Natsu finally broke away from my neck, licking his lips as he did so. I felt a little faint, but not enough to pass out.
"Luce! Why the hell did you do that?!" He asked, getting off of me. "I can't go back now. Do you know what happens when something like this happens?!" Natsu yelled, making me flinch. I probably deserved it, though.
"I turn into a vampire?" I ask, suddenly scared.
"No, baka! That's only if you drink some of my blood, too." Natsu sat at the edge of the bed, holding his head in his hands.
Then, he shot up, going over to his closet. It was too dark to see what he was looking for, and when he finally found it, he brought it back to the room, turning on the light. In his hands was an old book, about 2 inches thick.
"What's that?" I asked, tracing my fingers along the title. It was faded, so I couldn't read it.
"A book my grandad gave me. It depicts everything about vampires in here."
"Oh?" I wasn't sure where this was going.
"Here." He said, flipping through the pages, landing on one in the middle of the book. "Look at this." He handed me the book.
"Hmm... 'When a vampire sucks the blood of a human, that human will become his/her rightful... servant?!'" My heart dropped. "What does that mean?"
"Keep reading." His expression was solemn, which freaked me out.
"'The servant will serve as food whenever his/her master gets hungry. and the master won't be able to drink any other blood until the servant either passes away, or becomes a vampire themselves. There will be an unbreakable bond between the two, and they won't be able to live without each other. If they try, the vampire will die of hunger, for all other blood is poisonous. The servant will die of loneliness.'" I was shocked. Was this why he couldn't drink the pig's blood earlier?
"Read the note at the bottom of the page."
"Eh? O-okay." I mumbled, looking for it. "'Note: Vampires, beware. If a bond is formed with that of the opposite sex, you have claimed them to be your mate.' Wait, what?!" I couldn't breathe. But, then again, this wasn't entirely my fault.
"Yeah." Was all he said, making my heart shatter. He said it so sadly, it hurt.
"You know, I'm not that bad." I said, my heart turning numb.
"Huh?" He stared at me.
"I'll just leave. Go suck on someone else's blood if I'm too awful to be around." I said, standing up, picking up my things. Tears stung my eyes as I realized he wasn't trying to stop me.
"Luce, I don't want you to go."
"Why not?" I asked, grabbing a trash bag to put my pile of things in.
"Because." He whispered in my ear, making me gasp. When did he move? "We're in this together."
"But you said you'd never be with a human. The book said that I'd be your mate." I turned to face him.
His eyes were staring right into mine, and he seemed to be relaxed, unlike me. I was tense with anger and sadness.
"I said that to push you away." Natsu said, his warm hand caressing my face.
"Huh?" I was shocked.
His eyes closed and he brought me in for a kiss, his soft, warm lips pressing against my own. After a moment, I melted into the kiss with him, my lips moving with his. When we pulled away, our eyes were half-lidded. He smiled, pulling me in for a hug.
"You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that." He said, running his fingers through my hair. I simply smiled, burrowing my head into the crook of his neck.
~2 Days Later~
"I hate mondays." I said to Levy, who was sitting next to me in History.
"Me too, Lu-chan. Me too." She smiled sadly. "Nee, Lu-chan? What's going on between you and Natsu?"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"It's obvious you two like each other!" Levy smiled at me, kind of creeping me out.
"Well, we are dating..." I mumbled, smiling to myself.
"Eh~?!" Levy shouted, catching the attention of the entire class, including Natsu and the teacher.
"Miss McGarden, would you like to enlighten me on what you're doing?" The teacher asked, pissed.
Shit. She's never been in trouble before! I quickly thought, then it hit me.
"Ah!" I screamed, shooting up from my desk. "S-s-s-s-SPIDER!" I cried out, fake tears brimming in my eyes. Now the attention was on me, instead of my best friend.
"Miss Heartfilia! Sit down and shut up!" The teacher barked at me. He forgot all about Levy. Success!
"Yes, sir. I'm sorry."
He grunted, resuming his lesson. I could still feel eyes on me, but I tried my best to shake it off. Levy stared at me, surprised.
"Did Lucy, the quiet girl, just scream in the middle of class to save her best friend?" Levy asked, eyes wide with shock.
"She sure did." I smiled at her. I could feel my ears burning up from embarrassment, but it was worth it.
I looked over at Natsu, who was smiling at me. I smiled back, then resumed taking notes.
~Later~
Natsu and I sat with Levy and Gajeel at lunch. Levy and I talked about what happened in History while Natsu and Gajeel simply sat there, listening.
"Hey, Bunny Girl, what'd you say your name was?" Gajeel asked, earning sweat drops from Levy and I.
"It's Lucy." I said, giggling from the glare Natsu was shooting at him. "Why Bunny Girl, though?"
"You look like a bunny." He said.
"O-oh." Awkward. The lunch bell rang, sending us back to classes. I noticed, as I was leaving, that Lisanna was talking to her friends while staring evilly at me.
~Later~
I began walking home. Natsu wasn't with me, considering he had to help clean up today. He did, however, give me his scarf, so I'd be warm on my way home. It smelt like fire, which made me curious as to why Natsu always smelled like that. Maybe it's a vampire thing? I giggled, thinking about him setting everything on fire.
"Well, well, well." A voice brought me out of my thoughts. I turned around to see Angel, Lisanna's friend, standing behind me, hands on her hips.
"What do you want?" I asked, my eyes furrowing.
"It's not what I want. It's what Lisanna wants. I'm here to tell you to stay away from Natsu."
I rolled my eyes. Seriously? "Or else what?" I asked, putting my hands on my hips.
"Or else I'll have to hurt you."
"Really? Oh, I'm so scared." I turned and began walking away. I wasn't interested in drama.
"I'm not finished." She said, grabbing my wrist.
"Hurry up. I have to go home." I said, not wanting to put up with this crap.
"Lisanna likes Natsu a lot."
"That's not my problem. She's the one dating Bickslow."
"She stopped for Natsu."
"Not my problem." I repeated.
"Well, she's not a slut like you, so stop trying to sleep with him."
"What the hell? That's not my agenda!" I snapped, yanking my wrist away from her.
"Oh, shut up. The entire school knows it. You're not as quiet and innocent as people think you are." She smirked. "Just let Lisanna have him."
"No." I said. "He's mine. And Lisanna can get over it." I turned and began to walk away.
"Hmph. You asked for it. Just wait, Lucy. Soon, you'll be begging for mercy." I heard her retreating footsteps and let out a sigh. It's not like she can do anything to me, anyways. Right?
And that's how I became a target for all of Lisanna's friends.
(A/N)
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