Chapter 7

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"Hi! What are you doing here?" The white haired girl opened the door in surprise. Sting smiled his signature smile and the girl opened the door wider. "Oh yeah, congratulations Sting, for becoming Sabertooth's Master." The girl said. Sting waved it off. "Yeah thanks. We're here to take you back in." He said.

Rogue looked around at the small, cozy house that belonged to Yukino. It was very feminine that it somehow sicken him.

Yukino crossed her arms in front of him. "Stop lying. You're a bad liar." She said. Sting let himself fell onto the soft heart sofa. "Yeah, I know. It's about Blondie." He said. Yukino's ears pricked up at the sound of Lucy's nickname. "What's up with her?" She asked, sitting next to him. "She's mad at me for no reason, and I just said something... Spontaneous. Now she's more mad at me." Sting said, leaning back.

"I'm friends with her. I could find out what's bothering her." Yukino offered. "Really?! You're the best!" Sting hugged Yukino in excitement. Rogue, who was leaning back on the wall, suddenly got angry and bothered. He shook his head. What just happened?

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Yukino strolled lazily to the Fairy Tail guild. Lucy decided to came out at that moment and smiled when she saw her. "Yukino-chan!" Lucy grinned as she slung her arm over to white haired girl's shoulder. "Lucy-san, it's been a long time!" Yukino laughed as she hugged her. "Yeah..." Lucy's face suddenly dropped, and Yukino immediately asked with worry lacing her voice, "What is it, Lucy-san?"

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After Lucy told her what happened, she looked shocked. "Oh my god... Are you sure Sting did that?" She asked.

"Yes of course. I mean, who else could be the master of Sabertooth?"

Yukino thought for a moment. Then nodded. "Who did you say showed you the video again?"

"Hm? I don't remember. He just showed up the moment I pressed the button."

"Hmm... That's weird. Do you have the button right now?"

"Yes, it's in my apartment, I'm going to dispose of it tomorrow."

"Could you give it to me? Maybe I could get clues."

"Clues for what, Yukino-chan? It's obvious Sting did that!" Lucy said, exasperated.

"I'm not sure. Sting doesn't seemed like someone who would do that."

Reluctant, Lucy agreed to give her the button later that day. But it's still depressing how her own friend doubted her.

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After getting the button, Yukino immediately went to her house. She barged in without knocking. "What the hell is this?!" She threw down the button angrily, startling Sting and Rogue. Rogue recognized the button immediately. "It's the Lacrima Vision. Why? Wait... Where did you get that?" Rogue said in surprise. "It was with Lucy. She said that someone showed a video of you," She looked sharply at Sting, "killing her friends and that you're the one that captured her!" Yukino said, her anger rising.

"What?! Of course that's not true. Her friends are fine!" Sting said. "Well she said that a group of mages captured her and told her it was an order from the master. And you're the master of Sabertooth!" Yukino said. Everything fell into place in Rogue's head. "Wait, the 'master'? It can't be Sting, and the other person ever called with a title with the same level as master is... Minerva, isn't it?" Rogue said.

Realization dawned on both Sting and Yukino. Sting immediately got up, getting dizzy for a second, before flashing out the door. "Wait! Sting!" Yukino tried to run after him but Rogue held her back. "Let him be." He said softly, and suddenly Yukino got the shivers.

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Sting barges into Minerva's room, "How dare you did that to Lucy!" He yelled, throwing the button to the floor. Minerva was calmly playing with her hair in front of the mirror, "What are you talking about Sting-kun?" She asked. "Don't you dare play dumb!" Sting stepped on the button, crushing, and revealing a holographic screen at the same time. Sting watched the video in disbelief, his jaw open.

After the video ended, Minerva laughed, her voice like a shrill, melodic bell. "Isn't the video fascinating?" She asked. Sting immediately rushed at her. "Now now Sting, you wouldn't want your best friends to die now, would you?" Minerva smiled, flicking her wrist. An image of Rogue, Frosche and Lector in Yukino's house was displayed. "I can make the house explode with a flick of my fingers you know." She drawled, smiling even more. Anger overflowed inside of Sting, but he couldn't do anything, not when his friends were in danger. He loosened his grip.

"That's a good boy. But you've been a bad boy before, yelling and rushing at me. For that, you have to be punished." She said, her smile intending to be reassuring and motherly, but it only add more anger inside of Sting. She snapped her fingers, and in a flash, a group of mages was present outside her door. "Seize him." She said, her voice cold, her face stoic.

They hesitantly obeyed. Sting didn't resist, knowing that it would be useless when Minerva's right in front of him. He glared daggers at her, which she replied with a smile, and the door slammed shut in front of his face.

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Yukino paced her living room anxiously. Sting hadn't come back from Sabertooth, and she was worried. Being alone with Rogue was also worrisome. She glanced at him, sitting on her sofa, stroking softly the heads of the sleeping exceeds on his lap. Her heartbeat skyrocketed.

"Yukino." "Y-yes!" Yukino answered, startled. Rogue eyed her weirdly, "How about if we go join Sting at Sabertooth? He's quite stubborn, he might need help." He suggested.

'Good idea', she thought, 'But now I know that Sting is innocent. I should inform Lucy-san.'

By this time, the exceeds were already awake, and was listening to them. "Or we could stay put. Sting-kun is strong. He'll be back in no time!" Lector said faithfully. "I think so too!" Frosche added.

All three of them stared at Yukino, waiting for her to decide. Yukino squirmed in her place, 'What to do?!'

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CHOICE A: Go join Sting

CHOICE B: Meet up with Lucy

CHOICE C: Stay put

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Hi guys! Sorry it took so long. I'll try to update regularly from now on, weekly. Thanks for reading guys! I'll take the path that have the most votes!

If by next week, there's no response then I'll take the topmost choice, CHOICE A!

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