The Geek's Game | NaLu Fan Fiction [3rd place in FTWattyAwards Romance]

A Walk in the Dark...

Chapter 3 - recap

I catch sight of Natsu with his arm wrapped around Lisanna.

"Guess the Basketball Star went for the Cheer Captain," Levy notes, catching my line of sight.

"Yeah, it's sort of cliché though, isn't it?" I fake a laugh and smile.

"I guess so," I don't catch Levy's odd look in my direction.

"Well, let's go to choir," I shrug and turn the other way and head down to the choir room, ready to sing these mixed emotions away.

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Chapter 4 - A Walk in the Dark...

After choir Natsu comes up to me and Levy in the hall. I smile at him and Levy and I fall into step beside him.

"So, we saw you with Lisanna," Levy says in a sing-songy voice. I knew she was doing it to draw information from him.

Natsu closes his eyes and laughs, "Yeah, I was with her earlier."

"So, anything you wanna share with Lucy and I?" She asks. Yup, there is the true intent of this admittedly painful conversation.

"Nah, I have nothing to say," he shrugs before we walk to our seats in Ms. Vermillion's room. I sit stiffly beside Natsu, trying not to show anything I felt.

"Okay class," Ms. V calls for our attention.

"Today I will be explaining how you will potentially advertise and spread the reach of your business. You must start out simple by creating flyers and posters and going door to door. If you aren't actually selling a product or service make sure to notify them of that. They know the drill here, everyone has done this project. After you have done this basic advertising you can focus on expanding. You can let people's chatter spread the word for you." I leaned on my hand as she spoke, blocking my sight of Natsu with my hair.

"Well now, since you will have settled down to work and are just letting the system do the hard work for you, you can make your product or service and begin to sell it or make advertisements for specific things. Though you may have to still do some work in basic advertising, depending upon the situation you received," by now everyone was catching on.

"Every month you will revive the next part of your scenario, and it won't be as random as before, but it will pertain to your previous situation while still having a hint of uncertainty--as life is never as straight as an arrow," she turns to the board. She begins to draw a diagram.

Situation 1

|

\/

Sitch 2.1

Or Sitch 2.2

Or Sitch 2.3

"Do you understand how this will work?" She turns back to face the class.

"Yes," we all chime. Of course some of us didn't but we would all get it eventually...

"Good," she seems satisfied.

"Now, on to our first unit..."

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At the end of the day I shoulder my bag and begin to head home. Natsu had an hour of practice and would be back soon after myself. I trekked back along the sidewalk alone, watching cars whiz past me.

The sun was slowly beginning it's decent as I reached the apartment. Soon after Wendy got home and started her homework in her room. I set my backpack down by the side of the couch and began my own homework, though I was hardly able to finish it.