Bold Italicize = New POV
Italicize = Thought/Flashback
" " = Speech
. . . = Transition
"You can't do this to me, Gajeel!"
A small, teenage girl with long, indigo hair stared up at the boy in front of her. She glared at him with so much hatred, it was surprising she hadn't burned through his skull yet.
The teenager in front of her folded his arms across his chest, unfased. "I can, actually. We're through, Violeta. You're being too much of a bitch."
The girl clenched her fists, smacking on a wad of gum. "You have no right to call me that, you bastard," she shot back. The man could tell she was in shock and fumbling for a good comeback.
He rolled his red eyes at her. "Go fuck yourself," was all he said before stalking off.
. . .
Lucy's POV
It's getting hard to take even one step. I'm close to terrified now, I have no idea what's going on. Why do I feel so cold? So weak? So... close to passing out?
I can't seem to draw in a regular breath. It was dizzying to try to do so. I can see the nurse's from here, but how far can I make it?
Then a strange feeling crashes over me, and my world goes black.
. . .
"Juvia thinks Gajeel-san has a crush on Levy-san!"
The black-haired teenager swung his head to look at his blue-haired companion. He glared at her, but she could see the slightest bit of blush creeping up his neck.
She giggled at him. "Don't try to deny it, Gajeel-san," she snickered, her blue eyes mischievous. He rolled his eyes at her, frowning. "Well, I don't," he growled, but his staring at the blunette that sat in the front of the class betrayed his words.
. . .
Natsu's POV
As I'm following Lucy, she suddenly drops to the floor. My eyes widen, my breath catches in my throat.
Oh my god.
I rush for her, unaware of my screaming "Lucy" at the top of my lungs. I turn her over, and she's out like a light. My blood runs cold at the chilliness of her skin.
Suddenly I feel people swarming me. Screams of horror rip the air and the rushing of footsteps told me someone was heading for the nurse. I can hear Levy crying. Someone puts a hand on my back. Erza holds the blonde's hand while crying, "I knew it" over and over again.
But it all goes in a blur. All I can really sense is my horror and the sight of Lucy, unconscious, on the floor.
. . .
"So, uhm, Levy.."
The small blunette looked up at Gajeel, her brown eyes curious. "Hm?"
They were sitting on a park bench after school. The two had grown quite close after his break-up. Practically everyone envied their relationship. Especially his ex.
He cleared his throat, avoiding meeting her gaze. "I was wonderin'... if you... y'know... would want to go out with me sometime?"
A moment of shocked silence passed. Levy gripped the book she was reading tight, a blush causing her face to go red. Gajeel scratched his cheek nervously.
"Uhm..," the blunette began. She was obviously taken aback by his proposal. Suddenly, she laughed, a sound that made Gajeel's heart lurch.
"Of course, Gajeel. I'd love to go out with you some time."
. . .
Gajeel's POV
What the hell just happened?!
One moment I was trying to eat my lunch and forget the incident, the next we all hear Natsu screaming bloody murder. Of course, our instinct tells us to rush to him, but what we are met by is blood-chilling.
Blondie was flat on the ground, obviously unconscious. Levy screams as soon as she comprehends what's going on and rushes for her best friend. Practically the whole school follows in suit. Natsu looks completely out of his mind, staring at Lucy with this stunned look on his face. I watch as Gray comes and kneels beside the pinkette, his expression unreadable. Erza is crying over Blondie as well as Levy. Jellal and a few other people had raced off to the nurse's.
And me? I just stand there, too overwhelmed by shock to move.
She was fine earlier. Sounded a little hoarse, but overall was fine. And now she's out cold. I can feel panic rising up in me as I contemplate what happened.
It has to have something to do with that night. I have to keep myself from having a full-blown panic attack, to save drama. I turn around, clutching my forehead. The feeling of panic and guilt was consuming me.
. . .
"VIOLETA! WHAT THE FUCKING HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"
The indigo-haired girl froze at that voice. She turned, blowing a bubble with her gum. Her eyes were wild with rage, but they were now edged with fear.
Her ex stood before her, his eyes blazing. She looked back quickly at the blunette, who was holding back tears and trying to cover her bleeding nose.
"It's not what you think-" Violeta began, her voice trembling.
"THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! DON'T GIVE THAT BULLSHIT TO ME!" The man was getting dangerously close, his hands shaking with fury.
"Gajeel... stop...," Levy murmured, still covering her bloody nose. Gajeel paid no mind.
"What's going on here?!"
Gajeel whipped around. Facing him was Natsu and Wendy. Their eyes were wide with shock and Wendy's big eyes were watering. "Levy-san...?!"
Violeta glanced at Gajeel. This was her chance. She cast a death glare at the blunette before dashing off, nearly missing Gajeel's large hands.
He nearly raced after the girl, but a tug on his arm stopped him. Natsu looked back at him, shaking his head. "Don't worry about her right now, worry about Levy."
. . .
Third Person
Lucy was carried into the nurse's office. The nurse didn't look at all prepared for what she laid her eyes on. As she reached for the phone to call 911, the students could see her hands shaking. She dialed quickly, glancing at the kids crowding her room.
The operator answered, and the nurse hastily explained the situation. Sobs were still heard from outside; she had sent the others to wait outside of the office. As she got off the phone, she looked at the blonde girl. Never in her entire career had she had something like this happen. She rubbed at her temples and let her closer friends back in. A blunette grasped for the patient's hand, her body wracked with sobs at the sight of her friend in her current state.
The nurse rose from her chair and hurried over to the patient, her curly pink hair bouncing as she went. She took the girl's other hand, nearly wincing from the icy skin. She felt her pulse at her wrist and her neck, her own heart racing. The blonde's pulse was faint and slow. The nurse breathed out through her nose, her brown eyes wide with worry.
Someone else walked into the office. A boy with long black hair and many piercings. He looked at the nurse, obviously avoiding looking at the unconscious patient. "Is she.. ok?"
The nurse's lips parted but no words left her mouth. She didn't know what to tell him. His expression was unreadable as he sat at a chair near the door.
"Lucy," a boy with pink hair whispered. He wasn't crying, no, but looked extremely shaken. He buried his face in his hands out of grief, and the nurse could feel her own heart breaking for the group of friends.
The sound of a siren caused Nurse Aires to jump. She hurried out the door, knowing the ambulance was here to take away the blonde student. To her surprise, there were already paramedics rushing through the hallway with a stretcher rolling ahead of them. The pinkette led them to the office where the girl was. As they put her onto the stretcher, the paramedics asked the nurse a load of questions. Some of them sent off alarm bells in her head. She turned to the other kids; the blunette had started sobbing all over again. "Do any of you know her parents? Or how I can contact them?"
The five of them shook their heads. The nurse turned to the black-haired teen, who was looking very tense. "How about you?" He shook his head, but the look on his face said otherwise.
She decided not to bother him. "Okay, does she bring her phone to school by any chance?" She was growing increasingly nervous by the second; the paramedics needed to contact her family in order to take her to the hospital. The blunette finally nodded and rushed to the lunchroom to get Lucy's backpack. She came back not long after, and proceeded to dig through its contents. She fished out the phone and attempted to open it, but it had a password on it. The nurse bit her lip and asked if their was a thumbprint pass on it. The small girl looked at the phone and nodded, so they tried putting Lucy's thumb to it. It seemed silly, but it worked. The blunette took charge of finding the parents' number (she did try to be careful and not snoop on her phone in the process). Quickly she found her dad's number, so the nurse dialed it on the school phone.
A gruff voice answered the call. "Hello?"
"Mr. Heartfilia, this is Ms. Aires, Fairy Tail High's school nurse."
A small moment of silence passed before he replied, "I see. Why are you calling?"
The pink-haired nurse bit her lip again before answering, "Your daughter, Lucy, passed out not too long ago. I've called the ambulance and the paramedics are here to take her to the hospital. I-"
"What the hell? When did this happen? Why didn't you call me earlier?!" Incoherent grumbling was all she heard for a second before he grumbled, "I'm on my way. Make sure they get there fast."
He hung up before Ms. Aires could reply. She looked, rather helpless, at the people, who were looking impatiently at her. "S-Should I come with?" They nodded and she looked at the kids, as if a silent question of whether they could come or not.
One of the paramedics sighed, then gave the kids permission to come along. The blunette managed a smile as they all left the office.
Sorry for the short chapter.. I wanted to focus on the "flashback" portion so I could explain Violeta. Everything else was to help break it up and not leave you guys hanging on what's wrong with Lucy. ;)
I will be starting school in two weeks, and I have two projects to do before then. It might be awhile until I post again - it just depends how things work out.
I apologize for not updating my other fics; I've been wanting to just focus on this for awhile.
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