Chapter 11
Dead... wow such dead eyes, that's how I can describe them Natsu thought gazing at Lucy, Natsu had a hobby of gazing into people eyes and it was usually when he talks with them for the first time but sometimes not, for example like his best... frenemy? Their relationship was complicated they were like ice and fire totally polar opposite his name? Gray. Natsu looked into her eyes again they looked focused but incredibly hollow but... BRINGGGGGG The bell had rung and his thoughts spiraled out to the real world "Natsu"
The science teacher peered at his blank notebook "Have you been paying attention to anything that was taught today?" Natsu huffed and replied looking at the wall to his right "Look Mira... I'm not here to learn anything but for the damn government that tells me to go okay?" he faced Mirajane and looked into her eyes, her eyes were beautiful. They were clear and peaceful like the ocean but her anger is as the unknown number of monstrous creatures that live in the darkest depths, frightening
Natsu blinked because he could see the calm ocean turn into a tidal wave, The students called her angry self 'Satan's soul" because when she was angry it seemed as if the devil itself had come in a human body, nobody could survive her piercing eyes "Look Natsu" her eyes turning into a hot and fiery red "I am a very patient person but you have been trying to test my patience" Natsu stared as if horns were sprouting from her head "I don't care if you come for the government but this is my class and I want you to pay attention, alright?" she ordered Natsu in a menacing tone
"I said, Is that clear?" she repeated Natsu just gulped, nodded than ran out of class with his science book and notebook flailing in his hand but he fell face first into a person who was the last person he could of bump into, "Watch it jacka*s!" he yelled Natsu opened his eyes and his anger piqued he said "Who you calling jacka*s HUH?!" Gray smirked pleased that he had made Natsu angry and said "You, jacka*s" Natsu was boiling inside and Gray had fed his fire with oil instead of calming it down
"Shut the hell up ICE PRINCESS!" Natsu roared Gray grew red in fury and shouted "Shut up BIRDBRAIN!" but as the two were throwing insults at each other they did not notice a pair of feet walk towards them say "Don't worry, I can shut them up" and smashed their heads together "AAAAHHHGHGGHH!" they screamed in pain then looked up to see "ERRRZAAA!" they both shouted and there it was the President of the Student Council "WHO'S FIGHTING HERE?!" the one and only Erza Scarlet "NOBODY!"
It had been three weeks since that terrible incident and Lucy was recovering very quickly, No more heavy bandages and from the daily visit to the doctor they had gotten thinner bandages so when she went to school she didn't look like an overstuffed teddy bear not that it mattered anyways, to Lucy she didn't care, her motto was 'I don't give a damn" and it protected her from emotional pain and because of that emotional mindset she didn't even care when she noticed that the guy who had saved her was staring at her but it started to prick her skin when it felt that he was weirdly not exactly at her but something else...
Now Natsu was diagonally placed from her and he was a little far so from Lucy perspective it looked as if he was looking at OMG he- he- HE'S LOOKING AT MY CHEST! her face flushed red and tried to calm down but the only thing that ran in her head was Pervert Pervert Pervert Pervert Pervert PERVERRTTT! and instinctively tried covering them by making an X sign with her arms but Natsu the nuthead didn't have keen eyes as Lucy and so he just dumbly looked back but Lucy had put her focus back at the teacher's lesson and put that aside ignoring him
The bell had rung and she jumped up and raced to the locker so she could hurry up and read a book from the Library... and feed her growling stomach, As she ran past the cafeteria she stopped to see about eight students crowded around a table . But it was all girls who surrounded the table holding envelopes and presents, most of them had expensive chocolates and a small amount of girls held homemade chocolates in baggies
Idiots she thought A bunch of idiots she then pushed her sliding glasses closer to her eyes and smirked walking dramatically outside the cafeteria, Natsu who was trying to manage the girls that were trying to climb to all over him and Gray, spotted a straw haired female walk out of the cafeteria with an expression he couldn't distinguish between a smile and something else. He raised a brow and sniggered I wonder what she thinks is soo funny
He waited for the perfect time to get out and in a few minutes came his chance, Erza decided to come to the table and chased the lovesick puppies out saying "IF YOU WAN'T ME TO KILL THESE TWO" she pulled Natsu and Gray by their hair and yelled "YOU CAN TOUCH THESE TWO DOUCHEBAGS" and the girls all left groaning, Erza sighed and said "I wonder what happened to the 'No more than 3 per lunch' " Gray chomped on his sandwich and mumbled "Lost cause"
Nstsu got up fast and said "Gotta pee" Erza eyed him suspiciously "You barely go to the washroom at this time" "Barely isn't never " Natsu rolled his eyes and he walked away with his hands in his pockets Erza scowled but called "Should I send some of the Council to watch you? You know how aggressive those girls can be" He froze and wrapped his fingers to form a fist but responded calmly "Nahh It's ok" then walked a little faster so she wouldn't say anything else.
Finally! he had the freedom of the hallway, Now... where is she? he found her in a hall way lined with lockers on both walls she was leaning against one of them which had been covered with graffiti and reading a piece of paper then she closed her eyes and sighed heavily Natsu inched carefully towards her and when she opened her eyes there was Natsu blocking her with his arms on both of her sides grinning maliciously
Lucy's eyes widened for a millisecond but then she looked at his eyes with her (as Natsu described them) 'dead, dull' ones "What do you want, Natsu?" she asked shoving the note in her skirt pocket. Natsu was disappointed, almost all the high school girls would melt if they were in Lucy's place, in fact they would consider it as a once in a life time moment; This wasn't what he had expected, Lucy just stared back into his flaming eyes and had an expressionless... er expression.
"I don't have all day Mister Bad Boy" she said waiting expectantly Natsu opened his mouth trying to speak but no words could come out so instead he exhaled. Lucy sighed back and said looking straight into his eyes "Look, If you don't have anything to say... I'll just leave kay?" she lifted his arm and ducked under, her hair touching his arm slightly as she left. Natsu opened his eyes and saw that her locker had been scribbled with cuss words and inappropriate phrases all over
He felt terrible, he had seen these words scribbled on a small number of locker doors and it really was frightening, if you had these 'Cursed Doors' it means you had the lowest levels of respect. Some had scrub marks from the students trying to remove the horrible words but the words won't leave. It was targeted on the people who didn't fit in. Many teachers tried to find out who were doing this but no one knew, even the school board tried to get involved but it was still mysterious
The number of swear words on locker doors had decreased because most of the people who didn't fit in fought hard to fit in, the rest... didn't want to fit in.
So that means that girl is a person who doesn't want to fit in he thought her dead eyes flickered in his mind That's what happens to the people who've been hurt his mind recalled her bland and dull face. Natsu sighed again and his frown deepened the bell rang again signaling that lunch has finished, he saw that she was coming back to get her things so he turned around to go to the locker hallway that was upstairs
Meanwhile Lucy was feeling cruddier than usual especially because she never expected the guy who saved her to be such a dunce Why did he do that anyways? she remembered his mouth wide open and his canines extra sharp like a vampire Maybe it was from the panic mode my brain had gotten into so it seemed like they were sharp she gulped But those pearly whites definitely looked real she tried debating the answer but she had to no avail
It was P.E today and Lucy really didn't want to go but since her wounds were mild now and the doctor told her mother specifically to exercise once her wounds started to near the 'End stage' or something like that. 'Not hard core sports like basketball or soccer but like dodgeball, tennis and jogging don't push yourself!" her doctor had warned her. Lucy was now aware that she was late to class but really she didn't care because she was feeling rotten.
She entered the Gym to see a bunch of guys doing press ups and some of the girls warming themselves up by doing lunges and the sort. But there would always be a certain group that flashes attention... mainly the girls "OMG! You can see Gray's muscles churning with every push! SQUEEEE!" Lucy rolled her eyes What are you? A narrator? "Natsu do you need a towel? Here! I embroided your initials on it!"
Lucy was steaming now her face was red as a fire engine WHO NEEDS INTIALS ON A FRIGGIN TOWEL?! she took a deep breath and counted to three. Man, this is irritating... When will , I mean Elfman blow his whistle! And right on queue Mr. Strauss erm Elfman blew his sharp piercing whistle "QUIET!" the gym rattled as the gym settled down "Now! Today we are going to play DODGEBALL! By the request of Lisanna and Freed"
"It's always Lisanna! He never picks anyone else!" a voice whispered furiously Lucy sighed probably the umpteenth time this day Just start the game already! "And this time the teams will be... GIRLS VS BOYS!" The whole class screamed in joy! In Magnolia Academy there was this 'Boys against Girls' thing all around may it be the 'Badminton and Tennis Queen: The Great Erza' or the 'Soccer Slayer Twins: Rogue and Sting' the girls versus boys is full strife
But even though this school is like that, relationship wise its total opposite but let's not go into that yet "3 2 1! May the best MANNEST TEAM WIN!" Elfman shouted out pumping his fist into the air. And just like that the gym turned into a full metal bomb site "HIYAAAHHHH!" Balls were thrown like bullets as Lucy tried really hard to avoid them. In the front was Erza whipping the balls like crazy and on the opposite Laxus going hard whipping the balls in blunt fury
Lucy and the girls who were not throwing balls like a maniac stood like deer in the headlights. However, when a ball missed her by an inch Lucy was snapped into the horrifying reality as the situation felt and looked similar to her kidnapping situation. So Lucy fed by adrenaline started to move... moved fast as her poor body could move she ran and dodged as much as she can and the opposite team soon noticed a female running and flailing like a headless chicken.
The game was close as there were only four more guys from the opposite team and four more girls including Lucy! That was a first. Now Lucy fueled by determination started to throw the balls at the opposing team, half an hour passed and there was only two girls and two boys left Erza and Lucy from the girls team and Laxus and Gajeel from the boys team Erza looked sideways to meet Lucy's eyes "Let's kick butt... straw haired girl" Lucy rolled her eyes but said "It's Lucy"
It was a furious game of Erza and Lucy throwing and catching but this lucky streak didn't hold out for long Laxus whipped the ball towards like a canon ball. Lucy ducked to see the ball slam into the wall missing her but just to see Gajeel ready another throw towards "ERZZAA!" she screamed Erza looked at Lucy "MOVE AWAY!" Lucy screamed again but it was too late the ball hit Erza's leg and Elfman called Erza out "WIN IT FOR THE GIRLS LUCY!" yelled Erza from the sidelines
Lucy was sweating head to toe her rush of adrenaline declining rapidly. She had to face these two bad boys all by her own Bring it on! she thought wiping her sweat with her already sweaty hand