A/N: I guess I should mention (thanks to a review by DirectionersGoneWild) that the My Candy Love characters at Sweet Amoris and Lucy are in Year 11, so in high school. I've mentioned Lucy is 16-turning-17 in the prologue and I've made her b'day October 4th. Now the story is currently in March and the season is Autumn. (I really should fix the dates and stuff, because I've mentioned it at the beginning of the chapters like 'a week later' or 'a month has passed' but haven't gone into too much detail. I'm so sorry if it's confusing you, it's my fault and I will try to fix it!)
Okay, I think that's it. Enjoy!
Chapter 6: Thought Games
Lucy was sitting alone in the courtyard on Monday morning before school started. They days were getting cold surprisingly fast this year but to keep up her unblemished streak of uniform warnings she continued to wear the skimpy clothing she was known for. Well, mainly she wore it to piss off Nathaniel.
She loved teasing him. She didn't know the reason why but there was something about the way he nervously acted that made Lucy want to keep up.
Her thoughts aside, today Lucy was to help around the student council room with Nathaniel (which she was not looking forward to) and check to see if the basketball club needed anything. She had handed in her written report this morning for the incident occurring with Amber before sitting in the courtyard. After staring at the blank page for a while Lucy had just written "It was Ambers fault", leaving it at that. She thought that even if she wrote something to match Shakespeare there would be no point. Amber would probably still get it her way.
With a sigh, Lucy stood and decided it was time to head off to the council room. The sooner the duties were done the sooner she could bounce. She didn't feel like school today.
Lucy didn't bother knocking when she made it to the closed door of the student council room, merely kicking it fully open. "Hey Nathan, I'm here." She announced in a monotone voice. This was all such a drag.
But Nathaniel wasn't in the room and instead it was Melody who jumped at the announcement. "Oh, hello Lucy." She said quietly. Lucy ignored Melody's greeting and crossed her arms as she entered the room. "Where's Nathan?" Lucy asked. "Nathaniel is going to be here soon. He was just handing in Ambers written report." Melody replied. Lucy scoffed. "Queen Bee can't do it herself?" She asked rhetorically before leaning on the front desk.
The girls waited for Nathaniel in silence. Lucy frankly didn't have anything to tell Melody; she didn't like or dislike her, but would prefer not to speak to her at all. For Melody it was a different story. On the inside she was getting ready to lecture Lucy on how she treated Nathaniel. Nathaniel was not in a good mood when Melody saw him this morning and she blamed it on the fact that Lucy was still causing trouble for him.
Just as she was about to speak up Nathaniel walked in the room. "Lucy, you're here? The fact that you can actually follow directions from the principal is a surprise." He said. Melody took a sharp intake of breath at what Nathaniel said to Lucy, looking back and forth between the two. Both Lucy and Nathaniel had neutral faces and eyed each other down before Lucy cracked an evil smile.
"You're a fucking pest Nathan. Do you think I'm stupid?"
"No, I don't think you're stupid. I actually think you have potential to be the exact opposite."
"Who do you think you are to tell me that?"
"Must I say it again, Lucy?"
"Pfft, whatever. If I have to hear that damn 'student body president' speech one more time I'm going to explode. Just tell me what you need so I can get this over with."
"Alright, in that case I want you to help me file these student records in alphabetical order."
"I betcha I can organise them quicker than you."
"I'd like to see you try. I am a professional, of course."
Nathaniel and Lucy got to work, leaving Melody wide mouthed and full of shock at the scene that transpired in front of her. It wasn't like the first time she had seen Nathaniel and Lucy together. Now they were talking, even if it was a little hostile. What made Melody's heart race was that Nathaniel had taken her advice to stand his ground when it came to dealing with Lucy and it was working! When Lucy's back was turned Nathaniel smiled at Melody, giving a thumbs up before turning back to instruct Lucy on what to do. Melody let out a small smile, hugging the clipboard in her hands and hoping Nathaniel would come to see how much she really cared about him.
Lucy worked with a bored expression on her face as she filed names of students in alphabetical order. She listened to the dull chat of Melody and Nathaniel, mostly about school work. "When's your debate Nathaniel?" Melody asked after a silence. Nathaniel sighed. "Not sure. You know how Kim quit right? Because of that we're down a speaker. Mel, why don't you join the team?" He asked.
Melody hastily shook her head. "Nathaniel! You know how embarrassed I get to talk in front of people!" She said shyly. Nathaniel chuckled. "That would be a problem. Hey, Lucy, you're pretty confident. How about trying out?" Lucy made a face as she filed away two folders. "Please. I have way better things to do that try out for some sucky debate team." Nathaniel sighed and the three continued their work until the bell rang for class.
"Hey, Nathan," Lucy said as she stretched. "I'm not coming back at lunch. I've got things to do. Basketball club needs help or something." Nathaniel nodded. "Okay then. Don't forget to come back tomorrow." He said. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Don't count on it." Lucy ended as she turned the hallway to get to Mathematics. She was dreading having to do more work today…
Sweet Amoris High was a top school and had high class facilities, from interactive boards, the newest books in the library and lesson plans that guarantee success. The school had a huge gymnasium which had a large
basketball court and separate training rooms for boys and girls.
Lucy thought about her previous schooling years as she opened the double doors of the gym. The all-girls high school she had attended before was a pretty good one, but definitely not up to Sweet Amoris standards. The school before that was where she attended only her first year of high school. It was co-ed and was just about the same level as the all-girls high, nothing particularly special about it. That was also the place where she met Kentin (a memory she would rather forget) and where she met her first two friends that helped her become the person she was today.
At Sweet Amoris though she had no-one she considered friends, not even Castiel and Lysander. Nathaniel seemed to be up to something and Lucy ruled him and his stupid sister out of the list. That also took away Li and Charlotte, who Lucy didn't even like anyway. Iris was nice enough but only spoke to Lucy on important matters and Melody, while generally popular and friendly with the girls barely lifted a finger to welcome Lucy in the school.
As far as she was concerned, Lucy was alone. As fucking usual… She thought as she sat in the middle of the basketball court. The minutes passed and no-one showed up, Lucy's rage building as her impatient attitude began to take over. When the door of the gym finally opened and an attractive dark skinned boy stepped inside Lucy jumped to her feet. "Took your fucking time didn't you?" She said rudely as she eyed him down. He was wearing a red and white uniform and had a basketball in his arms.
He seemed taken aback by Lucy's greeting. "Hi, my name's Dajan, nice to meet you too." He said sarcastically. "Don't play smart with me dumbass, you're the one who's late." Lucy countered, crossing her arms. Dajan frowned. "Jeez, lucky I don't actually attend this school. I don't want to hang around with people like you. Although I do have to admit, you're rocking those shorts." He said as he made his way closer to Lucy, looking her up and down. When he saw her face his eyes went wide.
"Hey, I heard about you from some blonde chick. Lucifer right?" He said. "Kind of an evil name if you ask me." Lucy felt her rage meter rising as she thought of stupid Amber. "It's Lucy and don't you forget it. Now, what is it that you need me to do? I have a life I'd like to get on with." Dajan made a face and started playing around with the basketball in his hand. He swished the ball in the air and balanced it on his finger. "You're a bundle of laughs. Anyway, five basketballs have gone missing in the school. Could you find them?" He asked. "Piece of cake…" Lucy mumbled and she got to work, exiting the gym to look for the basketballs.
Oh and, if she saw Amber around, Lucy would not be responsible for her actions.
Turns out Dajan had a lot more jobs for Lucy to do, including buying him bottles of water, showing him around the school and helping him organise the sport cupboard. By the end of the day Lucy was exhausted and Dajan had had enough of her sarcastic remarks and retorts. Each was happy to leave the other.
All Lucy wanted to do now was smoke a cigarette and fall asleep in her warm and comfy bed. "Hey Lucy." Nathaniel called out to her before she stepped foot out of the school. With a groan, Lucy turned towards him. "What is it? I'm not doing anything else for the day." She said defiantly. "No, it's just that we need to continue work on our project. How about I come over during the week?" Lucy sighed. "Do whatever you want, I couldn't care less." A sudden cold chill fell over Lucy as a breeze blew by and she crossed her arms in an attempt to get warm.
Nathaniel sighed. "Don't you have longer clothes to wear?" He said. "Why? Would you like to dress me up Nathan? Or maybe you want to dress me down despite the weather?" Lucy said with an evil smile. Nathaniel's face went red. Ah, there's the blush. Lucy thought as she laughed. "You're so unladylike!" Nathaniel exclaimed. He brought his bag to his front and rummaged around. "Here." He said to Lucy, shoving a thin jacket in front of her. "I don't need your clothes Nathan." Lucy said, turning her head away. "So stubborn." Nathan said. He didn't even bother correcting his name when she said it, although he hated being called Nathan. If his name had to be shortened he'd prefer to be called Nate.
Then Nathaniel thought back to how he'd acted when he first visited Lucy's apartment. She was definitely passive and shocked at his actions. He hadn't ever done anything like that but it seemed to be a rush that he only got when he was around Lucy.
Nathaniel felt that same rush as he placed his jacket over Lucy's shoulders. "You'll get sick." He said softly as he pulled her close by tugging the sleeves of his jacket. She was so cold, both physically and personality wise and her eyes went wide as she looked at Nathaniel.
Why did she do this to herself? Why did she act cold towards everyone, shut everyone out, rebel against reason? Was this truly Lucy Brown? Or was it all a façade, a lie to help her cope with life?
Nathaniel was determined to find out.
"I'm meant to be the seductive one." Lucy said, finally making her move, bringing her hand up to Nathaniel's blue tie and releasing him from his thoughts. She grabbed the tie and pulled him even closer, their noses touching, lips inches away from each other. Lucy's expression didn't waver as she held her stance. Nathaniel felt his dominance slipping as he stared into her mesmerising green eyes.
It took a while for him to react and he suddenly grasped Lucy's hand, slowly releasing it from his tie. "Just because you started this seduction game doesn't mean you get to end it Lucy." Nathaniel said with a smile. Lucy matched his smile. "We'll see, student body president." With that Nathaniel turned back and walked away.
Lucy would laugh if she saw his face, which was now as red as a tomato and his expression one of shock at himself. Nathaniel let out a shaky breath as he hurried away from the girl he was suddenly afraid of. What was he thinking, getting involved in something like this?
Lucy held those exact thoughts as she watched Nathaniel walked away. She would not let herself fall for him. He was playing her, because the Nathaniel she met on the first day of school was definitely not the one she was seeing now. It made Lucy angry that Nathaniel thought that he could manipulate and confuse her just by turning up the charm and then she laughed at herself by realising that's what she did to almost anyone she met. She was definitely going to get him back somehow.
But no matter how much Nathaniel pissed her off, it didn't stop Lucy from tugging his jacket closer to her body and breathing in his familiar scent…
A/N: PLEASE don't kill me for that little almost-kiss! It's just not time yet. But it will happen eventually. It IS a Nathaniel/OC fic, so it's bound to happen sometime. But not just yet. Not just yet! ;)
Thanks to DirectionersGoneWild and our lovely Gossip Girl guest and once again to ZorraVixen! Stay tuned :D
