Sayings Aren't Always Right

Sorrows, But They Don't Drown

Sting was torn apart. He loved Yukino, but when he saw Lucy that night, his heart skipped a beat. It made him question his feelings. He was really confused. He's lost, with no idea what to do.
When he saw Lucy, he could tell that she was hurting. She could never lie to him. He knows her like the back of his hand, Lucy Heartfilia could never hide something from Sting Eucliffe.
"Sting-kun, are you alright?" Lector asked him. Lector was worried about his partner. Sting had been sitting on a chair with his head between his hands for an hour now. Lector was worried. He knew what was happening. He was sad that Sting and Lucy broke up, but Sting is happy and Lucy seemed fine to him, so he let it be.
"I'm fine," Sting replied with a heavy sigh.
"Sting-kun, you shouldn't sigh. Sighing shortens your life by fifteen minutes. You've sighed loads of times in the past hour alone, imagine how short your life is going to be," Lector lectured him.
"Hmm," was Sting's reply.
Seeing that he wasn't going to get a reaction out of his partner, Lector decided to go to the guild and let Sting think alone.
Sting was vaguely aware that Lector had said something and left, but he was to lost in his thoughts to bother. With another huge sigh, Sting decided to go to a bar to drown his sorrows.
Upon reaching his destination, Sting ordered a bottle of the bar's strongest alcoholic drink. Within a few minutes, Sting was drunk. With a beer bottle in his hand, Sting stumbled out of the bar as night fell.
Unfortunately for him, he could still remember all his sorrows. With another heavy sigh, Sting was on his way to the house he shares with his partners.
As he reached home, he fumbled around for his keys to unlock the door. He was so drunk, he couldn't even unlock the door. Luckily for Sting, Rogue was in the house. Rogue opened the door, only to be welcomed by Sting falling face flat into him.
"Sting! Get off me!" Rogue shouted while pushing Sting away. Sting grumbled something incoherent.
Rogue could tell that Sting was drunk, besides the fact that Sting lost all his balance, Rogue could also smell alcohol on him.
"Sting, why in the world did you go to the bar?" Rogue asked.
"Drowning my sorrows," Sting replied," If you ever see a man drowning his sorrows, kindly tell him that his sorrows can swim."
"Sorrow? What sorrows? You do not have any sorrows," Rogue stated with a raised eyebrow.
Unfortunately, Sting had already passed out. Rogue glared at him a bit before carrying him to his room. After depositing Sting, Rogue went to his own room to ponder about what Sting had told him.
Fortunately, the loud ruckus Sting had made did not wake the exceeds.
Rogue sat down on the chair in his room and started to think. He had a hunch that Sting's sorrows were his feelings which he could not sort out. Rogue was really frustrated with Sting. He just doesn't understand. Sting had everything! He had strength, he had friends, he even had the girl that Rogue pinned for. To Rogue, Sting was just plain stupid. He hoped that Sting could sort out his feelings. He did not want to see Yukino in tears, even though Sting ending his relationship with Yukino would mean a chance to be with Yukino for Rogue.