Chapter 7 Visitor
"I don't know why you're so reluctant to do this, I mean you love The Phantom of the Opera," Lucy stated. D gave an exhausted sigh. They were currently back in their dorm room, and D had just finished pre-cooking Lucy's dinner so all Lucy had to do was heat it up in the microwave. Lucy had been talking about the play non-stop since D's 'escape', as Lucy called it, from the theater.
"Lucy," D warned, "I'm tired. I'm going to sleep. You are going to be quiet. If someone knocks, ignore it, because if I wake up, someone is going to die." D's voice had taken on a murderous tone.
Wait, she was serious about that? It's the only explanation for her to be in DTTM mode: tired version. Then again…she really hasn't had a decent amount of sleep in 8 days… Lucy thought.
"Got it?" D asked. "Just turn off the lights, go in your room, come out and heat up your food if you get hungry, put the dishes in the sink when you're done, go back to your room, do your homework, if you need help, wait until I wake up or ask me in the morning. Do not come out of your room unless you have to go to the bathroom. I put a mini-fridge in there in case you get thirsty."
"Yeah, I know the drill," Lucy said while thinking, When the hell did she do that? "I don't have a death wish." D went into her room while Lucy started turning off the lights. Once the only light was coming from both her and D's room, Lucy heard a bunch of bolts and locks slipping into place. That reminded Lucy to lock the doors and windows. Afterwards, she closed all the curtains and the light in D's room was already off. Lucy went into her room and closed the door. Lucy did her homework and, thankfully, she didn't need any help. (It would have been hell for her if she wanted D's help in the morning, and only God knew when that woman would wake up.) Afterwards, she decided to read, so she turned on her desk lamp and turned off all the lights. The only light in the dorm room was from the lamp even though the sun was still up. It looked like nighttime in there. Lucy put in headphones and started reading.
"Unbelievable," Levy said, "I don't know what's the most shocking, Sting and Rouge coming to class, that they can sing, that D got them to be two of the main characters in the play, or D, herself."
"Why am I the only one who hasn't officially met her yet," Lisanna grumbled.
"Don't worry, Lisanna," Mira said trying to comfort her sister. "You'll get to meet her eventually."
"Why do you want to meet her so badly, anyway?" Levy asked. Lisanna stared at her like she had just grown a second head. "What?" Lisanna looked at her friends before grabbing Levy and Juvia and dragging them away from the group. Everyone stared after them curiously. What couldn't Lisanna say to Levy and Juvia in front of them?
"Don't you two realize who she is?" Lisanna whispered excitedly to them. The girls blinked.
"Should Juvia know her?" Juvia asked.
"Have we met her before?" Levy asked.
"You know the website Laki showed us? The one that has all the dances we do? The one we all fell in love with and got our own memberships to so we could have access to it at home?" Lisanna asked. Juvia and Levy nodded. "She's D," Lisanna said almost jumping up and down in excitement. "She's the D, the one who made the website and created almost all of the dances." Juvia and Levy's eyes widened in shock. (Yes, Juvia is in the class.)
"Are you serious?" Levy asked.
"You're right! Juvia is ashamed she didn't realize sooner!" Juvia exclaimed.
"What are you guys so excited about?" Gray asked coming over with Mira, Erza, Natsu, and Jellal.
"Um…" Levy said trying to think up a reason. (Part of the secrecy contract they had to agree to so they can have access to the site. You're not supposed to tell anyone unless you need to.)
"I was just saying how happy I was that Rouge was playing the Phantom, because then Gajeel can't try to take the role just because he's scary," Lisanna cut in. "Gajeel may be a good actor, but he really can't sing." Natsu laughed.
"That's true," Mira agreed. Erza nodded.
"Shoo-bee-doo-bop," Natsu said. Levy, Gray and Lisanna started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Gajeel asked as he and Laxus joined the group. Elfman was talking to Evergreen.
"N-nothing," Levy answered.
"Damn D for running off like that," Laxus cursed. The class was currently being broken into groups of people who want to dance, act, and sing. This was to decide which teacher they would report to.
"What group is everyone in?" Mira asked.
"Maintenance for me," Laxus answered.
"Me too," Gajeel said.
"I did as well," Erza sighed in disappointment.
"What do you expect when you freeze up every time they put you on stage?" Lisanna asked.
"I got put in the group to be one of the owners," Natsu interjected.
"Me too," Gray said.
"I hope I don't get paired with you," Natsu retorted.
"I'm in the Carlotta group," Mira supplied while Gray and Natsu started fighting and Erza cracked their heads together. "What about you Lisanna?"
"I'm in Madame…what's her name? Puri? Fury?" Lisanna asked. Everyone shrugged. "I'm in the group to be the dance teacher. I think Evergreen's going to get the part though."
"You shouldn't give up so easily Lisanna," Mira stated. Lisanna smiled at her.
"Juvia just wants to dance," Juvia stated.
"Me too," Levy agreed.
"Would someone please tell D that we'll be keeping her DVD and CD for a while?"
"I'll do it," Rouge offered already heading out the door. "I'll see you tomorrow." He made his way to the door.
"I'll go with him," Sting decided following after Rouge. "I'll see you tomorrow Aries!"
"Are they actually planning on coming to class from now on?" Erza asked in shock.
"Sounds like it," Lisanna answered equally surprised.
"Something must have happened for them to decide to come," Mira concluded.
"I'm going to find out what," Erza decided following after the pair. Laxus, Jellal, Mira, Gajeel, and Juvia went with her.
"Oi!" Gray called when they finally began to catch up with Sting and Rouge. Sting turned, but Rouge kept walking. "Oi!" he called again when they caught up with Sting. Rouge ignored him and kept walking. "The hell's his problem?" he asked.
"That's what I want to know," Sting answered.
"Explain," Erza demanded getting directly in front of him with a glare. Sting jumped.
"Like I said, I don't know what his problem is," he said taking a step back.
"Not that," Erza said. "Why did you two suddenly decide to start coming to class?"
"Didn't you hear? I lost a bet," Sting said.
"You mean how you have to play Raoul?" Mira asked. Sting nodded.
"That doesn't mean you have to come to class every day," Laxus commented. Erza glared at him.
Are you encouraging a student to skip class? she thought. (Like he could hear that…) Laxus ignored her glare.
"Not according to D," Sting disagreed. "She said I had to come every day just in case I miss something. Otherwise, it was the same as not staying true to the bet and that would piss her off. She also said I wouldn't like her when she's pissed."
"That's probably true," Laxus stated. "She threatened poison me when I pissed her off." Erza nodded.
"She threatened to poison you?" Sting asked.
"No," Levy denied. (Her view of D changed when she realized she was the creator of her favorite website, mostly because the bio of D on the site explained D's slightly twisted sense of humor.) Everyone turned to her. "She invited us to lunch, and she asked if you were afraid she would poison you. Not that she'd actually poison you. Lucy's the one who said she might poison you. D never actually said she'd poison you." Erza, Gajeel, Mira and Laxus thought about it.
"That's true," Mira finally consented. "She never did actually threaten you."
"Now that you mention it at the time, I was positive she was joking, but after what bunny-girl said-"
Bunny? everyone questioned in their minds.
"-we all assumed she was serious and mentally turned her joke into a threat," Gajeel said. (He didn't pause. Everyone thought it during his sentence.) Everyone was giving Gajeel a funny look. "What?"
"Bunny-girl?" they questioned.
"You know, the happy blonde that's all innocent and defenseless like a bunny," he explained.
"Oh," they answered. (They understood that?!)
"Lu-chan was probably joking too," Levy realized. "It was us realizing D would poison someone that led us into thinking it was a threat." While everyone thought about it, Lisanna and Juvia shared a look. They moved to either side of Levy and each put a hand on her shoulder. Levy jumped and Gajeel watched them.
"Seeing her in a different light now that you know who she is?" Lisanna whispered. Gajeel didn't hear her. Levy blushed and couldn't deny it.
"Juvia thinks you shouldn't judge people before you begin to understand them," Juvia added in a normal voice. Everyone turned to them.
"For all we know, she could actually be a really nice person with strange likes and dislikes who happens to be very strong with a very short temper," Lisanna stated. Levy and Juvia looked at her.
She's quoting the bio, they thought. Sting looked upset.
"Why are you defending her?" he asked.
"Because I haven't met her and I don't want to make false judgments about her without knowing all the facts first," Lisanna answered.
"How have you not met her yet? Don't you have three classes in a row together?" Sting asked in a disbelieving voice. Lisanna became visibly upset by this.
"See Mira-nee! I told you it was weird," she complained.
"It's okay," Mira tried to reassure her. "You just happened to have extremely bad timing, nothing more. You'll get to meet her. Just be patient." Lisanna sighed. Sting left at this point.
"Relax," Erza said putting a hand on her shoulder, "you've met Lucy right?" Lisanna nodded. "I'm sure she'll introduce you if you ask. D has to stay with her at all times anyway." That gave Lisanna a little hope. "That being said, let's get some dinner."
"YES!" Natsu shouted. Everyone laughed.
Rouge reached D and Lucy's dorm room and knocked. Lucy just so happened to be on her way back to her room and heard it. She stopped moving and was glad she had turned off the light in her room so the place was almost pitch-black save for the light coming from under the door to the hallway. Rouge knocked again. To him it was too quiet. Then he remembered what D had said about taking a nap.
Was she serious? he thought. Rouge was hungry and had been promised that he would be fed if he came here. So, if D was asleep, he'd just have to wake her up. Meanwhile, Lucy had been crossing her fingers.
Please go away. Please go away. Please go away, she chanted in her head. Rouge then began banging on the door and ringing the doorbell like a madman. Lucy cursed and ran to answer it before he woke D up. She quickly opened the door and almost got hit in the face by Rouge.
"Hello," he said.
"Do you want to die?" she asked.
"I want food," he replied. "The teacher said she'd be keeping the movie and CD for a while."
"That's nice. I don't have anything to give you," Lucy stated leaning against the doorframe.
"Then ask D," he supplied. Lucy frantically shook her head at that.
"No way, uh-uh, not gonna happen. If I woke her up she'll kill us all," Lucy rejected the idea. Rouge considered it.
"Then you make something," he decided. Lucy blushed in embarrassment and put her index fingers together nervously. She looked away.
"I…uh…can't really cook…and D would kill me if I touched anything in the kitchen," she admitted.
"Then I'll wait for D to wake up," Rouge decided. He may be hungry, but he was too stubborn to leave until D fed him like she promised. Lucy looked at him and sighed.
"Fine," she consented seeing arguing with him useless, "but be quiet. If you wake her up, neither she nor I will be held accountable for what happens to you." She then let Rouge in and he waited on the couch for D while watching T.V. Lucy, on the other hand, just left him alone, went in her room, locked the door, and began getting ready for bed.
When D woke up, she looked at her clock and saw it was 12-something. (She's too lazy to look at the minutes.) She got up and changed into sweats. She looked at her bag and remembered she had to finish the maps, maybe do her homework, start setting up the security in their dorm room, and a few other things that she may or may not get in trouble for. She put a hand to her forehead in annoyance.
Ugh, I need food and something cold to drink, she thought. She remembered the list again. Make that hot chocolate… She left her room thinking about all the stuff she'd need…only to find someone sleeping on her couch with the T.V. on. She walked over and saw Rouge. She immediately realize why he was there and mentally groaned before going into the kitchen. She made enchiladas, red beans and rice then grabbed a to-go container she had bought (like the ones at restaurants). She put 4 enchiladas inside with some red beans and rice. She closed the container and went back to the living room. She then proceeded to use her foot to push Rouge off the couch holding the container in one hand and keeping her other hand in her pocket. Rouge landed on the ground with a 'thump!'
"Oof!" he exclaimed waking up. He sat up and looked groggily at D.
"Get out," she demanded.
"No, you promised-" he stopped when D shook the container.
"Take your food and leave," she demanded. "I've got a lot of stuff to do and don't have time to deal with anyone right now." Rouge stood up, took the container and walked to the door.
"Good night," he said before leaving and closing the door behind him. D turned the T.V. off before locking the door and heading back to the kitchen to eat. She had a long night in front of her, and an even longer day considering that she and Lucy had probably caused a huge commotion with their arrival.
