The characters only belongs to Hiro Mashima..^^(But the story is mine... :P)

Contains : Aggressive words, Lemon (maybe not in this chapter), very-very OOC, etc.

Please enjoy...^^ *This is my first fanfiction, so...enjoy?*

If you don't like this fic, than scram! (sorry 'bout the rude part..^^")

Chapter 1 :

Running Away

"Hiah..!"

TRING!

"Sugoi, Ojiou-sama, you're getting better than ever in this! In the art of sword fighting I mean."

"Leo! Please focus and show me your true strength! This isn't the real you! I just know it! You purposely go easy on me to let me win! Hiah..!"

TRING!

"Haha..Guess I'm found out.. But are you really sure about this Ojiou-sama?"

"Yes! Man, you're one slow thinker!"

"Ouch, that hurts! Pierced right through my heart! Well then, here I come! Hoooragh!"

TRING! TRING! SCLING!

"Kyaa! My sword! Woah!"

" Ojiou-sama! Careful! Hup! There! Good thing I caught you!"

"(Blushes) Let me go! Uggh, I'm going back to the main house!"

The Ojiou-sama, Lucy Heartfilia, stormed off back to the castle of the Heartfilia Kingdom. As the first and only child of the royal family, she was treated like a boy. The treatment she's receiving now hasn't always been like that. It all started right after her mother died. Her father the king, got terribly upset until it messes his mind. He became too protective and cold towards Lucy. And if that's not enough, he even forced her to take part in the military workouts of their soldiers to make her like one of them, undefeatable.

As she stormed back to her bedroom, her anger died down. The past few days, she has been absolutely touchy, easily irritated, and worst of all, she almost killed herself during one of her rampage. Of course, all of this was unknown to her father. He wouldn't even care less about her all these years. On the days she felt like as if she's about to break, she would run into the forest where she and her mother had built a treehouse, unknown to her father. While regretting or grumbling about the things that've happen to her, she would hold onto the necklace which was once her mother's possessions. Now that she's almost the age of 17, she's more than able to take care of herself. She has been planning this for some time and she plans to run away from this wretched kingdom. She plans to do it one night right before her 17th birthday. She decided on this day because she heard that there will be a ball held to celebrate her birthday while she finds her life partner.

Can't wait to get rid of me is it? Forcing me to decide who to marry, I'm not ready to get married yet! , Lucy screams silently.

The things that she packed for her adventure were a book, her diary, a bag of coins (for precautions), and a few clothes.

Right, just one more freaking day to my escapade! , Lucy thought, I mustn't act suspicious at all! Okay, Ganbatte me!

As usual, she woke at the break of dawn and practiced her skills. While the others were unaware, she managed to steal some daggers, a whip, and a katana! (Author's note : Sorry 'bout the odd collaboration, I just like to add in odds and ends..^^"")

Unknown to her conscious, Leo was watching all of her actions from afar. As the night crept on the orange sky, Lucy prepared herself for her grand and final act in this damn kingdom. She pretended to go into her room and sleep, but when in reality, she's lowering a rope out her window to climb down. She silently crept down in her knee high boots. Just as she landed her first step on the ground right below her room window, Leo appeared from the shadows.

"Ojiou-sama, where are you planning to go in the middle of the night?"

"(Gasp) Leo! Don't just appear out of nowhere like that! You scared the shit out of me!" Lucy quickly whispered, afraid of the guards who might hear them.

"My presence has nothing to do with the question I've just asked, Ojiou-sama, so, please tell me why are you sneaking out in the middle of the night like this?"

"…..Well, I'm-I'm just sick of this life style, and…." Lucy's soft sounding voice trailed off in the dark.

The awfully long silence coming from Lucy didn't make Leo happy at all. In desperate, Leo tried as best as he could to convince Lucy to go back to her room.

"Ojiou-sama, are you planning on running away? That's not the right thing to do! You know what your father might do if he finds out you're running away! Please rethink about what you're going to do!"

Right at that moment, Lucy hesitated for a while. What if what Leo's said is true? That might be a disaster! , Lucy thought. But when she remembered about how she had been treated all these years, she pushed aside the thought of staying.

"No Leo, I'm going. No matter what you say, I'm still going. If I follow you and stayed, what do you expect me to do, just stay silent while I'm treated like a pawn by my father?! I don't want to be a piece on my father's chess board! Well, so long."

As Lucy moved away from Leo's sight, Leo instantly grabs hold of Lucy's hand tightly.

"Even though, I say that it's because…, I love you?" Leo asked pitifully.

"I'm sorry Leo, even if you say that, my mind's made up and I don't plan on changing it."

Lucy forcefully makes him let go of her hand. Leo watched in silence as Lucy pulled a thin piece of string to untie the rope which she had used as her escape tool. She folded the rope and dumps it inside her backpack.

Taking one last look at Leo, Lucy wandered off in the night under the safety of her cape and hood.

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[A week after...]

The rays of the morning sun fell upon a sleeping girl at the sea port of the Saber Tooth Kingdom. She woke up slowly, forgetting a bit about where she was. When her memories came back to her, which was almost at once, she stood up quickly. Walking in a crowd of people busy buying things and others who are just arriving, she decided to find a pub first where she can get some food. Upon entering one, she suddenly bumps into two ruffians who had scars all over their bodies. Lucy, who had a much smaller figure than those ruffians, immediately fell down to her butt.

"Hey! Watch where yer going buddy! Now I've a broken arm 'cause of you! Com'on! Pay up! Ye gotta pay for my medical bills, wouldn't 'cha?"

"….Your arm isn't broken and it was you who bumped into me first. I think you should be the one apologizing." Lucy said coolly, trying not to make a scene.

"Ye sure got balls to say that to me, lil'guy! Get yer ass up and fight me like how man should!"

"Sorry to inform you but you've got my gender all wrong, mister. You should've been a gentleman especially," Lucy paused as she got hold of her opponent by the arm, planning to smack him down and saying, "WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO GIRLSS!"

BANG! CRASH!

Lucy finished that ruffian off in one strike of her smack down. The other ruffian got really mad at Lucy when he saw his buddy being K. in one strike. With a wave of his hand, his other fellows came and surrounded Lucy.

Damn, now I'm in a real tight spot! Guess I must weapons from here onwards, Lucy thought.

Before Lucy got the chance to grab hold of her katana, a male with blonde hair jumped through the air and landed right in front of her.

SWISH! THUD!

Menacing right in front of her by a few ten centimeters, Lucy stared at the back of her savior. (She called him that partly because he came just in time to stop the ruffians from charging at her.) Cutting her thoughts, the blondie turn his head a bit and asked.

"Hi there lady, need some help? I saw your act just now from inside the next door pub. My, and I must say, you're one hell of a strong woman! I take my hat of you!"

CRING!

"Whoa, easy there guys! Can't you see I'm talking to this lady here? What impoliteness!" the male blondie exclaimed with a mere smug on his face.

"Cut the crap boy, we ain't here to chit-chat, we're here to fight! Horaahh!"

CRING! CRING! SLASH! THUD!

"Arrgghh! My arm! That lil' piece of shit! Everyone! Attack him!"

"Oh man, I'm screwed. Hey lady, mind giving me a hand? You're skills are quite fine! Whoops! Missed me by a mere centimeter!"

"…Alright…", Lucy replied after a short thought.

Fighting back to back was a new feeling for Lucy. All this time she had never trusted anyone to guard her back. But here she is, letting a total stranger guard her back. As the fight wore on, Lucy studied the male blondie. He has superb skills and had a nice figure. He has blue eyes and blond hair. Who just is this guy? , Lucy thought during the fight.

When the fight was finally over, the two blonds were absolutely exhausted that they had no strength left for standing, let alone walking. From afar, came another guy with black locks, along with two cats running at his either sides.

"Ouji-sa, uh, Sting-kun, what happen to you?" , the guy in black locks asked when he reached our side.

"Ou, uh, Sting-kun! I was worried about you!" , the cat with red fur exclaimed.

"Frosch feels so too..!" , the other who was wearing a frog outfit voiced it's thoughts.

Wait, what? Am I dreaming? A talking cat? And there are two of them! Hah.. I feel faint.. , Lucy thought with her last few drops of strength.

THUD!

Sting, Rouge, Lector, and Frosch turn to see what had fallen.

"Eh, oi! Lady! You ok? Hey, wake up! Shit! She's fainted! What do you think we should do Rouge?"

"I think it's best if we took her back to the castle with us Sting-kun. We could let her rest and give her some food back at the castle."

"Okay, that's a good idea! Come on Rouge! There's no time to waste! Help me lift her up!"

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Lucy woke up with a start feeling the soft bed under her. She tried to remember what had happened but can't remember a thing about it. Her thoughts were cut short when she heard the door clicked open. In came a graceful looking woman. With her white hair and childlike face, she looks like a living china doll. The thing that just doesn't fit quite right is that the fact she's wearing a maid's costume. Right before she came in, Lucy jumped right out of bed and quickly snatched one of her daggers that she saw lying alongside her belongings. After the china doll look alike maid came right through the door, Lucy threatened her from behind. Out of shock, the maid stood as still as a statue when she felt a dagger being brushed lightly just above her neck's skin. Lucy pushed the maid forward to a chair and forced her to sit. Lucy then started interrogating the maid.

"Tell me, where am I now and what's your name?" , Lucy growls near the maid's face.

"You-you are inside the Saber Tooth Kingdom's castle miss. And my name is Yukino Aguria, a maid in the castle. I was asked to take care of you by the Ouji-sama when he came back carrying you on his back. That is all I know." , the maid said.

Sensing that she meant no harm, Lucy lowered her dagger and sat back down on the bed. She held her head in confusion. How the hell did she get here when the last thing she remembered about was two talking cats and two human males that she doesn't even know their names. While still in confusion, Lucy woke up from her daydream when she heard someone calling her.

"Summimasen Ojiou-sama, Ouji-sama asked me to give you a bath and a change of clothes. He also asked me to take you to him when we're done. Is that alright with you? Because if you would like me to, I could tell Ouji-sama you're still not feeling well-"

"No, no, it's fine. I'll follow the itinerary you were sent with.."

After a good bath, Lucy was given a dress about knee length long with off shoulders sleeves finished off with a few laces around the waist part. She was allowed to wear her pendant and knee high boots. As Lucy followed the maid along a long, high ceilinged hallway, she saw the pictures that hung high from the ground. She studied them in a glance and suddenly saw a picture which she recognized as the guy who saved her. Raven Eucliffe, she read, Saber Tooth Kingdom's 9th King.

Hmm, this picture looks similar to that guy (referring to Sting), but the air around them feels different. Even though it's only a picture, I could sense a totally different aura. Ma, iin ja, I'll know the difference once I meet that picture's look alike, Lucy thought.

Upon reaching a large door with elaborate designs, the maid stopped to glance at Lucy, making sure she hasn't run away and still behind her. When she saw that Lucy was still right behind her, she quietly stepped aside to let Lucy stand right in front of the door. Swiftly but surely, the maid who looks weak opened the large door with ease.

"Ojiou-sama, you may come in."

"Ok, thank you."

Lucy stepped carefully as she walked into the room. She saw that the room was full of books! Looking from side to side, making sure nobody was around, Lucy quickly found a shelf which was filled with books of her favorite genre, Horror and Love-Comedy. Not wasting time searching, she picked a book with an interesting cover. She looked around to find a seat and feeling absolutely lucky, she saw a soft sofa standing in the middle of the grand room. She flung herself on the sofa and flipped open the book. On the first page, there was nothing except a signature of some kind or someone. On the second page, Lucy saw nothing but an author's note saying : "I wish for the person reading this book that they will feel a pleasure they have never felt before." Reading these perfectly trimmed and lovable sounding words, Lucy felt more and more eager on reading this book.

At last, I think it's the beginning already! I'm tired of seeing those blank pages! Well then, here I go!, Lucy thought with extreme excitement.

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W-what the heck?! What the hell is this book?!, Lucy screamed under her breath. Blushing hard.

So, what do you think? Chapter 2 is still in "progress"..(not sure when it'll finish...gomen...==")

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