Chapter Three:His Deep Concern

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Jellal sat on his usual seat, right next to the window. There were only five minutes left before the bell rang, but somehow, he couldn't find Lucy in the classroom.

There was no blond haired girl around. He thought that she was out causing trouble again but when he looked outside the window, there was no sign of her or any student at all.

That was to be expected though, everyone knew what would happen to them if they were out of their classrooms after the bell rings.Punishment, detention and more homework. Everyone hated the idea, except Jellal of course.

The students were talking and hanging out all around the classroom creating noise. No one told them anything about keeping quiet, so why bother? Jellal tried to shush them of course, but despite all his efforts, he was just ignored.Four minutes passed, and Lucy still didn't enter class.

When he glanced at the center next to the aisle, he saw that it was empty. Lucy still hadn't shown up.Her bag wasn't there, no notebooks or binder, not a sign of the blond girl was there. She was absent, Jellal would like to say.

But she was just fine yesterday, wasn't she? She was even beating up some boys... how could she be absent?Time was up, the bell started ringing and the students stopped talking.

The door slid open and their teacher came in dropping his text books on the desk. He eyed every student. His gaze stopped on an empty seat next to the aisle, Lucy's empty seat.

"Where is Heartfilia-san?" he asked, his gaze never leaving the empty chair.Everyone but Jellal's eyes widened, realizing for the first time that their blond classmate wasn't around. She was absent.

"Absent on the second day huh..." the teacher muttered and sighed."Well, let's start with the lesson..."

P.E. CLASSES_/_/_/

Lucy was still absent during their P.E class. Most of the students who had P.E as their subject were gathered at the gym, one of them Jellal.

He sat on the floor, right next to a bunch of girls who stared at him with hearts in their eyes.Jellal was worried about Lucy, about why she wasn't around during their second day at FTA.

He sighed and stretched his arms, ignoring the adoring squeals of the girls who were watching him.

"Fifty sit-ups!" their coach named Luke, yelled. He had gray hair and green eyes, and most students were frightened of him. No one knew of the fact that their coach was scared or rather terrified of Jellal.

He didn't get the boy and his blank expressionless face. It was somehow unnerving.When Luke's eyes landed on Jellal who was the only one left sitting and doing nothing, he spoke.

"Fernandes! Why aren't you doing sit-ups?"

"I don't have a partner," Jellal said and all the girls started squealing, raising their hands to volunteer. He sighed and leaned his head on his hand, closing his eyes as the girls' yells grew louder and louder.

"Jellal-kun! Let me be your partner!"

"No, me!"

"What? I think I'm most suitable for Jellal-kun!"

"That's such a lie! I'm prettier than you!"

"Did you ever look in the mirror?"

"Girls are so troublesome.." one of the boys mumbled, irritated at the girls for fighting over something as shallow as Jellal's sit-up partner.

"Shut up! You don't know what it feels to be in love!"

"Of course we do, but unlike you girls, we fall in love with their attitude, not their looks!" Another guy countered, annoyed that the girl's think so lowly of them.

"Shut up! Jellal-kun, pick me!"

"Don't pick her! She's on drugs!"

"You're lying! Jellal-kun, don't listen to her!"

"Oh yea? Then why are you-"

"SILENCE!" Luke yelled and the girls shut up. Jellal sighed in relief and Luke cleared his throat. "Where is Heartfilia?" he asked, looking at Jellal who looked back at him."Absent, I think," the president said and closed his eyes once again.

"Then you're lucky, you're free for today! But sixty sit-ups tomorrow!" Luke yelled. Jellal stood up and stared at him with an unreadable gaze, just like Lucy's. "Fifty!"Jellal smiled. "Sure."

"Jellal-kun, look here! Smile at me!"

"No, me!"

"You whore, you don't deserve to be smiled at!"

"What the hell?"

"Hug me Jellal-kun!"

"SHUT UP!" Luke yelled and the girls shut up once again. Jellal opened his eyes and walked to a bench far off, sitting in a corner. He sat down and leaned back, sighing in the process.

Jellal then started thinking about Lucy, how was she? Was she doing well? Why was she absent? Did she do her homework? Of course, he wouldn't have liked the thought of him thinking about a girl, he never thought about girls before.

But Lucy was different. She wasn't obsessed with him noticing her unlike the other girl's, and he preferred it that way.He remembered the first time they met, which was yesterday. His first impression of her was different than most girls he's met for the first time.

She was cool and calm, though she was a delinquent. She barely smiled, she'd always smirk, but it looked forced. She didn't like people calling her Lucy; she wanted them to call her Heartfilia, just like a teacher.

Now, Jellal didn't actually care about what she wanted, she did a lot of things that made him angry. Her messed up uniform, she fought with the guys and strangled a student! Who wouldn't get mad?However,

Lucy obediently let go of the male student when Jellal demanded it, so she really wasn't that bad. Although, the fact that an innocent-looking girl could be a delinquent was quite a shock to him, he couldn't even move or speak when he first saw her.Then, Jellal suddenly shook his head. 

Stop thinking about her! He scolded himself. He placed his elbows on his knees and sighed.But, he did wonder what happened to her. Still, it wasn't abnormal for someone to miss the second day of school, but he found it suspicious. She could be resting at her house.

Lucy lived in her real house unlike the others that lived at the dorms. He also preferred his home rather than the dorms, and others found it weird.After a few minutes, the president leaned back and mentally smacked his head."Stop thinking of her..."

LUNCH_/_/_/

Jellal was sitting with the gang in the cafeteria for lunch. Lucy still hasn't appeared, so he confirmed that she was really absent. Apparently, he couldn't get rid of his thoughts about her.

"So Heartfilia-san's absent huh," Gray said and took a bite out of his macaroni salad.Jellal nodded and grabbed his glass of orange juice and drank it. "I wonder if she's okay.." Levy mumbled. She actually wanted to call her Lu-chan, but even though Lucy wasn't there to hear her, Levy was going to feel guilty.

"But she was just fine yesterday," Erza said and the whole gang agreed.Jellal stopped eating and he stood up, fixing his stuff. "I lost my appetite, I'll see you guys later," he said and left the cafeteria, earning confused looks from the gang.He went up to the rooftop where no one usually went to, he liked going up there though.

It was quiet, there were no annoying girls who squeal whenever they see him, or drool over him like dogs over food, no girls that would declare their love for him publicly. It was the perfect sanctuary.Jellal opened the door to the rooftop and a gust of wind greeted him. His bangs were blown out of his face and his ebony blazer flew back as the wind went over him. His black and red tie was pressed against his ruffled up white long sleeved dress shirt. He began walking to the end of the rooftop and leaned on the railing, looking down he saw the students running around, even after lunch.

The wind stopped and his hair was messed up, but it was fine, he looked okay with messy hair anyways.His rumpled pants were cold, but he didn't mind it. He actually preferred cold weather over sunny or rainy days. It was more his style.He suddenly turned around when he heard someone yawn. "Who's there?" he asked, looking around suspiciously.

He heard another yawn and someone jumped down from above the door. Jellal gaped at the person. "You skipped classes."

"I was too sleepy…" the girl stretched her arms and yawned again.Jellal glared at her. "We thought you were absent!"

"And I thought everyone forgot about me. Look, I was too sleepy, and I'd rather spend time in detention that talk to your goody-goody friends…" she said, walking over to Jellal who glared at her again."Lucy, you skipped classes." Jellal pointed out once more but Lucy just shrugged.

"I don't see the big deal. We didn't do anything important right?" the blonde said and Jellal went silent.

"Sit-ups," Jellal mumbled and she rolled her eyes."I'd rather die than turning thin as a string," the blonde murmured.Jellal was about to speak when he noticed her uniform. She was wearing the black cardigan and the black leather shoes. The pins with hearts on the end was replaced with big simple pins. She still kept the anklets on her right leg and the belt though, but other than that, she was wearing the uniform correctly.

"I miss the hood of my jacket," Lucy mumbled.He sighed. "At least you're wearing the uniform.. sorta."

"Although I prefer the jacket," Lucy said again and yawned. He couldn't see her expression because her bangs were covering her eyes due to the wind. But he made a guess that she wore that expressionless face again."Let's go, the bell will ring soon," Jellal said and Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Dude, there are still ten minutes before the bell rings."Jellal hated to admit it, but he just felt uncomfortable with her. She wasn't like the others, loud and annoying. She would only speak when she wanted to and when she needed to, she was just different. As Jellal continued staring at Lucy, she looked at him from the corner of her eye. She frowned.

"It's rude to stare you know.."Jellal slowly looked away, staring straight ahead. He didn't say anything. He had nothing to say. For Lucy, she had a lot to say but decided to stay quiet. She didn't like speaking too much after all.

"Why did you fall asleep?" Jellal asked, suddenly curious.Lucy heaved a sigh. "It's complicated."Jellal had nothing to say once again. He really was rendered speechless. For Lucy, she was fine. But for Jellal, oh no, he was uncomfortable.

"Oh yea, did you do your homework?" Jellal asked, looking at Lucy who remained quiet. Jellal huffed and glared at her. "You didn't..."

"I was too busy," Lucy said and looked at him.

"Lucy, what could possibly take up all of your time so that you couldn't finish your homework?" Jellal said and the blonde groaned."It's a secret."

"You'll get in trouble you know.." Jellal said and glared at her harder."I don't care..." she said and rolled her eyes.

"And where did you sleep?" he randomly asked.Lucy smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Yes," Jellal answered bluntly and Lucy's smirk disappeared.

"Up there," she said and pointed at the top of the door where there was a flat surface."You're crazy. It was windy! You could get a cold," Jellal said and glared at her once again.Lucy groaned.

"It's just the wind Prez. What's got your nerves all bundled up?"Jellal twitched at the comment and decided to stay quiet. "You're just crazy..."

"That's me… Deal with it," Lucy muttered. Then she suddenly lifted her tie and looked behind it. She started walking to the door. "There's three minutes before the bell rings. Hurry up or you'll be late."Jellal watched her open the door and disappear down the stairs. He looked at his own tie and raised a brow, she has a watch under her tie? That's so... weird.Then he remembered he only had three minutes before the bell would ring. He walked to the door and opened it then he ran down the stairs, as fast as he could. When he arrived in the hallway, he stopped running but walked faster.

Students were panicking; everyone wanted to get to their classrooms before the bell rang. They knew what would happen, punishment. Worse than detention.When Jellal arrived in the classroom, he saw Lucy sitting on her seat yesterday, beside the window and in front of his chair. She was staring out the window with an unreadable look, her bangs fixed and her hair combed. He wondered how she got there so quick. Then he heard the students pushing each other behind him.

"Me first!"

"No way! I don't want to be late!"

"I'll pay you a thousand Jewels, just let me go in first!"The president sighed and looked over his shoulder. The students shut up and stopped moving. Jellal stared at each and every one of them, raising a brow as the students behind him started sweating badly. They all suddenly faced each other and started apologizing.

"Err.. you go first."

"Hahaha, no, you should go first."

"I insist. It would be bad if you got the punishment."

"But what about you?"

"I'm fine. You should go in first."

"No, I think you should go in first."Jellal's eyes turned equal signs as he watched the scene before him. They all kept telling each other who should go first, but they had no more time. He sighed and walked to his seat and sat down, the moment he did, the bell started ringing.

The students suddenly ran inside the classroom and hurriedly got to their seats. Just when the doors slid open, the last student slid down the aisle and went to his seat, panting heavily as he muttered complaints about his aching feet.Gildarts walked inside the classroom, staring at all the students.

When he dropped his books on the table, he breathed out and suddenly dropped a look of surprise on Lucy. "I thought you were absent?" Gildarts asked. Jellal froze and looked at Lucy who remained calm."I wasn't feeling too well and stayed in the infirmary. I'm sorry I didn't tell the teachers," Lucy said and slightly bowed her head.

Jellal discreetly gaped at her; she lied to a teacher, which was scary.Gildarts nodded and smiled. "It's fine. I'm glad you're feeling well now."

"Thank you," she said and gave him a nod. Everyone but Jellal and Lucy gawked at Gildarts. He smiled, he rarely smiled at students. So they found it surprising that he did, and the fact that Lucy didn't smile back shocked them even more.

"Okay, pass your homeworks," Gildarts said and Jellal froze once again. He stared at Lucy who was perfectly calm.The blonde stood up. "I'm sorry, I didn't do it."

"Why?" Gildarts asked.Lucy sighed. "Ask the principal."Gildarts nodded, understanding what she meant. "Okay."

"Now, onto our next lesson."And all the students, including Lucy with the exception of Jellal, groaned in disappointment.

BREAK

Lucy sat in an empty table far off in a corner in the cafeteria. She had no thoughts of eating inside the cafeteria, but it was raining outside so she had to. The blonde sighed and stared outside, the droplets of water slowly sliding down the window as the view outside was clouded due to the strong and heavy rain. So that's why it was so windy before.. Lucy thought, picking up a piece of biscuit from a small case, she took a bite out of it and chewed.

Lucy gently lifted a cup filled with hot coffee and took a sip, breathing out in relief as the warm liquid slid down her throat. Music boomed in her ears as she wore the Beats headphones since the cafeteria was too noisy for her liking.

She preferred music over noise caused by people; it just made a big difference on her.She gently placed the cup back on the table and continued eating her biscuits, the crumbs falling and tumbling down her skirt. She reached in the pocket of her skirt and pulled out her phone, stopped the music and tucked her phone back in her pocket. She used one hand to pull down her headphones, letting it lay on her shoulders as the cafeteria suddenly became quiet. She listened to the rain, and the loud impact of it on the gate outside.

To Lucy who loved solitude and silence, the rain was perfect.She reached out and picked up another biscuit and popped it in her mouth. She chewed it slowly, listening to the way her teeth crushed the biscuit. When she swallowed, she turned her head to the side to see everyone in the cafeteria staring at her.

Literally everyone shut up just to stare at Lucy who looked away and took a sip from her warm coffee once again, ignoring the absurd looks from her classmates, the seniors, the sophomores and the freshmen.

They all gave her a look, for she was the only one who was quiet.Then there was a loud boom and the girls screamed in shock while some of the boys jumped in surprise. Lucy, remained calm and watched the lightning dance in the clouds. When she dragged her fingers back in the small case and found no biscuits left, she moved her hand and lifted her cup, taking a long sip.

She closed her eyes and hummed in satisfaction, her red and cold hands clutching the cup tightly.She took another sip and opened her closed eyes when she heard a voice speak.

"Drinking coffee isn't good."Lucy trailed her eyes from the table and up, she stopped when she reached Jellal's face. "Why are you here?" Lucy mumbled, taking another sip from her coffee. She moaned at the taste and closed her eyes, her whole body feeling warm.

"Can't I join you?" Jellal asked, staring at the cup in Lucy's hands.

"Nope," Lucy stated and took another sip.

"Why not?" Jellal asked, frowning.

"I want to be alone for now," Lucy said and placed the cup on the table, pulling something out from her other pocket. She took out a zip bag filled with biscuits. She opened the bag and began munching on the biscuits.Jellal didn't say anything, he just watched Lucy eat her biscuits, taking a sip from her coffee from time to time. Her blonde hair was slightly messed up due to the white headphones holding her hair together. Her bangs fell over left eye as she drank her coffee, always moaning or humming in satisfaction.

"Well, aren't you leaving?" Lucy said, throwing a small piece of biscuit in her mouth. She chewed then swung her head to the left, making her bangs swing behind her ear.

"Nah, I'll stay here for awhile," Jellal said. Truth be told, he had a lot of papers on his desk and he needed to finish it right away but decided to sit with Lucy instead who wanted him to leave.

"Don't you have papers to do?" Lucy mumbled, the crushed biscuits in her mouth jumped as she spoke.

"I'm taking a break," Jellal lied and planted his elbow on the table as he leaned his head onto his palm."How unfortunate of me," Lucy mumbled under her breath and sighed as she took another sip of her coffee. A loud crack of thunder exploded and the girls screamed. Lucy tried to balance the liquid in her cup as she jumped a little, startled due to the screams.

"It's just thunder. How annoying can they be?" Lucy muttered quietly, glaring at the girls who whimpered and quivered due to the thunder.Jellal stared at her in amazement. He was amazed she didn't scream when the thunder boomed and barked.

"Why are you staring?" Lucy asked, raising a brow as she finished her biscuits. She stuffed the zip bag in the small case and covered the small rectangular box with its lid, locking it in the process. All that was left was her coffee, and she wasn't going to finish it that quickly. She loved coffee; she couldn't stand a week without her drinking a cup of coffee.Jellal shook his head.

"Nothing."The blonde stared at him with an emotionless look and shrugged. "Whatever you say."She lifted her headphones and placed them over her head, and then she played the music in her phone and took the cup of coffee from the table.

She brought the opening of the cup to her lips and tilted it up, letting the liquid soak her tongue then slide down her throat. Lucy closed her eyes and hummed the song she was listening to, earning an amused look from Jellal who watched her.She was certainly different, unlike any other girls the boy had met. She was quiet and calm, unlike the other girls who were noisy and annoying. However, her quietness was attractive and it made the students admire her. But, Lucy wasn't the type to suddenly turn into a queen and command her fans. No, she didn't even want to have fans, but she couldn't escape her destiny.

She let out a sigh and placed the cup on the table, leaning back on the chair to relax. When the next music played, there was a loud boom of thunder and everything went black.People started screaming, except the two of course. They were panicking due to the darkness. Lucy took out her phone and lighted the area she was in. From the other people's view, her phone was just a dull light in the big cafeteria.

"It's a black out," Jellal said.Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Obviously"She wondered why this school wouldn't get a generator when it had so much money.

"Why can't they buy a generator?" someone yelled and groaned. Other people started to agree and Lucy glared at them.

"Will you guys shut up?"Despite her normal tone of voice, everyone in the cafeteria closed their mouths when they felt someone glaring daggers at their back. Lucy went back to drinking coffee in satisfaction. Then the there was a flash of lightning, briefly illuminating the dark cafeteria.

"Why is it so cold when there is no power?" Lucy muttered, placing her cup on the table she rubbed her arms. She couldn't see Jellal anymore due to the dark, and she wondered why it was so dark outside when it was just afternoon. Well, that was a stupid question. It was raining, duh.Lucy shivered, she hated the cold, but she loved the rain.

Her cheeks were flushed and her hands were shivering as she went to finish her coffee. Warmth surrounded her fingers as she touched the cup and finished it quickly, the warmth spreading throughout her body. However, the warmth didn't stay that long. It disappeared in a matter of minutes.

"Aren't you scared?" Jellal said, looking straight ahead of him. Though he couldn't see Lucy, he knew she was just there.

"Of what?" she asked, pulling her sleeves over her fingers and grabbing onto it to keep her hands warm.

"The thunder. The lightning. Aren't you scared?"

"Nope."

"Why?" Jellal asked, staring at the dark. Though in truth he was staring at Lucy who looked down.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Her tone of amusement was so evident that he could almost hear the smirk in her voice. However, he didn't let that bother him.

"I just want to know."

"I don't know. I'm not like any other girls who would get scared of the thunder, or the dark," Lucy mumbled. She had no energy to speak. Actually, she wanted to sleep.

"Well... you're... really different," Jellal muttered and then felt his eye lids heavy. He was also sleepy.

"I wish the power would come back soon..." Lucy muttered and closed her eyes for a few seconds before opening them again. "I need more coffee." One cup of coffee wouldn't even work for her on really stressful days, and this day was one of them.

"Lucy... you just drank a cup of coffee!" Jellal exclaimed and glared at her in the dark.Lucy groaned. "One cup of coffee won't work on me on stressful days."

"You're... argh," Jellal mumbled, staring at Lucy in disbelief. One cup of coffee for him would probably leave him awake til' midnight passed."No one can make coffee right now. There's no power," Jellal stated and Lucy rolled her eyes, despite knowing that Jellal couldn't see it."I'll use instant coffee and boil a kettle of water," she said, making Jellal speechless. She did make sense, however, that was still crazy."Oh forget it. You can't do anything in the dark anyway," the bluenette muttered under his breath and heard her sigh.

"The bell hasn't rung yet," Lucy said, looking behind her tie once again."That's because the students can't read or see in the dark. Thus making classes suspended, until the power comes back of course," Jellal said and leaned back, stretching his arms. He was glad that he didn't have to do the papers for now, he was tired, and he liked spending time with a quiet person.

"This sucks..." the blonde muttered and stopped the music. She dropped her headphones on her shoulders once again and started listening to the rain and soft complaints from the people in the cafeteria. No one complained about the heat, it was actually too cold for everyone liking. However, they all complained about the dark, the rain and the thunder. And Lucy liked all of the three, so she found a little hatred against her classmates, but, she can't blame their opinions after all.

Then, Lucy's teeth started chattering. Though it was uncool of her, she couldn't help it since it was too cold."Are you feeling cold?" Lucy heard Jellal's voice wrapped around concern.No shit sherlock she thought and wrapped hands around her cold arms. And why did he care? He didn't like her right? She was a bad impression, a lazy delinquent, so why did he care?

"You can have my blazer if you want," the president said and Lucy saw his look when a flash of lightning illuminated the room. He looked normal, however, his voice wasn't. His voice was coated with a paint called concern.

"N-No thanks," she mumbled and swung her head to the left to fix her bangs."Are you sure?"She nodded. "P-Positive."Oh how she tried so hard to stop her voice from stuttering due to the cold. Jellal sighed. "If you say so."Okay... I wasn't expecting that... Lucy thought but she was glad that he didn't push any further, she wasn't in a good mood.

Lucy sighed and swore she saw her breath when she did. She groaned when the girls screamed once again when the thunder barked and startled nearly everyone, except her. Even Jellal was startled, which was shocking.

"The power is still gone, it's been thirty minutes already," she said and heard a sigh come from the boy sitting in front of her."Exactly. But we can't go home yet, those who live in the dorms can though," he said and regretted not staying in the dorms."If this black out lasts for an hour then the teachers will demand every student to go home," Jellal said and sighed, massaging his temples. "I can't go home when it's raining so hard."

"Why don't you live in the dorm like the others?" Lucy asked, rubbing her arms."I should be the one asking you that," he mumbled. He sighed and leaned back. Lightning flashed and he saw Lucy leaning against the window, shivering.

"Lucy, you're shivering so much," Jellal muttered."Don't... call me Lucy," she muttered, closing her eyes.

"I've been calling you that the whole day. Just let it pass," the president said and stared at her in amusement. The blonde didn't reply, for something flashed in her mind as he gave her that smile.After a few minutes, the blonde glared at Jellal. "Shut up..."Then, the thunder boomed once again and the girls screamed at the same time the bell started ringing.

"Damn it, it's time to go home," Lucy muttered and stood up, grabbing the small case, she tucked it in her pocket and then reality struck her, she was going to go home, while it was still raining."Damn it," she whispered under her breath and sighed, sitting back down."What's wrong?" Jellal asked."I can't go home."

"Neither can I," he said and stopped. "But my parents are picking me up."Lucy's eyes widened and sorrow crossed over her eyes. She sighed and stood up. "I'm going to take the bus."

"You'll still get wet."Lucy rolled her eyes and clicked her tongue. "Does having an umbrella sound familiar to you?"Jellal stared at Lucy who began walking out the cafeteria, ignoring the satisfied yells of the students. Lucy went to her locker and took out an umbrella; she swung her shoulder bag over her shoulder and began walking out the school, ignoring the looks given to her by the girls and boys.

Lucy yawned and opened her umbrella and began walking in the rain. Everyone, nearly everyone stared at her in pity, but she was too tired to beat them up. So when she arrived at the bus stop, she went inside and sat down, yawning. She looked out the window once again, watching the people run on the streets, holding their bags or whatever they can use to protect them from the rain, over their heads. She smirked. They gave her pitying looks and yet they were the ones running under the rain.

The blonde rubbed her arms, feeling really cold. She closed her eyes and took out a cabbie hat from her shoulder bag and wore it, now warming up her head. She let out a sigh and rubbed her hands together, trying to gain some warmth.

"Are you feeling cold?"Lucy's eyes widened when she suddenly remembered what the president had told her. A sly smirk went to her face before she covered her face with her left hand."Prez, you're too soft and care about me too much. I'm just one of the villains who appear ro be good at the start but turn out wickedly evil in the end. It'd be better for you to just ignore me and stop interfering with my plans."

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