Monday rolled around, and Lucy was not looking forward to school, all the questions and all the looks will give her anxiety. It was 3 o'clock in the morning and she was stalking around her room, as Plue watched her from her bed. The blonde was in her sleep clothes, short blue shorts and a frilly white tank top.
Lucy was preparing her brain for the most anxiety she will have in her life, shaking her hands by her side and breathing periodically. She stopped by her dresser and shook her head when the bathroom door opened to show a groggy looking Natsu.
His hand leaning on the door and the other was rubbing his eye and yawning. "What are you doing up this early?" his voice was low, but his eyes were still not open all the way.
"Uh, I couldn't sleep?" she shrugged but the look he gave her made her shoulders slump. Lucy groaned and sat on her bed, jumping Plue and he hopped off the bed to his own bed. "I don't want to go to school."
Natsu strolled over to the bed and plopped down next to her, "Why?" He was still sleepy but was going to help her anyway.
"They will ask me questions." She was quiet, fiddling with her fingers in her lap. He took one of her hands in his, she looked up to his face and saw his soft smile.
The pink-haired teen laced their fingers together, "Doesn't mean you have to answer them. I'll make sure that you won't be uncomfortable." Lucy smiled at him, suddenly she hugged him around his neck. Natsu was surprised but slowly hugged her back.
She sat back down, looking embarrassed, "Sorry, that was- ", he just shook his head and pulled her back down to the bed, pulling the covers over both of them.
"Let's just go back to sleep." His eyes were already closed and he was still holding her hand. Lucy just rolled her eyes and laid her head on the pillow. A short minute later she felt little Plue jump up and sleep at their feet.
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Natsu and Lucy walked into their music class room to find all their friends in their normal seats, Erza and Gray were sitting in front quietly talking to each other. Juvia and Levy were behind them giggling about something or another. Jellal was in his own bubble, reading a book, but also looking like he was trying to ignore the loud giggles from the Strauss siblings.
Gajeel wasn't there yet and neither was the thunder legion, including Laxus. Gray spotted them first, shoulder bumping Erza and lifting his head to their direction she turned and saw Lucy.
Her footsteps her determined, once she was in front of the two of them. Erza slammed Lucy's head into her chest before talking, "I am so glad that you are okay. I am very glad to see your face." It almost sounded like she was going to cry but Lucy just didn't know what to say.
"Well, she is part of Fairy Tail. We are a strong group." Natsu said for her.
"This is true. Just tell us whenever you need help again." Erza stated but then turned serious, "You did miss a lot of school and you will keep up with us. Make sure it doesn't happen again." Lucy nodded quickly as Erza walked away.
The blonde sighed and smiled towards Natsu. The pink-haired boy looked in the corner of his eye and saw Gray, immediately started to pick a fight with him. Lucy laughed and sat next to the two bluenttes and started conversating with them.
"Oh, Lucy! Juvia is so happy that you're back. Juvia missed you." Juvia smiled at her, patting her shoulder.
"Aw, I missed you too Juvia. I'm glad I'm back here too." She really liked Juvia but didn't know her that much. She still didn't know why the girl talked in third person, but she guessed it was just her personality.
When the girls were in the middle of talking about a really good book they all conveniently read, Gildarts slammed through the door and right to his desk, everyone got into their seats. Laxus and his crew were there but not Gajeel still and Levy didn't know where he was either.
"First and foremost, welcome back Lucy." She blushed at the attention, but everyone clapped for her and laughed, "Alright, everyone did great on their projects. I am happy to repot that the website is also doing great, we have tons of requests and advertisements that was to do business with us. The school will get all the money from the website. Makarov has some news for all of you."
At that time the small principle walked through the door holding a folder under his arm. He jumped up on the desk to address everyone, when he opened his mouth the door opened again to show Gajeel strolling in with very tired eyes.
Levy sent him a questioning look, but he just shook his head, "Sorry, it won't happen again." His voice was low and quiet. Gildarts just waved him off and let Makarov talk again.
"Anyway, we have been talking to different school in the district and we have come to an agreement. Several schools, including ours, are participating in a battle of the bands on December 15th, the day before holiday vacation. I have picked two bands to compete and everything will be filmed." Everyone started clapping and whispering to one another.
"The first band I chose will be, Lucy," she gasped and looked to Natsu who smiled to her. "Erza," she nodded in understanding, "Gray," Juvia clapped louder than anyone else as Gray only smirked to himself, "and finally Natsu."
"Aw yeah! We will win for sure!" Natsu jumped into the air, fist pounding the air. Everyone laughed while Gray only wanted to punch him.
"Now, now, the next band will be Laxus," Freed congratulated the blonde man, but he ignored him. "Gajeel," Levy rubbed his arm, but he looked like he was falling asleep at his desk. "Mira," the girl herself giggled and her sister hugged her while also laughing. Elfman talked about how his sister was so manly for being picked but no one listened to him. "and Juvia." Lucy squeezed her hand while the girl was stunned.
"Now you all have enough time to practice and choose which songs you want to do but there will be levels, after each round we will be awarded points and the school with the most points will win a big trophy and credits of the best band in Fiore." Makarov explained while everyone cheered, even Lucy. She was happy that she could be apart of this.
While Gildarts and Makarov talked the students gathered around to discuss what to do now. "So, we have enough time to practice with one another. Should we get together and just play songs we all know?" Erza took the lead in her band while Lucy thought about what songs they should do, the boys kept arguing on who should sing.
"I should, I'm better than you!" yelled Natsu, holding a smug grin at Gray.
"No way! You were the singer in our band. I should do this one! I clearly beat you in the solo project!"
"You sucked! I only clapped out of pity!" They were nose to nose now, the girls tried to ignore them but when they stood up in unison, they tried to calm them down.
"Guys! We can change with each time we sing okay!" Erza yelled over them, the two cowered in fear and nodded. Lucy just smiled to herself, what has she been pulled into?
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At lunch, Lucy was at her locker, switching out books when she spotted Gajeel a few lockers down. He was standing there with his locker open, but his eyes were closed and he was not moving. She looked around but saw no one around.
Lucy stood beside the pierced teen, so he could clearly see her, if his eyes were open. She tapped his shoulder, he jumped about 10 feet to the side and so did Lucy, "Are you alright Gajeel?"
Gajeel coughed into his elbow, "Yeah, I'm fine bunny-girl. What do you want?" He grunted.
"Nothing, I was just seeing if you were okay. Maybe you should go home." Lucy suggested while lifting her back on her shoulder, it was getting uncomfortable with these heavy books.
He scoffed at her and slammed his locker, Lucy jumped at the notion, "Whatever." He grumbled and walked away from her. Lucy didn't know what his problem was, she thought they were cool. He even gave her a nickname; doesn't that mean they were friends? She didn't know, having friends was new to her so maybe he just didn't like her? If that was the case, what did she do wrong that made him dislike her?
The blonde just groaned and walked outside to where everyone else was, maybe she should ask Natsu? No, it was none of her business, they weren't even close. However, Lucy had this odd feeling like she should help him or just have him talk to her. Should she wait until he came to her of should se seek him out?
Her mind was spinning with questions as she approached her friends for lunch, she saw Gajeel there with everyone else, seeming to be back to normal. This only made her shrug and brush it off for now.
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The group was gathered around several tables in the Fairy Tail guild, everyone was laughing and having a good time. Many of them were half drunk but only the older men and Cana. Some groups were talking about their competition and what they should play but some were relaxing.
At a round table sat Natsu, Lucy, Levy, Gajeel, Erza, Jellal, Gray and Juvia. At a table next to them sat Mira, Lisanna, Elfman, Laxus, Bickslow, Evergreen, and Freed. Each with separate conversations but one thing was heard over all of them. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?" Mira sang out all of a sudden.
"Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see." Lisanna sang next, clenching her sisters' arm as she sang to the ceiling.
"I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy." Yelled Natsu from the other table, standing up.
"Because I'm easy come, easy go. Little high, little low." A group of Cana, Levy and Juvia sang in harmony.
"Any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me." Finished Natsu, other people were standing now. Someone from far away got the song on their iPod and synced it up with them, as they all started to stand, a piano was heard here.
"Mama, just killed a man. Put a gun against his head, pulled my trigger now he's dead." Lucy sang, holding her hands to her heart.
Next to her Levy sang again, "Mama, life had just begun but now I've gone and thrown it all away."
Lucy, Levy, Erza, and Juvia all intoned with each other, "Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry. If I'm not back again this time tomorrow. Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters."
"Too late, my time has come. Sent shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time." Laxus bellowed out, not standing but loving the connection between everyone.
"Goodbye everybody. I've got to go, gotta leave you all behind and face the truth." Freed sang out, almost like he was singing to Laxus, but he was not looking at him.
Natsu came out loud at this point, leaning on his chair, "Mama, ooh, I don't want to die. I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all." The guitar riff was playing as everyone was dancing around and clapping for the group. Some men even playing air guitar, like Gajeel but he didn't want to be seen doing it.
Natsu cried out "I see a little silhouetto of a man"
Behind him, Lucy and Levy sang, "Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?"
Mira, Lisanna, Elfman, Laxus and the thunder legion sang, "Thunderbolts and lightning, very, very frightening me."
"Galileo." Lucy highly sang.
"Galileo." Elfman lowly sang back and forth until both sang, "Galileo figaro, magnifico"
Natsu was spinning Lucy around when he sang, "I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me."
When Gray, Jellal, Gajeel and Laxus pointed at him, "He's just a poor boy from a poor family. Spare him his life from this monstrosity."
Mira and Lisanna, "Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?"
The men of the group sang in baritone, "Bismillah! No, we will not let you go."
The girls crowded around each other to sing in alto, "Let him go!"
"Bismillah! We will not let you go." They glared at the girls from the other side of a table.
"Let him go!" They argued, glaring harder.
"Bismillah! We will not let you go."
"Let me go!" Natsu jumped in the middle of the fray.
"Will not let you go."
"Let me go!" Holding his heart now.
"Will not let you go!"
"Let me go!"
Everyone started yelling NO, as the girls sang, "Oh mamma mia, mamma mia."
Now everyone started yelling out, "Oh mamma mia let me go. Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me, for me!"
Now it was time for the headbanging and a lot of laughs from the other people who were watching all of this play out. Macao's son was even recording it on his phone, he thought this was so amazing, he couldn't wait to play it for his friends at school. They wouldn't believe that he saw firsthand, the group that was going viral on the internet.
Someone even knocked over a table, "So you think you can stone me and spit in my eyes?" Gray cried out over the loud guitar and drums that were playing.
Natsu joined him, "So you think you can love me and leave me to die?"
Lucy grabbed his arm and pulled him in a circle around her, "Ooh, baby, can't do this to me, baby!"
Levy and Juvia were jumping and laughing as they sang out, "Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here."
More headbanging and spinning around everyone else, people around were singing 'Ooh, yeah'
"Nothing really matters, anyone can see. Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me." it was quiet as everyone in the group sang the last bit, "Any way the wind blows."
At this point everyone who wasn't singing was standing and clapping for them, it was an amazing performance and they loved every bit of it. The group of teens were bowing and laughing at each other, it was a spontaneous but fun. "Wow, I didn't think that would happen." Mira commented, sitting back in her chair, very out of breath.
Laxus put their table up right and sank back into his own chair, "That was pretty fun." He said to himself mostly, but the people at his table did and nodded.
Kinana brought them all something to drink, since she thought they needed it. Everyone was very thankful, tipping her and giving her smiles. Lucy was so thankful to be in this kind of environment, she never thought that she would just spontaneously sing out of nowhere with a bunch of her friends.
The blonde turned her head towards Natsu who was in a small argument with Gray, but they stayed civil, she smiled. He brought her back from an abusive family to a loving one that cared about her and wanted her to be happy.
When she looked to the whole table she saw Levy and Gajeel smiling and drinking, Juvia and Cana talking; Juvia looking uncomfortable. Lucy thought Cana may have said something inappropriate. Erza and Jellal talking quietly but both held small smiles on their faces. Almost everyone in this building was happy and smiling. Lucy was smiling and happy.
Lucy tapped Natsu on the shoulder, he looked over at her, "Thanks." She blushed, but he looked confused.
"For what?" Natsu asked while laughing.
"Just, thanks." Lucy tilted her head and gave him her biggest smile she could, and he paused for a brief moment to admire it.
"Uh, no problem." He dipped his chin in his scarf to hide his blush, but she still saw and giggled at the action. Lucy picked up his hand on the table and held it; lacing their fingers together. Natsu squeezed her hand but went back to arguing with Gray but still kept her hand.
Oh, this was a fun chapter to write, I love that song and I would love to see that happen. I hope that I explained the battle of the bands correctly but if I didn't let me know. Until next time guys!
