The Rival Popstars

`Chapter 8'

~Flashback~

"WOO-HOOO!" Natsu cheered and raised his arms up.

Here I am- near to my own death… Just looking down below makes me- *shivers*

I swear I would kill Natsu after this…

"Isn't this fun, Luce?!" Natsu shouted in the wind.

"FUN?! THIS IS- IS-" I screamed but Natsu didn't hear 'cause of the strong wind.

"I KNEW YOU WOULD AGREE!" Natsu shouted.

"I DO-" The damn wind interrupted me again.

"WOO-HOO!" Natsu screamed like a little girl.

What am I doing? I'm parasailing with my bestfriend… Sounds like hell to my ears… I can't believe I agreed to this! But- well it's the only thing I could do for Natsu… After he cheered me up…

And here I am- clinging into my best bud… Like- who the hell does he thinks he is to have me- ME the cool, pretty Popstar- Lucy Heartfilia- screaming for my dear life for this parasailing to be all over! But no! It's seemed like forever before that stupid parasailing thing was over!

So much for a "great" birthday- but I gotta admit I did have a 'bit' of fun during the parasailing fiasco… Clinging onto Natsu's neck… And what a fine toned chest he have…

*slaps self* what the hell are you thinking?! He's just your friend! And there is still a little rival thingy you feel for him from the bottom of the deepest, black part of your heart! Okay- so maybe not about that rival thingy- but you just see him as your bestfriend!

Phew… So this is how it feels to have a real birthday party and be the real happy me, huh? I feel great- and free- not fake and miserable like I used to after my messed life… I feel like tons of bricks had just been lifted on my shoulders…

I inhaled and looked at the pure blue sea. It was so amazing… I didn't care for these kinds of things in my so-called "wretched past" but- all is forgotten and now I'm over a new leaf…

"Hey Luce…" there was a voice behind me.

NOO! I do not want to see Natsu right now! I swear I'll faint!

No, Natsu- please don't step any closer!

But- hell NO! A one big fat NO! Natsu was so close… There was only one inch of distance between us and I feel like fainting and falling into the blue ocean… And to make matters worse- I think I'm already peeing in my pants just hearing Natsu's voice…

"N-n-natsu…" I stuttbled. A new combination I made by "Stuttered and Mumbled"…

"Wassup?" Natsu looked directly into my eye while I on the other hand was trying to avoid making an eye contact with him.

"N-nothing much…" I gripped onto something.

"I believe I haven't given you my birthday gift yet." Natsu simply said.

"Um, yes you did. Parasailing and the cruise was enough." I shrugged in confusion and looked at Natsu.

"This."

That's when Natsu started leaning forward to my face.

Oh. My. Gosh. Oh. My. Gosh. Oh. My. Gosh. Oh. My. Gosh. Oh. My. Gosh. Oh. My. Gosh.

I bit my lip nervously.

"Please let this be a daydream. Please let this be a daydream." I prayed silently inside my mind.

"What's the matter, Luce?" Natsu smirked.

"Sucker…" I mumbled in a flushed face and tried to walk away from this jerk.

"Hey Luce! I just wanna say something!" Natsu caught my arm.

"What is it?" I sighed.

"I- I… never mind." Natsu let go of my arm and walked away.

Now, I'm curious… What does Natsu wanna say?

~End of Flashback~

I lie awake at night lying on my own bed, in my own house. It had been one month and three weeks since my so-called birthday at the cruise.

I stared at my ceiling wondering when my answers will be— answered.

There is still no answer I could find…

I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard my phone beeped. I read the message.

'Hey, Luce… ya still awake? I can't sleep.'

My heart started beating faster and my lips twitched into a smile. It was Natsu…

'Yeah… Me too... Watcha doing? :D'

I tapped on my screen swiftly.

There were two beeps this time.

'Nah, just lying on my bed.'

'Thinking of you. XP'

Damn you, Natsu. And why would he think of me? Okay- sure enough bestfriends think of other bestfriends… Yeah, I repeat- bestfriends… ONLY…

I read his message over again. To make sure I wasn't mistaken or anything…

'Go to sleep, Bubblegum. : P'

'So mean, Luce… I can't, okay?'

'Sheesh… Okay, okay…'

'Yo, Luce. Don't sleep yet.'

'Why?'

'I just wanna talk to you, duh…'

'Pfft… Fine… What do you wanna talk about? Seriously… It's already late at night. And we still have a tour for tomorrow… So what's the point?'

'Fuck tour… So tired.'

'That's the point of being famous Natsu…'

'So why'd you choose to be a popstar, Luce? No need to keep it a secret… o_0'

'Dayyum… Do you really need to know Natsu?'

'Um, hell yeah I do.'

'Fine… Well, I was definitely not a big fan of no popstars (no offense) it was my lifelong dream… So- I kinda escaped from dad's house (wretched house) and boy- did I ever feel so free my whole life… Fine- the true story is- I'm a big fan of you when you used to perform when you were young (also)… There I said it. Then when I found out that Natsu were so cocky, jerky- who would've thought the cute, cool Natsu Dragneel could be like this?! Then I turned out to be a snob and ended up being rivals with you. And now- I'm stuck being a bestfriend of the most famous Natsu Dragneel…. Ironic isn't it?'

I tapped on the screen endlessly.

Yep, that's right folks… And as you can see that's how I knew so much about Natsu. Because I was a damn big fan and that's how I become a popstar.

"Wow… Seriously, Luce?" There was a voice in the dark.

"KYAAA!" I literally screamed and the lights suddenly opened.

"Natsu! Don't go sneaking in my room like that!" I shouted at Natsu's astonished face.

"You were a big fan of me?! Whoa! That's so cool, LUCE!" Natsu exclaimed and jumped up and down.

"Shut it douchebag! What are you doing here- sneaking in my room in the middle of the night?! Don't you know anything about privacy?!" I screamed.

"Is that how you treat your biggest idol?" Natsu smiled and plopped down my bed.

I felt my eyes twitched and gave Natsu a dirty look.

"I think you missed the part where I called you cocky and jerky and turned out to be my biggest rival…" I mumbled in disgust.

"First off- I still consider you as my fan… And second- I really appreciate that."

"I'm not anymore! And that wasn't a compliment!" I screamed.

This is driving me insane! I can't believe I really told Natsu I was a big fan of him when I was little! And now he was using it against me! Way to keep a secret… Me and my big, fat mouth…

"Yeah whatever… So can I sleep here tonight? Your idol is gonna be sleeping with you and it will be a great opportunity for my little fan."

See? There I tell you!

I shot him a dirty look.

"Oh and how bout' a selfie with your idol?"

Before I could even react Natsu wrapped an arm around my shoulders, take his phone to take a pic of the two of us.

"Come on, Luce… Smile…" Natsu whined.

I rolled my eyes but smiled. There was a click sound of the camera.

Great! I never give anyone my pic before…

"Okay- I'll send this to you, Luce…" Natsu cheered and looked this phone.

As soon as he said that there was a ring on my phone. Natsu grabbed my own phone from my hand- like a one uncivilized gorilla… Seriously that was just rude…

"Hey!" I tried to peek in what's he's doing.

"There you go! It's your wallpaper of your idol and you! Don't ever change that!" Natsu warned and went out of the window leaving my phone in the bed.

That was fast…

I looked at my screen and sighed.

A picture of Natsu and me.

*Sighs* Jesus, Natsu is just so annoying… And also sweet at the same time…

My phone went ringing.

Sheesh… I'm so famous…

'Luce~'

Sheeshh… It was Natsu again.

"If it isn't Mr. My-Favourite-Wallpaper-Changer guy… What a surprise." I chuckled.

'I could see that you haven't change your wallpaper…'

"Yet." I scoffed.

'Oh, shut up!'

"Now who's being mean now? Pinky?" I sneer and played with the ends of my hair.

'Luce, I swear- if you change that wallpaper, I'll tickle you to death…' Natsu threatened in the other end of the line.

"Alright, alright…" I chuckled at my ceiling while lying on my bed.

'Nah, just wanna make this conversation last longer…'

I felt blush crawling to get to my cheeks. It's not like we're boyfriend or girlfriend right?

"Okay, okay… You better sleep, Natsu… 'Cause I'm already sleepy…" I yawned.

'Okay… I'll just try to imagine your beside me…'

Okay- Natsu's voice is getting weirder…

"Ohhh-kay… Goodnight." And with that I off my phone with my cheeks in beet red.

Phew… Why does Natsu sound like that and did he just- forget it… I may have heard wrong…

Sure enough Natsu wouldn't look at me more than a friend…

The way I look at him….

I'm going to make him mine… But I don't know how to start yet… Because of my snobbish attitude who in the hell would ever fall for a snob like me? I don't want it to look obvious yet…

Yes, folks…. I am already falling for my pink-haired bestfriend…

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