CH 7
Lucy POV
After the mess that was last week, we finally got to begin the Job. We also got our direct Lacrima to the council chambers for this. Now, all that's left is mingling and trying to get information on what's happening. It is not easy. All these people know I ran away from home. They know Jude lost all the Heartfilia money and it's been years since I've seen any of these guys. Even then they were younger than I was when I was part of their circles. What friends of mine that are present, right now, have kids. They say some of the others will show up as the month goes on but not many. Besides that, they'd be on the too old scale of who is being targeted anyway. At least Leo is getting some info. Even if it's because the girls here think he's single at first. I'd have the same ability if Loke weren't being so ultra-over-protective. Which ya know under normal circumstances is adorable, in the right setting. Right now it's just a pain in my neck. If we can't get all the info available then things might get way worse. Sitting on a window seat, I was trying to figure out a way to get around the barriers we faced when:"Hey, you're Loke's Girlfriend, right?" a girl came up and asked.
"Yes."
"You're also THE Lucy Heartfilia, the Last of the Heartfilia's?"
For the sake of argument and my safety, I nodded yes.
"THAT'S SO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL! Tell me everything about yourself like how you met Loke and your adventures just everything! You're gonna be my new best friend! Well, that is, if you wanna...But it'd be so cool to have you as a friend. And then I'd get to hang with you and and it'd just be awesome! And I'm rambling I'll hush now..." she trailed off. This is the chance we needed to really get this investigation off the ground.
"You're cute. Sure I'll be your friend but only if you tell me everything about yourself too." I bemusedly replied. She nodded emphatically. Then she realized she never introduced herself. "Oh, Mother would kill me by now if she knew I'd forgotten my manners like this… I'm Lexi Lane." she held out her hand for me to shake. Sounds fake but I'll go along with it for now... I shook her hand and told her it was nice to meet her. Then we got to talking. By the time Loke came to collect me for dinner, 3 other people had joined Lexi and me. All of them wanted to sit with Leo and I. We agreed. Throughout all the conversations and topics Lexi's sounded the fakest. But it is still early in the month so I'm gonna give her the benefit of the doubt. When we got back to the room we had the next few days planned to hang out with everyone.