Let Me Love You

Natsu

     After this chapter, I'm going to take a break to update some of my other fanfics that are in fanfiction.net. I wrote this chapter in one day, so that was pretty surprising. Anyways here you go!

       There was still 12 minutes before school ended, which meant detention. I wasn't dreading detention as much as I was dreading to tell my parents about it.

     My last period is math, my obvious least favorite subject. It's so boring and difficult... I would say I was paying attention, but I would be lying. I think they were talking about square roots or allegabra or something like that.

     The only person I know during this period is Erza, yet we don't sit next to each other so I don't get to talk with her.

     The 12 minutes went by so slowly, it felt like a minute wasn't just 60 seconds but way more.

     I've never had such a longing to go home before, too bad the freakin English teacher had to make such a big deal of me talking.

     When the bell rang, everyone pretty much rushed out of class. Erza just walked up to me before she left. "Good luck talking with your parents, next time just try and be a bit more careful." "Yea yea I know, thanks." She walked off soon after leaving me to do the unbearable.

     I went and got my backpack out of my locker heading towards the detention hall. I took out my phone not too long after to call. The real question is whether to call Igneel or Grandine. Oh great... Igneel probably won't be as angry, but he'll eventually tell Grandine. Might as well stay alive for a couple of hours.

     I searched through my contacts looking for my father's, when I found it I selected it and pressed the call button. After like a million rings he finally answered.

     "Hello?"

     "Hey Dad, uh I got some news for you..."

     "What did you so this time, Natsu.. Please tell me your not failing a class again."

     "No, not right now."

     "Then what did you do?"

     "Well in English I was trying to talk to Lucy about something important, and the teacher didn't know it was important so she told me that I would have detention. Now I have to stay after school."

     "Ugh Natsu, what have I told you... I don't get off of work until 5 and you know that. It's your responsibility.."

     Yeah, he went on and on but I wasn't really listening anymore.

     "Okay dad, I'll find some way home I guess." I hung up the phone and let out a sigh.

     I began walking to the detention hall, I might as well get it over with then worry about how I'm getting home. The room I was suppose to go to was in another building, so I went outside to head towards it. 

     When I stepped outside the warm air hit me. It really was a nice day, but no I just had to have detention.

    I walked towards the other building with thoughts just swirling around my head, that's when I saw her.

    She was sitting on the railing, messenger bag around her shoulder. She was facing away from me, looking into the sun. She looked looked so beautiful. Her long blonde hair was blowing in the light wind, going towards the east. The sun was shining through her hair making her appear like an angel.

    "Why are you still here, did you miss the bus?" She turned to me slowing as I spoke to her. Her brown eyes looked straight into mine. "No" Lucy mumbled beginning to stand up.

    "Well the bus already left, It's passed 3:15." I told her, walking a little closer to her. "I know, I just wanted to wait awhile before heading home." She shrugged.

   I could tell she was feeling a little down, I know earlier the girls kind of upset her.

    "Are you going to walk home then?" I asked her moving my hair back out of my face, the wind was a getting a bit stronger. "Yea, I'll probably have too."

     "Well I can walk you home then." "But don't you have to go to detention?" She said shifting her feet. "Eh, I can always make up for it another day. What kind of friend would I be if I left you to walk home on your own?" I grinned at her, but I know I'd probably regret this decision.

    "It's okay Natsu, you don't have too." She tried waving me off, I just grabbed her arm and started pulling her arm. "Come on."

    I pulled her with me towards the neighborhood where her bus stop is. She was trying to keep up with me, but I was sort of running. "Natsu, slow down. I'm coming!" I began slowing my pace.

    "So what street do you live on anyways?" I asked her still holding onto her arm. "Um.. Strawberry Street." She said.

    "Okay, It's over this way then." I started tugging her arm in the new direction, she followed along more willingly this time.

    Normally, we could probably walk home everday after school, but it's about a 15 minute walk so that's pretty excruciating. 12 of those minutes on the way to Lucy's street, were filled with silence.

    When we finally started nearing the street, is when I finally spoke again. "Well we're almost there. What's your house number?" "Um, I'll show you." She stated walking ahead of me this time.

    She finally started slowing when we supposedly at her house. The home we stopped at seemed like your pretty average home. Except the front yard looked plain. It didn't have any plants, a swing, or anything that would make it unique just dead grass and a tree. The house itself was red brick and with a one story structure.

    "Nice place you got here." I slowly started walking from the pavement onto the walkway to the house. "No stop!" Lucy yelled startling me. "What's wrong?"

    "You can go now, I'm already home." She seemed a little nervous, this is my first time seeing her like this. "I'm just going to walk you to the door." I shrugged.

    "I appreciate you walking me home Natsu, but I can walk in by myself I'll be fine." "Oh.. well okay." She started walking towards the front door leaving me to watch her from the sidewalk. She waved at me saying a short bye, then she opened the door and walked in closing it behind her.

    I waited a little bit outside her house before turning towards the direction of mine. Now I get to walk 10 minutes to my house now. I left mentally preparing myself on how to explain things to Igneel and Grandine, Wendy better start getting a coffin ready for me.