Lucy watched her father suck in a deep breath as her mother fixed his tie and did a once over him, just to make sure she wasn't missing any unwanted wrinkles in his dark blue business suit.

Today was a big day for her father, a big day for society and the community; it was a big day for her entire family.

Lucy looked over to her older sister Jenny. Being the older sister must have been tough for Jenny, Lucy thought.

Jenny had been the smart one in the family, the athletic one, and not to mention how popular she was at school. But not because she was all those things...but because beyond her beauty she also held kindness.

Jenny Heartfilia was the definition of the perfect daughter.

Well that was just what Lucy thought again, before turning her attention back to her darling mother.

Layla Heartfilia.

Always the charismatic one, with being raised as a socialite; things were always and will always be "Perfect" in her world.

If they weren't, you better watch how fast she can turn a bad rumor into a huge blessing. There wasn't anything her mother couldn't fix, because in her world everything must stay perfect.

"They're ready for you, are you ready to go out there?" One of the production people came from behind the curtain, which was blocking the steps to the outside world.

Everyone who was anyone, was gathered here today in front of the city hall building.

Jude Heartfila nodded with a slight smirk, he always said to look confident in order to feel confident. And although he claims he made that up himself, Lucy knew her father better than that.

"Girls, follow along now. This is a big day for us.. I mean your father." Layla did one more pat down on her light pink cashmere dress as if she actually had something on it to swipe away.

Lucy and Jenny both wore dresses that coordinated with what their mother was wearing.

Lucy took her own deep breath before the curtain dropped, showing off her family to the world. Among all of the flashing lights, a flood of applause and whistles came through.

Jude waved to the crowd that was now going to be his responsibility. After so much hard work, he had won the election of being mayor.

"Mr. Heartfilia how does it feel to win mayor and how do you keep the perfect family?" One of the reporters asked.

Jude chuckled and smiled towards his wife, "You first need to have the perfect wife to keep things in line." He then looked at his daughters, "And you need to have the best little helpers a man could ever ask for."

Jenny and Lucy smiled at their father with aw before Jude turned his attention back to the press.

"As for the first part of the question well, I feel very honored to be your mayor. And I want everyone to know that I will treat you all with just as much care as I do my own family."

The crowd roared in more cheers and applauses.

Lucy along with her family now, were waving and smiling. Layla however...looked as if she had just become the first lady of the United States.

After answering a little more questions, it was finally time for everyone to pack up and disperse.

Lucy sighed to herself after sensing a shock of relief that the whole election thing was all over now. The days her through her father's campaign was such a struggle for her.

She hated being in the spotlight.

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"Honey I'm so proud of you!" Layla almost jumped into her husbands arms as they all headed through the front door of their lovely abode.

"Why thank you my beautiful first lady." Jude grabbed her close as if he was seeing her for the first time.

"Ick, get a room you two." Jenny cringed alongside her little sister.

"You heard our daughters Layla, shall we?" Jude picked up his wife.

"Oh Mr. Heartfilia you just became Mayor and you're already becoming a dirty one!" Layla put her arms around her darling husband.

Jenny rolled her eyes while Lucy kept cringing until she finally saw her parents leave the room.

"Even though that was totally nasty, I still hope for my future to look like theirs." Lucy sighed.

"I don't know about that." Jenny rolled her eyes again before making way to her room with Lucy confused and in tow.

"What do you mean? What's wrong with what mom and dad have? They're old but they still act as if they're teenagers in love. It's nice to see love like that." Lucy shrugged as her and her sister made it into Jenny's room.

"I don't know, it just seems too perfect," Jenny said as she sat down in front of her armoire where she started wiping off her make up.

"What's wrong with having a perfect relationship? I find it better than having a bad relationship...or a none existing one to say the least." Lucy sat down on her sisters bed and laid backwards while sighing loudly.

"Uh oh what's wrong? You and Gray having problems?" Jenny let down her hair and turned around suddenly, "is Gray pressuring you to do something you don't want to do? Because if so I'll-"

"It's nothing like that!" Lucy sat up, cutting of her overprotective sister.

"It's just confusing because I don't know if Gray and I are together because we're "in love," or if we're together only because our parents know each other."

"What's wrong with any of those theories being true? Maybe it started with you two meeting because of our parents who cares. But I see the way Gray looks at you, he cares about you Lu." Jenny got up and sat down next to her sister.

"What am I going to do without you since you're leaving for college in a few days?" Lucy leaned her head against her sister. Jenny put an arm around Lucy.

"I'm only one call away." Jenny smiled as she rubbed her sister's arm soothingly as she sang those words.

"You're so cheesy!" Lucy jumped up suddenly; pointing at her sister with excitement.

"But not easy!" Jenny jumped up, waving a finger side to side and a hand on her hip.

"I mean what can we really say!" They both started in sync now, shrugging playfully at each other.

"I'm only easy on the eyes and cheesy on the lines, and my hair is golden like sun rays!" The two of them cheered and laughed, finally falling back onto the bed.

"In all seriousness Jen, I'm really going to miss you." Lucy looked up to the celing now since she was laying back on the bed.

"I'm going to miss you too..." Jenny felt something tighten in the pit of her stomach as she stay laying back as well.

No one knew that from this very moment, times were going to change drastically. Just by one desicion made tonight, would be the undoing of the "Perfect" Heartfilia family.