Chapter 3: Date?

Natsu wasn't lying when he said he just happened to see Lucy walk into her house. It was fully just out of coincidence since he was already heading to the café' he was forced to go to that was across the man-made river from her house.

Erza, Gray, and Juvia wanted to go there to hang out and Gray didn't want to be the only guy there. Natsu was pissed off first, asking him why he couldn't just ask someone until his stomach began to rumble.

So there he was, waiting for his friends to get their crap inside there while he waited outside. He just happened to be at the right spot at the wrong time when he saw the light switch on from her window and the spot he was gave him a clear view of her getting undressed.

Hey, he's a guy so he couldn't help but stare. Finding a distaste to the lavender bra she had on.

" Red would look better..."

" Red would what?" Juvia asked from behind him. Natsu jumped, not even noticing them coming up from his side. He turned around to them and smiled with a laugh, ignoring their suspicious stares.

" Ah nothing. Hey Gray! Did you get my food!?"

" And that's... what... Happened." Lucy panted as she and Levy ran on the track. Levy and Lucy had most of the same classes together and they were having gym right now. Well their other friends had this class too but they were running buddies.

" Faster ladies! FASTER!" Their dreaded coach, Aquarius who was also the swimming coach yelled at them. Lucy and Levy shuddered, letting out another pant. They honestly didn't know what was wrong with the pace they were running right now. They were in the middle of the long, spread out group of running students ranging from fastest in the front to the slowest in the back.

" Aww...ww!" Levy tried to squeal but had a difficult time since she was running. Lucy glared ahead to the other side of the track where most of the boys were sprinting and competing, including Natsu who was bashing foreheads with Sting and Gray along with Jet, the fastest. They were easily lapping everyone with their pace.

" There's nothing... Cute about it." She panted once more. She heard the pounding of feet from behind her and knew it was the boys that she now considered to be idiots. Sting shot by her, yelling that he was the best. When he turned his head and made eye contact with her, he smiled and slowed down to her and Levy.

" Hey ladies." He said with no struggle and winked at Lucy specifically, Lucy could hear a soft giggle to her side, knowing it was Levy and sighed.

" Not now Sting." Lucy tried her hardest not to sound tired and more fit. Lucy had a dirty secret of stuffing her face with four large bags of chips a day. She was actually glad with how much her coach made her run or else she'd never be able to burn off what she gained.

Somehow, without managing to trip each other over, Sting slung an arm over her shoulder and smirked. Levy's eyes widened and she nudged Lucy's arm in shock. According to Levy, Sting was NEVER like this.

" Do you wanna hang out later?" Lucy then began to loose her composer, his weight was really a drag to her and slowing her down. Before she could respond, ( I see a pattern going on here ) Natsu shoved himself into Sting really hard, making Sting trip and fall over.

He fell in front of Lucy and Levy and they yelped in shock before tripping over him and falling down too, not having enough time to jump over. A few other people tripped and fell over them, including Elfman who nearly suffocated all of them with his size.

" NATSU!" They all screamed in fury, trying to squirm their way out of the dog pile. Natsu laughed , to Sting though, and just kept on running. Lucy's eyes flamed with rage. She obviously took it the wrong way.

An unknown adreniline pumped through her and she found herself out of the pile sprinting like she's never before. A cloud of dust could be seen behind her.

Natsu ran, feeling content with himself after his action to Sting. He really didn't like him being by Lucy at all, even if he's only known her for two days now. He heard his name being shouted to and he turned his head over his shoulder in curiosity.

What seemed to be a demon was running his way and his eyes widened, he shot his head around and started to run faster.

" Lucy..."

Wait, Lucy?

" KICK!" Natsu felt a foot slam into his back and he shot forward to the ground.

Lucy crossed her arms and stomped her foot slightly.

" It's rude to push people around Natsu." She said casually before walking over to Levy who finally got herself out of the pile and began running again.

" Oh? What's this!? You boys let some girl overthrow you!? FIVE EXTRA LAPS FOR EVERY BOY!" Aquarius yelled like a sadist. Almost every boy on the track could be heard yelling and bashing on Natsu and Sting.

" What's the deal Lucy!?" Natsu yelled but it sounded more like a whine than anything else. Lucy sighed and closed her book with a slam. She turned her head to the boy sitting next to her in their free period.

" At my old school, it was zero tolerance." Natsu scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest.

" Yeah? This school isn't like your old school. It's completely the opposite." Lucy placed her cherished book down on her desk gently.

" Yeah. I know, but I wasn't gonna let the culprit who had sacked almost five hundred pounds of body weight from the other students get away with it." Natsu gave Lucy a wry smile which she ignored politely.

" You are a very interesting person." Lucy's hand slapped onto the desk. Interesting? Where had she heard that?... Oh yeah, when Mira told her she was on Natsu's 'interesting' list.

" How so?" Natsu made a humming sound as he looked up to the ceiling and thought.

" Well... You're nice but can be really scary. Oh, and your also very weird, plus you're not exactly what you seem..." Lucy's eyes narrowed.

" And what exactly do you mean by that?" She eyed him harshly when he said his last statement. Natsu smiled a little nervously, his index finger scratching his cheek softly.

" Well, you're looks don't really portray your personality?..." Lucy sent him a deadly stare.

" And what's that supposed to mean!?" Natsu laughed and rubbed the back of his head.

" Ah... Nothin'... Well umm... See ya Lucy!" Natsu shot up and walked at the room tensely, feeling her glare of death all the way out the room as the bell rung.

Lucky for Lucy though, her next class was in the class she was in right now so she just kept on reading until class was supposed to start.

" Hey miss feisty." Lucy groaned inwardly as the sound of someone sitting next to her. She already knew who it was. She turned her head slowly to Sting, a blank stare on her face.

" What do you want?" She asked almost hurriedly. She honestly didn't have time for him right now since she was at the good part of her book and she wanted to know what happens to Isabel next.

Sting sat back in the chair ( which wasn't his assigned seat ) And slung an arm on the back rest of it. He smiled a sexy smile which Lucy didn't go unfazed by. Hey, the guy was hot. She at least could admit that, in a matter of fact, she's never been surrounded by so many gorgeous men in her life seeing as to she being in an all girls academy.

" You never answered my question." Lucy sighed and turned her head back to her wonderful book.

" Yeah? And what question was that again?" She asked while being sucked back in to her book.

" Before shit head knocked us over at gym class, I asked if you wanted to go out on a date." She thought she had fully blocked him out but obviously didn't since she just so happened to choke on her spit and drop her book.

" A date!? From you? The guy who threatened to do horrible things to me just yesterday!?" Sting laughed and gave her a wink, throwing up a thumbs up.

" Spot on gorgeous!" Lucy gave him a long hard stare and soon enough, Sting actually started to get uncomfortable.

" Well?" He asked expectantly. No girl has ever turned him down before so this should be no different.

" No." Lucy broke it flat out and turned back to her book, the flustered girl that was just there seconds ago gone. Sting wondered how she could just change emotions so quickly. Sting sighed with a fascinated smile on his face, leaning back into his chair again.

" Come on. Please? Think of it as a sorry gift from me, we can do whatever you want." Lucy's ears perked up from her book and she gave Sting an interested glance.

" Anything?" He voice was filled with a mischievous intent and Sting wouldn't help but gulp, regretting what he had said.

" Sure..." Lucy put her hand to her chin and looked up to the ceiling in contemplation. Sting actually felt bad for picking on her yesterday now that he noticed how cute she could be, not to mention the fact that she seemed to stand to stand out from other girls.

" When?" Sting's face brightened up.

" How about Saturday, we can meet at the Magnolia Centre at noon." Lucy thought to herself for a bit longer, then sighing and nodding.

" Well I don't have anything else going on so why not. This better be good too or else I'll never forgive you." Sting nodded happily and brought her into a hug which she quickly jumped out of in shock, a small blush forming on her face.

" 'Kay Lucy. Then Saturday it is. You better be there." Lucy waved him off as the bell rang and the teacher walked in

" Yes, yes. Now go to your desk." Sting waved her off before walking away as the teacher yelled at him for being out of his seat.

Lucy placed her book down and sighed.

She should have lied about not being busy.

Author's note: He guys. Yeah I know, I know. I haven't updated in a while and there's not a lot of nalu interaction in this chapter either. But trust me when I say this. It WILL become VERY interesting soon. Hope you enjoyed.