Control

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"Everyone is coming to support you," she said with false softness in her tone. Rin couldn't tell her the truth about having two teams. Otherwise, they might make a big deal about it.

"That's sweet. What is it about Sabertooth that gets you so riled up?" The two women locked gazes and Rin found that Erza's brown eyes held a sense of seriousness. The brunette dropped her innocent act and returned to her normal self. She sighed.

"It's not that big of a deal. There's just a high amount of arrogance that comes with being in Sabertooth, and after watching them embarrass us for the past few years, I just want Fairy Tail to crush them." Rin shot her a genuine smile. "Now that you guys are back, that might be possible." She gave a knowing nod.

"You know, I'm surprised Master didn't choose you to be on our team. But, I have a feeling Wendy and Lucy will do us good." Erza continued to speak, but Rin tuned her out as her ears traveled elsewhere. She walked out to the balcony and listened intently to the minor sounds of distress. Men were being forced around, almost like a fight, and somewhere in the middle of it all, Rin could hear Natsu. The sun had set and the lights in the streets began to turn on, but it didn't help with her sense of urgency.

Without warning to the other mage, Rin jumped off the balcony and into the night to find out the source of distress. She ran past flower vendors and displays only to find a large crowd looking at something in the middle. A scowl made its way to her face and decided that she would only intervene if absolutely necessary. Leese gripped Rin's shoulders and flew up so they could sit on a light post where they could watch without being noticed.

"Acnologia... You're the Dragon Slayer who couldn't defeat a dragon, right?" Rin knew that scent and that voice.

Sting Eucliffe. He's the worst of all of the tigers.

"Then," he suddenly got up in Natsu's face which alarmed the female Dragon Slayer. "What's the point of being a Dragon Slayer?" Rin didn't like how close he had gotten to her pink comrade and decided to stop things where they were. Leese flew down between them, grasping both their attention which allowed her to seamlessly slip between the two without being too noticeable.

"I think it's best you step back," she growled at the blonde. Everyone spun their heads to face her. "Unless you want me to get involved." Sting and Rogue both took a good whiff of Rin's scent and gave each other knowing looks. Sting made the decision to hold his ground.

"What is someone your size gonna do against us, huh?" She now took into account how much taller Sting was than her.

Not too much, but enough to say he is at least a head taller.

He leaned close to Rin but she didn't falter. Although most couldn't see it, Rin's fellow Dragon Slayers could sense the lack of comfort she was feeling in his close proximity. Being the asshole he is, however, Sting used this to his advantage. "What? Not used to having a man this close to you? You'd think with a body like yours, you'd be used to it," he said, trailing his eyes all across her physique.

His smug smirk finally pissed Rin off and she used her magic to slide him away. He looked at the girl shocked, not aware of how easily she could manipulate him.

"Come near me like that again, and I'll kill you." He smirked at her again and attempted to step closer, but she held her ground. Rin could hear Natsu's nose working away at the mingling scents of her and Sting.

Sting took another step but Rin completely halted his body with her magic. His partner and other onlookers watched with confusion. Finally, Rogue stepped towards Rin and attempted to grab at her shoulder. She caught his wrist with her hand and squeezed tightly. "Don't touch me," she spat. As he tried to wrench his arm from her hold, she turned to face her guildmates who watched with concern. "It's almost midnight. Erza will be pissed if you're late." Natsu shot her a look that said "we need to talk", but followed orders and took Lucy and Happy away to their inn.

Rin released both boys and began walking away with the crowd's eyes on her. "Come on, Leese." Her partner flew over and perched herself on the girl's shoulder.

"Wait!" Rin stopped in her tracks and merely glanced at the blonde over her shoulder. "Who are you?" She fully turned her body towards him and lifted up her tight, black shirt a bit, revealing her dark purple Fairy Tail guild mark.

"The name's Rin. I'm an S-Class mage, and I'm a proud fairy." She stared into the enemy's sapphire blue eyes as he snickered at the mark on the side of her stomach.

"Just another easy opponent," he chuckled. Rin scowled and turned away from him, walking off towards her inn. "Are you competing?" She ignored his question and continued walking away with her head held high.

    "He's pretty cute," Leese commented. Rin grimaced and glared at the ground she walked on.

    "There's no way in hell that a guy like that is my mate." The exceed simply giggled at the girl's ferocity towards the blonde. Rin stopped again as a familiar scream for help filled her ears. She looked in the direction of the scream and found herse;f looking at the castle by the name of Mercurius. "Wendy..." Leese picked Rin up without hesitation and flew to where they found Wendy and Carla, passed out in the middle of the royal garden. Rin held her small figure and checked for injuries of any kind but only found that her Magic Power had been drained completely.

Rin picked her up and ran out in search of help.

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Hey, so I decided to edit this story into third person because I've recently found that I like this style much more.

Hope you enjoyed! Thank you for reading!