said, seeing everyone was also stunned. Her gut dropped with each hit landed on him. 'Come on, Lax... You're the strongest I know... Please... Fight back..'
"Rosie, you guys seeing any movement or anything?" Warren's voice snapped her out of her funk.
Shaking her head, she brought up the binoculars and shook her head. "Nothing still.. They're just standing there, Warren..."
"Come on, Laxus!" Freed shouted.
Putting the binoculars down, she got shakily to stand on the railing. "COME ON, FIGHT BACK LAX! You are stronger than this!" She shouted out as she kept watching him get beat on like a punching bag, her legs giving out and making both Bickslow and Freed catch her and support her.
"Easy, Rosie..." Evergreen said. "You're still recovering."
"This has to be a bad dream..." She said, looking up to the three with tears in her eyes. "My brother can't be losing, can he?"
"No way. He's way better than that!" Freed said.
Her eyes trailed out to see Alexei holding him. "He... He can't lose... He promised me he wouldn't lose..." She hiccuped. "You hear me, brother?! You promised me you wouldn't lose!" She shouted, her words apparently snapping his 'funk' and making him send Alexei flying back. Her heart soared again when he turned the tides and made her hug the two supporting her in joy. "He's back in the game!"
"Told ya." Bickslow said.
She was about to reply when Alexei sent Laxus flying into the wall with a blast. "WHAT?! BIG BROTHER!" She called out as he kept getting beat. "Please..."
"He's down, but not out. Laxus barely scratched his opponent. This match could spell trouble for Fairy Tail B by putting one of their strongest out of commission!"
"I can't say I'm surprised." Yajima said. "Alexei's strength is overwhelming."
Watching him get hit made Rosana's heart tear slowly. The man she called brother was being used to wipe the floor of the arena. The same man that had trained her himself and was one of their strongest, one she idolized and wanted to be like. Since arriving in Fairy Tail, Laxus filled the empty role model of a brother she needed, even if he was cold and distant to most that he didn't trust. She was proud of calling him 'big brother', 'bro' and even 'Lax', the only one to do so and cherished the time he had spent with her.
However, she recalled the talk she, Laxus and Makarov had about the fact Raven Tail had dirt and why Ivan, Laxus's father, created it. Instantly, she hated the man after hearing about him from not only Makarov, but Laxus himself. It made her glad she never knew the man as she probably would've hurt him on the spot.
Making her way to lean on the rail, she clenched a bandaged fist. No, this wasn't Laxus and she knew it. There was something going on and she felt it in her bones. Just because Ivan was Makarov's son, it didn't matter. An enemy of Fairy Tail must be punished, no matter that they were blood ties or not. What made Fairy Tail a family was bonds between them that they would never try and destroy. They instead used that for their strength. Natsu had once said: 'Don't you know blood ties don't matter?! Cause everyone in the guild is supposed to be considered family!' and Rosie clung to that, knowing it by heart now.
"LAXUS!" She called, getting the attention of her guild as she lifted the hand-sign of the guild: the one that meant they'd always be watching over him. Laxus was her brother and that meant more than anything. Her life was better because of him, him being him while also showing her his own strength. Suddenly, she saw something unexpected: the entire Raven Tail guild was down there, beaten! Quickly, she looked and was pissed off. "It was an illusion!?"
"What?!" Freed asked.
"Apparently, the match we were watching was just an illusion! But, Laxus persevered and defeated the entire Raven Tail guild! Let's hear it for our victor!"
Rosana collapsed in relief, staring happily at Laxus. He had her so worried, but he came through. If only she were the reason, but that would've been selfish of her to think of. He did it because he thought of Fairy Tail as his entire family, not just her. He never broke his promise. How silly of her to think of that. She went to see him get bandaged up, able to walk without a help.
"Hey." He said as she eased herself onto the bed.
"You had me so worried, bro... I nearly thought you were losing." She said, sniffling as he gave her a gentle hug. "I'm glad you did win, though... Really."
"As if I'd break that promise of mine. That'd be bad of me." Laxus said before helping her into the bed. "Now it's time for you to hold up your promise, lil Rose."
Hearing what he used to call her for the first time in years made her smile grow as she nodded, slipping back into sleep, muttering. "Love ya, bro..." She barely heard him say the same due to passing out.
Being sick kinda gives me time to actually work on these~ :3
~~Kiwi~~