A/N: I don't have too much to say for this chapter. Just please remember that this is all in the name of humor, so try not to take anything too seriously. Other than that, thanks for all your reviews! I've gotten some great suggestions, some not so great suggestions, and some in-between suggestions! Keep them coming, I look at and listen to all of them! Hope you enjoy this chapter :D
"I think it's my turn to pick something here," Gajeel grunted out, walking over to the boxes. "I'll show you guys that my music is way better than Salamander's."
"Dream on, Gajeel," Cana retorted. "I've never seen anyone here ask for an encore of your stuff."
"Shut it, lush," the dragon slayer shot back, still rummaging through the box. "I like the look of this one, Salamander."
"What did you find, Gajeel?" Wendy asked, timidly.
"Dragonborn," Gajeel said with a smirk.
"That sounds so cool!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Why am I not surprised flame-brain wrote a song about dragons," Gray complained, rolling his eyes.
"I'm sure Natsu writes songs about what is important to him. If you wrote songs wouldn't you consider writing one about Ur?" Erza questioned.
"That's-" Gray started, but instead chose to grumble something unintelligible and looked away.
That earned a chuckle from a few people, while Juvia got lost in her own fantasy world of Gray serenading her with beautiful love songs while they sat together on the beach at sunset. His muscled abs would sparkle in the sunlight as they would slowly lean towards each other and-
"Juvia!" Erza shouted.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Juvia yelped slightly before replying. "Juvia is fine, Juvia was just imagining her lovely Gray serenading her on a beach."
"Don't say stuff like that!" Gray groaned.
"Shut it you two! I'm putting the disk in!" Gajeel shouted, before pressing play on the lacrima player. (Song: Dragonborn by Jeremy Soule)
Natsu's voice sounded again. "This is for all the slayers and all the dragons out there! May the legacy of the dragons never die!"
Shortly after, a ritualistic chanting began to sound. Music slowly began to play along with the rhythmic drums.
Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin
Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!
"Uh…" Gray asked, confused.
"This is amazing!" Wendy exclaimed with stars in her eyes.
"Gihi...I'll admit it, Salamander. This is pretty good," Gajeel chuckled, with a smirk.
Before anyone else got a chance to comment, the lyrics started again.
Huzrah nu, kul do od, wah aan bok lingrah vod
Ahrk fin tey, boziik fun, do fin gein!
Wo lost fron wah ney dov, ahrk fin reyliik do jul
Voth aan suleyk wah ronit faal krein
Ahrk fin zul, rok drey kod, nau tol morokei frod
Rul lot Taazokaan motaad voth kein!
Sahrot Thu'um, med aan tuz, vey zeim hokoron pah
Ol fin Dovahkiin komeyt ok rein!
"So is anyone gonna fill us in on what the hell he's saying?" Cana asked.
"We'll explain after, now shut up and keep listening!" Gajeel shot back.
Nuz aan sul, fent alok, fod fin vul dovah nok
Fen kos nahlot mahfaeraak ahrk ruz!
Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot
Dovahkiin kos fin saviik do muz!
Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin, naal ok zin los vahriin
Wah dein vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal!
Ahrk fin norok paal graan fod nust hon zindro zaan
Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal!
As the lyrics ended, a beautiful orchestral section began to play, making everyone feel as though they were in some sort of mystical plane.
"That was so cool!" Wendy exclaimed again. "I can't believe he wrote an entire song in draconic!"
"EH?" everyone questioned loudly.
"You're telling me that flame-brain wrote an entire song that no one can understand?" Gray shouted.
"Well, I don't think he ever expected anyone to listen to his music, Gray," Makarov pointed out.
"Something wrong with writing a song in draconic, Gray?" Gajeel asked threateningly. Before Gray got a chance to retort, he saw Wendy giving him the patented 'Fairy Tail scary woman stare' and quickly shook his head in fear. "Good."
"So, Gajeel, would you care to translate for us?" Levy asked.
"I can give you the gist of it, Shrimp," Gajeel nodded. "Dovahkiin means dragonborn, which would refer to us slayers. Salamander basically talked about how dragons are honorable creatures who strike down the forces of evil and go on adventures."
"Why am I not surprised…" Lucy deadpanned.
"He mentioned a few ancient relics in it, too. Are they related to dragons, Gajeel?" Levy asked.
"Alduin was a relic of the dragon civil war. It's said that it was so powerful that it had the ability to slay dragons because one of the first dragon slayers to ever exist filled it with his magic," Gajeel explained. "And Thu'um is actually one of the first dragon slayers, not a relic. He was the only one to ever rival Acnologia, so people thought of him as a blade against dragons."
"While Juvia finds dragons very interesting, Juvia would like to know if she could pick out a song," Juvia piped up.
"Sure thing, Juvia!" Mira replied, gesturing to the boxes.
The water mage walked up and picked one of the boxes that hadn't been opened yet, and selected one from the pile. "Juvia picks this one! With it, she will woo her beloved Gray!"
"Riight…" the room deadpanned.
"What's it called, Juvia?" Lisanna asked.
"The disk Juvia picked is called Love," Juvia replied, happily.
"Alright, place your bets! Who thinks it's about Mirajane!" Cana shouted out.
"One-thousand on Mirajane!"
"Five-thousand on Lucy!"
"Three-thousand on Happy!"
"WHY WOULD HE WRITE A LOVE SONG ABOUT HAPPY, YOU IDIOT?"
"Oh, yeah...Three-thousand on Acnologia then!"
"HE'S DEAD, OVER FOUR-HUNDRED YEARS OLD, AND A MAN!"
"THEN WHO SHOULD I BET ON, HUH?"
Before the fighting could continue, Juvia interrupted. "Mira, do the other disks have letters on them?"
"What do you mean, Juvia?" she asked the water mage.
"Well, the disk Juvia picked has the letter 'L' on it, so Juvia was wondering if the other ones have letters as well," Juvia explained.
Lisanna walked over to the pile of disks that had already been played. "Yep. The Fishin' Hole has an 'H,' The Diary of Jane has an 'M,' Dear God and Stray Cat Strut have 'L,' and Brother has an 'L' and two 'Gs.' Dragonborn doesn't have any letters."
"Juvia thinks that the letters stand for who Natsu wrote the song for," Juvia suggested, while the room got quiet.
"TEN-THOUSAND ON LUCY!"
"FIFTEEN-THOUSAND ON LEVY!"
"TWENTY-THOUSAND ON LYON!"
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
"Why don't you go ahead and play it, Juvia," Mira suggested, not without a note of disappointment. "They'll probably stop when the music plays."
"Juvia will play it right away!" Juvia said, hurrying over to the player and pressing play. (Song: Love by Nathan Wagner)
The music slowly started to grow in volume as the guild quieted down just in time to hear a piano chord strike.
All I want is to be loved
All I want is to be seen
All I want is just to have you
Have your heart reside with me
I feel I always go unnoticed
I feel we never get to speak
I wish I gathered up the courage
To show you all that we could be
So I wrote this song 'cause I'm not good with words
But I know that we could make this work
You have my heart, you have my heart
I promise I won't let you feel alone
Though all the world can be so cold
I'll keep you warm, I'll keep you warm
Just let me in
"This is still really vague, it could be about anyone!" Cana groaned.
"I wouldn't quite say that," Mira said, smirking. "I'd bet anything this is about Lisanna."
"What?" Lisanna squeaked out, but before anyone could comment, the song continued.
You should know that you're my focus
Ever since the day we met
It's funny only just a moment
Can reveal the universe intent
That I was made to fall in love with you
With every breath, with every move
I'm falling deeper, falling deeper
Every melody I write for you
Every symphony, you are my muse
You're all I want, you're all I want
Just let me in
Just let me in
"I think it sounds like Lucy," Erza commented. "He constantly breaks into her apartment, which could be what he means by 'let me in,' and they've been partners since they met."
"All of you break into my apartment," Lucy pointed out. "And some people even take baths there when I'm not around."
"Hey!" Cana shouted back. "I take them when you're there too."
"HOW DOES THAT HELP!"
Come on, come on, come on and let me love you
Come on, come on, come on and let me in
Come on, come on, come on and let me love you
Come on, come on, come on and let me in
"Holy crap!" Macao exclaimed. "His voice goes almost as high as Mira's!"
"Think of all the money we'd make if we sold this stuff with Mira on the cover!" Wakaba pointed out, causing Makarov to drool with dollar signs in his eyes.
And one day we could just share a home
And we could travel far, see the unknown
All you want, whatever you want
We'll fall more in love each every day
We'll break anything that's in our way
The world is ours, the world is ours
Won't you lend your heart
With the song ended, Mira decided to bring up her argument again. "There's no way that's about anyone except Lisanna."
"Mira!" Lisanna squeaked back, blushing, although she was really hoping the song was actually about her.
"Oh, come on. He feels you never get to speak because he doesn't have the courage? You two have hardly spent any time together since you came back from Edolas. One day you could share a home? You've been teasing him about that since you two got Happy!"
"Ya'know, that makes a lot of sense," Cana nodded. "However, we have no concrete proof so nobody wins the bet until Natsu gets back to tell us who the song is about."
"Who knew Natsu was such a romantic?" Lucy questioned. "But if he already wrote a love song about Mira, why would he write a love song about somebody else? Do you think he got over Mira and wrote this one, or the other way around?"
'He better not have gotten over me…' Mira thought, narrowing her eyes at the blonde.
"Well, Salamander gets two mates, so he probably hasn't 'gotten over' either of them," Gajeel pointed out.
"EH?" the guild shouted.
Wendy nodded, though her face was bright red.
"What do you mean by that, Gajeel?" Levy asked.
"Well, Shrimp, dragon slayers get one mate. We get that from our dragons. It's pretty simple, none of that destiny crap that people believe. When our magic is compatible and we feel a personal connection, they can be seen as a potential mate. Rarely, if ever, will there be a case of one-sided attraction coming from the slayer because they will feel less compatible," Gajeel explained. "However, since Salamander is Igneel's son, it's a little different. Igneel was a dragon king, and dragon kings always take two mates. This is so the kingslayer magic is passed down to the next generation because only around a quarter of male children and one in ten female children can even use it."
"I guess that makes sense," Levy nodded, while all the older men started to cry about how lucky Natsu was that he got his own mini-harem. "But even if that's the case and Natsu has children, will they even be able to use dragon slayer magic?"
"Nope," Gajeel responded flatly. "There's only been one other slayer that was the son of a dragon king and he took two mates. We get our mating habits from dragons, so it isn't really our choice."
"But couldn't Natsu just pick one?" Lucy asked. "Why does he have to have two?"
"Because men are disgusting pigs!" Laki yelled out, earning her a few confused looks.
"Well, I suppose it's possible, bunny-girl, but that wouldn't really be fair to Salamander. The whole time he's with one girl, he'd be in love with someone else at the same time, and, in all likelihood, they'd be in love with him too. Then no one would be happy."
"I guess that makes sense. So one of Natsu's mates is Mira and the other probably starts with L?" Lucy asked.
"And ends with 'isanna,'" Mira said, causing her sister's face to glow red.
"Taking both of my sisters is NOT A MAN!" Elfman roared.
"Elfman, what have I said about getting involved with my dating life?" Mira asked sweetly.
"Sorry, big sis!" he replied quickly, sitting back down.
"That's better."
"Can we pick another song, please," Lisanna asked desperately.
"Oh, hush now. You're just embarrassed because you like Natsu enough to share him," Mira chastised.
"MIRA! Please! Just pick another song!"
"Oh, alright, alright. Who wants to pick next?"
"I think I'll choose one, my dear," Makarov volunteered and went over to the same box Juvia picked hers from. After looking for a moment, he pulled up a disk. "This sounds a lot like something Natsu would write."
"How so?" Mira asked.
"It says I Will Follow You into the Dark," Makarov said, retreating to the lacrima player. "That boy has always been one to follow his family to the ends of the earth."
"Sounds like it could be another love song," Lucy pointed out. "I wonder who it's for this time."
"What's the letter? Mama needs her drinking money!" Cana called out.
"I'll bet it's about someone else, and Natsu will steal all of the beautiful women away from us!" Macao wailed.
"Those kids! They leave us with no beauties! First, he takes Mirajane from us, and then-" Wakaba started.
"I'm sorry, were you saying something about ever having me in the first place?" Mira asked, with a terrifyingly sweet smile on her face.
"No, ma'am!" they both shot back.
"Good."
"Uh...anyway...this one is 'L' as well," Makarov said awkwardly.
'Perfect! If there's anyone I could share Natsu with, it's definitely my sister,' Mira thought smiling.
The song started with a catchy, mid-tempo acoustic guitar riff before the lyrics began. (Song: I Will Follow You into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie)
Love of mine, someday you will die
But I'll be close behind; I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight, waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the "No"s on their Vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
"I told you it was a love song!" Lucy exclaimed.
"I can't believe that idiot knows anything about love," Gray muttered.
In Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me, "Son
Fear is the heart of love," so I never went back
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the "No"s on their Vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
"What the heck is Catholic? Or Roman? And there's no way flame-brain would ever go to school," Gray pointed out, only to get shushed as the lyrics quickly began again.
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary and the soles of your shoes
Are all worn down; the time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about 'cause we'll hold each other soon
In the blackest of rooms
"WOW!" the guild exclaimed at Natsu's gorgeous high note.
And if Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
And illuminate the "No"s on their Vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
And I'll follow you into the dark
"So, is anyone gonna answer my questions now?" Gray asked.
"Well, the Romans were a militaristic country I read about in one of my favorite book series of all time," Levy explained. "They took over vast areas of land with their armies, and were ruled by emperors, and then by a group very similar to our Magic Council, and then by kings."
"Once again, this is suggesting that flame-brain reads books," Gray pointed out.
"I don't know what to believe anymore!" Lucy groaned.
"To continue, a 'Catholic' is someone who believes in a religion called Catholicism. Religion is sort of like when a group of people all share the same beliefs and worship a god," Levy explained. "Catholics apparently were very popular in the series, and they all believed in a divine being called 'God.'"
"Wait, he didn't have a name?" Gray asked, confused. "That would be like if we were called 'Human,' or if Happy's name was 'Exceed,' or if Natsu was raised by his father named 'Dragon.'"
"Aye, sir!" Happy shouted happily, not paying attention or following anything that was going on.
"Well, in these books people didn't know if gods were real or not," Levy informed him. "Some people thought there was only one so they just called him God. Others thought that there were a whole bunch of gods and that they each had powers over different things. Some thought they were all made up by crazy people and never existed in the first place. Catholics believed that there was only one and that he would watch over them from the heavens. They thought of him as a father of sorts, as he was the father of all humans, animals, plants, and the entire universe."
"He watched them? Isn't that kind of creepy, Shrimp?" Gajeel asked.
"I think it was more in a metaphorical sense," Levy sighed. "They believe that God's son, Jesus, came to earth to preach about his father, and, after he was killed, he came back to life to prove God's existence to them."
"Now hold on a second," Gray interrupted. "I thought you said that they were all his children. How come this Jesus person is special? And if he's a god, why can't he just go down to the people and tell them he's real himself?"
"I don't know, the book didn't say," Levy shrugged.
"Maybe Jesus is his favorite," Erza suggested. "Or maybe Jesus was his only real son, sort of like how the master thinks of us as his children, even though only Laxus is directly related to him."
"Why would they worship someone who has a favorite kid?" Gray questioned. "And if he's capable of having a child, shouldn't he be able to do something as simple as talk to people? Besides, how could he have a biological child if they all think that he's the only god?"
"I suppose you're right," Erza agreed, nodding her head. "What was so special about this Jesus fellow anyway?"
"Well, he could walk on water-"
"Juvia can do that!" Juvia pointed out.
"And he could turn water into wine."
"THAT SOUNDS LIKE MY KINDA GUY!" Cana shouted. "If only he was real, I'd marry the hell out of him! Was he a hunk?"
"I don't know, it didn't say," Levy replied. "But he did all of this without magic."
"What book was this, Levy?" Lucy asked.
"It was called 'Earth without Magic.' It was a series of books about a world where magic didn't exist, so they had to build civilizations without it. They still had weapons like swords and shields, but instead of magic, they used bows and arrows and eventually developed other weapons like guns, tanks, and bombs. They even had lights and running water by using something called electricity!"
"How are you supposed to use guns without magic?" Bisca asked. "And isn't electricity just lightning magic?"
"I think we're getting off track here," Mira said awkwardly. "I thought we were talking about the love song Natsu wrote, not Levy's book series."
"That's a good point, my dear. So who's next?" Makarov asked.
