Drum roll please! Now you guys will know who the top 2! But I think you guys already know who it is… There's going to be a lot of time skipping so don't freak out! Enjoy!
Disclaimer- Just the usual where I don't own Fairy Tail… Sadly…
"Thank you all the contestants who have participated today. Now will the bands please exit backstage and make their way to the front." Max's voice sounded on the speakers.
"Ok… Let's go." Lucy held Natsu's hand which surprised him
All 4 bands lined up on the stage, anxiously waiting for the results.
"The judges have scored each band and they have been calculated. In Regionals, only the top 4 made it in. Now, only 2 will make it. We will now announce the bands that will make it to the next round, Finals." Max went to the side of the stage and received a small envelope.
"In 4th place… Give it up for Lamia Scale! Unfortunately you have not made it to Finals and will no longer be competing for 1st place."
Everyone cheered as Gray sniggered at Lyon.
"In 3rd place… Blue Pegasus! Thank you for participating in this year's Fiore Band Battle."
The crowd cheered again.
Fairy Tail all sat on the edge of their seats.
"Now skipping 2nd place and going straight to first place… is the very best school… FAIRY TAIL!" Max cheered and danced around with his broom stick.
The audience froze.
"We. Came. First." Jellal's eyes widened.
"Did I just st-st-st-st-stutter?" Gajeel laughed nervously.
Finally, the whole auditorium erupted in cheers and shouts. Lucy, still not able to comprehend what just happened, stood still. Natsu hugged her and that's when she began crying… again.
"Quit the water works Luce! Save it for when we win Finals." Natsu gave her his goofy grin.
"Definitely…" Lucy wriggled her way out of his grasp and ran to Sting.
"What now Lucy?" He playfully whined.
"Nothing… Just here to rub it in your face that Fairy Tail won!"
"Yea, yea… Sabertooth just let you guys win. We won't go easy in Finals."
Max walked up to the stage again. "So I have the judge's comments on FT Delinquents performance. It says: They had so much emotion it gave us chills and goose bumps. We could feel the sadness and we've never experienced a performance with such feelings. They deserved it. Good job Fairy Tail!"
"That's what you get for crying Sting! Maybe you should do it on the next performance." Lucy teased.
"But then I'd be called a pussy!"
Suddenly, Wakana came from behind and scooped Lucy up.
"Sorry hottie but I'm taking Lucy!" The brunette shouted.
That night, Fairy Tail partied like never before. Well, that's what they say every time, but you get the picture.
~ A Couple Weeks Later ~
"Guys! 2 weeks left till Finals! Why does this feel like déjà vu?" Lucy put a finger to her chin.
"Cause this is exactly what happened last time! We have no songs and no practise for Finals!" Jellal stressed.
"Don't worry! We already have 3 songs!" Natsu smiled.
"We do?!"
"Yea! The thought just struck me! Why don't we do the 3 songs we did for our audition? We made heaps of mistakes and I looked at the video last week. We can improve so much! So here's our chance!" Natsu looked around at everyone, thinking he had said something wrong since their expression was disbelief.
"Natsu!"
"Yes…?"
"That's a brilliant idea! Why didn't I think of that!?" Takeshi laughed at her own stupidity.
"Um… More like: how did idiot Natsu figured that out?!" Gray felt disappointed in himself.
"Let's do this! Now we don't need to practise much! Yay!"
"But you guys do realise one thing… right?" Gray bit his lip, cursing under his breath. He was always the one to bring bad news.
"What is it now Gray?"
"Uh um… We… uh… We're graduating next week… and uh… proms next week too…"
They all wanted to slap Gray. Even Gray wanted to slap Gray. They just breathed in and out slowly.
"Oh my Mavis… I… I can't even right now… I'm going to go outside to take a breather…" Lucy stood up and walked out and Natsu soon followed.
"Are you ok Luce?" Natsu stood next to her, leaning on the railing.
"Yea… I'm alright. Just really stressed out. Graduation and Prom is next week."
"Who are you taking to Prom?"
"Sting?"
"Are you allowed to?"
"What do you mean? I thought you were allowed to take anyone." Lucy turned and looked at him.
"I thought it had to be someone from our school… I could be wrong. And I thought that Sabertooth had their Prom on the same night as ours." Natsu ran his fingers through his hair.
"Well… that shouldn't be a problem, should it? I'll just go with you!"
"Me?!"
"Is there something wrong? Or do you already have a date…?"
"No! I don't! But wouldn't it be considered cheating? You know… since I'll be taking you and Sting's your boyfriend…" Natsu shrugged.
"Don't worry Natsu! Sting likes you so it shouldn't be a problem. Knowing him, he'll take Yukino anyway. Let's get back to the group, can't leave them waiting!" Lucy dragged Natsu back inside. "Sorry… All the stress just got to me. Are we ready to practise yet?"
"Let's go shopping for dresses!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Of course!" Erza stood up and nodded in appreciation.
Levy clapped her hands together and looked at Takeshi and Wakana.
"You guys can come too!"
"Are we allowed? We don't go to this school…"
"Don't worry! Master will allow it! You've helped us so much it's the least he could do!" Lucy dragged the 2 girls to the car.
"Oh… ok then." Wakana sighed.
"Lighten up. What's the matter?" Erza asked, worry filled her voice.
"Oh it's nothing. Just that I don't know the first thing about looking pretty…"
"We can help with that! Now get in the car!"
"That sounds… like kidnap."
"That makes no sense!"
They all laughed and drove off, ready to go get some clothes!
Sorry for the short chapter too... In the next chapter, I'm going to skip that shopping stuff… I don't like shopping very much and I don't know much about it either. So don't expect too much describing of their dresses! I'll probably search up some dresses and go from there. Don't judge! Hahaha. That counts as a preview right? Well if that isn't, how about this?
"How about we play twister?" Gray suggested, noticing the game on her shelf.
"But I'm the only girl!"
Bye!~
