Ro Oeuvre Belvedere Presents…
Spellbinder
Cast I|Celestial Mistress and Wild Fire Salamander
Lucy Heartfilia is a young woman born and bred with a silver spoon in her mouth. She never has to lift a finger, servants are at her beck and call 24/7. She could be spoiled to the very core…
But that's not the life she wants. As she sits before her vanity mirror, with one of the maids brushing her hair – something she could do by herself – Lucy stares sullenly at her reflection. She's not ignorant to the fact that she's beautiful, in fact she's very proud of her natural comeliness. But, she's not ignorant to the burdens of being beautiful either. It's because she's attractive that she's in this situation.
"Sir Bora is a fine man, Lady Lucy." The maid comments as she pins up Lucy's golden locks. "Remember to be gracious and courteous, this evening is very important."
Lucy tries hard not to scowl. 'Gracious and courteous means the same thing.' She thinks venomously.
"You should be grateful," the maid doesn't know when to shut up. "Your father is entrusting you to meet such an important figure."
Lucy is trying hard not to cringe. 'Important… right. Not important to me.'
Once the maid puts the finishing touches, Lucy shoots to her feet, not caring that the maid almost lost balance. With a curt "thank you" she rushes out of her lavished bedroom. She takes the elevator to the first floor of the Heartfilia Manor, where her nanny awaits by the grand front doors.
The elderly woman gifts her with a motherly smile. "You look wonderful as always, deary."
Out of all the help, Lucy could only be sincere with a few, and she's glad to face one of the few. "Thanks Nancy." Her smile is genuine, but sad.
"Oh come now, don't let this event steal your joy." Nancy caresses Lucy's cheek, "You're a strong woman, Lucy Heartfilia, and as such you will get through this unscathed."
Taking a deep breath and those words to heart, Lucy's smile brightens. "Yes, you're right like always." Gratefully taking her purse from her nanny, Lucy allows the butler to escort her to the carriage. "I'll see you soon, Nancy!" She calls over her shoulders, and is more eased at the older woman waving encouragingly.
Carefully she steps up into the ten-horse landau, it doesn't taking long finding comfort on the velvet seat. As she's carried off, Lucy closes her eyes and thinks of the two things that enlivens her heart.
'Natsu… Happy…'
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
So Fairy Tail has come to an end and… it's meh to me. I was careful not to become a huge fan of the franchise once it became clear that it won't meet any expectations I have for it. Yet my heart goes out to the hardcore fans of the series, for I can understand what it's like to be gravely disappointed with how a story you come to adore ends in such an unfulfilling way (*cough* Naruto *coughcough* Bleach).
Anyway, this has been an idea of mine long before Fairy Tail was drawing a close, so I hope a good number of you can find some entertainment as it progresses, and I hope not to disappoint as badly, because you guys suffered more than enough.