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Chapter 4: A Date or Not A Date?
Lucy slowly made her way down the sidewalk to her home. She stared down at her feet, replaying everything that happened at Lunch. Lucy was so confused about what just happened. She always thought that Loke cared for her from how he has treated her since they started going out with each other. Did he mean to hurt her? Did he even know that she didn't like what he was doing? Obviously she didn't even want to have sex with him yet since it's only been a month since they dated. It all happened so fast and then that kid had to walk in and ask if he knew her and about this 'promise' they made. Lucy clenched her fists under her sweater vest and tie that were lying on her arms, trying not to just burst out crying.
The sad part was that she really did like Loke and him doing that to her made her so confused. She didn't know if he really liked her in the beginning or if he wanted to just get in her pants like most guys. So many questions just popped in her head one after another and she didn't have the answers for them. Lucy suddenly thought about what her father said. Should she just get home schooled? That would just end all this drama and who you have to be friends with unless you want others to laugh behind your back.
Lucy took a deep breath. The only answer she knew about her questions was that she was not going to let Loke back in her life. That's for sure. She stopped and looked both sides for incoming cars before walking down the street. Almost home, Lucy thought to herself. Home was where she was safe.
"Lucy!" The blonde paused in her tracks and turned. The boy that saved her was standing with a group of friends. He was waving with a toothy grin on his face. Lucy raised an eyebrow. Natsu ran towards her, "Hey Lucy! Going home?" Gray and Erza walked up behind Natsu, sharing a smile. Lucy only nodded. "I can walk you home if you want?" Natsu asked.
"I-It's okay." Lucy turned on her heels and quickly walked away. When she was far enough she looked over her shoulder and saw Natsu waving to his friends then running to catch up to her. Gray and Erza turned and walked away together.
Once Natsu caught up to her he smiled and said, "Actually, I was hoping to ask you if you wanna get some ice cream or something?"
Lucy blinked. "Why?"
Natsu shrugged. "I just want to talk to you since you sort of ran away the last time we saw each other."
Lucy sighed and glanced over her shoulder before answering in case any of her friends were there. "Okay. I guess I owe you since you saved me back there."
Natsu grinned brightly and took her wrist, dragging her to a nearby ice cream shop. Lucy almost tripped a few times as he was dragging her. Natsu opened the entrance of the ice cream shop, triggering a small bell to jingle. He let go of her wrist and went to order. "Cookies N' Cream and Strawberry ice cream please." Natsu asked the lady behind the counter. She nodded with a smile and took two cups.
Lucy walked up beside him. "How'd you know I like Strawberry?"
"You like? You love Strawberry! I remember that you would always ask you're parents for Strawberry ice cream or anything Strawberry." Natsu smiled. Lucy raised an eyebrow. The lady came back with a cup of Cookies N' Cream on one hand and a cup of Strawberry on the other with spoons in both. She handed them to Natsu and he handed her the money for the ice creams.
"Thank you! Enjoy your ice cream." The lady told them, taking the money into the cash register. Natsu took the ice creams and handed Lucy her Strawberry ice cream. He walked to an empty booth and sat down, digging into his ice cream. Lucy also sat down across from him and slowly ate hers, staring down at her ice cream. They ate in silence for a while until Natsu noticed how quiet she's being. He slowed his pace, looking up at her.
"Are you okay?" Natsu asked.
Lucy furrowed his eyebrows. "Well, let's see. I almost got raped by my boyfriend today so I guess I'm doing fantastic!" she sarcastically said.
Natsu frowned. "Oh yeah. Sorry about that." He kept eating her ice cream silently.
Lucy sighed. "How do you know about me? I don't remember you whatsoever."
"Yeah you do. I just have to jog your memory." Natsu said.
Lucy rolled her eyes. "Sure."
"It's true! How did I know you liked Strawberry?" Natsu asked.
"Wouldn't be surprised if you're just a stalker." Lucy muttered.
"But I'm not! We use to be best friends!" Natsu said.
Lucy groaned in frustration. "Then prove it to me."
"Okay! Your favorite colors are pink and blue, you prefer cats and love Strawberry, you love reading too, your favorite food is yogurt, your mom and dad run a business called Heartfilia Konzern so you're basically rich, and by the way, you always kept your promises." Natsu said.
Lucy bit her lip. He got it all right. "You missed one thing though."
Natsu raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"
Lucy folded her arms and leaned back. "You missed one thing."
"And what is that?" Natsu asked.
"My mother is dead." Lucy said.
Natsu gaped. "She, she is?"
Lucy nodded, with a serious face. "Yeah. She is. She died of an unknown illness."
Natsu frowned. "I'm so sorry."
Lucy shrugged. "It happens. I still have my father."
Natsu sighed. "Your mom was still alive when we made that promise."
"What age were we?" Lucy asked.
"We were ten years old." Natsu said.
"I was ten when my mom passed away." Lucy replied.
"Really? Ten years old was when we stopped seeing each other." Natsu said. "You've changed since then."
"Who was I then?" Lucy asked.
"Well, you were always sweet and innocent. You always wanted to be everyone's friend and you're really caring about everyone around you." Natsu said.
"How do you know I'm not that same person anymore?" Lucy asked.
"For one, you don't hang out with people who aren't rich like yourself." Natsu said.
"I do it for the sake of my father's business." Lucy told him.
"What about for your happiness?" Natsu asked.
Lucy scoffed. "What are you talking about? I am happy."
Natsu raised an eyebrow. "You don't look very happy. Well no one would be happy around those snobby people."
Lucy furrowed her eyebrows. "Like I said before those snobby people are my friends. You have no right to judge them when you don't even know them personally like I do."
Natsu raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then tell me, what do you like about your friends?"
"Obviously, their always there for me. They are lots of fun to be around too." Lucy said.
Natsu slowly nodded, unbelieving.
Lucy rolled her eyes. "I didn't come eat ice cream with you so you can teach me what friendship means."
Natsu held his hands up in defense. "I know, I know. I just needed an excuse to why you don't at least hang out with anyone else like me."
Lucy scoffed. "I'm hanging out with you now, aren't I?"
"But what about at school around your 'friends'? You wouldn't want them to think that you would hang around people like us, would you?"
Lucy opened her mouth to say something but closed her mouth, knowing what he said was true.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Lucy and… him." A familiar voice approached them. Lucy turned, wide eyed to see Minerva and Sting with a smirk on their faces. Oh how Minerva loved to smirk.
"M-Minerva! What are you doing here?" Lucy asked, nervously. Natsu immediately drowned out Minerva and Lucy and just glared at Sting who glared back at him.
"What? Just because I'm rich doesn't mean I can't go eat some regular ice cream with my boyfriend every once in a while. I mean, you're doing it." Minerva said, eyeing Natsu.
Lucy felt heat rush up to her face. "We're not boyfriend and girlfriend…" she slowly said.
Minerva cocked her head to the side, acting as if she was confused. "Oh?"
"Actually, Natsu was the one who saved me earlier. I just wanted to repay him by eating ice cream with him." Lucy said, almost confidently.
Minerva nodded slowly. "Uh huh… well have fun both of you." She said before waving and tugging on Sting's arm to move. Sting broke the glaring contest he was having with Natsu and turned to leave.
"Tch, jerk." Natsu muttered, leaning back.
"You know him?" Lucy asked.
Natsu scoffed. "Know him? Everyone knows him and when I mean everyone I mostly mean the weak ones. He's a bully."
Lucy furrowed her eyebrows. "He is? I should tell Minerva."
Natsu rolled his eyes. "Oh she knows…"
Lucy blinked. "Has she told him about not doing it anymore?"
Natsu shrugged. "That seems like the opposite of what she tells him from what I have heard."
Lucy folded her arms and glanced over to the couple ordering their ice cream. "Really?"
Natsu nodded and finished the last of his ice cream before it melted. "I've seen him beat up some kids in front of her and she always had a smirk on her face."
"She likes to smirk a lot." Lucy huffed.
"Hmm, at least you know one thing about her." Natsu said.
"Well it's different with Minerva. She always seemed to be to herself and Sting. She never really opens up, even to her friends. I only know that she's the second richest person in Magnolia." Lucy confessed.
Natsu nodded. "Rich people tend to keep to themselves. No offense."
Lucy rolled her eyes at his statement. "None taken." She mumbled.
Natsu went back to his childish grin and stretched. "Well that was a nice date. I'd say we should do it sometime." He said getting up.
Lucy felt the heat come back immediately at the word 'date'. "What?! This was not a date!"
Natsu smirked annoyingly and ran out. Lucy growled and got up, running out the ice cream shop. "This was not a date! Don't you dare tell anyone this was or I'll hunt your ass down!" She yelled, standing there in front of the shop as she watched him run away.
A mother and her child opened the door to the ice cream shop beside her. "Mommy? Why is the lady screaming to herself?" the little girl asked. The mom only stared wide-eyed at Lucy and pushed the girl in the ice cream shop.
"Don't attract the crazies, sweetie." The mother said a bit too loudly as she went in behind her daughter.
I had fun writing this chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it! By the way, I'm gonna focus on NaLu for a bit before starting with the other couples. I'll mention the couples throughout the story though!
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