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Chapter 4 Snacks

"Luce!"

My Eyes snap open. I sit up and look around. I'm still on the couch. I have an ache in my neck. I'm sweating and breathing heavily. Natsu is kneeling in front of me. He looks into my eyes.

"Luce." He whispers.

"Hmm..?" I mumble as I wipe my face.

"You fell asleep. You just dozed off. You slept soundly till you just started screaming out. You were tossing and turning. You had a nightmare."

I look around everyone in the room is staring at us. I'm still shaking. Levy is behind Natsu looking at me with concern. I can't stop shaking. Everything in that dream, that nightmare, was too real.

"Luce. It's okay now." Natsu Ensures me.

Of course it was real, that nightmare was my memories.

"Lu-chan. You ok?" Levy asks.

My head snaps up. Fear is still in me. I can't calm down. Words won't come out of my mouth.

"Lucy." Natsu Whispers again.

I look into his eyes. He places a hand on my arm. My heart calms down with my breathing.

"It's alright now. It was just a dream. See you're alright." He tells me once again. "Let me take you back to your room."

I nod many times. He slowly takes my hand pulling me to my feet. He places an arm around my back and leads me out of the Den. He slowly walks me to my room.

We reach my door and we stand there for moments. I reach out and unlock the door. I open it.

"Luce, you gonna be okay?" He asks me.

"Yeah. I... I'll be fine. It just a nightmare. I'll get over it." I finally speak.

"Yea but some nightmares can be pretty damn scary. Especially the ones from the past."

I look in his eyes once again. He's had them. The dream that the past dwells in to haunt you. To drive you insane. He knows what it's like.

"You've had them?" I ask knowing the answer.

"Yea. Lit my whole room on fire once. Set it to a blaze. Didn't help much either. The flames didn't let me calm down. I thought I was still in the nightmare."

I laugh quietly. I breathe in and out.

"Luce. Will you be okay by yourself? It's always good to have a friend around. I can be that friend." He tries to convince me.

"Thanks but I think I will be ok. It was just a dream." I tell him once more.

Natsu Nods and I enter my room, closing the door behind me. I stare at the door. I try not to think about it.

"Lucy! I Love you!"

I shake my head. The nightmare won't go away.

"We'll be together forever."

I walk towards my dresser and change. I sit on my new bed.

"I Promise."

It won't stop. Memories of my painful childhood.

"Leave me alone!" I tell myself over and over again.

I can't escape.

"Luce!"

Everything stops. That's right. I'm not in the past. I'm not in that house anymore. I'm finally free. I don't have to dwell on it. It's not going to hurt me. It won't hurt anymore. I hope.

My eyes slowly open. It's dawn outside my window. I sit up and stretch. I'm still in this room which means I truly am here. I didn't dream it up. I walk out of bed and check the clock on my desk, 6:30. It's early but I don't think I can go back to sleep. I decide to have a shower. I skip to the bathroom and turn on the hot water. I hop in and instantly fall in love with showers. The heat feels amazing on my skin.

Eventually I force myself out for I've been in there for ages. I check the time, 7:15. I took 45 minutes in the shower. I remember Mira saying I would have classes today. I wonder what type of classes. Will I like it? I open up the closet and see my uniform. I grab it and put it on. It's a perfect fit all around. I check the mirror and bite my lip. I think I look pretty? I mean if it weren't for the mess that is my hair. I run back into the bathroom and brush my very blonde hair.

I hear a knock at the door. I run over and open it. Mira stands there with her check board.

"Ah, Lucy. You've already change into your uniform. It looks great on you. So you'll be starting to take classes here but first we have to do a small test." Mira explains to me.

"Sure. What type of test?" I ask her.

"Well it's just seeing what type is your ability and what Rank it would be."

"Rank?"

"Oh yea. Ever ability has a rank. Mine is S rank."

"Oh cool."

"Yes well if you're ready come with me."

I nod and lock my door. I follow Mira down to the same hallway the headmaster's office is on. We enter a different room. It's all white inside. The Headmaster is standing there in the room.

"Lucy! Hello. How are you? Do you like it here? It everything to your liking." He questions me.

I nod without speaking.

"Well good. Now let's get right to it. I need you to show me what you can do."

"Partially or fully?" I ask.

He looks at me funny.

"Fully. Why do you ask?"

"Sometimes their hard to control."

"Their? Not it?"

"They are my ability."

"Ok. Show us them."

I breathe in and out, little concerned about this small room. I think of all 12 of them. I close my eyes and focus on contacting them. Building up the energy to bring them here. I open my eyes and release. All 12 appear glowing like gold. All of them look at me.

"Why Have you summoned us?" They all chant.

"Well... uh... I wanted to show you to my headmaster." I stutter.

They've always scared me. They are the reason my family hates me.

"How dare you summon us for such a reason!" They shout.

"Sorry!" I apologize.

I know what's coming next. They are going to unleash their wrath. I quickly force them back to their world. I figured out how to do that when I was little.

"W-what were they?" Mira asks.

I turn to her and see fear in her eyes. The same fear I saw in her eyes that day. I look to the ground.

"they are the Celestial Guardians of the Zodiac. I've just figured out how to summon them at will but when I was young whenever I was struck with panic or fear they would appear. That's why my family calls me a monster." I explain to them.

"Amazing. Is there anything else you can do?" Headmaster asks with curiosity.

I surprise that he even asks without fear.

"Y-yea. I can summon the celestial Sword but I don't know how to use it. Oh and for some reason I can summon a small white dog named Plue or he just appears on his own." I explain again.

Headmaster nods and writes down something on paper.

"Well. I don't know what rank to put you under yet but I do have your classes." He tells me while handing me a sheet.

"Thanks." I reply.

"Well, we'll meet again next week to figure out your rank."

I nod and look at the paper. It has 8 classes on it. 4 for 1 day and 4 for the next and so they switch each day. The first four are Science, Math, Social Studies, and English. The second 4 are Art, P.E, Fencing, and Ability Control. In Science it says I'll be learning astrology so I know more about the stars and constellations.

I'm excited. Mira shows me out and to my first class, Science. There are not a lot of people in here and no one that I really know. A few faces I've seen but none really that I've met. The Teacher is a woman with green hair. Her name is and she's an expert in astrology. She's very nice to me. This class has sparked my interest. I learn about things I haven't even thought about till today.

Sadly the class came to an end. My next class was Math. I check the paper I got with my classes on it for the room number. After all I still don't know my way around. The room number says it's down the next hallway. I walk down the hall till I find a room with the matching number that's on my paper. I peek my head inside. Seems right, Number on the board. I walk in and the teacher comes right up to me.

"You are Lucy?" She asks.

I nod and she smiles.

"Hello. I am and this is my Math class. You may have a seat over there." She says to me pointing to an empty seat near the front of the class.

I notice Levy is in this class. She sits next to me.

Levy waves at me and I wave back. I sit at my desk. Stands at the front of the class and starts talking about prisms. I understood the whole lesson. I did all the homework at the end of class. Levy says it's because I'm smart but is that the actual reason? I mean I've been able to do math since I was young and my parent- The people who took care of me always called me stupid. I guess the definition of smart varies from place to place.

A bell rung to notify it was lunch time. I walked to the cafeteria with Levy. We were the first ones to get our food. Today for lunch we had hamburgers and fries. Me and Levy talk about books, an interest we both have. Natsu and Grey come and sit at the table.

"Hey, Luce. Hi, Levy." Natsu greets us.

"Sup Gals." Grey Greets.

"Hey guys." Levy greets back.

I just wave back because well my mouth was full of hamburger. Natsu was across from me. He was in deep discussion with Grey. He laughs and smiles. I catch myself staring at him for no reason. I really am weird. I go back to eating.

"So Luce." Natsu tries to get my attention.

It works in the way I almost choke on my burger. Levy pats my back while I cough.

"W-what?" I cough out.

"You okay?" He asks.

"Y-yea. What did you want?" I say still coughing a little.

"I was going to ask how your first classes went. They were hard weren't they? Well that's what it's like being in your senior year."

"What do you mean? They were a breeze."

Natsu and Grey stare at me.

"You had Science and Math right? Those are the hardest subjects!" Grey raises his voice.

I shake my head in disagreement.

"They were easy. I understood every word." I reply.

Levy laughs and Natsu looks confused.

"What type of education have you had in the past?" He asks.

"Well a tutor would come at least once a week maybe more since I was a kid. I think they were a scholar or something but they still taught me pretty well I guess. I mean they came to give extra help to my sister who had trouble at school but since I wasn't 'Human' enough for school, the only chance I had to learn was talking to the tutor. They were nice and agreed to teach me. My par- The people who raised me aloud it so it was ok." I explain.

Natsu and Grey were in shock.

"Is that weird?" I ask.

"No. It just means you're smart, Lu-Chan." Levy tells me.

I smile and thank her. Lunch goes by fast and I'm off to my next class.

"Luce! What class you have next?" Natsu says running up next to me.

"Social Studies." I reply heading to the room the paper had on it.

"Really? Me too. Who's your teacher?"

"Mr. Clive." I read the small paper.

"Oh Cool! We're in the same class!"

Since I'm in Natsu's class I don't have to find and just follow him there. I introduce myself to the teacher and take a seat. There is not seating plan in this class we can sit anywhere we want, Natsu told me. I sit next to him near the back. Big Mistake, he kept bugging me when I was trying to pay attention. He kept trying to copy my work or talk to me when the teacher was talking. I now know that I shouldn't sit by Natsu in socials. The class ended and I was heading English.

My teacher was called . Neither Natsu nor Levy was in this class but the girl called Juvia was. I hope I can become friends with her. I walk up to her.

"Hey. My Names Lucy and-" I begin

"You had Lunch with Grey-sama! LOVE RIVAL!" She cuts me off.

"Grey? What? No! I was having lunch with Levy-Chan and-"

"Love Rival!"

"No listen He and Natsu just joined us. If you were watching why didn't you come and eat lunch with us?"

"Oh... Um... Juvia gets shy around Grey-sama."

She gets shy around him? Didn't she chase him around the school?! And she talks in third person... Is it really me who's weird? I wonder that all the time now.

"Well I wish you and I can be friends. Is that alright?" I ask her.

"Is Lucy after MY Grey-sama?" She asks back.

"No. I barely know him actually."

"Well. Juvia supposes she can be friends with Lucy just as long as Lucy is not after Grey-sama."

"G-great."

I hope I didn't make a mistake becoming friends with Juvia. Well at least she seems nice.

English ended fast and I hurried back to my room since classes were over. I got changed into casual clothes. I grabbed a book off my desk and jump on my bed. I open the book and started reading. I didn't even finish the first page when there was a knock at my door. I walk to the door and open it. There Natsu stands hold a white plastic bag containing items. I wonder what the items are.

"Luce come!" He says grabbing my arm and pulling me.

My door slams shut and he running down the hallway dragging me like I'm nothing.

Natsu drags me to the garden. He is smiling and pulls me to the tree. He pushes me down into a sitting position. He then dumps his plastic bag on my lap. Bags of chips and candy falls everywhere.

"Natsu what is this?" I ask in confusion.

"SNACKS!" He almost shouts.

"W-why?"

"Because. You probably haven't taste half of these and I told you I'd make you taste all sorts of new things."

I sigh and open a bag of sour key. I pop one in my mouth. Of course it's good. I can't expect any less.

"So is that the only reason you brought me here? To taste snacks?" I ask.

"Annnddd to hang out. I want learn more about the Weird Luce."

I blush and look away from him. My heart is beating fast. What's with it? I should get it checked out by the should nurse... I've never felt this feeling before... Am I sick? I'm probably as weird as Natsu thinks.