"Is this one it?" Natsu asks, pointing up at one of the many tall buildings in Crocus.
"No Natsu, I told you it's twenty stories not twelve!" Lucy scolds, staring at the request sheet. They spent the last two hours searching for the musical theatre through the large town. So far they've gotten completely no where, and Lucy hates to admit it but they are lost.
Natsu groans, running into Lucy. "Can't we just enter that building over there and ask for directions?" Natsu asks with a pout. He points ahead at the next building. "What's the theatre called anyway?"
"Galaxia Palace." Lucy reads. She looks up at the building Natsu points to and inhales sharply. "Natsu you're a genius!" Quickly changing routes, Lucy heads to the building.
"I am?" Natsu questions, trailing behind. He looks up at the sign of the building and grins proudly. Galaxia Palace. "I mean, I am! I totally knew this was the theatre we were looking for."
Lucy enters through the wide doors. The building did live up to its name, looking very regal and fancy. Red carpet, large chandelier, very expensive looking decorations, the theatre looks like it bankrupted about ten rich men. Lucy's jaw drops in awe. "I can see why someone would target this place. It's so... Expensive!"
"Indeed it is." Lucy whips her head around to find a very posh looking woman wearing a tight red dress with a slit along the side that ran all the way up to her waist. Lucy cocked her head. How does her dress cover the parts it needs to? "Please, woman, stop ogling me."
Natsu laughs, seeing the deep crimson colour on Lucy's cheeks. "Guess Erza's not the only lady you're interested in, huh?"
"Shut up Natsu." Lucy says under her breath. She smiles at the woman in front of them. "Hello, sorry for that rude first impression. I'm guessing you're the owner of this theatre? I'm Lucy and this is my partner Natsu. We're Fairy Tail mages."
"Partner as in team mate, or partner as in significant other?" The woman questions with a smug smile. Her eyes take in their profiles.
"Both, actually." Natsu replies, slinging an arm around Lucy's shoulders.
The woman scoffs. "All right then, but no showing of affection in front of me. You're here for business okay? My name is Eleanor Shizuka. I am the co-owner of this theatre. I posted a request at your guild because of recent events leading me to suspicion of someone scheming against us from the inside. Sabotage of props, set, and lights have been happening one thing after another."
"May I ask who the other co-owner is?" Lucy questions.
Eleanor sighs. "My husband. However he's away on business, which only stresses me out more. There's a musical we're going to present in a couple of days and I'm afraid one of the people backstage, or perhaps even on stage, is conspiring against us in hopes of ruining the show."
"You don't need to worry about that! We'll kick the guys ass for ya!" Natsu says, throwing a fist into the air. "Just tell us what you want us to do!"
"I'm hoping the two of you can keep a close eye on every one for me, and let me know of anyone too suspicious." Eleanor orders. She turns and motions for them to follow her. "I'll introduce you to a few of the actors and actresses first. Afterwards I'm positioning one of you backstage, and the other up at the lights."
Lucy nods her head in determination. Natsu shrugs. "We'll do it."
Eleanor pushes a door open and enter with the pair behind her. Inside, Lucy and Natsu see a group of actors and actresses seated anywhere they deemed comfortable and read through their lines together. All of them look up from the disturbance. Eleanor smiles and moves out of the way. "Everyone, this is Lucy and Natsu. They're Fairy Tail mages who are going to help keep the show in tact for the big night."
A few of the actors raise their hands in a wave, a few of the actresses give a smile (which Lucy can tell are mainly pointed towards Natsu) and the rest just roll their eyes and look back at their script. Lucy looks at Natsu awkwardly. "Uhm, okay, great seeing all of you too."
Turning around. Lucy turns to exit but stops short when the door opens on it's own and another actress walks in. Lucy almost passes by without noticing who the actress is. "Lucy?!"
"Yuna?!" Lucy exclaims, throwing her arms around the doe eyed girl. "I didn't know you wanted to do musical theatre!"
"I told you I wanted to be an actress!" Yuna exclaims in excitement. She returns the hug but pulls away quickly to smirk at Natsu before looking back at Lucy. "You two are together, aren't you? I totally knew it! I'm so happy for you!"
Eleanor claps her hands. "Oh, good! You guys know each other! Yuna, could you please finish up the tour of the theatre, I'm going to go call my husband. Oh and make sure that after the tour you appoint one of them to lights and the other backstage please."
"Sure Mrs. Shizuka." Yuna replies. She takes Lucy's wrist and motions for Natsu to follow. "Come on you two! Where do you want to go first?"
"Well we only went to that room with all the actors and actresses." Natsu says, crossing his arms in front of him as they walked down the spacious hallway. "What else is there to really see?"
Yuna laughs. "A lot. The theatre is amazing!"
"I thought you were auditioning for an entertainment company?" Lucy questions. "But how's your theatre life?"
"Well I was going to the company building but it started to rain so I took shelter in Galaxia Theatre. I really loved it here. I ran into Mr. Shizuka and he said I have great potential and that I should join the team here, so I accepted." Yuna explains with a small smile. "I've been working really hard for this musical that's about to start being showcased."
"So what's it about?"
Yuna lets out a long hmmm before answering. "A lot happens. The name is Luna. It's about a boy who fell in love with the moon, of all things. He's been infatuated with the moon all his life, and doesn't even look at other women. He'd stay up all night just to stare at and talk to the moon. I play the female named Luna who has been trying to finally get him to like a normal person, which would be myself."
"Sounds weird." Natsu comments, grabbing popcorn at the concession.
Lucy elbows him, causing him to cough the popcorn in his mouth back into the bag. Lucy smiles at Yuna. "That's great! That means you have the main female role!"
"Yup. And yes Natsu, I thought the same thing, but that's just the beauty of Musical Theatre." Yuna explains. "I sent out an invitation to my parents, letting them know about the show and how I want them to be here, but they haven't replied. I don't know if they got it or not, or if they're angry with me being gone or something."
"They would reply to you even if they were mad." Lucy comforts, placing a hand on Yuna's shoulder. "I'm sure they'll come."
"Yeah, I hope so..." Yuna says before leading the two into another room. "I've met some crazy awesome people here, including the person in charge of props. She's really cool and I want to introduce you guys."
Natsu nearly trips on a faux rock. "Let me guess, moon rock?"
Yuna nods her head apologetically. She looks around the room filled with props. Spotting the girl, Yuna's face brightens. "Oh, there she is!"
Lucy and Natsu follow Yuna to the back of a female figure. The figure turns around when she hears Yuna's voice. Holding a clipboard in her hand, she finishes checking off a list. She immediately drops it when she sees Lucy. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"You've got to be kidding." Lucy replies. Natsu pushes Lucy behind him and glares at the purple haired woman glaring at his girl friend.
Yuna looks from one friend to another. "Oh, you guys... know each other?"
"Sadly." The purple haired woman spits out. "Yuna could you please bring me a bottle of water?"
"Sure, do you guys want one too?" Yuna asks Natsu and Lucy. The pair shake their head. Yuna nods and exits the room.
"Jasmine. What a pleasure." Lucy says through gritted teeth.
Jasmine glares at Lucy. "I told you I never wanted to see your face ever again. What do you think you're doing?"
"If I knew you would be here, do you think I would have taken the request? Yeah, a request. I'm here to do something for your boss and then I'm be gone as soon as we're done." Lucy explains. "But you know what? Our mission is probably over. I believe we just found our culprit."
Jasmine scoffs. "Excuse me? You come into my work place, and falsely accuse me of a crime I didn't commit? That's low, even for you."
"I wouldn't put anything past you. You do have a history of thievery of highly valuable items. This Galaxia Palace is just your next target because it's so wealthy. Just admit it." Lucy says, stepping out from behind Natsu.
Jasmine takes a step too, only to cross her arms and slit her eyes at the blonde. "I. Am. Not. The. Saboteur. I just so happened to get a job. Like the one you're on right now."
Lucy snickers. Jasmine picks up her clipboard. "You know what? I don't have to defend myself to you. Get out of here before I call for security."
Natsu tugs at Lucy's arm. "We'll be keeping an eye on you."
Once out of the room Lucy leans into Natsu, who holds her. Lucy sighs into Natsu's neck. "I really didn't want to be sucked back into my past by seeing her or Ken again. But I guess it's just always going to be the same story over and over again."
"It's okay Luce." Natsu comforts, holding her in that position for a while.
Yuna smiles at the two before entering the props room. A minute late she walks back out awkwardly. "Sorry, I didn't know you guys had beef. I've been instructed to make sure the two of you don't see each other again."
"Good." Lucy mutters. "So... Can we see the stage?"
"I thought you'd never ask." Yuna leads the two back to the main entrance of the building, where two large doors are the entrance for the theatre. Yuna pushes the doors open and lets Natsu and Lucy in. They look around in awe at the large theatre. The large stage is also mesmerizing and has a beautiful set, along with a huge moon hanging dead in the centre of the ceiling.
"Wow! Yuna, this is amazing! Congratulations!" Lucy says, taking small steps towards the stage. "How much does all of this cost?! Wow!"
As soon as Lucy finishes speaking, a large snapping sound is heard. Natsu calls out to Lucy when they see the Moon, falling down and ready to hit the blonde girl.
A/N: OKAY. Finals are over! So I'm FINALLY back! I know, you guys must hate me xD It's just weird because now I'm graduated and I've been spending these last couple of weeks with my Class. *sigh* I can't believe it's over...
ANYWAY, there's also something else I need to say. Okay in the first couple of chapters I wanted to make this story AU by adding laptops and cellphones, but once the fic got more popular I thought I'd keep it in the Fairy Tail world. So let's just ignore the parts from the first couple of chapter where I mention cellphones and laptops and erase that from our memories please! Haha
Thank you to everyone who's been waiting patiently! :)
