Yo! It's good to see the world! :3 Anyways, Arigato to the following...
Eldan-niisan (Eldan Aranye)
HeartGold12
Shining Stellar
The Midnight Star
Hime-koi
HaylieandKaylie
And of course, the very one who I owe this chapter to...
Agatstone
Thank you so much guys. I still need help with the GaLe pairing though. Anyways, enough of my rambling. Please enjoy!
Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)
Lucy and Juvia sat side by side at the counter. Both girls were, um, in a bad mood, if that's what you can call it. Lucy was emitting aura that was quadruple its original size, giving double of it to Juvia. Speaking of the water mage, a small and thundering rain cloud hung over her and Lucy. To be extremely honest, no one wants to go near them, even Mira.
The entire guild was hushed. Mumblings, barely whispers passed around the guild. Sighing, Lissanna looked around for Levy, but sadly remembered that the solid-script mage went on a mission. She looked at her sister, who mouthed Erza's name. Lissanna smiled brightly, in contrast to the- erm, how to put this in a not so evil way- dark atmosphere. Sadly, the re-equip mage *cough*was*cough*on*cough*a*cough*date*cough*with*cough*Jellal*cough*. Lissanna sighed sadly, again, before thinking of a way to negotiate with the two. Deep in thought, she didn't realize the two bright –with anger- mages enter, throwing insults, before the final attack.
"You Idiot! Do you want to burn the entire town?"
"No, you Exhibitionist! You just want to turn the entire city into an ice cube!"
"Oh, do I, Pinky? Why the heck would I do that?"
"You want a death warrant?"
"You could've just asked for yours! I'd gladly whip your butt!"
"In your dreams, Poopcicle!"
"Poopcicle? Popsicle, I'll accept, but poopcicle? You ARE desperate for a death warrant!"
"You smell like it, why'd you care?"
Lissanna sighed; her head throbbed with the noisy bickering. She prayed to whatever there was to make them shut up. She opened her eyes when her prayer was answer- scratch that – In front of her, Natsu and Gray slumped, a pleading look on their faces. For the –counting- fourth time that day, she sighed. She stood up and spoke.
"Alright, Alright. I'll ask them." Lissanna said with a shake of her head. Some things never change. She walked over to the two and noticed a photo album in their hands. Juvia was crying and Lucy was tearing up. She looked at the album and felt teary-eyed herself, because in the album, sad pictures looked back at her.
On the upper right, a picture of a five-year old Juvia crying under a small raincloud seemed to draw her near. Below it, a batch picture, where Juvia was being picked on. Again she was crying. Lissanna sniffed and proceeded to do her original task.
"Why're you guys so depressed?" She asked, just noticing how soaked she was. Juvia sniffed and Lucy silently wept.
"Juvia is in her time of the month. So is Lucy, but today is the day Juvia's heart broke and also the day when Gray-sama stole it." The water mage whispered silently. Lissanna looked over at Lucy who sniffed and told her story.
"Today was the day I left home." Lucy said, rubbing her eyes. "I'm simply sympathizing with J-Juvia." She said, smiling, but she cried at the last word. As if they rehearsed it, the two wept, both their tears flooding the guild. Lissanna sighed and went over to Natsu and Gray, both staring at her nervously. After a five-minute talk, a plan materialized.
The silver haired Take-over mage grinned broadly as Natsu pulled Lucy into a gentle hug, telling her words that made her cease her crying. As for Juvia, Lissanna grinned. Getting Gray to man up and confess took a full four minutes. Juvia's sad world was about to change.
Lights dimmed and Gray appeared on stage with Natsu (A/N: Draco: How'd he get up there so fast? Me: No butting in, Nii-san. Blair: you're one to talk.) Juvia and Lucy sat there, staring at them bleakly with teary eyes. At least it wasn't raining inside the guild anymore. Mira grinned at her little sister as the two boys adjusted their guitars.
"Good job, Lissanna. I knew you could do it." Mira said, polishing a mug that came out of nowhere. Lissanna giggled and smiled before turning her gaze on the stage. Gray grinned at Juvia, who blushed at the attention. He gripped the mic and opened his mouth to sing, a faraway look in his eyes.
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
Gray grinned once more at Juvia, who had turned chameleon shades of red. Natsu strummed behind him, a canine smile going Lucy's way.
When she smiles
Natsu sang the last word with him, adding tone to the word. Also, they strummed even louder; Gray looked up at the ceiling as if to think, brows furrowing his *cough*handsome*cough* face. (A/N: Blair: I'm sure Juvia thinks that. Me: *Coughing fit*)
How many days in a year
She woke up with hope but she only found tears
Gray looked at Natsu, both of them wearing a sad face, a sympathizing face. Lucy had to hold back a laugh. With all due respect, the two of them? Sympathizing? It was similar to her and Aquarius getting along, which, sadly, they do. She turned to look at Juvia, who clutched her hands near her heart, tears forming in her eyes.
I can be so insincere,
Making the promises never for real
Gray looked at Juvia apologetically, before looking down. The said girl, however, as Lucy noticed, was looking at Gray with hope. Or that's what Lucy saw. She turned back to the singing pair and grinned at Natsu, who grinned back at her.
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
How many days disappear?
When you look in the mirror so how do you choose?
Gray jumped off the stage with ease, Natsu close behind him, and headed towards Juvia. The water mage sniffed twice and looked at him, eyes shining with awkward tears.
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
Your hair never falls in quite the same way
You never seem to run out of things to say
Gray abruptly stopped strumming and gently caressed Juvia's blue locks, making the water mage blink tears once again. Lucy grinned at this. Juvia was getting her wish. She gave Natsu a thumbs up, who looked at her for help. Sighing, she grabbed a golden guitar and strummed with him. Natsu opened his mouth to sing with Gray.
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
Natsu abruptly stopped singing, and turned to grin at Lucy as Gray sang the last words solo.
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
Juvia sniffed and a small smile formed on her face. For once, Gray grinned and smiled back at her, a tiny blush swept over his face. He turned around and went to the stage, followed by the two, and continued singing in all his boxered glory. Good thing Erza wasn't here.
How many lovers would stay?
Just to put up with this day after day?
How did we wind up this way?
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
Gray ran a hand through his hair. Good thing flame-brain is helping. He turned to look at Juvia, but he noticed Lucy strumming with Natsu. Oh? They're playing together. How cute. Gray smirked at them and gave Juvia a heart-warming smile. Whistles could be heard from the guild, mostly, from Cana. Who knew that she could whistle that loud?
As long as we stand here waiting
Wearing the clothes on the soles of our shoes
How do we get there today?
When we're walking too far for the price of her shoes
Gray grabbed the mic, not exactly minding the mic stand attached to the mic, and twirled it thrice before continuing singing. Behind him, Natsu and Lucy were having a strumming battle.
Your clothes never wear as well the next day
Your hair never falls in quite the same way
But you never seem to run out of things to say
Gray sang his heart out, icy mist enveloped three feet from the floor of the stage- no, the entire guild- sending shivers down everyone's spine. He looked awkwardly at Natsu, who grinned evilly before singing with him. This made Lucy roll her eyes and blow her bangs from her face. Gray had that faraway look in his eyes once more as he raised his head and opened his mouth.
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
Gray grinned at Juvia, and Natsu stopped singing and grinned at Lucy. Juvia's tears fell from her eyes, but, they didn't flood. Instead, they fell like a drizzle. Light and very quiet.
I absolutely love her
When she smiles
Right after the last word, Gray had an ice electric guitar on his hands and began strumming. In a few seconds time, the three were jamming, the guild shrieked with delight. It was like a concert!
After a few seconds of strumming, gray's guitar dissolved and joined the icy mist on the floor. Lucy and Natsu grinned at each other at the background while Gray gripped the mic, with the mic stand *again*, leaned in and sang, his eyes bore into Juvia's.
Well your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way
And you never seem to run out of things to say
Natsu joined Gray's voice with his. Juvia smiled, first at Gray, then at Lucy and Natsu. She wiped a tear from her eye and smiled even more. Her wish. Someone finally healed her heart. And she knew it.
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
The entire guild was at the edge of its seat. Anticipating, waiting, for those words. Juvia smiled. She knew that, even if he isn't saying it directly, he loves her. Juvia's slightly pink face suddenly deepend. Now, her face was the same color as Natsu's hair.
This is the story of a girl
Her pretty face she hid from the world
And while she looks so sad and lonely there
I absolutely love her
The guild leaned closer once more, even if they practically fell off their seats. Sadly, Gray and Natsu had other ideas. Lucy strummed harder, taking her heart out in supporting her friend's love complication.
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her
Gray took a deep breath, his heart racing in his chest and his face flushed, and sang the last words.
When she smiles
Gray walked leisurely towards Juvia and lifted her chin, so their faces were angled with each other. Gray grinned and placed the mic near his lips and sang out the last words.
When she smiles
Juvia was breathing hard; her face was equally flushed as his. Natsu and Lucy grinned at each other and set down the guitars and strolled towards the "new" couple. A meter behind them, they heard Gray's voice, cool as ice, but nervous as a wreck.
"I absolutely love you, especially when you smile." Gray said, his nose brushing hers. Juvia couldn't take it anymore, so can the guild. Simultaneously, the guild cheered and Juvia fainted, leaving Gray surprised. Natsu laughed in a good-natured way with Lucy, which was probably a first, since he never laughed at Gray with such *cough*kindness*cough*
~Five minutes later~
The guild finally settled, leaving the new couple to themselves. Gray and Juvia huddled in one corner, holding hands and laughing. Natsu looked at Lucy, who looked at the pair with eyes that showed genuine happiness for her friends.
"You ok, Luce?" He asked, causing the blond to turn and look at him. She grinned at him before squeezing his hand.
"Yeah. It's just that, they remind me of someone." She said, her conscience drifting off to memory lane. At that very moment, Natsu stiffened and the air smelled of ozone. Lissanna looked up from her place at the bar, eyes watering. And right there and then, the doors opened and side by side with Master Makarov, stood Laxus.
You could guess the guild's reaction, except for Lissanna, and Laxus himself. The two ran, hugging. Laxus was shaking and Lissanna was laughing. In five seconds, the entire guild rushed over and hugged Laxus, placing him under a big, and heavy, dog pile. Lucy wondered how she got there, but shrugged it off when she realized that Natsu obviously dragged her. With much twisting, untangling, pulling, pushing crawling and cursing, Laxus was finally released from the dog pile. He laughed and spoke, first to Lissanna, then to the others.
"Lissanna, you're not dead?"
"Nope."
"Hey Laxus, you still smell weird."
"You're one to talk, fire spit."
"Shut up, ice cube. I wasn't talking to you!"
The rambles continued on and on. Let's just say that Erza and Jellal regulated it in five seconds flat, with Mirajane's help, of course. Not to mention that, this made everyone, except for the Rajiin tribe, Mira's siblings and Master Makarov, run for their lives.
Lucy sighed, her warm breath fogging up the window. Natsu sat beside her, warming the place with his heat.
"It's good to have him back." Natsu said, looking out the window. Lucy looked at him and laughed.
"Somehow, you feel connected to him, right?" Lucy seemed to state it more than ask. She laughed at him.
"Emotional brother, huh?" She spoke only to herself, momentarily forgetting Natsu's presence. "Maybe you'll meet them." She said, looking back at him, her eyes shining with delight. Natsu cocked his brow at her, an invisible question mark hung over his head.
"Lucy, you are such a weirdo." He stated, subconsciously signing his death warrant.
Ouch. My bones hurt. I didn't want Lissanna to be loveless, so, I figured out that she looked cute with Laxus. Yes, it's crazy, but I'm desperate. : )
Jade
Jade said she'll add our Oc's, along with others. Dun worry. We'll just be match makers there. It's out specialty anyways. : )
-Blair and Draco
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