So, here's chapter 2! XD Sorry, kind of busy in making arts, typing and writing chapters and potential stories. I forgot this is the day I should post Chapter 2 because I'm doing a crappy animation for a friend and a game for another friend... Don't worry, this fan fiction had around 3 chapter drafts in advance.
Lucy finished the last bass line as the band took a break.
She felt her pocket vibrating and picked up her cell phone.
Hello.
She raised her eyebrow, it's an unknown sender. Anonymous messages are everywhere, a hater, a prankster, she never know. She ignored the message as she felt it vibrate again.
I know you Lucy, the bass player of Scarlet Fairy.
Now this is a WTF moment, how the hell this sender knows it's her number?
Ah, the heck of it.
What are you talking about?
The sender didn't reply back.
Their band, Scarlet Fairy, is getting a little fame as they play gigs and be in small shows. But they, especially Lucy, is starting to get aware by the growing popularity, even being the fronted band of the legends, such as Metallica, Dream Theater, among others. That band, Dragon Slayers, even though being very mysterious, started to have a growing fan base, especially their lead guitarist.
"What are we doing here?" Lucy asked.
"We are going to watch their first exclusive interview," Levy said.
"Come on, not Dragon Slayers..."
"I want to know the drummer's name! They are so quiet about their personal lives. Maybe we will get something," Juvia said as she hugged her pillow.
Lucy raised an eyebrow. "I'm thinking you're being a fan girl to this drummer guy,"
They saw the band sitting on a couch as they are getting an interview. What Lucy got intrigued is the hooded guy.
Interviewer: Good evening guys and boy do we have a treat tonight! We now have the Dragon Slayers!
The band members waved at the camera. The lead guitarist is out of league again.
Interviewer: So, to start it all and to know you guys for real, what are your names?
The members looked at each other then the other three pointed at the vocals.
"My name is Gajeel. I'm the vocalist of the band," he grins as piercings glimmer. The girls shivered at his appearance, especially Levy.
"I'm Jellal, the bassist," he grinned at the camera.
"I'm Gray, the awesome drummer," then chuckle was added.
Juvia squealed.
"So that's his name!" Juvia fangirling, this is the first time their drummer had done that.
Lucy facepalmed as this is out of control.
He passed the mic to the most mysterious of them.
As the camera focused on him, Lucy's head hurt so much.
"Lucy, are you alright?" Levy asked her as the other two noticed too.
"My name is Natsu,"
Lucy rested at the couch.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Erza asked.
"Yeah, yeah... This fangirling to that band might... be too much for me," she laughs as Juvia looked at her.
They watched the band play, at the corner of her eyes, Lucy sees how Natsu played. He's playing with pride... Too much pride. Like he's mocking her. That aura... it reminds her of someone, so blurry and vague.
The three noticed Lucy intense observation to the lead guitarist.
Since then, her intense training began; she doesn't know why she had this urge to defeat Natsu. Bass and lead, quite the opposites, but she will face him someday.
"Guys! I mean, girls! I have huge news! Someone booked us to a big gig!" Juvia said.
"Yay!" the soft spoken Levy exclaimed.
"That's not all..."
Juvia screamed, "I will get to see Gray!"
She showed up the paper, they will be the opening act to the band Dragon Slayers.
"I wonder why they chose us," Erza asked.
The scene got silent as they all blurted.
"Mirajane!"
"Yes, I'm the one who recommended you to them," Mirajane sighed as she arranges the newly arrived guitars in the Guitar Center.
"They went here and asked if I know some good bands and I said Scarlet Fairy."
The three girls were very happy. The other one just stared at the studio, having that serious look.
"Hey, relax," Mirajane smiled.
"I'm going to kick his ass," she whispered. Mirajane giggles.
"Lucy, you do know he is a lead guitarist,"
"So what? In fact, that is already an issue! This is why bassists are underrated. I do complicated stuff too,"
"Come on, Lucy... Let's just rehearse,"
Lucy sighs at her room as she carresses her guitar she earned really hard to obtain it. This big gig, this can be their big break. She remembers how she started this music career.
"As my sole daughter of the Heartfilia family, you must learn to play this piece!"
The younger version of her, age 4 she thinks, she is forced to play Fur Elise because of a ball her father arranged and she needs to perform it. The young Lucy is crying because of the pressure.
Lucy realized she is staring at her own hands. She closed her eyes and remembers the day of the ball.
After that 3 days of intense training, the young Lucy is in front of many guests with a grand piano beside her. She sat down and starts to play.
She concentrated on every press and movement of her little fingers.
The performance got well but she still got punished.
That one tiny mistake she made.
It made her ran away. Away from that house. She doesn't care if she was barefoot and got dirty.
She ran and ran and ran until she arrived in the town. She stayed at the corner and hid her heard to hide her crying face.
She heard a melodic music. It's Fur Elise... But it's a different version but the same song.
She walks to see the source of the music. It came from the playground.
He's a young kid like her, she can definitely say its a kid but his appearance is vague. She can still hear the sounds but he is blurry in her sight.
"Hello?" he spoke.
"The younger Lucy flushed and showed up.
"You're that pianist girl,"
"Yes..." she replied.
"Why are you crying?"
"Nothing... They say I play... Bad,"
"What?"
The response made Lucy shocked.
"That's crazy! You're good in playing it! I liked it so much, I even remembered the notes and played it in my guitar,"
"You can do that?"
"Yes, look!"
He taps the strings and started that famous opening. She never knew there is a kid who is this talented in her age. But she noticed he didn't used all the strings. She learned from her private music lessons that guitar is usually strummed.
"What's wrong?" the blurry kid asked.
"You played the guitar... Weird,"
"Oh! I'm treating it as a bas... Where the sound is kind of... Uhh... Heavy,"
He continued to play as the sun sets.
Lucy smiled at that memory. Ever since then, that music stuck in her head and started to have interest in bass guitars. Singing became the second thing when she met Levy. Piano is her third choice.
She wondered why she can't see the boy's face.
Oh well, better practice for the big day.
Well, everyone knows the piece "Fur Elise".
Okay, I have news, I'm planning to release another chapter in Review This Story. It's only a short random chapter like what I did to White Color before. I also might do one shots (based on the stories I made when I was in high school). The one shots are still in writing. Well, thank you so much for reading! R&R!