"Well, that was quite a weird shock, wasn't it?"
Lucy woke up to small thumps from the other side of the wall. She sat upright quickly, dishevelled hair poking her eyes. She blew her fringe out of her eyesight, squinting uneasily at the brightness of her window.
"Urgh….what time is it?" she groaned quietly, rubbing her eyes. She checked her alarm clock; the bright red digits signalled 6:30. She cursed silently for waking up so early. She was supposed to wake up in 10 minutes! She got up slowly, finding an empty spot on the wall that connected the two rooms.
"Why did you have to wake me up, idiots!" Lucy yelled, kicking the wall. She grinned when she heard a "FUCK!" coming from the room next door. She dusted her hands and walked like a zombie towards her bathroom. She took a refreshing bath and slowly into her uniform, still half asleep by the time she tied the red and blue striped tie.
She brushed her hair, letting the silence and comfort of her bathroom envelop her. She pulled the tie a little further, licking the piercing on her lip and ignoring the metal belt she had worn yesterday. She didn't want another scolding buy that damn tattoo President freak. Her ears perked up as she heard the door next door open and close, the lock making a clacking sound as it locked.
She walked out the bathroom and sat down, leaning on her bed and grabbing her phone. She flicked through the screen, looking for the right game to play at settled on 2048.
Bang!
She jumped in shock as her door opened, Rogue and Sting all clad in their suits barging in her house.
"Woah, sugoi! It's so neat!" Sting ventured around the room, casually touching her belongings and settling in her bed, making a vein on Lucy's head appear. His leg was practically touching where her head had been!
"Much neater than our room…" Rogue mumbled.
"And exactly who told you that you could barge into my room? It's quite rude, you know." Lucy asked annoyingly, standing up, hands on hips.
"Well, you went into our room so we decided to see you room!" Sting leaned back snuggling into her blankets.
"Get off my bed!" He groaned in pain as he hit the floor, making Rogue snicker.
"We're off to school. Want a lift?" Rogue offered, checking out the paintings on the wall, occasionally humming appreciatively.
Lucy sat down on her bed, kicking the groaning Sting on the floor and thought about the offer. Wouldn't it be weird for a teacher to be going to school with a student? Hang on, they were her uncles, weren't they?
"No thanks. I'd rather walk. I need the fresh air," Lucy sighed, running a hand through her hair.
"Maybe you need the exercise cause you're fa-" Lucy kicked Sting in the face, making him roll in front of Rogue.
"Thanks for the offer though," Lucy added. She remembered the two and their kitchen. Not that anybody could classify that as a kitchen.
"Have you guys even had breakfast yet?" Lucy raised an eyebrow at the two as Sting got up slowly.
"Nope, we were about to buy McDonalds for breakfast again. Why, did you want some?" Sting asked, Rogue still loitering around. Lucy slapped a hand to her forehead and sighed.
"You guys are idiots. WAIT. HERE." Her words were firm and strong, making the two stay there in silence. They both sat down at the small table in the middle of the room.
"So, the news is true, right?" Sting leaned on his laced fingers, staring at Rogue intently. It was about then Lucy had finished making food for the three of them – bacon and eggs on a simple white plate. She was about to walk in but stopped when she heard Rogue and Sting talking seriously, deciding to eavesdrop.
"The one about Jude Heartfilia looking for his daughter who ran away from home? I'm pretty sure," Rogue answered back, making Lucy gasp silently.
"Heh, seems like we're involved already, aren't we?" Sting laughed bitterly.
Lucy opened the door and walked in swiftly, trays of food evident in her hands," So what are you guys talking about?" Rogue and Sting looked at each other, calm expressions on their faces, surprisingly.
"Nothing in particular," Rogue replied, eating his food gracefully when It was handed to him. Sting, on the other hand, was gulping his food down like no tomorrow. Lucy slumped down against her bed, playing with the hem of her skirt, missing the feel of her metal belt.
Looking up, Lucy saw that Rogue and Sting had just finished their meals, and stood up.
"Alright, out, out. Shoo. Out of my apartment. Consider this the only time I'm going to make you breakfast. Now go." Lucy pushed the air with her palms, motioning for them to go.
"Thanks for the meal," The chorused, walking towards the door. Lucy followed them, feeling a shiver dance up her arm as the cold breeze flowed into her apartment.
"You're welcome," Lucy breathed softly, closing the door. She grabbed the plates and walked with light steps towards her kitchen, chucking the dishes in the sink. She looked to her right, where her fridge was placed and opened the door, grabbing a small bento box she had made for herself the night before.
Chucking her lunch in her bag, sat in her armchair and sighed. Was it really true? Her father was looking for her.
"Guess I'll have to lay low for a little while…" Lucy mumbled, scratching her head. But what did Sting mean that they were involved?
"Oh well, no point dwelling on small talk…" Lucy grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder, glancing at her clock – 7:04. She grabbed her phone, earphones and walked out her apartment complex, locking the door, remembering to check twice. She jumped on the railing, sliding down as if she were on a skateboard and jumped off, popping her earphones into her ears, putting the volume to half volume and walked towards the direction of the school.
"Oops, maybe I shouldn't visited 7 eleven for a slurpee." Lucy eyed the almost empty schoolyard, all the students in their classrooms. Walking towards her locker, she opened it, chucked her bag in, grabbed some books and shut it.
"Shit, where's my classroom again?" Lucy walked around the halls aimlessly, trying to find the sign that said 1-B.
"Heartfilia-san?" Lucy groaned inwardly when she saw spiky blue hair. Great, it was the stupid President.
"Are you lost?" She saw him trying to supress a chuckle, nearly throwing a glare at him.
"Just show me where my class is," she replied, walking over to him.
"Well, looks like we're going the same way." He continued walking, Lucy following after him, not processing what he had just said. Until she came to an abrupt stop.
"Are you serious!?" she yelled out, heads turning to look at her through the glass. Lucy ignored the multiple eyes on her and kept walking, staring at the President's back.
"We're only in the same class for Biology, rest assured." Lucy sighed in relief, finally spotting the classroom. Jellal opened the door, Lucy walking in with him.
"Oooh, the President's made his move!" Someone called out, making the class snicker.
"W – what are you talking about?" The blue haired president called out, taking a step backwards.
"Congratulations, President!" Another person called out.
"B – be quiet!" Jellal sat down, his face beet red.
Lucy chuckled, sitting at her seat next to Gray. "Oi, Lucy, are you guys going out?" Lucy looked over to Jellal, making a please-say-no face at her.
"Do you really want to know?" Lucy flashed the guy a smirk, making the class cheer out loudly.
"Alright class, settle down." Lucy looked towards the teacher, nearly laughing out loud when she saw Sting, nearly thinking of calling him Sting-ojisan in the middle of class.
"Hi sensei~" Sting looked towards Lucy and she mouthed him a 'Sting-ojisan', making him scowl at her.
"LUCY AND JELLAL, SITTING IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" The class sang out, making Jellal blush. Lucy saw Erza fiddling around uncomfortably.
"So Erza likes Jellal, huh…" Lucy smirked inwardly, twirling her hair.
"Is it really true?" Lucy turned towards Gray, who was looking straight ahead.
"So what if it is?"
"I – if it's true, then it's true. I was just curious, after all," Gray replied, his voice going lower and lower.
Lucy raised an eyebrow but turned back towards the board, ignoring all the giggling and lovey-dovey looks the other students were giving her.
The familiar recess bell rung through the classroom and all the students got up, grabbing their things and walking out the door. Lucy did the same – stood up, grabbed her things and walked towards the door, her shoulder brushing against someone else's. For a second, she felt a slip of paper being shoved into her hand. Was it her imagination?
She looked towards her now open hand, finding a small ripped note in her hand. She looked around and walked towards her locker as any other student, opened her locker and shoved her books in, reading the note quietly to herself.
Meet me at the Student Council Office.
Lucy groaned and ripped the note into pieces, letting the shreds fall to the ground. She grabbed a packet of original smith's chips from her bag and walked towards the Student Council Office.
"Hey look, it's her."
"What, the one dating the President?"
"No way! That strict President got a girlfriend?"
"Yeah, they walked into class together, and they were both late. And it looked like they were holding hands."
"Pfft!" Lucy laughed out loud, eavesdropping on all the whispers around her. She opened the door, walked in and closed it without hesitation, finding the blue haired President sitting at his desk.
"Hi sweetie, I missed you!" The president shot Lucy a glare as she cackled, taking note of the students possibly eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Stop pushing me!"
"No, you!"
"Shut up!"
Lucy chuckled at the people trying to be quiet on the other side of the door.
"Why are you egging them on? We're not even d – dating!" Jellal blushed a little as Lucy sat down and opened her packet of chips.
"I'm not egging them on, I'm simply saying neutral things. They're just making delusions in their head. After all, it's not my fault that your face is like a tomato when someone's talking about us, now is it?" Lucy flashed him a smirk, popping a chip in her mouth.
"W –well…."
"After all, you want to impress Erza, right?" The table clattered as Jellal stood up, hands banging on the table.
"H–how do you k–know tthat?" His face going red as a tomato, as Lucy predicted.
"It's not that hard to see, you know. C'mon President, be a man." Jellal slumped into his chair slowly.
"Oi, Prez. Watch," Lucy whispered, catching the President's attention. He watched as she tiptoed towards the door, holding the doorknob tightly. His eyes widened as dozens of students fell over each other as Lucy flung the door open.
Lucy towered over them, one hand on her hip, "Why, hello there. Are you trying to interrupt out private time, now?" Lucy chuckled, making all of them go red in the face.
"N – no ma'am!" They all ran off, the once full doorway now empty.
"See! That's what I mean!" Jellal protested, pointing at Lucy accusingly.
"Ah, but it was true, wasn't it? You even had to give me a note in secret when you could've just said it to me in person," Lucy said, walking out the door, leaving a flabbergasted and horrified Jellal behind.
-X-
The rest of the day went past with a breeze – Lucy had an encounter with Rogue since he was the Math teacher, but no physical nor verbal contact was made between the two.
Lucy walked slowly towards her house, eating a croissant she had picked up from the local bakery, small flakes littering on the ground. All in all, the first two days of school were pretty boring. Surprisingly enough, the plan for revenge hadn't crossed her mind that day.
Maybe I'm just lying to myself and just wanted to escape from Father… No, what am I thinking? Lucy shook her head quietly, walked up the rickety stairs of her apartment, avoiding the metal bars as per usual.
"Oh shit, my rent is due soon!" Lucy rushed in her apartment in a flurry, her bag ending up on her armchair. She checked through her draw, finding what she needed – a small slip of paper.
Dazzling Star Club, XX Street. 04 XX XXX XXX, 4:50.
"And my work starts in… 20 minutes?! Holy shit!" Lucy let out a small shriek as she ran around in circles around her apartment, unsure of what she was doing.
"Alright, calm down Lucy. You've got to change, do your hair head over to work." She inhaled and exhaled slowly, beginning to feel calmer. She walked towards her closet, deciding to wear a blue chiffon shirt tied on the bottom, light blue shorts and brown studded combat boots.
Taking another glance towards her clock, she gasped – it was already 4:40! She ran out of the apartment, locking it and checking twice.
"Oh!" Rogue and Sting walked out of their apartment at the same time, Rogue holding car keys. Lucy bit her lip and walked down the stairs, estimating how long it would take her to get to the shops. It would take her at least 15 minutes!
"No, I can't be late for my first job!" Lucy whispered, ruffling her hair messily. She nearly jumped in shock as Sting put his hand on her shoulder. "Need a lift?" Lucy scowled and shoved his hand of her shoulder.
"Where are you going?"
"To the shops," Rogue replied as his shiny black car made a small beeping noise.
"Well…If you don't mind…" Lucy mumbled, walking towards the car.
-X-
"Sorry I'm late!" Lucy ran into Dazzling Star Club, panting. From the shops, it was a 5 minute walk to the Club, so Lucy had to run as hard as she could.
"No worries, you're only a few minutes late." She looked up and saw an orange haired guy with blue tinted glasses polishing a cup. He was wearing a white dress shirt with two buttons out, a black tie and black dress pants.
The whole club was what the title was – dazzling. A shiny black coat painted the walls, red and black chairs in various spots with matching glass coffee tables. Many people occupied the couches – some rich snobby guys surrounded by many girls, while some people were just there drinking with their mates.
"Here's your uniform. Go through that door for the change rooms, and that door for where you're working. By the way Lucy, we need to catch up. How about Sat-"
"Lay it off, Loke. I stopped being a kid ages ago," Lucy scoffed, grabbing the uniform of Loke's hands.
Loke Braveheart, always surrounded my girls everywhere he went, was an obvious playboy. Lucy and Loke had known each other since they were kids – Loke used to be a butler at Lucy's estate, until he took up another job. By sheer coincidence, Lucy was looking for a job and had found Dazzling Club in the newspaper, announcing they were looking for some workers.
Pushing the doors outside and casting the uniform on the bench, Lucy sighed and started undressing, changing into the uniform. It was nothing too revealing and was pretty simple – it was a sleeveless blue dress with golden lines and patterns on it, swirling everywhere. She noticed that Loke had slipped a locker key into her pocket. She soon located the long and green cabinet, coathangers on a steel bar already in there. She hung her clothes up and walked out.
"Well, time for me to start working…" Lucy groaned, wading through other waitresses and customers. She walked through the doors Loke had explained to her before, finding a blue haired woman in a bright blue bikini top and matching shorts.
"Hi, I'm Lucy Heartfilia, the new empl– Oh, Aquarius!"
"Yup, hi, whatever. Long time no see, little Princess. I'm Aquarius, as you already know Your job, as you might know, is to work as a waitress, barmaid and whatnot. There are lotsa rooms – you're assigned to room 1 today. Good luck. Now get out of my sight." Aquarius shoved a pen and paper in her hands, then pointed her towards a door that had a big gold 'room 1' on it.
Lucy smoothed out the invisible creases and winkles in her skirt, tightened the small golden loopy bow tie on her neck and held the door handle, pen and paper in hand. "Well, here goes nothing."
The rest of the day went by quickly – all the customers were satisfied with Lucy's performance. Luckily, no shattering cutlery or drink-spilling was involved.
The manager, who was still unknown to Lucy, had passed on a message to her through Loke, saying that she had done a good job.
"Good thing I took the bus," Lucy thought, looking out the window watching the grey clouds floating in the dark blue sky. Her shift had lasted from 4:50 – 8:00, which was a good 3 hours and 10 minutes. Lucy hadn't met anybody except for Loke and Aquarius, unfortunately.
"Maybe all my previous butlers and waitresses work there!" Lucy's eyes shined, smiling happily to herself and lying in her bed, connecting her phone cable to her phone.
"I wonder if Papa is thinking about me… No, he's probably not." She shook her head and shoved her head under her blanket, closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep.
A/N: I made a note to myself to try and add the spirits into this story, and here they are!
Make sure to review & read / support my other stories: Valentine's Day, Darkness, Of Dragonslayers love and best friends, The proposal, Fairy Tail Academy and Replacement!
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