My fourth FT fic. Hope you guys enjoy this one. Leave a review if you can. Thanks :D
This is based on the book "Drummer Girl" by Bridget Tyler.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or Drummer Girl.
"Lucy? We need to talk."
That was my signal to run and walk away. She's gonna implant some crazy idea in my head and I will probably end up with a broken leg in a hospital.
"I, err…gotta go for… practice. Sorry Erza," I said, stuffing my books into my bag as fast as possible. I waved and tried to squeeze my way out of Erza and the table. She wouldn't budge.
"Your practice, as I know, happens to be cancelled, right?" She said, raising an eyebrow.
Shit. She's got me cornered.
"Come on Lucy, just for five minutes. It's not so bad, I promise you. Pleaseeee?" She pleaded.
I sighed. Even I couldn't argue with the great Erza.
"Fine. This better not be one of your crazy schemes again," I said, pulling back my chair to sit down again.
She grinned at me. "Right."
Now that I think about it, I probably shouldn't have.
"Did you just say…a band?" I asked, absolutely horrified.
She flashed her iPhone in my face. "Two words. Project. Superstar." she said, reading my face for any sort of excitement.
However it wasn't excitement. It was utter shock.
"Project Superstar? Isn't that the show on TV? You want us to be on TV?" I said, dumbfounded.
"Well yeah. You're good at the drums, and I've got just the voice for a band."
"Erza. Be serious. Even if I'm a drummer and you're good at singing, where on earth are you going to find other members?" I asked.
She grinned even wider. "I've already got that settled."
Oh no. What did she do now?
"Ultear Milkovich. You know her don't ya?"
Oh yes I did. Too well. Just last year, Erza and Ultear were in the ultimate showdown to get major hottie (apparently) and rich boy Jellal Fernandes. I don't even know what they see in him. I mean, he has a bloody tattoo above and below his right eye. It wasn't even something I, Erza's bestfriend, could get in the middle of.
"Ultear? Really?" I said, raising an eyebrow.
She had a smug smile. "Yeah I know she was a TOTAL bitch and all but come on that was so long ago."
Oh I forgot to mention. Erza managed to get Jellal. Unfortanately, the triumph didn't last so long because they broke up after nearly three months. I could see now why she was all smiles with Ultear.
"And she plays bass. We need her," she added.
"Right. And please tell me your brilliant plan to get her into the band in the first place," I said, sarcastically.
"I'll figure it out. So moving on. You know that curly and blue haired girl in the sophomore class? I can't really remember her name. The quiet one."
"You mean Juvia Lockser?" I asked.
"Yeah her. Have you seen her Youtube account?"
"Yep I saw a few videos," I said.
Juvia was a rather talented guitarist. She was a little popular in school for her covers on Youtube. Erza was starting to make a little sense now.
"She would be great as the lead guitarist," I said, as Erza nodded in agreement.
"So all we need now is someone on the keyboard and we're good," Erza said.
"I guess…wait a second I didn't say I was in this thing," I said, folding my arms.
I definitely wasn't. The finals were coming up after summer break. I don't exactly get the best grades in school, so Mum and Dad were really uptight on me studying double as hard the coming break. Forming a band and joining the country's most popular talent show was definitely not on the cards.
"Erza, you know why. My grades," I said firmly.
'You could do both of them at the same time. Besides Lucy, you love drumming. This is totally for you. If we win this thing it would already be a great career start for you."
I glanced at the poster. "THE WINNER GETS TO FLY TO L.A TO PARTICPATE IN THE WORLD FINAL OF PROJECT SUPERSTAR AND SCORE A RECORDING DEAL WITH THE TOP PRODUCERS!"
She was right. Drumming was my passion. And the prize would totally help me with it.
"…I'll think about it…" I said, thinking.
"Great! Do you want a ride home?" she asked.
"Yeah sure. Let me go to the bathroom first."
I walked out of the classroom and walked down the empty halls. As I neared the bathroom, I heard a soft melody. I turned around. It was coming from the music room. I walked towards the door. The melody got louder.
What I heard was the most amazing piano playing ever. The pianist wasn't banging on the keys. They were softly played, with a rising and falling tempo of the notes. It was perfect. I squinted through the little window on the door. It was a girl, with long dark blue hair.
She finished the piece. I exhaled. Then she started to get up. She took her brown satchel. I realized she was about to leave. I took off to the bathroom, suddenly remembering my urgent need to pee.
I made my way to the front porch later, and got into Erza's red convertible. As she started to drive, her long red hair whipped about the wind. She was pretty gorgeous I had to admit. She has a slender face, with full lips, wide eyes and long lashes. She was one of the prettiest girls in the school, and dozens of guys wanted to ask her out.
But she only had eyes for Jellal.
Even after they had broken up, she had never quite gotten over him. As a best friend, it was my duty to help her with getting over him, but I just couldn't. When they were dating she had neglected me. The only two people on her mind? The 'bitch' Ultear and Jellal. Not Lucy.
When she did remember me, it was to beg me to allow her to use my house for her party. Her parents had cancelled their work trip and were home for the weekend. The dumb me had willingly agreed, as my parents were out.
The house was trashed by 100 high teenagers. Jellal got drunk, brought Erza and me in my dad's SUV for a ride. He crashed into a tree, and I went flying out of the window. In the end I suffered a broken leg while the both of them- escaped unscathed.
That day Erza was banned from ever coming to see me again, and I was made to swear never to see her again. Only thing was I avoided the swearing, but Erza was no longer welcome to the Heartfillia residence.
She broke up with Jellal soon after. He had to fly back to America with his family where his dad had a record company.
She was better me after that, but I was still bitter. I wondered why I was even considering her newest outrageous idea.
She dropped me off three blocks down my house. "See ya!" she waved. I hopped off and waved, as she drove off.
I began my walk home.
I pushed open the front door. "Hi Lucy. How was school today?" my mum said, coming out of the kitchen.
My mum resembled me in many ways. We had the same face and hair, only she was much curvier. And had a completely different personality.
"It was…okay," I said," opening the fridge and grabbing some fruit yoghurt. I took it up to my room.
"Oh, don't forget to clean your room. It's a mess," she said, sighing.
"Mmm," my mouth full of yoghurt.
I shut the door. After finishing my yoghurt I set about to cleaning my room. I folded my clothes and put them in the cupboard. I stashed my makeup away in my chest drawer. I straightened the sheets on my bed. Finally I was done. I changed into my raglan tee and shorts, and plopped on my bed.
I gazed at the poster on the wall in front of me. 4 figures stood. Arms crossed, looking as awesome as ever. I sighed. It was my favourite band, Electric. The leader of the band, Gray Fullbuster had raven hair and was the lead guitarist. The bass guitarist was Sting Eucliffe, who was a blonde like me. The drums was played by Rogue Cheney, who had darker hair than Gray. Lastly, my favourite member and lead vocalist, was salmon haired Natsu Dragneel. He had an AMAZING voice, and was the reason I liked Electric. I snatched the remote of my music dock, and pressed play.
Gray started the song with a few chords of the Electric, with Sting backing him up. The drums rolled in. Natsu started singing.
Make a wish on our sorry little hearts
Have a smoke, pour a drink, steal a kiss in the dark
Fingernails on my skin like the teeth of a shark
I'm intoxicated by the lie
Sting started in on the bass. Natsu continued.
In the chill of your stare I am painfully lost
Like a deer in the lights of an oncoming bus
For the thrill of your touch I will shamefully lust
As you tell me we're nothing but trouble
Rogue revved up on the drums. I braced myself for the chorus.
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Sting joined Natsu in the singing.
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
Sting sang the second verse,
Fail-safe trigger, lock-down call
Wipe the dry clean-slate, quick, sound the alarm
No escape from the truth and the weight of it all
I am caught in the web of a lie
And the bitch of it all is that I'm running from
The desire of the people to whom I belong
At the end of the day you can tell me I'm wrong
'Cause you went to all of this trouble
Natsu started up again.
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Sting joined in again,
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
(Let's go!)
Rogue stopped on the drums for a while.
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
It feels like war (it feels like war)
Rogue banged on the drums again.
Love feels like war (love feels like war)
Gray started up with the electric guitar again.
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
Heart's on fire tonight
Feel my bones ignite
Love feels like war, war
Feels like war, war
(one more time!)
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all
We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa
Natsu sang the final line,
Is this the end of us or just the means to start again?
I had the song on replay for a few times, as I searched up on Project Superstar on my laptop. Something grabbed my attention. "PRODUCERS WHO HAVE PRODUCED FOR SKILLET, PIERCE THE VEIL AND ELECTRIC."
You gotta be kidding me.
I read up on the article. It was true. If we won the competition, we could score a recording deal with the same producers who produced albums for Electric.
I was actually beginning to look forward to this.
I thought about it. I would probably score a decent grade in the finals. I would go to college, major in something my parents wanted and live the rest of my life wishing I had taken the opportunity.
Music was my soul; I couldn't live without it.
I made up my mind. I reached for my phone and opened Messages.
Lucy: I'm in.
A minute later,
Erza: Great :) Let's go.
Hope you guys liked it. Stay tuned!
-MDTM
Song: A Love Like War
Artist: All Time Low
