A/N: Hey guys! So this chapter was originally extremely long so I split it in half! I hope you like it please enjoy.
Erza and Lisanna met up with Lucy, Levy, and Juvia by their lockers before they headed to their home room. The girls all had the same home room for years and Erza and Lisanna never even knew. They found out at the sleepover when Lucy mentioned it.
When the girls entered the class, they all sat together at a table in the back so they could talk. Home room was pretty much a free period anyways. Since the girls had never sat at that table before, they had obviously took someone else's unassigned assigned seats, earning them some glares. They all ignored them, it's just a table.
"So girls, how were your dates?" Said Erza, excited to get the details.
"It was amazing" Lucy gushed. "I didn't see it coming, but Natsu is actually great. I can really see a future relationship here." Lucy smiled at this thought.
Lisanna subconsciously rolled her eyes, growing slightly jealous. Who did she think she was? If only she knew this was a bet. Natsu has always been and always will be indirectly hers. It's always been that way with them.
Lisanna's eye roll did not go unnoticed.
"Is there a problem Lisanna…?" Erza asked confused.
"Huh? Oh, no I was just thinking about something." She said quickly. "What about you Juvia? How was yours?" She changed the subject.
"Juvia is SOOO in love with Gray-sama!" Juvia swooned. "Gray-sama took Juvia ice skating, then to get ice cream, then we played ice hockey! It was so much fun!"
"That date sounds freezing." Lucy stated plainly.
Juvia rolled her eyes. "Juvia didn't mind. Juvia felt like she could really be herself. At the end of the night he kissed me! And when Juvia fainted, Gray-sama carried me to my bedroom!"
All the girls, except for Lisanna who gave a fake smile, swooned at Gray's sweet gesture.
"That's soooooo sweet!" Lucy smiled. She was very happy that her friends were happy. "What about you Levy, did you and Gajeel do anything?"
Levy blushed. "Nothing much, he came over and we just watched movies. It was nice though. The movies we watched were based off books, so when the movies were over I read him the books and then we talked forever comparing them and just getting to know each other. Behind that tough exterior, Gajeel is a really sweet guy." Levy smiled remembering the other night.
"That sounds boring" Juvia said bluntly.
The girls busted out laughing and Levy's face turned red.
"Well it wasn't!" Levy crossed her arms over her chest causing the girls to laugh even more.
Lunch
Lucy, Juvia, and Levy walked into the lunchroom and sat at their usual table when Erza walked over to them.
"Hey girls, come sit with us." She said referring to their table in the back corner, also known as the 'cool table'.
"A-are you sure..?" Lucy asked.
She wasn't used to popular kids acting this way. At her old school they were all about their reputation and were embarrassed to be seen with anyone who was considered lame or geeks; and as far as this school was concerned, Lucy, Juvia, and Levy were some of the biggest lames at the school. On top of that, they were back to their normal school wardrobe, their hot outfits from the weekend tucked away back in Lucy's closet.
Lucy was wearing an oversized sweater, jeans, and boots and her hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail. Levy was wearing a collared shirt, cardigan, jeans, and converse. Her hair was in its usual messy hairstyle with a red headband and her glasses. Juvia was wearing a turtleneck dress with a jacket over it and flats. Her hair was in a bun at the top of her head.
They didn't exactly look the part compared to Erza and Lisanna. Erza was wearing a high waist black and white polka dot circle skit, white cropped flowy collared shirt, burgundy scarf, black thigh high socks, and black heeled ankle boots. Her hair was straight with a thin black headband holding it back. Lisanna was wearing a leather circle skirt with a long sleeve white collared shirt that had many small black dots on them, sheer black tights, black high heeled ankle boots, and her hair was in its usual short style.
"Of course!" Said Erza "You're our friends"
Lucy smiled "Okay"
All the girls grabbed their trays and followed Erza to their table, earning them some looks from others students in the lunchroom.
When the girls sat down everyone exchanged hellos. Erza was sitting next to Jellal, and Levy sat next to Gajeel. Across the table Juvia sat next to Gray, and Lisanna was next to Natsu. Lucy sat at the end of the table.
"Hey Luce" Said Natsu, causing Lucy to look up from her food. "Come sit by me." He smiled at her.
Lisanna started to frown.
Lucy blushed at the gesture, while also noticing Lisanna's frown. "That's okay… Lisanna is sitting there anyways."
"Nonsense" Natsu waved off. "Lisanna doesn't mind, she'll move, right Lisanna?"
Lisanna glared at Natsu then put on a fake cheery smile. "Sure Lucy, I don't mind. Take my seat that I've sat in every day for the last 3 years." Lisanna got up and moved to the end of the table.
Lucy silently stood and moved to the seat by Natsu. The atmosphere grew tense and awkward because of what just happened.
"So!" Said Erza trying to break the tension. "Gajeel, Levy told us from your date that you have a sweet side that you happen to be hiding from us."
The girl, except for Lisanna who was just sitting there silently thinking, busted out laughing. The guys were all just sitting there staring a Gajeel, confused.
"What… Did I miss something?" Said Erza looking around the table at her male friends.
"I thought you said you and levy had to raincheck your date Gajeel." Said Gray, confused as to why his friend lied.
Levy sat there just staring at Gajeel, waiting for him to say something. Was he embarrassed if her or something? She was under the impression that they had a great time together.
Gajeel just sat there silently, basically ignoring everyone. The atmosphere, once again, grew tense and quiet.
"So… Do you guys want to go out this weekend?" Natsu said, trying to once again break the tension.
"Sure…" Said Jellal, also trying to get rid of the awkward atmosphere. "What do you have in mind?"
"There's this club not too far from here. It's 21 and up but my Grandpa owns it so we can get in easy."
"That sounds cool." Said Gray. "What's it called?"
"Club Fairy." Natsu responded while basically inhaling his food.
"CHEW YOUR FOOD YOU STUPID IDIOT!" Gray yelled, getting annoyed with his friend's messy eating habits.
"MAKE ME DOUCH BAG!" Natsu said standing up from his seat.
Gray stood about to respond, but before he could Erza intervened.
"Both of you sit down right this second and behave." She said in a very calm but deadly voice, striking fear in the hearts of both boys. There was a reason she was such a good student body president.
"YES MA'AM" Both boys said quickly, taking their seats.
Lucy couldn't help but laugh at that exchange, not that a fear of Erza wasn't justified.
"Club Fairy?" Jellal said, wondering why that name sounded so familiar.
"My sister works there. She's only 19 but Natsu's grandpa pulled some strings for her."
Now Jellal remembered why that club name sounded so familiar.
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot about that." Said Natsu. "So, you guys wanna go Friday night?" He asked the group.
"Not this Friday." Said Erza. "I'm going out of town for a conference."
Everyone's sweat dropped. Only Erza would have some kind of business conference.
"Okay… Next Friday?" Natsu suggested.
"Can't. We have that big away gam remember? We'll be gone Friday and Saturday" He said referring to the school football team they were all on.
"Okay… week after that?" Natsu suggested again.
"Not gonna work" Said Jellal. "I gotta-"
"I don't even wanna hear it." Natsu cut off. "How about 3 weeks from now Friday.
Everyone nodded, finally agreeing on a date to go. Everyone except for Lucy, Levy, and Juvia.
"Luce? Are you guys gonna come?" The pink haired boy said gaining the blonde's attention.
"Oh, you're inviting us too?" Lucy asked half shocked.
"Of course!" He replied
"You've gotta stop doing that Lucy" Erza smiled. "You guys are officially apart of our group, of course we want you around."
Lucy smiled at Erza's words. She had her daily doubts about the popular kid's sudden interest in her and her little group of friends. It all seem way too good to be true. A potential boyfriend, new friends who were all really nice, and funny, and were popular without being fake, all out of nowhere. It all seemed too good to be true, and Lucy considered it exactly that at first. However, Erza was so genuine, she couldn't help but let her guard down. Lucy consistently got a good vibe from scarlet haired girl, she couldn't say the same for Lisanna, but if a person like Erza was friends with her, she couldn't possibly be that bad.
"Okay." Lucy smiled.
The lunch bell rang, causing everyone to disperse and go to their respective classes. As Gajeel was leaving, Levy ran and caught up with him.
"Gajeel…" She said in a small voice, causing him to slow his pace a little so that she could keep up with him.
"What's up shrimp?" He asked, even though he already knew exactly where this conversation was going.
"Why did you lie to the guys about our date?" Levy asked, genuinely confused.
Suddenly Juvia's words from earlier rang in her head 'that sounds boring.' Levy didn't think anything of it before because she knew she and Gajeel had a great time, but maybe that opinion was a little one-sided.
"Did you not have a good time with me?"
At that Gajeel stopped walking. "Look, I only said that cause I didn't want them in my business. They were standing around gossiping and sharing stories like a bunch of girls and that just ain't my style." He said point-blankly.
Levy smiled at this, feeling slightly relieved. "So the reading didn't bore you?"
"I ain't much of a reader, but I like the way you tell a story." He said simply.
"There's that sweet side" Levy teased, causing Gajeel started to blush uncontrollably.
"Dontcha got a class or something?" He said, trying his best to frown.
"Oh yeah! I'm gonna be late!" Levy started to walk away but quickly turned on her heel, walking back up to Gajeel. She stood on her tippy toes and pecked him on the cheek causing him blush even more. "See ya later Gajee." She winked then headed to class.
Gajeel just stood there for a moment before heading to his own class.
Gajeel POV
That chick is really somethin else. I started to walk towards my History class. When I got there I took my usual seat in the back. I couldn't focus for nothin, my thoughts were completely consumed with her… the shrimp.
I only told her part of the truth. I lied to those idiots because I don't gossip like a bitch and I don't want them in my business, but also because I kinda like the girl. The more we talk the more I started to regret agreeing to that stupid bet.
I'm startin a strategy of my own. Maybe if I don't engage I the bet it'll just blow over. I know those idiots are starting to feel the same that I do, so maybe this can work without anybody getting hurt. It's Lisanna I'm worried about. Ever since she and Natst-
"Gajeel!" Said the teacher, shocking me out of my thought. "Read page 305 please."
I glared at the teacher as I turned the book to the correct page. I hate this class.
A/N: So that's part 1 of this chapter. Kinda boring I know but part 2 it gets interesting, plus lemon! Review and thank you for reading.
