What is the meaning of the word AWESOME?
If we guys actually put some thought into it's definition, the word 'Awesome' can only be described as the following:
a. Pleasant personality…Check!
b. Popular…Check!
c. Friendly…Check!
d. Rich…Check!
e. Sexy body…Check!
f. Talented(well sort of)…Check!
g. Handsome…Multi-check!
h. And the most awaited part of them all…the target of a thousand babes?! An out of this world worth of checks!
I therefore conclude that the word AWESOME is synonymous to NATSU DRAGNEEL!
Who's that you ask?
Ke-kem.
My name is Natsu Dragneel. Son of Igneel Dragneel and grandson of former late company manager Kei Dragneel, Jr.
A lot of people keep saying that I'm awesome because I have everything. That's because I'm the type that when my handsomeness enters one place, like the classic bar which I'm in right now, is that every person stops whatever they're doing and go out of their way just to glance and/or look at me, especially the girls.
They can't resist it whenever I'm there and their eyes look over to me. I already know the one thought always coming into their minds…they want me. But I'm sorry girls, I'm not the easy type of boy to catch. I'm awesome, right?
Just because of my looks and awesomeness, how more would it be when I hold the pool stick and start hitting the ball. Their eyes even start to water or widen whenever I always succeed to shoot a ball into place, they become speechless. Ha! I'm a perfect man! Where would you be placed?!
Until my almost perfection was cut when my phone suddenly started ringing like the noisy little thing it is. Tch, I really gotta put that thing on silent mode.
I looked at my phone screen to see who called me.
Elfman.
I ended the call and continued my game of pool. But my phone still kept ringing, its annoying. Oops, sorry, I mean Elfman is annoying. He won't stop calling!
"Natsu," said my best friend that is Gray Fullbuster. "Why don't you just answer your phone already? Its starting to get annoying." Well although we're the best of friends we still don't get along well most of the time.
"Quit reading my thoughts Fullbuster." I hissed at him and I just sighed roughly before answering my phone. "Hello?"
"Natsu-sama, where have you gone off to?" the voice that sounded tiredly low and exhausted but could still sound manly which only could belong to Elfman Strauss, my…I sighed, personal bodyguard, questioned.
"Don't worry Elfman, I'm just fine here. I just want to give you a break with your job. I know you're already very tired of watching over me all the time," is what I replied to him.
"But Natsu-sama, your Father would be very furious at me if he finds out that I'm not with you at all times."
I didn't do anything but scratch my head. This is what always seems to rip up my awesomeness, that is to have a personal bodyguard. This is what I hate and what irritates me the most, always guarded and being followed around like a lost puppy, except this time it's some sort of alpha canine. Everywhere I go, even if I squeeze into the tiniest corner a bodyguard should always be following me like its my own shadow. They say that to have a bodyguard is awesome. But to me, am I really the one awesome in that kind of situation? Or my bodyguard? I can't even do anything because even if I don't want it, it's still and will always be the consequences of being the manager of the most popular business company's son.
Guess in my situation popularity definitely rivals security. I inwardly sighed.
I guess I kinda feel bad for Elfman every time I escape him. Even though I may want freedom I still have my conscience. "Okay, okay fine. I'm here in our local hang out along with Gray and Loke. You can find us here."
"Man!" Elfman hung up the phone just as I finished talking, of course he's already sprinting through the streets and making his way here, considering what he just said was his traditional 'man'.
"Damn it!" I cursed.
"Well you're certainly stupid. Why'd you even tell him where we are?" Gray asked as we resumed our game.
"I feel bad for the man too you know. It's inevitable that Dad would start taking a hard toll on him once he finds out I escaped Elfman, again. Who wouldn't feel pity for that? It's my dad we're talking about after all. Elfman's a good guy and he has his two sisters to take care of so he shouldn't lose his job."
"Pinky's turning into a softy."
"Shut up Loke! And it's not pink, its salmon!" Grr, just because of my hair color. It's not even pink! It's salmon! At least everyone considers that except these two buffoons!
"So you mean, all that time we spent on planning to escape him was just a waste of time? Mavis Natsu, how irritating can you get?"
"Not as irritating as you! And it's better than having someone lose his job!"
"Natsu-sama!" I heard Elfman call as it appears that he have finally arrived. "Your Father called. He said that you should come home earlier in order for you to attend Jude-san's funeral."
What he said stopped my movements while playing. "What?! Jude-san is already dead? He died?! Dad's loyal bodyguard?!"
Even when my Dad was still new as a public servant he was already assigned to for Jude-san to protect as a bodyguard. It was decades that they have been together so Jude-san was already considered a part of our family too and we were very crestfallen when we said our goodbyes years ago when it was decided that he retire due to his diagnosis saying that he has colon cancer.
As a whole family we came to his funeral. As soon as we arrived Mom came to Layla-san, Jude-san's wife, and hugged her tightly. Layla-san was bursting with tears, maybe she felt comfort in having Mom as someone who could be her shoulder to cry on. Can't blame her, Jude-san was a good man, Layla-san was definitely lucky to have him as her husband.
"How many years it has been that Jude had fought against his sickness," Layla-san told us in between weeps and hiccups, "Even Lucy had to stop training just so she could take care of her father."
Mom brought out her handkerchief and helped wipe Layla-san's tears away, looks like even Mom was moved by how sad Layla-san sounded as she told us about how her husband worked hard to fend off the cancer just for his family. Even I was moved, hell why wouldn't I? Jude-san was like a second father to me and I look up to him almost just as much as I do to Dad.
"Y-Your husband m-must be really manly!" Elfman cried out as he blew his nose on his own hanky, and I sweat dropped. Jude-san retired before Elfman came to work for Dad, so it's not a surprise that he doesn't fully know the guy since all he heard from us about Jude-san was about how our whole family admired his work.
"He really was," Layla-san said as she smiled despite her eyes still looking a bit bloodshot, "Meanwhile she only got most of my looks, Lucy's determination really did came from her father, she admired him a lot. I even feel bad for her, she loves her father very, very much and Jude's death really affected her so much. She wouldn't stop crying most of the time, and when she isn't she wouldn't speak even a syllable and it was obvious no doubt that she was always thinking about her father."
"Lucy sounds like a really good child," Mom dreamily said, her heart probably softening for Jude-san's one and only daughter.
"Please make yourself comfortable, Natsumi-sama, I'll be right back to accompany you in a moment," Layla-san said before she stood up to walk over to her husband's coffin.
Mom sighed and smiled softly. "Jude-san really is lucky to have such a wonderful and kind family."
"You got that right," Dad replied to Mom. "He's really lucky to have a daughter so kind and would go out of her way just to take care of him."
I was surprised when I felt Elfman elbow me in the side and whispered. "Didn't you hear? Jude-san's really lucky to have a daughter so kind."
"Hey, I'm kind too! Even my parents are lucky to have me as their son." I whispered back to him in defense.
"Yeah right," Elfman kept on.
"What's your problem and you're teasing me like this?"
He drew out a peace sign with his fingers, "Just kidding."
It has only been a few minutes when a girl entered the funeral room all in white and had blonde hair tied into a bun that everyone's eyes turned to her. She walked on the aisle as she held a few roses while nearing the altar, I mean coffin. What in Mavis' name am I imagining? Okay, my heart is beating real fast and I sure as hell don't know why, I'm beginning to worry that my chest might explode soon. What is this? I felt like I saw her walk on the aisle while wearing a white wedding gown and holding a beautifully wrapped boquet. In the altar I saw myself standing there and when she got to me…she was crying?
"Bro…" A guy that looked a bit older than her with the same blonde hair went to her and hugged her tightly. From just one word…I felt like it was a voice from heaven.
Wait a minute, what am I saying?!
"Relax, you look like you're awfully tired from crying that much," The guy told her.
They both went on both sides beside Layla-san in front of the coffin, but the girl looked like she couldn't take it and she started bursting to tears.
"Is that Lucy?" I heard Mom question.
"Yes dear, that's Jude-san's precious Lucy."
I don't know why, but I already felt bad for Mom. Now I can't even stop denying myself anymore when I say that even my heart is softening for Jude-san's daughter.
I elbowed Elfman, "Elfman, do you see her? She looks gorgeous doesn't she?"
"Who Natsu-sama? Jude-san's wife?"
"No, the one beside her."
"Who-Oh…" Elfman looked dazed as well. "She does look kinda pretty…man..."
"Kinda pretty? She looks like a goddess! ...and she's not a man!" I stared at her, and I couldn't help but bring my hand up to my chest. My heart was still beating almost a million beats a second, and it felt a bit broken to see her crying. Those brown eyes…if they weren't that sad, what would they have looked like? No doubt she would look even more beautiful, and I couldn't stop myself from admitting it.
"Elfman, I think I already love her."
A/N: Who wants cheese? Well don't worry! Though slow, this story has plenty of cheese so count on it! XD
Anyway please review, I would really appreciate it if you speak out your thoughts ^_^