Note: In the topic of tweets, the character limit I used was 280 characters. Hehe, enjoy! :)
Beep, beep, beep, be–!
The digital clock flew across the room. It made a sickening cracking sound when it hit the wall. Serves you right, annoying alarm! Lucy groaned, rolling to the side of her bed and grabbing her phone. She started to tweet:
Lucy (CelestialLucy)
School starts today, ugh. Extension please?
She watched as a few of her friends started to like and reply.
Erza (ErzaLovesCake)
Worry not, Lucy. As the student body president, I have succeeded in adding CAKE as a canteen dessert. YES, CAKE! I can already tell this year is going to be the best.
Lucy laughed, she could almost see the twinkle in the scarlet-head's eyes. As much as Erza was scary, she was also adorable and funny. A fierce warrior easily excited by cake and sweets.
Lucy (CelestialLucy)
Hahaha, that sounds amazing! I'm looking forward to the school year now!
She moved on to the next person who replied to her tweet.
Cool Dude (GrayFullbuster)
yes, an extension would be nice. but at least we're all in the same class thanks to ErzaLovesCake. i still want flamebrain to move to another class though.
There were two replies under Gray's tweet.
HOTNESS (YesIHavePinkHair)
fuck u ice princess
its been a week
can i change my username now D:
Gray-sama is mine! (JuviaFullbuster)
JUVIA IS ALSO GOING TO BE IN THE SAME CLASS AS GRAY-SAMA!
Lucy didn't even bother to reply to any of them as she liked their tweets instead. Her notifications were blowing up with Natsu and Gray fighting under her own tweet. "Wish they'd shut up," she sighed and – as if on cue – Erza joined their thread.
Erza (ErzaLovesCake)
Shouldn't you guys be preparing for school? I swear I will have all your heads on a platter if any of you arrive late.
The blonde felt chills run throughout her body, knowing Erza's tweet indirectly included her. She dished out an apology, so did the two boys, and proceeded to get ready for the day.
"Good morning, everyone! I am Erza Scarlet, the student body president, and I see both new and old faces. Welcome to Magnolia Academy, new students!"
It was just last year when Lucy became a student at Magnolia Academy, when she left her father's mansion to start an independent life of her own. So far, it has been the best decision she has ever made. Here she was known as just Lucy, not the Lucky Lucy of Heartfilia, and everyone accepted her for her – neither for her name nor fortune.
And she met this amazing guy, Natsu Dragneel. Oh, she could go on and on about him, about how sweet, hilarious, or whatever he was. They were best friends and she happened to like him more than that. Not that she would ever admit it to him though. He would be too dense to understand and would probably say he also liked Lucy as a sister. Now that would be embarrassing.
"Morning, Luce!" Speak of the devil.
Lucy turned to the right, facing Natsu. She covered her startled expression with a smile. "Good morning to you too, Natsu."
"You looked deep in thought." He pulled his lips into a grin that displayed his fangs. The same grin Lucy fell in love with. "Let me guess, you already heard about the new student."
"New student?" she repeated with one of her brows up in question.
"Yep." he said, popping the p.
"Sorry to break it to you, but no." At Natsu's slumping shoulders, she added, "Tell me about them though."
"ALRIGHT, I'M ALL FIRED UP NOW!"
"Shhh!" Lucy pressed her index finger to his lips and her eyes shot to the stage. Fortunately, they were at the very back of the auditorium so the people in front weren't able to hear Natsu's loud voice. In addition to that, nobody really seemed to care about the ceremony since it was the same every year. They were either on their phone or talking to each other like the two were.
She lowered her hand and sighed, "Keep your voice down." Lucy just couldn't risk Erza hearing them even if it seemed impossible, but then again, nothing was impossible for Erza Scarlet.
"Hehe, sorry about that!" He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. Lucy shrugged and let him continue, "I heard from Levy that the new student isn't actually a new student!"
"So a student that transferred to another school but came back here?" Natsu nodded. "Oh, then maybe you know them?"
It was his turn to shrug. "I don't know, but Levy told me I did." Before Lucy could reply, he held his hand up. "Actually, I'm sure I know who she is. I just can't believe she came back!"
The excitement in Natsu's eyes got her all giddy. She held his raised hand and started shaking it. "If she's your friend, then maybe we can be friends too!"
He was beaming at her and Lucy was sure she had never seen Natsu this happy before. In a weird way, it broke her heart. If she transferred away and returned after some time, would he react the same? Probably not, she answered her own question and smiled wider to mask the pain.
As long as he is happy, then I should be too.
"Of course! Lisanna's a really nice person, and we're not–"
"That's it for today, everyone! Again, I am Erza Scarlet, the student body president, promising you all the best school year!"
The rest of Natsu's words were drowned out by Erza's, but Lucy heard it perfectly, along with the cracking of her heart. "–just friends, she's my girlfriend!"
Aside from dropping her hands, she didn't know how to react. Should she keep smiling and say she's happy for him or should she slap him across the face and stomp out the room? Either way, the tears were already falling and her legs felt like they would give out any second.
You can't be selfish, Lucy.
She wiped her tears with the back of her hand, finding it hard to talk with her sobs choking her, but she forced herself to. "I-I'm so happy for you, Natsu!"
"Why are you crying, Luce?!" His eyes were wide as saucers as he tried to comfort her with a hug. It only made her cry more. "Wah, did I say something wrong?!"
Lucy shook her head and leaned closer to him as if it would be the last hug they'd share. "N-No, I'm just so…" she sniffled, "h-happy for you, that's all."
The world around her seemed to be imploding, with the only comfort being in Natsu's arms. She couldn't believe all of this. I'm sorry, Erza, but this isn't gonna be the best year for me. How could she not know Natsu had a girlfriend? She was supposed to be his best friend; she should've known everything about him! How did she not know this? Did he even talk about her – about Lisanna? She's a lucky girl.
"You flatter me, Luce, but I'm the lucky one for having her." Lucy looked up, not knowing she muttered her last thought out loud, and was met with his fanged grin.
Yeah, the same grin she fell in love with.
And the same grin that broke her heart.
She could only laugh at how fate was dealing with her right now. A few moments ago, she was incredibly excited to meet the new student, now she didn't even want to face her. Lisanna must have been the full package if she was the one dating the school heartthrob. Lucy would stand no chance against her.
"Uhm, Luce, I think we should go to class now before Erza spots us." He broke the embrace, took the girl's hand in his, and led her outside the doors. No matter how weird Lucy was acting right now, she was still his best friend. And what kind of best friend would he be if he let her face Erza's wrath? A bad best friend, that's what!
Of course, she followed him till they passed a restroom. Natsu stopped when he felt the girl tug his hand. "What's the matter, Luce? You okay now?" Her wails had greatly reduced to sniffles, but the concern in his voice almost made her want to wail again.
Instead, she slowly nodded and gave him a watery smile. "All better now, thank you, Natsu. I just need to go to the ladies' room real quick."
His eyes followed to where she pointed and he nodded back. "Sure, but don't skip class, okay? Erza would destroy you for doing that on the first day!" He tried to lighten the mood with a laugh and Lucy pretended to join in.
"I know. See you later!"
"See ya, Luce!"
She watched his retreating figure, not once did he look back at her. Lucy understood why though. Natsu was really excited about his girlfriend coming back and Lucy wouldn't spoit it for him. She wasn't that selfish.
You were just his best friend, Lucy.
The tears all came back the moment she entered the restroom, her feet dragged to the farthest cubicle from the door and she locked herself in. She sat on the toilet seat and cradled her head in her shaking hands, sobs wracking her entire frame.
"D-damn it!" she began to rant, "I'm so dumb! I s-should've known not to let myself fall, but I still did!" More hot tears poured out her eyes. "It's all because of you, Natsu! H-How dare you smile at me with such a cute smile?!" She started to dig her nails into her scalp. "How dare y-you… for not letting me know you had a girlfriend."
Everything was hurting to Lucy.
"And, most of all, how dare I for falling – for falling for my best friend?"
She passed out with her hands still tangled in her hair. She fell asleep against the cold bathroom wall, body exhausted from all the crying. The peace and quiet in her slumber comforted her, it would take a while before she woke up.
However, unbeknownst to Lucy, she wasn't the only one in the room. Another person had heard the whole thing.
A/N: While you're here, go read The Four Dragon Knights! HAHAHA shameless self-ad :D HEHEHE I got this idea earlier today and decided to write it out before I forgot lmao~ Well, I'm not really great with writing, but I try! :D Leave a review! Who do you think heard Lucy in the restroom? :O You'll find out in the next chapter! See ya!