Chapter 2: Art Project

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN FAIRY TAIL!~(sadly)~

Sorry for the long wait. I've got two reasons why. 1) My other stories. I was trying to challenge myself-updating three stories at once. 2) I've got too much homework lately and it's been making me lazy these days. Sorry! Anyways, here's chapter two!

Previously

That sounded nice-New friend. It was like music to my ears.

Normal POV

Lucy and Levy took seats next to the windows so they could speak to each other. Everyone else in the class were either sitting in chairs and reading or talking, standing and talking, sitting on desks and talking, or haven't arrived yet. Gray, Natsu, and Gajeel were in the same class.

Suddenly, the door slammed open. Everybody's heads whipped to the door. A man stood there.

"Oi, brats! Sit down and shut up!" The man said.

Everyone sat back into their seats. "Okay! Levy McGarden! Where are you?" He asked. Levy raised her hand.

"Introduce yourself."

Levy stood up. "My name is Levy McGarden. I just transferred here and I hope we can be friends," Levy told the class.

"My name's Gildarts Clive and I'm your homeroom teacher," Gildarts introduced himself. Levy nodded and sat back down.

"We have mathematics and history class with him, too…But we usually do nothing and he falls asleep!" Lucy and Levy giggled silently.

The bell rang. Some people got up and left to go to their different classes and the rest stayed with Gildarts. After some students left, Levy, Lucy, Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, a brunette, and a scarlet-haired girl remained. The classroom remained silent. Snoring was heard and all the students' heads whipped to the direction of the sound. Gildarts had fallen asleep. Every one of them sweat dropped.

"Tsk. He shouldn't be asleep. It is a bad example for us," The scarlet-haired girl scolded.

"Whatever. At least we don't have to do work!" The brunette cheered, taking out a bottle with brownish liquid inside. She opened it and began to chug it down.

The scarlet-hired girl turned to the rest and adjusted her glasses. "Hello. My name is Erza Scarlet, student council president. What are your names?"

"Gray Fullbuster."

"Natsu Dragneel."

"Gajeel Redfox."

"Cana Alberona."

Erza looked at the two left. "And you two?"

They looked up. "Eh…Lucy Heartfilia," Lucy said. Gray felt something twang inside his chest. Where had he heard that name before?

"Levy McGarden," Levy told them.

"Nice to meet you," Erza smiled. They nodded at her. "I usually don't do this, but since Gildarts is sleeping and you're supposed to have one more period with him after this one, you can go outside. He will most likely be asleep through both periods. As student council president, I guarantee it." Erza adjusted her glasses.

"Arigatou, Erza-san!" Levy bowed at her after she got up and collected her belongings.

"No need for formalities, Levy. We are friends now, are we not?" Erza stated. Levy nodded and turned to Lucy.

"Hurry up, Lu-chan!" Levy said.

"Okay, okay, Levy-chan!" Lucy told her. "Did someone feed you candy…?" Lucy muttered. Levy playfully smacked Lucy on the shoulder and Lucy stuck her tongue out at her.

Lucy finished collecting her things and walked out of the room with Levy.

Meanwhile, Gray was still sitting down with Natsu and Gajeel. "When was the last time I've seen her so…Happy?" Gray wondered, but immediately shook away the thought. It was too weird.

He stood up. "Let's go, Flame-Brain. Metal head."

"Oi! Don't call me that!" The two other boys yelled in unison. They glared at each other.
"Don't copy me!"

"Shut up and get up off your lazy butts! I wanna go outside," Gray ordered them. Natsu and Gajeel rolled their eyes and followed Gray as he walked out of the classroom.

"What interesting students…" Erza mused.

"What-hic-ever, Erz-hic-a!" Cana hiccupped.

"Have you been drinking booze?" Erza glowered at Cana.

"Nah!" Cana told her. Erza looked at the brunette before calming down.

"I wonder what's gonna happen to those five…" Erza wondered. "They have some sort of connection to each other…That I know."

Gray's POV

"Let's go to the Sakura Tree outside. It's relaxing," I suggested. They shrugged, so I led them to the Sakura Tree outside. When we got there, Levy was waiting.

"What're you doing here?" I asked her.

"What are you doing here, Fullbuster?" Levy shot back.

"To relax. Care to answer my question?" I snorted.

"Nah. I'm good," She shrugged. I closed my eyes, trying not to get mad. I could hear the guys snickering behind me and I was tempted to lose my cool.

"Okay then," I said. We just stood there while she leaned on the Sakura Tree.

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This was awkward.

"Where's your friend…Eh Lucy?" I asked, trying to start a conversation.

"Somewhere away from you, at least," The blue-haired girl told me,. I was starting to get annoyed.

"Haven't your parents taught you to answer a person's question specifically?" I scowled.

"Haven't your parents taught you not to be rude and nosy?" She countered. I could feel her trying to hide the smirk behind her annoyed expression.

"Whatever," I muttered.

"Hey Levy! I'm…back?" A girl's voice called behind me. I turned to find the girl called "Lucy".

"Hey Lu-chan. Let's go to the library for a while! I brought my library card with me and I want to borrow some books!" Levy exclaimed.

Lucy's eyebrows furrowed. "I didn't bring my library card, Levy-chan…"

"That's okay! I can let you use mine!" Levy offered.

The golden-haired girl's face lit up like a lamp. "Really? Thanks!"

"No problem. Let's go!" Levy smiled and began dragging her friend away.

"Well, ya wanna go somewhere?" Gajeel asked.

"Let's go to the basketball court!" Pinky suggested excitedly.

"Sure, why not?" I said. We ran to the basketball court. Luckily, we found a ball under a bench and began to play.

Normal POV

"Hurry up, Levy-chan! I wanna go to a sushi place for lunch!" Lucy called out to her friend who was holding at least five big books.

"It's not my fault I'm holding so many books!" Levy complained to Lucy. Lucy stared at her for a moment. "Okay. Fine, it's my fault."

"Let's go there!" Lucy pointed to a shop across the street.

"Okay," Levy said. They ran across the street to the sushi shop.

When they entered, a waitress gestured for them to sit in a booth next to the window.

"Arigatou," Lucy thanked her. The waitress smiled at nodded at her and Lucy and Levy sat down. Levy set down the books next to her as Lucy sat in the seat across from her.

They picked up the menus on the table and thought about what they wanted to order.

"Hello. What would you like?" A woman's voice asked politely.

Lucy looked up from her menu and her eyes widened. "U-Ultear?"

"Lucy?" Ultear said, her eyes also widening.

The bell rang as the three ran inside the school building. They had played all through lunch period, but weren't hungry…Surprisingly.

"Hurry up, idiots!" Gajeel yelled at Gray and Natsu as they climbed up the stairs. They were supposed to go to the art classroom on the fourth floor.

When they arrived, they saw Lucy and Levy already there. They had taken the window seats and were speaking to each other.

Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel took seats in the back of the room. Two teachers came in a clapped their hands.

"Levy McGarden? My name is Gemi," The teacher wearing a black t-shirt and pants introduced herself.

"My name is Mini. Welcome to Fairy Tail High!" The teacher wearing a orange t-shirt and black pants exclaimed.

"Now, today we are assigning an art project! You have to create something out of your own imaginations! We have already assigned everyone partners with groups of three," The two teachers announced in unison.

"Gajeel, Gray, and Loke. Erza, Cana, and Jellal. Mystogan, Siegrain, and Mirajane. Levy, Lucy, and Natsu. Laxus, Evergreen, and Bickslow. Freed, Lisanna, and Elfman. Bisca, Alzack, and Kinana. Lyon, Sherry, and Hikibi. Laki, Millianna, and Eve. Ren, Jet, and Droy. These are your groups!" Mini announced.

"Please go find seats with your partners," Gemi told the class.

Natsu flashed Lucy a grin as he went to sit with the two girls.

"Hey Luce! Hey Levy!" Natsu greeted them as he sat down. Lucy's cheeks tinted pink at the nickname.

"Hi. Who's house are we gonna meet at? I can't invite any boys to my house because of my parents," Levy informed them.

"Can't today 'cause my little sis is sick," Natsu told them. Their heads turned to Lucy.

Lucy sighed. "I can let you guys come today. Meet me after school at the school gates."

"Thanks, Luce!" Natsu grinned as Levy said, "Thanks, Lu-chan!"

"Yeah, yeah…" Lucy mumbled, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

Little did she know…Letting those two come over to her home would force her to admit something she never spoke of.