H-hello Everyone *hides in corner*
I'm pretty tired right now, so I didn't double check this chapter (I'm sorry, but I'll check it later :D)
Anyways I'm so sorry for updating late, I just hope this super-long chapter is enough for you guys...
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or Resident evil or the songs.
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I knew it...
Lucy signed in frustration as she looked at the floor uncomfortably while taking glances at the pink-haired boy sitting right across her; he too was shifting awkwardly as their principal, Makarov glared at him dangerously.
"I-I sw..swear I-it w-wasn't m..my fa..fault" The pink-haired guy reasoned while raising his hands in a panic-ed yet defensive position. Makarov, on the other hand just signed inwardly and frowned when he looked at the stacks of paperwork in front him.
Unknowingly Makarov signed again as he closed his eyes for a short amount of time. Natsu seeing this, quickly took a glimpse of the door to see if he could escape this time.
Apparently he can't
So he chose his other option, he sent a pleading look at his best friends/band mates, thinking at least one of them should help him in this situation.
Unfortunately for him, they didn't even move an inch
The moment I stepped in here...
I-it w...was G-gray's f..fault" Natsu said as he pointed at Gray accusingly, attempting to blame him was the best option right now. Yes, attempted.
"What! It was not my fault" Gray said as he glared at the shaking Natsu. He was not going to let Natsu blame him over for what he did. At least not this time, not in this situation
But then again, he was somewhat right...
Considering that he did contribute on the damages Natsu had done...
I knew I would be in trouble...
Lucy glanced worriedly at her best friends/ childhood best friends who were now sitting beside her. Levy was shifting uncomfortably on her chair, Juvia kept glancing at the raven-haired guy whom she assumed was named Gray, Mira still had her happy-go-lucky smile on her face and Erza kept her somewhat neutral yet strict impression on her face.
All in all, everything seemed fine to them
Except for Lucy that is...
"Oi, shut up will you" A black-haired guy commanded Natsu and Gray to stop fighting, again. He had enough with those two bickering and fighting, every single day. Sometimes he even wondered why he was friends with these guys.
Of course, Gray and Natsu being themselves just ignored the commanding request from their friend/band mate. This made him join the argument with the two.
Bad idea
"Enough!" Makarov screamed as he pummelled his fist on the expensive wooden table, making all the papers fall and of course, making the three stop their ridiculous fight. For some reason, on the line of vision of Natsu, Gray and Gajeel, the principal seemed to have grown size. But, maybe it's because they're scared, not like they're going to admit it anyway.
"I-I'm s..so...sorry" The three of them fidgeted, unable to move anymore. The two members (Jellal and Freed) left sitting signed quietly as they stood up, leading their friends back to their own chairs.
"Now..." Makarov said as he inhaled a large amount of air to calm his nerves down because now was not the time to be angry. He then looked at the girls on the right side of the room as he continued...
"What really happened?"
Natsu and Gray's eyes widened as Gajeel scoffed in amusement. Jellal shook his head slowly, a small smile tugged on his face and Freed just looked at Natsu and Gray worriedly. Natsu and Gray, on the other hand, began shaking more as they started to tell the story.
There was really now way out of this situation.
"W-well..." Natsu said as he elbowed Gray.
"It goes like this..."
(A.N: Italic- Actual flashbacks, Bold- Present time)
"Hi, could you please tell us where the special dorms are?" Jellal asked a purple-haired student politely as he offered a charming smile while the said girl blushed hard as she tried her best to look at Jellal. But before she could, she fainted
"Seriously Jellal, stop making everyone faint!" Gray complained as he looked at Jellal with an annoyed glint on his eyes.
"Hey, it's not my fault" Jellal said to Gray with a sweet little smile on his face, a little too sweet if you ask me. But knowing Gray, he would probably take it as a chance to annoy Jellal.
"Yes, it is" Gray shot back as he glared at Jellal while Jellal just had an emotionless face on when he said something...
"No it isn't"
"Yes, it is"
"No it isn't"
"Yes, it is"
"A fight let me in there" Natsu suddenly said, completely ending the little fight that was forming a while ago. You can't blame him though, he always loves to fight.
After a few minutes, they were able to ask someone who did not faint and was able to tell them where the special dorms are and they were very happy to know where it is finally!
"Alright, continue" Makarov said to the two. He then looked at the girls who were listening attentively to the story. They must be wondering why they are here
Natsu and Gray on the other hand, nodded vigorously when they heard the principal say those words
"W-when we found our r-room" Natsu stuttered as he tried to reminisce what happened...
"Well, I guess this is it" Freed said as he inserted the key into the key hole. When they heard a small 'click', Freed opened the door slowly, only to be amazed by the sight.
So to say, their room was the dream house of every guy or girl. They had their own living room, bedroom for all of them, a kitchen, three huge bathrooms and a whole lot more. Heck, they even have their own game room!
Apparently, Gray and Natsu had raced towards the game room and inserted the CD that stated "Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles" and both of them wanted to play the guy, not the girl.
"Oi, let me be the guy you act like a girl anyways, ICE PRINCESS!"
"What did you say, flame brain. You're the one the wore that girly-lookin tutu in the Halloween party!"
"It was a dare, ice-prick and it's not like I'm the one who backed down on a dare, so you be the girl!"
"And t-that's wh..where w-we fought" Natsu said as he looked at Gajeel, Freed and Jellal who gestured him to continue.
"And can you tell me what both of you had destroyed" Makarov asked the two while rubbing his beard, according to the report, they had destroyed all the appliances in the game room, the bathroom next to it, the kitchen and the bedroom. But when you look at the picture of the current room, it looked like a bomb had been dropped in it.
"A-almost e..everything?" The two had said and somewhat questioned. Makarov signed as he gestured for them to continue...
"S-since Jellal and Fr..Freed were n-not i..in the r-room"
"And G-Gajeel was s..sleeping"
"Look at what you've done, you've destroyed the whole room, squinty eyes!" Gray said as he looked at the now destroyed room, they have decided to look at the living room, only to find Gajeel sleeping and a note from Freed and Jellal saying they'll be out for a moment.
"What! It's your fault too, don't blame me like I'm the only one who did this!" Natsu reasoned as they glared at each other. Though it wasn't long before, it tuned into one of those brawls.
During the brawl between them, they had almost destroyed everything. The living room had been trashed, except for the couch where Gajeel was sleeping and all the other rooms were in the same condition. By the looks of it, it looked like a rampage had happened or a 7.2 magnitude earthquake just happened in this house.
So when Jellal and Freed had come back, they were surprised that no one had seen their dorm room (They don't know that students aren't allowed to go there or go near it). So they did what every student should have done, they scolded Gray and Natsu and called the vice principal, Carla.
"Is that true?" Makarov asked them warily. But looking at their reactions, he's say it was true (Considering that our dear Natsu and Gray nodded their heads furiously, Jellal and Freed had a satisfied smile on their faces and Gajeel just simply smirked)
"Well then..." Makarov looked or rather glared at the pile of paperwork in front of him. Oh the horror that lies within these papers!
If only he can make students sign his paperwork as a sign of punis- consequence. His desk would have been clean, beautiful and more importantly, paperless. But no, it was against the law. You know what, screw to those laws. This is paperwork were talking about!
"I guess you know the punish- I m-mean consequences of what you have done" Makarov cleared his throat as he closed his eyes, shaking his head slowly while the boys look at him with confused eyes. The girls, on the other hand were actually getting the idea of the consequence. But what does that have to do with them?
Unless...
"Since there is still one more room left..."
No way!
"I suggest you share it"
Nope! Definitely Not.
Makarov eyes trailed to their side
"With them..."
The boys looked at the girls, eyes widening at the principal's statement. Them sharing a room with them...
That's sooooo unfair!
Now they have to listen to their complaining about broken nails, talking about boys (which would be awkward for them) and other annoying things, normal girls do!
But then again, Lucy, Erza, Mira, Levy and Juvia aren't exactly what you call...
Normal
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Special Dorm
Boys' Room
5:39 A.M
Ring*Ring
"Uuuuugggggghhhhhh" Natsu moaned in frustration as he lazily grabbed his pillow to block his ears from the monstrous noise, echoing through their room. And just as he thought, it did work...
But not for long
Ring*Ring
"Shut up!" Gajeel said as he threw his pillow toward their alarm clock next to Jellal with great accuracy. So to say, it did hit the target, but the ringing kept going. Gajeel then looked at his expensive-looking watch, trying to adjust his eyesight. Only to see that it's still 5:40
Who the heck wakes up at 5:40 in the morning when school starts at 8:30?
Natsu and Gajeel groaned in frustration as Gajeel snatched the closest pillow next to him, making the pillows owner fall onto the cold hard ground. Coincidentally, it just so happened that the said owner is Gray.
Ring*Ring
"What the heck was that for?!" Gray yelled angrily as he took his fighting stance, daring Gajeel to go and fight him, ignoring Natsu's complaints about the noise.
"Someone turn it off..." Freed complained sleepily as he rose up from his bed while rubbing his eyes slowly, only to be greeted by a not-so-pleasant sight. Gray and Gajeel throwing stuffs (particularly pillows) at each other while throwing mean insults, Natsu rolling on the floor while clutching his ears...
And Jellal sleeping?
Peacefully?!
How the heck can he manage to sleep that calm throughout the whole noise?
Ring*Ring
Where is that noise coming from?! Natsu screamed again as he took one of the pillows thrown by Gray awhile ago to cover his ears. Finally the ringing has stopped (with a suspicious crashing sound on the other room) and so has the chaos happening in their room, the pillow fight has stopped, Freed and Natsu has stopped their futile complains as their eyes all trailed to one person. Jellal
Again, how the heck can Jellal sleep throughout the noise problem?
...
...
That's when realization hit them
Hard
Lacrima Ear Plugs...
As simple as that...
"Whew" Natsu signed in relief as he swiped the sweat on his forehead, he then smiled at everybody while giving them a thumbs up, as the three looked at him confusedly, and "I thought Jellal was dead..."
"What?"Freed asked no one in particular. Well, no one could blame him though; he too was quite dumb-founded to what Natsu has said (Together with Gray who shook his head slowly and Gajeel who unknowingly smirked)
"Idiot"
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Earlier that Time, Special Dorm
Girls Room
4:59 A.M
No one knew it, but Erza Scarlet. It was the only time of the day that anyone would ever hear her hum a cheerful song or greet somebody in a friendly way.
At first, it scared everyone in the household. But they soon grew to like it.
You should probably know they're usual morning tradition; First, they would all 5:30 sharp, in which when it's time for Mira (who was a natural cook) and Erza (being a morning person and somewhat quite manageable at different kinds of food) to cook their breakfast while Lucy, Levy and Juvia would set up the table. Second, they will all eat breakfast together, in their pajamas. And after that, they're off to their personal things to do.
Erza woke up in the morning (a little bit early) just as cheerful as ever and did what she usually did in the morning; fixed her bed and walked over to the kitchen, the reason why she didn't wear slippers is because she somewhat likes the feeling on the cold hard ground on her feet. As usual Erza found Mira cooking already in their new kitchen. So to say, the kitchen looked amazing!
"So Mira, I can help you with?" Erza asked curiously as she walked toward to where the luxurious kitchen was placed, her long scarlet hair flowing gracefully, in accordance with the wind. For one, she didn't braid her as usual.
But knowing Erza, she would braid it later...
"Well, you could mix this with water" Mira said as she handed the measuring cup to Erza, who accepted it happily. Mira then pointed the mixing bowl on the right side, "Also, make sure the measuring is accurate"
After mixing the said thing, Erza handed the perfectly mixed batter to Mira, a small smile on her face. After a few seconds, Erza began to hum a cheerful song as she began to make coffee for herself, to pass the time. Not noticing Mira giggling in the background, quite glad that her friend was becoming more lady-like every morning.
Though, it didn't take long for their alarm clock to ring, alarming both of the girls in the kitchen. What they didn't know is that, they aren't the only ones who were alarmed by the ringing of the alarm clock. Erza and Mira waited exactly five minutes for their friends to come out of the bedroom.
Unfortunately, they didn't...
"Ano, Erza something's wrong..." Mira said as she looked at Erza, her smile was now gone which means she meant business.
"Yeah..." Erza replied as she stood up, her usual morning cheerfulness was now gone and replaced by a more dangerous side of Erza.
And with that said, Erza and Mira ran towards their room to check on their friends. Only to stop in front of their door, readying both of themselves to any kind of danger that might be happening in there right now.
1...2...3
Erza and Mira kicked open the door, taking their fighting stances when they entered. Only to be greeted by a girly shriek (that came from Lucy), a bunch of pillows thrown on the floor (by means of Levy and Juvia)
"A-ara..." Mira said hesitantly when she saw the view, an unsure smile was one her face. Mira then looked at Erza who was somewhat shocked and relieved.
"Okay, what's going on?" Erza suddenly said (voice full of authority) as she raised her right eyebrow in confusion. Mira on the other hand, tilted her head to the side.
"E-erza, I think the alarm clock is broken" Lucy said as she took the pillows from Levy and Juvia, only to swaddlethe said alarm clock with pillows. Sure, the ringing started to soften for awhile, but...
"Lucy, can you keep doing that for the rest of your life?" Erza said as she crossed her arms in disagreement. Surely, you can't just cover the alarm clock with pillows (lots of pillows actually) for the sound to soften for the rest of your life, right?
"M-maybe, I-I c..can try" Lucy said as she shook a little when the alarm clock started ringing again, making the pillows vibrate, causing some of them to fall, making the ringing a little loud.
"See?" Erza said as a matter-of-fact while the other's nodded.
"Juvia thinks we should turn it off" Juvia said to everyone who nodded in agreement.
"The question is...How?" Levy said as she asked her dear friend, Lu-chan to get the alarm clock under the mountains of pillows.
"Levy-chan,I think we should get the batteries" Lucy said to Levy who shook his head as she began to speak, "Lu-chan, it's lacrima embedded alarm clock, it has no batteries"
After a few tries, the alarm clock still hasn't stopped ringing and Lucy is starting to worry about waking up the others and when she meant others, the boys on the next room. Though, it wasn't long before Erza suggested it.
"Levy, can you give me the alarm clock?" Erza asked as Mira looked at her, probably getting the idea of what she's gonna do.
"Hai" Levy said as she rushed to where Erza is to give her the alarm clock. Levy, Juvia and Lucy stared at her curiously, trying to figure out what she was gonna do.
"I think we should destroy it"
"N-no, Wa..wa-"
*Crash*
And that is how they figured out, how to stop the alarm clock.
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Classroom A
8:32 A.M, Class Hours
"Class, we have a new transfer student" Their teacher, Nezu-sensei signed loudly, as he looked at the papers given to him by their principal, Makarov, "Or rather, transfer students"
The girls in their class, with the exception of Lucy, Levy, Juvia, Erza and Mira squealed in delight, hoping that they're all handsome, smart and talented. Okay, maybe not smart but you get the point. The boys on the other hand, groaned in frustration while some whispered to their seatmates, asking if they knew or had the idea of who it is.
"Please come in..." Nezu said in a bored tone, gesturing the new transfer students to come in the classroom while quietly preparing himself from the loud squeals that will be coming in 3...2...1
"Oh My Goodness, could it be?!"
"Yes, it is them!"
"They're here for me!"
"Tch, in your dreams Megumi, they're mine"
"Dude, you owe 50 dollars"
Nezu-sensei signed as the class began to fight on who is more handsome, dreamy, or talented. He then looked at the poor new students who are all lined up on his right. Sure, they looked alright to him. But to them, I think not, considering that they're already fighting over them. Let's just hope that they all get used on being chased by these animals every day.
"Introductions?"
"My name is Freed Justine, it's nice to meet you" A green haired guy said as he smiled happily at everyone, making half of the population the classroom squeal in delight. One-fourth of the population smiled back while the other's rolled their eyes.
"Gajeel Redfox, Gihi" A dangerous yet somewhat handsome black-haired guy said as he unknowingly smirked, making some shiver in fear or smirk too. Almost all the fan girls commented on how dangerous and dreamy he looked, when Gajeel's band mates/ friends heard what the girls are talking about, they looked at his face and started to question the fan girls judgement. That's why they never understood girls.
"Gray Fullbuster" There came Gray's cool introduction. The girls, with the exception of our five main characters started whispering to their seatmates of how awesome it would be if you have The Gray Fullbuster as your boyfriend. Gray on the other hand, ignored all the whispering and squeals from the girls, and swept his eyes around the room to see if he knows someone here.
"Well, there's our dorm mates/roommates" Gray thought as he glared at them, he really didn't like to share rooms with other people because the last time he did that...Well, let's not go there.
However for one of the girls, when Gray swept his eyes on them, Juvia, one of the blue-haired girls, blushed as she tried to cover the redness of her cheeks with a book. Good thing Gray didn't notice it. But, it's not like her girl companions didn't notice it either. In fact, they did notice it.
"Natsu Dragneel" Natsu said as he rubbed his eyes sleepily, making some of the girls coo at him. He was still sleepy and it's all because of that ringing. The other guys were able to sleep again, but he didn't. The ringing won't leave him alone!
"And my name is Jellal Fernandes, it's a pleasure to meet you all" Jellal introduced himself kindly to everyone, a small smile on his face, making all the girls think he's the typical kind dreamy guy.
"Alright, any question?" Nezu-sensei asked the other students as almost all the girls raised their hand. Probably going to ask the typical "Are you single?" question. Nezu then pointed a random girl student.
"Are you all single?"
"What's sing-" Natsu was rudely interrupted when Jellal decided to answer the question, making Gray, Freed and Gajeel look at him.
"I'm afraid, we can't answer your question, milady" Jellal said charmingly, a little too charming if you ask me. The said girl who questioned them blushed really hard and looked like she's going to pass out any second. I mean, being called milady by a very handsome you man who is also part of the famous band, Fairy Tail is like a dream come true!
Freed and Gray looked at him suspiciously, Gajeel scoffed at what he said and Natsu just stared at him. Mr. Fernandes (Jellal's father) was right; Jellal can charm someone into doing him something, just like his brother.
"He's right, it's too personal" Nezu-sensei added as Jellal gave him a thanking smile. Nezu then pointed another random student.
"What is your rank?"
"Oh, were Specials" Freed happily answered the question, earning him suspicious glares from jealous students, while some looked at our five main girls.
"Okay, that's enough, it's time for music class" Nezu-sensei said as he gestured the boys to sit on any chair that is vacant, he then clapped his hands before pulling out a chalk on his pocket to write his full name.
"For those who don't know me, my name is Nezu Dohachiro. You can either call me Dohachiro-san or Nezu-sensei. Understood?" Nezu-sensei asked his students, voice full of authority and discipline. At first glance, some would think that he's some kind of disciplinarian, not the music teacher.
Half an hour later, Nezu-sensei finished lecturing us about his rules, what he expects from us, and a whole lot. They were able to introduce themselves to one another. All in all, it turned out that this subject (Together with Arts )was the main subject and all the other subject are just like a side-dish, according to our teacher, " And this brings us to your project"
"Let me tell you this, it's not just any ordinary project" Nezu-sensei said as the curiosity of the students reached a whole new level, "Because this project will serve 80% of your grade"
Erza, Mira, Lucy, Levy and Juvia's eyes widened when they heard what their teacher has said. I mean, eighty percent on a single project, that's enough to pass you in this whole semester!
"Don't worry, the due date of that project is still months away" Nezu-sensei laughed care freely at the students reaction. Almost all of the students signed in relief while some smiled happily upon hearing what their teacher has said, "Now, this project will also serve as your overall test"
When the students heard what Nezu had said, they all broke into cheers and laughter. Well, almost everyone...
Erza raised her hand.
"Yes, Erza what is it?" Nezu asked one of his favourite students. He was one of the few, very fewpeople who knew about the talent (of singing) of those girls. He doesn't know why they insisted on not telling or letting other people know. But it's they're choice after all, so he'll go along with it.
"With all due respect sir, but don't you think th-"Erza was interrupted when their teacher decided to speak, "Nonsense Erza, this is the perfect ingredient for all of you to shine"
"And when I meant all, I mean all of you" Nezu-sensei said as he narrowed his eyes, making some shiver, particularly our five main girls, with the exception of Erza (who just looked away) and Mira (who sweat dropped). The students, who were watching the scene, sensed the tension between their teacher and those nerds. It's not that hard to find out that there's another meaning (considering that he emphasized the word "all") in to what he said.
The five girls signed in defeat, knowing that they wouldn't be able to change Nezu-sensei's mind. Yes, even Erza signed in defeat as their teacher started to discuss about their project.
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Lunch
12:30 P.M
"Those nerds better be thankful!" Miah complained as she stomped her shoes on the ground, catching the attention of her friends who were powdering their face. She was about to throw her pink comb on the floor when Lisa stopped her...
"Calm down Miah, it's only for a day" She said as she took the hand of her friend and tried to calm her down. She was right though, they had agreed to not do anything to those nerds for a whole day. They had even ordered their group (If you have forgotten they have a group where there are lots of girls who joined in and they help the five leaders in their own mischief) to stop and ignore them for the whole day.
"Plus, tomorrow..." Alice said as she added lip gloss on her lips before smirking, "Well, let's just say they better enjoy this day because they're definitely not going to enjoy the next"
Upon hearing what Alice has said, the other girls nodded, collected their things and left the girls bathroom with a smile on their faces. When they walked towards the hallway, almost all the boys fixed their uniform and smiled charmingly (some tried but failed), trying to get the attention of the said girls. The other boys who had not even reacted received a glare from the girls.
"There they go again. I mean really Aaron, what do you see in them?" A guy said as he glared back when the girls had glared at him. He really doesn't get why all the other boys would want to date those witches (according to him). Sure they look good, beautiful even. But it's just the outside.
"I should be the one asking you that, Hayato. I mean, what do you not see in them?" His friend shot back before returning his gaze back to the girls. His friend, Hayato just scoffed in return, rolling his eyes.
The said girls just winked back at the boys before entering the school cafeteria.
"There he is!" Alice said excitedly as she fixed her school uniform while she pointing at a pink-haired guy, particularly known as Natsu Dragneel, one of the members in the band, Fairy Tail. "I can't believe it! I'm actually seeing the real deal"
"Yeah, yeah...now" Miah said to Alice before grabbing both of her shoulders, taking a look at her friends who were now giggling cutely (in the other's opinion) before continuing, "Get your man"
Alice was pushed in a not-so-gently way towards her beloved Natsu-kun by Miah. But before she could stumble she managed to get Reyna's hand who was going to take her powder from Lisa but she took her other hand instead when Alice had took her hand so they all stumbled which caught a large amount of attention on the students who were know in the cafeteria.
Almost all the students looked worried about them; some were about to race towards their direction to help them. While some just laughed or at least tried their best not to laugh. When the three girls had stood up and fixed their skirts, half of the worried students got back from eating their delicious food while half of them smiled and got back eating.
Though it did not take long when the school's popular girls found themselves beside Fairy Tail band members who were now taking their food from the lady. It only took a few smiles and glares to get in this part of the line.
"One Steak please" Rin heard her Jellal say, as she followed where his eyes were trailing. It seems that Jellal was looking for a simpler food in the menu but apparently can't find some. When Jellal wasn't looking, Rin moved an inch closer to him and pretended like she dropped her handkerchief accidentally so when she stood up, Jellal bumped into her and had unintentionally stepped on her foot.
"Just as planned" Rin smiled victoriously on her mind as her beautiful orange cat eyes met Jellal's serene one's. It didn't really hurt, it just felt like a pocketbook falling on her shoes but Rin took it as a chance and pretended as if it did hurt.
"I'm Sorry, are you okay?" Jellal asked worriedly as she looked at the black-haired girl who was now crouching while gripping her foot. Gajeel and Gray on the other hand, saw through the act and rolled their eyes simultaneously as they looked at their blue-haired friend who is now offering his hand to help the black-haired girl.
"I-I t-think I..I'm fine" Rin said timidly as she offered a small smile of gratitude towards Jellal. Jellal glanced at her friends who were now supporting her as if she broke her foot. Two of her friends are supporting her, one of them is carrying her bag while carrying the tray she was carrying a while ago, one was reassuring her that it would be okay.
When the boys weren't looking or at least they all thought they weren't looking, Rin had sent a wink to her friends which didn't go unnoticed by Gray, Gajeel and Jellal. The girls on the other hand were ecstatic for their friend when she got Jellal's attention and was able to fool him into her tricky plan on how to get him to be hers.
Apparently, Jellal Fernandes wasn't stupid, he already saw through their plan when he saw them cutting through the line by glaring or charming some students who were already ahead of them to be beside the members of Fairy Tail on the cafeteria line. But Jellal was a gentlemen and he wasn't going to embarrass a girl by shouting her supposed-to-be failed plan in the whole cafeteria, so he just played along with their plan.
One of Rin's friends, Lisa pretended to look around the whole cafeteria before speaking up, "A-ano Gajeel..." Lisa looked at him in the eyes before smiling cutely, "Would you- I mean you and your friends to sit with us?"
"Hmph, Ask him" Gajeel said coldly as his eyes gestured to Freed. As much as he wanted to say 'No' and leave those girls, he can't because he would probably get a lecture from either Freed or Jellal. And trusts me, no one wants that.
"W-why me?"
"Just answer it!"
"F-fine, we'll go sit with you" All the girls had smiled and led them to their table. Alice had grabbed Natsu's arm (Natsu was eating two different types of Fried Chicken at the same time), at first he protested and tried to pry the girl's arms away from him, only to fail. Lisa tried to talk to Gajeel, but can't. Reyna had easily made a conversation between her and Freed. Jellal was kindly helping Rin walk due to her injured foot and Miah was stuck with a pissed-off Gray.
For the girls everything went well. Well...not until they crossed paths with those peasants
So to say, Jellal was surprised when he bumped into another girl. His mind was too pre-occupied, considering that he was thinking a lot of things right now. Added by Rin's weight due to her injured foot and Jellal would be lying if he said that he was not having a hard time. So here he was, sweaty and exhausted due to Rin's weight, so Jellal decided to rest his eyes for a second.
And guess what?
That's when it happened...
Erza was reading her book while holding a glass of water; she got from Juvia when she unknowingly bumped into a guy. Apparently when it happened, the glass of water she was holding spilled half of its contents on the girl beside the guy.
"I-I'm sorry" Jellal said to the girl he bumped with. He instinctively released Rin's grip on him to clasp both hands in an apologetic manner towards the red-headed girl who had closed her book and clutched the bottle of water tightly.
Erza unknowingly bit her bottom lip which caught the attention of the blue-haired guy. The boys on the other hand, noticed the sudden tension forming between the girls. Gray detected a glare from Miah, directing towards that blue-haired girl whom he assumed was the one named Juvia, but it seems that the girl didn't notice. Natsu looked at both of the girls naively while blinking time to time; it seems that he was trying to figure out what's happening.
"Out of all the people!" Erza thought as she took a glance of her friends who were now looking at her worriedly, "It just had to be Rin"
"No, it's okay" Erza said as she smiled at the guy which caught him off guard as some of her friends started walking slowly, smiling apologetically to the members of the band. They had an idea of what Erza was thinking, she might be thinking that they would pay them back for what she did to Rin and all of them would be included. In other words, she would be blaming herself again.
When the girls had disappeared, Jellal stared incredulously at the Cafeteria door before turning his attention towards the girls, only to find Freed staring apologetically at them, especially Rin who had a wet face due to the glass of water spilling, "I'm sorry, but if you don't mind. We would like to eat somewhere else"
Gajeel, Gray, Jellal and Natsu had nodded in agreement, taking their bags and foods, leaving the girls in the cafeteria. Gajeel just wanted to leave, so does Gray. Natsu and Jellal just nodded care freely. But before leaving, Jellal had stopped and came back to get the book on the floor, it had been the book of the red-headed girl he bumped into a while ago, he had wiped the book's cover to remove some of the dust before putting it to his bag.
The girls on the other hand, stared disbelievingly at the door before standing up making their way towards their table. All five of them thinking one thing...
"They're so gonna get it tomorrow"
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After School
5:30 P.M
It's amazing how big this school is...
Sure, it looks normal on the outside. But it's the inside that would really make you gape like a fish. I mean, the cafeteria doesn't even look like the normal cafeterias on other schools; it's more like a 5-star restaurant, the dorms would really make yourself feel at home. Heck, they even have their own research laboratory for the students who got themselves in this astounding school, if they didn't want to do anything with music or arts. Don't even get me started on the school garden...
Speaking of which, if you look closely you can see five particular people lying down on the green grass.
"Aaahh, it's really beautiful here" Lucy said as she inhaled the fresh air on the school garden. She really loved this place, it somewhat reminded her of their own garden in her old house (or rather mansion) and it reminded her of her mama. Lucy then looked at the sky; she was the reason why she was here. Without her, she wouldn't have been able to meet her friends.
"Un!" Levy agreed happily as she joined her best friend in the grass fields. She was really happy that no one was here at the moment. Now that she thought about it, those (Particularly, Miah and the others) girls had been ignoring them for the whole day. I mean, they haven't even glared (unnoticed glares doesn't count) or tried to trip them accidently, considering what happened a while ago.
"Hey guys, have you noticed anything different?" Levy asked, emphasizing the word 'different' which caught the attention of her friends. Lucy who was humming a cheerful song looked at her, Juvia who was admiring the beautiful pond looked at her, Mira who was writing something on her notebook (on the grass fields) had stopped and looked at her and Erza who was reading a book(Another one) looked at her.
"What made you think that, Levy?"
"Juvia hasn't noticed anything"
"Why?"
"Is something wrong, Levy-chan?"
"I guess they didn't notice it" Levy thought as she looked at everybody, her face turning into a serious one, "Well, those girls have been ignoring us, considering what happened a while ago..." Levy's eyes trailed on Erza while giving her a small smile. They had convinced her that it was an accident and assured her that they will be fine if those girls decided that a payback is needed, "It's getting kind of suspicious"
"Now that you said it..." Erza said as she closed her book, her face also turning into a serious one as she continued, "It is kind of suspicious"
Upon hearing what Erza has said, the girls nodded slowly, they have completely stopped whatever they are doing and are now making their way towards Erza and Levy, but before they could talk more about this mystery, a group of voices echoed through the open hallway leading on the garden where the girls where.
And apparently it seems that those girls were part of that group.
"I think we better go..." Lucy said while the other's nodded. They were know hiding behind the bush (with the exception of Erza and Mira) that was next to a big tree, trying to look at the girls but stay hidden as well while Mira and Erza were crouching in the tree branch.
"But where?" Juvia asked half-heartedly to Lucy while taking another glance on the girls.
"Well...the music room seems like a good idea" Levy said in a matter-of-factly tone. The other girls on the other hand just nodded in agreement as they tried to stealthily sneak out of the school garden. And it took them a good thirty minutes to find an unoccupied music room.
When they entered the room, Levy and Lucy had decided to sit for a while, Mira took a regular guitar and took a sit at the top of the really large speaker for the electric guitars; Juvia had looked at the piano notes and Erza admired some of the old artworks made by the students in the Arts department. So to say, everything was awkwardly quiet so Levy decided to speak up...
"H-hey, what do guys think about the project?"
"The theme or the other one?"
"The theme..."
"I think we can handle it, Levy-chan"
"Yeah, we can handle it. Plus, it the other one I'm worried about..."
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After School
5:40 P.M
"Hey guys, what do you think about the project Nezu-sensei gave us?" Freed asked his friends while looking back, he was hoping that no one was stalking them or planning to ask them about the project.
"I think its okay..."
"What project?!"
"It's stupid"
"Tch"
Jellal and Freed signed when they heard what Natsu has said, they should have known he was sleeping when their teacher was discussing about the project. But then again, they wouldn't be having a hard time doing it anyways, considering that they just need to write a song and find a recording company to record it and make a video for your song. Plus they have Ray (their manager) so all they have to do was write their own songs. Yes, each of them are going to write their own song because their teacher wanted them to socialize with other students, so he made it a duet...
With your opposite gender...
Do you know how freaking hard it is to find a decent partner when the whole school probably knows your status!?
Every single girl (Okay maybe not) wanted them to be their partner. Heck, even those students in higher or lower grade asked them to be their partner (In which Jellal kindly declined, Gajeel offensively declined, Gray had said no to every approaching girl, Natsu still doesn't know anything about the project and Freed declined each offer like he does it every day). It seems that, their teacher had told all the teachers to make them do the said project.
So here they were, again, hiding from the girls who had been tracking their group.
"At least, were in the music room" Freed said as he laughed awkwardly. Actually they were outside the music rooms who are all occupied (probably because of the project). They were currently waiting for those girls pass this hall, thankfully the light from the outside didn't reach the last music room so it was probably pretty dark in that part. But hey, it can make a good hiding place.
They were about to get out in the dark corner and explore the school again, but were alarmed by the amount of voices coming in their way. They were slowly backing to the dark corner so they wouldn't see them...
"Where'd you think they go?"
"Waaahh, I hope Natsu-sama becomes my partner"
"I still think Gajeel-kun is the best!"
"I think they ran that way"
In the boy's field of vision, they saw a bunch of girls who were holding notebooks and ball pens ran pass them, not even taking one glance on the other way where the boys were...
"I think we better stay here..." Freed said with wide eyes, he was quite shocked on what he just saw. Can you see how fast those girls have run? Now he was really starting to feel relieved that Gray saw this place and though it was going to be an effective hiding place. "Since you know, maybe they'll come back..."
"Y-yeah!"
They stayed there for a few minutes and somehow have gotten into a comfortable place. Natsu was eating a chocolate bar while laying down on the floor, Gajeel was playing something in his cell phone, Gray somehow gotten himself a book (probably from Jellal) a book to read, Freed had been humming a couple of songs to pass the time and Jellal was leaning on the wall while admiring the sky, he was the only one outside their dark corner or farther away from the corner.
Though, it wasn't long before some of them had gotten bored...
"There's nothing to do!" Natsu complained as he rolled on the floor, he had finished eating three chocolate bars and he had nothing to do. The other's on the other hand, just looked at him and ignored him immediately.
"Well, you can take a peek at some of the doors "Freed suggested as he looked at some of the doors. It seems that all the music room doors has a small square-shaped glass windows as big as a regular 500 mL water bottle so some students could take a peek at the room and see who were in it. Though, it appears that Natsu doesn't want to do it.
"I don't wanna do i-
Daijoubu ore ga nanman kai mo sakende yaru
(It's okay, I'll shout a thousand times)
Natsu was rudely interrupted when someone's phone started to play a song, signalling everyone that someone was calling from one of their phones, "Oi, was it your phone, ice-prick?!"
Kimi no ashita ga subete kagayaite iru to shinjiteru
(I believe that your tomorrow will shine)
"Gihi, So you're the one who's been singing Ft on the bathroom" Gajeel suddenly said, finding humor on that one time when he heard somebody singing that song on the bathroom. Gray on the other hand, knew that his ringtone was not the one playing right now so he was sure it wasn't his.
Yume o kanae ta subete no hito ni kasanariau kyoutsu ten
(All people who fulfill their dreamshas only one thing in common)
"It not mine" Gray said casually with a victorious smirk on his handsome face while looking at Gajeel. Gajeel just scoffed and looked away, he was not gonna admit that he was defeated.
"Me too" Freed followed as he scooted a little bit so he could be with the guys.
"Me three" Jellal then said as he slowly walked towards Natsu, he had the idea of whose phone was it.
"My ringtone is different" Gajeel said as he fished his phone out of his pocket, showing that his phone was not ringing.
"If it isn't the four of us..." Freed said as all of their eyes trailed towards Natsu who was demanding someone to turn their off phone, "Than that means..."
Akirame naka tatte koto soredake sa maken nayo
("Never give up" just that, so don't lose!)
"Natsu.." Jellal said calmly as Natsu looked at him, only to find everyone surrounding him. Gajeel had a smirk on his face, Gray still had that victorious smile on his face and Freed was shaking his head slowly.
"What?!" Natsu asked with confused eyes, "Why are you all here?"
"It's your phone"
"My what?"
"Your phone!" The four of them said as Jellal pointed at his backpack, silently saying that he should get his phone and answer it. When Natsu was finding his phone, he heard Gray say something like, "To think he had the guts to blame me"
When Natsu had his phone on his hand, they were right it was Natsu's phone that was ringing. After a few seconds, the boys had demanded Natsu to press answer. Natsu on the other hand, did what he was told and quickly put the phone in his ears.
(A.N: Bold with apostrophes: What the characters are saying on the phone, Bold and Itallic- What the boys are saying on the phone, Normal- What was happening)
"Hey it's me"
So to say, Natsu was definitely surprised when he heard their manager, Ray's voice on the phone. He usually calls on Jellal's phone, maybe Freed's but definitely not his. Heck, he even said that Gajeel was a better option than him. Plus, he did something one time and it made Ray really angry. So why did he decided to call at his phone?
"H-hello R..Ray ho-how you d-doing?"
Natsu practically stammered in front of the phone as he tried to give it to Gray who refused. It was pretty obvious that he didn't want to be the one talking to Ray. On the other line, you can hear the person signing.
"Fine...Now can you put me in loud speaker, I need to talk to you guys"
It wasn't a request nor did it sound like a demand either, which surprised Natsu of course. Ray was the kind of guy that gets what he wants through demanding people, so you could say that Natsu was surprised. Natsu then complied the request since he acted nice, turning the volume on, he removed the phone from his ear and had put the phone in the ground.
"H-hai"
When Gray saw what Natsu did, he picked up the phone immediately and had held it in his hand so they could hear Ray's voice since if it is in the ground, It would be muffled and they wouldn't understand a thing. Plus , Ray was calling Natsu.
For him, whenever Ray calls Natsu. He meant business
"Now, this is very urgent"
Gray was indeed, right.
Freed and Jellal both raised their eyebrows in confusion.
Gajeel had stopped playing on his phone.
And Natsu just sat there, staring at Gray doubtfully. He was not trusting Gray with his phone.
"I need you guys to do d-"
"Ooohh, are we gonna go to one of your party, Ray!" Natsu said excitedly, rudely interrupting Ray when he was talking on the phone. He may not look like it, but Natsu loves parties or rather the food on parties.
"Natsu..." Jellal said as he gave the 'be quiet' sign.
"Do they have food?!" Natsu said excitedly, ignoring Jellal completely. The last time they went on one of Ray's party, there were lots of delicious and appetizing foods, they even have his own favourite dish!
"I'm not done yet!
Ray said through the phone as he tried his best to calm his nerves down. The boys on the other hand, quickly grabbed Natsu and walked away from the hallways of the music room. They were starting to tick-off some of the students who were trying their best to create a rhythm or lyrics for their project.
So they just had to move!
"I need you guys to do duets with Girls"
"Girls aga-" Natsu was about to protest when Freed's hand had covered his mouth. He was about to complain about how girls treated them in this school. It was their first day! And someone already tried to take his clothes, backpack and practically anything they can get their hands on!
"Shut up, will you flame-brain" Gray screamed at Natsu as they glared at each other intensely. He then looked away but not before sending another glare at Natsu, he almost dropped Natsu's phone when that idiot tried to get it since he doesn't trust him enough.
"Now now, you never said anything about duets"
Ray quickly recognized who was the one who talked back. It was none other than Gray.
"Remember the meeting I told you ab-"
"What meeting?" Natsu suddenly said, not caring that he interrupted their manager again. The other boys on the other hand, nodded in agreement (some of them making nodding sounds) even though some of them didn't want to agree (particularly Gray) but he was right.
"For Goodness sake Natsu! Stop interrupting!"
Ray screamed through the phone which caught some of the Fairy Tail members off guard. Ray then again tried to calm his nerves down before continuing...
"Then let's just pretend I told you about it and a while ago, I was informing my boss about making your new album"
Ray said as he heard some of the members say 'okay' or 'go on' sounds. He was trying to reminisce what happened a while ago in the meeting. But it seems that he was forgetting what happened there one by one, so he had to tell them. Fast
"We were listening to your songs and the boss seems to like it when somebody suddenly spoke up"
In his memory of the meeting, Ray remembered his boss actually singing some of the lines in a not-so-quiet voice with a smile on his face. So he assumed that he liked the songs and then there was somebody that has this curious face on. And Ray knew a question was coming...
"And asked something about you guys singing all your songs"
So to say, Ray was surprised when the guy had questioned him, it's not like it's a hard question, it was surprising because you know, it was unexpected. The guy had questioned him about why are there no girls singing in the so-called album. Ray was about to say something, but then, the boss seemed to hear it and agreed with him.
"But aren't we a boy ba-"He can hear Jellal's confused voice through the phone. He can't blame him though; anyone who would hear this type of story would ask the same thing.
"Yeah I know"
Ray quickly agreed, knowing what Jellal was going to say. It might sound rude but every time he's with them, this always happens (you know the interrupting) and their already used to it. He can tell
"So that should mean we should sing ou -" And that was Freed's voice through the phone.
"The guy's stupid. End of story"
The guy really was stupid, in Ray's mind. He didn't know if it was really his nature or he was just acting stupid since he did remember something about him and that guy arguing about something in his younger days of being a manager.
"I was going to object. But then our boss nodded in agreement and asked the same thing"
Ray then began to reminisce again, he remembered his boss saying something about having girls sing their songs and then they will listen to it and see whose better. But Ray knew where this is going, he had gone through enough meetings to know where this is going, they were going to debate whose better and if the girls are better, it bye-bye for the boys.
But Ray wasn't going to let that happen because believe it or not, out of all the bands he's been managing throughout all his life, these boys are his favourite and nothing is going to change that. Not like he's going to say it out loud or anything.
"So I suggested a duet"
So he did what every manager could have done.
He suggested a duet.
And the boss seemed to like the idea!
Phew...
"So all in all, it was your fault"
Gray said through the phone with a self-satisfied smile on his face. The other boys had smiled too, Gajeel had a smirk on his face-but it can be considered as a smile, Freed had suppressed a laugh from coming out of his mouth and Natsu had the same self-satisfied smile on his face.
But where was Jellal?
Apparently, they didn't notice him slowly backing away from the circle they have formed to hear what they're manager was saying. He thought he heard someone sing and play an instrument so he decided to look through the music rooms.
"Hey! My boss said without that duet, your album wouldn't be published. I mean, I can't just let some random girl band sing one of your songs! Fans would rampage my house, demanding to know why there was a group of girls singing your songs. So you had to be in it"
If you knew their manager enough, you could hear some desperation throughout his whole speech. Gray and Freed had somewhat noticed it and smiled. At least he cared for them.
Jellal on the other hand, found out that all the other music room and the people in it were eating, doing nothing, writing lyrics or playing with their instrument. But he knew he heard something, something different, unique maybe? And as far as Jellal knew, he never doubted his ears
And he wasn't going to start now...
"So is it okay for you guys to do it?"
Ray asked the members of Fairy Tail who agreed. Gajeel agreed in a somewhat ticked-off answer, Gray had agreed and said that he owes them, Freed had simply said yes and he would do it as fast as possible, Natsu had said yes enthusiastically saying that he always likes a challenge and Jellal?
"Oi Jellal, where'd you go?" Natsu said as he looked at his surroundings to find Jellal.
Upon hearing this Jellal spoke up to alert his friends that he was okay. Jellal only had one more room to go, the last room next to the dark corner. It was hard to find where the singing voice was or where the instrument was played since it seems that all the rooms were almost sound-proof. But due to his enhanced hearing he got from his parents he could hear some of it.
"But let me tell you this, you find the right girl and not some fan who just wants to sing a duet with you. Am I clear?"
Ray said through the phone, catching some attention from the boys as they all looked at the boys. Gray on the other hand, had looked at his friends before looking at Jellal again.
Jellal was right.
He knew he was right!
The sound of someone singing and the instruments playing did come from the last music room. Jellal then stealthily looked at the little glass window only to be surprised by what he saw.
Quickly, he took the phone from Gray's hand and said...
"Hey Ray, when's the due date?"
You can tell that Jellal was serious into what he's doing. He was slowly creeping towards the last room again, to check if he really saw them.
Jellal never expected what he saw...
It was them
Their roommates/dormates.
"Depends on you guys?"
He could see the smile in their faces like they were really enjoying each others company.
Now that Jellal thought about it, he never saw them smile. Not in class or the cafeteria.
Jellal then looked at his friends
"Well..."
Jellal looked at them the little square-shaped glass window. It's a good thing that this part of the hallway was pretty dark so he wasn't noticeable.
"You do know the different kinds of duets, right?"
Ray suddenly said as he waited for Jellal's answer.
"Uuummm..."
Jellal didn't know what to answer. Don't get him wrong he knew what a duet is, he was just getting kind of confused right now. He was having a hard time listening to both of them.
"I'll you anyways, A duet is when two people sing together and of course when they both sing, it needs to blend"
It might not look like it. But when Ray starts talking, he can get a little carried away.
"Hey Ray"
"Also, I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of students who are great at singing there, so I guess you find a decent singer that would act normal in front of you guys, not some crazed fan. Okay?"
"Ray..."
"One more thing Jellal, don't forget to find them"
"Ray..."
"Again, don't forg-"
"RAY!"
Jellal never loses his cool this early so Ray was quite surprised.
"What!"
Jellal hoped he was not going to regret this decision...
He took one last look to his friends and smiled at them. The other boys on the other hand, raised their other eyebrow in confusion.
"I think we already did..."
To be Continued...
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Originally, this was supposed to be a 2,000-3,000 word count chapter. But then, I though that it was unacceptable. I mean, I haven't updated for months and then I give you that So here is a 9,000-10,000 word count chapter :D
I'm sorry for updating late. Please don't kill me if it's not enough. Though you should thank my cousin who requested (*cough*demanded*cough*) that I make this chapter long or else I don't get to read fan fiction for a month, which is pure torture for me by the way XD
I swear she can be scary sometimes (A wolf in a sheep costume, I swear XD Don't tell her I said that)
Anyways I would like you to know that you can still request, especially now that they have a project to do! Also, I'm so sorry if you found any grammatical errors or misspells since I didn't check it...YET! (If you didn't know I don't have a beta, I swear almost 75% of my fan fiction friends has one XD But I can manage)
Again, I'm so sorry
Anyways I'll try my best to update as fast as I can :D
One more thing, I'm so sorry
-Arcobaleno-lover