Author's Note~

Yo minna! I am back! Here I continue. I just don't know but I reaalllly wanted to update it. Guess I want the friends to meet. Oh and, some news for my other story, "I will forever be with you" is in the end of the chapter.

Then, haters gonna hate. But please don't throw flames on me. I am already tired of them b'coz m making (or at least trying to) a Horror RPG game on fire. So, if anyone interested, ask me about it in 2/3 months.

Note: This is my mind made original fanfiction. Any resemblance is purely a coincidence.

Disclaimer: My name is not Hiro Mashima. And If I would've been, Ultear would be still there and there will already be Jerza babies in the world.

wait. Guest reviews' answers…. There is no guest reviews… ah.. ANYWAY!


previously on, Best Friends for Life-

The Red Dragons were praying hard and The Tiger Trio were over confident in winning.
"So… the one who won THE WORLD TRIP AND ADJOINING WITH JAPAN'S MOST FAMOUS BAND, IS….." *heartbeats* *FAST*
"IS…."

*Something in bold flies in the black screen*
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Bold: Me
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774, Granditorium Hall, Sydney, Australia
~The Stage~
Time Check: 8 pm

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"IS…..." The host paused to create excitement and suspense. He held Erza's hand from his left and Minerva's from his right so that he could raise the winner's hand. The bands also had their hands entangled. Erza's with Natsu's and Lucy on Natsu's left. Minerva's with Sting's and Rogue on his left.

"THE ONE AND ONLY….THE!" The host raised one of his hands.

"THE TIGER TRIO!" He announced and TTT jumped in happiness. The crowd was silenced except a few TTT supporters. TTT were about to celebrate when…

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"NOT YOU, ITS OUR THE RED DRAGONS!" This was when everyone noticed that the host had raised Erza's hand in the first place. TRD suddenly felt thousands of emotions run through them. Happiness of winning, people's hearts, going on a world tour, joining with another band and mostly…. going back to Magnolia. Their town. Their home. Erza's friends…

All of them jumped up and high fived. After that, they hugged each other really tight. Erza was never this happy after coming to Australia. She now can…can meet her friends back home. Hug them tight. Kiss their cheeks. Play with them. And mostly, stay with them.

The lovely couple, Natsu and Lucy, were too happy too. They could now go back to their town. Their lovely home. They came to Australia because Jude had gone bankrupt and he was actually Australia's citizen, so, they had to come here. But they still loved their home. After 2 years of coming here, Jude had died because of a heart attack. And without money, they couldn't go back. And then, when they had money, with Erza, their sister-figure, whom also belonged to Magnolia, they were working in a band company as a band and their head didn't let them go back to Magnolia. But now, they can.

All the three, with Happy on Natsu's back, got back. Then they were awarded with a 'best band' trophy, 3 million cash and 3 'best performers' certificates by the judges.

After that, they went to their green room. There, after they had freshened themselves, came their fans to get their Autographs.

A little boy, with blue hair, came to Erza.

"Wow! You are really cool, Erza-sama! I am a big fan of yours. Can I get your autograph?" He asked.

Erza's eyes softened. A boy with blue hair…and kind of greenish eyes. Just like him… just like Jellal. He just missed that tattoo… his identification. Erza really missed him right now. Tears in her eyes threatening to fall but no, she was strong.

She gave her autograph to him and asked, "What's your name, love?" Erza asked in a really soft voice.

"I am Jelarl Fornado!" He said in a cheerful voice. Erza's eyes widened. JF… Jelarl Fornado….Jellal Fernandes…. She loved this coincidence.

"Oh really? What a sweet name. uh, where are your parents?" She asked.

"…they….live in magnolia. I live alone." He said. No way….in such a young age…?

"Why?"

"B-because…of their work…they were…left with no choice…and…they didn't have the money to take me…but they do love me….i know…" He said, with tears in his eyes.

"That's sad…so, why don't you stay with me? I mean, TRD will go to magnolia, right?" Erza said. She was really getting obsessed with this child now.

"r-really?" He asked, with a tinge of hope.

"Yes. I mean, first we will go on a world tour then end up in magnolia. So, that way, you will get a chance to visit places, meet another famous band and in the end go to your parents! And of course, we can arrange a ticket for you too." Erza said, smiling widely.

"A-are you sure?" He asked, a little shocked.

"Of course! Now come on, let's finish giving autographs then go to a restaurant then to house and rest so that we can welcome the other band tomorrow." She smiled and told him the plans.

"Y-yay! I can't believe it! I love you!" He told her out loud, tears rolling down his small cheeks.

"I too." She said, thinking about Jellal.

So, then, Jelarl sat on a chair beside Erza while Erza gave autographs to people. After 15 minutes or so, everyone was gone, and the members were done, when the couple noticed the boy.

"Oh? Erza? Who's this cute little boy?" Asked Lucy, bending down to meet his gaze and Jelarl blushed.

"Ah, he will accompany us on our world tour and then to Magnolia." Erza told, while combing her hair.

"Ehhhh!?" Natsu and Lucy wondered aloud.

"Yep. Well, you see, his parents work in Magnolia. They weren't able to afford this boy's flight charges… because they didn't have work and money that time when they went there. And now, when they have, they don't know how can a little boy come by all himself, am I right?" Erza asked Jelarl if her theory was right and he nodded his head.

"So, I decided we are taking him with us." She declared.

"oh…OKAY! THE MORE THE MERRIER!" Natsu and Lucy shouted and hugged the kid.

"Hey! What's your name?" Natsu asked, grinning widely.

"JELARL FORNADO!" He yelled.

"What a sweet name! You know us, right?" Lucy asked.

"Yeaah! The most awesome band!" He said.

"Oh god, he is such a sweetheart. I would love to travel with him!" Lucy told her feelings.

"I agree!" Natsu told aloud and Jelarl blushed again.

"…but wait. I have a question, Jel." Erza kept the comb in her bag and came toward the three.

"Jel?" All of them wondered in unison.

"Nickname by me! ….for….him…." Erza told, reminiscing about Jellal again. Yes, she had one more, which was Jelly, but it was private for her, him and Gray only.

Lucy and Natsu smiled a small, sad smile. Erza did tell them about her friends back home. They also knew about her little crush. And that's when they realized that this boy's features and name was similar to Erza's friend and crush.

"W-wait… th-this boy…." Lucy stuttered.

"Oh…now I understand why are you so attached to him in such a short time." Natsu said.

"*sigh* I can't wait for going back….I…miss him." Erza said, tears in her eyes but again, she won't cry because her pride comes in her way.

Jelry was confused. What was Natsu-sama, Lucy-sama and Erza-sama talking about?

"…um, what are you talking about…?" Jelarl asked and all of them glanced at him. Erza got down on her knees to meet his eye level.

"You know…you look a lot like someone…a person, I am really attached to… but, he's not here right now. He's in Magnolia too. My childhood friend. He would be surprised to see you and you too." She said, missing him a lot.

"really…?" He asked.

"Y-yes…I would definitely make you meet him. And plus, one more thing. After we reach Magnolia, don't worry. I won't be like we all will forget you and never meet you again. No. We will still be in contact and we promise to meet you every week and take you to EVERY concert we do." She said, cheerful again.

"W-woah! Really!?" He asked. This was a bit TOO shocking now.

"Yes! Of course!" All the band members yelled.

"t-thank you…. Th-thank you so…much…" Jelarl sobbed. Even his parents didn't love him THIS much.

"Ah…now don't cry. You're a big boy. Strong boys don't cry." Erza hugged him.

"and wait! Now my question. How did you come to this concert? I mean, you said you live alone." Erza asked.

"ah…well…ehehe….i tricked the guard outside…." He fake laughed.

"Ohhhh! Ahaha!" All the members laughed.


And then, the four packed their stuff and went to a restaurant to eat food. Jelarl actually really liked that limo in which they sat. After that, they went to their home to rest. They lived together in one big mansion just like The Blue Phoenixes. All of them had separate rooms but sometimes Natsu and Lucy would go in one room…you know, to cuddle. They were going slow.

Jelarl stayed with Erza in her room because, well, he was mostly attached to her.

"Jelarl?" Erza asked him, lying on her double bed with Jelarl on her right.

"Yes, Erza-sama?"

"well…first, don't call me with "-sama" okay? Call me Erza-nee or nee-chan. Same with Natsu and Lucy." She said.

"okay!" He agreed to her.

"Then…tell me, what's your age and, are you an American citizen or no? She asked.

"oh? Well… I am 9 years old and no, I was born in Magnolia. Mom and Dad had come here with me to enjoy a holiday but when Dad was here and not in Magnolia, his company suddenly bak…rut...something and then they had to go without me." He explained.

"Oh… I see. And, its Bankrupt, okay?" Erza told him.

"Bankrupt. Okay!" He really was a darling.

"Anyways, its late. Let's sleep so we could receive the other band tomorrow?"

"Yeah! Good night, Erza nee-chan!" Jelarl exclaimed.

"Yeah. Good night. Sleep well." Erza stroked his hair to make him sleep and then slept as well.


Meanwhile all this, TBP were too excited that everything was going wrong.

"N-nnoo! Its! Ahh! Nooo!" a feminine voice yelled aloud.

"Oh god!" a male voice said.

Then, the door creaked open…

"What goin' o-..." another male voice was unable to complete his sentence because he was shocked.

-To Be Continued

Oooh? What's going ooon? What do you think happened? Whose voice were those? What had happened? Who came in? Where? AHHH! SO MANY QUESTIONS! FIND OUT IN THE NEXT CHAPTER! :D

And! yeah, I know I am not updating IWFBWY but don't worry, I will. I just wanted to update this first. Can't resist the urge to make them meet. So, listen. Once the friends meet, I will update IWFBWY SURELY, I PROMISE! I will put a note on there too. No worries. Its not discontinued. And plus, one more reason I am not updating is, I will rewrite the first few chapters. Its not that good, as it was my first. So, yeah. I will try to do it ASAP. And plus, Ch 6 (or was it 5…the confessions one.) will be deleted. I mean, yyaaahh, I want to have those two struggle for a while. So, yeah, they must not have confessed. And then, one last thing. I will just edit the whole first 6 (or maybe 7) chapters and someone told me about 3 major mistakes which I will correct and will also be mentioned in the notice I will write. So, all in all, first few chapters will be edited. And no, the story won't be posted again, just first few chapters replaced and mistakes corrected.

And,
Please feel free to throw eggs, tomatoes, shoes and stones on me. I deserve it.

-Ash [Mystery] (I am one mystery!)