A/N: YAY PLOT BUNNIES! So, Basically I was watching Saekano, I know I'm behind on it, not because of any other reason than I prefer to marathon shows like this, so I wait for it all to be released and then just watch in like 1 or 2 sittings, You know what they say, A season a day keeps friends away, Ahaha what friends? And so on a less weird note I will explain the basics of this fiction. After watching I think it was episode four and noticing the protagonist having around 4 different jobs in an effort to pay his way I had this idea, So a High school AU fiction from me, This is probably a bit overdue honestly, I have heaps of requests for something a little more traditional, So without further ado, onto the sho- Ah, Literature!
'Thoughts'
"Um, Erza-san?" A quiet voice questioned carefully.
The young girl being addressed didn't show any indication of hearing it, her foot tapped the ground impatiently and her face was furrowed in her best glare, The girl had long flowing red hair, beautiful brown chestnut eyes and a figure many would kill for, although at this time nobody was even thinking about her figure. All of her collective fury was directed at the back left seat of the classroom, A small tuft of pink hair laid atop the boys forearms, his face hidden by his arms although it was common knowledge the boy was sleeping, it seemed to be the only think he ever did in the classroom.
"Erza-san." The soft voice called a little more forcefully, still not enough to draw the attention of the fiery red-head.
'He can't just skip class like a delinquent can he? No, He comes and sleeps, talks to no one, is always here asleep before everyone and stays late, Nobody even knows what he looks like! What could he possibly doing to be so tired.'
Some of her rage may have also been jealousy, despite the boy never once being seen awake in a classroom, his grades were better than anyone's, it may have been the reason the teachers allowed him to sleep like they did.
"I'm waking him up." Erza said flatly
"Erza-san!" The soft voice became loud and forceful, finally drawing the red-heads attention, The small white haired girl blushed shyly as her outburst brought the attention of her class.
"The teacher wants' you to collect some printouts from the faculty room." The small girl explained softly.
Erza nodded her head, her previous anger disappearing "Thank's Lisanna." The red head forgot her previous mission and left the room.
Lisanna sighed in relief and glanced at the still blissfully unaware pinkette, she had her own questions about the mysterious anomaly that was Natsu Dragneel, the ever asleep top of the class, but she assumed the boy had his reasons for the way he lived.
The bell signaling the end of class rang, Natsu remained asleep as the his classmates left the room, the clock continued clicking for around fifteen minutes, the only soft sound that pierced the eerily silent room, until a loud ring like that of an old alarm clock brought the boy out of his sleep, he leaned back with a yawn and stretched his back giving off a few resounding pops, pulling his phone from his pocket he flipped it up and read the text as he pulled his bag over his shoulder and adjusting the scarf around his neck, the think covered to his nose easily.
Time to wake up!
He closed the phone and placed it back in his pocket, moving his way to the door he slid it open quickly, he was surprised when something bumped into his chest as far as he knew none of his classmates had ever stayed behind so long, he had always questioned why nobody ever bothered to wake him up, dismissing it with a shrug.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention are you okay?" He asked out of respect and habit.
"Fine." Came the curt reply, Natsu looked down to find the a semi-familiar red-head nursing her arm and biting her lip 'Awkward landing?' he thought calmly as he leaned down.
"A pretty girl such as yourself shouldn't hide injuries." He said calmly, he didn't know why but he sounded slightly different 'Impressing people isn't a bad thing is it?'
Erza finally looked up at the wall of a person she had just walked into, the tuft of spiky pink hair seemed familiar to her, but as far as she knew she had never seen this boy in her life, he did wear their school uniform, but she was sure there was nobody in the school with black eyes, she didn't even know that was possible.
"Ah, It's fine." She stuttered as she realized how she must have looked staring up at the boy in shock "Nothing serious." She rolled his wrist to prove her point "See?"
The boy's eyes moved slightly, apparently he was smiling behind the scarf around his face "That's good."
"Sorry, But, um are you looking for someone?" Erza asked
The boy raised an eyebrow "Actually I-" He cut off as his phone rang in his pocket "Sorry." He said to her as he answered it.
"OI! BRAT!" Erza could hear the man through the phone from where she was, the boy pulled her to her feet and walked passed her.
"Laxus-san? Are you drunk again?" The boy cooed calmly, he seemed almost amused 'Maybe it's normal?' She thought dismissively moving into the room to retrieve her bag as the boy left the room.
"Are you going to be running late or what?! You know it's about time you find yourself a girl!" The man slurred through the phone.
"I could never abandon you for some girl Laxus-san," Natsu chuckled "Besides I doubt any girl would be interested in one such as me."
"Oi, listen here you are a catch for any girl," Laxus calmed "Now as your self-proclaimed big brother I order you to take a night off and hit the town."
"I don't have that luxury, I will see you soon, Laxus-san." Natsu replied, hanging up on the man.
"So, What'd he say?" A man asked carefully.
"Freed? The usual, That boy works too hard for his own good." Laxus complained
"Well, It isn't for his good that he works is it," Freed replied flatly "Honestly you'd think his dad would be more responsible, Leaving a kid with that much."
"I would probably disown myself if my old man did that to me," Laxus agreed "That boy has an almost scarily unshakeable faith."
"I think he just likes his last name." Freed chuckled
"That could be true as well." Laxus conceded
"So we expect the usual?" Freed asked
Laxus nodded.
Natsu placed his bag in his locker and stretched again as he removed his uniform, the long sleeved white shirt, black vest, bright red bowtie, black slacks and dress shoes always seemed a little old fashioned to him, But he had to admit, he definitely looked good in them. He flashed his best grin in the mirror to his left as he straightened the bow-tie.
Erza wandered around aimlessly, her mind still occupied by the onyx eyes boy she had, he was so painfully familiar as he alien, she had noticed Natsu missing when she arrived back at the classroom, that boy seemed to have a job based on the moody sounding old man that had called him, her stomach growled and she found herself turning her attention to the stores around her, noticing the time and lack of things open she elected to enter a smaller shop on the corner, well small might not have been the right word, it seemed to be a bar that sold food, she just hoped they'd let her in if she didn't drink, the building was tall but she wasn't sure if the place was all one store, she could see laundry in the top floor window, but the second floor seemed to be a part of a club, she couldn't imagine living here.
The bell above the door rang and Natsu looked up "Welcome, Table for how many?"
"Um, One." A familiar voice called, Natsu glanced around the corner of at the newcomer, it was the red head from earlier, he smiled invitingly as she approached the bar, The boy behind it did not look old enough to be serving drinks, but she supposed looks could be deceiving.
He smiled at her, the look he gave her forced heat to her cheeks involuntarily and she averted her eyes "I was wandering around and ended up here."
"Oh," The boy hummed "You are not lost are you?"
Erza shook her head "No, I know the neighborhood well, I just sort of got lost in thought I guess."
The boy slid a drink in front of her and she eyes him carefully, she gave her a knowing smile "Don't worry, It's just soda."
She nodded and sipped at it carefully, the room was annoyingly dark and the boys hair covered his eyes but the tone of his voice reminded her of the classmate she had met earlier.
"Hey," The boy paused and his eyes glinted slightly in the light as he looked at her, the white of his teeth flashed in the dark as he grinned "You wouldn't happen to go to, Magnolia High School would you?"
The door burst open suddenly before the boy could answer, A large party of highschoolers entered the room, laughing happily and a few of them stumbling due to consumption of alcohol wherever they managed to get a hold of it.
The bar boys mood seemed to change "You can take your table over there." It was a simple suggestion that carried a silent warning to avoid the newcomers.
The boy at the front noticed Natsu standing behind the bar stiffly, Natsu stared at him coldly "Welcome." He said curtly, the boy's face split into a wide grin as he approached the bar.
"Is that any tone to take with a treasured Customer?" The boy scoffed, The young man had long two toned hair of black and white which he tied in an old top-knot style, he wore a red overcoat and a white undershirt, a symbol Erza didn't recognize printed on the back in white.
Erza watched the group carefully, being careful not to draw any attention to herself as she gave her order to a green haired waiter slowly, the man seemed to be watching the newcomers in fear, but she could see it wasn't fear of them, it was fear for the bar boy.
Natsu resisted the urge to attack the boy in front of him "Welcome, Dearest customer." He chirped so happily, you almost wouldn't be able to tell he was tempted to beat the boy in front of him into the pavement.
"Oh, such a good boy," The black haired boy smirked, his group snickered, the boy held up a note and placed it on the table, before retracting it just as Natsu reached to take it "On second thought, You owe my boss this don't you? I better hand onto it then, We don't you paying us with our own money."
"I'm terribly sorry sir, My intention was not to take that money, if you will be dining and drinking at our establishment you as well as every other customer must pay the cover charge I assumed you knew about it, Our dearest customer-kun." The annunciation on the last part drilled the insult into the newcomer, the boys group snickered again and the black haired boy turned a glare to them and they cut off.
"I think we need to teach you about respect, We want this month's money…Now." The boy growled
Natsu smiled "Now, If you ask for the same advance every month is this not just the scheduled payment?" Natsu slid a small envelope across the table.
"Know your place scum!" One of the boys group spat.
"Hey Totomaru, Let's go this dumpy place isn't even worth drinking in." One of the girls in the group slurred.
"Hah, You're right about that!" The long haired boy, Totomaru responded as the group left.
Erza watched the bar boy visibly relax as he took a deep breath, he turned around and removed a large platter of food and brought it across to Erza's table. Placing it in front of her flashed her a wide grin.
"I'm terribly sorry for the disturbance, Upstarts like that are common this time of night." The boy smiled warmly, The bell rang again and he rolled his eyes, turning to face the newcomer.
"Dragneel-kun!" The boy cooed as he rounded the corner, he loosed something that Erza couldn't see and the boy moved in-between her and Totomaru, she heard the sound of something hard striking flesh and the boy let out a pained groan "Let's hope that reminds you to have respect for your betters, Trash!"
'Dragneel?' Erza's mind screamed and she jumped to her feet, a brighter light was turned on and the green haired waiter from earlier darted out from the backroom, the boys face was finally properly illuminated, the pink-hair, the onyx eyes, well eye as the left was closed shut and a thick line of bright crimson flowed down his face into his shirt from the open wound above his eye.
"N-Natsu? Natsu Dragneel?" Erza questioned audibly
'Ah, She recognized me.' Natsu thought to himself with a smile.
"What's going on here?!" Erza demanded
A/N: So, What'd you think? Hope you all enjoy this and I will see you guys next time!