You're Warm
Chapter 1: Friends or Foes
It was a new term, and a new season. The trees were turning into vibrant colours of red, orange, yellow and brown. The air around us were crisp and fresh like opening a new bag of chips that you've been waiting for since you were younger.
This was a new beginning… A new beginning for our protagonist, Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of the high-class household of the Heartfilia family.
"You can do this. There's nothing to be afraid of," the blonde whispered as she clenched onto her bag straps tighter while students walked around her to enter the property of Fairy Tail Academy.
Nodding her head, she took in a deep breath. "I promised Levy-chan that I'll attend the school just for her," she whispered to her again, trying to motivate herself as she stood in front of the large iron gates where on top, a large sign saying its name stood proudly for the city of Crocus to see.
Everyone around her would often glance at her as they wondered why the new student was talking to herself, yet alone why she was just standing there awkwardly in front of the gates.
"I can do this. Unlike Genir High, Levy promised me that I'll be able to practise my magic much more here than there…" she told herself before raising her hands to slap herself on the cheeks.
"Yosh! Here I go," she cheered before feeling her emotions go soaring high as she took her first step into the property of her new school.
'Finally,' the people around her thought as they sighed in relief, watching the blonde walk into their school with a smile on her face.
Lucy walking through the gates and down the grey stone pathway, she saw a familiar figure standing in front of the fountain where their insignia was the centrepiece. Walking closer, she forced herself to smile, feeling her nervousness taking over her hyped up emotions slowly.
Stopping in front of the petite blue-haired girl who was reading a book, Lucy quietly bent over to look at her friend closely.
Too engrossed with the book that she was reading, Lucy smiled, remembering how their friendship was always like this whenever they'd meet up at the local café. "Uhmm… Levy-chan?"
The girl named Levy, jumped in surprise as she almost dropped her book, catching it where she quickly pulled it to her chest in relief. Looking up, her eyes widened as she met familiar honey-brown orbs which were her best friend's.
"Lu-chan!" Levy squealed as she jumped forward, hugging the blonde whom she hadn't seen for so long. "I thought that you wouldn't come today!" she cried out before jokingly slapping Lucy who forced herself to laugh at her joke.
Levy noticing it, she stopped what she was doing to look at her friend questioningly. "Lu-chan… Is something the matter? If you're wondering about your classmates, you shouldn't be," she asked.
[She's worried about me...]
The blonde shaking her head, she looked around the vast space around them. "This school is humongous, and I thought Genir High was," she replied where her friend smiled.
"Well, you are right about that," Levy answered as she pulled a strand of her blue hair behind her ear. "We received a lot of sponsorships from our other school friends and with magic growing, most of us complete special requests to fundraise for our school," she then stated where Lucy nodded her head in awe.
"I suggest competing in the Celestial Summoning course for you Lu-chan. You'll have a broader view of your magic!"
Lucy shaking her head, she watched as her friend pouted to her denial. "Why?"
Sighing, Lucy held her right arm with her other hand. "I don't think I can use magic anymore. A lot of things had happened over the past year…" she answered.
Her heart breaking as she recalled her parent's death, Levy could see the pain that her best friend had suffered after the tragedy. Shaking her head, Levy smiled. "But we're still here for you," she whispered.
Lucy snapping her head up to look at Levy with widened eyes, she tipped her head to the side. "We're?" she questioned.
Levy smiling, she skipped back and opened out her arms. "We as in Fairy Tail High and your childhood friend Natsu!" she cheered as Lucy gasped in horror.
"Did you say Natsu?" Lucy whispered, pulling Levy closer to her where they began to whisper, making everyone passing by send them weird looks over to their direction.
The blunette giving her a strange look, she innocently furrowed her brows. "Did something happen?" she inquired.
Lucy sighing for what seemed to be the hundredth time, she face-palmed. "He vanished from our sights when we were only in year five. I haven't seen him for almost six years – Nor have I been in contact with him. It's like he vanished into thin air!" she stated where Levy gasped in sudden realisation.
"But he's been attending this school since the start of it. He's one of the reasons to our school being the most successful in the country."
[He's attending this very school?]
"But –"
She groaned. "What's with the buts Levy-chan?" she complained where suddenly, squeals were heard behind the two of them. Turning, she widened her eyes to what's going on in front of them.
"That's what I was about to tell you. Ever since he lost contact with you, he suddenly became this… Unknown boy," Levy stated, glancing over to her best friend who was shivering in horror. Watching her flinch as the pinkette walked over towards them with girls following behind his friends, she jumped when she felt Lucy tug onto her white blouse.
"Lu-chan?"
"Just let me hold onto your shirt for a little bit," Lucy replied before her long lost childhood friend stopped in front of them.
Looking at him in the eye, she glanced around to the people surrounding him. Standing right beside him were Erza and Gray, the other two that vanished from her sights after her parent's death.
"Lucy?"
Widening her eyes, she dropped her stare and looked down to her black converse. "It's been a while Natsu…" she whispered where the boy looked at her with questioning eyes.
"Why are you here? Don't you go to some other fancy school?" the pink-haired boy questioned where he was slapped on the shoulder by Erza, the girl with long scarlet hair. "Is this how you talk to a girl that you've known since you were in nappies?" she questioned before a girl with long crimson hair nodded.
"I've heard stories about you two from Mira. You sho-" Before the long-haired beauties could even lecture Natsu about his wrongdoings everyone around them gasped as the echoes of water splashing to the ground was heard.
Lucy standing there in shock and humiliation, she hugged onto her body, completely forgetting that Levy was standing right next to her with a supporting hand on her shoulder. The blonde slowly lifting her head up to giving him a sad asking look, she slowly turned, remembering the horrid shock faces of the two girls standing beside him, grabbing onto his collar as their faces gradually turned red.
Turning completely to run away, Lucy paid no need to wait for Levy who cried out for her. "Lu-chan!" she yelled out.
"Natsu! You went too far with your pranks!" Levy cried out before running after her blonde-haired friend where the girl with long crimson hair sighed, tightening her hold on his collar.
"I've known you for ten years Natsu, and by far, this was one of the worst things that you've done to her from what I've heard from others. What would Igneel say if he'd seen you acting like this?!" she cried out, her fist raised where Gray, the raven, pulled her back.
"What would Lisanna say?!" the girl spat before yanking herself away from Gray. Snapping her fingers where her ruby-red studs began to glow, a blue magic circle opened up.
Water pouring onto the pinkette where the scarlet managed to back off in time, everyone began to tense up. "Go cool off your head. Ever since you heard of her transfer, you've changed!" she cried before walking over to the fountain edge where she picked up Levy's forgotten bag.
Without turning back, the crimson began to run after the two, using her enhanced nose to track down to two.
Natsu standing there with gritted teeth, his body began to burn up in flames. Balling his fists, he watched her retreating figure where his closest friends shook their heads. "Sakura has a point there. Natsu… You adored her when you were younger. We lost you for a year, and you pulled us away from her completely for a year!" Erza stated with a firm frown on her beautiful face.
Gray nodding, he looked over to the girls waiting for their attention and smiled. "I'm sorry girls, but if you would leave us alone for a while to sort out this issue," he said, his smile fake but convincing enough to fool the girls, they sighed when they all hesitantly leave the three behind with squeals following there retreating bodies.
Turning his attention back to the pinkette, he ran his hand through his hair. "You're never smiling Natsu. Just what are you hiding from us? This is messed up even for you," he questioned before pulling his silent friend towards the school building.
"Nevermind. Let's just get this school festival to drown us," he then sighed, turning to look at Erza who shrugged at him.
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