Lucy opened her eyes, hearing her annoying alarm clock beeping again.
"Beep! Beep! Yeah, I get it!" She shouted as she turned it off and turned over to have a light snooze. Suddenly, like always, Virgo stormed into the blonde's room and started dragging her out of bed.
"Princess, it's time for school." She said as she was almost tearing off Lucy's pyjamas. The said teen shrieked as she finally got free from the maid's grasp.
"Fine, fine. I'm awake. God, you're pushy!" She mumbled as she readjusted her pyjamas. Going up to her closet, she decided to wear jeans with a different hoodie again. That was her go-to outfit, so why break out of habit? She got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast.
Walking towards the kitchen, she heard people talking, a male voice and a female voice. She made out the female one to be Virgo but the other one was hazy, quiet. Entering the room, she saw her new friend, the pinkette sitting on one of the barstools chatting away with the other pinkette.
"Princess, the boy is back." Virgo said, finally realising that the blonde was standing in the doorway. Natsu turned around and flashed a grin to Lucy.
"Hey, Luce! How're ya?" Lucy was just standing there, unsure of what to say. Finally realising that they were both staring at her as if she was an alien, she spoke up.
"H-hey Natsu. I'm ok. How about you?" She asked as she sat down beside him. Natsu rubbed his eyes comically as he started telling her how tired he was and how long he had to be awake to do his Science homework. Lucy laughed and asked if she could see it. He rummaged through his backpack when he finally pulled out a scrunched up piece of paper. He handed it Lucy who just sat there, wordless.
"Natsu, what is this?" She asked after reading the piece of paper. Natsu raised an eyebrow, gesturing he didn't know what she meant. Lucy sighed as she looked into her backpack and pulled out a folder that held all her homework neatly, showing Natsu what it should look like.
"Well, the homework was to explain in detail what enzymes are and their uses. You wrote that they are a 'drippy' thing and that they do 'stuff' with the body. I don't think that will be enough for Miss Libra!" She explained as she handed his homework back to him. Natsu groaned loudly as he tore up the piece of paper.
"I'm so dumb. I don't know anything. Please help me, Luce. Please?" He begged as the blonde bit into an apple. She started chewing on it slowly to annoy him a little and then swallowed.
"Ok, I came to a conclusion!" She declared as she put down the apple. Natsu just tilted his head in confusion.
"Con- what?" He asked stupidly as Lucy deadpanned. She sighed once more.
"Conclusion. A decision. Do you not own a thesaurus?" She asked, getting up and grabbing her apple in her hand. Natsu grabbed his bag too and they headed for the door.
"Luce, how would I own a dinosaur?" Natsu asked, chuckling. Lucy's jaw dropped.
"A thesaurus isn't a dinosaur. It's a type of book. You look up words and it gives you other words that mean the same thing. Like the word 'said'. You could use the word 'told'." She explained to the pinkette who just listened quietly.
"You're so smart, Luce. I would never have found out about the thesaurus by myself." He praised her, making her blush. She turned her head to cover it up.
'Why is he always complimenting me. My face always gets so heated up at his comments. Damn it Natsu.' She thought as she smiled to herself. Natsu noticed this and just had to comment on it.
"Why are you smiling like that Luce? You look like a weirdo." He pointed out. Lucy looked at him with an angry expression.
"I am not a weirdo, don't call me that." She scolded him with her hands on her hips. They continued walking to school when Natsu spoke up.
"Weirdo." Lucy heard this immediately hit him in the arm as hard as she could but once again, nothing. He barely felt her hand touch him. He laughed at how she tried to hit him again and again.
"Why doesn't it hurt. You said you were built but I didn't know you were THIS built" She rambled on about how a girl should always win to which Natsu laughed and teased her about.
Suddenly a car stopped next to the and a very cocky Sting scrolled down the window and smugly grinned at them.
"Oh look. The brainiac and the delinquent. Can it get any more pathetic?" He said to whoever sat beside him. Lucy's smile disappeared at the comment. Natsu started getting angry again.
'Don't say anything, just go. Don't look back, just go.' He repeated the mantra over and over again in his head.
"Oy, fucktards, look at me when I'm talking to you!" He shouted to them, Lucy finally gave in and lifted her head but felt a strong arm, encircle around her slim waist. She looked at Natsu who just shook his head and they continued walking.
"Tsk, you're not worth my time!" Sting said as he drove away in his sports car. Lucy and Natsu kept walking, Natsu's arm still around Lucy's waist, holding her as if she could break any second, like a porcelain doll.
"Thank you, Natsu." She said, looking down at her bruised wrist. She finally realised that Natsu's arm was still around her, blushing scarlet red at the warmth, that she very much enjoyed, coming from the boy next to her.
'Should I say something? I should say something, but...' She thought about it when finally deciding she should, Natsu let go. Lucy was embarrassed beyond comprehension at the fact that she was indeed sad that he did.
They kept walking, an awkward cloud hanging over them.
"So, do you want to come over and work on the book?" She asked blushing again. Natsu nodded and smiled in response.
'I keep hanging out with him, say things I don't mean to. What is up with me?' She wondered as they continued walking to school.
'We keep hanging out. But why? We barely know one another. Why did I put my arm around her waist? Stupid Natsu. Stupid. I could have just put it on her shoulder, so why go for that spot? Agh. Fuck. This is so confusing!' His mind was a puzzle, one he could not solve. He wanted a reason for why he did those things but he found nothing.
"Fuck!" He exclaimed after a long while of silence. Lucy looked at him weirdly.
"What's wrong?" She asked smiling slightly. Natsu looked at her realising he said that out loud.
"N-Nothing. It's all fine!" He tried reassuring her. She just laughed at the teen.
"You call me a weirdo but you're just as weird as me!" She continued laughing. Natsu joined in, forgetting all his troubles, which seemed to happen every time the blonde was around.
LUNCH TIME
"Lucy!" Juvia ran to Lucy. Lucy was startled but she smiled at the bluenette.
"Hello, Juvia. Is everything ok?" She asked as the girl calmed her breathing. She grabbed Lucy by the shoulders and stared at her.
"Can Juvia trust you with this sensitive information?" She asked, still eyeing Lucy. Lucy simply nodded as an answer. Juvia grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her out of the cafeteria.
"Lucy, I don't know if you've noticed but I like Gray." Juvia started, making Lucy laugh a little.
"It'll be the anniversary of our meeting soon and I don't know what I should give him." She admitted as she played with the hem of her coat. Lucy's eyes widened.
'People usually don't celebrate the meeting of each other. Looks like she really likes him.!' Lucy thought as she smiled to herself.
"So, how long have you two known each other then?" Lucy asked, walking alongside Juvia. The girl smiled to herself and blushed.
"413 days!" She announced, looking up at Lucy who just deadpanned.
'413? Who celebrates such a weird number? I guess love makes you do crazy things sometimes.' She giggled to herself, putting her arm on Juvia's shoulder.
"If you want, I can help you decide!" Lucy suggested to Juvia who's eyes brightened up at the kind offer.
"Juvia would love that. Thank you, Lucy. When should Juvia and Lucy meet up to discuss? And where?" The blue-haired girl planned ahead, Lucy answering most of her questions.
AFTER SCHOOL
"Lu! Lu!" Lucy's ears perked up as she was about to sit into Natsu's car.
"Levy? Is everything alright?" Lucy asked concerned for her new friend. The short bluenette breathed heavily after running all the way to her, from one end of the parking lot to the other.
"Yh-yh-yeah. I-I ju-sst need to-to catch my breath." She panted, holding her chest. Lucy just smiled.
"I was going to ask if you wanted to hang out after school? I have nothing to do and I thought maybe you're free. It's okay if you're not, it's just that you're pretty cool and I kinda like that someone else other than me loves books." She rambled, looking down on the grey and dirty pavement which had multiple skid marks painted across it.
"Well, I was sort of going to do the English project with Natsu but the three of us could hang out." She said cheerfully, grabbing Levy's wrist and pulling her towards the black car with flames on it that belonged to Natsu.
She practically shoved Levy in the backseat and sat in the passenger seat. Natsu nervously waved at Levy who waved back just as nervous. Lucy put on her seatbelt and Natsu started the car, leaving the school and turning up to the main road.
"Natsu, is it ok if we work on the book tomorrow or something? Levy asked if she can hang out with us and I couldn't refuse. What do you say?" She asked as fumbled around with the radio. He agreed and gave them both a grin.
After 5 minutes of static, high-pitched opera singing and a couple of songs from the 1870s, Lucy finally found a normal song that was moderately new.
"Levy, where do you want to go? There is this fair opening today. We could change and meet there!" Lucy showed a poster on the side of a building. Levy just shrugged and told them she was fine with anything. Natsu first dropped the blue haired teen off and told her he'd pick her up in 30 minutes, then dropped Lucy off.
"Bye Natsu, see you soon!" Lucy waved as she ran into her home, running upstairs in a hurry, ignoring anything Virgo could have told her.
AT NATSU'S HOUSE
"DAD! DAD!" Wendy shouted to her dad, running out of her brother's room, her brother following close behind. Igneel just clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"WHAT?" He shouted back, not noticing the small girl that ran towards him, crashing into him. Losing all balance, Igneel fell to the floor, knocking over an expensive vase. He huffed in anger.
"What the hell do you two dim wits think you're doing?" Running around the goddamn house like a couple of six-year-olds. Grow up." he scolded them, making the two clean up what remained of the vase.
"Anyway, Wendy, why were you screaming?" He asked his daughter. Natsu went back to his room to change into a comfortable shirt, leather jacket and jeans combo.
"Natsu is going to the fair. With two girls today. And one of them has a crush on Gajeel. Can you believe it? Someone has a crush on Gajeel. I always thought he was too grumpy for girls to like him." Wendy gossiped with her father until Natsu reappeared in the kitchen.
"I'm guessing Wendy filled you in already, dad. I'll be back whenever. See ya!" And he disappeared out the door, not waiting for a response from Igneel.
"That kid is such a nuisance. I love him but God, he can be a handful!" He said to his daughter who just laughed at the remark.
PHONE CALL
Natsu: Hey Luce, I'm coming to pick you up, are you ready?
Lucy: Yeah, I'm just trying to decide which one of my jackets I should bring. Maybe this one. Nah, I need something else. Eureka, good old leather jacket!
Natsu: *chuckling* Who still says 'Eureka' anymore?
Lucy: I do. And what's wrong with 'Eureka'?
Natsu: Nothing. Don't worry. Keep doing what you do.
Lucy: Have you picked up Levy yet or am I first?
Natsu: I'm just about to pick up Levy, you're next. Gotta go, I'm here. I'll be at your house in 10 minutes. Kay?
Lucy: Kay!
END OF PHONE CALL
The short bluenette skipped out of her house in a hurry and was about open the back seats when she realised Lucy wasn't there yet.
'Perfect opportunity!' She thought as she hopped into the passenger seat.
"Okay, this is the first time we're talking where I don't have a favour to ask you." Levy already started rambling. Natsu began to drive as she properly introduced herself, saying more information than she should like height and IQ.
"Well, enough about me, I wanted to talk about your relationship with Lucy. So, do you like her!" She bluntly asked the rosy-haired teen.
Natsu began coughing violently at the question making him swerve slightly.
"N-no." He choked out between coughs to Levy who sat there, praying that Natsu won't someone or something.
"Luce and I are just friends. Like, we just met. So we're newly friends." He explained, finally getting in a normal state again.
"No, Lucy and I are newly friends. You and 'Luce' are like best friends already. You two constantly hang out. You're the reason the whole group started becoming friends with her in the first place. She owes her friends to you and I think she deeply admires you for that. I hardly know her but I know she has deep, not understood yet, but deep feelings for you. You must have realised it by now. What are you blind?" Levy continued all the way to Lucy's home, only becoming quiet when taking a look at Lucy's home.
"What the-?" She muttered as she intensely stared at the large building. Natsu chuckled as he texted Lucy he was waiting outside. In about two minutes she emerged from the house wearing her clothes that did not hide her figure. She was Lucy and Natsu couldn't help but smile.
Ok, again it took me a while to write this chapter but I was just so lazy. Not even going to lie, lazy. Then when I finished it, it made no sense, so it took another couple of days to figure out what to change. God this is hard. But I guess that's what this is about. Trial and error.
Like always, review and stuff.
'Nuff said, see ya next time!