Safe and Sound | Nalu

Chapter Thirty-Six

Chapter Thirty-Six: Gem
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"Sorry, Jenny," Lucy walked over to them and stopped next to Natsu, turning to him. She grabbed both sides of his face and let her lips collide with his.

The others whistled immaturely, trying not to laugh. Lucy pulled away, a sickly sweet smile on her face. "Not sure if you noticed already, but he's taken."

Natsu stared at her, trying his best to strain a laugh.

"Shame," Jenny said, her eyes flickering between the two of them. She shrugged before stretching her arms up. "I should get going. I need to stop by the principal's office to get my schedule fixed."

"Bye," Lucy waved by moving her fingers up and down in a rhythmical way.

Jenny's smile seemed forced as she was exiting from the door of the music room.

Lucy let out an annoyed scoff as she rolled her eyes. She turned to the others, who instantly stopped snickering and looked at her attentively. "Is everyone ready to go over the song again? Our audition is tomorrow."

The boys hurried over to the open area in the room, letting the girls get ready.

Lucy smoothed her hair down and glanced at Natsu. He flashed a calming smile at her, letting the stress and anger melt away. She let out a smile of her own before letting out a heavy breath. "Let's do this."

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"Hey Natsu."

The pink haired boy swiveled around, seeing Jenny standing in front of him. He bit back an annoyed grunt, faking a smile. "Jenny."

"One date."

Natsu dropped his smile instantly. "What?"

"Just one date. That's all I'm asking," She held her hands together, looking up at him with hopeful eyes.

"I'm with Lucy. Thought she made that pretty clear," He raised an eyebrow, ruffling his hair awkwardly.

"She doesn't have to know," Jenny batted her eyelashes and leaned in closer, letting her hands snake up his chest.

Natsu frowned, gently pushing her away. "Stop it, Jenny."

She pouted, widening her blue eyes as she looked up at him. "You're no fun. Why not take a small risk?"

He rolled his eyes and turned around, beginning to walk away.

"Take a risk, Natsu," She called after him.

The boy waved, not looking back at her. He sighed boredly, wandering around the hallways to look for Lucy.

He finally found his blonde beauty in one of the music rooms with Levy. Natsu slowly opened the door and peeked his head in, hearing part of their voice exercise.

Lucy smiled at him. "Hey."

Levy flickered her gaze between the two before clearing her throat. "I'm going to go now. See you, Lucy," She waved to the blonde before hurrying out of the music room, shutting the door behind her.