Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail. I do own the idea for this story, or small set of short stories.
Slices.
(By Reighart the 5th.)
Lucy
The sun shined with all it had over the bustling streets below, lighting the heads of all the people in the city with the same rays that didn't discriminate a soul. Its' warmth kept the spirits high, the path in sight and the thoughts merry.
"Uh… I cannot go today, sorry."
Not all, of course.
"What? Why not?" A blond girl asked as she gave a long, confused look to the pink-haired boy standing in front of her. Both were in the middle of the sidewalk, interrupting the path of the other pedestrians with their conversation. Her question wasn't much to know the reasons of the guy as it was to ask why again. She felt curious; she wanted to see if he would be honest with her this time around. "This is the fourth time this week, Natsu… it'll be marked on your record and Mira-sensei won't be able to save you this time."
"I know I know, jeeez." The boy, known as Natsu, scratched the pink, spiky locks of his hair and frowned at the whole situation. If he knew, why did he continue with all of this? That was the blonde's question now. "But I really cannot go today, I have stuff to do… really important."
The girl sighed and shook her head. Why did she even try in the first place? Was now her question. "You always say the same… look… why don't you come today at least? We have a test remember?"
"…uh, I didn't study for it." The boy answered with a plain face and honest voice. It almost made the girl bring a palm to her face. Almost. It was the boy's honesty that was charming enough to make her get a hold of herself and try to understand his reasoning. "I don't have a clue of anything there, Lucy."
"You would if you came to class, Natsu." Lucy sighed as she lowered her head and wondered how else to continue the conversation. There must be something in her mind that could be used to persuade the pink-haired boy into assisting school as he should. But nothing came to her. Her head rose and she gave the boy a doubtful glance, not really knowing what else to do. "Okay… go… I'll try to save you if I can, but I make no promises!"
"Thanks, Lucy! You're the best!" Natsu cheered happily, calling the attention of some people around them as he hugged the girl in his gratitude. Her face turning a healthy shade of pink, she had to remember that it was the boy's honesty that charmed her into paying attention to him and helping him. Yes, his honesty. He let go of her and kept her by the shoulders, smiling broadly as he prepared to dash away to do whatever he had to do. "If you can, pass some of the notes from today to me tomorrow! I don't want to fall behind."
"Aye aye… don't worry, I'll try to give you a copy of the notes tomorrow." And the second she said that, the boy dashed away, yelling as he left about how much of a good friend she was and how he would repay her someday. She gave the disappearing form of the boy a small smile and turned around, holding onto her bag with both hands in front of her. "I swear he will repay me ten times what I gave to him."
"Oh? That almost sounded naughty, Lucy-chan~."
"Eeeeeeeeeeeh!?" The girl heard someone whisper that to her ear and jumped in fright, calling the attention of the people nearby again. She turned around with a hand clutching her chest and tried to ease her breathing. That almost gave her a heart-attack, no kidding. "M-Mira-sensei!"
The sight of a white-haired woman, some years older than her, greeted her with a small cheerful smile and wave. The woman, called Mirajane, smiled to the young girl and chuckled a little to the reaction she got earlier, finding it incredibly amusing and cute. "I see you're still following Natsu everywhere he goes, Lucy-chan. Is there something I'm missing?"
"N-no!" Getting defensive was not the best plan here, especially with a foe like their homeroom teacher, but she just couldn't find another way to get out of this situation. Whether she liked it or not, she knew she would had to endure some embarrassment before the white-haired woman would leave her alone. "N-nothing like that! W-we were talking of today's exam!"
"Really now? That hug and smile he gave you spoke otherwise." She shared in amusement, giggling at the girl's flustered face. "And that little bit of pink I saw on your cheeks, oh my, Lucy…"
"P-please, stop!" Lucy knew she would have to find better ways to counter the woman in the future, especially with these misunderstandings she kept on bringing upon her, but… how? She barely knew if what she felt for the pink-haired boy was as the woman implied or if it was just the weirdness of being hugged by a guy so suddenly. He was a couple of years older than her after all. "It's nothing like that!"
"I know, dear, I'm just messing with you." Mira giggled a little more with a hand covering her mouth and started to walk, using a hand to lead the girl forward towards the school. "You can tell me what really happened while we head to class, right?"
"A-aye, I can do that…" She sighed and started to explain, mulling not only with her friend's issue in her head but also with the situation as a whole. He was a big question mark for her. "…so he won't be coming today either."
Mira frowned at that piece of information, knowing it all too well. "I will speak to him after class."
"Really?" Lucy asked a bit hopeful.
Perhaps the older woman would know what to do.
"Yes, really."
Continuara~
I ended up doing one with Lucy... strange. Okay, one more and then off to bed. *nods* This is getting really addicting and interesting. Plus, I want to give you all the answers. That sounds fair, doesn't it? *chuckles* Remember, be patient.
Adieu.
