Hey everyone this is going to be a new story, hopefully all of you enjoy it. I do not own Fairy Tail or any of the characters in it. This will have romance and later on more intense romance, it mainly be drama and the characters that will be focused on are as follows: Lucy, Jellal, Levy, and Laxus and maybe some more depending on how the story goes and what I have time for. I will try to update weekly usually on a Sunday. Please leave reviews if you like the story so far and if you have input that would be fantastic, if there is something later on you want to see more of that is also ok. Enjoy!
Dolls. Wearing frilly dresses, shiny shoes with tiny buckles, rosy cheeks, their tiny smiles coupled by their lifeless and uncomplacent expression. They sit and take in everything around them, listen to everything you say and never talk back. Some can now be manipulated to sit, stand, or pose however their owner desires them. No one expects anything from a doll, she is only used as a decoration and is admired by all who come across her.
That is what it is like to be a daughter of noble birth. I am painted to be the perfect lady from the way I do my hair, the underwear I have under my dresses and the type of shoes I wear- no buckles of course. Dolls are a little more innocent in their use, I am a walking item waiting to be bought. Everything I wear shows off my body in the minds of others, my bustier squeezed my lower abdomen and forced my already large chest up for people to see my cleavage. It was disgusting really but I wasn't the only Doll in this world. I sit next to others and sometimes out of view of others we can interact and share our woes.
Today was an engagement announcement for one of my good noble friends, she was one of the lucky ones who was able to actually fall in love with a man of high enough status for her father to approve of. Behind the scenes of everyone celebrating her engagement was almost a giant marriage interview for other ladies who have not been "able" to catch a nobleman's heart yet. My chamber maids had made me a special gift at this occasion with the latest hair and makeup, my sunshine colored locks were put up in a "messy" bun which was actually coordinated by a ponytail and taking strands of hair from one side of the ponytail to the other, a sock being the base for the poof, my bun almost resembled the pattern of a knit cap or scarf. All of it was sprayed neatly and became rock hard on the back of her head, which made it hard to move but she wasn't going to tell her maids she didn't love it. The best part of the style was her personal signature of braids, the one thing she asked of her maids is to always have some kind of braid involved, it gave her a small bit of the freedom she craved, today two braids from the top corner of her forehead were pulled delicately back to give a curve and disappeared into her bun. Quite honestly this was her favorite hairstyle so far but she would say that about anything her maids did to it, they were fabulous at their jobs.
The face of a noble lady started with fixing and smoothing out the color on her face to give her the porcelain look, highlighters lined the top of her cheek bones, the bridge of her nose, her temples and her jaw. A shade darker was put on her cheeks to give the illusion of high cheek bones, the side of her nose to give an elegant and small nose, a touch under her bottom lip to make them look plump and a smidge on her hair line. Her brown eyes were enhanced by the pale purple base of eye shadow and the darker purple set into the crease of her eye, a white eye shadow was placed under her eyebrows and at the corner of her eyes where her tear ducts are. God did she love the way her eyes looked in the mirror with that alone, a small line of eyeliner with a thin swipe at the side gave the final pop that everything needed and gave a foundation for her mascara to make her eyelashes longer. She was becoming more and more like a doll. Eyebrows were filled in with pencil and thinned and a thin a fair colored pink blush was applied to her cheeks.
She purposefully didn't want to stand out too much at the engagement party for her friend so that she didn't steal the thunder but none of the nobles were REALLY paying attention to the new couple other than to congratulate them because there was no benefit to flatter her or him anymore. Their future was now set and it was up to nobles to either get in good with their parents on a business stand point or to find marriage partners. The classical music played through the room and quiet chatter echoed through the ballroom. This gathering was actually at her palace as an engagement gift from her father Jude Heartfillia, it was one way to get in good with the new combined family he was taking advantage of her relationship for a business advantage. Look at our money, enjoy this one of a kind party, look at my daughter, all the luxuries we can buy, and look at our ties- that was what all of this was unconsciously saying and everyone played into it. Noblemen fall prey to it all the time.
They stared at me as I came down the stairs with some of my ladies, I liked to pretend that I wasn't the only one on display but I knew very much that there was a glass case around me with a lock that no one could break just yet. That's why they desired me even more, it made my skin crawl under my dress. My dress was themed as green and white with silver accents to compliment my eyes and the eye shadow I had on. White ruffles lined my neck line that dropped just low enough to show enough cleavage to tantalize, white ribbon laced up underneath her boobs like a corset to give accent to the height and perkiness of her bosom and came to appoint around her belly button. Her sleeves reach just passed her elbows which was absolutely annoying for her to deal with but she pushed the urge to rip them off mostly because of how much money was wasted getting this tailored and made just for this occasion, white ruffles at the end of the sleeves made it more tolerable than most of her dresses though since it gave the sleeves a little more length. Her skirt started at her hip bones and poofed out majorly, more than normal actually, it was given shape by a bone structure and lots of tulle and white ruffled fabric underneath to fill the void under her dress so everyone could imagine how thin and smooth her legs were as she came down the stairs. The dress itself had a line of white ruffle at the end of skirt was well.
Once she made it into the party her maids had all departed except for one, "My lady will you be fine for now?" Lucy gave her a slow and elegant nod to answer her question. In public speaking to a servant was considered taboo only because most think of them as rabble no matter how high their servant status was within the status that and they were judge by how well they could read their masters and their guests. She bowed and dismissed herself to take care of guests, leaving her master alone to navigate the herd. "Your Highness." Earlier than usual, a man stepped to my side and held out a hand, "Would you accompany me with a dance?" She knew this voice from somewhere and she turned to see Jellal one of the royal knights who were guarding the nobles this evening.
Lucy nodded to him and placed her right hand on top of his, "I've been working on my dancing, I hope it is satisfactory." She gave a genuine smile toward him and he tried his best not to laugh.
"As always I am in your care." She took over the dance sometimes and could make it seem like it was the talent of her partner. When they stepped out onto the floor eyes started to stare at them and more whispers started to grow from the silence. "You are looking more polished today." They did their respective bow before starting their dance. She didn't give him much of a chance to by the lead and went straight into her favorite dance one that required exaggerated movements and wide steps, she guided him perfectly.
Lucy took the sarcastic jab and smiled, "I always look polished Nutcracker, better watch your sugar plums." She had to watch how much she moved her face, like most noble girls they had to talk the least amount as possible and if they did it needed to only accent the feature on her face, she can't show too much teeth and she also can't show much expression except for happiness.
Jellal spun her around and caught her gently upon her return, their bodies were far enough apart still to fit another person which was also an unspoken rule on elegance. "Oh I see that you are as lively as ever, I have reports for you."
Her heart skipped with fear, "Please give them to Virgo, I believe she went to check to monitor the halls for any wandering eyes." He nodded his head and spun her one last time at the end of song where they actually stayed attached at arm's reach away. Neither of them faltered or breathed heavily, her because it was unbecoming and he was just filled with a fighter's energy.
They bowed once more together and departed, she into a crowd of her fellow ladies who gawked and squealed over the fact that she had one of the hottest royal guard in the capital. "She is a princess of course, she needs the best of the best. I hear though that he is such a high rank when it comes to guards that he could marry a noble lady!" That was usually unheard of among them because guards were there to sacrifice their lives not to be married into them, unless you could prove your strength, loyalty and cunning no guard would ever have a chance at a noble lady, even then sometimes you have to work for that family for years before a father could deem you worthy.
"He is a very nice guard and any lady who could capture his heart would be lucky but, he doesn't get close to anyone he knows his job fairly well." Lucy started to explain and they all whined which made her take her fan and tap their elbows when she saw a nobleman within arm's length away. "Be careful they don't hear you whine, no man wants a woman who complains so don't make them think you would." They all nodded and took her advice, thanking her and blushing over the fact that they got a tip from their Princess. "I best be on my way." She bowed to them and they returned it, trying to copy her as well. It was always cute to see other noble girls work so hard and absorb their surroundings.
As she stepped away a few of the older men came to flatter her and request marriage interviews for their relatives, she gladly smiled and took in everything and took mental notes of all the men she needed to schedule those interviews for. "I will gladly met him, if you could leave some of the contact information with my lady Aries I will send a date right away, any relative of Duke Comington is a worthy man to see." That made his cheeks blush and he laughed whole heartedly.
"So Princess, I see you are gathering some more men to put under your pointy heels…" A shiver went down her spine as a hand gently gets placed on her back, she doesn't flinch or move and lets him move to meet her eyes. He didn't deserve any extra attention.
Lucy just watches as he gracefully steps around her and gives her a cocky grin, "Mr. Dreyar, always a pleasure to see you." This is when she felt more like a Doll, people like him who thought they were entitled to whatever they had set their eyes on, and right now it was the throne in the reflection on my eyes.
He scoffed and reached for my hand to kiss, not as a sign of respect but as possession, I had to let him take it but he exerted all the effort. "Oh Your Highness don't let your smile fade or else everyone will start to whisper." He let go of her hand and placed his own behind his back.
Lucy wanted to hit him, "And what is it I can help you with this evening? And where are your usual attendants?" Usually he had a crew that followed around a little nearby but this time she couldn't find them just back looking in the direction she was facing.
He grabbed a drink off a tray coming by and took a sip before answering, "Doing some mingling of their own. You aren't the only one making connections Princess, at some point you'll be doing that for me too."
Lucy lightly grabbed the drink from his hand and placed it on the other tray that came by, "I'm sorry Mr. Dreyar but that won't be happening at all." She kept the smile on her face and her voice low so that no one could be able to hear them bicker. "I'm looking for a King not a power hungry child, and I will not be a trophy wife." He only stood there and took her fire with a cocky ass grin, oh he made her so mad. "When you can control the poverty and the crime in Magnolia without underhanded methods or shipping them away then you can come find Jellal or Loke to schedule a meeting over your potential. Until then I will be running a kingdom alongside the King of Fiorre in place of my mother." She bowed to him and excused herself, feeling his gaze searing the back of her neck.
She managed to mingle more and receive some statuses of her capitals and other nobles and exchange gossip with the ladies of the families without exchanging any of her own. Every rumor had a smidge of truth behind it and if she heard something about a noble she either needed to check in on that person to confirm or offer her assistance, after a while she escaped into the hallways that were being patrolled by servants to make sure the guests stayed in the ballroom. "Almost time…" She whispered as the clock ticked in the hallway, this certain piece was something her mother had bought in the market one day from a merchant who really needed the money to feed his family. Lucy touched it gingerly and took in the wood smell, it hurts to remember her mother but it also had a nice feeling underneath. Her father wanted to get rid of everything that reminded him of her but he forgot this one piece and she bribed the servants not to tell him. This and her giant portrait hidden behind some curtains in the mainhall.
Lucy's mind then remembered the report Jellal had brought and she couldn't wait to read it. It was about time to thank everyone for coming to the party, again, wish that they'd come back, tell them to have a safe journey and all of the flatter that they crave from her. "Oh shoot I almost forgot." She gave the clock one more touch before she rushed down the hall and back to the ballroom doors, she cracked her neck and made sure everything was back in place before opening the door and stepping back in. She had forgotten to congratulate the engaged couple and it needed to happen before everyone started to leave. She elegantly floated across the smooth floor until she reached he friend and her fiancée at the end of the room. "Your Highness!" Her friend announced and quickly bowed before exchanging bows.
"Cynthia it is wonderful to see you glowing, I imagine everything has been great so far?" The brunette woman nodded and gave such a wonderful happy expression almost like looking at a new litter of puppies.
She almost began to cry but she held it in, "It has been so wonderful and we appreciate so much that you offered your ballroom to host this occasion, it is so much easier for everyone to travel to the kingdom than it is to travel to our homes." The girl leaned in a little closer, "Thank you for your advice Lucy this never would've happened without you"
What she said wasn't a lie, as a Princess people do take your word more highly than the normal noble lady and as the key to being their heir to a kingdom no one would disagree with what she would say, thankfully she wasn't the kind of person to take advantage of that power. She had worked her way into an inner circle at her friend's father's personal company and was able to give her father the impression and the permission he needed to approve of their engagement. When Lucy was sure he would say yes she had told her friend to ask her father about the possibility of an engagement and he did not hesitate. "Cynthia I'd do anything to see my friends happy." She made her own relationships, her own connections and the benefit for having them engaged would help the stability of Cynthia's nation which in turn would help her people. Cynthia's nation had a major income and trade of farming goods –seeds, livestock, crops, and farming equipment- although it sounds like they would be a poor nation they were very much well off but the people that couldn't make it in their nation were homeless and had no chance of recovery but no way to leave. With this new income from the engagement and trade they will be able to help those who won't be able to help themselves. "Have you seen my father?"
The happy woman nodded, "He was the first one to congratulate us but I haven't seen him since." Great. That means he was in his study, that man always left her to do the social parts and he handled most of the political parts, though she was now in charge of some of that too.
"Thank you very much, tell your fiancée that he is a lucky man." They exchanged another set of bows and Lucy excused herself so that she could beat everyone to the exit to say goodbyes.
Once everyone had left Lucy was not able to relax until she got into her room, all of her servants needed to see how much of a lady she was, if rumors start about any noble it's because of the staff, they have to gossip and chatter to get through their work day, it was the only real enjoyment they had. Aries, one of her close maids/helpers, gave her a stack of papers of contact information with all of the marriage candidates, this was no laughing matter, the person who married her would become King and she had some say in that decision mostly because she needed to be able to assist the King in the future and work behind the scenes to run the Kingdom. Lucy Heartfillia wasn't a dumb Princess and everyone knew that by now. "I appreciate it Aries, you are done for the day, let Leo know that he is done for the day too." Lucy winked at the pinkette who blushed furiously due to her shy nature and gave her a small nod before walking away. Those two were cute together and they have worked hard for years with the royal family along with a lot of other servants. Once Lucy reached her room she unzipped the back of her dress and pushes it off of her body, she was undressed in 5 seconds and had a nightgown on in 2, and she hurried over to her nightstand where a folder sat with a few papers inside. "Finally…" taking her seat on the nice white wood chair and hesitantly grabbed the papers inside, taking a deep breath and reading.
"Oh goodness no…"
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