The following week flew by! Our schedule was filled with press releases, interviews and meetings throughout the day and in the evenings we would perform. Include travelling in all of that and it made it a complete bitch! I have no idea how people manage to do it for so long sometimes. The only thing that made it worth while was sharing a bed with Natsu every night. He was completely sweet aswell. He always kisses me on the forehead and then on the lips before he goes to sleep and then he wraps me in his arms with my back to his front and doesn't let me go all night! His body is unnaturally warm aswell which really helps! The buses can be so cold some nights!
Also I'm really glad that Natsu and I are sharing with Gajeel and Levy rather than Gray and Juvia. Don't get me wrong I love Gray and Juvia but I don't think that I could handle Natsu and Gray arguing just before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning. Gajeel and Natsu argue everyday but it's not as bad as Natsu's arguments with Gray. (Although the insults between Gray and Natsu are funnier). It's also great staying with Levy because we can be book worms together! If the boys have gone to bed, we both stay up and talk about the latest book that we have read together. Since I've got with Natsu, I do miss spending all of my time with her and the rest of the girls. I miss girl time, but we get that on stage. Thinking about it honestly, the girls and I have not fought at all since we were on this tour and we used to ALOT beforehand. I guess it's because we are not in each other's faces as much.
It's the end of the week and instead of having a day off like we were supposed to, we have to do that photo shoot that Gray got us involved in. Stupid baka! I hate photo shoots! I don't mind having one or two photos with the girls, but it's the multiple photos taken in multiple outfits. Mira-Jane used to be a part time model before she came to manage for us so she always gives us advice from the side lines.
Levy and I somehow manage to get Gajeel and Natsu to leave the bus at 9am after yet another fight about what should be eaten for breakfast. Natsu thinks we should eat cheese on toast with lots of hot sauce and Gajeel thinks we should eat cereal with lots of iron fibre in it (see what I did there ;)-A.N). They were arguing all morning about it which was driving Levy and myself crazy! A small blonde teenager met us outside and walked us four into a small room covered in previous issues of the magazine that we are helping promote. Gray, Juvia, Erza and Jellal are already there and are sipping coffee and chatting away. Juvia looks towards us and notices the angry looks on mine and Levy's face.
"Is everything ok?" Juvia says grabbing two cups of coffee, giving them to Levy and myself and sits back down next to Gray.
"We're fine." Levy answers "Natsu and Gajeel are being bakas and are arguing about food." Gray and Jellal just rolls their eyes at us. They obviously are used to it. Before Levy, Natsu, Gajeel and myself get a chance to sit down with the rest, Mira-Jane, Makarov and a brunette woman walk into the room greeting us all.
"Morning brats. We are all here for this photo shoot. This here is Amanda and she is taking your pictures today." Makarov says introducing the lady on his left.
"Good morning all. Thank you all for coming on such short notice. Normally we give you all up to a month's notice but since this is your only free day in the calendar and this is the closest you will be to our studio, we decided to take it. Now first off, I know that in a lot of magazines, you normally see the guests in lots of outfits. Well, we are not like that. We are here to interview you and then get photos of you all in only two outfits. I have been told that most of you are couples am I correct?" We all nod. Makarov and Mira-Jane found out about Natsu and I and Levy and Gajeel the other day. Makarov flipped completely while Mira-Jane was completely over the moon with the news. She couldn't be happier. Eventually Makarov was convinced that it would be great publicity for both bands.
Amanda smiles. "Excellent. Well. What we will do first is take a few pictures of the girls together in normal clothing and then send them off to be changed into formal gear. We have hair and make-up stylists here so there is nothing to worry about. This then gives us time to take the boys photos collectively. We will than take a short break for you all to get changed into formal clothing and we will work on the couples separately. To make things simple, we will go alphabetically by the boy's names meaning….." She looks down at a small chart she is holding with our names on. "Gajeel and Levy will go first, then Gray and Juvia, Jellal and Erza and then finally Natsu and Lucy. Everyone okay with that?" We all nod. In my head I wasn't happy though. I didn't want to be last, but I knew that this was going to happen.
We all say good bye to each other as the girls and I are escorted to a small white room with brown leather sofas and a single stool next to it. We all manage to sit on this one sofa as we wait for someone to tell us what is happening next. A young handsome man comes in and shakes hands with all of us.
"Nice to meet you all. I am Joe and I will be taking your interview for today. After that I believe you all will be going to get ready for the photo shoot. To start off with, how is the tour going with All Fired Up?"
"Its wonderful. We are having a great time. It is such a privilege to be working with them" Juvia answers. We have had this questions asked many times so it is our snap response now.
"Excellent. What would you say is your best part about the tour?"
"I think we all would say the fact that we are on our first major tour is the best bit. We have all been working really hard for this moment and we are beyond grateful that all of our hard work has paid off." Erza answers.
Joe smiles at Erza's answer. "So tell me about the album. This is your first commercial album is it not?"
"Absolutely. Over the years we have written quite a few songs and the ones on the album we believe are the best ones that we have to offer so far." Levy answers.
"I bet you have enjoyed performing them to a live audience" Joe states
"Definitely. Last week I remember performing to the crowd and hearing the audience singing the chorus back to me without any assistance on my part. It was one of the best moments of my life! The response we have had from performing live with All Fired Up has been amazing!" I answer.
"That sounds great. So what about back stage. Can you give away any secrets?" He probes. We all look at each other and laugh.
"We can't really say much. We're all quite boring really. Most of the time we are working during the days and performing in the evenings so we are honestly shattered. The most exciting we are really at the moment aside from performing live is when we watch a movie together or when we are playing the xbox with the boys."
"What would you say is your favourite game to play and who wins the most?" Joe seems very interested in girls playing the xbox which makes me laugh.
"It's normally fighting games that we play and of course we whip their butts! We are much better than the boys hands down!"
Joe laughs "Of course! So there are rumours that there have been romantic relationships between the two groups. We are fully aware of you and Gray being together Juvia, but there are rumours of other pairings. What can you confirm for us?"
We all looked at each other nervously. Levy, Gajeel, Natsu and I sat in our beds last night discussing whether we would answer this question honestly or not. Seeing Gray and Juvia so happy that their relationship was out in the open helped us make up our minds a lot with this.
I laugh in response to his question. "Well that's what we are here for today! The couples that we are in today are official. I'm with Natsu, Levy is with Gajeel and, as are well aware of, Juvia is with Gray. The only people that aren't together are Erza and Jellal." Joe looks towards Erza surprised.
"No chemistry with Jellal Erza?" Erza just pretends to laugh and shakes her head. I can tell that she is mortified by being on the spot here.
"We're just friends. But I'm glad that the girls have found that someone special with the boys."
"So is there nothing in the future for you two?" Joe asks pushing the subject further.
Erza almost gives him a 'don't push it' look but backs down. She is trying to be nice to him and she wants her makeover soon. "No" Is all she answers. Her answer is quite icy so Joe decides to leave the subject be.
"That's understandable. So what will you guys do after this tour? Do you think that it will affect your relationships at all?" Joe asks.
"Honestly we are not sure. We will obviously be plugging our album as much as we can and then I guess we will try and write some more songs." Juvia answers. "That sounds great guys. But you didn't answer my other question. Do you think the time you spend after this tour will affect your current relationships?" Inside our stomachs drop. It's all been something that we are obviously concerned about but we are not thinking about it yet. We are just letting it happen as it goes.
"We will let things go as they go. If we separate then we separate. There is nothing we can do about fate. But we will make sure that we will fight to make them work regardless. We see the boys being in our future for quite some time." Levy answers trying to be diplomatic about the answer. Joe seems to be happy enough with the answer.
"I'm sure you girls will" He looks at his watch. "Looks like my time is up. I will see you soon during the photo shoots."
We all get up and shake his hand in thanks and walk out of the room, to be met with a random woman who is showing us where to go next. We manage to get a glimpse of the boys as they go in for their interview and they all get a wink or a thumbs up from us to wish them luck.
Here is Chapter 26! I'm sorry it's a little short but I wanted to do a longer chapter for the photo shoot and I needed to get them all there at this point to do that. Believe me it will be worth it!
Thank you all for reading this! I have written a lot more than this and I have decided that once it gets to a certain point, I will be putting this story into two books! The story will continue! So please keep an eye out for that in later chapter!
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Just in case - As you already know, I am not Hiro Mashima, I dont even speak Japanese! Hiro Mashima holds all of the rights linked to all of the Fairy Tail characters, but I own the storyline and Joe and Amanda! Love to all!