Hehehe, sorry this update is sorta late. I've been busy enjoying my summer vacation to the fullest extent.
So anyways, here's the update, and this chappie is going to be in Natsu's perspective. Just to freshen it up a little. Dip into his back story a little possibly, give you an outlet why he 'hates' Lucy so much.
A whole ton of you guys are asking me if Angel did actually take over Lucy's mind per say. And for right now in the story I'm not comfortable in telling you. ;P Let me just say Lucy is still Lucy but something is a little bit different.
Please enjoy to the best of your ability.
~Lunch Break~
~With Natsu~
Natsu glared at the bubbly blonde as he munched viciously on the carrot stick gripped in his left hand. Her cascade of blonde hair is flung back as a girlish laugh leaves her mouth, her brown eyes squeezed shut in laughter.
"Natsu, what the hell are you staring at?" Gray asked, who was seated on the opposite side of the table from the wizard. Careening over his shoulder as if to see where Natsu's intense gaze is directed.
Natsu's thoughts dissipated inside his head, shifting his gaze to Gray's.
"Nothing." He muttered moodily, poking his black bean soup that sat in front of him absentmindedly.
"No, you were definitely staring at something." Jellal, who's seated alongside Gray added.
Natsu glared at the other teen, dropping his spoon with a clatter in his soup bowl.
"Shut up, no I wasn't." Natsu snaps.
"You've been acting oddly since Potions class this morning, what's up?" Loke chirps in, his teal eyes narrowing considerably.
Natsu let out an exasperated puff, he didn't actually know what was bothering him. He just knew his negative whirlwind of thoughts were definitely directed at the blonde.
After Potions was Charms, Natsu had always founds the class stupid. Why would he need to know how to turn a Field Faerie purple? So as he was sitting in his usual seat in the back of the class, scribbling in his text book whilst Lucy was excelling! Mr. Midnight, who was actually awake during today's lesson was so surprised at Lucy's sudden talent at Charms he stayed awake the whole class. Lucy had, somehow, perfected the Fayreen's Float!
"Heeelooo! Earth to Natsu! What is going on with you today?" Gray waved a hand in front of Natsu's face, obviously annoyed.
"What do you want?" Natsu asked tiredly, suddenly feeling drained.
"You keep zoning out, it's like you're not even paying attention to us." Jellal said, grey eyes narrowed to slits.
Natsu sighed, onyx eyes lingering back to the back of Lucy's head.
"I didn't sleep well okay!" He spat, standing abruptly, pushing away from the table.
"Where are you going!" Loke asked surprised, watching the salmon haired wizard stomp away.
"I'm heading out for a bit." Natsu said over his shoulder, not even giving his friends a fleeting glance.
Jellal, Gray and Loke all glanced at one another, the same thought passing through each others minds.
The fall sky was grey, clouds sitting lazily in the sky looking dreary. The grounds of Fairy Tail Academy were expansive, sitting nestled in a green valley it was secluded and quiet. The rolling hills gave the odd school a perfect cover, the thick forests surrounding keeping intruders out.
Natsu noticed none of this as he lazed underneath one of the large oak trees in the back courtyard. The leaves above his head panned out nicely, the dull grey light filtering through the leaves.
Natsu's arms cushioned his head from the rough bark, eyes half way closed.
It was nice to be out of those stuffy classrooms, away from all that nonsense for a while.
Everyone was in class providing Natsu with the perfect closure he was searching for.
It was around 2:30 and classes would be getting out soon, Natsu closed his eyes, relaxing.
What would he tell his friends? They'd be expecting answers, and he didn't have any.
He didn't even know why watching Lucy succeed bothered him so much. It was totally irrational. He knew that, he truly did but still it irritated him. Watching that smug grin slip across her face made him want to slap it right off.
Maybe she had finally resolved into letting Levy tutor her, that would make sense. But that didn't seem right, it was something in her that changed, that much Natsu knew.
The way her brown eyes clouded into that terrifying black colour, inky and endless. That moment she bested him in the cafeteria this morning, she was something else. Someone else and that scared him.
Natsu's eyes opened, the leaves above him rustling in the wind.
He was investing way to much thought into this matter.
Suddenly the loud chime of the afternoon school bells thundered through the air.
Natsu sighed, he knew within a matter of minutes his friends would be walking by this exact spot on their way to their dorm, he wanted to avoid that.
Sitting up Natsu pulled himself off the ground, brushing the grass off his wrinkled school uniform Natsu made his way towards Pearl Lake. Pearl Lake was located on the backside of the Academy, tucked alongside the tall Javelin Cliff mount. In the summer months of school, after class, everyone would tear down to the lake and swim in it's sapphire waters. The bravest of the boys would climb the side of the cliff, and jump off it's jagged formation, shrieking as they went.
No one would be going down to the lake today, not when the sky looked like it might pour rain at any second. It was private, secluded from the view of the courtyard, the prying eyes of others.
Natsu smiled in spite of himself as he walked along the stone path leading towards the lake, it had always been where he went to get away from the world.
The lake gleamed like a polished mirror, cobalt waters clear and untouched. Natsu plopped down on one of the large rocks onlooking the serene waters.
Natsu felt his body physically relax, as if stress was being emitted off him in waves.
This place always had made him feel comfortable, even since the first day of school. That was so long ago, five years had passed since then.
And so much had changed.
Natsu grinned shamelessly at the memory, allowing the memory to tug him into it's nostalgic waves.
Natsu cowered in his boots at the sight of the building in front of him. The Academy sprawled out in the fishbowl of the valley, arched doorways and windows flickering in the night.
It was late as the first years approached,they had been sitting on the train waiting apprehensively all day.
Unlike many of the other wizards here Natsu's family wasn't one of wizarding blood and his mother, Grandeeney, was shocked. His younger sister, Wendy, was devastated she hadn't inherited the magic that was obviously in Natsu's blood. His father, although harsh, was fair, and told Natsu his Grandfather had been a wizard of some magnitude and he was sure he had inherited his wizard blood.
In a tornado of confusion a twelve year old Natsu was hustled out of the door, a suitcase in hand.
Rushed to the train station Natsu boarded, his nose pressed to the glass watching the figures of his family disappear.
He sat in the train car, hands making odd drawings in the glass when a rather disoriented looking blonde stumbled into his train car, brown eyes blood shot and red.
She ignored Natsu, shoving her suitcase under her seat and curling into a rather pathetic looking ball on the seat across him.
Natsu stopped drawing in the foggy glass and stared bemused at the girl in the seat across him.
She was small for her age, slender and petite. Her knees knobby and her blonde hair hung messily around her heart shaped face.
Her nose was shoved in between her knees, arms wrapped around them holding her in place. Small whimpers escaped her, like a lost puppy.
Pity swathed Natsu but he didn't know what to do, he had always come off brash and mean if he wanted to or not.
His mother had always told him "Natsu, people liked to be understood. Empathy is better than sympathy. Nobody wants your pity."
Natsu had no idea what she meant, what was the difference between empathy and sympathy? They sure sounded a lot a like, they couldn't be all that much different could they?
Braving the retribution Natsu spoke up.
"Hey, are you okay?"
The distressed blonde peeked over her knees, eyebrows pulling upwards in surprise.
"I don't want to be here." She peeped, looking out the window in dismay.
Natsu frowned, although this new life was a complete mystery to him he was happy. His father told him wizards do great things, go on great adventures and are famous and loved by everybody.
Why wouldn't anybody want that?
"Why don't you want to be here?" Natsu asked, leaning forward.
This time the girl unlatched her arms from her knees, pulling out of her ball.
"Because I never asked to be a wizard. It was forced upon me. I didn't have a choice." She muttered sadly, eyes still fixated outside.
For some reason beyond Natsu this made his blood boil, he jumped up, finger pointing at Lucy accusingly.
"What would you know! Being a wizard is something to be proud of! You're nothing but a stupid girl I wouldn't expect you to know better!" Natsu shouted with ferocity.
Lucy sat there shocked for a moment, brown eyes wide, body numb, frozen.
Then a streak of pride shot through her, she also jumped to her feet.
"How dare you act like you know what I've been through! You're just some pompous kid brainwashed by your family that being a wizard is something spectacular! Wizards aren't as perfect as you may think! Wizards kill people! Innocent people! Use their magic to kill others! You're living a delusional fantasy!" Lucy screamed, face red with rage.
Natsu paused, his fathers words drowning inside his brain.
"Y-You don't know that!" Natsu said back, but his words sounded feeble even to him.
"Of course I do! A wizard killed my mom!" Lucy shouted, tears spilling over her cheeks.
Spinning on her heel Lucy fluidly grabbed her suitcase and hurried out of the train car.
Natsu stood there dumbfounded.
Why hadn't his father told him that? That wizards killed people.
He had made a terrible mistake! He acted cocky, so damn cocky, he didn't even know what he was talking about. He was a fool.
A complete and utter fool.
A sudden splash interrupted Natsu's memory, sending him spiralling back into reality. Startled Natsu slipped off the backside of the rock, cloaking him from the view of the lake.
A relieved laugh reached Natsu's ears, his face still buried in the grass, body sprawled.
What kind of idiot was swimming in the lake at this time of year?
Cautiously Natsu peeked his nose over the edge of the rock.
In the lake was Lucy! Her blonde hair wet and hung down to the middle of he back. Lucy's back was to him, her hands making lazy swirls in the water, the water barely grazing past her bellybutton.
Natsu sucked in a breath, his face flushing an embarrassing red.
The only things Lucy wore was her bra and her underwear.
Natsu pulled his head back into the cover of the rock, lungs hammering against his ribcage, hands clutched over his mouth.
What the hell was she doing in the lake! Not to mention half nude!
A cheerful tune floated through the air, Lucy was humming as she splashed in the chilly lake waters.
I have to get the hell out of here! Natsu mentally screamed to himself, alarms going off inside his head.
Natsu shifted his weight, knees touching the ground lightly. He had to crawl, no way was he going to risk being seen.
On hands and knees Natsu pushed forwards, scrambling up the slope towards the path. The path came into view, the stones clear through the trees. He was about to dart the final steps when his knees crunched a large stick.
KEEERACK.
The menacing sound split throughout the air, Natsu froze.
Lucy whipped around, her arms shielding her scantily covered chest fearfully, eyes wide, alarmed.
"W-who's there?" She asked nervously.
Natsu wanted to die, he wanted a huge sinkhole to swallow him up right then, never to return to this world again.
Lucy raised her hands, eyes slipping black once again.
"Elestia Moriaoa." Lucy said, loud and clear.
Natsu felt himself floating upwards, oh dear god help him.
Natsu thrashed inside the invisible field which held him captive, his body unwillingly being pulled closer to the lake.
Lucy squinted, a body floated inside her pull field.
Then a very familiar head of pink hair tore across her vision.
"NATSU!"
Uff, done with dat shit. I'll update before Friday but after that I won't be able to update for a bit because I'm going away.
So sorry. :(
But I hoped you enjoyed the chapter, what will happen between a regretfully naked Lucy and a very embarrassed Natsu? You'll have to wait and read. ;)
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Thanks again, till next time.
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