Mr. Popular And Ms. Popular [ NaLu ]

Ch 2 -- Get Ready

DING DONG.

The bell to signal that school was over rang and students rushed out of their classes, nearly knocking each other over.

A group of four girls, however, walked slowly to the destination they were headed.

Another group of four boys was also walking slowly to the same direction as the girls.

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"Hey, Lu-chan," Levy spoke, breaking the silence that had plagued the girls for minutes.

Lucy turned to face the shorter girl.

"How are you going to get back at Natsu? Do you have a plan or something?"

Lucy narrowed her eyes, not liking the question.

"Yes," she finally answered. "I do have a plan."

Juvia and Erza had already heard all of this and were curious to see what kind of plan their blonde friend had in mind.

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"Hey, Natsu," Jellal called, breaking the silence between the boys.

"What?" Natsu asked, turning his face to face the blue haired boy. The other boys did the same.

"You said you were going to get back at Lucy but do you have a plan for that?"

Natsu let out a small growl that no one but Gajeel could hear because of his enhanced hearing.

"Yeah," he finally replied, "I got a plan."

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The two groups kept the same pace as they walked to their destination.

And when they arrived, they were surprised to see what was there.

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"Why are they here?!" Gajeel excaimed, pointing at the group of girls.

"We could ask you the same question. Why are you here?" Levy countered, giving the group of boys a dirty look.

"Juvia is confused. Why were these boys following us to Lucy-san's house?" Juvia said, glancing over at the house they now stood in front of.

"Wait, that's Lucy's house? Natsu's house is right next to hers?" Gray said, looking at the house the group of boys were standing in front of.

"What?! You two are neighbors?" Erza was shocked. "Then how come we never noticed you?"

"Perhaps it was merely coincidence." Jellal spoke, sounding like a narrator of a drama movie.

"Hey, Lu-chan," Levy whispered to Lucy, "why does he talk like that? It sounds weird."

Lucy shrugged. She didn't pay much attention to Jellal, instead, her gaze was focused on Natsu.

"Tch, girls are such a pain." Gajeel groaned.

"Hey, Natsu, you didn't know she was your neighbor?" Gray asked, nodding towards Lucy.

"No," he answered half-heartily, barely hearing what his friend had said. Instead, his attention was on Lucy.

"Juvia understands. So Lucy-san's house and Natsu-san's house are next to each other. Is Juvia correct?" Juvia asked to no one in particular.

"Why does she talk in third person? Is there something wrong with her?" Gray asked, kind of creeped out by the way the blue-haired girl spoke.