(notes): YAAAAY! New chappy! I'm not really a fan of this chapter, but eh. Next one will probably be about Natsu's memories. :3
Natsu's P.O.V
"You're a big boy! Big strong boys like you don't cry. Here, take this. If you're ever left alone again, just hug it, and think of me."
"WAIT! DON'T GO! COME BACK!" I shouted, as I finally came to a clearing.
It was just a dream…
I was now fully awake, and sitting on my uncomfortable bed. I looked at the alarm clock on the nightstand. 6:23 Am. Damn, I need to stop dreaming about my past. I glanced around my half-clean room, before realizing that my scream had chased the dreams away, and I won't be able to fall asleep again. I hated this. It always happened. I woke up early in the morning due to a dream about my dad, or the girl I met, and I can't sleep afterwards. It was just tiring. I rolled around in my bed, before I finally decided to get up and take a shower.
After my daily routine had finished, and I packed my backpack with lousy books, I checked the clock in the living room. 8:03 AM. It was early for school, so Lucy probably isn't up yet. There she goes again… Wandering into my mind. I have to find a way to stop connecting everything to her. Ever single detail I spot, reminds me of her. For example, whenever I look at the sun, the yellow color radiating from it, reminds me of her hair. The blue sky reminds me of her blue hair tie, coconut reminds me of her smell, and chocolate reminds me of her pretty eyes. I'm a freak. Goodness gracious… I even sound like Mira!
I spared a quick glance to the yellow teddy bear on my bed, before running out of my apartment. I dashed past houses and pushed past people, just to get to the cute little cottage-like house on Strawberry Street. Ringing the bell would be a waste of time, so I just climbed in through her kitchen window. I need to remind her to close her windows. On second thought, I'd better not. How else am I going to get in?
As I was halfway through the window, I smirked, talking to myself, "Entering through the window, like a boss!"
"Yeah, because entering through the door, is just too mainstream." I heard another voice snort from behind me. I didn't even need to turn around to know who it was.
"Yo Gray. What are you doing at my girl's house?"
"Woah woah woah. Your girl?" He laughed, making me roll my eyes. Great, now what do I do?
"Relax, hot sauce, I was just passing through here. Wait… since when are you up so early?" He quirked a brow, as I said, "I should be asking you the same thing."
"Well, unlike you, shit-for-brains, I always get up early to go training."
"Oh, and what do you train? How NOT to take off your shirt?"
"WHAT!? My shirt is still on! See—… oh." He immediately shut up, as he ran off to look for his shirt. I just rolled my eyes, before closing the window behind me. I crept up to her bedroom, before quietly opening it. I just hope she wasn't changing or something, because she would so kick me out! Not that I don't wanna see her naked but… damn it Natsu! Keep it together man! I pushed the wooden object a little, to peek inside.
And there she was—still sleeping on the bed. I slowly walked over to her, noticing that she didn't shift or turn. She must be dreaming about something, since she was making some weird faces, before her features finally relaxed, as she smiled in her sleep. She looked so cu—damn it!
Suddenly, my body started moving on its own, as I lifted the blanked, uncovering her. She was wearing an oversized red shirt, and loose white shorts. Her face grimaced at the lack of heat, as I hesitated on whether to wake her up or not. She was so peaceful and cute, but I was really hoping she could make me a sandwich or something. I saw her shiver slightly. She must be cold. But, instead of simply covering her with the blanket, I decided on lying down next to her—something I would surely regret later—and cover us both up with the pink blanket. Her body relaxed, as she inched closer to the heat source – me. I noticed that, so I wrapped my hands around her waist, protectively. I did have abnormal body heat, so warming her up should be a walk in the park. I felt her snuggle in my chest, as she intertwined her legs with mine. Damn… I was trying so hard not to ravish her in her sleep.
"Mm" She mumbled, before letting out a content sigh. I chuckled at how cute she looked. Her hair was all messy, and she wasn't wearing anything too lady-like or dressy, but I think this look fit her most. As I inhaled her sweet aroma, I felt myself doze off…
"Hey, I like your hair. It's yellow."
"Hey did I say that I like your hair? It's yellow."
But before I got to finish my dream, I felt something cold splash on my face, as my eyes jerked open, and I jumped out of bed, wanting the kick whoever did that's ass. I touched my cheeks to realize it was water, as a blonde girl materialized in front of me.
"Did you just splash water on me?" I asked angrily.
She didn't reply—what a shocker!—but she shoved one of her laptops in my hands, as she stomped over to the other. I took in my surroundings, as I remembered falling asleep next to my girl.
Luce: [What the fuck are you doing here?]
Natsu4Ever: [I told you, don't say 'fuck'. A pretty girl like you shouldn't be using bad words.]
Luce: [Cut the crap.]
Natsu4Ever: [Alright, alright, just keep your panties on]
Luce: [fuck you.]
Natsu4Ever: [Sure. When?]
Luce: [SHUT UP]
Natsu4Ever: [It was a joke. Unless you're up for it.]
Luce: [Why are you here?]
Natsu4Ever: [I wanted to rape you.]
Luce: [WHAT]
Natsu4Ever: [I was hungry! Damn woman!]
Luce: [YOU WERE HUGGING ME IN MY SLEEP!]
Natsu4Ever: [I DON'T HUG! I cuddle :3 ]
Luce: [SAME SHIT]
Natsu4Ever: [Tsk tsk. Language, young lady.]
Luce: [I don't give two shits. Out of my room, now!]
Natsu4Ever: [Out of your room? Fine, I'll be in the kitchen, then.]
I slammed the laptop shut, and before she could protest, I made my way to her kitchen. Seconds later, she stomped in after me. She glared, pointing at the door.
"What? I can't understand you." I acted innocent, as she fumed, pointing to the door again.
"Oh well… I'd better stay here for a little longer." I said, shaking my head.
She scoffed, as she crossed her arms on her (huge) chest. I just hummed innocently.
And suddenly, an idea hit me. "Hey Luce, wanna play a game with me?"
She stopped slicing the bread, and raised a brow at me. "It's a game where we both tell each other something interesting about ourselves." She then reached in her pocket, and pulled out her phone.
BEEP BEEP.
I opened my phone, to find a text message from Lucy.
[You had my curiosity. Now you have my attention.]
[Stop quoting DiCaprio, and tell me are you in or not?]
[Fine. After I make us some breakfast.]
I reread the text just to make sure I read it correctly. She wanted to play my game, and cook me breakfast? I wanna marry this girl.
I helped her make some sandwiches, and she opened her laptop, ready to play. We agreed that I would talk, and she would type.
"So, hmm, something about me that you don't know…" I pondered for a minute. What do I tell her? "Promise you won't laugh?"
[I'll try not to.]
"Uh… well… I sleep with a teddy bear.."
One. Two. Three…
The room erupted with full blown laughter, as she was desperately trying to quiet down, clasping her hands to cover her mouth. Tears dwelled up in her chocolate eyes, as she was laughing in her hands. I just rolled my eyes, not expecting her to overreact so much.
[LMAO! I can't believe it! The almighty Dragneel… pfffft] And she laughed some more. I waited for a good few minutes before her laughter finally died down, and she became serious again.
"Your turn." I said to her, as she nodded, and started typing.
[Hmm… I like to sleep in my panties on.]
"Uhh?"
[… Just my panties on.]
I held my hand over my nose, trying not to get a nosebleed and die out of blood loss. She giggled, but suddenly, the color drained from her face, as she typed in something really quick, before running off to get her backpack. Once I was sure that my nose was in a stable condition, I checked her laptop.
[I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THE DRAWING FOR MR. REEDUS!]
I decided to follow her to the living room, since we still had time before school started. I saw her leaning over a white piece of paper, her concentration high. I leaned over her shoulder, to peek on the drawing. I saw a girl with blonde hair—Lucy—a little baby with yellow hair—her son or daughter—and finally, there was a man with white hair. She seemed to be deciding on which color to use for his hair. But then, she groaned, and stuffed the drawing in her backpack.
"You should go change." I advised, as we saw that it was almost time for school. She nodded, before disappearing into her room.
Lucy's P.O.V
I changed into my school uniform, before walking out of my bedroom, only to see Natsu holding my backpack in the air, with a guilty smile. I didn't have time to be angry, so I just snatched it out of his hands, and slung in on my shoulders.
Natsu's P.O.V.
Good, she didn't suspect a thing. Once we were out, we walked to school together. Going to Lucy's house before school, and sometimes after school became my best habit. As we were walking down the street, I saw a pair of students walk past us. The boy was holding the girl's bag too. I glanced at Lucy, only to see her watch the couple with longing eyes. Suddenly, I reached out for her backpack, and pulled it off. She panicked, but as soon as she saw it was just me, calmed down. I grinned, "Mind if I carry this for a while?"
The smile I got in return was far better than any gift a man could ever receive. She then pulled me down a little, so that I was her height, and pecked me on the cheek.
Correction: The kiss was far better than the smile.
Even though it was just on the cheek, it somehow felt… special.
"You okay dude?" I turned around to see Gray, shirtless as ever, looking at me with an amused expression. Lucy gave him a hug (that lucky bastard). We continued walking together. Then Gray suddenly stopped. "Hold the fuck up." He yelled, me and Lucy turning around to look at him.
"Is Natsu… carrying… your backpack!?" He asked Lucy with a horrified face. Lucy just giggled, and nodded. "Wow. I've never seen him like this." Gray said in amazement, as if this were the weirdest thing in the world. "You really have him wrapped around your finger, huh Luce?"
"No she doesn't!" I protested, "And stop calling her that! It's my nickname!" I yelled, him rolling his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah. I just can't believe you would actually care for a girl."
"I care, if it's Lucy."
Gray shot me look that said someone's-in-loooove, but he didn't say anything. And I was silently thanking him for that.
"Alright students, today is grading day! So take out your drawings from last time, and present them to me. I will be grading them here and now. So, while I'm doing that, I expect you to behave, and doodle on this sheet of paper." He said, as he gave out paper to the whole class.
I saw Lucy take out her drawing, not even bothering to look at it. Thank goodness. As Mr. Reedus took her drawing, he stared back to her. She didn't seem to understand why he was looking at her like she grew a second head, but she didn't pay attention to it much. Then he came to me, and just as I was about to give him my drawing, Gray took it and ran out of the classroom.
It took us a good five seconds to process what had happened, before Reedus started yelling something. I didn't even have time to react, as Freeze Dick was back in the classroom, giving the paper to Reedus.
"Sorry… I uh… thought it was… uh… on fire." He blurted out, making everyone laugh.
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to think about that in detention. Saturday." Reedus commanded, as Gray mumbled something about 'totally not worth it' and take out his own drawing.
I saw something painted red. Wait… was that?... nah. My mind must be playing tricks on me.
Reedus graded our drawings, and gave back our pictures. Once Lucy got hers, I saw her face gawk in horror, as she was trying not to punch a hole in the wall. She then turned to me, pointing at the drawing.
Her 'husband's' hair was pink. Just the way I colored it while she was changing. "Oops. Did I do that? My bad." I acted innocent, as she flushed, and showed me the grade.
A- Comment: Nicely drawn. Take note of the male in the drawing. Is it coincidental, or does that represent someone? You have a wonderful way of expressing your emotions and feelings toward a person you love.
I suppressed the urge to laugh out loud, as she was trying not to blush any harder. I then looked at my grade, only to be equally surprised.
B+ Comment: Even though drawing skills are not good, the flow of emotion hidden within is highly readable. I like your perspective of seeing things, and continue to express your feelings toward someone by drawing.
"Hey Luce, look!" I showed her mine. She read it, underlining the words with her fingertip, as she brushed her skin off the comment. Suddenly, her finger stopped at 'your feelings toward someone'.
"He's talking about you." I said.
She nodded, blush still coating her cheeks.
We were back at her house, watching a movie. She was sitting next to me, staying surprisingly still. I glanced at her, only to notice she was asleep. I carried her bridal style up to her bedroom, as I laid down next to her. I know I should go home, but I can't get enough of her smell, and the feeling of her body against mine.
"Lucy Heartfilia, what are you doing to me?"
I covered us up with her blanket. As soon as I wrapped my arms around her waist, I brought her closer to me. I laid her head on top of my chest, and we stayed like that for a little while, her still asleep. I could feel her relax in my arms, letting me hold her. I brushed a loose strand of her hair behind her ear, as I couldn't stop staring at her.
"I love your hair…" I whispered, as moonlight from the windows fell softly on her sleeping face.
"… It's yellow."
(notes): I used that sentence "I like your hair, it's yellow" In a few previous chapters. I know I know, it's an awful way to compliment a girl, but Natsu is just... Natsu!
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