Hey guys,I'm back!
Mmm,a few distasteful reviews last chapter...and now that I look back,I totally understand why. A lot of you complained about the way Lucy acted. Well,I have an explanation for that! So since all of this stuff,(her getting rejected,and her crying her eyes out in front on sting) it kinda took a toll on her mind. Made her act waaay different and meaner.
And she directed all of her hate and frustrations towards Lisanna. Since,that was the girl who "caused" Natsu to reject her. But really she knew the one she was supposed to be mad at was Natsu,not Lisanna,that's why she left RcRonalds so she didn't do anything she'd regret. Therefore she could hold back her hateful feelings and not vent everything on Lisanna. So in a sense,the best thing to do was to leave,cause her feelings were not under control.
Everyone can agree that I made Lisanna a pretty likeable character right? What would Lucy look like if she just suddenly hit her, when Lisanna had no idea that she was the reason Lucy was rejected?
And also,I've never really experienced what Lucy went through before,so I didn't know how to make her act in that situation. I just thought that's what a person rejected would feel like...so im REALLY TRULY sorry that I went a bit overboard. Maybe WAAY overboard. And I'm sorry,that some of you were disappointed.
And, b2utifulshawol. I didn't mean to offend you in any way.
So in this chapter,Lucy has calmed down and actually recollected her thoughts and actions. So she will (hopefully) be a much better person in your eyes and not the "bitch" everyone was saying she was. Cause I in no way intended for her to be one. It's just...she was angry...okay? And she just kinda misdirected it. But,she's not that bad. Cause from previous chapters you could tell she would hit anything or anyone without a care. But when it came to Lisanna,she knew what she was doing was wrong.
I really took your reviews into consideration,and I know you guys were just trying to help me out by not making the story like "Bleach" as Mysto put it. Thanks to all of you who left encouraging reviews! I swear yours, launi9 Almost made me start crying. (In a good way ;))
I tried to fix and change a lot of things,so hope u like this chapter better than the last!
A Surfers Love
Chapter 21
I flipped through the channels of the t.v. station as I layed down in my room with Levy and Erza. Levy was reading a novel and Erza was busy flipping through a magazine.
I yawned as I watched the Health Channel. A doctor was doing surgery on some guy with a tumor on the side of his stomach.
Just in case your wondering,it's been about 2 weeks since I've seen or talked to Natsu or Lisanna. Its just...I've really been trying to get my feelings under control. So when I see either of them again,I won't have any sudden outbursts. Cause I hate being like that. It's just not me.
"Lu-chan,why don't we go to an amusement park or something?" Levy asked closing up her novel and staring at me.
I slowly turned my head from the t.v. to look at her. The amusement park? Wow...I haven't had some real fun in so long...
"Sure,why not?" I said,smiling.
She sprung up from the bed and cheered,dashing into the bathroom. "We'll be leaving in about an hour! So get changed!" she yelled from behind the closed door.
I sighed as I yanked the warm covers off of myself and stood up. I stretched letting out a large yawn. Then I began to walk towards the door as I scratched the side of my stomach.
"Lucy," I heard Erza call from behind me. I turned around to look at her. "Hmm?"
"Come here for a sec." She waved over to herself. I began to walk over to her and Juvia's bed. Well,it used to be her and Juvia's bed,but Juvia's mom found out she had snuck over here with Gray—she was in his car trunk—and she had to go back home. Hopefully she can come back.
I climbed into the bed beside Erza.
"Look at this!" She beamed, pointing to a stuffed frog on an ad page in the magazine. I glanced at her face,to see her cheeks were a cute red. "Isn't this sooo cute? You think I should buy it?"
I laughed as I nodded my head. "Yeah,I think you should. It'll bring out your cute side more!"
She stared at the stuffed frog intently,I guess debating,as my eyes scanned over the heading of the article on the next page.
Surfers Weekly
Shocking News! One of our favorite and most well-known surfers,Natsu Dragneel,took a fall in last weeks competition. It was surely a surprise. He finished in 3rd place,and although that may not sound bad...it's not what you would expect from Dragneel. This loss,broke his 4-year winning streak that he worked so hard and fought so fiercely to get.
But even though Dragneel lost, he still showed great sportsmanship. He happily congratulated Rogue Cheney,on his win,giving him a strong handshake and a smile that could light the ages.
What could have possibly happened to make this surfing celebrity fall from his rank? From number one? Mirajane Strauss even asked for him to join her talk show once more for another interview,but he quickly declined saying it was, "none of their business". Obviously Dragneel was not in the mood for talking.
My eyes slightly widened at the article. Natsu...he lost? How? What about his dream? His father? How will this effect him? All these questions swarmed through my mind as I stared at the picture taken of him shaking Rogue Cheney's hand. His smile was bright,and warm. It's amazing to me how he can smile so truthfully even after he's lost. He really is an amazing person. I felt a smile begin to creep it's way across my face. My anger at him is slowly dissipating...and my respect for him has surely grown.
"I'm done!" Levy popped out the bathroom in a green tee and white shorts that stopped mid-thigh,with black converse shoes.
"I'll be in there in a few." I said hopping off the bed and running down the hallway to the boys room. I slung the door open,peeping inside.
My eyes landed on a half-naked Gray. It was a miracle he still had on his boxers. I looked around and didn't see Gajeel or Jellal.
"Where did Jellal and Gajeel go?" I asked Gray. He turned up from the his laptop and I saw the screen. He was looking at...polar bears?
"Uhh,I think they said somethin' bout going out somewhere. I wasn't really paying attention to the details." He mumbled.
I furrowed my eyebrows. Since when did Jellal and Gajeel get close? Weirdest pairing ever.
"Anyways,wanna come to the amusement park with us? We're leaving in about 30 minutes."
"Sure." He said lazily,typing away on his laptop.
I began to exit his room before I turned around. "And make sure to put on clothes,alright?"
"Alright!" He yelled with an annoyed tone. He hated it when we pestered him about his stripping habit.
I laughed as I skipped down the hallway. "Time to get dressed!" I sung happily.
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Erza,Levy,Gray,and I walked though the amusement park gates. We got in free since Levy said one of her cousins worked here and he gave us free admission coupons.
We walked through the large crowds of people. They were everywhere!
"Why the hell are their people walking around with no shirt on?" Gray rambled,sending natsy glares at people. "I'm the only one that can do that."
Me and Levy laughed and Erza just shook her head. "Gray,that shouldn't be acceptable for anyone. Not even you."
"Yeah,yeah." He mumbled putting his hands in his pockets.
"What was that?!" Erza yelled angrily.
"N-Nothing,sir!" Gray squeaked,soluting towards nothing.
Levy giggled,patting him on the back.
"What are we getting on first?" I asked glancing at all the tall and exciting rides that were just calling my name.
"How about that red one?" Erza said pointing towards a ride. I looked in that direction and the ride had red flames that danced on some parts of the railings and it looked like the seating could hold only four people at a time.
"The Rocket Launcher." I read the name aloud.
"Cool!" Gray shouted. "Let's go!"
We began to speed walk over to the ride and when we actually reached the line,my mouth dropped open and I swear my eye balls almost popped out my head.
Waiting time: 4 hours?!
I shook my head. "I'm sorry guys,but I cant stand in a line for 4 hours."
I looked at everyone to see their faces were just as mines was. They were staring at it unbelievably.
I walked over to Gray and put my hand under his chin closing his mouth shut. He seemed to of snapped out of it,and looked down at me. "Ah,thanks."
"H-How about we try something different?" Levy stuttered anxiously.
"What about that one over there? The blue one?" Erza said pointing.
"The Scorcher." It had about 5 loops in it. I gulped as I thought of the pain my neck would feel once I was off of it. But,the adrenaline rush got me wanting to ride it all the more.
"Let's go!" I yelled pumping my fist into the air and running towards it. After about 10 minutes,we reached it and I was once again...shocked.
Waiting time: 3 hours
"What the hell?! What kinda shit are they tryna pull here?!" Gray yelled angrily.
"Language,Gray." Erza scolded darkly,giving him the devil's eye glare.
Gray stiffened,but didn't say anything. It was always funny to me how Erza could say something to Gray and he would comply immediately.
I sighed as I crossed my arms. " It seems we picked a pretty busy day. How about we just walk around,or go get something to eat till it clears up some?"
Levy slumped her shoulders. "But I really wanted to ride something..."
"Just get over it,Levy. We can't go against the inevitable." Erza agreed with me. "How about going to a dessert shop?"
I nodded. "Sure,let's go."
"I hope they have slushies." Gray said.
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We walked into Pauli's Pastries and Icecream. It was super crowded in here.
We went and stood in line and once we got to the register,Erza ordered Strawberry Cake,Levy ordered Lemon Meringue Pie,Gray ordered a Blue Berry flavored Slushy,and I got a Apple Pie.
After a bit,a lady in a blue uniform called our number and we went and grabbed our desserts. As soon as I got the Apple Pie,I stared at it longingly. I wanted to eat it so bad...
Erza scanned around the shop. "There aren't any seats left."
"How about we ask that girl if we can sit with her? She's the only one there and it looks like a booth for six."
I wasn't really paying attention since I was so mesmerized by the pies beauty and intoxicating scent that drifted it's way up my nose.
I unconsciously began to walk as they moved towards the booth,then we stopped.
"Hey,do you mind if we sit here?" Levy asked.
"Sure. I don't mind." A somewhat familiar voice stated.
We slid into the booth,me sitting in between Gray and Erza and Levy sitting across from us.
I finally managed to tear my eyes away from my pie as I reached across the table for a fork.
I paused in my tracks as I stared at the person we were actually sitting with.
She turned to face me as her blue eyes widened. "Ah,Lucy! I didnt know you were here!" She exclaimed happily.
"Lisanna..." I gasped more from shock than happiness.
I felt my eyes begin to widen. As I stared,I felt the hateful thoughts begin to surge from within my mind once again.
I quickly shut my eyes tight and took deep breaths.
In. Out. In. Out. Slowly. Slowly...
You practiced this,Lucy. You prepared yourself for this moment. You practiced for weeks.
It doesn't matter if this girl is aquainted with Natsu or not. It doesn't matter. Cause, You. Don't. Care. Your changing, Becoming a better person.
Control yourself,Lucy. Don't get angry. Don't think hateful thoughts. Just be calm. Calm and relaxed...
Erza helped you. Levy helped you. Even Gajeel helped!
Just stay collected...act like everything is alright.
I let out one last breath as I cleared my mind of all negative thoughts and I slowly opened my eyes to see everyone staring at me worriedly.
I felt a smile spread it's way across my face. "Don't worry,I was choking on some spit before,but I'm alright now." I reassured.
Their expressions turned from looks of worry to looks of relief.
"Ah,that's great." Lisanna breathed.
Everyone then looked to Lisanna,cluelessly.
"You know her Lucy?" Gray blurted out.
I nodded. I guess it's time to introduce...
"Uh,guys" I started nervously,"this is my...my friend,Lisanna Strauss."
She smiled and waved politely. "Hi! Like Lucy said,my name is Lisanna. We actually just met a few weeks ago."
"Nice to meet you,Lisanna." Levy greeted.
"Same." Erza and Gray said in unison.
I twiddled with my fingers as I had to surge up as much pride as I could.
"Lisanna...I'm...I'm sorry for what I did when we were at RcRonalds. You took time out of your day to buy me ice cream and I just crushed it and walked out...I know that was rude of me."
I leaned in closer as I bought a hand up to my face and whispered, "Truth is, I was PMS-ing and I get super grumpy." I lied straight through my teeth.
I mean,I couldn't tell her the real reason. I just couldnt.
She giggled. "I totally understand you. So,your forgiven." She smiled.
This would be a lot easier on me if she made it easier to hate her...
"So your here alone?" Erza asked,with whip cream smudged on the corners of her lips.
Lisanna looked down at the phone I just know noticed she had in her hand.
"Yeah, I was suppose to have met up with friends,but they couldn't make it..." She mumbled sadly.
"So,I was really happy when I saw Lucy here." She added,turning to me.
"Would you like to hang out with us?" Levy asked,finishing off her last bite of pie.
Lisanna's eyes glittered. "Really?!" She exclaimed,clasping her hands together.
I glanced over to Gray who was lazily munching on his blueberry ice.
"Why am I the only man here..." He grumbled. Although,I heard him.
"Mind if I try some of that?" I asked him. His deep,navy blue eyes glanced over to me. "You want some of my slushy?"
I nodded,grabbing a spoon,tearing it open,and dipping it in the cup. I grabbed me out a spoonful of slush and plopped it into my mouth. The flavor and coolness immediately danced around on my tongue and throughout the rest of my mouth.
"Mmm,that's great!" I beemed smiling contently.
Gray tsked,turning away. "I never said you could have any."
I laughed. "Don't be such a—"
"...Lucy?" I paused mid sentence as I registered the deep and smooth voice that called my name.
"...And...L-Lisanna?"
I slowly turned my head and almost jumped up ten feet as I stared at the figure beside our booth. I felt as though I had died and came back to life.
Or was I just hallucinating?
I squinted roughly as I tried to register who this was in front of me.
Pink hair. Tan skin. A bracelet with a small muffler dangling off his wrist. And capris. His signature attire.
Natsu.
Natsu Dragneel was right here. He was right here. Right in front of me. I stared bewildered. Out of of the places I could have met him,I meet him in a dessert shop at an amusement park. How bizarre.
"Natsu?!" Lisanna exclaimed,breaking the tense silence.
His eyes darted to her as she jumped up and wrapped him into a hug. I gasped so loud I swear,the whole world should have heard it.
"I haven't seen you in so long!" She beemed.
Natsu's arms slowly wrapped around her waist as he returned the hug. He made eye contact with me for a split second. And in that second,that one second,I could tell he was trying to tell me something.
Something that I couldn't yet decipher.
But his gaze...it felt...different. In that moment,the only thing I could see was him. I had forgotten about the embrace him and Lisanna were in,I forgot about the noise from the people passing by,I just...zoned out.
I knew. I just knew it.
Natsu was trying to tell me something. Something important that he probably couldn't even put into words himself. His eyes were swarming with so many unreadable feelings. As if he were begging me for help. Almost as if he were pleading. His hair was messy and the usual flicked up bang,was hanging low on his forehead. His shirt was super wrinkled and it looked like he hadn't had a good sleep in days. I could tell he was tired.
What happened in the two weeks we were apart?
A/N Mmm...Mm-Mmmm! How was that for a chapter? I know it was pretty slow,but I wanted to just make a pretty laid back chapter (for the most part) with Lucy hanging out with other friends,and not making her world "revolve around Natsu". I did have a reader or two talk about getting her involved with other people more and not just mourning over Natsu.
So,as you can see,I really do appreciate your reviews and try to fix things that you want our don't like. But...there WILL DEFINETELY be LOTS of Natsu and Lucy in the next chapter! This chapter was kinda like...the calm before the...emotions kick in,I guess. I hope you liked it,and I'm sorry you had to wait a little more than a week for it! I usually try to update every 3-4 days,so hopefully the next chappie will be out Sunday or Monday.
What do you think is wrong with Natsu?
What events will unfold since Lisanna,Lucy, AND Natsu have arrived in the same place?
Leave your theories in a review!