Prologue
No classes. Absolutely no classes together. They had been friends since freshmen year and the approaching junior year brought none of the same classes. They were alone.
Lucy had sent Natsu a picture of her schedule as soon as she got it and he had done the same. They took about three seconds to glance over it before groaning with annoyance. Now the first day seemed all the more daunting.
They both spent their last week doing last minute AP homework and praying they would finish. And on the Sunday before they sat on the hill by the creek where they usually sat and talked for hours before Natsu drove Lucy back home. While the first day was awkward and boring, it wasn't as bad as they had thought. They saw each other twice in the halls and talked for maybe a minute each time. Short but much needed. He had joked about the bags under her eyes and she had hit him over the head before laughing along. At the end of the day he drove her home and waved goodbye with a genuine smile then started on his own way home.
He grumbled the entire way. His best friend who he may have been falling for had no idea. And they had absolutely no classes together.