Hey! Sorry it's been so long, but I just had to get this up! I wanted to inform everyone that I'm going on a three day vacation the 31st of August, to the 2nd of September.
I also wanted to tell you guys why this took so long. I've been wanting to write, I just didn't know what to write. I know what I want to happen in this story, but I don't know when to put it, or how to implement it.
But, the next chapter is finally here!
Unexpected Love; Chapter 09: Curiosity Killed Lucy
Lucy's P.O.V
I turned away from Sting and Rogue, paid for my lunched, and made my way through the cafeteria, to the table I usually sit at.
Once there, I took notice of the usual people who I ate lunch with: Erza, Levy, and Lisanna. Normally, Yukino would be here, but, as she told me, she's sick. I sat on a free chair, next to Erza, who was on my left, some person I didn't know, but saw around school on my right, and across from Lisanna.
Levy, who was on Lisanna's right, greeted before anyone else. "Lu! I thought you would be late to lunch, like yesterday."
I shook my head, "Levy, I already told you guys why I was late yesterday." I was then taken into my own world, reminiscing why I was late yesterday.
"Lucy," Mr. Jonah said as the bell rang, "Would you mind taking these papers to Mrs. Connell in the office?" Mrs. Connell is one of the school's secretaries. She's been working at the school for a few. She started working as Ms. Mulan, but soon was engaged to Alzack Connell. I'm not exactly sure what he's like, since I've never met him, but Mrs. Connell always says good things about him.
Walking up to Mr. Jonah, I spoke, "No problem!" He grinned and handed me the papers. He told me 'thank you' before going back to his desk.
I stepped out into the hallways, which was filled with students who were travelling from class to class, locker to locker, and many other places.
I took a left, seeing as that was the fastest way to get to the office from Mr. Jonah's class.
Making my way through the crowd, I started wondering what the papers were about. I tried my best to fight the urge to looks, telling myself that if I look at the papers, I'd bump into someone. Well, that was before I realized I was in a deserted hallway.
Curiosity killed the cat, was something I heard many times. But, this time, it was: 'Curiosity killed Lucy.' Well, maybe kill was a little too far. Maybe 'Curiosity killed Lucy's good conscience' was a better choice of words.
Alas, I gave in and glanced over the papers. And to say I was surprised was an understatement. I was completely astonished to find out that what I was taking to Mrs. Connell wasn't even school related.
It was an invitation to his annual art show he hosted in his yard. So, in the end, my conscience was feeling guilty over nothing.
And, even though it wasn't exactly important, I promised Mr. Jonah that I would take it to Mrs. Connell.
It was about a 5 minute walk to the office after that. Entering the office, I noticed that only Mrs. Connell was in there. It was odd, but what position was I in to question it.
Mrs. Connell looked up and smiled. "Hey, Lucy! What brings you here? You should be at lunch."
I smiled back, "Mr. Jonah wanted me to give this to you." I walked up to her desk, which was surprisingly not made out of mahogany wood; it was oak. I set the papers in front of her, and she looked at them. She began chuckling.
"He sent you all the way here for this?" I nodded and chuckled a little myself. She shook her head, "That Mr. Jonah… He's got to learn to do this himself." She looked at me, "Thank you, Lucy. I'll knock some sense into Mr. Jonah later. Have a good lunch."
"Okay. But," I said, "Could I ask a quick question?" Mrs. Connell nodded. I took a deep breath, "Why are you the only one in the office? You usually have Ms. Evergreen or someone else here to help."
She bit her lip. "Listen, Lucy, I'm not suppose to tell student, but I can tell you the just of it." She took a very deep breath, "There are two new students coming to the school tomorrow, and there's something special about them. They just wanted to go over everything in a meeting before they came. But that's all I can tell you."
I nodded, thanked her, and left. After that, I met Sting and things just happened, bringing me to the present.
"Now that I looked back on it," I said to Levy, "I think those two students she was talking about were Natsu and that other guy."
Levy looked at me suspiciously, "Natsu, eh? You seem at so much ease saying his name." She gave me an evil smile.
I glare at her, "Don't think anything funny!" I said, maybe a little too loudly, as people stared at me. I laughed nervously, "S-Sorry about that…" I swear I heard someone mumble 'stupid blonde.'
Erza looked at me next, "Lucy," She said sternly, "As student council president, I must warn you: next time you do something like that, you'll be punished."
I was scared, to say the least. I nodded, while speaking, "Yes, Ms. Erza."
Sting's P.O.V
"I don't know what he's doing here, Sting." Rogue said, "But it's none of our concern; just ignore his presence."
I shook my head, "It won't be that easy, Rogue. You know that I hold grudges. Besides," I smirked, "I can take him on any day – I'd win for sure."
"Whatever." Rogue mumbled. The silence from earlier soon returned, as I, and presumably Rogue, was thinking about the problems at hand.
Deciding that Minerva was a bigger problem at the moment, I pushed Natsu's presence to the back of my mind.
Most likely, Minerva is gathering any information on Lucy that she can get. I thought, but that won't be so easy. Lucy's life is surrounded by secrets. It's harder to break in than break out.
Of course, Minerva knows Lucy works at the restaurant. That'll be her first area on her list.
"I got it!" I yelled.
Rogue looked up, "Got what?"
I smirked, "Slow to catch on, Rogue."
He glared, "Just spit it out."
"Minerva's first place on finding Lucy will be 8Island! That's the only information on Lucy she knows – that she's a waitress at 8Island!"
"Then we'll check there after school."
Just as I was about to agree with Rogue, I remembered that I promised Lucy to help her with her 'errands.' I shook my head, "Sorry, Rogue, I can't."
"Why?"
Before I could answer, the bell rang. Lunch was over. I sighed, "I'll tell you on our way to class."
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~Peter
