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Reality Vs Fiction
Chapter – 3
Never stopped
Dec 2nd 2015
"Gray!" Natsu sighed on the phone.
"C'mon Levy won't know." he argued back.
"Of course, she will! She's here with me." Natsu rolled his eyes, leaving the fact that Levy was, of course, sitting across him listening to every word. Gray didn't need to know that much of information.
"But she won't know."
"Gray, you are…" Natsu couldn't think of a word that could describe his friend without insulting him. So after a minute of holding his breath, trying to think he gave up.
"Natsu" Gray whine.
Natsu shook his head, shoving some of his pink hair out of his eyes. 'This conversation is going nowhere.' he thought to himself.
Levy sipped in her coffee also rolling her eyes. The smile that came when Gray first called Natsu, had yet to leave her lips. This was all part of her evil plan – according to Gray, of course. Though she hadn't yet declined the accusation. Levy took another sip. She knew the moment Gray finds out that they as in 'Levy and Natsu' went somewhere without him, he would freak the fuck out. And she was right.
For some reason Gray gets awfully insecure when she's with Natsu.
'Jealous' Levy smirks to herself.
As expected Gray called Natsu trying to persuade the pinkett to let him join. And knowing Natsu well enough, Levy knew that he wouldn't give in so easily. They could only handle him as it was. Giving in to his persuasion will only insure future pain.
Gray knew this too, but he tries anyway.
'Dumbass doesn't knew when to give up' she shook her head, not really knowing if that was a good thing or not.
But it was all fun to watch – not for Natsu though.
Levy almost laughed aloud – when Gray whined once more – blowing her cover.
'This is why' she thought to herself.
This and the fact Gray that had broken his leg doing something stupid with his bike. Plus…she hadn't actually forgiven him for setting her up on a blind date.
"Natsu please. I'm your best friend!" Gray suddenly hushed his voice as if aware of Levy's ears. Levy leaned in to listen. "She's evil, I'm telling you. She is ruining our friendship!"
"Enough." the salmon headed said sternly, "Stay home, get rest. If you still get bored then finish those paper works you been avoiding from the last months. And if you still get bored, then I don't know? Spend time with your wife. But stop calling me!"
"But Natsu…" Gray whined, again.
Levy chuckled, griping her stomach as she double over her chair. Yup, this was why.
"Dude," Natsu sighed, rubbing his face with his palm. "I'm here for a book signing, not to party. And it's only for two days. And you have a broken leg. What will you do if you even came?" Natsu slapped his mouth with his hand as soon as the question left.
Levy's eyes widen, jaws fell apart.
That was a mistake. And they both knew it.
Gray laughed from the other side. It sounded so much evil in Natsu's ears. "What will I do? I –"
"Bye Gray." Natsu cut the line. He shook his head, almost drained. Leaning against the chair, he rubbed his face with both of his hands. Talking with Gray was always exhausting.
A waiter walked passed their table, refilling Levy's cup with coffee. "Anything else?" he asked.
"A glass full of ice." Natsu muttered. The waiter arched his eyebrow at him but didn't question. Levy just shrugged. The red haired waiter nods before leaving.
Levy turned back at her friend. "Well," she dwell, slowly sipping in to her cup, smiling, "that was entertaining."
Natsu let out a hoarse laugh, "I'm glad that someone was having fun."
Levy smiled a little more.
After that there wasn't much to entertain them anymore. Gray did called, more than twice but Natsu never felt brave enough to take it.
Levy obviously got bored as she started doing her work. Her glasses sitting in the bridge of her nose as she scowls down at the screens. She types both in her laptop and in her phone, at once.
It was something she learned in college. She plays Criminal Case in her phone at the same time she searches for new trend in books. If she finds anything she writes it down in her laptop. All the while making drafts of the next contract that need to be renewed. Never moving her eyes from the laptop's screen. Sometimes she even writes it in her notepad. Never making any mistakes.
It's multitasking – she always says.
It's creepy –what Gray calls it.
Natsu smiled at his blue-haired friend before turning toward the sky.
The afternoon sun was slowly setting down. The sky still had its bright blue color. The cool air from the Hargeon harbor calmed down his nervous nerves. Form his place in the café he can see the boats. The way they float. He smiled when he remembered, the first time he came here. And whom it was with. It was a small open café, sitting just outside the busy harbor. You can smell the sea, but the noises of the harbor never reaches here.
He didn't knew about his place. She was the one who brought him here. And after that every time he comes to Hargeon, he would visit it too.
He closed his eyes and sighed. It seemed so long ago, he was here with her.
Natsu signed again.
Levy looked up from her work to Natsu and then back at her screen. Her fingers frozen in there place. They were at a beautiful place. When Natsu first brought her here she didn't knew what to say at first. It was quite, small and petite. The food was great too. But in every other table there was couple sitting with hands in hand.
From the corner of her eyes Levy looked at the couple sitting next to them.
All in all, it was a great place but not that great when you are single – where everyone was with someone else, holding hands, sipping coffee together and laughing.
For a brief moment she thought about him. But then she shook herself out of it. He wasn't worth her time. He wasn't worth anything.
Levy looked back at Natsu, his eyes were still close.
They were both the same, Levy realized then. He was alone and suffering not matter how much he smile in front of others. Levy knew that, she could see it. Natsu was suffering for her. And it was the same for Levy too. She was also suffering because of him. Where Natsu smiled to hide himself, she drowned herself in work.
It didn't seemed fair. Why only they were hurting? For those people who didn't cared about them, who didn't even knew.
Levy looked back at her laptop, cleared her throat. 'Work' she told herself.
"We have to be at the Cube before 4.30 tomorrow." She says not looking at him. "Zeref had already talked with everyone." She paused. Natsu hummed indicating that he's listening. Levy continued, "And Cana Alberona is gonna be there."
Natsu frown. But knew it was pointless. It was a big news in media. No one ever had a second book signing in 'The Cube' ever.
It was the biggest library in Fiore and most of the authors never gets the chance to do one book sighing there in their whole career. And here he was having his second signing for a book that was published almost 5 years ago. Apparently it was a news that every magazine in Fiore wanted to cover, specially 'Sorcerer Weekly'.
It was scary how much fame 'Angel & Dragon' had got and was still getting.
Yet Natsu's frown deepened. It was almost 4 years ago, he had an interview with Whisper Matsuki. And it was going good until they asked a certain question that he didn't want answer. Couldn't answer without telling everyone about her. But somehow they figured out that he was hiding something. After that, they had been almost stalking him, with the help of Cana Alberona. Trying to find out his secret.
Natsu shook his head. This he knew was going to happen.
Levy went back to her work. Natsu also closed eyes.
The waiter came back with an icepack. "Sir, your ice." he said.
"Put it down here." Natsu points at the table. The waiter put the icepack in a bowl before pouring more coffee in Levy's cup. She nods her head, when she looked up she noticed his blush. She smilis politely. The waiter smilies back before leaving. Levy had only one through in her mind as she watched him walk back inside the café, 'Not gonna happen buddy'.
Natsu's phone rings. He opens his eyes to look at the name in the screen. 'Your best friend' it says. Natsu smirked, switching it off.
Yes, he was felling brave. He turns to his left, popping his neck.
He turned back and glanced at his watch. 4.35pm. He nods to himself, picking up his cup of black-lemon tea. The cup barely touched his lips when his eyes goes wide and hands shakes slightly. No!
4.36pm.
Natsu quickly turned at the table in the further left corner. And then did a double take. His breath caught in his throat. He's dreaming.
4.37pm.
He pinched in elbow. When the pain registered in his mind but scean in front of his didn't changed, he knew that he wasn't daydreaming finally breathes. He stood up, almost knocking over the table in his haste.
Levy scowl as she looked at him. Somehow she grabbed her mug full of coffee and her phone in one hand and her laptop and notepad in another, making sure nothing falls. She looked at the pinkett then followed his gaze to the left. But she saw nothing. There was only a girl in a blue skirt with big sunglass and a huge beach hat staring back at him. She turned back at her friend. 'What's happening?' Levy thought.
Natsu gulped. He couldn't move, he couldn't even blink. He left like he was frozen to the ground.
4.38pm
With very little courage he took a timid step but then stopped. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know what he could do.
4.39pm
The girl was walking toward him now. Her lips forming that same familiar smile. It was a smile that she only smiled for him. Her right side of the lips would go a little up then the left side; almost making it looked like a crocked smile.
4.40pm
She stood in front of him. That smile never leaving her lips. Her brown eyes twinkle as she took down her shades.
"Hi" she breathes.
And just like that he knew he was still in love with her. Cause he never stopped. Cause he couldn't."
A penny for a thought..