Let Me Love You

Lucy

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All 4 periods leading up to lunch went by faster then I could believe. Surprisingly, our English-sensei didn't realize that Natsu had missed detention yesterday, so he sure got out of that easily.

       In Science, our teacher just went over our assignment that was due tomorrow once again. No big deal right? Well it is when I have no way to use the Internet, so I’m completely stuck! But no need to worry right? A simple zero can only put my grade down by just a little bit. (Note the sarcasm).

         Art went well, I guess. We just finished up our Pottery project with a coat of paint and such. Erza was clearly proud of her masterpiece, as far as quality. My thing was suppose to look like a vase with beautiful acrylic flowers. However it looked more like a yellow bowl with pink blobs all around it.

     The bell had just rang for lunch, leaving our lesson in History to end. As fourth period ended,I picked up my things and headed towards the door to head to the cafeteria. Natsu and Gray were probably behind me, but I just continued on by myself.

     I would have to face the girls all again since yesterday’s “situation.” I mean I wasn’t  dreading to see them, since I have already seen Erza today and she hadn’t even brought up yesterday’s events. I guess people from here have a tendency to let things go easily.

    I just needed to have confidence in myself that things should work out.

     With that in mind, I took a sharp breath, and straightened my posture. I walked down the hallways with a determined mindset. I’m only guessing you could tell by my assertive look.

    When I walked through the cafeteria doors I looked around for the girls, prepared to talk with them. Levy, Juvia, Erza, and Lisanna were all situated at the table talking together. Juvia and Erza were just about the only ones who were eating.

    I kept on taking steps nearing the table. I distracted my mind from thinking about what I would say, to just thinking about little things. Such as that Juvia was wearing her hair in a ponytail today and that the room smelt like hot dogs on wheat bread and crappy tasting macaroni and cheese. (I’m only assuming).

   When the girls finally spotted me, Levy waved a hand over at me.

   “Good afternoon, Lu-chan.” The blunette cheered with a wide smile. “Hello.”

   I slipped into the seat right beside her, keeping my eyes on the girls.

   “So what’s up?” I asked them, trying to sound casual instead of somewhat worried.

   “We were just about ask Juvia what she thought about the dance coming up, but real quick we want to apologize Lucy. About yesterday I mean… We shouldn’t have pushed you into trying to tell us why you wouldn’t go to the dance. You have your reasons, and we don’t really need to know them unless you feel comfortable telling us.” Erza said, slowly looking down.

     “Juvia also apologizes.”

    “I’m also sorry too, Lu-chan.”

    I blinked in confusion. I hadn’t really expected them to apologize, I thought they would just continue pestering me about my reasons to why I didn’t want to attend the dance.

    “Oh it’s fine.. I understand that y’all would be curious. I’ll just tell y’all that I’m just kind of pretty much not aloud to go. I just didn’t really want to tell y’all.” I muttered. That was pretty much putting it lightly. I mean I wasn’t going to tell them, “Oh I can’t go, because when I get home I’ll be abused so harshly I won’t be able to go to school the next week because I’ll be in a hospital.” I mean that’s the whole reason I didn’t tell them yesterday.

    “Oh, well Lucy’s mom doesn’t want her to go, we understand. Juvia’s mom was too uncertain at first, but by now she is fine with allowing Juvia to go to dances.”

    Honestly my mom would have wanted me to go to the dance. She probably would have been the one to take me to the store to pick out a flamboyant dress and get my hair done all for the occasion. After all, my parents first met at a school dance.

     I was about to retort that my mom was dead, so she couldn’t decide whether I go or not but I just let it slip. I honestly didn’t want them to know something so personal about me.

     “Well um… back to Juvia. We were wondering if you got asked to the dance yet?” Lisanna inquired, changing the subject.

      “Juvia hasn’t been asked yet, but she believes Gray-sama may ask her soon. He hasn’t been giving Juvia strange looks as much anymore.” The sophomore spoke cheerfully. To be honest, I really hoped Gray would ask her to the dance. You could see she cared for him a lot.

        “Awww, I know he will.” Levy said with a nodding Erza.