Fairy Tail: Hiro Mashima
CHAPTER 10
"No More Lies."
"When I was 5 years old, I caught my mom kiss some other woman. I thought it was just some joke, so I didn't tell anyone about what I saw. Mom said the woman was her best friend and best friend did that sometimes; and they actually did more than that."
"On my 6th birthday party, I heard my mom argue with my dad in his office. She told him that she doesn't love him anymore and she wanted to leave the house. Rahkeid saw me, I remember him taking me and Zeref out for a ride the whole night."
"About a week later, my dad told me that my mom had to go somewhere far for work. Everyone lied to me because I was just a kid back then. They all lied for my sake. It's kind of funny because I know my mom left us because she's in love with some woman."
"She didn't even bother to say goodbye to me."
"Then when I was 13, I found out that Rahkeid's girlfriend cheated on him with his roommate. My hatred towards women just keeps growing day by day. I just find women is so annoying. They're nothing but a troublesome, un-trusted, back stabbing bi- human being."
Grimoire High.
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"Ugh, I hate rain." Lyon muttered, "It's so gloomy and sad."
Next to him, is the broadcasting club advisor; Sherry, "I know right. It's like a sign, maybe something bad about to happen. My grandmother used to say that if it's raining all day."
Lyon flicked the girl's forehead before she could even finish her sentence. "Nothing bad is going to happen."
Jellal & Erza
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"Stupid rain. Now, I can't hang out at the gardening club." Jellal cursed; he just couldn't bear being far away from his babies. Even though it's only been a week since he joined the club- Jellal seems to take a liking to gardening-
"Jellal!" Erza suddenly shouts his name as she walks towards him. And from the look of it; she looks kind of pissed. Jellal wondered what he did this time making the fiery head glare daggers at him. "Hey, you." He greets the girl.
"I saw you with Ultear at the café yesterday. So? Care to explain?" She asks directly.
Ultear is one of Jellal ex girlfriends that Erza hated the most. "We were just h-hanging out." He said, mumbling, "I happen to see her all the sudden and- I was hungry- the café was nearby- urm. S-Sorry?" Jellal gulps.
Erza slaps his arm, "After what she did to you, you still wanna hang out with her? And you fucking bailed on me so that you can hang out with that bit- whore."
"Woah, I did not bail on you. I did text you an hour earlier that I couldn't make it to the movie." He lets out a heavy sigh, "Besides, there's nothing going on between me and Ultear. We only talk like- for a second, I think."
When Erza said nothing, Jellal decides to nudge her arm, "There's no reason for you to get all riled up about. I mean- I can hang out with whoever I want. I mean it's my life right." He laughs nervously.
"I don't like it." Erza muttered lowly but loud enough for Jellal to hear it, "I don't like seeing you with some other girl than me. I've always had feelings for you." She said.
"W-What? No, you're not. You're kidding right." Jellal didn't know why, but he just laugh it off and shakes the girl's arm playfully, "Wow, what a joke Erza. You almost got me there. That is so funny."
After a moment of awkward silence; Jellal clap his hands, "Ah crap, I gotta see the principal, I gotta report some stuff." He turns his body, facing the other way because he can't look at Erza right now, "I'll see you at lunch if I'm not busy with the gardening activities."
"You never listen to me do you?" Erza stands closer to him; grabbing his shirt from the back, "Back then, I really meant it when I said I want to be more than just a friend with you Jellal. I want to move forward with our relationship." She slowly touches his back and she could feel his body suddenly tense.
"I'm sorry, let's just be friend." Jellal didn't even look at her, "I'm no good for you. You know that. I'm sorry."
Gray & Juvia
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Gray stomps angrily towards the newspaper club; he kicked the door open, "Juvia!" And shouts her name.
It was bad enough that it rains all day; and Gray has always been a moody person during rainy seasons because it reminds him so much of his dead parent. And now, his uncle just texted him some really unpleasant news-
"Why did you call off the engagement?"
Juvia slowly put down her pen, "I'm sorry Gray. I did what I had to do." She said calmly, "It's for the best and I can't be with you. Please understand."
"Why?" He asks, "Do you like someone else?"
Juvia went silent for a moment; "I wish." She said to herself.
"Look Gray, you're a nice guy and you deserve better." She tried to calm him, "We got engaged because of our parents. We got tied up to something that we didn't even agree in the first place. Don't you think that you deserve your own happiness? Your own choice."
Gray clicked his tongue at her in annoyance, "What nonsense are you talking about?" He moves closer to her, "I've always loved you Juvia." He tried to grab her hands but she wouldn't give him a chance at all.
Juvia's heart flustered a little bit when he said the word love to her, but what is done is done. "I'm sorry. I don't- love you. I don't know what I feel towards you anymore. I'm just so- confused."
"I don't care what you think of me!" Gray forcibly pushes her to the wall and grabs both her wrist. He stands so close that their face is only inches away.
"Get off me!" She tried to push him away, "Gray, that hurts." This is the first time she ever sees a different side of him- there's no more tenderness in his eyes-
"You listen here Juvia Loxar. You will be mine and I will make sure of that." He holds her wrist tightly, "You don't get to leave me. I'll decide what our future will be."
Zeref & Mavis
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Mavis walks aimlessly around the room and grunts every time she heard Zeref breathe, and it annoyed him so much.
"Would you stop that?" Zeref shouts at her, "It's bad enough that it rains outside and you, walking around with your heels like that- doesn't help the situation alright."
"I hate you Zeref!" Mavis shouts back at him, "You got us in this situation so fix it. I have a student to care for."
Zeref sighs and if he counted it, this probably for the hundred time, "What, you want me to kick the door? It was metal for fuck's sake. And why the fuck did Hades used a metal door for a stupid storeroom!"
Mavis pokes his shoulder really hard, "Out of all rooms, you had to drag me into this stupid storeroom!" She pokes it again, "You could've picked a better place! Ugh, you're an idiot!"
Zeref just lets her pokes him all she wants; it was indeed his fault that they ended up in this forsaken room. About a while ago, he happened to catch her talking with Invel but in his eyes; they seem to be flirting with each other and because of his raging jealousy- he just drags her into this room.
It was the closest room, he could find and he wanted to confront her- who would've thought that the janitor suddenly just lock them up.
So now, it has been an hour; both locked up in the same room with each of them left their phone at the teacher's office.
"I'm sorry Mavis." Zeref grabs her arms, "I'm really sorry. I got really jealous when I saw you talking to that bastard Invel so- so casually. I don't like it."
Mavis wanted to slap his handsome face so badly after hearing what he just said, "Because of your jealousy and stupidity, we ended up in this situation."
Zeref stares at the woman, "To be honest; even back in high school, I've always been jealous every time I saw you talking with some other boy so casually. When you wrote me that letter, I was so happy, but because of my ego- I fucking ruined it."
"You're an idiot." She said.
"Yes, I am; an idiot who missed my chance." His lips slowly curve into a small smile, "But still, I've always liked you even before I found out about that letter and the reason why I teased you; I just wanted to get your attention." He stops talking when he saw Mavis's cheek started to blush and shyly avoiding his stares, "If I could turn back time, I would do anything to win back your heart." Zeref slowly grabs her chin so she can look at him in the eye-
But Mavis closes her eyes instead, "She really is cute." An idea just crosses Zeref's mind.
"If you don't open your eyes, I will kiss you." But he still did it anyway and because of that; Mavis punches his abs, causing the poor guy to fall on the floor- wincing in pain.
"Why did you do that?" He shouts at her, "I still haven't eaten anything okay. Natsu stole all the good food."
"You idiot! Go bald again, Dragneel!"
Loke & Aries
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"Rain, rain, go away. Come again some other day." Loke was very disappointed with the weather today; he was actually looking forward to check on the plants. Instead, he stuck at the library stapling some papers.
"Stupid Dragneel, fucking bailed on me for all this shit." He wondered where Zeref went; the man just disappeared all of the sudden.
And to make the day even worse; Loke's body has been feeling very itchy since morning because of his allergy. His older sister; Cana accidentally put peanut butter on the toast and the rest is history for him- he couldn't stop scratching even after he took his medicine-
"Urm, e-excuse me?"
"Yeah." Loke tilted his head to the voice's owner, "Urm, yes. Can I help you?"
It was the girl from before; the one that he met at the principal office. The one and only, the pink haired girl, the one that he has been looking all over the school and now, she is standing right in front of him-
"D-Do you need h-help?" The girl said; her voice was so small but clear enough for Loke to hear every single word of it. "I m-meant- I'm not doing anything r-right now and you seem troubled with t-that."
Loke smiles brightly at her, "Yeah, sure. Thank you, your name is?" A cute girl just approach him and he is definitely not going to let this chance go.
"A-Aries. My name is Aries Evans." She smiles shyly at Loke and boy, he felt like a cupid just shot a damn arrow through his heart, "Nice to meet you Aries, my name is Loke. Loke Clive."
After a moment for awkward introduction; Aries took a seat next to him and helps him staples, some of the papers- Loke could feel his face started to warm up.
"She's so close. Oh my God! Nice legs- shut it! Her skins looks soft- shut the fuck up brain!"
The atmosphere around them is just so awkward and Loke learns that Aries is not much of a talker. He suddenly felt really shy to start a conversation and the itchiness doesn't help much- he wanted to scratch his thigh so badly but-
"Urm, would you excuse me for a minute." On second thought, he really needs that scratch. So he quickly excuses himself and find the best possible hidden place just to do his duties-
"Oh lord, that feels good." Loke scratch his thigh after he found the best spot- a spot where nobody's going to see him. "Damn, I should've just stayed home."
Just when he's done scratching; he saw a glimpse of yellow giggling suspiciously between the book racks- it was Jackal. "Dude, what are you doing?" He pokes the boy's shoulder.
"Fuck!" Jackal almost screams. "Dude, what the hell?" He looks like he's trying to hide something from Loke.
"You brought porn to school!" Loke pokes him again but harsher. "Shame on you!"
"Shut it." Jackal puts his palm on Loke's mouth. "If anyone finds out about this, I'm taking you down with me."
Loke slaps Jackal's hand away, "Wait, are those the new edition?" He took the magazine from Jackal's hand, "Oh my heaven."
Jackal slyly puts his arm around Loke's shoulder and smirk at the boy, "She's a beauty right? Perfect curve- and those legs."
"Yup, those legs." Loke couldn't take his eyes from the so called model in the magazine- he's a teenage boy after all.
They were too immersed in their world, with Jackal flips each page excitedly and drooling every time he sees something he shouldn't see. With Loke whose still couldn't stop scratching his below-
"Loke, I've been- what are you guys doing?"
Jackal quickly drops the magazine on the floor, "H-Hey, what's up?" He wave at the girl awkwardly. Loke on the other hand, was stunned for awhile. He suddenly remembered about Aries and now he was lost for words-
Aries was indeed shocked to catch these two boys reading some inappropriate magazine, but what shocked her most is where Loke's hand is. A disgusted looks plastered on her face, "Oh my." She said; then quickly turns away.
Even Jackal look somehow disgusted at Loke, "Dude, seriously?"
"Wait, Aries, it was a misunderstanding!"
"Get away from me! Pervert!"
After school. Hours later.
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Lucy.
"Rogue, I don't think this is a good idea." She said, "What if they know I'm a girl."
Rogue stops his pace and flicked the girl's forehead, making her winced, "You are a girl."
Lucy lets out a sigh and stares at the dress, and the heels she wore- all borrowed from her sister, Cana. Even though she's a girl, it's still awkward to wear something like this. "I look horrible." She mumbled.
"You look gorgeous, don't worry. I'm pretty sure none of your friend will even be around here." Said Rogue; holding Lucy closer and entwined his hand with hers. "Tonight, you're my girl. Got it?"
"Yeah, whatever."
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Natsu.
"Hey Natsu!" Gajeel shouts his name, "Hurry up. I wanna watch horror movies. But why are we watching stupid chick flick movie?"
"Honey." Jellal said to Gajeel, "Our dear Gray just got dumped. So I say; let's watch some stupid romance movie so that he can weep in the cinema." Then he laughs at the said raven haired boy.
Gray rolled his eyes; he wanted to punch Jellal but the blue head already stands hiding behind Gajeel, "Are you even my friend? She didn't dump me, okay." His explanation somehow; not convincing enough to Jellal and even Gajeel.
"Natsu!" Gajeel calls the pink haired again, "Walk faster will ya?"
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From: Natsu, To: Louie
Why didn't u pick up ur phone? Call me after u got this message.
"Man that was some movie." Said Jellal, "I can't believe you actually cried." He patted on Gray's back.
"Their love is so pure. I felt sorry for the guy." Gray sighs; the thought of Juvia breaking his heart suddenly cross his mind. He wondered if he should give her a visit after this. Her parents were out of town and maybe he could-
"The guy deserves better." Natsu interrupts, "That woman on the other hand; so fucking annoying, I can't stand her personalities." Said someone who is obviously hated women- Gajeel, Jellal and Gray just shook their head at the pink haired boy.
"Can you believe her- telling him all those lies?" Said Natsu, "She is so- urm, sorry." He was so focused talking until he almost bumps into someone's shoulder. The person Natsu bumps into seems familiar to him. He didn't know why, but he quickly grabs the person's hand, "Hey w-wait."
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Natsu, "L-Louie?"
Lucy, "N-Natsu."
Gray, "Rogue."
Rogue, "Gray."
Gajeel, "Ryos."
Rogue, "Gajeel."
Jellal, "Jellal."
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"What is this, cosplay?" Gajeel speak up first, "He actually looks good in it and it's a little creepy don't you think?" He whispered to Jellal.
"I'm not seeing things right?" Said Jellal, "That's Louie right?"
Gray shushes the two boys, "What sorcery is this?"
Natsu couldn't believe his eyes; his boyfriend just stands in front him wearing a dress and heels. He was very sure it was Louie because he recognized that small hand and the fragrance- and the face. Even with little makeup; the boy in the dress is so obviously Louie.
"W-What, w-why are you wearing a d-dress?" Natsu finally asks. He wanted to laugh; hoping it was some stupid joke, but he knew Louie wouldn't do stupid pranks like this. "W-What the hell is this?"
As for Lucy; she just wanted to kill herself. Why, out of all places did she met him. Not just him, but with the rest of the boys, "I-I can e-explain." She knew she was caught for good. There's no more running, no more escape now.
"Excuse me." Rogue coughs a little, getting everybody's attention, "Can you let go of the hand first?" He then grabs Lucy's hand from Natsu and holds it with his, "It looks like you're hurting her."
"H-her?"
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Jellal, "I'm not really hungry, can't we stay with them?"
Gray, "They need their privacy. Be a good boy and eat your sandwich."
Rogue, "But why are the three of us needs to sit together at the back?"
Gajeel, "It's my car, so it's my rules."
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Natsu and Lucy finally have their privacy; after Gajeel forcibly drag the other three boys with him to wait in his car-
"So?" Natsu asks.
"So." Lucy breathes deeply, "I'm actually a girl. I'm sorry I lied to you. I've been planning to tell you, but I couldn't seem to find the perfect time." She explains; looking at Natsu but the boy seems to avoid her-
"Are you fucking serious right now?" Replied Natsu; he then lets out a small laugh. "After all this time; it was all a lie?"
"Natsu. I am really sorry." Lucy ducked her head lower; embarrassed and Natsu probably hated her right now.
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Jellal, "He doesn't look happy, what is he saying?"
Gray, "He looks like he's screaming something at her."
Rogue, "She's about to cry. Let me out."
Gajeel, "No, wait. Let them settle this on their own."
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"Natsu, please." Lucy grabs his hand, "Look at me."
"Fuck you!" He slaps her hands away, "I'm done here. I don't wanna see your ugly face anymore."
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"What the?" Freed was shocked to catch a crying teenager whom suddenly jumps on him, right after he open the door, "Loke, what happen?"
"I blew my only chances." Said Loke; crying out loud on the older man's chest, "Now, she will hate me forever."
Freed was still confused and lost, but he consoles the teenage boy anyway, "There, there. How about I'll make you some of my famous hot chocolate and then, you can tell me everything. Come on now."
"O-Okay."
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Cana, "First Lucy, and now Loke. You're going to be an amazing dad."
Freed, "Please don't give me a heart attack. I'm not ready yet."
The End – CHAPTER 10
Next chapter – "A Way to Your Heart."
Jellal, "Put on a skirt and seduce him."
Gajeel, "He's gay you idiot!"
Gray, "I'll say, just tie him on a bed and- and. No, you're too pure for that."