Phoenix

Fight! Sting vs Kira

Sting and Emi came back from the balcony to see that Lector had taken Emi's bed and was sprawled across the sheets. Emi took off her cloak before suggesting that they go to bed. Sting stood stiffly in the middle of the room.

"Are you okay? Aren't you tired?"

"Well, I...yeah."

"Then go to bed."

"I just--"

"I don't get what the big deal is. We've shared a bed before."

Sting sighed before pulling back the covers and laying in bed. Emi followed suit and laid facing the door. They were facing away from each other for a while, but Emi turned to face Sting's back after a few minutes.

"Sting?"

The blond turned his head over his shoulder and asked her to continue.

"I don't have any more of the gas Yame gave me, so I'm probably going to have some dreams."

Sting stayed silent for a minute before he shifted so he fully turned around to face her. He gave her a small smile as he held one of her hands. She tightened her grip on his hand before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Sting watched her for a minute with a smile on his face before dozing off as well.

After about an hour, Emi started shaking. She felt a burning sensation on her back, causing her to jump awake. She looked to Sting and saw that he was sleeping soundly. She could hear Lector snoring from the other bed. Her back wouldn't stop burning, so she got out of bed and walked to the bathroom. When she looked in the mirror, she saw that her scars were a bright red.

"Hey are you--"

Emi whipped around and kicked whoever it was in the stomach. She looked down to see that it was Sting and rushed over to him with her healing spell.

"I am so sorry."

"Damn, I'm so glad you never go all out when we fight."

"Why are you--"

"I heard you get out of bed, so I came to check on you. What happened?"

"I don't really know to be honest," Emi hesitantly replied.

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Emi and Sting had woken up early the next day, so they stood on the balcony to talk as Lector still slept.

"So how often do you go on vacation?"

"Every once in a while," Sting replied, smirking.

They stood in silence before Sting turned to Emi and held her hands in his. Emi looked up from her hood and looked at him quizzically. He led her to the balcony edge before he leaned on the railing and asked her to follow. Emi leaned her hands on the railing before looking back to Sting. They looked at each other for a minute before they slowly started to move towards each other.

"YES!"

"Mira, please don't shout."

Just as their heads were getting close enough, Lector sneezed as he woke up. The two jumped apart before Sting rubbed the back of his head and breathed, "Guess it's time to go."

Emi sighed before taking one last look at the morning sky before turning around and gathering all her stuff for the train ride back.

"NO!"

"Mira!"

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"So where were you three? Off partying on some boat?" Ayame asked once they came into the guildhall.