I'm back, felt I should give this another go before I graduate in May, my original plan was to try and attempt to finish it after I left school but I changed my mind. Also, I have begun writing an original story, if anyone is interested in my style of writing and romance be sure to check it out :p its called

"Planebound: Breaking the Chains of Fate" on the fiction website Royal Road

(Lucy)

I made my way to history class, hoping Natsu was at least in this one, and to my delight, he was! He caught my eye as soon as I walked in and winked at me, gesturing at me to come sit next to him. I willed the heat from my cheeks and obliged, flicking his nose as I sat down.

"What's up," Natsu said, "First time I've spotted you today, this place is way bigger than the my old school. After going there for a month I could name everyone in my grade. That's never going to happen here, I mean you guys even have tennis courts!"

I smiled at Natsu's enthusiasm, finding it cute. Even if he was smoking hot now, I was glad that he seemed to have retained what I loved about him in the past; his positive attitude and gentle nature.

"Oh honey if the courts were all it took to surprise you, you're in for a real treat when you see what else we have to offer." I said, "You should find me after school, I'll give you a tour."

That second part had come out on accident and I realized how forward it sounded, but wait, why does this make me feel so embarrassed? He is, well was, my best friend, and if I had my way we would be as close if not closer soon enough. Luckily for me, Natsu took it in stride.

"Sounds like a plan, though I thought you'd be busy after school, you used to always be in a bunch of clubs back then."

I scoffed, "Yea well, some things have changed. It wasn't enough for father that I excelled in school, I had to excel outside of it as well. It was just too much, all the pressure he piled on me, I figured fuck it all, it's not worth it at the end of the day. I still get good grades don't get me wrong, but those have always been easy anyway. I just stopped trying so hard at life, and honestly I have been better off for it."

"Well I'm glad then," Natsu said, "I-"

But his nexts sentence was cut off by the teacher who had just started taking roll. Natsu just shrugged and leaned back in his seat, giving me a look that told me we could continue later. Ah this was bliss, I was afraid that I wouldn't be in any classes with him, but this was a good first step to getting my best friend back. Did I have perverted machinations in the back of my mind? Maybe I did, maybe I didn't, but that was a battle for another day.

When school ended, I found myself waiting for Natsu in the library. It was the one place in school that could offer me some peace of mind, I was just about to get to the juicy parts of the novel I was reading when Cana interrupted my serenity.

"Hey bitch, what are you up to? I always see you hightail it out of here as fast as possible."

"Well you know me, I do random shit sometimes, don't judge the actions of an artist Cana," I said in a mocking tone, "I'm surprised you're here though, I thought you skipped last period."

Cana was notorious for leaving school early, the lady at the front office even had a poster with her face on it titled "Don't be like this delinquent".

"I was going to skip at first yeah, but then I realized no one was down to come with me. I tried roping in Mira but, no dice."

"That is to be expected, I still don't know how perfect Mira is best friends with a skank like you," I said, smiling a little as I read my book.

Cana slapped my head playfully, "Oh shut up, Mira's got good taste, she did date Laxus after all. You can't tell me he's not near the top of the food chain."

"Alright, alright, you win," I conceded, "As for your earlier question, if you must know I am waiting for Natsu. I told him I'd show him around school."

Cana's face suddenly contorted with evil, "Ooooh Natsu huh? That total hardbody from the pool? I've gotta say Lucy I was playacting a bit back then, but it's really surprising that he is the same friend you used to tell us all so much about. We've all been really curious to meet this guy, and now he just shows up out of the blue? And, it looks like he's lost an easy 300 pounds."

That had been bothering me too in the back of my mind; the tremendous weight loss, the sudden arrival. I was too happy at having him back though, so I pushed those thoughts away.

"I'm worried too, I mean I have no idea what he did these past three years, I was just starting to accept I'd never see him again and then boom, he's here. I am really glad he'd back though, and I know he'll tell me what happened eventually, we used to tell each other everything."

"Everything huh?" Cana smirked

"Not like that Cana!"

"Fine, fine whatever you say," Cana said with her hands raised in mock defense, "I'll wait here with you for him. You should introduce Natsu to us all this weekend, maybe at my place. The others will be shocked, it's a rare sight to see you so flustered over a boy of all things. I mean you're usually so chill, you only really flare up when talking about your dad."

"Yea well, Natsu's like the opposite of my dad," I sighed, closing my book, "It still feels like a dream that he's back, and looking like that as well. What if he feels offended at how I treat him. I mean we used to do everything together and now I get embarrassed when he gets too close! What if he thinks I'm shallow for suddenly finding him so attractive now that he's lost weight?"

"Girl you worry too much," Cana laughed, "If what you've told us about him is true, then he won't care about that."

"But how can you know that for sure?"

Cana simply jerked her head towards the entrance to the library. Natsu has just arrived and was waving to me; I waved back. He was wearing a baseball cap that was flipped backwards. Usually I hated that kind of fuckboy look but goddamn he looked so hot right now. What the hell was wrong with me!? Why am I so flustered by him? Ugh, I hated feeling this way! Oh Natsu, Natsu, you adorable boy.

"He's here now, ask him," Cana whispered in my ear, making me jump.

I really hated this girl sometimes...