NaLu: He Saved Me
My day began regularly just like all my other first days of school. I woke up early than usual to do additional preparation, seeing as it was the first day of sophmore year. I did the regular morning routine. I had to first walk to the bathroom so I could brushed my teeth and pull my slightly red scratched hairbrush through my silky blonde hair (that is multi-tasking, my friends). I decided not to do anything special with my hair so I just pulled it back so my side-swept bangs were out of my face.
I began to run back to my room to grab my appropriate Fairy Tail Academy uniform consisting of a button up white button-up-shirt with an attached blue bow, a dark red semi-short skirt, white knee high socks, and my basic converse since we were allowed to wear any kind of shoes as long as they were black and weren't heels exceeding 3 ½ inches. I reached over to grab an accessory that would slightly change my look by adding a gift my best friend, Levy had given me freshman year. A blue headband with a red bow matching my skirt.
I was finally ready to go downstairs to grab a quick breakfast consisting of eggs and pancakes that were already made by the Heartfillia cook, Aed. He was so kind in making and I thanked the short elderly man with a kiss on his round nose. He blushed and I took my seat at the humongous Heartfillia dining room table.
I chewed my breakfast as fast as I could, getting a little maple syrup on my knee in the process, even though I had plenty of time I wanted to get to school earlier which meant taking the 8:15 Am train. The train station was only about 8 minutes walking and it was only 7:48 Am but I like to be early, just in case.
After I finished my breakfast I said goodbye to Aed and ran to the library to grab a novel to read on the train. I ran into the library to be greeted by Ribbon handing me my favorite book. I just remembered asking him to have it ready yesterday before I went to bed. I smiled as the old, blue-haired man said nothing but "It's my favorite to, milady."
It was now 7:57 Am and I started to walk out the door when my mother's personal maid, Spetto stopped me and handed me an envelope. I looked at her with a confused face and she smile her motherly-like smiled and touched my shoulder.
"Your mother said to give it to you on your first day of freshman year, sadly I lost it and just found it last week while dusting your father's study. I decided today would be a good a day as any." She smiled apologetically.
"Oh, Spetto. Thank you" I said as I leaned down to hug the square-jawed elderly lady. She hugged back. She was the closest thing I had to a mother after Layla, my actual mother, died. She died at the mere age of 29. My father, Jude Heartfilia, was never the most loving and adoring father but he rarely even spoke to me after the love of his life died. I know I was just a sick reminder to him.
One tear fell from my eyes as I turned from her and raced out the door into the warm fall day. This school year would be different, I could just feel it. I glanced down at my wrist where my rose gold watch was and smiled at it only being 8:03. I would get to the train station and be fine to relax for 4 whole minutes.
I walked faster than usual to the station. Leaves were coming down from the trees in mass amounts. They were even getting tangled in my favorite headband. If I messed with them I could miss the 8:15 train and have to catch one 15 minutes later, possibly not making it to school in time if that happened. I began to really fast walk to the station until I finally arrived at about 8:10.
I ran to the train that was going to arrive in less than 3 minutes. I pulled out my book and sat next to a young man with light blonde hair and a scar going across his eye that resemble something of a lighting bolt. I couldn't help but stare a little at the odd scar but his head was so stuck in a Sorcerer's weekly magazine that he didn't notice. I leaned over to see what interested him so much only to seem him staring at a man, which was rare in this magazine. The man had green hair that went down to his butt. He had a freckle just below one of his eyes and was dressed in a primarily red outfit. At the top of the page I noticed the title "Freed Justine: Hottest Bachelor of the Year is...Taken?"
As soon as I read that the blonde haired boy seemed to notice me and looked up looking slightly embarrassed and slightly mad. My eyes got mad when I realized his aura had went from peaceful to ferocious. He stared at me and then popped the question "May I help you or would you rather continue to watch me read?"
My eyes got big and I looked down at my lap, just as the train speed by. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to come off weird it's just your... " I trailed off.
"My… what? Do you have some kind of problem with something about me?"
"Oh no! Of course not but I do have to catch this train… it's just your scar is so very… intriguing. Sorry again for staring." I yelled as I began to race toward the train.
When I looked back at the odd man, there was someone walking towards his with familiar green hair. I raced from the platform onto the train and looked out the windows realizing that it was Freed Justine who had lean down to kiss the man's scar. I smiled to myself and thought to myself "Freed Justine, taken indeed."
As the train started to slowly move I made eye contact with the blonde man again and he smirked and then winked when he realized I had connected the dots. I knew that this was not the last time we would meet and I looked forward to the future.
I arrived at school at 8:45 Am with 15 minutes left until class. I ran into Levy and Cana as I rushed up a small flight of stairs that were near a Fairy Tail Academy entrance. They seem to stare at me until Cana burst into laughter pointing at the leaves in my hair. Apparently when the leaves were falling and getting mixed in my headband they had gotten stuck elsewhere. How come that blonde guy hadn't mentioned it. I began to blush and started taking the leaves out of my hair only to stumble down the stairs. I let out a little shriek when I shut my eyes and fell directly down… into someone's arms. I opened my eyes one at a time to make sure I was alive. I looked up into the concerned black eyes of a pink-haired individual.
He slowly put me down making sure I wasn't hurt. "Are you alright? Feel any pain? Does your leg hurt? Did your head have a hard impact against my arm? I think I heard your back crack, is that alright?"
I looked up at the boy overwhelmed by his many questions. I simply nodded my head back and forth, saying no to all the questions he asked. He smiled happily. He had sharper "fangs" than most people I knew. "Than-" I was interrupted in my thanks by a girl with short white hair running up yelling. By this time Cana and Levy were next to me, checking me to make sure I was bleeding or bruised.
"NATSU IS THAT YOU? NATSU, BABE, YOU TOLD ME YOU'D CALLED WHEN YOU GOT HERE" She yelled as she ran up, I recognized the girl as Lisanna Strauss. Genuinely nice girl except she turned any guy who had enough guts to ask he down, and by the way she called this-so-called Natsu "babe" I can see why. She always said she had a boyfriend who went to a different school, but everyone thought she just made that up.
"Hey, Lis, I am sorry. I had my hands all full, literally." He joked gesturing to me, the girl she just seemed to notice.
"I know you, you're Lucy. Lucy Masuko." She said with a wide smile, like she was pleased she knew the most unpopular girl's name. Except she didn't, she just thought she did. Masuko was my alias, so nobody would know I was a rich, spoiled, little Heartfillia girl.
"Yeah, that is my name, Lisanna. Thanks for remembering. Well see you in class in 10 minutes. Unless you won't be coming because you're skipping to go with your other school boyfriend." I said kindly not trying to be sarcastic at all.
"Actually." Natsu intervened. "I go to this school now. Lis, here, kept beginning and I ran out of excused. This school is 45x better than my last school anyhow." I just realized he was indeed wearing our school uniform, maybe it was a little less than nice with its loose tie and his button-up shirt's first 2 buttons weren't even buttoned. Plus he was wearing black, ratty, pretty much falling apart converse, which I guess isn't against the rules.
"Oh. Well thank you for saving my life. I owe you and since you'll be sticking around, I may actually be able to repay that favor." I joked with a sensible smile.
He smiled back and then I raced back up the stairs with Levy and Cana giggling when all they could say was "Damnnn. Did you see those arms? His hair was such a beautiful pink. He saved your life, Lu. He is hoooot." all the way to homeroom, 3-B.