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It's finally time for my date! I'm hoping that I don't run into my friends because they're sure to tease me about it. As much as I want to say it, I'll never admit that this is a date. I don't know why I'm so excited for it. Usually you're supposed to be really depressed after a bad breakup, but I'm not feeling any of that.
I'm a little nervous though. He always seemed to be a little shy around me so I'm afraid he'll be too scared to do anything. It's weird because he was never shy around anyone else besides me. He seemed normal talking to everyone else, but he stuttered a couple of times when he spoke to me.
I got outside as fast as I could. I didn't want to keep him waiting. Looking around, I couldn't find Salamander or any pink hair. I stood at the bottom of the stairs at the entrance of the school waiting for him to come out. About five minutes later, I heard footsteps from the other side of the front door, and then the sound of the door opening. Salamander didn't stop though, in fact he ran past me and looked for someone, hopefully me, but it doesn't seem like he found that person. When he turned around and saw me, he smiled. I guess it was me that he was looking for.
"Sorry I'm late, teacher held our class back late for talking too much." He said.
"It's okay, I wasn't waiting long." I said.
"Well you shouldn't have to wait at all. Come on, let's go!" He said, grabbing my hand and dashing off. Seriously, this guy has a lot of energy! He just ran from his class to his locker all the way down to the front of the school, and he still has enough energy to keep going! I managed to keep up with him until we got into town. He stopped, and because I wasn't looking forward, I ran into him.
"S-Sorry, Salamander." I said.
"No big deal! Okay so where to first? Hey are you hungry?" Salamander said.
"A little." I didn't want to lie to him, and usually dates involve food, so I'll definitely go ahead and say I am.
"Alright then! Ice cream sound good?" He asked me. I nodded. It's been a while since I've had ice cream and it's still warm out, I'll definitely take it.
"Okay, what flavor do you want?" He asked me. I hesitated a little bit and thought. A few seconds later I decided on strawberry.
"Strawberry's fine." I said.
"Okay then, I'll go get us some. Wait here, alright?" He said to me. Of course, I nodded. He came back in a minute with some ice cream for the two of us. I grabbed mine and began to eat it.
"So what do you want to do today? I know it's kinda stupid to ask someone to hang out and then not have anything to do, but I didn't have any time to plan." He said a little sheepishly. Normally a girl should be mad at the guy for not having anything to do, but for one, I was just grateful to be out here, and secondly, he seemed like a really nice guy so there's no way I could be mad at him.
"Umm... I don't really mind. We could always go to the uh... park I guess? I don't know it's really up to you." I said. I seriously don't care what I'm doing on a date with him. But does he know it's a date? I have to remember to ask him later.
"Okay! Come on Lucy!" Salamander said cheerfully as he grabbed my hand and ran off.
"Slow down Salamander! We have plenty of time!" I assured him. Seriously, I don't want to run everywhere we go. I'm tired from lack of sleep, I don't need to be tired from running around all day. "Besides I still have to finish my ice cream!"
"Oh." He said. He turned around and looked at me before saying, "Sorry. I get like that when I'm excited. I forgot you were still eating." He looked nervous.
"It's okay, just don't run off while someone is eating." I said, hoping to get rid of the nervousness.
We ended up going to the park. It took longer to get there because we walked, but I didn't complain because it was better than running everywhere. I'm horrible at running, so there's no way I would find myself running like Salamander did. We spent a while in the park together. After we left the park, we headed for the beach just to walk. Seriously, isn't that what couples do? I don't understand Salamander, but he is really nice and caring towards me. He's a lot better than Sting ever was to a girl. I saw the sun setting and was afraid my parents would be worried that I wasn't home.
"Hey, uhh Salamander do you know what time it is?" I asked him, hoping it wasn't too late.
"Uhh it's six-thirty in the even- OH CRAP! Wendy's gonna be so mad when she finds out I'm not home!" Salamander said nervously.
"Who's Wendy?" I asked.
"My little sister. She's in the seventh grade, so you probably haven't seen her around." He explained. Yeah, that would make sense. I only moved here two years ago when I was a freshman.
"How about I walk you home? It's getting pretty late and I'm a little nervous about sending you off on your own." He said. Aww, how sweet! He was thinking about my safety. Luckily though, I have to go get my car from school and drive home.
"No thanks, but you could always walk me back to school if you'd like. I need to get to my car to drive home." I explained.
"Of course I would!" He said cheerfully.
We walked together in silence for a minute or two. When we turned onto a different road, he said, "Hey look, this is the street I live on!" I looked around at the houses and saw a window on a small white house that couldn't have had more than two small floors open up. The house was in pretty good condition, it looked relatively new. A small blue-haired girl peeked her head out through the window and shouted. She looked like she was eleven or twelve.
"NATSU!" The girl screamed. Wait a minute, she's calling for Natsu? I only remember there being one Natsu in this town. I was drawn out of my thoughts when I saw something unbelievable.
Salamander waved back at the girl. Waved. But he didn't stop there, he shouted back, "Wendy!" Did he just admit... that his name was... Natsu?
"S-Salamander? Is your name ac-actually Natsu?" I said, a little nervous. I didn't want him to think I was suspecting him, but I'm actually pretty scared right now.
"Yeah, why?" He asked unfazed. Is he really so dumb?
"There's only one Natsu in this town though. His name is Natsu Dragneel." I said. And then it hit me. I could be spending my day right now the Dragon's Roar Gang Leader, Natsu Dragneel! Oh God, what have I agreed to?
"Umm, well uh... you see.." Natsu said, hesitantly. Oh boy, I knew exactly where this was going. And from the sound of it, he did too. I just found out who he was. And boy, was I pissed. Just when I thought he was a nice guy, he turns out to be a complete asshole! Am I a magnet for them or something?
"So you are? Natsu Dragneel?" I said a little louder, probably loud enough for Wendy to hear. Well, turns out she did!
"Yup that's my brother! Natsu Dragneel. He's super awesome, isn't he?" Wendy said excitedly. And then I just realized my mistake. Wow. I definitely shouldn't have agreed to spend the day with him.
Natsu is probably trying to think of something to say. He looks scared, rightfully so, but he probably can't find the right words. So, without hesitation, I slapped him right across the face.
I yelled at him, "You're supposed to tell a girl you're an asshole before you invite them on a date!" I was extremely pissed! You can't just go off acting normal when you're really an asshole like him! He causes more trouble than anyone else! And I bet he's responsible for everything bad that's happened over the years! And what does he do? He plays it off casually! He goes to school and acts normal when really he's some awful selfish bastard who takes pleasure in ruining peoples' properties and beating up kids!
With all of this anger running through me, I managed to run to school really fast. It took about ten minutes of driving to get home. When I got home, I walked up to my bed and fell forward. I laid there for a couple of minutes, thinking about how much of a letdown it was to learn what a terrible person the guy was. It really did shock me though, because he acted so nice! He is probably like Sting, trying to get into my pants as fast as possible.
A few minutes later, I got up and went to do my homework. Of course, being in a fit of rage, I had a hard time concentrating and it took me even longer. I ended up staying up until midnight doing some simple assignments that would have taken two hours tops if I wasn't so damn pissed! Oh Natsu, you're going to get it tomorrow when I'm all tired, grumpy, and angry!
The next morning, I woke up extremely tired. Against my will, I walked downstairs and made myself some breakfast. If they weren't sleeping right now, I probably would have complained to my parents for buying such a large house for the three of us. We have so many extra rooms that won't ever be used! It's not like Mom is planning on having another child, I hope. I wouldn't want a sibling that's sixteen years younger than me.
I finally got to school. It's still pretty early in the morning, and I'm not fully awake yet. But the school doesn't care. As long as I'm in class before it starts, they don't care how tired, sad, grumpy, angry, or frustrated I might be. I'm just hoping Levy might be here to help me out. When I got to my locker, I frowned, seeing as though she wasn't here. I was seriously hoping I could at least talk to her today! I mean who else is going to hear my shitty life problems that relate to my god-awful love-life?
A few minutes into going through my locker, I hear my name being called. I thought I was just hearing things, but then I heard it again. It was that voice. The one I despised so much. The voice that belonged to Natsu Dragneel.
"Hey Lucy! Are you there?" Natsu asked me. I'm not in the mood for his jokes even if we were on good terms.
"Shut it, Natsu." I said. That made him go wide-eyed. I just remembered that not everyone knew his real identity. This could be fun...
"Hey Lucy!" Natsu said cheerfully. Then he whispered to me, "Please don't tell them my name."
"Go away!" I screamed at him. That got a lot of attention. Now everyone in the hallway was looking at me.
"But Lucy? I was wondering why you ran off yesterday. You just slapped me and left! I didn't do anything wrong!" He defended himself. I seriously didn't think he was that stupid. Wasn't it obvious to everyone else that his name was feared by everyone?
"You were born, that's what you did wrong!" I shouted at him, full of anger. That might have been too far. I could see the hurt on his face, as well as the anger.
"I never said I asked to be born!" He shouted back at me. Our yelling got the one or two kids who weren't watching us to complete zone in on our conversation.
"Then stay the hell out of my life! You think that just because you're nice to me that I'll forgive you for all of the shit you put other people through? Did you know your gang attacked kids years ago? I bet you did. You probably suggested the idea! I had to hide in a bathroom, for THREE HOURS wondering if it was safe or not to come out. THREE WHOLE HOURS! You probably don't care. You're just another heartless bastard aren't you, Natsu Dragneel?" I said to him, as coldly as I possibly could. I glanced in either direction and saw the wide-eyed people who looked just like I probably did when I found out yesterday.
Natsu stood there. He didn't seem to be saying anything. Then he said something so bitter that I swear I never would forget, "I thought you were different. I didn't think you judged people. Maybe you should learn who I really I am before you judge me." Not waiting for a response, he turned towards the crowd and began to walk away. Now that they knew who he was, there was no need for him to ask people to move out of the way, they just did.
He may have hurt me by saying that, but I still don't think it's right for me to be nice to a guy like him! Seriously? Who the heck does he think he his? He couldn't be a nice guy, he's the leader of an infamous gang. The most infamous gang, to be exact! And he expects me to be nice to him? He's a criminal, a disgrace to society! He's the bad guy! The one you're supposed to stay away from!
He didn't talk to me at all during math that day. He didn't talk to anyone, and nobody dared talk to him. He was a ruthless brutalizer and property damager to everyone in that classroom. Even the teachers were a little nervous around the kid, but didn't they know who he was all along? I shouldn't worry too much about it. I hope him not talking to me during math would mean he's leaving me alone for the day. Unfortunately, luck wasn't in my favor, and I saw him again at lunch.
"Hey Lucy, I'm umm... so-
"Shut it Natsu. I don't want to hear it." I said bitterly. The more angry I sound, the better chances I have of him going away.
"But Lucy, I was trying to-
"I don't care how you planned on finishing that sentence. Go away, and leave me alone!" I said, starting in a normal voice but gradually raising it to a shout. That shout got a lot of attention.
"Fine then." He said, and walked away. I hoped that would be the last I saw of that pink-haired demon. It'd suck to run into him again.
As I approached my table, I could see the looks they were giving me. Some were shocked, others were congratulatory, but I didn't mind them.
"What? What is it?" I asked them.
"You! Y-You just, told the Natsu Dragneel off!" Erza said surprised.
"Yeah and so what? He's an asshole who deserves what's coming to him." I said bitterly. I really didn't want to talk about this.
"Juvia is scared Lucy might get attacked by Natsu's Gang." Juvia said. Oh crap, I never thought about that one. I don't think he'd go through with that though. But I did reveal his identity to the public and now he can't ever hide it again unless he uses disguises.
"Don't worry, he won't think about doing that. My parents have a lot of connections and could easily exterminate a gang." I said under a confident façade. Actually, I was kind of trembling in fear on the inside. My parents are good, but the Dragon's Roar Gang is basically unstoppable.
"But the Dragon's Roar Gang isn't just any gang. It's the most dangerous gang in the state!" Levy said. Thanks for being a pal and making me feel safe Levy.
"Whatever. I'm not worried at all." I said, faking confidence. And the rest of lunch I thought about all of the brutal ways Natsu would try to get revenge on me.
My class was relatively normal. I was able to vent my anger successfully on Natsu, and now I was able to focus once more. I pushed away the fears of retaliation by Natsu and his Gang and focused on my work. It was successful enough that I was able to participate today. Once my classes were over, however, I felt a little bit of anger boil again. This time, it was accompanied by fear.
Why? Because Natsu Dragneel is currently approaching me for the third time. I'll hide my fear to make sure he doesn't think he can get into my head, but on the inside, I'm actually really scared. But I'm also really angry.
"Hey Lucy, I just wanted to try to apologize before you cut-
"Whatever. Didn't I tell you to go away?" I said bitterly. As long as I'm mad he won't be able to get to my head.
"I just wanted to apologize." He said, a little downcast.
"Yeah well, you could have told me before you wasted four hours of my day yesterday. Then you screwed up my head and I took forever doing the simplest of homework!" I said angrily. Here I was, ranting about how I had a horrible day because of him. Did he deserve it? Probably.
"Sorry about that." He said, looking guilty. If I didn't know any better, I could hardly believe this guy was even in a gang, much less a gang leader.
"Just... get out of my sight." I said, turning away from him. I started to walk towards the parking lot and noticed he wasn't following me.
I went home immediately and did my homework. Afterwords, I went into deep thought. There was a question lingering in the back of my mind. Just how would Natsu Dragneel be treated at school now that everyone knows his name? Will they be his friends still? Or do they fear him too much? How will Natsu take it? Will he be happy that people are afraid of him?
Oh well... It's not really my problem. It's his. I should probably stop thinking about him right now and get some sleep. Let's just see how this all plays out.