*Hello! This is my first time ever posting a fanfic of mine so you can imagine how nervous I am. Please go easy on me! I thought I'd play it safe and write a short little oneshot just to get my creative juices flowing. Any reviews or advice is welcome! Thanks for reading!*
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters in this fic (Those would be Hiro Mashima's). I also do not own the song (Little Monsters by Royal Blood).
"Stupid stripper. Getting me in trouble. Fucking dick." Natsu grumbled to himself as he slapped the mop against the cafeteria floor. The only thing worse than after school detention was early morning detention.
The previous day, Natsu and Gray - the aforementioned stripper - got into a verbal disagreement which lead to Natsu calling Gray several not so school appropriate names. Unfortunately for him, the teacher walked in just in time to hear him use some particularly vulgar language which lead to him having to come in at the ass crack of dawn and clean the cafeteria.
After about an hour of sweeping, mopping, and belly aching, Natsu finished up with half an hour to spare before classes started.
"Whew!" he huffed, wiping some sweat from around his headband. "That didn't take as long as I thought it would." He snatched up a chair from the stack in the corner and put on his headphones. "Might as well hang out and relax before I have to go kick that ice prick's ass." He sat down and kicked up his feet onto a near by table, leaned his head back, and closed his eyes while the first song on his shuffle started up.
"Hey little monster, I got my eye on you. Where are you going, where are you running to?"
"Well I think that's everything, Mr. Heartfilia. Looks like you're all set to start classes today, Lucy." the white haired counselor chimed with a bright smile.
"Thank you, Ms. Strauss. I'll be leaving then. Have a good first day, Lucy." Jude Heartfilia said before exiting the small office.
"Well he was in a hurry, huh?" Ms. Strauss said turning to Lucy.
"That's normal. He's probably late for a business meeting or something." Lucy replied with a half smile and a sigh.
"You'll love it here, Lucy. The teachers and students are wonderful. I'm sure you make friends quickly. If you ever need help with anything, my door is always open." the counselor reassured.
"Thank you, Ms. Strauss. I appreciate it."
"Please call me Mira. You still have some time before classes begin. Maybe you'd like to take this time to explore."
"Yes I think I will. Thanks again!" Lucy gathered her things and headed out into the hall. As she rounded a corner on the way to where she assumed her locker would be, she froze.
"Hey little monster, I got my eye on you. Where are you going, where are you running to?"
Singing? Whoever it is sounds pretty good.
She pressed her ear to the large pair of doors she heard the singing coming from.
"Hey little monster, you know its all okay. I'm gonna love you no matter what you say."
Wait a minute. I know that song!
Lucy pushed the door open just enough to see the source of the music. There was someone across the room with wild pink hair air drumming like a maniac. Lucy had to suppress a giggle at the sight.
"I've got love on my fingers! Lust on my tongue! You say you got nothin' so come out and get some!"
He's singing Little Monster! He likes Royal Blood! Who is this guy?
"Heartache to heartache. I'm your wolf I'm your man. I say run little monster before you know who I am."
She hadn't noticed, but she had started walking towards him.
Who ever he is, he has an amazing voice. And he's pretty hot from what I can see. You can serenade me any time, hot stu- SHIT!
"Hey little creature tell me wh- WHAT THE FUCK?!"
The boy jumped from his chair and spun around, fists in the air like he was prepared to fight.
"Ow. Dammit. Stupid chair." she cursed. Very graceful, Lucy. Now he probably thinks you're a complete weirdo.
"Hey are you okay down there?" She looked up from her place on the floor to see him observing her.
Wow. He's REALLY hot. His eyes were a gorgeous shade of emerald. He had on a red headband with what looked like dragons on it around his forehead. His black t-shirt hugged his muscles in all the right places. Oh yeah he definitely works out.
"Helloooo? Blondie? Are you alright? Did you hit your head or somethin'?"
"Oh! Um, yeah. I'm fine. Just tripped. Chairs, ya know. Always in the way. Hahaha." Shit I hope he didn't notice me checking him out.
"Well here let me help you up." He said as he extended one of his muscled arms towards her.
"O-Okay." She took his hand and he helped her to her feet. "Thanks."
"I don't think I've seen you around before. Are you new here?" He asked as she dusted herself off.
She gave him an embarrassed smiled and said "Oh, yeah! I just started here today. My name's Lucy."
"I'm Natsu! Natsu Dragneel! Nice to meet ya!" He exclaimed with a toothy grin. "So what are you doing in here anyway? It's a little early for lunch, huh? Haha."
Lucy let out a giggle at his comment. "Well I- um.."
Oh god. He's gonna think I'm some creeper that was watching him while he sang.
Natsu eyed the girl in front of him as her cheeks became dusted with red she seemed to scramble for words. He didn't know why she had gotten all flustered all of a sudden, but she looked really.. cute.
He took the opportunity to really look at her. The only word he could use to describe her was beautiful. Her golden blonde hair was pulled up in a pony tail and held by a pink ribbon, her eyes were like chocolate and honey, her skin looked like smooth porcelain, and who could ignore her incredible body.
"I actually heard you singing out in the hall so I came in to see who it was." she said with an awkward laugh. "You have a really amazing voice."
It was Natsu's turn to blush. He hadn't realized he was singing along so loud. "Thanks. I've never sang with an audience before."
Oh god. Did she see me air drumming and everything?
Then she started laughing.
"And I gotta say, your air drumming is on point." she added, laughing harder.
"Hey! What's so funny?!" Natsu snapped, feeling his face grow even hotter.
"Nothing! Nothing! I'm sorry." she waved her hands in front on her as she attempted to calm down her laughter. "I love that song by the way."
"You do?" Natsu was kind of shocked. She definitely didn't strike him as a rock fan.
She planted her hands on her hips. "What? Is it so hard to believe I'm into that kind of music?"
He quirked an eyebrow and looked at her up and down. "I don't know. You kind of look like a Britney Spears kind of girl to me."
"Well if you ever look through my iPod, you'd be in for one hell of a surprise, Dragneel."
"Don't get me wrong. I think it's awesome that a girl is into the same kind of music as me. What are some of your favorite bands?"
An excited grin flashed across her face. "Oh don't get me started."
Oh yeah. This girl is awesome.
"Oh my god have you heard their new stuff? Amazing."
"Right?! I thought I wouldn't like them as much with the new lead singer and all, but I actually like them better!"
"Me too! What do you think about-"
*RIIIIIIING*
Lucy was cut off by the sound of the first bell.
"Have we really been talking that long? I had no idea." Natsu said with another toothy grin.
"I guess so." Lucy giggled. "I was supposed to be figuring out where all my classes are. Guess I'll just wing it."
"What's your first class?"
"Hm. Let me see." she pondered as she fished her schedule out of the pocket of her jeans. "Ah here we go. English."
"Me too! I'll walk you there! And I'll show you around today too!" Natsu said, springing from his seat.
"Thanks Natsu! That sounds great!"
"Well let's get going, Luce! I'll introduce you to everyone!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the cafeteria and into the hall. She couldn't help the huge smile on her face as they raced down the hallway to get to class.
Lucy could tell that she and Natsu were going to be great friends. He turned and gave her a big goofy grin, and in that moment, Fairy Tail High felt like home.
So there it is! My first published fanfic! I hope it wasn't too horrible for you! Again, reviews or advice is welcome! I hope to start writing and publishing more often if this one goes well. Thanks again for reading. You rock! :)