Once Lucy closed the door behind her, she slid down the door. She blinked owlishly as she reminisce just what happened. She had her head low hearing Natsu's footsteps fading away.

Was she making the right choice?

She guess she was doing what was right for her.

She rather be in a different guild instead of a guild that hated her from the beginning except for a few certain people.

She sighed.

"I'M SORRY LUCY FOR EVERYTHING!"

Her head snapped up, she scrambles to the window to see who it was. Of course it was Natsu. She bitten her lip in nervousness, he was crying. Letting everything out, all those negative emotions that he bottled inside finally erupted. Her fingers twitched in anticipation, she rested both her hands on the window and leaning her forehead to touch the cold wet glass. She stared at him as he cried in anguish.

Something pulled her heart, and it whispered in her ear in such a hush voice that she couldn't quite catch even though she had extraordinary hearing. But she did caught was;

You still have time...

To make things right between you and him.

Don't you want to go back when it was just you and him against the evil world?

Don't you miss being embraced in his arms?

Miss when he would whisper assurance in your ear?

Miss the way he would give all his attention to you?

Who would give you that much attention as he did?

Go.

Go before it's too late.

Still have time...

Lucy bolted up and ran to the door lurching it opened and was about to run down the hallway if she didn't crash into a lean chest.

"Blondie?"

She looked up to see concerned blue eyes staring right back at her.

No!

Go!

Leave him behind!

Go after Natsu?!

"Lucy? Are you alright?" Sting had worry in his voice as he gently grabbed her shoulders.

"I-Iー" Lucy started but she couldn't form the right words in her mouth.

You fool! GO?!

Lucy started hyperventilating, "Blondie? Hey. Are you listening to me? Lucy? Lucy!" Sting shouted in worriedness. She fell upon her knees and her arms wrenched up into her hair grabbing handfuls of her hair in her fisted hand.

You stupid girl!

GET UP?!

"LEAVE ME ALONE?!" Lucy wailed screwing her eyes shut, Sting step backward in shock as he looked at Lucy who seemed to be fighting with herself. "Lucy," Sting softly said, kneeling before her. He pulled her into his arms comforting her, he felt Lucy still in his embrace. But slowly, she wrapped her arms around him. They stayed in that position with Sting threading his fingers through Lucy soft silky blonde hair and Lucy holding unto him tightly.

With a shuddering breath, Lucy slowly unwind her arms from Sting. He glanced at her to see she had tears springing up from her eyes. He wiped away her tears with both of his thumbs. "Are you alright now?" he softly said and Lucy only nodded in response. "What's wrong?" he asked pulling away to see her better. "Nothing," Lucy breathed.

Although he wasn't convinced, he let it slide and gather Lucy in his arms walking back inside the hotel room. He walked into the kitchen setting Lucy down in one of the stools to grab two mugs and make hot chocolate for them both. After setting the kettle on the stove to boil the water, he walked over to Lucy and sat in one of the unoccupied stool. "Do you want to talk about it?" Sting asked Lucy whom clutch both her arms and had an off distance look in her face. Sting tore his gaze away from Lucy when he smelt an unfamiliar smell; it smelt liked fire and charcoal. Sting narrowed his eyes as the smell slowly started to smell familiar.

Natsu.

He looked at Lucy and bluntly asked, "Was Natsu here?" Lucy snapped her head up to Sting flushing. "No! He wasn't here..." Sting glowered at her. "Lucy, I may be stupid and miss serious stuff over my head, but I know that I will never forget this smell." Lucy looked away, guiltily. "What did he do?" Sting asked, but Lucy didn't respond to him. "Come one, Lucy! Just tell me, I won't get mad at you. Please?" Sting pleaded grabbing both Lucy's hands in his own. "He asked me to go back to Fairy Tail," Sting's eyes widen in shock. "A-And what did you say?" Lucy stayed quiet for a bit, "I said no." Sting sighed in relief when he heard her answer. "Good. Good, good, good. I don't want you to leave..." Sting trailed off catching Lucy's attention. "What do you mean by that? You don't want me to leave?" Sting blushed in embarrassment. "Well, I really like you. And so does the guild, I couldn't imagine losing you. Rogue and I would be devastated if you were gone! We never thought that you can bring us so much joy in our entire life. Before you came, Rogue and I were always together not letting anyone come into our little circle. Not because we were heartless, it's just that we're really shy and afraid. Afraid that they would just use us for their own personal gain." A dark look flashed in Sting's eyes.

"Stiー"

The kettle blew telling them that the water was hot. Sting got up walking to the stove to retrieve the whistling kettle, he sat the kettle on the square hot pads to make sure the bottom of it won't heat the counter. He grabbed two hot chocolate packets ripping them and spilling the two in the two mugs and gently pouring the hot steaming water into the mug.

After mixing it, he gave one mug to Lucy who gratefully grabbed it. "Careful," Sting warned at Lucy who nodded, lightly blowing the hot chocolate before taking a small sip.

Sting sat next to her sipping his mug, he only turned his head when he felt a weight on his left shoulder. He smiled before drinking his mug once more, after they were all done, he set the mug in the sink to wash them as Lucy trailed into the living room.

Sting wiped his hands with the dishrag then walked into the living room to see Lucy was asleep with one arm ducked under her head and the other one was on her side. He smiled adoringly and walked down the hallway to later come back with a blanket. He laid the blanket on Lucy's frame, he got down to his knees in front of her sleeping frame to brush away her bangs from her face to lean close in and kiss her forehead making Lucy's nose crinkle cutely.

"Goodnight, Blondie..."

So sorry that this is short. Who am I kidding, almost all of the chapters are short. But who cares!

I hoped you enjoy this!

See you in the next chapter.

Bye!