I own none of the songs or dances used in this fic. All rights go to their respected owners, enjoy.
"Before we get into the real fighting we will have a talent competition, based on how well you do you can earn extra points for your team." stated one of the judges. "You just want to make fun of bad singing." deadpanned the other two.
The Fairy Tail wizards were sitting in their inn trying to figure out what to do. They hadn't expected this, a lot of them,most being the girls, were tone deaf; the others were stage fright. "Lucy, how's your singing. With us and Juvia we can perform a trio. Can you hold a note?" asked Erza fearfully.
"Under normal circumstances I can fake it, but this is legit." admitted Lucy.
"Everything will be fine, Laxus will be singing for B team. He doesn't like me to blab, but back when he was younger he loved to sing." Stated Makarov, he got a blush out of Laxus and everyone calmed down. "But wait master, whose singing for team A?" piped up a curious Lucy.
Makarov simply smiled and said. "Follow me." He then walked out of the inn and everyone followed him. "Where are we going." Gajeel asked.
"You'll see soon enough. He's normally out on nights like this." said Makarov. They let it sink in until one thought ran through all of their minds 'Did master say He?!'.
There was a single tree atop a hill, Natsu laid under it his head resting on one of the roots. Happy was sitting on his stomach looking at the stars. Natsu opened his mouth and sang.
Let's go in the garden
You'll find something waiting
Right there where you left it, lying upside down
When you finally find it, you'll see how it's faded
The underside is lighter when you turn it around
Everything stays
Right where you left it
(Natsu pulls Happy into a hug.)
Everything stays
But, it still changes
Every so slightly, daily and nightly
In little ways
When everything stays
Everyone except Makarov had their mouths gawked open in surprise. They knew Natsu could be powerful yet gentle, but this stole the cake. This was a whole other side of the dragon slayer. "As beautiful as ever Natsu." Makarov said while walking up to the boy.
"Hey gramps, let me guess… I'm singing for Fairy Tail A?" asked Natsu. Gray had a little blush on his face, could he have actually been attracted to this singing. "How am i gonna compete with that, I can't even sing." Juvia thought to herself, she saw how Gray looked at Natsu.
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They were now inside discussing their plan for the Talent show. They were all sitting in the Commons room with Natsu in the middle. "I want both of my acts at the end, gotta save the best for last." Natsu flaunted.
"How do you know you'll even make it past the first second of the competition flame brain." teased Gray. "Oh… I know I'm gonna win. Happy, bring my day and night performer costumes. I'm gonna rock the whole guild's minds!" said Natsu. "Aye sir!" replied an ecstatic Happy.
Happy came back holding two similar costumes, the only difference was that one was white and the other was a purplish black. They even made Laxus sit up from his seat, he almost nosebled from imagining Natsu in those clothes. "N-Natsu you can't wear that, and most certainly not when you're singing out there!" yelled a red faced, swollen headed Makarov; those clothes were getting to him too.
"Of course I can, and I will! Now don't peek when I'm changing." Natsu stated confidently. He grabbed one of the costumes out of Happy's paws. With a snap of his fingers a curtain dropped down around Natsu in a cylinder shape.
Now everyone had a blush on their face, the only thing between them and a naked dragon slayer was a blue curtain. Natsu opened the curtain and a lot of them almost keeled over from their nosebleeds. "Well… At least you fill it out nicely." said Carla, she was one of the guildmates that could keep a level head.
One hour later…
Guildmates were on the floor tomato faced, Natsu had the voice and the moves. "Happy, we're gonna knock 'em dead tomorrow." Natsu cheered. "Uh huh!" the Exceed agreed.
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"For this round we have the princess as our guest judge." announced Yajima. "And I won't be swayed easily, so perform your best." she said.
Lamia scale's act was Cheria in a pink tutu dancing. Rogue and Sting perfomed a duet. Kagura performed sword techniques. As soon a Quatro puppy got on the stage they were catapulted off. Laxus got a lot of applause, making a lot of women and Freed swoon.
It was finally Natsu's time to shine. As he walked on stage everyone saw his costume (fire emblem fates, Azura's light song costume). This spiked a blush across the whole stadium. "What's the salamander thinking, wearing such scandalous clothing." asked Yajima.
The sound of marching band drums filled the stadium. Fire formed on the tips of Natsu's fingers as he began to sing and dance.
In the white light,
A hand reaches through
A double-edged blade cuts your heart in two
Waking dreams fade away, embrace the brand new day
Sing with me a song of birthrights of love the light scatters to the sky above
Dawn breaks through the gloom
White as a bone
Lost in thoughts all alone
Natsu's flames from his dance enveloped the stadium. They were more for show and they didn't actually burn anyone. "Well that was… a thing." stated Chapati. "For some reason I feel at peace." stated the princess.
"That's Natsu's support magic. All dragon slayers have some form of support magic, it can be literal like Wendy's incantations and healing; or innate like Natsu's singing." informed Yajima. "Aside from soothing living creatures he can also support allies or hurt enemies with his songs; but as powerful as it is it drastically decreases his defense and defensive magic, making him a glass cannon." added Yajima.
"No I remember those moves, before the seven year gap Natsu was that mysterious male songstress. I guess he didn't want his cover blown." stated Chapati over the mic.
"The first round victors have been decided, these are the teams that will move on to the next round. Mermaid Heel, Sabertooth, Fairy Tail A, and FairyTail B. Prepare for your next round, winner take all." announced the princess.
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"NATSU!" yelled Lucy chasing said dragon slayer. "Why didn't you tell us you could sing, and you were a secret famous diva pop-star sensation. I bought like… 100 of your CDs! We could've held concerts to raise money to pay for the damages you caused." Lucy's ramblings spiked some of the guildmates interest.
"After these Games you're gonna have to sing that ass off of yours." said Gajeel. "That might be a bad idea, you know what happens when he sings. He's practically defenseless, and our guild has made a lot of enemies." Makarov informed as he folded his arms.
"Since Natsu and Laxus will be moving along in the next round I made this for them." Mira said, she held a platter that had two cups of tea on it. "Herbal tea, it'll soothe and strengthen your voice." she added.
"Thanks Mira, Laxus let's rehearse a bit. But not here the Master might not be able to handle my moves." said Natsu grabbing one of the cups. Makarov as well as a few other people were red faced at the dragon slayer's statement.
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"This is the last round of the talent portion. Perform your best." announced the Princess. "First off, Kagura from Mermaid Heel." said Yajima.
Kagura walked up to the mic, she wore a basketball jersey, a hat sideways, tinted glasses, sneakers, and a gold chain necklace with her guild emblem on it. She made a small cough before a secret hatch opened up behind her; rising out of it was Milliana wearing similar clothes to kagura. The neko girl was standing behind a turntable set, she started some rap music and was swiveling the records.
Well, my name is Kagura and I'm here to say-
-aaagghh!
Kagura and Milliana were catapulted off the stage. "No offense to Mermaid Heel, but they looked like huge jerks." Chapati stated. "Next is another duet by Sabertooth, Sting and Rogue the stage is yours." announced Yajima.
Both: Where did we go?
what did we do?
I think we made something entirely new
And it wasn't quite me
And it wasn't quite you
I think it was someone entirely new
Sting: Oh… um
Well I just can't stop thinking
Rogue: So… um
Did you say I was different?
Sting: And you hadn't before?
Rogue: Of course not
When would I have ever
Sting: I'm so sorry
Rogue: No, no, don't be
Sting: And now we're here forever
Rogue: What about you?
Sting: What about me?
Rogue: Well you're here too
We're here together
*humming
"STOP, the cuteness is too much! This is even cuter than Cheria." yelled Chapati. "Young love, Sabertooth played that card; how is Fairy Tail gonna beat that." stated Yajima worriedly. "Laxus, take the stage please." asked Hisui.
Laxus walked up to the stage now. He couldn't believe he was singing this song, but if it got his guild ahead then he would embarrass himself. With a blush on his face he adjusted the mic.
If I could begin to be,
Half of what you think of me,
I could do about anything,
I could even learn how to love.
When I see the way you act, You... I always thought, I might be bad, Look at you go
Wondering when I'm coming back,
I could do about anything,
I could even learn how to love like you.
[Faded voice] Love, like you...
Nothing Like You
Now I'm sure that it's true,
'cause I think you're so good,
And I'm nothing like you.
I just adore you
I wish that I knew
What makes you think I'm so special
If I could begin to do
Something that does right by you
I would do about anything
I would even learn how to love
When I see the way you look
Shaken by how long it took
I could do about anything
I could even learn how to love like you
Love me like you
Silence filled the stage, people held looks of shock, Fairy Tail was really going all out with this. Something in Laxus' song held a bit of sincerity that some of the people in Fairy Tail noticed. "Tch, I'm leaving." stated Laxus with a blush on his face. He walked off the stage and back to his guild's section.
"Next is… oh no. Natsu Dragneel, please take the stage." announced Chapati over the mic. Natsu and Happy were in one of the tunnels that led to the arena. "Happy, I'm going full sex appeal." stated Natsu. "No Natsu, you can't do that. You could get kidnapped, raped, or even worse; gang banged by some of these guilds. Some of the guilds here are pretty sketchy." informed Happy trying to talk sense into the Dragon slayer.
"Don't worry, I'll be safe." Comforted Natsu as he petted the Exceed's head. "Will Natsu PLEASE come to the stage, we don't have all day!" yelled Yajima.
Both jolted as they heard the yelling. As Natsu walked to the stadium he said, "Wish me luck little buddy."
Natsu wore a similar version of what he wore for his first song. The only difference was the color, from top to bottom ot shifted from purple to dark blue. He also wore a veil over his nose and mouth but didn't cover his eyes. The sound of Arabian drums filled the arena as Natsu began to sing.
Embrace the dark
You call a home
Gaze upon an empty white throne, a legacy of lies
A familiar disguise
Sing with me a song of conquest and fate
The black pillars crack beneath its weight
Night breaks through day, hard as a stone
Lost in thoughts all alone.
Women fainted and men held nosebleeds. "Natsu, ya darn dunderhead, how could you use sex appeal to win!" yelled the master. Makarov grew his hand and picked up the fire dragon slayer, setting him down in their booth. Laxus put his jacket around Natsu to conceal his clothes from… wandering perverted eyes.
In the Sabertooth booth Jiemma was sitting in a big chair, his head resting on his fist which was on one of the arms of the chair. Just the thought of Natsu, those hips, his dance, and that voice. Oh how he wanted to make those hips move for him and him alone, and that voice shout his name. He smirked greedily and licked his lips hungrily.
Minerva noticed this and spoke up. "Seems the master wants a new toy, and I'm guessing it's the dragon slayer boy." "Who could blame him, those moves, I'd want him too. Hey master, once you get him can I have a turn?" asked Orga.
"No. A treasure such as the dragon boy cannot be shared." answered Jiemma. "Oh come on, you already have Sting and Rogue." Orga kept egging on. "But until they learn to sing and dance like that; so I can truly admire what their bodies have to offer, I'll have fun in taking the fire mage." informed the guild master.
"Minerva, you will kidnap his blue cat. And we'll offer him a deal." stated Jiemma. With that Minerva took her leave.
Jiemma stood and made his way over the the edge of the booth. His voice rang throughout the arena silencing everyone. "Fairy Tail, how about a wager? If you win you get my three strongest wizards: Minerva and the twin dragons; but if I win I get your dancer, Natsu Dragneel." proposed Jiemma licking his lips.
Before Fairy Tail could comment Risley from Mermaid Heel shot up. "What makes you think we don't want in on this." "We shall wager Milliana for the boy. And I don't count on losing." stated Kagura.
"Lamia Scale will join in as well. Let's bet on little Cheria for this." Master Ooba stated. "Flare will be our bargaining chip." added Ivan. "Well if Fairy Tail somehow gets disqualified I guess he can work for the royal family as our entertainer." Hisui announced over PA, wanting in on this bet.
"Well then it's a deal, Fairy Tail is gonna get all of your wizards!" yelled Makarov. "Wait Master, you can't just make that choice for Natsu let alone the whole guild." Lucy tried to speak sense in their Master.
"D-do I have a say in this?" asked a worried Natsu, still in his blue performer's clothes. A collective 'NO!' ran throughout the entire stadium to his response.
