Gray was stunned by what Natsu had told him as he went back home. He was just told that Natsu had looked up to him for a long time. He was told that he was the reason Natsu started playing. It was a strange feeling to be looked up to by someone like Natsu, because Natsu was Natsu it was just weird for Gray to accept it as the truth. The fact though that he had never once mentioned the Royal Family gave Gray the information he required.
He may not be like Lyon, with his strange reading people thing but he knew when someone was being serious about music. Natsu was telling the truth. All he wanted was to play with Gray on that stage in London and that was it!
No one could ever tell or convince Gray otherwise that, that is what Natsu wanted to do in London. Not his brother or mother or even the government from either country. Natsu had just gotten to excited and the only thing he had done wrong was stand on a perfectly grand, grand piano.
After hearing Natsu's story he got his number and now was aloud to text Natsu when ever he liked. He didn't have very many friends but Natsu seemed like the perfect one for him.
"I am home!" Gray shouted through the house as he entered the large house, walking up the stars.
"Gray can you come here for a minute?" He heard his mother call as he was half way up the stairs.
"But.." Gray protested sighed and went back down to where his mother was standing in the kitchen. Lyon sitting at the table his feet up looking at Gray with hard eyes and a soft smile. It was a look only Lyon could pull off without looking cocky or smug.
"Yes?" Gray asked looking at his mother.
"You have a competition scheduled for next week please go practice." His mother said sternly.
"Alright." Gray huffed and went back up stairs.
"Hey!" He looked back to see Lyon following him up the stairs. "I have to bring in some stuff thru the back of the building. I have two keys to get into the back door. If one should happen to go missing I would be in a lot of trouble."
"And your point is?" Gray asked not really sure where this was going.
"I mean the alley way in back of the concert hall is large enough to fit a van back their. Plus the backstage crew is so small that if new people showed up they wouldn't even be questioned." Lyon said shrugging.
Finally something clicked in Gray's head finally understanding what Lyon was telling him. "Alright Lyon thanks I will keep that in mind."
Gray ran to his room and started text Natsu to come over later with Sting and Rogue as well as Laxus and Happy. Natsu agreed but he didn't do it without questioning it first. Gray just said it would make them all very happy in the end.
Later that night Natsu showed up with the others. Gray met Happy who was funny little boy. He had light hair the ends died a light blue. His dark eyes reflected laughter and good cheer. He wore a blue fish printed back pack and was a little shorter than Natsu.
"Welcome. Come this way." Gray said leading the others to his practice room which was sound proof so Gray could practice without waking the rest of the house.
"Alright so whats this all about?" Laxus asked as they all sat down. Happy taking out a laptop and started playing games on it.
"I have a concert next week. We are going to play together." Gray said with a smile on his face.
"How are we going to do that?" Sting asked leaning against a wall.
"With this!" Gray held up the extra key for the others to see. "It opens a back door to the building and the aisle way can fit your van easily enough."
"Last time we went to the FBI for questioning." Rouge pointed out calmly.
"Well this time your in state the concert is at a local high school. Its a fund raiser for a children hospital near by." Gray explained.
"Local?" Sting asked looking up. "You mean Fairy Tail?"
"I think so." Gray said rubbing his chin.
"That's Natsu and Happy school." Rouge said.
"Ya! I am running the show!" Happy said excitedly finally paying attention to what was going on around them. "I am friends with the people working back stage!"
"You don't go to the same school?" Gray asked blinking at them confused.
"Nope! Rouge and I go to Sabertooth High while Natsu, Happy and Laxus go to Fairy Tail High." Sting said smiling.
"How do you know each other then?" Gray asked looking over to Natsu who still has not said a word.
"Sting and I applied for jobs at the restaurant." Rouge explained.
"Really?" Gray asked wide eyed it seemed funny that they met each other just because of a restaurant.
"Ya we were applying for other jobs as well but we got the one with Natsu as delivery guys. In fact we when we met Natsu and Gajeel we fought all the time!" Sting said smiling remembering the past.
"Gajeel?" Gray asked not sure who this new player was.
"Oh Gajeel works in the kitchen with me." Laxus said shrugging. "Tough guy great cook."
"I thought you worked the front counter." Gray said trying to connect how all these people were together.
"Only when Wendy isn't there do I take it. Normally she is though. That one time she had a thing for school and was unable to work. Their are normally seven of us who work the whole restaurant." Laxus said shrugging.
"You mean six. That would require Cobra even showing up once for work in the past week." Sting pointed out. "Why doesn't the old man just fire him though is beyond me."
"Seven Dragons." Natsu finally whispered looking at the floor crossing his arms.
"Oh right that. Well get another worker! Cobra is a one eyed freak who never shows up to work!" Sting said pouting and looking away.
"Seven Dragons?" Gray asked blinking.
"When Igneel first created the pizza place he had a lucky number. 7. He made sure there were 7 dragons working the place at all times. It is also the minimal amount of people who can be registered as workers for a pizza parlor viva la government." Sting pouted but explained the conditions they were forced to follow.
Natsu finally moved he stood up and walked next to Laxus whispered something that made the other nod before walking away. "Come on Happy."
The small boy jumped up packed his gear and followed Natsu out the door and out of the house.
"He is so strange sometimes." Sting said his eyes looked to where Natsu had left.
"He is our leader." Rouge pointed out.
"True. One does have to have a certain…...phineas to them to lead us don't they?" Sting smirked at the other who just nodded in agreement.
"We will take you up on your offer. We shall be at the concert." Laxus said standing up.
"Really!? Thats awesome!" Gray cheered with a huge smile.
"But Rouge plays keyboard. You shall play the Grand Piano. You wont stop till the song is over. Natsu will text you the song he wants to put a spin on. Do you understand?" Laxus asked brushing himself off as he headed to the door.
"Ya sure! It will be fun!" Gray agreed.
"Lets go Twins. We have orders to compete." Laxus said leaving the room.
"See you later Ice Pick!" Sting cried as they left Gray's room and house.