CHAPTER 2
Levy tapped her foot irritably, taking a long breath from her cigarette. Behind her were her friends, all hanging underneath the shade of the bleachers - as per usual. "What's got you all pissy?" Gajeel came from behind, wrapping his buff arm around her small neck.
The bluenette pushed him off with a low hiss. "She's been ignoring me." Levy shook her head, "I don't get it. Yesterday went fine. But then I tried to approach her again today and she ran." The short girl threw her hands up in the air, "Who the fuck actually runs away from situations?"
"Who?" Cana asked through her and Erza's laughter. Cana's interest seemed to drag everyone else's attention.
Levy folded her arms and ground her teeth, not having the time to deal with their taunting. "Levs is trying to capture a rabbit." Gajeel snickered, "But not to my surprise at all, the timid shit doesn't like her."
"She does like me." Levy growled harshly. "It was probably your constant fucking attacks that she's totally afraid of me."
Everyone ignored the usual banter between the couple. Cana sucked in a smokey breath, tapping the cigarette as she continued her interrogation. "Who the hell are you guys talking about? For the second time."
Before Gajeel could come up with another snarky answer, his words were blocked by Levy's overpowering voice, "Lucy Heartfilia."
All of them were silent for a moment and then bursted out in silent chuckles. The bluenette licked the insides of her cheeks at the rather expectant, but still infuriating, reaction. She rolled her eyes and picked up her bag, "You know what, you guys can just fuck off."
"Aw, Levy!" Cana managed to say through her snickering, "There's no need to be so mad."
Levy did not respond, just continued to walk away. "Levs!" Gajeel shouted but got the same silent anger in return. He let out a long sigh and scratched the back of his head. "That blonde bitch is ruining my sex life."
"Maybe you deserve a little bit of karma." Gray spoke as he lit Juvia's cigarette, "You're pretty much a complete dick."
Gajeel ground his teeth at the insult, "You wanna say more shit after I run your face in, bastard?"
"See, that right there is some real unnecessary aggression." Juvia sucked in a harsh breath and held it as she spoke, "If Levy likes her, I don't see why we can't give the chick a chance."
Erza laughed a bit at the sentence, "You think Lucy Heartfilia could hang with us?" She pulled the cigarette from Juvia's lips, "Pretty sure the second she sees one of these, she'll scream lung cancer and run away holding onto her abstinence."
"Aw, that's a little harsh." Cana took a swig of her alcohol, loosely hidden inside a brown paper bag. "Who knows, maybe the infamous weirdo is actually a freak. I can get down with freaks."
"Yeah, cause you are one." Natsu walked into the conversation, clothes messy and hair clearly been fondled with. His previous activities were clearer than the blue sky above them.
Before Cana could bite back, Gajeel spoke up, "Natsu was there yesterday," He instantly shoved the spotlight onto the handsome boy. "What'd you think of the blondie Levy was hanging out with?"
Natsu pulled out a cigarette and lit it quicker than the actually inhale itself. He pulled the stick from his lips and looked at it with a thick and gray exhale. "I need a ride to Mira's after school."
"Mira's not even in town." Erza was leaned up on Cana's shoulders, exchanging swigs and cigs.
It took a moment.
But as Natsu took another inhale, it clicked.
Gray shook his head with a scoff, "Mira's gonna be pissed if she finds out you're fooling around with Lisanna again." His icy eyes looked up to the radiantly beautiful teen. "If Elfman didn't leave for college, you'd get your ass kicked again."
"I'm pretty sure Natsu didn't lose that fight." Cana chuckled.
Natsu didn't respond for much time. He tapped the ashes off his tobacco and stared at the burning item. "So?" He looked up to Gajeel.
The pierced male folded his arms, "I have a feeling this shit with Levy is gonna last a while. So I gotta deal with that and not your thirst."
Natsu nodded and threw his cigarette onto the ground, "Then let's just go now."
Gajeel shook his head as the pink-haired boy started to walk away, "Fucking hell. Nobody listens." He pulled out his car keys from his pocket and spun them around his finger, "Later guys."
"Careful." Gray shouted as Gajeel walked toward Natsu, "If Mira finds out you're the one that drove him, you're equally as fucked."
Gajeel waved his hand dismissively, "It's just till his car gets fixed. Sides," He yawned, stretching his arms as he walked further away, "Natsu was the one luggin my ass around last year to meet up with Levs. I ain't a fuckin piece of shit."
"Alright." Erza shook her head with a laugh, "Good luck to you both."
. . .
Lucy sat in an empty classroom that belonged to the Astrology club which only had one member: her. The blonde was looking out the window in a daze, nothing in particular on her mind. It was after school, way after school and the sun was starting to set. She didn't want to go home quite yet but she didn't have much time left here.
And what if she ran into Levy again?
Lucy cringed at the events that transpired that morning.
"Heyo!" Levy popped her head around Lucy's locker with a smile brighter than the morning sun. "What's up?"
The blonde did not respond. Only stared. And then that stare seemed to grow more and more... afraid. Levy blinked in confusion at the nearly traumatized expression. "Are you oka-"
Zoom.
Gone in an instant.
By the time Levy registered what happened, Lucy was already halfway down the hallway, sprinting like her life depended on it.
So embarrassing!
She shouldn't have ran but she was overwhelemed. She hadn't yet decided if she even wanted to branch out a friendship with this girl and she was already recieving morning greetings! Too many things went on in her head in that moment, like what should she respond with? A smile? Something vocal? What if she chose the wrong thing? What if she was just supposed to be silent? What if Levy wasn't even talking to her!
Too much anxiety.
It was too much.
What could she say? She had a habit of running from her problems.
Literally, in this case.
But of course, they always had a habit of tracking her down.
"Found you!" A fuming bluenette shouted, panting in between the doorway.
Lucy's eyes widened at Levy and she instantly stood up. "Oh no you don't!" Levy hissed, walking over fast. She slammed down the essay she stole yesterday onto Lucy's desk. "You wanna explain yourself a bit?"
The blonde swallowed and sat down as Levy's predatory gaze hovered over her. Scary was the first word that entered her mind. Lucy then looked down and fiddled with ehr thumbs, "...Sorry."
Levy continued breathing heavily for a second, trying to take in the apology and then extracted a deep breath. On the exhale, her figure dropped down to a friendly stature. "Stop apologizin." She lightly pushed Lucy's shoulder and plopped into the desk beside her. "I'm not mad. My friends are just... pricks." She closed her eyes and tilted her head back, "You're a pretty nice energy compared to them."
"Then..." Lucy spoke up a bit, "Why are you friends?"
Levy lifted up her brow and then slowly, her lids. She looked over to Lucy but didn't say anything. Levy had a rather interested stare implanted in her eyes. Then they washed over with some sort of answer, "You're probably used to people giving up on you, huh?"
Lucy nearly widened her eyes at the question and then shook her head. Again, she looked back down to the desk and ever so slowly rested her chin on the wood. "There was nobody who took me in, in the first place."
"Now that's depressing." Levy chuckled a bit, crossing her legs onto the desk.
Silence then filled the air with its peaceful attitude. Lucy took this time to really examine Levy as the girl nearly dozed off. The blue-haired teen was... well-known. She was pretty, cool, social, and dating the school's most suspended student. The reputation that surrounded her was one of respect and admiration, and in some cases, fear too.
What was someone like that talking to her?
Levy... she literally shined. Brilliantly, like a star, like someone who was meant to be noticed.
And her, Lucy Heartfilia, who was well-known but in the worst terms. The girl who was purposefully ignored, who was last to be picked, and a shadow amongst people.
"You should have some more confidence." Levy broke the silence. She opened one eye and saw Lucy's ever-so frequent look of worry. She laughed and closed her eyes again, "Don't be so afraid of everyone. In situations like these, your worst enemy is yourself."
The blonde felt her mouth run dry. Don't be so afraid? How was she supposed to just do that? "I'm afraid... of everything." Lucy ran her hands through the back of her hair, forehead rolling on the desk.
"Well everything is pretty scary if you get down to it." Levy removed her legs from her desk and stood up picking up her bag. "Look," The bluenette extended her hand toward Lucy. Levy had earnest eyes. Honest eyes. "I'm literally reaching out to you right now. I just want you to give me a chance." Levy grabbed onto Lucy's fingers and the blonde nearly gasped. "I want to be the only thing you aren't afraid of."
"Why?" Lucy immediately asked, eyes narrowed and unwavering.
Levy lifted her brows at the unsuspecting power. Then, a slight shrug lifted her shoulders, "I don't know" She lifted Lucy up with her hand, "I just never pass up opportunities when they come. Who knows," She wrapped her pinkie around Lucy's, "You may end up changing my life. Or..." She pulled the blonde forward, "Maybe I'll change yours."
"W-Where are we going?" Lucy stumbled forward as her free hand unsteadily scooped up her things. Levy pulled her through the door and led them both into the empty hallway. "This whole... this whole situation is... is..."
"Shut up." Levy sighed, "Just for one second, shut up. Shut your whole brain off." She turned around and pushed the exit doors open with her back. Behind the barricades was the orange world. The nicest time of day. Or at least to Lucy. The air was always a perfect temperature and the smell... it smelled so nice. Perhaps she was delusional. "Just do it. Sometimes... just... stop asking and just start fucking doing it."
Levy, she had good intentions didn't she?
Surely nobody would go this far with an ill heart.
Lucy walked down the stairs onto the concrete as Levy was turned to her, walking backwards with a grin. "What'd you say then?" The charming girl tilted her head, "Let's be friends?"
But... but why?
Why would-
No.
No, Lucy immediately thought.
Just do it.
Just... be friends.
"Why..." Lucy started. Her eyes slowly went up and looked Levy in the eye. On those usually quivering lips, Levy noticed a smile. A smile, shy smile. "... Why not?" She finished, looking away and back again as she shifted in her place.
Levy's mouth dropped. To the floor nearly. Then her eyes brightened and her smile grew so wide it nearly fell off her cheeks. "Yes?" She nodded and then laughed, "Yes! Ha ha!" She instantly ran forward and tightly grabbed onto Lucy's hand, "Just you wait." Their elbows interlocked and Levy marched their bodies forward onto the sidewalk. "This time next year, we're gonna be inseparable."
"How do you know that?" Lucy timidly asked as they paced down the path.
Levy shrugged and looked down to the book in Lucy's hand. Finnegan's Wake. She closed her eyes and hummed, "I'm psychic." She grinned, "Now," She opened her gaze and wiggled her brows, "Let's go try those milkshakes."
Before Lucy could even voice her opinion, she found her body being pulled forward and into a small run.
And for the first time, Lucy thought this was sort of... fun.
. . .
"How did I wind up luggin your asses around?" Gajeel hissed as his eyes settled on the rearview mirror. In the reflection was Natsu and a pretty white-haired teen on his lap. The two were latched to each other, tongues dipping so far down throats, it was as if they were trying to devour each other.
All Gajeel got in response was the sound of their kisses.
His irritated eyes went back to the windshield and he leaned against the side door, grinding his teeth. Fucking bastard, his thoughts echoed.
The light in front turned red and his truck came to slow stop. He searched his glove compartment, seeing three joints fall out. "Shit..." He hissed as he picked them up, putting one between his lips and the others in his cup holders. His fingers fumbled for a lighter and he looked up, seeing a sight inside the passenger seat's window.
Fairy Tail.
That's what the bright sign said.
It was Levy's favorite resturant. Best milkshakes in town, she always insisted.
Gajeel licked the backs of his teeth and felt his mind wander for a moment.
Levy.
He exhaled and as he sat up, his eyes gave the window a glance and then looked back to the street. Just as the light went green, his eyes did a double take and to his surprise, by the miracle of the gods, he saw a particularily beautiful girl with blue hair exit the resturaunt. And right behind her, Gajeel sighed, bunny girl.
The cars behind him beeped but instead of continuing with traffic, Gajeel made a hard left and zipped into the parking lot. Natsu and Lisanna flew into the car door, the pink-haired boy protecting Lisanna's head from impact. "What the fuck?" Natsu growled as Lisanna melted in his arms.
Gajeel didn't answer.
But as soon as Natsu looked out the window and saw Levy walking along the sidewalk, it was clear as day.
The truck pulled up with a loud screech! right beside Levy. Lucy immediately jumped back a few feet from the sudden, mysterious vehicle.
Levy, however, did not move. Only her bright smile significantly lowered into a deep frown. The truck was put in park and Levy immediately turned the other way and grabbed onto Lucy's arm. "C'mon." She growled lowly.
Gajeel jumped out of his car and slammed the door, seeing Levy walk away. "Levs!" He shouted, "Babe!" He ran, fast, and continued shouting, "Levy!"
"What!" Levy roared, stopping in her tracks, back still facing him.
Lucy flinched at the intensity. She looked down to their connected hands and saw Levy was squeezing hard. The blonde looked at Levy and silently stood in worry.
What should she do?
"I'm sorry." Gajeel exhaled, stopping a few feet behind them. "I'm a dick. I know. Okay? I know."
Levy turned around and faced him. Eyes fiery. Something that made Gajeel's eyes wash over with awe. Lucy turned too. "You know that, huh?" Levy folded her arms, "You know, I can probably guess what you were thinking when I got pissed this morning." She shook her head and mocked his low voice, "Well fuck, looks like nobody's gonna suck my dick tonight."
Gajeel winced at the accuracy.
Levy noticed it. And she nodded slowly, "Yeah." She scoffed, "Yeah, you are a dick." Then she turned. "Lucy, let's-"
"You've got to be fucking stupid if you think that's what I love about you, Levs." Gajeel nearly growled.
Levy's face got insanely red at the tone of his voice, "What the hell did you just-"
"The only thing I've thought about today is you." Gajeel shook his head, stuffing his hands in his pocket with a tsk. "Hell, the only thing I think about is you."
A whistle then rang into Lucy's ears.
The blonde turned to the source and saw the ever-so handsome Natsu Dragneel signaling her with the lift of his chin. She felt all the air leave her lungs in that moment. He seemed to be telling her to come over.
Lucy gripped the air for Levy's hand but saw the bluenette was completely enwrapped in this arguement. Then the blonde realized, Natsu was probably trying to get her out of their way.
She, however, did not want to end up by herself with Natsu and his pretty friend.
"Just do it." She whispered to herself, forceably pulling herself away from Levy and shyly walking toward the beautiful male and the large truck.
"She's a little cute." Lisanna whispered in Natsu's ear.
The pink-haired boy had Gajeel's joint from before and took a puff. He blew it out and handed it to Lisanna. "I guess." He said, brushing his hand through his hair.
Lucy approached the two with a lowered head. Natsu examined the strange girl as Lisanna handed him the weed. He brought it to his lips and inhaled then exhaled a white cloud. Lucy was just standing there in front of them, back hunched, head down, hair covering her face, and body nearly shaking like a small rabbit. Natsu continued to look at her. Then, he lifted the joint toward her, "You?"
A visible flinch shook the timorous female's poor posture. Lucy looked up and the first thing she saw were these two dangerous black eyes. Almost like an abyss. Sucking her in. Lisanna watched as the quiet and awkward teen did nothing but stare into his gaze. And a sour taste built up in her mouth. "You gonna take it or..." A snarky tone poisonously fell off her tongue. "Is that too much for you, little rabbit?"
Lucy immediately snapped out of her daze. And the blush returned to her cheeks and the fear soon glossed over her eyes. Lisanna then returned to her calm smile. "No." Lucy said, nearly inaduibly. "Sorry."
Natsu passed to Lisanna and removed his eyes from the blonde.
Dumb! Stupid! Embarrassing!
All three of these words mercilessly attacked her mind.
Oh god, Lucy wanted to leave. She would rather be home. In her room. Alone.
Slightly, the golden-haired ball of awkward turned toward Levy and saw she was still conversing with Gajeel. But the mood was different this time. Gajeel had his arms around her. Levy kept trying to pull away with this upset look on her face but he kept pulling her back. And Lucy had the strangest feeling that Levy wanted him to hold on. A genuine expression was painted over Gajeel's face as he spoke whispers she could not hear.
"Your name is Lucy, right?" Lisanna spoke up as Lucy watched shamelessly.
Lucy flinched and looked back to the white-haired girl. She was sitting, legs crossed, on the front of the truck. She sucked in smoke from the joint as Natsu passed it to her. Blue eyes glowing and pale skin shining. She was pretty. Pretty and cool. With looks and a personality that would have boys flocking. That was Lucy's impression of her.
"Y-Yeah." She responded.
"Gajeel's said a lot about you." Lisanna grinned, rocking her feet back and forth. "Not that, that's really important. I'd already known who you were from school."
From school. That dropped a sickening weight in her stomach.
Lucy's eyes averted from the glowing girl and she looked back to Levy. The bluenette was now fully incased in Gajeel's strong arms. Her eyes were closed, expression now solemn as gajeel placed a light and long kiss on her forehead.
"Where did you meet Levy?" Lisanna asked louder.
Lucy turned back around, eyes frightened. She tried to make her lips move but all she could come out with was a choked squeak. She took and deep breath and swallowed, in an attempt to calm her beating heart. "I don't..." Lucy coughed a bit, "I don't know."
"You don't... know?" Lisanna let out a disbelieving laugh, "You have to know."
"I don't." Lucy quickly said, eyes down, head down, body... just down.
"A liar." Natsu said, eyes closed as he blew out a trail of smoke. "You're a liar." He stared at the burning joint and the dancing smoke that flew from its tip. "I don't like liars."
The blonde stared at him. Lisanna lifted her eyesbrows at the cruelly blunt setence and she laughed. But noticed Lucy hadn't an offended expression at all. Instead, Lucy looked rather confused. "You are too." She said, with a full voice now. "Aren't you?"
Lisanna lifted her brows.
Natsu, he opened his eyes. His venomous slits held only her image. He grinned a bit and brought the drug back to his mouth. "What happened to the girl who could barely form a sentence?"
Lucy stared at him and then shook her head, realizing what she just said. "I'm sorry." She quickly mumbled, voice back down to Level 0.
"Heyo!" Levy shouted, wrapping her arm around Lucy's neck. The blonde nearly flew forward with the unsuspecting lock. "How's everything going over here?"
"We were just chatting with Lucy here." Lisanna kindly smiled.
Gajeel walked up from behind, pulling Levy's small body into him. His girlfriend giggled and he grinned, resting his head on her short head. "Yeah?"
"She's exactly like you described." Lisanna snickered.
Lucy didn't like her.
The words sounded kind, but everything she said had an undertone that only read the opposite.
"That's enough." Natsu whispered. He grabbed onto her ass and pulled her down from the car. "Let's go."
Levy frowned, her fingers intertwined with Gajeel's, his arms resting on her shoulders. "No fun." She looked to Lucy, "Do you want to go home or hang with us?"
"Home." Lucy was quick to say.
Levy nodded, "Figured." She parted from Gajeel as everyone else headed for the car. "Gajeel will drive you home."
Lucy instantly shook her head. Levy widened her eyes, noticing the anxiety starting to build up again. "Okay no, no it's okay." Levy nearly panicked, trying to calm her down. "Look, Lisanna is a bitch. Natsu is a prick. My boyfriend is a dick but, I'm okay right?" She held onto Lucy's pinkie, "I'll hold onto you the whole car ride, alright? Trust me."
The blonde stared at their digits. Connected. A bond. They... had a bond. "Okay." She quietly replied.
Levy smiled again, wide.
The duo climbed into the car, Lucy in the back and Levy seated in the front. Their fingers still locked together. Gajeel noticed the gesture but instead of feeling bitter, he hid a smile. If Levy really treasured this girl, maybe she wasn't so bad.
The engine started and the truck was soon on the road.
Music was blasting from the stereo, smoke was filling the car, chatter and banter went back and forth throughout the ride. It was a typical scenario but to Lucy, this moment felt strangely magical. There were people around her. People. Cool people, people so unlike her yet still, she was apart of their everyday routine right in that moment. She felt, for a second, like... she was normal.
And that... she didn't want to go home.
Levy's figure was hazy because of the smoke and the lights coming from the outside world. She let out another cloud, adding to the thick air. Her eyes were fixated on Gajeel and her other hand was completely intertwined with his. Not just their pinkies but all of their fingers.
Gajeel looked to her and an emotion Lucy instantly envied laid in his eyes. Love. That was probably it. It was a look she'd rarely seen in her lifetime. And seeing it now, it made her mind a bit dull. Gajeel leaned down and kissed Levy, their sihlouettes illuminated by the windshield's seeping brillance.
Lucy looked down at her pinkie that was still chain-linked to Levy's. And then she looked down to her other empty hand. In the corner of her sight, she saw Natsu's leg and as she looked up, she saw his hand. But it was occupied. Not with another hand but groping Lisanna's body.
Natsu was handsome. Wickedly so. His hair was long, his eyes, they were deep and mysterious. Eyes that held an alternate dimension, secrets, mysteries, so much dark memory in such a threatening gaze. His arms were large, biceps the largest. His body could be seen through whatever he wore, like a the God of seduction. And his hands, they looked rough but... so soft.
That was her image of him.
Rough but... there was something not upfront that was so soft.
And cool.
Perhaps the coolest one.
And she knew Lisanna saw that too.
Everyone probably did. He was just like Levy. He glowed, brightly, beautifully, drew eyes and attention to him without the slightest effort.
He was Natsu Dragneel.
Even the name held a reputation that was as radiant as his physical being.
Lucy looked down to her empty hand. Then, she released her pinkie from Levy's. Both hands empty.
Why... was she here?
She didn't glow.
She swallowed the light.
Would she swallow theirs too?
Levy turned her head from Gajeel at the feel of Lucy's removed grip. She looked to the blonde and saw a heavy expression painted on that face. The bluenette bit her bottom lip and tried to think of something to say. "Lucy's a writer y'know." Levy spoke, dragging everyone's attention to Lucy. The blonde looked up, shocked and nervous by the sudden spotlight. "She doesn't talk much but she says some true shit on paper."
All eyes turned to her.
Staring.
Burning.
Overwhelmed.
Again.
"... Uh..." Lucy blinked fast, moving her mouth around in an attempt to hold back her panic. "... I..."
That was when she felt something grab onto her pinkie again. She looked up and saw Levy's kind, smiling face right in front of her. Lucy filled her lungs with the second-hand smoke and licked her lips.
"What do you write about?" Lisanna asked as Natsu started kissing her neck. She laughed and ran her fingers through his hair.
Levy rolled her eyes at the lewd activity and expected Lucy to be somewhat embarrassed by the PDA. But, it was the opposite. Lucy was looking at them, observing them. Without a pink tint on those innocent cheeks.
Interesting, Levy thought.
"She's got some essays." Levy continued, pointing at Lucy's bag, "Do you wanna read some?"
"No." Lucy snapped back forthright. "No she can't."
Lisanna seemed irked by the statement. She moaned a bit as Natsu's hands snuck under her shirt. And then she stared at Lucy, with competitive eyes. "Why not?"
Levy waited for Lucy to respond, but the blonde was already back, hiding deep in her shell. She sighed, "Nevermind." The bluenette squeezed Lucy's pinkie, "Guess y'all aren't special enough."
"We're here." Gajeel pulled the car to park.
Lucy sat there for a moment and then let go of Levy's finger. Her hand opened the door and she silently started shuffling out. Lisanna looked out the windshield and her eyes instantly widened, "Holy shit! So you're a royal bunny?" She laughed as Natsu tried to pull her closer.
The blonde winced but did not respond.
Levy rolled down her window as Lucy shut the door. She saw the blonde standing there. The insecure, small, awkward blonde. But she was standing. Staying. Not running away. "See you tomorrow, yeah?" Levy smiled.
Lucy heard the engine start.
Would they see her tomorrow?
Or maybe... this was their last time together.
After this, surely... Levy would get tired.
The blonde squeezed her fists, "I want to be friends!" She nearly shouted.
As she looked up, the look in her eyes made Levy nearly choke.
Determination. Childish, pure determination.
"Didn't we already establish this, stupid?" Levy lifted a brow with a laugh.
"R-Real friends." Lucy's lip quivered but her gaze stayed strong. "I want... to stay friends."
Those brown eyes, how did Levy never see, they were like galaxies. So many stars, so many different emotions, thoughts, wonders, they filled those usually hidden orbs.
Levy's lips settled into a softer and kinder smile. "Save that brave act for tomorrow night." She snickered, "I'll pick you up at 7." She winked as the car slowly pulled forward, "And try to get your hands on some party favors!"
Party.
Lucy's eyes narrowed onto the ground as the truck disappeared down the street.
Oh no.
What did she get herself into?
"Don't tell me you're going to bring her to Laxus's party?" Lisanna spoke, leaning on Natsu as the boy sat looking out the window, "She looked like she was gonna throw up just around four people."
Levy shrugged, "We'll get her a little drunk and she'll be fine."
"Get her to depend on that liquid confidence too much and she'll end up like Cana." Gajeel snickered, turning the wheel.
"That's even if little Saint Maria would drink in the first place." Lisanna swiped the cigarette resting in Natsu's mouth and put it into hers. "Natsu offered her a hit earlier and you should've seen how scared she was when she saw it." She let out a loud laugh.
"She was probably more intimidated by Natsu than the joint." Levy stared at the ridiculously glamorous boy. She leaned her cheek onto her hand with a sigh, "Look, I get it. She's kinda lame." The bluenette looked at the empty car seat, "But there's something about her that's so interesting. I can't leave her alone." Levy looked to Natsu with a smug grin, "She's just as dangerous as you are."
"She's not boring." Natsu took back his tobacco. He took a hit and let the smoke melt out of his mouth. He thought back to what she said to him earlier. "You said she was a writer, didn't you?"
Levy's brow lifted at the sudden interest. She studied him for a moment and then cautiously nodded, "Yeah."
"Yeah?" Natsu sucked in a deeper breath and let out a huge smoky exhale. His hand removed itself from Lisanna's shoulders. His voice was apathetic, as it always was. "What about?"
The blue-haired girl turned back around to the road, "Everything she doesn't say." Levy yawned, "She interprets her surroundings and writes it down. The bitch is smart as hell." She looked down to her legs, "Reading her writing, it was the first time I'd ever seen someone look through the mask y'know?"
"I think she does it for attention." Lisanna spoke, attempting to reach for Natsu's cigarette again. The pink-haired male blocked her hand and looked out the window, bored. The white-haired girl immediately grew white. Levy noticed the rejection through the rearview. "She..." Lisanna cleared her throat, sitting up straight and tense, "She just wants people to pity her. What does a rich chick like her gotta be so worried about all the damn time?"
"I think you're the last person to be pointing out attention whores." Levy countered immediately.
Lisanna instantly sucked in a sharp breath but didn't respond. Natsu closed his eyes, letting the lit stick rest in the corner of his mouth. "She seems more ballsy than you say."
Levy lifted a brow, "What part of her is ballsy?"
Natsu shrugged off Lisanna as the girl gripped onto his arm.
Levy blinked away the awkward tension that immediately stung at her soul.
Natsu was bored.
And by the look on Lisanna's cold face, she knew the girl was aware of it too.
Natsu leaned against the door, moving the cigarette with his tongue as his hand tapped to the beat of the music. "Guess not." He simply hummed, disinterested in furthering the topic.
Levy turned around and looked at the lit up road ahead. "They lasted half a day." Gajeel whispered in her ear.
His tiny girlfriend immediately hit his shoulder, "Shut up." She mouthed as she saw Lisanna deflate in the back.
"Natsu where do you want me to drop me you off, man?" Gajeel asked as the car took a right.
Lisanna stared at Natsu as the male made no immediate attempt to answer. He removed the cig from his mouth to exhale, "Mira's."
Levy's forehead heightened in surprise.
Lisanna also seemed to harbor the same reaction.
"R..." Lisanna cleared her throat, "You want to come over?"
"Didn't you want to fuck?" Natsu put the nicotine back between his lips, resting against the door once more, "If not, drop me at Sherry's."
"No!" Lisanna nearly covered her mouth at the realization of her desperate voice. "You can come over."
Natsu didn't respond. Only sat there against the door frame.
Levy shook her head with an exhale.
Didn't she get it already?
Natsu would throw her away again.
He threw everyone away.
Once Natsu was bored... that was it.
Levy closed her eyes with a sigh and attempted at a nicer thought. Lucy immediately met her mind.
Well, at least Lucy was never boring.
Troublesome, yes.
But... never boring.
Hey hey hey hey there.
So, firstly, apologies if the writing is less than adequate. I write these chapters fast and long. This story, in particular, is very easy for me to just flow with. It's more or less based off of my actual life (only in theme) so it comes naturally.
Anyway, lil Luce.
She's a pain but she has the anxiety we all feel sometimes. Just in every single circumstance. Cut her some slack, don't be a Gajeel.
Next chapter is literally like 8,000 words and then some. So look forward to that. Soft storm I'm working on, blah blah blah.
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Hope you love this story so far. I love it. There's a lot of INTENSE shit to come. Y'all don't even know. Well you might know if you like my other stories. BUT IT GETS REAL. REAL FUCKING NUTS.
See ya later alligators.
~Lovex1