Chapter1:

It was raining again. It's been going for two days straight now.

"You think its going to stop soon" Lucy asked

"…"

Turning towards her sister, Lucy waved her hand in front of her face.

"Are you listening to me Erza?"

A smile made its way onto Erza's lips and Lucy frowned. This had been happening ever since daddy said that they could actually go to Floria high.

Of course it was only to make himself look good and not the well being of his children. Not that Lucy was complaining, another day in the same house as him for the whole day and she might be driven up the wall. Lucy's scowl left her face permanently replaced by a dreamy smile.

Meeting new people always made her happy when it made Erza suspicious.

"Lucy it's been four years since I've seen my nakama", Erza said softly."Natsu and Gray are probably fighting. Happy is in a corner eating fish and saying, Aye to everything. Mira is making a cake to calm everyone down. Levy is is flirting with every girl he sees. Cana-".

Erza broke off suddenly and blinked back tears. Moving closer to her Lucy rubbed Erza's back.

"You think their going to like me?"

Erza pushed her auburn hair out of her face and stood on the bed. Jumping up and down she looked at the blond girl.

"As long as I rule they'll make an exception to dumb blonds".

After what felt like forever Erzas words sunk in. Grabbing a pillow Lucy hit her with it.

The maid opened and closed the door. Looking at the girls a tear slid down her face. She hastily brushed it away but not before Erza saw it.

'Something's wrong, He's in a bad mood'

The maid stared at the cream walls she felt another wave of guilt. She so hated to be the bringer of bad news.

"Your father wishes an audience", Dropping her voice,"He's been in a sour mood so be careful".

She worked for their father all her life. Before her was her mother, then her great grandmother. Well to make things plain and simple she knew he would get them even if they 'behaved'. Not meeting their eyes she left as quickly as she could.

Erza turned towards Lucy who had went rigid beside her. Catching her eye she put on what she thought was a brave face.

"Tomorrow were going to be free he just wants to talk ".

Erza did not believe that and he knew that Lucy did not either. They were quiet as they walked down the hallway. These were the same walls Erza saw the first day she came here. It seemed to her that they were less friendly now. Not so inviting now that she wasn't a scared orphan who didn't know how to face the world. You learn how to be part of the furniture her, she thought bitterly. Lucy turned back and grabbed Erza's hand before she turned the doornob.

Robert Heartfilia was not a patient man. He did not like to be kept waiting and wanted things to go his way. All of the women in his life so far have had to obey him and him only. In his home he was the one everyone went to if they wanted to do something. Whiles people call it abuse and he called it discipline.(a.n:jerk head, i would have called the cops already)

'He's been drinking', Lucy thought as she entered the room. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out with the bottles on the floor as evidence. The curtains were drawn and papers were thrown all over his desk.

"You called father?" Lucy asked softly.

"….Did I ask you to talk?" was his sharp answer. Lucy flinched and shook her head.

"No sir".

Her father jerked his chair back so he could look at his daughter.

"I allow you to go to school like normal girls and this is how you repay me."

He had risen and closed the distance between them. Letting the breath hiss between his teeth he glared at them as he took off his belt.

"If it's the last thing I do ill teach you ungrateful brats manners!"