I'm sorry for the three week delay. Things came up (like being sick for a horrible two weeks and your brother being too sick to even move so you have to take care of him.) This chapter is dedicated to "A random Fairy" who reviewed on 3/5/13 I really wanted to update since you said it was your birthday but again getting that blasted cold I couldn't even reach for the computer my deepest apologies!

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DO THIS NOW. GO TO YOUTUBE AND PLAY 'NO SURRENDER' BY YUICHI NAKAMURA SO YOU CAN SING ALONG AND FAN GIRL SCREAM. I ALSO DO NOT OWN THE SONG SO ENJOY!

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No Surrender

hirakareta PANDORA no hako mezametara subete ga hajimaru

KUROSU suru Fake to Real kurayami wo kaketeku Shooting Star

kanjiru PAWAA wa mou keisoku funou de furikitta kodou ga tsutawatteku

REBERU wo koeta kono Stage de

tokihanatareta kodoku no tobira

kokoro no koe wa sakebi tsudzukeru

ashita wa yuzurenai

nikushimi ya ginen wo daita munashisa ja mirai wa tsukamenai

uzukidasu sabita kizuato azayaka na itami ga SHINBORU

kage mo hikari ni mo nite iru shimei ga aru hontou no teki ni nerai wo

sadame

kizu darake demo tsubasa hirogete

chikara wo ikasu tabi wo shite iru

kanashimi ni sae me wo sorasanai

sekai ga owaru made

REBERU wo koeta kono Stage de

tokihanatareta kodoku no tobira

kokoro no koe wa sakebi tsudzukeru

ashita wa yuzurenai -

"How was that?" He gasped as sweat beaded down his forehead, he looked at his band mates grinning. They finally got the song down and were now auditioning it in front of the judges.

Natsu and Lyon grinned panting, "Oi so how was that?" Natsu repeated tired. The others looked at them. Jellel had a small grin, Erza had her eyes closed as if deep in thought, and Mirajane just gave them a blank expression.

Gray stood still, a bit anxious. Of course there are tweaks here and there that the band could improve on but based on how they only got together in a week shouldn't it be impressive?

Before he could swallow the lump in his throat he was interrupted by the sound of clapping. The guys looked at them awestruck still holding in their breaths.

"Impressive" Jellel spoke having a smile form "I didn't think you guys had it in you but that was one of the best auditions we've had so far" he looked to his left where his fellow judges were standing "Don't you agree?"

Erza nodded giving Gray and the band a smile of approval "Nice touch singing a Japanese song. The vocals and the sound system were great. I believe you will be the biggest hit at the festival" again nodding with her scarlet hair swishing "Indeed. You got my vote of approval"

Gray and Natsu sighed a breath of relief, Loki and Lyon high fived each other, Gajeel just stood there smiling to himself with his arms crossed.

"What about you Mira?" Jellel suddenly asked turning to the white haired beauty that remained silent.

The guys stopped their chanting now feeling apprehensive of the third year's opinion, it's hers that matter the most.

She stood up, her cerulean blue eyes shimmering, she pointed a fierce finger at Gray who jolted, and she had a frown on her face. " Gray your voice was strained at the last verse" she then turned and pointed at Natsu who shivered "Natsu your voice pitched too high during the harmonies"

She then glared at Loki "Loki you missed a chord, Gajeel the beat was too slow" she whipped and stared down the longhaired ex-Yankee.

They all gulped, Lyon tugged his collar as she turned her gaze on him "And Lyon your voice needs to be higher while you sing!"

The guys shivered, knowing Mira and retired performer she knows what's she's talking about.

"So does that mean we can't perform?" Natsu whispered.

Erza and Jellel turned to look at Mira waiting for her answer. She crossed her arms firmly "No you guys made it in. But I expect much more out of you guys from the festival" she smiled "So don't disappoint me boys"

The guys beamed and now fist pumping in the air "YEAH!"

"This will be an interesting festival we'll have. Don't you agree Erza?" Jellel asked amused while staring at his scarlet haired friend. She smiled "Yeah interesting indeed"

xxxoxxx

"kage mo hikari ni mo"a husky voice started to hum "sa nite iru shimei ga aru hontou no" Gray grinned still couldn't keep the excitement to himself " teki ni nerai wo sadame…"

"I can't believe we still made it though," Lyon mumbled beside him as they were strolling down the park.

Gray scoffed "Of course we made it dummy. I'm Gray Fullbuster after all."

"Oi" he poked his brother's forehead "Don't get too cocky. We really got a lecture from Mira so we have to step it up"

Gray pouted while rubbing his forehead "I get that. It's not that we were horrible or anything…" Lyon looked at him patiently waiting for his answer "But I get the feeling she had really high expectations about us. As if she purposely put us together to form something big"

Lyon cocked his head to the side "Now that you mention I do get that feeling when we rehearse."

Gray nodded his head excitedly "See I'm not the only one. I thought it was too good that we mended well when we first started."

"Mira is really scary" Lyon shivered "But she has sharp eyes. It's not a surprise that she got in to this school"

Gray nodded "Yeah, she's changed. Well not really but I'm not surprised that she got in to this school either. I hear she's a retired performer and model, can you believe our Mirajane was that? Our old delinquent Mirajane!"

"Yeah, it's like she is an entirely different person" he agreed "But her demon side somehow comes up, even if it's not much it's still frightening"

They both shuddered at the thought, "So Gray what's our next step?" Lyon frowned "Please don't tell me we will be singing a Christina Aguilera song" he hesitated "Are we?"

Gray laughed "HA not in this life time. It sucks knowing we can't sing our own songs or covers of actually good American bands like 'The Killers' or classic oldies like 'The Rolling Stones'"

Lyon shook his head "I still wonder about your taste in music and how you came to like a variety of genres."

"Well don't blame me blame Ul—" he stopped midsentence feeling uncomfortable, he changed the subject "But anyway I still think we should do something. Some thing amazing that will blow the roof off and prove to Mira that we're not a let down"

Lyon looked at his brother amused watching Gray's grin only grow wider, he was glad that his brother was moving on to things that made him happy.

"Still try to pick a song that isn't too, well girly man"

"With our list of options that will be tough"

Lyon paused for a moment to think, "How bout that new song that aired a couple months back in the U.S? That girl who was dating that British lad but they broke it off so now she made a song about it. (A/N: sorry! I mean yes didn't it happen? But okay moving on~) No?"

Gray shook his head "Nah, it's too…well it's too relationship cliché. I want a song that is fun but it can relate to anyone. And a song that is not as you say 'Girly'" he responded.

Lyon sighed "It's a shame we can't revamp them into our own"

Gray halted with wide eyes; he looked back at his brother and patted him on the shoulder. An idea was forming "What did you just say?"

Lyon shrugged looking confused "I said I wish we could make the songs into our own?"

Gray grinned "Lyon. You're brilliant!" he exclaimed.

His brother raised a brow "I am?"

"Yes!" he threw his arms into the air "I think I solved our song problem! I need to get to work now!"

"Wait GRAY! What's going on?"

"No time to waste bro, I need to get working on our lyrics"

"Lyrics? What are you talking about? What song are we singing?"

Gray gave him a mischievous grin before running off "It's a surprise, just tell the guys to meet up for band rehearsal in three hours!"

xxxoxxx

"Where's Gray?" whined Natsu, he was sprawled out on the white sofa of the Fullbusters.

Gajeel was looking indifferent with crossed arms "So did Avalanche find an appropriate song for us to sing?"

"Well he did say he had an idea, but never confirmed what song we were going to sing" Lyon replied sipping on his second juice pouch "You know Gray he likes to keep to himself. We'll know in due time"

"But I want to rehearse right now!" Natsu cried, "When will he come out? I can't waste my time!"

"Natsu relax" Loke pushed his glasses up "Stop acting like a baby and just deal with it"

"I don't want to hear that coming from a womanizer," the salmon haired boy muttered.

"NANI!"

"boys…boys relax" Lyon sighed "Our complaining won't change anything or speed up time, so all we can do is wait"

Gajeel grunted, "I hope he doesn't choose a song that is stupid. Maybe we're going to sing Titanium? It's not too girly of lyrics and a guy could pull it off!"

The rest of them nodded "Yeah I actually like that song. Maybe if droopy eyes has a brain he probably picked that one as our performance" Natsu grinned.

Loke nodded, Lyon still didn't look convinced "I'm not so sure, he didn't mention that plus he said something about finding a song that is our own…"

Gajeel raised a brow "Well I don't see how with that song we can't make it our own"

"Yeah, but will that song be good enough to win? Will it be better what they expected?" Loke added "Remember we were adequate with our auditions and Mira seemed disappointed, we need to sing something they won't expect"

"Are you telling me we should sing Barbie Girl?" Gajeel replied, his cousin look disgusted at the mere thought.

Lyon shook his head "I think what Loke is trying to say is that we should give them a show. A show they will never forget"

The guys murmured their agreements. Lyon looked around their den slash band rehearsal area. You know with all the stereo systems, lazy lounge furniture, and snack bar, it was really a place for just about anything.

Lyon caught sight of a black book on top of the counter. That's odd. For he knew their library was upstairs. He went to grab the small book only realizing it was actually important.

"What's Gray's lyric book doing here?" he thought out loud.

The guys turned their attention to the older Fullbuster.

"Lyric book?" Natsu questioned.

"Gray has a lyric book?" Loke asked in disbelief.

"Avalanche…writes songs?" Gajeel's eyes widened.

"Yeah" Lyon shrugged as if it were no big deal "He didn't tell you guys?"

"NO" they all shouted, still bewildered that their cocky, playful, and mischievous friend had actually spent the time in deep thought to write lyrics.

"Well it's his old lyric book. He probably hasn't written in it after for so long."

Natsu scratched the back of his head "It's a shame he gave it up back then" he grabbed the book from Lyon's hand with a small smile "But maybe with this concert coming up we will get our old Gray back" he opened the book and skimmed a few pages, devouring the faded scrawled out words written down.

"Wow" he breathed out. Loke and Gajeel were looking at him waiting for an answer; Lyon smiled smugly all ready knowing what he was going to say.

"He…He…this is good you guys" he waved them over to come see "I mean some are fun, but then you turn the page and find something completely different." He turned to Lyon "Are you sure your brother isn't bipolar?" he asked teasingly.

He laughed, "HAHA oh man, we should indeed get him tested, but I don't believe he is. Those songs are based on inspirations he had from past experiences"

"Let me get a good look at that" Gajeel shoved his head closer to read a random page "I am fiending for the sunshine, to show our love in a good light. Give me reason, I am pleading to the stars..." he raised a brow and looked at Lyon waiting for an answer.

Lyon sighed "Old acquaintance. He wanted a relationship but she didn't."

All the guys made an "o" shape from their mouths "That explains why he doesn't want a girlfriend"

"Sheesh so was it friends with benefits?"

"Beats me" Lyon said. "But this was like three years ago. He probably had some relationships right after this girl"

"And he calls me a player" Loke furrowed his eyebrows "Let me see that book"

He found a page with drawings of stars and moons "To the sky! flying high, take me to the moon. Day or Night we don't have to say a word" he looked at them and then scowled "Damn, this is pretty good"

"He could make a career out of this" Gajeel looked over a few pages with the book in hand "He's pretty damn good. Had he consider this?" he asked Lyon.

He just sighed "Believe me it probably has, but with circumstances and the line of Fullbuster companies, he just can't"

The boys looked distraught, remembering what Lyon said a while back "Gray you have so many good talents it's a shame you're only limited to just that one"

Loke let out an aggravated huff "Well maybe we can change that!" the boys looked at him with keen eyes "I mean what almost 18 year old kid can come up with lyrics like..." to prove his point he looked at one of the pages of Gray's book "I mean come up with 'If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks, I will follow you into the dark'? Like hell we will find a guy like that any time soon"

"For once I agree with this womanizing cat" Gajeel crossed his arms "Maybe after the show we can try to make him actually consider it"

Natsu nodded grinning "Ha! This is getting better by the second!" he pumped his fist in the air.

"What are you guys doing…?" came in a new voice. The gang turned their heads to meet Gray looking at all of them quite weirdly.

"About time you showed up," Natsu said without missing a beat "So what's the verdict? What song are we going to play?"

"Oh yeah the song" Gray looked at them, he noticed a black book in Loke's hand "Where did you get that?" he eyed the boy.

"It was on the counter"

Gray stepped closer and took the book out of his friends' hand; smiling to himself, "I was looking for this everywhere. I needed a place to write down the lyrics but had to use a piece of paper instead"

"Wait wait wait" Lyon suddenly spurted out "Did you just say you wrote some lyrics?"

Gray gave his brother a crooked smile "Yeah, I'm back!" he was just as excited as his older brother; Lyon couldn't help but beam with satisfaction.

"So wait you still didn't answer my question" Natsu shifted himself in to the comfortable lazy chair "What song are we going to sing?"

Gray turned to face the rest of his band mates, he waved the paper in front of them "Why don't you see for yourself?"

"you can find us in this school just search for we are,

the boys of Fairy Tail so jam that ish in your car!"

The guys grinned. This was exactly what they were looking for.

xxxoxxx

Lucy looked up at her ceiling frowning. Her back was on her bed with her legs sprawled out. Her happy brown eyes were now blood shot red and she refuses to come out of her room.

There was a faint knock on the door "Lucy-san. Please come out, breakfast is ready"

"No thank you" she responded "I'm not hungry"

"But you haven't eaten since last night" the maid replied worriedly "Please come out"

"No Thank you" she repeated. "I'm not feeling too well"

The maid outside the door nodded her head understanding "Very well then, if you happen to change your mind I will leave a tray outside your door" she set down a tray and casted a sad glance at the door.

"Thank You" she whispered before closing her eyes. This whole week has been a nightmare for her, she hasn't spoken to her father ever since their fight and it gets harder when he won't change his mind.

She sighed; she threw a sad glance out the window where she could see the shine brimming brightly and the sky in the loveliest baby blue ever.

'It would be great to go outside' she thought 'Too bad father wouldn't have it and is actually glad that I've locked myself in my room. '

She heard a buzz and a frilly sound come out of her desk, it went on for a while that she decided to get out of bed and see what it was. She saw her phone vibrating continuously with the screen brighten up with someone's name on it.

'Levy'

"Hello?" she answered wiping away some tears and trying not to reveal that she was crying again early this morning.

"Lucy?" the other girl spoke from the other line.

"Yeah it's me. What's sup Levy-chan?"

"Lu-chan!" the small girl cheered, "You'll never guess what happened!"

Lucy couldn't help but crack a smile, it's Sunday so she has probably got a clue "The boys passed their audition?"

"Ehhhh" Levy replied, "How'd you guess?"

"It's Sunday. You wouldn't be calling Sunday unless something big happened. So how did you find out? Is everyone spreading the good news?"

"Un! Now I wouldn't be surprised if the whole school knew about it," she giggled "But I soon found out after they auditioned. One of the guys texted me"

"Hmmm" Lucy said sounding interested "Who told you?" a mischievous grin spread across her face, a little glad that Levy couldn't see it but probably felt it.

"A-h. G-gajeel-kun did!" she stammered with her voice pitched a bit too high.

"Ohhh Gajeel did."

"Lu-chan!" Levy scolded playfully knowing full on well what her friend meant by her tone of voice.

"Oh Levy you're so easy to tease" she had a full grin, the first real smile she had in a while.

"Like you're one to talk!" she retorted "Just the slight mention of Gray and you go ballistic with a red face!"

Lucy blushed madly almost dropping her phone to the ground; she scoffed "I do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"Do too and stop denying it! I bet your face is all red"

At that her face did go redder "We're only friends that's it. Nothing more"

"Hmm" her friend said not believing her "You like him"

She gripped her phone tightly, feeling a thump go through her chest "Stop changing the subject Levy. Even if I liked anyone it wouldn't matter," she emphasized

Levy stopped giggling after hearing her friend's sad tone "Lucy I'm sorry"

"Its no problem" she looked up feeling some tears form "It's just that I don't know what to do anymore"

Her voice cracked and she looked down at the floor.

"I wish there was something we could do. The guys and I looked thoroughly through everything on how to prevent this but unless your father with drawls there's nothing we can do"

"Its fine. I kind of figured…" she trailed off staring glumly at the photograph on her desk. It was her mother.

"You need to get out of that house," her friend said

"Yeah but how?"

"Leave it to me!"

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