Chapter 2

Class was really boring for the first day of school. Natsu looked around to see that everyone was either sleeping, passing notes, or drawing. Natsu was so bored that he took out his new journal and started decorating the cover with fire and dragons. He sensed the blonde girl next to him staring at his drawings so he opened his book and wrote on the last page 'stop staring weirdo'. He felt the girl immediately stop looking with a stunned look on her face. He smirked a bit and continued drawing. He was so involved into drawing the fire dragon that he didn't notice the girl continuing staring at his art work or the bell ringing. Someone tapped on his shoulder and he looked up to see the blonde girl.

"Hey!" The girl said shyly.

"Yo! What do you want?"

"Um...well the bell rang so...just letting you know." The girl said a little irritated. Natsu looked around to see that they were the only ones left in the classroom.

"Crap! I gotta go! Hey! Thanks for telling me." He called out to the girl as he left in a rush. He didn't have any more classes with his friends. The bell rang again, signaling lunch time. Natsu shot out of his seat and ran to the lunch room. He found all his friends at a table opposite of the populars. He sat down and dumped out his bag to search for his lunch. His friends saw his struggle looking for his bento and laughed.

"Ya leave your lunch loser?" Someone called out to him. Everyone tensed up at those words. Natsu looked up to see Gray Fullbuster from the popular table laughing.

"Hey! Be nice Gray!" Another voice called out. Natsu looked over to see the blonde that was sitting next to him.

"Shut up Lucy! That pyro doesn't deserve pity." Natsu hated Gray. He was always bullying Natsu and his friends. He was just starting Fairy Tail High and he would not let him ruin his first day of school.

"At least I'm not a stripper." Natsu challenged.

"Oh you wanna go Flame Brain?"

"Like you could beat me Ice Princess!" The two boys were growling at each other.

"Boys you better not be fighting again." Erza cut in putting the two in a headlock. She let go of them and they ran back to their seats.

"N-no ma'am!" Natsu squeaked.

"Y-ya just hanging out like good friends should!" Gray joined in. "Right Natsu?"

"Aye!" The lunch room laughed a bit and continued doing whatever they were doing.

"Hey Natsu." Erza said sternly.

"Y-ya?"

"If that Gray guy gives you any more trouble, just call me ok?" Erza looked worried. That Gray guy had been bullying Natsu for a long time now. She didn't want it to affect her best friend.

"It's ok Erza. I'm strong! I can handle him myself!" Natsu said confidently. Natsu looked over Erza's shoulder to see Gray glaring at him and the blonde girl telling him to be nice. Just then the bell rang and lunch was over. Natsu's stomach was growling with hunger. When he got home he was going to raid his fridge for sure.

After the last period ended Natsu was heading out when Gray stopped him. The blonde girl was also next to him.

"Where you goin Flame Brain. Home?" Gray tried to tease.

"Shut up popsicle. I don't have time for you." Natsu replied as he walked past him. His stomach was really hungry. He was so hungry that Gray started to look like some pancakes and hot sauce. He also had to get home quick because Romeo was coming over to tutor Wendy and he didn't trust the boys at her school after the morning.

"Oi Flame Breath. Don't you actually need a family to go home to." Gray called after him with a smirk. That was it Natsu couldn't take it any more. He stopped for a moment then turned around and charged at Gray. His fist locked with Gray's jaw, sending him flying.

"I told you to shut up!" Natsu called back as he walked away. Lucy stood there n shock. She didn't know that Natsu was this strong. He was suprising her every second. She watched his figure exit the courtyard of the school. She had forgotten all about Gray. She was still thinking when gray ran up to her.

"Where did that bastard go?" He asked Lucy feeling the need to take revenge.

"I don't know….he left I think." Lucy half lied. She didn't like Gray from the start but her father and his father had a business arrangement so Lucy had to be nice to him. "Anyways I have to go. My father is expecting me home early today."

"Ok see ya." Lucy sped down the sidewalk in a rush to find Natsu. She couldn't accept the way Gray treated him so she had to at least apologize for what he did. She saw a pink tuft of hair cross the road. She looked over to see that he had entered a small two story house. The house looked like it needed some maintenance but still looked strong enough to hold up. She decided on writing him a note or talking to him when he opened the door. She quickly wrote a sorry note and walked up to the house. She looked for a doorbell only to find it broken, so instead she knocked on the door. The door opened revealing a small girl around age 10 with pretty dark blue hair.

"Um hello. What do you need?" The girl asked. Her voice was soft and full of kindness.

"Uh...Hi! Is Na…" She couldn't remember his name all of a sudden. She had only heard gray say it a couple of times.

"Natsu?"

"Y-ya! Him! Is he home?"

"Um..ya he is. Are you a friend of his...or something else?" Her soft brown eyes filled up with mischief and wonder.

"N-no! Just a classmate…." Lucy said blushing a little.

"Oh...ok I'll call him down. What was your name miss?"

"Lucy.."

"Nice to meet you Lucy! I'm Wendy! You might want to cover your ears." Wendy said with a giggle Lucy covered her ears. "NATSUUUUUU-NIIII! GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!"

" WHY SHOULD I?" Lucy heard a response.

"BECAUSE YOUR GIRLFRIEND LUCY IS HERE TO SEE YOU!" Lucy blushed. And heard a clatter of pots and pans from behind a wall.

"My WHAT?!" Natsu said as he emerged from behind the wall that Lucy presumed was the kitchen. He had a box of rice in one hand and chicken in the other. He had food crumbs all over his face and shirt which made him look very messy.

"I'll leave you two to talk!" Wendy giggled as she ran away. Natsu rolled his eyes and faced her.

"Yo! Whatcha want?" Natsu asked with a single wave. "And when did you become my girlfriend?"

"I'm not your girlfriend!" Lucy said as she blushed. "Anyways I wanted to say sorry."

"What? Why would you be sorry? It's not lie you or your friends…...oh right! Your Ice Prick's girlfriend!" Natsu growled at the mention of Gray.

"What!? No! I'm not his girlfriend!"

"So then henchman?" Natsu asked with a smirk.

"No!" Lucy was really starting to get frustrated. "Anyways I wanted to say sorry for the way he treated you. It wasn't right and I would feel bad if I didn't make it up for you."

"Well I don't need your pity! And besides, what can you do to help me?"

"Well if you want, I could….help your house?" Natsu looked at her open mouthed.

"You can seriously do that?"

"Ya! If my dad lets me."

"Then I will gladly accept your pity!"

"Great! I'll send over the workers tomorrow if I can." Lucy said as she left.

"Wait!" Natsu called after her.

"Ya?" Lucy turned around.

"Can I have your number?" Natsu was slightly blushing as he said this. "Don't get the wrong idea though."

"Um yeah sure...I guess?" Lucy started blushing a little too. They wrote down each other's numbers and Lucy headed back home. Now all she had to do was face her father and somehow convince him to give her the money to help Natsu.

SOOOOO Sorry that I made Gray the bad guy! I couldn't help it! Also Lucy is realllllly rich so yes she can do that. Thanks for reading!

-Cheesepuppies12