Chapter 3
Natsu's POV
I was walking throughout the school really early so that I can claim my seats before class starts. "Haaaa!", I yawned, putting a hand on my mouth. I made it to the entrance, luckily not running into any teachers, especially Gildarts.
I spotted a girl with red hair talking to another girl that I really couldn't care less about. "Is that... is that... Erza?", I squinted my eyes. I came closer and the face became clearer. It is Erza!
"Erza!", I called out, running to the president.
The girl she was previously talking to started walking away. Erza looked at me and smiled. "Oh, Natsu.", Erza said. She motioned to the other girl, "This is Lucy. She's new, can you show her where the gymasium is?"
My mind automatically corrected her, it's 'gym', not gymnasium. I pushed aside my thoughts and grinned.
"Sure! Oh, and its gym, not gymnasium.", I corrected. Erza smiled, thank god.
I've known her since I was 8, and I've always liked it when she smiled. Mostly because she's bipolar and she's always mad or angry. So for all of us, its a good thing when she smiles. Come to think of it, she usually never smiles. The last time I saw her was last year and I've never seen her smile about something that usually made her pissed.
I wonder what happened in the summer...
The blonde girl Erza called Lucy turned around. Her golden hair flying behind her. I turned to her and... and... I don't know what happened.
My heart... was suddenly racing. It gave me the feeling of pure bliss. Not the kind that I get when playing basketball, but a different kind... a better kind.
Her face was round and small. Her skin was silky white and it looked so soft, I wanted to touch it so bad. Her eyes were shiny and sweet, chocolate brown. Her lips was ... a lush, pink color. I wanted to... kiss it.
Without realizing, my jaw dropped as I stared at her for what seemed like an eternity. I don't mind staring at her. She was eye candy. The only one in the whole school. She was absolutely marvelous.
"S-she's the Lucy girl...", I wondered out loud.
"Beautiful, isn't she?", Erza chuckled. I gulped. Yes. Yes, she is.
Erza sighed then pushed me towards Lucy. "Good luck, Natsu. She's one hell of a tough nut!", she called out behind me. I was quickly brought back down to reality and growled at her.
"W-what're you talking about?!", I objected.
I looked at the beautiful girl and smiled the biggest smile I could. I'm gonna' get her. I'm gonna' make her fall in love with me. I'm gonna' keep her and her beauty all to myself until I'm satisfied. And I don't plan to fail. How hard can it be? All the other girl would jump the chance to be with me. But of course, she's not just any other girl. At least, not yet.
"Okay! The gym's this way!", I smirked, grabbing her hand. I did that once to a girl I used to like, then she fainted. Thats when I realized that she's just like any other girl in this school and she's of no significance. I learned that word last year.
I started leading her towards my special place, the back garden, already thinking about nicknames I could give to her. Maybe... Luce? Yea, thats good.
I was so confident that this was gonna' turn out the way I've planned to. Then she pulled her hand away. No, thats not possible right? No one would do that when Natsu Dragneel holds your hand willingly. No one at all. She must've gotten pulled away by another person, and her grip on my hand wasn't strong enough. O-or she tripped and she didn't want to pull me down with her. No way she didn't want to hold my hand.
I turned around, confused. I saw her holding the hand that I held. She was looking at me with disgusted eyes. Her thin eyebrows knitted down, expressing a sickened emotion. The corner of her lips tugged down, making her seem like she's frowning. I was really confused.
"Don't... Don't touch me, Natsu Dragneel.", were the words that escaped that little mouth of hers. My jaw dropped once again, hearing her words. What? She doesn't want to touch me? But I'm Natsu Dragneel. Why wouldn't she want to touch me?
"What'd you mean?", I breathed. "I'm Natsu D-"
"I don't like you.", she spitted. "You're just any other male in a public school. I don't get why you're the center of every girl's conversation. I don't get what's so special about you... I don't get what so special about your smile."
Goosebumps trailed my skin. This is the first time anyone has ever said this to me. And... I'm not quite sure how to react. "W-who the hell... who the hell are you to say that?!", I whispered in my most bitter voice. "You're just a nobody, and look at who you're going against."
"Ha..", she laughed, looking down. "You're just a little kid with a big head. You look at who you're going against." She adjusted her backpack and stood next to me. "Now, please excuse me. I promised Levy I was going to go with her to the opening ceremony. Have a lovely day, Dragneel.", she smirked, disgust lingering in her voice.
She walked away, her hips swaying left and right. I could tell it was natural, most of the girls in school really force their hips to do that when they're around me or any of the other basketball players and it turns out really stupid looking.
I was stuck there. Staring at the golden beauty walking away. She had said something no one else had. If any other girl in this school said that, I would've ruined their social life. But for some reason, anger wasn't boiling inside of me. It was more like... desire..? I don't know. I don't understand.
But I realize.. that what I found... wasn't just a high school girl with blonde hair. Luce... was much more than that. She was a flawless princess with golden locks. She was fearless and she has a bigger head than me. She's a real girl and nothing about her was fake. Something about her attracted me, I don't know what, but all the more reason to find out, right?
Luce was far beyond perfect. Luce was far beyond me.