Tomboy101: I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself. It just popped into my brain after I saw Rise of the Guardians and wouldn't leave me alone. So guess what, you get to meet Lady. Hope you enjoy!
P.S. I do not own any character appearing in Rise of the Guardians but I do own Lady. Please don't steal. I really like her.
Summary:I've been around a while. I'm the Royal Flush in a
game of cards, the head-side-up penny on the sidewalk, when you find a four-leafed clover or your least favorite teacher is out sick and you don't have to take that test you didn't study for. I am Lady Luck.
Ch. 1 - Lucky Charm
Everyone's got a lucky charm, be it a lucky coin, a lucky four leafed clover, a lucky rabbit's foot, it doesn't matter what it is, everyone has one. Have you ever wondered what makes your lucky charm so lucky though? Of course you haven't. To you it's just a symbol, but the fact is, you still believe it's lucky. That's what makes it special. That's what makes me special.
My name is Lady, Lady Luck.
My first memory is of looking at my reflection, only it's not really my reflection, it's my twin sister. And we're really not twins, I mean, we are, but, then again, we aren't. We share the same face but that is where the similarities end. Her hair is blue-black, mine is blood red; her eyes are like sapphires, mine are emeralds; she is dressed in dark purple, I am dressed in pure gold.
We are two sides of the same coin, twins. Neither of us can live without the other and yet we are constantly at war with each other. Her name is Eris, Bringer of Misfortune and like I said, my name is Lady Luck.
For the entirety of my existence I have been bestowing good luck on humans. Because my work can be seen and felt by everyone everyday I'm corporeal. That means that I can walk and talk with people and, best of all, I can play games of chance-and win.
I always win. I've never lost at anything. It's great. My leprechauns are the guardians of all the money I've won over the centuries and they don't mind because gold is shiny. I swear they've got the attention span of terriers, but they're loyal and, of course, incredibly lucky. What's really fun though is giving a little bit of luck to people who really deserve it. To see their faces just light up when something good happens to them makes what I do worthwhile.
Those people are mostly adults. They've outgrown the care of the Guardians so I take it upon myself to make sure they are looked after. That also gives me a little extra leeway. Adults don't much believe in anything which ensures that my powers aren't dependent on their belief. No, my powers are dependent on their acknowledgement of my existence. Whenever someone says "I hope luck is on our side", or "I wish you luck", or "Well that's lucky", or "This is my lucky charm", even if they don't believe in luck I get a power boost. Makes my life a hell of a whole lot easier.
Unfortunately, I've gotten so good at my job these past few centuries that the majority of people aren't even bothering to acknowledge what I do anymore. In these modern times when people acknowledge luck it's always Eris's handiwork they see, not mine. And the more they see her, the less they see me.
