~ The Thief Who Stole a Maiden's Heart

~hopelessblues

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail and I never will. (much to my dismay. TT_TT )

Summary: Princess Lucy Heartfilia finds herself in the mix of an arranged marriage and a not so critical kidnap situation. A handsome young man saves her from this mishap, but the young man reveals himself as a criminal?


It was an early spring morning when Lucy Heartfilia woke up, only to find she was tied up. She was trapped in a room full of boxes. She couldn't remember how she ended up tied in a place she didn't know. Her light-pink Victorian ball gown was tattered.

"W-Where am I?" Lucy screamed, it was evident in her tone that she was frightened.

Suddenly a man appeared before her, he was a man with raven hair and dark-ocean blue eyes. The man was wearing a white pirate shirt and black harem* pants.

"Don't be afraid princess, I'll save you." He said in a low but loving voice, as he caressed her face.

"Answer me! Where am…" The stranger suddenly placed his finger on her lips.

"I don't have time to explain." He tried to untie Lucy, but he failed.

"Do you trust me?" He asked. She wasn't sure. Would she really trust this stranger with her life at stake?

Before she could make-up her mind, footsteps were heard. The door knob slowly twisted. The stranger suddenly carried her like a princess.

"Brace yourself…" The man smirked, he kicked open another door, fleeing away with Lucy. She looked back at the little house, 4 men ran after them.

_time move on…_

They were still running away from the goons who tried to chase them. Lucy had trouble running, because of her long ball gown. The man and Lucy quickly rushed to a dark alley, using the darkness as their cover. The man pressed her against the wall and pulled a dagger out of his pockets.

Lucy was terrified, what's going to happen to me? She was getting agitated.

To her surprise, the man used the dagger to cut the rope and cut a portion of her skirt, it now reached her knees.

"Hey, are you alright?" He asked.

"Y-Yes, What's your name by the way?" Lucy whispered, a slight tint of pink was found across her face.

"Gray, Gray Fullbuster." He smirked, as he was looking left and right for the goons who tried to capture them.

"What did those men want anyway?" Lucy asked.

"You were going to be forced to marry one of the 3 princes." Gray explained, while scanning the area.

"What?" Lucy screamed at the top of her lungs, causing the goons to locate them.

Gray sweat dropped, this girl was testing his patience. He would leave her in the alley, but his boss won't allow him. The mission was to save the princess from the arranged marriage. He grabbed Lucy's hand and made a run for it. He wouldn't stand a chance against those goons, not with the princess. They might send the 3 goons after him and let the other one take the princess away.

The goons surrounded them in an intersection. The chances of them escaping where thin, very thin. Gray prepared to fight.

By instinct and much to Gray's surprise Lucy, took a whip from Gray's belt.

Lucy fought against the goons without the slightest of help from Gray, She was skilled at using the whip, her effortless and graceful movements said so. After the fight, Gray was left speechless.

I guess this is one of the reasons why boss took a liking to her. Gray thought, smiling to himself.

"Hey, where are you taking me?" Lucy asked, tilting her head slightly. She was standing on the pile of goons, claiming victory.

"I'm going to take you to the boss." He answered with annoyance present in his tone. He tried wiping off the smile on his face.

The two headed out of the dark alley, they went to the market place.

"Who is this boss you speak of?" She asked as she with Gray, she was having a bit of trouble passing the crowd.

Gray saw Lucy having trouble so he grabbed her hand and went to a more spacious side of the market.

He lets go of her hands with a bit of hesitation, causing him to blush "You'll meet him when we get there." He answered as he quickly placed his hands behind his head.

"Where is this there you speak off?" Now, she was clearly trying to get on his nerves.

Gray let out a sigh, "Just follow me, unless you want to be forced into marriage with 3 different princes."

She flinched, "Okay, I'll go with you. I just have one question."

When Gray turned to her, Isn't she aware of the attention she is getting? He thought. The short skirt gained the attention of countless men in the street. She was unaware of it though. He was unconsciously staring at her body, her thighs were almost seen and the neckline of the gown was too eye catching. She caught his glance.*

"Gray, answer me!" She raised her voice a little louder.

"Huh?" Gray flinched a bit, he quickly diverted his glance.

"Answer my question!" She pouted.

"What is it?" He answered her with annoyance in his tone, trying to wipe the blush from his face.

"Who were the ones that captured me?" She repeated, she was getting annoyed with this guy.

"The henchmen of the 3 Princes of Night." He stated casually. He walked faster, hoping to see the girl struggling.

"Who ordered them to?" She asked, while catching up with Gray.

Gray hesitated, but gave up, due to Lucy's perseverance. "Your father." He was expecting her to cry, but Lucy only gave a faint smile, "Hahaha, I never expected him to find out where I am."

"Why?" Gray was now full of curiosity towards the maiden.

"He forced me on a marriage I never wanted so, I ran away from home, I moved to different kingdoms, hoping that my father will never find me. It worked, until now." She answered him casually.

"Did your mother oppose of this idea?" he asked.

Without an inch of hesitation she answered. "My mother is dead."

Gray was at a loss for words. "I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

"It's okay, I'm sure she is happy for me to chose my own path." She said as she smiled at the ground.


A very short chapter and a very random surge of ideas. I couldn't sleep without writing this, so now I guess (or hope) I'll be heading to bed. =_=

I may have overlooked some things, so if you see grammar and other kinks in this story feel free to P.M me. :3

*Harem- this is a type of pants a pirate wears. (it is not a/an manga/anime genre. XD)

Also, this might be set-up in a mix of 2 different timelines. (I had to do some research for some scenes.)

*The Golden Age of Pirates & *The Victorian era.

Women, in the Victorian era were quite preservative of themselves and wore many layers of clothing, making their actions more restricted. It was said that even a glimpse of the ankle was scandalous.