Summary: Lucy Heartfillia is the heiress of the Heartfillia family, use to be one of the wealthiest and most influential conglomerate families in the country of Fiore but after the huge bankrupt Lucy was force to transfer in Fairy Tail Academy from her prestigious school. Can she deal with her new 'ordinary' life while trying to fit in with her chaotic new school?
Pairing: LucyXVarious (LoL)
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Romance, Spice of Life, Drama, Friendship, Family
Ratings: Rated T
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail® by Mashima Hiro
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– Secret Housemate –
Lisanna opened her eyes and was not suprised to see her eldest sibling smiling down at her.
"Mira-nee..." she whispered a little weak.
"Hey... how are you feeling?" Mira asked after helping her sister to sat up on the bed very gently. Lisanna is still recovering so she's still a little fragile.
Lisanna looked around the suite and made face realizing that her pink haired best friend is nowhere to be seen, even her Elf-niichan. "Where's Natsu and Elf-niichan?" she asked trying to hide her disappointment.
Mira smiled understandingly at her little sister. It has been awhile since the last time she saw her best friend and older brother and Mira understand Lisanna's feeling a bit disappointed that her the two boys very closed to her heart was not present today. Mira caressed her sister's cheek, inwardly glad that her little sister was starting to have some colors even just a little.
"Elfman will be back, he's buying foods for our dinner. Speaking of foods, would you like to eat something?"
Lisanna shook her head. "and Natsu?" instead she asked.
"Natsu said he's going somewhere and will be returning back." Mira glanced on her wristwatch. "But I guess he'll be back tomorrow instead, it's passed visiting hours already."
Lisanna pout which earned a small giggle from her sister. Mira patted Lisanna's head softly. "Don't worry, Natsu will definitely be here tomorrow. In the mean time Nee-san and Nii-san will be staying with you tonight. Don't you want that?" Mira said, faking her sulky expression.
Lisanna chuckled and slowly hugged her sister. "Of course I want my Nii-chan and Nee-chan here with me, silly." She said and nuzzled her face against Mira's neck. The eldest Strauss hugged back her sister that was when Elfman entered the room. Giving a small smile to his sisters, Elfman went towards the other side of the bed and trapped the two teens inside his arms.
"How about me?" he playfully asked.
Lisanna and Mira chuckled and wrapped their arms around Elfman afterwards.
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Lucy was fidgeting on the fluffy cushion while she was waiting alone inside the traditional Japanese one storey house of Natsu, the later was busy making tea for both of them. She roamed around her eyes inside the room in hopes to distract herself from her anxious feeling.
The blonde girl can't helped but to admire the mixture of traditional and some modern touch of Natsu's home. After the small entry hall, the oak single main door revealed the traditional Japanese style living room; complete with tatami floor and a fusuma door that accessed to the side yard outside. There is a mahogany low table with four cushions surrounding it (she was sitting one of the cushions), a flat screen television attached on the wall, and there are few modern appliances such as sterio, DVD player and a game console. Just below the TV is a low cabinet with couples of picture frame sitting on top of it.
Curiously, Lucy grabbed the first picture near her. A very young, probably nine or ten years of age, Natsu grinning ear to ear in front of the camera wearing his all-time favorite dragon-scale like scarf. Along with him was same age Gray and Loke also smiling at the camera. The three boys were wearing a base ball uniform; young Natsu in the middle crouching on the floor holding the base ball bat while grinning proudly he was wearing a gold medal around his neck, on his left was young Gray with his hands planted behind the back of his brunette head, and the young Loke on the right was holding the white ball while winking at the camera.
They've been friends ever since they're young huh? Lucy inwardly said. She giggled at the childish expression on their faces and then returned the frame back to the cabinet afterwards. Lucy took the second frame and slightly furrowed her eyebrows. Standing next to the preteen Natsu was a familiar short hair gal with pinkish-white hair. Lisanna. Mira Jane and Elfman youngest sister. Inside Lisanna's arm was a blue furred cat– and is the cat smiling? Lucy shook her head and return the picture on the cabinet.
The third and fourth picture frames were Natsu's family photo. The third frame was picture of Natsu with Dragoneel couple the background was a beautiful beach, the fourth frame on the other hand was a photo of a newborn baby-probably girl because the baby was wearing pink floral baby dress with a rubber pink head band around the baby's head- with a very happy Natsu and his blue haired cat.
"That's my little sister." a voice interrupted Lucy from staring at the picture. Lucy turned her head to the door where Natsu was standing on the door way balancing a round tray. He was trying to open the door using his foot then Lucy immediately placed back the frame onto the cabinet and helped him by opening the door.
"Thanks." he said with a grin.
Lucy gave him a small smile and went back to her cushion. An awkward silence followed after Natsu poured some tea on Lucy's cup and offered the cup to her.
"So..." Lucy started. "Your house?" she asked gesturing to the place.
Natsu gave her a small smile and nodded. "Actually this is the place where I used to live with my grandpa, remember him?"
Lucy automatically nodded. Mavis Vermillion, Natsu's only family before meeting the Dragoneel couple. His grandfather used to be a farmer and unfortunately died before Natsu turned to seven.
"Actually Dad and Mom surprised me with this. They bought the land and renovated the whole house, because me and my granddad used to live in a shack before not that I mind though, and they said that it's a gift for me. I was around twelve back then when they showed me this place."
"Do you live here?" she asked curiously.
"I only stay here when I want to or when grandpa Jose is visiting the estate."
Lucy furrowed her eyebrows. "Grandpa Jose?"
A distinct scowl decorated Natsu's face after mentioning his paternal grandfather. "Yep, he my dad's uncle. But I don't like him." Natsu did not bother to hide his disgust.
"Why?"
"Because he doesn't like me."
Lucy arched an eyebrow in confusion. "Huh?"
"Well, almost all of my dad's relatives are against me. They don't like me for a reason that I don't really care to know. Apparently, dad's planning of making me the next in line CEO of our banking business and dad's relative, especially Grandpa Jose, is against it." Natsu explained.
"Why? You're Igneel-san's first born it's only natural for you to inherit that position."
Natsu raised his eyebrows at Lucy. "Lucy, you know that I'm not really a 'Dragoneel'." Natsu said making an air quotes at his surname.
Realizing that Natsu is just...adopted by Dragoneel couple, she immediately bite her lower lip embarrassed and gave an apologetic look at Natsu which he brushed off nonchalantly.
"I'm so sorry." she mumbled.
"Nah, it's okay it's the truth anyways and yeah it's because of that reason that they didn't want me to inherit dad's business. They're all in favor of Wendy but my baby sister is still too young to understand it all. If not, then Gajeel is the next candidate."
Lucy buldged her eyes at Natsu. Gajeel Redfox? As in Levy's crush? "Gajeel? Why him?"
"Because he's me cousin, he's grandpa Jose's grandson." Natsu said with his matter-of-fact tone.
Lucy gasped. "EH! Gajeel as in Gajeel Redfox is your cousin?"
Natsu gave a curt nod. "Technically he's my second cousin since Gajeel's mother is my dad's cousin. Metalica Redfox, Gajeel's dad, is my dad's cousin-in-law."
"Wow, I didn't know that." Lucy whispered in astonishment.
Natsu gave a small shrug of shoulders. "It's not a big deal and we're not that close." He said. "And yeah, he had the blood of Dragoneel unlike me so he's the best candidate next to Wendy. And it's not like I wanted to be CEO or anything of the sort."
"Why?"
"I hate numbers."
Lucy sweatdropped.
"Anyways, Natsu..." Lucy chewed her lower lip while her companion waited for her next words. "Can... can I really stay here for... tonight?" she asked timidly.
Natsu eagerly nodded, his mood changed as quick as the snap of fingers. "Not just for tonight, baka." He amusedly said.
The blonde young lady blinked her eyes at him, looking confused. "What?"
"You can stay here as long as you like, Lucy." He said, although there was a wide grin etched on his lips, his eyes though were very serious.
"Y-you're letting me stay here?" Lucy asked increduously. Natsu casually nodded at her. "Are you serious?"
Natsu shook his head earning a deep frown from Lucy. "I'm not serious. I'm Natsu." And then Natsu roared a laughter seeing Lucy's expression faulted.
Lucy rolled her eyes at Natsu's lame pick up line, momentarily forgetting their topic. "Be serious Natsu!" Lucy whined.
The pink haired boy sniffled from laughing so hard before facing Lucy again. "I'm serious Lucy, you can stay here. No one knows this place, well except from my parents. Not even Gray and Loke or even Lisanna." Natsu rounded his eyes proudly scanning the whole living room. "This place serves as my secret haven for me, being here felt like I'm with my grandfather again just like the old times."
"But Natsu..."
Natsu cut off her words by lifting a hand at her face. "I don't want anymore complains okay? It's fine, really. And besides mom is complaining that I'm spending too much time here rather than in estate so I'm just going to stay there for awhile." he said, "So while I'm staying at the estate you'll be the one living here though I'll probably be staying here from time to time especially if my beloved grandpa Jose is staying at the estate." Lucy did not missed how Natsu mentioned his 'grandpa Jose's name with utter distaste. He was complete sarcastic as he say the word 'beloved'.
"Natsu..."
Natsu sighed when Lucy kept arguing with him. "I'll be at ease if I knew you're in safe place especially knowing your situation." Natsu tousled Lucy blonde head. "Oh and by the way don't think too much of what happened today okay? We'll talk about it tomorrow for now rest." He said while grinning at her.
Lucy felt her face heat up while Natsu treating her some sort of his little sister and his warm smile at her makes her heat skipped some beat with unknown reason. Speechless, Lucy merely nodded her head at him.
"Good." He said and patted her head. "This place is one hour away from the academy so be sure to wake up early." Natsu pulled Lucy on her feet, the blonde girl obediently followed. "Come on I'll tour you around the house, before I leave."
"Y-you're leaving already?" she stuttered feeling her face heat up even worse knowing that Natsu was holding her hand while leading her to the adjacent dining room slash kitchen.
"Yep." He said completely oblivious at Lucy's red face. "I told you my mom wanted me to stay in the estate for awhile—by the way this is the kitchen—so I have to go back home tonight. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning so you won't get lost going to school."
Both teen turn to the narrow hallway. Natsu pointed the room on the left. "There are three rooms here. This is my bedroom." He said and blushed not because he was still holding Lucy's hand but in different reason. "I won't show it to you because my room is in total chaos." He said and chuckled sheepishly.
Lucy, momentarily forgeting their clasped hands, giggled in return. Natsu pulled her to the right where another short corridor greeted her. There are two doors next to each other. "This is the second room although it's my storage room for the time being." He said after he pushed the door revealing a room filled with some boxes here and there.
Natsu and Lucy walked towards at the end of the hallway where he opened the fourth and last door—the third door next to the storage room was the toilet—revealing a medium size bed room complete with single bed and a closet. The wall has beige color wallpaper that complimented the flowery window drape in color torquoise. Under the bay window was the single bed with ivory color for beddings. There were two end tables on each side of the bed; the one on the left has lamp sitting on it while the other has alarm clock.
"This will be your room." Natsu said interupting Lucy from admiring the simple yet elegant bed room. "The bath is outside though, so what do you think?"
"Can I really stay here?" asked in between his amazement.
Natsu rolled his eyes. "Yes and stop asking that." He said then pushed Lucy inside.
Lucy roamed her eyes around the room. "I like it." She whispered while peeking through the only window of the room, Natsu settled on the bed watching Lucy bounced around the room, the window overlooked the front entrance of the house.
And then Lucy face Natsu afterwards. "Natsu, thank you really for letting me stay here." When Natsu opened his lips to argue again, Lucy quickly added. "I know you don't want me to stay this but please let me... I'm really, really grateful to have you as my friend. It still hurts knowing that my father abandoned me." Lucy grimaced at the thought, tears started to form from her eyes again. "But you appeared back there and on top of all you gave me a place to stay as well. Your actions... I honestly wasn't really expecting it. I'm touched and very grateful to you. Thank you so much." Lucy bowed her head at Natsu but she was shock when a warm arms enveloped around her body.
Lucy's lower lip started to trembled realizing that Natsu just hug her. "Baka... that what friends are for right?" He said and patted her head soothingly. "I'll stay with you for a little while. Go ahead. Cry."
Emotions overflowed Lucy's chest and she was not able to stop herself to howled out the gried of being abandoned by her father and the unexpected help from the least person she's expecting. Lucy burried her face against Natsu's chest after a painful sob seized her entire being. She cried—no, that's understatement, she howled the pain, anguish and slight relief onto Natsu. She was not aware of Natsu wrapped his arms around her a bit tighter nor the lightly rubbing of hand on her back; she just cried out and poured her emotions towards her unexpected savior.
TBC
– Finally, Our Love Begins –
"I like you, Lucy." Although there was red tinge across her cheeks, Gray confessed at Lucy, the latter has been shock that it rendered her speechless for seconds. Gray felt it has been forever, although it was only mere seconds, when Lucy finally reacted. A wide smile and red cheeks greeted him.
Lucy giggled first before answering. "I like you too, Gray."
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Sabrina-chan's Musing Corner: Sabrina doesn't know why but she has too much energy updating her stories.. for updating fast can she have cookies in return? Lol Oh yeah Sabrina will be re-editing the whole story, ya'know, changing the wrong tenses and spelling and blah blah on any of the chapters. Please take note that Sabrina has no plan of changing Mavis' gender on her story (with only one reason: LAZINESS haha) she wrote her Mavis' boy gender prior to Mashima revealing Mavis' original gender hence her Mavis is granddad not grandmom (d'ya understand Sabrina?)
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Japanese Translation: Tatami – type of traditional mat used as flooring; Fusuma - vertical rectangular panels which can slide from side to side to redefine spaces within a room, or act as doors;
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