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CHAPTER 11 – Shopping!
"Erza!" I shout as I run towards the group of girls. Erza turns to me with folded arms.
"You're late." Erza says sternly as I bend over breathlessly.
"Sorry..." I smile sheepishly as I look up at her. You see, Erza decided we had to meet up at 10:00 am.
"Half an hour late." She emphasises.
"Aw come on Erza, it is early." Mira cooes.
"We still have enough time to buy a dress." Levy sighs.
"Yeah, I mean you're meeting Jellal at 2:30, we have loads of time." I explain.
"But are you forgetting I have to get ready?" Erza says as if a dire matter.
"Where's Cana?" I glance around.
"You know what she is like with mornings." Levy laughs and shakes her head.
"Yeah there is no way she'd wake up this early." I laugh.
We walk through the mall and enter 'Fiore's Fashion'. Countless dresses hang on the rails.
"So you don't want to look over dressed since it's not a date..." I ponder as I flick through dresses of different colours.
"Yes, but I have to look suitable." Erza glances at me.
"Erza, you are acting like this is a date." Levy says quietly.
"Yeah you are." I agree.
"You're being too loud!" She ironically shouts and then slaps me in the face.
"S-sorry..." I mumble.
"It's because it's with Jellal." Mira smiles sweetly but knowingly.
Erza walks away from us. She yanks out dresses and deeply analyses them. She then dashes into the changing rooms and speedily changes between outfits, from cute baby pink dresses to shorts, tank tops and jumpsuits.
We wait outside only catching a glimpse of each outfit when she opens the curtain.
"She sure can change quickly!" I say in surprise while she continues.
She then opens the curtain and stares at all the outfits; trying to decide which one would be the best.
Suddenly she freezes and turns around stiffly.
"What about my hair?!" She shouts over us worriedly as we shrink back, "Shouldn't I change it based on my dress?"
"One step at a time Erza." Mira places a hand on her shoulder.
She nods.
"I'm so tired..." I sigh,"What's the time?"
"12:29" Levy comments as she checks her phone.
"I think we did rather well." Erza marches with satisfaction whilst holding many shopping bags.
"You bought more than enough." I sweat-drop.
"Well you know what Erza's like when she goes shopping." Mira laughs.
"She must have so many wardrobes by now." Levy laughs.
"Yeah..." I laugh.
"Can we stop by at the library? There's a book I want to return!" Levy asks.
"Sure." I nod and look to others.
"I'm sorry Levy, I need to get ready," Erza says regretfully.
"How about you and Lucy go to the library? I'll go to Erza's and help her get ready~" Mira squeals towards the end.
"Okay." I smile as I wave to the others, "And Erza don't panic too much..."
"Yeah, bye!" Levy also waves happily as we depart from each other in different directions.
"So are you still working on that project with Sting?" Levy asks as we turn around the corner of a building.
"Well yeah..." I say awkwardly, "it's not a big deal."
"As long as you're okay with it, Lu-chan, but Natsu doesn't seem to like it." Levy says uneasily.
"Tell me about it..." I roll my eyes as we reach the entrance of the library. We pause briefly as the automatic doors slide open.
We both enter and I glance at the large but quiet library.
Levy goes to the counter and returns her book so I decide to take a look around.
Yes, I haven't been able to continue writing my novel lately. The only one who knows about it is Levy and Natsu...only because he went rummaging through my stuff.
I gently brush my fingers across the spine of the books, mindlessly glancing from title to title.
"Lu-chan!" Levy calls looking down the isle then rushes up to me.
"I returned it. What are you looking at?" Levy wonders as she looks at my hand.
"A Romance novel?" She asks.
"No, I wasn't looking at anything." I shake my hands from the shelf.
"That reminds me, did you ever figure out who gave you that Valentine's day note?" She asks.
"No." I frown.
"I think it was Gray." Levy does a look.
"Gray?" I gape.
"Yes." She nods.
"No way!" I raise my voice.
"Sssh!" I hear someone hush.
"Anyway, I don't think so." I say quieter.
"He's even the prince!" Levy gasps.
"It's not like he chose to be!" I whisper loudly.
"Well it seems the most likely." Levy ponders again.
"I've never thought of Gray like that..." I say shyly.
"I will find out who sent you it!" Levy says as if calculating maths.
"You sound like Erza..." I sigh.
She laughs.
"Oh, there's this book I really want to show you!" Levy smiles as she skims over the books.
2:31pm
"Remind me again, what we are doing?" I exclaim as Cana peers over the bush.
"Isn't it obvious?" Cana retorts, "Spyin' on Erza"
"She's gonna kill us..." I sigh.
"Just be quiet and we'll be fine." Cana says casually.
"I should have gone home with Levy..." I sigh.
Levy and I were walking after having a snack and going to the library then we saw Cana, who dragged us off behind a bush. Levy escaped though because she had work to do. Which left me with Cana.
"We could've asked Mira how it went, since she's on shift." I suggested.
"Like you had anything better to do!" Cana snaps at me.
"You weren't even here earlier!" I say back at her.
"I wasn't gonna go shopping at 10 in the f'ing morning!" Cana moans.
"We're not even subtle..." I say as I glance around and see a few people look at us.
"As long as Erza doesn't see us, we're good." Cana ignores. I look back at Happy's trying to see Erza and Jellal through the window.
"Wait-they're walking out of Happy's?" I say with surprise.
"Huh?" Cana squints.
"But I thought the date was at Happy's?" I question as Erza and Jellal rise from their seats.
"She's going to see us you know!" I say eagerly.
"Hide!" Cana shouts as she grabs my head and ducks it lower.
"If we get caught, I'm blaming this on you." Cana whispers.
"Me? This was your idea!" I try not to say too loudly.
We wait a while to give her time to pass.
I peer back over the bush slowly. My eyes shoot around.
"I can't see them." I tell Cana.
"What?! We lost them?!" Cana shouts as she stands up and brushes her clothes. I stand up and brush my clothes also and neaten my hair.
"Yeah." I look around again.
"That was pointless," Cana rolls her eyes, "I need a drink..."
I shake my head.
"Yo, isn't that Sting?" Cana projects her voice loudly.
"What!" My head shoots up and my eyes dart around frantically, "Where?"
"Right there!" She jabs her finger to a point.
I follow her gesture with my eyes and see Sting walking with his hands his pockets with a girl?
I did tell him yesterday, after drama that we couldn't meet up if you were wondering.
"Is that his girlfriend?" Cana hawks.
"Girlfriend?" I say with surprise as I focus on him.
"Jealous?" Cana slides towards me and raises get eyebrows.
"As if!" I shove her down roughly to hide behind the bush again.
"Why are we doing?" She asks.
"Hiding." I reply as I peer over the bush discreetly; watching him and the black-haired girl.
"Why?" She questions
"I don't want to see him." I take a deep breath.
"Looks to me like you're spying..." She pickers.
"No, I'm just waiting for him to leave." I say with increased irritation.
"Or you're wondering who that girl is?" She persists.
"I couldn't care less. If she's his girlfriend - good for him." I try to say without care but it comes out in a harsh tone.
"Hm?" Cana nudges me.
"Don't get any ideas!" I shout, push her away and frown.
I wait until they are far out of sight.
"Phew..." I sigh as I stand and neaten my clothes yet again.
