I Spy
LUCY
Chapter One
I ran the laps with little effort, occasionally jumping over a hurtle or two. Then, on to the vertical wall. I scrambled up like lightning, and jumped down on the other side, taking only a second to catch my breath. I was running again, right into my instructors, all armed with blades or bullets. I dodged a couple bullets before I reached the first person. Quickly disarming her, I took her knife and used it to shield fro the bullets, while I ran to the next instructor, knocked him out, and took his gun. I shoot each of the other instructors with one of the tranquilizer bullets and ran right past, to the finish. I was first, again. It was getting kinda annoying.
The speakers blared around me,"Lucy Heartfilia! Report to the office immediately! I repeat! Lucy Heartfilia report to the office immediately!" The voice shut off, and I headed towards the school building, unscathed from their little "obstacle course". Please, I could do that thing in my sleep. Oh, wait, I did.
I walked into the office, not even bothering to explain to the lady at the front desk why I was there. They all knew who I was, Lucy Heartfilia, the greatest prodigy the academy'd ever seen. Ya-da, ya-da, it was basically a bunch of bullshit that they wouldn't stop going on about since I scored perfectly on my entrance exam. I may or may not be the only person in history to ever do that….
I opened the door to the headmaster's office and plopped myself down in a chair without greeting him. No point in beating around the bush, right?
"Why am I here? Another mission?" I asked, slightly annoyed that they were taking me out of school again, but still proud that they chose me.
"As a matter of fact, yes," he said as he sipped his coffee.
"So? Are you going to tell me what I have to do?" I'm a pretty impatient person when it comes to these things. I mean, they tend to be somewhat serious, so why waste time with formalities? Just spit it out already!
"You'll be going undercover."
"Yeah, ok, that's nothing out of the ordinary. Just get on with it!" By this time, I was standing with my hands planted firmly on his desk.
He took a deep breath before saying,"You'll be going undercover in a high school called Fairy Tail Academy."
"WHAT?" My mind was pulsing with anger, and I'm sure he could see the fire in my eyes. Whenever we were given a job at a high school, it tended to be stupid (like being a bodyguard for someone in witness protection, which was soooo boring) so we gave these jobs to other students. Any other students. Just not me. What the hell?
"Calm down, Ms. Heartfilia. There is a very good reason that you're the one on this case."
I sat back down in my chair, still glaring at him. "And what would that be?"
"Well, we just thought that you would want to be put on this case. Not to mention that you're the only person that might pull it off."
My anger was rising again. "And why would I want to be on this case?" I said through gritted teeth,
"Well, um, uh," he stammered, so I gave him another death glare. "We think it has something to do with the man that killed your parents," he blurted.
My heart dropped, my mind numbed, and all I could feel was a stabbing pain in my chest. This was not happening.
"Are you okay, Lu?" Levy asked when I dramatically plopped down on the couch in our dorm room.
"No, not really."
"What's up?" Levy was seated at her desk, reading, but she turned her chair to face me.
"It's just…" I sighed. "They want me to go on mission about the guy who killed my parents."
Levy gave me a sympathetic look. "Well, on the bright side, you get revenge?" she tried. "And anyways, you could always turn the offer down."
"No, I'll do it. And, I mean, I do want revenge and all, but…"
"It's okay, I get it." Levy walked over and sat next to me for support.
"But it just brings up too many memories, you know?" I blushed as I realized that was the first time I'd ever actually opened up to Levy, even though she was my best friend. So, I covered my tracks,"Really, though, I just think a job at a high school is boring. I mean, nothing ever happens at high schools!" I faked a short laugh before standing up and leaving. I knew Levy had seen through my facade and I didn't feel like facing her at the moment.
I walked all the way to the lake on the far side of campus. It was my favorite place to be. The moon and stars were reflecting on the water and I started crying as I thought about my mother.
"Lucy Heartfilia to the office! Lucy Heartfilia to the office!" Are you kidding me? Again?
"What do you want this time?" I said as I entered the headmaster's office for the second time that week. When I looked around, I noticed that it wasn't just us that time. Sting and Levy were there, too. I smiled at Levy, and waved slightly at Sting. It was no secret that he'd loved me since he'd transferred in fifth grade, and I was starting to like him, too. But, I was still very open to other options, something about Sting just didn't seem quite...right.
"Well, Ms. Heartfilia, I understand your feelings about this mission, but I am confident that you are the only person in this whole facility who can bring him in."
"Hey!" Sting and Levy said in unison.
The headmaster just waved them off. "But, I believe that you will need the support of your friends for this job. So, Ms. McGarden and Mr. Eucliffe will accompany you." This time, Levy and Sting smiled at me. "So," the headmaster said,"will you take the mission?"
I couldn't let all of them down. "Yes," I sighed, not wanting to know what I'd gotten myself into.
How did you like it? This is my second story, and I'm really excited about writing it. (My first one was called Fruit Girl, if you're wondering...) Anyways, please review or PM me with any questions or comments. Don't worry this is a NaLu story, and they will meet very soon. So...yeah! Review, and read my next chapter when it comes out! (You know, if you want to.)