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Hey my pandas! How are y'all doing? I hope you're swell!!

School starts this week and I don't want to go back :( but I'll still update regularly! So don't worry :)

Only eight more chapters left! I can't believe it! But I've got some other stories in the works that I hope you'll love. I'm writing one about how Lucy and Rogue are siblings who haven't seen each other in years.

I think it'll turn out pretty cool! I may even publish it sooner. Who knows, but it's coming soon either way!

Thank you so much for each and every view, comment and vote. They all mean so much to me.

Without further ado, on with the story! Enjoy :)

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Normal P.O.V

"Where'd Luce go?" Natsu softly asked, staring at the spot she once stood.

He saw the mark of her shoes, and her scent still faintly danced in his nose. Happy flying behind Natsu, a look of horror stuck on his face.

"He took her." Sting muttered, standing to look at Natsu. The fire mage would have been lying if he said he wasn't shocked.

Stings face was red, small tears still falling. And the aura he admitted, even Natsu was nervous.

"This is all my fault, I'm the one who came up with the plan." Erza groaned quietly, clenching her fists.

"It's not your fault, we didn't know this was going to happen." Gray tried to comfort the girl, but was unsuccessful. She let a tear fall, quickly biting her lip to stop more from falling.

"Rogue go to their guild, go into shadow drive and try to listen in on as much as you can. Maybe they will reveal Lucy's location." Sting said using his head for once.

"I'm on it." He turned into a shadow before slithering ahead, the rest staying behind, Frosch staying with the group.

"Sting, why did Lucy call for you back there? And what did you mean back there? When you yelled at that guy for taking Luce away from you? You guys barely even know each other, why do you care so much?" Natsu asked, making Sting stop dead in his tracks.

He had no choice now, he had to let them know. Sting couldn't hide it anymore.

"I guess now's a good a time as any. Ever since the games a few week ago, Lucy and I have been seeing each other." He sniffled, the rest of the group becoming baffled.

"What? She hid that from us?" Natsu spoke, very clearly almost speechless.

"We both knew that if people found out about our relationship, it would be frowned upon. You three are the only ones who know. Not even Rogue knows." Sting mumbled, clenching his fists.

"Even with me being master, the guild can't find out. They would practically shun me. Yea, I might have turned some people around, but not everyone was with the idea of suddenly being so friendly. How am I supposed to run a guild if no one respects me?" Sting looked up to a glaring Natsu.

"Look, before you lecture me, Lucy understands this. She also wanted to keep us a secret. She didn't want you guys to look at her differently for being with a Saber. Especially one who has harmed her and your guild in the past. We both wanted something where we didn't feel judged." Sting finished, looking to the group who's eyes held anger, yet sympathy.

"Sting, how could we look at Lucy differently for being with you?" Gray had a bored look on his face.

"Yes, we had rough patches with you, but look at what you did with your guild. You turned Sabertooth around and now it's a mostly welcoming place. You were influenced by your old master. You're not him. You need to acknowledge that." Gray said, finishing his statement with a smile.

Sting sighed in relief.

Maybe the pair really was looking too far into things.

"Thank you, for that. You're right."

Gray offered a nod in return, Natsu and Erza however kept their mouths closed. They felt the same way Gray did, but their hearts hurt knowing that Lucy didn't feel safe enough to tell her friends of her relationship.

The group was angry, but not towards Lucy or Sting. In fact, they were mad at themselves.

They were mad that they made Lucy feel as though she couldn't tell them about Sting, she was supposed to go to them for anything, and they made her feel as if she couldn't.

"In any event, we don't have time to sulk. We must get Lucy." Erza boldly said, marching past Sting, ignoring her own thoughts.

"Right, we have to save her."