Keep the Music Rolling Chapter 1: Applying, a fairy tail fanfic

(A/N) I do not own Fairy Tail

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As you should know, assuming you read the story description, is that this fanfiction is centered around music. Soooo, many songs can be found within these chapters. I will make sure to name all songs used per chapter, give credit to the artist who wrote the song, and give a link to a Youtube lyric video. That way, if you don't know the song, you can follow along.

I don't know for sure when I'll update, so I may be a bit sporadic. However, I'm really excited about this fanfic so I shouldn't go on hiatus anytime soon :D

The song used in the chapter is Closer, Faster, by Against the Current. The official lyrics video link is as follows :D

watch?v=DRzuBsX4qmE

Lucky Lucy Hearfilia strummed her guitar. Familiar chords awakened at her fingertips, played softly because she knew she wasn't supposed to be playing her guitar anymore. Luckily, her servant Virgo had told Lucy that her father, the all powerful business owner Jude Heartfilia, was at a business meeting in Hargeon. He would be gone for a couple of days, which would allow Lucy, with the help of her servants, to make her application video to Fairy Tail Musical Academy.

Fairy Tail Musical Academy was the most prestigious music based high school in Fiore, and Lucy had wanted to go there ever since her mother had told her all about it.

Lucy's mother had died a long time ago. Layla Heartfilia had been a famous musician, and had attended Fairy Tail Musical Academy when she was in high school. She left Fairy Tail Musical Academy with her band, and traveled the world on tours. On one of her tours, Layla met Jude, and they were married immediately. It was love at first sight.

Sadly though, when Layla died, Jude was so in love with her that he took out his anger on his five year old daughter, Lucy. Lucy was abused constantly, and was left to cry on her own. Her servants were her only friends because Lucy had never attended a public school, always having been tutored. Shortly after her mother's death, Lucy began to teach herself to play multiple instruments to take her mind off her physical and emotional pain.

At age fourteen, Jude slowly began to forget about his only daughter.

Now, at age seventeen, Lucy can play the guitar, piano, bass, drums, violin, clarinet... basically any instrument she could get her hands on. Her servants smuggled them to her, wanting dearly to help ease Lucy's pain but not being able to do so directly. Lucy practiced in a soundproof room so that her father couldn't hear her, and so she could someday reach her dream of attending Fairy Tail Musical Academy.

That day was about to come.

A new school year at Fairy Tail Academy was about to begin, and applications were still being accepted. As it was the most prestigious music school in Fiore, barely anyone was accepted, let alone in they're junior year. But Lucy was determined, and confident in her abilities.

"I'm ready, Virgo!" Lucy shouted to her servant, and close friend. Virgo was the one who had smuggled Lucy her first guitar at age six. Aquarius, another servant, had promptly taught Lucy how to play it in the soundproof room, under the suspiciously watchful eyes of Jude Hearfilia. Now, all of her servants, Virgo, Aquarius, Taurus, Loke... were about to help Lucy film her application video.

Because Lucy played so many instruments, they were going to record to audio for the piano, bass, and drums separately, and only film Lucy and her acoustic guitar.

Virgo nodded at Lucy. "Yes, Hime." She steadied the camera positioned on Lucy, capturing the bright blond hair that was pulled into a side ponytail with a pink ribbon, the ripped black skinny jeans and brown ankle boots, tight pink tank top and bright brown eyes, sparkling with excitement.

Loke counted down with his fingers, grinning in pride. "Three, two, one!"

Lucy smiled. She strummed a couple of chords and began to sing of a happily ever after she once believed she would never get.

When it gets dark we're falling far tonight
Under the moonlight chasing fireflies
If I'd ask you, "do you think you want to?"
Just say yes without feeling like you got to
It's the way that you looked at me
That night

When the butterflies
They came to life
By your side

So won't you pull me closer, kiss me faster
Take me to your happily ever after
Boy don't make me wait forever
Oh-oh
You know we'd be so much better
If we could fall in love together
Pull me closer, kiss me faster
Take me to your happily ever after

You lift me up take my feet off the ground
With just one look it's like you've got me now
Left me speechless, didn't know I'd feel this
Just say yes, boy you know that we could do this
I'm the one you've been dreaming of
And that's why

The butterflies
They come to life
Every time

It's in the sound of your voice
You've got me caught up in your eyes
And under all the stars
Can you feel the butterflies?
And even at the summer's end
You left with all your promises
I still remember when you said
We could make it last

Lucy's voice soared, and she knew she had the song nailed.

With one last chord, Lucy giggled and grinned triumphantly at the camera. "Lucy Heartfilia, Closer, Faster."

After Virgo ended the video, all her servants began whooping and hollering just as triumphantly as Lucy felt.

"You nailed it, ebi!"

"So mooooooving, mooshi mooshi!"

"Wonderful, Hime. Punishement time?"

"Not bad, for a little brat."

"Congratulations! I'm so sorry!"

Lucy just giggled. Her servants had so many odd quirks, but that was part of why she loved them so much.

"Time for the other instruments?" Lucy asked. Virgo nodded as Taurus wheeled her drum set into the empty room. She was sooo going to get into Fairy Tail Musical Academy!

After an exhausting but satisfying day of filming, Lucy began the grueling work of filling out her application.

"Well, at least the video's done," Lucy commented to herself, as she flopped down onto her bed and pulled out her laptop. After logging on, she pulled up the Fairy Tail Musical Academy website. A friendly home screen filled the page, full of information, important dates, and smiling faces. There was even a song of the day, written and performed by a student. Curious, Lucy clicked the video and an audio clip began playing. Though not the best quality video, she could tell that the voice was simply beautiful, filled with emotion as the teenage girl sang a hopeless love song.

Lucy clicked the link that read "Application". Eying the form, Lucy let out a relieved breath. Despite how prestigious the Academy was, not much information was required to apply. The page read:

First Name:

Last Name:

Birthdate:

Grade Going Into:

Check what applies: Vocals, Piano, Guitar (specify), Drums, Bass, Other

Notes:

Lucy filled out the page, and stared at the box for additional notes. She knew she didn't want anyone to know she was Jude and Layla Hearfilia's daughter, and so began to fill out the box. Once it was filled out, Lucy read what she had typed.

"If I am given the opportunity to attend Fairy Tail Musical Academy, I would like to keep my true identity a secret. Therefore, I would like to request permission to go by Ashley Davis instead of Lucy Hearfilia. Thank you for your time."

Ashley Davis. It wasn't a bad name. If anything, Lucy thought it kind of suited her. So why not? Lucy, no, Ashley, pressed the button to submit her application and braced herself for what might come next.