I remember what it's like to wake up and be able to listen to the beautiful melodies of the mocking-jays outside my window. I remember having friends and being able to go out without the worry of being left behind. I took it for granted.

All of it.

Walking down the hallways of Magnolia High wasn't always Lucy Heartfilia's favorite thing to do, and it definitely wasn't the first thing she looked forward to when waking up in the morning.

First day back from winter break.

She made her way throughout the school, trying to keep to the crowd in hopes of blending in. When she saw her classroom she hurriedly made it inside, taking a seat at the front. Class K. She didn't enjoy sitting at the front, normally all the attention would be on her once they walked in. And how wouldn't it be? The way her buttery-golden hair shined in the sunlight made it seem as if someone was starring at the stars in broad daylight. Who wouldn't notice something like that?

Lucy always loved school, and no matter who stared at her or made fun of her, that wouldn't ever change her opinion on learning. Everything about the world fascinated her. The way humans never ceased to learn new things about the world around her interested her. It was like no matter how much information someone found on a specific topic, there was always more.

But it wasn't easy for Lucy to keep up with the rest of the class. The teachers always turned their back when teaching, and because she couldn't hear she was always lost trying to keep up with the lesson at hand. She could read the teachers lips easily, being accustomed to having to do it for five years of her life, but reading lips could only take you so far. The teachers at Magnolia High never actually owned up to their promise to learn sign language to be able to communicate with her.

Students begin to file into the classroom one by one, making her guess that the bell had just rung for first period.

Maybe this year will be different, maybe this year she'll actually make a friend. Lucy had friends, they were just online friends she met through a chat site. Her closest friend is Loke Lion, whom she regularly talks to through Facetime or Skype. It was easy for them to communicate because Loke's sister, Virgo, was also deaf meaning his whole family knew sign language.

But still, it would be nice to have a friend that was physically there. Someone right next toher. Loke did live only an hour away, and at one point in time they arranged to meet over summer. But she wanted a friend she could see everyday. Although she doubted it, there was nothing wrong with having a little bit of hope that maybe someone knew sign language.

Lucy looked at all the people coming in, observing their features carefully. She saw a person with bright green hair enter the room and she could only guess that it was Brandish. Brandish was one of the main people who bullied her because of her disability. She obviously couldn't hear the words they were saying, but the hand gestures they made were more than enough for her to know that they were making fun of her.

Lucy turned away from the door, trying not to draw to much attention to herself. Maybe if she stayed out of Brandish's way the rest of the school-year could be bearable.

Just as she turned away she saw a flash of salmon through her peripheral vision. She whipped her head back to the door to see the male which the hair belonged to. Now, Lucy has seen green, red, blue, even orange hair, but never pink.

Maybe he dyed it..? Lucy thought while staring at the boy.

She couldn't tear her eyes away from him, he was different. Suddenly, he turned and actually smiled at her. He smiled! No one has smiled at Lucy since the accident besides her father and the very few people she is close with.

Lucy looked around her noticing that people were pulling out plastic bags filled with food. She was guessing that it only made sense for it to be lunch time.

She pulled out a lunchbox, opening it to reveal her neatly placed food. A strawberry jam sandwich, a green apple, and a water bottle. She placed it on her desk, being careful to place the sandwich on a piece of paper and not the bare desk. It'd be a waste of a perfectly good sandwich if it just touched the dirty desk!

Lucy licked her lips, staring at the delicious strawberry jam sandwich just begging to be eaten. She was so entranced by the delicious goodness that she hadn't noticed three people walk up to her desk. One having particularly green hair.

Just as Lucy was about to take a bite out her sandwich, it was suddenly slapped out of her hand by the green-haired devil herself.

Lucy looked up, coming face to face with Brandish who had a sly smirk plastered on her face. If Lucy could, she would hear the classroom become deadly quiet, but since she's deaf it's always that way for her.

She could see Brandish's mouth move, indicating that she was speaking. Lucy narrowed her eyes, trying to read what she was saying.

Stupid deaf bitch! Did Lucy read that correctly?

The two other girls behind Brandish, Dimaria and Kyoka, decided to take the liberty to make random signs with their fingers, mocking Lucy and her sign language. Lucy merely sighed and looked down, already being accustomed to the harsh things they were most likely saying to her.

What did she do to deserve this? She didn't ask to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, she was just going to do something she regularly did with her father. Why did it have to happen to her? Why did she have to suffer because of someone else? She never looked down on anyone, she never did anything so bad that would result in her loosing her hearing! She was always kind, she still is. She sees the good in people, no one was made mean or evil like so many novels had told her.

No, everyone was taught to hate, and she hated that.

Instead of acknowledging the three girls in front of her, she simply picked up her water bottle, unscrewing the cap. Brandish had already ruined her lunch, just thinking about how good it would have tasted gave Lucy a sick feeling. Disappointment.

Lucy decided that it was only right for her to clean up the mess that Brandish made, because if she didn't then no one would, resulting in the teacher scolding her instead of the real culprits. Sliding out of her desk, Lucy bent down holding a few napkins.

She easily cleaned up the mess, considering how she got lucky and the jam didn't splatter everywhere. She stood up, proceeding to walk to the nearest trash bin and disposing of the trash.

Oh how she wished she could do that to Brandish and her friends.

As Lucy returned to her desk, she noticed that the pink haired boy was actually scolding Brandish and her friends! Lucy felt a slight warmth in her heart, knowing that this boy who knew nothing of her was actually helping her. He was going out of his way to stop them from bullying her. The next thing that Lucy saw surprised her even more.

Brandish and her friends were apologizing, to Lucy.

Her eyes widened as the three bowed in front of her, a sign meaning that they are sorry for what they had done. She looked up at the boy, not processing what was going on. They never apologized to her! Just who was this boy?

He walked up to her, grinning widely. He started speaking to her, not knowing that she was deaf. It all made sense now, why he was helping her. He didn't know that she couldn't hear a word anyone was saying.

I'm Na..

Lucy couldn't read a single thing coming out of his mouth, making her frown in disappointment that she couldn't figure out the name of her savior. In a swift motion she grabbed a notebook and pen writing the words "I'm Deaf."

She turned the notebook to show him, watching as his eyes scanned the page.

Instead of frowning and turning away in disgust like so many others have done, he simply smiled and raised his hands.

Her eyes could only widen realizing what he was doing.

Names' Natsu.

Italic Only: Lucy's Personal Thoughts.

Bold and Italic: A Person Speaking.

Bold and Underlined: Speaking Through Sign Language.

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