Hello people! I am in a car on the way to South Carolina to visit family. It's gonna take forever so I decided let's continue the story! And so here we are! Now onto the dramatic continuation of Her Hero.
I just lied there for a moment thinking that I was hearing things. Then the same noise occurred again. Then again each time more concern in her voice everyone. I decided to answer after hearing her plea of, "Natsu please answer me!" I stood up trudging over to the door not bothering to take off my bandana, or my sweatshirt and especially not my scarf. However it was all in a disheveled mess on me. As I found the energy to turn the door knob I was surprised when I came face to face with a blur of blonde against my chest. "Natsu!" She sobbed. "I was worried about you! You just disappeared on me everyone's wondering if you're okay."
I was whispering incoherent mumbles under my breath talking negatively about myself but one she especially caught was "just leave me like everyone else you'll forget about me soon…"
She looked up and opened her mouth to scream but finally saw my fazed state. Dried tears along my face luckily she didn't move my sweatshirt to see some freshly cut wounds on my skin. Bags on bags under my eyes which were bloodshot from my crying my lips chapped from not drinking anything. She just said, "I'm sorry"
I just looked back and when I saw that innocent look on her face near to tears I got a twinge at my heart not uncomfortable but more warm than anything. I had no clue what it was or what it could be but I knew she was a great friend to me so I said the one thing I thought she deserved, "can you do me a favor?" I spoke with a soft fragile almost ghost like whisper.
"Yes! Anything!" She replied with hope on her face
"Leave here… Leave me… I'll be back in school maybe soon please… You deserve better than to worry about me," Was my weak reply making her hopeful face turn to an almost instant frown.
"No! I wanna be here for you after what you did trying to stick up for me no one ever cared to do something like that!"
That's when I threw down my sweatshirt hearing her gasp seeing all the small cuts along my arms, wrists and near my shoulder and neck area. "This is only half you haven't even seen my legs or hips…" Was my cruel truthful answer. "I'm a monster. So please leave." As I spoke I slowly pushed her out the door and said, "thank you for worrying about me." I kissed her cheek then. I don't know why I did but it just felt right I didn't know why but it did. I was wondering why she wasn't protesting I saw her face the face I'm familiar with. The face Lisanna had, Elfman had, Mira had, my other friends from the past too like Tskune, Satoshi, or Mika my old "best friends" (just made up some Japanese names I could think of) had. That same face the face of horror and shock. That afterwards I either never heard from again or was heartbroken by them. I had a feeling history was repeating itself and all I remember next was me in front of the door sitting down tears blurring my vision as I heard distant footsteps making my tears and sobs bigger and louder. I didn't sleep that night…
The next day
I decided I'm not going to school today. Give her some time off of me as well as some time to think and for me some time to think as well. I decided to just let the TV stay on as I lied down listening to the soft murmurs of whatever was on. I thought about a lot of things but one topic I stayed on and kept on going back to was that feeling I had. I never felt that before. The race of my heart the pump of my blood rushing to my face. A slight blush hazed over me and my brain telling me to do things… Rather embarrassing things. I kept on thinking why is this happening and why now. It was so confusing I would just think and think but would get nothing. Then I thought back to a long long time ago when my dad was here.
Flashback
"Daddy? Why'd you marry mommy?" little six year old me said.
"Easy son I loved her." He replied smoothly.
"What's love dad?"
"Love is a mysterious thing. It's also a heartbreaking and heartwarming thing. As you grow older and age with someone like a friend you begin to feel more. Attached to them I guess. They make your blood boil in a good way and your heart pull when they're around others or even make your heart warm in a very comforting way." He explained to me
"So it makes me have heartburn?" I asked idiotically.
He laughed, "Yes son heartburn."
End flashback
"Love huh" I said to myself. "Love… That isn't for me." That's when I finally realized I was in love with this Lucy Heartifilia from the way she actually cared. To checking up on me at home. From our first meeting to our first walk to school. I loved it I loved her but I also remembered her face… Dear god her face… So after the long day that was today I decided something. If I love her I'll get her to forget a loser like me. I'll protect her. I'll help her but without her knowing it's me. How though? Is what I'd ask myself. So I devised a plan involving my hoodie, scarf, and my bandana. I then grabbed some of my black spray paint and spray painted several different designs on my red hoodie making it completely different and using an old trick with a hair dryer and hair spray I got from Aunt Grandine for the designs to stay.* Next I of course wrapped my scarf around me inside my sweatshirt but so people wouldn't obviously know it was me. Because I'm not the only hoodie wearing weirdo at our school just the only one that wears it with a scarf. So I also put my bandana over the scarf and over my mouth completing my outfit. The scarf isn't too big so the bandana wasn't protruding. When I decided it looked good I then vowed. Natsu is dead from now on from the jocks or bullies or anything. I will try to protect them. Protect Gray, Erza, Levy, and even Gajeel. I'll protect Lucy especially. I'll be their hero but more importantly I'll be Her hero.
Yay another chapter done. Expect a lot of chapters I'll be writing maybe if I get the inspiration. Cause this car ride is soooo long. But hope you love this chapter. Read review all that jazz and remember to ship Nalu for days!
*The hoodie is fire red with black designs going around his sleeves to his back in a big circle and two more strands of black out going towards the bottom and inside the circle is a rough picture of a simple looking dragon symbol or his magic symbol in the anime of the fire dragon of course.