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Lucy raised her fist hesitantly and knocked on the massive doors of the previously strongest guild of Fiore. The door opened slightly and Lucy grabbed the handles and pushed it.

She stepped forward and clenched her fists, she was feeling extremely nervous. No one had noticed the blonde celestial mage. Lucy looked around and spotted Sting sitting on a stool, he was holding a bottle of liquor and laughing like a maniac.

She made her way towards him but was stopped by Rogue, "Hello, Lucy-san. I don't think it's best for you to meet Sting by the way," he said hurriedly.

Lucy raised an eyebrow feeling confused, "What?"

Rogue tilted his hand and motioned her to follow him, "He's a bit…intoxicated." Lucy smiled in amusement, she thought that he was the type to handle his liquor well, like…Cana.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Rogue asked.

Lucy flinched, her cheeks started to redden, "Well, I… Sting mentioned that I could join Sabertooth if I changed my mind about joining a guild…"

Rogue blinked and almost broke into a smile, the corner of his lips slightly turned up. "So, you're joining Sabertooth?"

Lucy nodded hesitantly, "Yeah, I guess so.

Lucy sighed and looked at Rogue, his attention was directed to somewhere else, he was yelling at some guild member to stop throwing peas at the window. He seemed more like a guild master than Sting who was now making his way towards them drowsily.

"What's up?! You're doing a great job… at this," Sting grinned, nodding to Rogue and put his arm around Lucy, dragging her closer so that she could smell his breath; it smelled strongly of liquor.

Lucy put a hand on his face to push him away, but Sting caught her hand before she could push him and leaned in closer. He smirked, revealing his shark-white teeth, and bent his neck slightly so that his lips were firmly pressed against hers.

The temperature dropped suddenly in the guild, their eyes darted from their childish master to the blonde visitor.

Rogue just watched the outrageous scene with his mouth slightly open, while a furious red blush was starting to creep up Lucy's neck.

Lucy stiffened and stepped back in horror, her face was now a shade of tomato red, she pointed accusingly at Sting but words were unable to escape from her mouth.

She stuttered and struggled to breathe, no man had ever kissed her like that. Heck, it was her first kiss and it was taken by some drunken childish master.

Lucy stomped her foot in frustration and punched Sting in the jaw so hard that Sting toppled over and lay unconscious on the cold hard floor

Rogue flinched and snapped out of his daze, his eyes widened in anxiety as he regarded the heavily breathing mage. "I- uh, Lucy-san?" Rogue started nervously and reached out a hand which Lucy slapped away.

"I'm okay!" Lucy shouted as she trembled with embarrassment; she wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out.

Rogue took back his hand alarmingly and shoved it into his pocket meekly, "er...shall we go to the office then?"

Lucy sat down on a chair and fanned herself with her hand, her cheeks were still red from earlier, Rogue could see.

He bent down and rummaged for the guild stamp, Sting didn't clean his office for a few months that all the important documents were cluttered everywhere. Rogue growled softly in annoyance as he finally found the stamp he was looking for under a pile of old newspapers.

He got up and gave her an outstretched hand in which Lucy slipped hers into. Rogue grabbed the hand gently and turned it over, "What color would you like?"

Lucy bit her lower lip and thought for a moment, "Pink… yes, I would like pink."

Rogue nodded dazedly and placed the stamp over her hand, he distinctively remembered that her previous guild mark was also pink in color.

He smiled at her and lifted the stamp revealing her new guild mark. Lucy blushed slightly when she saw his smile, she didn't think that Rogue could smile like that.

"I am so sorry!" Sting apologized, he bowed down deeply in front of Lucy. Rogue sighed and looked away, he picked up Frosch and went out of the room.

Lucy looked down at Sting and bit her lower lip, what was she supposed she to say? She let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding in.

"I… Sting, it's alright. And besides, you were drunk right?" Lucy shrugged and said. She put her hands in her pockets and looked away meekly, he didn't need to know that it was her first kiss…

Sting raised his head and made a relieved expression, "Ah… I'm really sorry Lucy… thanks," he stood up and looked at her, "So… did you join the guild?" He wiggled his eyebrows at her.

Lucy grinned and showed him her hand, "Yeah!" Sting fist-pumped and cheered, "Yeah!"

"Do you have a place to live?" Rogue asked he stirred the spoon in his coffee cup slowly.

Lucy dropped the sandwich she was eating suddenly, "Uh…no…" She didn't think to buy or rent a place. Lucy had only canceled the lease of her house.

Rogue nodded, "I thought so… well, if you want… you could stay at our house," He fiddled with his thumb and hesitated.

Lucy frowned for a moment, "Is that alright? I mean, I don't want to intrude on you…" Suddenly the door opened with a loud bang, "I'm hungry!"

Sting looked around and saw the half eaten sandwich on Lucy's plate. He made an effort to grab it but Lucy snatched it away before it could even touch the tips of his fingers.

"Oh no, you don't!" Lucy yelled, she lifted the plate above their heads. Sting grumbled and flopped down on a chair, "Come on…"

Rogue rolled his eyes, "Sting, Lucy-san's going to stay at our house for a while."

Sting gaped at him in surprise but quickly closed his mouth, he put a hand on his chin and stroked it, looking as if he was thinking, "Well… I'm okay with it, but she has to do chores of course."

Lucy nodded and smiled, "Of course, I'll do them."

Rogue leaned back in his chair and looked pointedly at Sting, "You don't even do your chores, I do it for you don't I?"

Sting made a hurt expression, "I do my chores! Sometimes… or… maybe not," he grinned at Rogue sheepishly.

"He doesn't do his chores!" Frosch chirped while Rogue looked fondly at him.

"Well, don't worry about other things, we're rarely at home anyway so you can use it like your own." Sting clasped his hands and told Lucy.

Lucy nodded, "I'm really thankful to you guys." Sting sniffed and grinned at her, "Don't mention it!"

"Ah… I miss Lucy's bed!" Natsu yelled, he stomped the ground in frustration. He was so used to her bed that sleeping on the ground was starting to get painful for him.

Happy nodded, "Aye… Lucy's bed is really soft!"

Natsu grinned at his feline partner and started a small fire by blowing his breath on some dry branches. Happy took out their sleeping bags and placed them close by the fire.

Natsu sighed and crawled into his sleeping bag, once he was settled in, he looked at the night sky and tried to search for a constellation Lucy had told him about. But the sky was so full of stars that it was hard to know which one was which.

He gave up in the end.

Happy rolled over and looked at the stars too, "Natsu… it reminds me of Lucy… I miss her a lot."

Natsu nodded silently, he missed her too. He missed her scent, her voice and her Lucy kick for some reason. Natsu bit his lower lip as he was overcome by homesickness. It wasn't like him to be feeling like this.

Was it because their important comrade wasn't there beside them? Was Natsu wrong to leave Lucy alone?

No, he shook his head as he thought, training could get dangerous for her. And Natsu didn't want to place her in any unnecessary danger.

He looked up once again and marveled at the sight of the stars, 'I miss you.'

"Wake up…"

Lucy rubbed her eyes and yawned loudly, she stared at the person looking down at her. She almost jumped when she realized it was Rogue she was staring at.

Lucy got off the bed hastily but lost her footing, she closed her eyes waiting for the impact to come. But it never came, instead, she found herself wrapped in Rogue's embrace.

"Are you okay?" Rogue whispered in her ear. Lucy blushed and pushed him away, Rogue fell backward and landed with a crash.

"I'm sorry!" Lucy exclaimed she reached out a hand to Rogue who took it with a frown, "I won't wake you up next time."

Lucy smiled meekly at him, "I'm really sorry." Rogue shrugged, "Whatever, come downstairs after you've changed. Breakfast's ready."

Lucy nodded and touched her cheeks which were still slightly red. Rogue turned to go and closed the door with a soft thud.

Lucy sighed and peeled her clothes off one by one. She reached for her new clothes and wore them. The clothes felt a bit cold on her skin; she shivered and folded her arms. She was really doing this…

Lucy closed her eyes and prayed that she chose the right thing to do.