title: A Midsummer Nightmare 1/?
summary: They told Levy hosting a play was a bad idea. She and Erza just wouldn't listen. —NaLu, GraJu, GaLev, JelEr, and ElfEv, pre-TimeSkip AU
prompt: Change
pairing(s): slight Natsu/Lucy, Gray/Juvia, Gajeel/Levy, Jellal/Erza, and even Elfman/Evergreen
dedication: To Yuki Kusanagi, ShiningStellar, and Lazy song for your wonderful reviews. :) To Shakespeare for writing the wonderful A Midsummer Night's Dream and other fantastic plays.

a/n: This was written before the Time Skip, 'cuz I'm too lazy to change the stuff, and AU because of Jellal's appearance. This will be one of the to-be-continued stuff also, because... well, this chapter is kind of useless. Ahem.
But hey, at least I'm updating. :)

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MAGNOLIA DAILY NEWS
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YOU
are most Graciously Welcomed
to an
Once In A Lifetime Opportunity
to the play
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
original play written by William Shakespeare
now performed by the One and Only
Fairy Tail Wizard Guild
THIS FRIDAY
July the 15th
When the Clock Strikes Nine

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Dramatis Persons
by order of appearance

-Theseus, Duke of Athens
played by Jellal Fernandes
-Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
played by Erza Scarlet
-Philostrate, Master of the Revels to Theseus
played by Pantherlily

-Egeus, father of Hermia
played by Cana Alberona
-Hermia, daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander
played by Lucy H.
-Lysander, an Athenian youth, in love with Hermia
played by Natsu Dragneel
-Demetrius, an Athenian youth, in love with Hermia
played by Gray Fullbuster
-Helena, in love with Demetrius
played by Juvia Lockser

-Bottom, a weaver
played by Elfman
-Quince, a carpenter
played by Lisanna
-Snug, a joiner
played by Alzack Connell
-Flute, a bellows-mender
played by Bickslow
-Snout, a tinker
played by Jet
-Starveling, a tailor
played by Droy

-Puck, or Robin Goodfellow
played by Wendy Marvell
-Oberon, King of the Fairies
played by Freed
-Titania, Queen of the Fairies
played by Evergreen
-Pease-Blossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustard-Seed
played by Gajeel Redfox, Happy, Charle, and Romeo

Original Play by William Shakespeare
Costume Designs by Mirajane, Virgo, Erza Scarlet, and Bisca Mulan
Backdrop by Reedus Jonah
Curtains by Max Alors and Nab Lasaro
Screen Adaptations by Laki Olietta, Levy McGarden and Lucy H.
Directed by Levy McGarden
Produced by The Mages of Fairy Tail
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Lucy seriously did not know how this happened.

Because god, she loved Levy and all, but how in the world did her friend get everyone in the entire guild to host "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

"Do re mi fa sol la ti do, do ti la sol fa me re dooooooo!"

Lucy still managed to bang her head against the wall despite the horribly tight dress she had on.

Of course.

Erza.

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It was opening night.

A huge crowd of people milled about the Fairy Tail guild, seating in neatly arranged chairs instead of the usual broken tables and shattered beer bottles.

Behind the scene, the fearless mages trembled.

"T-there are so many people," Wendy whispered, peering from the curtains.

Around her, the air seethed and stirred unsettlingly with her mood.

"Huh? Lemme see." Gray walked to Wendy after tugging on white gloves.

He poked his head through the red drapes, and froze.

"Look, right?" Wendy gulped and looked up, only to see an ice statue in place of her friend. "Hey—oh no! Gray! Gray!"

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On the other side of the stage, Celestial Spirit Cancer was finishing some last-minute touches to Erza's hair.

The scissors' clip-clip-clip stopped.

"This should do, ebi . . . choki." He swiveled the chair to face the mirror. "Is this hairstyle to your liking, ebi-choki?"

Juvia, Lucy, Bisca, and even Evergreen gasped.

Erza's red hair, braided with wildflowers, was tied up into an elegant bun. She wore a traditional ancient Greek style dress with a silk sheet wrapped around her torso. It was such a change from her usual steel-and-iron exterior, the only word to describe Erza then was . . . beautiful.

"H-h-how do I look?" she stammered, her eyes shut tight.

"Juvia thinks you look wonderful." Juvia nodded.

Lucy smiled. "Like an Amazon princess, ready to wed her beloved in four days."

Evergreen huffed and crossed her arms. "Well, that's the idea, isn't it?"

Erza seemed to finally gain enough courage to open one eye, and then another. Soon, even she was staring at her reflection in amazement.

"This is . . . me?"

"I must take my leave then, ebi . . . choki." Cancer tipped his head and disappeared.

Lucy thought he sounded just a bit smug.

The changing room door slammed open, revealing a very flustered Levy McGarden.

"Hermia and Helena—" she pointed a rolled-up scroll in Lucy and Juvia's directions "—get ready for your entrance in Act One. And Hippolyta—"

Erza saluted, actually saluted, to Levy.

"Aye, sir!" she shouted.

Happy imitation . . . ? Lucy thought with a sweat-drop.

To everyone's surprise, instead of shouting at Erza to hurry up and go to so-and-so for her cue (as she had been doing for the past week), Levy beamed.

"Erza." The grin widened. "Your lord is here."

Jellal Fernandes stepped through the doors.

When he saw Erza, Jellal smiled. He held out a hand, and numbly Erza took it.

In front of the four other girls in the room, Jellal bent down to kiss her hand.

"Art thy prepared, fair Hippolyta?"

Erza stuttered, "A-aye. S-sir."

After the two left the changing room, Lucy and Juvia giggled. Until, of course, Levy slapped her script against the wall.

"No more dilly-dallying." The crazed light in her eyes was back. "We start in fifteen minutes. You three better get prepared."

Levy left the girls cowering in the room and ran off screeching Gajeel's name.

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tbc

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a/n: I was seriously tempted to make Gray Titania and Natsu Oberon. Seriously, seriously tempted.

And yeah, see what I mean by this chapter being useless?
Sorry. D: