I don't exactly know how this will play out…
Usually I've always been a Wendy/Romeo fan but recently, I find myself at a crossroads.
This will be in both P.O.V's

Tell me what you think? c:

Permission to Love

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Prologue

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It wasn't supposed to be like this. She never thought that she'd become so emotionally attached to someone that the thought of them being taken away from her could end her. Now as she screamed at the stoned faces in front of her and tried desperately to claw her way through, she understood just how deadly a love like this could be. This wasn't supposed to happen, she reminded herself, trying one last time to jump on the men to get a closer view; catching a glimpse of silver rings around his hands. Her lungs stopped working and she soon found herself sprawled on the floor looking up at the blue sky. A glimpse of blonde hair and worried brown eyes pleaded for her to answer her question.

"They know."

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Wendy

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If there was ever a way to explain high school, I'd be at loss for words. The friendships I had created throughout the previous three years in Fairy High had molded me in such a great way, that I am forever in debt to those who took me in as their own. Before entering high school, I was alone - my parents had been long ago passed and I was living in a small orphanage a few miles outside of Magnolia, named Cait Shelter. I had decided to venture into the bustling town, hoping to find a job to begin saving up jewels to live on my own when I came across a blonde haired girl that would, in the future, be one of my best friends.

Walking through the small shops around the marketplace and asking around for employment, I became distracted and didn't notice a small pebble on the floor. Right before my face could taste the stone-cobbled floor, a girl stopped my fall and quickly brought me back up with worried eyes. The small question of "Are you okay?" turned into a full conversation, one that would ultimately lead to us seeing each other every day. The days would roll on by and as summer came to close and we would be entering as freshmen the blonde girl, Lucy, would invite me to stay in her house permanently.

And now here I am, lying on my bed and scribbling on my small diary on the first day of my last year in high school. Since before entering Fairy High, Lucy and I would constantly dream of what it would be like to rule the halls and be able to call ourselves Seniors. I can hear her now running through the halls and screaming around for Virgo to help her find her stockings. I guess it's time for me to start getting dressed too… I wonder where I placed my stockings?

-W

Sighing and stretching outwards, Wendy jumped off her bed and went straight for her closet. Looking at the many pieces of clothing (mostly hand-me-down's from Lucy and a few other articles of clothing she was able to buy with her bi-weekly paycheck), she hummed a soft tune as she picked out her school uniform - one that she'd be wearing for the next 180 days of her life. Hearing a quick knock on her door, she set down her uniform on the bed and walked towards it, opening to find a distressed blonde on the other side.

"Have you seen my-"
"I think Natsu had burned it last year… by accident?"
"THAT DRAGNEEL!" Lucy's hands flailed up into the air, bringing her fingers to her temples, "Wendy what do I wear? I can't get detention the first day of school!" Biting her lip, the bluenette looked around her room, an idea coming to her head, "You can wear a pair of mine?"

The blonde's face contorted, making Wendy giggle and look away as a blush came to her face. "Wendy you're like, the size of one of my thighs." At the comment, the newly turned Seniors burst out laughing, trying to stop but then looking at each other and starting again. "It's not my fault you're tall Lucy!" "Oh, and it's my fault you're so short?"

Before Wendy could reply, their maid Virgo came towards them with a (as usual) poker face, "Princess, I cannot find any stockings… you may punish me to your liking." Remembering her first few months in Lucy's house, Wendy covered her smile as her best friend rolled her eyes exaggeratedly and reminded the maid that she would never punish her in any way. It wasn't as if Jude, Lucy's father, had ever hurt any of his maids either - Virgo was just plain weird.

"I think Erza would have a pair?" the bluenette suggested, making her blonde friend 'ah!' in response before walking towards her room, "Yea, I'll just ask her to bring it to school… See you in five!" Closing her door once again, a wider smile touching her lips, she began to get ready. Should her school ever be on a magazine, it'd be under that 'fashion fail' section. Looking in the mirror, Wendy sighed as her white short-sleeved button down shirt and black and white plaid skirt made her body seem more bland than usual. Cupping her breasts, she turned to the side and sighed once more - If it weren't for the 'wonder' bra Lucy had practically peer-pressured her into buying, she'd be looking like a plank with two sunny-side-up eggs on it.

Clucking her tongue, she unbuttoned three buttons and let the bright red tank-top underneath show proudly. Slipping on black flats and the five bracelets her friends had made for her, she grabbed her bag and walked towards the door. She stopped as her fingers touched the knob and turned back, her eyes scattering the room. "Carla?" she waited a few seconds before a part of her comforter lifted, a white cat peeking through and yawning lazily. "If you want to go out today, I suggest you get out now before Virgo goes off to buy Lucy some new stockings. Once she leaves, I don't know how much longer you'll stay stuck inside… maybe until I come back home."

Wendy didn't have to say anything else as the white cat meowed softly and jumped off the bed, momentarily stopping by her friend to cuddle before darting out of her room and towards the front door. Carla never stayed inside during the day, finding herself keeping company with the cats of Gajeel and Natsu. Sometimes Wendy wondered what went on between those three; it must be fun just being a cat.

Shaking her head, she walked out of her room and closed the door behind her before walking towards the main dining hall where breakfast was served. She could already smell the freshly done pancakes from the hallway, as well as the warm coffee awaiting for her to drink. Walking into the dining hall, she sat in the same seat she had for the past three years of her life and thanked the butler, Capricorn, for the delicious meal. It was already 7:15 AM, meaning she had fifteen to twenty minutes to eat before her and Lucy would drive towards school. Sipping her coffee and digging into the pancakes, her eyes rolled as they melted in her mouth.

Not a moment too soon Lucy came running in, a huge smile on her face as she sat next to Wendy and began eating as well. "Erza had a n extra pair, thank goodness! Could you imagine Principal Makarov's pervy face if he saw me without stockings?!" Wendy couldn't help but snicker as she swallowed another piece of pancake, "Our skirts are already rather short… and with his little size…"
"He's shorter than you! Like, ten times shorter!"
"Now that's not normal!"

The girls laughed together and continued eating, before Capricorn came back towards them and reminded them of the time. Quickly cleaning their mouths and grabbing their items, both girls walked towards the door, Lucy momentarily looking back and calling out to Virgo to buy more than just one pair of stockings.

The bright sun blinded both girls, Wendy giggling as she skipped towards her friend's yellow convertible. "Ready for senior year?" her blonde friend asked, clicking her keys to open the car doors. The bluenette opened the door and sat down, sighing loudly before flipping her cascading hair away from her face, "I think I'll be able to answer that after school ends."

Wendy kept a smile on her face all the way through the car ride to school, listening intently to Lucy rant on about how stupid Natsu and Gray were. Apparently the two of them had gotten into a fight the day before yesterday about who had the better hair-do and more scars. Somehow Gajeel had gotten into the mess too, which then Jellal thought was funny enough to record and send to Erza. Biting her lip, the bluenette snickered - she had received that message via text, but was over it after a few minutes of laughter.

After parking in the senior's lot (which made both of them squeal like little girls), they walked towards their designated area where the group had taken over since freshman year. Fairy High seemed so large at first, yet was pretty small once students were used to it. There was only one entrance to school, two huge mahogany curved doors opened and closed three times: once in the morning, once during lunch break, and once at the end of school. On the inside it's walls were white, the tiled floors also white with marks of black and gray from different sneakers and shoes that walked on it, through the halls hung red, black, and gold banners showing off school pride.

There were two buildings: the main building and another building that held the gym and various classrooms on the second and third floor. Windows were placed in almost every classroom, with an exception of some; and the whole school was gated for no student to leave the grounds without permission from the principal. Wendy's friends all hung around in the morning and at lunch in the front of the school, right by the doors to enter. To the left side of the entrance, there was a lunch table that was usually never spotted unless someone would be sitting on it. Covered by the ledge that usually helped students be guided towards the entrance doors, Wendy's friends had fallen in love with the constant shade and extra seats, since some could sit on the ledge of stairs.

It was already 7:52 AM, eight minutes left before the first bell rung and then an extra five minute until senior year officially began. "Lucy! Wendy! You guys are late!" a guy with a full head of pink hair brought one of his legs out of the ledge, now looking as if he was riding it like a horse. Wendy glanced to the side, finding her friend blushing, "Natsu we aren't exactly late… there's still time before school starts!"

Like always, Natsu tended to ignore Lucy's comment and by the time the two girls reached their friends, he had thrown an arm around her and they began chatting about random things. The bluenette smiled and waved to her friends who all greeted her with wide smiles; she had just seen them days ago, but it didn't mean she hadn't missed hanging out with them for eight hours of the day. everyday. Wendy decided that she too would sit on the ledge, next to Juvia and Erza who were currently bickering about class schedules.

"Juvia you can't expect every class with Gray…"
"Okay, but Juvia can expect about five…"
"You might not even sit next to him! Most classes are in alphabetical order!"
"Don't rain on Juvia's parade, Erza! We all know you want to sit next to J-"
The swim team captain lost her air, as the senior class president's fist made contact with her stomach. Wendy only snickered before smacking her lips together and looking away as Juvia sent her the death stare.

Luckily they all had been placed in homeroom together; their schedules would be given to them at the beginning of homeroom. As the bluenette stared into space, her small legs swaying back and forth as they dangled on top of the table, she felt someone tap her shoulder. Pursing her lips and looking back and expecting a random friend, she felt her jaw slack as the guy in front of her looked at her with a smile.

"Could you tell me where the main office is?"

She stare at him, taking in the beauty. His hair was short and jet black, only a bit longer on the top with the side slightly more cropped. Emerald green eyes stared right into hers, and her reflection (which was a tiny girl with a dumbfounded face) could be perfectly seen. The most intriguing part about him though, was the visible scar on the upper left side of his face, right next to his eye. She'd never seen this student in school, and she'd been here since freshmen year and knew mostly everyone's name.

Apparently Wendy had been gawking for an awkward amount of time, flinching when Erza butted in and directed him to where he needed to go. "Thanks," he chuckled, meeting eyes with Erza before looking again at Wendy and turning away. Her red-headed friend looked towards her with an arched brow, "You were kind of drooling." "Was not!" The bluenette quickly touched her mouth to make sure, her cheeks becoming red with embarrassment. Both Erza and Juvia, the ones who were (thankfully) the only to see Wendy's odd moment laughed.

"If Juvia isn't mistaken, Wendy seems to be having a crush… and just on the first day!" She giggled softly, her hand coming to her mouth to try to not laugh loudly. Wendy only rolled her eyes before letting a small smile escape, "Well it's not like I can't…" She suddenly felt weight on her shoulders, and looked to her right to see Romeo sitting on the ledge with her, "What's up, Wendy?" Her smile became bigger as she began to go into detail of how her weekend had been, questioning where Romeo was the last few days since they hadn't spoken. She could see a few of her girlfriends staring, and she tried to ignore. Romeo and her were friends. Just. Friends. The bell rang and everyone began to get up from their seated positions, except for Gajeel who was smiling as Levy tried (without much success) to pull him out of the table.

"It sucks we don't have homeroom together. But I'm right next door so we still probably have a chance to have some classes together." His blue eyes were brighter than usual, making Wendy believe that he was seriously enjoying the first day of school than many others. "I'm sure we'll have some classes together," she smiled, jumping off the ledge and grabbing her bag from the table. She walked towards Lucy, catching her already nagging at him. "Natsu, you better at least try to get good grades!" "Luce, I'm the smartest kid in class!" Her girlfriend scoffed, "Yea, in a third grade class!" Wendy rolled her eyes once more and looked towards Romeo, who was already laughing at them. Lucy and Natsu were practically a married couple, although they hadn't really gotten farther than accidentally kissing once last year. The bluenette knew about Lucy's feelings - she liked him a lot, but for some reason Natsu was just too dense to really take it further. They would now hold hands randomly, but that was about it.

The group walked through the halls smiling widely as freshmen moved away from them and some other upperclassmen high-fived them. "I could get used to this!" Gray said, winking at a passing cheerleader and then grunting as a annoyed Juvia elbowed him in the stomach. Finally arriving at their homeroom, the gang began to walk in, Wendy following them before feeling herself get pulled back. Turning around, she saw Romeo's hand in hers, "Uh-"
"I'll see you after class then?" His smile was big and hopeful, making Wendy looked at him in confusion before laughing, "Yea."

She let go and ventured into the room, closing the door behind her. "Hey, Wendy! Over here!" Looking towards the place she heard Lucy's voice, she walked towards it, her head shaking slowly from side to side, "Do we always have to sit in the same order?" Every school year, the gang would sit in a specific order, even if they didn't have some people in the class. In the front Wendy would always sit, Lucy right behind her with Natsu sitting next to her. Behind Natsu was Gray, with Juvia sitting behind Lucy and staring intently at her lover. At the rear was always Gajeel and Levy, sitting side by side. Next to Wendy was Erza, always sitting in the middle-front of the class, with Jellal in the seat behind her, although most of the times he'd just turn in his chair to talk to the guys.

Everyone looked at each other, before Gajeel intervened, "Fucking sit down, shrimp." Wendy sent a raspberry his way before sitting down, the gang laughing as Lucy tapped her shoulder, making her turn around. "So I heard you totally drooled over some guy?" Wendy immediately looked towards Erza and then around Lucy to see Juvia, "Guys!" Both looked away, small smiles on their face. "Wendy, it's fine! But you have to let Romeo know he's not the one."
"The one? What? We're just friends!" Everyone looked at Wendy, their faces all seemingly saying the same thing: 'Really?'

"Wendy, Romeo is like… in love with you! Can't you see it?!" Natsu said, his arms going in the air exaggeratedly. "Oh, Sorry Natsu," Lucy intervened, "I never knew you'd be a love doctor. What? Do you not take your own advice?!" Wendy made a 'o' shape with her lips before turning back in her seat. She could already feel Lucy's anger in waves. Gajeel and Gray only laughed, "You're fucked, dude."

"What? What did I say?!"

Just before Lucy could began to scream, the door opened and in came walking a young man with a leather satchel and a laptop in hand. He was wearing a buttoned down light blue shirt with jeans and tan loafers, a metallic watch hanging loosely on his left wrist. His hair was shortly cropped on the side and longer in the front, his emerald green eyes looking around the room with a big smile. The thing that was most noticeable was the scar on the upper left side of his face, barely visible by his long hair in the front. Settling down his laptop, he breathed in and let out a huge sigh, letting his eyes fall on Wendy's, "Welcome to your last year, kids."

Good? Bad? Let me know. I have MANY ideas for this fic, but I definitely need some feedback!

-Nina