CHAPTER 1
"Please welcome, Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Ashley, they have just transferred to Fairy Tail Academy." The teacher introduced them.
The whole class stared at them; Lucy smiled and looked around to her new classmates.
Natsu, on the other hand, had a bored look on his face, his eyes were half open from a lack of sleep and he wasn't taking any notice of the stares.
Suddenly Natsu's mood changed; his ears perked up and his eyes widened.
"That Lucy chick is hot!" "Look at her..."
He shot a deadly look in the direction the whispers were coming from. The whispers immediately died down.
Natsu and Lucy were assigned seats; they were both thankful that they were seated beside each other.
"Psh, I don't like this place already..." Natsu said grumpily; looking around giving people dirts as he adjusted his muffler.
"Don't be like that! It's only our first day." Lucy scolded him.
"Whatever." He shrugged and folded his arms, "Why's it so early anyways."
"It's not early!" Lucy told him.
"You didn't have to come with me you know..." Lucy said guiltily with an apologetic look.
"Are you crazy?! I wouldn't let you just run off on your own, it's too dangerous." He said angrily but it was clear he cared.
"I know..." Lucy rolled her eyes, but she was glad Natsu was by her side.
The lesson passed quickly and Natsu fell asleep; already gaining his first detention.
"It hasn't even been a day and you've already got a detention." Lucy sighed as they exited the classroom.
"I was just taking a nap." He pouted as he walked beside her down the corridor.
"Now how do we get to the cafeteria?" Lucy muttered, paused and looked around to see which way people were going.
"Are you two lost by any chance?" Lucy and Natsu turned to see a girl with long scarlet-red hair.
"You are the new students, Lucy and Natsu I believe?" She asked.
Lucy nods, "Yes, we we're just looking for the cafeteria."
"Please, follow me," She insisted as Natsu and Lucy followed behind her, "I'm the President of the Student Council, Erza Scarlet."
"Nice to meet you Erza." Lucy smiled.
"No, the pleasure is mine." She smiled back at Lucy.
"Here you are," She led them into the cafeteria, "You are welcome to sit with my friends and I."
"No thanks." "That would be nice!" Natsu and Lucy both said in unison and in completely contrasting tones. Lucy was looking forward to making new friends and Natsu just couldn't care less.
"Natsu..." Lucy muttered with annoyance.
Erza gave them both a confused look.
"We would love to sit with you." Lucy smiled as Erza, her and Natsu began getting their food.
Then Erza led them to her table of friends. There were many, about five or six of them.
"Everyone, this is Lucy and Natsu." Erza gestured towards them.
"Lucy, Natsu this is Levy, Gray, Cana," Erza pointed to the petite girl, topless boy and the drinking girl, "And this is Gajeel, Mira and -"
"Lisanna?!" Natsu gaped at the short haired girl.
"Natsu...is that really you?" Lisanna covered her mouth.
Everyone eyed both of them.
"You're acquainted with each other?" Erza suggested.
Natsu's gaze was fixated on her. She stared back at him with shock.
"Natsu..." Lucy waved a hand in front of him. He shook his head away from her and said, "Yeah, I know her."
"Really?" Lucy blinked; this was all new for her.
"Natsu and I were childhood friends..." Lisanna explained
"But I moved away and I never saw him after that..." Lisanna glanced at him and then at everyone else.
"Yes, they we're very close. Lisanna used to always talk about him." Mira giggled.
"Mira-nee!" Lisanna blushed.
"I almost didn't recognize you, Mira." Natsu glanced to her.
"Oh, I had no idea." Lucy smiled half-heartedly as she took a seat next to Lisanna. Then Natsu took a seat next to Lucy, and Erza next to Natsu.
"So how long have you known Natsu for, Lucy?" Lisanna questioned curiously.
"Since middle school." Lucy replied. She felt Natsu glance at her.
"And you moved to Fairy Tail, together?" Lisanna delved deeper.
Lucy nodded.
"Natsu, I noticed that you were sleeping in class." Erza cleared her throat.
"Yeah, what about it." Natsu said rudely.
Erza widened her eyes.
"Since it's your first day, I'll let you off, but I won't tolerate that or your attitude." Erza stated.
"What's it got to do with you?" Natsu rolled his eyes. Everyone was shocked. No one talks to Erza like that.
"I'm the President of the Student Council, it has everything to do with me." Erza's patience with the delinquent was running thin.
"Dude, you don't wanna get on Erza's bad side." Gray warned.
"Whatever Stripper." Natsu rolled his eyes. Gajeel seemed to find it amusing. Levy had to hush him up.
"What was that?" Gray asked.
"Do you really need me to repeat it for you, stripper?" Natsu glared at him.
Gray clenched his fist, "Right that's it-"
"Enough Gray!" Erza commanded and he settled down.
"I'm sorry about Natsu..." Lucy said with regret.
"Well I'm not." Natsu murmured; burying his mouth in his scarf.
"And are you aware that the scarf does not comply with the uniform?" Erza said.
"You still wear that scarf." Lisanna smiled at him fondly. He just glanced at her, "Yeah."
"He always wears the scarf." Lucy told Erza.
"Even when we were kids he wore it." Lisanna began to reminiscent.
"I see." Erza nodded; figuring there must be a reason why.
"What school did you go to before?" Levy asked; changing the topic.
"Sakura High." Lucy answered.
"Oh I've never heard of it..." Levy pondered.
"It's not in this town." Lucy explained.
"Really?" Erza seemed surprised.
"Yes." Lucy nodded.
Then the bell rang.
"Where is he?" Lucy said to herself as she glanced around, "He said to wait by the gates after school so we could go home."
"Hey!" A voice shouted. Lucy swivelled around. A guy drew closer to her.
"Hi?" She greeted.
"Hey Cutie." His eyes swept over her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable, "How you doin'?"
"I'm fine." She held her arm vulnerably and defensively.
"How about it? Me and you?" He spoke flirtatiously.
"No," She started, "I have to leave-" She took a step, in an attempt to walk away but he grabbed one of her wrists roughly and pulled her back to him. She squints.
"Oi, what the F do you think your doing?!" A violent angered voice erupted. Lucy flicked her head, "Natsu..." She gasps.
The guy looked at Natsu and he released her wrist. Natsu walked towards Lucy and wrapped an arm around shoulder.
"I don't think you know how it works here..." Natsu said in a low, daring tone, "But if you ever even lay a finger on her, I'll kill you."
"Do you know why?" He asked rhetorically.
The guy gulped with fear.
"Because she's mine." Natsu said darkly and possessively.
The guy immediately evacuated.
Natsu released Lucy shortly after.
"Thanks..." Lucy murmured. She felt a blush tainting her cheeks.
"Geez..." Natsu sighed and scratched his head.
"But you didn't have to go that far." Lucy said.
"At least he won't mess with you again." He shrugs.
"Let's go home." Lucy smiled as she began walking.
"Lucy." Natsu called as he reached for her wrists.
He then spun her around, "Yea-"
Suddenly she was cut off as Natsu held her face and pressed his lips against hers, forcibly.
He slowly moved his lips against hers; prolonging the kiss. Natsu had his eyes open and he was glaring around making sure all the boys in the surrounding area could see - he was giving them all a firm warning.
Lucy had her eyes closed, the kiss was searing, but even still it was able to freeze her body; she couldn't move. But his warmth was so inviting and it was difficult for her to resist kissing him back. She knew it was fake, but why did it feel so real? Or rather she wished it was. And she didn't like it; she didn't like that at all. After all he wasn't her real boyfriend...
Finally he pulled away. Lucy was left hot and flustered; Natsu on the other hand, was completely unphased as though nothing had happened.
Natsu glanced around again then at Lucy.
"Don't look at me like at...I've done it before." Natsu said.
"No you haven't-" Lucy said still feeling uneasy and unsettled, "You could have given me a warning..."
"Let's go." Natsu shrugged as he began walking home.
