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Summary:
A new school year's starting, and that means love is in the air! Natsu and Loke both fall for a certain blonde and competes in capturing her heart. What happens when confessions are made? Who will go home broken-hearted? Also includes pairings such as: Gray X Juvia, Jellal X Erza, Gajeel X Levy, Elfman X Evergreen, and Cana X Bacchus.

This is my very first story and I decided to write it on Fairy Tail because I absolutely LOVE the anime. :3
~Enjoy~

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.

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Setting: First day of middle school, 7:50 AM

A pink haired boy rushed into the classroom, scanning the room for an empty seat. The only one available was behind a blondie who was twirling her side bangs. Strange…I never seen her around before, could it be a new student? Shaking off his thoughts, boy hurried towards the seat, only to find himself bumping head first with a black spiky haired guy.

"Gray, get out of my way! I saw this seat first so go find your own!" the Pinky hissed. The other boy only smirked and gave him a little push.

"Oh yeah? Try and make me Natsu, you flame head!" Gray suddenly took off his shirt, revealing an unbelievably muscular and toned body. "Stripper!"

They had a mini fist fight until suddenly, a girl with flowing scarlet hair stomped in and slammed her fist on the desk, glaring at the noisy rivals. "QUIET!" Both of them gulped and immediately plopped on the floor, leaving the seat still empty.

After a very awkward silence, the blonde girl stood up and smiled at her classmate. "Morning, Erza, or should I say 'Student Body President'?" They were childhood friends, but went to separate schools for a few years. A short while since Lucy's father had died, she moved back to reunite with her bestie. The redhead grinned, "Yes Lucy, all my hard work didn't go to waste! I finally got the position!"She pushed her new glasses forward, giving her status as the S.B.P a finishing touch. Lucy gave her a high five and sat down, waiting for the teacher's arrival. Then, Erza focused her attention on the innocent children sitting on the ground. "YOU TWO!"

"Y-yes?" their voices quivered in unison.

"We're all now in eighth grade, but you guys act like preschoolers, so LEARN TO BEHAVE, or you'll be living in hell this year! Got it? Oh, and Gray, go put on a shirt. Try not to strip in school." She was patiently tapping her feet, waiting for their responses.

"Yes ma'am!" they scrambled to their feet and saluted.

Erza sighed, "Good, now you both shall remain on the floor for the rest of the period." She swiftly sat down behind Lucy and glared at them once again, sending bullets flying through their souls. Natsu turned his head to find the blonde gazing at him with her large, chocolate brown eyes. A small blush began to form as he rapidly glanced elsewhere. I've GOT to pull my act together. No way am I going to be crushing on a girl I just met.

Another minute passed by and a very short, elderly man with a thick white mustache strolled in. He marched onto the podium and cleared his throat, signaling everyone to shut their traps. "Hello students, it is the beginning of a new school year and I hope you are all ready to LEARN!" A few students groaned while others scoffed. "Anyways, I am Makarov Dreyar and I will be your homeroom and first period science teacher from this day forward. I expect you to respect me and be on time, or you will receive a severe punishment. Today, we have a few students that just transferred here this year. Will those students please stand and introduce yourselves?"Lucy, two bluenettes and a guy with orange hair stood up.

The orange haired boy went first. "Hey, I'm Loke Cross and I am 14. Interests are football, skateboarding, and just chilling with friends." He adjusted his blue framed glasses and added, "Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm single," he winked, making most the girls giggle. The blonde just rolled her eyes and took a deep breath before introducing herself.

"Hello, I am Lucy Heartfilia and I'm 13 years old. I like writing, cheerleading, and shopping. I hope to make some friends here," she explained and gave everyone a heart-warming smile. Many whispers were exchanged throughout the room.

"Isn't her family really rich and famous, like the owner of the Heartfilia CO.?" Gray murmured to Natsu, who was wide eyed. "But I heard he died recently and Lucy became the heir of all their money." Then, they heard someone behind them say, "I heard Lucy's mom died when she was really young. From then on, her father became an alcoholic and also often giving Lucy beatings."

Natsu suddenly frowned. Wow, she had a really tough childhood, despite being rich and stuff... The room's noise level went up a notch until Makarov yelled, "SHUT UP, BRATS! WE STILL GOT TWO MORE INTRODUCTIONS TO GO!"

One blue haired girl with a colorful bandana went next. "I am Levy McGarden at age 12 and a half. I love to read, study ancient letters, and watch spy movies." This made a guy with spiky black hair and piercings smirk, "Gehe."

The other bluenette had long, tightly curled hair and wore a Russian Cossack hat along with a blue fur shawl. She glanced around the room until her eyes were set on Gray, who was currently glaring at Natsu. Her eyes twinkled as she started imagining a future with him as her prince. Snapping out of her dreams, she spoke softly, "N-name is Juvia Lockser, age 13. Very pleased to meet you guys. Juvia likes the… rain…rain is beautiful…" everyone felt a little awkward since she was talking in third person and was obsessed with nature's waters, but Lucy didn't seem to mind. She turned towards Juvia and broke the gloominess stirring up in the room, "I hope we can be friends Juvia." She smiled and nodded a little.

After a twenty-five minute talk about seat arrangements, classroom rules and kindergarten-like talks about respect, the bell rang. Lucy stepped out of the classroom and waved goodbye to Juvia and Erza, then looked at her schedule for her next period class. Natsu and Gray continued arguing while leaving, not paying attention to the path of people in their way. "Loser!" and Gray ran away from his rival. As Natsu turned a corner, he collided into a blonde girl who dropped her books and schedule. "Crap," she mumbled, scrabbling to gather everything together. Natsu realized it was Lucy and instantaneously bent down to help her.

"Oh sorry about making you drop your stuff, Luce. I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going." His face was tomato red, rubbing the back of his head and laughing nervously. Lucy looked at Natsu with a forgiving smile on her face, acting like had nothing happened. "It's fine, really. I'm still getting use to the school's layout…you know where Room 214 is? I'm heading for math class."

"Sure, but can I look at your schedule for a sec?" Lucy handed him the folded up piece of paper. He carefully scanned it and stared at the girl. "Wow, it seems we have 6 periods of class together, excluding lunch. Coincidentally, I'm heading for math as well, so just follow me." He grinned and led Lucy through the halls until they finally reached Room 214. As the two stepped in, the second bell rang.

"Phew, that was close." Lucy sighed scrambled to a desk in the front while Natsu went towards the back, sitting next to Loke and Gray. They both eyed him suspiciously, waiting for some details. "What?" Natsu was confused.

"You owe us an explanation, dude. Since when was the last time you've been crushing on any girl?" Gray chuckled. Natsu blushed furiously, "W-w-what are you blabbing about ice boy?" Gray often got nicknames related to the cold since he use to run in the snow half-naked as "training" to be fit. It was said to be twice as effective as regular exercising.

"Haha, anyone can tell your lying. Your face is redder than your shirt!" Loke poked his pouting face, feeling the fire hot cheek. "But I'll admit myself, I'm starting to notice that girl because she seems… well different from the others." Gray just rolled his eyes. "All you do is hit on girls all day man… I'm pretty sure it's just her appearance that is getting to y—"he was cut off by the teacher that was now standing in front of the class, clapping his hands together.

"Attention everyone! I am Macao Conbolt, your math teacher for the year. Don't worry, I won't give a crap load of homework like the other teachers do," he grinned and gave a thumbs up sign. As the teacher was discussing various topics, a girl with wavy, brown hair sitting next to Lucy turned to her. "Hey, you there," she said in a slurred voice. Lucy glanced to her right and had a questionable expression on her face, "yes?" "The name's Cana Alberona, how do ya do?"

"Hey, I'm Lucy Heartfilia, I just moved here a few days ago. I wanna get to know my way around as soon as possible! Everyone seems so friendly," she beamed.

"Oh, maybe I can show you around sometime. By the way, this is Lisanna Strauss," she pointed to a girl with short, white hair and blue eyes. "And that is her older sister, Mirajane." A girl with long, white hair that slightly curled at the ends waved at Lucy. They began passing notes back and forth until the bell rang, dismissing them for their next class.

Soon, after second, third, fourth, and fifth period, it was lunch time. Lucy stuffed the remains of her items into the tiny, blue locker numbered seven, her lucky number. She met up with Erza, Juvia, Lisanna, Mirajane, and Cana in the cafeteria. Seeing Levy seated alone, they invited her to come sit with them. Not too far away were Natsu and his gang: Gray, Loke, Mirajane's younger brother Elfman, the Vice S.B.P Jellal Fernandes, and the black spiky haired guy with piercings named Gajeel.

Natsu was about to call out to Lucy when he noticed Loke already leaning forward next to the blonde. "Hello beautiful," he flashed a bright smile, only to be ignored by Lucy. Playboy. Get away before I get serious. "Playing hard to get huh? Well if that's the way you want it, I guess I'll just have to make you fall for me," Lucy rolled her eyes, but as Loke took her left hand and placed a gentle kiss on it, she couldn't help but blush a little. Suddenly, Natsu had a sick feeling in his stomach. Loke has been his friend for years outside of school, but he felt like punching him in the guts right that second. Is this the feeling of jealousy? Urrgh. I don't like it at all…

As Loke sat down beside what he claimed to be "his woman," Natsu couldn't even take a bite of the spicy chicken sandwich, his favorite. He watched from afar as Lucy paid no attention to Loke's catch phrases, but couldn't help it as she laughed when he screwed up on them. Even Gray and the others went over to join them in some fun. While Loke was flirting with Lucy, Cana drank a few cups of beer, Elfman greeted his sisters while shouting "BE A MAN," Juvia tried getting a conversation going with Gray, Jellal was bugging Erza, and even Gajeel was chit-chatting with Levy… well more like arguing. Natsu sat alone, picking at his now cold sandwich. He stood up and decided to get some fresh air until Lucy caught him going away.

"Hey Natsu, where you heading?" she rose up as well.

"J-just getting some fresh air, don't worry about me," he turned to walk out until he glanced back. "I'll go too," Lucy was about to leave, Loke purred like a cat, begging her to stay and planted his dirty lips on Lucy's cheek, about to go onto her mouth. Everyone stayed quiet, watching the lion-like boy catch hold of his prey. Lucy was rock still, not knowing what to do in this situation. Out of nowhere came Natsu's fist as it crushed Loke's face, sending him flying back a few feet. "I see a greedy man wanting this girl all to himself, but too bad for him cause he's got some competition now," Natsu challenged Loke, who got up and adjusted his glasses. "Fine by me, as long as the…princess doesn't mind," he smirked. Natsu grasped Lucy's hand and ran out of the cafeteria.

Please review! Feel free to put any suggestions to help me improve my writing. Thank you! (´･u`)