*Hiding behind a wall* Hello my lovely snowflakes!
Um... I know this update is really late and I'm sorry but I was just really busy and hope you'll forgive me! *dodges flying plate*
Enjoy the story! *runs away*
*runs back* Oh wait! I had some stuff to say!
I'm glad at least some of you were surprised to see Romeo.
I guess Natsu would be expected to be the other prince, but I have something different planned for him *Commence evil laugh and creepy smiling face*
Now, let's enter the snowstorm! *dodges another flying plate*
And would you stop with the plates already I already said sorry!
"Carla!" shouted Wendy. "Carla, where'd you go!"
Wendy's cat, Carla, had gotten away from her again. It wasn't an unusual occurrence but she was usually back within a few hours and it was already time for dinner. Wendy was searching the castle garden since that was Carla's favorite place to be.
"Carla, it's time for dinner now come out!" Wendy heard slight purring sounds coming from the daisies and she made her way over to them. There she found Carla sleeping soundly in a perfect-sized hole of the bush.
"There you are Carla. Wake up, we have to go now." The little white cat stretched and yawned before standing up and leaping into her owner's arms.
"Young Mistress! Young Mistress!" A castle maid rushed out into the garden. Once she reached Wendy she quickly bowed down. "The royal family has requested that the young mistress attend a gathering for an evening meal."
Wendy wasn't officially adopted into the royal family so she couldn't be addressed as 'Princess', not that she'd want to be. She hated being called 'Lady' too so she had to settle for 'Young Mistress'. Not being apart of the royal family also meant that she had to be addressed separately from them, even just to be called for dinner.
"Thanks! Come on Carla, it's time for dinner now." Wendy walked along side the maid to the main dining room.
It wasn't that Wendy hated nobility. She'd grown to know and love the Fiore royal family. But she just didn't like the idea of becoming nobility. Being so close to the royal family also meant that she knew of the affairs that took place behind castle walls. Most people think being a noble is all fun and games, but she knew the truth was it takes a lot to successfully run a kingdom.
By the time they all reached the dining hall, everyone else was already seated and waiting. The maid took her place standing in a place around the room while Wendy found her seat.
"Sorry for being late everyone! I was looking for Carla." Wendy set Carla down on the floor next to her where I small place was set for a pet's meal.
"It's fine Wendy!" shouted Mavis. "Yes, we don't mind waiting for you." said Zeref. The castle workers came into the dining room with the prepared food and set a meal down in front of each person; including Carla.
While everyone else was eating the three princesses were trying to secretly whisper to each other. Wendy, who was sitting next to Juvia, tried to hear what was being said but could only make out a few words.
About half-way through the meal Zeref addressed the elephant in the room and spoke up. "Is there something you girls want to talk about?" The three girls instantly sat up straight and stared blankly at him with wide eyes. After a bit Lucy nudged Juvia with her elbow urging her to speak up. "Oh! We were...just um...wondering when the princes are coming."
"Oh yeah!" said Mavis with her mouth full. "They're coming tomorrow. You're going to be escorted all around town by your guards and ladies in waiting." Small bits of food flew out of her mouth and onto the table as she spoke. Zeref sighed and cleaned up the bits that he could reach with his napkin. "Mavis, dear, we talked about proper table etiquette."
"Who cares? We're all family here anyway!" Mavis said spitting even more bits out. "Oh!" Juvia said after once again being nudged by Lucy. "And we wanted to all sleep in the same room tonight."
"Of course. Anything you want." Zeref said not really paying attention as he tried to manage the amount of food that stayed in Mavis's mouth.
Wendy looked around the table confused about what everyone was talking about. Juvia noticed and whispered into Wendy'd ear. "We'll tell you in my room tonight."
. . .
"Are we all ready?" Lucy addressed every girl in the room. She was standing at the foot of Juvia's gigantic bed with her lady in waiting, Erza, next to her. Juvia was in the center of her bed with her lady in waiting, Cana. And Levy was also on the bed with her lady in waiting, Lisanna. Their personal maids we're sitting on the floor against the bed's frame: Virgo; for Lucy, Aquarius; for Juvia, and Aries; for Levy. Wendy was sitting on the for next to them with Carla in her arms. They were all wearing their night clothes.
"Yosh!" Lisanna said while raising up her fist. "What are we all doing here anyway?" asked Cana who hadn't had in drink for a while now. "Yes I was actually wondering the same thing. We only call everyone together at the same time if there's something really important to discuss." said Erza.
Sometime around when the girls were ten years old the girls of the castle formed a sort of girls committee that joined together when any of them were in need of a girl's advice.
"Well if you would please quiet down, we can get started on this." Lucy shooed Erza away to sit down on the bed while having Juvia and Levy go up to stand in front with her.
"As you all know, Mama and Papa have been turning down marriage offers for years now." Lucy said. Lisanna gasped loudly. "They've finally broken down and arranged your marriages!?"
"Wait they did?!" shouted Aquarius, who was usually silent. "I'll kill them! No one marries off one of my babies without going through me first!"
"That's right!" Erza had suddenly taken a sword out from her chest and had already begun stalking towards the door. Aries was trying to hold Aquarius back while Virgo attended to Erza. "Wait you guys are getting married?" Cana had somehow gotten a hold of alcohol and was already half-drunk. "That' great! When the date?"
"What do you mean that's great! This is terrible! What should I do? I know! We can escape to a different dimension! We just need a scientist! Oh but what if they married you off to the scientist! You can't marry a scientist!" Lisanna began ranting and crying at he same time as the whole stability of the room was in shambles. Wendy just sat uncomfortably in the same place she was trying to avoid being sliced by Erza as she waved her sword around trying to get free from Virgo's grip.
"Would you all please just shut up!" Levy shouted making everyone stop what they were doing a stare at her. Even for her small size, she still had a lot of energy and an extremely loud voice.
"Now, all of you, sit down, shut up, and listen!" she said sternly. All the girls quietly shuffled back to their original positions.
"We aren't being married off." Juvia said. "Oh thank God! Because if you married the scientist then I would be able to-" Lisanna started but instantly stopped and paled when she saw the death glare she was getting from Levy.
"Anyway..." Juvia started. "Mama and Papa told us that they made a deal with the King and Queen of Foceata to have us meet their two sons tomorrow. It's going to be completely up to us if we want to marry any of them or not."
Everyone was silent until Erza spoke up. "If that's the case, why are holding this meeting? It seems like the situation is admirable."
"Oh we know." said Lucy. "The situation just made us realize that we should all be taking a hold of our romantic lives. So this meeting is for all of you guys!" she said.
"I'm already in a happy relationship. I can't say the anything for the rest of you though." said Aquarius.
"For now we think we should focus on the relationships that seem to already be in progress." said Lucy. "Erza..." the blonde smirked and everyone in the room joined in while staring at the red-head.
"What are you all staring at me for?" asked Erza. "Exactly where are you in your relationship with Jellal?" Lucy said, still smirking. Erza instantly blushed with embarrassment. "W-What are y-you talking about? We d-don't have a r-r-relationship!" she stammered.
"Exactly, and we need to fix that." said Juvia. "Since Jellal is Levy's personal guard we should have her and Lucy spend as much time together as possible to bring them together." said Juvia. "That's perfect!" said Lucy. "That way we can get Aries and Loke together too since Aries is Levy's maid and Loke is my personal guard!"
Aries also blushed deeply "Y-You don't have to do that we're just friends! I'm sorry!"
"So that's the plan." said Juvia completely ignoring Aries and Erza's protests. "Did you get that everyone? The couples we're starting off with are Erza and Jellal; and Aries and Loke. Make sure to keep them together as much as possible."
"Operation Jerza and Operation Lories in motion!" shouted Lisanna.
Erza sighed as she turned to Aries. "Maybe we should just accept it." Aries just nodded in response. They were still blushing deeply.
(Meanwhile, outside the room)
The personal guards of the princesses stood outside of the door as loud shouts and cheers were heard from the inside.
"You think they know we can hear everything they say?" asked Elfman, Juvia's personal guard. "I guess they forgot that Juvia's door in the only one that's not soundproof." said Loke while he smirked to himself. "They'll figure it out eventually."
"What do you think over there?" Loke turned to Jellal who was curled up in a ball against the wall muttering to himself. "What do they mean by relationship already in progress? Is that what Erza thinks?" He'd tuned out and went into a state of shock right after Lucy asked about Erza's relationship with Jellal.
"Is he going to be alright?" asked Elfman. "He'll be fine He'll probably forget about this and dismiss it as some kind of joke. It's probably better that way anyway. He won't be expecting their strategies to get him Erza." said Loke.
"What about you?" asked Elfman. "I'll be fine. It's a good thing I expect their strategies since I actually have more relationship experience than any of them and whatever they think will probably be something extremely cliche." said Loke.
"You guys do know that a non-soundproof door is non-soundproof both ways right?" said Cana as she stuck her head out the door. "Don't worry, everyone else is too busy planning and I'm the only one that heard. But just keep that in mind before you start dissing their romance plans." Cana slipped back through the door and the two men just stared blankly at the closed door.
"She won't tell them that we heard right?" asked Elfman. "Nah. Even if she wanted to, she's drunk so she'll probably just forget everything." said Loke.
"Hey isn't Juvia's door the only one that's not soundproof?" They heard a voice come from inside the room.
"Told ya they'd figure it out." said Loke as he smirked.
And we've made it to the ice castle!
If you were wondering, a lady in waiting is pretty much just a woman that lives in the castle and is a rank of royalty but her job is basically just to be a friend to the princess/ queen.
Who needs to be a princess and have to do a bunch of work when you can just be her friend and still live in the castle as royalty?
Again, I'm so sorry for not updating for so long but school has really been keeping me busy.
Plus I'm trying to catch up on a bunch of shows and anime and fan fiction so that's taking time too :P
Well that's all for now!
*Stand. Bow. Aye Sir!*
And I'll see ya next storm! *dodges plate* Didn't I say enough with the plates and I'm sorry!
*dodges bowl* Really -_- You can do better than th- AHHH!
*runs back behind wall as boulder comes flying towards me*
Alright, I'm leaving!