YO EVERYONE, IT'S THE SEQUEL!
Okay, so for all you people who are new to this whole Academy business, you should go read the first story. Or not. I don't know if it's going to affect your understanding, but you'll miss some references and stuff. Yeah.
And so, without further ado, I present you with…
The sequel.
Just when Natsu Dragneel thought that the day couldn't get any more ridiculous, it promptly did.
But let's rewind just a bit.
The new school year at the Fairy Academy for Troublemakers and Lawbreakers started off with a bang. As in, a really big BANG. As in, a literal bang. As in, a Gajeel's invention went and flipping exploded AGAIN bang.
That kind of bang.
You know, Gajeel should really be the master of explosions. His inventions really do blow up enough… (Natsu: HEY!)
But I digress. You probably wanna find out what happened to Natsu. So let's continue with our tale.
Principal Makarov didn't even bother scolding him. "Just get the hallway built back again."
"Sure, old man. No problem." replied Gajeel, who had already invented an army of robots just for this purpose. Hey, when you blow up the hall every month, you have to have a way to build it back again. Actually, that's probably why Gajeel and Natsu's rooms are in the same hall, 'cause both of them blow up stuff. (In Natsu's case, he blows up his room every two weeks. He is a pyrotechnist, after all.)
Natsu came running out of the school, his clothes scorched. Having no parents whatsoever, he stayed at the school over the holidays. His blue cat, Happy, followed behind him as he yelled,
"HEY, SCREWBRAINS! YOU ALMOST GOT ME KILLED!"
Gajeel just rolled his eyes. "You're a pyro, Salamander. Haven't you developed, like, a resistance to being blown up?"
"Still! You blew up my room again! This is like, the fourth time this summer!"
"Well, technically, the school year's already started, idiot, so it's not summer anymore!"
Natsu blinked. "It has?"
"DUH!"
The pink (SALMON!) haired pyro pumped his fist in the air. "YES! NOW THE WHOLE TEAM'S BACK TOGETHER, YAY!"
"Well, most of us are orphans, so we were together anyway," Yukino piped up from behind Natsu.
"Yeah. Me, you, Yukino, Rogue, Gray, Juvia, Gajeel, Wendy, and Jellal. I think that's about it." Sting counted them off on his fingers. It seemed as if the two were always together these days, which put Natsu in somewhat of a bad mood, as he kept thinking of a certain blonde lockpick…
"Natsu!"
Aaaannnnd there she was, waving and smiling so hard, Natsu wondered why her face didn't crack. Lucy Heartfillia, the newest member of the team.
"It's been so long, everyone!" she squealed, spinning around happily. Her blond hair floated around her face as she did, and she shoved it back to beam at them all again. Natsu grinned at her.
"How're you doing, Luce?"
"Totally great! I had an amazing summer with my dad. We went to amusement parks and plays and firework shows and everything he couldn't do with me before because of Imitatia Inc.!"
A shadow passed over her features at the name Imitatia Inc., which had blackmailed her father into treating her like dirt and had later led to her running away from home and becoming a thief, but it quickly faded under her bright smile. "So what'd you guys do?"
"Hung around. Was bored. You know, that kind of thing." Gajeel shrugged. "You had a better summer than us, Bunny Girl."
His tone was indifferent, but Natsu could hear the pain behind it, mostly because he felt it too. Lucy may have regained her father, but Natsu's and Gajeel's had both left them, and many of the other team members' had died. Noticing the looks on their faces, Lucy clapped a hand over her mouth, looking apologetic.
"Omigosh! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to – I mean, I didn't – Um…"
"No, it's okay, Lucy." Sting waved it off, plastering what Natsu recognized as a fake grin on his face. "You deserve to be happy with your dad. It's cool."
"But still," she said, staring at her feet, "I'm really sorry."
"Hey, everyone!"
Saved from further awkwardness by Levy and Romeo, who had also gone home like Lucy. Good.
The two ran up to them, Romeo instantly questioning where Wendy was and running off in the direction Rogue, who had just woken up and come outside to see what all the commotion was about, pointed him in. Erza soon appeared, waving, as well.
"Hello, everyone," she greeted. "It's back to work again, isn't it?"
"Hi, Erza," Lucy replied with another bright smile. "More plans to devise!"
"Yes. But this year, we don't have any big companies to take down."
"You never know, though," Gray said, joining them. "We might, later."
"Juvia agrees," the bluenette smiled. "And Juvia is really happy to see everyone again after so long!"
"Party at Fairy Tail?" Natsu asked, grinning. Everyone else cheered back, but it was Lucy who responded.
Slipping her hand into his, she gave him a sweet smile that made his heart flip-flop all over the place.
"Definitely.
xXx
And this was how they came to met the giant fluffy bunny and the dude wearing a skirt.
"Sweet cupcakes," Sting finally said eloquently. "What happened?"
Levy squinted. "Is that… Elfman?!"
Everyone responded with a series of "Nah's" and "It couldn't be's", but everyone was aware of the fact that the guy did look suspiciously like Elfman…
"Welcome to Fairy Tail!" the bunny sang. Over and over and over again. It was beginning to annoy Lucy to pieces.
And then, of course, gold coins started falling from the sky.
"Oops," Sting said sheepishly. "Accidentally turned on my projector."
A clown bounded out of the café. A clown with Mira's white hair and blue eyes. Sweet cupcakes. Sweet cupcakes. It was Mira!
"Hello, everyone!" she greeted the shell-shocked team. "Like the costumes? I wanted to get more publicity, so I did this!"
Lucy found her voice at last. "Mira… That guy in the pink, poofy dress… That wouldn't happen to be… I mean, that couldn't be…"
"Elfman, yes. So?" Mira tipped her head to one side, giving her a confused look. Lucy lost the ability to speak yet again.
"And – And the bunny is… Lisanna?!" Natsu squeaked. Mira nodded, the smile back on her lips.
"It's all part of my publicity plan! Isn't it great?"
Everyone but Mira exchanged nervous looks. Finally, Gajeel just broke it to her.
"Mira, never, ever do this ever again."
"You don't like it? Oh, well. Guess I'll have to think of some other stuff to do! Want some cider?"
"You bet!" Natsu exclaimed. Mira winked.
"On the house, for my favorite team. Come on in!"
And so, they marched in, laughing and chatting, as the new school year began.
Well, I hope you like it. That's all for now, so come back later for more! Seeya!
Water, out
