Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of its characters; they belong to the one and only Hiro Mashima.
I do own the idea for the fic though.
My candy.
(A I.-.-.I Kuroyagi I.-.-.I original fan-fiction story.)
Chapter 2: Facts.
'Idiot! Who the hell sends him to say such things! ?' Thought furiously a young man, walking through the corridors of the school with his hands inside his pockets, not caring about the stares he received at the obvious anger he had for an innocent comment. Looking ahead, not looking back, disregarding the calls for him to stop made by those who knew him, he continued down the hallway until he reached the doors to his classroom; sliding the door to a side, he entered without checking if the way was clear, almost clashing with a blonde haired girl that happened to be going outside.
"Natsu!" She said stopping herself from colliding against him by sidestepping to the left, the mentioned boy just stood still on his spot and looked at her weirdly before remembering that he was angry and continuing his march to his desk. The girl watched him walk pass her with some surprise but she later changed to look at him quizzically, wondering what was wrong with him, she followed him and sat in Gray's place as if it was hers; staring at her fuming friend for a while before trying to question him about what was bothering him. "So, what's on your mind?"
"Nothing, go away." Was the quick and harsh reply while he crossed his arms over the table and sunk his head in the middle, she shivered at the cold undertone but remained in her spot, leaning on her hand while she waited for him to say something else. As always, she didn't need to pressure the man to get answers, he came around when he understood that he needed to release what was bothering him to have some ease of mind… and to get her off of his back. Growling tiredly, he tilted his head to look at her and frown irritated, catching what she was thinking. "I'm not going to tell you this time, Luce, it is personal."
"Well, when you lost your cat it was personal, when Clive-sensei punished you for being late it was personal, when you lost a fight with Gray it was personal, when Jellal told you to do your homework it was personal and when I told you that the color of your cat was weird it was personal…" She mentioned nonchalantly, her free hand moving in front of her face in a close fist that release a finger at the mention of the times he said something similar, when she finished, she moved her head to a side and used her previously free hand to support it; troubled eyes staring at the pink-haired that could only hide his face in reply. She sighed tiredly. "Come on Natsu, what is it this time?"
"This time is for real; I'm not lying or overreacting…" She managed to discern in between muffled sounds, she shook her head; he couldn't be that stubborn, right?
Looking around out of boredom, she found that they were the only two inside the room; 'Good,' she thought 'Then I can talk about this with him… That Gray better be right…' Gazing back at the now moping pink-haired, Lucy poked his shoulder and called for his attention in other matter. "Hey Natsu…"
"Huh?" He moved his head to face her, a more calm expression now that some time passed since the incident in the courtyard, he grunted to make her talk fast though; still a little edgy to talk to. "What?"
"Tell me Natsu, did you ever felt something special for someone?" He raise an eyebrow at the question, she blushed a little and started to doubt about going further with what Gray told her to do. She still couldn't get it, how did she get involve into this? Ah, yes, she was there with the others by a matter of chance and got stuck in the middle against her will. Damn Gray. She will make sure to teach him a lesson when the opportunity presents itself. But going back with the pink-haired in front of her, she looked to a side and swallowed a lump in her throat before looking back with a determinate face that completely took Natsu by surprise. "Did you or did you not?"
"I…" He managed to start rather quickly, his mouth shutting when he realize what he was about to say, the blonde frown again and this time she didn't waste the opportunity to bump the guy on the head. Natsu grunted in pain at the action and looked at the girl with no trace of humor in his eyes. Her frown deepened and her question came back again, making the boy shook his head in anticipated regret for telling her. "I did, yeah, so what?"
She smiled triumphantly at the answer; she was getting farther than anyone else in just a few minutes. "So? That's great! For who?"
He looked down in sorrow, changing the girl's expression completely. "For… Lisanna…"
She might have be wrong in asking that question; waving her arms around in panic, she tried to make him forget about that to go back to the original track. "I! I know! But what I meant is, if you ever felt something special for someone besides her!"
The boy looked at her for a moment before nodding, his eyes staring at her with no emotion while he thought of an answer. "Well… for you too…"
A blush, a slap on the face and the question repeating; Lucy crossed her arms and looked to a side, mumbling incoherencies while she waited for Natsu to answer her.
"O-okay… there's someone else…" Nervously at first and serious at the end, Lucy turned to look at him quizzically to hear his answer; that she was expecting it to be the final. "Maybe… for the student's president…?"
Yes! That was what she wanted to hear! Stopping herself from grinning or jumping in victory, Lucy only nodded and urged him to continue.
"I don't know… it started after a time I got to talk to her… she's… so…"
'Say it! Say it! Say it!' She thought furiously, expecting him to come out of his deep thinking to give her a clear answer.
"So…" 'Beautiful!' "…Scary…" Lucy looked at the boy dumbly before bumping him on the head again. Natsu just flinched at the hit and looked at the blonde student with total cluelessness. "What's wrong?"
"I don't mean special in that way! I mean…! I mean!" She blushed terribly at what she was going to say, the boy leaning closer to hear her right. "I mean something like love!"
Natsu Dragneel looked at her expressively for 1… 2… 3…
"Hahahaha!" And burst out in a laughing fit in front of an embarrass girl. Stopping for short times, he managed to say. "Why would I feel that way for her?"
Lucy's eyes glinted in devious revenge at the opportunity laid down in front of her, quickly regaining her posture to make a victorious come back. "Well, the fact that you stare at her from a far when she's close, that you mutter her name sometimes in class and that you get angry when you hear that someone might be interest in her or the other way around… doesn't that ring you any bells?"
The boy shut his mouth. Staring at the girl with a frown again before going back to his original position, his head buried in between his arms. The girl's triumphal expression dropping completely.
"Natsu…" She said shocking him lightly on the shoulders, not getting any attention. Sigh and arms crossing. "Natsu, if you feel something for her, why don't you tell her?"
The boy shook his head, mumbling something that thanks to his arms was not able to be heard by his female friend right.
"What? Talk to me straight!" She bumped him on the head again, earning another painful groan from him and his positive response in talking to her face to face. "Tell me, I won't tell anyone…" 'That doesn't already know about it that is…'
"Okay… I might; might!, have feelings for her that are near to what you said… but I'll not tell her!" She frowned and dropped her shoulders in surrender, that wasn't the answer she was expecting.
"But why? Why would you not tell her?" Natsu looked troubled at her and the door that lead to the hallway…. Before turning his face to look at the seat behind his; oh, now Lucy understood. "Is it because of that rumor about she being interested in Jellal?"
He could only nod at her question. Another sign and arms going to support and pat the back of the poor guy, Lucy understood what he was going through, if her experience with that Phantom High girl with HER Gray was something to base on.
"Come on Natsu, don't let some stupid rumors stop you from getting what it could be the love of your life, go and tell her," The moping boy looked at her with his still troubled eyes, almost making her lost her train of thought. "If you don't, then you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"
That seemed to make him come out of his depressed state, thinking hard about it, it wasn't such a big deal. Just tell her and if she was seriously interested in Jellal, he would hear it straight from her, instead of his mind replaying what his imagination created of said moment. It was an all-in move but one that deserved the chance to be made. Natsu nodded at her and stood up from his seat, marching to the door with a determinate face that almost made the blonde squeal like a fan-girl… but the bell rang again, signaling all students that the time to come back to the classroom was now…
Natsu came back to his seat, dragging his feet, his arms and head dropped in a defeated fashion; the blonde could only support him again while patting his back in comfort.
He was seriously unlucky on this subject.
To be continued
New chapter, enjoy it.
Yeah, I'm not talkative today, I need to go to bed because my friend's birthday is in six hours and got I stuck here to update this story... and to talk with a good friend of mine. ^^
Don't misunderstand me, I'm glad of updating this story... is just that it drives me crazy the fact that I can only write without a single problem when it's past 5am in the morning... Dx
Rambling. Thanks for keeping me awake NxE-Forever, and for that, this chapter goes dedicated to you. ^^
I'll update 'Knowing it...' tomorrow, a bonus chapter and the continuation of the story! So be grateful you worms! Hahahaha! XDDDD
'Scarlet Flame...'? Well... writing about something like 'Love' is kinda complicated... So the chapter keeps getting longer and longer to explain it right, so that way people don't throw things at me for taking so long to give them a mediocre chapter... ^^v
Next chapter of 'My Candy'...? well, I haven't come with a title for it... but it'll be something along the lines of: Advices.
With someone that you would not be able to believe as the one giving them to Natsu... xDDD
Saludos.