"Varsity manager for soccer?"

"Yeah! Why don't you do it with Juvia?" The blue-haired teen asked with a bright smile on her face. Lucy stared at her in confusion as she continued doing what she was normally doing. "Uh... I don't know... Why are you managing for Varsity soccer anyways?"

"Because Gray-Sama is doing Varsity soccer!" Juvia proclaimed as her eyes seemed to turn into hearts, making Lucy sweat-drop at the love-struck girl. "Anyways, Natsu is going to be on the team as well."

"Tryouts aren't until for another four months, Juvia. You don't know if they'll even make it in the first place."

"They will! Natsu and Gray-Sama are both great in soccer and we are seniors, therefore, juniors and seniors automatically get in Varsity unless you do not do the sport well." Juvia claimed as she grinned, leaning in close to the blonde who reeled back, blushing slightly. "W—Well... I don't know..."

"Lucy-San, Natsu is your boyfriend! You need to root him on in every practice and every game! Just as Juvia is doing to Gray-Sama!" Juvia said with a look of determination making Lucy sigh again. She neatly placed her papers into her backpack before turning to face the blue-haired teen that sat behind her, the look on her face brightening. "Will you?!"

"Sure, why not? Who's the soccer coach?"

"It is Macao Conblot!"

"Okay, we'll just go to him during lunch and ask, okay?"

"Yay! Oh Juvia is so happy to see Gray-Sama practice—err, Juvia means, Juvia is happy to manage with you!" The blue-haired teen shouted in enthusiasm, Lucy nodding at her lies. "Yes, of course. Gray and Natsu..."

"Keep your eyes off Gray-Sama! He is mine!"

"For the last time, I have no interest in Gray!"

Lucy had a look of dread as Juvia practically dragged her all the way to the guy's locker room to go speak with Macao. When Juvia practically flung the locker room doors open, half of the boys changing screamed, leaving her to scoff. "None of you compare to Gray-Sama, Juvia is not interested." She simply said leaving the boys and Lucy dumbfounded, the teen dragging Lucy into the staff lounge.

"Macao-San! Macao-San!" Juvia shouted out excitedly making a man with dark-blue hair stand up. "Oh, Juvia. And Lucy, I believe?"

Lucy smiled politely as she nodded at the man, Macao nodding back in her direction. "So what can I do for you?"

"Lucy-San wants to become Varsity soccer manager with Juvia!"

"Great! Could I have your email and number so I can send you the things I need signed?"

"Yes, of course." Lucy said as she grabbed the pen and paper from him, writing down the needed information. Once she was done, Juvia squealed in happiness as Macao smiled at the females. "Thanks for agreeing. I hope you two can manage those dogs." He sighed making Lucy giggle slightly. "I hope so too."

"Oh and the most important rule—no romance on the field!"

"E—eh?" Lucy blinked, looking at the soccer coach who looked fierce. She saw the fire burning in his eyes and backed away slightly, sweat starting to form on her forehead. "There is absolutely no romance in soccer! Manager and player's relationships are strictly prohibited!" He announced making Lucy's whole face pale. "B—but... why?"

"Simple—it distracts the boy from the game."

"But Macao—!"

"Of course we know that, Macao-San!" Juvia laughed loudly as she grabbed Lucy's shoulder, pushing her out of the office. "Thank you for your time! Goodbye!" She said before closing the door behind them, making Lucy slap her hand away. "Juvia! What do you think you're doing?!"

"I am allowing you to see cool and sexy Gray—Juvia means, Natsu on the field."

"What's the point if we can't even act like a couple?!"

"You can see him." Juvia said making Lucy groan and cover her face with her palm. "This is hopeless—it's better if I just don't—"

"No! Juvia already signed you up so you cannot back down on Juvia!"

"But Juvia—"

"No!"

The blonde frowned and gave up from persuading the woman from allowing her to back down from the job.

Of course Juvia would do something as reckless as this... if she can fawn over Gray at practice, why can't see kiss Natsu? She was his girlfriend and if she can't do anything, Juvia doesn't get the permission to touch him either. Then again, Gray looked like he has no interest in her anyways... but Natsu has interest in her.

Lucy groaned and covered her face with her palms, whining. "How am I supposed to go a while spring without touching him?!"

"Touching who?"

"Gray-Sama!" Juvia squealed in excitement, her eyes trailing to look at the male next to him. "And Natsu."

"Natsu?" Lucy said in sheer surprise as she looked up from her trance. She noticed her boyfriend looking a bit jealous, his lip formed into some sort of pout. "What's this about touching someone else but me?"

"Gray-Sama, guess what?" Juvia said as she cut through the boys, rubbing her shoulder against the male who sighed. "What?"

"Lucy-San and I will be managing for Varsity boys' soccer!" Juvia announced making Gray and Natsu look directly at Lucy, surprised. "Is that true?" Gray asked making Lucy nod bashfully. "Yeah... I sort of got dragged into it... so, eh." The blonde shrugged making Natsu grin widely. "Great! We can spend more time on the field then!" He said excitedly as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Lucy sighed and slumped against him, frowning. "That was what I was talking about... do you know that strict 'no romance on the field' rule?"

"Oh, yeah! You're talking about Macao's rule about how a player and a manager shouldn't date, right?"

"Whaaaat—?! Why is this the first time I'm hearing about this?!" The rosy-haired soccer playing exclaimed making Gray flick his forehead. "Because you were always single and you didn't give two shits about it—but now since Lucy is here, you're in loads of shit, aren't cha?"

"Are you making fun of me, ice-queen?!"

"What if I am?!"

"Can you two stop flirting for one second?"

"It's not flirting!" The two yelled in unison making Juvia fume while Lucy smiled cheekily. "You want to eat lunch together, Natsu?" She asked while tilting her head to the side gently making Natsu's eyes widen in surprise. He felt his heart throb and looked away quickly, feeling the heat rush up to his cheeks. "Y—yeah... of course!"

"Aw, look how cute you look blushing—"Gray said as he poked the red cheeks of Natsu who growled and swatted his hand away. "Shut up!"

"So cute—young love, huh?"

"Gray, you're acting gross."

"Gray-Sam is not gross!" Juvia defended her love whom sweat-dropped. He pulled Juvia away who instantly fell in love once more, following the male who tugged her away. "Have fun eating lunch."

"Don't have sex in the bathroom!"

"Shut up, Natsu!" Gray yelled down the hallway making him snicker. He looked down at Lucy who smiled at him, the two gazing into each other's eyes till Lucy grabbed his hand. "Lunch?"

"Huh? Oh, uh, yeah. Uh, by the way... are you still going to manage for soccer because I don't want you getting in trouble...?" The teen said as the two walked down the hallway. Lucy blushed slightly as she occasionally brushed shoulders with him, the two making their way to the roof since it had a nice view and breeze up there. "Yeah, I think so. I'll try to keep my hands off you if that's what you mean."

"But what if I can't?"

"E—eh?"

Suddenly in matter of seconds, her back was against the lockers and Natsu was right in front of her, making her face flush crimson.

"I asked... what if I can't keep my hands off you?"

"N—Natsu..." The blonde squeaked as she witness her boyfriend's smirk, watching as he slowly leaned in to kiss her. Her eyes automatically shut closed and waited for the warmth feeling against her lips but after waiting for a while, she never felt it. She re-opened her mouth and instantly went pale when she noticed Natsu was in a death lock from Erza, the two wrestling back and forth on the floor.

"I thought I said no PDA in school!"

"I'm sorry, Erza!"

—X—

"Eh? Managing for Varsity soccer?"

"Yeah... do you know what you do? It's my first time doing such a thing..." Lucy replied sheepishly as Lisanna giggled, the two seniors chatting away as it was almost the end of the day. Ever since the morning, she's been worrying about managing and managing... what do you even do? Will the boys even like her?

"Mmm, well, managing is pretty simple I guess. For me, though. They were all nice and it was fun!"

"What do you do?" The blonde asked as she leaned in close, gazing at the silver-haired beauty who smiled. "You give them water!"

"..Water?" Lucy asked in confusion as she tilted her head to the side. Lisanna let out another giggle at her expression as she nodded. "You're more like a helper rather than a manager. You help them get water when needed, you go to every practice, every game, and you do attendance. It's simple really."

"Ahh that seems like a lot of work though!"

"Knowing that Natsu is on the team, I'm sure the boys wouldn't order you as much." Lisanna teased making her face glow crimson. Lucy looked away and whined at her friend who only seemed to giggle quiet loudly, leaving the two to fight on their own.

Unknowingly, there was a blonde boy in the back staring intensely.

—X—

"Hey, Natsu, who else does soccer in the school? That I know of?"

"On the soccer team? Mmm... Well, there's Gray and I... there's also a couple of juniors too, the ones I played with couple of days ago. And there's Lyon, Gray's cousin, and... Oh yeah, Sting!"

"Sting?" Lucy asked in sheer surprise as Natsu nodded. "Yeah, that guy's been on Varsity since freshman year."

"Whaaaat—?!" Lucy exclaimed loudly as Natsu nodded again. "Yeah, I try not to believe it also..." The rosy-haired soccer player sulked making Lucy fall into daze.

How could that playboy be a soccer player? He looks like one though... and since he's been on varsity since freshman year, of course he's popular with the ladies... was it wrong for her to even reject the guy?

"Hey, what's with that look on your face?" Natsu asked snapping her out of her daydreaming. Lucy looked up and stared at him before letting out some sort of snicker. "I was thinking if I did a bad thing rejecting Sting."

"Are you considering him as someone you'll go out with now?!"

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not—who knows?" She shrugged making him stop in his tracks and stare. Lucy watched as his expression turned dark and gloomy, making her become suddenly stiff. "U—uh, Natsu... it was just a jok—"

"That bastard! I'll impale him!" He said in full determination making her jump in her spot. She reached forward and clutched onto his arm, scowling at him. "You can't do that!" She shouted making him shout right back. "He brain-washed my woman into thinking he's attractive! Of course I can do that!"

"No you can't! That is totally illegal, mister!"

"He deserves it one hundred percent!"

"He doesn't! You're just making up things so you can go bother him!"

"It's not my fault the alien's won't talk to us because of that brat!"

"That is so irrelevant from what I was talking about!"

"What are you love –birds quarreling about?" A new voice joined in making the couple stop arguing and look in the direction the voice came from. Lucy's face shifted into discomfort as she noticed it was Gajeel, her eyes gazing down onto the ground.

"What do you want, metal head?"

"I was just heading home when I saw you dimwits arguing in the middle of the road." Gajeel said while a grin appeared on his face making Natsu growl at him. "What'd you say?!"

"Oi, bunny-girl, do you need to take a dump or something? You look constipated."

"Don't say that about my woman!" Natsu scolded as Lucy glared up at the taller and much bigger man. He grinned down at her small figure as the blonde looked away, clicking her tongue in disapproval. "For you information, I do not have to use the bathroom. I just don't feel like talking to you, that's all."

"Wow, that's kinda harsh." Gajeel said in a mock sad tone. Lucy growled at him as she crossed her arms over her chest, looking away in anger. "Aren't you supposed to be somewhere?"

"Yeah, I'm supposed to meet Levy so if you may, let me through." He said a bit roughly as Natsu jumped out the way, gawking at the taller male. He growled in annoyance as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to his body. "Don't you worry about him, Lucy, he's just an asshole." He muttered under his breath as they watched the back of Gajeel decrease in size before he finally disappeared.

Lucy sighed and looked up at Natsu who seemed irritated over the thought of Gajeel being rude to her. "How'd you meet Gajeel anyways?"

"That asshole was on the football team when I first joined during my freshman year. He was an asshole long time ago, also. He would also tackle hard so I kind of felt bad for the other team during games." Natsu said as he shrugged, leaving Lucy to think about the two during freshman year.

She could imagine Natsu a bit shorter and less muscular but Gajeel? He already looks like an adult with the look of hate and all the piercings all over his body.

"He's a big sweetheart to Levy, though."

"Yeah, I know. It's sort of cute, don't you think?" Lucy giggled as a sweet smile appeared on her face. Natsu agreed while smiling at the blonde who seem to bring his mood up in an instant. He leaned down and planted a kiss on the top of her head making her blush softly. "Love you, Luce."

"Love you too, Natsu." She replied back, smiling brightly. She reached down and gripped his hand tightly as the two walked down the road together, laughing and smiling like they were a married couple in love.

It broke her heart to have such a thing looming over her head everyday while she tries to keep her happy-self around Natsu. And just thinking about leaving Natsu with empty hopes and promises... it was hard for her too. Gray was also breaking just watching her try to be so happy around him and that guy probably wants to do something to stop whatever's going to happen in the future as well.

There were only five more months of school then it was off to graduation... could she really hold on till May?

"Hey weirdo! What's with the weird face?"

"I was thinking about your stupid face!"

"Why you—get back here!" The male shouted as he chased the laughing blonde down the street.

Even though the day was nearing where she had to leave, it was best to live the days with her love ones with such happiness.

Natsu would have wanted that too, if he knew.

a/n: at first, I wasn't sure how to write the next chapter exactly but then I thought about how I'm going to manage for Boy's JV(Junior Varsity) lacrosse team at my school so I put Natsu and Gray's soccer personality and Juvia and Lucy managing. I got through all this with personal help from my personal life. BD

Anyways, for those who do not know what 'Varsity' is, it is something that happens in schools in America. If you get on a team in school, there's a thing called "Junior Varsity" and "Varsity." Junior Varsity is for those who are good in a sport and make the team—basically the freshmen and sophomores—and Varsity are for the very good athletes. So that's why if you make Varsity during your freshmen year or sophomore year, you're considered one of the best.

Anyways, sorry for the short chapter—I didn't know what else to put in! Hope you enjoyed. C: