Safe and Sound | Nalu

Chapter Forty-Six

Chapter Forty-Six: Preparations
All I Want - Kodaline - Lyric Video
Emma Bale (Cover)
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Lucy wandered around the empty halls, deciding to stay after school to just have time to herself. Levy asked her to meet her at the library, which she'd mentioned at the beginning of the year, and Lucy was disappointed in herself for never making any time to actually go before.

It didn't take to long until her aimless wandering around finally got her to where she needed to be. The double doors to the large library were held open by doorstops wedged under the door. Lucy looked around in awe, noticing the second floor instantaneously as well as the warm yellow glow of the lights that lined up along the rim of the walls of the gigantic oval shaped room. She blinked, realizing the slight tilt of the floor as she walked down the middle of the divided sides of bookshelves.

"No way..." She murmured, letting her hand trail along the glossy wooden shelves as she made her way to the front, noticing the steps on either side of the stage that was behind the librarian's desk.

The blue haired girl looked up, seeing Lucy making her way towards her. She smiled. "Hey Lucy. You made it."

The blonde hummed in response, still looking at the large library, her eyes constantly wandering to the second floor. "Is this what I think it is?"

Levy smiled. "This auditorium was rarely used with all the other ones we already had built, so I'd suggested to Master Makarov that we should make it into a library. He gladly went along with my idea, and made me in charge...so I'm usually here whenever school is over or something."

"This is amazing, Levy," Lucy breathed out slowly, finally looking down at the blunette in the dark brown chair.

"I know, right?" Levy said giddily. "This is honestly one of the coziest places in the library. The others stop by every now and then, but Gajeel usually stays after to keep me company..." She added shyly, twirling a lock of her blue hair in her small fingers.

Lucy smiled knowingly. "I see."

Levy looked up. "Natsu's here with Lisanna. I think she's giving him some sort of pep talk."

The blonde raised her eyebrows. "Pep talk about what?"

Levy shrugged. "Go see for yourself."

Lucy frowned slightly, bothered by the lack of information Levy had given her. "Second floor?"

The blue haired girl only nodded, reaching for a book from the top of a small pile formed on the desk. "Come back when you're done."

The blonde nodded, heading towards the spiral staircase that was towards the left side of the room. There was a staircase on both sides of the library, but she had been closer to the left. As soon as she reached the top of the staircase, she could hear two distinct voices coming from the back of the room.

Lucy cautiously walked over to where the voices were slowly growing louder, peering behind a bookshelf to see the pink haired boy and the ivory haired girl together at a table. Lisanna had an annoyed look on her face as she flicked Natsu's forehead.

"Do I seriously have to do everything? Just wait tomorrow, and I can help you with what you need to get done," She sighed, shaking her head.