Waking up feeling like she had forgotten some crucial detail, Nicole Powers walked lazily through her dark bedroom and out the door. Snatching a couple of towels from the hallway closet, she went back to hop in the shower. Feeling energized, she stopped abruptly in front of her dresser, thinking to herself. Seriously, if I was this stupid, how did I make it to high school?,realizing that it was the first day of her junior year. Hearing the hoarse voice of her father calling, she quickly got dressed. Throwing her bag over her shoulder, she bounded out into the hallway and down the stairs.
After having a quick breakfast, she went outside and jogged toward the driveway. Checking her cell, she realized that it was already 7:51. Crap, she thought to herself. It would be extremely lame if she was late on her first day. Climbing into her retro blue Bug, she started the engine, and sped down the street toward Freedom High School.
Dashing into the building, she made a right toward the front office. She said her friendly hellos and welcome back's while she waited for the office to assign her a locker. After getting her slip of paper, she took one of the elevators to the third floor. While she was riding up, Nicole pulled out her iphone and started watching her new favorite anime show, Fairy Tail. Not wanting to stop in the middle of an epic fight scene, she walked out of the elevator half paying attention to her surroundings.
Hearing hurried footsteps in front of her over the music, she glanced up a second too late, realizing she was about to run in to somebody. Unable to move aside, they collided. iphone flying out of one hand, bag out of the other, Nicole fell on her butt. Taking a second to shake off the daze, she got herself off the floor, and hurriedly started collecting her stuff that had flown out of her bag.
"Uh, is this yours?"
Not realizing who it was, she quickly turned around. A boy stood in front of her, and she thought it must have been who she had run into. He was about 5' 8"; wearing a black open vest with orange trim, his bare chest underneath. He had white pants with black ties on the ends. A shawl, which was identical to the vest, that went from his waist down to his ankles, being held up by brown belt. He wore black sandals and a white, scaly scarf. He had a mop of pink hair, coming down somewhat over his eyes.
Blinking a couple of times to get back in the moment, she saw he was holding her cell.
"Yeah, uh… thanks," she said quickly, having a suspicious felling that he was familiar. Grabbing back her phone, Nicole noticed that the show was still playing. The scene showed one of the main characters standing triumphantly over the unconscious enemy. Startled, she turned toward the boy.
"Hey what's your name?' she asked, curious.
"Oh, I'm Natsu," he answered, surprised by her sudden question. "Natsu Dragneel. My friends call me Salamander," he smiled cutely, while she stared at him, shocked. "I have to go; it was nice to meet you… "
"Nicole." She muttered, not really paying attention.
"Well, it was nice to meet you, Nicole. See ya 'round." With that he ran down the hall, scarf flittering behind him. She sat there bewildered, and her mind trying to process the uncomprehendible truth. The guy was from her anime show.