This has got to be the greatest moment of my life; updating not even a couple of hours after the last chapter. And yes, all of my wee-a-boos guessed correctly on who was Zorro :)
Oh! And there is mention of a song in here; it's called I'll Be by Edward McCain (acoustic version)
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Notes: Thoughts
Chapter Twelve
.:Moments:.
"If I ask you to dance, does that count as a question?" Natsu said, walking inside the glistening gazebo with the blonde beauty by his side. The blonde giggled and looked around the area, "There's no music."
"So?" he grinned, bending down in a princely manner and left out his hand, waiting for the girl to grab it. Lucy smiled, dropping her pale hand in his calloused one. He grinned a boyish grin and pulled her in his chest, slinking his arm around her thin waist. The two started to sway slowly around the gazebo, gazing into each other's eyes.
The sound of an acoustic guitar, violin and a tambourine snapped them out of their loving gazes and they looked to the sound. Three workers from the hotel were setting up stands and sheets of music and smiled to the couple. Lucy giggled when they started to play a familiar tune and the workers sang the song too. Looking back to the boy in front of her, she smiled and specks of blush dusted her cheeks. Grinning, Natsu softly spun her around and gracefully dipped her down and pulled her back up again.
The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath.
Natsu stopped dancing and leaned in, trying to grab the girl's mask to reveal his Princeton Girl and to try and kiss the beautiful blonde. Lucy looked away, embarrassed.
Natsu grinned, putting his hands behind his back in surrender. He once again bowed to her and left out his hand, to which she grabbed it and started their little swaying slow dance once more.
And emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth.
Tell me that we belong together,
Dress it up with the trappings of love.
I'll be captivated,
I'll hang from your lips,
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above.
Natsu spun her around again, hearing her laugh that sounded like chimes. He grinned, smirking when she came up to his chest again blushing.
I'll be your crying shoulder,
I'll be love's suicide
I'll be better when I'm older,
I'll be the greatest fan of your life.
"AII out of questions?" Lucy said, smiling a bright smile at the boy. Natsu looked up, thinking. He grinned and looked down to the girl, "Do you believe in love at first sight?"
Smiling a closed smile, Lucy spoke, "I'll let you know."
"But, I've seen you before?"
"Yes."
He frowned, "Man. How could I have seen you before, and not know who you are now?"
"Maybe you were looking, but you weren't really seeing." she said, giving an understanding look to him, "Hey, you've got one more question left."
"Okay," he said, pulling away from the blonde and turned around to grab a white rose from its vine. Lucy giggled when he spun around dramatically and bounced the delicate flower in his hand. He smiled softly, "Do you, Princeton Girl, feel like you made the right choice meeting me here tonight?"
Lucy smiled, "I do," Looking down at her feet for a moment, she glanced back up at him, "And do you, Natsu Dragneel, ever wanna see me again after tonight?"
He breathed in deeply and exhaled, looking away from her, "I'd have to think about that."
The blonde's eyes widened, a teasing smile on her face. Natsu grinned down at the girl, "Absolutely."
Both of them smiled softly to each other, love swarming in their eyes. Slowly, Natsu started to lean down to the girl, Lucy mimicking his movements. With half lidded eyes, their world was muted and what mattered to them was each other in this moment. Only 'mere centimeters away from each other's lips, Lucy braced for the sudden mouth to mouth contact. She closed her eyes, feeling the breath of Natsu's hit her blushing cheeks. This is it . . .
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BEEP BEEP BEEP! went the shrill of Lucy's cellphone. Lucy's eyes shot open and she groaned, looking to her foot, "Not now."
"What?" Natsu said, a small blush creeping up his neck, but the boy kept it down.
Looking up to Natsu, Lucy frowned, "I gotta go."
"You have a curfew or something?"
Lucy looked away, "Something like that." Grabbing the rose from the boy's hand, Lucy gave him an apologetic look, "I'm sorry, but thank you. This has been the most amazing night." She picked up the end of her dress and stepped down the steps of the gazebo, leaving Natsu in shock.
Getting out of his reverie, Natsu shouted to the girl, "Where are you going?"
Lucy turned around, "I'm late."
"For what?"
"Reality." she said, turning to the exit of the garden and running back inside. Natsu leaned on the gazebo, looking at the spot where she left before bolting to go back inside the hotel, following Princeton Girl. He was not gonna let this chance slip from his fingers.
Inside, the majority of the seniors were dancing on the dancefloor, moving their bodies to the point that there was no space for anyone to dance.
Until the moment was ruined when Miss Lyra had cut the music short.
Levy was out of her daze and blinked at the teacher, "I was right in the middle of a power jam. You totally harshed my mellow."
"You'll get over it and live," Lyra said to the bluenette. Turning back to the crowd, Miss Lyra continued, "Hello! It is almost midnight. And that means it's time to announce who we have selected . . ."
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Gray was standing off of the side, watching the crowd mumble to themselves on what's going on. Noticing Natsu approach him with a desperate expression, he spoke quickly, "What's up?"
"Have you seen the girl I was with?" he breathed, his chest heaving heavily.
Gray shook his head, "No, I haven't seen her, but you missed it. Laxus was beaten by some kid. It was crazy."
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"Now, the moment you've all been waiting for." Miss Lyra's voiced echoed throughout the room.
Lucy ran around half the dancefloor, looking for her ride. She finally found him, but at the moment, he was kind of busy.
With widened orbs, Lucy whispered to Zorro, "Jellal!"
Jellal, who of course was Zorro, was currently pinning Erza Scarlet to the wall while profoundly making out with her, tongue and all. It was like that kiss was like they were a couple whom were gonna die in that moment and wanted to put in so much emotion in that one mouth to mouth moment. And of course there was moans and groans emitting from both, embarrassing Lucy to no end.
Red faced and wide eyes, Lucy whispered to Jellal once more, "Jellal. Jellal, come on!"
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Miss Lyra spoke once again over the crowd, "Your new North Valley High homecoming prince and princess . . ."
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"I'm gonna be late!" Lucy said, looking back to a clock attached to the wall.
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". . . are Prince Charming and Cinderella!" Miss Lyra smiled, looking at the crowd, waiting for the winning couple.
Gray's eyes widened, "It's you, bro. It's you!" He slapped Natsu's back in encouragement and smiled, while the winner didn't look happy but more like he wanted to get out of there.
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Pulling away from the redhead's face, Jellal spoke huffing, "My dear, I must bid you adieu. I'm sorry."
Erza breathed, "A what?"
"I gotta go. I'm sorry." he said, feeling Lucy's arm pull him away from Erza. He pulled towards the redhead once more and kissed her one last time before he pulled away and ran with the blonde, leaving Erza lonely and curious as to who was Zorro. "Hurry up!" Lucy yelled, running towards the staircase that held the only exit to leave the dance.
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"Bravo! There he is, bravo!" Miss Lyra said, smiling at Natsu, who was trying to escape Gray's grasp. Lyra noticed that Cinderella was nowhere to be found, until she looked to the grand staircase.
"Looks like Cinderella is playing hard to get." she said, motioning the spotlight to land on the blonde, who was racing to leave and get back to the diner in time.
Lucy and Jellal turned around once Lyra had spoke and saw the entire dance floor staring at the two, including Erza and Natsu, who were wide eyed for two different reasons. Natsu; he found Princeton Girl and Erza; Zorro was leaving for real.
"Shit." Lucy muttered, turning around once she saw Natsu pushing his way out of the crowd to reach her. Unconsciously she had dropped her cell phone on the stairs while escaping her paradise.
Seeing that Princeton Girl had dropped something, Natsu picked the object up and saw that it was her cell phone, which had a little star key chain on it as well. Dropping it in his pocket, Natsu ran after the girl.
Running out of the building quickly with Jellal, Lucy exited the building, passing the garden that held the best moment of her life so far and running away from her one chance at love.
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As Princeton Girl turned the corner, Natsu almost caught up with her. But when he turned the corner, no one was there.
No Zorro nor Princeton Girl.
He sighed, reaching into his pocket and grabbing the cell phone. Opening the phone, he was about to find out who was Princeton Girl's name, had there been no password on her phone. He frowned when a familiar ringtone had said in a monotone voice, "Please enter your password". Natsu closed the phone and, feeling glum, walked back inside.
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"I almost kissed Natsu Dragneel!" Lucy said, opening Mr. Fernandez's Mercedes. "I totally, totally kissed Erza Scarlet!" Jellal said, taking off his mask. Realizing what Lucy said, he questioned the blonde, "Wait, so, what-? What did he say when he found out that you were you?"
Lucy sat in the car and slammed the car door, taking her mask off, "He didn't say, because he didn't find out."
Jellal blinked, "You didn't tell him? Why not?"
Lucy rubbed her face in exhaustion, "Jellal, I live in an attic, okay? I drive a beat- up old car, and he's expecting Malibu Barbie. I'll be doing him a favor if I just disappear."
Jellal gave her a sympathetic look, before he sat in the car and started the engine, sighing at Lucy's logic.
Yup, the dance arc is almost over people! I know it's very sad, but in the next chapter, I guess you could call it humor relief.
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