A/N: Holy shit I fucked up. Since Natsu's birthday is in the summer…he should be a sophomore not a freshman in this story…SHIT! Then Lucy would be a senior!

Fuck it. Peeps, just go with it. I refuse to go back and reedit the story. It'd be waste of time. So, I'm sure y'all don't care…

But it bothers the fuck outta me.

Excuse my French, but I'm irritated with myself!

Screw logic, ages, and grades.

P.S. The beginning of this story takes place after Natsu's birthday. He's thirteen and is about to head into eighth grade. Cool?

Cool!

Chapter 11

One More Story

"Lucy!"

…

"Lucy, get your ass in here! I'm hungry!"

The door to Natsu's bedroom slammed open and Lucy walked in. She carried a tray of chili and in her hand she carried a glass of Dr. Pepper.

Natsu was currently playing on his Xbox. Dragon Slayers: Fire and Ice was an addictive game. It was based off of a book then it became so popular that they made a movie and video game about it. If Natsu wanted to beat the main bad guy, Achonoligia, he needed to replenish. He needed food.

"Where do you want me to put it?" Lucy asked irritably.

"Next to me."

Right now, Lucy was fuming. It was the beginning of summer, she was hot and sweaty, she was being bossed around by a little kid, and not to mention she couldn't go home for her birthday!

Lucy wasn't paying attention and when she walked forward she ended up tripping over one of the chords. The Dr. Pepper splashed all over Natsu's Xbox. The gaming system sizzled and the TV screen went dark. The bowl of chili landed all over Natsu.

His eyes widened as he stared at the blank screen.

Two months.

Two months of hard effort had gone down the drain.

Natsu would have to get a new game and start all over.

Lucy gasped. A part of her felt bad that she made a mess. But, the other part of her was laughing because she knew Natsu deserved it. He really did.

"Y-You bitch! What the hell have you done?" Natsu yelled.

Lucy rolled her eyes and stood up. "Shut up! Your little Xbox is fine. Just wipe the soda off of it."

"The system is fried, Lucy! How am I supposed to play Dragon Slayers now?! You're the servant, do something!"

"Well you deserve it for bossing me around. I'm done with being your servant, Natsu." Lucy kicked the pink haired teen in the knee and she left the room, slamming the door shut.

All hell broke loose when Mr. and Mrs. Dragneel came home. The two teens blamed each other and almost got into a fist fight if Mrs. Dragneel hadn't intervened.

Happy was laughing the entire time as he watched the two teens squabbled. In his opinion, Lucy was a weirdo, but he didn't despise her like Natsu did. Charle said that Natsu liked Lucy, but Happy wasn't entirely convinced.

"Are you sure, Charle?" Happy asked. "Natsu practically hates her."

Charle shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Boys are oblivious. Natsu probably doesn't even understand his feelings for Lucy." She smirked, "Don't worry. He'll realize it soon enough…"

Happy hoped so. Sometimes the arguments were really annoying.

*( Eighth Grade Year)*

The Chemistry Lab

Natsu was pissed. The main reason he was pissed off was because he was paired with Jellal Fernandez. He hated him. Jellal had hurt one of Natsu's friends, Erza, a while back. Even though Erza and Jellal reconciled, Natsu still didn't like him.

Jellal didn't like Natsu either. So, pairing the two teens together was the worse idea their teacher came up with.

"Ok, class. This is for a test grade. Remember all the lab safety procedures we went over. Follow the instructions and your chemical project will be done. It's not hard and nothing should explode. " Their teacher emphasized the word "explode".

The sounds of glass hitting each other and the murmurs of students were heard in the chemistry lab. Natsu and Jellal refused to talk. Natsu wanted a good grade. The first semester was almost over and he was almost failing this class.

"Natsu, you're stirring the mixture too fast." Jellal chastised him. Jellal snickered and pointed to Natsu's pink shirt. "Nice shirt."

That's the second reason Natsu was pissed. Lucy put his uniform in with a whole bunch of other colors and they ran together. Now he had pink and green shirts. Natsu already forced Lucy to wash his boxers and socks for the rest of the year because of the Xbox incident this summer. He felt like this was her revenge on him.

"Shut up, ya bastard." Natsu replied through gritted teeth. Natsu took some of the salt and threw it in Jellal's eyes.

"Son of a-!" Jellal rubbed the salt out of his eyes, but they still stung. He grabbed a beaker that happened to be filled with Bleach (and the teacher is very irresponsible and stupid for leaving bleach and other chemicals in their reach.) and poured it on Natsu's pants.

Natsu grabbed the beaker out of Jellal's hands and threw it on his shirt. He grabbed more salt and threw it at him.

Jellal tackled Natsu to the ground and the two boys tumbled around on the floor, bumping into other work stations.

Levy's mixture fell to the ground and spread across the floor. Cana's mixture happened to fall too and mix with Levy's mixture.

Oh shit.

A high pitched sizzling sound made everyone run for cover under their workstations.

BOOM!

Beakers, glasses, sharp utensils and other items were sent flying across the room. A fire ignited and the teacher tried to get everyone out of the room. Natsu and Jellal were still rolling around on the floor, punching and kicking each other.

When Jellal started coughing, the two teens realized they had destroyed the chemistry lab. Glass shards were strewn out across the floor and Jellal had a few cuts on his arm. A glass shard scraped Natsu's neck and left a long scar.

"Look what you did, Natsu. So typical." Jellal said, rolling his eyes. He then sprinted out of the lab.

Well, Natsu did like fire. He would've tried to put it out, but it was spreading too fast and he knew he needed to get out of there.

After the fire had been put out and Jellal and Natsu were given a huge lecture from Master, everyone was sent home early. Natsu knew he'd be in major trouble when he got home.

It was only one clock, so he had plenty of time to relax before he heard his parents punish him. Natsu made it home and he plopped down on his bed. He was surprised that Lucy wasn't home. He changed out of his school uniform, took a quick shower, and put on his pajamas instead. So, he decided he could take a long nap instead.

His nap wasn't peaceful. The side of his neck was on fire and he felt like he had a massive fever. His head was dizzy and his eyes were cloudy. Natsu was delusional and he couldn't tell what anything was anymore.

"Natsu, sit up real quick…"

He opened his eyes to see Lucy standing over him with medicine and a cool rag. She looked worried. At least he thought she did.

"Ngh…what…ugh…" Natsu couldn't respond. He didn't know what was wrong with him.

"Dumbass, you're sick. You rolled around in chemicals, were caught in a fire, and you have a huge cut on your neck." Lucy said.

Lucy got into his bed and changed Natsu's position. His head was in her lap and she dabbed the cool, wet rag on his forehead and on his neck. Natsu sighed as the coolness touched his hot skin.

"Just because we argue doesn't mean I don't care about you a little." Lucy whispered. Her cheeks were flushed like she didn't mean to say that.

Lucy's brown eyes stared into his and Natsu's vision became clear. He only saw Lucy.

Nothing else.

His heart beat sped up and he was mesmerized by her. She acted like a kid at times, but he liked this part of Lucy. The part where she took care of him or offered him serious advice.

He always wanted to see this side of her if it was possible.

My heart is beating fast…Why do I feel this way?

Lucy placed her hand on Natsu's cheek. A light blush dusted his cheeks. He was obviously delusional. Maybe he was imagining Lucy was there because he wanted her there.

"L-Luce…" Natsu whispered. "Don't tell my parents about the scar…it'll be our secret."

"Ok, but I'm putting a Band-Aid on it. Leave it on there for a couple days and I'm sure it'll heal in no time."

"Thanks…" Natsu gave a funny, half smile. "Lucy."

"You're welcome, Natsu."

Meanwhile, unaware to Natsu and Lucy, Charle and Happy were watching the whole scene. Charle smirked, "See, I told you they would come around eventually."

Later on that afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Dragneel scolded Natsu and grounded him. Master called their house and said Jellal and Natsu would have to be suspended from school for a few weeks and would have to pay to get the chemistry lab new equipment. It was all over the news and some of his classmates told the reporters about what they witnessed. He was the center of attention and he kind of liked it.

But, that didn't bother Natsu as much. He was still thinking about the events that occurred this afternoon with Lucy. Maybe he didn't hate her completely now, but that still didn't change the fact that she was a whore.

And out of his league.

Lucy didn't think much of the incident. She was just worried about Natsu and wanted to take care of him. Lucy still couldn't get the image of his cute smile out of her head.

Maybe Natsu will be a little nicer to me now.

"Yeah right." Lucy said, rolling her eyes. She just wanted to forget this whole day now.

She fell asleep thinking of Natsu.

A/N: Well, that was the worst way to end a chapter. Meh, I'm going to start writing the next chapter now. It might be up later on today or tomorrow. I'm on Spring Break, so expect a few updates ^.^

By the way, the story is getting close to it's end! NOOOOO!

Love y'all buh bye!

Updated: 3/10/13