A few days had passed since Laxus and Mirajane befriended and spent a lot of time with each other, such as playing outdoors, reading books, learning new things, and the like. Just as Natsu, Gray, and the other servants had hoped, a new relationship has blossomed. At any rate, once they fall in love, the enchanted spell could break any day of the week. But since falling in love can take some time, the servants are not taking anything to chance, which is why Gray gathered all of the servants— every able-bodied furniture and utensil— for a special meeting.
"Okay, guys. You all know why we're here, right?" Gray announced, standing on Happy's back with a baton. "As you all know, Master Laxus and Mirajane are having a strong friendship, but we wanted to turn it into something way better than that. We have exactly 12 hours, 36 minutes, and 15 seconds to create the most magical, spontaneous, romantic atmosphere known to man or beast… or girls." He chuckled at his joke, but was met with puzzled looks on the servants' faces followed by the sound of chirping crickets.
"Right," Gray nodded. "As much as we love to see Master Laxus and Mirajane get along, time is running short for all of us." A living table with the enchanted rose encased in the bell jar moved to Gray's side. "If Master Laxus can love and be loved in return, the spell will be broken. But there's a time limit. He must find his true love before the last petal falls from that rose. If he doesn't, the spell will never… be… broken!" With each swing of his baton, Gray almost caused the bell jar to fall off the enchanted rose, much to the servants' horror. In response, the table moved away and caused Gray to slip and fall onto Happy.
"Ouch!" Happy cried.
Gray chuckled sheepishly as he stood up, "Sorry about that, Happy." He turned to all of the servants, "Okay, everybody. Don't doubt yourselves now. You're all part of the best royal staff Fairy Tail Castle has ever known. Each one's an expert in his or her field. I'm confident that with your combined efforts, we'll clean up this old, dusted castle and make it the most magical place anyone has ever seen! It'll be so magical, no one would recognize it!"
Juvia shouted from the back of the crowd, "My darling Gray is right! We can do this thing!" Immediately, all of the servants shouted and cheered in agreement.
"Then you all know your assignments," Gray confirmed, and he crossed his arms over, pointing in opposite directions. "Half of you to the West Wing, half of you to the East Wing, the rest of you, come with me."
Immediately, all of the servants rushed off, but instead of organizing into groups, they ran in different directions.
"I'm hungry! I could use some fish!" Happy yawned, and he escaped Gray's feet. This caused the latter to yelp and fall to the floor, a cog falling out of him as he did.
"Oh, lighten up, Gray," Natsu smiled as he helped him, with Lucy and Erza alongside him. "You did what you had to do. Everybody's motivated and working hard, and anytime now, the whole castle will be spotless." He then picked up the cog and began polishing it with his breath and candlesticks.
Gray argued, "How can you be relaxed when the rose could lose its last petal? It could be morning, noon, evening, and maybe soon."
Erza answered, "Because we have faith in our fellow servants and in Master Laxus. All we can do now is let nature take its course."
Lucy added, "It's obvious there's a spark between those two. Just look at how adorable Master Laxus and Mirajane are together!"
"Yeah, but it doesn't hurt to fan the flames a little," Gray replied, snatching the cog from Natsu and shoving it back into his clock door. "Besides, they must fall in love tonight if we ever expect to be human again."
Natsu sighed dreamily, "Ah… human again."
Lucy shared Natsu's expression, "Human again."
Erza added, "Human again."
"Yes… think what that means," Natsu fantasized, and he turned the handles on Gray's face so that they point to 12:00. Gray raised his eyebrow, but blocked his ears immediately as he chimed with a bell sound.
Natsu: I'll be cooking again
Be good-looking again
With a beautiful girl on each arm
Natsu grabbed Erza and Lucy around his arms.
When I'm human again
Only human again
Poised and polished and gleaming with charm
He looked at himself by a polished reflection on Erza's backside.
I'll be courting again
Chic and sporting again
Erza: Which should cause several husbands alarm
Natsu: (laughed) I'll hop down off the shelf
And toute suite, be myself
Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza: I can't wait to be human again!
As Natsu danced with Erza around his arms, we now cut to the perfume bottle Alzack Connell, the hair comb/his wife Bisca Connell, the powder puff Cana Alberona, and the hair brush Mest Gryder dancing with each other in Mirajane's mirror closet, while Asuka watched happily.
Alzack, Bisca, Cana, and Mest: When we're human again
Only human again
When we're knick-knacks and what-not's no more
When we're human again
Good and human again
Their dance was interrupted when Juvia leaned on the mirror closet, causing it to bend, and Alzack, Bisca, Asuka, Cana, and Mest were forced to run away.
Juvia: (dreamily) Oh, dear, won't it all be top-drawer?
I'll wear lipstick and rouge
And I won't be so huge
Why, it's beauty and romance galore!
I'll exude savoir-faire
I'll wear gowns, I'll have hair
It's my prayer to be human again!
Outside, in the castle stables, Erza and Gray were standing on a fence, with Gray wearing a farmer-styled hat and holding a pitchfork.
Gray and Erza: When we're human again
Only human again
When the world once more starts making sense
A bucket and a couple of brushes hopped past the fence. Gray went on to follow them, but the pitchfork suddenly moved and stuck itself on the ground, causing Gray to fly into the stables and into a bucket of water. Inside, Natsu was brushing Parakeet's nose.
Gray: I'll unwind for a change
Natsu: Really? That'd be strange
Gray: (ticked off) Can I help it if I'm t-t-tense?
In a shack by the sea,
I'll sit back sipping tea
Let my early retirement commence
Gray dried himself with a towel, and then annoyingly covered it over Natsu's head.
Far from fools made of wax
I'll get down to brass tax
And RELAX!
Gray was cut short when Natsu took the towel off his head and slapped it on Gray's back, sending him splashing into the bucket of water again.
Servants: When I'm human again!
We now cut to the servants quick at work cleaning the tables, cabinets, windows, and carpets all throughout Fairy Tail Castle. Motivated by Gray's idea, they were cleaning every room and every hallway, leaving nothing unturned.
Servants: So sweep the dust from the floor
Let's light some light in the room
I can feel, I can tell
Someone might break the spell
Any day now!
Shine up the brass from the door
Alert the dustbin and broom
If it all goes as planned,
Our time may be at hand
Any day now!
Lucy: Open the shutters and let in some air
Erza: Put these here and put those over there
Servants: Sweep all these years
Of sadness and tears
And throw them away
In one particular area, the brooms swept the dust off a balcony, and it fell on Gray, who was organizing the shovels below on a windowpane. Through the window, the mops were mopping up the large dusty ballroom while dancing.
Servants: We'll be human again,
Only human again
When the girl finally sets us all free
Cheeks a-bloomin' again
We're assumin' again
We'll resume our long lost joie de vivre
On the hallway outside the ballroom, the armored suits cleaned their helmets with brushes.
We'll be playing again
Holidaying again
And we're praying it's A.S.A.P.!
Happy then dashed through the room, chasing a fluffy cushion named Carla, another Exceed and Happy's love interest.
Happy cried happily, "Carla! Come share fish with me!"
Carla yelled, "Stay away from me, tomcat!"
We will push, we will shove
They will both fall in love
And we'll finally be human again!
During the chase, dirty paw-prints were left on the ballroom floor, and the brooms and mops swept Happy and Carla out of the room, while cleaning up the dirt in the process.
Meanwhile, at the castle den, Mirajane is reading one particular book, with Laxus dreamily listening.
"Realizing that Haru cannot access the Ten Commandants' final form…" Mirajane read from the book. "Hamrio Musica forged the Ravelt, a manifestation of the bonds between Haru and his allies, and his sword's ultimate form utilizing the power of Rave!"
"So that must mean he has the power to destroy Dark Bring and save the Raregrove Kingdom!" Laxus said excitedly.
Mirajane laughed at his enthusiasm, "Wait and see."
Laxus said in amazement, "I had no idea books could do that."
"Do what?" Mirajane asked.
Laxus confessed, "Take me away from this place. Make me forget for a little while."
"Forget?" Mirajane asked curiously.
"Who I…" Laxus stopped, before he looked at his paws sadly. "What I am."
Mirajane gently closed the book and smiled softly, "We have something in common, you know."
"We do? What's that?" Laxus asked.
"In the town where I came from," Mirajane explained. "The people think I'm odd. Very odd."
"You? Very odd?" Laxus asked in surprise.
"Yes," Mirajane admitted. "I know how it feels to be different. And I know how lonely that can be."
Laxus nodded in understanding, "I believe you."
Mirajane grinned, "Thank you, Laxus." She opened the book back up and read again, "With the power of all Ten Commandments at his command, Haru, with strengthened resolve, embarks to destroy what remains of Dark Bring and save the Raregrove Kingdom."
"Told you so," Laxus chuckled blushingly. "Hey, I liked the first chapter of Rave Master. Could you read it again?"
Mirajane suggested, "How about you? Why don't you read it to me?" She showed Laxus the book.
Laxus opened it and tried to process all the words in the book with little success. He finally stopped and confessed, "I can't."
"You mean you haven't learned?" Mirajane asked, looking concerned.
Laxus admitted, "I learned… a little. It's just been so long."
Mirajane said, "Well, here, I'll help you. Let's start at the first page." She turned to the first page of Chapter 1.
"Here, okay," Laxus began reading the first paragraph. "Um… Once upon a teeme…"
"Time," Mirajane corrected.
"Time. I knew that," Laxus nodded. "Once upon a time…"
We now cut to outside, where the servants had moved to the Kardia Royal Gardens to clean up, mow the lawn, plant the flowers, make grass sculptures, and turn on the water fountains which had never been used in a long time.
Servants: We'll be dancing again
We'll be twirling again
We'll be whirling around with such ease!
When we're human again
Only human again
We'll go waltzing those old one-two-threes!
We'll be floating again
We'll be gliding again
Stepping, striding as fine as you please!
Like a real human does
I'll be all that I was
On that glorious morn
When we're finally reborn
And we're all of us human…
Juvia: (joining in) …again!
Juvia bursts out onto the balcony wearing a pink bathing suit, a cap, and fancy make-up. She jumped and dove a hundred feet into the water fountain pool, and all of the servants scattered. Eventually, Juvia landed into the water, which exploded everywhere on impact.
Nevertheless, all of the servants were proud of their accomplishments. Assuming that things went well between Laxus and Mirajane, everyone was now confident that tonight, the spell on them would at last be broken.