MISS LIAR

Disclaimer : Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima.


Chapter 2

"Hey Lucy, are you okay?" asked someone next to the blond girl. Hearing that familiar sound, Lucy finally looked up. She looked at the guy next to her for a few seconds - still fascinated with him even after she became his girlfriend.

He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Anything wrong?" Lucy realized that she was staring at him too long snapped back to reality. She replaces her empty face with a cheery smile. "It's okay, I'm just surprised you're here, Gray."

Gray Fullbuster is Lucy's boyfriend at the moment. He was the youngest son of the richest family in Fiore. Fullbuster family famous for their skills in creating an artwork. Just like his father, Gray is a boy who is gifted in the art of sculpting and drawing. His hobbies are drawing every facial expression of Lucy when he was bored.

"That's because you're daydreaming too much so you do not realize that I've come," Gray said flatly.

"Hai, hai, gomen .." Lucy said with an apologetic face to Gray. He gave Lucy his handsome smile and ruffled her hair which got a protest from the girl. When she tried to open her mouth, the homeroom teacher finally came and roll all students in attendance. Lucy shut her mouth and watched the teacher.

The first lesson is math, followed by English and biology that made her bored to death. Indeed, she loved books, reading and learning, but not anything like the human body parts or anything related to it.

She looked around and found her friends were almost half asleep listening the teacher. She looked at a busy Loke playing his phone under the table, didn't bother to pay attention of what biology teacher said. Maybe he is sending a message to one of his girlfriends. Just like his brother, Hibiki Laytis, the duo are famous as playboy. But the older one is not as bad as his younger brother.

Lucy turned from Loke and looked at Natsu who had fallen asleep in front of her desk. He was a troublemaker who always fight with Gray. But he was also a friend of Gray since they were little. He knew Gray before Loke. However, although he was a troublemaker, no one dared to look for problems with him, except for Erza. He was the chairman of the school's foundation afterall. Even the teachers do not dare to punish him as he slept in every class.

Lucy sighed and checking her cell phone. Still ten minutes before the recess bell rang. She really wants to get out from this class now. She sustains her chin with left hand and looked at the man sitting to her right were kept busy during the lesson.

"What are you doing?" She asked curiously.

"Take note from the teacher," Gray replied without looking up from the book he wrote.

"Oh what a liar. I know you really don't like biology just like me," said Lucy. Hearing her statement, Gray just smiled a little and still write something in the book.

"I'm hungry," whined Lucy.

"Classes will end just a few minutes more," Gray said quietly still pressed his nose to the book.

"Hufft!" Lucy leaned into her chair and stared at the flowers lying on the desk. "I'm still wondering, how do you put these flowers in my locker every morning while you always come five minutes before class starts," said Lucy suddenly.

"Well, I have my own way, dear .." said Gray calmly which made her increasingly sullen. Ten minutes later the bell rang and the students got up from their seats and rushed out of the class. Even Natsu immediately woke up from his sleep soundly and shouted 'freedom' as he ran out the class joining the others. Loke caught up from behind.

Gray clearing his desk and stood up. "Let's go to the cafeteria. You said you were hungry, right?" He offered his hand to Lucy and she held it with pleasure. He took her arm and out of the classroom. It is now her routine activities - going anywhere at this school with Gray - holding hands that make people jealous of them.

She admitted that Gray is very handsome. Any girl would want to go out with him. He was very popular, not only for his family, but he is also the youngest ice sculptors who successfully won many national and international awards. All women must have longed for a handsome young man and talented as he is.

Just like her friends, she still did not believe that she already has a boyfriend who she never had before. She still remembers when she first met with Gray and his friends. And that includes when Gray asked her to be his girlfriend.

-Flashback-

"Is this seat already occupy?" Lucy looked up from the magazine she was reading and met with a pair of dark eyes that very beautiful to look at. She stared at a handsome boy with black spiky hair that was stood in front of her and looked a little bored. Lucy shook her head to say no.

"So I'll take this chair then. Another table is full. Is it okay with you?" asked the boy again.

"Of course, it doesn't matter to me," she said still staring at him. Like the feel of the girl's gaze, the boy turned and reached out his hand.

"Thank you. By the way what's your name?" Reluctantly, Lucy grabbed his big but cold hand and shook it. She tried to give him a smile as a first impression.

"Lucy. Lucy Heartfilia," said Lucy. For a moment she realized that the boy looked a little shocked. His eyes widened for a few seconds before returning to normal as before.

"Heartfilia?" He asked.

"Yeah, is there a problem?" asked Lucy who was beginning to wonder with the man's behavior a few seconds ago.

"Nothing. I'm Gray," He said after a long pause. He pulled his hand back and sat next to Lucy. He stared at the seat in front of them that look empty. Well, actually not really empty because there was a bag lying there. And Gray knew whose it was just by looking at the initials 'ND' on the hook.

"Just Gray?" Gray turned to the blonde girl again. "Just call me so. And I'll call you Lucy if you're willing. I don't particularly like formality," said Gray. Lucy nodded her assent. She wanted to ask more about it, but disturbed by the boy that suddenly come and shouting Gray's name. Lucy actually already knew who the boy was because everyone talks about it. But she didn't know if Gray and Natsu know each other.

"What do you think you're doing - shouting my name like that, stupid?" Gray snapped and made Lucy startled in her seat. She was shocked to hear Gray drastic changes attitude.

"I should be the one whom asking you. What are you doing here, ice cubes?" Natsu replied.

"As for your information, this is my classroom and my school," said Gray relaxed and leaned his back on the chair. But his eyes showed he was challenged Natsu in front of him.

"No way. This is my class. And this is my school! Why did you have to come here and disrupt my view?" Natsu shouted. Now everyone in the class was staring at the two of them arguing. Lucy did not know what to do because she was afraid of them. Should she stop them?

"As much as I want to be here," said Gray sarcasm.

"I'll tell my mother then that you're not allowed to get into this school."

"Try it if you like. I know your mom loves me more than her useless son."

"Say it again, bastard!" shouted Natsu. Now they're both banging heads with each other.

"Oh you're deaf now, uh, pinky?" And the quarrel began. Lucy began to tremble saw the two men in front of her fight. During her short life she had never seen anyone fight and argue like that. Not just her, everyone in the class was surprised to see the two's stupid behavior.

"Let the two idiots. They are always like that if they met each other," said a man standing in front of Lucy's desk and leaned against the wall. She knew him as Loke Laytis, a male fashion model who appeared in famous magazines purchased by Lucy this morning. And on the first day of school he has been followed by a lot of girls wherever he went.

"Hey Natsu, Gray stop this. You're scaring the girl sitting here," shouted Loke to get the attention of his friends. They both stopped immediately and looked at Lucy who was still frightened. She blinked her eyes several times as confused by the sudden attention was diverted by her.

"Eh?"

Natsu then pushing Gray and introduces himself to Lucy merrily. Bold action was instantly followed by Loke who kissed her hand and make all the girls scream envy and Lucy flushed. Gray only sat on his chair and saw his friends looking annoyed.

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One month later Lucy grow closer to Gray. She eventually figured out that he was one of the Fullbuster. That's why people treat him differently - which means in a special way, except for Natsu and Loke. Gray told her that he did not like all the attention paid to him. It was like he was the one who had the world. That made her more do not believe is the fact that Gray would rather walk with his friends than using private cars as his siblings did.

He always asks about Lucy and when she asked why, he answered frankly that he was attracted to her. Lucy also interested in Gray. It was like she knew him long before high school, but she never told Gray about it.

Since then she has always received a white rose in her locker every morning. First of all she doesn't know who sent it and how the sender knows her favorite flower. Until one day, she did not accept the white roses. She was disappointed, but when she would walk home she saw Gray carrying a bouquet of white roses in his hand and approached her. She doesn't remember what happened since then.

All she could remember was that day she knew who sent the flowers and on that day she also found herself having someone who says he loves her. And she did, Lucy accepted Gray as his current boyfriend.

-End of Flashback-

The couple walked to the cafetaria which was very crowded with students passing by bringing food. Lucy grabbed Gray's arm and invited him to join the table already occupied by their friends.

"You do not mind it if we join, right?" She asked politely. All the people sitting around the table looked up and smiled at the couple.

"Of course, Luh-ssyyy," shouted Natsu. Almost all the food in his mouth out and it was disgusting. He heard a lot of 'eww' from friends around him.

"Look at you, pig. Do not talk while you are eating, especially to my girlfriend!" said Gray, who began disgusted with his stupid friend's behavior. All that was there nodding their heads to agree with what he said.

"What did you say? Come here and we talk, girlboy!" yelled Natsu who slammed his fork ready to beat Gray.

"Maybe you didn't notice it but I've been here and we've been talk already." Lucy sighed after listening her boy's words. She knew that in a few seconds there will be war between Natsu and Gray (again). Basic morons!

"Damn you, Gray!" Natsu jumped out from his seat and ready to steer a punch to Gray's face when someone hit his head hard on the table. Everyone was surprised to see that Natsu instantly unconscious like that. Gray grinned after saw his dear friend's state but suddenly his head dropped to the table next to Natsu. Now all the eyes out of their pupils.

"Gray!" cried Lucy.

"What did I say about fighting,my boys?!" asked a pretty girl with long red hair. She is in third grade and served as chairman of the student council.

"Friends do not ever fight each other," said Natsu and Gray stammered. They were frightened by the presence of Erza.

"Aren't you two are friends?" she asked again.

"Y-yes, of course madam. We are a true bestfriend," said Gray.

"A-aye," Natsu agreed with him.

"Then it means you can't fight each other, especially in the cafeteria!" roared Erza. "If I ever hear it again, I'll kill you in a heartbeat! Did you hear that?!"

"A-aye!" They both compact. Friends around them would be pity them, but they never learn to not make Erza angry. And this is the result when that happens. Well, Natsu and Gray is Erza's biggest target because they are very difficult to control.

"I think you're too cruel to them, Erza. They just have fun," said Jellal, a man who looked very calm in tow. He is also vice chairman of the student council and captain of the men's basketball team at school.

"J-Jellal," said Erza which then releases her death grip on both of the poor boys .

"Ara-ara, there is a fight in here apparently," said a girl with long white hair. She smiles to everyone. Mirajane is the older sister of Lisanna and Elfmann, a big guy who stood beside her. Lucy admired her beauty and kindness, but it can also be equally scary like Erza.

"Natsu!" Lisanna who newly arrived with her siblings approached Natsu with worry. They both were childhood playmates. Because their closeness, everyone think of them as lovers. But both denied it.

A few minutes later, everyone was seated around the table. Lucy looked around and saw her friends talking to each other happily. Beside Lucy, Gray was sit and talking to Loke, Natsu with Lisanna laughed for whatever reason they have. Beside him, she saw Levy who was staring at the man in front of her – whom looking creepy – again. Gajeel Redfox is also Natsu's cousin.

Jellal and Erza sat next to each other and have a serious talk with Laxus and his followers. Elfmann is between Mira and Evergreen which is likes to tease the big man. Across the table, she saw Gray's siblings. The oldest sister named Ultear is the most fashionable girl in school. Beside him sat a man with white silver hair and have a cold aura around it. He is Lyon. Both Gray and Lyon were sitting in first grade, even though they are not twins. And it made Lucy a little confused.

She felt a strange look been staring at her all the time. She turned and found the eyes of the girl she wanted to avoid the most. Juvia Loxar, weirdest girl in school and Gray number one fans. She immediately thinks Lucy as her rival when she first entered school. Aside from being a fan, Juvia also like a stalker who followed Gray everywhere. And it made Lucy a little annoyed.

Lucy tried to ignore and distracts Juvia by eating her lunch. She still remembers the day when Juvia confronts her after she learned Gray belonged to Lucy.

-Flashback-

"Lucy." Hearing her name been called, Lucy looked back and found that Juvia looked at her wryly. Oh this girl again, thought Lucy.

"What do you want?" said Lucy. She did not like it whenever Juvia approach her because she was so annoying with all her blabbering about Lucy's boyfriend.

"Stay away from Gray-sama!" commanded Juvia.

"Oh yes, and why should I stay away for? As I recall, he is my boyfriend now," said Lucy feeling satisfied with her position that is higher than Juvia in Gray's eyes.

"Juvia never approve it," said Juvia hotly.

"And who do you think you are?" asked Lucy. "If there is someone here who should stay away from Gray then it is you. You think I don't know if you always follow him wherever he goes? "

"You have no right to tell Juvia like that. You're not as good as what you show on your face, Lucy. Everyone being fooled by your angelic face. But Juvia not. She knows that you do not love Gray-sama with all of her heart. Lucy just wants popularity and Juvia just wants to protect her Gray-sama," said Juvia.

Lucy clenched her fist. She was patient enough to deal with this woman, but not now. "You'd better shut up now! I do not have an obligation to explain myself to a strange woman like you. You're just jealous because you can not have Gray!" cried Lucy at Juvia's face. With that she turned and walked away. Juvia still stands there without any expression in her beautiful face.

"One day, Lucy. Gray-sama will realize that Lucy is a monster and is not suitable for him." And with that Juvia walked off in a different direction from Lucy.

-End of Flashback-

Lucy looked toward Gray. After what Juvia said she tried to ask her heart. And there is no feeling such as love to the man beside her. There is only a feeling of awe but not a real love. Lucy was reluctant to admit it, but Juvia's true.

Lucy just wants popularity. Even before Gray expressed his feelings she was already popular. But when she belonged to Gray, they considered her like a princess. It's just sheer of luck that Gray asked her out.

Ran away from home at the age of sixteen was quite difficult for her. Depending only with money from her deceased mother, Lucy must try to survive alone. No one knows about this. They only know that she is a daughter from Heartfilia family and also the girlfriend of Fullbuster family's son. The couple looks very great and suitable when viewed from their social status.

Lucy knew that she was wrong by playing with Gray's hearts. When Gray tried to give her a kiss, Lucy always tried to change the subject. The closest thing she ever awarded to Gray was walking arm in arm. In fact they never go out together because of two reasons. Lucy wouldn't want to go or Gray is very busy. She always wondered how Juvia know if Lucy did not really loves Gray.

"Lucy, what's up?" asked Gray, who woke her up from reverie.

"Um, there's nothing," she answered fast.

"You can tell me anything, you know that."

"Yes, I know. It's just that I've not felt hungry anymore," said Lucy trying to change the subject. Gray saw Lucy and stared at the plate in front of her that is still full of food.

"Er, are you sure?"

"Yup."

"Okay then .. By the way, Loke gave me this tickets for his mother's show. You want to see it with me this Saturday?" asked Gray, who wish with all of his heart that Lucy will say yes.

Lucy became frenzy as she heard Gray was asking her out this Saturday. But she was not too interested in theater show now. Don't ask why, she was just being lazy.

"Actually, I can't go this Saturday," she said carefully. She saw the expression on Gray's face has not changed at all. "Oh, do you have plans?" asked Gray. Lucy tried hard not to sweat, thinking of an excuse to reject Gray. The exact reason and reasonable one to accept by her boyfriend.

"My father took me to meet his business friends. Well, because of my father who asked me himself so I could not resist." Finally she lied in the name of her father, who don't know where and what is she doing now. Since Lucy's departure from the house, she never heard anything from his father. Even in Magnolia she is not heard any news that the leader of Heartfilia company lost his only daughter.

"Oh, well then I will not force you," said Gray who then proceeded to eat his lunch. "Is it really okay?" With hesitation she asked.

Gray nodded. "So how about it after school? Can I take you home?" He asked after a few minutes.

"W-what?" Lucy's eyes widened hearing his question. Since when Gray would walk her home? But that is not possible, because Lucy did not want Gray to come to her house – or you could say a small appartment - at the moment. He will know that Lucy lied about his mom and dad were not home. Everyone knows that Lucy lived with her mother, who was already dead actually.

"A-actually I did not go home today. Mom asked me to buy her something," she said.

"Oh yeah? And what's that?" He asked curiously. Ukh why he was always full of questions? Lucy tried to think fast again.

"She told me to buy dinner ingredients. You know that my mother loves to cook, right? She wanted to prepare a special dinner tonight," said Lucy.

"I'll come with you then. I do not have anything to do after this."

"NO!" yelled Lucy. All that is around the table including Gray looked at her instantly. Lucy scratched her head and chuckled to see the face of her friends. She can not stop a blush on her beautiful face. Her friends gave her a small smile and continue what they were doing, but Gray and Juvia.

"No?" asked Gray who is getting confused with her girlfriend's behavior.

"I mean I'll be fine. You do not have to accompany me. I just bought groceries and then go home. Didn't you say that you will join a competition again? Maybe you should prepare yourself from now on," said Lucy trying to calm herself.

"But with you a couple of hours will not be a problem, right?" Now Lucy knew that Gray was a little disappointed. He always acted like that, pouting like a child when he does not get what he wants.

"I just want to be alone, Gray." Lucy said trying to end the conversation. Gray sat silent after that. Lucy bit her lower lip nervously. She feared that Gray was angry with her. But Gray only sigh.

"All right then. You have to be careful when walking alone," said Gray giving up and Lucy finally breathed in relief.

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After lunch they continued the lesson in class. And during that time, Lucy and Gray sat there without speaking a word to one another. When the school bell rang, Lucy quickly cleared her desk and out of the classroom after saying goodbye to Gray. She disappeared behind the crowd of students who was trying to get out from their class. And Gray just looked out the window expecting to see a blond girl out of the school building.

You lied to me again, Lucy.

TBC

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