Ch. 79: Prom
Day: 79
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
Genre: Humor, Friendship, Family
Summary: Highschool AU - the first time Lucy ever met Levy Mcgarden.
Lucy wedged herself into the bleachers, squirming to become comfortable among the other people that had come alone to the dance. It didn't help that every girl except the blonde was wearing an unnecessarily large dresses. Lucy was just dressed in casual (if not lazy) attire - it was much more comfortable than what everyone else was wearing.
Once settled, Lucy dug a hand into the pocket of her hoodie and pulled out a stick of gum. The wrapper rustled as she unwrapped the piece and tossed it in her mouth.
"Umm… hey?" A voice from beside Lucy asked tentatively. The blonde turned, and came face-to-face with another girl.
At first glance, she looked like she belonged more in a middle school than a high school. Her simple orange dress, which Lucy could have worn as a shirt, hung loosely around her thin frame, and blue curls framed her delicate features.
"Mmm?" Lucy responded.
"Can I have a piece?" The bluenette rubbed the back of her neck. "Please?" she added as an afterthought.
Lucy nodded and handed her a stick of the gum. The girl smiled in thanks before unwrapping it and placing it in her mouth.
"My name's Levy, by the way." She added after a few moments of awkward silence.
"Mine's Lucy."
Levy nodded, like that was exactly what she expected.
They sat quietly for a few more moments before Levy spoke up. "The dancers kind of look like dying manatees." she said bluntly. Lucy looked at her incredulously, but still glanced at the dancefloor. Upon closer examination, she found that most of the dancing teens did indeed look like marine mammals in their death throes - thrusting their hips back and forth, waving their hands in the air as if hailing a taxi. Or perhaps an ambulance.
Lucy looked back to Levy, a serious expression on her face. The girl's eyes met, and for a moment there was silence.
Simultaneously they both burst into laughter, rocking back and forth with the brunt of it. Gasping for air in between breathes.
And that was how a beautiful friendship, full of rather unflattering laughter and private jokes, was born.
Friendship is magic, everybody.
Especially when your name is Lucy or Levy.
I might make a sequel of this where Natsu and/or Gajeel comes in tommarow ;-)
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