"You're dead meat sleeping beauty. Dead meat. Dead meat." Those words kept bouncing around in my head all morning. As if that threat wasn't bad enough, I kept learning weirder and weirder things about my life. Apparently Gildarts was the math teacher, and Cana, his adopted daughter, was alcohol free. Master Makarov was my grandfather, and the headmaster of the highschool. I suppose it made sense how I could get some of their personalities confused in my old world... But I think the biggest shock to me was that Zeref, the most evil wizard in the history of the world, was just a shy little kid... Lauren's little brother. That was just bizarre. I suppose it made sense though, they had the same raven black hair. Although Zeref's eyes were black, and hers were a clear icy blue. We all sat together at lunch. A small table of me, Gray, Lauren, Levy, Elfman, Lisanna, Mira. Apparently Mirajane was the nurse at the school. She and her siblings were the only ones who spent time both with my group of friends AND the dragon's apparently.
"Natsu and I were childhood friends. I know that you never really liked when I hung out with him, but I promise that I'll never let him hurt you while I'm around whether he's my friend or not." She said gently, resting her hand on mine. I nodded, looking over at the others. Lauren and Gray both picked away at an ice cream sundae while Levy popped blueberries into her mouth. I could have sworn that I saw Gajeel watching her from across the room. I guess not much changed there. Zeref kept on glancing at Natsu with a wistful expression, but when he went to talk about it, he was silenced by a sharp look from his sister. If I had to guess, the quiet child looked up to how cool and popular everyone thought the rosette was. I wish that Sting was here to eat with me. Even though I wasn't totally used to the idea of him being my brother, he was my friend. I felt safe around he and Rogue.
"How do you feel? Is it disorienting waking up from a coma?" Mira asked sympathetically, leaning on her hands. "I was told that you had quite some dream while you were under." I nodded.
"You could say that." I mumbled, not really wanting to bring up those painful memories.
"Come on! Tell me about it!" She insisted brightly. I sighed.
"Well... It all began in a city called Hargeon..."
….
By the end of my memor-… my... stories. Yeah, stories. Not memories. All of their jaws had dropped. I blushed slightly. If magic didn't exist then that all must have sounded crazy...
"NATSU was your best friend?!"
"I was known as the she-devil?!"
"Big brother elf could turn into a beast?!"
"Lisanna died?!"
"Lector could fly?!"
"Your brother tried to destroy a city?!"
"You fought demons?!"
"I was STILL a stripper?!" Gray demanded. We all dissolved into giggles after that.
"I guess even in people's dreams you're still a pole dancer." Lauren laughed softly. He have her an exasperated look.
"I do NOT pole dance!"
"That's not what you told me." She giggled as his face got even redder. "You told me that you could work the pole."
"I did NOT!" He protested weakly. Her head dipped out of view for a moment as she rummaged around in her backpack, pulling out a small device that looked like a communication lacryma. I'm pretty sure it's called a cell phone. She tapped the screen a few times and showed us a video that she had taken of some very sexy dancing from Gray.
"That was a dare and you know it!" He exclaimed.
"Quite a bit of talent for a one time thing." She smirked, winking at him.
"Can we just move on?!" He grumbled, glaring at his girlfriend. "I'm going to get you back for that."
"Bite me."
"Calm down you two. Give it a rest." Levy chuckled, intervening as the two gave each other a death glare. "But really, that was some dream Lu-chan! Solid script magic sounds really cool!" She grinned at me. I nodded.
"It really is. But it's also really confusing seeing everyone how they really are as opposed to how I feel like I met you all..."
"So you really don't remember anything from before this?"
"Not a thing." I shook my head. "I keep trying. I lay awake at night desperately trying to remember, but it's all blank. All a dream."
"I think we can all agree that the most surprising thing is how you got Natsu so mixed up... Natsu was the cruelest person to you for years." Zeref commented. I hung my head and sighed heavily.
"Yeah. I know that now..."
"Aren't you guys forgetting something?" Lauren asked quietly. "BEFORE he was cruel to her, they were pretty close. Then one day he totally flipped. Maybe... Maybe she wanted to remember the better times?" My friends looked at one another then slowly nodded.
"True. That could be it. Back when Natsu was a real man." Elfman said. Gray gave him a strange look.
"… He was a kid. You realize that right? Not a man."
"Man."
…
"Sting? I'm home!" I called into the empty house. According to this life, my father and mother had died a long time ago, leaving me in the legal care of Laxus. The older blonde had a staff meeting after school so I didn't bother calling for him. I probably should have mentioned this before, but Laxus was the phys Ed teacher. I heard no response from inside. I tossed my bag inside the door and pulled an apple from the fridge before sitting on the couch and opening a magazine. They may not have had sorcery weekly here, but the fashion magazines weren't too bad.
"You're dead meat sleeping beauty." I still couldn't get that wretched voice out of my head. But My mood kept plunging deeper and deeper as those words echoed in my mind. Over and over and over again. I hugged my knees in. There was one thing about this world that I just could not understand... How could I have let myself believe in him? Even in a dream I should have known better!
After a while I got fed up with wallowing in my own thoughts. and turned on the radio, fortunately, it favoured me today, playing a song that I loved hearing. Granted it was a sad song, but I loved it a lot.
She's prayin' to a God she doesn't believe in
begging for a change in her life
She says, "Lord I haven't been here that long.
I mean my body's here but my soul is so far gone."
They laugh and she doesn't know why
They laugh harder When they make her cry
She says, "Tell me, why, why. Can someone tell me why?
Why, why?
I've been walking but I've hit my end."
She says, "I know a lot of faces but I aint got no friends"
Her skin is her paper Her razor is her pen
She's writing out her life She's writing out her end
Tell me why, why, why?
Can someone tell me why?
Why, why?
They set fire to her gally,
danced on the decks so can you sit there deepening the cuts on her wrist
She cries alone,
she'll die alone,
if you dont stop now she's in the carnival of souls
They breathe her life,
breathe her life like a dragon breathes fire and it's burning her inside
All your words are holding her knife,
don't give her a ticket to ride
the carnival of souls The carnival of souls
The carnival of souls
Ooooh
She wont speak cuz she knows they wont care
Try to fight back but she doesnt dare
Why do they keep trying to push her over the edge?
It doesn't make sense
She's already dead
They say, "Let's burn her ships, let her drown in her life"
We'll watch her struggle as the tide takes her life
And I don't know why People like to watch others die
They set fire to her gally,
dance on the decks so can you sit there deepening the cuts on her wrist
She cries alone
She'll die alone
If you don't stop now she's in the carnival of souls
They breathe her life, breathe her life like a dragon breathes fire and it's burning her inside
All your words are holding her knife, don't give her a ticket to ride...
They set fire to her gally,
dance on the decks so can you sit there deepening the cuts on her wrist
She cries alone
She'll die alone If you don't stop now she's in the carnival of souls
Breathe her life, breathe her life like a dragon breathes fire and it's burning her inside
All your words are holding her knife don't give her a ticket to ride
the carnival of souls
Carnival of souls
Ooooo"
I sang along gently to the song be Avery Cantello. Carnival of souls. My heart clenched. The song was really just hitting me head on right now... What with the whole business with Natsu the dragon Dragneel and whatnot... Since this whole thing started I've felt dead inside. But Natsu seems determined to keep kicking me down anyway... I sighed heavily and began climbing the stairs. Back up to my bedroom to try and use magic. What I saw when I go in there was definitely not what I was expecting.
"This place hasn't changed a bit."
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"
Tee hee! Hi minna! Okay, now Who else things that Gray would be a great pole dancer? Raise your hands. Please leave reviews, I love to hear your feedback! Sorry if this chapter if kinda weird at all, I have writer's block... I tried to post this yesterday but my computer was being a bitch and the website kept having problems. This is Comatose chapter 4.7 because of how many diferent files I've tried to upload ;-;