Mr. Popular And Ms. Popular [ NaLu ]

Ch 9 -- Family

Lucy stared at the boy in front of her, bowing his head as if in a sign of respect. She watched as he raised his chin and straightened his back, looking down at her from the height difference. His blond hair danced in the wind as his blue eyes focused on her brown ones.

“Lucy-san,” his voice came out in a whisper from the raging gusts of wind that sprawled Lucy’s blonde hair across her face and into the air, defying gravity in a way. “Will you go on a date with me?”

He bit his lip, nervous. Lucy tilted her head, suddenly a smile on her face. “Of course!” She grinned happily and brightly, “Honestly, I’d be glad to.”

Sting brightened up, not expecting to be accepted. “R-Really?” He stuttered slightly, needing to make sure he wasn’t hearing things.

“Yeah, you seem like a fun guy. You’re always goofing around with Rogue at P. E.” Lucy told him, a small chuckle escaping her pink lips.

Sting blushed as he thought that Lucy had even bothered to remember such a thing about him. “A-Anyway! I was thinking of going to go eat?” He offered a suggestion, recalling his growling stomach that yearned to be filled.

“That’s so funny! I was actually thinking of going to eat right now as well! I’m starved.” She gestured randomly and pushed some strands of her off her face. “I know the perfect place, would you like to go?”

Sting felt astonished. It started out with him asking her and now she was asking him. He nodded, his signature goofy smile returning on his face. “Yeah.”

“Great!”

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Sting felt a little awkward as he followed Natsu and everyone to lunch. He usually hung out with Rogue but he had to do something for the office. Rogue always was the perfect student. Sometimes he wondered why he even put up with his crazy personality.

Natsu and Gray had already gotten into a bickering fight, spouting some nonsense about who’s phone was better and whether iPhones or Androids were better. Gajeel tched, hands deep in his pockets as he walked by Jellal’s side, as far away as he could get from the two “rivals.”

Jellal was browsing something on his phone, a rare smile plastered on his face, pushing his red tattoo further up his face. Sting was on the near Gray, who was boasting about his new iPhone that he held in his hands.

Sting laughed when Gray displayed a picture of Natsu falling down a table, capturing the image perfectly. Natsu turned red and ran after him like a game of tag, screaming for Gray to delete it. Gajeel sighed, pulling the hair tie in his hair away, allowing his long hair to flow freely.

Eventually, the five boys found their way to the table they usually sat at to see five familiar girls sitting there instead.

Sting sucked in a breath when his eyes caught view of the particular blonde-haired girl that was considered “Ms. Popular.”

Taking up all the seats was Lucy, Levy, Erza, Juvia, and Yukino. Erza ended up taking three seats, her violin case taking up two. Levy took two, one of them holding her backpack that was no doubt filled to the brim with books of all kind. Yukino and Lucy sat next to each other, taking up a single seat each while Juvia took up three as well, filling up the two with bags filled with the things she needed for her swimming club. All ten seats were taken and the boys scowled.

“Well, well, what do we have here?” Juvia teased, chewing on the chocolate protein bar she was addicted to. Her blue hair was swept in a ponytail, still slightly damp from swimming.