Chapter 1
Lucy's POV
I woke up early, for the first time in forever. Usually Levy has to wake up me and Juvia. It was only 6.15am. Geez, school begins at 9, why am I awake already? I got out of bed and walked out to the kitchen, where Erza was making breakfast, the only thing she actually knew how to cook. She would always wake up extra early so she could make breakfast for us, then she'd leave between 7 and 7.30am.
"Erza? What are you doing up so early?" I asked wiping my eyes, even though I already knew the answer.
"Oh, Lucy! You're awake already?" startled, she looked at me. "Makin breakfast, for you and the others." She continued.
"I can see that. You're always taking care of us." I sat down at the table and watched as the scarlet haired girl continued making pancakes and frying bacon and eggs. I rested my head in my palms, still a little sleepy and yawning, as I stared at her with admiration.
"I guess so, huh?" Erza placed the plates with pancakes, eggs, bacon and toast on the kitchen table. She took two other plates and placed one in front of me, the other was for her. "Help yourself." She said waking to the fridge and taking out the orange juice and placed in on the table along with two glasses with strawberries on them.
"Arigatou" I said gratefully and we ate breakfast together.
When we finished she got up and took her schoolbag. It was about 7 I think.
"Erza, you don't always have to go to school this early." I looked on as she wore her shoes.
The redhead stood up. "As student body president, it is my duty to make it to school as early as possible to make sure my work is done and that everything goes smoothly today." She said as if she was reciting a poem.
"Hai hai…" There's no arguing with this girl.
The others woke up not long after she left. We walked to school together and met Erza in her class. That's how our mornings were, more or less. Except for the part where I wake up early.
Narrator's POV
Lucy sat at her usual spot, first seat by the windows. Her hair, in low pigtails, and her bangs falling to each side over her glasses. She read todays lesson before hand so she could understand it better since sensei's lessons weren't getting any easier. Voices clattered throughout the classroom. It was about to get a lot louder.
"Natsu! You damn pyro!" a voice shouted. It attracted everyone's attention. A salmon-haired boy walked into class with a raven-haired one right behind him.
"You put hot sauce in my sandwich again!" The raven-haired boy exclaimed.
"Yeah, what of it?" the boy replied. He was met with a fist to the back of his head.
"I don't eat Tobasco! You're the only one who eats that crap!" Both of them got agitated.
"You wanna go, stripper?!" They were standing neck in neck.
"Bring it on, fire breath!"
"Uwaa~ Natsu and Gray are at it again." A girl said from behind Lucy. Lucy paid no attention. She'd see them brawling everyday. It was a habit of theirs to get into fights with each other.
"They're so handsome! I wouldn't mind one of them picking a fight with me" she heard the giggling and squealing girls behind her say.
A tall dark figure walked in behind them, with piercings in his face and ears. He was known as Gajeel.
"Oi! Get out of the way, idiots!" he shouted to the fighting duo.
"What's your problem, metal brain!?" Natsu snorted out.
"You're my problem, get out of the way." He glared back. Now Natsu was picking a fight with Gajeel.
The pyro was purposely standing in his way. Their eyes electrically piercing each other.
"Stop it." Another voice commanded calmly. A blue-haired boy with a red tattoo under and above his eye stopped while walking by.
"Jellal" Gray said from beside them. The other two looked at the bluenette.
"What did I say?" the mysterious boy known as Jellal asked softly with a demanding tone. The two turned away from each other and went to their respective seats. Gray followed. The other boy then left. He was in Juvia's class. The class was still a ruckus. With the other classmates talking to each other, the three boys eventually started conversing after a while. Yeah, they would have their fights and create utter chaos, but they're still friends. Not to mention they're of the hottest, most popular boys in school, along with their blue-haired friend.
"Gray, put your clothes back on!" a boy from class laughed in Lucy's background. "Ehh?!" The stripper quickly redressing.
The bell rang and class began. Lucy just stared out the window. She didn't feel like listening to Gildarts-sensei, so she closed out what was around her. Just looking at the Sakura-tree in bloom.
Lucy's POV
It was our free period. The class was a ruckus again. No one ever bothers talking to me and starting a conversation with someone wasn't on my list of things to do. I tried closing out the voices of my classmates. It didn't really work though. I looked back outside. It's a good thing I was seated next to a window. Sooner than later my mind began to wander. The beautiful colors of the trees and plants and sky, and the sounds the wind would carry close enough for me to hear, carried me away from my loneliness. Little did I know the president of the student council walked into the oh so lively class and right up to me.
"..-cy, … -ucy…, … Lucy!" I heard someone call my name and was quickly sucked back into reality.
"Eh? Erza?" I was dumbfounded. "Sorry, I was just…" confused I looked outside and back to her. I couldn't think of anything to say.
"Lucy, is there someone in your class named Natsu Dragneel?" she interrupted, slamming her hands on the table as I was still deep in thought.
"N-Natsu… eh.. uh … h-he ..ye-yes.. h-he …" I scrambled to find the words then finally pointed to the person she was looking for. "P-pink hair…" narrowing Erza's eyes to the only person that fit my description.
The Titania slid her hands off of my table and made her was towards the group of boys goofing around.
Narrator's POV
The scarlet-haired student council president walked towards the group of boys, taking out a notepad and pencil. She stopped about 5 feet away from them then called out "NATSU DRAGNEEL" the boys turned to look at the teenaged redhead. "come with me. Principal Macarov would like a word with you."
The salmon-haired boy raised an eyebrow. "Gramps? What does he want?"
"That's none of my business. He just sent me to come get you." She replied and scribbled with the pencil on the yellow pad.
Natsu groaned "Tsk, how lame." He ruffled up his already messy hair. "I don't wanna. Tell gramps I'll stop by later. Not in the mood right now." He turned his gaze away.
Everybody surrounding him dropped their jaws and he couldn't help but wonder why. The atmosphere was silent, awkward. Everybody seemed to be frightened by the scarlet.
"Oi! Natsu! That's Erza! The student council president, also know as the demon prez! You'd better listen to her and go to the principal, ya know!" one of the guys in his surrounding said.
The point of the pencil broke and everybody shuffled back in terror. The Titania's eyebrow twiched. "What did you say?" her voice surprisingly calm.
Natsu's sweat dropped, but he shook off the startling actions of his fellow classmates. "Tell gramps it's a bother right now, and that I'll come by later."
"Baka!" one of his classmates yelled and hit him on the head with a fist, before he noticed the malicious aura the prez was giving off and cowered in fear.
"NATSU DRAGNEEL, YOU'VE GOT GUTS. HERE'S YOUR LAST CHANCE. IF YOU GO TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE OBEDIENTLY, I WILL PRETEND YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING." She gritted her teeth.
"I don't wanna."
"BAAAAKKKAAAA!" Everyone shouted. They tried escaping the rampage that would be caused by the scarlet-haired girl but it was already too late. Erza beating up everybody in her way. Tables and chairs flying through the room and screams filled the area. Even Lucy in her seat cowered, ducking down with her hands on her head, trying not to be another victim. Erza grabbed the salmon-haired boy by the scarf. He was punched in his stomach and dragged out of the room. It was a massacre. 'How could one person be so scary?!' Lucy thought. Natsu scarred for life and never thinking of crossing her again.
The door shot open with a furious Erza dragging Natsu across the floor by the scarf. She threw him in the seat in front of the desk. He was battered and bruised from the rampaging scarlet. She bowed before the headmaster. "As you requested, headmaster Macarov"
"Ah, Erza, thank you. That will be all." A small, white-haired (although atop his head was more or less bald) man said.
"Very well" Erza turned to the door and peered back maliciously at Natsu. He shook looking back at her with terror. "Hmph" she slammed the door shut.
Natsu sighed in relief. The headmaster took pleasure in seeing him so frightened and chuckled. "Idiot , you should know better than to defy her."
"Haaahhh? Gramps, I don't even know her! She's… really scary." Natsu shuddered. "Who is she anyway?"
"That was Erza 'Titania' Scarlet, head of the student council. But I believe the students know her as 'The Demon Prez'. I've heard them say it before."
Natsu's sweat dropped. "ehh, I never imagined. She's scary. Never knew a girl could be that scary…"
Macarov nodded with his fingers connected before him. "she's one of a kind. At any rate that was not what I called you here. Natsu, you're grades are dropping again." His look turned serious.
Natsu waved it off. "you don't have to tell me twice. Was that the only reason? Then I'll g-"
"NATSU, if this goes on I'm going to have to contact your parents. I know your parents, especially your father, will make it hard on you." Natsu froze at the thought of his father and gulped. He pulled to loosen his scale patterned scarf a bit.
"GET A TUTOR" Macarov suggested strictly. Natsu closed the door on his way out. He was lost in thought while walking back to class and didn't even notice the blond girl heading in the opposite direction. He bumped into her and then realized he was spacing out.
"Itai!" She rubbed her forehead. The books and papers in her hand had fallen to the ground. Her glasses had also fallen to the ground. She scrambled to search for them even though they weren't far. She squinted while looking around.
"Ah, Gomen!" Natsu picked up her glasses for her and gave it to her, helping with the papers all over the hallway floor. They unknowingly picked up the same piece of paper and her hand touched his. She quickly pulled it back, with her cheeks heating up. They both stood up.
"Here you go." He smiled giving her what he had picked up.
"T-thank y-you." She lowered her head taking them back and swiftly walked away.
Natsu raised an eyebrow, with his hand on the back of his neck. "Girls are so troublesome, geez." He mumbled to himself, turning back to class.
'What was that?! Stupid Lucy! Can't you even watch where you're going?' Lucy almost ran to the student council room where Erza was still busy with her usual paperwork. Except for her no one was in the room.
"Lucy? What's wrong? Your face is red." She blurted out. "Are you sick? Maybe you should go to the nurse."
"T-that's not it! I just came to give you these. Macao-sensei said you have to grade these papers. Also the books you asked Levy to look up, she gave me to give to you."
Erza sighed. "Macao-sensei keeps giving me more work." Lucy put the pile on the desk.
"T-then, I'll be going…" Lucy waved and her scarlet friend nodded.
Natsu slumped over his table. "Where am I gonna find a tutor..?" he complaned. An idea popped up and he jumped up. "Gray! Can you-"
"No" Gray replied without a second thought.
"Whhyyyyy?" Natsu whined.
"Tsk. I'm not smart enough, you damn pyro. You need a smart person."
"Then Gajeel-" Natsu began again.
"No way. I barely make it out as I am. How the heck am I gonna tutor you, dumbass." Gajeel blared.
Natsu went back to his gloomy state. That's when the blond Natsu had seen before walked in and caught his attention. She returned to her seat. He peered over at her as she went back to looking out the window.
Natsu and the guys went to their lockers. The pyro opened his locker to find a bunch of letters falling out, love letters or confessions to be exact. He peered over to his raven-haired. He seemed to be in the same dilemma. They looked at eache other and sighed in unison. They both then gazed to their long haired friend across the hall. Also the same. Another sigh escaped their lips but with an extra one coming from Gajeel. The letters were placed in a box each of them had in their lockers. They would gather all the letters in there. They grabbed their needed utensils and books they needed and headed back to class.
The bell sounded for lunch-break. Everyone had left class except for the three boys, Natsu still glum. They would usually have lunch in class while the other students would go outside or in the cafeteria.
"What am I gonna do…" Natsu still sulking.
"You gotta find a tutor, idiot." Gray smirked.
"I KNOW, STRIPPER!" Natsu snarled.
"Why don't you just ask someone from class?" Gajeel suggested.
"The guys aren't smart." He murmured.
"And the girls?" Gajeel raised an eyebrow.
Natsu made an 'X' with his hands "No thanks."
"What you got against girls?" He asked again.
Gray smirked. "Natsu had a girl tutor last year. It didn't turn out to great. Turns out she was a fan girl and was spreading rumors of them dating and taking pictures of him while they had study session. In the end Natsu decided to study alone. It was a close cut, but he made it into second year."
"Girls are a bother." Natsu said softly with the two staring at him. "Jellal would agree."
"Heh, Jellal is just not good with girls and tries to ignore them. Don't think it's working though, since he still gets those letters in his locker, don'tcha think, Salamander." Gajeel stated.
"Jellal…" Gray thought, then an idea crossed his mind. "That's right! Why don't you ask Jellal" Gray said fisting his knee.
"Ask me what?" The bluenette entered the classroom.
"Jellal! Won't you tutor meeee~" Natsu shot over the table with his arms spread.
"No" Was an instant answer.
"So… blunt…" Natsu fell to the ground. It felt like his answer just stabbed him straight in his head. "Why…" Natsu softly asked looking away.
"Jellal, Natsu needs a tutor or his parents are gonna take matters into their own hands… and you know how they are." Gray tried to reason with him.
"I couldn't even if I wanted to." Jellal exhaled. "I'm not suited to be a tutor. I don't study, I just read and then its stuck in my memory. Sumanai, Natsu."
"Heh, as expected from Jellal." Natsu grinned at him and got up. Jellal smirked in response.
"Then who could be a tutor for Salamander?" Gajeel questioned.
"Uhhh, hey, Juvia once told me her friends were really smart." Gray remembered.
"Juvia? From my class?" Jellal asked.
"Your ex, Juvia?" Natsu said slyly.
"BAKA! She's not my ex. We went on one date. That's it."
"I know Juvia, she was head over heels in love with you. She told me, you never called her back." Gajeel said resting his head on his fist.
Gray rolled his eyes. "She came off like a fan girl. Dating isn't really my thing, and dating fan girls even worse."
Natsu was confused, as dense as he already is. "Where is this conversation going?"
"What about her?" Jellal turned it back to what gray was about to suggest.
"She told me her friends are smart. What were their names again…? Lori? No, Lucy! And… Lola? Lira? Lemi? Uhh.." Gray scratched his head trying to find the right name.
"There's a Lucy in our class." Gajeel implied.
Gray jumped up "Yeah, that's her! I remembered her name when I saw it on the roster. She's blond and wears glasses. I forgot the other one though…"
"Blond... with glasses? Hmmm…" scratched the side of his head and thought for a second. "AHH! Blond with glasses!" The boys looked at him startled and confused. "I didn't know she was in our class until she walked in earlier today. I bumped into her in the hallway." Natsu grinned.
Gray slid his hand across his face. "How dense can you get… Anyway, she's smart. You can ask her to tutor you, that is if she accepts."
"How bothersome." Natsu whined with his hands behind his neck again. He looked at Jellal and put on the best puppy dog eyes he had.
A "No." even more blunt than before was his answer. The two others sniggered at Natsu's failure as he was mentally stabbed again.
"If you don't wanna ask her then there's always the prez." Gray joked around. Natsu made another 'X' With his arms and shook in fear.
"The prez?" Jellal thought to himself.
The bell sounded. Lunch was over. But the students always took their time heading back to class so no one came in directly. A few seconds had past and the boys heard footsteps in the hall. A blond and two bluenettes, one Lucy's length and very curvy, and the other short, small and not so curvy, entered, whilst talking to each other. The short one had short messy hair, pulled back in a hairband, leaving two locks on the sides of her face. The taller one had her wavy hair rolled up to her shoulders. The boys stared as they made their way to Lucy's seat, which was on the opposite side of where they were sitting. The taller bluenette glanced to the boys.
"Gray-sama…" She whispered to herself and quickly turned away from embarrassment. Her face was bright red, which made her shorter friend wonder.
"Juvia-chan, what's wrong?" she asked.
She, without making the boys notice, shifted her head indicating the boys on the other side of the room. She quickly understood and started: "Lu-chan, we'll see you after school okay?" She waved, her taller companion mimicking her as they left, making their way to their respective classes. Lucy noticed she was the only person in class aside from the four boys. She grabbed her things for the next lesson and buried herself into the book, as if she was reading, trying not to be noticed as usual. Her sweat dropped as she sat in the awkward atmosphere.
Jellal stood up shortly after. "Then, I'll be heading back to class as well. Later." As he walked away he glanced over at the blond sitting next to the window. He smirked. 'Good luck, Natsu.'
Gajeel and Gray stared at Natsu until he was feeling uncomfortable. "What!?" he said irritated.
"Aren't you" Gajeel started "Gonna ask?" Gray finished, both in a teasing manner.
"I hate you guys." Natsu said standing up. He pulled on his scarf and cleared his throat. He looked back at his idiot friends. Gray showing him the way with his hands and Gajeel smirking at the sight of Gray. Natsu inhaled and made his way over to Lucy.
"This otta be be good" Gajeel chuckled. "I'll say" Gray replied. The two looked on as Natsu awkwardly made his way over to the blond.
"Excuse me?" Natsu leaned to the side trying to get a glimpse of Lucy's face. 'I don't think she heard me.' Natsu softly waved in front of her face. "Excuse me, Lucy?" This time she had to look up.
Lucy's POV
I was sitting uneasy in my seat as I heard the foot steps get closer. What does he want? I panicked. I buried myself deeper into the book before me. Don't look up. Don't look up. DON'T LOOK UP, DAMNIT!
"Excuse me?" It was a voice I'd heard before.
Natsu!? What does he want? Act like you didn't hear! KEEP READING! I flinched my eyes. My hands were sweaty and I was nervous. Why would a popular boy be talking to me anyway? As I panicked on the inside I tried so hard not to show it.
"Excuse me, Lucy?" He started again, this time softly waving infront of my face so I would notice.
DAAAAAAAAMMMMNNNN! Now I have to look ..Okay, stay calm, Lucy. There's nothing to it. Act natural. Slowly I raised my head. He looking straight into my eyes, with that bright smile of his.
"You're Lucy, right? We met in the hall earlier. I'm Natsu" His hand stretched out for a handshake. I looked down and pulled my hand close to my chest. He pulled his away and scratched the back of this head. He cleared his throat. "Uhm, there's something I wanna ask you… but it's kinds hard to say…" He pulled his scarf
"E-eh?" I looked at him curiously. He wants to ask me something? What would HE want to ask me? He's probably making fun of me cause I bumped into him in the hallway. MOU! Say it already!
"Would you…" He pulled his scarf. "Would you tutor me?"
"eh" I stared at him astounded. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH?! He wants me to tutor him? Gosh, What should I do?! Should I say yes?! But he's a guy!HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TUTOR A GUY?
"Y-you see, I'm really bad at studying and I cant get anything in my head. Truthfully I'm really dense. Gramps said that if I don't get a tutor and if I don't pick up my grades, my parents are gonna take matters into their own hands. Anyway I wanna show them that I can do it by myself, so would you please tutor me?" He blabbed.
He wants to do it by himself… but if he's got a tutor that isn't really studying by himself, though. It seems like he's afraid of his parents…That's probably it.
"So would you?" His hands were on the edge of my table as looked at me with hopeful eyes.
I opened my mouth to try and say something, but the words wouldn't come. That's when …
"Luuuucy-Chaaaaaan~!" Loke stormed in. Loke stared at Natsu. "Natsu? Why are you here? Leave." He said a little irritated.
Natsu blinked a few times. "Hah?"
I stood up trying to keep Loke from saying anything stupid again. "E-eh, Loke, It's alright, he was just asking me something."
"Nah, It's fine, Luce. This is so bothersome." Natsu placed his hands to the back of his head and walked past Loke. Luce? He's giving me nicknames now? Geez Loke couldn't you come some other time?! I wanna smash your face right now.
"Lucy, if its not a bother, would you tell me your answer tomorrow?" He stopped next to my table. I softly nodded in response. Then he headed back to his seat, as my other classmates made their way into the class room.
I sat down in my seat again and laid my head into my palms as Loke leaned over my table. "What is it Loke?" I asked uninterested.
"Ehh, Lucy-chan, don't be so mean!" He gave me his signature wink which always made me chuckle.
"Fine, what is it?" I chuckled.
"I'm in love!" He hugged himself and twirled like a little girl.
"Hahh?, Again, Loke?" I said a little sarcastically. "That's what you said about the previous 5 girls you met in the last two weeks. You really are a lion aren't you?"
"This one is different! Maybe I am a lion, but then she's the lamb. A really cute lamb." He rested his head into the palm of his hand and stared into space with hearts in his eyes. "I'm going to try and steal her heart! Wish me luck Lucy-chan!" He said determined, clenching his fists in front of his chest.
"Hai, hai" I smirked. Loke really is such a playboy. I wonder if this time he'll really fall in love. With my head still in my palms I tilted it looking at my orange-haired friend's back as he walked away. Then suddenly he was inches in front of me again with that playboy smile of his.
"Lucy-chan, you sure, that you're not in love with me?" He said with that same look he gives all the other girls.
"As if!" I kicked him out of my class, agitated. My classmates, even Natsu stared at me because of my behavior. Shit, my 'Erza' is showing! I quickly took a seat and acted as if nothing happened.
Narrator's POV
The bell sounded again. This time, because school was finished for the day. Outside the school building Levy an Juvia waited for their friend.
"Lu-chan~!" the short bluenette called out to her friend as she came walking along between the crowd of students making their way out.
"Levi-chan, Juvia." Lucy greeted. "By the way, where's Erza?"
"Erza told Juvia that she still had work to finish, and that Juvia and you girls can go home without her." Juvia stated.
"It can't be helped, I guess." Levy sighed.
The girls then made their way back home, to Fairy Hills.
Jellal was the only one left in his class. Everyone had left already. It was quiet. He sighed "I might as well get some school work done, since I won't be doing any at home." He was quietly scribbling a pencil in his notebook, making exercises like they were drawings. Then the door slid open. Jellal looked up as he saw a scarlet-haired girl enter.
"Oh, I didn't realize anyone was still here. Anyway, I'm closing up so," Her words indicating that he should leave. He didn't flinch however. He just turned back to his homework. Her eyebrow twitched when she realized he'd ignored her. She made her way over to his table and slammed her hands on the surface. "Are you done?" she asked abruptly.
Jellal slowly raised his head and combed his hair on the side of his head with his fingers. Before long he knew she was inches away from him, staring deep into his eyes and getting closer by the second as she leaned over his table. Out of shock and embarrassment he stood up, his face glowing red.
She chuckled at the sight. "Alright then." She smiled at him. The scarlet-haired girl made her way back to the door. "When you're done, close up." She threw a ring of keys onto his table. "Put them in the desk drawer in the student council room." All Jellal could do was gawk. She left, giving him a small wave.
The blue-haired boy sat back down. "What just happened" he covered his face with his hand, trying to calm down the red in his cheeks. "That girl…"
- Chapter One, End-
