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Lucy tugged at her scarf, looking out at the city as they drove to her new school. Her father hadn't allowed her to attend Magnolia High, the local public school, but he had consented to Fairy Tail Academy. Lucy had been more than happy to accept his decision. She had been terrified he would stubbornly say no and continue having her privately tutored, but to her surprise he had agreed.
"A Heartfilia must know how to handle herself with grace in all situations," he had answered her when she questioned his change of mind
She had squealed in delight and hugged her father from excitement and eternal gratefulness. He had hugged her back briefly before smiling, "A Heartfilia must not act rash. Do not disappoint me, Lucy."
Lucy laughed, "You know it, dad!"
Now Lucy stood in front of her new and first school. She was transferring into junior year's second semester. The frigid air of January hadn't discouraged students from milling about on the beautiful campus. She could only imagine how full of greenery it would be during the spring. The buildings were spread across the giant campus, styled modernly but surprisingly had a cathedral in the center of campus. Lucy hadn't had much time to research the school properly since the idea had been almost last-minute.
Sometimes being extremely wealthy had its perks, but for the most part, Lucy found it isolating.
She waved good-bye to Capricorn, her father's secretary who had offered to drive her. Her bags had already been sent ahead of time, so all Lucy had to carry was her trusty-old knapsack and her I.D.
Her phone vibrated and lit up; she clicked on her new message, smiling at the text.
Are you here?
She replied quickly with a simple "yes."
The reply was instantaneous.
I see you.
She frowned; she was still at the school gates, not having dared step inside.
You're not looking in the right direction, idiot. d:
Where are you?
A female voice spoke up, "Right behind you."
Lucy jumped, "Levy?"
Levy shot her a big grin, "The one and only."
The girls burst into laughter and hugged each other. Lucy had met Levy by accident at a bookstore last year. They had immediately hit it off and they had exchanged numbers only to become close friends. Out of all her friends, Lucy considered Levy to be her only true friend with the exception of her cousin, Michelle.
Levy had been the one to give her the idea to transfer to Fairy Tail Academy after hearing all her funny stories not to mention the prospect of having access to Fairy Tail's enormous library.
"Follow me," Levy took hold of her hand and led her inside.
Lucy nodded and she looked back once at the city outside. She wasn't sure if she had made the right decision leaving the confines of her home but she was here now.
Levy had taken her to the principal's office in the main building that stood behind the cathedral, but he hadn't been in. He was out for the week at a convention and his secretary had apologized in his stead.
"Well, I suppose I should take you to your room…although I really want to take you to the library!" Levy pouted
"I'm sure we'll have plenty of time to spend in the library from now on!" Lucy patted her startlingly bright blue hair
Her smile returned as she dragged Lucy to the dorms on the left side of campus. Lucy's head spun; she definitely would get lost here.
Her room was on the third floor of dorms. She eyed the gold plaque reading 209, her hand wavering by the doorknob. This was it.
"Come on, Lu." Levy barged into the room, leaving Lucy at the entrance, mouth hanging open
A red-haired goddess sat on the far side bed, staring at Lucy.
Lucy dropped to the floor, "I'm s-sorry, oh goddess."
A pair of hands picked her up, "Levy, is this Lucy?" The red-head spun them around, holding her out towards Levy.
Levy looked ready to burst from laughter, "Yup."
Lucy felt herself being turned and she suddenly found herself nose-to-nose with the gorgeous red-head, "H-hi."
She could feel the bead of sweat rolling down her forehead as she was forced into a staring contest with the red-head. Finally, a smile broke on the red-head's face, "Hello, Lucy. I'm Erza Scarlett, vice president of the Student Council."
"C-could you…" Lucy trailed off, awkwardly trying to gesture at herself
Her eyes widened as she realized how she had been holding Lucy like a doll and she quickly settled her back on the ground, "I apologize."
After many apologies on both ends, Lucy finally was able to settle in her room with Levy leaving, saying she would be back later.
Lucy was left Erza who was now reading a book on her bed. She likes to read?
"What are you reading?" She asked cautiously, not wanting to startle her again.
Erza started, dropping the book on her face, "N-nothing real interesting," she sputtered.
"Mmm," Lucy smirked, having caught a glimpse of the title, Nighttime tales.
She hadn't taken Erza to be the type to read erotic novels. Erza caught her mischievous face, "It's not what you think! It's research!"
"Research?" Lucy bit her lip to prevent herself from laughing. Oh, Erza was definitely a cute person.
Erza's face had gone as red as her hair and she mumbled something along the lines, "F-for science."
"What's his name?" Lucy waggled her eyebrows
"I have to go now!" Erza stood up, shoving the book underneath her pillow and running out of the room.
That's when Lucy allowed herself to laugh. Suddenly, she wasn't so scared of her roommate anymore.
Levy had shown her around pretty well the day before, but Lucy found herself wandering around the hallways, frantically looking for her first class, physics.
"I knew I should have asked for a map!" She muttered darkly under her breath
She clutched her books closely to her chest as she ran to the end of the hallway only to be shoved to the ground by two fighting males. What the hell?
The pink-haired one shoved the dark-haired one against the wall, "Want me to smash that face, pretty boy?"
The dark-haired male made a face, looking bored, "Eh? What was that, flame bastard?"
Lucy stared at the two of them, unsure of what to do. She'd never seen a physical fight. She had been accustomed to sly comments and arguments hidden between the lines during parties but never had she seen a brawl.
She picked up her books from the floor, hoping they wouldn't notice her during their heated conversation. She begun to tip-toe away when she froze.
Her cold voice rang out, "Dragneel! Fullbuster! What do you think you're doing?"
Lucy turned and gulped at the sight of Erza. She was wearing a red school uniform like Lucy's except hers had a patch on her shoulder. I'm the vice president of the student council, she had said.
The two boys had both clutched each other in nervous fear, "Erza! We were so happy to see each other. We couldn't resist...Friends, right?" They both nodded at each other.
Lucy could have sworn she saw Erza's wrath glowing around her as dark smoke, but it quickly disappeared as Erza hugged the boys, "Welcome back."
Even Lucy cringed at the boys' terrified postures. She decided to step in, "H-hi, Erza."
Erza shot out an arm towards her and brought her into her crushing embrace, much to Lucy's horror.
Lucy rubbed her back as she sat down in class; at least she didn't have to get a back massage anymore. She was glad she hadn't broke a rib.
A piece of paper hit the back of her head and she heard a low whisper, "Oi, you're the new girl, right?"
She ignored the whisper, knowing it belonged to the pink-haired male that had ungraciously ignored her while Erza introduced her earlier to them. A Heartfilia should not act petty, her father's voice echoed in her head. She knew that, but her dad wasn't here.
Another piece of paper hit her head, "Oi!"
Her eyebrow twitched in annoyance, but she continued to ignore the assaulting pieces of paper. Finally, the other boy, Gray, saved her from Pinkie, "Hey, Flame brains, leave her alone."
There was a pause then Natsu retorted, "What's it to ya?"
"It's obvious she doesn't want to talk to you!"
Lucy, already becoming used to their bickering, felt a small smile creep on her face. She would talk to Pinkie once her pride wasn't hurt from his earlier unspoken snide.
The boys settled down when the teacher walked in, Ms. Libra. Lucy jaw dropped to the floor; Ms. Libra wore a tight black miniskirt with a button-down shirt that hadn't been closed all the way. Her long black hair had been pulled into a ponytail much like Lucy's. Were all the teachers and students drop-dead gorgeous in this school?! She didn't remember reading that Fairy Tail Academy was a modeling school.
Ms. Libra didn't waste time; she got straight to the point, "We have a new student."
Lucy inwardly groaned. She had been hoping Ms. Libra would forget about introductions. She stood up, ready to give her prepared three-sentence speech, but Ms. Libra stopped her, "Sit down."
Lucy blinked in shock and a little embarrassment, not really understanding what was going on, "We don't have time for introductions."
And with that she started class.
Lucy threw herself onto her bed, banging her head against her soft pillows. That was THE most terrible day in her entire life. Levy hadn't been around because she had been dragged off by Erza after first period for an all-day student council meeting. Who starts an all-day student council meeting after first period?!
She had missed lunch because she had spent the entire hour just trying to find the cafeteria and she had been late to all her classes after first. She shivered as she remembered her P.E. teacher, Ms. Aquarius. She was dating the other P.E. teacher, Mr. Scorpius, but Lucy wondered how they got along. Now SHE was scary. Erza was only scary when she had to be, but Ms. Aquarius was scary because she could be. She had immediately taken a dislike to Lucy and had forced her to run laps the entire period.
It was three o'clock and she had received a text from Levy that she wouldn't be out until five, six if Erza didn't get her strawberry cake in time. She wondered who the president of student council was.
There was a knock on her door. Erza? No, it couldn't be. She was tempted to pretend she wasn't in the room, but what if the person had the wrong room?
Lucy got up, adjusting her shirt and pulling down her skirt that had ridden up her waist while she rolled around on her bed.
She opened the door, "Oi! New girl!"
Pinkie.
She thought about closing the door on him, but that would be too rude, so she forced a smile, "Pinkie."
The scarf he had had around his neck during the school day was now wrapped around his head, and Lucy couldn't help but think he looked really cute.
He gave a toothy grin, scratching his head, "We met earlier…"
"Did we?" Lucy replied, the sarcasm dripping off her words.
His Adam's apple bobbed nervously, "Yeah."
Lucy grew bored of this seemingly pointless conversation and began to close the door, "Well, nice seeing y—"
His foot caught the door and he thrusted his face close to hers, "Wait! I want to apologize."
He continued, "I know I snubbed you earlier. It was rude. I've been trying to apologize all day. I didn't mean to be rude. It's just that stripper that bugs the hell outta me. I just walked off without saying hi to you because I wanted to get away from that ice bastard."
Lucy giggled; his redundant apology melting her apprehension.
"Pinkie, it's alright now."
A smile spread across his face, "I'm Natsu."
"Lucy," this time she genuinely smiled.
"Wait," he scrunched up his eyebrows, "Whaddya call me? It's SALMON."
Lucy laughed and she used his brief confusion to close the door on him. She could hear him huffing, "It's salmon, weirdo."
She threw herself on her bed again, but this time she felt lighter, happier.
"It's rosy, stupid." she mumbled through her smile.
Maybe it hadn't been such a bad day after all.
::A/N::
Hi, guys! First off, I changed my name from Fanfic addictXD to KJ Dreams(My wattpad username). I really shouldn't have started another fanfic...but I have and here it is. Whether or not I continue this one will depend on you guys! Let me know~ As for the pairing in this story...it's still undecided and can go either way. :D Review and favorite it if you liked it. Thanks for reading! (I have another one that I have started working on as well. It's a Graylu one.) Yes, this is available on Wattpad as well. Under my name. Alrighty, see you guys later!