Behind the scenes

Miss Fairy Tail

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Heads up, the chapters are starting to get a little longer side. It's easier to write a bunch in one chapter than a bunch of smaller chapters. Please vote so I know if anyone actually likes this story, aside from my faithful cheerleader, wonder_insipre.
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The sun came pouring into my window, hitting me in the eyes a lot earlier than I'd wanted it to. I rolled over, groaning. After a few minutes of futile hope, I decided I was done sleeping. It was too light, and with the sun hitting me, I was too hot to sleep. May as well get up, I thought to myself, crawling out of bed. I turned my shower on, and stepped in before it was warm, letting the cold wake me up. I stood in the shower longer than I needed to, planning out my first lessons with the orphans. By the time I had it all sorted the water was getting cold again. I shut it off and stepped out, wrapping a towel around my hips and using another one to dry my hair.

"I guess I've stalled long enough. May as well go before Juvia comes looking for me." The rain woman seems to have adopted me as her good deed or something. She was determined to make sure I wasn't alone or something. When she wasn't stalking her "beloved" Popsicle, she was nagging me to make friends. Well, I guess I could tell her now that I'd made some. She wouldn't tell anyone about the orphans either. She'd hated Phantom too, but once you're there, you couldn't just leave.

Getting dressed, I stomped out of my house and headed for the guildhall. The town was packed today, and I felt uneasy. There wasn't really a reason, but something had my hackles up. I put it off as a result of all the extra people. There were too many for my hearing to be able to tell if anyone was following me, or my nose to single out any particular scents. I rolled my shoulders and forced myself to relax. The doors to the hall were thrown open to all the guests and a good breeze, so I slipped in without anyone noticing. I grabbed a beer and some bolts someone had left on a plate on the counter. Probably that Mirajane chick. She was ridiculously nice. If I didn't know her reputation, I'd have called her a fool; being nice just gets you trouble.

I found a table no one was sitting at and parked my ass out of the way. I started munching on my metal just as the pageant started. First up was the booze hound. She had on simple clothes, and I wondered how she was trying to impress anyone. It was more clothes than she usually wore, actually. She suddenly threw her cards into the air, and as her magic swirled them around her, changed into a bikini. Eh, now she looks like her usual self. Nothin' she didn't wear every day.

The next contestant was Juvia. I hadn't known she was actually competing. She magicked water around her body and when it was settled had changed into a bikini as well. She was yelling something about the Popsicle watching her. That stupid stripper was talking to the Salamander about something. I don't think he even has a clue how much Juvia loves him.

Mirajane was up next. She told us she was going to exhibit her magic, and then transformed her head into the Salamander's annoying blue cat. It was pretty funny, actually. Then, just as I took a drink,  she changed her head again. Into mine. I couldn't help the snort of laughter that shot beer out of my nose and mouth. I think I'm the only one who was laughing though.

Next was the Titania. She marched out in her armor, and stood with confidence. Murmurs erupted around the room about the strongest woman in Fairy Tail. She wasn't bad looking, really. Her hair was about the same color of my eyes, and she truly was strong. Almost as strong as me, I think. She used her requip magic to change too, into a Lolita outfit. She walked offstage to cheers and hoots from the crowd.

I can't explain the weird jolt that went through my stomach when number five came out. The tiny wizard had a huge smile on her face, which was so different from the fear I usually saw. She threw her arms up, and words exploded into the air behind her. It was refreshing that she wasn't trying to be sexy by copying the girls who went before her. I couldn't take my eyes off of her as she walked back offstage. Gihi, not a bad one to watch leave...

As a cowgirl started her routine, I started to space out. That weird feeling that something was off was creeping into my head again. I walked over towards then bar to grab a new beer, since I'd spit the last of mine out earlier. As I did, I heard gasps and people yelling. I looked back to see all of the spectators who weren't part of Fairy Tail running from the room screaming, and the blonde princess turned to stone.

There was a brunette in glasses standing next to her, trying to be coy with a fan in front of her face. A guild mark declared from her barely covered breast that she was a member of Fairy Tail. The geezer was yelling at her, asking if she was trying to ruin the festival. "Doesn't a festival need to have a main show?" She asked haughtily. The curtain fell behind her, revealing the rest of the girls, all stone statues as well.

"You fool! Turn them back to normal!" The geezer yelled. Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning, and my hair stood more on end than usual. I knew that smell. When the light faded from my eyes, I saw Laxus standing on stage with a man with green hair, and one who was wearing weird armor that covered his whole face except his mouth. Laxus smirked, "The real festival begins now!"