Title: Our High School Life
Chapter Title: An average start
Summary: The story of students in Fairy Tail High encountering multiple unexpected situations throughout their high school lives all tied together with romance.
Pairing: Gray and Lucy
Genre: Friendship/Romance/Drama etc
Disclaimer: Hiro Mashima's masterpiece, not mine
*High School (This is based on how my school does it. Teachers go to the classroom of the students. Not the K+ 12 type of school yet)
The first day of school is one of the days in your life were everything is confusing, especially for high school students. First thing when you wake up, you have a feeling that this will be a bad day since school is starting again, but once at school you are all excited for the day. When class starts you get confused with the new schedule and classmates you got. This is how it feels like for one of Fairy Tail High students.
She is one nobody expects her to be. She appears to be a simple kind-hearted student who is carefree, but besides those she happens to be one who is serious and scary at times. Lucy Heartfilia has a reputation of being a great person to all of her friends.
Fairy Tail High is the high school sector of Fairy Tail Education. Usually all graduates of Fairy Tail Elementary go to Fairy Tail High, but lately more students are coming from different schools. Just like in elementary, students go to the classrooms and search for their names on the list provided at the door of the classroom. Each year level is divided in to two sections, specifically Gold and Green, to avoid overcrowding one classroom.
This is the day were Lucy Heartfilia starts here life as a high school student. She goes to the classrooms for the freshmen, sees that her name is in the Gold section and enters the classroom. There she sees several familiar faces such as her best friends Levy, Erza and Mirajane. Also in the class were Nastu and Laxus. She goes back to the list to see who would be her classmates. As she reads the names and sees some unfamiliar names, she finds out that there are some people she heard of but never actually talked to will be her classmates.
As the bell rang, students exit their classroom and proceed to the area were they have their flag ceremony. After a few minutes they are welcomed to a new school year with a speech by the principal. As they return to their classrooms, Lucy starts a conversation with her friends.
"Hey guys, so how were things during the summer vacation?"
"Thingy were great, I found a new book that you may like Lu-chan!" Levy mentioned.
"Really? Could you please bring it tomorrow?" Lucy begged.
"Of course I will Lu-chan!" Levy said cheerfully.
"Yay! So how about you guys?" Lucy questioned her other friends.
"Yeah same here, nothing really happened to me over the break." Erza answered.
"Aw, too bad. Mine had a few family trips and outings with my cousins." Mirajane replied.
"Wow! You did a lot of things." Levy said.
Then there was a short moment of silence until Levy spoke up.
"I can't believe were in high school already."
"Yeah, I wonder how things are going to be." Erza ponders
"Hopefully there will be some romance in our lives." Mirajane tells the girls.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! " All of the girls laugh together.
Time flies by when you are having fun, that the girls did not even notice that they have reached their classrooms. They all sat down and continued their conversation. The teacher entered and went in front of the classroom.
"Good morning class!" the teacher cheerfully greeted.
"Good morning Ma'am!" the students returned the greeting with a smile.
"Since today is your first day, I would like to ask you all to introduce yourselves here in front." The teacher requested.
As the introductions began, the student gave small details about themselves. One by one all the students went in front and introduced themselves. The teacher then paired the classes and gave them a small activity. The activity was to talk to one another and try to friends. Levy was paired with Laxus; Mirajane was paired up with Natsu; Erza was paired with Laki, while Lucy was paired with Gray. The teacher told them to begin and the class was filled with different conversations. As usual Lucy started the conversation.
"So, Gray what school did you come from?"
"I came from Fairy Tail Elementary." he replied in a calm manner.
"Really? I came from Fairy Tail Elementary as well? How come I never met you before?" she eagerly asked him.
"Maybe we never were in the same class before." he answered.
"Oh you're right, I don't remember being classmates with you." she said recalling all of her year in Fairy Tail Elementary.
"Same here." Gray said.
"Well at least we can finally get to know each other right." she cheerfully.
"Maybe?" he said as if he was not interested.
"What's that suppose to mean? You don't want to be friends?" she asked a little bit upset with his answer.
"Eh! No that's not what I meant. It's just that you seem to be really close to your friends there that you might not be able to have time for me." he replied shyly.
"Hmm, well then I guess that I can make time for a new friend." she politely said.
"You would really do that for someone you just met?" he asked due to curiosity.
"Of course I would since you are going to be one of my new friends." she replied with a smile.
"Well okay then, Lucy." he happily answered.
"Great!" Lucy cheered, gaining a few confused glances.
After the activity their adviser gave them their seating arrangements. By luck Lucy and Gray were seated next to each other.
"Wow! It seems like we really are going to be friends huh Gray?" she stated with joy.
"Yeah I guess so." he replied as calmly as ever.
As the bell rang their adviser said her good-bye and left the classroom, allowing the next teacher to come in. The class was filled with noise once she left.
"So Gray, I want to know more about you so spill all the details."Lucy demanded.
"Pushy much, well um, I'm the quiet kinda sporty type. I like cold things and music. People say I'm smart."Gray told Lucy.
"Wow, you are like so perfect to be one of my friends!" she said happily.
"Okay, I'm done with myself, now it's your turn." he said.
"Fine, I'm super energetic type, I love books, and like you people call me smart and I like music too." she said with ease.
"You seem like you qualify as my type of girl Lucy." he said with a smug look on his face.
"I think you forgot something about yourself Gray." Lucy said acting a bit disappointed
"And what is that?" Gray looked at Lucy slightly confounded.
"That you are cocky." she said with a grin.
"And you forgot something about yourself." Gray told her.
"Really now?" she said catching on with what he was trying to do.
"Yeah you're annoying." he suddenly said to surprise her.
"Hey!" she said cheerfully and annoyed.
"Ha ha ha! Just joking." He said as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
"*sniffle* *sniffle*" Lucy placed her hands on her face to cover it from him.
"Lucy wait I'm sorry!" he said as he felt a bit guilty for his actions.
" Ha just kidding ha ha ha." she exclaimed in a proud voice.
"Humph I take back what I said." feeling like an idiot since he fell for an old trick.
"I'm sorry Gray." she said after calming down from her laughter.
"Yeah whatever." He then turns and looks the other direction.
She was about to apologize but their next teacher came in. She waited for her teacher to leave but yet it took her so long. It turns out that this class will be a bit longer than the others. Finally the time came for the teacher to leave.
Lucy got of her seat and sat right in front of Gray's. The latter surprised at his seat mate's action looks at her in confusion. He then sees that she is acting like a little puppy asking for his forgiveness. He grabs both of her cheeks and yanks them as hard as he could.
"Ah weawy sowy Gway." she apologized once again as Gray pulls on her cheeks.
"And I told you that I forgive you." he stated as he continued to pinch her cheeks.
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh." was all she could say until he let go.
She went back to her seat, rubbing her cheeks while she sat down. Gray placed his hand on her's and took her hand of. He saw how red they were from his pinching and started to caress her cheeks. Lucy sat there astound by his actions. She was a bit embarrassed due to his touch. He took of his hand and apologized for what he did. Lucy just smiled back showing him that it was fine. They both turned their heads after hearing whistles from behind. They see Laxus and Loke smiling. Gray, finally getting the point, yells at their classmates. Lucy stays their dumbfounded, with cheeks still spotting a red look on them.
The rest of the morning was basically teachers entering, doing the basic "first day" routine, and then exit their classroom. The bell rings telling the students that it was time for them to take a break. The students went out of their classrooms and have their snacks. Lucy stayed behind and ate her food there. Her friends walk up to her to chat. As the conversation goes on Levy asks a question.
"So what were you and Gray doing a while back when the teacher wasn't here, Lucy?"
"Nothing why do you ask?" Lucy said a bit confused.
"Oh come on Lucy, I saw what you guys were doing." Levy said that gained more interest from their other friends.
"What did you see?" Lucy asked Levy still confused.
"Gray rubbing your cheeks while you two stare at each other!" Lucky for Lucy they were the only one in the classroom. Erza and Mirajane scream with joy.
"I guess Lucy will be the first one to have a romantic relationship." Mirajane said while Erza nodded in agreement.
"Huh no, Gray was pinching my cheeks while I was apologizing to him cause I made him a bit angry. When he let go I started rubbing my cheeks. He looked a bit worried when he took my hands of my cheeks. I guess he felt guilty for doing it since my cheeks were super red from his pinching so he started rubbing it for me." Lucy explained to the girls.
"But you have to admit he is very good looking." Mirajane said.
"Yeah I guess you're right, and he's really nice too." Lucy added.
"Do I hear a crush being developed?" Erza asked sarcastically.
"I think I do Erza." Levy agreed.
"Hey come on guys it's just the first day. I can't have a crush on someone already." Lucy defended herself.
"Oh come on Lucy, I have one. Oops" Levy accidentally said.
"Oh my gosh, Levy has a crush already!" Mirajane said with sparkles in her eyes.
"Who is it Levy?!" Lucy asked eagerly.
"Yes Levy who is this guy?" Erza asked slightly curios as to who is her new crush.
"Eh, well, um... it's a Gajeel." The last part only to be heard as a whisper.
"What!" All three girls exclaimed.
"Why him?" Erza asked still shocked with the sudden news.
"I don't really know." Levy started fidgeting in her seat.
"Well, it just seems odd that you like a scary, mean-looking guy, but as long as you're happy then I guess we can learn to accept it." Mirajane pointed out.
As this was going on, Gray and his friends go to the open area to relax and catch up with each other. As usual they asked how each other's summer was. Their conversation went on and on until they came to the point where Loke and Laxus asked about recent events.
"So Gary, what's with you and Lucy? It's your first time to be her classmate and you're all sweet with her." Loke questioned.
"WHAT!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Oh that. It's nothing. I pinched her cheeks too much and she got hurt. I felt guilty so I tried to make it feel better by rubbing her cheeks." Gray explained.
"Really now from our point of view, it looks like you were getting really close to her." Laxus said sarcastically.
"She wanted to be friends since we went to the same elementary but never knew each other existed." Gray said.
"Wait you never heard of Lucy before?" Loke asked.
"Yeah, why so shocked?" Gray said a bit confused.
"Dude she was like popular with Erza and the others." Laxus pointed out.
"She's super kind, energetic and hardworking." Natsu stated.
"And not forgetting the fact that she is very attractive." Loke pointed out with a smile planted on his face.
"You guys are making me feel so stupid and outdated." Gray told them.
"Well you never heard of Lucy, HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE HEARD OF LUCY! She's such a great friend." Natsu shouted right in Gray's face.
"SO WHAT IF I HAVEN'T HEARD OF LUCY BEFORE, FLAME-BRAIN, I AM GOING TO BE HER FRIEND THIS YEAR ANYWAYS, SHE SAID SO!" Gray fought back.
"Wait Gray, what do you mean by 'she said so'?" Laxus interrupted.
"What, oh yeah, when we had to talk to someone for the first subject activity, she was my partner. After talking to her she said she wanted to be my friend since we never heard of each other in elementary." Gray said bluntly.
"You know Gray; usually you are this cold stoic guy whenever you first meet someone." Loke pointed out.
"Huh?" Gray uttered looking confused.
"Yeah, you're right. Popsicle freak here is really like that Loke."Natsu said agreeing to Loke's last statement, and smirking at Gray, seeing his reaction after what Loke stated, feeling a but smarter than him.
"So what are you trying to point out then?" Laxus said, joining the new conversation.
"That our dear friend here is acting odd in the presence of his new 'friend', Lucy, acting like all nice and close around her." Loke stated, making sure to add air quotes when he said friend.
"Okay, what's up with the air quotes around friend?" Gray added noticing Loke's gesture.
"I think he means that she isn't just your new friend Gray, but actually your love interest." Laxus explained.
"What, you guys think that I have a crush on Lucy. Come on guys, I'm not like Loke, falling in love with every girl he sees." Gray protested.
"Yes that is exactly what we think, and I don't fall in love with every girl I see, only with hot ones." Loke told them, making both Laxus and Gray face palm themselves.
"WAIT I DONT GET WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE!" Natsu shouted, making all his friends question how they became friends with him.
The bell rang cutting of the both of the conversations. Students line up and go back to their designated classrooms. Gray sat at his seat with his other friends following him, specifically Loke and Laxus. As Lucy was about to seat herself down on her seat she noticed someone sitting on her chair.
"Um, excuse me but do you mind going back to your seat." she politely.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Loke said.
"No its okay, I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation with Gray." she said a tad guilty.
"I don't really mind, since I'm in the presence of such a beautiful girl." Finally looking at her. "Well I think you have to back to your seat before the teacher comes." Warning Loke.
"Yeah you're right, bye then. See you later Gray." Waving his hand as he greeted them a farewell.
"You do know that he's flirting with you." Gray spoke when she sat down.
"Uh-huh. Oh yeah how do you know him?" she questioned him.
"Well he went to Fairy Tail Elementary with us. Usually there's a pattern, he's my classmate then next year he isn't." he answered.
"Oh that's interesting." was the only thing she could say.
The teacher came in and gave the students a task to do. Each student is to make a creative way to introduce their partner to the class. Lucy was paired up with up Natsu; Erza with Laxus; Mirajane with Gajeel; and Gray with Levy. Loke was paired up with someone new to them.
Erza and Laxus performed a short scene, Mirajane and Gajeel acted as each other, Gray and Levy a catchy tune, Loke and his partner described each other as if they first met, while Natsu and Lucy made a simple cheer.
After the class the students went back to the usual thing they do, talk. Gray this time was the one to speak up.
"So how was working with the idiot?"
"Do you guys have a problem with each other?"
"You answer my question first and I'll answer yours."
"Demanding much, well he was fine kinda annoying though. Now you answer mine."
"Demanding much," he said mocking Lucy earning him a light punch on his arm. "Well we just naturally don't like each other, but are still friends."
"You're really confusing me right now."
"Yeah it confuses me too."
The rest of the day was just the same thing until the end of the day. Dismissal came and the students pack their bags and rush out the door.
"Well I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow." Erza said seeing the time on her watch.
"Yeah I guess so." Mirajane agreed.
"Okay bye guys!" Levy said as she exited the school gates.
"We'll be going home now, bye Lucy." Erza started to walk out the gate accompanied by Mirajane.
"Bye guys, take care." Lucy waved her friends good-bye.
Lucy left the other direction. As she walks she could see Gray up ahead and starts to run. She caught up to Gray as quietly as possible trying to surprise him. She covered his eyes, stopping him in his tracks. He grabs her hands and trying to guess who it is. He gives up after minutes of being blinded. Lucy moves in front of him to answer as to who covered his eyes.
They begin to walk side by side after finding out that they live in the same neighbourhood. As they walk they can hear people saying that they look good together, making more distance between them. When they reached their houses they say good bye and enter their homes.
All the teenagers rested and talked about their first day of school to their parents. After dinner the students prepared for the second day of school. Some of them went online to checking all the recent activity on the different social networks, while others updated they accounts.
Lucy logs in to her account and searches for her new classmates checking whether or not they have their own account. After send all of her request she updates her status, talking about how her first day of high school was:" First Day of High School, GREAT! Saw my old classmates and some new faces. Gonna make me some new friends. HIGH SCHOOL LIFE BEGINS!"
All The students then log out and fall asleep, each excited for tomorrow. With that the first day of school ends, while their school high school life kicks off.