Dialogue: "Yo"
Thoughts: 'Yo'
Despite the odd cheerfulness Meredy seemed to exhibit, which made her cautious of ill will, Lucy had a rather enjoyable time with her. They spent the rest of the evening together, her novel abandoned. Meredy touched her hair with a sort of wonder that seemed far too exaggerated- unless of course she had a fetish of some sort for hair, then Lucy understood perfectly.
But still, they spent the day chatting amiably and playing with each other's hair. Meredy insisted on curling Lucy's hair and putting it into an elaborate up-do which Lucy didn't protest against when she literally felt the girl thrumming with excited energy. Also approaching the girl, mentality wise Lucy had no clue how to do-or she did?-. But, despite the complex-'or not so complex, maybe she was making it complex herself'- personality of Meredy, they got on well together. Meredy was alive with delight and all because she got to touch her hair!
Some distant memory lurked in back of Lucy's mind, Juvia's words from long ago. But she couldn't exactly recall what the Water Mage had said about this particular girl, only that her past was a tragic one.
"So Erza tells me Jellal has Crime Sorciere on standby," Lucy mentioned while braiding Meredy's hair into a plait, "Is it something to be concerned about?" She asked, smoothing the braid and tying up the ends.
"Not at all," Meredy answered, tilting her head back a little. "Jellal is using that as an excuse just to spend some time with Erza, if you know what I mean." She said then added, "Though he thinks we don't know about it." Giggling cheekily, to which Lucy rolled her eyes.
"Those two really beat around the bush, don't they?" Lucy murmured which had Meredy nodding in agreement.
"Okay all done!" She patted the girl's shoulders and grinned at the finished product. Fishing out a hand held mirror from one of her drawers, she gave it to Meredy.
Meredy accepted the mirror with a smile, "Wow, you're really good!" She complimented, turning her head this way and that while eyeing her new hairstyle.
"It's nothing; my mother taught me the basics when I was younger. Plus Capricorn is the real master dealing with hair."
Meredy paused and opened her mouth, then slammed it shut. Perplexed, Lucy poked at her "Did I say something wrong?" She asked. Her tone wavered as she got nervous, she didn't want this new found friendship to crumble on the first day!
Pink eyes gazed at her, as if searching for something in her eyes. At last Meredy sighed, "No… nothing's wrong." She said quietly.
And then she smiled.