Hey! So....actually.....for some strange reason.....i have nothing crazy to say. I am thinking about what to say here, but....nope. Oh yes, i get it now! Back in the first book, i remember telling some people that there would be some crazy twists....
well.....
It is guaranteed.
HA.
And some of you are confused, i'm realising? I think maybe it's because of why Lucy is acting the way she is, and why Sting is all....well....the flashback thing. I'm really sorry about that, i'll try to make it clearer!
~Grace
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Chapter 3: Meeting a new face
ERZA'S POV
We all started to shake terribly. Whether it was out of nervousness, or out of shock, we knew that there was no escaping in helping Sting. I sighed.
"What is your genius idea then?" i asked. He laughed.
"You guys, and Rogue, are going to introduce Lucy and I.....like i'm new...." he said softly and slowly, making sure we digested every word. So what? Making friends now?
"All she knows about you is that you're the one from Sabertooth that laughed at her in the Grand Magic Games. She doesn't know about the relationship, i think." said Gray.
"Exactly. So, we are going to make buddies now." laughed Sting, and it was no ordinary laugh....but a successful, 'i did it' laugh.
"Excited much?" asked Natsu.
"Very." He replied. I had a confused look on my face. Why was he so excited to talk to Lucy........oh yeah. They were dating! I forgot that.
"So you are really just going to start again?" i asked.
"Well duh. I'm sure if i were to tell her that i'm the guy you guys were trying to tell her about, she'd get upset and think this was all a show!" he exclaimed. He might just be right. If he did tell Lucy that he was her boyfriend, think of how weird it would be.
"I don't want to lie to Lucy-san." sighed Wendy.
"Don't worry, i'll do the bad stuff. You just relax." said Sting. He was so confident in all this.
TIME SKIP
All of us, including Sting and Rogue, were somewhere in the park or wherever out of Lucy's sight. I guess she was at the library.
"He dragged you in, huh?" sighed Rogue.
"You have no idea." I muttered.
"When are we gonna do this thing?" asked Gray.
"Well first, we have to find Lucy. No, i think it's better to say, let her find us with these two. And when she does, we begin introducing." i explained.
"How do we get her to find us?"
"One of us from the team will go look for her, talk to her, and walk with her that will lead to where the rest of us are." i continued. Rogue seemed to like the idea, as it was the only way possible. It was evolving around Sting's idea.
"So who's going?" asked Natsu. All eyes turned to him. There was a ninety percent chance that he would fail, but hey, it's all for laughs. He began grumbling.
"Don't mess this up or i'll mess you up." threatened Sting. Woah. What happened to all the nicey nicey way he was right after the Games? He even added '-san' to Natsu's name.
"I won't, geez." complained Natsu, as he hopped out onto the sidewalk. He turned his head left and right, before deciding on right and heading to wherever he was headed.
THIRD PERSON'S POV
Natsu didn't take long before he found Lucy coming out from the library. When she saw him, she waved and he ran up to her.
"Let's go meet the others! They're around here somewhere." he said briefly, making his point short but clear. Lucy nodded her head and followed him.
'This was easy' he thought.
In less that ten minutes, Natsu was successful in leading Lucy to where everyone else was. He saw them up ahead and hurried Lucy.
"Oh Lucy!" exclaimed Erza. Natsu raised an eyebrow, surprised to see that she was acting so well. She has terrible acting skills, but he thought that she was okay now.
"Hey guys. Who are----"
Lucy looked behind her to see Rogue and....the boy that was in the alley that night! She seemed surprised, but didn't say anything.
"I'm sure you remember Sting from the Grand Magic Games, right?" asked Wendy, "You know Rogue already."
"Yeah...." she replied. She always wondered why she only saw Rogue, but never his dragon brother along with him.
"Well just a reminder, his name is Sting Eucliffe." said Rogue.
"Hey. You're Lucy Eucliffe, correct?" smirked Sting, hoping to replay their first time meeting a while back. Lucy's face was priceless to him, as it was a mixture of confusion and shock.
"Umm, n-no, it's Lucy Heartfillia." she said, fidgeting on the spot. She put out her hand for Sting to shake, which he gladly did. He wanted to hug her instead, but he didn't want to take things too far.
^^
"I'm Lucy Heartfillia. I am a celestial wizard. I hope to work with you soon." I said, lying.
"I believe your last name is now Eucliffe." said Sting, as he held my hand.
^^
Lucy frowned, not really knowing why she just had that weird...vision or whatever she would call it. She was interrupted from her train of thoughts pretty soon.
"Well now since we know each other better, why don't you and i go for a walk now?" he proposed, clearly taking Lucy by surprise.
"I don't know if that is a good---"
She was pulled along when he grabbed her hand, and she had no choice but to go along with it. She couldn't oppose, it was Sting she would be fighting with!
LUCY'S POV
I felt awfully comfortable when i introduced myself to Sting. I vaguely remember someone giving me a similiar introduction, but as i thought hard, my thoughts were jumbled. Sting never let go of my hand, instead, he pulled me closer. Walking with him....was.....complete.
"You're that boy i met in the alleyway." i said after some time, "You left so suddenly. I was worried you know."
He laughed whole-heartedly, like it was all just a joke.
"I'm glad you're worried about me, blondie." he said. 'Blondie'. That name! It's so....familiar?! He saw my confused face, and he only got fun out of it.
"You were hurt, weren't you?" i asked.
"Hmm? Oh no, not at all. Just a bit....confused, 'is all." he explained, while staring off in the distance. Him? Confused? He seemed troubled, so i didn't bother with the topic anymore.
"Why didn't you ever show up with Rogue?" i asked.
"Because....i was....um, on a job." he said hesitantly. I titled my head to the side. I was obviously questioning his answer, but i didn't want to be too nosy.
"Okay then." i replied.
"You...well, i'm sure your Team has been a nuisance to you about some guy, right?" he asked. I quickly looked at him. I nodded my head.
"Yea, but i don't see why they're reminding me about someone whom i don't remember. Plus, they say he's dead." i said. Sting's eyes softened, i don't know if he was touched or hurt. I narrowed my eyes at him before pulling my hand away. I folded my arms.
"You're not going to lecture me about this man, now are you?" i accused. Sting put his hands up in surrender as he laughed. My angry face couldn't help but turn happy.
"No no, not at all." he said, "Now, put your hand back in mine."
"Why should i?"
"Because then you can't get lost." he said smiling.
"I don't think i was the one getting us lost the last time." i replied, before quickly realising what i said and covering my mouth with my hands. Sting's eyes widened.
"Y-You.....what did you say?" he stammered out of shock.
"I'm sorry it just came out of my mouth, honestly!" i said quickly. His eyes dulled in defeat. Did i do something?
"Oh....i....see." he said nervously, before taking my hand by surprise and continuing our silent walk. The atmosphere was tense. I was very fidgety, and i often found myself looking at Sting.
He would glance at me at times, often pretending he didn't notice. My thoughts strayed away....i don't know where it went...honestly. I just caught myself getting dizzy as Sting's hand waved in front of my face.
"Huh?" i asked.
"You stop looking at me so you decided to look at the tree?" he asked. I twitched.
"I wasn't looking at you or the tree!" i replied, in a tone meaning to say that i didn't care. Obviously, my mouth made it sound like i was embarrassed.
"So the tree is sexier than me, huh?" he said, and i couldn't stop my mouth at all.
"No of course it's not. Duh." i said, but i was too late to stop myself. He smirked.
"So you think i'm sexy?"
"I never said that...."
".....Sure you didn't."
I laughed, at Sting. It was feeling quite strange, but then again.....it felt so comfortable....home-like and cosy. I then back tracked to this morning, and i remembered something....
Sting.
Sting!
Isn't that the name that girl Sasha was reminding me of?!
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Next Chapter: Hearing a bit more
Preview: Lucy realises that Sasha was indeed reminding her of Sting, the same boy she was with now, so she takes it as her duty to question Sting about this girl. She also feels that she must get closer to him, and soon finds herself asking him about how the job went.
Will Sting lie to her?