Red

Category : Anime Fairy Tail

Author : MisZ Anarchy

Language : English

Rating : M

Hey there, sorry for the delay in posting, just some personal problems, some I can't outrun, like Lucy does. Just kidding, but here is a small update, I will try my best to put in more effort to continue writing as my inspiration is coming in drips and drabs. But here you go. I am sorry it is such a short chapter, I will see to it that the next chapter improves and that I can update more for my lovely readers. Oh and last chapter hits me right in the feels every time I re-read it to continue on this chapter. We have some new comers now though in the story. Thank you to everyone that took time to read my fanfiction, it is appreciated. Remember to love me, hate me, leave a review or give me your comments, I would like to hear what you think. Well here we go to the next chapter. Much love Lolz.

Disclaim – Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima.

Chapter 14

Losing him was blue like I'd never known

We turn a corner and I almost freeze as I look at our group of friends sitting on our usual spot during break. Even though I did speak to Mira and I did speak to Natsu I still felt hesitant approaching my friends. Natsu isn't even there. After our talk this morning he walked with me to mass. And after I don't know where he went. A clear and loud message was given to the whole school concerning cyber bullying and so on. I know it was because what happened to me on Facebook. But I could ignore the people. I could ignore the comments, besides I was happy with Laxus so what they did and said shouldn't affect how I feel.

Levy stops next to me and she looks to me. "Are you okay?" she asks as she looks over to our group of friends and then back to me.

"I don't know if I should sit with them." I say as I sigh and I look down to my feet. Maybe I should just have met up with Laxus but then again he had other things that he was busy with.

"You said you spoke to Natsu and Mira? It should be fine." Levy indicated and I huff another breath.

"Yeah I did but…" I stop as I look up at Levy, my eyes meeting her worried eyes.

"But what?" Levy asks and I turn to the side. I know I spoke to Mira earlier, well she spoke to me and she said that she was fine with me being with Laxus and all, but somehow I still felt that she didn't completely accept it. I knew how she went off on people for liking him or even looking at him, people who just hinted in his direction. Yes I know she still had feelings for him, and they might not fade fast. I just felt like things were not okay.

"Maybe I should just skip it." I say and I know that I was running away from my problem and that was not the answer at all.

"Lucy you need to face them sooner or later. And if they are true friends they will support you no matter what." Levy says as a matter of fact and I sigh again.

"Lucy! Levy!" I hear our names being called and we both look beside us as I see Natsu walking towards us. He's smiling towards us and it hurt to know that he was putting up a façade for my sake.

I bite my lip as I watch him walk closer and closer. This morning broke my heart, and I didn't know whether I could handle it or not. The fact that he was playing dumb when I questioned him or the fact that he kept on lying to me. Natsu soon wraps his arms around us and then he starts to usher us forward and towards our friends. I want to protest and I want to say no but I just don't have the energy. Natsu was a battle I knew I had already lost. Besides he still saw me as a friend, and he made me promise to remain his best friend.

There was a point this morning that I thought he had feelings for me, that there would have been potential for us if we had ever gotten together. But he slammed me back into the friendship zone. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise. Even though I felt feelings towards him, something more than just a friend, now I knew I would never be more than a friend. He had verified my suspicion. He never looked at me as anything more than just that.

I would have to make peace with it knowing that I was with Laxus, and I would give him the opportunity he deserved to make me happy, and I would make him happy to the best of my ability. Yet I felt like my heart sunk and I just came back from a funeral, I felt like I had lost something so dear to me, and that I would never have it back.

"Hey Natsu!" Levy exclaims with a huge smile on her lips and I just look at her, how could she always be this happy? Maybe I should try it? Could I even do that? I look to my side and Natsu just continues to smile to me.

"What's up shrimp?" Natsu asks as his arm remains around her neck pulling her as he goes, yet the hand that was minutes ago around my neck was no just lightly brushing my back, lightly pushing me forward. I bite my lip and look up as our friends look up towards us, and there was clearly mixed emotions there. It almost felt overwhelming to the extend I just stop in my step and I look to them and then to Natsu and Levy who stopped as well to look at me.

"Luce?" Natsu questions and I take a deep breath as I let it go and I instantly let it go as I side step his hand and soon I am out of his grip and I turn on my heel, completely side stepping the hand that I know Natsu would put in front of me, he always had that tendency and then it would always turn into a hug and him giving me a prep talk to go on.

"I'll see you all later." I find myself saying, my feet now moving faster and faster and I can see the people look, they stare as me as I turn from my friends and I start to walk, one step in front of the other, it almost seem like I am speed walking as I shake my head to myself. This was not okay, nothing of this would be ok. My friends would not accept it, just like I know Mira would never really approve and she is only doing this to make me feel better.

I just want everything to be okay and to go to normal, whether I am dating Laxus or not. It was not my fault that Mira and Laxus broke up, and it was not my fault Laxus liked me. It just felt that everything was so messed up. And to think of it, even if everything went to the way it was, it would still not be the same. I shake my head, ignoring the fact that either Levy or Natsu kept yelling my name. I didn't want to listen, I didn't want to hear them at all. I look down to the ground and look as my feel continue to walk.

I just let my feet do what they want because there was no point in letting them do something else. I huff another breath and then fold my arms over my chest, an autumn breeze blowing a gust of wind in my direction. I should remember to take my jacket tomorrow. It's getting cooler every day. I look up slightly as my eyes meet the blue of the heaven and I sigh again. I was just so over all this, and everything. I almost the sky why this is even happening to my but I am knocked onto my ass.

"Fuck…" I find myself saying as I close my eyes, my ass now firmly on the floor, my hands on my side, surely they will hurt in a few.

"What?" I hear and I slowly open my eyes as I look at the object that made me tumble to the floor. This would never have happened if Natsu… Let's just no go down that road, because I can't turn to Natsu every time something happened to me.

My eyes focus and for a moment I am blinded, I lift my hand into the air to see the person who is standing in front of me. The rays of sun mixing in with this persons hair making my vision even worse, but it was blonde.

"Laxus?" I ask as I shift somewhat and I scrunch my eyes to see a bit better, but before there is an answer I feel hand over mine, gripping my hand firmly, the one I was trying to use to keep the sun out of my eyes and then I am pulled up into a standing position. The movement to fast and I almost fall forward as I try to steady my feet. This wasn't Laxus he would never use this much force, not on me.

So once I am up right and my feet is firmly on the ground my eyes focus and I look at the male in front of me, he has this almost sadistic smile on his lips. I frown slightly tilting my head to the side. I didn't even recognise this male. I look to the person next to him and I frown to see another male I have not yet met, but then again I didn't know a lot of the people in this school.

"Ha-ha, I have no idea who that is sweetheart but for you I can be this Laxus guy." I almost shriek as my eyes go wide as I continue to stare at the males standing in front of me.

"Calm your shit Sting." I hear the other male with the jet black hair say. This just makes me frown even more because what the hell is going on. I feel the blonde male still holding my hand and then he winks at me and bows his head to me, pulling my hand closer before placing a small kiss to my knuckles.

On a scale from one to tem I was a 100 on freaking out because this was just too much for one person to handle. I instantly pull my hand from the blonde and I just continue to stare at him.

"Lucy!" I hear my name being yelled but that sounded like bad back ground music as I continue to stare at the male in front of me, I glance over him, head to toe. His pants hanging from his hips haphazardly, his shirt spilling out from said pants, tie askew, the top buttons to his shirt not even closed. Bad boy was seeping out of his pours. While his raven haired friend stand aside… Looked so neat, everything from head to toe in place. What a couple.

The blonde gives me a smile yet again winking at me and I just smile shaking my head, not really believing how this day is going. "So the pretty blonde's name is Lucy?" the blonde male asks and I look to the side and then look back to him.

"Does it matter what my name is?" I say as I shift from one side to the other as I adjust the strap of my back pack.

"It doesn't." I hear a voice and soon I see Laxus standing next to me, his eyes focussed firmly on the two males standing in front of me.

"Laxus." I almost coo to him as I take a step closer, my stress almost instantly brushed away. I just felt so much calmer with him around, a feeling so foreign now with my friends and Natsu.

"Hey what's going on!" I hear from my side and look as Natsu and Gray make their way towards where it seems we are now making a crowd. I look from them to Laxus and then I look past him to the two other males. I watch the blond frown and then just look from Laxus to me and the others walking closer.

I sigh and shake my head because there was nothing going on. "Sup, Lax, just had this girl bump into me just asking her name, ya know?" The blonde replies and Laxus looks to me and then back to the male.

"Yeah I was a clutz, don't mine me!" I say with a soft laugh and just smile it off. But it seems Natsu and Gray is now with us as well.

"Luce, these guys making you feel uncomfortable?" I hear Gray say as he narrows his eyes at the other two males, my eyes meet Natsu's for a moment and then I look at the group of males now surrounding us.

"No, no, everything is fine. I just bumped into …" I stop as I look to the blonde and I don't even know what his name is, dammit. Come to think of it I haven't seen him around either.

"Sting, Sting Eucliffe…" The blonde finally says and I nervously laugh as I nod my head like a complete moron.

"I bumped into Sting, it was an accident, he helped me up." I rush out with a nervous laugh as I reach for Laxus hand, I think somehow if I touched him this will all just blow over, his gentle touch could calm anything and everything. As soon as I reach for him, he reaches for me his, hand taking mine. He isn't like Natsu that usually pulls me to his side, he keeps me just where I am.

"Almost sounded like you were trying to chat her up…" We hear the raven haired male say and not only my eyes go wide but stings as well. Laxus raises a brow and then looks to me, I just want to roll my eyes.

"Like Lucy would date someone like you." I hear Gray say and then we look to him.

"Meaning?" Sting asks as he lazily looks to the the male who seems to be smirking proudly as he clearly knew what I would be into and what I wouldn't be into.

"Cool it Gray." I hear Natsu say and then he looks from Laxus to Sting smiling brightly and I just know there is a witty comeback on the tip of his tip. I narrow my eyes at him, if he says anything that would upset the situation even further I would most likely slap him. "We just want to make sure our friend Lucy is fine." He says friend, pronouncing it clearly making sure I hear it and I just divest eye contact.

"Whatever. I don't have time for fooling around with newbies." I hear Laxus say as he looks down to me a secret smile on his lips. I t made me wonder what he was planning. Laxus looks to Gray and Natsu narrowing his eyes. "Since you fools still owe me, take the two newbies around campus and show them around…without getting into trouble." Laxus says with a smirk as realization sets in on their faces.

"What!" Gray exclaims as he looks to Laxus in disbelief.

"Sting and his friend Rogue Cheney here are new transfer student, I haven't really gotten a chance to show them the ropes, but you two can." I hear Laxus say and at this I have to chuckle because I watch as realization sinks in on both their faces, Gray being slightly more phased then Natsu.

"What! No Laxus! You can't be serious!" I hear Gray say and I just watch as Natsu continues to look between me and Laxus, he seems to be studying the chemistry between the two of us, he only had that face when he was trying to figure something out.

"Why can't blondie show us around?" I hear Sting say and I frown as I look to the blonde in question.

"Because, me and blondie here are going to get something to eat." I hear Laxus say and I look up to him and he just smirks as he continues to look to Sting and company.

"Unfair, I prefer the hot blonde over the pink haired moron and his sidekick." Sting says and I can see Sting's friend Rogue shake his head from side to side, not even he could believe the shit that he was saying, I almost giggle.

"Watch it the moron and the sidekick pack a punch." Laxus say and was that actually Laxus complimenting Natsu and Gray, I could not believe my ears. Strange things just seem to continue to happen around me today.

"This coming from someone who we have punched multiple times…" Okay maybe Gray was being a bit farfetched right now and surely Laxus would not take liking in this, because that was an insult.

"Don't make me laugh." I hear Laxus say and he turns to Gray, his eyes almost growing tenfold at the glare Laxus is now giving him, I almost laugh at it but stop short as Natsu starts to talk.

"Laxus you and Lucy go, me and Gray got these fools covered." I hear Natsu say and I feel like something just happened, did the world end? Did I fall on my head? Had the world turned upside down? Did Natsu just do something nice for Laxus? I almost laugh out loud at this. But I keep my face composed as I look to Natsu, his eyes meeting mine. "Make sure you get Lucy something good." Natsu says and he smiles as he says my name, much like this morning, it was a sweet sorrow.

"Thank you." I hear Laxus say and then I feel him tugging at my back pack, I just continue to look at Natsu as I hand my backpack over to Laxus. I feel him intertwine our fingers as we continue to hold hands and then he calls to me, his voice almost seems so far away as I continue to stare at Natsu and the same went for Natsu as he kept looking to me. "Blondie we gonna head over to the cafeteria?" I head him vaguely as he asks his question but I continue to look to Natsu.

I was waiting for something, I was waiting for something, anything, just a little sign that showed that he was not as happy with this as he had indicated earlier. I continue to look at him, our eyes meeting and it seems like it is an unspoken battle between the two of us.

"Lucy?" I hear Gray say but I ignore him.

"Lucy go enjoy lunch." I see how Natsu says my name and then there it is, that sadness that seeps into his eyes, but his voice remains the same as always, happy and cheerful like there was nothing wrong. "I'll see you in math…" Natsu say and I just continue to look into his eyes until it breaks… I look to the ground a sad smile on my lips, he can't lie to me. He never could.

I nod my head as I look to Laxus and smile to him. "Thank you." I say as we start to walk into the direction of the cafeteria.

"Enjoy…" I hear Sting and Gray sarcastically coo from behind us. And there was a soft whisper shared between the males that stood behind… I think Sting asked … "So Lax and Lucy a couple?" I shake my head from side to side and look to Laxus.

"Silly boys." I say and then I hear Natsu say softer behind us.

"Yeah pretty good couple." Natsu says and at this I stop in my step and I turn and look to the group of males standing behind us, three of them looking in our direction, Rogue doing whatever he was doing. I narrow my eyes at Natsu, I was not imagining the bitterness in his voice when he said that. It was sad.

I frown and my eyes meet his and I give him a sad smile before I let go of Laxus' hand and I take a few strides until I am in front of Natsu, I continue to give him a sad smile. I place my hands that are pretty sore on his cheeks and I continue to look into his eyes.

"I like to make believe with you…. That we always speak the truth….-ish… I like the way we pretend the same… Play this silly little game." I almost sing song to him, his eyes widen as he continues to stare at me, I give him a sad smile and then I reach the tip of my toes pulling his face slightly down as I kiss his forehead. My lips lightly on his skin before I am back to eye level and my eyes focus on his again… "You're a bad liar." I whisper to him.

I don't wait for a reply as I let go of his cheeks and then I turn around smiling to Laxus, slowly making my way towards hi.

"The fuck was that about?" I hear Gray say but I don't turn to look, I walk straight to Laxus, his hand extended out towards me, waiting for mine to grasp his.