The first two weeks of the tour have flown by! Mira was not wrong when she said that we would be incredibly busy! Every night the four of us make sure that we have called the boys who are having a great time themselves on their own three month tour and we stay up either chatting or writing some more songs. The songs have got quite depressing at the moment but I guess that it is understandable. We all miss the boys very much and miss sharing a tour bus with them most days of the week.
Sometimes it is nice however when we want to slob out in our pyjamas or go to rehearsals in a onesy just for a laugh. It's also nice just for some girly chats about boys and shopping. We were always on edge when talking about the boys or any boys in general around them since they would get jealous very quickly.
Most of the time at the moment, the focus of our talks has been about Juvia and Gray getting married. The poor girl is lost without her 'Gray-sama' there every day so the wedding planning is getting her through it all. They both decided to get married as soon as they are both back home so most of the planning will be done by either them or us. Somehow I guess it will be more of the latter since I can't see Natsu, Gajeel or Jellal opening a wedding magazine or going to bridal fayres anytime soon.
Being famous and engaged does have it's perks though. Since Juvia and Gray are members of very popular bands at the moment, every company that could be related to weddings has sent her free samples, asked her to wear their dress on her day and most magazines have tried to get coverage of the plans and asked permission to write an article of the day! The poor girl is in over her head! It probably does not help that we found a recent interview with the boys in a local magazine where Gray stated that he was leaving Juvia to it with the wedding plans since they are both busy. Actually that couldn't be farther from the truth since Gray is calling Juvia every night trying to sort out details of their up coming wedding and make all of the companies involved sign a 'Non-Disclosure Agreement' so they will not be able to blab to the press about what is already booked. Poor Makarov and Mira-Jane are apparently up to their eyeballs in paperwork and legal documents trying to keep things quiet!
I have kept very much in contact with Natsu every night trying to get updates on how their tour is going in comparison to ours and to get any last minute tips. He has been surprisingly helpful despite thinking that he had already told me all of the tips that I would need. I miss him terribly but I'm glad that two weeks apart has not damaged our relationship like I thought it would so far. Natsu has even kept in contact with Igneel! Apparently Igneel comes with them to most of the tour dates and meets them all backstage afterwards. It makes me so happy that they have managed to rekindle their relationship after such a sour start.
I wouldn't say that all of our relationships are perfect at the moment however. Despite the wedding planning, I have been on the receiving end of Gray and Juvia's multiple arguments over the smallest things and it's sad to say that Jellal and Erza are apparently the same. Whenever I'm on the phone to Natsu, I can either hear Jellal and/or Gray screaming from Natsu's end of the phone or he can hear Erza and/or Juvia screaming from mine. I guess it's just the stress getting to us all now that things are official. I'm lucky that Natsu and I have not had that yet. Don't get me wrong, all couples fight but not as bad as those four. I guess Juvia and Gray's arguments are justified because they miss each other and under a lot of stress with the wedding planning, but the arguments between Jellal and Erza are getting me worried. The other night I had to stop my conversation with Natsu because Erza came into the back of the tour bus where I was talking to Natsu sobbing. It turned out that Jellal had apparently told Erza that an old friend of his was in town and he was seeing her the next day and he was being vague on the details of who she was. Understandable I know, but it turned out the girl was someone who helped out of previous tours and Erza took it the wrong way. I know that those two are perfect for each other but at this rate….I don't see them being together for long.
We all wake up this morning not feeling ourselves. Both Juvia and Erza kept Levy and myself up all night with their arguments over the phone so no one really is in the mood for talking. We are coming up to our third week of the tour and the girls are already starting to stress me out! Normally it gets like that near the end when we have been on the road for months in a tiny car with all of our equipment for hours on end. We all sit at the breakfast bar in silence. Levy has somehow managed to fall asleep with her head in her hands resting on the table, while Juvia and Erza have been staring at their breakfast in silence like it is showing a film that we can't see.
Mira-Jane breaks the silence walking through the bus with a sigh.
"Morning girls" She says grabbing the coffee pot and making herself a large cup.
We all groan a morning to her in response.
"Now come on girls. I know that this is tough on you all and you're tired from the loud noises last night" Both Juvia and Erza blush bright red and face their heads down knowing full well who she is referring to, "but I need you all to perk up. I can not have my girls in the dumps for the entire tour because of some silly boys. This is not like you all at all! I have managed to get your morning free so you all can relax. Down the road from where we are going is a spa and since you all look a little stressed, I have book you four a treatment morning. You all will have a facial, a massage and then a hot tub relaxation session." She finishes with a wide grin on her face. We all look at each other in glee. A spa morning!?
"That's amazing!" I shout out in response
"Thank you so much!" Juvia shouts out, the redness on her face forgotten.
Levy decides to wake up at this point "Huh? What's happening?"
"We going to a spa this morning!" I say causing Levy to beam.
"Wait…"Erza starts causing our moods to stifle a little. "What's the catch?"
Mira-Jane looks affronted. "No catch. You still have to do your phone interview and your set tonight. I just knew that you all needed a pick-me-up. You all were so excited when we first thing started on this tour and now…..you're not anymore. It's like you don't want to be here anymore. You all have worked so hard to get here so I am not going to stand by and let you all be miserable for the next five and a half months!"
"Your right. We're sorry Mira-Jane. There is just a lot going on at the moment" Erza explains
Mira-Jane smiles "It's okay. I understand. I was like that when I first thing started going on tours for my work. My husband and I would always be shouting at each other every night over the smallest thing, when infact it was that we missed each other and just didn't tell anyone. He is a very proud man so he wouldn't admit it to me, which made things harder. So believe me I do understand."
We all smile "So are you happy now?"
Mira-Jane nods. "Absolutely. We have been married for only a few years but we have never been happier when we finally decided to talk small situations out and admit our feelings to each other. That way nothing is built up and you are less stressed as a result."
"We will be arriving at our destination in thirty minutes" We hear over the bus intercom, making us all cheer out loud.
We arrive there in no time and while the crew team are setting our stage for tonight, we are sent about five buildings down the road to a spa centre called 'Dr Polyuiscas'. We are welcomed in by an older looking lady with pink hair in a bun with pins in it to separate rooms. I am in the room with a small young girl with long blue hair in pig tails. She tells me that her name is Wendy and that she is trainee there and would she be okay with practicing on me. I tell her it's okay and we both tell each other stories while she puts on my facial and massages my back. By the time she is finished, I feel so relaxed. I promise her that she can come backstage tonight as a thank you, which apparently Mira-Jane has already offered her. I wish her well and make my way to a small swimming pool that has jets underneath the water on it and join the girls including Mira-Jane in the tub.
"Hey girls"
"Hey!" They chorus back to me
"How was your facials and massage?" I ask
I get a chorus of 'great', 'wonderful' and 'relaxing' in response.
"So are you all feeling relaxed?" asks Mira-Jane
We all nod in response except Erza who is once again back to her glum look.
"What's wrong Erza?" I ask. I guess the only way to sort out her mood is to talk to her.
"Jellal is having doubts about our relationship." We all look at her wide eyed
"Is that why you both have been fighting so much?" Levy asks
Erza nods. "He told me last night that he doesn't want to be with me if all we do is fight. He told me that he doesn't feel like he is giving me the relationship that I apparently deserve"
"I'm so sorry Erza" I say to her
"What did you tell him?" Juvia asks
"I told him that of course he is giving me the relationship I deserve. I'm with him because I want to be with him. He thinks that he did something awful by letting us go on so long without being official and he is kicking himself now that he can't give me the relationship that you all had while we were on tour together"
Mira-Jane sighs "I think what you need to do is to talk to him face to face. Not over the phone. I spoke to Makarov tonight and apparently the boys have set up a surprise for your tour date tomorrow at our next venue, so wait for that to happen and then talk to him afterwards. But keep it a secret. I wasn't supposed to tell you about it"
She smiles while we all look surprised.
A surprise for us?
I wonder what it could be?
what do you think it could be? Let me know! Dont forget to comment, follow, favourite or PM with your ideas!
Thank you all for still following this! I was planning on making Mira-Jane maried to Laxus but I realised that i couldn't because he was with Lucy in the first book (which Im sure all of you already knew because you all had read the first book before reading this :P) Oh well. That's the fun of writing a sequel!
Sorry this chapter is a short one, the next one will be longer I promise!
Love to all! mooney-996 x
