Chapter 5: First Time In A While

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN FAIRY TAIL (nor do I own Aladdin)! ~sadly~

A/N: I have no excuses. It's almost been a year and I haven't updated. I really hope that some of my readers out there are still, ya know, reading this. My writing style might have noticeably changed and hopefully got better, too. Anyways, here's chapter five. Chapter six will be up today or tomorrow!

Previously

"Natsu's right, Lu-chan! Come to us whenever you need to talk about something!" Levy agreed.

I broke off my hug with Natsu and hugged Levy. "Arigatou, minna."

In unison, Natsu and Levy whispered loud enough for me to hear, "You're welcome, Lucy..."

Normal POV

That day, the trio didn't start on the project. Instead, they hung out.

They hung out just like friends would.

"Let's watch this!" Natsu yelled, holding up a DVD of Aladdin.

Levy shook her head and clicked her tongue. "You shouldn't be rummaging through someone else's things, Natsu! Look at the mess you made!" She indicated the DVDs scattered on the floor.

Lucy giggled. "It's fine, Levy-chan." The blonde turned to Natsu. "Can we watch something else, though?"

"Aww..." Natsu pouted. "What do you wanna watch, then?"

Lucy held up a DVD, looking embarrassed. "I borrowed this from my cousin some time ago...I wanted to watch his school play."

"A school play?" the pinkette said, furrowing his eyebrows. "But that's boring..." he whined.

"Don't judge a book by its cover," Levy chided, "or DVD, whichever!"

"It's actually their rehearsal. They discontinued the production. He said that it was actually funny, though," Lucy remarked. "I wanted to see what he meant by 'funny' so I borrowed it. I don't want to keep it for too long..."

"Okay, then!" Natsu gave in, suddenly enthusiastic again.

"Thanks," she replied, amused.

"Let's clean everything first," she suggested, surveying the floor. "You really made a mess, Natsu..."

He sweat dropped. "Sorry..."

"S'okay," she accepted his apology. "Now, let's get to work!"

~after twenty minutes of reorganizing DVDs~

"I'm gonna go make popcorn!" Lucy cheered, happy that the DVDs were all put away. "Do you prefer butter or none?"

"Buttered popcorn!" Natsu and Levy shouted simultaneously, hyper for some reason.

"Be back in a bit." Lucy left the room.

Levy tapped her chin thoughtfully. "I wonder what school her cousin attends. I haven't seen anyone who looks like they'd be related to her..."

"I think I've seen someone who looks like Luce," Natsu remembered, "but he's not her cousin. I asked him once."

"Who?"

"Laxus Dreyar. He has blond hair and a scar over his right eye. He always has headphones on."

Levy raised an eyebrow. "What did you ask him, exactly?"

"I asked, 'Do you have any relatives in this school?' and he said, 'No,'" Natsu told her. "Now that I think about it, though, he seemed bothered by the question. Maybe he lied?"

Levy shrugged. "Who knows? I'll ask him sometime."

"Er, Laxus isn't really someone you'll wanna talk to. He's grumpy all the time."

Once again, the blue-haired teen shrugged. "He can't be that bad."

Their conversation ended when Lucy abruptly entered the room, carrying two bowls of the requested popcorn. "Here ya go!"

"Thanks, Luce!" Natsu grinned.

"Thank you, Lu-chan," Levy chirped.

Lucy smiled at the two. "No problem. We'll all share. The second bowl is backup."

She inserted the DVD into the player, shut the lights, and the three settled onto the couch, staring at the television screen patiently.

It flickered to life and light filled the room.

In big letters, the title covered the screen, Fairy Tail and Sabertooth High: 'Improv' Play.

"So, it's basically a play where Fairy Tail and Sabertooth High do 'improvisation?'" Levy whispered.

Lucy nodded. "Yeah, though not exactly 'improvisation.' My cousin said it was really funny."

Natsu was muttering to himself inaudibly. The two girls could only make out, Shit, and, I can't believe it.

What was wrong with him?

They would soon find out.

~skipping to the end of the play~

The three students sat on the couch, waiting for something interesting to happen. They thought Lucy's cousin said it was funny! Natsu, however, despite being seemingly bored, was antsy.

"Hello, everyone," a blue-haired boy greeted the follow actors and actresses on the stage.

"Hello, Jellal," they replied.

Two identical boys ran up to the group. "Hi."

"Hello, Mystogan, Siegrain," their friends said.

"Aww...you could tell us apart?" Siegrain pouted.

"I'm bored!" a voice backstage whined.

"Shut up, idiot!" another hissed.

"Why don't you?" voice one shouted.

Loud stomps could be heard. "Make me, Pyro!"

"Gladly!" Right then and there, the curtain fell as two teens wrestled each other.

"Natsu?!" Lucy exclaimed, astonished.

"I was forced to join the Drama Club in my freshman year," he groaned.

"Natsu! Sting!" a black-haired girl screeched. "Calm down, you morons! You're gonna destroy the stage!"

They didn't. Instead, they continued to injure each other and call each other ridiculous names.

"Pinky!"

"My hair's salmon! It is not pink!" Natsu seethed. "Stupid pervert!"

The other boy, Sting, gasped dramatically. "I am not a pervert!"

"Then why do you dress like a prostitute?!" Natsu retorted.

Sting had a vein popping out of his forehead. "How would you know?! Did you hire one?!"

A scarlet-haired girl—whom Lucy and Levy both recognized as Erza—growled, "This was supposed to be released to help publicize our play! Stop it, you idiots!"

The curtain—somehow—caught fire and part of the stage collapsed, followed by screams.

The words, The End, appeared before the screen darkened.

Lucy and Levy blinked, trying to comprehend what they just watched as Natsu violently twitched in embarrassment(?).

"Uh..." He rubbed the back of his neck. "Now you know why it got discontinued...?"

At that moment, the two girls burst into a fit of laughter, gasping for air.

"I cannot believe..." Lucy interrupted herself, giggling.

"You—!" Levy doubled over and rolled off the couch, laughing.

"Oh, my God!" Lucy and Levy continued guffawing at the hilarious production they had just watched, much to Natsu's annoyance.

He grumbled, "It's not that funny!" He looked at his two friends again. "Okay, maybe it was..."

Lucy flashed him a grin once she calmed down. "Sorry, Natsu..."

"But that was just too funny!" Levy finished, a giggle escaping her lips.

"Whatever," he said, rolling his eyes, smiling.

Lucy took a deep breath and made sure she wouldn't laugh again. "Wanna stay over? Like, a sleepover?"

"I needa ask," Levy told her, digging around her book bag for her cell phone, "but I know they'll say yes!"

"I just needa tell my Dad so he won't think something happened," Natsu said, following suit. "I needa tell him to take care of my little sis too."

"Great!" Lucy cheered.

After her two friends got everything settled, silence filled the air.

Lucy broke it.

"How did the curtain catch fire, anyways?"

"Shut up, Luce!"

It was the first time in a while since Lucy had had so much fun.

How was it...?

Is my writing style better or did it barely change? And that last sentence did not have a typo if you read it carefully.

Also, thank a Guest for reminding me to update. xD

And, look, sorry for not updating. I hope you guys are still reading, even after so long.

R & R, minna!

Ja'ne!