Close to me
Chapter 21: Chapter 21
Close to me
Category : Anime Fairy Tail
Author : MisZ Anarchy
Language : English
Rating : M
Disclaim – Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima.
Chapter 21
"But the truth is this that I've never seen a mouth, that I would kill to kiss, And I'm terrified, but the truth is this" Halsey – Finally Beautiful Stranger
"Your eyes, so crystal green,
Sour apple baby, but you taste so sweet
You got hips like Jagger and two left feet
And I wonder if you'd like to meet…"
The singing was faint, but I heard it from the front office. I frown and shake my head, no one was supposed to still be here, not right now. The only reason I was here was because I was waiting for my meeting at 6. I go quiet and listen closely as the singing continues.
"Your voice is velvet through a telephone
You can come to mine
But both my roommates are home
Think I know a bar
Where they would leave us alone
And I wonder if you'd take it slow"
I walk closer and closer until I clearly hear the voice, singing softly. I turn a corner and soon I am finding myself in front of Lucy's office. I take a step in making sure that I am quiet as I look to where she is usually sitting. She is sitting at her desk, earphone plugged in as she sings, franticly typing at the computer in front of her.
"Oh, we're dancing in my living room
And up come my fists
And I say, "I'm only playing"
But the truth is this
That I've never seen a mouth
That I would kill to kiss
And I'm terrified, but I can't resist
And I say"
I smile as I continue to listen to the song she was singing, I don't know the song, but hearing her sing is soothing and I almost feel like slow dancing. I lean against the frame of the door and I just watch her as she continues to type. It seems that she is in her own world as she just continues.
"Beautiful stranger
Here you are in my arms and I know
That beautiful strangers
Only come along to do me wrong
And I hope, beautiful stranger
Here you are in my arms
But I think it's finally
Finally, finally, finally, finally safe
For me to fall."
I listen to the words and I feel a pang of jealousy as I instantly imagine her singing this too her boyfriend, Chaise. He didn't deserve her. My thoughts in regards to Lucy and her relationship has made a turn for the worse. I found myself caring for her yet I knew it was not my place to even acknowledge those feelings or the feelings that have started to pop up within me.
She stops for a moment and looks to her phone, reading something and then sighing before she continues to type on her keyboard again. I push off the door frame and take a step into the office and she still hasn't noticed my presence. I smile as I take a step closer and closer until I am behind her, just listening to her voice carry itself in the office.
"Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh"
She sways her head from side to side and her hair slowly moves from side to side on her back. "Lucy…" I say softly yet I know she can't hear me, the lyrics to the song carrying thoughts and feelings into me.
"I grab your hand and then we run to the car
Singing in the street and playing air guitar
Stuck between my teeth just like a candy bar
And I wonder if it goes too far to say
I've never recognized a purer face
You stopped me in my tracks
And put me right in my place
Used to think that loving
Meant a painful chase
But you're right here now
And I think you'll stay"
The words of the song matched her relationship with her boyfriend so well. It carried a meaning that I am sure she knew as she sung the words so perfectly. I felt envy towards her boyfriend as I continue to watch her and listen to her soft voice.
"Oh, we're dancing in my living room
And up come my fists
And I say, "I'm only playing"
But the truth is this
That I've never seen a mouth
That I would kill to kiss
And I'm terrified, but the truth is this
I say"
She moves somewhat to the side grabbing at her phone again looking at something then she slightly pushes her chair out far enough to get up but not noticing that I am behind her. She places the phone in her pocket and looks to her desk, almost like she is looking for something but she doesn't find it. She turns looking to the ground and then slowly she see's my boots and she moves her gaze up over my body, she doesn't skip a beat as she continues to sing, smiling to me.
"Beautiful stranger
Here you are in my arms and I know
That beautiful strangers
Only come along to do me wrong
And I hope, beautiful stranger
Here you are in my arms
And I think it's finally
Finally, finally, finally, finally safe
For me to fall."
She smiles as she sways from side to side acknowledging my presence. She moves her hands to remove her earphones. "Did you like the show?" she asks as she stands just in front of me.
I chuckle a bit surprised that she was so calm, usually when someone sneaks up on her she yells and gets a fright. "Your song for Chaise I assume?" I ask and she frowns at me.
"It depends." She says as she looks down, the whole vibe around her going from up beat to sad. I frown as I look her up and down, she always had this way to speak in riddles. She gives me a faint smile. "But yeah beautiful strangers tend to do me wrong." She states finally taking a side step.
"He did you wrong?" I ask a bit curious to her statement.
"It doesn't matter." At this I frown. I want to ask what is going on but I stop. "Sit down, I am just quickly going to print a document." At this I nod my head and then move to Erza's table taking a seat at the desk watching as Lucy quickly leaves the office and in less than a minute she returns with documents in her hands. "Why are you still here?" she asks and I look to the computer screen.
"I have a meeting at 6." I reply taking my phone out of my pocket and looking at the screen.
"That suck." She says as she sits down and then her fingers are on the keyboard again, her earphones now placed on the paperwork she placed on her table.
"Why are you still here?" I ask eyeing her cautiously.
"Had to finish a few things before I head home. Don't want to be rushed tomorrow." She replies and then she looks at me, something changed again, I can see it in her eyes. "I'm glad your back, how was your training?" she asks.
"It was good," I reply placing my phone on the table. "So I was meaning to ask, why did you drop the call the other day?" I ask, this question had been on my mind since she ended the call. And then I see it, her cheeks going bright red. Was she blushing? At this I rise to my feet and walk towards her.
She flutters her eyes and then she fans at her cheeks and it is obvious that she knows exactly what I was referring to. "I…" she starts and then stops, the blush going redder. "I'm shy." Came her voice soft.
"Shy?" I ask as I stand next to her furrowing my brows. "You got to be kidding me!" I say in disbelief.
"I'm very self-conscious!" she blurts out and then her eyes are on her desk, looking completely away from me. I smile as I watch her.
"Liar." I say as I chuckle and look down to her.
She looks up to me, wonder in her eyes. "I am. . . My ex husband cheated on me with a girl barely out of high school. My ex after him, cheated on me with an Asian girl… Both way pretty and skinnier then me! Just look at me!" she exclaims and I am at a loss of words as I stare at the girl. "Like I don't have a flat stomach, I have thick thighs and I am no beauty queen." She states and she almost seems on fire as she continues to talk. "I know there are a lot more sexier and hotter woman out there." At this I shake my head.
Did it really matter to have flat stomach, or a thigh gap or anything? Lucy was perfect. "Lucy, just one thing, thick thigh saves lives." At this she sits up and and she stares at me like I lost my head with my comment. "You are beautiful, don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise." I say as I look to her. She still seems in a bit of shock as she looks to me. She raises an eye brow as she looks to me. "You don't need any of those to be 'more sexier'" I say as I quote her words. "You are perfect just the way you are." I say and at this she gives me a small smile.