Chapter 2 is up! I hope you guys enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or any of these songs.
Lucy's POV
I ran back upstairs and put my hair into a messy braid. After that I slipped on a black headband and put on my pair of fake glasses that I always wore to school. Today, though, I had to be extra cautious. Even though they were not in Hargeon, I could not risk the chance of anyone recognizing me and finding a way to contact Fairy Tail.
Running back to my closet, I slipped on a hoodie to hide my curves and replaced my boots with tennis-shoes. It was normal for me to dress like this, so I would not get strange looks. And this outfit did not draw any unwanted attention to me.
When I turned to check the time, I almost had a heart attack. I was supposed to meet Juvia ten minutes ago!
I ran down the stairs and out the door. Juvia's house was on the way to the school, so we always walked together. Jogging the block to her house, I saw her waiting patiently out front.
"It's about time Lucy got here." She said jokingly, a smile plain on her face.
"Sorry." I said. "I got distracted by…something."
Juvia raised a blue eyebrow at me. "Something?" She giggled. "Lucy was watching the gossip channel again wasn't she?"
"No." I said immediately, only to receive a skeptical glance. "Maybe. Yes."
She sighed. "Yes, Juvia saw it today also. Gajeel was annoying her so she had to drown it out." When she was a kid, her parents died in an accident so she moved in with her uncle Metalicana and cousin Gajeel. A few years ago, Metalicana died of cancer, leaving them on their own. But they had managed just fine. Juvia went to school and had a part-time job at the café and Gajeel was a tattoo artist. Believe it or not, his job actually paid pretty well.
Juvia rolled her eyes at the thought of him. "Juvia swears, if Gajeel comes home with one more piercing she will put him in a Water Lock!" (A/N: They have magic, but rarely use it because it is not their main focus.)
I smiled at the girls antics. "So you saw today's show?"
Juvia gave me a worried look. "Will Lucy be alright?"
I knew what she was asking. Juvia was the only person, besides my Father, who knew the truth about who I was. Three years ago, she had been helping me with spring cleaning and stumbled upon a box of old pictures. She had sworn to keep it a secret, but Father had been furious. He tried to pack me up and leave town but I had put my foot down. It wasn't like he would be going anywhere anyway.
I looked up at her. "As long as I can keep my identity a secret until this whole thing blows over, I will be perfectly fine."
She gave me a skeptical look. "Is Lucy sure that she wants to keep her identity a secret? Juvia knows that Lucy has a secret desire to get back on the stage."
I sighed. It was true that I missed the stage. The crowds cheering. The feeling I got when I finished a new song. If I could change the past, I would have never left.
But the past was the past. I couldn't go back up there, not after what happened.
"The past is in the past, Juvia. You know why I can't go up there, no matter how much I would like to." I had an 'end of story' tone in my voice, and it was obvious that she heard it.
We didn't speak again until we got to the school.
After that, we pretended like it was just another ordinary day. We went to my locker, then to hers. We passed notes during science and made fun of the teacher in math. Then she waved me goodbye as she skipped off to swim practice and I went to the library.
Just like we always had.
When the bell rang for lunch, I groaned. The library closed at lunch on Mondays, and I had forgotten to get my lunch from my locker anyways, so avoiding the crowded halls and gossip was not an option.
Grabbing my books, I braced myself and ducked out the door, speed walking towards my locker. When I arrived, I was relieved to find that Juvia was waiting for me. I opened my locker and dropped off my bag while listening to her rambling about the upcoming swim meet.
After grabbing my wallet, we headed to the frozen yogurt shop across the street from the school. Since we were seniors, we were allowed to leave campus during our free and lunch periods as long as we were not late for class.
When we got there, it was a bit more crowded than normal. I didn't recognize anyone there, but it was still unnerving. We grabbed our usual treat and decided to head back to the school and eat on the roof instead.
Once on the roof, I sat down and leaned against the railing. Juvia followed my lead. We ate in silence at first, before we heard screaming. And not I-am-being-brutally-murdered-screaming. It was I-cannot-believe-that-his-is-happening-I-am-the-luckiest-person-alive screaming. It was the type of cheering that I was all too familiar with.
Then, I heard it.
His voice.
Natsu's POV
Every Clock is tickin' faster
Takin' trips around the sun
Another year, another chapter
5 and 4 and 3 and 2 and 1
Drop your calls, lose your keys
Before the drinks are gone
Get yourself out your seat
Oh oh
Quit your bitchin' move your feet
Until the break of dawn
Cause nobody gives a damn about the day that you were born
This song's for everyone who ruins your birthday
You gotta party like it's not, party like it's not
This song's for anyone who's having the worst day
You gotta party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Like it's not your birthday
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Like it's not your birthday
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
Take a sip in of the high life
Chase it down until you fall
Three hundred and sixty five nights
Why just one if we can have 'em all?
Drop your calls, lose your keys
Before the drinks are gone
Get yourself out your seat
Oh oh
Clap your hands, move your feet
Until the break of dawn
Cause nobody gives a damn about the day that you were born
This song's for everyone who it ain't your birthday
You gotta party like it's not, party like it's not
This song's for anyone who's having the worst day
You gotta party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
Party like it's not, Party like it's not,
Like it's not your birthday
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
Party like it's not, party like it's not,
Like it's not your birthday
Party like it's not. Party like it's not
Oh o oh
OK, let's lose control
I wanna see everybody on the floor
Go and send your invitations
Do it now 'cause time is wasting
Life is tough so fill them cups
One life to live, I'm a live it up
Drinks go up, drink em' down
Turn it up, wake up the town (oh o oh)
Ok, check it out, here's the plan
We gonna dance till we cannot stand
Move your feet to every beat
Not bad, bring it back, put it on repeat
We gonna party till the break of dawn
I don't even know how I'm getting home
But it's alright, it's OK
It's not even my birthday!
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Like it's not your birthday
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
Party like it's not, party like it's not
This song's for everyone who it ain't your birthday
You gotta party like it's not, party like it's not
This song's for anyone who's having the worst day
You gotta party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
(Like it's not your birthday)
Party like it's not, party like it's not
(Like it's not your birthday)
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
(Like it's not your birthday)
Party like it's not, party like it's not
(Like it's not your birthday)
Party like it's not, party like it's not
Oh o oh
I finished strong and smiled at the sound of the fans screaming. Oh, how I had missed Hargeon. As kids, Lucy and I had met here. When we were six, our families both moved to Magnolia to be closer to Fairy Tail so that we could follow our dream of singing together.
It was only natural that this is where I wanted to look first.
When we arrived, the others had gone to scout out a hotel while I came to the school and talked to the principle about temporary enrollment for us while we searched. Erza only agreed to let us search under two conditions. 1) We went to school, 2) She came with us.
Our little search group wasn't very big, considering that there were only a few of us in Fairy Tail with open schedules. So here in Hargeon was just me, Gray, Erza, and Levy. Mira threw a fit about not coming but she had to stay and help out while we were gone.
When I arrived at the school, however, I was instantly surrounded by screaming fans. They asked me to sing and I thought, Why not? Now I was regretting it because I completely lost sight of what I was supposed to be doing.
I pushed through the crowd and walked towards the building, ignoring the stares and fans asking for autographs. I was on a mission.
Mission.
~Flashback~
"C'mon Luce! This is boring! Can't we go practice or something?" I whined to the blond mage.
She glared at me. "Natsu, we are in a library. You have to be quiet. We are here because mama asked me to pick up a new book for her. She already finished the first one in the series, so I have to get the next for her since the library is on the way home anyway."
I pouted and she rolled her eyes. "Ok, Salamander. Think of it this way. We are on a mission to find a special book. But we have to be really quiet, because there are invisible monsters guarding the special book."
I grinned. This was more like it. "What is the special book?" I asked a bit too loudly.
"Shh!" Lucy shushed me. "We don't know yet, because the book is magic and only my Mama knows how to unlock its secrets. That is why we have to get it for her, ok? Now remember, quiet. Like a ninja."
Ninja? Cool! I wrapped my scarf around my face and head, leaving only my eyes uncovered. Putting my pointer fingers together, I backed up against a wall. "Nin nin!"
Lucy giggled and pushed herself against the wall. "Let's go get that book."
~End of Flashback~
I sighed sadly and whispered to myself. "I'll find you, Luce. I promise."
I hope you enjoyed it! I will try and post again soon. Sorry it was short.