Thanks to Her - Chapter 1

“C’mon Lu-chan! Can you at least act being excited?”

“Nope, it’s not worth it.”

Groans filled the living room of Lucy Heartfilia’s apartment, which her friends would be taking care of as she goes on her little ‘adventure’ she happened to win in a contest. Now normal people would be excited, right? Even more so with it being to go on tour with the band Fairy Tail, but Lucy, she’s a different story.

That girl HATED them. Not because of their music, she thought they were an ok band, but the fact that where ever she went, that was all she heard! Natsu this, Gray that. Who would look hotter with their shirt off, Jellal, Loke, or Gajeel? Blah, blah, BLAH!

And so, she started to hate the band a little bit every day until it was ruined for her. Sure, some other girls called her crazy, but she had her reasons. Even her friends, to this day, still try to get her to like the band.

So that is how it all started… about a month ago when the band at started doing concerts every now and then to start up and get a little well known, that a contest had come out. It was to go on tour with the band on their first tour. You know, ride the bus, go back stage, all that fun stuff. Only one lucky person would get that chance, and Lucy was that one person who won it.

She didn’t even want to enter the contest, but her friends begged her to. They flat out told her that if she did happen to win, that she would get to pick who would go in her place, so she entered just for them. When the day came that she got the call about her winning, she told her friends and they all got this evil smirk on their faces.

“Guys? What’s going on?” She raised an eyebrow, slowly backing away from the three smirking girls.

“Well Lu-chan,” Levy, the smallest of the group, started as she started walking closer to the blonde. Lucy gulped as her back hit the wall, meaning that’s as far as she can backup. “Since you still don’t like Fairy Tail, we decided to make you go on tour with them!” Lucy’s jaw dropped and her eyes widen as she stared at the three in front of her.

“A-are you guys serous?”               

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“Yes.”

“… Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu- *insert long period of time here* -gde!” (hehe! You thought I was gonna say something else, didn’t you?)

The blonde sighed at the memory as she finished packing her bag. Her friends, Levy, Juvia, and Erza, were all sitting in her living room as they waited for the band to come and pick Lucy up. (And yes, it was because they didn’t trust Lucy to go with them by herself)

“Juvia is jealous of Lucy, she gets to spend time with Gray-sama!” The curly haired girl frowned, crossing her arms to make it a full pout. Erza sighed, “Juvia, we talked about this, it’s what’s best for Lucy.”

“NO IT’S NOT!”

The red head ignored the yells from the blonde and continued what she was saying to the ticked off Juvia, “It’s the only way we can get her like Fairy Tail, otherwise she’ll be a weirdo forever!”

“Wow, thanks Erza, I really feel the love you put in that sentence…”

“You’re welcome Lucy!” The blonde face palmed and got up to walk to her kitchen. “I’m going to get some water, anyone want some?”

“Juvia will take some!”

“Me too Lu-chan!”

“I suppose so if I have to…”

“Well you don’t have to-“

“I’LL TAKE SOME WATER THEN!”

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO YELL!”

“SAME WITH YOU LEVY!”

“JUVIA WANTS TO JOIN TOO!”

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“Why were we yelling?” Everyone shrugged as Lucy awkwardly walked into her kitchen. She grabbed her phone from its charger and put it in her pocket. She then walked to the fridge and grabbed four bottles of water before starting her walk in to living room again until something caught her eye. It was necklace her mom gave to her when she was little. She smiled and decided to wear on her ‘adventure’ for a good luck charm, so she put it on.

“There!” She said once the golden key necklace was put on, a slight smile on her face.

SLAM!

“Aw crap… sounds like they’re here…” Lucy was about to walk into the living room and pretend that she didn’t her a car door slam outside, but something inside her told her to hide inside… ok, she just decided it herself, but same thing, right?

So the blonde tip-toed over to her closet in the hallway and walked inside, ever-so-quietly closing the door behind her. She could hear the door open and her friends screaming for joy, making her sweat drop just from the sound of it.

A good ten minutes of fangirl screaming later…

“So, one of you three Lucy?” A voice said, footsteps soon being heard after that. “No,” She heard Levy say, “Last I heard, she went into the kitchen.”

“You mind showing us where that is?” A different voice, more well-mannered sounding, asked. “Of course!” Was the oh-so-happy answer they had gotten in return from the little blue haired girl. Lucy heard her skip past the door, more footsteps following her. “Lu-chan! You have guests! Huh… Lu-chan, where are you?”

“Well the waters are on her on the countertop…” Crap! Erza was on her trail!

But to the blonde’s surprise, she heard some much delayed footsteps coming down the hall, stopping in front of the closet.

“What’s in here?” The voice asked, making Lucy gulp. How’d this new guy, new voice, find her so fast! DAMNIT WORLD! WHAT DID SHE DO TO DESERVE THIS?! 

“Lucy’s jackets and stuff, why?”

“I was just wondering… mind if I open it?”

“We don’t mind.” OH C’MON ON!

So the door slowly opened, reveling a guy with pink hair and scarf that looked like dragon scales. His onyx eyes stared down at Lucy, making her nervously laugh and smile. He made a weird face, slightly turning his head to the side. “Were you hiding?”

“What?! No! I-I wasn’t hiding!”

“That’s a lie, and you’re a bad hider.”

“I WASN’T HIDING!”

“Oh yeah?” He smirked, crossing his arms over his chest, “Then why are you in a closet?”

“B-because…” She needed to think up a lie, and fast! Maybe she could say she got lost! Nah, normal people don’t get lost in their own homes… Oh! She could say that she tripped into the closet and the door closed and it was locked! Wait, the door didn’t have a lock… damnit…

“Any day here.”

“Shut up!” Lucy pouted, making the guy laugh a little. “You’re weird!” He chuckled. The blonde eyed him, looking him up and down. She finally thought up the perfect comeback (in her opinion), “Says the guy with pink hair.”

“Hey! It’s salmon!”

“That’s not salmon! It’s pink!”

Now it was his turn to pout, making Lucy laugh a little. “Geez, you’re like a little kid!”

“Says to girl that was hiding in her closet.”

“I TOLD YOU! I WASN’T HIDING!”

“Lu-chan! I found you!” Levy cheered, everyone following her into the hallway.

“DAMNIT!” Lucy then glared at the pink haired guy she’s been talking to this whole time, a smirk of victory on his face. “THIS IS YOUR FAULT!”

“My fault? I thought you weren’t hiding?” Lucy’s eye widen, remembering she was trying to lie about that… crap… “So you were hiding I’m guessing… Lucy?”

“Fudge you.”

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“Oh, that’s why she was hiding?” Lucy continued to pout in the middle of Erza and Levy, who were making sure she didn’t run away and hid again. Her three friends nodded at the same time to the blue haired guy as they answered his question. You see, they had just told the band about Lucy not liking them and stuff, and their plan on having her go on tour with them to make her like them. They even have a name for it!

“Yup! Operation ‘Get Lucy to like Fairy Tail’ or ‘GLTLFT’ for short is going into action!”

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“That name sucks.” The blonde continued to pout, glaring at the one band member the whole time. He just smiled back, waving every few times, his toothy grin making her even angrier.

“Well I suppose we should introduce ourselves to her then!” The blue haired one talked again, smiling in the process. “My name is Jellal, it’s a pleasure to meet you Lucy.” He stood up from his spot on the couch and bowed, holding his hand out for the blonde to shake it. She sighed, shaking his hand before going back to her pout. He sighed as she nudged the guy to his right to go next.

“Oh! I’m Loke!” He got up and took one of her hands, kissing it before looking up into her brown eyes, “It’s a dream come true for you to be coming with us on tour.” A little blush cover Lucy’s cheeks as she quickly jerked her hand back. Loke smiled as he got up and took his seat again, looking at the guy to his left.

Said guy smirked as he didn’t even get up, “I’m Natsu.” He looked up at the already pouting again girl. He laughed again, “Geez! You can stop glaring at me! It’s not my fault you suck at hiding!”

“I told you I wasn’t hiding!”

“And you suck at lying too! Man, things just keep piling on!”

“SHUT IT PINKY!”

“MAKE ME BLONDIE!”

“Alright Natsu! That’s enough!” Jellal gave him a small glare, showing Natsu he wasn’t kidding. He sighed before he shut his mouth, a smile on his face. Jellal notice it, and relaxed a bit. He looked at the others of the band, and they all noticed it too. But they had to continue, with two people who still had to be introduced to the blonde.

So the one with black hair (shortest of the two there) decided to go. “Well I’m-“

“YOU’RE GRAY-SAMA!” Everyone jumped at Juvia’s outburst, Gray being slightly scared by it. “Huh, yeah, minus the sama though…” He awkward sat back down, elbowing the next guy to go on. He sighed, not even opening his eyes as he said his name, “The name’s Gajeel… don’t forget it…” Lucy gulped, but nodded, even though he wasn’t even watching her at all.

It just felt right.

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“BYE LU-CHAN! HAVE FUN!”

“BUT NOT TOO MUCH FUN!”

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“GROSS ERZA!”

“I’M JUST SAYING!”

Lucy face palmed as she walked onto the big bus, and man was it huge inside! They had place to eat, a mini kitchen, a HUGE flat screen TV with a ton of game stations, and it looked like seven, small rooms in the back. Her eyes were full of wonder, and Natsu didn’t let that get passed him. “What’s with the look in your eyes, it’s weird.”

And of course he ruined her fun… “Well unlike you, I don’t happen to have a singing career and make a lot of money, thank you very much!” She pouted again, turning away from him. He chuckled again before patting her head and walking away. “You should really stop pouting like that!” He said as he opened the door to his room, “Your face might get stuck like that.” And then he closed his door to the room. Lucy gritted her teeth together as she walked into her new room setting the rest of her stuff on the floor and jumping on her new bed.

Jellal and the others had watched the whole thing go on, a smile on most there faces (not Gajeel’s, he just smirked). “I think this is good for him.” The blue haired keyboard player said as he closed the door to the bus. Loke and Gray nodded in agreement.

“He’s already lighten up again.” The drummer said as he took a seat on the couch, sighing. “Too bad, she seemed like she would make a nice girlfriend for me too…”

“Well it’s either that, or we get the old Natsu bad. Which one do you want?”

Loke sighed, knowing he had to pick ‘the right answer’. “Fine… Lucy to be my- OW! THE HELL WAS THAT FOR GRAY!”

“WRONG ANSWER IDIOT!”

“I WAS JOKING!”

And thus, the road trip begins!