695 Chapter 9:Flashes Going Crazy
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Chapter 9: Flashes Going Crazy
Lucy, Natsu, Juvia, and Gray were walking gradually through the hallways.
"Did you guys hear about Muffy's party this weekend?" wondered Juvia.
"Yup, it's gonna be awesome!" Lucy exclaimed.
"What kind of party is it?" Gray questioned.
"A SWIMMING PARTY!" screamed Lucy.
While all of this was going on Natsu was on the end, not saying a word, and looking extremely nervous.
Lucy took notice of him, "Natsu, are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah why wouldn't I be?"
"Because you're acting really weird," said Lucy.
"No I'm not!"
"Yes, you are!"
"Just drop it, guys, Juvia's gotta get to class. See ya!" Juvia waved as she walked away.
"Oh, me too. Bye!" Gray agreed, stalking to his own class.
"Bye!" Lucy waved.
"Lucy, can I talk to you?" asked Natsu.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Can we talk later at my house?"
"Umm...sure, I guess," replied Lucy in confusion.
"See ya then!" yelled Natsu, walking away.
What was that about? wondered Lucy.
Both Natsu and Lucy stepped inside the Dragneel house.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" wondered Lucy.
"Let's talk in my room," replied Natsu quickly and lowly.
Lucy cocked her eyebrow quizzically at him but nodded.
They both walked up the steps and into Natsu's room.
"NOW, what is it?"
"You see, I want to go to Muffy's party, it's just..."
"Just what?" questioned Lucy.
"I...can't swim," he responded.
"But I thought after that one mission with our counterparts was when you learned how?"
"Actually no. Do you remember that year of tubathon?"
"Yup, you accidentally got stuck on an island," giggled Lucy.
"Right...well, during that time I couldn't swim and that was...AFTER the pool incident," noted Natsu.
Lucy thought for a moment, That's right, it was after.
"So, you really can't swim?"
"I can, but not that well."
"Why did you want to tell me this now?" asked Lucy.
"'Cause I-I was kind of hoping...you could teach me."
"ME?"
"No one else can. Gray would just laugh and Juvia..."
"Say no more. I'll teach you!" She grinned happily.
"Cool, when?"
" How about tomorrow morning at the beach. Okay?"
"Sounds good, but why tomorrow?"
"That's when the party is so you had better be there, don't sleep in!"
"Okay, okay...gees."
"See yah tomorrow, Natsu," Lucy cried, hugging Natsu tightly.
"K," he moaned.
Lucy was sitting patiently on the beach. She wasn't in her swimsuit yet, but she was wearing her sunglasses.
I hope Natsu likes my new bikini. I just got it and I've NEVER worn a bikini before, thought Lucy.
Before Lucy thought another word, some hands covered her eyes.
"Guess who it is," a familiar voice asked.
"Gee, I wonder who it could be," said Lucy sarcastically.
She turned around to see Natsu.
"I thought you wouldn't come."
"Never think that," he replied.
Lucy blushed as Natsu just smiled.
"So, now what?" she asked.
"I know."
Natsu leaned in as far as he could, with his lips ready to kiss her. They leaned in more and just as they were about to kiss...
Lucy's alarm clock goes off.
"Wow, what a dream," said Lucy to herself, "I had better hurry or I'll be late."
Lucy was all dressed in her new bikini, but it was completely covered with a towel. As usual, she was waiting for Natsu.
Where could Natsu be? She wondered.
"Hey, sorry I'm late!" cried Natsu while panting heavily.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yup, now let's start."
"Okay...?"
Lucy took off her towel as Natsu's eyes grew wide.
"What do you think?" Lucy asked.
"Umm...w-what happened to your o-one-piece?" wondered Natsu, stumbling over his words.
"What? You don't like it?" Lucy looked slightly disappointed.
"No, I love it-I mean, like it. It's just, I've never seen you wear one before..."
"There's a first time for everything, you know?" said Lucy, only playing around.
"Right, so...can we start now?"
"Yup. First, you must learn how to do your arms."
"How?" questioned Natsu.
"Kind of pretend your reaching for something."
"Like this?" Natsu moved his arms around randomly.
"No," Lucy giggled, "Like this."
Lucy lifted Natsu's shoulder and went under it to the back of him. She grabbed his arms to guide him and started to move them back and forth.
"See? Do you get it now?"
"Yes, I think I'm starting to."
Lucy realized what she was doing and released his arms. Both of them blushed like crazy.
"Right...well...umm...it's time for the feet," said Lucy awkwardly.
"Your not gonna guide those are you?"
Oh, crud! thought Natsu, I did not just say that, did I?
"No, silly, just be normal. Kick your feet like this," Lucy got down to the ground and began to kick.
"I can do that," announced Natsu proudly.
"Okay then Mister Sure-of-himself, there's only one thing left to do!" Lucy declared.
"What's that?"
Lucy and Natsu rid on a regular, old boat.
"How's this suppose to teach me how to swim?" wondered Natsu.
"Just relax and enjoy the ride," giggled Lucy.
The wind was really, heavy and it was howling like crazy, making their hair go everywhere.
"This wind is nuts!" yelled Natsu.
"I know!" shouted Lucy, "So, do you think you can swim?"
"I doubt it-I mean, you really didn't teach me much!"
All of a sudden, the sail bumped Lucy right in the head, making her fall straight into the water.
"I hope I'm ready for Muffy's party!" Natsu cried.
There was no response. Natsu shot his head back and saw Lucy beginning to drown. His eyes widened.
"OH, CRUD!" He screamed.
Natsu dived into the water and quickly swam to Lucy's rescue. Lucy was already almost to the bottom of the ocean so Natsu had to really dive to get her.
He could feel the weight of the water pushing down on him but he still had to keep going. Natsu found Lucy and held tightly to her arms. He, soon, tried to pull her up to safety. He couldn't breath for all his oxygen was gone, but something inside of him told him to push on.
Finally, he had gotten to the top of the water and tried to catch his breath. As he was breathing heavily, he still managed to pull Lucy to shore. Once he got safely on the beach the first thing he did was go to Lucy.
"Lucy...wake up," he said grasping for air while patting on her cheeks.
No response.
"LUCY, WAKE UP!" he cried as he began to cough up some water onto the sand.
Natsu started to get more worried then ever before in his short life as glanced downward.
"Looks like you can swim."
Natsu shot his head back to see Lucy try to get up.
"Here," he grabbed her hand and pulled her up, "Are you okay?" he asked with concern.
"I think so-I mean, I feel like I swallowed a minnow but other than that I'm cool," She managed a smile, "You do realize you just saved my life, right?"
"Huh? Y-Yeah, I guess I did!" Natsu smiled as did Lucy.
"OH MY GOODNESS!" screamed a girl, "IT'S NATSU DRAGNEEL!"
Many girls ran towards him, and screamed. Natsu was practically the second hottest guy in school so you can see why they were screaming.
"NATSU, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" one girl asked as she ran near.
"ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY?" Another cried.
"Yeah, I think so," Natsu answered.
As long as Natsu was okay, that's all that mattered to the girls and to Lucy. While the girls began to crowd Natsu, Lucy decided to leave all this drama.
As Lucy walked away Natsu too notice and ran after her.
"Hey Lucy! Thanks," He smiled slightly at her.
"For what? You're the one that saved my life, remember?" She teased.
"Yeah, but you taught me how to swim so...thanks."
Both of them smiled once again as Lucy fled.
Lucy arrived at one of the coolest joints in town and sat down at the bar.
"You alone, gorgeous?" asked a random guy.
"Who? Me?" she asked.
"You're the only gorgeous I see," He smirked.
Lucy blushed and held out her hand, "I'm Lucy."
"Hi, I'm Sting. Nice to see you," He shook her hand.
Lucy giggled.
"So is this your first year in seventh grade?" he wondered.
"What gave it away?" she asked sarcastically.
"I can always spot the newbie's."
Lucy laughed once again, "Well, I have to go. Nice seeing you!"
"Nice SEEING me too and especially nice SEEING you," he replied.
She blushed as she left.
"Welcome to Fairytail Nightly News," announced Cana, "Today we're talking about what happened approximately two months ago."
"Tell them Cana!" cried Bisca.
"Thank you Bisca, two months ago, Erza went missing."
The audience gasped.
"That's right," said Cana, "After all the hustle and bustle, Juvia took charge."
"All THEY KNOW OF for sure is that one of our ships were missing and no one, not even Mira, could find her," said Bisca.
"What do you mean 'THEY KNOW OF'? Bisca, is there something you're not telling us?" asked Cana as she raised her eyebrow.
"Okay," said Bisca, "I heard a rumor that Erza's disappearance wasn't long after Jellal Fernadanes's."
"So?"
"So...that means she went after him!"
"That's insane, where'd you get such a rumor?"
"I hear things."
"That must be easy, since, you have nothing in between those ears of yours!"
"Are you saying I have no brain?"
"Duh, Sherlock!" cried Cana.
"Well you know what I think of you?"
"I know...nothing!"
"Why I have never-"
The 'We are Experiencing Technical Difficulties' sign came up.
Jellal Fernadanes is seen lying in his bed looking very upset.
"I wish my friends were here," he whispered to himself as a knock came to his door.
Who could that be? Jellal wondered.
He opened the door to see Erza standing in the doorway.
"Erza?" questioned Jellal, "What are you doing here?"
Erza walked in the room, "I never said goodbye."
Jellal was surprised by her response.
"I didn't think you cared."
"Of course I care. Would I have taken my precious, free time getting here if I didn't care?"
"Did you quit again?"
"No, there are just rules about how long you can be gone before they replace you."
"So, you came all the way here just to say bye?"
"Sure sounds that way."
"Is something bugging you, Erza?" Jellal wondered.
Erza paused for a moment and just stared into Jellal's eyes. She had never really seen his eyes before.
"I... it's not the same without you, you know?"
"Yes, I'm sure it's better."
"You call what I just left better?" cried Erza.
"Yes."
"Well...its not."
"Look, Jellal, we need you back."
"I can't. I have other responsibilities now."
"What if I said, I need you back?" Erza questioned with a few tears running down her cheeks.
-SILENCE-
"I'm sorry. I promised I'd stay until my work was finished and I meant it."
"I understand."
Erza was still crying of heartache but tried to hold be tough and kept her tears in her eyes.
"I tell you what," said Jellal grabbing a metal bracelet from atop his shelf, "Keep this safe for me until I come back, okay?"
"What is it?" Erza asked.
"I got this after my first mission with the Crime Sorciere, so here," Jellal placed the bracelet on her wrist.
"Thank you, Jellal."
Jellal smiled warmly at her, "Bye Erza."
"Bye Jellal," she said trying to hold back all her tears.
Erza headed towards the door until Jellal spoke up.
"Erza?"
"Yes?" Erza turns to him.
"How are the guys?"
"Just great," replied Erza while smiling.
Jellal returned with a smile.
"See you around, soldier," said Erza.
"Bye Erza."
Erza fleed the room as Jellal sighed.
Juvia and Gray Flashback
The whole gang were sitting in English class.
Lucy handed a note to some random guy, "Pass this to Juvia," she whispered.
Juvia took hold of the note and began to read it.
Juvia,
Can't go to the FT meeting at your place, I have to watch Michelle
With Love,
xoLucyxo
After Juvia finished the note, she nodded towards Lucy as Lucy smiled.
Jellal quickly handed a note to Gray to give to Juvia. AGAIN, Juvia scanned the note with her eyes.
Juvia,
I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the meeting today. I have to go with Erza to the mall. (I'll explain later!)
From:
Jellal
I guess Erza, Lucy, and Jellal can't come to the meeting, thought Juvia.
Natsu then passed a note to Juvia in haste. Juvia read through the note yet AGAIN.
Jui
Ca4ntl fhl kycoiume p5l9 sre5 30nc lsddendtd! Qrwv huff!
Frqm7,
JWal
Juvia re-read over the note feeling puzzled.
"What?" she mouthed to Natsu.
Natsu tried to mouth the words but Juvia didn't understand.
"What?" Juvia whispered.
Natsu started getting frustrated.
"I'M GOING TO THE CRUDDY DENTIST THIS AFTERNOON, OKAY? !" Natsu screamed as he jumped to his feet.
The whole classroom stared at him.
"Natsu Dragneels, sit down this instant and shut your pie whole!" yelled Miss Decker.
Natsu slumped down in his seat with a scowl.
Wait a minute, it's just gonna be Gray and Juvia? Juvia thought, Oh boy...
Juvia and Gray sat in the Loxar livingroom silently.
"So . . . this is awkward," Gray spoke.
Juvia ignored him as she rolled her eyes.
"What was the deal with Miss Decker this morning? It's no wonder she's single..."
Juvia began to chuckle slightly.
"Hey! For once you laughed at one of my jokes!" cried Gray happily.
"Yeah, FOR ONCE...and it's a shame the only person who heard it was me."
"That's something," said Gray.
Juvia only smiled.
"Well, if it isn't crabbagail and... Gray Fullbuster?" Minerva's eyes grew as she walked in.
Minerva was gone at college for the last few years but when she saw Gray with Juvia...-I mean, there not even suppose to remember each other!
"O-Oh hey, sis!" said Juvia.
"What's Gray doing here? And don't say your studying 'cause I don't see any books," Minerva placed her hands on her hips as she cocked her brow.
Juvia and Gray looked at one another.
What were they going to say? What were they going to do?
Juvia started to panic.
"Well...you see, when my mom and dad really loved each other-" Gray began.
Juvia elbowed Gray, "She didn't mean that!" cried Juvia.
"Yah see, Minerva, the reason Gray is here is because...he's my boyfriend," Juvia blurted out.
Both Gray's and Minerva's mouths dropped. Even Juvia was stunned by what she had just said.
"That's funny!" Minerva said while dying of laughter, "Like you would ever date Gray Fullbuster!"
"Hey!" yelled Gray in offence.
"Umm...it's true," said Juvia.
"PROVE IT!" shouted Minerva.
Juvia turned to Gray and you'll never guess what happened next...She kissed him right on the lips.
Minerva's eyes widened. After a few seconds of smooching Juvia released Gray as he sat there in shock.
"Okay then..." Minerva was at lost for words.
She then walked away. Both Juvia and Gray were stunned.
"Whoa," is all Gray said.
Immeditally after that Juvia spoke, "Well . . . itwasfunhavingyouhereGray, butyougottago," she cried quickly while pushing him out the door.
"But-," before he could finish his sentence she slammed the door in his face.
"Wow," Gray said in a daze.
"Wow," whispered Juvia as she leaned against the front door.
Two Days Later
For the last couple of days Gray and Juvia avoided each other. The whole gang could tell but no one knew why.
Gray, Natsu, Jellal, and Lucy were all sitting at a table in the cafeteria.
"What's going on with you two?" wondered Jellal
"What do you mean?" Gray asked nervously.
"I mean, what's with you and Juvia?"
Immediately, Gray stuffed his entire chilidog in his mouth,and tried telling them with his mouth full. Of course, no one understood. They were all very confused.
"Hey look, there's Juvia!" cried Lucy, "Hey Juvia, over here!"
Juvia saw Gray and sat at an empty table while Gray raced out of the cafeteria.
Lucy stepped into the girls bathroom and noticed Juvia washing her hands in the sink.
"Tell me what's going on with you and Gray!" Lucy demanded.
"What are you talking about?" said Juvia looking completely guilty.
"Spill it."
"Fine," Juvia gave in.
-Three Minutes later-
"You and Gray?" giggled Lucy.
"Yup," Juvia answered.
"Well, you HAVE to go talk to him."
"Who says?"
"I do. You can't just throw away your friendship over a stupid kiss that meant nothing, right?"
"Umm...right."
"Now go talk to him!"
"On one condition," said Juvia.
"What?" wondered Lucy.
"You can't tell anyone!"
"Agreed."
Then Juvia left the bathroom.
"So, you and Juvia?" smirked Jellal.
"Yup," said Gray.
"Well, go cruddy talk to her!" Natsu yelled.
"I can't."
"Look, just go talk to her and then, maybe, you guys can still be friends," said Jellal.
"Fine," agreed Gray, "Just don't tell anyone."
"It's a deal," said Natsu.
Gray stalked over to Juvia in the hallway.
"Juvia, can we...u-umm...talk?" Gray wondered.
"Sure."
They both stepped outside to talk.
"About me and you a few days ago-" began Gray.
"Look, just to be clear, we're just friends and that's all I want to be. That kiss... was just to fool my sistah, you understand right?"
Gray listened intently then nodded, "Yeah."
"Just let's keep this a secret between you and me, okay?"
"Okay, Juvia," said Gray.
"Good, now let's go to that FT meeting," said Juvia.
Juvia walked away as Gray sighed disappointedly. Just as Juvia got far off from Gray, she sighed in disappointment as well.