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It's been a long time ! I'm really sorry ! C: Here the little me is with a new chapter that I hope you'll like ! If you have any questions please don't hesitate, but I may not answer all of them for the sake of the plot haha. ;D Once again, my beta did an amazing job, lot of thanks to her ! *^*
Have a good lecture !
Fairytail isn't mine, and it's better like that I think ~
Chapter 3 : Incipiens & Finis
"This...is delicious !" cried Lucy, her eyes shining with unshed tears of happiness. The azure, round table in the living room was filled with dishes, each more mouth-watering than the other. The blonde discovered sooner in the evening that all rooms that the dorm had a communal kitchen, because students rarely left the academy, even during the holidays.
Lucy wondered how Jubia made it sparkle .
Jubia chuckled, looking at Lucy with amused, blue eyes. The blonde hadn't stopped to compliment her cooking skills, and she had to admit that it was wonderful to make a meal for someone other than Gajeel and herself, who would stick with iron at the end anyway. Though Jubia knew that Lucy's reaction was too strong to be normal, and she wondered what she usually ate.
The blond seemed to have sensed what she was thinking about, and stopped wolfing down her food to explain.
Jubia noted that more than half of the dishes were gone. She was awed.
"Gildartz sucks at cooking. And, well...I'm a little destructive in the kitchen." She said sheepishly before she resumed her food devouring, commenting once again about how delicious it was with her mouth full of food. Jubia blushed. How she wished that Grey-sama would say the same...
Grey-sama...
Lucy jumped when a rain cloud appeared above Jubia, who moved to a corner and started to grow mushrooms,
"W-what's wrong Jubia ?!" Cried the blond, hovering over the blue haired girl worryingly. She had no clue about how to cheer up someone that wasn't her father!
Jubia turned slowly toward her, and Lucy did her best to not jump in fright at the scary face of her friend. She offered her a tissue and Jubia vigorously blew her nose.
"I-It's just that...Jubia won't have another occasion of seeing Gray-sama anytime soon...Yet Jubia is really happy because she never had a slumber party with a friend and, and, and..." And then she burst in tears again. Lucy panicked once again and asked the first thing that came in her mind.
"W-would you like to talk about him ?"
Jubia stopped flooding their -their, it had a nice ring to it- apartment with her tears and gave a smile so sunny it seemed to dry the apartment as fast as it had dampened. Well, Lucy thought that the hearts in her eyes and her glowing complexion were better than the tears- if slightly creepy.
Abruptly, Jubia was on her feet and a dream bubble appeared above her. And everything looked as if it came out of a shojo manga. Lucy rubbed her eyes, but it didn't change. Neither did the pink background. Lucy used her magic to check for illusions, but nothing changed. It wasn't a illusion.
"One day, Jubia was on her way to the dorm after a day of training. She was tired and depressed, because she failed once again at her new technique, and she was getting really lonely. So this was another rainy day, and no one dared to cross Jubia's path on a day like that...Yet !" Jubia's head made a sudden twist toward a point that only she saw, and Lucy jumped, surprised. "There was a man who came Jubia's way, and he wasn't wearing any pants..." She ignored Lucy's muttered 'what the hell' and continued, her voice honey-like and cheeks pink. "He asked Jubia is she had seen a 'pink haired moron' with a gentle tone, even if Jubia was really scary at this moment and he wasn't even disappointed when she told him no ! He smiled at her and told her that he thought that her magic was cool, and then he left on a white horse ! ...Jubia was in love."
"Okay, I already said it but what the hell ?...Jubia ?" Her blue haired friend didn't answer her, and it finally dawn on Lucy that the girl was still in her dream, and didn't seem as if she wanted to get out of it anytime soon. Lucy stood shocked for a little moment, before she decided that she didn't want her meal to become cold and resumed eating.
One hour later, when she had finished her meal and cleared the table while chatting as if her only company wasn't stuck in the clouds,Jubia finally snapped out of her trance and sighed dreamily.
"Yes Grey-sama, Jubia would happily give birth to your children..."
"Okay, that's not creepy at all Jubia," muttered Lucy, spying the dvds in the black cabinet under the television. She looked at the romantic ones with interest, and instantly validated the comedic ones the second she saw them. The blue haired girl let herself fall on the canopy, a pretty blush on her pale cheeks and her big blue curls bouncing. Lucy was pretty sure that only her friend could pull off a hairstyle like that.
"But Lucy...! Grey-sama is Jubia's love ! And Jubia is sure that Gray-sama will realize it really soon!"
"Oh ? You had another conversation with him since that day?"
"W-well...Not really, but Jubia is sure that Grey-sama is just shy!"
Lucy would have loved to add something, because this whole thing was screaming 'unrequited love' and she didn't want her first friend to suffer...but she didn't say anything. Jubia seemed to glow when she talked about this Grey dude, and she was obviously happy with the way things were going. So Lucy was going to observe, and be there for her friends if things turned bad.
"Good luck then," the blonde said with a wink, getting a bright smile from Jubia.
"Lucy is still a love rival though." And here comes the dark side of Jubia. Lucy laughed nervously and tried to think about something quickly to change the subject. Luckily she didn't have to search very far because there was a lot of things that she didn't understand.
"You said that you weren't going to see Grey anytime soon...Why ? It's a school, so you can at least see him once right ?" Jubia snapped out of her murderous thoughts, but fell in a depression. Lucy was really impressed at her friend's mood swings. For Lucy it was either happy or angry and that was it.
She gave a blue Popsicle to Jubia, and the girl instantly brightened. See?
"Jubia is in the Phantom clan, but Grey-sama is so bright, so prince-like, that he is in Fairy Tail! It's our main rival clan...Jubia and Gray are a little like Romeo and Juliet! " Cue embarrassed squeal and creepy shojo daydream. Lucy nodded dumbly.
Then, something seemed to click in her mind.
"Hey, we have school tomorrow right?"
"Yes," said Jubia, cocking her head in confusion.
"So...I have school too?"
"Yes Lucy. Did you hurt your head recently?"
Lucy shook her head quickly.
"No, no! It's just...Where should I go?" asked the blond, blinking owlishly. Jubia's eyes widened.
"Lucy! Didn't you listen about anything that the principal said?" The blond had the grace to look ashamed, and she smiled sheepishly.
"You've got to understand, he was so boring Jubia...I may have tuned him out the second he started talking." Jubia shook her head, smiling a little.
"Ah, at least Jubia knows not to drown Lucy when Jubia wants to explain something. Lucy has a short attention span, yes?"
"Yup."
Jubia laughed.
"Well, Lucy has to take the Magical Judgement, which is going to decide which clan Lucy should join. There's a lot of clans in Fiore Academy, just like a little city! As Jubia has already said, Jubia is in the Phantom clan and Phantom specializes in—Lucy?"
The blonde's eyes started to glaze over, a sure sign that she wasn't going to pay attention very long. Jubia had seen it often on Gajeel when she was trying to explain something remotely academic to him.
"Actually Lucy, Jubia is just going to give you a map of the school tomorrow that will guide Lucy to where the Magical Judgement, and they should explain to Lucy anything Lucy needs to know! God knows the school loves explaining things," said the blue haired girl, taping on her chin silently.
Lucy cheered and hugged her friend, making her fall on the canopy where she was previously sitting. Jubia had a sense of déjà vu and smiled.
She could get used to these kind of things. Definitely.
Before she could make any further comments, Lucy was already on her feet and showing her the movies that she had chosen with a bright smile. Jubia looked at them and chose the first one in a heartbeat.
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Because that was probably the most unique romance movie ever, and Jubia loved it more than she had loved her classic ones. Lucy's bright grin brightened even more.
"You, my girl, are my favorite person right now."
"What, only now?" said Jubia with a pout, surprising herself with her teasing. Lucy's cheerful laugh was her only answer, but she didn't need more. The lights were turned out, and Lucy plopped herself at her side after putting the disc in the DVD player.
Before they knew it, they had watched more than five movie, ate more sugary food than they thought possible, laughed until their sides hurt , and talked to their heart's content. Lucy and Jubia weren't naive, but they were more than sure that the friendship that blossomed between them wasn't fake. It was durable, it felt good, and they were going to make sure that it lasted.
"JUBIA'S LATE!" Jubia jumped out of her bed after waking up and getting a look at her blue clock, hair flying everywhere, but she still stopped to say hello to a Grey plushy, then she was off in the bathroom. A blonde head emerged from under the covers, and looked blearily at the clock to see that it was only 6:10. What the hell?
She got off her friend's comfortable bed and stretched, yawning loudly.
"That's not girly at all Lucy!" screamed Jubia over the shower noise.
"Hush Jubia ! What the heck are you doing screaming 'late' at six in the morning?!" Lucy yelled back, before she got creeped out by all the Grey-related things in the room. It was dark yesterday when they crashed on Jubia's bed, but if she had known, she would not have slept here!
Five minutes later, Jubia got out of the bathroom, already in the - beautiful - uniform, blue curls and make up done perfectly. She really cut an impressive figure. And she was wearing the cape. Was there a club or something ?
Jubia wondered why Lucy was looking so intently at her cape, but she shook the thought off.
"Student Council duties." She answered the previous question, and searched something in one of her cupboards that was, fortunately, free of Grey-related thing. Lucy made a disappointed noise and flopped on the bed.
"That thing sucks. Making people wake at six in the morning... Why do you do it ?"
"LOVE of course!" squealed Jubia. Lucy shook her head.
"Never mind, I don't want to know."
"Here!" Jubia gave Lucy a glowing piece of paper, and when Lucy opened the folded piece, she discovered a 3D map where two points were pulsating, a clear blue one and a golden other. "This map was origially created to find buildings, but it also detects the magical power of the nearest persons, and will guide Lucy to the destination." She pointed with a blue nail - that Lucy made gleefully yesterday night-at a point glowing brighter.
She giggled at Lucy's amazed laugh. The blonde told her that she was nearly obsessed with anything that was remotely magic, but it was still funny to see her act like a kid when confronted to a magic object.
"That, is awesome!"
"Just like the instructor's faces when you're going to be late!"
"Huh ?" Said Lucy, acting very much like a ditzy blonde.
"The Test is at seven. And Jubia's meeting is at half past six! Gotta go!" Jubia cried with a look at the clock. Lucy's eyes widened, and she watched Jubia assemble her things while still not understanding anything.
"You're serious ?!" She said suddenly in alarm, jumping off the bed and following Jubia out of the bedroom. The blue haired girl laughed, forgetting that she was late.
"Yup! Have a good day Lulu, call Jubia if Lucy gets into any trouble!" And with that, she teleported out of there, probably to the Student council room that she saw on her first day.
The blonde looked at the blue magical residue in the air, then at the clock in the living room.
6:20 am
With another scream mirroring her friend earlier, she took off in her own bathroom and showered in record time, putted on her uniform and cursed at the many layers of clothes. She did stop her mad run against time to do her hair in a high ponytail fastened with a gold tie and admire her uniform. She wasn't into fashion like she used to when she was a little girl, but she did know when she saw a pretty thing.
And this uniform was hella cute. Simple, and kind of black but hella cute.
Long black socks, black skirt coming mid-tight with gold linings, a pristine white shirt with gold lines on the collar and the edges of the shirt. There was a bow and a tie available, and Lucy instantly chose the chequered black and gold. Then a gold waistcoat with cute black buttons and pockets, and a black jacket with what seemed to be the emblem of the school on the breast pocket : three stars behind an eclipse and a phoenix in the middle. She didn't understand it at all, but she found it cool.
A quick look at her watch showed her that she didn't have any more time to admire herself - yes she knew she was gorgeous, so what? - and quickly put on some eyeliner and gloss before she was off the apartment.
6:45 am
That map was so cool. She was so focused on following the instructions step by step, that she didn't see a tall figure come her way. It was only when a golden point darker than hers appeared in front of her that she took her nose out of the piece of paper.
But it was too late, and she crashed beautifully into a muscular chest. She wobbled a little before big hands found their way on her hips to steady her. At least she hoped so.
"Careful there pretty girl..." Whispered a cool and husky voice. Her head jerked upward, and she never knew she was going to see this hot guy again. He was with no doubts the first one on her list of potential boyfriends, even if the first time she saw him was on the TV. She saw him for only three seconds and didn't even knew his name!
"Hot Honey Bunch..." she whispered.
The tall boy blinked. Then a slow - and sexy - smirk found its way on his lips, and Lucy realised that she had said her nickname for the hot guy aloud. She was so dumb.
"Now that's the first time someone call me that..." He said with a light tone, and Lucy didn't wait for him to tease her and dashed out of there, pushing him away with a strength that he didn't seem to expect.
Way to go Lucy !Thought the blonde to herself, face ashen and banging her head in her mind. She didn't see the look the boy shot her, nor the little smile on his lips.
"Hello? Someone here ?" Lucy's quiet voice echoed in the grand room. There was absolutely no one here, and the girl wondered if she got here in the wrong time. But Jubia told her that it was at seven, and Jubia was trustworthy.
She walked in the room, her black shoes the only noise in the silent space. The ground was chequered black and white, and white pillars were aligned along the four black walls. It was a cool decoration, though a little too stern and sad in Lucy's opinion. She waited again, and after getting bored, she turned away, intent on going back in the dorm.
A sudden heat made her turn back, and where there was nothing before, a large multi-coloured celestial sphere, just like a planet was levitating in front of her. Without understanding, she started walking toward the sphere, her eyes losing their brightness and becoming blank. Lucy stopped just in front of the sphere, worlds of colour reflecting in her eyes. She extended her hand, and was instantly absorbed.
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