In Their Heads

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So far the groups had participated in activities that they could do inside their circles. It took up most of the morning and before they knew it, it was time for lunch. The school had ordered hundreds of boxes of pizza and salad for everyone to enjoy. As group 1 got their food and started eating, Natsu suddenly became aware of how nervous Lucy was.
"Hey are you okay Luce?" He asked.
"I.. I'm just a little nervous about this big game Makarov mentioned earlier. I'm not great with performing in front of a lot of people that I don't know, and I'm just really outside of my comfort zone here.." she answered timidly, hiding her face as she spoke.
"You don't have to worry! You're on my team, so obviously we're gonna win!" He smiled that huge smile at her and her heart skipped a beat.
"More like she's on MY team, which automatically means victory." Gray interjected. Earning a glare from Natsu who was ticked off that the icy bastard was listening to his conversation.
"Boys, this is no time to argue." Erza said, "and everyone here already knows that I am the leader of this group and I will be the one who pushes us to victory!" She said dramatically, making other groups around them turn to look at the commotion.
"Well I just hope it's fun!" Mirajane added.
"It's probably boring. The old man planned all of it so it's probably some cheesy trust exercise." Laxus said while eating his pizza. He actually seemed to be enjoying himself at the moment.
"I hope it's some kind of scavenger hunt with clues!" Levy said hopefully, "that's all I'm really good at besides reading and teaching." She looked down at her plate with a blush when she noticed Gajeel staring at her as she spoke.
"I doubt that shrimp" Gajeel grumbled with his low voice, "but if it has to do with strength I've got all of ya beat."
"Shrimp?..." Levy said quietly so only Lucy could hear. It made Lucy giggle and Levy turned even more red.
"Oh please!" Natsu almost shouted, "If it's a competition with strength I would crush all of you guys!"
"I highly doubt you could take on this whole gymnasium by yourself Natsu." Jellal countered.
"You just watch me!" Natsu fumed.
As Lucy watched the playful exchange, she noticed that everyone in their group was laughing and teasing each other like they had already become good friends. It felt like there was a good bond already made between all of them and she felt herself relax at the thought.
Although she was still nervous, Natsu's words (although a little blunt) struck a chord with her and she felt safe with him for some reason. She couldn't really understand why but she felt so at home with all of them.

Natsu's POV
'She's so damn cute.' He thought.
Natsu had been watching the blonde girl from his peripheral vision all morning stealing glances at her while she giggle at something Levy had said, or when she wrinkled her nose when the speaker said something she didn't quite understand.
Natsu wasn't looking for a relationship, especially since his last one, although it had been a couple years since then. But this girl, he found her so interesting and charming. He had already decided. He wanted to get close to her, to protect her. She was so timid and nervous, but something told him that she was strong too.

Juvia's POV
This group was so rambunctious. Juvia hadn't realized how much fun being around others was. She grew up as a single child with only Gajeel to play with. Her parents were very strict and kept her in homeschooling until she decided she wanted to go to college. She was scared at first, but after meeting all of these people, she felt her heart lift at how kind they were.
She was drawn to one person in particular though. His dark hair and eyes drew her in the moment she saw him. Gray looked bored, but Juvia could tell that there was more to him than what meets the eye. She couldn't explain it, but something told her that she was in love. Love at first sight! She'd always dreamed of it happening, but how could she express it to him?
All of the girls were nice as well, however she had her suspicions about a certain busty blonde. Lucy mainly interacted with Levy and Natsu so far, but whenever Gray spoke to Lucy, Juvia felt an angry heat in her face and a tightening in her chest at the sight.
It was in Juvia's head. Lucy was a nice girl, there was no reason to start thinking that she was her love rival... yet.

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