Exhilarate || Sting Eucliffe x Reader

(Y/n) is Not a Sub

I apologize for the late updates. Apply to college and school, in general, have been very busying. I will try my best to keep a steady schedule for you guys.

Also- warning- slight nsfw! in this chapter!
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After a seeming outpouring of tears, (Y/n) found herself in one of the arena's many bathrooms to tidy her appearance. She dabbed at her puffy under eyes with a damp tissue, ridding some of the redness. But, as she became cognizant of her clouding vision, she decided that her efforts were to no avail.

A tear settled at the base of her upward-curved lips as she recalled earlier's events.

(Y/n) watched as Sting's expression hardened as the equally motion-sickened Natsu and Gajeel crawled towards the end post in labored efforts. Sting himself had remained still, not comprehending the merit in such overexertion for "two measly points," so he had asked them just that.

A blue-faced Natsu-nii had answered almost immediately, sounding almost offended at Sting's lack of understanding, "The reason I'm doing this is for all my friends, who waited for us, and for my sister, who fought through all the pain and heartaches and endured the humiliation! She stayed strong and represented our guild every year- never giving up for a second! I won't let her efforts die in vain by giving up now!"

...And that was when the waterworks had begun.

It was just all so touching... She hadn't realized how much she meant to Natsu, or to everyone in the guild for that matter... She felt happy... she felt loved.

(Y/n)'s pearly-white smile was a nice contrast to her rosy features- she thought to smile like this more, it wasn't too bad of a look. Then, after a quick swipe at her remaining tear stains, she all but skipped down back to Fairy Tail B's booth.

"There you are! Juvia's been waiting for you!" Fairy Tail's notorious water woman had gripped at (Y/n)'s figure upon her arrival, catching her by surprise.

"Wha-"

"Come on!" Juvia said, gesturing to arena full of... women clad in swimsuits...? (Y/n) thought this was supposed to be a battle between Jenny of Blue Pegasus and Mira? Her bewilderment furthered as the tugging at her arm grew more insistent.

"We're missing all the fun, (Y/n)-chan!"

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"This is anything, but fun."

(Y/n) sighed, pushing the pair of golden-rimmed, black glasses against the bridge of her scrunched nose; her matching swimsuit was far too gaudy for her taste.

"(Y/n)-chan just has to loosen up a bit!" Juvia responded, cheerfully, bumping her minimally covered hip against the girl's. "Besides~ Juvia thinks you have a fan~" At this, (Y/n) grew progressively aware of the stare felt at the back of her head. She turned, intense cobalt eyes bore into her own.

Sting's smug form leaned against the railings of Sabertooth's booth, his smirk quirking higher. (Y/n) moistened her lips at the newfound attention, but a smile of her own congealed at the apparent flush on Sting's tan skin.

Maybe this wasn't so bad... Perhaps she could use this opportunity to be a tease.

"You're right, Juvia. This could be fun." (Y/n) sent a wink his way as her fingers became intertwined in her hair; she bent forward, slightly, for further effect.

Though his arrogant grin had not faltered, she reveled at the sight of his deepening blush. (Y/n) captured her rosy lips between her teeth to fight back a chuckle.