Y'all ever watched Boys Over Flowers or The Heirs? The school(s) depicted in this story are heavily based on the schools seen in the two dramas. Also, if you've watched those shows, you are amazing!

Disclaimer: Hiro Mashima created and therefore owns the Fairy Tail franchise. All characters do not belong to me, but at least the plot does.

A loud whoop resounded across the hallways of the prominent Magnolia High Academy for the Gifted, and all heads turned to the figure at the end of the hall. It seemed to be a short girl with dark cornflower-blue hair, and she still was squealing, jumping up and down in excitement.

A taller girl with bright blonde hair walked over to her, an amused smile lighting up her brown eyes. "What is it, Levy?"

The dark-blue-haired girl— Levy— launched herself, arms wide, to the blonde, who quickly caught her attack-hug. "Lucy," she shrieked, wrapping her arms around Lucy's torso, "I got accepted!"

Lucy laughed, squeezing the excited girl back. "That's great, Levy! We can go there together now."

"I was so worried that I wouldn't get accepted because of that one B-plus I got in PE—" a dark scowl appeared on her face, but it quickly disappeared as she continued, "—but now I don't have to worry about anything!" Levy's eyes glazed over as she lost herself in her own world. "Fairy Tail University, here I come!"

Lucy's mouth twitched at her eccentric friend's actions. Her eyes strayed to a tall, muscular guy with frightening features that steered others away, and a small, almost evil, look overcame her face. She slung her arm around Levy, and she turned around, Levy in tow. Leaning in conspiratorially, Lucy whispered, "You know what this means, don't you, Levy?"

Levy shook her head, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion. "What do you mean, Lu?'

A positively evil smirk appeared on Lucy's pretty face. "It means, my dear friend, that you," she poked Levy in the cheek, "and Gajeel can now see each other everyday—"

"Oh my god, Lucy, shut up!" Levy hissed, her face burning a bright red. "I don't even like him!"

Lucy thought back to the time when Levy had been forced by one of her teachers to tutor Gajeel in calculus. Levy had vehemently disagreed, but upon promise of extra credit and one homework pass, she had taken it without further question. The first couple days had been filled with whines and complaints from the short girl, even requests for her friend to accompany her to a tutor session to ensure that Gajeel would behave and stop teasing her.

Lucy, of course, had agreed... mostly because she felt that there was something a bit suspicious with Levy's accounts, though she hadn't been able to place what it was at the time.

So she had sat there in the library bored out of her mind, with the only entertainment being Gajeel's sarcastic jabs and Levy's incensed reactions. They were amusing to watch, Lucy remembered thinking, but what had truly captured her interest was when Gajeel actually stopped every once in a while and actually listened to Levy.

Gajeel was a tall, muscular teen, standing out even in large crowds. He was the subject of much controversy, especially since his transfer from Phantom Lord— one of Fairy Tail's many rival high schools— in the nearby Oak Town. Apparently, he had been embroiled in "some pretty deep shit" (Cana's words, not hers) and hightailed out of there before he could be expelled and ruin the Redfox family name.

His tattoos and piercings didn't exactly help the rumors either, but it all never seemed to bother Gajeel; if anything, he seemed to relish in the lack of attention on his person, and the fights he got into lessened when Magnolia students began to ignore him (mostly out of fear rather than disgust). So imagine Lucy's surprise when the feared and infamous Gajeel Redfox carefully listened to the tiny bookworm's instructions, his eyebrows furrowed, eyes squinted, and lips pursed— a look of pure concentration one would not expect on his otherwise apathetic face.

A smile had appeared on Lucy's face as the ribbing subsided and the two quickly lapsed into a system of sorts. She watched as Levy lectured Gajeel, her eyes brightening as she talked, and she watched as Gajeel nodded every so often, his dark eyes losing some of the heat he would usually use to ward off annoying, nosy students. They were lost in their own little world, and Lucy was the intruder, the alien the inhabitants had no idea existed.

And so she left. The next day, Levy, in a flurry of bouncing blue waves and vehement hand movements, had given her quite an earful, but Lucy decided that it was better to keep quiet about the fact that Levy had never acknowledfed her leaving (not even a dark glare or sassy comment or even an angered text message) until that very moment.

She had, however, mentioned the apparent closeness between the two. Really, it was a bit of light, harmless teasing between friends, but Levy's highly defensive reaction only amused Lucy even further. Needless to say, the teasing only worsened from then on, and it didn't help when Mirajane and Cana heard wind about the little tidbit Lucy had accidentally provided them a few days later. The two girls took the teasing into unreasonable levels, and Lucy couldn't help but feel a little bit of guilt over that.

Well... not really.

And now, Levy was attending, or, rather, will be attending FTU. This made the trio's matchmaking plans a hell of a lot easier, and Lucy's mind began to whir with possible ways to push them together.

Lucy glanced at her friend. Levy McGarden and Gajeel Redfox. McGarden and Redfox. Hotel empire and nuclear energy. Lucy's mouth twitched. 'An interesting couple,' Lucy thought. 'Good thing Levy's parents care more about her happiness over business matters.'

"Um... Lucy, are you okay?" Levy waved a hand in front of the blonde's face, snapping the blonde away from her thoughts. At Lucy's nod, Levy sighed, shaking her head. "Did you even hear what I said?"

"No, I'm sorry, Lev. What was it again?"

Levy rolled her eyes but hugged her friend's arm. "Congratulations!"

Lucy's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Thanks...?"

She giggled, amused. "You got Eucliffe and co. to work with you!" Levy shook her head in wonder. "Their designs are absolutely amazing, and Dad's been trying to get them to undertake our newest project for months. Honestly, Lu, how'd you manage to do that?"

Lucy shrugged noncommittally. "It's mostly my dad's work, not mine."

"Still!" Levy quickly brightened as her attention turned to a spot ahead of them. "Hey, Cana, Erza, Juvia! Guys, come here!" She waved her arms wildly, a face-splitting grin directed to a busty brunette, tall redhead, and a girl with hair a couple shades darker than Levy's.

The redhead patted Levy on the head affectionately, hugging her when Levy let out a squawk of indignation. "What is it, Levy?" she asked, smiling slightly.

"It's too damn early in the morning to be so goddamn happy," the brunette grumbled, earning a light smack from Erza.

"It's already eight, Cana," she said, frowning.

"Exactly! It's way too early."

"But—"

"We're not all crazy athletic and wake up before the crack of dawn like you, Erza!" Erza scowled, shooting Cana a deadly glare. The girl immediately backed down. "Alright, alright, I was joking, sheesh." Cana turned away from Erza (more specifically, her glare) and looked at Levy. "What do you want to tell us, shortie?"

Surprisingly, Levy ignored the slight towards her height, and she yelled excitedly, "I'm going to Fairy Tail, guys!"

Juvia quickly jumped up and down, grabbing Levy's hands and twirling her around. "Wonderful! Juvia is so excited to have all her friends go with her to the same school. Maybe Juvia and Gray-sama and Levy and Gajeel can all go on a date together!" She clapped her hands together, eyes glazing over as she lost herself in a fantasy involving Gray and his "rock-solid abs."

"Oh ho-ho-ho-ho!" Cana chortled her dark eyes glinting dangerously. "That's right, I heard Gajeel got accepted to Fairy Tail, too! I wonder... is this why you applied to Fairy Tail? So you can see him again for the next four years?" Her eyebrows waggled. Oh, the intrigue!

Levy groaned, throwing her arms up in annoyance. "Ugh, why do I even bother with you guys?"

Lucy chuckled as Cana began to pester Levy with hypothetical scenarios that might happen between her and Gajeel in Fairy Tail. When Cana reached the ultimate level of fangirling, earning her odd looks from fellow schoolmates, Lucy's eyes twitched in irritation. "Cana, why?" Lucy groaned.

Cana's grin widened and locked Levy's head under her arms. "I'm trying to open this idiotic genius' eyes, Lulu! She needs to be enlightened of her little crush on him." Levy cursed, trying her best to escape from Cana's grip to no avail.

Erza sighed, deciding to be the adult in the situation and separating the two. "Thank you, Erza," Levy said. "Finally someone who agrees with me!"

Erza shrugged casually. "Who said I didn't think you have a crush on Redfox?"

Laughter reverberated throughout the hallways, with a few curses following behind.

"I am so proud of you all!" Mavis, the Dean of Students of Magnolia Academy and homeroom teacher of Class A of the senior class, sniffed, wiping away a nonexistent tear from her eyes. "I remember when y'all were just about yea high, and I was taller than most of you!" Chuckles followed her statement, and Lucy exchanged grins with Levy from across the gym. "I know it's only three months until graduation, but still! This class has been one of the most memorable in all my years here in Magnolia—" Mavis paused, quickly counting her fingers, "—which, now that I think about it, is only twelve years, but that's beside the point!"

She waved her hand as if to erase her previous words. "You've all worked hard to get where you are right now, which is why these next couple months would consist of pure fun." The class cheered excitedly, some even jumping out of their seats. "... with a little bit of work of course, but it's only so the lower classes won't get jealous."

"Who cares?" a guy yelled, though who it was was lost on Lucy. "We're less than three months from leaving, might as well have fun, right?"

Mavis chuckled, and her eyes landed on Erza. The two nodded at each other and Mavis turned her attention back to the senior class. "Let's have our class president elaborate."

Erza, in all her graceful glory, practically glided down the bleachers and into the stand, the entire class keeping quiet out of respect. "In our previous years, the senior classes have always done something fun that involved the entire school as an attempt to leave a lasting impression. That, and to simply have fun with others." She paused to grin at her fellow students. "In freshman year, the seniors held a masquerade ball. Next year was a haunted house. Our junior year... they held a maid cafe." Snickers rose up from the boys, but were immediately cut off with a single glare.

"Now, the senior officers and I had originally been planning to undertake this task by ourselves, but we felt it best to involve the entire senior class instead." She stared deeply into each of their eyes. "Since we are a unique class, we must have a unique plan as well- one that is as memorable as we all are." Her stare pierced each and every one of their souls, some of whom began to sweat from the weight of Erza's stare. "So... any suggestions?" Silence followed as Lucy's classmates exchanged furtive glances— that is, until someone yelled a suggestion. The class lost it then.

"Movie night!"

"Lame! My sister did that in her school and—"

"Actually, it's not a bad idea..."

"We should have a fashion show!"

"That's too girly, we need a manly—"

"Stop being so misogynistic, Elfman—"

"I am not—!"

"Ooh, we should have a music concert, except we should have people sign up for it!"

"You mean a talent show...?"

"Hunger Games! Omigod, we should totally do a simulation of that or something."

"Yassss, role playing would be so much fun!"

"Fuck that, you guys want to kill those little freshmen?"

"Well..."

"AHHH, A BONFIRE GUYS!"

"No, that should be for our senior getaway—"

"What about something with food, then?"

"A cooking competition?"

"No, an eating contest! Pies—"

"—hot dogs—"

"—spaghetti—"

"—kimchi!"

"...what the hell is that?"

"What about a culture festival?" Lucy piped up, her voice reverberating throughout the gym and earning everyone's attention.

"A culture festival?"

"What's that?"

"A festival sounds fun!"

"Won't that be too general?"

"It's perfect for different events, actually. Great idea, Lucy, we should do that!"

"What should we do?"

Erza cleared her throat, gesturing for the blonde to come up to the podium. "Lucy, would you like to elaborate?"

Lucy shrugged before walking down to the podium and replacing Erza's spot. "When I went to school in Japan, I helped one of the older sons of my host family set up for one of the culture festivals in his school." A fond smile made its way on her face. "Now, culture festivals are very popular activities for schools in Japan to showcase their academia and talents, but more often than not, they're geared more towards their students than possible attendees. Which is why I proposed this," Lucy said with a grin. "Culture festivals itself are a ton of fun, but it's so much better when everyone helps set up. We'd get to cover almost every topic from an eating contest to a battle of the bands and heck, even a mini-Hunger Games simulation! The possibilities are endless!"

"That'd be a lot of work," a husky voice said, and Lucy's brown eyes clashed with cold, onyx ones. "We only have two weeks to set it up, and just getting volunteers to join in takes that much time." The pink-haired male rolled his eyes. "Can't you think for once, Heartfilia?" An awkward silence filled the gym, some of the students shifting uncomfortably, knowing the inveterate enmity between the two students.

"You don't have to be so harsh, Flamebrain," Gray hissed, glaring at his friend, but Natsu ignored him, his eyes still drilling into Lucy.

Lucy laughed lightly. "You have a point there, Dragneel, which is why everyone should work hard together." She winked at him. "And that shouldn't be so hard— especially since you're the epitome of teamwork... isn't that right, Dragneel?" A few oohs broke the tension in the room.

A hand squeezed Lucy's shoulder lightly, and Lucy turned to see Erza smiling at her. "Good job, Lucy," she whispered. "I'll take it from here."

Lucy nodded, her walk back to her previous seat being lauded with everyone's applause and compliments.

But it all couldn't lift the burden of the one onyx-eyed glare boring into her back.

"I cannot believe the nerve of that guy!" Levy seethed, her fists clenching in anger. "Ugh, who does he think he is?! Just because you're the senator's grandson and control half of Fiore's energy production doesn't give you the right harass people!"

Lucy patted the irate girl's head in an attempt to assuage her temper. "Levy, calm down, it wasn't that bad."

"Not that bad?! He practically humiliated you in front of everyone—"

Lucy scoffed, crossing her arms in an arrogant manner. "Excuse me, McGarden, but I think I handled that with the grace of a queen."

Cana chuckled, placing her elbow on Levy's head. "She has a point there, shortie. Lucy slayed his arrogant ass."

"Lucy did a great job, too, with her idea!" Juvia piped up. "Juvia has never heard about a culture festival!"

"Yeah, I didn't know you went to school in Japan." Cana gave her friend a curious look.

"It was only for a couple of months," Lucy said.

Cana nodded sagely. "Was he cute?"

Lucy choked on her spit. "What?" she squeaked, eyes wide.

"That guy." Cana lifted her arm from Levy's head, waving it wildly. "You know, the one you lived with?"

A bead of sweat rolled down Lucy's neck. "You mean my host family?"

"Sure, if that's what you call it."

"Oh my god, Cana," Lucy groaned, slamming her palm against her forehead. "I was only nine when I went to Japan."

"Uh-huh, sure."

"Unbelievable," Lucy grumbled as Cana placed her arm again on Levy's head.

Levy's eye started to twitch, directing a dark glare towards the taller girl. "Cana," she said slowly.

"What's up, shortie?"

"Stop using my head as an armrest!" Levy exploded, launching herself to latch onto her friend's back. Lucy and Juvia exchanged annoyed glances before they began to extract Levy from Cana, taking no note of the odd stares the eccentric trio would often receive.

Estimated Word Count: 2900+

It's crazy just looking back on my writing and noticing the differences between now and then. Oh god, the most cringe-worthy thing is I barely improved despite the years XD This was written back in 2015, folks, and I honestly think that despite all the cringe and contrived silliness in this one chapter, it's better than most of what I can produce nowadays. God, the horror ahahaha XD