Not so different anymore(book 2 of the 'different' series)

Change

-Lucy's pov-

I can feel the noodles go through my system. The hot food making me feel better. I look over to Sting. He sits on the couch, watching tv. He looks bored. I finish my noodles before saying thank you. I get up and walk over to him. While I was eating, I reflected on our conversation. I reflected on myself. Selfish. Selfish. Selfish. I self-loathed so much I'm disgusted and disappointed in myself. I sit next to him. I wrapped my arms around him, not caring wether he wants me to or not.

He instantly puts his hand on my head and his arm around me. He squeezes me gently as a sigh is released out of both of us. "You'll always be my little sister, Lucy. Nothing can change that." I simply nod in response. A lump forms in my throat. It won't let me speak. "Are we going to school tomorrow?" I nod again. He sighs, "Ok." I look over to Natsu who has a small smile on his face. His eyes meet mine. I smile back. I burry my face into his chest. My one and only brother. No one can take him away. I hear the door open and close. I lift my head up; it must have been Natsu.

I get up and walk over to the door. "Are you about to snoop?" I nod, a smile playing at my lips. I open the door quietly, making sure Natsu doesn't hear me. He's on his phone; a phone call to be exact. I stand there silently as he starts to talk. "What?... Look, I don't care. I bet the only reason you did this was to take advantage of her." My ears perk up. Her? Who is he talking to? "Yes you did. Don't try to deny it.... No, no, no. You had no reason to tell her, or Sting. They could have been perfectly fine without it... you just wanted to take advantage of Lucy."

Me? Sting? "Shut up. Why did you even call me?.... You don't have the right to ask how she's doing.... You're the whole reason why she was upset in the first place, Rogue." I instantly realize what he was talking about. I walk over to him and take his phone out of his hand. He turns around, "What the-Lucy?" I put the phone to my ear.

"For your information I'm doing just fine. What Natsu said is probably right. I can't believe you're that desperate." I move Natsu's hand away. I walk past him.

"Lucy, that was never my intention. I just thought you needed to know the truth." My blood boils. Natsu grabs me by the waist. I bend in front, making sure he doesn't take the phone away from me. "I didn't! I could of been just fine. I regret the day I met you. You ruined the image of my parents. Starting now, don't ever talk to me again." I hang up before he can answer. I was about the throw the phone, but I remember it's not mine. Natsu grabs the phone from me. I stomp into the house. I flop on the couch and scream into the pillow.

"What happened?" Natsu comes in and answers the question, "Rogue." Sting grunts at his response. I turn my head to look at Sting. Natsu sits next to him. "What were you guys talking about?" I burry my face back into the pillow. My anger is at its peek just thinking about that jerk.

"He just called me and asked me how Lucy was." I sit up and throw a pillow to the ground. "It was not 'he just' he thought it was okay to ask if I was doing okay after he was the one that started the whole thing!" Both Natsu and Sting laugh. "What's so funny?" I ask, tilting my head to the side.

"You're so dramatic. Just stop thinking about it, Lucy. You'll get more stressed out." I snap my attention to Sting. How dare he say that. Me? Dramatic? Never. I glare at him before grabbing the closest pillow to me and lunge it to his face. The pillow hits him right smack in the face. His expression changes from laughing to a mixture of surprise and pain. "Ow." Is all he says. I smirk triumphantly.

"I am not dramatic." I snap at him. I get up and sit in between both of them. "Let's change the subject. Or you know what? Let's not talk at all. Now, let me sleep in between my two favorite boys." I fall back and close my eyes. I can hear both of them chuckling. I'm not lying, though. They really are my favorite boys. Even my favorite people.

"Aw, thanks, Lucy." They both fall back and squish me in the process. "Glad you feel better." Natsu hugs me and places his head closer to my face and plants a kiss on my cheek. I open one and to look at him; a smile plays at my lips.

"Hey now, don't get all romantic when I'm around." A laugh escapes my lips as Sting pouts. I soak in the moment. My two most favorite people in the world next to me. For once, my mind isn't swirling with worries. The smile just can't come off my lips. "You're smiling like a dork." I open both eyes to look at Sting.

"Yeah, I know." I feel a weight suddenly jumps on my lap. It makes me lose my breath. "Wendy!" I shout at her. She giggles childishly. "You guys looked so comfy I just had to join!" Natsu groans in annoyance. I laugh and hug Wendy. We all sit there; in a jumbled mess of people.

-time skip-
-Lucy's pov-

"LU-CHAN!!" Levy practically tumbles me over as she crashes into me. "Oh my god I was so worried! You're ok, right!? I also really like your outfit!" Levy squeezes the life out of me as people stare. I try to hug her back. I would if I could actually move my arms. For such a small person, she has a lot of strength.

"L-Levy, I... breathe...!" I manage out. She lets go, a big smile still plastered on her face. "Sorry! Anyway, what's up with the clothes. Thought you said you didn't like them." I have on the outfit I hated the most. (Read the Mall chapter if you don't remember)

"I decided I should try to be more open. So, starting from today, I'm a whole new person." Levy's smile goes wider. Everyone else is either smiling, or in shock. I look over to Natsu. He winks at me making me blush. "Can't wait to smear all that lipstick off your lips, Lucy." I go a deep shade of red as Levy and Juvia gasp. "Oh my god, Natsu!" And yes, I did try to wear lipstick. It's kinda uncomfortable though. Natsu licks his lips, a giant smirk on his face.

"If you don't remember, I'm here." Sting glares at Natsu only making Natsu's smirk bigger. Erza eyes Natsu as well. "That was quite inappropriate, Natsu. Try anything and I'll kill you." My face is still flushed. The words he said keep playing over and over in my head.

"Lucy you look so red!" Lisanna laughs as Levy hugs me, laughing herself. "Guys, that's not funny." I pout yet a small smile appears on my face. I look around at all my friends. Jellal, Gajeel, Levy, Gray, Juvia, Erza, Lisanna... Natsu and Sting.

"Thank you, everyone." Everyone looks at me, their faces confused. "For what?"

"For being... you. For being a part of my life; thank you."