This was just an idea thing I had the other day, I was like 'hey! let's write a Rogue x Kagura fic based in the GMG arc' so here we are. Let's see how this goes. It'll follow most of the plot from the arc, obviously some things will be altered for this story's purpose. Anyways, enjoy!

Hiding in the shadows of the ruins what used to be the flower blooming capital of Fiore the woman peeked her head around the door of the abandoned building, making sure the coast was clear before ushering the child inside, slowly pushing the door shut behind herself.

Looking out of the broken window at the night sky, the moon the only thing what seemed to be lighting up the destroyed city. The woman silently prayed that her calculations were correct and that in two days time the lunar eclipse will happen, allowing her to carry out her plan.

Pulling down the hood of her cloak and fixing her blonde hair in the process, the woman let out deep sigh as she surveyed the damaged city what once was filled with life and many memories, now destroyed. The pavement no longer safe to walk on, holes from the dragon's attacks making craters in the concrete along with debris scattered all around. Most of the buildings were eradicated, the one her and the young boy occupied was one of the few somehow still standing, despite the holes in the walls.

Granted it was unsafe to stop in one place for an extended amount of time, especially in Crocus, yet she decided to take her chances and allow the child to rest, as they had been travelling for a few days to the capital.

The woman glanced at the young boy who sat against the wall across from the window, the hood of his cloak now down as he sat in silence, his knees pulled up to his chest as he stared ahead of himself. She felt her shoulders drop at the sight of the blank look the young boy gave off, her face pulling into a frown of concern for him.

For the age of six, he had been through a lot in his short years in this world.

From watching his father turn into sadistic monster with plans to rule the kingdom, abandoning him and his mother. Only to then see his mother die at the hands of his own father, trying to protect her son from the darkness his father brought with him, to watching the people he called family die one by one from the dragon's attacking the kingdom.

His mother asked her to take care of him, one of her few last words before she passed away.

She was one of the few people he called family he had left.

The young boy had seen so much darkness in his life, yet it was inevitable, especially in today's world. She believed he deserved a better life, one where his father wasn't plagued by darkness and his mother was still around to see him grow up, one with both of his parents in the picture. That's why she had come up with a plan, one to save the past and change the future and the young child only influenced her to be more determined to see this through.

A plan to not only change his life, but her own, to finally give them the happiness they could only dream of.

Sighing the woman stepped towards the young boy, bending down to rest on her knees in front of him.

"Ryō..."

He looked up at her, his bright red eyes sparkling from the moonlight shining through the window, tufts of his dark hair covering parts of his face. The white ribbon which once belonged to his mother covered the majority of his forehead peering through the bangs, contrasting against his jet black hair colour.

Whenever she looked at him she saw emptiness in his eyes, nothing but sadness and longing for a family again. For his mother and father to return to him. For this nightmare to be over.

"Yes Lu?" he spoke, his voice quiet.

Placing a gentle hand on top of his head, she shot him a small smile.

"I promise I will do everything in my power to change all of this, no matter what it takes."

Kagura walked around the town of Crocus, something she always did around this time of a night often finding it an easy way to rid of the day's tension and to erase any thoughts before she went to bed.

Archenemy gripped firmly in her right hand, the one thing what she always carried with her no matter where she went. As a form of protection in case she ran into any problems, yet also there as a form of comfort. It was the only thing she had left in her life which made her feel at ease, shielding her from all the bad things she faced as well as being the one thing she will need when faced with the man who took her brothers life, Jellal Fernandes.

She had heard from Millianna all of the events what had happened at the Tower of Heaven, the once Wizard Saint casting a spell to end her brothers life once and for all.

He took him away from her. Her brother. Her Simon.

Her katana had never been unsheathed, the blade secured with tape until the day she crossed paths with her brother's murderer, the blade only meant to be stained with the blood of Jellal, having taught herself to use the weapon to its full potential sheathed using the style of the undrawn long sword technique.

Turning the corner of the street three people standing not too far away, as she walked closer she noticed it was that dragon slayer and from Fairy Tail, along with his exceed and the woman she had the honour in battling earlier that day.

"Those bastards! They're going to pay for what they did to you!" the pink haired dragon slayer shouted before turning around and running off, almost running down Kagura in the process.

"Natsu! Wait up! Sorry about that." the blue cat apologised for his friend before flying off towards the direction the dragon slayer ran off to.

Kagura blinked several times before turning her attention to Yukino, who was wiping her tear stained face. "Are you okay? What was all that about?" she asked.

"Oh, don't worry about it. It's nothing, really." Yukino shrugged her off, averting her gaze to the floor.

The gravity mage glanced at the suitcase what was beside the celestial wizard before looking back at her, her eyebrow raising in suspicion. "It doesn't seem like nothing. Now Yukino, tell me what's-" Kagura was cut off with the sight of the mage bursting into tears, burying her head in her hands.

The dark haired woman was taken aback by her sudden outburst. Unsure of how to handle the situation she lead the crying woman to the bench across the street, wheeling the suitcase behind her.

Taking a seat next to Yukino, Kagura placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Now Yukino, what's wrong?" she questioned again.

"It's...it's all...my fault." the celestial spirit wizard sobbed.

"What is?"

"I lost. I lost my match against you and brought shame to Sabertooth."

Kagura frowned, "Shame? You didn't bring shame to your guild, you fought well." she countered as she handed her a tissue.

Yukino's efforts surprised the Mermaid Heel mage during their match, especially summoning two celestial spirits at once, which no one had ever seen before. Albeit Kagura didn't find it troubling to defeat her, but if any of her other guild mates went up against her they might have found her somewhat troubling, yet she was still impressed with her efforts.

"I didn't, I wasn't strong enough. I made a bet with my life and lost, I'm pathetic. Maybe master Jiemma was right, I am nothing but an embarrassment to Sabertooth." Yukino sniffled, wiping her tears away with the tissue.

The gravity mage couldn't believe what she was seeing, or hearing for that matter. The woman who was once radiated confidence before the battle, now gone, replaced with a fragile woman whose confidence had been shattered by someone's careless words. A woman who was now uncertain with herself, something Kagura didn't like seeing.

This wasn't the Yukino what she saw earlier.

"What happened when you got back to your inn?"

Yukino closed her eyes, letting out a deep sigh before looking down at the pavement.

"Master told me to step forward and strip in front of everyone, then he told me erase my guild mark." she mumbled.

Kagura's eyes widened in shock, "He made you strip in front of your guild? Did no one protest to this?!"

"No."

"Not even your friends?"

"Friends? Friends don't exist in Sabertooth."

The Mermaid's grip on her sword tightened, her anger building over hearing about the mistreatment what had gone on earlier. No one deserves to be berated in such a way, especially in front of a crowd and not having anyone call out this disgusting behaviour? What kind of guild was Sabertooth? What guild made its members do such humiliating things just at the cost of losing a battle in the Grand Magic Games?

"Those bastards..." Kagura fumed through gritted teeth. Standing from the bench she readjusted her grip on Archenemy, set on heading to the Sabertooth inn to avenge the celestial mage, "They have to pay for what they've done to you."

The dark haired woman took a few steps forward before she felt someone grip her hand, pulling her back. Turning her head Yukino was staring up at her, her brown eyes filled with tears.

"Please don't, I don't want to cause you any trouble. Plus I think Natsu has already gone over there..."

Kagura sighed, knowing that she was possibly right. She had heard about that dragon slayers 'fights are the answer to everything' attitude, and knowing him he's probably tore most of the inn Sabertooth were housing in.

"I guess. Do you have a place to say for the night?" Kagura asked.

"No. I was hoping to catch a train out of the city-"

"To where?" Kagura crossed her arms over her chest, raising a brow in question.

Yukino let out a sigh, her hands clasped together in front of her. "I'm not too sure just yet, I guess I'll try and find a new guild.."

The gravity mage sent her a curt nod before grabbing the suitcase and started walking. "Wait, where are you-"

"You can stay with me for tonight, I don't want you waiting around in a train station. Plus you look like you need a good nights sleep." the swordswoman stated, taking note of how bloodshot the celestial wizards eyes were from all of her crying.

"Right, of course. Thank you, Kagura." the white haired mage thanked her, shooting her a small smile of appreciation before trailing behind her.

The two walked towards the inn Mermaid Heel were housed in, a somewhat awkward silence fell between the two mage's.

The gravity mage had to think all of this over in her mind, earlier today she had been fighting Yukino and now here she was helping her after her guild had kicked her out.

Inadvertently was it my fault? I was the reason she lost, leading to her getting kicked out of Sabertooth. Am I to blame for her sadness?

Letting out a sigh Kagura looked back briefly at Yukino, "I'm sorry."

"What for?"

"Getting you kicked out of your guild, it was my-"

Yukino shook her head, "Don't apologise. It wasn't your fault at all, don't put the blame on yourself please. I don't want you to carry that guilt."

Kagura didn't give her a reply, simply continuing her journey to the inn.

"You know, if you ever need a guild...Mermaid Heel always has it's door open."