Minna-san! I present you… "A Cinderella Fairy Tail" starring Lucy H. and Gray F. (who will appear in a few chapters later… hehehe… Sumimasen…)
~Chapter 1: Prologue and the invitations~
Lucy POV:
"Tadaima!" Their voices echoed through the hallway. I stopped writing my novel and rushed towards the front door as fast as I can.
"Okaerinasai, Karen-sama, Minerva-sama and Yukino-sama." I greeted my stepmother and my step-sisters with a bow as soon as I got there. "Lucy dear. Will you take these bags to the respective rooms? Mine are the green bags. And prepare dinner for us in the dining room." My stepmother, Karen Heartfilia, instructed with her usual "sweet" voice.
"Hai, Karen-sama." I bowed at her as they threw their bags in front of me. "The purple ones are mine and the white ones are Yukino's. Don't mess them up, brat!" Minerva-nee snapped at me. I just bowed back and carried all the bags at once to their rooms. Damn! These days, they have been shopping a lot. Nah! It's none of my business. Sigh… How are things in heaven oto-san and oka-san? I really miss you a lot... I let out a hopeless sigh. It is almost four years since my dad passed away. My mom died after I turned one but as I was very young, I did not get a chance to see her face clearly. However, according to the rest of the maids in the mansion, I am like a replica of my mom's image. Dad remarried with Karen-san just a year before he passed away. I could still remember his words to me when he was on the dying bed…
~Flashback~
"L-Lucy… *cough* Remember that I have always loved you and I am sure that *cough* Layla has too." Dad grabbed my hands and gave them a small squeeze. My tears rolled down my cheeks uncontrollably. My eyes were already swollen and red from all the rubbing and my cheeks were puffy from the sobbing.
"Karen…*cough* Please take good care of Lucy and the rest.*cough* I am leaving her to you." Karen-san just nodded as she shed some tears along with Minerva-nee and Yukino. Then, Dad faced me and smiled a weak smile, "I will *cough*always love you, my lovely Lucy, Minerva and Yukino. Stay strong and *cough* pursue your own dreams," at that moment, he handed me a necklace with a heart shape pendant, "this necklace is supposed to be a gift for your 18th birthday. However *cough* I don't thinking I can make it till then." He chuckled but was losing his breath. "Remember Lucy. You can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. Promise me that you will never give up. And smile, will you?" I nodded and gave him a smile. "That's better, isn't it? Smile and live your life… the fullest… my dear… Lucy…" His grip loosened and his eye lids closed slowly. My eyes widened. More tears rained down from my eyes and fell on the bed. I shook Dad, hoping that he would wake up…
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Nothing… His breathing even stopped… It felt like my heart was in my throat, seeing the sight in front of me. 'I know! This is all a joke. He will wake up. He will! He has to…' I thought. I gripped Dad's hand even tighter and some of my tears fell onto it. Still believing that it is all a joke
"Oto-san? Come on… Don't pretend! Wake up… Oto-san! Please open your eyes! Oto-san!" I clenched the bed sheets as I sobbed my heart out. I kept on mumbling "Oto-san… Please don't leave me…" again and again. Karen-san and her daughters cried silently at the other side of the bed. "OTO-SAN!"
~Flashback ended~ Still Lucy's POV:
Oto-san… I wiped of my tears that were blurring my vision and put down the last bag in Yukino's room. Since then, Karen-san treated me like I'm worthless and made me a maid of the household. Minerva-nee treated me the same way but Yukino-chan… She was the only one who treats me like a family and I do the same to everybody in this household, even Karen-san and Minerva-nee. However, they can be very nice when they are in a good mood too. I left the room, shut the door and make a dash towards the kitchen. Mrs. Spetto helped me to set up the dining table while I helped Aed, the cook, place the dishes. Soon, Karen-san and her daughter walked into the dining room. Even though it was in the evening, what they wore looks kind of expensive… Well, except for Yukino-chan. She just wore her evening gown.
"Today's dishes are roasted duck with raspberry glaze, braised pork loin and for dessert; there is éclairs and strawberry chiffon cake. Enjoy your meal." Aed introduced today's dinner menu I stood near the edge of the table along with Mrs. Spetto and Aed. They sure take their sweet time eating though. Even after all these years… I sweatdropped upon seeing the speed of my current family eating.
"Lucy. You are done for today. You can go to your room now. You have your job tomorrow right?" Karen-san instructed as she motioned with her hand that I could leave. I bowed at her and gave a soft smile. "Oyasuminasai, Karen-sama, Minerva-sama and Yukino-sama." With that, I left the dining hall and went to my room. My room is located near Mrs. Spetto and the maids' rooms or as Minerva-nee addresses it 'the servants' quarters'. My room door has a plate card on it saying, "Lucy Heartfilia". Inside my room consists of a bed, a small chest for my clothes, a desk, some chairs, two lamps and a picture of Dad, Mom and me as a newborn. I smiled sadly at the picture as I took out a piece of blank paper from the drawer and started writing on it.
"Dear Oka-san and Oto-san,
How are you? Are things going well up there? I really miss you guys a bunch… Today, I cleaned the whole mansion by myself without anyone's help! And, I learnt how to cook a few simple recipes from Aed like corn soup and fried chicken. Though it was a really bad result at first," I recalled what happened today. Oh ya… I almost burn down the whole kitchen! I sweatdropped at the memory I recalled, "it turned out well in the end. Phew… I almost burnt down the whole kitchen! I bet you guys are laughing right now. *Sigh* I miss you guys so much. I need to rest now. See you guys tomorrow!
Lots of love from your daughter,
Lucy Heartfilia"
I let out a soft yawn and stretched my arms and legs. I changed from my maid uniform to my night wear before heading straight to bed. *Yawn* Good night Karen-san, Minerva-nee and Yukino-chan. Sweet dreams!
~Timeskip: The next day~
Normal POV:
"I'll be going now, Mrs. Spetto!" Lucy waved at Mrs. Spetto. She was going to her work at 'Fairy Tail Café'. "Be careful, Lucy-sama!" The ever worried Mrs. Spetto warned the young girl. "I will!" Lucy replied as she skipped her way to the café. In a week, she stays at home for Mon-Wed and the rest of the days were her job as a waitress. Sometimes she just wishes that she could go to her work for the whole week but she knew that it is impossible.
"Mira-san! I'm here!" (A/N: And this is why the Strauss family comes in) Lucy greeted as she entered the café's kitchen from the back door. "Oh! You're here! Get changed and let's get to work! It's only a few minutes before the café opens." Mira let out an excited squeal. She hadn't changed at all! Lucy smiled and changed into her waitress outfit. "How many minutes left, Mira-san?" Lucy asked out of curiosity.
"Only one minute left! *squeal*!"
"Nee-san! It is not MANLY to squeal!" a large, muscular man with tan-colored skin emerged from the curtains which lies between the kitchen and the café. Lucy and Mira just sweatdropped from hearing his statement of 'manliness'.
"Elfman-nii san. Mira-nee is not a man." A young petite girl with short white hair came downstairs to the kitchen. "It's almost time! Lisanna and Lucy, get out there and shine~!" Mira winked at the two young teenage girls as she pushed them out of the kitchen… 3… 2… 1… Just then, a customer came into the café.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail Café, sir~! Please take a seat." Both of the girls greeted him with a smile. The rest of the day went pretty well. They did a great progress compare to the rest of the days. "I'll be leaving now. See you guys tomorrow~!" Lucy bid her farewell and she skipped towards her house. Her house happens to be just a few blocks away. Before entering the mansion, she stopped at the mail box to check the mail. To her surprise, there were four neat envelopes inside. Lucy took them out and walked into the mansion. She was greeted by a sight of Minerva having evening tea.
"Minerva-sama, there is mail for us." Lucy smiled softly as she handed Minerva the envelopes. "Oh hush, Lucy. You can drop that honorific already. Just call me 'Minerva-nee'!" Minerva smiled sweetly which seemed strange for Lucy as she opened one of them and read silently. All of the sudden, Minerva started squealing like a crazy fan girl!
"It's an invitation! WE have invitations from the royals!" Minerva giggled and squealed before she started running around with happiness.
An invitation? We had not received any invitations for the past four years. Set aside that, but from the royalty?! An invitation to what exactly…? Lucy couldn't help but wondered about it…
"What I want isn't money or pretty dresses, but a place that recognizes me as who I am. Fairy Tail is my other family, and it is a far more warming family than here!" - Lucy Heartfilia to her father in "Goodbye"
Hi minna-san! YukimaraMegumi here! SO… Do you guys like the first chapter? I know… it is kinda boring but I will try my best to improve. I will try and update when I am free. School's starting again so there will be a lot of pressure. But! No worries. I will give you guys the next chapter as soon as it's done! Please leave a review! I would really like to know your opinions. By the way, here are the meaning of some of the japanese word or whatever you call it ;P
Tadaima - I'm home / I'm back!
Okaerinasai - Welcome back.
Hai - Yes.
Oto-san - Father
Oka-san - Mother
Oyasuminasai - Good night
I hope everything's cleared. Ja Ne!