Slayed by a Dragon [[a NaLu story]]

Partners

Lucy's POV

It was Monday morning, we were all in our phycology class, Our teacher announced that we had a project to do in pairs, we all got excited until he said he would pick our partners, a chorus of moans filled the room. One by one he pulled names out of the basket

Mirajane your with Laxus
Levy you are with Gajeel
Elfman you are with Evergreen
Cana you are with Erza
Freed you are with Bickslow
Lissanna you are with Wendy
Gray you are with Juvia
Natsu you are with Lucy
Now everyone go sit next to your partner, you will have to do a case file on each other, so you will really have to get to know each other, I want to see that you really tried, I also want you to hand in a log of all your meetings and what you discussed. Now I will leave you to chat to your new partner.

Gray looks at me upset. It's a shame I couldn't be with him this project would be so easy.

So Luce, I free whenever you can come mine or I could come yours?
Erm I don't think you can come to mine.
That's fine, you can come to my house.
How about this week we meet up every day for a couple hours then we can get most of it done.
Yeah ok, wanna come round mine straight after school?
Ok, I'll ring my parents and let them know.
Great.

Time skip

At lunch gray asks to talk to me.

Hey Lucy, if Natsu does anything let me know ok?
What do you mean?
I mean he might try something with you.
And if he did I could handle it myself gray.
No you can't your don't know Natsu.
And clearly you don't know me, if he did try anything, I would know how to handle it.
Well it's not like you have any real magic to save you
Execuse me?!
No, Lucy I didn't mean.
I know exactly what you mean. Bye Gray I have somewhere to be
Wait Lucy

I walk off holding back the tears. I hide in the hallway for a bit, it's empty as we still have 15 minutes of lunch left, I hear footsteps, I hide my face and wipe my tears so no one knows I've been crying.

Hey Luce what's wrong.
Don't worry Natsu I'm fine.
Come on, I know when somethings up, you have clearly been crying.
It's just gray being gray, don't worry.
Ok, oh and Luce I want to apologise about the other night, you know the...
Yeah it's fine Natsu, water under the bridge.
Great, I glad we can be friends Luce

And with that he gives me a friendly hug. As he is hugging me Gray walks up to us.

So this is you handling it?!

I pull away from Natsu

Gray don't be stupid, he saw I was upset and came and spoke to me, it was a friendly hug.
Exactly he saw you were upset, he swooped in so you could cry on his shoulder.
Gray it wasn't like that she is my friend and your girlfriend.
She ain't any more

He walks off

Gray wait

I go after him

Gray wait, talk to me
Look Lucy I can't do this.
Why. What did I do wrong?
I know how Natsu can be sometimes when he is left alone with someone long enough, and I don't think your feelings for me are strong enough to stop him.
So your giving up?
For now, look Lucy I will always care for you and some day if we are meant to be we will get together, but for now I think it's best we just stay friends. Go and be happy with Natsu.
But what if I don't want Natsu
We'll be on your own then, all I know is I can't be with you. Bye Lucy