Mr. Popular And Ms. Popular [ NaLu ]

Ch 4 -- The Game Begins

Lucy felt awful as she walked to the cafeteria to meet up with her friends.

The weekend had went by in a blur. Before she knew it, she found herself sitting in a classroom, taking notes and studying like always.

The worst part was her father. Since he didn't know that his daughter overheard his conversation, she had to act like she never did.

It was difficult, to say the least. Especially with his new fiance wandering around everywhere. Flare, she introduced herself as.

If everything went as her father wished, she would soon be Flare Heartfilia. It made Lucy sick to even think about it.

Lucy clutched her bag strap and entered the noisy cafeteria. Her eyes swept it for signs of her friends and they narrowed when she saw Levy, Erza, Juvia with Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Jellal. They were, at least that's what it seemed, talking.

She hurried along to her friends' side and she was able to hear part of the conversation they were having.

"Why would you care?" Levy shouted at Natsu's face, making him step back.

"Levy-chan?" Lucy said, getting the attention of the seven people there.

"Ah, Lucy-san!" Juvia brightened up, rushing over to her, as if she had just received the best news ever.

She went to her ear. "Lucy-san, apparently Natsu wants to play a game with you." She whispered.

"A game?" Lucy whispered back, confused.

Juvia shrugged, not knowing much either.

Lucy turned to the four boys and raised her eyebrows.

"What do you want?" She demanded, letting her frustration from the weekend show in her tone of voice.

"I want to make a deal." Natsu spoke up, walking towards the blonde.

She put her hands on her hips. "A deal, you say.."

"Yeah, I-"

Levy interrupted him before he could say anything further. "Don't trust him, Lu-chan! He only wants you for the money!"

The boy with long black hair growled and rolled his eyes. "Shut up, shrimp," he told Levy, "you don't know nothin'"

"Oh yeah, metal face? Well, then why don't you use proper grammar, open your mouth, and explain what exactly I don't get." Levy threathened, not in a very good mood.

Gray whistled. "Now aren't you a feisty one!" he commented, earning a dirty look from Levy and Erza.

"Look," Jellal intervened, as if hoping to stop the chaos and form some peace. "We just want to talk. Let us talk and then we'll get out of your way."

"And how do we know we can trust you?" Erza questioned, a venomous look in her eyes.

Jellal flinched at her gaze.

Natsu let out a large sigh.

"Okay," He turned to the girls, "I just want to talk to Lucy here, so all of you g-"

"Are you telling us to leave?" Erza exclaimed, giving him a death glare.

By now, a crowd had formed around the group. The commotion had struck the curiosity of the students.

"Great," Gajeel groaned, "Now we gotta an audience."

Gray smirked and waved at a few girls, making them swoon and scream out "Gray-sama!"

Juvia rolled her eyes, feeling disgusted by the girls who would throw themselves at a boy.

Levy went to Lucy's side. "What do you want, Natsu?" She asked him.