Lucy's a mute. She can't talk. At all. She carries around scrabble pieces to express herself, though she rarely does it. Natsu Dragneel has always watched her from a distance, curious and yet cautious. But one day he gets hit with love. Hard. But it's too late for Lucy.
memories die when you let them
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It happened.
Today it happened.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean too, really.
But since it did, I just have to say that
I love you.
I sat at my desk, fiddling with my pencil. Mr. Lavish was a crude and chauvinist man, so I didn't bother to even listen. He kept explaining the Titan War, but all I heard was slow, raspy breaths.
I didn't bother to look up when he called me, either. I just sat there, twiddling with my fingers or whatever came into my view.
"Ms. Heartfilia," He says, in that snotty voice he has. I slowly tear my eyes away from my binder, looking up to him. I can see how he tries to keep himself together, his hands clenching at his sides.
"Did you hear anything I said, Ms. Heartfilia?" He asks, a cruel smirk coming onto his face. I shrug my shoulders like I don't really care, which I don't. I have an A in this class, which makes him hate me more.
"What is this-" He shrugs his shoulder, mocking me. A few snicker in the class, but I don't mind. I go through this process everyday.
"Speak Ms. Heartfilia, use your words." He says to me like I'm stupid. But we both know I'm not. I just hold his gaze, not fazed a bit. A few start to laugh louder this time, the noise ringing in my ears.
"Don't bother with her, she's too stupid!" A boy calls from the back, and I can hear others slap him a high five. I just continue to stare, soon blanking out. Mr. Lavish realizes this and shakes his head, agreeing with the boy.
Like I said, I don't mind. My own father says worse things.
"She's so weird," I hear a girl whisper to her tablemate. I don't hate them for talking about me. It's in their nature. I'd probably do it, too, if it was someone else.
If I had a voice.
"So, back to the topic at hand. This year I will pair you up with each other and you have to perform a skit from the Ancient Greek times." He claps, looking over everyone. Suddenly the door bursts open, and in walks Natsu Dragneel. Also known as the tardy king.
"I'm here!" He gasps, nearly collapsing on the floor. He goes to sit in his seat but sees Juvia already there. The whole entire table in front and behind me is empty, everyone crowded on the other side of the room. But like I said before, it's okay.
He turns slowly, a sinking look in his eyes when he realizes he has to sit next to me. But surprisingly he clears his throat and smiles at me-fake, of course, but still trying-and marches over, sitting right next to me.
I am more than confused, wondering why the heck this guy is sitting right next to me. He offers me a waning smile before turning back to Mr. Lavish.
"Ah, Dragneel." Lavish smiles sickly sweet and sinister. His eyes dart towards me and back to Natsu once more, his awful skin stretching.
"Dragneel with Heartfilia." He calls out. Immediately Natsu jumps up, shock on his face. He protest until he realizes that I'm right next to him, sitting back down and shutting up. Some girls snigger and some throw him sympathetic glances, but not sympathetic enough to switch. I just sit there like an emotionless rock, not really caring.
After he read off the list and told us to converse, Natsu turns his stool to me really slowly, like he is hating every minute of being in my presence. I blink at him twice, swallowing the lump in my throat.
"Hi I'm uh..Natsu." He says awkwardly, like he thinks I can't even think right. I stare at him for a long hard moment before rolling my eyes, reaching into my pocket. I feel my hands securely wrap around the small ziploc bag that held my life line, pulling it out. I opened it slowly and dumped the insides out onto the table, the pieces making noises as they bounced off the surface.
I'm Lucy. I spell out in scrabble wood pieces. Natsu takes a minute to read it before turning to look at me, a real grin on his face this time. I kind of like it, to be honest.
"Great, so what do you want to do?" He asks me curiously, opening a history textbook and searching through it for myths. I instantly knew of course, searching for the correct characters to use.
Orpheus and Eurydice I write, satisfied with myself. Natsu looks at it long and hard, as if he's having trouble reading it. He nods his head before turning to me with a goofy grin on his face, a sheepish curl to it.
"Who?" He asks me and I sigh-though it's not really a sigh.
You know Orpheus and Eurydice the ones who fell in love and failed tragically in the end. Going to Hades to get her back? Any of it ring a bell? I write, staring at him impatiently. He nods his head slowly, like he's suddenly realizing what I'm talking about.
"Oh yeah! The one who wallows in misery for the rest of his-hey wait! This is depressing.." He sweat drops, eying me carefully. I hold his stare, not a bit impressed with his intelligence.
Do you want an A or not? I want to scream at him. I want to bonk him on the head and call him an idiot, but I can't. And I won't.
"Great!" He smiles like he expected this to be harder. He studies my face closely, slightly giving me the shivers.
"Why don't you ever talk?" He asks me innocently. I look away from him, knowing this question was inevitable.
I just...don't. I find myself writing, my hands having a mind of their own. He looks at me closely before shrugging, like that was a good enough answer for him.
"You don't seem that bad." He says, and I don't know if that's a compliment or what, but I don't say anything. I just continue to stare at the table with hollow eyes, my finger tracing an 'e' block.
"So what do you like to do?" He tries to strike up conversation, but he should know better. But he doesn't. I start to unscramble a few letters, forming words. Sentences.
I like to read and write. I smile softly down at the sentence, a warm feeling bubbling in my chest. He scoffs at this and looks at me with a scrunched up nose, making me want to laugh.
"That's weird. You sure are a weirdo." He jokes, but suddenly my eyes are tearing up and I find myself close to tears. My throat closes and my nose starts burning and the next thing I know I'm turned to face the wall, wiping furiously at my eyes. He seems to realize this for the next thing I know I'm pressed against his toned chest, his arms around me and nearly suffocating.
"I'm sorry. Just don't cry. Please," He says worriedly, like he doesn't even like the thought of it. I pull away, my face light pink and warm.
The whole classroom is now quiet, watching us interact. I start to freak out, finding it harder to breath with each passing second. Suddenly I'm falling forward, someone screaming in the background.
I have another addition, here ya go!
{Please don't be sad now, I really believe you were the greatest thing that ever happened to me}
It's happening.
I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. I'm sorry. I didn't want it to happen.
But I can't stop the inevitable.
My breath slows down and my vision blurs as I write this, but I want you to know before I go.
It's not fair! I'm crying now and I can barely see the paper. It's not fair! I love you, Natsu Dragneel! I...I love you. I'm crying and screaming and blushing and it's all because I love you.
Please don't let me go.
Luc
Lucy slumped farther down into her chair, eyelids drooping drastically. She felt the slam of a ruler against solid table, jolting her awake.
"Have a nice dream, Ms. Heartfilia?" Mr. Eens sneered, eying her hatefully. Others in the back snickered at her, whispering to one another about her; though she didn't mind, not really. She was used to it.
"Hello? Ms. Heartfilia, can you hear through that thick skull of yours?" The teacher continued. Lucy furrowed her eyebrows together and pouted hotly, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.
"Use your words Lucy, woooords.." He said slowly, like she was an LD student, which she certainly wasn't, and Mr. Eens hated her for it. She rarely paid attention and yet got all A's in his class.
"Don't bother with her, teach! She's better off in the special classes!" A boy piped up, laughing along with his friends. A few other students laughed with them, others not really paying attention. Lucy slumped further into her chair, feeling the urge to disappear grow stronger.
"Haha yeah! Retard! Retard!" Erik snorted, arousing more sniggers.
"Can we get back to the lesson?" A strict voice snapped. Erza Scarlet, more like Erza Scare-let. Lucy thought, allowing a small smile from the thought. Wrong choice.
"What do you think you're smiling about, hm?" He growled at blinked once. Twice. Thrice. She opened her mouth and no sound came out, as per usual.
"What a freak."
"She's so weird. She never talks. Like ever."
"I feel really bad for her though, she has like, no friends.-Not that I'll be her friend or anything! She's creepy!"
The whispering continued, only louder this time. Lucy felt something drop in the pit of her stomach as she tried to ignore them and keep her eyes from watering. She hasn't cried since that day, no reason to start now.
She didn't even notice Mr. Eens mouth moving as he announced a two person project, absorbed in her own world.
"Me!"
"I want Leo!"
"Gray-sama!"
She heard the yells of her classmates as they fought over one another, all on the opposite side of the room as her.
She sighed, resting her head on the palm of her hand as she stared out the window. Only did she look up when she heard the patter of feet, yelps of girls.
She looked behind her to see a horde of girls backs to her, all of them crowded around one person. She rose her eyebrow when the boy pushed out, tripping and landing at her feet.
He slowly looked up to her, a sheepish curl to his lips as he smiled. He patted himself down carelessly, standing on his own two feet now. He held his hand out for a shake, which she did not return.
"...Natsu Dragneel." He said quietly, sitting down at the lab table with her. All of the girls from before went quiet, watching with hushed whispers and shocked gazes.
"..." Lucy answered, staring dully at him before turning forward, ignoring his presences and failing. Her heart was beating rapidly and her palms were sweating, but she hoped he wouldn't realize that.
"I know who you are, Lucy." He piped up, his cheerful demeanor still intact. She lazily turned her head to stare at him, her poker face intact.
He had on the usual uniform attire; the white shirt and striped grey pants. Though he had on a white, scaled scarf instead of the dizzying blue and white tie. His hair was a...erm...light red color, you could say. His eyes were dancing and carefree, and his smile showed off his unusual canines.
All in all, he was attractive.
"So, I was wondering if you wanted to be partners?" Natsu asked her innocently, his smile messing with her nerves. She looked over her shoulder, trying desperately to get away from his pretty face.
She shook her head timidly, unsure of herself. She heard him take a sharp intake of breath before she heard a loud groaning sound, something resting on her shoulder.
"Why noooot? Come ooon Luce, pleeease?" He whined, his hot breath on her neck forcing her to shiver. She quickly pushed him off of her, dusting her shoulders off with a feigned look of disgust.
Natsu bit his lip to hide his smile, taking enjoyment within her reactions. She continued to pat at herself furiously, ducking her head to keep him from noticing her blush.
"Luce, can we be partners please?" He asked her quietly. She froze at the sound of his deep voice, her blush increasing. Realizing it was either give in now or later with further embarrassment made her nod her head begrudgingly.
"Yay, thanks!" Natsu cheered. Lucy didn't miss the curl of snarling lips and loathsome glares directed her way over Natsu's shoulder but she shrugged it off, sighing.
She quietly stuck her hand into her jacket pocket, fingering the plastic bag that basically held her life. She smiled softly, the bag making her feel secure and warm inside.
She pulled it out, dropping it onto the table and dumping it out. She looked over to Natsu who stared at the small squares in confusion, his eyebrows furrowing in a cute way.
"We're playing...Scrabble?" He guessed, meeting her brown eyes with his obsidian ones. She quickly looked away and back to the pieces, rolling her eyes.
She easily took the worn out pieces, moving them around to form a sentence. Natsu's eyes widened in wonder as he tilted his head to read what she had written.
Ill do all the work and put your name on it. I dont want to be your friend leave me alone
Natsu looked up to her speechless. He couldn't lie, that hurt. He had seen her around before and heard rumors she couldn't talk, though he doubted they were true. For some reason he found himself attracted to her; and it wasn't because she was beautiful, either.
"No way, I'm doing half of the work. I'll come over your house or you mine." He answered shocking himself. Did he just...he did! What was wrong with him? Since when did he give up a free opportunity of doing absolutely nothing? He must be going crazy!
As Natsu continued yelling at himself, Lucy studied him carefully.
Cant tonight
"Why not?" He asked, annoyance seeping through his words. Good.
I have to go visit my mom
"Can't you just go some other day?" He replied, his eyebrows furrowed together. Natsu watched as Lucy's face hardened considerably, anger replacing her usual tight lipped look.
No I cant She wrote, and even though she didn't say it verbally, it still sent a chill down his back. He decided to back off, holding his hands up in defeat.
"Okay, okay I get it-your parents divorced or something." He answered. Her shoulders fell and he watched her closely as her eyes misted over.
Or something She wrote, looking down to her hands. Natsu felt bad, making her like this. He took one of her hands, getting her attention. He gave her a small smile, squeezing her hand.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you sad, partner. I can come over tomorrow then?" He watched, slightly confused when a small blush found it's way to her cheeks.
Partner She wrote, and thank the Gods she couldn't say it or else she would've stuttered. She felt her cheeks turn rosy and wanted to put a stop to the weird feeling.
"Of course, we're project partners, right?" He replied, and she couldn't help but smile at him. Natsu blinked in surprise at the odd expression on her face, barely ever seeing her anything but monotonous. He felt his face turning hot, surprised by this feeling.
"Woah..you smiled!" He said like it was extraordinary. She rose an eyebrow, a giggle escaping her mouth.
"YOU GIGGLED!" He yelled, falling over and out of his chair. Lucy looked at him in worry, standing up and helping him. He rubbed his head before jumping, pointing an accusing finger at her.
"You can giggle!" He said, making her roll her eyes. He smiled largely, studying her closely.
She bent over the table, her hair brushing the polished black table. Natsu couldn't help but notice how the light hit her blonde hair, her shadow stretching out behind her. She looked down, a focused look on her face as she shuffled the pieces around, mesmerising him.
Your house tom She wrote before sweeping the letters back into her bag and sauntering out of the room at the exact same time the bell rung. Natsu blinked a couple of times as students pushed past him, still in a daze.
"Lucy Heartfilia..." He whispered to himself, grinning uncontrollably, a faint blush dusted across his cheeks.
Edit 6/2/13:
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ (the bottom)
Hope you enjoyed, sorry I haven't been updating my stories...I'm REALLY sucked into Teen Wolf ;w;...Stiles! :D I love that guy lol(it's weird that my dad watches it tho o.O)
So people have been telling me (DarkKnight5963) that I should make a lists so if you want to continue the story, you can...
Sidenote-passwordrawr: love you too buddy ;3 xD
~~ANYWAY~~
here you can finish these off (if one isn't here you wanna do then PM me and I'll see if I'm continuing it or not)
Hottest Boys
Online
Not Over You
MIRAcles
Idiot!
Love/Hate
A Moment in Time
Not so 'Baby' Sitting
When She Loved Me
Please Don't Say You Love Me