Okay guys so… we talked about Rin a lot, we talked about how she’s the youngest mage in Sabertooth, same age as Wendy… But I didn’t mention how she was accepted into the guild XD So here you have her story! This takes place during and after the Eclipse Gates arc.
Trinity “Rin” Eucliffe is my OC.
As before, the fanfic is a product of our RPs with @eleanor-devil , who also provided the fanart ^*^
Comments and feedback are highly appreciated!!
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‘I hate my luck!’ It was the first thought in the girl’s head, although she had arrived to the past on the same day as Future Rogue, she had had trouble finding the Sabertooth members as she initially planned. The security around the hotels of each participating guild in the Grand Magic Games was really tight and from what Rin had been able to understand, on the day she had arrived, the previous Master was still in power… not that she knew much about him except that he wasn’t a good person, so she decided to wait for the best moment to reach the members… mainly, the White Dragon Slayer.
Through hiding and sneaking, Rin had watched most of the events of the Grand Magic Games play out while she tried to devise a plan to get close to the headquarters of Sabertooth… she had even watched the battle of the Twin Dragon Slayers of Sabertooth against Natsu and Gajeel of Fairy Tail… and then the day of the finals arrived, the one day she had decided to sneak into the Domus Flau and watched the event until the very end, including her father’s - well okay she knew he wasn’t her father here, not really - unexpected surrender, thus leading to Fairy Tail’s victory.
And now here she was, trying to escape baby dragons that came from god knows where! 'I just wanted to talk to him, is that too much to ask??!’ Apparently it was.
Rin shot another attack at the dragons chasing her but it only hit one, the girl sweated, she wasn’t going anywhere like this. She suddenly was forced into a halt when more dragons appeared in front of her “Crap!”
Time came to a stop for the little girl. All her training, the new techniques she had learned through all those seven years… they all accounted for nothing as Rin kept staring at the dragons and the light beams that were starting to form around their mouths. Was this it then…? Was she supposed to just die here, like her life meant nothing at all? Not even remotely close to accomplish what she came here for, and it hadn’t been even a week… No matter how much she prepared, how much she learned to fight, she wasn’t ready for something like this. She was going to die on her birth date, and not even one person would know who she was, what her dreams were…
Lost in her disappointed thoughts, it didn’t register to the kid that there were hurried footsteps reaching her. Not until she heard an urgent voice. “Kid, duck!”
She didn’t need to be told twice. Out of pure instinct, Rin fell to the floor, raising her arms over her head and closing her eyes tight, just as a blinding white light surrounded the whole area. When she dared to raise her head again, the little dragons were no more, although the roars and screeches told her that she wasn’t completely out of danger.
“Hey, kid are you okay?” Now realizing that the voice sounded… very, very familiar… Rin raised her head to meet a pair of indigo eyes, and her own green ones widened as an incredulous look took over her expression.
He was standing in front of her, looking mighty and protective as his shadow completely covered the girl’s body, his eyes penetrating into her own, although there was a frown on his bruised face. The wind blew and Rin’s blonde hair moved along with it.
'Dad…?'
His voice again snapped her out of her thoughts. “Why are you staring at me like that, kid?"
But before she could even answer, a piercing roar soared through the skies and she saw Sting’s expression turn into a startled one as he quickly made his way to the girl. Rin only had time to see a giant dark red dragon flying in their direction as Sting put her under his arm, holding her by her waist and tightly against his own before leaping into the fastest run of his life.
"Is that a giant dragon!?” Rin exclaimed, panicking at how close the creature was to them.
“Undoubtedly!” she could hear the panic in his voice.
“Why is it following us??”
“Uuuh…” Oh no, she knew that tone, she saw him looking behind them as he continued running. “I… might’ve pissed it off?”
His answer was so casual that Rin thought she had heard it wrong. “You what?!?” They turned into a corner and Sting’s face enlightened.
“Oi Rogue!!” Rogue…? Where…?! “What the hell are you doing standing there?!”
It could’ve been an almost comical scene - the black haired man just a few paces ahead turning to face them, his expression first of a relief, then of shock when he saw they didn’t come… alone. “You brought it here?!”
What was almost weirder was that despite being bruised, despite looking like he had just been trampled by horses (or well, apparently dragons), Sting was laughing.
But the girl’s gaze was locked on the Shadow Dragon Slayer. Rogue… he didn’t entirely look like the man she once called uncle though, not really. He lacked the features that had defined her uncle once… this was undoubtedly the Rogue from the past.
Noticing her glare on him, the Shadow Dragon Slayer finally noticed the kid and did a double take. “What… are you nuts?!? Why did you bring a kid here?!”
“She had to tag along,” Sting set the girl down quickly before taking an offensive stance. “Kid - run away - or take cover - do something but just stay out of the way!”
Without giving the Twins much of a break, the two huge dragons went in for an attack.
Despite not trusting at all the past self of the Shadow Dragon Slayer, Rin couldn’t help but see, as she found safe a hiding spot, how amazing and in synch the so called Twin Dragon Slayers were with each other; she had to admit that it was an amazing sight to see. Back in her timeline…the Twins were no more, having separated for reasons unknown to the girl as it had happened when she was just a toddler and thus held no memory of it, although they were still in the same guild…
Whatever the reasons…they would lead to that fateful and horrible day.
When suddenly and mysteriously the two dragons disappeared, apparently along with the other five that were terrorizing Crocus, Rin was taken by the two Dragons Slayers into a safe place… and despite Sting bidding her goodbye, Rin had promised to herself that she would find another way, not just to see him again but to be wherever he was.
That promise soon beared fruits, when a few days later the blonde girl managed to sneak inside the Mercurius Palace where she found out all the guilds that had participated in the Games were celebrating, having been invited by the king himself.
She made sure that nobody was in the dressing rooms and then sneaked inside one of them, stealing one of the smallest dresses she could find and some extra jewelry; it wasn’t anything big, Rin wasn’t used to that many fancy parties and she preferred to dress in clothes that allowed her to move freely but this was all to see and find her father again, she would do anything that was needed.
Now perfectly blended with the mood of the party, Rin made her way towards the ballroom… but eventually figured out that she had no idea where the ballroom was…
That, coupled with the fact that Rin was feeling uneasy in that dress despite her own pep talk - she would give anything for her outfit now -, made it so that she wasn’t looking at where she was going for a moment. She bumped into someone - no, two people! - walking right in front of her and after some squealing, was horrified to see them falling to the ground.
“Oh! Oh god I’m so sorry!” She quickly mumbled, kneeling down beside them to help. “It’s my fault, I wasn’t watching where I was going…!”
It was then that the two girls finally looked up at her. A silence followed, albeit a short one.
“Hello,” the blue haired girl said sincerely, a soft smile already on her lips. She didn’t look any older than herself. “Nothing to worry. Are you new here? My name is Wendy. Wendy Marvell.”
“And my name is Cheria Blendy.” The pink haired girl also said. “Nice to meet you, umm…?”
Wendy? The name sounded familiar somehow, but the girl couldn’t remember why. Instead, she just smiled to them as well. “My name is Trinity…” she caught herself before she went too far. “…just Trinity. Nice to meet you too.”
“Trinity huh?” the pink haired girl grinned. “That’s cool but not a very common name now is it?”
“Cheria,” Wendy scolded her friend, earning a confused look from the Wind God Slayer. “Don’t be rude…!”
“But I wasn’t rude!” Rin giggled at the two girls, she hadn’t taken it the wrong way at all, she was actually used to people finding her full name a bit… out of the ordinary.
“It’s fine, don’t worry about it,” answered the blonde girl “You can call me Rin if you want to.” Then she looked around confused before sweat dropping and looking back at the two girls. “Um… do you know where the ballroom is…? I think I might be lost…”
“Oh we’re heading there too! We just went to the bathroom.” Both girls took Rin’s hands in their own and led her towards the giant room where the party was being held, the blonde girl was mesmerized by all the decorations and lights, she had never seen such a beautiful place. Then she looked at the table full of food and… her eyes shone brighter than the diamonds on everyone’s jewelry.
“Strawberries!!” Before Cheria and Wendy knew it, the blonde girl was stuffing two plates full of strawberries and her mouth as well, the two young mages couldn’t help but laugh at the sight, it was clear what Rin’s favorite food was. Then yet another familiar voice reached the girl’s ears.
“Wait!” Rin turned her head towards the center of the ballroom, she saw not only Sting and the remaining Sabertooth members but also three other women whom Rin recognized from photos as two members of the Fairy Tail guild and… one member of Sabertooth that she never got to meet personally, Yukino-san. She noticed how Yukino was holding her dress and her back turned to Sting, as if she had intentions to leave. “I’m sorry… I didn’t realize you were here. Master and Milady have gone missing… we’re going to start over, we’re gonna remake Sabertooth from the ground up!” Rin blinked confused, what was happening?
Even more surprising were Sting’s words and what seemed to be a sincere apology “We were…far from kind to you. But…I want to build a guild that treasures its comrades!” It was surprising for the ball attendants because they had never seen any Sabertooth members (or yet alone, a Master of said guild) be humbled like that, but for Rin, well, this was the first time she had seen an… ashamed look on her father’s face, younger or not.
Rin noticed Yukino finally turning around to face the members but she didn’t stare too long at the blond, her brown eyes drifting back to the floor. “Why are you telling me this..?"
Sting’s ashamed look was then replaced with a firm one as he said “Because I would like you to come back… although that’s probably too much to ask.” Wait, so Yukino-san wasn’t a member of Sabertooth? What was going on here? What had happened between them? Rin was sure that, at least according to her father, Yukino-san had always been part of the Sabertooth family..
Rin wanted to ask about that to her new friends but just then, an argument broke out… first between Sting and Kagura from Mermaid Heel but soon drawing every other strong guild in Fiore, a competition about which guild should accept Yukino as their newest member.
When even the other Masters got involved, Wendy couldn’t hide her anxiety anymore. “What should we do?!” she asked to no one in particular, watching the scene unfold with worry in her eyes.
Cheria, on the other hand, had an amused look on her face. “That’s love for you.” Then she turned to the blond girl. “That reminds me, Rin, which guild do you belong to?”
The girl smiled brightly, not even hesitating. “I’m from Sabertooth.”
“Huuuuh??” Both of the girls couldn’t help but exclaim as total silence fell upon those around them too. Then, at the same time, murmurings began to spread like wildfire. Did they hear it right?! Had the almighty Sabertooth accepted a child mage?!
Suddenly the whole fight in the ballroom came to a stop, all eyes were on the blonde girl who had on her face a huge grin but was kind of blushing at having the whole attention on her now… well… what she said wasn’t exactly a lie… she had just forgotten that she wasn’t in her own reality anymore!
"U-Um…” Yukino’s brown eyes were on the girl, approaching her a little. “Is that… true…?”
Rin felt her heart skip a beat at the presence of the celestial mage right in front of her, not that the woman’s presence was intimidating or anything of the sort, on the contrary it was very comforting but the thing was… Rin had grown up admiring the woman and now here she was just a few steps away from her…
“Yes!” the girl didn’t hesitate to answer, green eyes shining. “I just don’t have my guildmark yet but that will be applied when we are back…!”
Yukino blinked, surprise overcoming her as her eyes turned to face the new Guild Master of Sabertooth. “Sting-sama…?”
Sting felt his throat grow dry and he had to gulp before he had the courage to answer. “Y-Yeah..um…it was something… recent…” The blond could feel the perplexed looks of his fellow guildmates burning right through his back, but in all honesty… he was actually going along with the lie to win the Celestial Mage back, if that meant to accept a little girl into the guild despite barely knowing her and not knowing what her magic was at all… well… so be it.
Rin silently sighed a breath of relief… everything would come crashing down if Sting didn’t back her up then. A range of emotions played on the silver haired woman’s face, she was clearly not able what to make out of this. But then she turned back to the girl with a soft smile. “Well, I’m happy for you, umm…”
“Rin,” the girl replied immediately, still a little breathless seeing her hero in person.
“Rin,” the Celestial Mage repeated. “I hope you will enjoy your time in the guild.”
“Are you part of Sabertooth as well?” the girl immediately asked the question burning in her mind, and the barely contained curiosity in her voice turned Yukino’s smile bitter.
“No, not quite I’m afraid.” Then she turned back to face Sting who was watching her with a… well, almost desperate look, her gaze turning serious. “And I’m glad the guild is apparently more… tolerant, Master. But this is not an easy decision that I intend to rush. Now I would like to enjoy the party as it is.” Then she turned to the representatives of the respective strong guilds of Fiore, slightly bowing to them. “Thank you very much for your offers too.”
With that, the of the spectacle started dying down, everyone deciding to give the girl a break. “Huh… that was unexpected.” Erza, one of those closely watching the exchange said. “Way to go Master Sting.”
“Yeah. Right.” Needless to say, not very proud of the outcome… the White Dragon Slayer spent most of the rest of the ball pouting.
The night continued but the surprises weren’t over, everyone was surprised when suddenly Natsu appeared in the ballroom dressed in none other than the king’s clothes, even wearing his crown! Despite the demands of the real King Toma for the Dragon Slayer to give back his crown, Natsu laughed and declared everyone as his subordinates from now on.
Of course that all turned out to be a joke in the end.
The next day soon came and the participating guilds started to leave Crocus little by little to return to their respective guilds. Despite most of the members having left early in the morning, the four remaining representatives of Sabertooth were all recovering from a massive hangover (including the new Master who aside from pouting decided that he should drink to forget), therefore they only had their things all packed when it was almost evening. What Sting didn’t expect (or remember actually) was to see the same blonde girl from the day before… apparently waiting for the guild members at the train station.
“Hi everyone!” the girl greeted all of the members cheerfully, while she received… nothing but blank stares. She had only a small backpack that was half-slung over her shoulder, which seemed to be… heavier than what she could reasonably carry.
“Uuuh…” Sting didn’t know where to start. It was mesmerizing how this kid could talk to all of them like she had known them for a while… well, she probably wouldn’t be so relaxed around them if she knew how they were back… a few days ago. “What… are you doing here kid?”
“It’s Rin.” the girl said in all honesty and she tilted her head to the side.“What else? I’m coming with you back to the guild, of course.”
The Master put his two fingers between the bridge of his nose, he really didn’t need this with his growing headache… not to mention the fast approaching train ride, which he didn’t want to think about. “No, you’re really not.”
“I’m afraid I am.” the girl sounded so cheerful and proud of herself. “It would raise questions if Sabertooth left its… most recent member behind, y'know.”
“If my memory serves right… you did accept her as a member.” Rufus, as always, really wasn’t helping things.
“I second that, I heard it loud and clear.” And of course Orga wasn’t helping either… “Or did you only say yes because of Yukino?? Cuz that’s low Sting…”
Sting turned to give a big glare at the Lightning God Slayer, if looks could kill… “That…! Ugh… just shut up and get on the train!” And he was stomping off to inside the transportation, sitting near a window with a clear pout as he crossed his arms over his chest. Rogue resisted the urge to roll his eyes.
“Yes, he is pouting because she isn’t coming back with us.” And he quickly followed to inside of the train. Orga walked to the little girl and patted her on the head.
“Sorry kid, Master’s word is final.” The other members soon followed to inside the transportation, one by one leaving the young girl behind. Sting was already feeling sick as soon as the announcement of the train’s departure sounded loud and clear, the doors were already closed and locked while he tried to relax into the seat but…
“Hey!” The blond nearly jumped out of his seat when the young, cheerful voice reached his ears again, coming right from behind him.
The new Master rounded on the girl, who still had that big smile on her face. Was she even for real?! Why couldn’t the brat take a hint already? “Get off!” he hissed, the frown on his face as deep as the girl’s annoying smile.
The child shrugged, totally unfazed. “This is a public transportation and I have my ticket.” Which was a lie but well… the guild members weren’t authorized to check on it. “So you can’t expect me to just walk off now, can you?”
“Then find another compartment!” The train’s whistle blew. “This one is reserved for Sabertooth members!”
“Oh, then I’m on the correct one. Yaaay me!”
“Why you lit-” Sting’s words were cut off immediately as the train started to move down the track… His skin immediately turning to a shade of green, the blond brought both hands to his mouth, trying not to puke whatever he ate all over the train car. The hangover really wasn’t helping, either.
To his further chagrin, the girl took out a paper bag from her backpack. “Here, use this.”
Orga was apparently impressed. “Clever thinking, kid. Do you get sick often too?” Sting groaned, but not out of the motion sickness. He wanted to tell his green haired friend off for getting… almost friendly with the kid. And the girl just shrugged again.
“Nah, not me. But I knew someone who got sick all the time.” Then she looked pointedly at the Master. “You’re welcome.”
Another groan. “Get… lost…”
Rin shrugged yet again. “Fine, if you want to dirty all of your clothes with your puke, I can live with that.” She was about to put back the paper bag inside her backpack but Sting’s hand was faster than her own and snatched it away, putting the bag right against his mouth. Funny enough at the same time, Rogue practically flew from his seat and forced the window open as the same motion sickness was getting to him. Rufus and Orga could only grimace at the… greenish moisture that was coming from the Dragon Slayer’s stomachs.
“So let’s talk about my guildmark! I want it on my ankle and um… white… no pink! I love pink so it’s gotta be that color!”
“Uh… kid I don’t think it’s the best time to be talking about that stuff…” Orga winced again as he heard another big “blergh” coming from both the Dragon Slayers. “He isn’t in the best shape right now.”
“Oh, he will be fine.” She was more than used to that kind of motion sickness.
“You… aren’t…” and green skin emerged again, but Sting managed to suppress it this time. “…joining… the guild…!”
“Hmm… so mister green hair was right, you only said I could so you could win that lady back. You’re so rude!” She faked a pout. “What will the lady think if she does come back and doesn’t see me there? She will never believe you ever again!"
"Touchè.” mumbled the Memory-Make mage with a teasing grin.
Sting pretty much growled at that, this wasn’t something he needed to be reminded of, no matter if the girl had a point or not. Good god what he wouldn’t give to take back time… he didn’t want to accept this brat into the guild to begin with, now, with every passing second he was regretting having said yes at the ball more and more.
“Oh by the way I’m definitely gonna need a place to stay,” the girl continued, putting a finger under her chin - she obviously loved to talk. “I mean I have some money but I don’t think it will be enough for a rent - until I start going on jobs of course. Hey, with which one of you can I go on to missions?”
All she received were blank stares, god they were even having trouble keeping up with the speed of her talk. And yet the girl still didn’t seem to be fazed as she continued on. “Oh and are there a lot more members in our guild?!”
“Can… you…” Sting pulled the paper bag back down a little, closing his eyes for a moment in a bid of patience. “…just keep your… mouth… shut… for a moment?” He was tired, he was sick and yet his brain was working on full drive, formulating plans on how to ditch this kid once they reached their station. And then put tons of security in front of the guild just in case. At this point he didn’t really care what other guilds would think of them. Or rather really, he kinda wished he was the old Sting, jerk extraordinaire.
“Oh come ooon, I can’t really be annoying you too much.” No one bothered to answer that particular statement. “But okay, you know what? Just to humor you, I’m gonna do this the proper way.” Rin cleared her throat and put on her best angelic face, complete with puppy eyes. “Can I please join Sabertooth, Master?”
The answer was a loud and clear “No.” as expected but the girl obviously wasn’t going to give up that easily.
“Please, please, please, please, please,” she continued saying the word non-stop, so much so that at some point the members were all covering their ears just so not to hear it. Meanwhile Sting continued answering to each of her pleas with a big denial, louder each time and whenever he wasn’t busy filling the now damp paper bag with more green moisture.
“SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU!” Rogue yelled while he was still hanging over the window. Lector sweatdropped while he munched on his shared food with Frosch.
“This is going to be a long ride, yes.”
And indeed it was the biggest hour and a half of the members’ lives, as the constant bickering between Rin and Sting continued without any of them ceasing - again except when the Master was puking at the paper bag or out of the window. When the train finally announced the arrival to Black Hills, every single member was ready to jump out of the transportation and race for their lives back into the guild.
“Come on,” the girl was somehow still fully energetic, so much so that she could barely stand still on her ground. “I challenge any of you for a race to the guild!” Well Sabertooth wasn’t a guild that could be easily missed, with the huge tiger statues adorning the building.
Seeing that his best friend was about to open his mouth, Rogue interrupted with a death glare. “Oppose her, start another bickering match… and I swear I will kill you.”
Before anyone could say anything this time, there was a brief flash of light and the girl was standing directly in front of Sting in a protective pose, glaring daggers at the Shadow Dragon Slayer. Rogue raised an eyebrow. “That’s a manner of speech kid.” Then he looked back up at the blond, clearly amused. “Seems like you have a protector here.”
The White Dragon Slayer just simply picked the girl from the collar of her jacket and shifted her to a side. “Yeah well, I don’t need one.”
“Come on Sting, how bad could things be if we accepted her?” Rogue continued. “Fairy Tail has Wendy, Lamia has Cheria…”
“I didn’t ask for your approval!” The black haired man was a bit taken aback by the sudden hostility in her voice. But then Rin turned with hopeful eyes towards Sting.
There was a big moment of silence.
“Okay, fine, enough already! You can come back to the guild with us!” As if he had another chance… “Just stop talking for a while… please…” he could dig his head into a pool of ice right now if that meant to end his pounding headache.
“Yaaay!!!” And with that, the little girl flung her arms around the blond’s middle in a tight hug.
“I don’t remember saying you could hug me…” Sting grumbled.
He only saw the girl grinning hugely for a minute before she jumped back and then hit him on the arm, open-palmed. “Tag, you’re it!” Without giving him another chance to reply, she took off in a high-speed sprint, leaving the guild members just… staring behind her back.
“What… did we just get ourselves into…?”
“It’s Sting-kun’s fault, yes!”
