Fairy Tail: Hiro Mashima
CHAPTER 12
"Someone Like You."
Natsu
"I love you Natsu."
"Take me, have it your way."
"Let's get married."
"I wanna have your babies."
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"What the fuck is that?" Natsu quickly open his eyes. He was too stunned with his own dreams that he almost fell from his own bed-
These past few days had been a very distressful day for Natsu Dragneel. Ever since that day Lucy (a girl) confessed to him; he just couldn't sleep well. "Damn it Luce!" There's always her in his dreams- annoyingly haunting him and to make it worse; the Natsu in the dream looks like he's enjoying the company of the said girl.
"Natsu-chan. I was wondering if." His older brother; Rahkeid walks inside his room, "Woah, there." The man suddenly had a smug look plastered on his face-
"What's up with you?" Asked Natsu, slightly confused.
Rahkeid throw the nearest pillow he could reach onto Natsu's lap, which covered by the blanket, "What got you so excited this morning? Have you been sleeping naked again? You're such a perv Natsu, just like Zeref. Typical boys."
"W-What?" He looks down and yelps. No wonder he felt something hard. "Damn it. Not again!"
Grimoire High.
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"Lucy is by far the cutest girl in this school."
"Have you seen the way she laughs, it sure brightens up my day."
"Do you think I should ask her out?"
"Not if I ask her first. Wait- what about Dragneel?"
"He's gay. He's so over her."
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"Damn right, I am over her." He particularly said to no one.
Sometimes Natsu wondered what so special about the girl name Lucy; because it seems like everyone in this school practically adore her and wanting to be her best friend, "What's so good about her anyway? She's just a girl. Nothing special."
Even most of his friends started hanging out with her and that include the grumpy boy namely Gajeel who supposed to be anti social. What's shocking is that Gajeel even becomes more protective of Lucy lately- making Natsu feel a little envious of the blonde haired girl. He remembered what Gajeel told him the other day, "I feel like she's a little sister that I need to keep my eyes on." Said the grumpy boy when Natsu asked why he was so fond of Lucy.
"Speaking of the devil." Natsu quickly jump behind the closest pillar he could reach-
"Hi, Natsu!" Lucy jumped beside him and smiles brightly, "What are you doing behind there- anyway; I made you a Bento and already put it in your locker. I made your favorite. So, I hope you like it. See ya Natsu." She waved at him and left-
"I didn't even have the chance to say anything."
Natsu lets out a yawn and was about to take a quick nap; as always- his so called activities when there's no teacher in the classroom. However, when he heard one of his classmates mentioned Lucy's name; his ears perked up-
"Lucy got asked out by Hibiki?" Jackal snickered, "Why am I not surprised?"
Rusty; a silvered haired boy who sat beside Jackal suddenly slammed his fist on his desk, "Damn that man whore! I was gonna asked her out first. I thought Hibiki was gay anyway."
"He's not gay." Jackal replied, "He's Bi. Plus, he already likes Lucy even when she was a boy. Remember the incident at the gym?" He pointed his finger at Natsu-
And Natsu did remember clearly the incident at the gym- even though it was Loke they were mistaken, but still- Natsu always knew that Hibiki liked Lucy. That man whore had been always so unexceptionally nice towards Lucy and it annoyed Natsu, "Wait, what? Damn it. I need some air." The pink haired, stood up and walks out of the classroom unaware of the situation behind him, whereas both Jackal and Rusty are now kneeling in front Loke-
"What did you say about Hibiki asked Lucy's out?" Loke towers over those two boys, "Enlighten me with the details, boys."
"Look at her. Smiling, laughing like she's the main character in some teenage high school sitcom or something." Natsu chews on his Bento forcefully. "Oh, and look at Jellal, Erza and stupid Juvia too- laughing like a monkey at whatever the hell she's talking about. They all look like idiot."
Gajeel shook his head in amusement. He finds this situation weirdly entertaining. "Natsu?" He stares at the said boy; who aggressively munch on the Bento that Lucy made for him. Then he stares at where Natsu was looking at- Lucy of course, having her lunch two meters away from them with Jellal, Erza and Juvia-
"You okay man?" Gajeel pats on Natsu's back, "You're going to choke if you keep eating like that?"
"I hate this Bento!" Said Natsu out loud; he then stood up and childishly stomp his feet away from the cafeteria, "Move! Stop blocking my way!" He said to some poor girl-
"He's adorable." Gajeel said to Gray and the raven haired just nods his head. Gray himself finds all of this- to be very amusing and Natsu is indeed being too adorable today.
After school.
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"Ignore her Natsu. You can do this. She's just some stupid illusion. Just keep arranging all this stupid book. Don't look at her!"
It has been a week since Natsu started working at Rahkeid's bookstore- also a week since Lucy is becoming one of Rahkeid's favorite customers. She's always here and Natsu knew why, but he chose to ignore it. It was supposed to be a secret that he works here, but how did she know it- he couldn't care less about that-
"What are you doing over there?" He gave up and called out her name, "Lucy." Who pathetically trying to hide in between the racks, "Stop hiding, I can see you big head anyway." He rolled his eyes at her.
Lucy laughs awkwardly at the boy, "I-I was j-just looking for s-some book here."
"She wore the perfume that I gave her. Was it always smells this fruity? Well, it smells good though. I like strawberry and she likes it too. Plus, it goes perfectly well with her personalities. I have great taste."
"S-So what about it N-Natsu?" Lucy waved her hands in front him, "I don't really m-mind. So? Is it a yes or a n-no?"
"W-What?" Natsu couldn't believe that he just got lost in thought about her. Lucy looks hopeful; it's like she just asked him something big and Natsu cursed himself, "Why didn't I listen to her? What did she want anyway?"
"No." Said Natsu; with a serious expression and he'd be lying if he said he did not enjoy seeing her shocked, disappointed face, "Now, if you'll excuse me. I have work to do."
"She looks funny that way."
The Dragneel's residence.
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"Natsu-chan. Knock knock." Rahkeid knock on his younger brother's door, "Hey, why didn't you let Lucy help you cover the bookstore this weekend?"
Natsu rolled on his bed to face Rahkeid, "What are you talking about?"
"Well, I asked her to ask you about her helping you cover the bookstore this weekend." The older man casually sits on Natsu's bed, "And she said, you said no. Look, I know you hate her, but I'm out of names- supposedly she's the only person who is free this weekend that I know of. And she even volunteered to do it for free. For free Natsu. She's so nice and she's cute too." He explained.
"So, that's what she meant earlier."
Rahkeid sigh, "I guess now I had to find someone else to do it." And curled himself besides Natsu, "Wake me up after an hour will ya, I'm so tired right now."
"Man, if I had said yes. She's probably going to be super excited about that. Should I let her? Wait- no! I'm supposed to hate her! I'm going soft on her. I'm going soft on women. This is bad. This is a catastrophe."
"God damn it!" Natsu jumps out his bed and head towards the bathroom, "I need to take a long shower." And Rahkeid's lips curve into a small smirk; he knew what Natsu was talking about-
Few days later,
Grimoire High.
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"What the fuck? I thought they broke up already."
"They actually look quite good together and I am so jealous."
"I thought he was gay! This is not fair. Life isn't fair damn it!"
"Fucking Natsu Dragneel. He's not good enough for her."
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"Say what you want. I'm the one who walks beside her. Not you losers." The thought of making his haters hate him even more, kind of excites Natsu.
"Thank you for giving me a ride to school today." Lucy thanked him, "I was surprised. I t-thought you hated me." She looks at him shyly.
"I don't think I could hate you." What he wanted to say; but since he is an egotistical bastard- he chooses not to. "Yeah, whatever. Just don't stand at the bus station all alone again. It's dangerous." He said. "See, I'm still a good person."
The truth is; Natsu's glad that he saw Lucy first. He was having a headache just recently and didn't know why, but he just needed to see her. That's why he woke up very early this morning and drives as fast as he could towards Lucy's place. To his luck, he saw her walking all alone towards the bus station and it pissed him off that Loke or Sting was nowhere to be seen with her-
"I'm sorry I couldn't make you any Bento today." Again, she smiles shyly at him.
"It's okay, there's always next time." He nudges on her arm and quickly regretted what he just did, "Damn it, old habits."
To his surprised, she just lets out a giggle, "O-Okay." She said.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind this."
Few days earlier,
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Dinner between the Dragneel's men was quiet and normal- typical of them since they had a strict father; Igneel. Natsu, Zeref and even Igneel glad that Rahkeid decided to stay with them for a couple of weeks since his apartment is being renovated-
"I like Lucy." Rahkeid suddenly said.
"Who doesn't?" Zeref nods his head, "She's adorable. Plus, she's a good kid."
Natsu looks at both his older brothers, he wondered what they planned this time. He didn't like the look on Rahkeid's face. The man smiles innocently- it's like he's in love or something- and Natsu knew that look very well.
"Natsu. If you don't want her, can I have her for myself?" Rahkeid smiles just got wider at his younger brother, "I mean- since you don't even like her anymore."
Zeref puts down his fork, "What are you? A pedophile?" And tilts his head at Rahkeid, "You're not serious are you? Didn't you not realize that she's way too young for you and way out of your league." He emphasized the word "way" slowly and Rahkeid couldn't help but and smack on Zeref's head, "Zeref. I know that. No need to remind me. I'll do it properly. I'm not gonna have se- so, what about it Natsu?" He asks him again.
Natsu didn't know how to answer his brother's question- it bothers him that someone like Rahkeid; his own brother that he love so much and respect- liked the girl he used to date. If he had to choose between both his older brothers; it'd be Rahkeid because he is a good man and well behave compared to Zeref or even Natsu himself.
"Why are you asking me? I'm not her boyfriend. We're not even friends!" He almost shouts, "Do whatever you want Rahkeid. I'm going to my room."
"I'm serious Natsu. I like her." Rahkeid said to Natsu again, before the young boy left the dining room.
After a moment of silence and awkwardness, it was Rahkeid's turn to stand up, "I guess I'm done. Thank you for dinner."
"So much drama." Igneel said bluntly and Zeref chuckles sheepishly.
To: Natsu
From: xxxxx
Hey, this is Lucy. I got your new number from Gajeel. Don't be mad at him. Anyway, your brother Rahkeid just asked me out on a date which I find it very weird, but since he asked me nicely so I said yes. We're just going to see that Dunkirk movie anyway. Plus, you know how much I love movies about war. So, I am very sorry. I'm gonna have to postpone that study session with you next week. I'll make it up to you Natsu. Laters. XX
Somewhere at the karaoke bar.
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"Never mind, I'll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best of you. Don't forget me. I beg. I'll remember you said- sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead. Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead."
"Gray." Jellal pats on the boy's shoulder to stop him, "You're so handsome, you're so special and dear to us, but- you're a terrible singer."
"Terrible." Gajeel repeated the word and snaps the microphone away from Gray's hand. "I know you're heartbroken, and you wanna sings your heart out, but think about the children." He pointed towards Lyon and Jackal, who look life their lifespan has been sucked out while covering both their ears-
"How dare you peasants!" Gray jumps on Gajeel to get the microphone back, "Give me it! Let go Lyon! Three against one! You're kidding right!"
"Children! Stop fighting!" Jellal shouts, but no one cares, "This is madness. Where's Natsu when I need him?"
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Natsu, "I'm going to kill that bastard!"
"I don't want anyone. I want you. Someone like you- you're very special to me. I think I need someone like you in my life. Someone who will always smile at me, listen to me dearly, laugh at whatever stupid jokes I made. All I ever wanted was you, Lucy. I like you Lucy."
The End – CHAPTER 12
There's only a few chapters left for this story. Maybe. Who knows. I am very very very thankful for all of those who read this story. Thank you so much. And I'm sorry too. I kept saying that I will update the new chapter, but then I didn't even do it. I'm such a terrible person aren't I.
I know this may sound pathetic to you, you probably gonna thought "Excuse, excuse." The truth is, I have anxiety disorder- since I was a kid so I tend to get all moody and gloomy sometimes. And I just ignore everything, including my will to finish all those fan fiction stories that I've made. One of the reasons why it took me almost a month or more to finish a chapter. How pitiful I am.
Anyway, thank you again for everything. I really enjoy reading all those reviews- it actually made my days. You guys are the best.
Next chapter – "Thank You."