Fucking FINALS, guys. Fuck my life.

SUCK MY ASS, PROBABILITY!

Yeah, I suck at probability -.-'

The life of moi, Rose the seventh grader who can't even do math right without her calculator.

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"Good to see you again, Natsu-san!"

"Did you have a good summer, Natsu-sama?"

"Natsu! Come sit with us at lunch!"

These various yells from overeager students nearly overwhelmed Lucy.

It was all Natsu this and Natsu that, and it made her want to curl up into a ball and just sink into the ground.

When Levy said her husband was popular, she didn't think it was this high up the social ladder.

"Annoying fuckers," Gray hissed, his eyes narrow and glaring at the ground.

"Do they ever shut up?" Levy muttered, her voice darker than usual.

"How obnoxious." Even Juvia seemed out of it.

Lucy looked at her friends slowly.

Natsu was a little ahead of them, a bright grin on his tanned face like always as he greeted people left to right.

But...

The three of them were left behind.

They were ignored.

A feeling of something bloomed in her chest, and Lucy fought back tears.

These students didn't even take care to try and reach out to Natsu's friends.

It was only about him.

Him and his status.

Him and his looks.

Him and his money.

"I need to get to class," Gray muttered, but Lucy didn't miss the scowl on his face.

"I'll go with you," Juvia volunteered, and it was the first time she dropped her third person point of view speaking. Lucy's heart clenched.

"Yeah, see you." Levy said, and the three broke away, swept up in the crowd.

How much were they hurting right now?

To be shoved out of the way as their friend was beaming in the spotlight?

Lucy watched, her breathing getting more difficult as she saw Natsu walk further and further away from her, too busy talking.

Her fingers went to fiddle with her ring, but then she stopped.

She had to be stronger than this.

It didn't matter how popular he was.

Her grades and her future was set firm in this school, and she needed to do well in order to pass.

Clenching tighter on the strap of her backpack tighter than necessary, Lucy walked away.

And it took all she had not to cry.

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It was lunch time.

Lucy picked up her bento and hurriedly walked out of school, looking for somewhere to eat.

For a moment she paused.

What if Natsu was waiting for her?

No, not possible. She shook her head. He was probably too busy with his friends.

Her chest tightened. It hurt because she knew that his true friends were the ones he abandoned.

Shaking slightly, Lucy wiped away any trace of tears that might have sprung up before finding an empty bench underneath a sakura tree.

Settling down, she opened her bento and stared down at it.

She had spent over two hours making the bentos for her and Natsu last night, trying to express her genuine joy of being able to be close to Natsu.

But would he even eat it?

Lucy picked up her cute, pink bunny chopsticks before picking up a slice of tomato and eating it slowly, chewing.

Tears welled up once more.

Furious, she wiped them away. What was wrong with her? Who cared if Natsu ate his bento or not!

"Hi!"

Her thoughts were interrupted as the cheerful voice was heard.

Lucy stared at the pair of shoes in her vision, and slowly raised her eyes to see who had spoken.

It was a smiling girl, her beautiful black hair curled gently and pulled into two braids that looped over her shoulders. Her gorgeous blue eyes shone in the sunlight.

"Hello," Lucy spoke way too late as she realized that the girl was talking to her.

"You're Lucy, right?" She asked, sitting down next to her.

Lucy blinked. Someone was talking to her other than a teacher.

"Yes."

"Ah. Natsu's bride, right?" The girl's eyes twinkled.

Lucy's expression turned grim, and hurriedly she tried to hide it. "I guess."

She didn't even want to look at the glittering ring anymore.

"Well, I'm Chisaki!" The girl said cheerfully, before taking out her own bento.

Lucy nodded curtly before going back to her food.

It overjoyed her that someone was trying to actually connect with her, but it hurt. It hurt that the girl wasn't three special people who she thought would all stick together.

'Look how that came out,' Lucy thought bitterly, setting down her chopsticks.

"Eh? Lucy-chan, why aren't you eating?"

Lucy almost flinched. That nickname was too close like Levy's to be comfortable. "Ah... I'm... Not really hungry."

'My stomach is churning in fear.'

"Are you feeling okay?" Chisaki frowned, concern in her melodious voice. "Maybe you should go to the nurse."

Guilt welled inside Lucy's stomach. Here she was, wallowing in self-pity, when a graceful and compassionate being was trying to be friends with her and Lucy was just pushing her away.

She was such a terrible person.

Taking in a slight deep breath, Lucy smiled, although it hurt her cheeks. 'I'm sorry.'

"Yeah, I think I might." Lucy stood. "Thanks for being so concerned, Chisaki. I'll see you later."

With that, the blond turned and walked away, her heart thudding with each step.

"Okay, bye!" Chisaki waved.

'With each step I take, I can feel my heart growing heavier.'

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As the blond walks away, the easy-going smile drops from Chisaki's face.

A disgusted sneer instead crept onto her lips, and she tossed a braid over her shoulder.

That pathetic little blond was Natsu's wife? How pitiful.

She examined her perfectly manicured nails. They were a pretty silver, and matched her eyes.

The blond bitch wouldn't be too hard to crush.

But what would the fun be in that?

A sadistic smile wormed her way onto Chisaki's face. She flipped open her phone and started typing.

How about a little whisper to start the game?

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Natsu squeezed himself from out of the crowd, smiling back at the wave of students before managing to get a moment of peace.

As soon as he broke away, the smile fell off his face.

They were so damn annyoing.

As he swung his arms gently while walking, something snagged onto his left hand.

Frowning, Natsu lifted said hand to his face, and was surprised to see a piece of string from his uniform had caught around the diamond of his ring.

His ring.

Suddenly it hit him, like someone punching him in the gut. His chest squeezed impossibly tight and he felt nauseous.

Gray.

Juvia.

Levy.

Lucy.

He had abandoned them.

He, Natsu, the one who had always thought that friends were the most important things in life ditched the most important people in his life to mingle in the crowd and try to live up to his expectations as a prince.

His face was unusually pale and his hands were clammy.

Desperation clawed up in his throat as he ran into the schoolyard.

"Lucy!" He screamed.

There was no answer, and holy fuck he felt like shot.

Natsu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

What was wrong with him?

How could he have done that so easily?

He just... Forgot.

He forgot about Lucy.

Anger and shame burned in his chest, and with tense muscles and a glare ready to burn anyone that got in his way, Natsu tore across the yard once more.

"Oi, flame bastard."

Natsu faltered at the cold voice.

Leaning against a tree trunk was Gray, his shirt gone and a sneer on his face.

The shame tripled.

"Gray..."

"You messed up, retard." Gray spat, shoving his hands into the pockets of his pants. "Today was Lucy's first day of school in her whole life. Do you think it was funny just to leave her like that?" Gray's fists clenched.

"I..." For once in his life, Natsu was at a loss of words against Gray.

"And now there are so many fucking rumors, you piece of shit!" Gray was full on yelling now.

"Rumors?"

Gray snarled. "Don't tell me you didn't hear them." His voice was now much softer, and his eyes were trained on the ground.

"Gray..." Natsu started, and a large clump of dread started to form in his stomach. 'Please, no... Not Luce...'

"What are the rumors about?"

Gray's bare shoulders shuddered before he suddenly snapped his head up and stared at Natsu. It startled the crown prince with how scared Gray looked; his eyes were rimmed with red and his pupils were wide and almost shaking.

"They say that she's... " Gray choked. "They're saying that she's a whore, Natsu. I... I figured it out when I saw this taped to her locker." His pale, trembling hand reached into his pocket as he pulled out a yellow sticky note.

Natsu grasped it with his own shaking fingers, and read. The words tore at his heart.

You slutty bitch! I can't believe you actually seduced Natsu into your love slave!

GO DO US A FAVOR AND KILL YOURSELF.

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I really like how Chisaki turned out to be, someone who can hide her real personality behind a nearly impenetrable mask.

REMINDER: All updates are on Sundays, so those of you begging me to update, please read my Author's Notes to know what my schedule is. To those who DO actually pay attention, I thank you :)

And P.S, yes, I know it's only *checks time* 10:55 on Saturday, but I'm just so excited about this chapter that it couldn't wait until Sunday!

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