88I'm not dead.
Okay?
Just saying.
It's been such a long time, have you guys missed me? (I know you just missed Rogue, but let me fantasize anyway.)
So, the person who guessed correctly was Helekiller2. Congratulations! You get to choose between a drawing of any Fairy Tail character or a oneshot. Of course, if you'd like anything else, you can always tell me. C;
What do you guys think? Should I do this once more? Should I write a cliffy and the person who guesses correctly what happens next gets a prize? Do tell me~
Thank you all for the reviews and the support, all of you have been great. Seriously, I love you.
I especially love tenshi-no-akuma-81, who has been telling me all the wrongs in the story. Thanks to that, I've been able to write much better.
I guess my story would be kind of shoujo, then? The naïve female protagonist, the dark and handsome male protagonist, the over protective friends of the FP and the antagonist friend of the MP.
HOLY CUPCAKE, IT REALLY IS A SHOUJO STORY HSGAFDHASGFDHGASD
Forgive me guys, that wasn't my intention at all. I was simply writing to my heart's content. But of course, if you still like it you're more than welcome to keep on reading it. C:
Let me correct a mistake: in the last chapter, I wrote that it was the third and last day of the games. It's not. I don't know why, but I seriously thought that the third day was the last. Sorry, guys.
One more thing.
I officially hate Sabertooth (except for my Rogue cutie, obviously) and I hope they all go bald and burn in hell. I wasn't very fond of them at the beginning, and now I just loathe them after the latest chapters of the manga.
Therefore, there'll be quite a lot of hate for them on my part. I'll try not to make it into bashing, but if I do, tell me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, only my OC.
Rogue instantly went stiff as he glared at the new arrival. His shoulders were tense as he did his best to hide Sophia from the threatening magic.
"What is it to you, Minerva?" His icy voice had a menacing tone underneath it, but it didn't seem to faze the young woman in the slightest. Instead of cowering in fear as most would do, she chuckled.
"Now, now. There is no need to be like this, Rogue. I was merely wondering where you have you been all day long yesterday and today. And of course I'd be curious about the little fairy you're hiding." She crossed her arms, a smug yet calculating expression on her face.
"What do you want?" The flow of his magic, Sophia worriedly noticed, was getting colder and faster by the second, which meant he was getting angry, and fast. She gripped his cape with both hands, trying to tell him to calm down. He relaxed slightly under her touch, but not enough. He was still angry.
Minerva hmph-ed, uncrossing her arms and resting her left hand on her hip.
"Here's a warning. Enjoy the little time you two have got left. If it continues like this, it won't be long before either Sabertooth or Fairy Tail discovers your little secret. Just keep in mind that you've got to fix this soon, Rogue, before my father finds out. I'm guessing he won't be exactly thrilled with one of his best mages hanging out with a fairy." She turned around to leave, but changed her mind and spoke directly to Sophia.
"Take care, little fairy. You never know what's going to happen." As soon as the words left her lips, she was gone in a flash, leaving the pair to wonder what exactly had happened.
After a few seconds, the blonde's quiet voice rang throughout the arena's last and empty floor.
"Rogue?" His magic had returned to normal, but that didn't exactly mean his temper had done the same. After he heaved a long sigh, he replied, neither moving from their position.
"Yeah?"
"Who was that?" He turned around to face her as she let her hands drop. None of them paid attention to the cheering crowd as she felt his shadow loom over her.
"Minerva. Master Jiemma's daughter."
"Is she your friend?"
"No."
She couldn't help but be relieved that he said it with such conviction. Why, she wouldn't know.
Sophia had been utterly confused at this Minerva's behavior. At first glance, her magic was mockingly easy-going, but it could soon turn into a cold and menacing flow.
And she didn't like that.
At all.
She felt uneasy when Minerva unleashed a little bit of her magic to prove her point, and thought that that woman had far too much magical power on her hands.
"…ia? Sophia." She looked up startled at Rogue's voice, coming out of whatever haze she had been in.
"Huh? Oh, yes, sorry, what did you say?" He said nothing as he put both his hands on her tiny shoulders to spin her around back to the arena.
"It's Laxus Dreyar's turn now." His low voice rumbled deep from his chest as he slightly bent down to whisper in her ear.
The blonde girl couldn't help but blush at their proximity, though she did her best to hide it. Faster than she thought possible, the blind girl went to grip the railing with both her hands, breaking their contact. The crimson-eyed young man only stared at her weirdly, wondering if it was something he said.
However, no training could've prepared him for what was about to happen.
The petite girl filled her lungs with air and shouted with all her might as soon as she felt Laxus's magic coming from the arena.
"Do your best, Laxus!" For a short moment, the blonde man looked up at the voice of his name being called. To his surprise, he saw a blur of blue waving frantically at him. He sent a slight smirk her way and turned his attention back to his opponent, briefly wondering just what in the seven fucks Sophia was doing all the way up there.
Rogue, on the other hand, stood frozen in the spot. As soon as he saw the Lightning Dragon Slayer turn his attention elsewhere, he quickly put his right arm around the girl from behind as his left hand came to block any more sound from her mouth.
He retreated back to the shadows of a nearby pillar, tiredly sliding down of said pillar until both were seated, with her between his legs.
The dark teen heaved a sigh before turning his sharp eyes to the girl in front of him, who had a sheepish look on her face.
"Really, what were you thinking? What if someone saw us?" It came out harsher than he had intended it to, but he needed to get his point across.
She fiddled with her fingers as she looked down, looking sincerely apologetic. Rogue released her mouth after feeling her lips move against his palm and let his arm drop by his side.
"Sorry. Fairy Tail's going well, and I got a little excited." 'And I didn't know what to do when you were so close.', but she wouldn't tell him that, of course. Even she didn't understand her own feelings, what good would it do if she told him?
When he didn't answer, she turned her head to ask him what was wrong, but stopped when her cheek collided with a gloved finger.
"Wha-"
"It doesn't sound to me like you're really sorry." It was a lie, he knew it. But it wouldn't hurt to tease her a bit, now would it?
"But I am! Rogue-" The tone of her voice became frantic as she desperately thought of a way to make him believe her.
"You should reflect on your actions, young lady. Do you have any idea of how much trouble we'd both be in?" She jumped when both his hands came to pinch her cheeks, making her put her own hands over his.
"I' showy-" She stopped talking when she heard the dark haired teen chuckle lowly, and she could imagine just fine an amusing smirk on his face.
"What the- Rogue!" His arms wrapped around her protectively, as if she'd pull another stunt like that if he didn't prevent it.
"My bad. I was just teasing you."
"I can't believe this! I really thought you were angry with me!"
"And what makes you think I wasn't?"
"…but you're not anymore, right?"
"Maybe. That was dangerous."
"…sorry."
"It's fine now. Something would've happened already if someone saw you."
"…"
"Oi. Stop pouting."
"…I'm not pouting."
"Uh-huh."
It was transparent obvious that she was pouting. She had a slight blush on her face as her cheeks puffed.
'Cute.'
No.
Wait.
Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. WAIT.
He did not just think that.
There's no way.
He's Rogue Cheney. He and words like 'cute' don't mix at all.
Of course, one look at her face and he'd be thinking otherwise.
"Rogue? What's wrong? Are you unwell?" Her voice portrayed the worry on her face as she turned her face around to blindly search for him.
"I'm fine. Rather than me, you should worry about Laxus Dreyar. Looks like the fight's not going well." Sophia was up in an instant and went to see the battle, while he calmly stood up, rubbing his temples.
"Rogue?"
"Yeah?" He came to stand beside her as he surveyed the situation. The Lightning Dragon Slayer was clearly getting his ass beaten by the Raven Tail mage, but he felt as if there was something fishy about it. Narrowing his eyes, he came to the conclusion that he was quite disappointed in the Dragon Slayer.
"Laxus is not fighting with just Alexei, is he?" He turned to look at her, finding a frown on her face.
"Of course he is. It's the rules. He's losing, though." He saw her frown deepen as she gripped the railing so hard her knuckles turned white. "Sophia?"
"No, something's wrong. All five members of Raven Tail are in the arena fighting. Furthermore, Laxus's defeating them all, really fast." It was his turn to frown as he turned his crimson orbs back to the battle. All he could see was the Fairy Tail mage losing badly. Just what in the seven hells was wrong?
Suddenly, Master Iwan came flying out of nowhere, dispersing what seemed to be an illusion. Silently, Laxus straightened up, while all five members of Raven Tail laid defeated on the ground.
The people all over the place cheered loudly as the blonde girl smiled, relieved.
"Regardless of what's happened, the winner… is Laxus from Fairy Tail B!"
"What're you smiling about, Orga?" The mage looked at Sting, who had spoken to him.
"Heh. I can't wait to crush that Laxus guy. We couldn't see how he took out those guys, but he must be darn strong." His smirk widened as he answered, making the White Dragon Slayer smirk too.
"Those fairies are full of surprises, huh?" All three heads of the Sabertooth mages turned to look at Minerva, who had spoken. The air around her suddenly darkened as she grinned. "It'll be fun, crushing those little, sparkling wings along with their hope and pride."
Sting barked a laugh.
"I can't wait!" The blue-eyed man grinned maniacally, his hands twitching.
"Where's Rogue, by the way? He's been distant. More than usual." Rufus said as he looked around, scratching the back of his head.
Minerva's smirk widened as she crossed her arms.
"I do wonder about that. Maybe the tiger is hanging around a fairy?" Sting's neck snapped so fast Orga was sure he'd heard something break.
"What?" It came in a low growl as his hands turned into fists. The only female Sabertooth mage present turned to look at him with a smug expression.
"We'd better be careful. We never know when the fairy just might stab the tiger in the back." The White Dragon Slayer all but stomped away from them, apparently not paying attention that the Sky Dragon Slayer was fighting next.
Orga turned to the black-haired woman with a calculating expression on his face, as if he wasn't sure if he was going to ask what he thought he would.
"Minerva, what are you planning?"
Said woman looked at him with a cold smile, freezing both his and Rufus' insides.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Wendy!" To say that Sophia was panicking was the understatement of the year. In fact, she looked ready to rip her hair out, if you asked Rogue.
But alas, he was silently watching the fight with his poker face on, so we don't really know what's going on his head.
"Sophia, calm down. I'm sure the Sky Dragon Slayer will be fine." She turned her head in his direction, biting her lower lip.
"I can't possibly calm down in a situation like this, Rogue. I know Wendy's strong, but I never imagined she could be overpowered like this!" His eyes briefly went to her tiny fists, gripping the railing so hard they were trembling. He silently put his larger, gloved hand over his and started to rub soothing circles in her hand with his thumb.
"Try to relax. If you know she's strong, have a little more faith in her." Her stance relaxed lightly, but she didn't free her lower lip from her teeth.
Sighing, the dark haired man reached with his unoccupied thumb, touching her trembling lip slightly.
"Hurting yourself will do no good."
The blonde nodded, turning her attention back to the fight.
She knew Wendy was strong. She remembered the one time she went to the guild, and was left speechless at the tiny girl's power. Sophia honestly believed she'd be able to do great things in the future, so why was she getting beaten up so badly?
Things then weren't looking as bad as she once thought. The judges announced a draw as she sighed, relieved. A smile easily found its way to her face when she saw the two girls becoming quick friends.
A sudden pressure made her gasp slightly as she tried to prevent herself from falling on her knees. The Shadow Dragon Slayer quickly grabbed her by the waist, pulling her close to his chest as she fought to breathe normally. Grabbing his cape with both hands, he covered her with the dark cloth, much like he had done the night before. Making sure she was, at least, out of harm's way, he turned to look at the one who caused the blind girl so much distress.
"Stop it, Sting." His voice was much, much colder than Sophia thought it was possible. In a way, it was completely different from when Minerva had showed up, because the woman hadn't caused her any harm.
She looked up, her moon white eyes wide. She meant to tell Rogue that she was fine, but did the complete opposite when she coughed a couple of times because of the amount of magic.
"Sting." All visible shadows shifted and bended to his will, looming dangerously close to the White Dragon Slayer.
As sudden as it came, the magic pressure was gone, leaving Sophia to gasp quietly. Trying to cover her up as much as possible, he glared full force at his partner, not moving from his position nor allowing his shadows to do so.
"Tch. Seriously, what the hell, Rogue?" Sting was angry, that much even a blind person like her could see. She hated to admit it, but never once in her life had she been so scared. The flow of his magic, ice cold and heavy, had a killing intent much stronger than she had ever felt before. "I take my eyes off you for a couple of days and find you all over a disgusting fairy?"
"Watch how you speak to us. I won't think twice if you pull another trick like that, bastard." As if to prove his point, his shadows came just an inch closer to the blue-eyed teen, but the threat was clear.
Sting tsk-ed as he narrowed his eyes.
"You think I'm scared of you, huh? Think again, asshole! I can easily beat the crap outta you before you realize it!"
"Why are you here, Sting?" Rogue too narrowed his eyes as he hugged Sophia tighter.
"I came to knock some sense into you, since you obviously don't have any!" Inside Rogue's mind, something finally snapped as he raised his voice.
"You're not my mother, Sting! I do whatever the hell I want with my life! Neither you, nor Minerva, nor anyone has the right to tell me what to do!" Sophia flinched lightly as searched blindly for the man who had made silent, cool and collected Rogue lose his temper like that.
"Don't forget who and what you are, Rogue! You're a dragon slayer from the strongest guild in Fiore, for God's sake! Think a little about others, will ya?"
"I've had enough of thinking about others! Sabertooth this, Sabertooth that, reputation this, Master Jiemma that, I'm tired of it! I refuse to live all my life thinking about a guild who doesn't think twice about humiliating and expelling a guild member!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Yukino was weak and got what she deserved! Sabertooth has no place for weaklings!"
"She was a comrade!"
Sting's hands turned into fists as he growled low.
"Fine. Then I'll just have to knock some sense into you by force!" Sophia's blind eyes widened as her breath got stuck in her throat.
"NO!" Everything stopped as her normally quiet voice rang throughout the almost empty space. Sting, who was about to launch a dragon attack, stopped as he felt an invisible force making him drop the offensive stance. The shadows, which were a mere inches from Sting, went quickly back to their places, as their bender looked surprised at Sophia.
"What the- What the fuck is happening?" Ignoring the White Dragon Slayer's frantic shouts, he looked deep into her endless pale eyes, gently brushing hair out of her face.
"Sophie?" The nickname came out unexpectedly sweet and quiet as he furrowed his eyebrows. That couldn't have been Sophia, could it?
Startled, he could only watch in wonder as she slowly lifted her head, gently detaching herself from his arms. Turning to Sting with a look of defiance, she stood directly in front of him, as he stood frozen in the spot.
"I won't allow you to hurt Rogue. He has been nothing but kind to me, and I can't let you talk about him in such a way."
"I-Is it you that's doing this? Bullshit! Let me go, now!" He struggled under the invisible force's pressure, gritting his teeth together. His anger only flared up higher when he saw the petite girl shake her head.
"I can't do that. You'll hurt him as soon as I do that."
"Why you little-"
"Things have sure turned interesting."
Rogue almost groaned at yet another unexpected arrival, just as he was thinking that things couldn't get any worse.
'Who now?'
Another challenge for you guys! The rules are the same. Whoever guesses who the mysterious person is, will get a prize. And if your answer is interesting enough, I might change the flow of events.
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