Chapter 2 is here! Warning there will be swearing throughout this story!
"Nii-chan! Nii-chan! Wake up!" I groan as I roll over in bed dragging the covers over with me.
"Nii-chan! It's 7.30, You're going to be late for school!"
"Shit!" I shout out throwing the covers off my bed making my little sister scream. "Wendy! Why didn't you tell me sooner!"
The small long blue haired girl next to me panted while holding a hand to her chest. "I did try Nii-chan but you kept falling back to sleep!"
"Okay Wendy! I'm up! I'm up!"
Ten minutes later I was running out the door with a bit of toast that I have nicked from my Mum's plate and was running to school. I can not be late today! I will be killed if I am late!
I manage to make it to the school gates just in time for the last bell to ring. That gave me 2 minutes to get to my first class which was on the other side of the school. There was no way that I was going to make it in time.
"Mr Dragneel. Glad to see you grace us with your presence at last" Mr Clive groaned to me as I finally ran to my seat.
"Whatever" I grumble under my breath.
"Anyway. Turn your pages to chapter 3, and someone wake me up when you have read it all" He said taking the seat behind his desk, leaning back in his chair and started to snore. I decided to take the teacher's example and lay my head down to sleep for the rest of the lesson.
Eventually we were let out to make our way to the next lesson. As I left the classroom I felt someone lay their hands on my shoulders.
"Hey Natsu" I turn my head to see my best friend Lucy. "Why did we have to attend this class when the teacher didn't give a shit and constantly falls asleep?" She moaned.
I just shrug. I don't particularly care to be honest about school. I used to always want to go to Fairy Tail High because it was my dream school and it meant that I was a fully fledged mage. The only reason why I go here now is because I have to… plus the classes on magic use are pretty cool. It is a known thing that if you are destined to use magic in the future, you have to have gained it before you are 10 years old otherwise it was never meant to be. Most of the school can use magic but some never received their magic so they have to go to normal school lessons and help us who can use magic out when necessary. I love having magic though. It is the best thing about my life at the moment. I'm the only fire dragon slayer in the school, while Lucy, along with another girl in our class called Yukino, can use celestial spirit magic to bring out these cool guys who help her fight using keys!
My stomach rumbling takes me out of my thoughts. "Urgh. I don't care! Is it lunchtime yet?"
"Natsu we have one more lesson then it's lunch time! Honestly all you do is think about your stomach!" Lucy groans, grabbing hold of my hand and reluctantly takes me to our next lesson.
One very boring hour later I manage to run out of the class as fast as I could to get to our usual bench in the quad area. It was an unwritten rule that our group of friends sat there so no one else bothered us. I started to sit back, relax and enjoy my lunch when…
"Oi! Flamebreath!" I look up to see a tall guy with black hair come my way.
"What!" I shout back.
"Move over! You're taking up the entire bench!"
I snort "Like I care. This is my bench Ice princess!"
"No it's for everyone flamebrains! We all sit here so move that fat ass of yours over so we can all sit down and eat!"
"Hey Gray!" Lucy says finally joining me on the bench. I rest my arm around her so she can lean on my shoulder.
"Hi Lucy. Can you please tell you shit for brains boyfriend here to move his fat ass so that I can sit down and eat!"
We both turn bright red and look at each other for help. "For the last time Gray we are not going out! We're just friends." I sigh inside with relief. I know that Lucy and I look very close but we are definately not like that! She already knows my secret and thank Mavis she has not divulged it yet!
"Sure… anyway get him to move before I punch him!"
"I will if you ask Juvia out!" I smirk.
"Why would I ask out that nutcase?"
We both sweatdrop "Oh Gray. Isn't it a little obvious that she really likes you?" Lucy sighs
"Just ask her out already and be done with it!" I say agreeing with Lucy
"Gray-sama!" We suddenly hear Juvia screaming and running towards Gray with a shirt in her hands.
She latches onto his arm in milliseconds and Lucy pinches me trying her hardest not to laugh. Juvia may be her best friend and all, but Juvia's obsession with Gray is sometimes very funny to watch.
"Gray-sama you forgot your shirt!" We all look down to Gray's chest to find him half naked and his 8-pack abs on show for all of the girls to see. I feel my face start to heat up as he grabs the shirt off Juvia and places it back on.
"I bet a fiver that the shirt will not last on his back for the rest of the day" I whisper into Lucy's ear
"You know full well that there is no point making that bet with you. Anyway" She whispered into my ear "You know you loved seeing it as much as I did"
"Sh-shut up" I answer back blushing.
"Oh come on. At least you know that Gray will never know since he is so oblivious about Juvia." I sigh. Of all the bloody people in the world, I have to be in love with my long term best friend. Lucy only found out by mistake when I accidentally told her when I was drunk.
It makes things an awful lot harder when I know that Gray is straight and according to my dad Igneel, I am not supposed to even be friends with him! After the whole incident with the blood ritual that was supposed to have made us best mates for life, Igneel sat me down and told me that he was not the right mate for me and that I was not to see or even speak to Gray again. It seemed like Gray's dad did the same with him because out of no where we stopped speaking all together! It took us until we started high school to start speaking again since we were in the same classes and were constantly placed next to each other. To be honest, I'd rather have him as a friend than a stranger any day but it makes it hard to see all of these girls - especially Juvia- who attach onto him. Plus the amount of times that he takes the piss of me saying that I have never had a girlfriend when he has had loads and has allegedly slept with so many women already. "You need to find yourself a girl! It might get you to calm the fuck down for once" Is all that he ever says to me when the subject arises, but he knows the answer that I give will always be the same. I don't want one night stands. I want that one person that I will always love. I know what I really want but I know for a fact that I am never going to get it so I guess that I'm going to have to wait until I find someone else - if that is possible.
"Oi! Natsu!" I suddenly hear behind me. I turn my head around to see Erza, Jellal, Gajeel and Levy walking up to our bench.
"Hey guys!" I beam at them trying to get my mind off of Juvia hanging onto Gray's arm. If I was a real dragon I would be growling right now at her to back the fuck off!
"What are you all up to Saturday?" Jellal asks looking at us all. There was a murmur of 'not much' or 'nothing'.
"Great! I'm having a party on Saturday at mine. You interested?"
"Sure!" Lucy answers
"We're in!" Gajeel answered grabbing Levy's hand
"Of course I will be there" Erza said kissing Jellal's cheek.
"Um…Gray-sama…. Juvia was wondering if Gray-sama was going to Jellal-san's party on Saturday night?" Juvia asks nervously next to Gray.
"Um… Sure. I guess so." Juvia beams "Are you going flathead?" Gray looks around to look at me.
I blush and grin. "I'm all fired up! " Gray nodded grinning. Believe it or not Gray is actually my drinking buddy… that is until he is making out with somebody in front of me, which like the last time, proved to be disastrous since I confessed that I liked Gray to Lucy. Note to self do not drink too much!
"Alright we're all in!" Gray shouts out
I sighed
Can't wait.
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