It's over .

It's the second day of school and any kind of life I may have had is gone . Sure , I'm still living but as it turns out 'Natsu' and 'Gray' have a reputation as fighters so I'm pretty sure they both have pride issues and even if he wasn't the one who kidnapped me, I doubt that he would take a slap in the face from a nerdy new kid and not try to get payback epically since it was in front of his rival/friend-but-will-never-admit-it. Natsu seemed angry as well , which is understandable and Erza , who is obviously close to them , is ...well, she's ... I don't know ...hopefully she'll forgive me and even if Gray doesn't , I Have to apologise to him . I just hope he accepts . 'At least , I have Levy-chan'.

Suddenly a muscular hand came from behind and covered my eyes . I froze as I felt whoever it was (obviously a guy) inch his body right behind mine and lower is lips to my ear . The second it touched the skin of my ear , ...I freaked.

"NO!"

I grabbed his hand and twisted it so that I was out of his grasp and I simultaneously turned around giving a kick aimed straight for his head ...

"WAIT !STOP!..."

...only to stop midway with my leg suspended in midair , a mere inch from his head . I know stopping just because someone shouted 'stop' is stupid . But...I lowered my foot from his head , which was covered with Pink Hair .

"Na...Natsu ?"

I said releasing his hand as he turned to face me.

"Woah, you're pretty good ."

"Wha...what...WHAT THE HECK ?"

He gave a full-toothed grin.

"I was trying to scare you . You know ? With the whole 'whisper threats in the ear ' thing. It worked . You totally freaked out ...you should have seen your face ...priceless"

"Everything has a price ."

I whispered but I know he heard me . Stupid dragon-senses.

"Huh!..."

"Nothing ...but you know , that wasn't very nice . I thought you were a..."

"I was a ...what?"

A kidnapper , a worker for my dad , a guy trying to take me back to my life as a tool , a slave .

"...A pervert ,weirdo,creep..."

"Oh , really ..."

He smirked before pushing me against the wall and trapping with his arms which were now on each side of my head . He leaned down so that his lips were to my ear and whispered.

"...well, guess I'm not nice ."

An involuntary shiver passed down my spine but...not out of fear . For some reason , I felt safe , not scared . Anyhow I knew what he was doing ,plus , his actions and his expressions did not match . My doubts were proved right when he moved his head to see my face , his eyes shining with mirth and expectation only to change to disappointment and then confusion when he saw me looking at him straight in the eyes with no hint of fear in my own. Although I'm pretty sure that I was kinda blushing though . But come on , what self-consious-and-not-completly-oblivious person wouldn't .

"Hmm...you know what?..."

I smirked as I put my arms around his neck and peaked at him over my glasses . He seemed confused , curious and a bit wary but not in the least bit flustered . I moved my lips to his ear and whispered...

"...neither am I ."

...and then simultaneously kicked him in the gut and and elbowed him over his shoulder when his head lowered.

"Aww, why aren't you scared?"

I rolled my eyes and stepped away from the wall.

"Should I be scared ...of You?"

He just smiled and stood up to full height .

"No, I guess not ."

Suddenly , the events of the previous day flashed through my mind and my eyes widened . I quickly turned around so that he couldn't see my face .

"W...well, gotta get to ."

I rushed off but he easily kept up walking next to me .

"Why are you following me ?"

"What? We go to the same school ."

Oh,yeah...that was a stupid question. We walked together in silence ...for about two seconds...max.

"So...why'd you slap the stripper?"

I froze .

"The what?"

"Stripper?Ice-freak?...Gray?"

Oh , that guy . Guilt overwhelmed me and in the back of my mind I noticed that ice-freak probably referred to his powers . Since these two fought , he probably had powers too.

"He's not mad , okay. Erza told us that you're not good with rich guys for some reason."

He didn't seen angry so I let out a sigh of relief.

"I still have to apologise . I just hope he forgives me."

It was barely a whisper but I knew he heard me. Silence prevailed for one and a half seconds this time.

"Hey, cheer up .Wanna see something good?"

I turned towards him , curiosity piqued. He let out a laugh at my face and fished out a red smartphone with dragon stickers on it. I stifled a giggle . It looks like something a little kid would have , but considering who I'm talking to...

"What?"

"Nothing...just...that phone suits you."

"We only met yesterday and you already know my personality?"

He asked with a surprised look.

"I don't know. Seems like longer to me..."

He smiled like crazy.

"Me too...look here."

He showed me a picture ...of Gray ...with a bra draped over his bare chest ...and makeup on his sleeping face. Sparkly Princess Pink Makeup.

I burst out laughing in the middle of the side-walk . People turned to see me so I clamped my mouth with my hands but I couldn't stop shaking . That Was Gold. My stomach started to hurt. Natsu laughed as well , not too loud but loud enough to be a disturbance . I clamped his mouth with my hands and shushed him but the wide grin on my face and my shaking wasn't gone yet . When he saw my face , his eyes shinned with...satisfaction? Then morphed into ...curiosity? And then...he ...licked ...my hand .

My jaw dropped and I froze . I felt extremely hot all of a sudden . Natsu just moved away from my head and seemed to be wondering what was wrong with me.

"W...w...wh...why...why...why did you...why... You...My...WHY DID YOU DO THAT?"

He blinked and then gave an smile . A Super Innocent Smile.

"Well , you smelled really good , so I wondered how you'd taste."

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One (hundred) deep breath later .

*BAM*

"YOU BLOODY FREAKING IDIOT!"

And I stormed away trying to cool my most definitely flaming face leaving the pink-haired moron kissing the (now) broken pavement.

Seriously , there is a limit to being dense. I mean , Come On.

I reached the school , went straight to the bathroom-sink and washed my face. After a few (thousand) breathes , I stopped looking like a stop sign. And the bell rang . Time for class.

After class , which was filled with a history teacher stating facts that I learned two years ago and annoying classmates giggling , laughing and pointing at me for a while before they got bored . Then I had peace. I began to walk to my next class and froze at the sight of a certain spiky black-haired teen taking books out of a (probably his) locker. Wait , where's his shirt ? And what's that tattoo on his chest? . A blond guy was next to him wearing glasses but not the nerdy kind , the cool kind . I let out a sigh and walked past him . I don't know if he would like to be seen talking to me by his friends . He doesn't seem like that type of guy but ...I rather not risk it.

"LUCY?.."

I turned to see Gray wave at me to come forward and I smiled . When I came close , he pointed towards the blond guy .

" Hey , why aren't you wearing a shirt ?"

Genuine surprise passed his face face as he looked down before exclaiming .

"Oh .Come .On. Not Again!"

Well, I think I figured out why Natsu calls him 'stripper'. The blond guwow as looking at me with a hint of surprise ...as if , he expected a different reaction out of me .

"Man, anyway Lucy , this is Loke ...Loke , Lucy."

"So , this is the girl you mentioned..."

He took my hand in his and with a small bow raised it to his lips .

"...a pleasure , dear miss."

Playing along , I gave a small curtsy and a sarcastic smile .

"The pleasure is all mine , good sir ."

Gray's eyes narrowed in amusement . I let out a giggle trying to hide how much I Hated that . I missed the look of suspicion that crossed Loke's eyes.

"Gray , I wanted to apologi..."

"Forget it . It's nothing ..."

My head shot up , my eyes focussing on his . He seemed to feel slightly embarrassed . Seeing no malice , a wide smile formed on my face and in that moment of relief , I threw my arms around him with a loud ...

"THANK YOU!"

...and then ran off to my next class finally guilt-free and smiling all the way , not noticing the pink-haired boy I ran past or the look of surprise and annoyance on his face.