And here we have Chapter 2! The story is going to start to get more romantic in the next chapter! I really hope people are enjoying this as much a i am enjoying to write it.

Enjoy!

"Just explore the palace for the day Levy!" Was all that Lucy could shout out before she was bustled out of Levy's room early the next morning but several handmaiden's for some dress fitting or another. Levy was left alone in her guest bedroom in a palace she'd never been in before in a Kingdom she'd rarely visited. After the shock of her awakening had worn off she got out of bed. She was still wearing the clothes she had arrived in the day before so she showered in the bathroom attached to the bedroom and pulled some clean clothes from her suit case. She dressed in her favourite orange and white bow dress with the attachable arm sleeves. She combed her hair, looking in the large mirror on the dressing table, then she slid her favourite orange head band onto her head. She smiled at her reflection before picking up her small shoulder bag, in it she packed a book and a note book and pen. Then she was ready.

Levy wondered about the palace rather aimlessly, carrying her notebook in her hand, taking note of various recognisable things that would help her get back to her room should she become lost again. Eventually she came to a slightly open door. She glanced through it to find a large beautiful garden, tall bushes broke it apart making it seem almost maze like. Levy smiled and pushed the door open a little more in order to go into the garden. She closed the door behind her and started to explore the garden. She wondered around the maze of bushes before she came to a bench, under a cheery blossom tree in full bloom. Levy was enchanted, cherry blossoms where rare in all kingdoms but the Fire Kingdom, and she wasn't there all that often. She happily sat down on the bench and placed her bag at her feet, putting her notebook away and getting out her book.

Levy barely noticed the day slipping away, she hadn't eaten breakfast and as the sun crept up in the sky noon was approaching. She hadn't actually eaten since the bread she had eaten on her way to the palace, but she didn't feel hungry… traveling the world like she did she skipped meals all the time.

So there she sat, alone in the palace gardens, reading the hours away. That was until she was interrupted by a deep and gruff voice. "Shrimp…." Levy's eyes shot up to see none other than Gajeel. He was stood just in front of her, had she not been so engrossed in her book she would have seen his feet appearing in her line of vision.

"O-Oh… Prince Gajeel…." She quickly bowed her head.

"Gihihi… So you found that little piece of information out huh." He stepped forward and sat on the bench next to her.

Levy tensed up when he did that and avoid his gaze, only to see a black cat, carrying a sword. She blinked and then smiled. "Aww… You must be one of the famous dragon slayer Exceeds."

The Exceed smirked "True enough Miss Levy… I am Pantherlily." Lily bowed and Levy gigged

"Nice to meet you Pantherlily."

"Oi Lily." Lily and Levy's eyes both turn to Gajeel. "Why did we even come out here again?"#

"Well you said… 'I can't be bothered to listen to all this screaming and panicking… let's go hide'" Lily told him.

"Screaming and panicking?" Levy asked,

"Well not really screaming… but plenty of panicking…something about dresses…." Gajeel waved his hand absently.

"Lu-chan's dress…?" Levy's eyes widened. "Oh gosh… I need to get to Lu-chan."

"Don't look at me." Gajeel huffed. "I ain't going back in there."

Lily rolled his eyes. "I'll take you Levy."

"Oh thank you Lily!" Levy was up on her feet and Lily sprouted his wings. Lily started flying off and Levy ran off after her, leaving her book and bag by the bench with Gajeel… she could come back for them later.

"Lu-chan!" Levy opened the door of the room Lily had brought her to and took in the sight before her. Lucy was sat on the floor, wearing a wedding dress that was probably two times too big for her with nearly a hundred layers in the skirt. As Levy came in two hand maidens left, reading the atmosphere that Ley would be able to deal with this better than they could. She looked up when Levy entered and she had tears in her eyes. "Lu-chan…." Levy repeated her name sadly and walked over, knelling down beside her. "What happened Lu-chan?"

"T-The dress… something messed up… It's all wrong… It doesn't even fit!" Lucy sniffled and rubbed at her eyes.

"Lu-chan… Your wedding is supposed to be the wedding of the year! Stylists will be tripping over themselves to fix your dress!" Levy reached out and took her best friend's hand.

"B-But it won't be ready in time… all the stylists we contacted in the first place said they'd need two weeks… the wedding is in seven days!"

Levy took a deep breath "Lu-chan… there is one stylist team you haven't tried… one better than anything in this world."

"You mean… but i-its such a selfish reason…" Lucy mumbled.

"I'm sure they'll want to help…" Levy urged her.

"I-I suppose it's worth a try…" Lucy rubbed away the last of her tears and pointed to her desk. "Could you pass me my keys?"

Levy smiled and passed Lucy her little key pouch. "Here you go Lu-chan."

Lucy took a deep breath and held two keys to her chest. She mumbled the words she knew so well and soon two spirits were in the room. "Cancer… Virgo…" Lucy looked up at her spirits with a weak smile "I have to ask you a massive favour."

"How can we serve you Princess?" Virgo asked, dropping to her own knees beside Lucy.

"Virgo, all those beautiful outfits you've brought me from the spirit world? When my own clothes have gotten ruined... or as gifts. Who makes them?"

"The spirit stylist Princess, why?"

"D-Does he take human world commissions?" She asked.

"Not usually Princess… but he makes all the spirit's clothes and he's made human clothes for you before."

"You need him to adjust your dress ebi?" Cancer asked.

"He could be my last hope unless I want to marry in… this." She gestured the mass of skirts around her.

"This is a dress?" Virgo asked "I thought I was a pile of material, forgive me Princess, I am ready for my punishment."

Lucy shook her head "No Virgo… your assumption may as well be correct."

"Princess… we can ask the stylist to assist you… but he does not follow anyone else orders… we cannot promise what kind of style the dress will be, only that it will be a wedding dress."

"I-I trust his judgment… Everything he's made for me in the past… has all been perfect."

"Then we'll do it ebi." Cancer nodded "I will bring it to you the morning of the wedding… I will of course do your hair, ebi."

Lucy was crying again. "T-Thank you guys." She rubbed at her eyes.

"It's an honour to assist you to have the perfect wedding day, Princess it is supposed to be the best day if your life." Virgo smiled at Lucy and Lucy smiled back as the two spirits glowed and then disappeared.

There was a slightly silence after they'd left before Lucy turned to Levy "Thank you Levy…"

"It's fine Lu-chan… I'll sure this comes under the job description of maid of honour."

Lucy chuckled "Probably."

"Now… Let's get you out of that disaster and into something more comfortable. Then I vote we go and see if we can find you some ice cream."

Lucy chuckled "I like that idea."

So there they were, say at the servants table in the kitchen, eating ice cream from the tub with spoons. The kitchen staff didn't seem too surprised, in fact they were all very friendly and welcoming. Apparently Natsu and Lucy ate down there pretty often. "You're going to poild your dinner ladies." One chef affectionately teased them.

"Well I haven't actually eaten since I got here… so I'm not sure I will."

"Levy!" Lucy started to scold her then and Levy just laughed it off.

"You've got to be kidding!" Lucy and Levy both looked up in surprise when one of the chefs gave this loud complaint.

"Can I ask what the matter is?" Levy asked.

"Ah miss… you shouldn't worry. It's just got something missing from the last food order." A passing chef told them.

"What's missing?"

"Iron."

"Oh.. Oh for Gajeel?" Levy smiled "Iron's simple. I can help with that." She smiled.

"You can?" The head chef looked over with a confused frown,

"Levy-chan is a solid script mage… she can make anything by writing it."

"Mmhmm… Minerals a pretty easy… but some things take more detail and concentration to form."

"But you can make iron?" He asked.

"Of course.. it's easy."

"Levy-chan is every dragon slayers dream." Lucy chuckled.

"I heard Iron." Everyone in the kitchen jumped when Gajeel spoke. He was stood in the doorway, one foot still resting behind him on the bottom step of the stairs that led down to the kitchen itself.

No one spoke, until Levy "Gajeel… what are you doing down here?" She was surprised to see him in the kitchen of all places.

"I was looking for you actually shrimp." He held up her bag, the one she'd left in the garden.

Levy's eyes widened and she dropped down of her little kitchen stool and walked over to him, taking the offered bag. "Thank you Gajeel." She smiled up at him.

"Yeah, Whatever Shrimp." He mumbled, he seemed hesitant but he reached out one massive hand and pat her on the head.

She chuckled and bat at his hands "Gajeel! Don't mess up my hair!"

"Gihihi." He pulled his hand back "Anyway… I heard yer gunna be my personal chef.

She rolled her eyes and placed her hands on her hips. "Not your personal chef! I'm just supplying a little metal to the palace kitchen."

"But I'm hungry now shrimp." Gajeel smirked.

"Ga-" Lucy was about to reprimand Gajeel but Levy was already silencing him a wave of her hand. She drew Kanji quickly in the air and soon 'Iron' was falling from the air into Gajeel's arms. He had to move fast to catch it though, not expecting Levy to just create it from air.

"Ghihi." He grinned before taking a massive bite. He didn't say thing else as he pat her head and turned away, walking back up the stairs.

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful. Levy went to dinner with Lucy and met the rest of her bridesmaids who had arrived that day. Erza was there, Levy had known Erza for nearly as long as she'd known Lucy, she was from a rich family in the Iron Lands but had started travelling when she was very young. They'd met when she'd passed through Lucy and Levy's home town and they'd stayed in contact since. The other two were Princess Wendy of the Air Nation and Juvia, Grey's girlfriend. Wendy was incredibly sweet, she couldn't have been older than thirteen years old. Juvia was nice enough… even if she was a little scary at first, telling Levy to stay away from Grey. That all fell away when Lucy started talking about the little crush Levy had on Gajeel. The evening ended in Lucy's room, everyone in their night clothes, gossiping and laughing until they all fell asleep one by one.

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(Sorry for spelling and grammar errors as always)