Animal Girl of Sabertooth. Rogue x OC

Chapter Three

With the loud cheers overhead, and Rufus's name being chanted, I guess we won. Leaning against the wall a few corners from the Sabertooth stands. Crossing an arm over my chest while my other twirls a strand of my hair. Holding my body up against the wall and on one leg while the other is bent and pressed against the stone structure of the hallway. Eating a piece of plain bread, the texture empty with a tasteless aftertaste after swallowing. Rubbing my tongue over my teeth.

I've been waiting for around ten minutes. A battle between Fairytail and Raventail taken place. My eyes closed as I roll my wrists, cracking the bones. "You waited?" I nod my head, opening my eyes to see Rogue walking my way. Pushing myself off the wall, we make our way down the deserted corridor, the cheers from above still loud. "Orga went for today." I nod lightly as we escape the stadium and begin our decent back down towards Crocus's streets. "Frosch is in Violet's care. Sting and Lector's too."

"I was beginning to think Gajeel wasn't participating this year, but, was proved wrong at the second place team B." I glance at him from the corner of my eye. "I'll beat him." I nod. "You won't need it, but I'll be cheering you on. Although I won't show it." The corner of his lips twitches again. "I'm glad you will be." Passing by the closed stores and stalls, we walk in silence towards the inn. My key in hand while my staff in the other. "It will be interesting to see how they in the games. Wont' it?" He grumbles lightly. "Their near enough pointless day doesn't give them a heads up." I nod.

Opening my bedroom door, I set the staff aside. "Our speed would indicate it's on the second last or last game, depending on how quickly people were taken out." He nods in agreement, standing beside the door, holding it open. Pulling out a pouch filled with jewels, I attach it to my belt, attaching my staff to my back as well before we head back out and down to the inn's foyer.

"I have a feeling they will want ice-cream. No?" Within a few moments, the streets are slowly starting to get crowded from people exiting the arena. "Yo, Rogue! Revelli!" I roll my eyes as we turn around slowly, being greeted by Sting, Lector, Violet and Frosch. "We're heading for food. Are you wanting to join us? Sting and Lector?" They nod eagerly, a smirk still plastered on their mouths as Rogue and I stay expressionless. "Let us go then, I happen to be starving!" Violet speaks up.

Closing in on the restaurant we've been heading for, Sting's been getting worked up about joining in tomorrow. Cracking my toe's in the shoe's, "Yukino?" I tilt my head at her as she passes us. "Yes, Revelli-sama?" I glance to my companions before back to her. "Join us. We are getting food." I blink frequently. Keeping my expressionless façade up. Pure shock evident in her facial features before they vanish. She nods lightly before following after me. "So, Yukino's joining us?" I nod in Sting direction. He shrugs, smirking at commoners as they pass by, some cheering in our direction.

Fixing my cape, I sit down and the corner of the table. Rogue on my right with Sting and Yukino in front of us. Leaning my staff up against my chair, the three exceeds on the table. "Yukino." Her eyes lock with mine for a second before they lower down. "Yes?" Intertwining my fingers on the table. I raise an eyebrow. "You are a celestial wizard. Mhm?" She nods lightly. "Correct." Her hand vanishes underneath her white cape attire, pulling out three keys, two golden, the other gold with a black design wrapping around it.

"Three gold keys. Strong." She nods, pulling them back and putting them away as we order. "Oi, Revelli, never had the chance to ask. What's your magic?" I look towards Sting. Swirling the glass that he's holding. "That's for me to know, and for you to find out." He smirks. "Challenge accepted." I shrug. "Chances of any of you seeing is one in a million, not even Master knows." Internally grimacing from calling Jiemma master, hiding my disgust well. Rogue's hand nudging my leg before he places it on the table.

"Well, you must be a dragon slayer. As dragon slayers only have exceed partners." I shake my head faintly. "Wrong." Violet cuts in. Glancing between us all. "She's no dragon slayer, it's not only dragon slayers who have my species as partners. Sting." A glass filled with water is placed in front of me. "Well, how about this. When we win the games. You show us, at this table your power." I close my eyes, bunking my elbows onto the table, my fingers still intertwined as I rest my chin on them. "Perhaps I will accept. But, for petty bets don't interest me." He laughs. "We will see about that."

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"I'm beginning to understand Sting in a few ways. I'm beginning to think he's abit thick in ways not to realize something between us, although, we must be good actors. Also, Yukino's pretty nice. If I do say so myself." I glance towards Rogue, the sky above dark with a moon out. Our exceeds back at the inn sleeping. "Even within an hour or so, I think she reminds me of Violet in a way." He grumbles lightly.

"How come?" I smile faintly before masking it. "Violet hides her soft side because we are part of Sabertooth but one day, you'll see it. I'm sure of it. I can tell Yukino does as well, you can tell when the small walls she's built up crumbled earlier but rebuilt instantly after I noticed." He nods faintly. The inn over on the other side of Crocus by now. "I think I can get used to her. Just like I did with you." I poke his shoulder lightly causing a faint smile to grace his lips.

"Rogue?" He glances at me with his visible red piercing eye. "Yes?" I sigh. "Last night, Violet asked me if we had made it official." His head tilts down, looking in the other direction. Our hands intertwined, the darkness covering it. "You know we can't." I rub my eyes with my spare hand. "I know, but it's beginning to get irritating... Holding up the fake façade. I've been getting stares have to return them with a glare." He shrugs lightly.

"One day... Rogue. One day. But for now, you better get going. It's past midnight and you don't want to be tired for now. Wouldn't want to have purple bags under your mesmerizing eyes. I'll see you at the arena tomorrow morning as I'll be leaving late." He nods lightly as I embrace him gently his hands rubbing my back soothingly before the embrace ends. Coldness instantly crisping up at my bare skin. "Don't tire yourself out." I shake my head. "I won't." His body takes off into a sprint in the opposite direction from where we were walking. My hand tingling yet cold from the loss of contact.

Carrying on my walk, loud cheers abduct my hearing, myself standing outside a bar. 'Bar Sun'. A strong alcoholic scent whipping around even outside the doors. Continuing my journey through the deserted streets, the noise of the bar left far behind me. My body now forcing me to make my way back to the inn with all of Sabertooth's members in it. Crocus Gardens.

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"You're back rather late." I sigh, closing the door as I slide my staff off and place aside along with my cloak. The blinds are pulled to block most of the light. "Sorry, Violet, I thought you were sleeping." A candle on the bedside beside her the only thing keeping the room alight. "I was sleeping, although, with Frosch no longer at my side, I woke up thinking something had happened." I sigh lightly. "Rogue took her." She nods faintly.

A book in between her paws catches my attention. Shrugging I remove the jewellery and placing it on my cloak for remembrance. "How'd it go with Rogue? Where you spotted?" I shake my head. "Of course not, it was late and Rogue's still apart of the games. I told him to return before people realised." She grumbles lightly causing me to roll my eyes. "He could just say he was out eating shadows. Simple so." I smile lightly. "So grumpy when your sleepy."

Sliding into the bed she blows out the candle, setting her book down before snuggling into my side. Something she hasn't done in years. "I'm glad you're happy, Revelli. You deserve it." I wrap my arm around her. "You do too. Got an eye on any exceeds?" She grumbles lightly. "Damn you." I chuckle. "You love me really." She laughs lightly. "I guess I do. Not much more than Rogue though." Rolling my eyes, I pull the blanket over the both of us, it's large size covering us both. "Alright you. Night." She mumbles a bit. "Night... Revelli."