Author's Note: Hey guys! This is my first Fairy Tail story. I just sort of started writing it and thought I'd post it here to get some feedback! Um, summaries are hard to write and I hate them so sorry that sucks, hopefully the actual story is better! I sort of have an idea where I'm going with this. I'm always post to constructive criticism(please be nice) and suggestions for the story. I hope you guys enjoy!
Today was the first official day of spring. The sun was bright outside and the weather was nice enough to be able to be comfortable in a light sweater and shorts. A young women with blonde hair strolled down the sidewalk happily humming to herself. Today had also been her first official day at Fairy Tail High-school. She wore a light pink camisole covered by a grey cardigan with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, pair of light-wash shorts, thigh high socks, and a pair of black, tastefully tattered, combat boots. Her hair was partially pulled back and held in place with several bobby pins, she hated it being in her face so it was usually like this or in a ponytail. This girl was Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of very successful business man, Jude Heartfilia.
Lucy fished in her back pocket when she felt her phone vibrating, rolling her eyes slightly and muttering to herself, "I bet anything it's…"
She looked at the caller ID and sure enough… "Hi Dad." She tried to disguise the annoyance in her voice, she hadn't even been out of school 10 minutes and he was already checking up on her.
"Lucy? Where are you?" Her father sounded slightly panicked, which was ridiculous, he was ridiculous.
Lucy sighed, "Dad, you have to give me at least enough time to have gotten home before you freak out…" He was so over protective and overbearing.
"I did!" He practically wailed. Lucy stopped in her tracks and put her free hand on her hip.
"It takes 20 minutes to walk home! I've only been out of school for 10!" She reminded him.
"I really don't see why you won't let me send the driver Lucy, you shouldn't be out walking alone, it's really not safe, what if something happened to you-" "Dad! We live in life the safest neighborhood in Magnolia and it would be stupid for me to not walk such a short distance, plus I like to have the time to myself." Her father started to protest again but she cut him off.
"Okay dad! I have to go, there are some muggers here that say they want to beat me up and take all my money….NO! Not really! Ugh. I'm gonna take a longer walk, see you for dinner. Bye."
She tapped the 'End' button on the screen harder than was needed and stood in her place for a moment eye practically twitching from irritation hand fisted at her side. Lucy shoved her phone back into her pocket and stomped off. Her dad really worked her last nerve most of the time. Of course she loved him but you could say their relationship was not the best.
Ever since her mom had died everything had just kind of fallen apart.
Lucy's irritation faded quickly as she walked and her father was pushed to the back of her mind. It was such a beautiful day outside, she wanted to enjoy it a bit longer before going home.
She turned down the road which would soon lead her to a beautiful park that ran through her neighborhood. She loved it there, it was a huge park with a large pond in the middle of it, it was beautifully decorated at this time in the year with dark green grass, fresh buds of flowers and newly green and flowering trees. She felt there was so much life running through the park with all the colors and scents spring brought.
Lucy took a more obscure path through the park that she knew not many people saw or wanted to take, she liked it, she could enjoy the sound of nothing but the nature for a while, not disturbed by the sound of cars or other people's conversations. It was a nice change of pace from her full day at high school.
The path led into a thicket of trees, blocking her view of the rest of the park, and eventually arrived at a clearing. This was Lucy's favorite spot in the park though this was the first time she had come around to it in a few weeks.
She had been so busy with transferring schools and trying to keep up with her work throughout the process of touring new schools, going to school, dealing with life at her old school, she hadn't had anytime to take a leisurely stroll.
Lucy sighed and pushed thoughts of her old school to the back of her mind, it was in the past, she was at a new school now and she could get a fresh start.
A familiar scent wafted into Lucy's nose as a gentle breeze floated through the air, causing a happy smile to fall to her lips. One of her favorite things about spring, budding Honeysuckles. Not only did they smell amazing but you could also get a pinch of sweet delicious nectar if you pinched the bottom off.
Lucy looked around excitedly, feeling a bit like a child and not minding, her eye landed on a bush a little ways up a hill and she grinned before taking off quickly up the short distance. She reached the group of bushes in less than a minute and bent over to inspect the white and yellow flowers, finger tapping her chin delicately, trying to decide which one would be the best. After some deliberation she went for one of the yellow flowers, plucking it from the bush she straightened up and brought the small flower closer to her face.
With her thumb and forefinger, she carefully pinched the end of the flower which had been attached to the bush with her nails and pulled carefully. As the small tube from the center slid out a tiny drop of nectar balanced parlously at the end. Lucy quickly lifted it to her lips and sucked the little sweet drop out.
"Mmmm! It's been too long!" She squealed to herself. Trying to remember the last time she had enjoyed the sweet taste, she had to have been 14, so that would make it three years!
At that moment a startled voice came from behind the bush. "Hello? Is someone here?"
Lucy let out a surprised scream and stumbled back from the bush, tripping over her own feet and in the end falling on her back side none to gracefully.
From behind the bush rose a boy who was rubbing his eyes as if he had just woken up. Lucy stared at him. He had pink hair was wearing a black t-shirt with the white outline of a dragon on it, and strangely he also donned a white scarf, which Lucy found strange but then again, he had also just appeared from behind a bush, also strange. The rest of his outfit was blocked by the honeysuckle bush.
Lucy was very disoriented and flustered and her tailbone was sore now. What the hell was he doing behind a bush!
The boy looked down at her with a surprised expression. "Oh hey. Did you fall?" Lucy stared at him some more. He was so casual, as if he hadn't just given her a small heart attack, like it was totally normal to emerge from a bush.
"What are you doing behind the bush! You scared the life out of me!" She huffed, ignoring his question, she pulled herself to her feet, dusting her backside off.
The boy scratched the back of his neck sheepishly. "Oh sorry, I was just relaxing for a bit, I didn't mean to freak you out, I didn't think anyone came back here really."
Lucy was perplexed, "Why did you decide to relax behind a bush?" What an odd place to lay down.
He beamed at her. "It smells great! And it gives a little shade from the sun. It's a good spot!"
She raised an eyebrow at the boy. "That's kind of….weird."
He crossed his arms over his chest and raised an eyebrow at her as well before walking out from behind the bush while saying, "Well I'm not the one eating flowers…Talk about weird."
"I wasn't eating it! You can get a bit of…" She noticed his entertained look at her sputtering and closed her mouth, "Oh never mind…"
Now Lucy could see his full outfit, he had on white slacks which had been rolled up to mid calf and he was currently barefoot. She eyed him carefully. Her interest was peeked, how could it not be?
He looked to be about her age, she wondered if he went to Fairy Tail. She hadn't seen him today but it was a big school and she had mostly stared at her feet out of habit.
An awkward silence had fallen over them, at least she felt awkward, he seemed to be trying to figure something out, his hand set at his chin, his eyes studying her thoughtfully. Lucy looked away, embarrassed by his gaze. "Do I know you? You look familiar…" His deep voice was quizzical as he tried to figure out where he knew her from.
She shook her head, she would have definitely remembered him, it's not everyday you meet a guy with pink hair, a not-half-bad-looking guy with pink hair at that. "What's your name?" He asked her.
She looked back at him. "It's Lucy."
He tapped his chin. "Hmm, Luigi, you'd think I'd remember a name like that, odd name for a girl, or anyone really—"
Lucy's eye twitched, she had clearly not said 'Luigi' her name was not Luigi… "It's Lucy. Not Luigi."
The boy looked at her for a moment before letting out a laugh. "Oh good! I felt bad for you for a second!" He gave her a winning smile and her slight irritation faded immediately. He had one of those infectious smiles that made everyone else want to smile too, she could already tell.
He began to turn to walk back behind the bush, Lucy momentarily thought he was going to lay back down but he instead just bent over. As he was bending he spoke. "I'm Natsu by the way. Do you go to school around here?" He came back up holding a pair of black Doc Marten boots.
Lucy watched him walk back around the bush to face her again. "Um yeah, I just enrolled at Fairy Tail High-school if you know—" Her sentence trailed off as she watched his hazel eyes grow wider and he stared at her. "Did I say something wrong?"
Natsu brightened immediately and grinned widely at her. "We go to the same school! You just joined Fairy Tail? That's so cool! You're gonna love it!" His excitement was over the top. "You must really love school…" She said. Natsu nodded enthusiastically as his phone began to ring. "Fairy Tail is the greatest school ever, it's like home away from home." He said as he fished his phone out of his pocket, he looked down at the screen. "Oh I have to go. It was cool meeting you Lucy!" He said happily as he began walking away from her. "I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow!" He called over his shoulder with a smile and waved at her.
"Uh yeah!" She called lamely after him, he hadn't really given her a chance to say more than that. She waved shyly back at him and then she was left alone and confused as to what had just happened. She sat down on the grassy slope and tucked her hands around her knees going back over the encounter.
"Natsu, huh?" She said thoughtfully and found a small smile coming to her lips. What a strange boy.
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