Penitentiary ✅

Chapter 25

Natsu's P.O.V.

Lucy is still unconscious even after releasing all that energy and it's been a few days already.  Gramps had Mira come back over the second day so she can help take care of Lucy. It pissed me off but I know that Mira can take care of Lucy better than I can.

Now, I'm in class and before the bell rings, Clare comes up to me. 

"Where's Lucy, Natsu?"

"She got sick."

She frowns in disbelief. "As long as I've known Lucy, she has never gotten sick." She crosses her arms with a stern expression on her face. "What's going on? Ever since she returned from the 'penitentiary' she has been acting weird and so have you," she hissed but keeping quiet so other students can't hear.

"I'm sorry but I can't tell you anything. Luce and I have been hiding the fact that you even know it's not a real penitentiary from the head of the government," I say in a low voice. "Just know that Lucy should be back in school soon."

The bell rang right as I ended my sentence making Clare walk back to her seat. 

This isn't good. She already had her suspicions when Luce made that phone call but now that shit is starting to happen, Clare is gonna put herself in danger if she keeps asking too many questions. I look through the corner of my eye to see Clare gazing at me as if trying to figure out what's going through my head. 

Time Skip: Lunch

I sit out on the bleacher's with Clare but it's weird without Lucy here. Mira had made lunch for me and told me she will call if anything changes with Lucy's condition.

"Shit," I hear Clare mumble as I look up and see the girl who tried to fight Lucy on her first day back.

"Hi, Natsu~," the girl coos as her friends were behind her smiling like idiots.

"Do I know you," I ask coldly and she flinches slightly before putting a smile on her face.

"Oh, come on baby. Don't be like that," she pouts which was an ugly look on her.

"You look fucking ugly when you make that face," Clare states with the most serious face and it made me chuckle loudly.

"You read my mind, Clare," I laugh as I see the girl become very angry.

Me and Clare high five as the girl screams in fury. "Shut it, Wilde!" The girl snaps. 

"Nah, I'm good, Annabelle," Clare smirks. "But you should stop scowling. You'll age faster and then you'll really be undesirable."

Laughter filled the air from me and Clare as the girl, Annabelle stomps away with a red face.

"That was hilarious," she laughs clutching her stomach. "Did you see her face? It was a tomato!"

I laugh along with her. "Hey, that's an insult to tomatoes!"

"You're right. It was as red as a baboons butt," Clare laughs even harder as she says this.

"That is much better." We laugh so hard that I almost didn't hear my phone. "Hello," I said still laughing. 

"Natsu, it's Mira."

I stop laughing immediately and Clare looks confused. "What's up?"

"She woke up for a split second and asked for you."

I bolt up from my seated position and grab my stuff. "I'm on my way."

"Natsu, stay in school. You only have two hours left. You can see her once you get home."