Sooo, here it is! The big chapter! HOMECOMING! I loved writing this one, so I hope you enjoy!
Chapter Eleven
Lucy's P.O.V.
I looked in the mirror for probably the hundredth time that night. The simple strapless pink dress complemented my curves perfectly. I paired it with a pair of white wedges and big dangly earrings. My makeup was pretty natural-looking, with light blush and eyeshadow, and a light sheen of pink gloss over my lips.
The doorbell rang, and my father answered it. I could hear them downstairs.
"You must be Natsu?" my dad asked.
"Yes, sir." Natsu sound almost, nervous? No, that couldn't be. The only time I'd ever seen him nervous was when he asked me out. The rest of the week ended in a blur of dress shops, cosmetic stores, and lots of girl-time talking about our respective dates. Levy ended up with Gajeel (totally saw that coming), and Erza with Jellal (I saw that coming too).
I was walking downstairs when my father asked,"What are your plans for this evening?"
I butted in before Natsu could get a word out. Neither of them had noticed me descending the stairs, and they both turned to stare as I said,"Natsu is taking me to dinner, and then we are going to the Homecoming dance at the high school. After that, we might go over to Erza's for the after-party- if we feel like it. If not, Natsu will take me home. He will be a gentleman the whole time, so there is no need to worry."
They both gaped at me like I'd grown another head, I chuckled at their expressions.
"L-Luce, you look…" Natsu stumbled.
My father seemed at a similar loss for words.
"I guess we should be going, then." I grabbed Natsu before either of them could protest, and rushed him out of the door.
Outside, a limo waited to take us to dinner. I looked over at Natsu, who was obviously pleased with himself.
"I said not to get a limo, stupid," I sighed.
"I wanted to go all-out for my first date with you." I blushed at his words, but hoped the dark of night was enough to mask it.
"We're going to split a large cheese pizza," Natsu said as he handed his menu back to the server.
I had to admit, when Natsu asked me to dinner, I was expecting something a little nicer than the local pizza place. Oh well, it was Natsu- it was sweet in it's own way. Not to mention that I loved pizza.
"So…?" I said, trying to get a conversation started.
"So…"
"Okay, this is getting really awkward, really fast. We need something to talk about." I looked around the room for inspiration. "Oh! Why don't we make up dialogue for what the other people are saying." Nasty gave me a weird look. "Don't judge," I scolded. "For example, I think that man over there- the one fighting with the waiter- is saying that he'll eat the mushrooms, but he won't eat the bologna, and that the waiter needs to stick a phone in his ear."
Natsu burst out laughing. We got some weird looks, but whatever- we were only two teenagers dressed in formal clothes at a family pizza restaurant laughing hysterically, what could be more normal?
"My turn," Natsu said, determined to one-up me. "Okay, got it. That woman over there, the one with the baby, she's saying that she really needs a beet to beat all of the apricots in the world because they're making the baby cry- you know, since babies hate all orange things-" I gave Natsu a skeptical look, which he shrugged off. "and that the baby needs to shut the flubber up. Oh, and she just said that her sister needs to go get herself a sewing machine to marry."
It was my turn to crack up.
The rest of our time at dinner, we spent making up odd situations for why the waiters needed the money from working there. It was quite interesting.
"Wow." Natsu and I had just stepped through the gym doors, into what seemed to be a whole other world. The room was decorated with tons of balloons, streamers, and probably hundreds of glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling. There was a photo booth in the corner, and tables of to the sides to sit down. The refreshment stand was next to the door, manned by one of the chaperones. Music was blasting from speakers mounted on the stage, on either side of the DJ, and high schoolers were dancing in every way imaginable in the middle of the floor.
Natsu turned to me just as a slow song came on.
"May I have this dance?" he asked, holding out his hand for me to take. I grabbed it, and we stepped onto the dance floor. My hands were on his shoulders, and his were on the small of my back. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks as I smiled down at me.
"W-what?" I asked self-consciously.
"You're just so beautiful." More blushing on my part. Why did he have to be such a flirt?
"You don't look so bad yourself," I replied, trying to be nice and say something to fill the gap at the same time. But it was true, he did look good. That suit could've been made for him, even though I knew he was probably too lazy to actually get a suit made for him.
"Thanks," he chuckled.
As the song ended, we stepped back and I sat down at one of the tables along the edge of the room.
"I'll go get us some drinks," Natsu offered.
"Thanks," I said in reply, but he was already gone.
Looking around the room, I smiled when I saw Levy blushing as she tried to reach her hands up to Gajeel's shoulders, and Erza stepping all over Jellal's feet. I even saw Julia and Gray dancing together. They didn't come together, but I just knew that they would find each other somehow- everyone knew that they liked each other.
"Lucy!" I looked in the direction that my name was called.
Ultear was half running, half walking towards me. When she finally reached where I was sitting, I was standing up, ready to hear what she had to say.
"Lucy, it's bad."
"What's bad, Ultear?"
"Natsu and Sting, they're in the hall by the water fountain, fighting over you."
"Thanks!" I shouted as I ran as quickly as I could in heels. What the hell were they thinking- fighting at a school dance? And why would they fight over me? Sting didn't even like me.
I got to the water fountain, but there was nobody there. I looked around a bit, but there were no signs of a fight, either. I heard someone walking up behind me and turned to see who it was.
"He's not here. It was a lie, there was no fight. You really are stupid, Lucy." Minerva.
"What do you want, Minerva? You're free to be with Sting all you want, I have Natsu. I'm not a threat anymore."
"Oh, sweetie," she smiled maniacally,"you were never a threat. Sting never liked you, don't you get that? No, I'm here because you made him look like an idiot in front of the whole school. You made me look like an idiot. That is something that I don't think I can ever forgive."
"Calm down, Minerva. No one really cares about what happened between you, Sting, and me."
I guess that was the wrong thing to say, because her face turned stone cold.
"Ultear! Merudy!" Minerva called over her shoulder. Both Ultear and Minerva appeared within seconds right behind her. Minerva turned to them for a second, whispered something in their ears, and stepped back.
"Looks like you need to remember your place at this school, Fruit Girl," Ultear said.
"I'm sorry to do this to you Lucy- not." Merudy smirked.
"I-I thought we were friends. We run together."
"We're far from friends. We were the best of the best on the track team, until you came along and decided to join. I should've gotten that spot in The 100, not you. I deserve it." Ultear said menacingly.
"So, what are you going to do? Beat me up? You really think that's going to make you feel better? You're pathetic." I started to walk away, when Ultear grabbed my arm.
"Not so fast. You see, we're only going to start by beating you up. Then, when you can't fight back, we're going to make sure that Natsu never wants to speak to you again."
My blood ran cold. No, they couldn't take Natsu away. I loved him. He loved me. He wouldn't believe whatever stunt they were going to pull, right?
Slap! I fell on the floor from the impact. Being on the floor only made it easier for them, though. They kicked me until I spit up blood, then they pulled me up by my hair and punched me until my face was black and blue. I could barely breathe by the time the world went black.
Natsu's P.O.V.
When I went back to the table Lucy had been sitting at, she wasn't there. I searched the whole gym, but I couldn't find her, and I was kind of panicking. I tried calling her on her cell, but it just went to voicemail. I decided I should look through the halls- maybe she'd gone to the bathroom and I would catch her on her way back.
I looked in just about every nook and cranny before I heard a voice in one of the classrooms. I recognized it instantly- Sting.
"Lucy, I thought that you liked Natsu now."
I heard another muffled voice which I assumed was Lucy, but I couldn't make out what she said. I walked over to the door to see Sting's back to me, and Lucy was sitting in front of him. I couldn't see her face clearly in the lighting, but something looked off about her.
"Are you sure you're okay with cheating? It's pretty nasty business." Sting again. Then, in reply, the muffled voice.
All of the sudden, Lucy seemed to lean in to Sting and they started making out. It hurt to watch, and I felt like I was going to puke. I walked away with tears in my eyes. I kept walking right out of the building, out to the limo, and rode it all the way home- Lucy could get a ride from Sting.
Lucy's P.O.V.
I woke up on the floor. Everything hurt. I took in my surroundings to find that I was still at school. With what little strength I had left, I stood up and walked out of the classroom. The gym lights were off, so the dance must've ended. I guessed that Natsu had left me.
Suddenly, the night's events came back to me. They were planning to do something to make Natsu hate me. Looked like it worked. Hot tears streamed down my face as I pulled off my uncomfortable shoes and began the walk home.
Lots of drama! Will Natsu listen to what Lucy has to say about the night? Will Lucy even bother to try? I don't even know yet... jk, yes I do. I know everything! Lol, no I don't. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and please continue to read my story and review. Thanks!