"Never Knew I Needed, Part 1"
Nalu Fanfic
Background: Lucy is new to Magnolia ever since she and her dad moved there for business expansion. In the three months she's lived there, Lucy has made only one friend named Levy who share a lot of the same interests.
She never was quite fond of bad boys or let alone mysterious ones. But Lucy Heartfilia seemed to have stumbled upon one when she began her third month at Magnolia high.
Lucy and her new friend Levy were putting their things into their lockers when she had felt as if someone was staring at her. Lucy glanced up only to see a strange pink-haired boy looking their way from a distance.
Her heart stopped. She didn't think anyone would be starting at her, and what for? Lucy quickly looked away and prayed that she didn't make eye-contact with the stranger.
"Who the hell was that guy?" She thought to herself, "and why is he staring at me?!"
Her blue-haired friend nudged her elbow at her.
"Hey look Lucy, that guy over there is totally checking you out." Levy smirked.
"Pfft," Lucy rolled her eyes, "He is so not! I can bet you he's just looking behind us."
"If you say so!" Levy sang as they walked out for lunch.
Still, Lucy couldn't help but wonder why he was staring at her. "Do I have something stuck to me? Does my hair look weird?" The blonde thought to herself. She took one last glance at the weirdo who was looking at her.
Lucy had to admit, the stranger was quite attractive. He had pink-spikey hair and dressed in a black shirt paired with relaxed jeans and Converse. She couldn't help but see how incredibly fit this guy was, especially the way she could see his pecks bulge from his shirt.
"Oh, so now you're checking him out?" Lucy heard Levy say.
"No, no, no! It's not like that!" Lucy stammered, "I was just trying to see who he is."
"Oh him? That's Natsu Dragneel." Levy explained as they finally sat down at their lunch table.
"Natsu Dragneel?"
"Yeah, you never heard of him?"
"Nope." Lucy shook her head, "First time I ever see him and hear about him." She said as she began to munch on her chips.
Levy fiddled with her salad, "Besides him looking all mysterious, he's quite a jokester. He's always getting into trouble with the professors."
Lucy chuckled, "A Jokester huh?"
"Yeah, but he's also the lead singer in his band, and totally famous here at this school."
"His band?" Lucy raised a brow
"Yeah, the Dragonslayer's"
The blonde scrunched her face, "Are they a heavy-metal band?" Lucy asked
"Nope! Their Indie rock!" Levy said muffled by her chewing, "They're playing tonight at the Fairytail Rockhouse." She continued to say
"The fairywhata-who-house?"
Levy rolled her eyes as she stopped eating. "Aw c'mon Lu, you can't tell me that the last three months you've lived in Magnolia you haven't heard of the Fairytail Rockhouse!"
Lucy shrugged her shoulders. Since she was the new girl, Lucy didn't quite know anything about the new town she had moved into. All she knew was that it was small and it only had one cinema in it.
"I can't say that I have." Lucy sighed
"Then we're going tonight!" Levy winked at her
"Wait, what?!" Lucy wailed, "But he's going to be there!"
"So? C'mon Lu, it's time we get you out there! It'll be fun!" Levy persisted
"Alright if you say so…" she grumbled
"I'll pick you up at seven, be dressed to rock!" Levy gushed
"Alright, I'll text you my address and what I'll wear" Lucy said to her
She tried to look excited for her friend, but Lucy felt incredibly nervous for many reasons she could list. One being that Natsu Dragneel would be there.
Later that night, Lucy struggled trying to find something to wear for her girl's night out. She didn't want to look like a want-to-be rocker chick, but she didn't want to look too girly.
"Should I wear black?" The blonde asked to herself as she raised a black dress up.
"No, no, no…it's too dressy and obvious that I'm trying to fit in." she said as she tossed the dress aside.
Lucy, now stressed, plopped herself on her bed and ran her fingers through her fine hair. "What am I going to do." She muttered to herself.
"It's not like I'm trying to impress him, or even dress up for him…" She now thought, "I'll just wear whatever makes me feel comfortable."
The blonde scurried to her closet and put on her pink Pan collared sweater paired with a burgundy skirt. When Lucy looked to the mirror she couldn't help but gush at herself.
"I'm looking good!" she said to herself as she ran the brush through her hair one more time.
She put her brown combat boots on when she heard her maid knock on her door.
"Ms. Lucy, your friend is here for you."
"I'll be down in a minute!"
Lucy scurried down her marbled staircase and was completely taken back when she saw what Levy was wearing.
"I'm overdressed." She muttered to herself.
Levy wore a blue plaid flannel with a brown tank top. She paired her shirt with shorts and some black combat boots. The two looked like polar opposites!
"Lookin cute Lu!" her blue-haired friend called out
"Umm…should I change? I feel overdressed."
"Oh! Don't!" Levy insisted, "I'm wearing this to see if I can grab the attention of the drummer. Plus I don't think it will matter how you look!"
The petite girl grabbed her friend and walked out to her car, "We better hurry we're going to be late." Levy said
"Now let the fun begin!"
The two drove out the Heartfilia driveway and headed over to the Fairytail Rockhouse.
When the girls entered the Rock house, Lucy was completely stunned. She saw many classmates swarm around the stage waiting for the Dragonslayer's to play. The crowd began to chant and demand the band to come out and perform.
"Wow, these guys are the real deal." Lucy thought to herself.
"DROY! JET!" she heard Levy call out. She saw to boys turnaround from the crowd and rush over to Levy's side.
"Levy! Long time no see!" the two beamed at her
Levy gleamed at the sight of her old friends. She gave them quick hugs and secret high-fives before she introduced them to Lucy.
"Lucy, these are my old bandmates, Jet and Droy."
"No way! You were in a band!" Lucy said shocked
"Yeah!" Levy said pointing to a poster on a wall. The poster was black and white print and titled, 'The Shadow Gear'. "We broke up the band because school would conflict with our band practices, but it was great run!"
As the three reminisced between themselves, Lucy looked around her atmosphere. It was hot, dark and grungy. There was a bar beside the entrance, but they we're serving punch (Or so she thought). The walls were plastered with posters and autographs of people who performed at Fairytail. What caught Lucy's eye was the Dragonslayer's poster. It was big and had a picture of the band in black and white. Natsu posed with his guitar over his shoulder just as the others were posed with their instruments as well.
Lucy turned her attention back on the group. "C'mon guys let's find a spot to watch the concert." Jet told them
Both Lucy and Levy followed the boys to the side of the crowd. There wasn't many people standing there, but the girls had to frantically apologize to the people they cut through to get there.
The group talked amongst themselves for a bit when suddenly Lucy could hear a cacophony of electric instruments getting ready to perform. A great roar of chants began to rise in the audience as they cheered for the Dragonslayer's.
The four members of the band began to walk out onto the stage.
"Three boys and one girl." Lucy noted
"The little one is the backup singer," Levy shouted over the crowds cheering, "Her name is Wendy and she's got killer lungs. And the blonde guy is Laxus. He's the bass guitarist."
"What about that guy?" Lucy said as she pointed to a tall long-haired guy.
"Oh him?" Levy blushed, "That's Gajeel, the drummer."
Lucy smirked at her friend, "Awh! So that's the guy you're here for!"
Levy laughed at her friend's comment. "You could say that! Oh look, there's your eyecandy!" she said pointing over to the pink-haired guy
"Natsu." Lucy muttered to herself.
The crowd began to cheer the word 'Salamander' as Natsu began to kick off the show.
"Why do they call him that?" Lucy shouted aloud
"Way back before we existed, it was believed that these weird lizard creatures were spirits of fire. Natsu, of course, loved it and nicknamed himself Salamander." Droy tried explaining to her.
The band began to perform and Lucy had to admit they were amazing. The crowd went wild and ballistic over them. The DragonSlayer's performed countless songs for the screaming audience. Lucy would look at Natsu every now and then in admiration. She loved the way he looked as he clutched onto the mic when he wasn't playing his guitar and pumped up the crowd. Even though he was a sweaty mess, Lucy still thought he was quite attractive,especially the way his damp shirt clung to his muscles. No, Lucy thought Natsu Dragneel was rather sexy.
Finally seeing her gaze, Natsu saw the way Lucy looked at him. He threw her a quick crooked smile and winked. Girls behind her screamed thinking that gesture was for them, but Lucy knew it was for her. Her legs became jelly and the girl's face became flushed red. Lucy desperately wanted to meet him, and she wanted to meet him now.
She put those thoughts aside for now, and began dancing with Levy. She couldn't help but smile at the good time she was having with her new friends. When the concert was over Lucy asked if she could go back stage to meet the band, but Levy shook her head.
"Band members and employees are allowed backstage. Sorry Lu."
Lucy shrugged the thought away, "It's okay, let's just go home we can watch a movie at my place!"
The girls walked past the remaining crowd of teenagers and headed outside. The cool air was rather refreshing since the rock house was steamy and smelt like sweat. Suddenly, as the two walked to their car they heard a booming voice call out to them.
"Wait!" The two girls heard.
Lucy and Levy looked up to see Natsu running after them.
Speechless, Lucy looked over to her friend who was giving her a teasing smile. "Looks like you made a new friend Lu." Levy whispered.
When Natsu caught up to the girls he was out of breath. "Poor guy, he just belted his lungs out and now he's running." Lucy thought.
"H-Hey, What's your name again?" Natsu panted
"Umm…It's Lucy Heartfilia." She hesitstated.
"Lucy huh?" Natsu said extending his arm for a handshake.
Lucy politely shook his hand and introduced Levy. Unsuprisingly, the two were already aqauinted with each other.
"I-I was just wondering if you'd like to hang out with me, you know..and uh, get to know the band." Natsu said, finally regaining some breath.
Lucy looked over to her friend, to which Levy was giving her a smile. "Go on Lu!"
She gave Levy a quick hug, and told her she would tell her everything as soon as she got home. They said their goodbye's and Levy drove off leaving the two.
It was awkward between the two of them. Neither of them knowing more than a single thing of the other. Finally Natsu said to Lucy, "You know your name reminds me of a song." He chuckled.
"Oh yeah? What song?"
"Lucy in the Stars with Diamonds."
Lucy laughed, "Oh yeah, that's the song my parents named me after."
Natsu laughed with her. He had to admit that her parents were awesome enough to name her after a Beatles song. He escorted her back inside the rockhouse and took her backstage where the rest of his bandmembers were.
"Guys, this is Lucy, Lucy this is guys." Natsu shouted as he entered backstage.
Lucy nervously waved hello to everyone. She saw the bandmembers who performed but there were others backstage as well.
"Hi, I'm Erza, the band's manager." A dark-redheaded woman approached her. Lucy remembered who she was since it just so happens that she's also the president of student council.
"Hi Erza." Lucy nervously smiled. Natsu could tell how anxious his new friend was and decided it would be fair for him to introduce her to everybody.
"That's my buddy Gray," he said pointing to a raven-haired boy who sat with his arms crossed. "He's the guy in charge of how we look, and you may recognize him from our Hockey team."
Gray gave Lucy a nod hello and she smiled in return. She knew who he was too, he was her labpartner's boyfriend.
"Your Juvia's boyfriend right?" Lucy asked
"Yupp, the one and only." Gray smirked. She could see why Juvia was head over heels for this guy. His body type was identical to Natsu's.
"Hey Natsu!" Lucy heard a light voice from behind her. She turned around to see who was there and saw a white-haired gal approach Natsu.
"Hey Lisanna." Natsu smiled at her. They gave each other loving looks before the Lisanna walked away. Lucy could feel her heart sink at the looks they exchanged to each other.
"He already has a girlfriend." She sighed sadly to herself.
Natsu saw that something was wrong with Lucy. He wanted to cheer the new girl up. After showing her around backstage, he offered that the two of them should go outside.
As the two walked out into the cold night, Lucy started trembling from the cool air.
"Are you cold?" Natsu pondered over at the blonde.
"N-n-nooo." Lucy shook.
"Here," Natsu said as he wrapped his jacket over her. Lucy wanted to tell him no, but she was so comfortable in his jacket.
"So you're the new girl." Natsu finally said.
Lucy grinned, "Yeah, that's me."
"Sorry if I was staring at you too long today." Natsu spoke softly, "I was just wondering how I was going to talk to you."
Lucy blushed, "Was he honestly nervous to come over and talk to me."
"You could've just said hi, I don't bite."
Natsu laughed, "Yeah, but I'm just as awkward as you are, I don't usually say hello to often to many people."
"I'm no socially awkward!" Lucy shot back, causing the singer to laugh.
"Alright then, prove me wrong. Let's hang out again tomorrow."
Lucy was stunned on the Salamander's offer. Was he asking her on a date?
"S-sure?" Lucy agreed.
"Fine, it's a date!" Natsu said as he gave her a toothy grin
Ahh, so it was a date.
"Wait don't you have a girlfriend?" Lucy said now remembering the white-haired gal from backstage.
"Are you talking about Lisanna? She's an old friend of mine way back in elementary school."
Now feeling relieved, Lucy exhaled. "Good, I thought he was taken" she thought to herself
"Where should we go?" Lucy finally asked
"The local bookstore! Meet me there at ten o'clock."
That was Lucy's favorite place in Magnolia. She wondered if he had done some personal stalking on her to figure that out.
"How'd you know that was my favorite place?" she puzzled
"I saw you with these books one time, I figured you were a reader." He confessed.
Lucy smiled again. "Someone is actually taking the time to know me."
Before Lucy called her cab to go back home she wanted to give back the jacket. Natsu denied the return and told her to keep it for the night. She shyly smiled at him before the cab drove off to the Heartfilia home.
When she arrived back home, Lucy rushed back into her room and texted Levy.
"Guess who has a date tomorrow, this girl!"
She flung herself onto her bed and had her blankets swaddle her in comfort. Her phone dinged a message. It was Levy's reply
"Go get'em Lu! ;)"
Lucy smiled as she set her phone aside. Could it be that she was now hardcore crushing on the lead singer of Dragonslayer's. She never thought of herself going out with a rocker guy, but now that's all she could think of. All she thought of that night was pink-haired Natsu Dragneel.
Part two will most likely be posted tomorrow! I had to break it into parts since it's so long of a story! I hope ya'll enjoyed!