~Hello! Sorry for the late update, school work and everything just pilled up... Classes are so long! xD I'll try to update more often and thank you for reading my chapters so far! As promised, things are getting more lively and interesting from now on!
Season 2 starts now!
Chapter 11: Rooftop!
A month passed since that day, the day that Wendy walked away from Natsu. You would think that the pink-haired dragon slayer would try and somehow make Wendy come back. Yet he couldn't do anything… With winter coming Natsu became a bit lonelier, was it really because of Wendy? Laying in his bed, stretching his arm up towards the ceiling, he was trying to catch something. Just like on that day, he just couldn't reach Wendy. An invisible wall was dividing them, Natsu hated the fact that he was respecting her wish. 'Stay away from me please.'; 'You're really annoying.' Remembering those words made Natsu feel uncomfortable and curl up just like a cat. Not even Happy could help the dragon slayer that was now in a depressing mood. To him it seems that Natsu had lost his sense of humor. Of course, Happy is just joking.
Outside of his room stood Gray, with a pretty much calm expression. For him this was probably the best way to make Natsu a bit more active. Good news about this whole incident was that Natsu had calmed down slightly from his hyperactive nature, bad news is that he has been sulking in that room for ages now. 'It has to be you!' Gray remembered the conversation he had with Lucy, deciding who was going to be the one to drag him out of that room of his. 'It'll probably go well, you both are guys and all…' Truth be told Lucy was right about that thought, in this situation it was best for him to react instead. When did Gray become a person who would listen to a woman? He sighed realizing that the relationship he had with Lucy was special… But it wasn't the time to think about that, Natsu was far more important now! He slowly opened the room, cautiously... By cautiously he actually managed to open it with a forceful kick, but the sound didn't surprise Natsu at all.
"Oi, flame-brain! Get up." He barked at Natsu trying to lighten up the atmosphere, it really was suffocating in the room. It was way too quiet.
"I'm busy." Natsu added still curled up like a little cat, which made Gray's face drop from the sight.
"You seriously have some mental issues! I don't have all day so come on!" Gray pulled Natsu's hand, yet he wouldn't budge from the spot. Their eyes met for a second. Seeing Natsu's saddening eyes made Gray soften his hold. For a moment he stopped pulling… He then took a hold of the bed sheets and pulled with all of his strength making Natsu fall from the bed and h0it the floor.
"What was that for?!" Natsu yelled, rubbing the back of his head.
"That's for trying to trick me!" Gray wasn't going to fall for that trick ever again, he did it a few times already and it was getting old.
"Man~" Natsu complained some more before standing up, facing Gray he had a seemingly cold expression, it was like somebody took all of his energy away from him.
"Start walking." Gray demanded catching Natsu off guard.
"What?" Pretty confused Natsu couldn't tell his intentions, nor was he in a mood to play games.
"You heard me. Before I decide to throw you out of the room myself." Natsu could see that Gray was serious, with a sigh he walked out of his room followed by Gray. They made their way through the Academy, Natsu was still quiet which irritated Gray a lot.
"Geez, I you're more annoying when you don't talk…" He hated to admit it, but it was the truth.
"Hm?" Natsu pretended not to hear him, Gray was barely holding himself from punching him… The rest of the way they walked in silence, they decided to go to the cafeteria. Natsu wanted to find Happy and the first thing that came to mind was 'raw fish'.
Reading through the documents that were delivered Master Makarov was quite fascinated. It was rare for him to accept transfer applications this late, though Fairy Academy wasn't the type to turn down anybody. He glanced at the female student who had long blonde hair tied into a pony tail with a red ribbon, brown eyes that seemed gentle and carrying. She respectively wore a white uniform that consisted a blouse, jacket and a skirt with red stripes and unique patterns. Quite exotic and unusual, but since she came from another country it was to be expected.
"I'm quite surprised that you decided to transfer in such a short notice…" Master Makarov added turning his attention to the paper work. "Everything seems to be in order, Miss Nishimura." The female student had a gentle smile.
"Please sir, call me Yuki." She spoke with a cheerful tone, something the Master hasn't heard in a while.
"Well Yuki-chan, what brings you to this Academy?" Makarov asked directly, still paying close attention he hadn't missed anything in the files that he was reading through.
"My dream is to become a strong mage and help people in need. In order to do that I've transferred here." Yuki spoke moving her look around.
"Seeing these scores in your application, it's simply amazing!" All of the mage's are tested before joining Fairy Academy. Magical Power, Intelligence, Speed, these are just a few examples of the requirements that needed to be fulfilled. To join the Academy your average grade should be C at least. Reading through her files Makarov couldn't believe that he was welcoming a mage with an A average, though she exceeded in some of the tests as an S class.
"Thank you, I've worked hard to achieve those results." Yuki spoke up.
"Wonderful indeed… Your new uniform will arrive in a day or two.~" Master Makarov continued to instruct Yuki, she nodded and agreed to everything the Master had spoken about. Leaving the office Yuki had a smirk on her face. 'Perfect.'
"Tell me again why did we come up here?" Natsu growled at Gray who had somehow managed to bring Natsu up on the rooftop. He had a grin on his face, with one hand on the fence that was used for safety reasons.
"You're still complaining? Can't you just enjoy the fresh air a bit?" Gray replied, but Natsu only shrugged with a semi-bored face. That expression made Gray slightly irritated. "For someone who couldn't shut up this is pretty unexpected."
"Well sorry for not meeting your expectations, I'm a failure of a human being." Natsu added, a negative aura could be seen around him which made Gray somewhat worried.
"You haven't talked to Wendy… Have you?" Hearing those words Natsu quickly regained composure, he walked next to Gray looking at the vast blue sky.
"Nah. Pathetic isn't it?" Natsu replied with a chuckle.
"That's so not like you."
"Yup…" Gray was surprised that Natsu just agreed with him, something was clearly wrong on a larger scale. The wind blew gently, it was a lovely day.
"So, how are things going with Lucy?" Natsu broke the silence making Gray turn away from the dragon slayer. Jackpot. "Ehh… You guys already~" Natsu couldn't finish his sentence, feeling a sharp pain in his stomach.
"No! We're just friends." Gray spoke coughing the words out, but Natsu had a fierce stare, which made him surprised and jump back slightly.
"Then what's this?" Natsu raised Gray's left hand revealing a custom made bracelet. "Lucy?" The design was identical to Lucy's personality, which made Gray blush slightly.
"Idiot! It's a friendship bracelet." He defended himself, but Natsu just nodded it off and turned around.
"Yeah right. You guys are 'special friends'." Natsu continued to tease Gray, which made him more embarrassed to admit it himself.
"Idiot~" Gray glanced towards the entrance leading inside of the Academy, Lucy was standing there, her face was red. She then started to run away inside, which made Gray also follow after her. "I'll get you for this!" He yelled back at Natsu who was laughing. Moments later and he was all alone, his laughter quickly turned into silence and only the sound of the wind passing by could be heard. For some reason he had to fake a smile around Gray, he couldn't bear to cause any more trouble. 'What should I do next?'
The halls were packed while Gray made his way chasing after Lucy. He sighed pushing students aside and apologizing every time he did. It really did take him a bit to spot her again, he finally caught up to her and taking a hold of her hand. Gray managed to pull Lucy away from the crowd and into one of the storage rooms, he panted from all of the high speed chasing he did up until now.
"So umm…" He spoke up, Lucy bit her lower lip blushing slightly, her lips parted for a moment looking at the ice mage who clearly gave a lot of energy just to find her.
"Umm…" Lucy couldn't say anything, lowering her head slightly trying to hide her blush. Gray raised his head looking at Lucy, he couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed.
"Listen!" Gray spoke up catching Lucy's attention. "Natsu's an idiot, so don't get the wrong idea when he says stupid things like that." Lucy's head slightly dropped hearing that, ofcourse, there was no possible way.
"I get it… Don't worry, I understand." She then walked towards the door, but Gray quickly grabbed her wrist. Lucy was shocked at first, Gray didn't look at her, his face was red.
"He got it totally wrong… Because you aren't just a friend to me." His voice was pretty gentle, something very unusual and lovely to hear. Lucy had a confused face, but hearing those words it all started to click.
"Gray…" Lucy felt her heart skip a beat, seeing him turn around to face her. He held her hands with a determined look on his face.
"Lucy Heartfilia, I've fallen for you." She couldn't believe that it was happening though, but looking at his determination Lucy was simply amazed. "Will you go out with me?"
'She hasn't been acting strange to me.'; 'Wendy… I haven't seen her in a while.'; 'She's been quite busy with stuff, even I don't have time to see her.' Lies. His closest friends were lying to his face, yet he didn't have the courage to face them. Natsu stood on the rooftop looking at the horizon. The sun was slowly setting, yet he wasn't afraid of the night that was coming, nor the darkness in his heart. Somehow he was able to face the situation even if he didn't want to. 'Where are you Wendy?' He clenched his fists, feeling depression. At that moment he turned his look around, sniffing the air. 'Somebody is here.' He stood ready, searching for the person with his sight, though it wasn't going to help him a lot. Natsu had to trust his nose, he didn't have time to be depressed like this. This scent was somewhat unique, he hasn't encountered anything similar to it before.
"Who are you? Come out!" He spoke up with a cold voice, trying to let the person know that he is aware of its presence. Natsu heard a giggle in the distance, his eyes concentrated at the person that walked up the stairs.
"You should be more polite mister!" A young teen wearing a white uniform with red patterns, her hair was tied into a long pony tail. She had a grin on her face, studying Natsu with her gentle brown eyes. Though Natsu didn't drop his guard, the scent that he felt, it wasn't human.
"Well sorry for my manners. You can see that I'm not a gentleman." Natsu's grin widened at the sight, the blonde-haired student was something else. Delicate yet the deadly aura she was releasing was intoxicating.
"So you do like to play rough?" She spoke up with a seductive tone, gaining the pink-haired dragon slayers full attention.
"Don't expect anything else." His eyes widened seeing that the girl was gone, looking to his left then right he couldn't see her. Natsu was surprised. 'So fast!'
"Guess you're my type." The girl appeared in front of him, their lips were inches away. Natsu was frozen still, unable to move away. "Want to play with me?"
To be continued...
