Compliments

Chapter 4-Excuses Gone Wrong

Disclaimer: Fairy Tail and its characters belong to Hiro Mashima

I watched with widened eyes as the figure quickly made his way over to me, and the hustle in his step gave the hint that he was rushing. He finally made it over to me, with a huge grin plastered on his face. When he was finally standing before me, he started talking rapidly. “Okay, well first of all thank you for coming, I guess, yeah, and um, yeah I don’t know I just wanted to say to not tell any of my friends that I like you. Can you do that for me please?” He seemed so nervous. Wow, never thought I’d see the day when Natsu Dragneel would be talking to me. This is so weird.

            I gave shot him a slightly puzzled look before replying “y-yeah, um. Sure?” What is wrong with you Lucy Heartfilia? Stop acting like an idiot! Yeah, you know, my crush is actually talking to me and I’m mentally scolding myself in third person. Totally sane. After coming back from my thoughts I realized I was alone in the now empty hallways. Did he just spit out some crap about him liking me and to not tell his friends about it in that insanely perfect voice? And then leave? Wow.

            Wait-he did like me? And he said to not tell his friends (I don’t even talk to them..?) which means he’s trying to keep it secret that a heavenly angel like him has fallen for a mere human, right? Jeez, I’m taking this way too far. I don’t want my life to become even more of a drama straight from Erza’s recorded soaps. Making my way back to the cafeteria, I tried to think of an excuse as to why I was back from the library ‘studying’ so fast.

            I pulled out a chair effortlessly and plopped into it. I noticed the girls looking at me with bewildered looks on their faces. “That crazy librarian said I couldn’t study in there. You know how that Evergreen is,” I scoffed, while at the same time, secretly amazed at my speed to think of an excuse. And a believable one, too. “Lucy, what really happened?” The redhead asked in a commanding tone. I threw her an innocent look. “What? You don’t believe this angel of a girl?” I asked in the sweetest voice I could muster, presenting her my face, batting my long eyelashes at her. “Absolutely not.” She said without a moment’s hesitation. “Lu-Chan, Evergreen isn’t here today,” a petite voice squeaked from my left. Wait- she wasn’t here today? Screwed. Lucy Heartfilia. Status: Screwed for life until her best friend kills her. Never thought that was the way I’d die. “Lucy…” A horrifyingly calm voice sounded through my ears, and that’s when I bolted from my seat and ran as fast as my legs would carry me.