My Fairy Tail Band

Chapter 1: Ice Cream Shop

Lucy's P.O.V.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so late!" I screamed while frantically trying to stuff things in my bag. Hairbrush? Check. Wallet? Check. Phone? Check. Make-up kit?

"Where on earth is my make-up kit?!" I rummaged through my stuff yet again.

"Make-up kit…make-up kit…Oh, make-up kit!" I said triumphantly while waving my make-up kit in the air. I applied make-up on my face vigorously. I looked like a super fast-forwarded make-up tutorial video.

"Oh, nice!" I exclaimed sarcastically. My make-up got smeared.

"Okay, Lucy. Calm down. Let's take this maturely and professionally," I said to myself. I wiped the make-up off and started over.

I didn't mean to but I caught a glimpse of my wrist-watch. "Oh, no! Ten minutes to go. Uncle is so going to kill me!"

I quickly finished applying my make-up and hurried out the door. I passed by my neighbor, Stephen. "Whoa! You late again, Luce?"

"Sorry. Can't talk. Got to go. Bye," I said as I ran across the street. I think I left behind a cloud of dust and smoke in his face. I silently apologized in my mind.

"Uwaa! 3 minutes!" I ran faster.

At last, I arrived at my workplace. "Good morning, Uncle Brent!"

"Good morning, Lucy," He glanced at the wall clock. "You're on time."

"Yeah. Well, this job is really important to me, Uncle," I said and gave him a big, warm smile.

He chuckled. "Ok, ok. Now get to work, young lady. Customers are beginning to arrive."

"Oh and wipe that sweat on your forehead. It looks like you've ran a marathon," he added.

"You have no idea, Uncle," I said in my mind.

"Sir, yes sir!" I said out loud and saluted him. I quickly got behind the counter and arranged the stuff I needed to do for the day. I was preparing the cash register when I heard the shop bell ring. I looked up from what I was doing. I saw a girl come in.

"Good morning, Miss. What would you like?" I said and smiled at the customer.

"Um, just one rocky road," She replied.

"Small, medium or large?"

"Medium."

"Ok. One medium-sized rocky road coming right up," I said and got her order ready. "Here you go."

"Thanks," she said and handed me some cash. I watched her leave as she happily ate her ice cream.

Yes, I work at an ice cream shop. My uncle Brent, Dad's brother, owns it. My parents are both dead you see. I don't know how they died. Nobody wants to tell me about it and I don't want to know anyway.

Now, I'm currently living alone in my apartment. Uncle Brent offered me the job to help me pay my rent and earn some cash, of course. I'm so grateful for him and his family. They have treated me like their own daughter and even offered to let me stay in their home but I refused since I don't want to be a burden to them. Besides, I want to stand on my own feet.

I work on Mondays to Fridays and I only take on a morning shift since my other co-employee takes the afternoon one. And I love my job here. Seeing people leave the shop with smiles on their faces is one of the reasons.

The shop bell rang again and I saw some people who just entered the shop wearing some silly disguises. "Finally, some ice cream."

Another reason is them.

"Good morning, Lucy!" said a blue cat that flew next to me and clung to my shoulder.

"Hi there!" said the pink-haired guy with a wide grin and a happy personality.

"Hi," said the scarlet-haired girl with a tough-looking expression.

"Hey," said the raven-haired guy with a well-toned body, nice abs and is…is…NAKED?!

"G-good morning," I replied. I blushed and smiled shyly; I couldn't help it. I've been seeing them often and yet they still have that same effect on me.

"Hey, put on a shirt will you? We're out in public if you haven't noticed," said the scarlet-haired girl named Erza and punched the raven-haired guy.

"Ow. Quit it will you? The girls love this body!" retorted the raven-haired guy, Gray.

"Yeah? Well, I don't!" Erza ordered. "Now put a shirt on."

"Alright, alright," said Gray as he pulled a shirt over his head. "I don't know if you're even counted as a girl, though."

"What did you say, Gray?" Erza asked nicely but when I looked at her face she wore that killer expression that sent chills down my spine.

"N-nothing, Erza," Gray said as he backed away. "I said you're the most girly girl I have ever seen."

"Really?" Erza said creepily and chased Gray around the shop.

"Good thing there aren't any customers right now or else they could have been disturbed," the blue cat, Happy, said.

"Don't mind them. Now let's have some ice cream," said the pink-haired guy, Natsu, with sparkling eyes.

I tore my gaze away from the ruckus and came back to my senses. "Oh, so what would you like?"

"The usual," Natsu answered and took a seat at a table for four near the window with Happy trailing behind him.

I immediately set to work. One vanilla ice cream with strawberries and almonds as hard as armor for Erza, our mint chocolate "Brr" ice cream(the coldest that could be found in the city) for Gray, a sizzling, hot and spicy Jalapeno ice cream for Natsu and a fish-flavored ice cream specially made for Happy. I placed them on a tray and served them at their table.

"H-here you go," I said.

"Thanks, Lucy," said Erza and they started digging into their ice cream.

I was about to return to the counter when Natsu called me. "Hey, Lucy. Come sit here with us."

M-me? I looked at Uncle Brent who was reading some papers with questioning eyes. He smiled and nodded. Yes! There weren't many customers at this kind of time, anyway.

I nervously took a seat beside Natsu. They were all laughing at Natsu's hilarious joke. I joined in, too. I stared at Natsu. Wow, only he could stand our spicy-flavored ice cream. Most of our customers had to chug a bottle of water after they ate their first scoop. Now, Erza was talking. I stared at her as she ate her ice cream. I'm amazed at how strong her teeth are. Most people would get their teeth off when they ate our almonds. Then, I stared at Gray in awe. Even after a dozen scoops, he still isn't getting brain freeze. I got brain freeze the instant I put that ice cream in my mouth. I shivered as I recalled what had happened. Then, I stared at Happy. He seems to be enjoying his ice cream very much. Uncle Brent specially made that for him. I remembered when he finally perfected it and gave me the honor of tasting it first. I spit it out in the blink of an eye. But Happy LOVES it.

Suddenly, an image flashed in my mind. A blurry picture of five people eating ice cream together. I don't know who they are because all I can see are silhouettes.

"Lucy?"

"W-what?" I said as I finally came back to my senses.

"Natsu asked you if it's going great in the shop," said Happy and they stared at me with concern. Why do they look so worried?

"S-sorry, guys. I spaced out," I said, embarrassed. "Of course it's doing great. Lots of people come to eat here now, thanks to you guys."

"Sure! We love this place. It has the best ice cream ever," Natsu said and stuffed ice cream in his mouth. I laughed at him.

"Agreed," Gray said and finished his ice cream.

"Thanks for the ice cream. We'll come back soon," Erza said as they were about to leave.

"S-sure! No problem," I said and smiled.

"We'll be really busy these upcoming weeks. Especially with the world tour just around the corner," said Happy.

"But don't worry. We will come back," Natsu said and grinned.

"That's a promise," Gray said.

"That's great. Thanks for stopping by," I said as they exited the shop.

As each of them stepped out of the door, they gazed at me with sad, knowing eyes. What's up with that?

"Uh…" I hesitated. "W-wait, guys!"

But I was too late. They already left. I sighed and slumped back against my seat. I took the CD out of my pouch and held it firmly. I didn't get to make them sign it again. I sighed once more. I stared at empty space and mentally punished myself for not having enough courage to ask them.

"Lucy! There are customers coming," Uncle Brent called out from his office.

"Oh! Yes, Uncle. I'm on it," I said and hurriedly returned behind the cash register.

Customers were starting to fill the shop. I had to take orders really fast while Uncle Brent helped me serve them. But I still couldn't take that image off my head. I was too unfocused that I dropped the change I was going to hand over to the customer.

"Sorry," I muttered. The customer just shot me an irritated look. I sighed.

As my shift was coming to an end, customers were also starting to exit the shop.

"Phew, that was exhausting," I said and wiped my forehead.

"Rest for a while, Lucy. Kendall is going to come soon," Uncle Brent said. Then, he handed me my money.

"Thanks, Uncle," I said and hugged him tightly.

"You're welcome. That money is well-earned," he said. I smiled back at him.

I waited for my co-employee, Kendall, to come. He takes the afternoon shift. As I waited for him, I remembered Natsu, Happy, Gray and Erza. They're actually this band called Fairy Tail. Natsu is the vocalist, Erza is the lead guitar, while Gray plays the bass guitar and Happy is the drummer. I don't know how he flies or how he's a blue cat but his drumming skills are insane. They're famous all around the world. People go crazy over them. I am actually one of their biggest fans. I have collected tons of posters, CDs, albums and their band paraphernalia in 5 years. And I am so thankful to actually get to see them often because they eat at the ice cream shop whenever they can so technically I know them personally. But because I am such a big coward I have never got them to sign my CDs and other band-related stuff. I think they don't even know that I'm a huge fan of theirs. I sighed.

Suddenly, wild red curls assaulted my vision. "What's with the sigh, Lucy? Didn't get Fairy Tail to sign your CD again?" the curly redhead asked.

"No, Kendall," I said and sighed once more.

"Don't sweat it. They always visit the shop so you'd have lots more opportunities," Kendall said and grinned at me.

Somehow, my mood lightened up a bit. "Thanks, Kendall. I got to go now. Say hi to Mari for me."

"Sure thing," he replied and I walked towards the exit.

"Dad, I'm here to take the afternoon shift," I heard him say.

I exited the shop and started walking to my apartment. That was Kendall. He has a younger sister named Mari. They're Uncle Brent's children so that makes us cousins. Kendall is about my age while Mari is younger than us by three years. I grew up with them and we treat each other like siblings. Mari is also a huge fan of Fairy Tail and we talk about them almost all the time. She visits the shop sometimes to catch a glimpse of Fairy Tail in person and talk to them but whenever she visits they aren't there or whenever they're there, she isn't. That's why she's jealous of me to the point that she even wants to work in the ice cream shop. I laughed at the memory. But she's too young so Uncle didn't let her yet.

"Finally, my sweet, sweet apartment!" I exclaimed as I plopped down on the couch. I ate lunch first and afterwards I lied down on my bed.

"Hmm..What should I do this afternoon?" I rolled on my bed then picked up a book to read. But then I got bored so I decided to call Levy. She is one of my best friends who is also a big fan of Fairy Tail. After a few rings, she picked up.

"Hello? Levy speaking," she said.

"Hi, Levy! It's Lucy. Can we hang out today?"

"Oh, hi Lucy. I'm sorry but I have to run an errand for my mom. She wants me to buy some new books for her and I have to buy some herbs, too."

"What for?"

"Oh, grandma is just feeling a little sick."

"Really? How is she right now?"

"She's fine. Although her head hurts occasionally but Mom said there's nothing her herbs can't do." I heard her laugh.

"That's good. Wait, do you want me to come with you? We can buy the herbs and books your mom needs and buy Fairy Tail stuff along the way."

"Hmm…I'll think about it…"

"I'll buy you their newest album."

"Ok! Meet you at ice cream shop at 2. See you there."

I laughed. I knew she would say yes. "Ok, bye, Levy."

"Bye, Lucy," she said and hung up.

I immediately got dressed and headed back to the ice cream shop. When I arrived she was already there.

"Let's go! I can't wait to get my hands on their newest album," Levy said with twinkling eyes.

"Let me remind you that I am the one who's going to buy you the album," I said.

"I know! That's why I'm so grateful to have you as my best friend," Levy said and hugged me.

"I'm really starting to think that you befriended me just to take advantage of me," I said.

She shot me an incredulous and hurt look.

"Kidding," I said and punched her softly on her arm. We both laughed.

"Now, come on! What are we waiting for?" I laughed as she pulled me.

We bought the herbs and the books her mom wanted. She also bought books for herself. She is a bookworm, you see. Then, we went to our favorite Fairy Tail shop and bought lots of stuff: pins, posters, t-shirts and of course the album I promised Levy.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much, Lucy! I'm going to listen to this as soon as I arrive home," she said and hugged the album.

"No problem. That's what fellow best-friends-who-are-into-Fairy Tail are for," I said and winked. She smiled back at me.

"Take care, Levy," I said and waved her goodbye.

"Bye, Lucy. Thanks for today," she said and waved back.

I entered the apartment feeling super exhausted. I ate dinner, freshened up and wore the new shirt a bought with Natsu's face on it. Before I went to sleep, I checked for news about Fairy Tail on the internet. My eyes lit up as I saw a contest for Fairy Tail fans. Lots of fans are already entering. I also entered the registration form and pressed JOIN.

"This is going to be exciting," I said and yawned. "Good thing that image in my head didn't bug me for the rest of the day." Then, I drifted off to sleep.

That night, I dreamed about Fairy Tail-my first dream in weeks. I dreamed that I was performing with them, in front of thousands of people...and they're shouting my name. Suddenly, my head hurt and I awoke with a start. I breathed heavily like I had just run a marathon. My heart beat wildly in my chest. Cold sweat trickled down my neck. I mentally thought of happy things and forced myself to calm down.

"Ok, calm down. I'm going crazy. It seems like my dreams are spiraling to greater heights," I said and rolled my eyes. Then, I went back to sleep. Still, I couldn't shake that dream off my mind.

Author's Note:

Hello, readers! Did you like the first chapter? Then, please Favorite, Follow and Share! I would really appreciate it ^_^ I am also open for comments.

Want to know what kind of contest Lucy just entered? Then, stay tuned for the next chapter. I will post news about my updates on my twitter account - BrielleSilver.

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P. S.

Some characters are OCs(Own Characters) and are not associated to the Fairy Tail manga and/or anime.

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