Chapter 2
The classes started at the Academy. Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney were in class A, the class with the best results in the exam. Lucy, Levy, Natsu and Gray were in class B, the second class as results.
The lessons started and the first lesson was "Musical Theory" with Mirajane Strauss. When the teacher entered in the classroom and told students to take a seat, Natsu hurried up and almost kicked a student, only to get a place next to Lucy. The blonde girl looked a little strange at him and then invited Levy to sit next to her too.
After about half an hour, the door opened and inside came in a pretty tall boy with muscular arms, piercings and black hair. "Sorry for the delay, I got lost" he said walking to the free seat next to Levy and sat there. Mira didn't scowl him and continued the discussion she had before with the students. When she finished, Strauss took out of her bag some scores and asked Lucy to sit at the piano and to play it. The girl did as she was asked but when to start... she couldn't. Heartfillia tried to understand what all those notes meant but she couldn't read the score.
"She can't read a score and she got in this Academy? I bet she paid for her place here." the boy next to Levy said coldly. This remark gained him death glares from Mira, Levy, Natsu and Gray. Hearing those words, Lucy got up and ran out of the classroom, then let her legs to lead her wherever they wanted to.
After the classes finished and Levy got in their room, she found Lucy at the desk studying very hard about how to read a score. On the blue-haired girl's lips appeared a smile. "Do you want some help?" she asked but received a negative answer. The next day, the mean guy came to Lucy and appologized. "I'm sorry for what I said yesterday...I'm Gajel." he said but didn't receive any answer since the blonde girl was focusing on the theory book that she was reading.
Day after day passed and Heartfillia improved her reading pretty much. It was Saturday and since almost everyone was out, in town, she thought that it would be a very good oportunity for her to repeat playing the piano. She went in the music room, sat at the piano and when to start to play, her hands paralyzed. Lucy couldn't play, neither touch the keyboards. A few tears fell on her cheecks and then down on the keyboards.
Sting was bored and was walking through the Academy looking for something to do, when he passed by the music room. He noticed that it was someone inside there and thought about joining. Only after a couple steps he noticed that it was Lucy and even more, she was crying. His blue eyes narrowed, his legs moved on their own and led him behind her. Sting noticed that she was holding her hands above the keyboards like she was going to sing, but instead she was crying.
- Hey... are you ok?, he asked with a concerced voice.
- I-I'm gonna be ok..., Lucy lied sobbing.
- Lucy, look at me... what happened?, Sting continued touching one of her hands with his.
- I can't play anymore. I don't know what's going on with me..., she whispered. On Sting's lips appeared a smirk.
- Then let me help you., Eucliffe continued putting his both hands over hers and started playing the piano., Just leave your hands to follow mine.
They stayed there, in the same position, for about an hour. At the end of that hour, Lucy was finally capable to play the piano again without hestitating. Her lips formed a big smile, smile that made Sting to stare at her for a couple minutes.