This is a story idea I came up with at like two in the morning when I couldn't sleep, and then I got really pumped to write it. This story will have at least twelve chapters, following Natsu and Lucy through each year of school, starting in first grade and ending with the senior year!
"Alright class, we have a new student joining us today, so be on your best behavior!" The teacher spoke softly to her students, looking over the children as they yawned and doodled on their hands, she kneeled down so she was closer to the height of the little blonde girl next to her. "This is Lucy Heartfilia, she just moved here during winter break, so she needs some new friends, understand?" most kids just groaned or nodded as a response, too tired and uninterested to really do anything else. "You'll sit in the second row next to Yukino, she's the one with the white flower in her hair."
Lucy nodded and walked over to her seat, avoiding the eyes of all the other children in the room as she did so. She slumped into her seat, straightening her skirt and playing with the pink bracelet on her left wrist as the teacher continued to talk.
When the first play break finally began, Lucy picked up a book and headed to the farthest corner of the room, trying to block out her loud classmates as they played games with their friends.
Not long after, Lucy spotted a boy with bright pink hair walking her way out of the corner of her eye. The boy didn't seem too nice as he stomped away from a group of kids huddled around a game, mumbling something about how he wasn't a cheater and everyone else was just bad at following his rules.
"Hey, your name is Lucy, right?" He asked, crossing his arms over his chest when she only nodded. "Well, my name is Natsu, and I don't have any friends either, Miss Mia says it's because I'm mean to people, but that's only because they're mean to me first! Are you mean?"
Lucy shook her head quickly, wanting to stay on Natsu's good side incase he ever had a bad day. "My momma always said being mean to people only gets you hurt, and I don't want that to happen."
Natsu grinned as he sat down next to her, obviously having no concern about personal space. "Good, that means we can be friends, and friends need to know everything about each other! My last name is Dragneel, which is really cool because it sounds like I'm a dragon, and I like dragons a lot!"
Natsu went on and on for the entire break, occasionally stopping to ask Lucy about her favorite things, and when the lunch break started, he ate with her and continued to speak afterwards, not pushing when she didn't want to talk about her family or her old house, talking about his scarf instead and why he always wore it, even during the summer.
The two walked out of school together when the day finally ended, saying goodbye and parting ways when they were almost to Lucy's father.
"Who was that?" Jude asked as they walked back to the car, taking Lucy's bag from her on the way.
"That's Natsu," Lucy said excitedly as she smiled, "he's my new friend!"