Okay! i just deleted my other story and decided to post a new one! a totally different one! because, why not? so this is just a first chapter and i don't know if its a bit rushed or anything, but anyway I hope you like it as much as i do!
"Lu-chan! Stop furrowing your eyebrows!" Levy scolded.
I let out a hissed. It's all because that stupid guy is so loud.
What a cruel fate to be in the same class as the famous Natsu Dragneel.
To say that I'm pissed is an understatement. I'm actually beyond pissed. I glared at my petite blue haired friend who looked at me with a laugh. "Oh, come on Lu-chan! Natsu is always like that you know, noisy and all—giddy, he's basically the most cheerful person," Cheerful? I snorted at that word. "Beside who doesn't love the plue dance, he's good at it."
Oh right. The plue dance. The dance that everyone's been talking about since its first appearance on the new diaper commercial. I glared at the said male who currently busy dancing a plue dance on the table, attracting some crowd, not to mention the extra crowd of girls standing in my classroom door full of excitement. They're practically swooning over this idiot. I can't even comprehend how come an idiot like him get to be the most popular guy at school, I admit he has a good face—fine he's handsome and all, but he's obnoxious, loud, and careless, and seriously I can go on forever with his bad trait than his good one. I took a sip of my orange juice as I put my chin on my hand. "First of all, the plue dance is just a white creature, dancing, who's first appearance is on a diaper commercial—"
Levy cut me off. "Yeah, but you like it. You told me it's cute," she cooed.
"It is cute, but it's not when this stupid person doing it, which attracted some crowd which I can't even enjoy my lunch, second of all—actually there's no need for the second one because I hate him and I just want him to be quiet—at least for 3 minutes" I grumbled.
Suddenly Natsu fell off the table and the class, or should I say the whole world erupted into laughter. I'm sure a tick mark is already on my forehead. I let out an irritated scowl at Levy, who supposed to be my best friend, and have mutual feelings on everything—such as hating on Natsu Dragneel.
"Why did you laugh?" I snarled at Levy, clearly not getting the idea why I should feel obliged at laughing for him.
"Because it's funny, Lu-chan, he's funny and everyone likes him. He's nice to everyone," Yeah well, news flash Levy, he's not nice to me, he won't even look me in the eye. "Anyway, aren't you two close back in junior high?" she asked.
Damn right we're closed, more like, we used to be close before he decided to ignore me for three torturous years.
"Well, not really. We just happened to sit next to each other at class. That's all." I shrugged carelessly hinting that I don't really care and I don't want to talk about a stupid boy named Natsu Dragneel—whom I hate.
My heart twitched a little as I thought about it, probably because I know I'm failing at convincing myself on my hatred towards Natsu, I must say, I'm doing a lousy job on hating him, and I just lied to my best friend which make my lips twitch in guilt but I don't have any other choice—right?
I glanced at him in a second and damn he has a good smile.
I don't want to see him but why is he always within my sight!
That stupid Natsu, why did he enroll at the same school at me? I thought he's going for another school for its soccer team and why the hell he ended up in my territory. My first year was pretty much hell being in the same class as him, thank god on my second year he's on a different class, but look now, we're practically put together in the same class again, and I think my level of tolerance for him is already pushed to the boundaries since the day he ignored me.
My story with Natsu dated back to our last year at junior high.
It was late and school was way over, I just finished my running practice for the marathon when he appeared with a towel draped casually on his shoulder, he looked at me with an amusement glint in his eyes, then he grab the towel and throw it at me. With my fast reflexes, I catch it with no problem at all. "You're sweating, a lot" Duh I just ran five laps on the field.
"Ew" I said, examining the wet towel I held in my hand.
"That's a weird saying for a thank you," he gives me his grin, which at this point, my knees go weak. After convincing myself that my knees gave out from the earlier run not from his stupid grin, I took a deep breath and try to get a hold of myself.
"No," I scowled at him. "Ew as in 'Ew the towel is wet you must've been using it to wipe your sweat' isn't that right, Dragneel?" I seethed the words trying to hide the irritation in my voice, but at the same time I feel completely fine using his towel to wipe my sweat, in fact I feel intimate with him.
He raised his eyebrow, mischief in his eyes with a sly smile spread across his handsome feature as he walked towards me. "Come on I'm just being nice here," he tugged playfully at my ponytail.
As I wipe the sweat away on my forehead and neck I looked up at him, "How'd it go with the soccer training?"
"Great, as usual."
"Oh, tripping stupidly over a ball is great?" I laugh in mock horror as he snorted.
"What can I say? You bring out the good side of me every time you watch me training," he smirked.
I scoffed. "Aw great, I feel so special—wait what!" I suddenly yelled out in defense, as a warm feeling crept up to my cheek. "I did not watch you training!" I shot him a look full of hatred and annoyance.
"Stop with the stare, Luce. We both know you enjoyed watching me out in the field," he throws his arms around me and pulled me closed to him. He's full of sweat, but I still like the smell of him. I looked up at him just to find his pink hair is a little sweaty and flopping over his forehead, and he is currently grinning in that sort of sly way but seducing and yet childish, not to mention the closeness of his face made me feel warm inside, like a volcano about to erupted. "Beside, how can you know about me tripping today if you didn't watch me?" He teased.
"I'm just—guessing."
"Liar. You watched me."
"I did not!" I argued.
"Yes, you did."
"Did not!"
"Did!"
"Did no—"
Natsu suddenly yank me towards him, with such sheer force. Everything happened so fast I can't even comprehend the moment our lips met. But we did and I swear my heart stopped beating. I was stunned and froze in place because apparently I never kissed a boy since—birth unfortunately. He gives a gentle nip on my lower lip and something tingly shoot through my spine. I pulled back. Immediately. Trying to figure out this strange sensation.
He'd never tried to kiss me, even though we practically spend our time with each other all the time, but he never tried to kiss me, because I know not even a single girl who's fallen head over heels for him had gotten this far with him. He rejected every girls, simultaneously becoming the Mr. Oh So Unattainable, but girls still worship him though. Because even though he's popular and star of the soccer team, he's not the type of guy girls describe as an asshole that always have his way with many girls—and we already have an ice prince for that role—beside Natsu is too dense for that, he's blunt and miserably stupid. Girls like him because of his obliviousness, which make Natsu seems innocent and cute and you just want to cuddle him like a baby… but never in my wildest dream that Natsu would kiss me. Me! He can kiss as many girls as he want but he singled out me!
I was actually beyond happy, about the fact that Natsu finally kissed me. Tears full of happiness starts to build around the corner of my eyes as I drool over the feeling of his lips pressed against mine as I put my hand on my lips carefully.
The situation was filled with silence, because he says nothing and I was stunned in silence. In all those years of me knowing Natsu, he'd never once had a girlfriend. As far as I knew, he'd never even hooked up with a girl. But he was a flirt, because he's good looking, friendly, cheerful, and just because he can. But Mr. Unattainable had just kissed me—and it made me feel special.
Sort of.
Because then he looked down and glued his eyes to his shoes. "Um—I'M SORRRYYYYY" he yelled frantically and then run away from me, without even glancing back, leaving me standing alone after he stole my very first kiss.
What the… Did he just run away from me? Did he just fucking run away from me after kissing me?
And I stupidly thought it would be special to him, but look at him, utterly cold and mean.
Anyway that was the last time I talked to Natsu, the next day he won't talk to me, he avoided me. Cruel, I know.
Because of the amount of time I used to spend with him, I thought I was going to die when he start to ignore me, I thought I can't live without spending a single second with him, but looking at it now, after three years, I'm numb to it.
Look at me, living and shit.
Why don't I talk to him first, then? Maybe ask him about what happened between us.
Trust me those thoughts crossed my mind for like a gazillion times, but I don't want to be the one who ask him first about our so called problem, my pride is on the line here! And I'm afraid too, because I know that he has the power to turn me down completely. Because Natsu led all the girls, tease all of them but never pursued any of them. So why would he pursue me? When he can have any girls lining up for him.
Over the past three years he didn't really give me a choice, it's like every time he looked at me, his face is saying: I don't like you, just deal with it.
So I did just like what he did to me, keep the distance.
I never told the story to anyone, not even Levy, which make me feel kinda bad but I don't really want to discuss anything regarding Natsu, because everything about him is irritating and I just want to strangle him to death—mutilate him sounds great too.
"Why are you always looking at Natsu with a murderous intent?" Levy said with mock glint in her eyes.
I scoffed. "I did not!" I tossed my blonde hair backwards as I put down my orange juice.
"Oh, cheer up a little would you, Natsu just glanced at you, maybe he likes you," Levy teased.
"Nonsense!" I retorted as I jerked my face away from her sight because I'm afraid she would notice a hint of pink on my cheeks.
"Why are you blushing?" she cooed.
"I am not!"
Levy let out a small laugh. "Anyway, what's going on with you and Loki? You two spend a lot of time together lately." She asked as she leaned forward.
I exhaled. "We're just the best—probably the only hope—this school have for the running club, and I trained with him a lot, you know for the competition, marathon and blah blah," I rolled my eyes dramatically. "Beside we've been friends since I enrolled at the running club"
"He seemed to like you," Levy pointed.
I scoffed.
As if.
He's just a total flirt who like every single girl in school.
But he didn't like me. I know because I asked. I asked him about it and he laughs saying that he didn't want to die, which I don't understand until now but we shrugged it off. Beside we prove to the society that a girl and boy can be just friends, nothing else.
"Come on Lu-chan, let yourself relax a little, go out with boys once in a while,"
"Speak for yourself, like you spend a single second with a boy," I countered.
"I did!" she argued.
"Tutoring a guy who's likely too old for high school is not considered going out with a boy. Beside, he's full of piercing, you scared of him."
Levy pouted. "He's not so bad you know,"
"Yeah, he's not so bad" I repeated with a playful tone just to tease her more.
Don't get me wrong. I swoon when a cute boy walk by, I talk about boys sometimes with my girls and I watch romantic comedy movies in a healthy dose, but I don't think I'll ever be ready to like a guy seriously, not even flirting, especially after what happened between me and Natsu.
The bell ring and Levy went back to her class. It's sad about the fact that I'm not in the same class with my best friend, but in the same class with someone I used to call a friend. I glance sideways at Natsu, and found him with his shoulder slumped, ready to fall asleep any moment. I took a couple of minutes to stare at him, I noticed he's a lot tanner than he is back in junior high, a lot more muscular probably due to some hard training I often notice after school, his jaw is sharper and his messy pink hair is just an irresistible chaos and definitely the definition of what you called 'sexy'.
Beside him, I noticed Gray looking at me with a perplexed look.
I cleared my throat awkwardly as he flashes a sly smirk, that full of mischief. As if he knows everything about what happened between me and Natsu.
So I turned my attention back on the teacher.
When I'm busy ignoring the teacher talking, I keep myself occupied by scribbling some random sketches on my notebook in irritation, and then out of nowhere I suddenly hate Gray too. He's practically the best-of the best-friend of Natsu. They fight, almost every single time but there's no doubt about it, everyone in school knows that they are like turtles and their shells, inseparable.
One thing I can describe about Gray is that he's: spooky.
I don't know, everything about him is just dark and stormy and gloomy all the time, especially with his dark eyes that instantly make the girls swoon and drools over him and he probably had the ultimate power on most of the girls in general that can make them worship the ground he walk on. He's tall, he smells wonderful, and he's so mysterious that girls can't help but to like him even more.
I prefer Natsu—hell I'm a fan of Natsu at heart, but sometimes settling your eyes for Gray is not so bad either. You just can't hate him even though he's a major asshole for turning down my friend Juvia, even though I bet he knew how she felt about him. Juvia hadn't stop trying either, what a persistent girl. If I were in Juvia shoes I would ditch him already and find someone else. Anyway, back on Gray Fullbuster. Gray has kissed more girls than he cares to remember, but girls don't hate him, well of course you can't hate him, I mean look at him, it's like he's been made in a lab by some bunch of gay people, and you can't blame him on his perfect genes either. On sports day last year, he brings his family and I believe half of the school was looking at them in admiration. His dad? Perfect. His mom? Gorgeous. His—even more mysterious—sister? Even more gorgeous. Seeing his family, it wasn't a surprised that he looked extremely good. I just wish he knows that just because he has a nice face doesn't mean he can do whatever he likes with girls. Juvia is completely obsessed and I give up at knocking some senses into her mind, it's like she's been under some spell. A seriously deathly Gray's spell. Juvia is in the game of love with Gray, it's a crazy infatuation, and the ass was enjoying it.
And then there's Natsu…
I'm not going to even try to explain it.
He's basically the weapon of mass seduction.
But oh well, no matter how good looking Natsu is, I still pretty much want to choke him to death.
Because handsome is the only nice aspect I will ever acknowledge from Natsu.
And remind me to kill Gray too for his shitty attitude.
If any other girls found about my secret loathing for them, I would probably be judged, and executed right away, accused of being a disgrace to the female population for hating on someone who's everybody called a 'sex god'.
I groaned and slam my head onto the desk.
"Is something wrong Ms. Heartfilia? You seems distracted and you just bump your head into a desk, very hard I must say," I shuddered at Miss Scarlet tone of voice, deathly venom laced within as I sit upright, immediately. "Need a help with that? So I can knock some senses into your head as well," she gives an intense glare as she smile wryly.
I managed to shake my head frantically, with such force I feel my head is about to detach from my neck.
"Good now woul—"
"Erza!" Gray shouted. Gray and Natsu are probably the only student who's given the privilege to get away by calling Miss Scarlet by her first name, I heard they were childhood friends with an age gap about three or five years, they all live in the same block so that explain things.
"What is it Gray?" she snarled.
I can't help but look at Gray as he pointed to where Natsu's desk is, and he's sleeping. No surprised in that. "Natsu has been sleeping the whole time you explained about the economy crisis,"
That did it. Miss Scarlet walked to get the board eraser—which is humongous—and gripped at it until her knuckles turn white and throw it at Natsu, which hit directly at his stupid head. Miss Scarlet is such a nice thrower.
The whole class turn into laughter once again because of his stupid reaction, he jolted awake from the sudden hit from his favorite teacher and I can't find a reason why I should join the laugh, so I stayed quiet, examining him who currently wiping the drools that slip out of the corner of his mouth.
I decided the day I laugh at him or with him is a long day ago, and I'm not planning on doing that right now.
How could I like someone who's an idiot like him in the first place?
Why can't I just like a person who certainly will like me back?
Why him?
I mean look at him, he's completely fine with me out of his life. Better maybe.
I scowled at him and he seems to notice because he glance at me, but I don't want to look him in the eye so I turn my back on him, staring at the front of classroom while everyone keep their focuses on Miss Scarlet torturing Natsu.
When Miss Scarlet is back at the front of the class, her look is scarier than ever. I don't know if its because her paycheck due is late or her menstruation is not doing so well, or maybe her love life is like shit, the point is that Miss Scarlet face is like she's about to kill someone, not just kill, torture them, mutilate them.
I shuddered.
She cleared her throat, "Open book page 135, and do the exercise part A and B"
No one dare to say a word, a dark aura emitting from her, maybe Natsu just doubled up her already bad mood, because Miss Scarlet is scary as hell right at this point.
I searched through my bag and I'm screwed. Everyone already putting their books on their desk and start flipping through some pages, and I'm fucking screwed because I can't find my economic book, and I just had to forgot to bring my book when Miss Scarlet is on the verge of killing someone.
She seems to notice how flustered and panic I am, she eyed me in suspicion and I decide to look away from her because I am fucking scared, my palms is sweating and my heart is racing.
"Who forgot to bring their book, please stand up" Miss Scarlet voice was calm and poised but I knew deep down she's waiting for one of the students to stand up so she can let out her anger.
I let out a big sighs, ready to be scolded by her but suddenly a book is being thrown to my desk from the person sitting beside me—I don't want to believe it but the person sitting next to me is none other than Natsu Dragneel.
I growled, I don't need help or whatsoever, especially coming from him. Oh hell no. As I was about to give his book back, I turn sideways but I froze, because he already stand up and glared down at me, a deathly glare.
What?
Why did he gave me such look?
It's like his eyes saying: you are such a pain in the ass
It's not like I asked for his help and no way I'm gonna muttered a single thank you to him.
Of course Miss Scarlet is beyond mad and Natsu glared down at me once again, but I didn't ask for his book or his help! I don't even want to look him in the eye! He brought this to himself!
But it's not like I'm going to heroically stand up and defend him by spilling out the truth. Look at Miss Scarlet eyes, I could be dead if I were in Natsu position.
Miss Scarlet scolded him about how lazy he was to study, about his grade always on the bottom of the rank and so on. Natsu doesn't look very troubled by it, he only just shrugs it all off, I scoffed and decided to ignore it. Then Miss Scarlet told Natsu to go outside and ran 20 laps on the field. 20 fucking laps! Even in just five laps my chest is about to burst, I can't imagine running twenty laps.
I feel bad for him actually, but I guess he didn't need my pity. He's the one who lend me his book. It's not like I asked for it or anything.
Beside, I still hate him.
After the class, everyone get ready for PE, when I was about to follow the others, Miss Scarlet called me. "Lucy, I need a favor," she smiled, I noticed she has a pretty good smile in spite her cold personality.
"Um, sure" then she shouted over my shoulder.
"Natsu, come here, I need to talk to you."
I cursed inwardly at the sound of his name. What is it now?
He came towards us and I can see how uncomfortable he look, his lips compressed tightly as if he's disgusted by me.
"What is it Erza?" he muttered sourly. "Want me to run another laps for you?" He take a brief look at me and back at Erza in a split second.
Instinctively, I took a couple steps away from him, you know, to keep the distance. "Lucy, can you give Natsu some of your notes and exercise so that he can learn it at home?" I abruptly look up at Miss Scarlet with pure horror. "Maybe you could teach him one of two things too for the upcoming test."
"What?! No! Hell no!" Natsu let out a disbelieving laugh and as much as I want to do that too at Miss Scarlet ridiculous idea, I can't ignore the rage inside me that's flaring towards Natsu.
What, he didn't need my help? He didn't want me to help him? Is spending a little time with me would actually kill him? I'm the one who's miserable here, hello!
"Excuse me?" Miss Scarlet voice is stern.
"Um, sorry, but why me?" I asked at Miss Scarlet.
"Because you're the top of the class, and I'm sure you can help him" she told me with a smile.
"I don't need her notes, I'm perfectly fine with my notes, and I don't want to study with her," he grunted.
Miss Scarlet sighed. "Then who? You want me to call Laki to teach you and give you her notes?" Miss Scarlet crossed her arms over her busty chest and give Natsu a look, which held a hint of mockery.
Yeah get Laki here! I'd rather kill myself than teach this idiot!
"Seriously? I don't know her that well,"
So you know me well, Natsu?
"But she's the second best of this class, she's almost as good as Lucy," Miss Scarlet said.
That kinda hurt my pride.
Seriously this teacher leaves me with no choice.
"Fine, I give him my notes but I'm not sure about teaching him, I have my running practice" I let out a small hissed.
"I have a soccer training too," Natsu said as if he didn't want to be left out, like 'Hey I'm busy too you know, it's not like I want to study with you,' and I just had to let out a scoff. I'm sure he's irritated by it because then he looked at me, glaring. "I'll make sure I have a time to drop by at her house, Erza."
I rolled my eyes. Like he remembered my house.
Erza gave us a satisfied smile. "That's fine by me. We'll see your score on your next test Natsu, and if you failed again, I will literally drag you to my house and I will teach you by myself," She threatened.
"Yeah, right" Natsu rolled his eyes.
"I love you too Natsu," Erza cooed mockingly as I walked outside with Natsu hot on my tail.
I slowed my pace, just in case he want to talk about the notes but he says nothing, so I quicken my pace to the bathroom to change my clothes, leaving him behind.
Whew! That's the first chapter! Leave some lovely review about the story! So i can work better at it :)