Aries POV
"Lucy... anybody I'm sorry but is anyone there." I called out. "I'm sorry but I have no idea where I am."
I had woken up from passing out in a dark room surrounded by nothing. I was trying to call out to somebody but no one would answer.
"I guess I am all alone."
That's when I got the idea to try to close my gate. But no matter how hard I tried I was not able to escape the room. That is when a bright light over took me and I passed out again. This time I woke up in a bed in an attic.
"Now where am I." I pondered as I looked around the room.
There was not much in the room a bed, a changing screen, a few old chests and lots of animals including some birds and mice.
"Hello." I said to the animals.
"Good morning Aries." The one mouse said back to my surprise.
"Good morn..." I began to say before I heard a oddly familiar voice call my name.
"Aries get down here." A voice that sounded like Angel's said.
"Come fix us breakfast." A voice that sounded like Karen's said.
"What are these two doing here besides Karen is supposed to be dead." I said on a panicked tone.
These two had both abused me when I was their spirit. But each time there was someone to help me. More precisely he was always there to help me. But this time no one was here to help and this time I am dealing with both of them at the same time.
"Coming." I yell back running to get changed into a maids type dress that I found laying on a chair.
From experience I know nor to anger these two or else I will face consequences.
"What took you so long." Angel said as I ran into the kitchen
"Sorry I over slept it won't happen again." I reply back now starting to cook breakfast for the two.
"It better not I really don't want to have to punish you again." Karen said which made me shutter.
"No ma'am I am sorry." Now shaking remembering the past and all the abuse I went through.
Usually in the past Karen's punishments would be harsh and painful. It varied on the day from whippings to being forced into the human world.
"Here you go." I say placing breakfast on the table.
"Very well now go start your chores for the day." Angel said.
"Yes we need our clothes washed and ironed and then you can clean the house from top to bottom." Karen said deviously.
"Yes ma'am." I say as they finish their food and go off to do who knows what.
Well I guess I will start with the kitchen. I thought as I began to clean up breakfast. Once I finished up I went to start on cleaning the clothes.
"How can one person wear so many clothe." I mumbled to myself for two women they had enough dirty clothes to cloth a whole castle of people. "And I am the one who has to clean every single garment." I complain.
This manual labour brought on by Karen and Angel reminded me so much of the old days. The days before I became one of Lucy's spirits and was abused by my key holders. I would have to do all kinds of work for them all the time which would make me tired. But I never complained if I did I would get punished.
Well at least this time there will be no men involved. I said to myself trying to cheer myself up. At least I hope there are no men involved.
When Karen was my key holder she would force me to entertain the men who came to Blue Pegasus to see her. A lot of these men were not nice and would abuse me even more. Except their abuse was not only physical abuse but sexual abuse too. They would always try to touch me or other nasty things and I could do nothing about it. Those days that I had to entertain the men I would always cry when I got back to the spirit world but not when anyone was around, especially Leo. I did not want to seem weak to the prince of the spirits.
Suddenly I had noticed that water droplets where falling into the bucket that was holding water for cleaning the clothes. I instantly started to think that it was rain but soon realized the water droplets were my own tears that had begun to fall down my face. Which I quickly wiped away not wanting Karen or Angel to see. If they saw how weak I was they would use it against me and right now I need to just focus on getting home.
Suddenly I heard someone call me name breaking me from my thoughts.
"Aries! In the mouse trap!" I heard a familiar voice say.
"What? What about the mouse trap?" I asked when I realized the voice belonged to one of the mice from this morning. Whose name turns out to be Jaq.
"A new mouse and he is caught in the mouse trap!" Jaq said as I dropped the clothed I was washing and followed the him to the attic stairs. There I found a terrified mouse inside a small cage.
"Shh, I won't hurt you." I say as I take out the scared mouse. "Now what should we call you? I know how about Gus?"
"I like it." Gus said as I return back to my chores.
Time Skip
I was currently washing the main staircase as I heard a knock on the door.
"Hello." I say as I open the door to see a man in fine clothing standing on the other side.
"Good day madam. These are invitations to the royal ball for the highness the prince's birthday." He says handing me three envelopes one for each of us in the house.
"Thank you." Thank you I say curtsying to the man as he tips his hat and leaves.
I closed the door and headed upstairs to find Karen and Angel. They would for sure be excited about going to the ball.
"Why are you bothering us." Angel yelled as I knocked on the door to the room they were lounging in.
"Sorry ma'am but the royal messenger just dropped off invitations to the royal ball for the prince's Birthday." I say as I enter the room.
"Hand them over." Karen says rudely as she takes the two invitations from my hands. I had hidden the third invitation in hopes that I would to get to go to the ball.
"The ball is tonight!" Angel gasped. "Aries go and get our outfits ready." She then demanded.
"Sorry ma'am but I was wondering if I could go to the ball too." I say silly pulling out my invitation from the pokey on my apron.
"Aries do you really think that you will have enough time to do everything. You must finish cleaning then get our outfits ready then find a dress for yourself. Don't you think that is a litter too much to handle." Karen said sweaty but sarcastically.
"Besides who would want to look at you let alone dance with you." Angel said rudely.
"Now go and do your chores but of you can get everything done and you can be ready in time we will allow you to go to the ball." Karen said ushering me out of the room.
I guess I won't be going to the ball. I thought to myself as I walked back to my cleaning things and continued to clean the stairs.
After I finished cleaning I went to Angel's and Karen's room to try to find a ball gown that they could wear.
"Aries have you found our dresses yet?" Karen said as she and Angel entered the room.
"Sorry ma'am I did ma'am" I quickly replied taking two dresses out of the closet.
"Good now help us get ready." Angel demanded.
It did not take long for me to help them get into the dresses but then I had to help them with their hair. It was almost like they were purposefully trying to force me to waste time because every time I would get their hair into one hair style they would want it changed again. Finally after several hair dues later I manage to get the two ready. But by that time it was too late for me to go get ready for the ball. Sadly I climbed up the stairs to my room in the attic.
At least now I can try to figure out how to get home. I thought to myself.
But what I did not know was there was a surprise from the animals waiting in my room. When I opened the door to my room I instantly noticed a pink ball gown laid on a chair.
"How did this happen?" I said picking up the dress.
"We all made it for you." Jaq said.
"Ugh, yeah we made it for you. Gus said shyly.
"Thank you all." I say as I rush to get ready.
In a matter of minute I had the dress on and began to run downstairs to catch the carriage Angel and Karen were taking. But as I reached the bottom of the stairs I heard a gasp.
"Were did you get that dress?" Karen asked in a angry tone.
"Sorry ma'am it is mine." I said.
"But this is mine." Angel said ripping off the necklace that I was wearing.
"And this sash is mine." Karen said ripping the dress.
Soon both girls began to tear at the dress until it was mangled.
"Looks like you can't go to the ball after all." Karen said in a snotty tone as she and Angel left the house.
As soon as they were gone I could no longer take it. It was just like them to hurt me in one way or another.
They don't care about me, they never did. I thought as I ran to the garden as began to cry.
All the tears that I had kept inside, all the tears that they caused me began to fall down my face.
"This is just like me I am weak. I always need saving from someone whither it be Leo or Lucy. For once I wanted to show the two women that hurt me that I am stronger than them. But they always manage to hurt me." I say while sobbing.
"Shh child. Dry your eyes." I heard a calming voice say.
"Sorry ma'am but it is hopeless."
"You don't need to apologies to me child. Besides nothing is truly impossible. Now tell me what is the matter?" The voice says as I look up to see an older women in a cloak type dress sitting on a bench.
"Sor... there is a ball going on tonight and I was hoping to go but my mistresses forced me to work all day so I could not get ready. As well the only dress that I have to wear they ripped.
"Well then child getting you to this ball is going to be easy. Now where did I but my wand?" She said as she searched her cloak sleeves for a wand. "Ahh here it is. Now let us start with a carriage."
This world has magic too. I slightly gasped in my head as the women walked over to the pumpkin patch.
"Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!" She said as she waved her wand over the pumpkin which began to grow as it turned into a carriage. "Now we will need some horses too." She says as she waved here wand at the mice and turned them into horses.
I just stood staring at her as she continued to transform things which included the horse into a driver and the dog into a footman.
"Now off to the ball with you." She said hurrying me into the carriage.
"Sorry ma'am but my dress.
"Oh, goodness me you can't go to the ball like that. Bibbidi Bobbidi, Bibbidi Bobbidi, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo!" She said as she turned the torn dress into a beautiful blue ball gown . I looked down to see she had also turned my shoes into two glass slippers.
"Thank you so much." I say as I get into the carriage.
"Remember the spell only lasts till midnight then everything will change back to the way it was. Be home before then." She said as we drove away towards the castle.
Time Skip
It was not long before the carriage rolled up to the beautiful castle but the ball had already started. I ran as quickly as I could in a dress and glass slippers up the stairs to where I was escorted into a ball room full of people. I looked around at all the people until I locked eyes with a familiar face.
"Leo?" I whispered to myself.
Loke/Leo's POV
Today has been interesting. Earlier I was enjoying the resort with Lucy and the rest of Fairy Tail when I passed out and woke up in this world. Not only did I have no idea where I was I was alone besides strangers who referred to me as their prince. Which leads up to this boring ball. Apparently it was supposed to be for me to pick out a wife but all the girls here are either stuck up, boring or rude. But I still pretended to have interest in meting every girl to pleas the king.
Currently I was being introduced to some rich girl with rich parents. I talked with her for a while before I bowed respectfully and she was escorted to join the ball. When I stood up straight I saw two faces that terrified me.
How are they here? I questioned as I looked up to see Karen and Angel. Karen is dead and Angel is in Crime SorciƩre.
I mentally growled at them as they curtsied to me. I hate their guts for what they did to their spirits especially Aries.
I was beginning to try to talk to them as instructed by the king but I caught something out of the corner of my eye that caught my attention. Descending down the stairs was a beautiful lad...
What is that Aries? I question as I catch a glimpse of the girls face. I quickly shoved past Karen and Angel and met Aries at the bottom of the stairs.
"Aires! You look beautiful." I say as I hold out my hand to her.
"Leo, thank you! Ah, sorry for interrupting the ball." She says sheepishly.
It was just like her to be shy. Ever since she went through all the abuse she has been really shy and apologies for everything and I hate it. I hate what they did to her. I hate what those men did to her, how they touched her, ruined her. Many nights when she would come back to the spirit she would cry when she thought no one was around and it would break my heart. Then I got the chance to be her knight in shining armour and got her away from Karen even though it cost me all those years of pain. But while I was going through those years of pain she got contracted to another abusive owner and this time I was not around to save her.
"No need to worry Aries. I am glad you are here and it would be my pleasure to ask you for this dance." I say formally.
"Sorry but I am not much of a dancer." She begins to say but I still escort her to the middle of the ballroom floor and begin to dance with her.
During our dance I could feel that people were staring at as and whispering about her.
"Who is that whence."
"Where did that ugly girl come from."
"I bet she is just some peasant who is trying to degrade the prince."
"That dress makes her look fat. I have no idea why the prince would even want to look her way."
I noticed that Aries also heard these words and her eyes began to glisten. I could tell she was holding back tears.
"Hey follow me." I say as I begin to guide her to the garden still dancing and twirling her around.
"I am sorry for ruining the dance." Aries said.
"It is not your fault that those girls are stuck up. It has never been your fault Aries never ever." I say giving her a hug as she begins to weep. " What happened to you was not your fault it was never your fault!" I say in a more angered tone slightly raising my voice. This anger was not in any way directed at her and I instantly regretted raising my voice. But I had to get my point across.
"I'm sorry Leo it was always my fault to them." She says as I dry her tears.
"Shh look I am here now. I can protect you know from everything." I say comforting her. Soon she stopped crying and I guided her towards a fountain. " Aries look in the water. I see a beautiful girl who I love." I say blushing.
"Leo you..." She began to say when she realized what I had said but was cut off by the sound of the clock striking midnight. "I have to go." She says running off.
"Wait Aries don't go." I say running after her.
"No Leo I am sorry but I have to go." She says which makes me pause as I watch her run off to her awaiting carriage.
Why do I always let her go? I questioned myself as I watch her carriage grow smaller and smaller as it grew father and father away from the castle.
But suddenly a sparkling object on the stairs caught my attention. A small glass slipper that must have belonged to Aries lay on one of the stairs.
"No I am not letting you go this time." I say as I pick up the slipper.
Time Skip
I arrived home just as everything turned back to normal. But as I stood up I realized I was still wearing one of my glass slippers. The other one had fallen off when I was running down the castle stairs.
If Leo truly loves me he will come find me. I thought to myself as I went inside to the attic.
Time Skip
In the morning all Karen and Angel could talk about was the mystery girl at the ball. They obliviously had no idea it was me and for now it was going to stay that way.
Currently I was sitting in my room in the attic admiring the one shoe I had left. But what I did not know was Karen and Angle had snuck up stairs and were now currently watching me. That was until I heard my door slam shut and the click of a lock as the door locked.
"Please wait let me out." I cried.
Earlier that day we had received news that the prince/ Leo was wanting to find the mystery girl/me. He had sent out the duke with the glass slipper to try to find the girl that fit the slipper/me.
When Karen and Angel say me playing with the slipper then instantly knew that I was the mystery girl and that they had to keep me away when the duke came.
"No you will not come out. The duke does not want to see scum like you let alone let you marry the prince." Karen said.
I instantly fell to the ground, leaned up against me door and cried. I really wanted to love Leo but last night I was scared so I did not let him know that feel the same way.
But what I did not know was while I was helplessly locked up in my room, listening as the duke entered the house, the animals were working on getting the key to my room. I am not sure how they did it exactly but they managed to all work together to get the key and unlock the door. Instantly I ran downstairs to see The duke struggling to get the slipper on Angel's foot which was way too big.
"So there are no more young ladies in the house." The duke said giving up.
"No your grace." Karen said as she escorted the duke to the door.
"Your grace. your grace may I try the slipper." I say as I descend down the stairs.
"I thought you said there was no more eligible ladies in the house." The duke sneered as he began to make his way towards me. But what he did not see was Angel had her foot out in his way and her tripped sending the slipper smashing to the ground.
"Nooooooo, nooooo, nooooo! the king is going to have my neck." He said trying to put the pieces back together.
"Umm sorry your grace but I do have the other slipper." I say as I pull it out of my apron pocket.
"Hugh!" He gasped as he took the second slipper and slipped it onto my foot. "A perfect fit." He said happily.
I just stood there smiling until he escorted me out to a carriage that would take us back to the palace.
And back to Leo. I thought.
Time Skip
As the carriage pulled up to the castle I saw Leo waiting on the stairs. As soon as I got out of the carriage he came and embraced me in a hug.
"I guess since you came back that you love me too." Leo said
"Yes, Leo I do." I say as he pulls away from the hug only to pull me into a kiss.
Suddenly the world around us began to fade and Leo wrapped himself around me protectively as we both blacked out.
Time Skip
I woke up to find Leo still wrapped around me.
"Sorry Leo, but you are squishing me." I say shyly.
"Sorry Aries." He says as I spot a familiar face.
"Lucy." I say as I notice several members of fairy tail including our master standing around us.
"Aries I am glad to see you and Leo are alright." She says giving me a hug.
"Don't worry Lucy I would never let anything happen to Aries again." Leo says protectively which makes me smile.
I know that I will no longer have to be alone. I will never have to cry another tear in secret. From now on I will always have my Lion, my prince, to always protect me.
Hey guys sorry this chapter was short and probably not as good as the rest just wanted to get something posted before I left on vacation. Also sorry for the extremely OOC characters in this chapter.
Sincerely,
HeartInMusic
