Chapter 10

Operation Reveal Identity

"Gray, who is this DragonSlayer?" Lucy asked nervously, handing his phone to him.

"Huh?" Gray glanced down at the message. "Oh, that's-"

Just then, the bell rang. Gray looked panicked.

"I need to go! See you at lunch!"

"No!" Lucy cried, feeling frustrated. "Wait! You just can't leave me like that!"

"Er, Lucy?" Levy tapped her blonde friend on the shoulder. "We need to get going too, you know."

"Right….." Lucy mumbled, feeling frustrated. She was so close!

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"So, you wanted to talk to us?" Erza asked, resting her arms on the table in the library.

Lucy nodded. "Yes, I need your help regarding a small challenge."

Juvia Lockser, a good friend of Lucy's who was madly in love with Gray, tilted her head to one side. "A challenge?"

"That's right," Lucy lowered her voice. "You see, when I was in the hospital, this guy with the username DragonSlayer texted me by accident. We started to talk to each other a lot."

Erza's eyes widened. "Lucy-"she began, but the blonde didn't hear.

"He recently proposed a challenge," Lucy continued. "That both of us should try and figure out each other's identities."

Erza tried to speak again. "Lucy, I think-"

"Anyway," Lucy said. "I found out today morning that Gray knows DragonSlayer because he was texting him. But I wasn't able to find out anything else."

"So you want us to help you?" Levy asked.

Lucy nodded.

"Okay!" Levy declared. "Let Operation Reveal Identity start now!"

Erza sweatdropped at the ridiculous name. She tried to speak again but was interrupted.

"Alright! Juvia," Lucy turned to the blunette. "Do you think you can hang around Gray a bit and manage to get hold of his phone somehow?"

Juvia looked delighted. "Leave it to Juvia!" she declared and ran off to find Gray.

Lucy watched her go. Erza tried to interject again. "Lucy, really-"

"Right, Erza," Lucy turned to the Student Council President obliviously. "Think you can manipulate Jellal into hanging out with Gray's friends?"

"W-what?" Erza sputtered.

"Thanks, I knew I could count on you!" Lucy chirped. "Now, Levy, you can interrogate Gajeel about the boys that hang out with Gray."

Levy gaped at her. "Wait…..!"

Lucy smirked deviously. "Oh, come on, we both know you want to~"

"Lucy," Erza interrupted with a smirk of her own. "For you to be taking this so seriously, you must be in love with DragonSlayer or something."

The heat rushed to Lucy's cheeks. "N-no!"

"Then, why do you want to find out who he is so much?" Levy piped up.

Lucy crossed her arms. "Because I hate to lose!"

"Sure, sure~"

"Oh, shut up!"

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DragonSlayer:

So, have u figured out who I am yet?

StarlightSpirit:

Humph! I bet you haven't, either!

Natsu smirked at his phone.

DragonSlayer:

Well, you've already given me a hint which makes it much more easier to find you.

StarlightSpirit:

Oh? And what's that?

DragonSlayer:

You told me you're a member of the Student Council.

StarlightSpirit:

Darn it.

DragonSlayer:

1 point to me, 0 points to you.

StarlightSpirit:

That's going to change. Just you wait, DragonSlayer!

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"Natsu!" Lucy called as she saw the pinkette arrive at the cherry blossom trees. "Over here!"

Natsu grinned and jogged over to Lucy, plopping down beside her. "Yo! How's your day so far?"

Lucy groaned as he handed him a lunchbox. "Awful. My friends were teasing me nonstop about this guy I know. And we've just met! I am so going to make them suffer for this."

Natsu laughed, although he felt rather strange when he thought about Lucy with another guy. "Yeah, friends can be annoying that way. One of my friends and her sister keep trying to pry into my non-existent love life."

"Ooh, big words," Lucy teased.

Natsu rolled his eyes. "Ha ha, very funny, Luce," he took a bite out of his sandwich. "Speaking of which, aren't you at the top of your class or something?"

Lucy shook her head. "No, Erza is. Levy and I tie for second, though. Why?"

"I was wondering if you could help me with my English essay," Natsu replied. "English isn't my best subject."

"Sure," Lucy shrugged. "Shall we meet in the library after classes?"

Natsu nodded. "Yeah, that'd be great! Thanks, Luce. You're a real life-saver!"

Lucy gave him a smile. "Don't worry about it."

Natsu quickly looked away, feeling his cheeks tinge pink. He sighed in relief when the bell rang. "C'mon, let's go."

Lucy hurriedly packed up everything and took Natsu's offered hand and stood.

"See you later!" she called before running off. Natsu waved and headed to gym.

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