Secret Otaku
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"I'm sorry…But I know you don't really love me."
GAME OVER flashed on the laptop screen.
"Noooooooo! I love you! No no no no no! UGH! I swear I'll get you next time Kurosaki!"
Grabbing her school bag, she leapt out of her computer chair and walked downstairs. Her father greeted her, not looking up from his newspaper.
"Lucy, make sure when you come back from school you have everything you need for the next few months packed," he reminded her.
"I know dad" she rolled her eyes and smiled. "I'm off, have a good day." She kissed his cheek before running off.
Who did he think she was? She was Lucy Heartfilia for goodness sakes! She wasn't one to forget anything. She had a weird talent for remembering things. It was how she had gotten through those awful days of middle school.
She was popular, no doubt. A lot of people talked to her, and her friends always commented on her cute clothes and cute hairstyles. She had been asked out many times but she would always reject them.
You see, Lucy didn't want a boyfriend… no, not when she had Kurosaki Kenji from the *otome game Stars in the Sky. Lame name, she knows but she's played the game so many times, she lost count of how many times the dark-haired anime character rejected her!
"Baka Kurosaki. Baka. Baka. Baka." She mumbled as she made her way to the school. "Who do you think you are telling me how I feel? Bakaaaaa~"
"Who's an idiot?" Lucy froze.
No. Not him. Anyone but him. If Mavis loves her, she would show mercy on the poor blond. First rejection and now this…this…this inhumane species!
"Gray…" She turned her head to look at the tall black-haired boy. She gave him a crooked fake smile. Amusement danced in his eyes.
"Did you get dumped?" she choked, confirming the evil bastard's suspicion. He laughed at her.
'Damn him!' she thought, thinking of ways to rid him from the world.
"N-not at all…" she laughed nervously, faking a good girl personality. Oh how she hated this man. Gray Fullbuster, the only boy she considered dating… BACK IN ELEMENTARY! This man… no this unknown species loved to irk the poor girl. He fed off her misery, trying to get her to break that 'perfect girl' façade. Not that he knew it was a mask or anything.
No one knew of her real personality. While she was the nice, caring girl everyone made her out to be she was also short-tempered and scary. But her school-mates didn't need to know that. Because with that side of her personality, came her secret. She was a huge otaku! Anime, manga, fanfiction, fanart, otome games, RP games, figurines, plush toy, body pillows, wall scrolls, poster, she loved it all!
But she would never admit it to anyone, and if anyone ever found out her secret, her rep would go down the drain.
So she played little miss perfect while at school and work.
"No, you're right. No one would date you anyways." He deadpanned. In her mind she imagined an arrow going through her heart.
"T-that's harsh Gray!" she laughed, putting a hand behind her head. On the inside she really just wanted to push him in a trashcan.
Gray's dark blue eyes peered at the blonde walking next to him. He inwardly frowned. Ever since elementary school ended, he hadn't gotten her angry at him. She would just smile and jokingly go along with whatever he said. He wanted to see all the expressions she made back in elementary school, from happy to angry. He wasn't a masochist, okay? Her happy, perfect personality just pissed him off.
"Ah! There's Lisanna and Levy!" she perked up, taking this chance to get away from the annoying man. Before he could say anything she ran up to the two girls who were waiting for her.
Gray watched as she laughed with her friends, wearing that stupid smile. She definitely annoyed him.
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Don't believe in yourself! Believe in ME who believes in YOU!
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
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Lucy bowed in thanks to the short dark purple haired woman. She was beautiful, with big round black eyes and a kind smile. Her name was Ur, and for the next half-year, Lucy would be staying with her.
"Thank you so much Ur," her father said as he was getting ready to leave. The lady just smiled.
"It's no problem Jude. Ever since Ultear left for university it's been lonely, having to deal with those two sons of mines. And Ultear's room is practically a guest room now, so Lucy can set up anything she wants it make it her own." Ur looked at the blonde girl and smiled. Lucy smiled back, thankful that her father was good friends with such a nice lady.
"I just wish I didn't have to leave her while I go to Pergrande Kingdom," Jude frowned. Lucy twitched. She was right there!
"I'm sure she doesn't mind!" Ur laughed, putting a hand on the blonde girl's shoulder. "Now go! Before you miss your flight!" Jude nodded.
After bidding their last farewell, and promising to call when he got to his destination, Lucy went upstairs to her room to unpack. She didn't know much about Ur. She just knew her daughter had left for university and she had two sons in high school. Her house was fairly close to academy, so Lucy didn't have to worry about transportation. If she took the train that came at 6:30, she would be at school around 7.
As she finished hooking up her computer, which sat on the computer desk that was left in the room, she fixed her sheet on the twin sized bed. The room was a nice size and had a few things Ur's daughter had left, like her bed, the desk, the low glass table that sat on a soft fuzzy pink carpet, and two bean bags. The closet was big enough to fit all the clothes she had brought with her. She was so busy putting her stuff away she didn't hear the voices downstairs.
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"Mom, we're back!" Gray called out to the kitchen as Lyon closed the front door. Smelling something delicious, both brothers went into the kitchen.
"Woah!" their eyes widened in surprise at all the food on table. It was practically a buffet! Ur laughed at her sons as they stared at the food before them.
"What's all this for?" Lyon finally asked. Gray stared at his mom who was grinning like mad.
"My friend's daughter moved in today!" She exclaimed happily. The two of them stood there for what seemed like hours.
"Eh?" Gray blinked. Had she already hit the 'crazy old lady' age?
"I told you guys already," she frowned. "My friend's daughter was going to stay with us for a few months. I asked you two if it was alright and you said yeah!"
Gray looked at Lyon, who looked back at him. They tried to remember when the purple haired girl had mentioned this.
"Oh yeah…" Lyon mumbled. "She woke us up at 2 in the morning asking us if it was okay."
"What the hell? Of course we would say it was okay then!" Gray snapped. He didn't really care if they had someone stay with them, as long as she wasn't annoying. But if Ultear were to come back, where would she stay?
Lyon also didn't mind. He wouldn't really see her much anyways. He had morning practice and after school practice for baseball. He would only see her when he came home to eat and sleep and the weekends, and his days off.
"Now that you remember, go help her unpack!" Not wanting to get on their mom's bad side (it was seriously the scariest thing ever) they nodded and headed upstairs.
"You go ahead Gray, I think I'm going to shower first." Gray nodded as his silver-haired brother went into his room. He passed his room, which happened to be in the middle of Ultear's and Lyon's, and knocked on Ultear's door. Getting no answer, he shrugged and opened it.
"Plue, plue, pluuuuuue~" Lucy sang as she twirled the Plue Plush around. She grinned and hugged to cute plush. If it were an animal, it would have been crushed to death.
And then she froze, because she felt the aura of an unwanted person.
"Lucy?" Gray raised an eyebrow at the blonde girl who was holding on odd-looking stuffed animal. Lucy was their guest?
Shit, shit, shit. I'm so screwed.
Lucy panicked. Why was Gray here? WHY! She wanted to scream, and slam the door in his face but he seemed just as surprised as she was. You can do this Lucy. Breathe in. Breathe out.
"W-what are you doing h-here?" she forced a smile, but she could feel it twitch.
"Mom told me to help you unpack…" Gray answered, not moving from the door. Lucy nearly gagged. Now he was trying to be a normal human?
He eyed the three boxes that were still closed. While she was in deep thought, he placed himself on the floor getting ready to empty out its contents.
Lucy's brown eyes widened as she saw him prying the box open. "D-don't!" she reached out to stop him, but it was too late.
His dark blue eyes widened as he pulled out DVD cases. "What the hell?" he muttered, staring at the titles.
*Ouran High School Host Club
All the seasons of Avatar the last airbender
All 200 episodes of Katekyo Hitman Reborn
All seasons of Sailor Moon
All the episodes of One Piece
The 2 seasons of Gurren Lagann
The 2 seasons of Code Geass
The adventures of Plue
Lots of Mecha anime. Lots of shoujo. Lots of action.
A LOT OF ANIME.
Lucy didn't say anything. She wasn't able to move as Gray slid the next box to him, opening it.
Manga. Lots of it.
He slid the next box to him.
Computer games. A lot.
He slowly looked up at the blonde who was in front of him. He opened his mouth to say something but she quickly covered his mouth with both hands.
"Don't say anything!" she cried (not literally.) Gray nodded, suddenly amused. "Please don't say anything!" she said again. "Please…" She slowly dropped her hands in her lap and Gray watched her expression.
She was uncomfortable and unsure. He smirked to himself, proud that he got a reaction other than that stupid smile from her.
"I didn't expect you to be a…what are they called? Otaku?" his smirk grew as he saw a blush rising to her cheeks.
"Don't tell anyone!" She suddenly shouted. She quickly covered her mouth with both hands, remembering Gray is related to Lyon. Lyon… he was such a hunk. He looked like he was straight out of an anime. He was part of the baseball team and a year older than her. She used to go to the games to look at his butt in those baseball pants.
She did not want him to know her secret. Gray was already enough! If Lyon found out, than oh Mavis, her life would surely be over. It's not like he would tell the school, maybe Gray would, but he would probably see her as a weirdo. She knew how otakus were treated. Shamed away, having to set up barriers around themselves. They were prone to harsh judgment.
"I won't tell" Gray inwardly boosted his ego. This was great! He heard that people who grew obsessed with anime and stuff ended up having a colorful personality. With this, he would be able to see all the different faces little miss perfect can make.
"Really!" her eyes lit up, and she leaned towards him. But then it hit her. This is Gray Fullbuster! This man has made it his mission to take every chance he had at making fun of her. He doesn't know the meaning of human! He was heartless, heartless, heartless!
She eyed him suspiciously, trying to figure out if he had any motives. When she found none, she decided to ask straight out.
"What's the catch?" she leaned back, still eyeing him weirdly. Gray laughed. She really was an interesting girl.
"There is none." He stated, but Lucy wasn't buying it."
"None?" she frowned. This was too good to be true. "You won't bribe me into being your slave?" Now it was Gray's turn to give her a strange look.
"That doesn't happen in real life…" he sighed. "I really don't have any other intention really." Other than watching all the expression she makes. "I won't tell a soul."
He blinked in surprise when her tiny pinky shot up in front of his face.
"Promise?" she asked, still suspicious. Once he wrapped his pinky around hers, she almost smiled at him.
"I promise."
*Otome games are RP (Role Playing) games that are targeted towards females. Think of moon harvest, mycandylove, and star-project for examples.
I also do not own these anime titles. The only one I came up with was The Adventures Of Plue.
So how was it? Review please! I was/am really scared to upload this. I'm not sure how it turned out so reviews would be appreciated!
