This was requested on AO3 by Fairyzilla.
I LOVE StiLuRo. So much so that it's basically my fourth OTP. I love StiLu. I love RoLu. What could be better than combining the two ships?
I love the idea of Lucy's guildmates disapproving of her dating Sting and Rogue. I can see them disapproving and trying to break them up, not out of malicious intent, but out of protectiveness. I also like the idea of this causing Sting and Rogue to become jealous and insecure as a result, which causes Lucy to put her foot down and make it clear to her guildmates that she loves the two dragon slayers and to back off.
I wish that there were more StiLuRo fics. I just love the ship so much.
Also, I will now be accepting requests for Lisanna x Lucy oneshots.
I'm Happy with Them! (Sting x Lucy x Rogue)
"Don't worry you two. I'm sure that it'll be fine."
Sting and Rogue looked at each other as they followed their girlfriend to Fairy Tail, both unsure. They had both been dating Lucy for a year now, and even though they weren't in the same guild as her, the three had managed to make it work.
The two dragon slayers knew that it was only a matter of time until the celestial wizard would want to announce their relationship to her guildmates. She was especially emboldened to do so when they announced to Sabertooth that they were in a polyamorous relationship. It came as a shock to the Sabers, but they all accepted it and were supportive, nonetheless.
Sting placed a hand on Lucy's shoulder, bringing her to a stop and turning her around so she would look at her boyfriends. He then spoke with an unsure tone, "are you sure, Blondie?"
Lucy nodded with a confident smile. "Of course! I mean, Fairy Tail and Sabertooth are friends. Why wouldn't my guildmates react the same way that yours did?"
She turned around to continue walking but was quickly stopped by Rogue gently grabbing her arm and returning her attention back to them. The black-haired man said softly, "Star, we're sure that your guildmates wouldn't mind you being friends with us, but a platonic relationship and a romantic relationship are different. Just because they'd accept us as friends doesn't mean they'll accept us as partners. Sting and I think that we should wait a little bit longer."
Lucy sighed. She smiled at her boyfriends, reaching up to rest one hand on Sting's cheek and the other hand on Rogue's cheek, and responded as she looked from one dragon slayer to the other, "I understand your worry, felt the same way when we told your guild, but I trusted you both and it turned out perfectly. Please, trust me as I trust you two."
Sting and Rogue glanced at each other before sharing a smile and nod. Sting leaned down to kiss Lucy, immediately followed by Rogue once he pulled away. The celestial wizard smiled back and turned around, entwining her fingers with the Sting's and Rogue's. The trio continued on with their walking, Lucy in the middle and brimming with excitement.
The two dragon slayers on either side of her smiled fondly at their girlfriend but were unable to return the same amount of excitement. They trusted Lucy, they truly did. However, they each still had an inkling of worry that Fairy Tail wouldn't react well. Sure, the two guilds were friends but there were still some hard feelings that remained on the side of the Fairies.
When they reached the Fairy Tail guildhall doors, Lucy released her boyfriends' hands and pushed open the doors, stepping inside with Sting and Rogue right behind her. The blonde woman called out happily, "Hello, everyone! I'm back!"
The guild turned around to greet her but quickly stopped when they all noticed the two dragon slayers behind her. Just before Lucy could speak, Natsu jumped onto a table and loudly asked, "Hey, Luce, there are two Sabers behind you!"
Lucy laughed as she nodded. She reached back to hook her arms with Sting's and Rogue's, pulling them forward to stand right next to her. She announced, "I invited them! We have something amazing to announce!"
Happy pipped up, asking, "are Lector and Frosch here too?"
Lucy shook her head, answering, "no, sorry, Happy. Those two wanted to stay at Sabertooth." Happy gave a disappointed "aww" and flew back to where he had been sitting next to Carla.
Lucy then cleared her throat and said, "Now for the announcement!" She waited a few moments, wanting to cause suspense. When she saw that all of her guildmates were watching with interest, she proclaimed proudly, "I am dating Sting and Rogue! We are in a polyamorous relationship!"
The guild was silent for what had seemed to Sting and Rogue to be hours. The two dragon slayers scanned the faces of every mage they could see. Most were unreadable, but some, namely Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Mira, looked like they were angry. The uncomfortable silence was broken by Master Makarov calling from where he stood on the railing of the second floor, "Lucy, my child! Could you please come with me to my office?"
Lucy nodded and turned around, telling her boyfriends, "I'll be right back. Please, don't get into any fights." She then rushed to the guild master's office, leaving her boyfriends behind. Sting and Rogue gave each other an uneasy look. They didn't want to be left alone with their girlfriend's guildmates, especially since they didn't seem to be very fond of the idea of them dating Lucy.
The Sabers stayed where they stood in front of the closed guildhall doors, ready to run if they had to. Running wasn't something that either of them would be proud to do, however, if it meant avoiding a fight with the mages of Fairy Tail, then they would do it. Neither of them wanted to hurt their girlfriend by hurting any of her guildmates.
Sting and Rogue watched as Natsu stomped his way up to them, his fists balled and clearly itching to light up and punch someone. The Fire Dragon Slayer questioned once he reached the two Sabers, "why the hell are you two with Luce?" He was visibly seething, moments away from catching on fire from anger, literally.
Sting and Rogue furrowed their brows, trying to appear like they weren't moments away from bolting to avoid a fight. The White Dragon Slayer jammed his finger in Natsu's chest as he answered, "because we both love her, obviously. I didn't think you'd be unable to understand how romantic relationships begin."
The pink-haired mage sneered back, "how are we supposed to know that you won't hurt her?"
Sting and Rogue didn't bother to hide their shock at that statement. They glanced at each other, each silently asking the other if they both had heard the same thing. Did Natsu really think that either of them would hurt Lucy? Did the rest of Fairy Tail think that as well? Sting and Rogue were shocked. They both knew that neither of them would ever hurt Lucy in any way. They were truly in love with her.
The two dragon slayers glared at their fellow dragon slayer that stood in front of them, Rogue almost snarling, "Sting and I would rather be kicked out of our guild and lose our magic than hurt Lucy. We both love her. How is that difficult to understand?"
Natsu opened his mouth to respond, but was interrupted by Gray, "how are we supposed to trust you with Lucy? Have you both forgotten what you and your guildmates did during the Grand Magic Games? Furthermore, you're both from a different guild. How can we be expected to trust two mages from a different guild that tried to harm us and took joy from Lucy being tortured?"
Sting and Rogue didn't say anything back. They didn't want to admit it, but they knew that Gray had a bit of a point. They did target Fairy Tail and they did watch with smug glee as Minerva tortured Lucy. However, Lucy forgave Sabertooth for what happened. She even forgave Minerva. She knew that they didn't have much of a choice because of Master Jiemma. Even after all this time following those Grand Magic Games, the White and Shadow Dragon Slayers felt terrible and couldn't bring themselves to confess their feelings to the celestial wizard they loved due to the belief that she would reject them because of a grudge. To their surprise, she had said that she loved them both, and had proposed that they enter into a polyamorous relationship. Even after the formation of the relationship, Sting and Rogue felt terrible for what had happened, requiring reassurance and comfort from their kind and loving girlfriend.
Sting turned his glare to the ice mage that had spoken, responding, "Lucy forgave us. She trusts and loves us. Why can't any of you accept that we're dating her?"
Rogue followed up what his best friend had said by questioning, "do you have a problem with polyamorous relationships? Do you really not like that we're both dating her? Or do just not like that she had two boyfriends?"
Gray turned his head away, answering with an even and cold tone, "I have no problem with polyamorous relationships. I do, however, have a problem with you two dating our Lucy."
Sting raised his voice as he snapped, "your Lucy? She's not some kind of possession, you know! She doesn't belong to anybody and she can date whoever she wants!"
Erza slammed her hand on the table she had been sitting at as she stood up, snapping back, "she can date anyone she wants, but we, as her friends, have to be sure that they can be trusted with her! That means, neither of you!"
Sting and Rogue balled their fists, struggling to keep themselves from attacking the mages that were challenging them. They both bit back growls. Gray scoffed, "it would be better if Lucy dated someone from Fairy Tail. That way, we'd know that she'll be with someone trustful."
Mira then clapped her hands and pipped up from where she stood behind the bar, "I have some great potential boyfriends for Lucy! We can set her up with one of them!"
Sting and Rogue gapped at the white-haired mage. They thought that surely the "Matchmaking Demon" would be on their side. Based on what they heard from Lucy, Mira was a fan of her guildmates entering into romantic relationships and would become ecstatic about the sudden match.
Natsu turned and returned to the table he had been sitting at. He asked, "who do you suggest, Mira?"
The barmaid clasped her hands together in front of her as she exclaimed, "I've always thought that she and Laxus would make a great couple!"
Erza nodded, commenting, "I do remember him showing an interest in her recently."
Sting and Rogue tensed, anger and jealousy rising in their bodies. They couldn't believe what was happening. Thir girlfriend's guildmates not only were against their relationship with her, but these Fairies were also planning to set her up with some other man right in front of them. Also, didn't Laxus force his guildmates to fight each other and try to take over the guild? The two dragon slayers gritted their teeth, dug their fingernails into their palms, and mentally yelled for Lucy to hurry back so they could leave.
Gray looked up at the second floor and asked after looking back at his friends, "where are Laxus and the Thunder Legion?"
Levy moved to their table and answered, "on a job." She then asked, "would Lyon be trustworthy enough, Gray?"
The ice mage nodded, saying, "he's a cocky pain but a pretty good guy. I think he's a great option."
Sting and Rogue looked at each other in anger and disbelief, the Shadow Dragon Slayer whispering, "they have a problem with us being in a different guild but don't mind setting her up with some guy in a different guild?"
Natsu, having easily heard the remark, whipped his head around to snap, "Lyon didn't try to hurt Luce!"
Sting took a step forward, almost growling, however, he was stopped by Rogue. His best friend grabbed his arm and pulled him back, leaning in closely to whisper, quiet enough that not even Natsu would be able to hear, "if we attack them, Star would be upset." The blonde dragon slayer glared dangerously at the pink-haired man before he stepped back again, ripping his arm out of Rogue's grasp.
Erza spoke, tapping her finger against her chin, "maybe Freed would be a better match. They have more in common and he's one of the most respectful men in the guild."
Mira cheered, walking over to the table, "they would make beautiful babies too! Freed and Lucy would be great together!"
This time, it was Rogue that had to be held back by Sting. The black-haired man raised his hand, preparing a spell, but his arm was pushed down by Sting as his best friend sent him a glare. They were both on the verge of either leaving or attacking the mages in front of them.
They both knew that Lucy wouldn't leave them for some other man simply because her guildmates wanted her to. However, they still didn't like this conversation that was going on before them. The thought of Lucy with a man romantically that wasn't either of them made them both boil with jealousy and protectiveness. They both wanted to defend themselves and their relationship with Lucy, but doing so could cause a fight to break out. They couldn't hurt Lucy's guildmates. That would hurt her and she could turn on them if her guildmates managed to make it look like they were attacked for no reason.
Natsu said, crossing his arms over his chest, "I think Bixlow would be great too. Or Gajeel."
Mira, Gray, Erza, and Levy murmured their agreement. This prompted Sting to yell, "you can't be serious! You would rather Lucy get with some guy that had hurt your guild? Or a guy that not just hurt your guild but also tortured Lucy? They aren't any better than Rogue and me!"
Rogue nodded, adding, "We both love Lucy! The things we've done in the past shouldn't matter if you aren't going to hold what Laxus, Freed, Bixlow, and Gajeel did against them!"
They received glares in return, with Erza responding coldly, "we know that they can be trusted with her. How do we know that you two can be trusted?"
Sting answered, "we've been dating her for a year now!"
Natsu scoffed, "so what you've been sharing her for a year?"
Rogue snapped, "firstly, don't say that Sting and I are 'sharing' her! It's dehumanizing toward her! We are both dating her! Secondly, we have been dating her for a year! That means Sting and I are doing something right since we're all happy in our relationship!"
Mira crossed her arms over her chest, turning to face the two Sabers. She commented, "she never had a boyfriend before. She doesn't know what it's like to have a good boyfriend. She'll see that whichever man we set her up with is much better than either of you."
This was the last straw for Sting. In a flash, he launched forward, wrapped his fingers around the white-haired woman's neck, and lifted her into the air with his other hand raised in preparation for a punch. Several of Mira's guildmates stood up, including Gray, Erza, and Natsu, intending to attack Sting if he went through with his attack. Rogue rushed forward, not bothering to restrain his best friend, but instead standing right behind him and preparing to join in the fight that would ensue.
Before Sting could punch the woman in his grasp that was breathlessly struggling to free herself, a familiar voice shouted, "stop! Everyone, stop!"
Every mage turned their attention to the top of the stairs, seeing Lucy and Master Makarov angrily standing there. The celestial wizard and Guild Master stomped down the stairs and over to the front of the guild. Lucy looked at Sting and said as she approached him, "put her down, Sting." Her voice was considerably softer, prompting Sting to release Mira without a word of complaint.
Lucy passed her white-haired friend that sat on the floor, trying to catch her breath, and grabbed her boyfriends by the arms, dragging them back to the guildhall doors. She turned around and glared at her guildmates. Sting and Rogue shared a nervous glance. They were praying that their girlfriend wouldn't blame them for the fight that nearly broke out, and they were especially praying that she wouldn't break up with them. She seemed to be pretty angry.
The blonde woman spoke angrily, "I heard everything! How dare you think that you have any say in who I date! One of the reasons I ran away from my father was because tried to arrange a marriage for me! I didn't run away from a forced relationship to another one! I love Sting and Rogue! I don't hold what they did against them! They changed! How can none of you see that? None of you have any right to interfere in my relationship with them and you are just going to have to accept that I'm dating both of them! I'm happy with them! Understand?"
Before anybody could speak, Master Makarov stepped toward Lucy, saying, "you, Sting, and Rogue should leave. I'll deal with these brats."
Lucy nodded. She turned and walked out of the guildhall, her boyfriends following her. After getting a ways away from the guild, Lucy stopped walking and turned around, wrapping her arms around her boyfriends in a hug. She pulled away and looked up at the dragon slayers with a regretful expression on her face and tears in her eyes.
She said softly, "I'm so sorry. It's my fault that that happened. I should have told my guildmates in a different way and I should have listened to both of you."
The Sabers took a few moments to process what had happened before Rogue walked behind Lucy and wrapped his arms around her in a hug while Sting stepped toward her and wiped away the tears that had already begun to fall.
The blonde dragon slayer responded, "it's not your fault, Blondie. We aren't mad at you."
Rogue nodded his head that he had rested on his girlfriend's shoulder, adding, "it makes sense that you would trust them so much. They are like family to you, after all."
They could both tell that Lucy was still feeling bad about what had happened. The dragon slayers shared a worried look, silently agreeing that some time away from Fairy Tail may make her feel better. Sting gently took Lucy's hands into his and asked with a loving smile, "how about we go back to Sabertooth and you stay at our place for a while?"
Rogue nuzzled his nose into Lucy's neck, murmuring, "it'll give both you and your guildmates time to calm down. We can also go to that new restaurant that opened."
Lucy chuckled. She gave each of her boyfriends a kiss on the cheek before she answered, "that sounds great." She then entwined her fingers with her boyfriends', placing herself between them, and the trio began making their way to the train station.
