Author's Note 5.23.2014: Sorry for not updating last Friday I was busy with the school year in southern California ending. For one I just came back from a band field trip. I fixed the format of my story, so what Lucy types on her phone is underlined and italicized. The amusement park is quite amusing. Maybe they'll go to an amusement park later on...Enjoy lovelies~
Author's Note: Heck yeah! Alright now I'm actually getting deeper in on with the plot. And yes I made a reference to the Grand Magic Games. I basically just cut out the 'Magic' part. Also I'm not familiar with sports outside of competitive swimming, so sorry for future mistakes. Anyways enjoy!
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail and all of its characters belong to Hiro Mashima.
Chapter Six
As the duo made their way to the gym area for sign ups, Natsu proceeded to bombard Lucy with Grand Games information. The Grand Games are a type of sports competition, like a local Olympics within school districts. The competing schools from previous years were Lamia Scale Academy, Mermaid Tail Girl's Prepatory School, Blue Pegasus Private High School, and Sabertooth Boarding School. The Games usually contain the following sports: track, swimming, baseball, and basketball. The winner of the Games would always hold the next event the following year and for the pass six years, Magnolia's Fairies took the title.
"Alright! I'm ready." Natsu turned around, a big grin on his face. Anyone could tell he was probably the most excited about the games. Lucy slightly smiled and slipped out her phone.
Well that's nice, but I should really get going. I think my dad is up front.
"Ah. I'll walk you there."
The two walked across the almost empty campus and Natsu talked to fill the silence. Once they reached the front, there was a gray car pulled up and a blonde man waiting inside. Lucy parted with her male companion with a wave as she slipped into the car. Natsu waved then smiled at the older man.
"Who's your friend?" Her dad drove away from the highschool. Lucy looked her phone.
Just someone new to me.
The next two weeks were full of preparing for the up coming Games. While the Games participants practiced, the after school prep committee would work on the sides to fix the surrounding Crocus Park, the park that belonged to the school. Lucy also had reluctantly joined the committee, after much coaxing from her salmon haired friend.
It was the day before the opening ceremony and the committee was busier than ever. The opening ceremony was in a form of a parade and each year all the schools had a float. The committee was busy creating that and a school banner, while the baseball participants were practicing near by them. As expected, only the school teams had signed up for the Games. Most of the school teams' members had decided to join by their own will, meaning the Fairies are already trained.
Schools within their district were to be scheduled for half-days and would get out at one in the afternoon. People greatly enjoyed the games as well did the students, so no one complained about the matter.
"Ok girls!" The cheery committee leader, Meredy, called. "That be it! Now we wait for tomorrow. We'll take out the float and line it up."
Lucy as well as the other girls in the committee departed for their belongings. Once her bag was in her grasp, she scourged for her beloved phone. A text had been recieved.
To: Me
From: Dad
3:30 P.M.
Can you walk home? I can't pick you up, the meeting was delayed. I'll be home late.
To: Dad
From: Me
3:34 P.M.
Yeah. I'll walk home. Take care and you'll have dinner right?
To: Me
From: Dad
3:40 P.M.
Yes. Be careful. Love you.
The blonde snapped her phone shut and put her sweater on. The early March air was chillier than previous years. Most of the committee girls had left, the exception being some waiting for their ride to get them. I better get going.
"Walkin' home today, Luce?" Lucy turned around and saw her friend. He walked closer and she nodded at him. Natsu was still wearing his baseball uniform. It was a regular white uniform with red lining and the Fairy Tail mark on the left breast area. His visor was covering his pink hair and his pants were dirt stained.
"I know my uniform is dirty, but practice just ended." The blonde internally smacked herself for being caught staring. Wait. Was she staring? It's not like he isn't handsome, the uniform just caught my attention. The buttons on her phone were pressed.
Yeah. Dad can't pick me up so I'm alone.
"Ah. I'll drive you. I already have my stuff." Natsu held his bag for to prove it. With a sigh, Lucy shrugged and Natsu lead the way to the car.
During the ride, Natsu had told her about his day, some pranks he played on Gray, and when his favourite song came on,he belted out the lyrics. Although the Heartfilia house wasn't far away from the school, maybe a little over five blocks away. It was a small, two story house on Strawberry Street. There was a nicely cut lawn in front with the sprinklers running. A typical looking house.
"Is this your stop?"
Lucy nodded and grabbed her phone as the car came to a halt on the pavement.
You can come inside. I'll whiz something up to eat.
Natsu's eyes lit up as he read the message. The duo exited the vechile and Lucy unlocked the front door. As soon as the door opened, she rose her hand and offered him to come inside. Natsu slipped off his rugged shoes then followed Lucy in.
As he followed his friend through her house, he noticed the house was impeccably clean. There wasn't a stain on the lime colored walls and the bookshelves were all dusted. Seems like someone has been reading.
They finally made it to the kitchen, which was also very clean. Lucy opened the fridge and looked around then looked back at Natsu.
"So, what'cha got for the hungry baseball player?" He asked. Lucy took her phone out.
Well, earlier's pasta, leftover takeout, and steak that I was going to make.
"Take out sounds right."
He only meant to drop her off.
He ended up being tutored by her instead. There the two were: sitting in her room doing their maths homework. Lucy was engaging with problem number 103, while Natsu was taking a gander at his companion's room.
There were creatures of colorful kinds on the walls, while constellations filled the ceiling. Her dresser was stacked with ribbons and had a little jewelry box. Near the closet, a bulliten board contained pinned pictures of her family, past friends, and new ones. Just as he was fully engrossed with the paintings, something hit his head.
"Owwwwieee! Lucy why'dja hit me?"
Because your zoning out. Anyways if you don't want help, go home. It's already six thirty.
"Aw, Luce. Don't be mean-oh hey you threw your diary. Let's see." Natsu flipped to a random page and the blonde's eyes turned wide.
'His boyish face was kinda irritating at first..Oh and had I mentioned he had pink hair? Pink hair for Pete's sake!'
Lucy jumped off her bed and dived at him on the floor. The two rolled around the floor for awhile, got up and ran around the room, then fell on the floor again. The chase was put to an end when Natsu pinned her down by the wrists with his knees beside her sides. A mischievous playfulness twinkled in his eyes.
"Is this when we first met?" He was referring to the diary entry. The blonde nodded half-heartily, avoiding all eye contact. She couldn't exactly tell him to get off, but maybe he'd get a clue. Natsu looked at her red face; it reminded him of the time they'd met a month ago. He stared into the blonde's eyes. He never realized how much of a deep brown they were. Almost like chocolate. Chocolate tasted sweet. Lucy is sweet.
Lucy looked at the dazed Nastu. He was looking right at her, but she could tell his mind was somewhere else. The grasp on her wrists was still firm however, so she snapped her fingers to grab his attention. The salmon haired teen returned to earth then, got off her. In response, Lucy tried to look annoyed as she rubbed her wrists. Then she remembered the diary and placed it beside her phone.
"I didn't think girls still wrote in diaries." He said. She scrunched her eyebrows together then shoved her phone at him.
It's not like I can physically speak can I?
Natsu nodded thoughtfully.
Anyways you shouldn't check out something that isn't yours...
He shrugged, but smirked suddenly.
"You wrote about me. Did you write about the others as well?"
That's for me to know and you to never find out. You should go home though. It's already seven now.
Natsu threw his hands up like a robber that was just caught. "Alright, alright... You're kickin' me out now. Thanks for the lessons and stuff." She nodded as he went to retrieve his stuff.
They walked down the stairs and towards the front door, while Natsu spoke to her. When they made it to the front, they were surprised. It was Mr. Heartfilia and his back was turned against them, although he was speaking loudly,
"Lucy, I'm home! The meeting was cut-oh,"
We are so screwed.
"Who are you?"
Car Rides and Diary Fights.
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Monday reached again and classes went by in a breeze. The week wouldn't be tough considering it was short week due to the Games. (School roughly ended near 2 two in the afternoon.) Around 5 p.m., the opening ceremony would start. As soon as the dismissal bell rung, the committee rushed to their meeting place.
"I don't think I've seen someone this pretty in awhile. I'm Sting Eucliffe." The blonde girl was taken a back by the sudden acknowledgement. "So I have it you're a Fairy? You've already swept me off my feet."