Chapter 4 : Hateable or Shocking Comeback...?
Thursday
This contest really took their time for almost 2 days. There's no doubt it might took 3 to 4 days to end.
Gajeel and the other system squad member were adjusting all technical equipment to make sure they run smoothly without problems. The wireless microphones were all prepared. The speakers, ooh they look heavy but Gajeel simply picked 'em up like it was nothing. Musical equipments are also prepared. Soon, it will be the last contest that will change everything. Mmmaybe not. The final decision of the contest will probably change someone or two. That's right, I said it before. Never mind that.
Juvia had only managed to participate in three contests. The quiz, the girls team won, the swimming? They had lost to the boys. Gray won himself the stripping contest. He stripped before it has even started! Natsu and Gray were secretly competing against each other in the eating curry contest. They continued their fight in eating ice cream contest. To put it simply, if Gray didn't knock her out in the swimming contest Mira and Levy could have snatched the egg away from her and win the game. But Juvia had fell on the floor with Gray on top of her chest and the egg rolled its way to pool. Plops it went and Gajeel scooped it, gave the egg to Erza, and won the round.
...Actually, the egg was already soaked in vinegar overnight.
"Who wants to sing first?" Natsu asked.
"Let's just vote..." Lucy decided. The first one to go is Mira, then Natsu, Lucy, Levy, Gajeel, Loki, Gray and Juvia.
Mira nervously went on the stage and chose her song. Her song is entitled, Himawari by Hearts Grow, a Japanese band. (This band is on hiatus now. I think. Or maybe they have moved on. This song is the ending song for PPGZ. I like it so much! )
"I-I'm a bit nervous..." Mira said. She was using the wireless microphone so her voice is loud and clear. Mirajane is so popular among the male students they had made a banner with her name on it. She smiled at them and their eyes turned into a heart.
"Mira-chan smiled at me!"
"You're blind! She was smiling at me!" The previous boy punched him.
"Me!" He punched back. Mirajane sweat dropped and signals Gray to start. She cleared her throat before she starts.
"Himawari no hana, utsumukanai de, taiyou wo ni mukatte kokoro hiraite..." Mira stopped, waiting for the music to play. Gray is the only one who is playing the guitar now so the music sounds...lonely.
The little quarrel stopped and they looked at each other and calling each other stupid with their stupid laughs on the face. They placed their arm around each other's shoulder and enjoy the song. Lucy pulled Natsu's hand and run with him.
"Where are you taking me?" He shouted while running, following Lucy. She turned back and grinned at him.
"Let's help Gray!" Natsu's face lit up.
"Alright! I'm all fired up!" He replied. As they were on stage, Lucy took over the keyboard and as the vocal backup for Mira while Natsu had the drums playing. Juvia, Gajeel and Levy changed glances and went to the stage as well. Gajeel tried bass for the first time and had liked it. Levy plays the guitar. Juvia just prepares her voice as a vocal backup.
Principal Makarov and the other teachers tried their best not to cry at their teamwork. They had set aside their rivalry spirit to present the best performance. Mirajane took a deep breath and continues the song.
"Orenji iro no teisetsu sukoshi, Iro aseteta gogo ni
Koi wo shite mayokite naite mainichi ga
Ima nanto naku kasanaru
Itsukaranaro, Eiga no you ni, Kako bakari, Tsukete itanda
Himawari no hana, ryoute hirogete, Mata tsuyoku naru ta me, Kokoro hiraite
Chibun ni suta sonokasu da ke, Toomawari shita michi
Kiraita arumamo sore demo egao wa, Hikari ni mukatteta
Nando mo araru, Jinzu totomoni, tsuyoi kaze ni, Sakaratte ima
Himawari no hana, Mizu wo ageyou
Sukoshi tsutare tame ni, Sora wo utsushitte
Himawari no hana, ryoute hirogete
Teritsu keru hikari ni, Subete wo misete
Himawari no hana, Utsumu kanai de, Taiyou wo ni mukatte Kokoro hiraite..."
Mirajane's song had finished and received a big round of applause. Mostly from Elfman and Lisanna. And also the male students. There are also some female students who were shouting for Mirajane.
"You're the best, nee-chan!" Lisanna hugged Mira when Mira ran towards them. Elfman hugged them both in his arms.
"You're the most manly here nee-chan!" He told her and it tickles Mira's heart.
"Next is the famous Natsu Dragneel!" Lucy laughed to herself because of Natsu's humour and changed from the keyboard to drums and the keyboard is open for Juvia now. Natsu announced his own name and signals the new band to start. The music started off with the guitar first, Lucy hit the cymbals and Natsu started his favorite song.
"Uyeonhido," The applause started. "Geureohke uri shijakdwennabwa..."
"Holy shit! It's You've Fallen For Me from Heartrings!" A female student shouts.
"I didn't know Natsu can sing korean!" Lisanna exclaimed but amazed while clapping.
"Men should know every language!" Elfman exclaimed nodding to agreement on his own idea, his arms crossed.
"Cheoeumen sarangil kkeorago, Kkumedo mollanneunde
Geuge sarangiljuriya, Shijangi mak jakkuman dugeun dugeun georigo
Nalbomyeon misoman heureugo, Nimamdo moreuge nal
Saranghage dwengeoya..."
"This is my favourite part!" The female students exclaimed while jumping. And this is where Lucy hit the drums a bit loud but it sounded fine. The poor drums are lucky they didn't get holes.
"Neon naege banhaesso banhaesso, Dalkkomhan nae saranghae noga beoryeosseo
Neon naege banhaesso banhaesso, Hwangholhan nae nunbichechwihae beoryeosseo
See My Eyes, Neon naege ppajyeosseo OH
See My Eyes, Neon naege banhaesseo OH
Sarangeun neul gabjagi unmyeong cheoreom onabwa
Eoneunal chajaon sonagi, Cheoreom nal jeoksyeo nohgo, Geuge sarangil juriya
Nungamado jakkuman mundeuk mundeuk tteoolla
Ppalgaejin eolgureul bolttaemyeon
Nimamdo moreuge nal, Saranghage dwengeoya
Neon naege banhaesso banhaesso, Dalkkomhan nae saranghae noga beoryeosseo
Neon naege banhaesso banhaesso, Hwangholhan nae nunbichechwihae beoryeosseo
See My Eyes, Neon naege ppajyeosseo OH
See My Eyes, Neon naege banhaesseo OH
Nado neol saranghae saranghae, Ije neol saranghanda gobaekhal geoya
Nado neol saranghae saranghae, Naemami saranghanda malhago isseo
See your eyes, Naman barabwajweo OH
See your eyes, Nan neoreul saranghae
(See my eyes), I shigani jinado yeongweonhi
(See my eyes), Nado moreuge neon naege banhaesseo!"
"Those kids have got some talents we're looking for, right?" A guy in hood told the other guy in hood next to him.
"...Why not wait a little longer?" The other guy replied.
"The famous Natsu Dragneel is now returning to his former place and let us welcome Lucy Heartfilia!" Natsu shouted as he gave the mike to her. Lucy looks at him embarrassingly and to the audience. She snapped her finger and the spotlight is focused on her. Just like Mira did earlier, she took a deep breath, and...
"Fearii teiru kono te de tsukanda hikari wa..."
"Wonderfull, Lucy-chan!" Max waved at her furiously. Nab and the other did too. Lucy returned the wave and looked somewhere else. She gave the song an emotion and touched everyone's heart without them knowing.
"Yume ni egaita risoukyou yume no mama owarasenai
Itsuka aeru mirai no boku ni tsutaetai
Toki ni mirai wa zankoku de kagami no you ni wareru kedo
Kakera o nakusanai you mitsukedaseba ii
Kogoeru yami ga bokutachi no yukute fusaide mo
Kitto wasurenai kibou
Fearii teiru kono te de tsukanda hikari wa
Kizuna no chikara afureteiru kara
Bokura wa shitteiru kanashii namida o
Dakara yuzurenai yuruganai
Yumemita ano hi ni sou tadoritsuku made
Ano hi kawashita yakusoku wa mabushii hodo ni kirameite
Itsuka fureru mirai no imi o oshieteita
Donna mirai ga shiawase ka ima wa mada wakaranai kedo
Te o totte aruiteikou zutto soba ni iru yo
Yuganda yami ga bokutachi o madowaseyou to mo
Mune ni wasurenai yuuki
Fearii teiru itami wa egao de kakushite
Deatta imi o wakatteiru kara
Bokura wa shitteiru makenai tsuyosa o
Dakara wasurenai mayowanai
Chikatta ano hi ni sou tadoritsuku made
Kogoeru yami ga bokutachi no yukute fusaide mo
Kitto wasurenai kibou
Fearii teiru kono te de tsukanda hikari wa
Kizuna no chikara afureteiru kara
Bokura wa shitteiru kanashii namida o
Dakara yuzurenai yuruganai
Yumemita ano hi ni sou
Tadoritsuku made..."
Whistles, super loud cheers meant for the blonde eventually reached Erza. That was some loud students. She opened her eyes and spotted something shiny on the floor. She bent down and pick up the item. Her expression changed because that item wasn't supposed to be there. It was a ring; her name was carved inside the silver ring. But how could it be here? That ring, she gave it to him so they would always remember each other. In return, he gave her a similar ring that has his name carved in it too. H-he's returned? How else can it be here?
"Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now,"
The red head look into the way where the song came from. She had it thinking that the singing contest had begun without her. However, she did not move from her place. Instead, she allowed herself to drift in the memories presented by the song. Pathetic, she thought. Almost all the words in the song were showing her past mistakes. On his last day, they had made a promise to meet each other and spend some time together. Sadly, she had made the biggest mistake that day it almost cost her life.
Scarlet shook her head furiously and made her way to the hall. Levy's voice went through her head.
"Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same,"
Their favourite song was Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You by Glenn Medeiros. They had the Westlife version of it too. She listened to the song in her cellphone but instead of liking the song, she hated it and deletes it.
"When our friends talk about you all it does is just tear me down...
Cause my heart breaks a little, when I hear your name...
And it all just sound like ooh, ooh, ooh..."
Several female students walk past Erza and mentioned something she's interested in.
"Ah, you know? Some guy with a strange tattoo on his face is going to be a teacher in this school!" The girl told her friends.
"Tattoo? Are you kidding? Teachers shouldn't be allowed to have tattoos!"
"Oh, you mean that guy? I saw him coming out of the hall just now with a kid wearing our elementary school uniform."
"I know right? But principal accepted him. Ah, whatsoever we're late." She says and hurried her friends to follow her.
"Hmmm too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers and held your hand
Should have gave you all my hours when I had the chance..."
Erza POV
He always did those things to me.
Normal POV
"Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby is dancing, but she's dancing with another man.
My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
It all just sounds like uh, uh, uh, uh..."
Erza POV
I was too proud of myself. And that selfish decision has taken you away from me. Pathetic. Just pathetic. These tears of regret are not stopping...
Normal POV
"E-Erza?" A voice calmly appeared. The voice she had longed for so much. She turned back. Still crying, and hugged him not minding the young pink haired kid beside him.
"Too young, too dumb to realize
That I should have bought you flowers and held your hand
Should have gave all my hours when I had the chance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Now my baby is dancing, but she's dancing with another man..."
The song keeps going without interruption, almost near to its ends.
"So you have really returned." Erza hugged him tighter. Her tears flowed out even more. The pink haired kid tugged his shirt.
"Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
To try and apologize for my mistakes
But I just want you to know
I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
Take you to every party cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done when I was your man
Do all the things I should have done when I was your man..."
They're not very far from the hall room so they can hear the songs.
"Papa, who is she?" Erza quickly released the man she was hugging. No mistake about it. It was him. She looked from the little girl back to him. The long pink haired kid was still tugging his shirt.
"Jellal, y-you're m-married?"
He looked away in guilt.
"It's... been 7 years. I thought you had forgotten me so I moved on. " He replied, taking the girl closer to him. "This is my daughter, Meredy." Erza wanted to show him the ring she found but stopped as soon as Jellal introduces his daughter to his...ex-girlfriend.
"Meredy... I see. Then you must have been married in the early years, huh... How old is she?" Erza asked, lowering herself to the little girl's level.
"I'm turning 7 by tomorrow." Meredy answered the question that was directed to Jellal.
"Tomorrow's your birthday? This may be early but, Happy Birthday, Meredy." The red head flashed a smile to Meredy and stands up, going away. Not even turning back. He was married. And had a beautiful little girl. Some pretty girl he must have found. She clasped the ring tighter. She doesn't care whether she had gone far away from them or not. She walked faster and faster and finally ran. Jellal looked away in guilty again as the woman behind the walls made an appearance.
Meredy took a few steps away from her father and kicked his ass making him jump.
"OWW! That hurt, Meredy!" Jellal shrieked. There's a loud pop sound as there were smoke appeared around Meredy. Meredy is no longer a little girl but is a teen with curvaceous body and had a nice long perm hair reaching her waist. She is now wearing Fairy High's uniform, not the elementary one, though.
"Must you hurt her that badly?" Meredy exclaimed. Good thing they're the only ones in the balcony. The music is too loud so people won't hear what they are talking about.
"I can see why you loved her, Jellal. The ring you gave her before is still worn on her ring finger. It's so hard to find a woman like that nowadays. Loyal and loving."
"Ultear, she must not know what kind of work we are doing. It will endanger her life. Although for all these years she thought it was her fault. She needs to stay away. " Jellal is still holding his butt that Meredy kicked.
"Nobody knows this kind of power exist other than us, Jellal. I mean, papa." Meredy said, creating small hologram people dancing tango out of thin air on her palm.
"Stop that! You're not my daughter! I'm not even married yet! " The man with tattoo on his face scowled. Meredy changed into the form of a young girl again and teases Jellal.
"How can you say that, papa?" She shouted and started crying. Jellal does not have the heart to hit her in this form. Seriously, ever since she succeeded the Transformation Magic she would use them to tease Jellal. Later, Meredy changed into her real form again and laughed at Jellal for his weakness. Ultear was staring at her sternly and Meredy looked away, clearing her voice.
"So, why are we here again?" Meredy asked. "Why did you bring me with you from Eulogia? I don't like the air here...It smells tainted. I like our previous world."
"I really don't have a single clue you can sing and play the guitar at the same time, Levy." Lucy was astonished by her friend's voice. When Levy's not singing, she sounds so cute when talking. When she sings, her voice changed like some mature woman would have.
"R-really? I-" She was cut off by the metal punk student. He deliberately hit her shoulder and took the microphone from her hands causing for her to scowl. She stomped on his feet and ready to play the guitar.
The audience laughed at this little funny scene.
"Oi, tell us what are you going to sing!" Natsu shouted. Gajeel growled, and replied,
"Sway by Michael Bubbles." The band silenced and just did what Gajeel requested.
Several students try not to laugh again.
"When marimba rhythms start to play Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the short Hold me close, sway me more..."
The hall turned eerily quiet. Ignoring the silence, Gajeel tends to continue.
"Like a flower bending in the breeze Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me Stay with me, sway with me
Other dancers may be on the floor, Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have that magic technique, When we sway I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins, Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how, Sway me smooth, sway me now
Other dancers may be on the floor, Dear, but my eyes will see only you
Only you have that magic technique, When we sway I go weak
I can hear the sounds of violins ,Long before it begins
Make me thrill as only you know how, Sway me smooth, sway me now
When marimba rhythms start to play, Dance with me, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze, Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me, Stay with me, sway with me
When marimbas start to play, Hold me close, make me sway
Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore, Hold me close, sway me more
Like a flower bending in the breeze, Bend with me, sway with ease
When we dance you have a way with me, Stay with me, sway with me...
Shoo bee doo bop..."
He ends the short song and threw the wireless microphone to Loki who caught it pretty easily.
"Uh, I don't remember the song had shoo bee doo bop at the end..." Lisanna whispers to Mirajane. Her older sister just sighed and sweat dropped.
"That Gajeel person is really a weird man." Elfman said stroking his chin with his thumb.
Guess what. I watched Heartstrings! I found out that Lee Shin actually acts in You're Beautiful, too. As Kang Shin Woo. Oh my God he is so cute. I tried to ask my friend if they have the full episodes of this Korean drama and they do! Oh, my I'm currently on episode 5 now!
Don't you think I'm a little late for *hallyu now? XD
*Hallyu : Korean Phenomenon. At least that's what I heard them say it.