What seemed like at long last for the co-conspirators; Friday had finally arrived. It took some cajoling and down-right schmoozing to convince Lucy she couldn't break their summer routine of partying on the weekends; so in the end she relented on the idea. Figuring that drinking and having fun with her friends could cheer her up; maybe even help her forget all about the pink haired boy…

But soon De Ja Vu creeps into the scene.

Cornered in her changing room Lucy is whining like a drama queen, "So why do I have to dress up again?"

"There's nothing wrong with looking our best when going to a club right?" Tonight Levy's sporting a light orange halter top babydoll dress. "We're all dressing up." she points to Cana who's wearing a teal knitted v-crop top and tight black pants. "Not just you."

"But it's not like I'm trying to get anyone's attention, I'd rather fly under the radar tonight."

Levy- "Neither am I but, Y-you know what Too bad. Do I gotta go pick your outfit?"

"I already did it for her." Cana holds up the hangers and heels. "I've got everything we need for a makeover!"

"Since when did I make you my stylist Cana?!"

"Just because I felt like it, now go put these on." She shoves the two piece ensemble at Lucy. A red spaghetti strapped tube top tight around the bust with a flowy sheer fabric that hangs down to just above her navel and paired with a short ruffled black skirt that ends at the mid-thigh.

After putting the outfit on, Cana wraps a cute silver butterfly belly chain around her waist and hands her the black 5" heels.

Staring at herself in the mirror, "I don't know guys, this top isn't gonna hold up!" She touches the straps, "these feel like they could break."

Cana slaps her hand away, "It's fine girl, stop complaining! I could'a put you in something more revealing." She turns her friend towards her and stands back looking at her handiwork. Tilting her head to the side she puts her hand under her chin. "It needs accessories…" She starts rummaging through Lucy's jewelry box and pulls out a gold necklace with a red ruby flame pendant and matching earrings. "When'd you get this…" with a raised eyebrow she grills her friend. "…it's not the kind of jewelry you usually buy or wear. Looks custom made too."

Lucy blushes, "I, um just picked that up actually, thought it was pretty…"

Levy- "Lu, don't even kid yourself. You know and we know exactly why you got those; it's because Natsu's into fire!"

"N-No that's not true! I-I just figured you know I'm a hot chick so it suits me."

Her friends just snicker. "Well you're wearing it tonight, hot chick, it matches the outfit."

"Fine," Lucy huffs as Cana puts them on her, "Are you done with me?"

Cana- "Almost, just hair and makeup left. I took the liberty of calling your hair guy Cancer; he'll be here shortly."

As they are about to walk out the front door her maid Virgo see's Lucy's outfit and stops them, "Princess, are you trying to catch that cute boy's eye again?"

"Excuse me, I-I don't know who you're talking about!"

"The one with the pink hair that you scared off last week; he's very attractive, seemed charming too."

"I didn't scare him off!"

"My apologies, that's what it looked like. You should punish me now."

"No Virgo, that's ok, we're leaving already."

"Maybe next time then." She walks back towards the kitchen.

It's 7pm and Capricorn is dropping the girls off at the club. With it just being the three of them they decide to squeeze into a booth instead of asking for the VIP section; it looks like someone already reserved it anyways. But as they are about to settle in, Mira motions Levy and Cana over to the bar leaving Lucy alone at the table. In a hushed tone Mira leans over the counter, "I just want to apologize for last week; I didn't think the aphrodisiac drinks would cause such a backlash for Lucy."

Cana- "So that's what the drinks were? What's in it?"

"Oh, nothing special; just ingredients that supposedly helps to stimulate desire."

"Seriously what's in it cause I want to try it."

"Cana, like you need it!"

"Well, if you wanna know, it has Pomegranate and Watermelon juice, Hornitos Agave Tequila, Smirnoff Watermelon Vodka, and honey."

Levy- "Don't worry Mira, we can't blame the drink; Lucy overreacted but hopefully by the end of tonight things will be back on track."

"Thanks, I really hope so; I think they made a striking couple." She places 3 glasses in front of them, "Well here's your first round and the karaoke book, take it back with you so she doesn't get suspicious."

"Thanks Mira!"

Back at the table Lucy questions her friends, "So what'd Mira want?"

Cana- "To give us our drinks."

"No, she said something else too, what?"

Levy- "It was nothing, she just asked about Gajeel and I, how's things going, that kind of stuff."

"Then why'd she need Cana too?"

Cana- "Geez what's with the 20 questions?! To help with the drinks, Levy couldn't carry all 3 by herself and the book."

"Sor-ry, I was just wondering." Lucy crosses her arms. Sigh, "I'm just a little tense being back here okay."

"Why don't we just kick off our routine then, singing usually helps you relax," Levy opens up the karaoke book. "So what should we sing?"

Cana makes a suggestion, "I think we should do 'Man! I feel Like a Woman' by Shania Twain! It's a perfect song to start our night off."

Lucy- "Oh yeah that's a good one, then 'Party in the USA' by Miley Cyrus."

Levy- "Done!" she scribbles the two songs on a paper and waves it at Lisanna.

Grabbing the microphones Lucy and Cana stand up next to the booth when the first song comes on,

Cana- "Let's go girls! Come on."

Both- "I'm going out tonight, I'm feelin' alright. Gonna let it all hang out. Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice. Yeah, I wanna scream and shout. No inhibitions, make no conditions, Get a little outta line. I ain't gonna act politically correct, I only wanna have a good time.

The best thing about being a woman Is the prerogative to have a little fun…"

Levy jumps out of the booth and starts dancing with her friends.

Both- "…Oh, oh, oh, go totally crazy, forget I'm a lady Men's shirts, short skirts. Oh, oh, oh, really go wild, yeah, doin' it in style. Oh, oh, oh, get in the action, feel the attraction. Color my hair, do what I dare. Oh, oh, oh, I wanna be free yeah, to feel the way I feel. Man! I feel like a woman!

The girls need a break, tonight we're gonna take

The chance to get out on the town

We don't need romance, we only wanna dance

We're gonna let our hair hang down….

Man! I feel like a woman!"

At the end of the song Lucy is giggling and laughing all hyped up along with her friends but her eyes fall on the VIP section. Gajeel and friends are now there… with Natsu. She quickly turns away and sits back in the booth totally thrown out of the energy she once was in. Levy rushes over to the bar and orders double Fruity Pebble shots and tells Mira to hold the song till they finish the drinks while Cana quickly turns her attention to the next song. "Come on the next song is coming on in a minute! Just put him out of your head, we're having fun right now."

Lucy's stomach is doing flip, "I don't know if I can."

Cana shoves Lucy's half-finished drink in her hand, "down this right now and get up! I'm not gonna let you get all depressed."

"Geez alright bitch." She does as she's told and slams the glass down. "Happy now!"

"No." Levy arrives with a tray of 6 shot bombs. "Double's time."

"Are you serious?!"

"Like a heart attack. Pick up the first one."

The three girls grab their first set. After pulling the tube of pineapple vodka from the glass, they drop the shot glasses of blueberry schnapps into the cup of redbull (bomb) and shoot them down followed by chaser tube of vodka. Lucy flinches, "Was it always that strong?"

Cana- "Maybe you just never noticed it before cause you were too drunk already. One more to go." After back to back shots in such rapid succession, Lucy's head swoons for a moment.

"Hit it Mira!" Levy waves to the bar maid.

Cana hands Lucy the microphone and grabs the other one. "Here we go!"

Lucy is giggling, "Yeah! I'm all fired up now!" hiccup She starts dancing as soon as the instrumental begins. Cana and Levy join her and even Juvia runs over from the VIP section to have some fun, all four sing and dance to the music.

"I hopped off the plane at L.A.X. With a dream and my cardigan. Welcome to the land of fame excess, Am I gonna fit in? Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time, Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign. This is all so crazy, Everybody seems so famous.

My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick, Too much pressure and I'm nervous. That's when the taxi man turned on the radio And a Jay-Z song was on, And the Jay-Z song was on, And the Jay-Z song was on!..." Screaming the last part.

During the choruses they act out the words, "….So I put my hands up, They're playing my song, the butterflies fly away. I'm noddin' my head like, 'yeah', I'm movin' my hips like, 'yeah'. I got my hands up, they're playing my song, I know I'm gonna be okay. Yeeaaahh, it's a party in the U.S.A. Yeeaaahh, it's a party in the U.S.A!..."

Midway through Cana steals looks at Levy and winks, while Levy grins; So far so good.

"….Get to the club in my taxi cab, Everybody's looking at me now. Like, "Who's that chick, that's rockin' kicks? She gotta be from out of town" So hard with my girls not around me, It's definitely not a Nashville party. Cause all I see are stilettos, I guess I never got the memo.

My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick, Too much pressure and I'm nervous. That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune And a Britney song was on, And a Britney song was on, And a Britney song was on!

So I put my hands up They're playing my song, the butterflies fly away. I'm noddin' my head like, 'yeah', I'm movin' my hips like, 'yeah'. I got my hands up, they're playing my song, I know I'm gonna be okay. Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A. Yeah, it's a party in the U.S.A!"

"Juvia thinks that was so much fun!"

Cana- "Aye, thanks for joining us!"

Lucy- "So what's the next song?!..."

Just as she says that the same blonde guy who tried to dance with her last Friday walks up much to the dismay of her friends. "Hey um blondie, do you think I could talk to you a minute? Let me buy you a drink."

"Why, do I know you?" She looks to her friends who try to signal at her to ignore him.

"Don't you remember punching me last week?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I might have been a little too drunk…" Feeling bad now, "maybe I should buy you a drink instead to make up for that." With a grin on his face he motions towards the bar. Again she looks at her friends who are mouthing 'don't do it!', but she doesn't listen and follows him.

They sit on a couple of stools and place their order, "So blondie, you know you've got a really great voice."

"Thanks."

"No I mean it, and I'm sorry about last week. I shouldn't have tried to get so close during the dance; it was out of line."

"Just forget about." They both grab their drinks. She takes a sip.

"So what's your name?"

"Lucy, and you are?"

"Sting, Sting Eucliffe."

"Well Sting, it was nice meeting ya but I should get back to my friends." She stands up to leave

"Wait! Maybe later would you like to dance?"

"I'll think about."

As soon as she turns to walk away she stops dead in her tracks. Lucy's face goes from shock to fury is zero seconds. There's a girl next to Natsu and she's hanging over his shoulder getting pretty chummy! 'Ugh!Is he holding her hand!Son-of-A!He's holding her hand!'

He looks up to see her staring at them and the word anger doesn't even come close to describing how she looks; If her gaze could kill! All the color runs out of his face, 'Oh Fuck!'