X. All- around Detour
"So Lucy, did you get my text yesterday?" Erza asked as both of them took their seats in the cafeteria.
"I did. I was in the hospital visiting my father", Lucy replied.
"How is he?"
"His condition is stable now, but I don't think he can go home anytime soon".
Before Erza could continue their conversation, the scream of girls caught their attention.
"Oh my gosh! They look so good together!" Some of the people in the crowd said.
Natsu Dragneel and Lisanna Strauss made their way into the cafeteria. It got kinda crowded and Lucy just stared at them from a distance. She didn't seem to mind and after a quick stare, she started to eat her lunch. Her mind is too preoccupied to think about the new celebrity craze in Fairy Senior High.
After she finished eating, Lucy headed to the rooftop to get her mind off of things. There were a lot of things going on except for the fact that Natsu is dating Lisanna.
"I need to focus otherwise I can't do my work as Natsu's P.A. properly", she thought to herself and let out a sigh.
"Hey, orange juice!" Natsu greeted with a big smile. He always comes out of nowhere. Lucy greeted back with less enthusiasm.
"I noticed that you look down lately", he said.
"I'm okay, Natsu. I need to go now. Classes are about to start". Lucy replied as she walked passed by him.
"Lucy, did something happen?" he asked with a serious tone. The blonde just let off a big smile as a sign that she's alright and that there's no need to worry.
3 PM came and PE class was about to start. Class A and Class B were made to compete with each other in different sports. Class A won in the volleyball match were Erza completely dominated the Class B.
"As expected of Erza!" Natsu said laughing.
Next up was track and field. This time, Lucy was participating. Natsu was seated in the stands together with Lisanna. Both of them enjoyed a drink of water as they watched the game.
"They take PE way too seriously", Natsu said to himself.
"Go class A! You can do it!" Lisanna cheered.
Before you know it… Ready! Set! Go!
Lucy was in the lead but Cana, from class A, was close behind her. The pop star's PA was speeding up and everyone watching could feel the thrill. When suddenly, Lucy felt pain in her ankle and went down on the ground. Natsu, who was watching the whole time, stood up in surprise. He was about to go and help Lucy, but everybody dashed to her aid.
Lucy was brought to the nurse's office where her ankle got treated.
"It should be okay now. It's not serious but you should rest for today and try not to do any strenuous work, kay?" the nurse said.
"Okay. Thank you very much!" Lucy replied with relief.
It was already 4pm and classes were over. Natsu went out of their class and headed to the nurse's office.
"Where are you going, Natsu?" Lisanna asked.
"I'm gonna go see if Lucy's okay", he replied.
"I'll come with you".
Lucy was sitting in the patient's bed and was putting on her shoes. It looked like she was about to go home.
"You feeling okay?" Natsu said smiling.
"That sprain looked bad. Can you walk?" Lisanna added with a concerned look on her face.
"I'm fine really. The nurse said it's not serious", Lucy replied and tried standing up, but she was still unable to. Natsu was there to assist her as he holds her hand.
"You shouldn't stand up, orange juice", he said.
"Oh, I forgot my bag. I'll be back", Natsu went out of the nurse's office and headed back to their classroom. Lucy and Lisanna were left alone.
"Natsu told me you're his personal assistant", Lisanna said to start a conversation.
"Yeah. He's tough to handle, but it's okay", Lucy replied with a laugh.
"So…do you like him?" the blue-eyed star said.
-"What do you mean 'like'?"
-"You know…like, like".
-"Uhm…no, not really. Well, sure as a fan but not like what you're thinking."
-"Thank goodness then."
Natsu arrived with his bag and said, "I'll take you home, orange juice."
Lucy blushed but refused his offer.
"That's not necessary. Erza said she'll take me to Clive Complex later".
"I think you should take the day off, though", Natsu stated.
"But what about your outfit for tomorrow's concert?" Lucy remembered that Madoushi Ouji-sama is going to have a concert the next day.
"We still have time tomorrow. Right now, just rest and stay home, kay?" he said with a smile.
Not a moment too soon, Erza entered the room and said she'd be taking Lucy home.
"Get well soon, okay Lucy? We'll be going now", Lisanna said and grabbed Natsu's arm.
"Bye, Lucy!" Natsu said. He called her by name again.
"Bye", Lucy replied as she watched both of them go out of the room.
The day of the concert came and Lucy hurried to Clive Complex.
"I'm so late! Natsu does not have a perfect outfit yet", she said to herself.
But when she arrived, she was surprised that Natsu already had the perfect outfit on.
"Good morning, orange juice! Feelin' better?" Natsu said with a smile.
"Uhm…yeah", Lucy said staring at Natsu from head to toe, thinking that whoever put the outfit on him must be a really good stylist.
-"Like it? Lisanna picked the look for me. Pretty cool, huh?"
-"Very."
The stage was set and the crowd screamed as Madoushi Ouji-sama played their latest single. Lucy was also there, enjoying the show and dazzled by the different Natsu on stage.
Not a moment too soon, Lisanna joined in and the crowd grew even louder. Natsu and Lisanna did a duet on stage. And it was as the y say, phenomenal.
After a little break, the members of Madoushi Ouji-sama headed to the dressing room. Natsu's favorite drink, spicy orange juice, was in Lucy's hand. She was about to give it to Natsu but she saw that Lisanna already gave him mango juice. He seemed to enjoy drinking it.
"Nothing's gonna happen if you just keep on staring", Jellal said as she noticed Lucy staring at Lisanna and Natsu.
"What do you mean? You know, if you want Erza's number, you could have just said so", Lucy turned the tables just like that.
"Here", she said as she handed a piece of paper with Erza's number to Jellal. Erza actually wrote it so when Jellal asks for her number from Lucy, she'd be able to give it to him without delay. (Hehe)
Jellal was in a stupid situation where he didn't want Lucy to notice what he feels, but took Erza's number anyway.
This time, Lucy went looking for the outfit which Natsu's going to use next, but he found the clothes being folded by Lisanna. Natsu and Lisanna were having a nice conversation. This made Lucy feel a bit useless as his personal assistant. Everything she was supposed to do was already done for him by Lisanna, so why not just go home?
"I'm going", Lucy said with a smile and headed off to the door.
"But the concert's not over yet, Lucy", Natsu said.
"There's nothing left to do, Natsu. Just give me a call if you need me, okay?" Lucy said and started to walk away.
"Lucy…" he said and paused.
"What is it?" she replied.
Before Natsu could answer, Lucy's phone rang.
"Hello?...What?! Okay, I'll be there", she said to the caller and ran off.
Natsu was left by the door standing.
"Natsu, let's go. We're almost up on stage", Jellal said.
He can't help but wonder about what happened to Lucy.
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