HELLO ALL! I am SO sorry for the late updating. Last minute family stuff. And If this is a short chapter, I apologize. Been busy with 4th of July junk. Please don't kill me and feed me to the pigs. Anyway, enjoy~
Ch. 5
It has been three days since I figured out Lucy. At school, she acts completely normal. Sane, sweet, and smiley. But when we get to work, or just outside of school where no one is around, SHE'S WORSE THAN MY FAMILY PUT TOGETHER.
I've become more of a babysitter for her rather than a friend. I have to constantly watch her at work to make sure she doesn't fall off any shelves, break something, or harass a customer about their hair.
Do you see this?
Yeah, it's a grey hair.
SHE'S IS CAUSING ME TO BECOME PREMATURELY GREY.
Now I know what you're thinking, if you don't like that she's crazy, why don't you just stop being her friend?
No. That's easier said than done. I CAN'T get rid of her. We're always together!
My friends are her friends. She works where I work.
But not only that, she's like a freaking mind ninja.
I can't stay mad at her! I try my absolute hardest to be mad at her, but then that's when she does all this brain manipulation.
First, she'll listen to my lecture and then tell me she understands why I'm mad. Then, she'll give me THE LOOK.
She bats her puppy dog eyelashes at me and then tell me she's sorry.
After she tells me she's sorry, she'll be all modest and say she understands if I don't want to see her or be her friends anymore.
Then, she drops this on me;
"Everyone always says I need to work on that. But thank you for putting up with me. You really are a nice person..."
NO!
Total. Mind. Ninja.
And being the total sucker I am, I reply with a "Oh, i'm not mad at you", or a "No, you're not all that bad".
And then, to finish me off, she'll give me one of those cute, cheeky smiles.
Dammit. She's lucky she's cute.
Believe me, I've tried telling Gray or Gajeel about her true self, but do they believe me? HELL. NO.
If anything, they'll call me a dick for accusing her of being such a immature, mentally abused, five year old.
Ridiculous, I know.
I let out a sigh as I take a seat in chemistry, waiting for the blonde since she sits next to me.
She finally takes a seat next to me, greeting me with that oh so innocent, "Hi, Natsu!"
"Hey, Luce," I reply.
"I heard from Juvia that we were mixing up formulas and different kinds of elements together," She smiles sheepishly.
"Oh great, so I guess that means I have to keep a extra close eye on you, then?" I cock a eyebrow in her direction.
She giggles, "No. I promise i'll be good!"
I smile at her and nod.
Lies.
I WAS RIGHT!
When I wasn't paying attention, she mixed two formulas together and the whole school is currently covered from floor to the ceiling in green foam. Because of this, everyone had to go home early.
Lucy walks home but because I don't trust her by herself anymore I am currently driving her home.
As mad as I am, I have to admit, we both looked pretty funny. Green foam piled on top of our hair and shoulders. But still. Mad.
Lucy sat quietly, sulking in the passengers seat while I drive with a scowl on my face, only one hand on the wheel, and my head resting on my free hand. We sit there silently for a few minutes until Lucy breaks it.
"I'm sorry, Natsu."
"Why are you sorry?" I ask, not taking my eyes off the road.
"I blew up the school with green foam," She mumbles, "You're probably mad at me, huh?"
Not anymore...
I slip a glance at her and then take in a deep sigh. She's doing it again.
"No, i'm not mad."
Hey, Natsu..
Yeah, Natsu?
You're a sucker.
Shut up, I know.
"But I promised you I would be good! I lied and broke your trust. I'm sorry."
"Quit saying sorry," I say, "I'm not mad, okay? Honest."
"How do you do it?" She asks, "My dad can barely stand me and doesn't care what I do. But you put up with me and keep an eye on me. Why?"
Should I be honest and tell her I put up with it everyday at home, or lie?
"I deal with it a lot more than you think."
Apparently i'm telling the truth.
"Really?"
"I come from a family of lunatics. That's how I know how to put up with you," I reply honestly.
"That makes no sense," She scrunches her face up in a confused manner, which actually was kinda adorable, "If you have a family of crazy people, how are you the only sane one?"
I shrug.
She sends me a smirk, "Natsu Dragneel, you are a great actor."
"What?! I'm not acting! I'm perfectly normal. I'm not mentally challenged like you guys," I retort.
"I'm not mentally challenged, just naturally curious," She huffs.
"A.D.D" I conclude.
"Shut up. I do not have A.D.D. I just do and then think later. You know that little voice in the back of your head that tells you to think before you say something?"
"Yeah?"
We talk all the time.
"I don't have that," She knocks on her head lightly.
"That explains so much," I chuckle.
When I arrive at Lucy's place, she steps out of the car and then turns to me.
"Hey, wanna come in for a drink or something?"
"You sure?" I ask, a bit shocked.
"Why not? We got out of school early and it wouldn't hurt if you came in for a glass of water or something," She smiles at me.
I shrug and pull out the key, stepping out of the car.
"You'll love my dad, he's so funny!" She giggles as she opens the door.
I take in the place as Lucy unties her shoes. This place was classy.
"DAAAAAAAAAAD!" Lucy suddenly screams to the top of her lungs, "I'M HOOOOOME!"
Well, my eardrums are dead.
A man with slit back blonde hair and a mustache walks out. He was wearing pretty formal stuff. Maybe ha had just gotten back from a business trip or something.
"Lucy, I'm right here you don't have to yell," He says in a deep voice with one pinky in his ear.
"There's someone I want you to meet," She chirps, turning to me, "Daddy, this is Natsu! Natsu, this is my old man right here."
"Nice to meet you, sir."
If it's one thing I learned from dads is that you call them 'sir' when addressing them. Take tips, guys. It makes great first impressions.
..Wait, why am I trying to make a good first impression?
"Ah, a young boy of class. Tell me, how did you ever become friends with my..er..'special' daughter?" He asks.
Special? Is she on pills or something?
"Uh.."
"Dad! Quit calling me special! I'm naturally. Curious." She explains, making hand motions.
"Excuse me. Tell me, how did you ever become friends with me naturally curious daughter?" He corrects himself.
"Dad, quit being mean! It's totally normal that he's my friend," Lucy whines, flailing her arms.
Her dad just rolls her eyes.
"Anyway, Natsu just came in to play Fairy Law," She smiles.
...
I'm sorry, did I hear that correctly?!
"That video game, huh?" Her dad huffs.
I was promised water!
"Yep!" She smiles widely.
"Uh..."
WHY am I speechless?! Say something, you idiot!
"Well, don't be too loud," Her dad begins to walk into the kitchen, "And don't break the TV this time."
"No promises!" She giggles, dragging me to the living room.
I blink a few times.
What just happened? I came in for water, not play play a video game!
"Fairy Law?" I say.
Really.
Out of all the things I could've said, I said Fairy Law.
Smart one, Natsu. Real Smart.
"Oh yeah, it's this great war game I have. It has lots of blood and gore and it's real fun, too!" She smiles at me sweetly.
Okay, you can't say blood and gore with a smile on your face. If you do, you have one sick and twisted mind.
"Hold on, I WAS PROMISED WATER!" I yell.
"You want water? Why didn't you just ask?" She giggles as I slam my palm against my forehead.
After she got me my water, she sits me down on the couch and hands me a controller. She sits down next to me and explains how to play.
"There is now way this game has 100 levels," I say, "I'll play one level and then i'm off. Capiche?"
"Caposh," She smiles.
One round couldn't hurt, I guess.
-Four Hours Later-
"Luce, cover me as I go into the Phantom Lord arsenal," I instruct as my avatar runs to the virtual arsenal.
"Got it," She replies as she shoots down a enemy, "Remember, Natsu, look for the key that takes us to level 65. It's very distinct. Once you find it, there should be a icon that pops up at the top right corner."
"Roger that," I reply, sneaking into the arsenal.
Yes, I know I said one level but that eventually turned into one more level. All the way to level 64. Right now, we're about to defeat Phantom Lord's army and break into their secret arsenal to find the level up key. Usually it's something different every time.
I scan the area and find a box that glows blue on my screen.
"I found it, Luce!" I announce, a bit too excited.
"Great!" She cheers with me, "Now, just be careful because-"
Just as I was about to grab the box, the boss, Phantom Lord Jose pops out.
"The boss!" I exclaim.
"Make sure you find his blind spot! Every boss has one," Lucy instructs.
I circle around Jose and dodge his gunshots by hiding behind objects and walls. I take a look at his health bar and it was at 2000!
"OH, crap, Luce! His health is at 2000. I need you over here now," I demand.
"I'm on my way!" She tells me.
I start shooting at Jose to try and lower his health when my back pocket vibrates.
"Shit," I growl, pausing the game, "Hold on."
I look at my phone and I have 15 texts from mom and 10 missed calls from both mom and dad. I look at the time and it was four-thirty! I got so hooked up in the game I nearly forgot I had to be home by three.
Well, i'm dead.
Again, sorry for the late update. And I know this wasn't a lot of NaLu or if this even counts...
I just disappointed a lot of my viewers, I can tell. But leave a review still, plz? STAY TUNED MY LOVELIES! ~Izzy