Today has went smoothly so far. I think. I walked Lucy to second period and sat by her in third. Nothing seemed wrong then. So, my question is, who the fuck hurt my girl?!

Alright, let me back up just a little.

The first three periods of the day went nicely and Lucy was all happy and she looked like nothing could stop her. Fourth period fucked it all up. None of our friends have it with her and yes, she has usually been fine before, but something happened today that messed it up. I walked into the cafeteria, got my lunch, and sat at the table. Lucy wasn't there yet so I was just guessing she was still coming. After Erza and Levy showed up and Lucy wasn't with them, I figured something was wrong. It was also concerning when Minerva walked into lunch with a smug look on her face. Erza and Levy sat down at the table and the first thing anyone said was Levy and she said, "Where is Lu-chan?"

"I don't know," I stated, and that was the truth. Suddenly, Yukino came into the cafeteria looking like she had been running. I automatically figured it was about Lucy. She quickly searched the lunch room with her eyes and found me, then came over to the table.

"Natsu," she said. "Lucy is in the nurse's office. Go see her and she will explain. I'll explain it to Levy and Erza." I nodded and left the room.

It only took me about 2 minutes to get there since I was almost running. When I came to the room, I went right in and saw the nurse giving Lucy an ice pack before she left the room. She put it on her cheek and held it there, her hair also a mess. My jersey was still on her and nothing had happened to it. "Lucy," I said to get her attention.

She looked at me and said, "Natsu. I am so sorry I got hurt. I didn't fight back. I'm sorry." She looked down still holding the ice pack to her face.

I went up to her and hugged her, wrapping my arms around her waist and putting my face into her hair. "No," I told her. "I am sorry. I couldn't protect you, and you got hurt." She put one arm around me and rubbed my back.

"It's okay." She told me. I nodded against her hair and held her tight. I sat on the bed with her and we just held each other.

"So, tell me what happened. Who did it?" I asked her, backing up to see her face but keeping my hold tight.

"Lisanna and Minerva. Yukino brought me here. I asked to go to the bathroom during study hall 4th period and they followed me. Minerva slapped me for wearing your jersey and Lisanna saying she should be the one wearing it. Lisanna pulled my hair when I said we were dating, and Minerva sat there insulting me. Yukino was really nice and brought me here, and then she left saying she would go get you. And here we are." She told me.

I was a little shocked that they only did that to Lucy and not more, but I was angry at the fact that Minerva and Lisanna hurt her at all. Ugh! Why can't they ever leave my girl alone?!

It just frustrates me that they still hurt her after everything that she has been through. Haven't they hurt her enough? They clearly don't think so.

"Natsu," Lucy said to get me out of my thoughts. "You think too much. I'm okay." And she pulled me into a kiss after that. I kissed back but we only stayed like that for about 10 seconds because we heard someone clear their throat, making us look at them. It was Erza and Levy. Oops. They didn't know about us yet. I hope Erza doesn't kill me, I have so much I wanna do before I die! I'm not ready yet.

"Natsu," Levy said. "As much as I ship you two together, we came to check on Lu-chan and found you two making out. That wasn't what we wanted to see."

"First off, we weren't making out, we were just kissing. And second, Erza am I in trouble?" I asked with puppy dog eyes hearing Lucy giggle in the background, still holding her against me.

"Yes and no." she stated. "You are in trouble because you didn't tell us you were dating right away and we had to find out by seeing you kiss. You are not in trouble since you came right away to Lucy. I am disappointed in you and proud of you. You asked her out and let her wear your jersey, but you kept it a secret from your friends. I will get over it, but for now, Levy and I ship you both. Nalu is now official."

Levy squealed excitedly and jumped up and down happily and Erza smiled. At least they were with us and not against us, so that's a good thing. I could hear Lucy laughing beside me so I'm guessing she doesn't mind it. It felt like nothing bad had ever happened, it was just us friends goofing around and being normal kids. Why can't it stay this way forever?

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After Lucy was let out of the nurses' office, the day went smoothly. She only has a slight red mark on her cheek, thank God it wasn't a bruise, and all of her other classes happened without her getting hurt. Right now it was Free Period and everyone has it at the end of the day. You are put into different sets into different classes or rooms. I am with Lucy and we are walking to that class now. We have it together in the library. There are a lot of kids put into the gym, library, or classrooms around the school. Some groups are big, like ours which is held in the library, or some groups are small so they can fit in normal classrooms. This period is meant to give students extra time for homework or teachers more time for grading or school sports and stuff like that. All classes are 45 minutes long, there is no homeroom, and Free Period is actually free time. You can go outside to the school garden and sit by the tree, you can get a group of people and form a team to go play on the field, or you can sleep. That's right, they let you sleep in school. Most people have a study hall and get their work done then, so most just goof off during Free Period. It's fun most days.

Free Period always goes by fast and it just did because all we did was cuddle and read. Now Lucy and I are going home. I am dropping her off at her house, then going back to my house to relax until the game. I wanted to spend that time with Lucy, but I have to get a shower and give her time to get ready before Erza comes and picks her up. Levy said that she is going to the game and after Erza picks up Lucy, she will go get Levy and all three of them will watch the game.

Apparently Levy has a mystery boyfriend so she will be going home with him, and I will take Lucy home. We have to explain to her parents either tonight or tomorrow about us.

What if they already know? What if they grounded Lucy for not telling them? What if they are gonna start homeschooling her because of me?!

My phone went off telling me it was time to head to the field. It went off again telling m Lucy texted, and she told me, "Good luck tonight. I'll be on the sidelines with Erza and Levy-chan. Love you."

I was worrying for nothing. But now, I have to play football.