Chapter 4: Happy the blue cat

The bell had rung and Natsu, as appointed, was side-by-side his "master". She entered the class and Natsu dragged himself along yawning. He was sleepy, he'd stayed up last night watching a movie and then been up looking for a lost item for maybe the hundredth time.

His master stopped by an empty desk and chair, Natsu too stopped on his track. A pregnant silence followed. Natsu looked at her with a yawn , she pointed at the chair near-by. Silence followed.

"the chair?" Natsu said sleepily. Lucy nodded.

Natsu lazily pulled out the chair and himself slumped down onto another one at her side. Lucy sat down on the chair.

She'd made use of him the whole time and he'd surprisingly cooperated with her.

"thank you~" she smiled that particular smile of hers which would make hearts melt, she hadn't used that for a while. Natsu noticed this and stared at her for a while.

"what?" she asked

"if you'd smile like that I'd be happy to work under you, every day" Natsu grinned.

"idiot" she mumbled and turned away. Her cheeks slightly tinted.

The teacher arrived and Natsu turned forward almost immediately.

"Good afternoon ~" Ul sang happily. Ul was a great sensei, passionate and very willing to help her students anytime, she was also Gray's favourite teacher, but once you got her angry you would be doomed. Natsu had experienced said doom and ever since tried to avoid her rage.

"Good morning" chorused the students lazily. Everyone got sleepy in the afternoon hours, not just Natsu.

Ul raised her eyebrows.

Before the students could answer more enthusiastically, Natsu stood up "GOODMORNING" he said loudly grinning with a quivering mouth. Everyone turned to look at the idiot.

Ul gave a smile "good morning Natsu, you may take your seat"

"So today we have a sample study of rubber plantations in Malaysia," she drifted her gaze to the open book on the table. "the largest producer of rubber in the world was Malaysia but with the demand of synthetic rubber increasing USA became a larger exporter of rubber…"

"share?" Natsu poked Lucy "I didn't bring a book"

They shared a book…though it wasn't quite necessary as soon Natsu dozed off.

Natsu's POV

"w-what is that?" I reached out towards a floating thing in front of me only to have it drift further. When I neared it further I noticed that it was some-sort of a creature with long white wings.

The creature turned. I think it's a cat .

"Hi~" it said happily "I was wondering why you didn't arrive ye—"

"you talk!"

"I talk, am blue and can fly, and I'm a cat" it said.

Before it could say anything more I pulled its wings. "Mine!" I proclaimed.

The cat wailed "Don't pull!"

I stared straight at him.

He started crying. "leave my wings!"

I realised I'd been pulling too hard and released my grip.

"sorry" I mumbled.

"(sniff) just don't pull my wings" it said.

"I was here to tell you something… but you're too mean"

"I'm sorry! I just thought you'd make a good partner!" I said. A flying and talking cat would definitely make a good traveling partner.

"a partner?" it repeated

"well ok then." It smiled wiping its tears.

"My name is Happy" Happy said "I was here to tell you where you would find the lucky underwear you've been searching for so much"

"you know where that is?" Jeez I'd been searching for it all-over.

"Its under the.."

"the…?" I repeated

"the…."

"the…." I repeated nodding

"Under the bed near the pizza you saved. Natsu clean that place will you? Fungi is growing in there and its really not healthy." Happy said.

"under the bed—wait which bed? I've got three beds—and how'd you'd know my-!"

"Natsu!"

"what?" I looked at him.

"Natsu Natsu Natsu!" Happy jumped happily

"what?

"Natsu!" Now I hear Lucy's voice.

I get up with a jolt. And quickly look for the teacher.

"she's gone." Lucy informed.

I turned toward Lucy.

"Luce, I had this really weird dream-" I began

"I'm starving! Lets go have lunch!"

well that works too.

Lucy pulled me up and we went out the class to get some food.

Zeref inserted a coin into the slot of the machine. He then selected the particular beverage.

"I suddenly feel like I wanna have marshmallows!" "I want some fruit juice" "the class was so boring I need coffee" "Saltines?" "Geez I don't need anything Zeref-kun! Stop asking!... if you ask than get me pringles and a cup of orange juice"

Zeref sighed. He'd been used all morning. After all her commands when he'd sarcastically asked what else she wanted she'd only told him more.

The can of cold drink reached the opening with a slight thud. Zeref reached out to it; and that is when a wicked plan formed in his head.

"Thanks Zeref-kun!" Mavis smiled as she took the can of coke from Zeref.

"you've been so good tod—" the pop cab she'd been tugging on flew open and cold sugary foam sprayed all over her face and hair. Mavis was taken by surprise, her eyes wide, she blinked a couple of times.

Zeref's lips twitched and then he broke into a muffled laugh.

"your face" he said in between his laugh.

Mavis wasn't angry though. She was only too happy to be a reason for Zeref's laugh.

She stood there looking at him while he tried his best to keep from laughing.

"Let me help you with that" He said while pulling out a hanky from his pocket. His lips still bore an amused look.

He wiped the liquid off her face.

"there" he said.

Mavis flushed.

"I've got another class" Zeref said

Mavis only nodded.

He waved as he walked out the classroom.

Mavis and Levy were seat partners for now. Levy was holding a big fat book below the table without the teacher noticing her, she didn't pay attention to the things the teacher taught, but on the book she held below, she had obviously completed everything that was going to be taught this semester, how typical Mavis thought.

The teacher gave some work to do and stopped her lecture.

"Levy-chan?" Mavis was bored and wanted to talk about something interesting.

Levy turned to Mavis and closed the book she'd been reading.

"The school fest is in one month's time" Mavis started. The school festival was a pompous affair. Every year the students would organize stalls and activities, fireworks were still everyone's favourite though.

"yeah. The literary club's planning on hosting a book stand" Levy said "Gajeel said he'd help out with putting up the stall so I let him free with the maid thing, have you planned anything yet?"

"I'm thinking of a haunted house" Mavis said her eyes sparkling. "it'll have all the creepy things you can imagine—witches with long necks, an eyeball which walks around, a talking umbrella and a fountain of blood—"

"I get it Mavis-chii" Levy sweat-dropped. "but I don't think I'll be participating in your activity" Levy was scared just by thinking about it. She would walk into the haunted house and in even less than a minute she'd be screaming and running for dear life, and she would have to bear the embarrassment for the days that followed.

"you have to Levy-chan! It'll be fun" Mavis insisted. "ooh and we could have those wells were strange sounds will come out from…" Mavis seemed to be over-flowing with ideas at the moment. The more she dictated her ideas the more Levy seemed to tremble. The bell rang and Levy sighed in relief. "Bye Levy-chan~" Mavis said "And thanks a lot!"

"eh? I don't think I did anything Mavis-chii" Levy smiled awkwardly.

"the ideas you gave me are wonderful!" With this Mavis walked out and Levy waved.

"hopefully I won't be forced into that" Levy sighed. "I need to get this book to the library by tomorrow" opening the book she buried her nose into it.

A/N: Sorry for the late update.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Fanfic suggestion : "The girl from whirlpool" by SilverShine. (Naruto: Minato x Kushina)