{I called a girl I almost dated
She's not the one
But I'm having fun}
Lucy kept her smile up while she walked down the hall.
Everyone had been watching her closer than ever. Waiting.
For what? She had an idea.
They were all waiting for her to break. To just sob her heart out and beg for Mr. Dragneel to take her back.
Not this girl. She thought, not able to hide her pride. Her smile seemed to widen as she strutted onwards, eyes trailing after her.
She was perfectly fine.
She didn't need Natsu-Natsu needed her. And she'd prove that.
"Did you hear?"
"I know, poor Lucy."
"I thought they were perfect!"
"The kind that gets married when they grow up, y'know?"
"Exactly!"
Lucy tried to ignore all the whispers, continuing on. She gritted her teeth when the whispering seemed to get louder and louder, annoyance clouding in her head.
"What is everyone talking about?" She whispered to herself, shaking her head lightly. She opened her locker and exchanged her books, pulling out her German textbook.
"Hey Lucy!"
Said blonde jumped in surprise, gasping in alarm. Catching her breath, the blonde closed her locker door and put a hand over her heart. "Natsu you scared me-" she turned around, staring in confusion at what she was seeing.
"Lucy Heartfilia, right?"
Lucy made sure to keep her emotions in check and show nothing at all, staring at them blankly.
Natsu stood in front of her with his arm slung across a certain girl's shoulders, toothy grin in place.
"Ah-hello, Meredy." Lucy replied quietly, trying to hide her complete surprise. What was Natsu doing with Meredy and why were they holding hands?!
Wait.
It doesn't matter to her anymore-they aren't dating.
Natsu could barely contain his excitement.
Lucy would be devastated and confess her love once more-right? Jealousy always works, it had too.
"I just wanted to say that I really am over you and thanks." He febed completely, staring at the blonde expectantly. Her eyes widened slightly and she looked down, her bangs covering her eyes.
This is it! Natsu thought, though for some reason he felt terrible. Was this all a big mistake? Would it really work?
He didn't want to hurt Lucy.
"Natsu..." Lucy whispered in a strained voice, his heart dropping into his stomach. You should be happy, idiot! The egotistic side of him yelled, rejoicing in his mind, though Natsu blocked it out. He quickly pulled away from Meredy, not even liking the feeling of touching anyone else but-
"Thank you!" She exclaimed, picking her head up to show an extravagant smile. Her brown eyes fluttered open to show gratitude.
"Huh?" Natsu voiced, eyes widening in confusion. Lucy giggled cutely, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"A boy asked me out but...I wasn't sure if you were ready for that, so I held it off. But now that I see you're fine, I'll go give him an answer!" Lucy explained, though Natsu could barely pay attention with her hand on his shoulder.
"Boy...asd..ghj" Natsu mumbled incoherent characters, paling slowly. Lucy smiled softly and pulled him into a hug, squeezing him slightly.
Even though it wasn't for the reason he had hoped for, he instantly wrapped his arms right back around her, sighing in content. She began pulling away, only for him to latch on tighter, not wanting to let go.
"Eheh...Natsu.." Lucy sung awkwardly, trying to pry him off of her. He grunted in response, refusing to give her up.
"Natsu your girlfriend is right there." Lucy hissed, trying to push his face away. Natsu didn't care to reply, keeping his grip on her.
"Let-go!" She grunted, her hands pushing on his face once more. Finally giving in, he sighed in dismay as he let her go, allowing her to slip and fall onto the ground, hitting her head harshly on the bottom lockers.
"Lucy!" He yelled in alarm, running to her side. She cradled her head in her hands, vision blurring.
He crouched down next to her, pulling her close. "Idiot! Why do you like slipping and falling?" He growled at her, examining her head.
Is he serious?! Lucy thought furiously, yanking away from his grip. He opened his mouth to speak though the glare she sent him silenced him immediately.
"Just-don't touch me!" She huffed, trying to keep her calm. You can't yell at him or everyone will talk. She tried to remind herself, though the pain bouncing around her head seemed to override her common sense.
"Lucy I..." Natsu faltered, looking away. She sighed before picking herself up and rushing away to the nurses office, not even caring for his excuse. I've had enough of his excuses and him She promised herself, storming away.
"And now I'm sort of dating Meredy."
"..."
"Well?"
"Man you really messed up."
"Erghh!" Natsu groaned, face planting his desk. He sat there for a few minutes, negative thoughts floating in his head.
"Idea!" Gajeel perked up mockingly, pointing down at Natsu "I know this might seem a little complex for your stupid brain, but how about you try...oh I dunno...apologizing?" Gajeel oozed with sarcasm, dampening the pinkette's mood further.
"The old man told me the same thing." Natsu grumbled, remembering the little 'chat' with his father.
"Well then go do it flame brain!" Gray interjected, fed up with Natsu's pathetic act. "You're acting like some sissy pants."
"Which you are." Bixlow added, a maniacal smile flickering onto his lips.
"Shut it." Natsu growled, eyes narrowing into dark slits. Bixlow just let out a boisterous laugh, startling a few students.
"Look Natsu," Loke started, coming to his aid. "This is what you do..." He instructed, whispering his plan to the desperate boy.
"Haha Natsu you're so funny!"
Lucy tried hard to ignore the pinkettes, her eye twitching dangerously.
"I know, right?" Natsu smiled vainly and Lucy had to seriously avoid the urge to roll her eyes and sigh loudly.
She was absolutely okay with Natsu dating Meredy; why shouldn't she be? He was a freeman and could do whatever he wanted.
"And cute!"
...Whatsoever.
"Not as cute as you."
Anything at all.
She. Didn't. Care.
"Pukefest." Gray coughed, causing Loke to snigger and Lucy to smile slightly. He offered her a grin, sympathy hiding behind it, a certain look in his dark eyes.
She slowly rose an eyebrow at him, suspicion growing. What's with Gray? She couldn't help but think, watching him closer.
"Why are you staring at Gray-sama so closely?" An accusing voice rung through their table. Lucy whipped her head towards the voice, seeing Juvia sitting there, frowning.
"No reason..." She mumbled, slipping an apple slice into her mouth.
"Do you love my Gray-sama!?" She continued further, making Lucy choke on her apple piece. She turned bright red as she choked, pounding on her chest.
"You do!"
"You don't?!"
Lucy looked over to see Natsu staring at her in horror. She pointed to her mouth, coughing rapidly. As if seeing her dilemma, he got up from his chair and simply hit her on the back, helping her cough it up.
"T-Thank you." She sighed in relief, giving the others a dirty glare for not offering help. Gray was sitting across from her, fidgeting with a slight blush that almost wasn't evident.
"Answer Juvia!" Juvia asked, not as hostile as before. Lucy looked over to the blue haired girl, detecting the worry in her blue eyes. She couldn't help but smile softly.
"Juvia you should be more confident in yourself; I'm sure Gray loves you." Lucy sent a wink Gray's way, only causing him to blush harder. She giggled lightly at the two teens, finding them adorable.
"You know...if you love someone, you should tell them before it's too late. Besides...I like someone..."" She mumbled shyly, her own cheeks now burning.
"Enough talk about love, let's eat!" Loke suggested, nibbling on one of many confession chocolates.
Unbeknownst to Lucy, her words had affected a certain someone.
Yes, Natsu and Meredy...yes. just imagine who I'll put Lucy with XD actually if you guess correctly I'll give you a shout out(whateveritscalled?) XD hint: he was in one of the last few manga chapters...and his name is not Natsu. (I'm not being sarcastic it really isn't Natsu xD)
To Guest about the exam-same here! but I...don't...study..ono I took it today and I wasn't here for one year so I was like 'Lol let's click random buttons' xD
lol on fanfiction it says 'Merudy' in the character box XDD ..is that really how it's spelled? and Bixlow is 'Bickslow' but I like Bixlow more so meh~
Please Review, Thanks! It helps ^^ (and makes me oh-so-happy :D)