So can we talk about how perfectamazingohmygodwhat Fairy Tail chapter 418 was?
Oh god, I lost count on how many times I've read that chapter. Everyone's hair is so majestic and wavy, wow.
Setting the hair aside, I'm just really glad Natsu and Lucy have reunited. I'm happy there was a timeskip even though I would have liked to see what happened in the year.
Fingers crossed that more heartwarming reunions will be coming up soon!
Well, anyway, the drama in this fanfic is slowly making its way here! Expect the unexpected. ;-)
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Enjoy this chapter and see you guys next Wednesday!
Hearing her annoying alarm for the first time in two weeks, Lucy's brows furrowed. She wasted no time to reach over her bed to turn it off.
She had received plenty of sleep, but she let out a yawn while trudging to the bathroom. She lazily brushed her teeth having forgotten how much work it took to simply get ready for school.
But when she slipped on her school uniform, a tingling sensation spread across her chest. Starting today, the red ribbon that wrapped under the collar of her blouse was now green.
Lucy would never admit this, but one of her favorite parts of going on to the next grade was being able to switch ribbon colors.
"Today is definitely going to be a good day," she sighed to herself in delight, happily sliding her lunch off the counter and heading for the door.
The morning spring breeze instantly relaxed her as it brushed against her legs. The light pink cherry blossom petals slowly dipping to the ground was utterly calming.
The blonde softly hummed while stepping down each stair. It wasn't until she reached the ground when she realized who had slipped her mind.
"Natsu!" she exclaimed, sprinting up the stairs and hurriedly unlocking the door.
"Natsu, wake up!" she shouted as she pounded on his closed door with her fist.
Lucy pressed her ear against the door to listen for any shuffling around. When she heard silence, she knew she had to go in.
"Natsu, get up!" she yelled frantically after seeing him still lying down in bed.
"Later," he shifted in his bed and turned away from her.
"We have school!" she told him as she reached over to him and snatched away his blanket.
"Luce," he groaned with his eyes closed. He attempted to feel the air for his blanket but was disappointed when he couldn't find it.
"We have to go to school," she stated.
"Are we late?" he asked, rubbing his eyes to open them.
"We will be if you don't get up," she answered.
"Fine," he mumbled, rising from his bed.
"Do you need to sleep without a shirt on?" she inquired with her arms crossed, following him out of his room.
"I thought you didn't mind it," he countered.
"I don't, but—"
Lucy didn't get to finish her sentence as Natsu cut her off by closing the bathroom door on her.
"I'm going to hide his hot sauce again," she muttered to herself, sitting on the couch to wait on him.
"You can go to school without me," he said when he started to button up his shirt.
"I want some company," she responded. She had no intention to tell him that she almost forgot about him.
"Weirdo," he chuckled, grabbing his lunch from the counter. "Well, let's go to school."
"Okay," she smiled as she surged up from the couch.
"Why are you getting so many texts?" Natsu questioned once he heard the vibration of Lucy's phone for the fifth time.
"Levy was afraid I wasn't coming," Lucy explained, her steps gradually becoming faster.
"We're going to make it on time," he assured. "And if we don't then…"
"Then?" she raised an eyebrow as his voice trailed off.
"We'll figure it out," he shrugged.
Just as assured, the two made it to school on time. Natsu childishly stuck his tongue out at Lucy as she scanned the board with the list of names.
"Class S," she spoke.
"We're in Class S?" Natsu asked.
"Yep," she nodded, entering the school in search for her new classroom.
After some bickering about where the classroom was, eventually they reached a room with voices streaming out of the door into the hallway. Several of the voices belonged to their friends.
"Lu-chan!" Levy waved from her seat. "Come here, we saved you a seat!"
"What took you so long?" Cana frowned.
"You came here with Natsu," Erza observed.
"We couldn't find the classroom," she admitted while sliding into her seat. Natsu had gone off to talk to his friends.
"Well, we're all here now!" Levy grinned.
"Who else is in here?" Lucy asked curiously, twisting around in her seat to see if there was anyone she didn't recognize.
Lucy immediately noticed Gray, Jellal, and Natsu. She went on to check who else was in the class and when her eyes landed on the last person, she paused.
"Hey, Levy," she raised a finger to point at the person. "Isn't that the guy who—"
"Lu-chan!" Levy swiftly pressed a finger against her lips. "Shh!"
"Isn't that Gajeel?" Lucy whispered.
"Don't say anything!" Levy shook her head quickly, too flustered to act normal.
Lucy stifled a laugh, guaranteeing she wouldn't say a word.
"Levy likes the strange ones," Cana stated.
"And you don't?" Erza remarked, giving her a nudge.
"G-Good morning, everyone!" a breathless voice came up behind Lucy.
"Hey, Lisanna!" Levy smiled while giving her a wave. "I didn't know you were in this class, too!"
"Y-Yep," she breathed out, plopping into the last empty desk surrounding them. "I woke up late this morning."
"Me too," Natsu spoke, joining the group of girls.
"Hey, Lucy," Gray nodded.
"Good morning," she replied with a small smile.
"Our teacher should be coming soon," Jellal said, glancing at the time.
And on cue, the first bell of the day rang throughout the school. All the voices quickly dropped to a whisper as they patiently waited for their homeroom teacher to enter.
"Good morning, everyone," a man strode into the classroom. "I'm going to be your homeroom teacher this year."
"Good morning," the class responded politely.
"First thing's first," he slid out a black box underneath his podium. "We'll be having assigned seats."
It took everyone's strength to not let out a sigh. Assigned seats were alwaysfrustrating.
"You're allowed to trade desk numbers if you'd like. Just don't let me see," he spoke, allowing the students to reach into the box.
Lucy reluctantly stood up from her desk and joined the line to the small squares of paper.
"I hope I get to sit in the back," Natsu muttered behind her.
"I hope you sit in the front," she quipped, letting her fingers swim around the paper. When she felt she found the right one, she pulled it out of the box.
"What'd you get?" he inquired, peeking over Lucy's shoulder as she looked at her desk number.
"I got a desk in the back," she grinned, exiting the line and going to her new desk.
"So did I," Natsu did a smug smile when he followed her to the back.
Lucy's jaw fell as she watched Natsu nonchalantly sit beside her.
"Trade with someone!" she commanded with large eyes.
"No way," he shook his head. "I like this desk."
Lucy was seconds away from trading her desk with someone else's, but when she noticed Levy sitting in front of her, she knew she might have a chance at surviving.
"This worked out perfectly!" Levy cheered when all the seats were assigned.
"Somewhat," Lucy mumbled.
Like the whale show at the aquarium, she uncomfortably sat in-between Gray and Natsu.
"I like this seating arrangement," Lisanna smiled, her seat being beside Natsu's.
"Of course Jellal and Erza get a seat in the front," Cana scoffed beside Levy.
"They probably love their seat," Gray chuckled.
Knowing them, Lucy knew it was true. They were the smartest students in school after all.
Everyone seemed to be semi-content on their assigned seats except for one person—Levy.
"Help me," she hastily wrote on a crumpled up piece of paper.
"Gajeel isn't going to do anything," Lucy wrote back while pressing her lips in a tight line to prevent her from laughing.
Lucy could see Levy squirming in her seat, stealing glances at Gajeel on the right side of her. He didn't seem to notice.
"I don't think he remembers me," Levy said on the paper.
"Why don't you talk to him?" Lucy suggested.
She leaned over to place the note on Levy's desk, but the clearing of a throat made her freeze.
"Already passing notes on the first day?" the teacher clicked their tongue in disapproval.
"S-Sorry," Lucy stammered, slowly learning back in her desk and putting the paper away.
"Don't do it again," he instructed.
"Yes, sir," she mumbled.
She could hear Natsu snicker beside her. She sent him a death glare in response.
"And that's all I have to say for today. Let's have a good school year together, everyone," the teacher said before exiting the classroom for the next period.
"Isn't he going to be our homeroom teacher again next year?" Levy asked while everyone waited for the next teacher entered.
"Oh, that's right," Gray recalled. "We don't switch classes anymore."
"So we're all going to be in the same class until we graduate?" Cana inquired.
"Correct," Jellal answered, joining the back of the classroom.
"I can't tell if I'm happy or sad," Natsu stated.
"Agreed," Lucy nodded.
"We'll just have to see where the year takes us," Lisanna spoke optimistically.
"Right!" Levy agreed.
The next class soon arrived and before Lucy could stop herself, she began to zone out. She was hauled out of herdaze when Natsu kicked one of the legs of her chair.
"Pay attention," he ordered.
"What are we doing?" she asked, staring at everyone shuffling around the classroom with a puzzled expression.
"We're playing a game," he responded as he scooted his desk next to hers.
"We?" she repeated.
"Were you that zoned out?" he lifted an eyebrow. "Our teacher wants us to play two truths and one lie with one another."
"For what?" she inquired.
"To get to know each other better or something," he shrugged. "Anyway, let's start."
"But we already know each other!" she exclaimed.
"Oh, really? Let's see how much you know me then," he challenged.
"Okay," Lucy accepted his challenge, already becoming nervous.
She viewed Natsu think about his statements. Less than a minute later, he was ready.
"I had a cat named Happy," Natsu stated.
Lucy already knew this was true. She tried not to roll her eyes.
"I wanted to be a dragon slayer when I was younger," he went on to his second statement.
Lucy stared at him expressionlessly. It seemed like it was the truth due to his immense amount of dragon themed video games, but she wasn't sure just yet.
"And I don't have any regrets in my life," he finished. He quickly added, "I don't plan to have any either."
"The last one," Lucy answered immediately. "You must have at least one regret in your life."
"Nope," Natsu smirked. "The first one is a lie."
"But you have a cat named Happy!" she proclaimed.
"Right," he nodded. "But I said I had a cat named Happy."
"I can't believe you," Lucy sighed, rubbing her temples. A triumphant grin spread across Natsu's face.
"Lu-chan, let's play!" Levy turned around in her seat and waved her over.
"But we're not finished," Natsu opposed. "Play with Gajeel instead."
Levy's eyes instantly widened as Gajeel glanced at her. Since their eyes connected, Levy felt obliged to play the game with him.
"H-Hi," she whispered softly.
"Yo," he grunted, scooting his desk closer to hers.
Lucy desperately wanted to hear their conversation, but Natsu's finger poking at her stomach directed her attention elsewhere.
"You go now," Natsu leaned back in his seat.
"You won't be able to guess it right," she warned.
"Try me," he responded.
"Well, I have a dog named Plue," she began.
"I used to have a lot of imaginary friends when I was younger," she went on.
"Were they real?" Natsu interrupted.
"Of course they weren't," she scoffed. "But at the time, I liked to think they were."
Lucy purposely hesitated before saying her last statement in hopes that would tell Natsu this was her lie.
"And I'm a hopeless romantic," she concluded.
"The first one is the lie," Natsu answered just as immediate as she had.
"How did you know?!" she asked with bewilderment.
"I heard you talking to your mom once that Plue wasn't really a dog," he replied simply.
"Don't eavesdrop on my conversations!" she roughly pushed on his shoulder, earning a laugh from him.
"I win," he grinned a smile similar to a child's.
"Shut up," she rose from her seat to go play with Cana.
Many truths and lies later, the first day of school was finally coming to a close. The students were glad they didn't learn anything on the first day, but they knew learning would be starting tomorrow.
But to Lucy, learning was something she'd worried about later.
"Lucy, when are we going to your apartment again?" Cana inquired seconds before the last bell chimed to dismiss the students.
"Whenever you want," Lucy responded.
"Can we go tomorrow?" Levy asked.
"Sure," she answered without a second thought. But her breath hitched when she realized that tomorrow was the day that Gray was going to come over and 'supervise.'
"I look forward to it then," Erza smiled.
"Where is Gray?" Lucy asked frantically while scanning the classroom.
"He just left the classroom," Lisanna answered.
"See you guys tomorrow!" Lucy exclaimed, dashing out of the classroom in search for Gray.
She needed to find him in order to change his day to come over. If she didn't find him, everything would turn into a disaster tomorrow.
She was out of breath after she had looked through the entire school for Gray.
"This isn't going to be good," she whispered while hurriedly returning home.
Her hands shook as she unlocked the door, anxiously rushing inside.
"Natsu!" Lucy called out to see if he was home.
"What?" he poked his head out of his room.
"My friends want to come over tomorrow and Gray is coming over tomorrow, too!" she babbled. "What do we do?!"
"I'll tell Gray to come over another day then," he responded nonchalantly.
"Do you think he'll want to do that?" she bit her lip.
"He'll get over it," he shrugged, strolling to the couch.
Lucy felt all her energy drain out of her as she leaned against the wall in relief.
"Thank Mavis," she sighed.
Pushing herself off the wall, she fell onto the couch beside Natsu.
"What are you looking at?" she questioned when she felt Natsu's eyes fixated on her.
He looked at her for a moment before replying.
"Your hair is messed up," he muttered, rising to turn on the TV and play his video game.
"It's not!" she exclaimed with her hands patting down her hair.
"I know messy hair when I see it," he stated with a smirk.
"Then look at your hair," she pointed to his pink spikes.
"Happy thinks it looks fine," he replied.
"What does that have to do with anything?" her brows furrowed immediately with confusion.
"Absolutely nothing," he responded.
Lucy knew she was no match for Natsu, so she decided to give up just this once.
"You win," she shook her head.
Not bothering to pay attention to his celebration of winning, Lucy made dinner with an enthusiasm she had no idea that was inside of her.
She anticipated her friends coming over, but she was also quite excited for all that was to come in the school year.
Being in the same class as Natsu was strange, but she knew she had to get used to it if she wanted to survive the rest of her high school life.
"We'll just have to see where the year takes us," she repeated Lisanna's words softly to herself.
"Are you talking to yourself?" Natsu inquired from the living room.
"You're imagining things, Natsu," Lucy answered from the kitchen.
A smile spread across her lips as she continued making dinner. With Natsu being in her life, she knew that wherever this school year took her, she would most likely be expecting something entirely different.
Perhaps it was best to just expect the unexpected from now on.