PROMISE

"Karaoke Night"

"Yo Lucy! Wanna hang out?" Sting asked Lucy.

"Who's this guy Lucy?" Natsu asked, sounding annoyed.

"He's Sting-kun. I met him this morning" Lucy replied before turning back to Sting, saying, "Hang out where? Can my friends tag along?"

"Hang out at the karaoke. Oh and sure your friends can come" Sting replied.

"Are you sure?" Happy, who was on top of Natsu's head, asked.

"Why shouldn't he be sure?" Lector, Sting's exceed who was being held by Lucy now, shot back.

"Who are you?" Happy asked, striking a nerve.

"Look here-- I'm Lector!" He burst out.

"Let's go" Sting said while grabbing Lucy's left hand, making Lucy blush.

"Hey wait!" Natsu shouted.

"Calm down Natsu. Why not join the fun?" Lisanna grabbed Natsu's hand as they all started to walk.

Sting held Lucy's hand, which annoyed Natsu.

Lisanna is holding onto Natsu's arm, which irritated Lucy.

' Juvia was clinging to Gray, which made him blush.

Erza walked along with them, sensing the different auras emitting from each one of them as they made their way to a Karaoke Haus.

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At the karaoke haus...

"What do you want to eat Lucy?" Sting asked Lucy, who was sitting beside him. Juvia and Erza were singing, Happy and Gray cheering for them, while Lisanna and Natsu sat together at the couch opposite to Lucy and Sting. Lector was sitting on Lucy's lap.

"Stop looking all gloomy there, Natsu! Have fun, will you?" Lisanna exclaimed as she pulled Natsu to sing with her.

"I want a strawberry cake." Lucy replied to Sting's question after looking through the menu.

"Make that two" Erza added as she sat beside Lucy, when a waiter with purple hair and red eyes entered the room.

"May I take your orders?" He politely asked.

"I'll have a bagel sandwich" Gray said.

"Juvia too" Juvia added.

"You'll have tuna, right Happy? And meat for Natsu." Lucy said.

"Yeah" Both Happy and Natsu replied.

"Eh~ So you remembered Lucy~" Happy added.

"Sure, why not? What do you want Sting?" Lucy asked, turning back to Sting.

"I'll just have a choco-mint shake" Sting replied.

"Tuna for me!" Lector added.

"I'll have chiffon cake please." Lisanna said during the intermission of the song she was singing.

"Will that be all?" The waiter asked as he double-checked our orders.

"Yes, that will be all" Sting repplied. And with that, the waiter left the room.

"Ne, Lucy don't you wanna sing?" Happy asked Lucy, approaching her...

"I'll sing, but Lisanna is still singing..." Lucy replied, her gaze drifting to the singing girl.

"Let's sing after her, 'kay?" Happy asked.

"Sure" Lucy replied, giving Happy a nod.

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After a few minutes...

"Ah! That was such a nice song!" Lisanna exclaimed as she slumped beside Natsu.

"Lucy, let's sing!" Happy said as he pulled Lucy in front of the screen.

"How was my voice Natsu? I'm good right?" Lisanna asked as Lucy started singing in a slow tempo.

Gently closing two eyes

Anytime thought appear

Ever once thought of forgetting

"Lucy has such a soothing voice when she sings like that, don't you think?" Erza asked, Gray and Juvia who also thought of the same thing, nodded.

The song that summons you to me

Do you remember? The times we spent together

The times when there was happiness

"Don't you feel like Lucy is singing from her heart?" Lisanna asked no one in particular.

I can only wait for you 

I couldn't say anything

Staring at your falling tears

Only can love

Compared to forgetting, to me

Pain is so much easier

Tears were starting to form in Lucy's eyes...

Can you come back to my side?

I can only let you leave me slowly

I'm standing at that place again

Then...it started to fall...

"Sorry I need to go to the bathroom" Lucy said as she placed the microphone aside and went for the door.