Lisanna made her way through the crowd of students exiting the school for dismissal. Despite all the tall ones bumping into her and nearly running her over, she was still able to keep her balance and find her bus.
When she had made it to the automatic opened doors to the bus, she brought her heel up on one of the steps, and stopped, turning around. Should I wait for Lucy? She wondered. But she was already here, and figured that she should just go on ahead, and Lucy would find her in the back later on.
However, when Lisanna had made her way inside and turned towards the back, she felt her heart stop.
It was Natsu, Natsu was sitting there, giving her a stare as if he were daring her to ignore him. His arms were crossed, and his frown gave way to an expression that Lisanna was surprised to find on Natsu: anger
Lisanna looked around, and noticed that a few other students were making their way onto the bus, and that she would have to pick a seat at some point. Wanting to avoid the spikey pink-haired boy at all possible, she just shifted herself to one of the first seats, staring down at her lap, breathing heavily.
Why couldn't Natsu understand that she just wanted to be left alone? That she didn't want to talk to him? That she wanted absolutely nothing to do with him? He deserved to be ignored! He had made out with a girl right in front of her? He obviously didn't love her at all.
But if that were true, and he didn't care...why couldn't he leave her alone? Why was he trying so hard to get her back?
"Lisanna."
Lisanna flinched. She should have expected Natsu to come over and talk to her, but she still wished so much that he didn't; that he would just leave her be.
"Lisanna," Natsu repeated, his voice as calm as lake water washing over rocks, but as deep as the crashing waves of the ocean, "Look at me, please."
Lisanna gave in. She felt like yelling at him again, but the more she thought about it, she wondered: Where has that gotten her?
Slowly, her frowning face lifted up to his. Natsu may have looked troubled, disappointed, serious, and angry, but he was still so...handsome. She wished that Natsu wouldn't have betrayed her, because he was amazing. She wished she could stand up and throw her arms around him, like she used to. But, he had been a jerk. He had cheated on her, crushed her heart, and that was that.
"What do you want, Natsu...?" Lisanna's voice cracked as she tried her hardest not to cry.
Natsu gestured with his head down to the seat she was sitting in. "May I sit here?" When she had hesitated, he added, "I promise I won't get too close to you."L
"Fine," Lisanna replied stubbornly, scooting to wear she felt her face pressing against the window, trying to provide the two of them as much space as possible as Natsu sat down.
"So?" Lisanna questioned blankly, staring at the crowded students outside the window, "What is it?"
"Lisanna," Natsu, for some reason, sounded stronger. More confident in is words. Before, he had always stuttered, always tried to throw out excuses. Now, he stated his words firmly, and was right to the point. "Before I get into this, I need you to promise me that you will hear me out. No interruptions, no yelling, just listening, asking and answering."
"Natsu, i've got it. Just talk to me."
Natsu drew in a deep breath. "Lisanna, please stop staring out the window. Look at me when i'm talking to you."
Frustrated, Lisanna whipped her head around to stare at him. His eyes were dark, his gaze intense, and it made her want to turn back to the window. "What!?"
Before Natsu could continue, Lucy's head popped up, and Lisanna had almost forgotten that she rode this bus too. Natsu looked around at her, and the two were staring directly at each other for a small while. Natsu nodded to her, as if he were trying to tell the blonde something. After she blinked a couple of times, she made her way to the back of the bus. Lisanna was surprised to see that he was staring at her until she had made her way to her seat.
"Uh, Natsu?" Lisanna pressed.
"Oh, right!" Natsu shook his head, his gaze fixing back to her. "Anyways, what I wanted to say was, um..." He looked down at his lap, biting his lip nervously. Lisanna was so sure she could also see his face turning red. Pathetic, he was going to apologize for all the trouble he had caused in their relationship, for lying about loving her, for kissing Ultear right in front of her. He should know that she wasn't going to forgive him for that, so why is he even still trying?
Lisanna waited patiently while the boy thought for a minute about what he was going to say. It was always like this; he either thought long and hard about what he was going to say or just spat out stupid shit.
Finally, Natsu let out a long sigh, and slowly turned his gaze to Lisanna, and a huge smile seemed to sweep away all the nervousness he seemed to have felt a few seconds before. "I'm breaking up with you."
Lisanna felt her eyes stretch wide open without her even meaning to. What?
Hey guys! So sorry for not updating in forever, and this chapter being super short...new semester in school and all that stuff. I will update more as soon as possible! Thanks for sticking with me!