Sorry if it took so long! Orz

Again, English is my second language and I'm not that good of a writer so I beg for forgiveness if there are wrong spellings or grammar...thank you!

Genre: Drama, Family, Friendship, Romance, some Humor, Hurt/ Comfort.

Pairings: GrayXLucy, ErzaXJellal, NatsuXLisanna, GajeelXLevy, SeigrainXUltear maybe.

Summary: Gray hates the world for taking his parents away, for making his life miserable. But with his new family, friends and a certain blonde girl, will they make him change the idea about the world? Or will he just hate it even more?

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairytail or any of its characters. I am NOT Hiro Mashima!


CHAPTER 24:Mira's plan~! Surprise?


"Levy?" Lisanna called the attention of her friend beside her. It was Saturday and Levy went to the Strauss' residence to help Lisanna in packing her stuff for the trip, for she was already done with hers. She's excited so don't mind her. Anyways, they somewhat got tired and decided to get some rest before they continue packing. They're lying on a bed that Lisanna shares with her sister, Mirajane, inside their room. She decided to ask Levy a question in hope of knowing what's been bothering their best friend, Lucy.

"Hmm? What's up?" Levy asked while looking up from her book.

"Well, it's about Lucy," Lisanna said in a low voice, not wanting to engage Mirajane in their conversation who, unbeknownst to them, was already listening to Lisanna after hearing Lucy's namewhich was hinted with a worried tone. She leaned her head to the door feeling that Lisanna didn't want her to know what she and Levy were talking about.

"What about Lucy?" Levy asked again and placing her book aside, taking notice of Lisanna's whisper and did the same.

"Well, do you know what her problem is? I'm kind of worried." Lisanna said as she sat up, giving off her anxious face. Levy sat up as well and crossed her legs.

"I don't know, really. But, I think it's about Gray." Levy said. Mira's ears perked up and leaned closer to the door.

"Gray? Oh, you mean that? What do you think can we do? I want to help her with her problem but I don't know how. I felt useless, being called one of her best friends when I don't even know what's bothering her." Lisanna said and looked down on her hands.

"Well, we know how hard it was for Lucy to keep her secret when she's close to her childhood love, who was completely oblivious of everything like he doesn't even remember a thing from his past with her." Levy said, matching Lisanna's face. Childhood love? Wait! Lucy and Gray are childhood friends? Mira's eyes widen at thenews.

"Yea, but even though Lucy knows that it's Gray, she never wanted to tell him." Lisanna said.

"She is traumatized by what some girl did to her when she was still little. Even I will do the same thing." Levy said and leaned back on the bed head. Lucy doesn't want to tell Gray? So that means that Gray doesn't recognize her? There's only one way to find out! Mira thought and went to the kitchen instantly.

She took some cookies and made some orange juice. She put it in a tray with some glasses and immediately went back to her room not wanting to get left behind the conversation. She heaved a deep breath and did her usual smile before knocking at the door.

Lisanna and Levy was startled by the sudden knock. "May I come in? I brought some snacks!" they heard Mira said.

"It's open!" Lisanna said hesitantly and got nervous all of a sudden. The door opened and revealed a smiling Mira holding a tray of cookies and juice. She walked towards the bed and placed the tray on the bedside table.

Mira then seated herself at the edge of the bed making Levy and Lisanna feel uncomfortable. There is something wrong with Mira's aura, Lisanna noted.

Mira then looked up at the two and smiled. "What are the two of you talking about?" she asked making Levy and Lisanna flinch.

"Uhm, nothing!" Lisanna said rather too quickly. There's no way Mira could've heard them, right? They were whispering. They shouldn't let anyone know this or else, Lucy will kill them. That is IF she ever finds out. And Mira is not a good choice to tell Lucy's story to, to begin with. She's…scary, in some sort. And Lisanna didn't want to bring another problem to Lucy. She knows that her friend is feeling worst as it already is.

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"Oh, so Gray being Lucy's childhood friend and love is nothing, eh?" Mira asked innocently.

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Levy and Lisanna's head snapped at the smiling Mira, realizing what she just said. How did she know that? Did she heard them? Their eyes were wide; they didn't know what to do! My sister really is sneaky.Lisanna sighed and face palmed.

"Come on. Tell me! I wanna help as well! I wanna help Lucy!" Mira pleaded as she clasped her hands in front of her chest giving off her puppy dog eyes. Levy and Lisanna exchanged looks. Like sister, like…well, sister. Levy sweat dropped when she remembered Lisanna pleading her to tell Lucy's story, like what Mira is doing now.

"It can't be helped. She already heard us." Levy said mainly to Lisanna and sighed. She looked at Mira and saw her face brightened. No wonder Lisanna's a rumour-monger as well.

"How much did you heard?" Levy asked Mira, cautiously. If ever she heard only a little bit then they could still made some sort of story but if she heard all of it…then they should be ready.

"Well, let me see. Gray and Lucy are childhood friends. Lucy likes Gray. Lucy was traumatized by this one girl? But there's one thing that confuses me, no, make that three. If they are childhood friends, why is it that Gray doesn't seem to notice it? And why isn't Lucy telling Gray? How sure is Lucy that Gray is her childhood friend in the first place?" Mira said eyeing the two.

"She heard a lot," Levy said and looked at Lisanna. And again the two of them sighed. They can't lie, now that Mira heard it all so they began explaining everything. Mira gasped, cooed, smile, cry and scowl all throughout the whole story telling, which they somewhat expected.

"So that's why," Mira said after the story while wiping off some tears from her eyes. They fell silent and Levy was contemplating if she did the right thing of telling the story to Mira or not.

"Is the girl, Amanda, was it? Is Amanda at Fairy Tail?" Mira asked. Lisanna shook her head.

"Then why isn't Lucy telling anything to Gray?"

"Well, if you were in Lucy's shoes and got bullied and beaten up since childhood by some girl who's overly obsessed with a guy that you don't know was the same guy that you are with, aren't you gonna do the same thing?" Levy said and crossed her arms.

"I suppose. But then, can't we just tell Gray? That way problem solved," Mira said. Lisanna shook her head.

"Lucy doesn't want to tell him. If we do that we'll just make Lucy's efforts come to waste." Lisanna explained and Mira nodded bringing her right hand to her chin and supporting her elbow with her left hand while creasing her eyebrows. Looking at her face, Lisanna and Levy knew that Mira is scheming something. And it scared them. Usually, Mira's plans are so complicated that they are wondering if it will even work or not. But, knowing Mira, her plans always works. But they have to encounter some scary stuff before that happens. And they shivered at the thought.

While Levy and Lisanna are suffering from the tensed atmosphere and Mira was still scheming some plans, a knock on the door startled them.

"LISANNA!" came Natsu's voice as he forcefully opened the door.

"Natsu! What are you doing here?" Lisanna asked as she got up, she was used to this kind of entrance. Natsu grinned and showed her his bag. He opened it and took out a blue fur ball.

"HAPPY!" Lisanna squealed as she recognized the blue fur ball was a cat. She grabbed the cat from Natsu's arm and hugged it tightly like she never saw the cat in years making Natsu laugh.

"Aye!" said the cat.

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"IT TALKED!" Levy shrieked. Hearing this, Natsu looked up to notice that Levy was with the Strauss sisters.

"Hey there Levy!" Natsu greeted.

"Don't 'hey there Levy' me! Your cat just talked!" Levy screeched as she stood up. Mira on the other hand started looking at Natsu; she smirked while a plan was forming inside her head. Natsu, eh?

"Yea! Isn't it cool!" he said and grinned once again. Levy just twitched.

"Oh yea Lisanna, can I ask you something?" Natsu said ignoring Levy's outburst in the background and seated on the floor where Lisanna is, still hugging Happy. The girl looked up and sends a questioning look at him. "Hmm?"

"Since you're from the council, can I ask permission of bringing happy to the trip?" Natsu asked, with hopeful eyes. Lisanna raised an eyebrow at him and sighed.

"As much as I wanted to, I can't allow you. Erza's gonna be mad." Lisanna said and sends an apologetic smile to Natsu, who puffed his cheeks. "Our president is scary!" Natsu said and crossed his arms behind his head.

"I can talk to her!" Everyone in the room looked up to a now beaming Mirajane.

"Really? Thanks so much Mira! I owe you–" Natsu said and was gonna shake Mira's hand gratefully when Mira spoke.

"But on one condition!" she said.

Natsu cocked an eyebrow and nodded, accepting her offer. He badly wanted permission to take happy to the trip. They will be gone for 5 days and 5 nights and he's worried for his cat.

"You'll do as I say," Mira ended and smiled. There's really something in Mira's smile that really scared the shit out him and until now, he doesn't why.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Natsu muttered as a shiver run down his spine while looking at Mira's somewhat devilish smile while Levy, Lisanna and Happy-the-cat exchanged looks.

..ooOoo..

"Lucy, why the long face?" Ultear asked as she seated beside the blonde, who is puffing her cheeks in annoyance. She looked up at Ultear and sighed.

"I just don't understand why Mira and the boys went ahead of us." Lucy said and cupped her chin with her hand making her elbow sit on the bus' window sill.

It was Monday morning, two am to be exact, and the council members haven't got any sleep. They were required to be at school on Sunday night, which was yesterday, to arrange everything for the trip. The girls are helping the teachers with everything while Mira and the boys told them that they will be going ahead of them as to organise some things at camp. Lucy tried to persuade them that she and the other council members are coming as well to help them but, Mira refused. She told them that they are needed at school and after that Mira and the boys took off, leaving Erza, Juvia, Levy, Lisanna and Lucy do all the job by themselves, with the help of some teachers and some chosen students.

"Well, they told you that they'll organise everything there, right? Besides, you're needed here. You're one of the council, and the Vice president at that. And we leaders, even if called 'leaders', are just here to assist you guys." Ultear tried to reason out. She was one of the chosen ones, along with the teachers, to assist the remaining council members in taking care of students and everything in the trip.

"But still," Lucy pouted. Ultear smiled at Lucy's stubbornness. Ultear really grew a liking on Lucy like she wants to be near her always, wanted to protect her like a sister. The day she was introduced to be the daughter of her mom's best friend, she always wanted to know her. And she was happy to be with the girl.

"Cheer up okay? We are on our way to camp now, right?" Ultear said and patted Lucy's head. Lucy glanced up and smiled back while nodding her head enthusiastically.

"By the way, is Laxus…still bothering you?" Ultear asked prudently.

Lucy flinched, at the mention of Laxus' name. Memories of weeks ago flooded her mind. She quivered but can't seem to erase her worries she felt whenever she saw him…like that. She shouldn't even worry about him when he tried to do evil deeds to her but, why does she? She shook her head and breath slowly, trying to calm her unbelievably fast throbbing heart.

Ultear noticed Lucy's change of emotion when she mentioned Laxus' name. Once seeing this she quickly added, "Tell me! If he is then, let me know! I'll kick his butt for you!" while showing her fist, making the students inside the bus turned their heads at them, with Lucy lifting an eyebrow and staring incredulously at her.

"SHHH! Keep it down!" the heard someone says. Ultear brought her fist down and bowed her head down in embarrassment. "S-sorry,"

Lucy giggled making Ultear snap her head at her. "Thank you Ultear-nee-chan!" she said and smiled causing Ultear to return the gesture.

"Go and sleep. You need it," Ultear said and once again patted Lucy's head. Lucy nodded and closed her eyes while leaning back on the car seat.

She opened her eyes a few minutes later and looked back at Ultear, who is now seen reading a book. Lucy sighed silently and stared outside looking at nothingness until sleep took over her. Laxus…

..ooOoo..

"Alright! Is everybody here?" Gildarts yelled while planting his hands on his hips. Erza then asked the other council members and the chosen leaders the same question. Lucy and Ultear counted everyone from their bus and nodded their heads at Erza. The other council members nodded their heads as well after roll calling the all students in their appointed buses.

"Everyone's here, sensei." Erza politely said. Gildarts nodded his head and instructed all leaders to assist everyone to the 'hall' of the Camp Basanova. Ultear and Lucy led everybody from their bus inside the lobby and they were greeted by an overjoyed Mira.

"Welcome to Camp Basanova everyone. Please follow me!" she said and started walking towards the hall with the students and teachers following her.

The hall is large enough to fit everyone. Actually, it looks like a concert hall from the point of view of each student, the only thing is: they will sit across the floor. The whole room is made of wood and there is an already made stage set up at the far end corner of the room.

"Makarov, it's been a while." Yajima said as Makarov walked inside the halls. "Yajima! How long has it been?" Makarov greeted as they shook hands.

"You didn't tell you're students that you know me." Makarov grinned. "Well, I was having fun!" he said. Yajima just shook his head. "You're still the same."

All the students entered the well-lit hall and were instructed to sit on the floor, their bags still clinging on them. Erza had trouble in keeping the thugs in order but did a great job on making them enter the hall. While she was having a hard time, Lucy on the other hand looked around as she was tagging along with Mira.

"Mira? Where are the boys?" Lucy asked. Mira's ears perked up and her eyes shone as she looked at the confused Lucy.

"Oh, you'll see them…soon enough," Mira replied and fled off the stage gaining more confused looks from her companions.

"Alright everyone. Settle down. Let's call for the master to give us an introductory speech for the start of strengthening our bonds as students with the help of this trip. Master?" Mira called and Makarov walked awkwardly towards the stairs because of the stares that he's been receiving.

He coughed and sighed deeply before starting a speech about how everyone should get along, how Fairy Tail came to be, how pleased he was with everyone who came, and so on and so forth that the students boringly stared at him, scratches their heads and yawns like there is no tomorrow. Lucy sweat dropped. Makarov can be very boring when it comes to stuff like this but, whenever he's serious, he has all you could find in a loving parent to their child.

Mira walked up the stage after the 'boring' speech of their principal, or so what the students commented. Mira sweat dropped at the scene before her. Some people didn't really listen and just chose to talk to another, if not; they're sleeping or are close to being asleep. Lucy looked at her fellow students. She's worried that they wouldn't enjoy this trip and will comment bad things if ever that happen. She glanced up at Mira and saw her face brimming with excitement, not having the slightest hint of being worried, as if she's sure that this trip would be a success. She coughed but her fellow students didn't even budge so she chose to speak to gain their attention.

"May I have your attention please?" she said but she's still ignored. But, she doesn't care and continued speaking. "I know some of you are lack of sleep and must be bored to death," she said earning a dejected look from their principal muttering something like 'I failed being a parent' while on his four while Yajima patted his back. "But, I have, or shall I say, 'WE' prepared a special number for everyone. This is just the beginning and I hope everyone will enjoy this number and the rest of the trip!" she said and made her way down. Lucy and the rest of the council members, except for Erza, raised their eyebrows at the white-haired girl.

A guitar strumming made all the students quiet. They craned their once sleepy heads up the stage and stared confusingly at the silhouettes of five people standing behind the curtains. Soon enough, the drums, keyboard and bass followed suit and made a beautiful music came out from it. Every sleeping person inside woke up, every bored person's eyes widen and smiled cheerfully, every noisy individual quieted down waiting for the five figure to reveal themselves.

Lucy, Levy, Lisanna and Juvia exchanged confusing looks at each other before turning their heads at Mira, who simply smiled at them and added, "May I present to you, the council boys!" she said. The moment Mira uttered those words the curtains unveiled and the once dark stage was lit with spotlights from the ceiling revealing five young handsome individual standing with their respected instruments; Gray and Loke with their guitar, Loke being the lead guitarist, Jellal on the keyboard, Seigrain on the bass and Natsu on the drums. Everyone stared incredulously at the quintet. Girls gasped and screamed while boys shouted in anticipation as Gray started singing the first stanza.

She said let's change our luck
This night is all we've got
Drive fast until we crash
This dead end life

Lucy's mouth hanged open (well everybody else does), as she stared at Gray who continued singing.

Sweet dreams that won't come true
I'd leave it all for you
Brick walls keep closing in
Let's make a run tonight.

Gray stared back at Lucy who was still gaping at him while everybody was screaming their hearts out. He smirked at her, making Lucy snapped from her trance and started flinch. Gray winked at her before focusing himself on playing the guitar as he let Loke sang the rest of the verse before singing the chorus together with the band.

Blinded by the lights
Hold you through forever
Won't let you go

'Cause if you jump, I will jump too
We will fall together from the building's ledge
Never looking back at what we've done
We'll say it was love
'Cause I would die for you on Skyway Avenue

"Wow! I didn't know Gray could sing!" Lucy turned her head to the sides and saw Ultear's face filled with delight. Lucy nodded and stared back at the singing boy. Gray and the others played well, like they've been playing together for years. "He's…enjoying…himself," Lucy once again snapped her head and saw tears beginning to fall down on Ultear's face. She was about to ask why when sudden flashes of lights surprised her. She looked at where the flashes came from and noticed that students are taking pictures of the seemingly 'boy band'.

"Gray-sama! Look over here!" Lucy heard.

"Loke-kun!Kyaaaa~!"

"Natsu-chin! You look so cool!"

"Jellal-senpai! You rock!"

"Seigrain-kun! You're as cute as ever!"

Were just some of the comments Lucy heard. She looked back at the stage and saw the enjoyment that Gray and the others are having. She watched them as they whipped they're heads with the beat. She smiled. You guys. Is this what you're practicing for all this time? Lucy thought as Gray looked at her again and stopped playing the guitar while closing to the edge of the stage bringing the microphone with him, letting Loke do the all the playing. He stopped and sang the bridge part of the song as the girls near the stage did their best, trying to reach their hands out to Gray but, his eyes are fixed to one person and he is wondering why.

Where are your guts to fly
Soaring through, through the night
And if you take that last step I'll follow you
Leave the edge and fly, we're finally alive

Gray smiled. He can't believe that he's enjoying singing in front of everyone. He's been hiding his talent ever since and can't believe that Mira and the other would find out in their first day of practice when she's asking them who among them can sing. He regretted putting his earphones and started listening songs that day and unexpectedly sang, which Mira and the others heard, unintentionally. But seeing Lucy's blissful face made all regrets disappear. He brought the microphone close to his mouth and uttered, "Now! Everybody sing with us!" He focused the microphone at the audience and they started singing with him.

'Cause if you jump, I will jump too
We will fall together from the building's ledge
Never looking back at what we've done
We'll say it was love
'Cause I would die for you on Skyway Avenue

Gray once again brought the microphone towards his mouth and sang the last part.

So what's left to prove
We have made it through.

Everyone clapped their hands and shouted satisfying words that made the band grin in utter contentment. "Arigatou minna!" Natsu yelled as he waved his drumsticks in the air. Mira stepped in.

"So that ends the special num–" she said but was cut off by Jellal.

"Actually, Mira," he said gaining everyone's attention. Erza raised an eyebrow. "We have prepared another one." With this said, the crowd had gone wild again. Mira smiled understandingly and nodded her head. Facing her fellow students once again, she said "So everyone, give another round of applause for our school's soon-to-rise boy band!" Everybody roared in happiness. I'm glad it's a success.She thought and went down again joining Lucy and the others.

Loke started plucking and it was soon followed by the beat of the drums and the bass with the keyboard matching the melody of the song.

"So this song is a bit old. We were still children when first heard of it. But I hope everyone will like it. This is just the start everyone and we hope that you'll enjoy yourselves the rest of the trip. And before I forgot, OHAYOU minna!" Gray said and when it's time, sang the first verse.

Tanomi mo shinai no ni asa wa yatte kuru mado o
Akete chotto fukaku shinkokyuu
Fukuret tsura no kimi omoi dashite warau
Kenka shita yokujitsu wa rusuden ni shippanashi daro

Then Loke sang next, letting Gray do the guitar for him. The crowd gone wild, they clapped their hands with the beat, throwing their hands up in the air and waved it, and danced with the music while singing with the band.

Waraiau koto nanigenai kaiwa
Mainichi no kurashi no naka de dou datte ii koto
Nani mo kangaezuni ukande kuru kotoba "fu" to shita
Shunkan gatai setsu date

Gray and the others sang together with the audience, enjoying what the song had brought them.

Kimi ni "ohayou" tte itte messeeji o nokoshite
Boku no ichinichi hajime ni dekakenakya marudenani
Mo nakatta mitaini
Denwa shite kuru kimi no koe ga suki nanda

"How did you come up with all of this, Mira?" Lucy asked. Mira smiled at her and shook her head. "I only gave them the idea, but the rest is because of them," she said and applauded with the other audience as Jellal took over the song while playing the keyboard well.

Bukiyou ni natte ita nani gajama shite
Atarimae na koto ga futoumei ni natte
Boku yori mo boku no koto o umaku aiseru no wa
Kimi shika inain date wakatte kuyashikattan dake do

"How did you know that they can play instruments in the first place?" Lucy asked again as curiosity came flooding her mind. "I asked them. They said yes. The only surprising thing is Gray having that quality voice of a professional singer." Mira answered. "I didn't even know that they practiced another song." Mira giggled. "I guess they're enjoying as everybody does." She concluded while glancing at everyone inside the hall while Seigrain started singing his part.

Sennyuu kantte jibun ni moa ru ne douse dame sa nante
Jibaku mo sezuni
Furidashi ni tatte tohou ni kuretemo hajime no ippo
Sukuwarete miru

Again, they sang together when chorus came.

Kimi to kata o kunde kimi to te o tsunaide
Koibito dattari tomodachi de itaikara
"ohayou" tte itte mata yume o misete
Shizen na sono ikikata de ii karasa

Lucy still couldn't believe her eyes, her ears and her mind as she was still standing there, not doing anything. She doesn't know that Gray could sing, in fact she doesn't know that all of them could sing. She doesn't know they can play instruments. She doesn't know that they'll do this to begin with. But, because of this, everyone is happy. Everyone is alive and cheerful. Everyone is…enjoying. This trip will be pure success, seeing everyone connected with a bond that Fairy Tail has. Natsu then sang his part as he skillfully banged the drums.

Minarete ita kimi no hen na ji mo daiji na kotoba
Kaku to shinsen ni mieru
Sunao ni narenai sunao sa nanka ja kimi ni nanni mo
Tsutawaranai

"GO FAIRY TAIL!" Lucy screamed at the top of her lungs. Everyone looked at her, smiled and did the same letting Gray sing.

Mata "ohayou" tte itte mata yume o misete
Kyou mo genki de sugosetara ii yo ne
Konna ni tanjun de atarimae na koto ga hontou wa
Ichiban miushinaigachi dakara ne

Lucy jumped with the other's clapping their hands with the beat. Gray saw her. He saw how Lucy is enjoying herself and because of that, his energy increased and did his best to finish the song.

Me o aketa mama miru yume shiranai ashita e hakobu
Merry-go-round goes

"EVERYBODY!" Gray yelled and sang with the band along with his fellow students.

Kimi to kata o kunde kimi to te o tsunaide
Koibito dattari tomodachi de itaikara
"ohayou" tte itte mata yume o misete
Shizen na sono ikikata de ii karasa

"OHAYOU MINNA!" Natsu said, once again waving the drumsticks in the air.

"Let's make this trip special!" Jellal and Seigrain said in unison leaning to their respected microphones.

"Let's do our best so that this will be as memorable as it could be!" Loke said and winked, making girl's heart melt. Then looked at Lucy and grinned while waving his hand. Natsu walked towards Jellal and Seigrain and bumped fist with them before going to the waving Loke, dragging him behind the stage.

Gray salutes at everyone and left as well, leaving Mira do the closing. Lucy felt the urge to congratulate the boys for doing a job well done so she walked behind the stage. The first person she saw, unexpectedly, was Gray. The said boy, noticed her presence and walked towards her after placing his guitar on the table. Lucy smiled and raised her right hand, showing her palm to Gray. He raised an eyebrow at this. "Huh?" was all that came out of his mouth. Lucy pouted cutely and furrowed her brows.

"Don't you know how to high-five?" Lucy asked, keeping her palm in the air. Gray looked at her for a moment before bursting in laughter. Lucy was taken aback.

"S-sorry! It's just that, you could've said it before bringing your hand up. And, it's HIGH-five, yet yours is so low!" Gray said laughing at his own joke making Lucy twitch in annoyance. She went there to congratulate them, not to be laughed at. This thought made her cheeks puff and red.

"Fine! If you're not gonna high-five with me then–" she said and was about to bring her hand down when he caught it with his hands, cutting her off. Gray smiled at her as he tightened his grip on her hand.

"Let's do it again." He said that made Lucy blush but smiled in return and nodded her head. "HIGH-FIVE!" they both said and slapped their palms together.

Mira saw this and smiled. It's time~! She thought as she went towards the overjoyed Natsu and tugged his shirt making him look at her.

"Do it now, Natsu!" She said in a low voice so that Loke and the others won't notice. "Now? As in right now?" he asked and arched a brow at Mira. She vigorously nodded her head in excitement as she pushed Natsu making the latter sigh in defeat. Well, he is in debt to Mira so he is obligated to do this after agreeing to her last Saturday. He swiftly went over to where Gray and Lucy were and breathed heavily before doing his infamous grin. Loke, though, saw it and followed Natsu with his eyes. He suddenly felt his breath hitching and his eyes widen at what he is seeing.

The 'couple', didn't notice their palms are still together and merely stared and smiled at each other, enjoying their peaceful time, and didn't notice Natsu was on his way to 'ruin' it.

"LUCY~!" Natsu called and placed an arm around the said girl, making Lucy squeaked in surprise and unintentionally removed her hands from Gray's.

"Natsu!" Lucy greeted. Gray somewhat scowled missing the warmth of Lucy's palm before glaring at the 'intruder'. Gray mentally shook his head at the feeling. NO! What're you doing? Natsu and Lucy are just friends. And she is…just your friend. Gray thought with a clenched fist. He didn't like what he's feeling. He shouldn't even feel that way because he's been waiting for someone dear to him for a long time! Someone important. Someone…which is not her, not…Lucy. His felt his heart tightened, and he hated it. WHY IS HE FEELING THIS WAY?

"Congratulations! You made a huge impact to our fellow students mind! They loved all of you! They loved the little show you made!" Lucy said enthusiastically.

"OF COURSE THEY LOVE US! We were, no, WE ARE GREAT! HAHAHA!" Natsu said emphasizing the word 'are' in boastfulness, never letting go of the girls shoulder. Lucy laughed and agreed full-heartedly at what the boy is saying. Well, they are great indeed so it's just right to agree. Natsu, glanced up at Gray, he knows well of Lucy's past with Gray, and he had a hunch that Mira already knew it as well. After Lucy gets engrossed to the conversation with the salmon-headed boy,a pang of jealousy at the talking Natsu and Lucy hit the heart of two boys looking from afar,while there is one guy that is having a hard time wondering why he feels irritated at the scene before him.

..ooOoo..


So? How was this chapter? ^_^

The first song was sang by 'We The Kings' titled 'Skyway Avenue' (Standard disclaimer applied).

While the lyrics themselves describe a morbid, depressing song about suicide I don't think it has much to do with actually killing yourself. Also, a big factor of me thinking this are the final lyrics "we have made it through."
This is a song of two teenagers madly and crazy in love with each other. They're not happy with their life, but love each other. They live every minute like it's the very last. They just want to get away from their problems and life.
The singer sings about how whatever the girl does, he will also do. He would even die for her.
They don't want to die, they want to fly, as the lyrics clearly state.
They want to take risks and be crazy and show each other how much they care
This song is not about killing yourself, but showing that anything can happen when you're in love. e.g, if you jump off a building a fly.
It's so beautiful.

~This is a review of the song I found, and for me its how I describe the song as well,, everyone's saying it's a suicidal song, but for me it isn't! ^_^ I love this song so much, hope you'll like it too!

The second song, if you still don't know, is sang by 'Keno' titled 'OHAYOU' from the opening song of 'HunterXHunter' (Standard disclaimer applied). I just love that anime! *eyes twinkling* Killua and Hisoka are the best, Kurapica too! Kyaaaa~! And I like the original version than the one on animax! ^_^

I guess that's all? If you don't understand anything, just ask me, kay? I won't bite! ^_^

Ja'ne