Previously~
"You wanna go stripper-?" Natsu countered while Gray was taking off his shirt. But he was cut off as he heard the voice of Lucy calling him. He paused, straightens himself and smirked. "Well I don't have time for now. See you later~" he teased and walk off.
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Lucy was waiting for Natsu outside their classroom. Why is he taking too long? She wondered. She was standing there, her back against the wall across the door. She can see the slight line of people that is forming in front of their classroom. She can't help but smile at the thought of their café being a success. She observe as people came and pass by. Smiling and talking of how lovely and scary the booths are. After some minute the pink haired guy came out of the door with his goofy grin.
"Did you wait too long?" he asked as he approached the blonde.
"Not really, what are we going to do? Where should we start?" the blonde asked, well this is the deal right? She thought.
"Whoa, didn't know that you're that excited about this." The blonde blush at Natsu's statement, she looked away for a moment, composing herself. She didn't really get why does her face becoming hot when she's with this guy.
"S-shut up, it's the deal. Don't think anything else." She muttered. Natsu just chuckle.
"Alright, as you say." He said, but the smirk on his handsome face was visible.
They walk to the corridor of the school. Lucy was smiling at everything that she see; the beautiful designs, the booths and the likes. Natsu was silent on that time, looking around and staring at the blonde his walking side by side with.
"Uwaah, that hunted house booth was so scary. I thought I'll have a heart attack." A girl said while walking with her friends.
Lucy flinched at the mention of the word hunted house. Just the sound of it was creepy. She thought. Natsu with his fast reflexes, notice the blonde. He smirks
"Hmm, I think it's a good idea if we go to the hunted house." He muttered, with matching gesture of scratching his chin and a thinking face. The blonde look at him in horror.
"I think…umm…we should go somewhere else."
"But I want to go there"
"Didn't you heard the girl, she said it was so scary"
"And?...that's what makes it more interesting Luce" Natsu said.
"But I don't want to go there"
"Why? Are you scared? Is Princess Luce scared?" he teased more. Lucy glared at him. Not liking of how he was teasing and provoking her. She opens her mouth to retort but was cut off by the pink head. "Alright, we should decide it fairly." He started, Lucy was looking at him, her glaring face turns in a confuse one. Natsu look around. "How 'bout a competition?" he then asked looking at Lucy.
"What kind of competition do you mean?"
"Hmm, how about that booth over there?" he said as he pointed at a certain booth. Lucy followed the direction of his hand. He was pointing at the booth which has the word 'Shooting Challenge' on it. "We have basketball class right? I think it's not bad of a competition."
Lucy thought about it. Well since Gray helps me when were practicing in PE class. Maybe I could win this. And I haven't seen Natsu play before so I think his either not interested or not good in it. Hmm, what should I do? Some cells in her mind were arguing of what to do. And after some minutes of silence between them she spoke. "Alright" at the mention of these words, Natsu smirk goofily.
"It's settled then! And the price is if you win, we won't go to the hunted house and do what you want, but if I win you will do what I want and that is going to the hunted house with me." The pink haired man explained. The blonde girl nodded in determination. Natsu can't help but smile at this new expression that he saw, her determined face was cute to his eyes that he want to come to the blonde, hug her tightly and never let go, but control himself. He had decided that this blonde was what he was looking for. The only thing that he has to solve is how will he convince and tell her all about him, specially his most secret? Will she accept it? But he will step that aside for later because he has a very interesting competition to deal with now. And teasing her for now was fun to do. "Let's go!" and they walk to the direction of the said booth.
"Okay you just have to shoot basketballs as many as you can, but it's not that easy because there are surprise thrills that you will encounter. Please position yourselves on your slots and Enjoy!" the instructor said as Natsu and Lucy made their way to their position. They were standing side by side with each other, facing the most likely seven feet ring. (You know like in the arcade) Lucy was in focus while Natsu was just looking at her, enjoying. She looked at him and smile, he smiled back. This'll be really good he thought. The instructor whistled, "Ready… and START!"
As that word comes out of the instructor's mouth they started to get balls in front of them and shoot them on the ring. Lucy was focusing very intently and doing her best as to shoot as many as she can, she was doing it because she's scared in going in that hunted house though she won't admit it to her opponent. Natsu was following the phase of how Lucy throws the balls and glance at her from time to time. Their score was not far from each other giving Lucy more determination. She was enjoying it somehow, because Natsu sometimes make side comments of anything that pop out of his mind making the both of them laugh. But a sudden thing happened on the last 10seconds. The lights on the room blinked! Turning on and of non-stop, this made Lucy loose focus and because Natsu has unbeatable eyesight and it was normal for him to see in the dark he had won, in the score of 17-19.
Lucy hasn't moved in her spot, her expression: looking at the ring in front, mouth slightly open and her eyes wide. (Imagining it makes me giggle XD) "Thank you very much for participating! Hope you enjoyed our little event and the thrills. Come back again! And congratulations to the winner you may claim your price in the counter." the announcer said smiling widely as he started to collect the balls that have been thrown.
Natsu stared at the blonde in his side. "Hey Luce, shut your mouth flies might come in" he teased. The blonde awakened from her reverie and blushed. How embarrassing he caught her dozing off. Then she realizes his statement.
"S-Shut up" she said looking away from him with a pouting face crossing her arms.
"Well I had won which means you have to what I want and that is going to the hunted house!" Natsu exclaimed excitedly with matching shining eyes that is.
Lucy's body drain from any color that it had. Oh god help me… she thought.
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And I cut it there!
A/N: Thank you very much for reading my story Unexpectedly! I mean I was so very happy that the readers loved it, and also for reading this story too. Your reviews make me inspired of writing, and since I'm a newbie here I know that I have to learn a lot and I will do my best for it.
And the question of having Unexpectedly a sequel, well maybe it will be judge depending on how many reviews it will get.
And also for this story I really don't know what to happen next its still swirling in my brain thinking of how to write it ha-ha… is this story okay? But to be honest I feel it being slow or maybe it's just me because I want you to know what Natsu's secret is. Did you find it out? Tell me! Tell me! Just write it on the box below. BD Want some clue? (His kinds have fast reflexes, they can also read normal people's mind when they use their powers.—I think some of you might guess it already.)
And –this is the last promise *smiles sheepishly* -it is my very special day today! Ha-ha I'd turn in the Legal age. I'm so happy~ give me review as gift ne? I will give you virtual cookies! Sorry for the long author's note though. *scratch the back of the neck and smiles*
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! SEE YOU ON THE NEXT CHAPTER! –many things will happen and will be find out?—maybe…BYE!
~jyaeshika
