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A Surfer's Love

Chapter 3

"We're down to the last two contenders!" the man shouted into the speakers. "Who will win? Will it be Sting Eucliffe? Or Natsu Dragneel? They're both formidable surfers who have earned a great reputation in the sport! Why don't we speak to them and see what they're thinking?"

I watched the speaker man walk over to Sting and Natsu who were both stretching their muscles. When he reached them he shoved the microphone into Sting's face, the cameramen following close behind.

"Sting Eucliffe. Do you think you will be winning today's competition?" Sting stopped what he was doing and a smug smile spread across his face as he stared at the camera.

"Well...you see, its not really a matter of thinking, its more like I know I'm gonna win. I'm not really gonna say my surfing skills are unbeatable, but they're definitely something."

I smacked my lips. What a show off.

The speaker nodded his head. "I see your pretty confident, Eucliffe. Lets see what Natsu Dragneel has to say," he walked over to Natsu and shoved the microphone in is face. "Dragneel, do you feel that your gonna win this?"

Natsu shrugged his shoulders. "What happens, happens. But...I did make a promise to someone, and I told them I would definitely win this. But, even if I do lose..as long as I tried my best and had fun, then I'll be happy."

Natsu smiled widely at the camera and waved at the girl spectators. They all squealed in delight. I was actually feeling like squealing too. I mean he was talking about me. Me, Lucy Heartfilia, on national T.V.! I didn't know if I should be anxious or screaming with joy, but I really liked Natsu's choice of wording.

To be honest, I don't really care if he wins or not. Like he said, as long as he had fun and tried his best, I'll be happy for him. I mean, he doesn't just have to win for me.

"Sting Eucliffe is up! Now its time for him to show off his moves!" The speaker man shouted into the microphone. I'm guessing its starting now.

Sting took his board and paddled through the water. When a wave came, he stood on his board to steady himself. Then he rode on top of the high, frothy wave and swerved through it, keeping balance, and causing a big dip in the water to appear.

"Ohhh! And Sting Eucliffe has made a Bottom Turn!"

He glided around on the wave, holding himself steady. Then all of a sudden, the wave started to get bigger and bigger till it was curving over him so that he was in a thing that looked like a tunnel. It was like he was in a huge mouth just waiting to engulf him completely.

"Eucliffe has just went into a Barrel! Will he bail or decide to follow through the wave?" The speaker man shouts

Stind disappeared into the tunnel, which I had just found out was called a "barrel". A few seconds later, he rode out gripping the end of his board. He sailed back to shore and and stepped off his surfboard.

He walked onto the sand towards Natsu.

"Beat that," He whispered into his ear.

I saw Natsu smirk.

The judges tallied up Sting's performance points. "Sting Eucliffe gets a 8.3! Natsu Dragneel is up next!"

Natsu turned around briefly and I sent him a thumbs up. He grinned at me and returned the gesture. Then he grabbed his board and petaled into the water. As soon as a wave came, he steadied himself on his board. I crossed my fingers tightly. This was nerve wracking!

He began to swerve on the wave and made a sharp turn making a deep rift in the water. It was similar to what Sting did.

"Natsu Dragneel has made a Bottom Turn!"

Natsu rode up to the top of the wave, and grabbed the front end of his board. He flipped into the air, doing a full 360 degree turn while simultaneously holding both ends of his board, and somehow, he landed back atop the water, gracefully!

"We all gotta say that was pretty cool!" The speaker man shouted. Everyone started clapping and cheering in agreement. Another barrel wave formed, and Natsu disappeared from sight. We sat there in silence as we waited a few seconds and Natsu still hadn't come out.

"Uh,oh! Where has Dragneel went? The wave is about to break and there is still no sign of him!"

I started to get scared. Where was he? I stared as the opening got smaller and smaller. I cupped my hands around my mouth.

"Natsu, I know you can win!" I shouted, "I..." I swallowed back new found emotions, "I believe in you!"

A millisecond before the wave crashed down, I saw a head of pink hair that just barely made it through the small gap that was left of the wave.

He rides back down swerving to make deep gashes in the water's surface.

"Dragneel carves the waves and does the Drop-In! How cool is that?" The speaker man oos and awes.

Natsu makes his way back to shore, drenched in water, panting heavily. He walks over to the bench they set up for all the surfers to rest on.

My fingers were still crossed because I was really hoping that he won. After about twenty minutes, I heard a man clear his throat into the speakerphone.

"After much debate with the judges we have decided on the winner of the Annual Shirahima Surfing Competition!"

A lot of applauding is heard throughout the beach. "And the winner is...

"Natsu Drganeel! He comes out with the highest score of 8.7!"

I raised my fists up into the air and cheered doing a victory dance. Everyone applauded and cheered, for both the winner, and the other surfers who tried their best. Some surfers even congratulated Natsu or shook his hands.

Sting threw down his surfboard and stomped off. He was obviously mad and not happy with the results. What a sore loser.

One of the judges walked over to Natsu and placed a gold medal over his neck, then congratulated and shook hands with him. The part that hung around his neck was blue with some kind of white writing on it. He turned to me and smiled, and I thought of this as my cue, so I ran over to him.

"Wow! That was so cool, Natsu!" I gushed, "I had no idea you could surf so well!" I eyed him in amazement,smiling widely. i was truly astonished by his abilities.

He slightly blushed and scratched the back of his head. "It's not really a big deal. I mean I've been surfing since I was little."

Then he looked down at me and smiled widely. "I told you I would win, didn't I?" I laughed lightly. "You sure did."

He then placed his hand on his chin and looked up thoughtfully. "Do I get anything for winning this?"

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "You got a medal didn't you?"

I saw a smirk ease it's way onto his face."I mean... from you."

My eyes widened in shock. "Something from me?" He nodded his head and had a weird smile on his face. "Uh-huh."

I narrowed my eyes a bit at him. "Like what?"

"How about we hang out tomorrow? Just me and you."


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