When we go to school, Gray slung his arm around my shoulders as we got off the bus (STILL in his underwear) This was all just to creepy. This place was entirely different from home! When we went to our lockers (they were beside each other) The black haired girl from my hallucinations was waiting. But she looked different this time. Rather than hanging loose, her hair was up in two long black pigtails. Instead of a cold warrior-like frown, she wore a bright chipper smile. Her clothes were different too. Her bomber jacket, combat booths, and silver knives that hung from her belt were exchanged for a short crop top that said "Bite me", a mini skirt, and converse shoes. She had a tattoo of a dragon breathing fire on her hip. She pecked Gray on the lips as he got to his locker, then jumped into my arms.

"Lucy! I'm so glad that you're awake! Do you have any idea how worried we've been?!"

"Lauren, give her a break. She's still getting used to things. Gray chuckled as she crushed me in her arms. Who was this girl again? I already found it harder to remember the members of Fairytail. Was I going to forget them all?! The thought saddened me beyond belief. Even if it... Even if it hadn't been real, those had been the best times of my life... Lauren let go of me reluctantly, clinging onto Gray's arm instead.

"I'm just happy to see her!" She pouted, snuggling into him. He chuckled to himself.

"I know that. But you've got to remember how confusing this must be for her." He said gently. The girl seemed to think on it before sighing.

"You're right. Sorry, Luce. I was just really happy to see you." She grinned. Her canines weren't sharpened, so I guess that any suspicions I had about the dragon tattoo were gone. the ink on her tattoo looked strange though... huh.

"It's uh... It's okay.." I mumbled, rubbing the back of my neck awkwardly. Then it was out of one hug and into the next.

"Lu-chan!" I was tackled from behind by a tiny girl with blue hair. I yelped as we hit the ground, Levy clinging to me. Tears splashed the back of her neck. "We thought you were gone! I thought you were as good as dead!" She sobbed. "I'd read to you every day that you were in that horrible hospital bed! And you're finally awake!"

Levy. Levy was still my friend. I began to cry as well as I hugged her back.

"Oh Levy..." I whispered. "Thank you. Thank you for being you."

"Wh... What do you mean?" Levy asked in confusion. She gave me a worried look as though concerned with my mental health.

"Nothing. Nothing at all." I whispered, climbing back to my feet. I hugged her tightly before letting go. "Where's Erza? And Wendy? Come to think of it, where's Gajeel and Juvia?" I asked, looking around the hallway. Levy, Gray, and Lauren looked at me in confusion. "What?"

"Well... You don't really know them is all. They're Natsu's friends..." Levy murmered. Lauren buried her face in Gray's chest, shaking like a leaf. He held her close and murmured soothing words. I felt like everything was collapsing beneath my feet. Wendy... Erza... Gajeel... None of them were my friends? According to Levy I didn't even know them...

"Natsu the dragon Dragneel." Gray growled, holding his girlfriend closer. That's when I noticed that the ink on Lauren's hip wasn't ink. it was a brand. The skin was charred black as though someone had held a burning poker against it. My eyes widened.

"Natsu did that?!" I exclaimed in pure shock. Levy nodded.

"He was going to do it to you. But Lauren stood up to him. Called him a big bully. They held her down and used the poker on her instead. She's never been the same. She's not a fighter like Gray is. Never hurt a fly in her life." Levy murmured to me. Natsu was going to brand me with a hot poker?! I don't think that I could live with this kind of Natsu. I wanted the dragonslayer that I knew and loved! The one who cared for his nakama! I almost began to cry again when I was saved by the bell.

"We... We should get to class." I whispered, running down the hallway and leaving my baffled friends behind.

…

As if nothing else could go wrong today, I had gotten lost on the way to class. I slid into the last seat available just before class started. That seat happened to be right in front of Natsu. No. I won't call him that. I won't! The last available seat what right in front of... The dragon.

"Good morning, class." Said a green haired man as he entered the room. "I would like to welcome back to our English class Miss Lucy Heartfilia. I wish to see you all treating her with respect." The teacher said cooly. You had to be kidding me. FREED was my English teacher?! I thumped my head on the desk. Could this reality get any weirder?

"Hey Luuuuuucy." The voice from behind me purred.

Ignore him. Ignore him and he'll go away. I thought, staring straight ahead.

"Luuuuuuuuucy." He sang softly. I felt his hand tuck a strand of my hair behind my ear. "Don't ignoooore meeee." I slapped his hand away and heard him growl softly. "And here I wanted to play nice, blondie."

"Please pull out your copies of Othello." I pulled the small book from my bag and turned to the right page when I felt a stabbing pain in my back. I yelped in pain, then clapped my hands over my mouth. My gaze flicked around the room and landed on Nats-… landed on the dragon. He held a pair of scissors in his right hand, the tip had a small bead of blood running down it. I tried to ignore it, tears stinging my eyes. Freed looked at me.

"Miss Heartfilia are you alright?"

"Y-y-yes. I'm okay Fr-… Mr. Justine." I whispered miserably, lowering my gaze to my book. The green haired man turned back to the board and began writing. I needed something to distract me. Anything! As the scissors poked and prodded at my skin over and over again, I began looking to others around the room to see if they noticed. But all eyes were guiltily averted. My gaze landed on Lauren hopefully, but she just stared straight ahead, bottom lip trembling slightly. Was everyone here really that afraid of him?! So what else could I do? I grit my teeth and bore it.

"Who can tell me what the moral to the story Othello is?" I saw Levy raise her hand sheepishly.

"That jealousy is the green eyed monster?" She asked.

"Correct. Excellent job, Miss Mcgarden."

"Know it all." Natsu grumbled.

"Mister Dragneel, perhaps if you paid more attention in class rather than sleeping, you would know the answer." The greenette said pointedly. If it were my Natsu, the whole guild would be laughing, making fun of the goofball if someone had said something like that. But as things were now, the classroom was dead silent. No one dared laugh... Except me. Freed cracked a small smile as I giggled, momentarily forgetting the direness of the situation. Everyone looked at me in shock. Including the dragon. It was clear that no one had ever laughed at Natsu before. Then, other people caught on. The giggles became contagious until the whole class was laughing. Even Natsu's followers. He stood abruptly, grabbing his back pack.

"Young man, take your se-"

"Shut up you middle aged loser." He snapped before leaning in close to my ear. "You're dead meat, sleeping beauty." He purred in my ear before walking out. My chest constricted as fear ignited in my heart. And then, just like a rose as it is thrown into flames, slowly withering as it is consumed by the fire, the laughter died in my throat.

Comatose. I'll never wake up without an overdose of YOOOOOOUUU! Sorry, Skillet is my band. Okay so once again leave your reviews and I SWEAR THAT THIS WILL BE NALU BY THE END! And not like E.N.D. end, like "the end" so don't go all conspiracy theory on me. But I wonder if this is what E.N.D Natsu would be like. Cruel and sadistic? Anyvay, keep the reviews coming :)