It was 7:30 when a maid walked into Lucy's room and opened the curtains. Sunlight streamed into her bedroom and landed over her closed eyes. She groaned and turned over in bed.
"Lady Lucy. It is time for you to awaken," the maid said. Lucy slowly opened her eyes and got out of bed. She was escorted to her private bathroom by her maid. Lucy pulled out her toothbrush and toothpaste and started brushing her teeth while the maid started drawing Lucy's bath.
"Elizabeth? When are you and the others leaving to visit your homes?" Lucy asked.
"We will leave right after breakfast is served. We will be back before dinner starts," Elizabeth said as she turned off the running water in the tub.
Lucy smiled to herself and turned around to smile at Elizabeth. She wished Elizabeth a good and safe trip and asked her to leave her by herself. Elizabeth nodded, curtsied, and left Lucy's room to prepare breakfast. Lucy quickly undressed and got in the tub. It smelled of vanilla and strawberries. That was the scent that Sting had identified her with ever since they had met. She smiled and enjoyed the bath. She scrubbed her body and rinsed it off. She got out and stood in front of the mirror. She looked at the white dragon mark on her lower left abdomen.
'A sign of love and loyalty from Sting,'Lucy thought as she smiled softly. She grabbed a pink fluffy towel and dried herself off. Another towel was used to dry her hair. She walked out of her bathroom with a bathrobe on herself and rang for Sting's personal butler. She walked to her closet to pick out her gown while she waited for him to arrive. She picked out a pale pink gown with ruffles at the bottom and a bow at the back.
A knock was heard at her door. Lucy didn't even bother turning her head. She just picked out white heels and said "Come in".
A young butler who was a year older than Sting and two years older than her walked in. He had lavender eyes and brown shaggy hair that fell over his eyes. He had a beauty mark under his right eye and high cheekbones. He had a sharp jawline. He wore a black butler suit. All in all, he was gorgeous. Lucy smiled at him and he shyly smiled back.
"Lucy-sama. Would you like something?" He asked.
"Alexander. Come on, we're friends. Let go of the formalitles." Lucy said.
Alexander shook his head and said softly, "I'm sorry, Lucy-sama. You are of much higher social standing than I am. I must address you accordingly. But if you insist, I could call you my lady instead like your maids." Lucy sighed and agreed to be called 'Milady'.
"Now, Alexander, please fetch my brother for me." Lucy requested. Alexander nodded and turned to leave.
"Oh and please be quick. I need his help with something." She called after him as the door closed. Lucy turned and grabbed her corset from her closet and scowled at it. She then took out a gold lacy bra and matching underwear, removed her bathrobe, and put her underwear. She heard her door open and she whipped her head to see who it was. She saw Sting and Alexander. Sting was in a crisp black suit with matching dress shoes. She breathed out a sigh of relief as he closed the door. Imagine her embarassment if a butler walked by and saw her in only her bra and panties.
Sting walked over to her bed and sat down looking calm and collected. Alexander stood at the door with a huge blush that went to his ears. He immediately looked at the floor. Sting started snickering as he noticed his butler's predicament.
"Lucy, my adorable little sister. Perhaps you might want to get dressed?"
Lucy looked down at her body then looked Sting and Alexander. A lightbulb went off and she smirked.
"Onii-sama. I need help getting my corset and gown on," Lucy said in a pouty voice. Sting looked at her shocked for a moment then smirked seeing what she was trying to do. She only called him 'Onii-sama' when she had a malicious idea in mind or a prank. He walked towards Lucy with a smirk.
Warning! For those who know about Kaoru and Hikaru from Ouran Host Club anime, this is like one of those moments. Don't take it seriously. It's not incest. It's JOKE. Now, continuing...
"Why of course my dear." He said. Alexander look up slowly and stared at the two. Lucy was exceptionally beautiful and Sting was exceptionally handsome. They complimented each other but there was no way they were... involved right? Right? His blush deepened.
Sting picked up Lucy's corset and put it on her and tightened the laces at the back. The two noticed Alexander was still watching so they decided to kick it up a notch. Sting pulled tighter and Lucy mewled lowly and Alexander's eyes widened. It felt like the wind was knocked right out of him.
"There we go Lucy. All tightened. Now for the dress." Sting said. He got on his knees in front of Lucy and put the dress at her feet. She stepped into it and he pulled it up until it got to her abdomen. He looked at the mark he put on her left side and smiled. Sting gently grazed his fingers over it. Lucy shivered and leaned into his touch. He pulled his hand away and took one of her arms and pulled it into one of the sleeves. He did the same with the other one and buttoned the back of the dress. He grabbed her heels for the finishing touch and got on one knee. He took her right foot and placed it in her right heel and did the same with the left foot and heel. He took her right hand and grazed his lips over her knuckles.
"You look beautiful, imouto-chan."
He got up and turned to stand behind Lucy. He wrapped one arm around Lucy's stomach and rested his chin on her shoulder. She leaned her back into his chest. Lucy and Sting smirked simultaneously.
"Enjoy the entertainment, Alex-kun?" Lucy and Sting purred at the same time. Alexander stopped staring and attempted a poker face. He failed.
'Those two love toying with me. Ever since we were young.' Alexander thought. He cleared his throat.
"I shall go set up the table for breakfast. Your father won't be joining you since he must prepare for the meeting."
"Wait. Put our breakfast in the greenhouse. We'll be there in a while. Sting still has to brush and style my hair. Thank you!" Lucy said and smiled cheerily at him. He nodded, bowed and left her room. As soon as he was gone, the siblings burst out laughing. Lucy soon stopped laughing and threw herself at Sting. She buried her face in Sting's chest.
"Sting, I'll miss Alex-kun. Even if he was just a butler to father, he was a friend to us. He has requip magic and I want to take him with us but it'd be suspicious if all three of us went missing in the same day." Lucy said.
"We can come back for him once we settle down at Fairy Tail. He can manage for that long. I have faith in him. If it'll make you feel better, we can give him a communication lacrima that connects to another one and take that one. He wouldn't tell father where we are. He wouldn't even if he lost his job here." Sting said, leading Lucy to her vanity table.
Lucy nodded and sat in the plush chair. Sting grabbed the brush and started gently brushing her hair. He loved his sister's hair. There were never any tangles. After he finished, he gathered most of her hair and put it in a bun. He left side bangs. He took a beautiful and expensive looking clip out of his suit pocket.
"Lucy, I got this gift for you. It's nothing big. Just a 'I love you' present for my favorite sister." He smiled fondly at her through the mirror.
Lucy smiled back and laughed retorting with, "I'm your only sister." He laughed too.
The clip had a dragon and a star on it. The dragon represented him and the star represented her. He put the clip in her hair.
"Done. It looks cute Lucy." he said smiling at Lucy. Lucy got up and picked up her celestial keys which were on the vanity table. Ten zodiacs and several silver keys were on the ring.
"Open, gate of the maiden! Virgo!" Lucy summoned.
A petite maid with a stoic face, short pink hair, and shackles on her wrist appeared with a poof and smoke.
"Princess. Sting-sama." The maid bowed.
"Virgo. Good morning. Listen, Sting and I are leaving today. Go to the back of my closet and grab the packed suitcase that's there. Then go to Sting's room. There's a suitcase in the back of his closet. There's also a large bag of money there. Take those three things and store them in the Spirit realm please. Then go back and stay there until I summon you again." Lucy requested. Virgo nodded and entered Lucy's closet and started following the orders she was given.
Sting held out his elbow and Lucy took it. They walked out of her room and headed to the greenhouse.
