"Given the car and his face, he will play dirty"
"What do you major in? Psychology?" Gray asks
"I'm better at reading people than you, ice prick"
"What did ya say to me?"
"Oh you have a hearing problem too?"
Gray hisses ready pounce on him but the sirens begin, starting the game
"You...play fair" laxus taps his shoulder closing the bonnet of his car
He hums in response, giving his opponent one last look before hopping inside his car
Flags down, the cars speed away into the empty city streets
Natsu didn't need to play hard, a city race is easy when you know the map and the places to avoid where
"Bitch, cops" he mutters seeing the other guy turning a left, chuckling out loud while hitting his steering as he finishes the race calmly
The end of the city, where his team was waiting with the bag of money
"You must score good at school" Mira tosses the bag
"Nah, that's shit is not for me" natsu hugs it "this is more me"
While the gang was laughing and talking, they hear horns blaring not far away, given their place on higher ground
The lights of blue and red were in the next road, guessing they were still chasing the guy
"Poor kid" Laxus mutters
"It's fine...his dad is a CEO. He is safe" Mira brushs off getting into her car
The others shrug looking away as well, driving off for the night
Stopping at a signal, seeing the cops. Natsu stretches relaxing for first time since the night
Another car rolls up beside him, a very familiar one
You can't be serious, squinty eyes
I don't care...one has to lose
Fine! Until the next signal only
They have telepathic conversation, waiting for the signal to turn hands ready at the gears
The cop was close to fall into the seat next to him not even caring about the loud noises from the 2 crack head cars
But no, they were equals yet again. It was their 27th match together since they met
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"Heartfilia!"
Oh how Lucy hates morning persons
"Heartfilia...you can't ignore me" cokes the whiney voice of the hot teen
"What do you want?"
"Where is the girl who was all nice and sweet and.." he sees her waiting to continues but whispers to himself "hyped for me"
"I can't always be that, I'm not some doll" she starts walking again
He walks faster, dragging her along with him
A strong grip Lucy couldn't escape, a litter trigger of memories starting as she followed blindly
"Natsu!" She hisses snapping out of her trance from loud laughs of the students standing at the shoe racks
"What...luce-" he lets go of her hand
"Don't ever pull my arms that way" she rubs the part where he held, giving him a glare
"Oh lu-chan!" Levy frees her from the situation
Lucy pushes her thoughts away for the entire day which felt like it ended faster than ever
She was lazily walking off the campus, ears stuffed with earphones but her best friends are there to end her day on a good note
Calling her to the empty cafeteria
"Me and she has projects and partners assigned"
"You have what now? Who's class?"
"English, is sometimes a pain" chan pops his lollipop
"Who is your partner?" Lucy looks at him
"Mina...she is pretty"
Lucy smacks his head "she needs to have brains for the project"
"Levy is the same!" He blurts out, levy throws a sharp glare
"Levy? Who?"
"Gajeel..." she says sadly, voice low
"Ahhh..." lucy looks at chan but he shrugs looking away "it's only for one project, just finish it quickly-"
But Levy stands up, walking away from the table.
"Does that guy even come to class?"
"Nope, that's why suh wanted the best student to teach the last place"
"She could, if only he was in a reachable space"
"What's with you these days?" Chan asks coming closer to her
"Why? Do I look weird?"
"Yeah, whenever that pink moss is around is you. You become weird"
"Ignore him, he is not getting enough attention that's it" Lucy sips on her strawberry milk
"Feels like he has a thing for you" chan smiles "like a romantic thing"
"Haha...you've become funny these days. That flirting lizard and me?"
"Why not?" Sting says sitting down with his bowl of fruit
"Okay, he fell for my charms but I still want to castrate him"
"We will help with the process, don't worry" Chan bumps his fist with Sting
"I swear I won't get you drunk, so...will you come to the next match?" Sting asks sliding himself and a ticket slowly
"And I promise not to take anything from you again...so yes, I'll come"
"Where is my ticket?"
"You said you have a date with Mina"
"Date? You said project" Lucy looks at a red ear chan
He clears his throat, mouthing curses at Sting who bleps at him
"I'll disown you Bang Christopher chan"
"Its both! The date and the project! I didn't lie!" Chan crushes his lollipop
"Sure you didn't..." lucy was happy though, she never saw him like a date "Don't wear black for once"
"I won't...I failed too many dates cuz of black" chan shivers at his past