Aquamarine Arrow: I absolutely adore Rolu... and it really disappoints me that Mashima didn't have Lucy meet Sting and Rogue. Anyways though, this is my first strictly rolu story so, ENJOY!

Aquamarine Arrow does NOT own Fairy Tail!

It's a peaceful morning in Crocus, the capital of Fiore. Rogue decided to take the opportunity to go to the Crocus park, which was blooming with flowers of all sortsl. Normally he'd bring Frosch along, however it's quite early and he didn't want to disturb the sleeping exceed. The shadow dragon slayer held onto his favorite novel, and scanned around in search of a good place for him to read. It seems like no one was around, which made the normally expressionless mage smile a bit. He won't have to worry about any annoying little kids running around, squealing and yelling loudly. Or fangirls stalking him.

Little did he know, there was a celestial mage walking towards him, her head buried in the sheets of paper she held onto.

Oof!

Rogue turned around, alarmed, and saw a blonde girl. She looked familiar, and he wondered if they had ever met. The girl looked up from her papers that she was clutching onto.

"S-sorry." She apologized and bowed down.

"It's fine."

The two stood awkwardly for a while, with the blonde slightly blushing in embarrassment. The silence made time seem like it was going very very slowly.

"Dang it! I should pay attention to my surrounding or else I'll end up just like Levy-chan." Lucy cursed herself.

Then her eyes trailed off to the book Rogue was holding. She recognized it!

"You enjoy Kemu Zaelon stories?" she asked in disbelief and slight excitement.

Rogue frowned, "Yeah. Do you not like him?"

Lucy immediately shook her head, "No! I love Kemu Zaelon books! He's my favorite author."

"He creates wonderful novels, that's true. But the fact that he gave up his whole career without considering his fans is despicable." Rogue crossed his arms.

Lucy's eyes opened wide in shock. Anger bubbled inside of her. She still remembered her first mission with Natsu. How Kemu Zaelon sacrificed so much for his son. His tears, his pain. His pride. Offending him, would be offending her.

Lucy yelled, "He did not give it up! Zaelon-san was imprisoned, and forced to write a story for a greedy man! Any writer's pride would've been crushed having to be forced to write a story they didn't want to. You should be the one that considers how the author thinks." Lucy retorted angrily, and walked away, her hair flipping.

Seeing how angry she looked, Rogue was left genuinely surprised. It's rare to find such loyal Zaelon fans, and it seems that he deeply offended her. The fury in her eyes were obvious. Lucy's words sunk into him like concrete into water, and he found himself quickly running after the girl. He grabbed her wrists to stop her from going away.

"W-what?" Lucy sputtered, and turned around.

Rogue looked away, averting her gaze, "I'm... sorry about that. I was being ignorant."

Lucy blinked once. Twice. Now this was refreshing!

She gave a small smile, "That's okay. I was being a little too harsh as well."

Dark crimson eyes met bright chocolate brown.

"What's your name?" Rogue heard himself ask. Never had he ever start a conversation before!

"My name's Lucy! You?"

"Rogue."

Lucy leaned in a little closer, causing Rogue to blush hard.

"Have I seen you before?"

Rogue thought hard. Surely they have met. Perhaps he saw her in a crowd? The shadow dragon slayer wasn't quite sure, and wished that he had Rufus's memory.

"I'm not really sure."

Lucy stepped down from her tippy toes and sighed.

"Wanna sit somewhere?" she asked brightly.

Rogue grinned, "That'd be nice."

The two found a nice sakura tree, and decided to rest there. Petals floated down like magic, adorning the grassy floor with book and papers were soon forgotten as they started to chat away. No distractions, and nothing holding them back. Rogue and Lucy found that they had a lot of common interests, and similar experiences, such as they both have a strong yet idiotic partner. The atmosphere was calm and filled with laughter.

Lucy giggled and soon laughed, "So... Your partner had to wear a lolita dress and wig for a mission?"

"Yeah, thank god I didn't have to wear one with him. I would be scarred." Rogue chuckled as Lucy wiped a tear. Sting would probably kill him for telling anyone, but what he doesn't know wouldn't kill him anyways.

"You know? I think you'd look really cute wearing one!" she admitted shyly.

Rogue's face reddened. She just called him cute!

"N-not that I-I don't think y-you're cute or a-anything..." the blonde stammered, realizing what she just said.

"Oh? You don't think I'm cute?" Rogue smirked, his face nearing her scarlet red one. He's almost acting like Sting! Yet the female right in front of him truly did amuse him, and he found himself enchanted to her.

"W-well... I guess you're really cute... and handsome..." Lucy finally admitted softly.

Rogue could hear her heartbeat as well as his. It was increasing.

"Well I think you're really cute. And beautiful." he whispered into her ear, and pulled back.

It seems like her face was steaming this time, which earned a laugh from him.

"So, what's with the paper and pen?"

Lucy perked up at once, and began explaining, "Well, I'm writing my own novel. It's really based on the adventures I have with my guild."

The raven haired man nodded, "I see... May I check it out?"

The celestial mage was a bit hesitant at first, but finally decided to trust Rogue. She handed over the papers, and Rogue began scanning through it. He's a considerably fast reader, his eyes following the words.

"You seem to have quite the eventful life, Lucy."

"Yup! It's a lot better than staying at home." the blonde nodded happily, and took back her novel.

"From what you've told me, it's quite a luxurious place though."

Lucy had a look of displeasure upon her face as memories filled into her mind. How her father always ignored her, as she sits alone in her large elaborate room. Or her private lessons in school, with only a tutor and no friends.

"I'm not a big fan of fancy stuff. Everything lost meaning when mama was gone. And when papa joined her, I don't think I'll ever be the same. Luxurious or not, I just want my parents..."

Seeing how sad she was, Rogue hugged her. He truly was empathetic. After all, he did have to see dragon father go through so much pain. Killing his own father killed a bit of himself.

"I understand you."

Lucy stiffened, but slowly sunk into the dragon slayer's embrace. She felt herself blush, but the feeling was very comforting. He smelled nice, and Lucy found herself enjoying it.

"Thank you, Rogue."

Rogue gave a warm smile, "I should be the one to thank you."

The mage tilted her head in confusion.

"It's been a while since I have had a pleasant conversation."

Lucy beamed, "Well then we should do this more often! I like to see you smile."

Rogue felt his cheeks turn light pink, "Just seeing you makes me smile..." he murmured silently. It seems like Lucy didn't quite hear him, and just continued smile.

"I should probably go. My nakamas will be wondering where I went if I don't go back."

"Yes, we did talk for quite a while."

And with that, they parted.

Nakama... The word imprinted in Rogue's head. It was something Sabertooth lacked. It was unknown to him, though from what Lucy told him, it must be a wonderful feeling. Like the warm fluffy feeling he gets every time he sees Lucy... He found himself constantly thinking about the mage. Her sweet strawberry vanilla scent. The big innocent eyes of hers. How her silky hair looked so soft and enticing.

Rogue softly slapped himself in hopes that it'd wake himself up. Is it mating season? What is going on? Why is his stomach churning?

The dragon slayer softly scowled at himself. He had a hunch that he was in love... That feeling was even more foreign to him. He started to walk a little faster, hoping that perhaps once he got back to Sabertooth, all would be normal. Until he promptly ran into a steel pole with a loud bang!

Aquamarine Arrow: XD sorry Rogue had to walk into a pole. That happened to me once too, and god it REALLY hurts. Plus I looked like an idiot. Anyways, I'm considering writing another chapter. Though if you guys want me to leave it like that, it's fine with me too. So.. PLEASE REVIEW! even if my writing is a bit.. bad

Thank you!