Major Fairy Tail Screw-up
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and what if a year before Lucy ran away from her father, she was being threatened by an unknown but strong person? Due to the threats against his only child, Jude sends out an S-Class body guard request to try and hide some secrets of the family. A request a Certain Fairy Tail mage answers and secrets that are uncovered. AU OOC some bashing and femslash)
"Hello I am here about the mission request." A person in armor said without preamble as she looked at the little old maid who had answered the door before the red head could even knock.
"You're the S-class mage that is going to protect the princess? It's amazing. Such a young age to be so strong." The little old maid said staring at Erza for a moment before smiling.
"Thank you ma'am. I've trained very hard for a very long time. My name is Erza Scarlet of Fairy Tail." Erza said with a small polite smile and bow towards the old woman who smiled wider too.
"A polite one too, why the last person to try and take the job was a rude pervert. The princess let him try and flirt with her once before smacking him. He tried a second time and if Boris hadn't had chased him out with a shotgun the princess would have probably summoned one of her spirits. They're all as protective as her as we are even if some don't admit it. Oh…where has my mind gone? My name is Spetto, I am the personal maid for the princess." Spetto said with an answering bow after she got done remembering how funny it was to watch that rude brat run from Boris.
"May I ask why you have hired S-class mages to be her body guard when you're… princess seems to be a celestial wizard?" Erza asked hesitating with the title slightly and making Spetto frown.
"Normally the princess can take care of herself just fine, she not too good at hand to hand combat but she's been getting better and her spirits are all very strong and diversified…however. The Master sent out the request because there seems to be a powerful mage targeting our princess and he didn't want to risk losing her." Spetto said frowning before blinking and smiling again.
"Oh what am I doing letting you stand on the doorstep like this? Please come in come in. The master is expecting you and he will be able to fill you in on the situation better than I could." Spetto said moving and waving the teenager in where she saw a couple of other maids and butlers walking around working on this that or the other.
"Ah Lizzie?" Spetto spotted one rather young looking maid with pale pinkish-blond hair in pig tails and pale blue colored eyes and waved her down from where she was about to walk out of the large foyer.
"Yes Miss Spetto?" The girl, Lizzie, asked smiling and looking at the smaller but older woman.
"The mage that took the request is here and I'm about to take her to the Master. Can you please bring the princess up to his office? I don't know where that girl has gone this time, the lake or the town." Spetto asked making Lizzie, who barely looked as old as Erza, giggle slightly and nod although Erza noticed her eyes flash a different color for a moment.
"Princess went into the town with Mari today. She wanted to get out of here for a while and since she took Mari and her keys with her she should be safe enough. I can go and fetch them right now." Lizzie said heading for the door and making Spetto smile at her as she walked out without preamble or prompting.
"Thank you Lizzie. Come along now Ms. Scarlet." Spetto said guiding the red head up the stairways and towards the office where Jude spent most of his time.
"Excuse me Master. The mage who took the bodyguard request is here." Spetto said knocking on the door before beginning to push it open when he called for them to come in.
"Here ma'am allow me." Erza said seeing the little old lady struggling with the massive wooden door and opening it with ease, much to the servants and Jude's disbelief.
"My you are a strong one! It usually takes four of us to open the door. Ahem. Master Heartfillia this is the mage from Fairy Tail who accepted the request, Erza Scarlet. Ms. Scarlet this is the master of the house Lord Jude Heartfillia." Spetto said doing the introductions and making Erza bow politely to the man who gave her a once over.
"We'll have to test her abilities in combat against Maribelle and Elisabeth before we accept her as the bodyguard. The protection of my heiress is of the upmost importance and we don't want a repeat of the last one." Jude said not looking impressed with Erza who hid a heavy frown behind her poker face. His heiress not his daughter? So he was one of those distant lord types.
"Where are those two and Lucy?" Jude asked looking at Spetto and ignoring Erza altogether much to her irritation.
"Lizzie said that Maribelle and the princess went into town today. She's already gone to bring them back to meet Ms. Scarlet and should be back soon. Sir do you think it wise to have her fight them?" Spetto asked frowning at the man who gave her a stern look.
"I want the one protecting my heiress to be capable and actually competent. I don't care if she's a pervert or whatever as long as she can do her job. The last one was scared off by Boris and a shot gun despite having a supposedly rare magic." Jude said making Spetto sigh slightly and give Erza a sad look.
"Excuse me. The new mage is here?" A girls voice asked as there was a brief knock on the door before it was opened and three girls came into the room. All of them were around the same age, and the two of them that Erza didn't know were both blonds.
One had shiny golden colored hair that went down to the middle of her back and warm chocolate colored eyes while wearing a simple shirt and skirt combo with some small heels on her feet. She had a smile on her face and her eyes locked onto Erza immediately when she entered the room. 'This was probably the 'Maribelle' that the others spoke of.' Erza thought idly.
The other had her hair in a fancy looking drill bun like style and was wearing a rather fancy dress while holding a parasol at her side, her eyes brown as well and analyzing everyone and everything in the room at an incredible speed. The very air around her seemed elegant and almost regal compared to Lizzie in the maid outfit and the other blond in the regular outfit.
'The princess.' Erza inwardly assumed as she looked at the girl who was frowning slightly.
"There you three are. Good. Spetto have them go outside so that we can test this Erza against Maribelle and Elisabeth. I trust you to be a good judge on if she's able to protect Lucy." Jude ordered not even saying hello to his daughter while Spetto sighed and nodded.
"Wait we have to fight her?" Lizzie asked looking surprised and making the one Erza assumed to be the princess, Lucy seemed to be her name, to sigh slightly while the one Erza thought to be Maribelle seemed upset.
"Of course. After how the last mage that took the request turned out it's only natural that her ability to do the job and her strength be tested. Who better to test them out on than the ones literally made to protect the Princess?" 'Lucy' asked sounding unbothered and yet somehow still put out just the slightest about it all.
"Very well how shall we be doing this? The both of you at once or one at a time?" Erza asked after Spetto guided them out to a large empty patch of land a good mile maybe from the mansion. To avoid the property damage, the old maid had claimed.
"Both at once. Now…get ready." 'Lucy' said sighing as she and Lizzie strode forward both looking a bit annoyed with this but also determined. Erza frowned confused. Why was the 'princess' coming out to fight her instead of that 'Maribelle' girl?
"Try not to hurt her too bad you two. She's only here to help." 'Maribelle' called as she sat a good distance away from the three mages, on the grass next to Spetto and looking upset with all of this.
"We will not hold back princess. If she is to protect you then she should be at least as strong if not stronger than us." 'Lucy' said formally as she gripped her parasol tightly.
"Sorry about this ma'am but orders are orders. Mari and I will try to keep you in one piece but I can't promise anything. So bring us your best okay? Lucy only deserves the best." Lizzie said smiling brightly and just like that Erza was completely befuddled. So the girl she assumed to be the princess was really Maribelle? But then that meant the golden blond haired girl with the kind aura was the princess?
She wasn't like any noble that Erza ever encountered before!
Erza would think about that later as she requipped another sword to her free hand and prepared herself for battle against the two suddenly dangerous feeling teens across from her.
Something wasn't normal about them and she had a feeling she would find out what in just a few minutes as Spetto called out only one word that would change their lives forever.
"Begin!"