Juvia awoke the next morning and looked out the window. It was silent, which meant everyone was still asleep. The water mage glanced at the block beside her bed: 7:27 a.m. She was about 30 minutes early. Nonetheless, she carefully tiptoed out of bed and got dressed.
Levy was the only one performing today, so the other girls only had to help her prepare for her performance.
For this performance, the girls decided to go all out and hand made 9 special costumes. Each was similar but had their own unique styles and colors that fit each mage perfectly.
Juvia smiled as she looked at the dress rack. They had gotten carried away and made 2 outfits for each idol. Levy refused to have a special one made for her single performance, so we made a dress veil and a delicate corsage to separately place onto the dress to make it stand out.
The blue-haired mage turned to the clock: 7:59. Her friends will be up soon. Juvia couldn't help but smile all morning. She was grateful to have such great friends in her life.
"Levy!" Erza shouted from across the field. She ran up closer to the small Solid Script mage. "It has been 3 hours. I suggest we move to one of the empty stages so you can practice on one in your outfit to prepare."
"Okay, Erza!" Levy said.
The girls grabbed their things, the clothing rack, and walked to the auditorium.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4," Lucy was helping Levy synchronize with her dancing better. Kagura was known for her excellent footwork, so Levy had to work hard to improve hers.
"Hey Levy," Cana said. "The lighting crew wants to know what you want to do with the spotlights, any thoughts?"
"Um," Levy began. "I don't want anything that would take the audience's eyes off of me, that would ruin the performance. I guess we should just go simple and have a white light shined on me and a few other gold and white lights adding effects."
Cana smiled. "Great choice."
"Levy-chan!" Mirajane called as her and Lisanna walked towards her. "Lisanna and I finished attaching the veil and corsage to the dress. Wendy and Meredy said they were almost done with the shoes!"
"Oh thank you!" Levy said with sparkling eyes. "It's beautiful! I can't wait to try it on!"
"Juvia thinks you should do it now, Levy-san," Juvia said, adjusting the microphone Levy was going to use. "It's about 2:30, you should try it on and practice a bit with it before Juvia and everyone else do your hair and makeup."
"You're right, I'll be back in a second!" Levy ran to the bathroom backstage to change.
"It's 4:15," Wendy said. "The show is starting soon! Oh I can't wait!"
Wendy was sitting on a fluffy stool by the couch, very nervous. Lisanna was sitting by her, trying to calm her down.
"Don't worry, don't worry," Lucy said. "Levy-chan will be just fine! She's an incredible idol!"
"Thanks Lu-chan," Levy said as she blushed a bright pink.
"Don't be modest," Erza said. "You are radiant, Levy. You shine brighter than any of us on that stage. You have the most potential out of all of us. Kagura is very good, but there are many wonderful aspects to you as well."
Erza walked by Levy and placed her hand on her head. "Don't underestimate yourself."
Levy sighed and smiled brightly. "Thank you everyone. I'm so happy I have friends as good as you guys to help me!"
"Oh, Levy-san!" Juvia said, hugging Levy. She agreed with Erza. Levy had the heart and soul to shine brighter than anyone else in the room.
"Group hug!" Meredy shouted, cuddling with Juvia and Levy. Soon, the other Fairy Tail girls joined the hug.
Everyone was happy and cheerful, confident Levy was going to blow the performance away.
It was 4:30, a half-hour until the show started. Juvia was reading over the lyrics to Levy's solo, making sure she didn't miss a note or lyric.
"I believe you're ready," Mirajane said with her usual grin. "You should go get ready behind the big stage and I'll talk to the lighting and sound crew about the technical stuff."
"Yes, Mira-san," Levy stood up and began to walk towards the door.
"Oh! And drink some more water Levy!" Mirajane called. "You look a tad pink, make sure you're hydrated."
"Of course, Mira-san," Levy said opening the door.
The clock read 4:45, 15 minutes before the show. Outside, the crowd was packed from front to back with excited people. Guilds from across Fiore showed up, ready to show their support.
"I can't wait for Levy to show," Gajeel said, grinning. "The shrimp will take the trophy for sure."
"She definitely will!" Natsu shouted. "Lucy and the others helped her for today, their teamwork outmatches Team Fiore's. We have it in the bag!"
"I think Wendy said she designed the shoes," Romeo quietly said.
"Lisanna helped with them too!" Bickslow loudly said. "Levy will look fantastic, don't you agree, babies?"
"Mirajane told me the lights were going to be simple," Laxus seriously said. "Now my eyes won't be blinded."
Jellal, or Mystogan, was standing quietly. "I'm sure Erza helped a lot with motivation… She's very good at that…"
The Fairy Tail members where chatting among themselves when two guests appeared.
"What's up, buddies!" A drunk Bacchus said, stumbling into the Fairy Tail booth. "I'm team Cana all the way!"
Bacchus collapsed at Natsu's feet and fell asleep. Natsu burst out laughing and tried to stop himself from peeing his pants.
"So immature," Lyon said, walking up to everyone else.
"Hey, idiot," Gray said coldly. "Aren't you supposed to be for your team? Juvia doesn't need your support."
"I came here to support Meredy," Lyon said. "I've realized Juvia is not the one for me, and Meredy truly sees my greatness."
Lyon smiled and complimented himself. "But I'm sure Juvia will want your true feelings to reach her."
Gray glared at his "brother".
"And apologize to her later. She's very forgiving, remember. She wants to know your true feelings."
There were a few seconds left until it was time for Kagura to take the stage with her solo performance.
"Good luck Levy," Kagura said as she walked by her. "You'll be fantastic. Either victor, it will still be a celebration."
Kagura walked onto the stage, waving at the audience. "Are you guys ready?"
"YEAHHHHH!" Kagura's cool beauty hypnotized the entire audience.
(Music Starts)—
Soshite watashitachi wa meguriau
You ni mukaitai to negau hana
Kokoro ni ichi-rin arudeshou
Daiji ni shinagara sorezore o
Chigau michi ga ima mattete mo
Negai o kanaeru to ashita ni habataku
Yuuki ga yobu kireina yume
Nee… tomo ni mite itai
Kimi yo saite atsui kibou no hate
Tabidatsu kono sadameyo kagayaki wa kaze no kanata
Itsuka kotae ga michite kuru
Yasashisa o wasurenu you ni sakimashou ka
Soshite watashitachi wa meguriau
Akaku akaku ookina hana
Soshite watashitachi wa meguriau
Futatabi aeta toki wa kawaru hazudeshou?
Ji ni nezashitai to omou hito
Karada wa fukarete mau deshou
Yura rete minagara onou no de
Erabu michi ga tada nobi teru no
Kanarazu modoru to wa iwanakute wakaru
Genki de ite tashikana yume
Nee… watashi ni mo mieru…!
Kimi ga fureta tsuyoi itami ni naku
Kinou wa mou sayonara iradachi wa tooku natte
Doko ni mukaeba ii no ka wa
Setsunasa ga kanjita basho ni ikimashou ka
Sayonara
Kimi yo saite atsui kibou no hate
Tabidatsu kono sadameyo kagayaki wa kaze no kanata
Itsuka kotae ga michite kuru
Yasashisa o wasurenu you ni sakimashou ka
Soshite watashitachi wa katariau
Akai akai mirai no hana
Soshite watashitachi wa katariau
Futatabi aeta toki wa kawaru hazudeshou?
Atarashii futari ni
(Music Ends)—
The crowd erupted in a volcano of emotions and applause as they witnessed history happen onstage. Kagura's beauty, skill, and talent proved that she truly was capable of anything.
"KAGURA! KAGURA! KAGURA!" The crowd repeatedly cheered as the Mermaid Heel mage took her bows and "thank you"s.
Meanwhile backstage, Levy had 5 minutes before Kagura finished giving her thank you speech to the audience.
"Levy, are you alright?" Lisanna asked, concerned. Levy's face was a bright red and she was sweating.
"Levy!" Lucy cried as she caught the Solid Script mage from falling.
All the other Team Fairy Tail members rushed to their guild mate's side.
"What happened?" Cana asked, worried.
Erza put her hand to the small girl's head. Her eyes grew wide and she gasped. "She has a fever! But… it's unlike normal fevers… I can't explain it, it's just different."
Mirajane flicked through the idol rulebook each team is given before the games. She stopped on a page and carefully read the contents.
"Aha! Here!" Mirajane pointed to a passage on the page. "Exceptional idols of extreme talent and heart will enter a stage of succession as they graduate from amateur idols to skillful ladies. These successions result in a high fever that will vanish in a few hours. This event tends to happen before their final performance."
"Levy," Wendy began. "This means you were meant to be a greater idol! You, you are made for this!"
"Thank you, Wendy," Levy said with a smile. "But I can't perform. The fever is really strong and it's preventing movement in my body…"
Meredy looked at the book in Mira's hands.
"Hey, let me see the book for a minute," Meredy said. Mirajane handed the book to the younger girl.
"It says here…" Meredy began. "The succession results in the making of 2 grand idols, one that leads the team through the fever of succession, and the other that gains the ability to act upon a situation carefully. They lead the team and becomes the main center of all songs."
"Levy," Erza said. "You are the team leader now. You need to pick the member that will become the center and lead the team through stage work."
Levy looked at Erza and nodded. "I understand."
She gazed upon her fellow members and closed her eyes. She lifted her hand up in the air and completed a sequence of hand gestures.
"Solid Script! Fate!" Levy shouted.
A scroll appeared and an ink feather began drawing lines.
"I don't believe I am capable of choosing on my own. I haven't paid much attention to everyone else these past few days because I've been trying to keep up with the dancing and singing," Levy announced.
The ink was beginning to swirl on the scroll and form letters.
"I believe the best idea is to let magic decide," Levy looked above her at the scroll. "Magic in its purest form, it will tell us the best member to choose."
The girls carefully watched the ink spell out a name on the scroll.
"JUVIA."
Juvia gasped behind everyone and put her hand to her mouth.
"But… but… Juvia can't do it," Juvia began, suddenly panicking. "Juvia is not capable of such a position!"
"Juvia," Meredy said and placed her hand in her own. "Magic chose you. You can do it. You're strong, beautiful, and an amazingly generous person. You can do anything if you set your mind on it!"
"I agree," Lucy said. "You never give up. We've been watching you, Juvia. You have an enormous heart that cares for each and every one of us."
"Juvia…" Juvia looked worried.
"NEXT UP! YOUR CANDIDATE FROM TEAM FAIRY TAIL! LEVY MCGARDEN!"
"Oh no!" Juvia cried. "There's no time!"
Juvia crouched down and put her head in her hands. "Juvia doesn't know the routine, or the lighting, or anything! She will mess up!"
"Juvia!" Mirajane crouched down with her friend. "You and Levy were the only ones that practiced the song. You helped Levy get the timing down, right? That's all you need. Cana and I will adjust the lighting and music to fit you the best. As for the routine, you don't need Levy's steps. You can make your own. The stage is yours."
Mirajane helped Juvia to her feet. "Now… "
Mira snapped and her transformation magic dressed Juvia up in a costume similar to Levy's, with the corsage and veil. Juvia's hair was in full, soft curls and her makeup was light and dreamy. "You can do it! Be yourself on that stage."
Juvia gripped the microphone tight in her hand and slowly walked towards the stage opening and closed her eyes. "Juvia can do this."
Juvia's friends, and family, stood behind her, smiling. They all reached their hands forward and pushed the water mage onto the stage.
The audience witnessed Juvia walk onto the stage. They all whispered amongst each other, confused as to why Levy wasn't on the stage.
"Master!" Gray said. "Why is Juvia on the stage?"
Gray averted his gaze to the blue-haired girl. He saw the sparkle in her eyes and the shimmering outfit she was wearing. She was absolutely stunning.
"Let things be," Mavis said, swinging her legs from the ledge. "I predicted this would happen. It will play out just fine."
Juvia walked to the center of the stage and held the microphone close to her mouth.
"Juvia knows… everyone was excepting Levy to come out tonight," Juvia began. "But, she is unable to. She is a fantastic mage, idol, and person. If she performed tonight, there was a certain chance that she would win the title of Fiore's next top idol princess. However, the fever of succession was bestowed upon her today."
Everyone in the audience gasped, and the announcer as well.
"That is why she can't perform tonight. Levy told Juvia that magic chose the center for the team. It picked Juvia… "
The audience was silent, patiently waiting for Juvia to continue.
"Juvia doesn't think she has enough talent for this. She can be annoying…"
"I called her that…" Gray thought.
"And unsettling, and unable at times…"
Juvia looked up at the audience with shining blue eyes.
"But she will do her best."
(Music Starts)—
hitorikiri de aruiteru no?
sonna kakkou ja samui deshou
gomen ne mou
koe wo kakeru koto sae dekinai kedo
kanashimi no oto ga
garandou no mune ni kodamashiteta
obieta watashi wa
ie wo sagashi aruku maigo no you datte ne
hidamari no you na kimi no tonari
atatakai nemuri ni ochite yuketa
tatto hito toki no yasuragi wo
kimi ga kuretanda yo tsuraetai yo
arigatou tte
tachidomatte furikaette mo
ashiato wa mou kaze ni kieta
itsu no hi ni ka kono unmei no imi wa mitsukaru kana
tatoe totsuzen ni
kono sekai subete kiesatte mo
kotoba mo omoi mo
nakusanai you ni chiisaku nigiri shimeta
tsumetai yoru ni kimi to deai
yatto ne wakatta koto ga aru no
kasuka ni hikaru kono kibou kimi ni takusetara
sore dake de mou imi ga atta no
mou sono kokoro kizutsukenaide
watashi wa koko kara mimamotteru
ashita mo kitto samui kedo
yuki ga futte keshiki ga hora kirei da yo
hidamari no you na kimi no tonari
atatakai nemuri ni ochite yuketa
tatta hito toki no yasuragi wo
kimi ga kuretanda yo tsutaetai yo
arigatou tte
sayonara
(Music Ends)—
The audience sat in silence and awe for a few moments before erupting into applause and cheer.
Juvia was astonished by how everyone reacted to her performance. Not a single person was seated; it was a standing ovation.
Juvia began to tear up onstage. Everyone accepted her performance and love she gave them tonight.
"That's Rain woman for ya," Gajeel snickered. "Always surprising us one after the other."
"Go Juvia!" Natsu shouted while waving.
Juvia's gaze shifted to her team members standing on their balcony. All had bright smiles and looks of hope in their eyes.
The water mage took a bow and walked offstage, meeting up with her fellow guildmates.
"Juvia!" Lucy cried, running towards her. The blue-haired girl was enveloped into a tight bear hug.
"Juvia!" Meredy shouted, joining the hug. Soon, all Team Fairy Tail members were hugging and congratulating Juvia on her performance.
"You have it in the bag, Juvia," Lisanna said with a smile.
"Yeah," Cana said. "No one can beat us!"
The speakers around the stadium were erupted with noise again.
"Judging will commence in the judge's booth in 5 minutes. Idols and team members may take a break while the scores are being calculated. Please report back to the stadium in 30 minutes."
Team Fiore met up with Team Fairy Tail a short while after the performances. Kagura immediately went to hug Juvia.
"Congrats, Juvia," Kagura said, sincerely. "You did fantastic!"
Juvia accepted the hug and smiled. "Juvia believes Kagura did amazing as well."
Sherry sighed and held hands with her younger cousin. "I'm nervous about the scores!"
"I am too!" Chelia beamed. "What about you, Wendy?"
Wendy blushed and walked over to the pink-haired pair. "I'm really, really nervous! I have no idea who will win! Both Kagura-san and Juvia-san were wonderful."
"Yeah," Erza commented. "This will be very difficult."
Team Fiore and Team Fairy Tail lined up on opposite ends of the stage. Kagura and Juvia were the two in the middle. Levy was feeling a little better, but was being pushed in a wheelchair by Mirajane.
"We have calculated the scores of each performance," the announcer said into the speaker. The stadium was silent. "It took a very long time due to the extreme talent displayed here tonight."
The announcer opened up an envelope sealed with magic runes. "Team Fiore's Kagura performed phenomenally tonight, earning herself a score of… 99."
Team Fiore erupted into applause and cheer. The stadium was cheering as well. 99 is a very high score, especially for the final performance.
"We won this for sure," Minerva thought to herself.
"Team Fairy Tail's Juvia performed amazing as well, earning herself a…"
Everyone was at the edge of their seats, impatiently waiting to hear which team won the games.
"100."
The audience began to erupt loudly, cheering and gasping in awe at the score. A 100 has never been given to any idol group before. This was the first time someone earned that score.
Team Fiore congratulated the ecstatic Team Fairy Tail on their victory. They all shook hands and thanked each other for the wonderful time they spent with each other.
"I can't believe we won!" Meredy shouted, jumping onto Juvia's back. "We couldn't have done it without you, Juvia!"
Juvia blushed and smiled at the younger mage. "Juvia couldn't have done it without her family."
Mirajane pushed Levy into the area.
"Juvia!" Levy smiled. "You did so good! I don't think I would have been able to pull that off like you did!"
Juvia began to tear up and ran to hug her friend. "Oh Levy-san, you could do anything you set your mind to!"
Juvia was being crowned Princess of Fiore, and brand new center of Team Fairy Tail. Levy was awarded the team leader.
No hard feelings were found throughout the stadium. This event brought each female mage closer to each other as they shared more memories with each other.
"Lucy!"
Lucy turned around and saw a salmon-colored boy racing towards her.
"Natsu!" Lucy exclaimed, hugging the dragon slayer as he neared.
"How ya doin', shrimp?" Gajeel said, peering down at the petite girl in a wheelchair.
"I'm doing good, Gajeel. How are you?" Levy looked up into the iron dragon slayer's dark eyes.
"Gihi," Gajeel laughed and pick up Levy, slinging her over his shoulder. "I like this view better, gihi."
"GAJEEL!" Levy screamed as Gajeel took her away.
"Lisanna!" Bickslow said as he walked towards the white-haired girl. "Good job!"
"Thanks, Bickslow!" Lisanna replied, hugging the taller mage.
"Were you cheering for me?" Mirajane smirked at Laxus. The lightning man blushed slightly and looked straight ahead.
"Like hell I did."
Mirajane hugged his arm. "Aww…"
"Hic…. hic…" A drunk Bacchus was walking towards the group. "Ca… naaaaaaaa…"
"Bac- hic- chusssss…" A drunk Cana said, meeting the man halfway. Both quickly passed out.
"Congratulations, Wendy," Romeo said. Wendy turned to look at the young man with a grin.
"Thank you, Romeo!"
A mysterious man in heavy clothing walked up to Erza. "Congrats, Erza," he whispered quietly. Erza turned around and immediately wrapped her arms around Jellal before he could sneak off.
"Thank you," Erza said with a shining smile, unaware she was suffocating her lover.
"Good job, Meredy," Lyon said to the maguilty mage. He took her hand into his own and kissed it lightly.
Meredy blushed darker than Erza's hair and looked at her shoes. "T-thank y-y-you, L-Lyon."
Juvia smiled as she saw her friends get along perfectly with their partners. It made her a little sad, for she didn't get to spend time with her true love at all…
"Juvia."
Juvia heard her name called and turned around. She was suddenly enveloped into a warm hug.
"G-Gray-sama?"
"I'm sorry for what I said, I didn't mean it," Gray was holding Juvia tightly. "All I've ever done was make you feel like crap, and that's wrong. You deserve so much more. I hope you can forgive me."
Juvia wiggled out of Gray's hug and looked up to him with teary eyes.
Gray gave an upsetting look. "I promise I will take care of you, I'll take you feelings seriously now. Please…"
Juvia's tears fell from her face and she stared straight into Gray's dark eyes.
"Please, Juvia… I love you…"
Juvia's eyes widened, showing clear blue eyes, like the ocean. Tears streamed down her face and she smiled. Her arms were suddenly around Gray's neck.
"Of course Juvia forgives you, Gray-sama! Juvia loves you!"
Gray smiled with relief and hugged Juvia back, lovingly. Everyone witnessed the happy reunion between Gray and Juvia. It was a wonderful sight to see.
"Juvia!"
Levy walked towards Juvia with her hands outstretched. "I'm so happy for you! But, we have a closing parade waiting for us! Wipe away you tears, center!"
Juvia quickly kissed Gray on the cheek and ran towards Levy, grabbing her hand. Juvia also managed to grab Meredy's. The maguilty mage felt immense gratitude fill her as Juvia sent her her thoughts. She smiled.
"Right! Captain!"
Thank you guys so much for waiting so patiently for me to update this story! This was the final chapter of the story "Fairy Tail: Grand Idol Games". But stay tuned, there will be an epilogue! I will try to post it within a week or two. This was the longest chapter yet, reaching almost 4,000 words! Most chapters had up to 2,000.
The song Kagura sang was Watashitachi wa Mirai no Hana, from Love Live!, by Umi Sonoda, or Mimori Suzuko. Juvia's song was Memory Heart Message, from Sword Art Online, Sachi's character song, Saori Hayami.
I am very grateful for the amount of people who read, and followed this fanfiction. Thank you guys so much! 3