BlackLynx17: This is a one-shot that became too long and I had to make it into a story. Yeah, it's going to be around three to four chapters, nothing major. It's short, but too long for a one-shot so I had to break it up.
"Don't even think about it."
"Think about what?" Mest asked, turning his head.
Natsu shook his head with a sigh as he stuffed more french fries down his throat, "Vi Vee Vou meeving over there," he said with his mouth full, swallowing halfway through his speech letting Mest only hear the end.
"What?" He asked for a repeat.
"I said I see who you're spying on over there and I'm telling you don't think about it," Natsu said clearly now.
"Dude, that sounded like nothing you just said."
"Shut up Mest! Don't even thinking about asking Wendy out!"
"Oh, so her name's Wendy, huh? Why do you even care? Didn't you call dibs on dating Lucy already?" Mest asked scratching the back of his head.
"He's not telling you not to, but warning you Mest. That girl has some serious... confidence issues." Gray explained from across the table.
"What do you mean by that?" He asked.
"Gryder, you've never dated a girl who second guesses everything and is always worrying about something? Every little thing down to the fucking weather outside! Who the fuck cares how warm it will be? I understand if it's going to rain, but why the fuck do you have to change your outfit six different time, having me wait outside TWO HOURS for our date because the degrees kept changing every time you checked?!" Gajeel yelled out, slamming his hands on the table.
"Dude, calm the hell down. Secondly, are you being for real right now?" Loke asked beside him.
The two of them started talking about Gajeel's ex-girlfriend while Mest addressed his friends who was still on the topic of this Wendy girl with low confidence.
"I don't think I'll mind it that much, I mean just look at her. She's beautiful." He said, his eyes being drawn back to her.
"Mest, I'm telling you don't do it! It's not just low confidence, but self-esteem as well. It's going to be a lot of work being with her." Natsu told him.
"I like a challenge," Mest grinned.
"We warned him, just let him off Natsu. Let him set himself up for failure and a world of annoyance. I'll bet he only lasts a month with her." Gray said putting money on the table.
"Man I bet she's not even going to date him, not one single date out. She's probably going to look at him, blush, stutter, maybe run away, and if not that then ask with a stutter why he's talking or even interested in her, making Mest feeling dumb as fuck and then... then either he'll leave or she'll run away." Natsu said, throwing his own money on the table.
"You know what, fuck both of you," Mest said standing up; he sat back down seconds later though, "but tell me, does anyone know her?"
"Mest, stop. Not only will she be trouble, but she's also Jellal's little sister. You don't want to fuck around with your best friend's little sister." Natsu told him.
"Really? Jellal has a little sister?!" Mest asked shocked, both his eyes wide open.
"Yeah, technically their step related since her mom married his dad. Wait, how do I know this and not you? You two are best bros." Gray asked himself.
"I knew he had a little sister, or at least now I remember him telling me his dad got remarried and he had a little sister attending school here, but you know how long ago that was? Why haven't I met or seen her before?"
"Because you're most likely a terrible friend," Natsu suggested.
"Fuck you, so tell me. What you know about her? Don't send me in there blind."
"Like I said shy, doesn't like talking to strangers, clumsy as hell. Not a lot of friends really... I think she likes art? Dude, I the fuck don't know, I haven't talked to her." Natsu sighed out.
"I think I'm raising the bets that she'll run by the first word he says," Gray said putting more money on the table.
"Dude, no fair, that's exactly what's going to happen." Natsu frowned reaching back for his.
His friends were useless; Mest was just going to have to go there blind. He cleared his voice and knocked on the wooden table before standing up, walking towards the other side of the cafeteria. She was sitting there with two other friends, a pale looking girl with snow white hair and sharp brown eyes along with a bright and bubbly looking girl with radiant pink hair and a silly smile on her face. His girl was sitting in between, smiling lightly, her shoulders hunched up, her head down.
How could no one have gone after her before? She was the very definition of beautiful. As soon as Mest saw her he wanted nothing more then to go to her side and confess his undying love for her, sweeping her off her feet and carrying her off into the sunset... or some shit like that. He liked her, a lot from just her looks, and he was hoping her personality was good also so he would want to be with her.
It really would have helped if he would have known one of the girls sitting there at the table, but it was too late now because one of them, the white haired one, noticed him walking and shot a glare before he had even arrived. It was harsh glare, one that had him shiver and almost changed his coarse, but then she looked at him with her soft and caring dark brown eyes and all of a sudden everything was better.
"Can we help you?" The white haired girl asked bitterly.
"Carla, be nice." Wendy whispered.
"What? You know this man Wendy?" Carla, Mest just learned, asked, the glare on her face completely disappearing as she stared fondly at her friend.
Wow, she changed just like that. It was scary; Mest wondered if she was in the drama club or something.
"My brother is friends with him... I think," she whispered in a softer voice.
"Completely right, she's got it. Hi, I don't think we've formally met before, but my name is Mest Gryder. I'm in the same grade as your brother Jellal." Mest introduced himself, holding out his hand to her.
Wendy jumped seeing it outstretched all of a sudden and clung to the pink haired girl, who started giggling as she reached out and shook his hand instead.
"You have to excuse Wendy, she's not very good around strangers. I'm Sherria, the mean looking one over there is Carla, and you already know Wendy." Sherria introduced them.
Mest chuckled lightly taking a sit down at their table, "nice to meet all of you."
"The pleasures ours and all that other crap, why are you here Mest?" Carla spat out his name.
"Carla! A little less hostility please? He's cute! He's obviously interested in one of us or else what would he be doing here?" Sherria asked.
"Did something happen to Jellal?" Wendy voiced, her eyes wide with panic.
And it was the voice of an angel. So soft and delicate, so light and cute. It sounded like a voice from a cartoon with those cute little animals talking and laughing; he couldn't believe it was real, but it was. And here Mest was scaring the poor girl thinking something bad happened to her brother.
"No, no, Jellal's fine, your other friend had it right earlier before," Mest said, deciding honesty was the best way to go at this.
Sherria started squealing and clapping her hands together while Carla reached for her fork.
"You have ten seconds to leave before I stab you in the eye with this," she threatened.
"Well it's obviously not Carla, that's for sure, and your eyes aren't meeting mine, but... aw Wendy!" Sherria started squealing all over again.
"Huh? W-wh-what?" Wendy started stuttering.
Mest smiled brightly at her, "how are you doing? Wendy?"
Her face turned a bright red before her eyes started spinning; he's never seen that actually happen in real life before. She tried answering, but none of her words made sense and pretty soon... she tumbled right over and fell out of her seat.
"WENDY!" Carla yelled rushing to her side.
"Oh look at that, she actually fainted. That's something new, I think you're the first guy who's tried to approach her so directly. I'll be rooting for you Mest." Sherria said with a smile.
"Sherria stop playing around and help me get her to the nurse's office!" Carla barked.
"Do you need any-"
"No! You've done enough! Stay away from her!" Carla glared.
Mest held his hands up and slowly started backing away, thinking he'd pick his battles. He walked back to his table where his four friends were all just sitting and staring, waiting for him to tell them the news. They all suspected it was bad though since he had came back so soon.
"Well?" Natsu was the first to voice.
"I asked her how she was doing and she fainted." Mest told them.
Gajeel laughed, so hard he was banging his hand on the table. Gray chuckled to himself, Loke smirk and covered his mouth to hide it, all the while Natsu sighed and shook his head at him.
"Dude, I told you. Good luck with that one."