Yay, I actually got a review! It has inspired me to write on. So I pretty much have the entire plot of this story, I just need to figure out a few details. Also, I realized I forgot to do this in Chapter 1, I do not own Fairy Tail, nor will I ever.
Wake up. Get ready. Go to school.
It's the same as yesterday except today I was extra careful to not get shoved by mystery people. Today I sat by a relatively new girl, also from Phantom Public School.
"Hi, this is Juvia!" she yelled excitedly as she wove her hands near her face.
"Who's Juvia?" I asked, not quite understanding what she was talking about. She pointed to herself with both of her thumbs and smiled gleefully. So she refers to herself in the third person… interesting.
I introduced myself to the bluenette, and then continued to ask questions to get to know her better.
"So, how was your previous school?" I asked, hoping to get more information out of her than I did from Erza. Almost immediately, a frown came to shape itself on her lips and she grew frozen.
"Juvia doesn't like Phantom as much as she likes Fairy Tail."
"Do you know that guy over there then?" I pointed to the boy again, hoping to get a positive response.
"Oh, yes. That's Gajeel-kun. He used to talk to Juvia, but now he's always alone. It makes Juvia feel sad."
"Uh, why?"
"Gajeel-kun is a very good person once you get to know him, like Juvia did. You just have to be around him for long enough and he'll open up."
I find that very hard to believe…
"Okay class, we will start the semester with one of my personal favorites, dodgeball."
What? Who starts their Physical Education class with dodgeball? Aren't there physical fitness tests or something less... dodgeball-y?
While some people cheered in excitement, others (like myself), weren't as enthusiastic. Suddenly, the gym doors were forcefully thrown open.
"Mr. Redfox, how nice of you to join us."
"Whatever." I watched as he unanimatedly shuffled towards the top bleachers where nobody else sat, crossing his arms.
"Now, as I was saying, dodgeball. I'll be picking the teams today and I don't want to hear any complaining, you here?" There was a low mumble of a response from certain people.
Luckily, I was placed with Jet and Droy, my two childhood friends. Why did I ever stop hanging out with them?
"Levy-chan! Stay with me!" they shouted simultaneously, then glared at each other and began fighting about something as trivial as that.
Oh, that's why...
The piercing sound of a whistle blowing was the only warning given before some of the more... excited people picked up the rubber balls on the floor and began throwing them in every direction. My first instinct was to cover my face, so that's what I did. When I opened my eyes, I saw that my team was doing exceptionally well, though only Jet, Droy and I were still on our side. I looked to the other side, seeing that the only person on the opposing team was him.
The people on the sidelines cheered our names, and soon a look of anger was visible on Gajeel's face. He swiftly picked up two of the balls at his feet and threw them at the same time. Within the blink of an eye, each ball came into contact with Jet and Droy's faces.
"Jet! Droy! Are you alright?" I asked, kneeling down beside them on the floor. Before they even had time to respond, another ball came hurtling in my direction.
A terrible stinging sensation overwhelmed the entire left side of my face and I tried my hardest to not let the tears flow out of my eyes.
Unfortunately, I couldn't help but let a soft whimper escape my mouth as my lips trembled.
"Levy-chan!" Jet and Droy exclaimed after recovering from the blows they received. I just left my hand on my cheek, hiding the large red mark and wiping away the occasional tear.
Gajeel quickly strode out of the building without saying any words of apology, or even bothering to remember our existances. When the doors finally clicked shut, my tears began to flow freely. I sat out after that, contemplating how much worse the day could get.
That's no way to think, Levy! Things can only get better!
A/N: Sorry for this super lame/short chapter! Forgive me! I just wrote this out to show that Gajeel does indeed have problems and doesn't know how to deal with them. I also didn't want to go for the cliche first approach to a high school type story. I don't expect you to review this horrible piece of work, but it would be greatly appreciated!