Crystal: Thank you for the support guys! Ayumichi-me seemed to have loved it as well and so I decided to continue the story. I'm so happy that you all like it so far! And so please continue to support me as always my lovelies and here's the second chapter!

Note: Well here is the second installment of Nerd Princess. Again Ayumichi-me has given me permission to base my story of her gangster/ nerd au. This chapter was brought to you by her art and you'll understand which specific one I'm talking about at the end of the chapter

Fall for me

"Heavens, child! You've been frowning the whole morning!" Lucy's father, Jude Heartfilia, sighed at his daughter's pout while they ate breakfast. The blonde looked up adjusting her glasses. "Forgive me, father", she muttered apologetically. Every morning was very similar, however, Lucy was never in a bad mood. Sure the whole time during breakfast was quiet ever since Lucy's mother passed away, but the blonde had tried not thinking of how lonely she was or how much she missed her mother. Jude coughed shrugging as he bit into his meal.

"It matters not. As long as it doesn't affect your grades", he motioned casually. If anything, the teen seemed to frown even more if it were possible. That was just like her father. He only ever cared that the Heartfilia name be left with a good reputation and always lectured her on the etiquette of a proper lady and having good grades. He really only ever cared about that. She suddenly stood from the table getting a quizzical look from Jude.

"May I be excused? I seem to have lost my appetite. I'll be going to school now", she whispered. And what she most hated was how he demanded she address him so formally all the time. Sometimes she really wished she could talk to him the way a child would talk to their parents, but everything was always business to her father.

"Very well then. Make sure to pay attention in your classes", Jude mumbled as she nodded firmly and walked out the dining room. In reality, she didn't even know why she was in such a bad mood in the first place. Sure, she had a more than unpleasant encounter with the gangster yesterday, but he really hadn't done anything to her. He had even given her her glasses back, but still she didn't quite understand his intentions of hanging around her.

She shook her head as she smiled to herself. There was no way she was going to let their meeting ruin her usual positivity. She grabbed her bag and headed inside the car on the passenger seat with Loke, her driver and fellow student, as she braided her hair. "Morning Loke!" she smiled as she shuffled through her belongings as she shook off any negative thoughts from her mind. "Well, I see you're in a better mood, Lucy", the teen chuckled. He had spiked orange hair and sharp emerald eyes.

When Lucy didn't respond he glanced at the rear view mirror to find a distressed look on the blonde's face. "Uh, what happened to the mood from literally five seconds ago?" Loke questioned her. "I remember he still has it! What am I gonna tell Levy?!" she squeaked in despair. The male only frowned. She had a tendency to ignore everyone and anything while she was wallowing in self-pity or in distress. He only sighed and drove away.

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And if things were off to a bad start, they got even worse once she remembered she had student council duties today. Which meant that not only did she have to stay and endure the possible harassment of the gangster, but she'd also have to stay after school to work on her duties. Levy soon came bouncing towards her and blinked in confusion seeing her best friend in such a daze. "Hey, what's got you with that far off look?" the blue haired teen asked her.

"Levy, I lost right over your book", the blonde whined. "Huh? What do you mean?" Levy asked her still not understanding what she was trying to tell her with such strange wording. "I meant that someone took the book away from me and they threatened to expose the fact that I was reading such a cliché book", she mumbled dejectedly. If anything Levy was even more curious as to know who would go as far as threatening Lucy over a book and it was probably someone scandalous.

"And who might 'they' be. I'm assuming it must have been…perhaps…a boy?" the teen giggled suggestively as the blonde blushed and looked away. "An irritating boy", the blonde muttered as Levy squealed. "Who?! I knew it was a boy! He must like you. Tell meeee!" the blunette whined as she shook Lucy's arm.

"it…nat…dra…and he…doent..like…me", the blonde had muttered so quietly Levy had to get extremely close to her. "Look, I know you're embarrassed, but seriously, speak up. I couldn't hear a word you just said", her best friend pouted as she crossed her arms. "Fine! It was Natsu Dragneel! There I said it. And just so we're clear, he doesn't like me! I'm probably another of his victims to tease and bully", the blonde explained, but from the look on her best friend's face, Levy had probably stopped listening to her the moment she uttered the gangster's name.

"Oh my god! No way! No way! The hotty gangster! Get it girl!" Levy was squealing like a mad woman and Lucy had to clamp a hand over her mouth from the embarrassment. "Alright, pipe down. We have to go to class!" the blonde urged her as the blunette continued her rant.

~~xXXx~~

Yet again, Lucy was as usual exposed to the various name calling by her classmates as she was used by her teachers to get class moving. By now it was such a routine, that she was unfazed by their behavior, and was more worried about having to see the gangster. And just as if reading her thoughts the door was slammed open by none other than Natsu Dragneel himself. "Oi, is there a blondie in here?" he questioned the teacher so casually as if there wasn't a class taking place.

Lucy was glad that she wasn't the only blonde in the classroom as the other girls who fit that inadequate description hollered at him love struck, thinking they'd caught his attention. His monotonous expression grazed over the girls, seeming disinterested until his eyes fell on Lucy, who gulped heavily. "Ah, nerd princess, I've been looking for you. It's been a pain in the ass to find you. So for my hard work I'll hear no complaints", he chuckled as he walked towards her.

"N-Natsu, please r-refrain from using s-such a name here. But anyways, can't you see class is going on?" She mumbled as a blush spread to her cheeks. He only smirked and shrugged, clearly not caring. "I know. But anyways we're leaving, right now", he grinned as he used his thumb to point to the door. She blinked once and then three times in confusion. "Wait a minute, Mr. Dragneel! What is this about taking miss Lucy?" the teacher began to question outraged until Natsu turned to the teacher with a nasty glare.

"I wasn't done talking, ya know? Butt out unless you want trouble. If I say I'm takin' the nerd princess. It is what it is", he snarled as the teacher nodded vigorously. The blonde was suddenly pulled out of her seat by her hand and dragged to the door. "N-Natsu, wait! My stuff!" she squeaked before the door was slammed shut behind them.

"Hey! I'm talking to you. Where are you taking me?" she questioned a bit scared from having see for the first time why people referred to him as a gangster. "We're just gonna hang out for a bit. Remember, you'd do whatever I say. Math bores me so we're going to hang out on the roof for a while", he said as if skipping class was the natural thing to do. Their school was three stories high and had a large fountain up front. The roof however, was a place she'd never been to. She hoped she wouldn't get in trouble, but she was still in his mercy.

Natsu kicked the door open making the blonde slightly flinch and squeezed Natsu's hand. Squeeze his hand? She suddenly remembered her hand was still in his as she suddenly shook it off feeling her face heat up. He only gave her a confused look before slipping his hands into his pockets. It's just his hand, Lucy! She was screaming internally. She had never really had experience with a boy and even if he was a gangster he was still a boy and a handsome one, even if she didn't want to admit it. She looked around and was at awe that she could see everything from above.

"Wow!" she uttered unconsciously as neared the edge that was surrounded by a fence. "Oi!" he suddenly called out to her startling her. "W-What?" she asked still uneasy.

"Sit here?" he demanded sternly as he pointed to part of the edge. Not wanting to anger him like the teacher had she hesitantly walked to where he'd been pointing and sat down looking up at him expectantly. He suddenly sat next to her and without a warning laid his head back on her lap. "What do you think y-you're d-doing", she squeaked. "I'm taking a nap, weirdo. Don't move and wake me up when you hear the bell", he mumbled already drifting off.

Lucy leaned back against the fence with a sigh, having no other choice but to listen to his request, or well his demand. She began to hear his light snores as she took the time to simply look around her. Or look at anything, but him. However, after a few minutes she couldn't take the curiosity as she finally looked at his sleeping face. She couldn't see it properly given that the scarf around his head was in the way. Before she knew it, she'd leaned down and removed it. His hair seemed to lean forward to rest of his forehead.

He looked normal. His face looked so peaceful and not at all troubled. She noticed the scarf was still in her hand and she panicked not knowing how she was to put it on him without waking him up. She decided she was already in trouble so she looked at him closer again. He had a scar on his cheek and one on his neck. It made her wonder, if he'd gotten those during a gang fight. "You know, a picture last longer", he suddenly mumbled as she felt herself sputter.

"I w-wasn't! I h-have never…You're very conceited!"

"Yeah, yeah, now give me my scarf back. I'll give you a warning now, but I don't like it when others touch this. It means a lot to me", he explained as he put it back in place. She looked at him expectantly as he snickered. "And no I'm not telling you." He sat up as he stretched his arms out to stand. "I had a good nap", he yawned.

"Well, I think I'm free to go then?" she asked. "On second thought, I think we might just not go to class at all", he smiled slyly. "No way! I can't skip class! And I have work in the student council!" She cried scared for what her father could say if he found out about her absences. "I was kiddin'", he sang childishly. As he motioned with his head for them to leave. She nodded relieved as she stood to follow him.

She went to her other classes, feeling better that he hadn't taken her out of the rest of them, but she had to occasionally deal with his teasing in the hallways. As she finally exited her final class she was met with a group of angry girls raging from all grades. She tried walking past them, but one of the taller ones pushed her back. "Uh, can I help you?" she asked politely. "Today, I heard that you were dragged out of class by Natsu. What for?" she demanded an answer from her. Lucy shrugged as if it wasn't such a big deal.

"Nothing much. It wasn't really anything", she tried explaining, but was pushed again this time against the lockers. "Look nerd! I won't having you getting your germs on Natsu. You're to tell him, you want nothing to do with him. I bet he only uses you as entertainment. He doesn't have time for nerds", the teen spat angrily as Lucy felt anger and almost hurt build up inside her. She could be right.

"Isn't that something for him to decided?" she voiced before she could actually think about what she was going to say. It was almost instinct to say it. The girl only smiled devilishly. "Oh, I see. I'll teach you not to be a smartass with me", she chuckled as the others grinned. The teen pulled at her braid slapping her book and papers on the floor and stepping on them. Lucy tried to push her back, but the tight hold on her hair only made her feel pain.

Her braid was undone, and her papers were all a mess and to finish off the ordeal, she pulled off her glasses and the blonde sighed defeated knowing well she was a goner without her glasses. "Maybe I should break them", the girl chuckled, and the blonde felt her eyes go wide fearing, she'd have to roam the school without her vision. "Hey, what the fuck do you think you bimbos are doing?!" a voice interrupted them. "Shoot, Natsu saw us!" the cursed in unison as they took off running.

Lucy was numb to their behavior, it was only normal that they reach that way. She only shuffled around to retrieve her papers that she didn't even notice when tears had fallen down her face. Why? She questioned herself. She had never cried before, but why now? She didn't want to dwell on the reasons because she would only overthink. She only heard approaching footsteps and shuffling of papers. Her glasses were put on her face as she was met with Natsu shockingly worried expression.

"You're crying", he pointed out. "I'm fine, I think I poked my eye during the whole situation", she lied. "I'll kill them", he hissed, but she stopped him by the wrist.

"No! You don't need to do anything. You don't have to concern yourself for a nerd. After all, I'm just a distraction or entertainment for you, right? You'll stop talking to me once you get bored. It's fine", she mumbled, but even as she said those words she felt each word sting her. She was basically insulting herself, but also regretting that that was actually what he was doing by teasing her all the time.

She wanted to cry even more, but she just looked down as she tired retrieving more of her things. He crouched down once more just like he had the first time they met. She blinked as he looked at her with a serious expression on his face. She looked down immediately as his gaze was far too intense for her liking.

"Hey Nerd", he called out to her still very serious as she looked up at him in confusion as to what he could possibly say. "Fall in love with me"

Crystal: Well that's another chapter! Review my lovelies! By the way the art I was talking about was this last part.