VACATION DISASTER
Chapter Six
Challenge
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Summary: Wait and watch how things take a huge turn in Natsu's and Lucy's lives when a familiar enemy challenges them to do an unusual task!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, but I do own this fanfiction.
"Hey, aren't you Sting Eucliffe, President of Sabertooth?" Lucy asked.
"Aren't you Sting Eucliffe, Football Captain of Sabertooth?" Natsu practically spat.
The person, who looked as old as them, had spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. He had such looks that any girl with hormones would immediately lose her heart to him. Sting Euciffe was a heartthrob, which everyone in the room could make out. Other than being handsome, he was excellent in sports and studies, and known to be a gentleman. He would have fit very well into Lucy's vision of Mr. Perfect, except for a tiny issue.
Sabertooth Academy & College and Fairy Tail High School & Junior College were rivals.
Sting nodded lazily. "Yeah, yeah. It's Sting Eucliffe. Thanks for telling me my name."
"Well, if you don't mind Eucliffe, we are all in a very good mood. Would you mind leaving us? 'Cause we don't want to get our mood spoilt." Natsu scowled and said. To her surprise, Lucy found herself laughing.
"Lovely language, Dragneel. I thought I would hear some very colorful words streaming out of your mouth like it did last time we had a match. I was deeply heartbroken." Sting said in a tone which suggested deep sorrow.
"Quit with all the niceties. You do realize that you sound like a gay person, don't you?" Lucy snorted.
Sting frowned. "I am not gay, for your information President Heartfilia. My, my. If it hadn't been for your blonde hair, I wouldn't have recognized you and have thought that it was some slut singing that song which you just did." Sting said with a smirk.
"Don't you dare call my sister a slut!" Erza bellowed.
"Yeah!" Lisanna agreed.
Suddenly, they heard a voice calling out Sting's name. "Sting, where are you?"
The voice grew louder as the person had come closer to the room.
"There you are, Sting. Rogue and I have been looking for you for ages." A girl with hair almost the same color and style like Lisanna entered the room.
She saw everyone present in the room. Her eyes landed on Lucy and she gave a soft smile. She went close to Sting and tried to pull him out of the room. He gave her a frown and said "Let go Yukino."
She gave a pout and said "No. I won't. And what have you been doing here?"
"I thought I smelt scum so I came here." Sting sneered.
"Am I the only one who wants peace?" Yukino sighed and thought.
"OI! Who're you calling scum? And, what the hell is your business with us?" Natsu retorted.
"Oh my, don't tell me you don't even know the reason why your school sent you here?" Sting said looking smug.
"What the hell are you talking about, shit-face? We are here on vacation, not some school errand." Natsu said in a confused voice.
"So your school didn't even receive the letter? How pathetic!" A new voice said.
It was a woman with long black hair which was tied into two buns. It made her look a bit like a panda. She was accompanied by a black-haired boy, who looked around the same age as Sting. He looked just like Yukino: half-exasperated and half-tired with the rivalry.
"Oh, Lady Minerva!" Sting and Yukino exclaimed.
"Lady?" Lucy asked Levy in a whisper. Levy whispered back. "At Sabertooth, the students address their teachers as 'ladies' or 'sirs'."
"Oh, I see."
"I can't believe how your school didn't receive the letter! That means that even the competition holders think that you don't have the ability to take part!" Minerva sneered.
"It would do us good if you tell us what your business is with us, or scram." Lucy said with a bittersweet smile.
Sting smirked and pulled a pamphlet out of his pocket. He handed it to Natsu and Lucy. Lucy read it aloud. "Inter-School Couple Dance Competition…what the hell?"
Natsu continued reading it. "We welcome all the schools of Fiore to take part in this competition. A couple will represent each school. There will be only one round. You can choose any dance category and any song of your choice. Time limit is 5 minutes. Venue: Akane Beach Resort. Day of Competition: 21st December, Sunday…But that's a week away! How did we not receive this pamphlet?"
Lucy slapped her forehead. "It must have been given on the last day of school! The day I took a leave to help Mom with the packing! And obviously the Vice-President didn't tell me!" She practically whined.
Levy asked "So, whose gonna participate from our side?"
Sting then smirked and intervened. "While you were all whining about this piece of news, I have already enrolled the couple from your school."
"WHAT!" Everyone from Fairy Tail yelled.
"Yes, and it's gonna be none other than President Heartfilia and Captain Dragneel."
"WHAT!" Natsu and Lucy yelled.
"But I don't know how to dance!" "I don't wanna dance!" "Especially not with him!" "Hey, I'm not that bad!" "That is not the problem right now, Pinky!"
Nobody could make out who said what. And Natsu and Lucy didn't care. They were too busy, until Sting interrupted them.
"Also, I was very interested in the song President Heartfilia sang. So, I have submitted the song to the authorities. You are going to dance on that song."
Lucy and Natsu looked like they had run out of words to say.
Sting continued, but this time he had a devilish smirk on his face. "If you fail to win, or back out of the competition, I get to do anything I wish to do with President Heartfilia."
Utter silence followed that statement. Yukino looked like she was going to cry. Rogue looked simply horrified at what his friend had said. Minerva was chuckling appreciatively.
Erza looked like she could break something, if Jellal hadn't been holding her back. "Why you…" Levy, Cana, Lisanna and Mirajane looked like they could have launched an attack on something. Gray, Elfman and Gajeel looked infuriated. But none of their reactions was anything compared to Natsu's. Anger seemed to be vibrating from every fibre of his body. "How dare you…how dare you…" He was seething with rage.
"Hush, Natsu." A gentle hand fell on Natsu's shoulder. Natsu turned around and saw Lucy smiling. Something about her smile filled him with hope, but to Sting it looked like the devil himself had descended in female form and smiling at him.
"If you wanna play like that, fine by me. I'm doing this for Fairy Tail, my family. And to keep my family's pride, I will take part in this competition whether I know how to dance or not. I accept your challenge, Sting Eucliffe of Sabertooth. I will see you in the auditorium of Akane in one week. Good luck to you. C'mon guys, let's leave. I hate it when nasty people are around me. It feels like a nasty stench to me."
Lucy pulled Natsu by the hand and left the room. The others followed her out. Soon, only the Sabertooth gang was left behind.
"You know Sting, I expected better of you. Lucy is a good person. The fairies aren't bad. I don't understand why you had to set such a challenge for them." Rogue said with disapproval in his voice. Yukino had no words to say. She simply said in an unnaturally high voice "Well, I must get going. Gotta go to my room and prepare for some more steps. We'll rehearse tomorrow Sting."
Rogue followed her out of the karaoke room. Minerva said "Don't mind them, Sting. What you did was correct." She too left the room.
Sting was the only one left in the room.
"Stupid Natsu. Can't confess. I'm sorry that I had to go into extremes." Sting murmured. But then he smirked. "But, who can't resist a body like Lucy's?"
"I swear I would've broken every single one of his bones if you had let me go, Jellal! He totally deserved it, please don't tell me that I would cause a scene! It's my sister he's talking shit about!" Erza went on yelling. They were in the girls' room as it was slightly bigger than the boys' room and could accommodate more people.
"I agree with Jellal. It wouldn't have been right to cause a scene in a place like the karaoke bar." Levy said.
"Anyways, it's getting late. Levy and I better get back to our room in the resort. Take care, the rest of you." Cana said.
"How long are you guys gonna stay in Akane?" Lisanna asked.
" Until Christmas. After I won that lottery, I thought now that I have an extra ticket, why not invite Levy along! Plus we could meet D-cups. Say, D-cups, why are you so quiet?" Cana asked.
"Hush, Cana. Let her be. She needs some alone time." Said Mirajane.
Lucy was sitting in the corner quietly. She was mulling over the things that happened earlier that day. Almost everyone had left the room to go grab some dinner. She felt a gentle tap on her shoulder. She looked up. It was Natsu. He gave her a small smile.
"Starvin' ain't gonna help you in the competition. Come along, Luce." He said.
"Luce?" She asked with an eyebrow raised.
"It's a little nickname I came up with. I think it suits you." He said and flashed a heartwarming grin.
"Adorable…no! Bad Lucy! He's not adorable! He's a jerk!"
"Oh, okay." That was all that came out her mouth.
He grabbed her hand suddenly and ran out with her towards the hall.
She didn't know why, but to Lucy, his touch felt so heartwarmingly familiar. And she was happy that he was holding her hand, and not some other guy.
Lucy Heartfilia hated admitting to herself, but it felt to her that she had found a little bit of her Mr. Perfect in Natsu Dragneel. And it wasn't his lovely eyes. It was his heart of gold.
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P.S: I'm letting you guys enjoy a spoiler.
"We need your help Erza! Please tutor us, Erza and Jellal!"
"Alright, but you must know, dance isn't all about steps, it is about your feelings. And this song potrays feelings very strongly."
"Ugh…Luce, you dance like some doll with a key to wind her up!"
"At least you dance a little gracefully, when I dance like some idiot…"
"Cheer up! We can do this, Luce!"
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