HII I'm sooo sorry for the late update. This chapter isn't my best and I get the feeling I won't be doing any better… I'm feeling super hyped up on the final few chapters because I already have the ending planned out… Plus I feel super guilty for not doing my homework but I just couldn't bear to use my brains and do it. I should have done it before the holidays so I would still be in a school-mode and my brain would function :/ Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter though :)
CelestialXoz
"Lu-chan, are you sure you're okay? Do you want me to bring you to the nurse?" Levy asked worriedly, eyeing her sleep-deprived friend.
"I'm fine, Levy-chan. Anyway, the performance is today right? What time do we need to go and get ready?" Lucy enquired her best friend, waving her worries off and giving her a small smile.
"We need to go now. The performance is in the morning after the principal addresses the whole school about us. Are you sure you're okay? You haven't been sleeping well because you had to stay up for three days to find the song and another three more to catch up on the homework, right? If you ever need help, tell me, alright?" Giving Levy one more word of assurance, Lucy and her began to walk towards the music room which had quickly become the group's place for meetings, practise and such. Over the last practises, Lucy had become close friends with everyone in the group. Even though she was stressed out with the inhuman practise hours, courtesy of Erza, she enjoyed singing with them immensely. Once they had reached their destination, they opened the door to get ready for their first performance as Fairy Star.
"Good morning, students of Fairy Tail High. As you all would have known by now, this school may close down…" Principal Makarov droned on and on as the girls waited backstage. Lucy was pacing as fretted about the performance. What if they didn't like it? What if they hated her voice? What if they failed and the school will have to shut down? The 'What ifs' continued to consume her head as she clutched onto her microphone like it was her life line. The others stared at her, worry evident in their eyes.
"Juvia thinks Lucy should calm down. Lucy-san has nothing to worry about. Juvia is certain that this performance will be a success."
"She's right, Lucy. Don't pace around so much – you might ruin your hair and clothes. You look amazing by the way." Mirajane assured her, grasping onto her shoulders to stop her from moving.
Lucy stopped moving but she continued to panic.
"I'm worried. What if they don't like us? The continuation of the school is on our hands. We have to succeed." She spilled her worries to them as Principal Makarov finished his speech.
"And without further ado, Fairy Star!" The applusause was thunderous, hoots and whistles could be heard. Levy grabbed onto Lucy's hand, giving it a tight squeeze.
"It'll be fine, we can do it!" Offering Lucy a smile, the six girls walked out of the curtains and took their positions. Giving each other one last nod, they signalled to their manager to start the music.
Lucy – Bold Everyone – Bold, underlined, italics. Mirajane – Italics Erza – Underlined
Levy – Bold & UnderlinedJuvia – Italics & Underlined
"If I got locked away
And we lost it all today...
Tell me honestly...
Would you still love me the same?
If I showed you my flaws
If I couldn't be strong
Tell me honestly
Would you still love me the same?
Right about now...
If a judge for life me...
Would you stay by my side?
Or is you gonna say good-bye?
Can you tell me right now?
If I couldn't buy you the fancy things in life
Shawty, would it be alright
Come and show me that you are down (ah-ha)
Now tell me would you really ride for me? (would you really ride for me?)
Baby, tell me would you die for me? (tell me would you die for me?)
Would you spend your whole life with me? (what's up)
Would you be there to always hold me down?
Tell me would you really cry for me? (would you really cry for me?)
Baby, don't lie to me (baby, don't lie to me)
If I didn't have anything... (what's up?)
I wanna know would you stick around?
If I got locked away
And we lost it all today...
Tell me honestly...
Would you still love me the same?
If I showed you my flaws
If I couldn't be strong
Tell me honestly
Would you still love me the same?"
Lucy slowed down at the ending as the lights slowly dimmed. The school stared, shell-shocked as a moment of silence engulfed them. The girls looked at each other nervously, the lack of response was nerve-racking!
"Yeah! With this group, the school is bound to get money!"
I know right?! They were AWESOME!"
"I wish I could sing like any of them! No wonder they got chosen to be our starlets!"
The audience whistled and shouted words of agreement. The crowd went wild! The girls of Fairy Star blushed at the applause, waving and thanking them. When they finally calmed down, the principal took the stage as the girls stared to exit to the curtains. In a daze, Lucy walked to the curtains, unable to comprehend what just happened. Paying no mind to the wires that were connected to their microphone, Lucy tripped. Her ankle tangled up with the wires, she could only watch as she began to fall, face first on the floor. The audience watched in horror as the singer began to close her eyes and prepare for the pain that would come.
But it didn't.
Her forehead landed on something hard but softer than ground. She felt hands on her wrist, supporting her as her body was stopped in mid fall. "Hey, you okay?" A deep but soothing voice asked her. Opening her eyes, she found them to be locked onto onyx eyes with specks of green, the arms stabling her and helped her stood upright. His face looked genuinely worried, examining her for any visible injuries.
"I-I'm fine. Thank you…" She stuttered, suddenly feeling nervous. Giving her a weird look, she glanced in the other direction.
"Okay then, weirdo. Don't go falling on anyone again."
"Oka-WAIT A MINUTE. WHO ARE YOU CALLING A WEIRDO!" She screamed at the stranger. He simply chuckled and replied. "You, you weirdo." Letting go of her arms, he looked down at her. She had to be at least shorter than him by 10 centimetres.
"Says the one with pink hair." Crossing her arms, she puffed out her cheeks and turned away again. Laughing at her, he ruffled her hair and bend down to her height.
"Aww, is the singer of Fairy Star all shy around me?" He teased. Lucy ignored him and turned to face the other direction. Only to realized, they were still on stage! The students were giving them sly grins and suggestive smirks while her friends backstage were laughing at her and giving her a thumbs up with a not-so-innocent grin. Flushing crimson red, she rushed back into the curtains and tried to pay no mind to her friends' teasing. Principal Makarov finally went up on stage and everyone looked away from the scene.
"Well, that was entertaining." He started, obviously not meaning the singing performance. "Anyway, let's welcome the next group, Dragon Force!"
The audience clapped wildly, hoping to have a just as impressive performance as the last. The pink-haired guy seemed to regain his senses as he grabbed a microphone from a student backstage and went to take his position with the four other boys that were streaming out. Lucy, Levy, Mira, Erza, Juvia and Wendy all gasped as the boys got ready. The youngest of them, with dark purple hair, adjusted the drum kit as a guy with jet-black hair tuned his bass. The heavily pierced man and the tattooed guy got comfortable with their guitars. The pinkette that had caught Lucy went to grab a microphone stand and took the mic.
"Hey guys! I'm Natsu and the bass player is Ice-brain. The pierced guy is Gajeel and he's on guitar as well as Jellal, the tattoo guy." Natsu said into the mic. "It's Gray, you idiot!" could be heard from the bass player.
"And the guy on the drums is Romeo, my little bro. He's standing in for Laxus, who couldn't be here today." Natsu continued, completely ignoring Grey's protest.
"We hope you enjoy our performance!" The one named Jellal said hurriedly, noticing that Grey was slowly creeping towards Natsu from behind, his bass raised above his head.
Looking towards the curtains, Natsu gave Lucy a big grin and winked at her before starting his performance.
Finishing their performance, Makarov took the mic from Natsu. The crowd was cheering just as wildly as when the girls finished their performances.
"Thank you to Fairy Star and Dragon Force for your performances. Now, I would like to invite Fairy Star up on stage." Lucy and the girls looked at each other, all of them were confused on what was going on. Going up on stage, the principal continued. "The teachers and I have decided to have a mini competition between the bands. But it isn't a typical face off. We have come to the conclusion to pair each member with another member from the other group! Each pair will compete with one another to see which two are the best and they will be awarded with vouchers to Heart Kruz and an all-you-can-eat buffet for two or front row seats to the upcoming basketball match! The pairings have already been chosen. They are, Natsu and Lucy, Grey and Juvia, Jellal and Erza, Laxus and Mirajane, Gajeel and Levy. Because of the number of grades skipped, Wendy you will not be allowed to participate so that you can focus on your studies." Wendy nodded, grateful for it as she was still trying to cope with the amount of homework and stuff to catch up on. The students were cheering and whistling in joy, excited to see the competition.
"The preliminaries will be next week. Each pair please prepare yourself. Only four of you will proceed to the semi-finals and it will be held in this hall. We will brief all of you about how you will be competing later. Now everyone, go back to your classrooms." Natsu and Lucy stared at each other as they walked away to their respective classrooms.
Let the competition begin.
I KNOWW THIS CHAPTER WAS SHORTER AND UPDATED LATE. I have no excuse for it…I wasn't sure how to continue on but finally, NATSU IS IN! I already got an idea of how I want the ending to be…I know right?! You already wrote the ending but not the story in between?! Yes…I did. I wasn't really feeling it and had zero inspiration to write. I will try to update one more chapter before next Saturday as I will be leaving soon and might not update for a while. I might also post a new oneshot because they are a post-it-and-you're-finished-with-it kind of stories. I also posted a new oneshot called Missing You, which is about the training Natsu went on for a year. It is set around when he met Gildarts! Please check that story out, I really liked the chapter the story was based on. (Chapter 417)
Thanks for 8 reviews! Honestly, I can't believe I actually got past 5 since I didn't really think out of all the fanfics someone would review mine. Every review counts! Hopefully, we will be able to reach a double-digit soon!
CelestialXoz