"Hello" I managed to croak out into the phone.
"Lucy? Oh god, did I wake you I am sorry. I know it's late. I just had nobody else to call." I looked at the clock on my phone and this boy was calling me at 3:26 in the morning.
I put the phone back up to my ear and rubbed my temple with my index and middle finger. "Yeah, Natsu. It's fine. Are you alright? You sound distraught.
"Lisanna…"
I swallowed and repeated her name with as a question.
"She… we got in a fight, a big one. It was about her brother. I saw him taking steroids. So I took them and when I told Lisanna, she asked Elfman and he lied to her. She thinks I was trying to get in between them… I think she wants to end things."
I yawned "I am so sorry to hear that. I wish I could do something to help. Would you like me to talk to her, we aren't very close, but I have known her a long time."
He was quiet for quite some time until, what seemed like forever, he answered "No, that's alright. We've been together a long time. If she can't trust me and we can't get past this… Well… Maybe it's time for us to end things."
"I am here if you need anything, I know we aren't close but you know that, right?" I said with sudden comfort in my voice.
"Thank you." That was the last thing I heard before the dial-tone.
I took the phone away from my ear and smiled. I hoped him and Lisanna got through this and I am glad he felt he could turn to me.
There was sudden movement in my bed and then a groan. "L- Lucy?"
"Levy? Levy, are you feeling better. About Gajeel?"
She was quiet for a few moments until I heard her sniffle. "Oh, Gajeel… So it was a dream…" I felt so bad for my best friend so I crawled over my large bed and began to rub her head, trying to get her to fall back into to sleep, back to Dreamland. "Lu… Will he be okay?"
Levy and I had always been honest with each other, but at this moment she was her most vulnerable. "I honestly believe he will be okay. I really, really do, and I think you will see him soon."
I could feel her smile, but then it vanished. "I just want to see him." and then she fell asleep. I looked down at her and she was smiling as she drifted into sleep. At least she saw him in her dreams.
I woke up the next day, but Levy was already gone. I scrambled out of bed and started calling for her, but no answer. I ran all around, looking for her. Spetto found me looking around, frantically. "Miss. Lucy, I believe your blue-haired friend left about 30 minutes ago." I looked at Spetto with such confusion and she looked back with the same confusion. I merely nodded and sprinted back into my room, banging my hip on my dresser as I ran past. I was putting on my shoes, when I saw a purple sticky note sticking on my desk. It was signed by Levy.
His dad called me earlier, I didn't want to wake you, but I can go see him. Gajeel… I'll call you around noon with details. I think I am going to stay with him as long as I can. Dreams do come true… Okay I have to now. I need to see him. I love you, Lu. Thank you for being there. I was a mess last night but I don't think I was the only one who needed you last night...-Levy with love
I smiled down at her note. Did she hear the conversation with Natsu. I laughed to myself and then called Natsu. He picked up on the finally ring. "Luce?"
Luce? He has a nickname for me? "Yeah it's me. I wanted to check up on you and see if anything was better with Lisanna."
He answered me with hesitation. "No. Not yet. We have plans to talk later at the park near the Art school around here."
"Good, good. I am glad you guys are going to talk…"
"Hey, Luce? Do you think I would be okay at school if we broke up?'
"I do. Some people won't like you, some people won't care and will like you. If it helps, you have me. I am a friend. My friends would accept you."
"Than- Thank you, Luce."
I smiled as I hung up the phone. When I realized I was smiling, I started to question… Why? Maybe because Natsu and I could be friends. Maybe because I… I don't know.
I decided to go outside and just walk around. With that in mind, I hate to get dressed. I through on a white top with blue details and a short blue mini skirt. Paired off with knee-high black boots. I began to walking out, for some reason I felt kind off… odd for some reason. Not bad, kinda good. It was weird like something jumping around in my stomach… maybe fluttering. I walked down the stairs and Spetto reminded me to be home no later than midnight. I smiled, that had been a rule ever since I turned 15. It was something my mother and I agreed on when I was about 9.
I ran out the door and headed to the coffee shop around the corner, only to see Erza and a… boy?! What?! I hid around a large trash can, large enough that her or the mysterious boy couldn't see. Erza's scarlet hair was slightly wavy, like she just took it out of a braid and the boy was wearing all black, but I couldn't see his face. I saw a slight blue lock of hair… Who has blue in our grade, that is a boy… I thought about it for awhile until it hit me. JELLAL! She is hanging out with her childhood friends, what? Why? They had ended their friendship awhile back. I decided to keep walking, right past them into the store, Erza saw me and her eyes widened but he didn't seem to recognize me. I glared at her, my eyes saying "we will talk about this later."
She turned back to him and her face got suddenly serious. What were they talking about I thought as I walked into my regular coffee shop. I went up to the counter and recognized my good friend, Mira who worked here and a couple other restaurants. She was a great waitress and she was naturally brilliant, so her grades never faltered. She saw me and smiled "the reg, Lu?"
"What else, Mia?" I was the only one who called her Mia and it was kinda a joke between us.
She smiled and typed into the electronic register. That'll be the usually. I gave her a $5 dollar and got my $2.50 change back. Exact. "That'll be done in less than a minute. Your number is #6. I smiled and went to stand off the side. It only took a minute to get my caramel macchiato. It usually took longer for the other employees but Mia was one of a kind. I smiled as I took it from her, "are we still on for Friday?"
"Of course." then she turned to the next person in line, which signaled me to leave. I took my leave and when I walked out of the building I turned to see if Erza and Jellal were standing there. Now it was just Erza. I walked up to her and put my hand on my hip. "Explain?"
She took a deep inhale and said "We ran into each other and we just caught up a little. Nothing serious but I just… I didn't realize how much I… missed him." She looked down at her black ankle boots and kicked a pebble on the ground. Erza has always felt that way towards Jellal. He was her best friend and when they ended things I think she just felt like he took a part of her with him. I moved close to her and embraced her tightly, she seemed to jump, like she wasn't expecting my hug. Then, she loosened up and hugged me back. She was quite a bit taller, but it was comfortable. She was one of my best friends and it is like I could feel what she feels. Just like how I know how Levy feels about Gajeel, I know how Erza feels about Jellal. I finally let her go after a while and looked up and smiled at her. "I love you." That made her smile.
I began to walk towards the lake when Erza had to leave. As I made it to the water's edge… I saw something… fire? I began to walk towards in only to make out… "Natsu?" I checked my watch and it was 12:14… Has him and Lisanna already met up? He turned around to me, startled and there was something in his hand that flickered away when he turned… It couldn't be fire…
"LUCY!? Wh… What are you doing here?"
"I come here to think and sometimes the occasional fishing."
"You fish?"
"Yeah, not much anymore since my mother passed. She always said fishing wasn't ladylike. I absolutely adore fishing. I never kept the fish though, I always felt bad. They did not deserve to have their life taken away, because I like to fi- I'm sorry, am I boring you?"
He was sitting down with his head in his hands, looking up at me, somewhat entranced. He shook his head and began signaling me to continue to talk. "No. I love hearing you talk. You are so interesting and you get so into whatever you are talking about." He grinned as he said that.
I smiled back at him and my face got slightly hotter. "So… What happened?" his face dropped as I asked that question and he looked down at his feet.
"Well…"