Hiii. Highschool AU. Enjoy.

It was a beautiful fall day. Red leaves were swept up by light breeze, only to be tossed back onto the ground.

Lucy smiled at the buildings ahead of her. What a perfect day to start college.

She nodded at her driver, and he pulled away in the car. 'Magnolia Dorm, Room 34B, Floor 2,' she recited under her breath. The dorm was a large building with windows for every room. It was a co-ed dorm, but Lucy didn't think her roommate was a guy. 'That would be weird,' she thought nervously.

Eager to meet her new roommate, she headed to the building.
Inside, students were bustling about. Some were crying, hugging, or laughing. Some were just dragging luggage up the stairs. Lucy only knew one person, but he was nowhere to be seen. Instead of worrying about it, she picked up her two suitcases and tucked her blanket roll under her arm, and she started up the stairs.

Once she was in the hallway, she started following the doors (30, 32, 34!) and opened the forest green door with the golden numbers. The room inside had a very flowery scent. It had two beds, two desks, two small closets, and one window. Lucy stepped inside and noticed that there was another girl in the room. She had long red hair and a dominant aura. She barely even looked at Lucy and kept unpacking her clothes. Lucy walked to the untaken bed and dropped her things on it.

"Um, hello," she smiled at the girl, in an attempt to be friendly.

"Hello," the girl said while hanging a dress up in her closet.

Lucy then noticed the piece of paper stuck on the door. She saw her name, and an unfamiliar name on top. 'Erza Scarlet,' she read. That must be her roommate.

"Erza?" Lucy got her attention. Erza nodded. "I'm Lucy."

"I'm Erza Scarlet," Erza repeated.

"Erza," Lucy liked her name. It was different. "So which year are you?"

"Sophomore. And you're a freshman," she said more like a statement instead of a question. She still had barely looked at Lucy.

"Yes. Is it that obvious?" Lucy smiled. 'This girl may be too serious', Lucy thought, 'but she's my roommate. We should be friends.'

Erza did a quick, small half-smile without looking. "All freshmen are like that."

This kind of ended the conversation. Lucy used the silence to unpack some of her clothes, and hang them on the neon hangers she brought with her. But since unpacking is so boring, Lucy decided to get back to interrogating Erza.

"So what classes are you taking?" she asked, destroying the silence.

"I'm taking a class where I learn about medicine. But," she added nervously, "I'm taking a fashion class, too."

"Ooh, fashion," Lucy smiled coyly. "You can help me if I have a date, right?"

"Yes," Erza looked up a little. "And you? What's your major?"

"I plan to major in English Lit. I really like writing, so I'm taking a writing class, too."

"English Lit.?" Erza repeated. "Wow."

Lucy noticed a reddish tint taking Erza's cheeks. She probably wasn't used to rooming with a stranger.
"Did you room here last year, too?" she asked.

"No, I lived with my family," Erza looked up, and actually looked at Lucy. It was like her eyes we penetrating her, trying to read all her thoughts. Now Lucy found herself being the nervous one.

'Family. That's why she's so nervous,' Lucy noted. Then she said out loud, meeting Erza's eyes, "So why are you in a dorm now?"

"My…family moved away."

"Oh."

"You?"

"Um…" Lucy pressed her lips together before talking. She hated discussing her family. Be she could tell the Erza was the same. "Well, my dad is kind of a workaholic, so he would hardly notice that I'm gone anyway. And it's just me and him. And the staff, of course."

She watched as Erza slowly nodded and go back to her unpacking. Lucy decided to do the same.

"What about you?" the blonde asked. "Any brothers or sisters?"

"Well, it was kind of a foster family, so…yeah. I'm on my own now."

"Oh," Lucy whispered, not knowing what to say. They unpacked for a little until Erza was finished. Lucy fell onto her bed and bounced a little. Erza copied her, without the bounce.

"Do you have any friends yet?" Erza asked.

"Two," Lucy kicked her feet. This matress was slightly firm, but comfortable.

"Who?"

"My boyfriend," Lucy and bounced once. "And you." She bounced again. She wasn't sure if Erza even wanted to be her friends, but they were stuck living together for another year, so…might as well.

"I'm sure you have a lot of friends," Lucy said.

"Well, I am president of the kendo club," Erza brushed it off like it was nothing.

Lucy propped herself onto her elbow so she could face Erza. "Really? That's awesome!"

Erza shrugged.

"I have the best roommate ever! You can give me fashion advice and protect me from intruders!" Lucy grinned.

Erza laughed softly. "It's really nothing."

With that laugh, Lucy realized that Erza was finally opening up.

"It's totally something! So are you really popular? Are you like one of those roommates who are never around, or always around, or in between? You must have such a busy social life. Oh, do you have a boyfriend?"

A deep blush filled Erza's face. Just like her hair, Lucy thought and smiled inwardly. "I have… a date tonight. H-he's not really my boyfriend."

"Oh, I get it. Me and my 'boyfriend' are the same. We're not really 'boyfriend and girlfriend,' but we go on dates and hang out and stuff," Lucy said, sitting up.

"Same here," Erza said. "We've been 'dating' for two years-"

Suddenly their door burst open, revealing a young man with thick black hair that came up in spikes. To Lucy's horror, he wasn't wearing a shirt or pants.

"Hey, Erza! You're right across the hall!"

"Clothes, Gray," Erza said without looking or getting up. "And be a gentleman and knock next time!"

"Sorry, sorry. Must've left 'em in my room." Then Gray noticed Lucy. "Oh, hey. I'm Gray."

"I'm Lucy." Lucy fought very hard to keep her eyes on his face instead of anywhere else.

Gray nodded, and then went back to Erza. "We're having lunch at Mira's. You coming?"

"Yes. Just let me get ready," Erza got up. "Oh, and are you driving?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll meet you in your room in a minute."

"Kay," and Gray was out of the room. Erza sighed and shut the door, away from all the new student hassle.

"Was that your 'boyfriend?' Lucy asked.

Erza showed the most emotion she had shown in the entire exchange. Her cheeks became red again, and she suddenly looked very angry. "Ew! No! Gray? NO!"

Lucy stumbled back a little. "Oh, sorry! I just thought.."

"No, no, no! That would be so weird. So weird," she finished. She finally cooled down. "And Gray has a girlfriend, surprisingly."

"Well, what is your boyfriend's name? Just so I don't make any more assumptions?"

Erza seemed to ponder it for a while.

"Jellal," She finally said.

"Jellal," Lucy repeated softly. What a cool name. It was different, in a good way.

Lucy noticed Erza take out an indigo pleated skirt and a white collar shirt with a blue ribbon. The cute outfit was a sharp contrast to her personality. Or maybe Lucy only knew a small part of Erza. 'Either way,' Lucy noted, 'The outfit's adorable. I'm definitely going to take her advice.'

Erza began to change right in front of Lucy, who was shocked at how quick she switched clothes. Almost like magic.

Erza ran her fingers through her long red hair and spun to face Lucy.

"How do I look?" she asked.

Lucy was a little surprised. "Amazing. But I never pictured you as the girly type."

"I'm not," Erza stated. "I just really like clothes," she then admitted.

"Well then, we have to go shopping sometime," Lucy smiled. "I'll see you later, then. Unless you're one of those roommates who's never around, then-"

"Do you want to come with us, Lucy?" Erza said her name for the first time. "You should make some friends."

Lucy was tempted, but then she remembered her suitcase which still needed unpacking. "Sorry, but I still have to unpack. Definitely next time, though."

"Okay. See you," and with that, Erza was out. Lucy watched her with a smile.

"Best roommate ever," she mused out loud. Then she got back to unpacking.

[LINE BREAK]

It had been two hours since Erza had left.

Lucy sat on her bed with her notebook. She was reading her past chapter, which she had to admit, was a little boring. Her closet was full and her suitcases were unpacked. Her desk was stocked with pencils and paper. She looked forward to the following year. But that's probably just the day before school feeling.

Suddenly, the door burst open. It was Erza, looking very pretty and very confused.

"YOUR BOYFRIEND IS NATSU?!" she exclaimed, loud enough for the entire dorm to hear.

[END]

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