When I woke up, I smiled. Tuesday, day off for second years. I stretched my arms, bathing in the sunlight that shone through the curtains. I remembered last night, and all that was said and done. I smiled more. I sat up, and looked at the time, it was eight thirty.
"Too early..." I sighed, and fell back into my sheets, closing my eyes, but not for long, as Silver knocked on my door.
"Lulu, your friends are here." She said.
"What?!" I asked, feeling my messed up hair, trying to pat it down.
"Your friends are here."
"But it's half past eight!" I said.
"Well, early rise for you." Cana said, as she bardged into my room.
"Hey! Who else is there?" I asked, sitting up.
"Me, how's it going? Nice place." He said, as he came in.
"I'm in my pyjamas!" I said. He sighed.
"It's not like I've never been at a sleep over when you were there." He said, sitting on my bed. Cana lay down next to me.
"Come on, Lucy, up, where going to the forest." Cana said, pushing me.
"What? Why?" I asked, annoyed at them.
"Training, you know...for the cross country run..." she said, taking out a card from inside her top. I realised she meant for magic, and nodded.
"I'll see you outside." I said, getting up. They nodded, and walked out. I got up, and chose which clothes to wear. I heard a knock at my window. I opened the curtains, to see Natsu smiling at me through the window.
"Hey." He said, as I opened it.
"Morning, how are you?" I asked.
"So cute, being all lady like." He said, leaning in and kissing me.
"What have you planned to do today?" I mumbled through his lips, not breaking contact. He leant away.
"Hang out with you, why?" He said, looking confused. I should tell him.
"Gray and Cana are outside. They know about my magic, you should speak to them." I said. He looked at me even more confused.
"Okay...hey Luce?"
"Yes?"
"Those scars on your stomach, how did you get them?" He asked, the question took me aback.
"You've already asked me." I said.
"I'm asking you again, is it such a big deal!?" He snapped. I frowned. He looked down, putting his hand on his forehead. "Sorry, I've got a horrible headache..." he said. I leant towards him, putting my hand over his hand.
"I can't remember how I got them. Here, come in, I'll get you some pain killers."
"No, no, if I take any more I'll die of liver failure. I'll wait for you outside." He said, putting his hand on my cheek and kissing me. I put my hand over his again, but I felt something. I looked down at it.
"Natsu? Have you been cutting yourself?" I asked, pulling it closer to my eyes.
"What?" He asked, taking it and examining it himself. "Of course not, this was just..." He answered, looking confused himself. "Nothing." He smiled."I can't remember, just a stupid cut." He said, kissing me again. I looked at him suspiciously.
"Okay...see you in a second, extremely sexy boyfriend of mine." I smiled.
"Alright, drop dead gorgeous girlfriend." He laughed, as he walked away. I closed my window, and got dressed.
*TTTTTIIIIIIIIMEEEEE LAAAAAPSSSSEEEEEEE*
"Well that took you ages, and so you told Natsu, but you told no one else?" Cana said, as soon as I walked out.
"Keep your voice down! Somebody might here you!" Natsu said to her.
"Chill, Natsu, there's no none magic person who can hear us apart from you." Gray laughed.
"Just because you're a wizard and I'm not doesn't mean you're supperior to me..." He grumbled.
"So you know." I smiled, walking to his side.
"Yes." He replied, crossing his arms.
"He's coming to see us fight." Cana said.
"Fight? I thought it was just training?" I asked.
"Yeah, we train our magic by fightng!" She replied, rolling her eyes.
"Stop saying the 'm' word! Someone might here you and you'll be chucked out of school!" Natsu said again, he was being way to precautious.
"It's okay, alright? It's not like anyone would take us serioussly anyway." I said, taking his hand. He shook it off, giving me a weird stare, angry, but repulsed at the same time. Cana seemed to notice, because she took my hand instead. I laughed lightly, smiling at her. Natsu snatched my other hand. I looked up at him questioningly, he grinned. His grin could get the black out of murderer's hearts...
"Come on, Gray, join the holding hand party." Cana said, holding her hand out to Gray. He laughed, but still took it. We walked to the forest, skipping around holding hands, pretending to be small children. We arrived in the middle of the forest, that was on our way to school. We found a clearing by a river, and where the trees were espacially tall.
"Okay, Natsu, you may want to stay out of the way." Cana said.
"I can fight even if I don't have magic." He replied, annoyed.
"That's true." I backed him up.
"I don't need your defense." He said, not even looking at me. I averted my eyes to the river.
"Fine. Kick his ass, Lucy." Gray said.
"So we all fight at once?" I asked.
"Yes." Cana replied, getting out her cards, I took out my keys. Natsu pulled me further away. I was worried he was angry at me.
"What?" I asked, but to my relief, he was smiling at me.
"Do you have your present from me on you?" He asked me.
"Yes, why?" I asked. He grinned, and whispered in my ear.
"I guess I was being slightly over protective when I said people had to be in a one mile radius of you. Open it." He said. I smiled, and took the small red package from my secret pocket. I tore it with my thumb, and my mouth fell open in shock as I saw what it contained.
Two keys.
Golden keys.
"Natsu...how did you...?" I said, in a whisper, as I looked at them in shock.
"I found them in the water, do you remember? When I took you to Waterlily bridge? Our first day together." He smiled. "I knew what they were when I saw your keys at your mom's grave."
"Natsu, thank you so much! These are some of the most powerfull spirits! One is the king of the Zodiac! Leo and Airies!" I said, hugging him with all my might. He hugged me back. I kissed him. Thank me later *fans herself with hand, batting eyelashes* I am not like that, it's a joke :3 I hope you don't think I'm like that...Anyway! Back to the fic, I'll be self-conscious some other time! :*
"Hey! You two! Stop kissing already!" Gray called. I smiled once more at him.
"Just one second." I said, I was going to make a contract. You know what? I might as well make the spirits younger too XD "I am linked to the path to the world of Celestial Spirits! Now Spirit, answer my call and pass through the gate! Open! Gate of the golden Lion! Leo!" I said, holding out the key in front of me. The magic circle appeared beneath my feet, and appeared Leo, who was a handsome boy, that looked our age, with golden hair that looked slightly like cat's ears. What surprised me, was the fact he was wearing sunglasses.
"Oh? Do I finally have a new owner after that Karen left us in the river?" He said, he looked so cool...
"Yes. I am Lucy." I said, smiling. He took a step closer to me, maybe a bit close.
"I suppose you want to make a contract with me?" He said, putting a hand in his hair.
"Yes."
"Okay, I'm your knight in shining armor, call me whenever you want, oh, and do you have the key of the lamb?" He said, stopping flirting, and looking serious all of a sudden.
"I haven't made a contract with Airies yet, but yes." I said, taking a step back. He sighed in relief.
"Oh, and one more thing?" He said, walking closer to me and putting an arm round my waist. "Are you single?"
"W-w-welll-"
"No. She isn't. Get your hands off her." Natsu said, snatching me out and holding me in his.
"Sorry!" I smiled at the spirit. "Thanks, Leo." I said.
"No problem, mistress." He said winking.
"Please, don't call me mistress...I'm a friend, not a supperior..." I sighed. Leo's eyes widened, but then he smiled again.
"Thank you, Lucy, was it?"
"That's right." I smiled. He smiled as well, and closed his gate.
"I regret taking that one out of the river..." Natsu grumbled. I ignored his remark, and moved onto Airies. I repeated the same process, and opened the gate, to find a shivering girl, pale, with pink fluffy hair, and little horns.
"Aaww! So cute!" Cana said, she had come to walk over.
"S-s-sorry!" She said, as she squirmed.
"You didn't do anything?" I said confused. I guessed she was just weird, like all the spirits. "I've called you to make a contract-"
"Any day is fine, I'll help you as much as I can! Sorry!" She squealed.
"Alright, thanks, Airies, I also have Leo, he seemed to be worried about you." I added. She stopped squirming, and looked at my hand, where I held her key and Leo's.
"Leo? Is he okay?" She asked. I showed her the key.
"Safe and sound." I answered. She smiled, and ran a finger on the key, before disapearing.
"Is that done yet?" Gray asked. I yawned.
"Yes, but I just used loads of my magic power...jeez, that was exhausting..." I said, as walked back closer to them.
"Okay, anyway, ready to rumble?" Gray said, taking stance, I could feel the excitment in the air.
"You bet, sorry Lucy, but even as your boyfriend, I may have to win." Natsu said.
"Oh don't worry, I'll be wiping the forest floor with all your faces." I retorted. I heard him laugh.
"Please, let's just cut to the chase. We all know who's going to win after all." Cana said.
"Okay." Gray said.
"And..." Cana said.
"GO!" We all said. Natsu ran at Gray, gettig a punch in, before Gray used his magic on him. Cana looked at me, and smiled.
"Card magic! Lightning!" She said, throwing a card at me. I narrowly dogded the card, by stepping to the side. "Water!" She said. My clothes got splashed as I dogded that attack as well.
Think Lucy, think. You don't have much power left, maybe a spirit or two. You have three opponents, Gray and Natsu will take care of each other, so I will have one of those two, and Cana, how can I wipe them all out...
"Come one Lucy! Are you scared?" Cana asked, as she threw a fire card at me. I jumped out of it's way, but it singed my top. A little flame was left, I beat it out. Something clocked in my mind. The river next to us. I ran into it.
"Running away, are you?" Cana asked.
"Nope! Open! Gate of the water bearer! Aquarius!" I said, nervous, but exited at the same time. My first spirit appeared.
"What do you want? Oh, I guess you want to know about my holiday with my boyfirned." She sneered. I laughed.
"I have a boyfirend now, Aquarius, am I worthy of summoning you now?"
"Card magic! Fire!' Cana called again, throwing the card, but Aquarius extinguished the flame easily.
"Shut up! I'm talking here!" She shouted at Cana. How I loved Aquarius... "You're worthy after all, Lucy. I suppose you want me to take these doofusses out?" She asked.
"Right in one!" I smiled. "Go easy on he pink haired one, though..." I muttered.
"So he's the lucky guy... Okay." She smiled. She lifted the urn, and a wave came crashing down onto the clearing, Natsu conveniently pushed Gray back, so he was in the main course, but Natsu still got a good beating.
"Wha?!" Cana said, as she was swept up. The wave shot up ito a geyser, and fell back down again. I saw Cana and Gray, soaked, unconscious, up a tree.
"Thanks Aquarius!" I said. She smiled at me, before throwing a bit of water at me. Not as much as she used to, but I was still angry. She left. Natsu was shocked. Only him left. He smiled at me.
"Way to go, Luce!" He smiled. I guessed we were a couple, so we didn't fight. He walked over to me, and hugged me.
"Hugging's nice and all, but why now?"
"Because you're naive." He said into my ear, before pushing me onto the ground, and pinning me down, on top of me.
"Hey! Natsu!" I said angrily.
"Sorry Luce." He grinned, before raising his fist, he bought it down, and I moved my head just in time, he frowned. I discretely took my free arm, and fished into my pocket.
"Ha! Open! Gate of the golden lion! Leo!" I said, and he appeared.
"I don't beleive you." Natsu said, slapping me. Slapping me?! It hurt, a lot, surely the red mark of a hand was there, he really didn't hold back. Something about the intention of it wasn't really taking down, but just hurting. I looked angrily and open mouthed up at him.
"Get him Leo." I said, angrily.
"Break up, is it?" Leo said, as he lit his fist. Natsu looked angrily down at me, raising his hand up again.
"Hey!" I said. He looked really pissed of. I closed my eyes, ready for the harsh impact of his hand against my cheek, but nothing. I opened one eye, to see Leo holding it.
"Should I go for the knock out, or just a light thrash?" He asked. Natsu snarled at me. It hurt my feelings a lot. This was just training, no need to be angry.
"Knock out, I think." I said, frowing at Natsu. But Natsu was a good fighter. He swung his legs of me, tripping up Leo. He pinned him down, raising his fist like he did with me. I got up, and swung my leg at him, on his head. It made contact, and Natsu fell to the side, out cold. I huffed.
"Honestly." I said angrily. "Thanks Leo, you can go." I said. He was lying on the ground, looking up at me.
"You are the best angry girl I have ever seen." He said, before disapearing. I tutted. I looked up at the branches, where Cana and Gray were stirring.
"I win." I smiled, as they climbed down.
"You are such a badass." Gray said, high-fiving me.
"I know, I know..." I laughed, as Cana smiled at me. What was with her today?
"Yo, Tabasco-" Gray said, but his words were cut off. I looked around, and saw Natsu's fist in Gray's face. He looked round angrily at me.
"You." He growled, stroming towards me.
"You slap me, I kick you." I smiled.
"We warned you Natsu, serious fighting." Cana added.
"You kicked me! I'm meant to hurt you! Not the other way round!" He shouted, as he continued storming towards me.
"Hey Natsu, chill, fighting's over, you can calm-" I was interupted by the look he had on his face, when he took me by the collar.
"You, you idiot!" He said, slapping me across the face again.
"Hey! Get off me! The fighting's over I sa-Ah!" I cried, as he kneed me in the stomach.
"Natsu!" Gray and Cana said, as they saw he was serious. He punched me across the face.
"Stop! It's over!" Cana said. They both took one of his arms. I fell down onto my knees, a hand over my jaw, which was bleeding.
"Natsu?" I asked, as I looked up at him. He was breathing heavily, looking at me, held back by Gray and Cana. But his expression changed, like he woke up from a nightmare or something.
"Lucy? Oh Lucy! I am so sorry! I don't know what came over me! I'm sorry, let me-" he said, trying to struggle out.
"Stay away from her!" Cana yelled.
"It's fine! I won't hurt her!" He yelled back, as he wrenched his arm out. He knelt down next to me. He must of seen I was scared, because he grinned.
"Here, see?" He lifted up his arms. "I won't hurt you. I'm so sorry, Lucy. Truly." He said, and gently took my hand. I flinched away at first, still scared and shoked, but he looked me in the eyes.
"It's okay, I won't hurt you, I promise." He said. I let him take it off my jaw. I saw the blood on it, and Natsu's eyes widen as he saw what he did. I put my finger on it, hissing slightly as it stung to begin with. A little cut, about two inches long but not very wide was caused by the blow, and a bruise by the feel of it.
"Ow..." I said. Natsu wrapped his arms around me so suddenly that Cana and Gray took a step forwards, but he hugged me.
"I don't know what that was! I am so, so sorry, Lucy!" He said. I put my arms around him. My bones shivered as I remembered the look he was giving me.
"I know. I love you." I said. He detached himself from me.
"I really don't know what came over me...I have a horrible headache. I love you too, Luce." He said, kissing me. "Hold on." He said, as we broke apart. He lifted up my top slightly, revealing the bruise that was very big, due to his knee hit. He groaned.
"Hey, it's okay. It doesn't even hurt." I lied. But he smiled, pulling it back down.
"So you forgive me?"
"I'll always forgive you." I said back to him.
I would always forgive him, but why was his hand still were the bruise was, and pressing down slightly to hard?
O mY gIdDy GoD, I did not realise how much this chapter is long! Sorry! But anyways, Last chapter I said next chapter would be love triangles? It's moved to next chapter XD
NEXT CHAPTER! LOVE TRIANGLES, NATSU'S PROBLEM, BASKET BALL, AND A MAD SILVER! BISOUS IN CAPS! :* FROM ROJI