Hey everyone! We meet again! This is the 5th chapter of my 'best seller' fanfiction so far!
This is the chapter that most of you already waiting for... Probably.
This fanfic is a special fanfiction of mine that has a plot in my plot book. This chapter contents already written in it BEFORE I make chapter one. I didn't take this from anyone's fanfiction. And this is a song fic? No... This is a 'Song Chapter'. You can see the title at the chapter name!
I hope you guys enjoy chapter 5th of Chasing A Dream
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"Good morning, everyone. Please take care of me for today too!" Lucy said while bowing right after she changed her clothes for the next photo shoot.
5 days has passed after that. At first, after what happened, Lucy acted kind of awkward, but Natsu acts like nothing happened. Knowing that Natsu doesn't want anything to change, Lucy acts like nothing really happened. The wedding is the day after tomorrow. She doesn't know whether she should come or not.
"Lu-chaan! We got a singing job! Horray! It's been a while right?" Levy said happily after the photo shoot
"Really?!" Lucy shouted "Huwaah! I'm getting excited! When is it-," suddenly, Lucy feels something heavy on her head, again "What are you doing, Gray!" Lucy shouted
"This one got another singing job? I thought she failed last time and won't get any singing job again." Gray teased
"That's not true! I sing my best that day!"
"Yeah! That's right! Lucy-san's voice was the best at that concert! She-," everyone looks at the source of the person who said that. Lisanna. Did she really say that?
"L-Lisanna?" Lucy asked
"I-I didn't say anything!" Lisanna said as she runs away
"Heheee, Lu-chan. She really is your fans. Too bad both of you are in love with the same person!" Levy said pretty loudly
"Psst! Levy-chan! Natsu is there-,"
"Yo! What are you talking about?" Natsu said after suddenly appeared
"N-N-N-Natsu! Don't suddenly appear like that!" Lucy shouted
"Huh? Why? You didn't mind this uncharming guy suddenly appeared, right?"
"Who do you call 'uncharming guy', brat?!" Gray said. Both of them throw tantrums again, Lucy and Levy sighs
"So, Lu-chan. This is the CD of the song, and this is the lyric. You don't have to make any song for this one, since this is just an appreciation event for the singer and they would like you to sing this exact song for you. I don't really know why. But they told me that this song 'fits' you. Anyway, good luck!" Levy said. Lucy smiles at her best friend/manager and walks into her fitting room. She takes out her CD player with the headphone already attached to it.
Knock… knock… Someone knocked the door
"Come in." Lucy said. Suddenly, a pink-haired boy appeared at the door and immediately closes it. Lucy stuns at her place, she's more nervous than performing in a big stage with 10.000 people watching her
"Luce…, sorry. Am I disturbing you?" Natsu asked
"No, no." Lucy said with a forced smile. Natsu sits on her bed while Lucy is still standing in front of her makeup table
"Hey, Lucy… About my wedding. Will you… Really go?" Natsu asked
"I told you, didn't I?" Lucy walks to Natsu and smiles right after their face is parallel "If you want it, tell me so, and I'll definitely come."
"Pfft- You sound pretty muscular there, Luce… Hahaha." Natsu laughed
"H-Hey! Aren't we being serious here?!" Lucy shouted. Natsu's laugh turns into a smile, and then his straight face appear. Time to be serious. "Yeah… I, maybe I will be happy if you come. Yeah…, I do want you to come. Please come, Luce." Natsu said with a smile that seems very painful
"Mmhm. I'll come." Lucy said. Natsu looks at Lucy for a while and suddenly one of his hands is on her cheeks. He can feel very clearly that her face is really hot "Your face is hot…,"
"W-Whose fault is it?" Lucy said while looking away. Natsu smiles at the blonde woman. Chu…
Wait… Chu? Lucy thought. Without her knowing, Natsu is kissing Lucy's cheek and it's awfully long. Lucy blushes and blushes even more
"C-Chotto, Natsuu!" Lucy pushes Natsu lightly as he finishes his kiss "W-Why did you do that?"
"Your cheek is really red, looks like a cherry." Natsu said with an innocent smile. Lucy snapped
"Get. Out." Lucy said with a really scary face as Natsu immediately leaves. Lucy throws her body on the bed. "Baka Natsu." Lucy said while touching her cheeks.
Natsu leaves out of Lucy's dressing room, he walks into Fairy Tail Agency's roof where people usually resting and watching the cloud there. Natsu opens the lens cover of his camera and lays down
Click… Click… Click… Click… The sound of Natsu taking pictures of the clouds is echoing nonstop. C-Click. One hesitant shoot. Natsu stops and turns off his camera. "Using my camera to calm down again… What am I doing? Why did I do that? I…, didn't even have the chance to tell her."
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Lucy walks in her bedroom. She puts down her bag on the bed and takes out her CD player with the CD of the song that she needs to sing already in it. She puts both of the big headphones on her ears and turns out the volume. She clicks the play button.
"I am not the kind of girl, who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion."
Lucy smiles while reading the lyric of this song. 'Fits' me, eh? Lucy thought. Are they stalking me or something?
"But you are not the kind of boy, who should be marrying the wrong girl."
"''Wrong girl', huh?" Lucy grins and continues reading the lyric while hearing the song "Omoshiroi." She whispered.
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"…Chan! Lu-chan! Earth to Luuuuu-chaaaan!" Levy shouted
"E-Ehh… Yes!" Lucy exclaimed while pressing the pause button of her CD player. She takes off her earphone and looks at her best friend standing next to her who is sitting near the green screen
"Lu-chan, you're really into the song, huh? I'm pretty sure you've remembered all of it by now, but… Why do you keep listening to it?" Levy asked
"No… Nothing. I just don't want to fail at the stage." Lucy said with a smile
"Yeah. You must be really pumped, huh, Lu-chan?" Levy said while returning Lucy's smile
"Yeah." Lucy said
"Ohh, Lucy got a singing job?" Natsu suddenly appeared, again
"Yep!" Levy said
"Good for you. What kind of song is it, Luce?" Natsu asked. Lucy smiles while looking straightly at Natsu
"Hi-mi-tsu." Lucy said as Natsu and Levy look at each other confusedly "If you guys need me, I'll be in my dressing room. Lucy walks in her dressing room and sits on her dressing table's chair"Aah. I lied to Levy-chan. This song… I like it, because, it fits me." Lucy whispered
Knock… Knock…
"Lu-chan. I have something to ask you." Levy said on the other side of the door
"Yes! You can come in, Levy-chan." Lucy said. Levy walks into Lucy's dressing room. She closes the door again and locks it so no one will barge in. She sits on a sofa
"Ne, Lu-chan. You'll really go?" Levy asked
"Yep. Natsu even personally asked me. I have to come. Even how painful it is." Lucy said with a painful expression
"Then, what'll you wear, Lu-chan? Will you go to the hair salon before coming there?" Levy asked
"Well, I asked my maids to take care of the clothes since they insisted. And, Cancer wants to style my hair, so he'll come to my house in the morning. You could use my clothes, I can tell my maids to prepare yours too." Lucy offered
"That's alright, Lu-chan. I've bought my clothes and already made an appointment on a salon. So, we'll meet there?" Levy asked
"Sure." Lucy said. Natsu's wedding is… Tomorrow, huh? I hope he can be happy with Lisanna. Lucy thought
"Lu-chan… You're really alright?" Levy asked
"Yeah. No worry. Then, see you tomorrow. Loke is already outside." Lucy said as she takes all of her belongings and walks out of her dressing room.
The next day, Lucy wakes up at 7 and the wedding starts at 10
"Hime, time to wake up." Virgo said
"Ah…" Lucy looks at her clock "Hey, Virgo. It's already that day, huh?" Lucy said
"Yes, hime. I wish for the best for you." Virgo said. Lucy smiles at one of her favorite maids
"Thanks, Virgo." Lucy said. She walks to her dressing room, or a closet with the size of a room. Her maids are already there with her clothes. They help her wear the white shoulder-less dress, a glass high heels and jewelries. Cancer does her hair and makeup. Back-tied wavy hair and a silver hair pin
Lucy looks at herself at the mirror
"Today is our goodbye, Natsu." She whispered
Lucy slowly walks to her limo with white transparent scarf around her body. She can feel the heat of early summer. As soon as she steps in her limo, the limo goes to the place.
"Ittekimasu." Lucy said
"Itterasshai, Lucy-sama." Everyone said. In the car Lucy opens her small bag. She takes out a sheet of paper with the lyric of that song. You can call this thing is her lucky charm.
Not long after she left from her house, she finally arrive at that one certain church in the next town. She walks out of the limo with some eyes looking at her. Some says 'Is she the bride?' 'My, she's beautiful.' 'Oh gosh! She's Lucy Heartfilia!' and lot more. She's still holding the lyric paper
"I sneak in and see your friends. And her snotty little family all dressed in pastel."
Lucy secretly walks to the bride dressing room. The door is already opened ajar. She takes a peek, seeinLisanna's parent, and Elfman who is one of the staffs also Mira who is crying happily. She doesn't want that smile to disappear because of her disturbing this wedding
"And she is yelling at a bridesmaid, somewhere back inside the room wearing a gown shaped like a pastry."
Lucy takes a peek at Lisanna. She looks very happy. She looks really beautiful in a wedding dress. This hurts Lucy even more
"This… Is… Surely not what you thought it would be."
Lucy walks out of the hall of the bride dressing room. She walks alone, a little bit away from the church. I wonder if… Natsu already find what he buried. I wish for his happiness… Lucy said with her one of her tears finally falls.
She walks back to the church with everyone already takes a seat. Lucy walks in the church. She looks at Levy already prepared a seat for her. She walks at the edge of the church, she hides behind the curtain as soon as the organ starts to play a song. Even though she's invited. Natsu already stands in front of the priestess with a white tux. He looks awfully handsome. Lisanna, along with his father walks in the church. She looks even more beautiful than she was in the dressing room. Natsu, with somehow a straight face takes Lisanna's hand from his father.
"Fond gestures are exchanged, and the organ starts to play a song that sounds like a death march.
And I am hiding in the curtains. It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride to be.
She… floats down the aisle like a pageant queen."
Levy somehow looks at the back, and caught Lucy behind the curtains
"Psst! Lu-chan! What are you doing there?" Levy whispered "Come here!" Levy ordered. Lucy walks to her prepared chair which is in the front
"Do you, Natsu Dragneel take Lisanna Strauss to be your wedded wife to love forever, to cherish both in sickness and in health, rich and poor, for as long as shall you both live?"
"…" Lucy doesn't hear anything. She closes her ears and her friends sitting next to her knows that she doesn't want to hear Natsu saying his vows
"And do you, Lisanna Strauss take Natsu Dragneel to be your wedded wife to love forever, to cherish both in sickness and in health, rich and poor, for as long as shall you both live?"
"I do."
"I hear the preacher says 'Speak now or forever hold you peace'."
"If there's anyone who's against their marriage, speak now, or forever hold your peace." He said. Lucy jolts. No, she doesn't want to break anyone's happiness.
"There's a silence, there's my last chance, I stand up with shaky hands,
all eyes on me.
Horrified looks from everyone in the room but I'm only looking at you."
She… Needs to say all of her feelings inside. She stands up with shaking hand. Everyone looks at her, everyone. Even Levy is surprised. Lucy, takes all of her courage to look at Natsu's eyes. Natsu also looks at Lucy. He smiles. Thump, don't give false hope. Lucy opens her lips.
"…I am not the kind of girl, who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion," Lucy suddenly sings. Everyone still looking at her, confused "But you… Are not the kind of boy who should be marrying the wrong girl." Lucy continues singing "So, don't say yes, run away now, I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door. Don't wait or say a single vow," Lucy stops for a while "You need to hear me out…" Lucy said the lyric without singing.
"Speak now. Lucy." Natsu suddenly said while smiling very gently "You'll say… Let's run away now, I'll meet you when I'm out of my tux at the back door. Baby, I didn't say my vow. So glad you were around when they say speak now." Natsu continued Lucy's singing "May I have everyone's attention." Natsu shouted "Maybe only the priestess heard… That I didn't say any vow. Yes... Maybe this is too selfish of me. Lisanna," Natsu turns at Lisanna who already has a very scared expression upon her face "Sorry, I… Have another person that stole my heart." Natsu said as Lisanna's tears start falling "And dad… Sorry if I embarrassed you." Natsu said while looking at his dad. Igneel smiles at his son. Finally, Natsu turns to Lucy "The person who is… Very important to me. Thank you, Luce." Natsu said with his usual grin. He walks to Lucy and carries her bridal style "Now, I'm very sorry for the mess." Natsu said as he leaves with Lucy. They walk to the back of the church. He puts Lucy down. Lucy is already blushing hardly
"N-Natsu… S-Sorry. I mess the wedding." Lucy said while looking away. Natsu puts his big hand on Lucy's chin and makes her looks at him
"I told you, didn't I? So glad you were around when they said speak now." Natsu sang. Lucy blushes at his smile
"Na-Natsu… I… I… I li-!" Before she knows it, Natsu already kissing her. He kisses her for a really long time. After they finish. Lucy doesn't have the energy to say anything anymore
"Just… Don't say anything before I do, Luce." Natsu said. He kisses Lucy's forehead "Can you please wait for me…? Sorry." Natsu said with a sad expression. Lucy doesn't know what's going on, but she just nods.
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After that day, Natsu never appears. He doesn't show up at the studio anymore. When Lucy asked Lisanna, she too doesn't know. Lucy can't call Natsu's phone. Her mails and texts are ignored. No one knows why Natsu suddenly disappears like that. The photographer for studio 8 and 4 changes. Is it what he means by 'wait for him'?
Lucy keeps her work with the new photographer. But everyday she keeps calling him, texting, mailing and searching for him. Where is he?
Another day at the studio. Lucy just finished her photo shoot. It's been a month. She doesn't know what to do anymore
"Lu-chan… There's someone who wants to see you. He's at the lobby. He said it is important. Will you?" Levy said. Lucy smiles and nods. She walks to the first floor lobby. Seeing a red-haired man is sitting at the waiting sofa
"Igneel…san?" Lucy said
"Hello, Lucy-san." Igneel said with a smile. Lucy bows in front of Igneel
"Sorry! I messed up the wedding!" Lucy said
"No… It's alright. Natsu feels happy you did, right?" Igneel said while patting Lucy's head
"A-Ano… Igneel-san. About-,"
"Natsu, right?" Igneel guessed as Lucy nods "He… Didn't tell you, huh?" Igneel said in monotone "As I expected." Igneel said. "Lucy-san… I don't know what his reason for not telling you, but… About Natsu. He moved. He took his dream job to be a photographer in US." Igneel said
"U…S?" Lucy repeated
"Yeah. Few days before the wedding, Natsu finally got the offer to work at Sabertooth Agency. A really famous agency. He finally only one step further to chase his dreams." Igneel said
"I-I see. Th-Thank you for telling this to me, Igneel-san." Lucy said with a forced smile
"Yeah. See you later, Lucy-san. I hope for your happiness." Igneel said. As Lucy keeps looking down. Igneel leaves the agency. Tears finally falling from Lucy's eyes. Suddenly, a really familiar hands is holding her from the back… Gray
"G-Gray… Don't… I-I'm not in the mood to." Lucy said while crying
"That amateur photographer… Left you, huh?" Gray said
"N-No he didn't. I p-promised to wait." Lucy said
"Why him?" Gray whispered "Why him, Lucy?" Gray repeated with a loud tone. He tighten his hug "I love you, Lucy! I really do! I'm serious about you!" Gray turns Lucy's back, she's now facing him who is already blushing. He's… Serious "I won't leave you!" Gray shouted as he hugs her again
God… Why are you so cruel to me? Lucy thought
Huaaa, If I can say to myself. This is getting pretty gooood~~ I'd like to add more conflicts, but... I should stop, right?._.
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