NALU One-Shot 1: The Catch
Disclaimer don't own Fairy Tail Hiro Mashima does
Book Cover Artist: Bludy-chu (Excluding Title Text)

"Hmm…" I mumbled.

"Hey Lucy, what's wrong with you? You're usually concentrating," my favourite study partner and girl friend asked gently, her blue hair secured with a bright red scarf.

"I'm just tired as all," soon our school will be undergoing tests, we need to elect the top S-Class students for executive positions, some of the previous S-Class students are organizing the tests this year.

"What do you think they'll do this year?" she asked nervously fluttering around the class; we were staying after school for extra credit, doing work for teachers. Some people I think I undergo what the teacher wants for kiss assery, but I just want to avoid going home, being the preppy princess I am treated like, pink this, pink that. I also need to avoid engaging in conversation with my work hard father who lives for the success of his company. Even though nothing has really stepped on his wealth anyway.

Nobody but Levy knows how well off me and my family are, we own countless mansions, estates, buildings, but I didn't come to this school to have it pushed in my face everyday. So I keep myself hidden and occupied with school work enough that I am actually near invisible to all my school peers except Levy of course, but that's because we have attitudes that suggests we were twins separated at birth.

"I don't know, they are inconsistent so it definitely won't be group building exercises," these activities challenge you mentally and physically, they question who is able to be future leaders of our school.

"Yeah probably, I hope its a partners activity I would love to be your partner," we high five, I would love to be her partner, she's intelligent and adorable.

"Ladies once you're finished here can you head down to the gymnasium and hand these into the gym teacher there?" we nod waving Mr Guildarts off as he leaves a box full of records on the desks.

I wonder if he knows his daughter Cana sneaks into the Canteen to drink all the juice supplies? We went to the boxes picking them up, we struggled because of their weight.

"You know this would be a lot easier if you got your maid Virginia to come to school with us…" Levy hinted, Virginia is my personal maid, but I don't treat her like that, she's my friend…well basically my family.

"No, there are two things wrong with that scenario, first she'll keep calling me Princess, which would blow my cover, and second she asks me to punish her whenever we see each other," she is one strange but strong girl.

"Well then how about Tau Rustoo he's strong," she means my pervert worker who is the caretaker of the cows at the mill?

"No way, he'll hit on me, and every thing with an hour glass shape," he's lucky he's good at what he does and that I consider him one of my personal friends.

"How about…Ari?"

"How about no, that girl has self esteem issues, not to mention she has an obsession with rams," I shook my head, Ari is an adorable laundry cleaner, I let her stay close to me.

"What about Loke? He's always desperate to aid you Lucy," my face paled.

"No way! He's just as bad as Tau, not to mention he dates every girl he lays his eyes on, I don't know what's more attractive…a chip packet, or his face, their both practically empty anyway," I scoffed.

Loke is a playboy who works for a company my father is allied with; they come over regularly for dinner to discuss stockbrokers and company shares. He can't keep his slimy eyes off my body it makes me feel uncomfortable and the need to scream rape much more urgent.

"Okay fine, but you have to admit that he's hot," I waddle quicker to the Gym trying to erase the thought of Loke, he might be hot and charming but he definitely has no personality that I would consider attractive. He might be said to be one of the hottest guys on the leader board in this country but physical appearance alone is not what I want out of life.

"Lucy don't ignore me you know its true," Levy chuckled as I continued to ignore confrontation.

"Why would I like Loke? Did you know his alternative career is taming Lions? What sort of work ethic is that? He can't even tame his own Lion to be with one woman! Not to mention he has a split personality, his bedroom side, do you know what he is called? Leo, I swear he just changed around his name and took out the 'k'" Loke likes to revel in his non existent achievements, it's infuriating.

I kicked open the door to the gymnasium my eyes widening when I saw the bleachers full of students, the right side dressed in blue cheering for the Sabertooth's and on the right people dressed in red cheering for Fairy Tail, we walked straight into a basketball game.

"Come on Lucy my hands are tired," Levy whined from behind me, I sigh trudging to the left quickly towards the office.

I was going past a set of benches as a name was called out, "Dragneel, your on, last five minutes get us that shot," suddenly I felt a firm body connect with my nimble structure, I felt myself falling until I was caught briskly by a pair of hands.

"Opps, falling for me Luigi?" my lips tighten as I glare at the obsidian eyes above me.

I stood straight spotting a mop of pink hair before it rushed back onto the court, how he dared to call me Luigi!

I turned to see Levy in a state of shock, I rolled my eyes and continued forward, "Move Shorty, tryna' watch the game here," It was Gajeel Redfox who bit out the retort to sensitive Levy who let her eyes narrow till they were slits and the outline of the red eyed bastard was left.

"Why don't you stand or is your big head keeping you closer to the floor hoping gravity would work in your favour," my mouth pulled into a grin as I look at the spiky haired idiot who dared to comment on the one thing that makes Levy into a raging beast, her height.

"That was cold," a half bare Gray Fullbuster chuckled.

"You would know, you're practically wearing nothing," Levy delivered her comeback sharply amusing the team who looked at her in awe, but it was Gajeel who was truly fascinated, from what I have heard he is very competitive and tries to be better than everyone, he definitely won't beat Levy in a tongue slashing match.

Levy flicked her head away before stomping after me; we got to the door of the office knocking heavily. We were happy to see Ms Scarlet opening the door, she took both boxes with ease, this seemed to make me look down in shame, wow, I'm pathetic, mind you I would expect nothing less from her, she's an S-Class student.

She gave us grateful nods, we turned deciding we don't want to go past that bench again. My eyes bitterly moving to the person with pink hair, the one who did not apologised and even sounded cocky about himself, look at him, what sort of loser wears a scarf during a basketball match!

"That's Natsu Dragneel…" Ms Erza Scarlet said from my side, I chuckled darkly, so the loser has a name. I went to speak to Ms Scarlet but I saw her gaze slip slyly to Fairy Tail's mascot, Mr Fernandes the spanish teacher, he voluntarily does the school this humiliating service, he also has a twin brother...its hard to tell them apart.

"Good to know," we waited I watched him play. He's talented I'll give him that, he also has a very nice muscular structure and he's probably the only guy on earth who can rock rose pink hair. But he's probably a jerk, a jerk I am not even going to acknowledge. The cheerleaders wearing their mini skirts bounced around, from Sabertooth I saw Yukino shorthaired shy girl who I see often. Minerva, a…err-extrmely mean person who doesn't know the meaning of boundaries, she prefers to use people's weaknesses to her advantage. Definitely not a person I see myself ever being friends with, other nameless faces. Then onto our school's cheerleading squad, we have the ever beautiful, and former S-Class student Mira Strauss, her perfect white hair streaming down her shoulders. Then to her side is Lisanna, her sister, also near identical to Yukino. Then there is the great green haired Bisca; who is always glancing at the Alzack one of the spectators on the benches.

We observed as Natsu (Basically spat his name) who shot a winning goal from the sideline, magically prancing its way into the hoop like a fireball in the midnight sky, wow, this dude is literally on fire. The bleachers erupted with cheers and sentiments as the teams gathered for the final team talk, the opposite team Rogue and Sting Eucliffe. I know them by the small transactions their friend Yukino makes with my father.

Their not too bad but I would prefer to keep my distance.

Sting's eyes met mine and I instantly felt uncomfortable. Dammit, today is just not my day.

"Well if it isn't Lucy Heartfillia," he grinned stepping forward to meet me.

I jerk when he wraps his sweaty arms around me, "Hey Sting…did you guys win?"

His shoulders drooped, "Nah, by one point. Natsu's shot got them the lead," my ears were repulsed at the hearing of his name.

"That's too bad, wish you guys had won," that would knock Natsu's ego down an inch.

"Yeah, but that's okay, we hold this match every year so we'll get him next year, see yah Lucy," he patted my cheek.

I turned watching as Sting's closest friend Rogue chatted to Levy who blushed bashfully as they conversed, in the background I saw a certain Spiky haired bum glaring imposingly at Rogue. But they neither acknowledged his presence.

"Okay gotta go, I think I'll be over with Yukino tomorrow," he waggled his eyebrows.

I rolled mine, I stepped forward but a pair of obsidian eyes halted me, they were angry and blistered with hatred. The owner of those eyes trampled his way to my forefront.

"How do you know him?" Natsu Dragneel crossed his big sweaty arms, the tendons in those muscles flexing, impressive.

I snapped my gaze to his, I could already see he had noticed where my stare had been but was too angry to taunt me, "That's none of your business," I snapped.

He huffed, "Fairy Tail students shouldn't associate themselves with other schools," now it was my turn to be angry.

"Who gave you permission to decide what is right or wrong? And better yet who I can know and talk too, I have a father and he's at home so leave me alone. Sting is a great person, a little cocky but-" I cut myself off, why am I even having this conversation with him? I don't even know him, "You know what forget we ever talked, just go back to your team and I'll go back to doing whatever I was supposed to be doing, got it?"

His shoulders tensed but his eyes turned to mine in determination, "Forget about forgetting our conversation, or you falling and I catching you, that was lucky huh? But…you and I? We're going to get to know each other,"

I scoffed turning away, "Levy let's g-huh?" my best friend is now being held up by one at the shirt of her collar by none other than Gajeel Redfox.

"Uh, Lucy…can you help me?"

"Yeah Bunny Girl, come and help Shrimp over here, would ya'?" I cringe, does he really want to engage in that topic again.

"Should I just get Droy and Jet?" Droy and Jet are the boys that follow Levy around like sick puppies; I call them the Shadow Pair because they constantly shadow her.

Gajeel looked down at her, "Them? Joy and Dret your boyfriends?" I giggled as he mixed up the starting of their names.

Levy crossed her arms and I stalked forward kicking Gajeel in the shin before catching Levy, we quickly bolted for the door but a hand caught my elbow, "I hope you ain't got a boyfriend…" Natsu's slimy voice reached my ears, "But I love a little competition,"

"And I hope you ain't familiar with the floor," I knocked his feet from beneath him as he tumbled face first, "Because I love to see you two meet," I grin triumphantly before making my way to the class to grab my stuff and leave.

I exited the building watching as a familiar car pulled up to the curb, me moving to get inside, but a hand caught my arm, "I love a little chasing too,"

I spun around just as the cherry blossomed haired cocky son of a-just a complete blockhead walked away, his emblem shining bright on his back, my last thought was…you can't chase somebody who is already invisible.

Then as the months passed by...after that exact moment with Natsu Dragneel and the many that happened afterwards, I realised one thing.

How. Wrong. Was. I?

Because no matter what, when I would ask him to leave me alone, do you know what he said? "I would, but that would mean I won't see you again, However..."

"However what?! What's the catch?"

He grinned up at me his pink hair tousled lightly from sweat and his calloused hands as he shook his head in dismissal, "Poor Luigi, she should know, because she is the catch," and to prove his statement further...I tripped and he caught me again, and after awhile, it wasn't only my body falling, it was my heart too, luckily...he caught that one too.

Sorry I didn't realise that my ending had disappeared so I quickly slipped it in.