Phoenix

Another S-Class

"That isn't true."

"Yeah it is."

"No."

"Yes."

"You're wrong. I'm perfectly fine."

"I'm right, and something is bothering you."

Emi and Sting stood in the middle of the street with their arms crossed as they stared at each other. Sting smirked before putting his plan into action.

"If you tell me, I'll take you to the flower gardens tonight. I heard they're open."

Emi's stare faltered for a moment before she regained her composure.

"I can just ask the princess to let me in. Besides, I'm rather tired from the job, so I would like to head home and sleep."

Sting shook his head in frustration before bringing her home. He opened the door and allowed her in. She had immediately gone into their room. Sting suggested that Lector go to his room while they discussed what happened.

"Is Lady Emiko going to be okay?" Lector asked full of worry.

"Don't worry buddy. I'll talk to her."

Sting carefully opened the bedroom door and saw that Emi was sitting on his side of the bed. He gently sat on her side and tugged her cloak so she would notice. She turned to look at him over her shoulder. He crawled so he was closer to her and held one of her hands and squeezed it. Emi let out a breath and fell to the side so she was laying on the pillow. Sting chuckled before getting off the bed and making his way over to her. He crouched down in front of her and rubbed circles on her hand. Emi slightly lifted her head, and Sting gently grabbed either side of her hood and slowly pulled it off her.

"Ready to tell me what's wrong?"

"There's nothing to tell."

"Just so you know, distancing yourself from me won't work. Try all you want, but I'm not leaving you."

Emi's eyes slowly met his as he continued to hold her hand. He leaned up to her level and gave her a light kiss.

"I had to kill seven people on that job."

Sting hummed and started to stroke her hair.

"They weren't even working for the Sins. They were just plain wizards."

"Assassins," Sting corrected. "They kill people for fun, Em. Nobody blames you for protecting the town. And you shouldn't blame yourself."

Emi stayed silent and closed her eyes. Sting gave a small smile before standing up and starting to walk out of the room.

"Sting?"

He stopped walking and turned around to face the girl that was now sitting cross legged in the middle of the bed.

"That was a quick recovery," Sting teased.

Emi smiled brightly before waving the dragon slayer back over to her. He chuckled before returning to the bed. Emi stood up on the bed so that she was a little taller than Sting.

"What are you doing?" Sting asked through laughter.

Emi took his head in her hands and leaned down to kiss him. Sting backed away and raised an eyebrow at the girl. She just jumped down from the bed and pulled him in for another kiss.

"Oh? What's this all about?"

Emi gave him a sheepish smile before hugging him tightly. Sting looked down at her before leaning down and nuzzling his head into her shoulder. Emi shifted so she was looking at the dragon slayer and gripped his forearms. She leaned up once more and kissed him.

"I find this exchange to be cute," Erza declared.

Mira squeaked, "Me too!"

Lucy looked at the memory before mumbling, "Why do I have a feeling..."

They were both giggling as they kissed each other. Something in Sting seemed to snap, and he guided both of them to the wall next to the door.

"Jump," Sting grunted.

Emi smiled and did so, Sting catching her and gripping her legs.

"I knew it," Lucy groaned.

"What do you mean?" Wendy asked.

They both pressed their foreheads against one another before Sting whispered something in her ear. Emi closed her eyes and whispered something back.

"What did they say?" Yukino wondered.

"I think it's better if we don't know," Lucy muttered.

They kissed once more before Sting started to kiss her neck. Emi closed her eyes again and tightened her grip on his arms.

"Do you see how much fun I had over the years?" Cain joked.

Sting and Emi blushed and apologized to the demon.

"Shh," Sting whispered.

"What is it?" Emi asked out of breath.

His ears perked up before giving her another kiss and letting her down. A couple seconds later there was a knock on the door.

"Sting, is Lady Emiko okay now?"

Emi and Sting made eye contact before giving each other one last soft kiss before going over and opening the door.

"Don't worry Lector. I'm fine. I'm just tired."

Lector waved his paw and affirmed, "That's good Lady Emiko. I was very worried, yes."