The hair and make up room is amazing! It is a long rectangular white walled room with multiple mirrors lining along one side of the room with multiple chairs facing them. It looks like a celebrities changing room! Down to the lightbulbs around the mirrors. We all squealed in delight as we were sat down and we told our stylists for the day what we would like.
Once we were done, we were taken to the wardrobe room! This place is amazing! It looks like a giant walk in closet! For the next hour, the four of us are shown different areas of the walk in wardrobe and we choose our outfits. Erza is wearing a red pleated skirt with knee-high black boots and a black long sleeved jumper with a high neck to match and she had her hair in a high ponytail. Levy was in a short orange dress which suited her loosely curled blue hair perfectly with white pumps. Juvia decided to wear a short navy dress with white knee high boots and she decided to get her light blue hair cut really short and choppy. Apparently she had wanted that for a while so she decided to use the opportunity while she had it. Finally, I was wearing a short denim skirt with a red coloured halter neck top and a leather jacket. I hadn't worn one in years and apparently the one I was wearing is really expensive so….why not? I decided to keep my hair to it's usual side parting. We all looks pretty much like we did before so I decided to really change what I looked like for the formal dress up with Natsu.
As we walked out to where we were having our pictures done, we were greeted with the boys standing on the edge of a long white piece of wallpaper which was hanging up in the air and is rolling down along the floor to where the cameraman is standing. He welcomes us to the shoot and tells us all to stand in a line next to each other. As we stand there, we pose in multiple positions and we are done! Immediately we are rushed back into the hair and make up room despite protests to watch the boys have their photo shoot. Apparently we needed more time spent on us than the boys did so we just sat in the chairs facing the mirrors in the hair and make up room as we are changed for formal wear.
An hour later, I don't quite recognise the woman in front of me. She is gorgeous! I turn my body from side of side as I stare in the full length mirror looking at my transformation. My make up is light with brown smoky eyes while my blonde hair is now up in a bun with braids decorating my head. I have been fitted with a floor length wine red flowing dress that has a slit up the side up to my knee to show my red high heels. I have not felt this amazing since the night of the premier. I sigh as I remember that night clearly. If it was not for Sting, then I probably would not be with Natsu right now. It was because of the premier that we slept together and we are now doing this photo shoot as an official couple!
I was the last to be worked with since I am the last on the list with Natsu. I managed to catch a glimpse of the girls as they left for their photo shoots with the boys. They are looked amazing! Levy was first with a black tight fitting strapless dress which was floor length and had a slit up the side to the knee like mine. She wore black strapped high heels which made her look much taller which, considering she was with Gajeel, she was very grateful for.
Juvia was next. She was in a white strapless ball gown which had a fish tail bottom and fitted to her extremely well, especially with her bright blue heels just on show when she walked. She almost looked like a bride! Her blue hair was left as it was since it was now cut short. I have a feeling Gray is going to have a heart attack when he sees her walk in.
Finally there was Erza. She was in a deep purple floor length gown with red straps crossing across her front which tied behind her neck making a halter neck effect. I looked at her stunned. I hardly ever see Erza in a dress and when I do… I can honestly say that I am jealous. She always looks great in dresses! I just wish I did aswell.
The young man I saw this morning comes in the hair and make up room and looks for me. "Miss Heartfilia. We are ready for you." I smile, nod and follow the man back to the photo shoot area. I walk into the room to see everyone still standing around watching me walk in the room. Levy is standing with Gajeel's arms around her, Gray and Juvia are standing together, Gray wrapped around her in an embrace and Erza and Jellal are standing next to each other but seemingly awkwardly ignoring each other. I look around and finally catch a look at Natsu who is staring at me with his eyes wide and his mouth open in shock. I blush as I notice he is in a white shirt, black waistcoat and black trousers with black smart shoes. He looks really hot in it! I walk up to him and he immediately takes me in an embrace and kisses him on the lips. We enjoy the moment until we see a flash of light behind us. We turn as one to look at the photographer annoyed that he ruined our moment.
"That was amazing! I have never seen so much chemistry in this room today than I ever have before! Please Miss Lucy. Stand with Natsu on the white paper and Natsu hold your arms around Lucy's waist while her back is to you. *flash* That's great. Now Lucy turn around to face him and both of you stare into each other's eyes *flash* Fantastic! Now both of you rest your foreheads together and shut your eyes *flash*.
This goes on for while as we made to do really corny poses. We didn't get any help from the others as they were whooping and cheering watching us pose really lovey-dovey for the camera. Natsu and Gray just shouted out insults back and forth between each other while Gray was making fun of Natsu making everyone laugh.
Finally, the cameraman thought it would be a good idea to get us all in together for a large group photo as he wanted one with the casual clothing but missed the opportunity since the girls and I were taken away straight away to change. All eight of us stood together, some of us linking arms around each other, others just posing.
When we were done, we all were told to get changed and were to meet in the original room where we could pick which pictures we liked the best to go into the magazine. So an hour or so later, we were changed and back in the room sitting in our pairs on the two sofas in the room.
Amanda, the woman from this morning and Joe the reporter were also sat in the room alongside Mira-Jane and Makarov. We were all staring at a TV screen which showed the pictured taken today. Levy and Gajeel had the remote first and were flicking through their photos to choose their favourite. It was now Natsu and my turn to join in with the whoops and cheers as they were flicking through around 20 photos of the two of them together. They finally chose one of Gajeel in a grey suit holding Levy up in a bridal-style hold.
Next was Gray and Juvia's turn. After much debating, they decided on a picture of them two holding onto each other and smiling for the camera. It was a really sweet photo. Gray was in a black tux so it looked like they were getting married. I suddenly got the image of what they would look like at their wedding and I almost squealed out loud to show my excitement over the idea.
Erza and Jellal were next and since they were not a couple, the pair of them blushed as they scrolled through the pictures. The poses were quite intimate. You could see it in their eyes in the picture of how they really felt about each other, blushes and all! I looked over to Erza who was bright red with embarrassment. You could tell that she likes Jellal and it was beyond obvious that he likes her in the photos. The way he looked so lovingly at her is amazing. I almost started to cry for them. I really want them to get together while we still have 5 weeks left of the tour! They would suit each other so well. Very quickly, they went for a picture of them both back to back. She had her hands on her hips and staring at the camera, while Jellal was looking over his shoulder at her smiling happily. It looked like a really sweet moment for the pair.
"Why are you staring at me in this picture Jellal, you were meant to be looking at the camera?" Erza asks. I inwardly shake my head. The poor girl doesn't see it sadly because the room atmosphere suddenly becomes very awkward leaving Jellal wide-eyed, shocked and embarrassed at the comment.
"It must have been a happy accident. I was meant to be looking at the camera but I think I must have heard Gray or Gajeel shout something funny and looked over at you to see your reaction" What an utter lie! I could see it in his face! It was of course plausible that could have happened. I wasn't in the room so I couldn't say for sure. I looked over at Jellal who was looking at Gray and Gajeel. I could only see the back of Jellal's head so I couldn't tell what was going on, but from what I saw from the face expressions of Gray and Gajeel, that was definitely a lie. I smiled. If only Erza knew.
"Anyway. This is the most appropriate picture anyway don't you think? We're the only two people not together so we don't really want to make people think that we are together" Erza stumbles. She must have caught the looks between the three of them too. I saw Jellal look at Erza quickly, then the picture, sigh heavily and say in a sad tone. "Sure." Poor guy. He clearly wasn't going to ask her out tonight. Why are they fighting the love they clearly have for each other!
Finally it was our turn. The pictures were amazing! The final two pictures however took my breath away. They were from the beginning when I first thing walked in. In the first picture the cameraman had caught Natsu looking in shock at me when I first walked into a room. It looked like the image that you try to get when a groom looks at his bride for the first time as she walks down the aisle. In the second picture, I had just reached Natsu. He had my face in his hands, we had our eyes closed as one of my hands rested on one of his lower arms. He caught us mid embrace as we are kissing passionately with one another. I almost started to cry at the pure beauty of the photos. Everything for me just stopped just then. I saw the intensity of the kiss, the way our bodies moved and interlocked into each other. I saw the love that we have for each other in that one moment in time. I felt Natsu bring me back as his hand lands on my knee squeezing it slightly. He gives me a peck on the cheek and whispers into my ear "I love you Luce". I snap to him in surprise. This is the first time he has ever told me that he loves me! I am shocked as I stare right into his eyes and kiss him slowly on the lips. I move my head to whisper in his ear. The other's don't need to hear this private moment. "I love you too". I lean back and smile turning my gaze back to the TV screen showing the pictures. I feel Natsu interlock our fingers together while we are searching through the others.
"Is there anyway to get any of these for our own personal use?" I ask.
Amanda looks back at us in confusion. "Normally we don't no."
I looked upset. "What if we paid for the photo we wanted?"
Amanda smiled "I don't see why not. Just tell me which ones you are interested in and I'm sure we can work out a price. You still need to pick your picture for the magazine remember Miss Heartfilia."
I smile back knowing that everyone else was thinking the same thing. Natsu and I scroll over the pictures again and decide to go with the one where my back is to his front and he is hugging me. It's intimate but not too intimate for a magazine.
Once we are done, we work out a deal for the photos that we want to buy (which ends up being all of them, including the group ones of up in 4 separate photo albums for us with the relevant pictures.)
Shortly after we leave the studio and as I look through the photos that I have purchased for the tenth time already in the car drive back, always stopping a little longer on the photos of myself and Natsu, I look up to see Gray and Juvia sitting next to each other having a quiet private conversation and I smile. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have done this and Natsu would not have told me that he loved me.
I really owe them big for this.
So what do you think?! Was it worth the wait?! I hope this makes up for the really short chapter last week!
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Also just so you guys know, I have been asked a few times now if I am putting other POV's in this story and the answer is no... this story is purely in Lucy's point of view because this is her journey with the band so I won't be putting in other points of views for this story! For the second book, which I am currently writing, I have written one chapter so far with another POV but that is it. Again it will be prodominantly Lucy's POV since this is her journey through the music industry!
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