Fate [HIATUS]

Chapter 3.5: His Most Precious Treasure

First of all, I want to apologize. Chapters 3.5-6 was deleted, and I don't know what happened. So...here it is. I posted it again. :( I'm so sorry, even though I know it isn't my fault or anything...
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Italics: Flashback/Memories
Normal: Narration/Speech
Bold Text: Song
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Chapter 3.5: His Most Precious Treasure
"You are the best that has ever been mine."

Normal POV

3 days after Lucy's death...

The skies were gray and the clouds were crying. It was a fitting environment for the depressing state Fairy Tail was in. The crowd of Fairy Tail mages were gathered in Acalypha's cemetery. They were crying, no doubt. Crying for a loved one that has passed away. Crying for Lucy.

They had always known that Lucy wanted to be together with her family one day, so they decided to bury her beside her parents. They could only imagine Lucy laughing along with her family happily in heaven. The thought made them cry even more. 

The members of Team Natsu were one of the nearest to the grave. Rogue was with them, and Sting... Sting was the one in front. He was crying uncontrollably, and his tears were far more than when he cried for Lector back then. Almost instantly, memories of Lucy started flooding his mind, and he really wished that it hadn't.

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"Lucy!" Sting called. He ran around frantically in the collapsing castle of Mercurius, searching for Lucy. Faintly, he caught the sound of her singing voice and scent and ran towards the direction it came from. Why was she singing? 

He found her knelt down on the ground, crying and singing incomprehensible words. He nudged her. "Lucy! I have to get you out of here!" Lucy turned around to face him. "S-Sting? Wh-" Before she could speak, Sting picked her up bridal style and quickly got up to find a way to get out. After a lot of running around, they arrived out of the castle. 

"Sting, why did you-" Lucy started, but was interrupted.

"I saved you because I wanted to." Sting looked down at her, at her doe brown eyes. "Lucy, I love you. Ever since that night we first met in Fiore's park, I felt myself being drawn to you." He paused, waiting for a reaction, but when none came, he sighed. "It's alright if you don't return it. I will still stay by your side all the time. All that matters to me is that you're safe."

"What are you saying?" Sting's eyes widened as he looked at Lucy. She smiled. "I love you, too." Sting's eyes softened and he smiled a genuine smile. Unfortunately, their moment was interrupted by whoops and cheers (and shouts of disapproval). The couple gaped at the crowd in front of them.

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"KYAA!! What are you doing in MY apartment!?" 

"What are you saying? Salamander's always coming here. Don't I have the right, too?"

Lucy sighed in defeat and she slumped down in her couch. "All right, all right." Sting sat beside her, put his arms around her, and pulled her close. "Just tell me why you're here."

"I wanted to see my angel."

"Why didn't you use the door?"

"I'm lazy."

"The Great Sting Eucliffe, lazy? Seriously?"

"Hey, even I am a human, too."

"Humans don't use the window to get in."