Crystal: Well I felt the first chapter was a bit vague with character description and stuff, but most of the people here should have an idea of how the characters look. Anyways thank you to all of those who have reviewed, given a favorite, or followed this story.
Geek Squad No More
Lucy stuck in her Physics class looking at the clock with so much dread. Two more classes and the day was over and the basketball game would be in place. She slammed her head on the table feeling completely doomed. Lisanna had made sure to give her smirks that implied her imminent fall. A knock was heard at the door making the whole class perk up in hopes that someone had come to take one of them early from hell. Levy shyly popped her head in class. "Sorry to bother your class Ms. Libra, but I came here for Lucy", Levy smiled at the tan skinned teacher.
"Oh, for what reason, Levy?" Ms. Libra asked. Levy blushed slightly. "We just started our own sports related team as in the cheerleading team and well Lucy is in charge and yeah", she giggled awfully bashful. Lucy groaned silently in embarrassment as the whole class snickered. "Lucy, cheerleading captain? The nerd could never pull it off with such an ugly figure", many students whispered as Lucy picked up her things and went out. Lucy squeaked once out of class. "I'm sorry Lucy-chan. I panicked!" Levy apologized over and over.
Lucy waved her hand dismissively and gave her a small smile. "Lucy, come on. Couch Sagittarius called for us at the gym", Mira said excitedly as Erza nodded pulling a knocked out Cana over her shoulder. "U-Uh, what happened to her?!" Lucy panicked as she went over to examine Cana. Erza sighed calmly. "She had a little too much to drink, and she fell 'asleep'. She'll sober up", she stated without a doubt. Lucy huffed as they headed over to the gym where the coach was waiting for them. "Coach, why have you called us?" Lucy frowned up at him.
"Well, now that you're officially the cheer team. You have to begin your own practices. I've arranged your new schedules and will now have team sports class so you have time to come up with cheers, work out to keep in shape because honestly you could look in a much better form. I'll provide you with uniforms since we still have some budget for one more club", Coach Sagittarius explained. Lucy only nodded losing him at 'team sports class'. That meant there was now another class she could be with Natsu instead of staring at him during PE. They could freely talk without having to be scolded for interacting with people of different classes.
"Luccyyyyy-chaaannn", Levy smirked as she waved a hand in front of Lucy's face. Lucy blinked and looked at levy with a confused look. "Thinking about class with Natsu?" Levy asked too innocently. Lucy blushed shaking her head and turning around. "Anyways, let's all go change into our gym clothes, but Lucy you're going to have to remove that sweater or else we won't be able to practice right now", Erza commented. Lucy began to panic as the girls pulled her into the locker room. "No! I can't!" Lucy yelled backing away.
"Lucy, if you're flat, you shouldn't mind that. I'm pretty flat too", Levy tried to coax her, but Lucy kept shaking her head denying the idea. "Lucy, don't you have enough trust in us that we're your friends?" Cana asked finally awake from her sleep. Lucy was taken aback. They were right. She'd already spent enough time in hiding herself. She had already made genuine friends despite her current image. She felt it was time to clear away her lie if it was only for her friends. "Look, I have something important to say. How I look right now isn't how I really look", Lucy began to explain sitting on one of the metal benches that lay in the room.
"What do you mean?" Erza asked her. "Well, I don't look like a nerd or so I've been told before. I just wear all this because I didn't want to be approached for my money or my figure. I'm Lucy Heartfilia, but no one knows my father is Jude Heartfilia one of the top richest businessmen in the world or that my mother is Layla Heartfilia, the top actress and singer in the nation", she explained looking down ashamed. The girls were in shock, but rather than being angry or feeling betrayed, they understood her. They knew well that the people in their school would hide their hatred for a person if it was to gain economical reward.
Lucy stood and after a long sigh she removed her glasses and undid her braid. The girls gapped at her beautiful face. "Lucy, you're beautiful!" Mira squealed in delight. Lucy blushed and proceeded to remove the ugly sweater she had making their eyes widened as they saw her large chest covered by her white gym shirt and her well defined curves. "Lucy…" Levy breathed in surprised. "I'm sorry for lying to you. I understand if you don't want to be my friends anymore" she said looking down. "Don't be silly", Erza laughed at her making her look up. "Huh?" Lucy said confused.
"Yeah, we understand why'd you'd want to hide like you did, and it only makes me more determined to hook you up with Natsu. You two would be perfect together!" Mira clapped. She seemed determined to make the two beautiful people get together. Lucy despite the blush smiled brightly running to hug her friends. "I love you guys", she laughed. "Anyways, we have a few minutes to practice a cheer of some sorts. Lucy keep that sweater on", Erza began to command. "Maybe you should be cheer captain, Erza", Lucy grinned at her as she got her appearance back to normal. Erza blushed suddenly.
"M-Me?" Erza asked bashful all of a sudden. "Yeah, you'd be great!" Mira gave her thumbs up as they all agreed she would be the perfect leader for them. "Okay! But only if Lucy remains my co-captain", Erza crossed her arms as Lucy nodded laughing.
~~xXXx~~
The time finally came and Lucy sat with her friends on the benches assigned for the basketball players to sit on. Lucy hid her face hoping Natsu didn't notice her. She suddenly felt arms wrap around her waist from the front and carry her from her seat. She looked up seeing Natsu grinning at her. "S-Stupid! Put me down, Natsu!" she blushed furiously. He spun her around laughing. "Lucy, you came here early to see me. But how come you girls are here where the players sit?" Natsu directed the others as Lucy was still protesting for him to put her down.
Mira didn't respond as she was fawning over her delusion over Lucy and Natsu's 'lovey dovey' behavior. It was anything, but lovey dovey, well only in Lucy's angry actions. Levy smirked and responded from them as Erza was stuck in thought probably about the cheer formations and Cana was dozing off. "Well, Natsu, we're officially your cheerleaders", she winked as she nodded over to Lucy. Natsu grinned widely and hugged Lucy more tightly. "Aww, Luce, did you join so you could cheer me on?" he asked her. Luc began to stutter her denial. "No! I-I was asked by c-coach to s-start it or spend my time in d-detention for a week. N-Now let me down!" she yelled as Natsu finally let her go.
"Luce?" Natsu suddenly called to her. Lucy turned around confused by the seriousness of his tone. He suddenly gave her a smile. The one he gave her when it was just the two of them after school. "You never miss any of my games. And you have no idea how happy that makes me. You truly are the best, best friend anyone could ever have asked for", he said in an extremely serious tone. Lucy was taken aback as he went back to his bright self and waved as he went to his team mates. "Did you guys see that?!" Cana pointed as Lucy was still frozen to her spot. "Oh my goodness, I've never seen that expression or tone on Natsu! He's totally in to you, Lucy!" Mira jumped hugging the teen.
Lucy blushed smiling to herself. Could it be he liked her despite her current appearance? But no. It couldn't be possible. She still smiled at his words. Did it really mean that much that she came to his games? She didn't think of it too much as people began to fill in the gym and the other team positioned themselves on the benches across. Erza had walked up to the boys as Jellal took her up in his arms with ease and kissed her. Lucy blushed looking away at their lovey dovey behavior. She ran back after wishing them good luck and smiling. The school's typical fan girls began to fill up the gym as Lucy tried not calling attention to herself.
She noticed as Lisanna came in with his two slaves walking behind her. They noticed Lucy and snickered. Levy tried not flick her off and huffed looking away. Mira looked at her sister in disapproval, and Lisanna immediately put up her sweetheart act. "Hi Mira!" she waved cheerfully, but Mira's eye twitched and she faked her own smile. Mira knew well her sister was a bitch, but she pretended to be oblivious and always comforted Lucy. "Erza, so beautiful", a lot of the men gawked, but Erza sighed and looked away. "Shrimp?" a deep voice questioned. Levy squeaked and looked away catching Lucy's attention.
She looked to see one of the basketball players, Gajeel Redfox, jog his way to them. He was a good player and was part of Natsu's gang. "Four eyed bunny", he nodded to her as Lucy frowned at the nickname. He then pulled Levy and grinned. "Shrimp, you came to see me?" he chuckled. Levy blushed furiously as Lucy and Mira snickered. "I-I'm not a shrimp! And no I'm a cheerleader for Lucy's sake!" she squeaked angrily as Gajeel laughed, and patted her head before jogging back to his practice. "She liiiiiiikes him!" Lucy and Mira giggled as Levy stuck her tongue out at them.
Before they knew it, the game had begun and the players began a chase for the ball. Everyone seemed to digress their attention towards them as they chanted their cheers. But they mostly stared at Erza, Mira, and Cana since well, they had 'special attributes' that stupid jerks like to ogle at. Many would get a good laugh at Lucy for the muddy scene she showed them hours before and they began to 'boo' her. She tried ignoring them as best she could, but as the game proceeded some of them began to approach her. "Hey, Loser Lucy, you are no way cheerleader material! Who did you have to beg on your knees to be part of the team? Levy at least is a cute nerd, but you", one of the boys yelled as his buddies surrounded her.
Lisanna could be heard laughing with Michelle as they pointed at her. Evergreen casually leaned against the wall near the circle as Lucy looked down ashamed. They were right. What was she doing? She thought to herself. They boys began to push her around their circle, shoving her from guy to guy. 'So it was Lisanna and her gang that planned this?' she thought as she struggled to get away from them. Erza and the others tried to intervene, but a group of girls and guys blocked their way asking them questions excessively about their cheerleading team.
The bell rang signaling that they completely part of the game as the players went to rest. Lucy was pointed at as the group of bullies began to increase around her. On one of the shoves, she fell to her knees harshly causing her to wince. They tried forcing her onto her feet, but someone shoved ferociously through the crowd. Lucy only looked up in time for a strong hand to pull her up and into none other than Natsu's arms. "What the hell do you think you guys are doing?" he growled angrily to the group around them as he pulled Lucy's head into his chest. Lucy was shocked silent and decided not to show weakness to any of them.
She hugged Natsu not caring if people got angry. After all, those idiots would never stop bothering her even if she avoided Natsu. "We were just asking some questions to Lucy about being a part of the cheerleaders", one of the guys said nervously. "I don't think I believe that bullshit. So cut the crap and leave Lucy the fuck alone!" he hissed. Lucy clung tighter onto Natsu as she could feel that dark aura of the jealous girls surround her. "What's so special about that damn nerd", many of them scrunched their noses. Natsu pulled her to the benches always cautious of her.
Lucy sat down not daring to raise her gaze to meet Natsu's. She'd surely find pity. "Lucy, you okay?" Gray ran to her as well. "Gray, please don't give those girls another chance to hate me", she muttered to the black haired male. "Come on, Lucy. You don't deserve the shit they give you", Gray said angrily. Lucy said nothing continuing to look down. Natsu pulled her chin up to meet him and she was shocked by the expression his eyes held. His eyes showed not pity, but concern and anger. "Lucy, are you sure you'll be okay. Ice princess, is right and you deserve nothing of what those bimbos give you, but I need you to tell me who gives you so much problems", Natsu implored to her.
"Will you believe me?" she asked at him seriously. Natsu nodded vigorously. "Why wouldn't I believe my best friend?" he questioned her with a smile. She nodded, "It was Lisanna, Evergreen, and Michelle", she finally confessed after the three years had gone by since she started high school. Natsu's eyes widened doubt clearly in his emerald irises, and Lucy was about to frown, but then he saw them flicker with another wave of rage. "I can't believe them! How long?!" he questioned cautiously wanting to calm his anger, but feeling he'd explode upon hearing her answer. "Since we started high school", she muttered.
Natsu clenched his fist going to stand, but Lucy stopped him. "No. Don't do anything your game is about to start", Lucy tried distracting him as she looked at Gray pleadingly. Gray pulled at Natsu after a nod. "Hey, Flame Brain, we're starting", Gray called out as Natsu finally gave a shaky breath and went to the court. Levy neared Lucy after all the crowd had settled down. "Are you okay, Lucy-chan?" Levy whispered as she held her shoulder gently. Lucy gave a long sigh. "I'll be when I finally get home to sleep", she responded as levy nodded.
~~xXXx~~
Finally Lucy had gotten home. Her mansion came into view from her limo as the window was opened in the front. "Lucy, you okay, beautiful", her chauffer Loke asked her. She faked a smile "Yeah, Loke. Why wouldn't I be?" she laughed it off. Loke knew she was lying, but decided not to press on the issue if she was that upset. She was greeted cheerfully as she entered as usual and her most trusted maid and friend, Virgo, neared her. "Hime, welcome home. Would you like me to send dinner to your room?" she asked. "No, Virgo, I'm not hungry. Where is father?" she asked. "He went on a business trip and said to come back next week with some news", Virgo explained.
Lucy sighed running up to her room and slumping on her bed. Why was it so hard to find friends when you pretended to be a regular person? Money and looks basically ran the world around her, but then again there was Natsu. And how could she forget Levy, Erza, Gray, Gajeel, Mira, Cana, and so many others who looked past her looks and became her friend. She was tired of hiding who she was. And she was so close to exploding in rage and stopping those damn jerks once and for all. She awaited the day when she could finally wipe away the damn smirk from Lisanna's face and show her cousin and Evergreen that they actually weren't the hot stuff at school.
What happened the next few days finally made her pop and she was furious. She had gone to her locker at the end of the day to find it bashed in and all her stuff full of loads of wet mud. On the cover of her locker were the words 'LOSER' in bright red letter with a very bad drawn stick figure that she assumed was supposed to be her. Her textbooks were shredded to pieces and everyone was flashing pictures and putting them up on social media. "That's it! I'm fucking tired of all of you!" Lucy yelled slamming whatever books she had in her arms on the floor.
The others around her simply snickered. "Oh Loser Lucy finally erupted. Everyone take cover from her glasses, they might blind you", a girl laughed loudly. Lucy took a deep breath and folded one of her sleeves up. Before anyone could process what happened, Lucy had landed a strong punch straight at the girl's eyes knocking her out cold. The other teens cleared a path for her as she stomped away and passed the three sluts she detested without glancing at them. The three high fived as they giggled to themselves. "So it was you three?" someone interrupted them. They flipped around shocked to find Natsu there with his arms crossed. "No! We would never do that to Lucy! I wonder who it could have been? Those meanies", she mumbled placing on her act.
"I saw you three telling your minions to do it", Natsu hissed at them. "I'm warning you to stay away from Lucy. Our friendship ends here Lisanna. That goes for you two as well", he said walking away. "Why do you defend that stupid girl anyways!" Lisanna yelled. Natsu turned to them and said, "Mind your business", before continuing to walk away. Lucy had grabbed onto the girl and said sternly. "You. My house. Sleepover. No exceptions." They nodded no questions asked as they were pulled onto Lucy's limo. They all gawked at the huge mansion that appeared before them and Lucy said nothing as the girls followed her excitedly to her room.
"Wow! Your house is amazing!" Cana gasped looking around. "Listen, we can have fun and stuff, but I want to get help now", Lucy blushed. Mira sat on the bed and looked at her almost with a gleam in her eyes. "Is it for what I think it is?" Mira grinned. Lucy was looked at with the widened eyes of her friends as she nodded with a dark blush. The girls squealed excited to get started once the next day came. After playing a few of the games girls would play in middle school they finally decided to sleep with all of them sprawled on Lucy's bed comfortably.
~~xXXx~~
"Quit moving!" Erza yelled as Lucy squeaked nodding her head in fear as Mira was struggling to do her eyebrows. Cana was looking through Lucy's wardrobe picking the clothes. Levy grabbed her hair and curled it lightly before passing her fingers through them to make the curls loose and natural. "All these sexy clothes and you hid behind those ugly sweaters!" Cana cried pulling at them in wonder. Mira finally went to outline her eyes with black charcoal eye liner. She stuck her tongue childishly as she worked her make up wonders on Lucy. She grabbed curled her eyelashes and placed mascara on them gently.
Once she was done placing light gloss on her lips they proceeded to hurry her into changing her salmon colored skirt that flared out from hugging her waist just right. The skirt only reached down to half way down her thighs. She put on a crop top long sleeve in black that had a black bow at the back and left her stomach exposed. She placed on the black pumps that Cana had placed at her feet. The other girls decided to also get a new look and they worked especially hard to convince Levy, but she looked so much cuter with her new get up.
Lucy finally stood up looking at herself in the mirror and turned to look at her friends who were mouths agape. "Do I look bad?" she asked nervously. "You're fucking gorgeous. Why the hell?" Cana said fanning herself playfully. "I think you're ready to knock them all off their feet, Lucy. You're ready to finally take down my sister and her two friends", Mira grinned. Lucy returned the grin and looked at her reflection in the mirror. "The let's go", she smiled as she flipped her hair. They girl laughed to themselves ready to finally show off their 'creation'. 'Look out, Lisanna. Your reign is about to well end', Lucy thought.
Crystal: Well that was chapter two. I hope you look forward to the havoc Lucy's about to unleash. Anyways if someone could draw Lucy's new look and showed me, I'd be so freaking happy. I just want to see who's closer to portraying her look how I imagine it. Well see you next chapter.