"Pleeeassseee Luce!"
My boots firmly step on the sidewalk walking faster than I normally would with my head held high, "No."
"C'mon! I promise- cross my heart even- that I'll be good!"
I let out a slight sigh trying to hide my amusement and keep my head in front of me grateful he isn't able to see my face, "No you won't. Even you know that."
For a moment there weren't any footsteps catching up behind me. Then, as I was about to turn around, they started back up. A smile spread across my face. His voice was even more pleading when he spoke again, "I will! Luce please! I-ll" Another pause of no footprints then they were even more quick than before, "I'll do anything! I've gotta pass!"
This time I did follow my instinct and turn around working my brows into a furrowed expression to appear annoyed, "Natsu..." He was closer than I thought. There he was with our bodies closer together than I would have liked-well what I shouldn't have liked. His green eyes were bright as usually with more mischief holding on and a smile shinning down on me knowing I would cave. I always did.
I broke my eyes away from his and stared at the filthy concrete, actual annoyance forming at myself for what I was about to say, "Fine.. you win. But! Don't-"
He wasn't listening.
Natsu threw one of his fists in the air with yet another childish smile on his face. He had won this battle yet again, though I didn't care. Not really, no matter how many times I pretend I was. I found myself smiling at his immature antics as he yelled happily, "Thanks Luce! Ya won't regret it." He slung his arm around my shoulder; now both of us walking home at the same pace with his warm skin pressed down lightly on my exposed arm. It was a friendly touch. Nothing more. Nothing less.
I rolled my eyes enjoying the sun shining down on us, "Oh, I'm sure I will," I won't. We both know this, "Anyways, we should probably get to work tomorrow since it's due three weeks from now. You know time flies when you procrastinate?" I was now in my own bubble of plans on how this project would work out. How I would get an A yet again. I had slightly messed up on last weeks test bringing my percentage grade down, maybe this project would bring it back up a few points-
"Hello? Earth to Lucy?" A tan hand waved in front of me while an amused chuckle came from nearby. I jerked away from the bleary movement out of instinct and then shook my head turning to Natsu, "Hm?"
He drew both of his hands up to behind his head as a head rest, "You were in your own little Lucy world again." He squinted at me out of the corner of his eyes; the amusement evident in them.
I crossed my arms wishing a smile wasn't trying to escape from me. I turned my head looking away from him and instead finding the houses across the road much more interesting, "I was just trying to think of some plans for the project and how I'm going to be able to tell Wayne- my partner that had asked me first- that I suddenly am not able to work with him because I'm doing it with you instead." I shot him a glowering stare at the end of my sentence.
He kept walking straight ahead not seeming to be effected what so ever by my anger towards him, "It seems just fine to me."
"You aren't the one that has to bring the news to him," I massaged my eyebrows trying to rid the guilt I felt.
Natsu rolled his eyes, "He's a lousy guy anyways so it won't matter. Super scrawny ya know?" He looked at me expectantly.
I stopped walking just like my patience while completely ignoring Natsu's comment, "What am I going to tell Wayne? I mean I said yes to him just fifteen minutes ago! Now I'm going back on my word- which you know I don't do!" I stopped shouting and instead placed my palms on my face, covering as much of it as possible. This time when I spoke my voice as a mere mumble due to my energy dropping and my hands blocking any amount of sound I made, "I'm an awful awful awful person."
I stayed like that for what felt like an hour, but was probably only a few seconds in reality, until rough hands gently settled my suddenly small hands away from my face. My eyes blinked trying to get used to the new sunlight streaming at me full force before they focused on Natsu. He was still holding my hands. Without much thought my body turned red and I silently hoped he wouldn't notice.
"You're too hard on yourself. Besides, you barely know the guy and-"
I cut him off ignoring the warmth I felt from his hands, "That doesn't matter. When I promise something I never go back on my promises."
His intense stare turned away from mine, instead making the concrete squirm. Hi hands were still cupping mine. I tried not to notice and failed. After another moment of me hoping my hands wouldn't sweat, he gave a small nod that I almost didn't notice.
Finally, his lips curved and his teeth showed, "Okay."
I raised both my eyebrows, my forehead furrowed, "Okay?"
"Yep." Natsu dropped my hands leaving a slight disappointment behind them and instead placed them behind his head walking ahead.
A pause and then I was running to catch up until I fell into step with him, "So, you aren't going to keep on bugging me about it?"
He turned his head toward me and smiled, 'Yeah."
My feet almost tripped over another, "Well, that's good. Maybe next project we can work together?" I tried to keep the hope raising into my voice vanish. It didn't work very well.
He looked like his smile grew, I probably just imagined it though, "Promise?"
I crossed my heart, "Promise."
"You sure? Cause you can't go back on your promises."
I rolled my eyes, "Yes, I'm sure Natsu."
He held his hands up in mock surrender, "Hey! I'm just making sure you're sure. After all you regretted your promise to Four Eyes."
"Natsu!" My facial expressions were betraying my words, "I don't regret my promise to Fo- Wayne, okay? He's nice and really smart. Not to mention we have a lot of things in common."
His face scrunched up as if he had eaten something sour, "You guys do not have a lot of things in common."
"Oh, you don't know that."
"Yes I do."
"No Natsu."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
I was tired of this, "Natsu stop, alright? What's so bad about Wayne and I having similar interests? We love reading, both of us are A plus students, and not to mention we both have moved in to a new school in the middle of the year. So, in a way, I know what he's going through. Seriously, what's the big deal?" I turned to him red faced mad and curious. All the facts were there. Why didn't he like it?
He was just about to fire back another answer before he deflated and shrugged his shoulders even more confused looking than me, "I'm not sure..."
I was stubborn, but not enough to keep this going forever, "Let's walk faster. I've got to get home soon."
He quickened his pace slightly to match my shorter strides. His hands were no longer being used as a headrest. Now they were hanging at his sides swinging back and forth with his steps, "So what do you have this time?"
"He's having another work party. You know how it goes." I waved my hand in the air slightly rolling my eyes.
Natsu turned his head toward me, "Well, you could always just come over to my house."
I laughed giving him a raised eyebrow, "Just how much of a mess is your room?" Last time I had visited it was a jungle of throw clothes and trash. It took me forever to clean while he ran to the store close to his house to get snacks.
"Its way cleaner now..." He mumbled.
"That's what you always say. Anyways, it's not about that. He wants me there this time..."
Usually, my father doesn't care wether I go or not unless he is wanting to showcase me. I tried my best not to ground my teeth together.
I turned to see Natsu having a harder time not. His fists were clunched and his eyes glared at the floor we were about to walk on. The pink haired boy was always like this whenever I told him about something aawful my Father had done. He seemed more mad about it than I was.
Trying to relieve the tension I lightly pushed his side with my shoulder, "I'll be fine Natsu. Besides, I heard one of the cooks talk about something to do with strawberries." I loved strawberries, definitley not as much as Erza, but I still thought they tasted great.
He played along cracking a smile and pushing me back making me stumble and laugh surprized. Natsu whined, "Stop talking about food Luce! It makes me hungry!"
Rolling my eyes for the hundreth time because of him I said, "You just had stole some food from Gray before school had ended!"
"He wasn't eating it fast enough! I couldn't let it go to waste!"
Fighting the urge to not facepalm, I looked up to see my house. A mansion. I grimaced at the thing.
Natsu noticed to, "I'll text you later."
"Ya, see you Natsu," I gave a limp wave goodbye and a small smile then started making my eay to the mansion.
"Bye Luce!"
I wish Natsu was my partner. Wish my father acted more like an acual father. Wish I was able to say yes to Natsu's offer for going to his place instead of the stuffy party. I glared at the door before opening.
Ya, so this story just sort of came out of no where and I know a lot of people have done this sort of plot, but I enjoy it soooo haha. I think that Natsu and Lucy were a little bit OOC, but oh well...Ending this AN, I hope you all enjoyed and I'd really love it when people comment! So to those who fo, THANK YOU! YOU ARE AMAZING! And of course to those who simply read, you are too!
~WriterzBlock12