Hello, all! Here is the fourth chapter of My Rockin' New Life; thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter (Nyan-skittle, Altajir95, Kara (guest), PrincessVideogame, Phanny6, gingersnappssss, SkyFairies and FTLover) and is following/favoriting this story. I always get really excited when I write this so hopefully you are excited to read it!
FTLover- I'm sorry it bothered you that Lucy only said she can sing and not play piano, so to make up for it she will play in this chapter!
Reminder that I don't own the songs used or the characters of Fairy Tail
Songs used: I Won't Give Up- Christina Grimmie (this is on the youtube channel ilham pratama) and Grenade- Memphis May Fire
Here we go!
The bell rang throughout the building signaling the beginning of lunch. Students piled into the cafeteria and began lining up to receive their meals; once received, they made their way in groups to one of the many lunch tables located in the room. Erza and Levy smiled and talked as they walked to an empty table in the room, trays in hand. They continued chatting until the heard their blonde friend Lucy shout, "Hey ladies!" Erza and Levy turned to see Lucy waving to them and walking over to their table with their new-found member Juvia in tow. "How has your day been?"
"It's been a good day; I've only broken two pairs of drumsticks!" Erza declared while she crossed her arms in pride; Juvia and Levy chuckled.
"It's been a pretty normal day for me," Levy said, "What about you, Juvia?" Juvia sat up in alarm, not expecting to be asked but still happy she was. "I spent my study period playing guitar in the music room; it was lovely." She smiled to her new friends; Juvia was glad that she didn't have to hide in that old music room any more. She had friends now that she could spend time with and who even called her music beautiful. "What about you, Lucy?" Erza asked.
"Eh, nothing too exciting," Lucy answered as she looked down at her food. She took a bite and looked back up at her friends who were now wearing an odd look on their faces. "What? Did I get food on my face?" Lucy asked. Levy shook her head and pointed at something behind Lucy's shoulder. Lucy squinted her eyes in confusion before turning around to find what Levy was pointing at. As soon as her eyes met Natsu's she knew Levy was referring to him. She turned back around and gave a big sigh before continuing her food. Even though Natsu sat on the opposite side of the room, she could feel his eyes on her and in a creepy way. "Why is Natsu staring at you?" Erza asked.
"Remember last week when I told you I met him in front of the concert hall after his concert?" Erza and Levy both nodded their heads. "He doesn't remember," Lucy said with the biggest smile.
"Figures, Natsu isn't too bright." Levy pointed out. Erza leaned closer to Levy so she could she around Lucy's shoulder. "His face is pretty funny though," she said; Lucy turned around again to look at his face.
Nastsu's were squinted as if deeply focusing on Lucy's face and searching his brain for where he knew her from. Lucy could swear his face started to turn a deep red and steam slowly came out of his ears. She couldn't help but chuckle to herself, and just to mess with him she raised one eyebrow as to say 'Still curious?' Natsu responded with a slight smirk. "Don't worry about him, he will probably get tired of thinking in a matter of seconds," Lucy replied as she turned back around to face her friends.
"Despite that, he is a rather nice guy," Levy commented.
"Yeah, I've known him since he first arrived on campus. He may be a little cocky but he doesn't let his fame get to his head." Erza said.
"Yes, but Gray-sama is the best! He is so dreamy!" Juvia swooned, surrounded by hearts.
"Hey, girls!" All four turned their heads towards the voice and saw a girl with long green hair coming towards their table. "Hey, Bisca!" Erza shouted as she waved to the girl. Once she reached the table, Erza introduced her to Lucy. "You're voice is amazing!" Bisca said.
"Aw thanks." Lucy responded.
"No really, your performance was so enjoyable."
"I enjoyed it too," Juvia commented, "It was very fun." Lucy turned her attention to her new blue-haired friend. "I didn't know you saw it, Juvia."
Juvia nodded, "I was there to congratulate Gray-sama on his concert."
"Hey, Juvia." Bisca greeted and Juvia's head snapped up in alarm. "I haven't seen you around her lately, where have you been?"
"Hiding in a music room upstairs." … Silence swept over the table. "So… what have you been up to?" Bisca continued to ask Juvia, but instead Levy answered, "Juvia is the newest member of our band!"
"Oh my gosh! You guys started a band?!" Bisca jumped excitedly.
"It was actually my boss' idea but it made sense." Lucy admitted.
"Do you have a name yet?" The question caused another silence from the table. The four girls looked at each other. "Well… not really. We only recently decided to make a band; we haven't really given any thought to it." Lucy responded.
"That's understandable. I'm really excited to hear more from you guys!" Bisca waved bye to the group and walked off to another table. "What are we going to do about our name?" Juvia asked.
"Actually we should pick one quickly because technically, we can't join the Band class without a name." Levy pointed out.
"So what should we be called then?" Erza asked.
"We are girls so maybe something with that?" Levy suggested.
"Or fairies because we go to Fairy Tail!" Juvia proposed. Lucy sat with her hand on her chin thinking when an idea popped into her head. "What about how we met?" Lucy propositioned.
"What?" the other three girls responded.
"Stellar Kart got their name from a go kart place that they visited when they were first a band."
"How does that help us?" Erza asked, "How did we meet?"
"Well I ran into Levy on accident and I just happened to find Juvia when I got lost." Lucy answered with Juvia nodding in agreement.
"So by coincidence?" Erza clarified. Levy's eyes slowly opened with realization. "No… not by coincidence," she said, each of the other girls giving her an odd look, "by accident."
"Accident?" Juvia asked.
"Yes! We all met each other on accident!" Levy shouted excitedly.
"It actually feels like it was by fate we met," Lucy said.
"What?!" Levy reached across the table and grabbed Lucy's shoulders. Lucy looked to Juvia and Erza for help but only got a shoulder shrug from Erza. "I-I said it feels like fate?" Lucy said.
"Yes!" Levy yelled as she raised her fist. "We met accidentally but on purpose! Accidentally On Purpose; our new name!"
"I like it!" Erza declared as she stood alongside Levy. Juvia and Lucy looked at each other and nodded in approval. "Then it's settled, we are Accidentally On Purpose!"
…
Lucy walked through the crowded room of the Viper's Den bar waiting on its customers. She had been working there for almost five days now and she loved it there; it was unlike anywhere she had ever been before, but she loved it. She loved the atmosphere, the people, and even the music. The bar had live music every Tuesday and Thursday night for a few hours and the people seemed to love it. The current musician that played at the Den was a young guy with shaggy black hair who played the keyboard; he wasn't the best but Lucy seemed to enjoy it. She glanced down at her watch, 7:15; the music should have started by now. Lucy worked her way back to the counter to try to find Cana to see what was going on. When she couldn't find Cana, she asked Max where she was when he delivered her next order. He gave a shoulder shrug and continued serving customers who were sitting around the bar. Lucy grabbed the drinks, put them on her tray and walked back into the crowd.
She walked up to a table and set down the glass bottle, "Anything el-" Lucy stopped and her eyes widened in shock. Seated before her was a familiar pink head of hair accompanied by a cocky smile; "What the hell are you doing here?" she asked as she lowered the tray to her side and placed her hand on her hip.
"I'm just here for a drink." Natsu said as he took a sip of his drink, might Lucy add he was a little smug about it.
"You're such a liar!" Lucy said.
"No I'm not, this is my usual drinking spot; you can ask anybody." The cocky grin stayed on his face throughout the entire sentence which caused Lucy to grow angry. She leaned down so one hand rested on his table with the other resting on her hip holding the tray; she leaned in so she was inches from his face. "I know what you're trying to do," whispered Lucy, "and it's not going to work."
"And what is that?" he whispered back.
"You can't remember me and because you're too proud to admit it you're stalking me to try and figure it out." Natsu never broke eye contact with her; he was silent for a moment before his grin grew. "You like me so much that you're imagining we are together." Lucy slammed her hands down on the table again before speaking to him. "You are following me!"
Natsu leaned back in his chair, "I can't help it if you go to the same school as me or work at the bar that I regularly drink at." He took a long swig of his beer and grinned at her. Lucy straightened up again, "I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
"Why?" Lucy was a little drawn back by the comment. She turned her head to the side and blushed a little, "Because I said so."
"Are you blushing?" Natsu was now leaning forward to try to see her face. Lucy quickly whipped back around to face him, "No!"
"Lucy!" Lucy turned to see her boss walking through the crowd towards her. "Lucy, I'm so glad I found you. Oh, hey Natsu." Lucy turned her head to look at Natsu, a huge smile on his face. He winked at her before Lucy turned back to her boss. "What's up, Cana?"
"The musician quit and waited till the last minute to tell us."
"Yeah, I was wondering what was happening. What will we do?"
"Lucy can perform." Both Cana and Lucy turned to face him, each wearing a different expression. "WHAT?!" Lucy shouted.
"Well you perform." Natsu pointed out.
"So do you!"
"But I don't know how to play the piano and the stage is setup for it. I can't, but you can."
"But-"
"That's a great idea!" Cana screamed.
"But, Cana-"
"It will be fine, Lucy, I believe in you. Natsu is right; you are the only one that can do this." Lucy was ready to protest again when Cana added, "I will pay you what we were going to pay the musician." Lucy stood there silently with a look of doubt on her face; she glanced over at Natsu and he gave her a little smirk and for some reason it filled her with some confidence." She sighed, giving up, "Fine." Cana pushed her forward and Lucy slightly tripped getting on the stage. She fixed her mic and prepared the keyboard all while receiving odd looks from the crowd.
"Uh, hi. Some of you may know me, I'm a waitress here. I'm sorry to say that our usual musician isn't here-" the crowd started to boo due to the lack of music, "but I will be tonight's entertainment." Lucy placed her hands down on the keyboard sounding a glorious chord which silenced the crowd. "The song I'm about to play is called I Won't Give Up."
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
The crowd grew silent; they were entranced by her voice. Natsu was relaxed by the music, he watched as Lucy's fingers danced across the keys and he couldn't help but grin. She looked so happy up there, so peaceful.
And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No! I won't give up
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts
We got yeah we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn, how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I got, and what I'm not
And who I am
Shivers ran down Natsu's spine as her heard Lucy's beautiful high note. His grin grew into a smile and the crowd cheered along with shouts and whistles. She was certainly amazing.
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
Still looking up
I won't give up on us
God knows I'm tough enough
We got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
…
Lucy went on to sing the rest of the night and the crowd loved every second of it, and so did she. At around 10pm, Lucy stopped singing, much to her and the crowd's wishes, and walked to the back of the bar to change. On the way out, many of her co-workers and customers congratulated her; even Cana gave her the biggest hug and gave her the money for her performance. Lucy walked outside to see Natsu standing there. "What are you still doing here?"
"I figured since we both live in the dorms we could walk back together." Lucy looked at him; he held no malicious intent in his eyes, no cocky smirk plastered on his face; just genuine innocence, but that still made Lucy slightly suspicious. She sighed, "Alright," a smile grew on his face, "But if you do anything, I will have Erza hunt you down." Natsu's smile disappeared and was replaced by a look of horror. She smiled back at him, "Deal?" Natsu quickly shook his head.
Lucy started walking and Natsu was quick to catch up with her. They walked in silence for a little before Natsu broke the silence. "You were amazing by the way- well are." Lucy glanced over at Natsu; he was staring down at the ground. "I see what you mean now about feelings." Lucy smiled at him, guess he learned something today. "I know I've definitely never heard you sing before because I would definitely remember that."
Lucy stopped, "You are seriously back to that, huh?" Natsu stopped and turned towards her, "What? I'm still trying to figure it out, it bothers me that we met before and I don't remember you." Lucy stopped and was amazed at how sincere that last part was. Lucy bowed her head, "Just forget about it, okay?" She continued walking down the street.
"Does it really bother you that much that I don't remember?" Natsu had caught up with her again. "Look, just forget about it Natsu." They both kept walking in silence until they got to campus. When they reached the river near the dorms, Lucy got up on the rock wall and walked along it. Natsu glanced up at her, "You shouldn't do that, it's dangerous you know. You could fall in."
"Hasn't happened yet."
"Doesn't mean it won't." He retorted. Lucy looked down at him and his eyes met hers, "Nothing will happen, you're here." Natsu's eyes widened slightly, did she really just say that? Lucy saw his reaction and then realized what she said and immediately blushed. She jumped down off the wall, "That's not what I meant! I meant if something did happen, you could get help. Er- I mean-" Natsu erupted into laughter and Lucy didn't understand but she was glad she stopped babbling. "You're funny." Lucy was shocked, her face slightly blushed and her heart grew warm. She turned around and kept walking towards her dorm; Natsu followed.
When they reached Lucy's dorm, they both stopped at the front door. "Well, goodnight Blondie."
"My name is not Blondie." She turned towards him, crossing her arms. "Well until you tell me your name that's what I will call you." He smirked at her and Lucy couldn't help but blush again. "Night," he said again as he winked at her and then walked away. Lucy stood at the door, her key in her hand, and watched him walk away until she couldn't see him anymore.
…
The four girls of Accidentally On Purpose sat at a table in their new classroom. They sat at a small square table that faced a small stage that held several instruments. Erza, Levy, Lucy and Juvia talked amongst themselves until one of them noticed their teacher take the stage. "Everyone, calm down; we have a new group joining us today, will you please stand?" The four girls stood awkwardly and sat back down quickly. "Thank you, now as most of you know, this week's assignment was to cover a song in a different style. I do not expect you girls to do this assignment as this is the last group to go." The teacher turned his attention to another group a few tables over; Lucy turned to see that he was talking to Natsu's band. However, something was off; Natsu didn't look like his normal cheery self. Instead, he sat with his head down and a sullen look on his face. Even when the teacher called them up on the stage, Natsu didn't raise his head. He simply walked to the mic and stood there.
Gray introduced the song, "For this assignment we chose Grenade by Bruno Mars." Natsu began singing as Jellal played the keyboards in the background.
(Natsu singing, Gray sings back up, Gajeel does the scream-o)
Natsu grabbed the mic and closed his eyes as he sang.
Easy come, easy go
That's just how you live, oh
Take, take, take it all
But you never give
Should've known you was trouble
From the first kiss
Natsu opened his eyes and met Lucy's.
Had your eyes wide open
Why were they open?
Natsu turned his attention away from Lucy and began getting into the music.
Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, you did
Natsu placed his hand on his chest.
To give me all your love
Is all I ever asked
Cause what you don't understand
Is
I'd catch a grenade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Natsu raised his open hand in front of him.
Throw my hand on a blade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Natsu stood and raised his arm to his side as if showing himself to the crowd.
You know I'd do anything for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I would go through all this pain
Natsu placed a finger gun to his head and pulled the trigger.
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for you, baby
But you won't do the same
Natsu noticed a girl with short white hair slip into the back of the room. His eyes met hers and he smirked.
Ohh, you won't do the same
No, no, no, no
You won't do the same
No, no, no, no
Natsu jumped on the guitar strum and began to hit his chest with fist.
Black, black, black and blue
Beat me 'til I'm numb
Natsu wiggled his fingers to say hello to the girl in the back of the room.
Tell the devil I said "Hey" when you get back to where you're from
Mad woman, bad woman
That's just what you are
Yeah, you smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car
Natsu grabbed the air in front of him and ripped it back.
Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, yes you did
To give me all your love
Is all I ever asked
Cause what you don't understand
Is
Natsu was really in the music now; he was jumping and moving around a lot across the stage. The audience was really into it and was enjoying their performance. However, Lucy could see something else and it bothered her.
I'd catch a grenade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on the blade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for you, baby
But you won't do the same
If my body was on fire
Ohh, You'd watch me burn down in flames
You said you loved me, you're a liar
Cause you never ever ever did, baby
Natsu stepped back from the mic stand and strummed his arm guitar when Gajeel sang his note.
Oh
you never did
you never did
You'd watch me burn
You'd watch me burn
You'd watch me burn down in flames
Lucy had watched Natsu throughout the part where he wasn't singing. He kept his head down except when bobbing it to the music; his face was serious and Lucy thought it was because something was wrong. Natsu was really into the song, Lucy could tell, his voice sounded better and he lived in the words of the moment.
But, darling, I'd still catch a grenade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Lucy was amazed with the note Natsu hit; it made her spine shiver.
Throw my hand on the blade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
oooooo
I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes I would die for you baby
Natsu suddenly shifted gears and began to sing softly. He opened his eyes again and stared at the girl in the back of the room; the girl this song was meant for, his ex.
But you won't do the same
No, you won't do the same
You wouldn't do the same
Oh, you'd never do the same
Oh, no no no
Natsu took a step back from the mic to breathe; his eyes still not looking away from Lisanna. While the crowd cheered, Lucy noticed and turned her attention to the back of the room. That's when she saw her, and she knew instantly why Natsu reacted the way he did. She turned her attention back towards the stage in time to see Natsu stomp off the stage and out of the doors into the hall.
Natsu trudged down the hallway until he got to his locker; he opened it and rested his head inside. "Natsu…" a soft voice called out but he ignored it. A soft hand placed itself on his shoulder and Natsu swung around to see who it was. Lucy stood there with a look of worry in her eyes; Natsu was shocked and immediately relaxed when he saw her. "What are you doing here?" he asked as he rested his head on his locker door.
"I came to check on you." Before he could respond, she continued, "That was amazing Natsu; I felt it." He opened his eyes to look down at the ground. She was right, he had felt it; he had put all of his feelings bundled up inside of him into that one song. He figured that's why he was so exhausted, because he actually sang his heart out. "You must have really cared about her, didn't you?" The question shocked him; he slowly lifted his head so he met her eyes. "How did you-" Natsu when interrupted when another familiar voice came down the hallway calling for him. "What in the hell?!" Natsu and Lucy both turned to see a fuming Lisanna standing close to them. "I came back here to talk to you and you go and sing that freaking song and now you're here with this slut!"
"Excuse me?!" Lucy yelled. Lisanna stepped forward and got in Lucy's face, "You heard me slut! Now, get away from my boyfriend!" Natsu stepped in between them and faced Lisanna, "Don't you dare call her that! Besides, we're done Lisanna! We've been done!" Lisanna grabbed Natsu's collar and pulled him to her, "We are not done, until I say we are done! We need to talk!"
"We've talked Lisanna! We're done! Now leave!" Natsu yelled back, Lucy could even see some tears starting to form in the corners of his eyes. "You know that song was for you right?" Lucy said from her place behind Natsu; both him and his ex turned to face her. "He loved you with all his heart, he trusted you and then you go and betray him by making out with some other guy, multiple times I imagine." Natsu stood shocked by what Lucy was saying; Lisanna, however, was having none of it. "What the hell do you know?!" she yelled. By now the hallway was filled with students, including the rest of both Natsu and Lucy's bands.
Lucy stayed in her place, "I know that he cared for you and you cheated. I may not know Natsu very well but I know that he is a nice guy and he cares for people. I know that he is sincere to everyone and encourages people to do their best." She spoke every word to Natsu who just stood their amazed and confused. She turned her attention back to Lisanna, "He didn't deserve what you did, no one does. He was right to dump you and he is better off now." Lisanna stepped forward and tackled Lucy to the ground. Lucy didn't realize what was happening as she fell until Lisanna started scratching and punching her. "You think you can just make out with my boyfriend once and know everything?! Don't go sticking your nose into other people's business!" Lucy grabbed Lisanna's right left arm and used her momentum to roll her over so Lucy was on top now.
Natsu and Gray rushed over to the two girls and pried them off one another. Gray grabbed Lucy's arms and pulled until he fell back on the ground. Natsu held Lisanna back even though she kept struggling to get to Lucy. "He kissed me, it wasn't my fault!" Lucy screamed to the girl. Natsu's eyes widened as he looked down at Lucy, "That was you?!"
"I remember her now!" Gray added in. Lisanna continued to kick and struggle against Natsu's hold, "You seduced him, you whore!"
"What's going on here?!" all four students froze in their position and turned their heads slowly to see Headmaster Makarov standing in the hallway with his arms crossed and a not so pleasant look on his face. "Makarov… sir-" Makarov held up his hand to cut Gray off, "I don't want to hear it. I want to see you four in my office now!" With that, the headmaster turned around and marched down the hallway. Lisanna ripped her arm from Natsu's grasp and followed Makarov with Natsu following. Gray helped Lucy stand up and then they followed the other two down the hallway.
…
Lucy sat alone on the roof of the Music building with her knees curled up to her chest. She crossed her arms over her legs and rested her chin on them. Her hair blew around in the wind's slight breeze and dried the tear marks on her face.
Behind her, she heard a door shut and footsteps walk toward her. Whoever it was didn't walk up towards her and just stood there in silence. After a few moments, the voice spoke and she recognized it, Natsu. "Nice view up here." Lucy didn't bother to look up at him. "I like to come up here to be alone or think sometimes."
"I hear that's difficult for you." She turned her head to gaze up at him. Natsu started laughing and he sat down next to her. "Well it's good that you've still got a sense of humor."
"A lot of good that will do me when I'm suspended." Lucy turned and pouted again, "A great way to start of my enrollment here."
"You don't need to worry about that." Lucy turned towards him confused, and Natsu recognizing this explained, "Makarov knows it wasn't your fault, that you didn't start the fight or even fight back. We all explained it to him; Gray, Levy, Erza and I. He renounced your suspension and it won't go on your record." Lucy's eyes began to fill with tears of joy, she was never really one to get into trouble and for her to get in so much trouble when she didn't do anything hurt Lucy; but now that hurt was gone because she was no longer in trouble. Lucy sniffled a little bit, "Thanks Natsu."
Natsu leaned his hands back, "So you're the girl I kissed in front of the concert hall…" Lucy blushed a little as she brought her knees even closer to herself. "That's me."
"I'm sorry about that by the way, I dragged you into this whole mess and almost got you suspended." Lucy sat up; releasing her grasp on her legs, and shook her head, "You didn't know all of this would happen. Besides, I understood why you did it and it's actually kind of funny."
"Might I say you have perfect timing. I had just got done dumping her over a song when you showed up."
"Actually I had been out there for a while. I was trying to find my way to Fairy Tail, so it's you who dropped in, not me."
"Well you're here now… how does it feel?" Lucy sat up and looked out at the area surrounding the building. She saw all the different buildings the campus held, including those for classes and the dorms; she saw the commons which was full of trees and the little blue river flowing beside it; It was all so beautiful. "It feels surreal, like it's almost a dream. I've always imagined studying here and now it's really happening."
"We should probably go inside; it's getting dark." Natsu stood and held out his hand for Lucy, which she graciously accepted. When she was on her feet, Natsu still had a hold of her hand, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Natsu Dragneel, lead singer and guitarist of Audio Uproar, also a student of Fairy Tail." Lucy blushed and giggled at him. "My name is Lucy, lead singer of Accidentally On Purpose, I also play the piano and I am a new student at Fairy Tail."
Natsu gave the biggest smile she had seen on him yet, "Nice to meet ya Luce!"