Yellowed teeth flashed before Lucy, their large incisors only inches from the blonde's face as a force around her body tightened in an almost bone crushing hold. Lucy couldn't breathe, couldn't move, and when she opened her mouth, couldn't even speak.

"I like you a whole lot more than her." Than who, Lucy wanted to scream out, what's going on, let go of me. All these thoughts rushed through the blonde's mind at an overwhelming speed, causing her heartbeat to speed up and her breathing to become more shallow as lights dotted her eyesight. Without any warning, Lucy was harshly dropped onto her bum; a large green form now looming over her. Lucy began to panic as fear prickled her skin and sweat began to pool under her arms and over the palm of her hands. Looking up slightly, Lucy's brown eyes met small beady black eyes before the face loomed in closer, revealing light purple skin. The Gorian's large hands pinned Lucy's thrashing arms down in a strong hold, his legs pinning down Lucy's as a gray tongue snaked out and trailed Lucy's quivering cheek.

"You will be my wife, and I will make you love me," the Gorian hissed darkly, his thin purple lips descending onto Lucy's. As the Gorian's lips moved closer and closer, Lucy let out an ear-piercing scream before everything turned black.


Lucy shot up from her bed with a loud scream, her pale hands clenched deep in the folds of her blanket. With a shaky hand, Lucy brushed aside the blonde strands that now clung to her forehead, wiping away some of the stray tears that dripped from her eyes before collapsing back into bed and gathering her blankets closer, enclosing the blonde princess in a sort of cocoon. Loud footsteps pounded outside of Lucy's door before the hinges to her wooden door shattered as a frantic Natsu jumped in, his arms posed out in a fighter's pose, ready for anything. Noticing nothing wrong with the room, Natsu lowered his arms, a sleepy yawn escaping his lips as he rubbed his eyes tiredly.

"Luce, it's too early for this, what's wrong," Natsu questioned sleepily, sluggishly moving closer towards the still shaking princess. Lucy whimpered a bit, curling deeper into her blankets as lightning began to flash outside her window, casting dark shadows in every corner of the room.

"I had a bad dream," Lucy mumbled into her blanket, wincing slightly at the loud crash of thunder.

"What? You have to go pee? I don't think I can help you with that, Luce. Capricorn wouldn't shut up bout it if I did," Natsu said, now a bit more awake at the princess's odd request. Peering closely at the shaky teen, Natsu began to make a better connection at what Lucy first said.

"Wait. Are you scared?" Natsu questioned, earning a nod from the still shaking princess. Natsu moved a bit closer to the bed, placing a light hand atop the blanket where Lucy's shoulder should have been. Flinching a little at the sudden contact, Lucy's tension eased a bit at Natsu's comforting words.

"Hey, it's just thunder. It's not gunna hurt you. Sides, I could just eat it if it strikes near here," Natsu said, boasting a bit. Lucy nodded slightly, trying to calm her racing heart down. Seeing the head nod from the silent princess, Natsu started to get up before a pale hand shot out of the cocoon and gripped his wrist.

"Will you also protect me from the Gorians too," Lucy whimpered, pulling Natsu slightly closer to her as she peered up with her fearful brown eyes. Shocked, Natsu looked down at Lucy blankly before a reassuring grin spread across his feature, his green eyes shining earnestly.

"Course I will, nothing is going to hurt you long as I'm around," Natsu vowed, causing the Princess's fear to ease away before she fell into a deep sleep, her hand still around Natsu's tightly. Letting out a sigh, Natsu inched closer to Lucy before climbing into the large plush bed. With her hand still around his, Natsu began to lay over the top of the blanket, his high body heat keeping him warm as he too fell into a deep sleep.


Natsu let out a groan as loud screeching reached his ears. Attempting to block out the loud noise, Natsu nuzzled in closer to the warmth he was currently clutching. Not really remembering seeing an extra pillow, Natsu cracked open an eye, only to receive an eyeful of blonde. Not letting this bothering him, Natsu pulled the warm body closer, liking the feel of holding someone. The extra body heat reminded Natsu of his childhood days when he would sleep next to Igneel, the dragon's warm body heat would always envelop the young Natsu in a protective hold.

"Don't think I didn't see that! I saw you open your eyes! You better wake up and get away from her before I go get Capricorn!" the loud booming voice of Aquarius roared, smaking her hand against Natsu's head. Natsu groaned some more in response, burying his head in Lucy's back before Lucy started to shift in her sleep.

Lucy's brown eyes slowly eased open as Aquarius continued to scream profusely in her direction. Confused, Lucy peered up at Aquarius, a silent yawn escaping her parted lips.

"What's wrong?" Lucy asked, completely oblivious to the situation at hand. Upon hearing this question, Aquarius's blue eyes widened at the princess's different behaviour before she regained her composure.

"Tell your boyfriend to fuckin get up before Capricorn gets here. I don't want to hear any of his crap, cause if he decides to blame someone, he'll blame me, and I don't want that," Aquarius hissed, her enraged face inching closer to Lucy's as a way to emphasize her point. Feeling suddenly frightened by the mermaid's warning, Lucy nodded shakily before turning her head to look down at the mess of pink that was pressed against her back.

Blushing hotly at the position she found herself in, Lucy hastily shook Natsu, hoping to get out of the embarrassing situation sooner rather than later.

"Natsu. Natsu. Wake up," Lucy said in a persistent tone, her arm twisted awkwardly as she continued to shake Natsu.

"Go back ta sleep, Luce," Natsu mumbled, clenching Lucy tighter, causing the blonde to blush even deeper. "It's still too early."

"We're getting nowhere with this," Aquarius growled out before breaking Natsu's hold on Lucy and pushing the fire mage out of the bed. Letting out a loud cry once he made contact with the cold floor, Natsu looked up at the enraged mermaid bewilderedly.

"Just what is going on here?" Capricorn shouted once stepping into the now crowded room, his eyes widening behind his black sunglasses as he took in the scene before him.

"Aquarius! What is the meaning of this!" Aquarius shot Lucy a glare in response before turning towards the worked up goat person before her, trying to explain the situation as calmly as she possible could. Unfortunately, Aquarius was never much of a calm person to begin with.


Natsu winced a bit in pain as he rubbed the large inflamed bump that protruded from his head. Capricorn continued to glare at the fire mage hotly, his arms crossed over his chest in a clearly angered way.

Avoiding any eye contact with any of the servants, Lucy continued to look down at her plate of food, taking a few small bites every here and there. Lucy couldn't explain it, but with the incident from earlier that morning, Lucy couldn't help but feel a flutter grow and churn in her stomach. If Lucy was still as she was before, the incident would have been pushed aside and nearly forgotten, but with the events that occurred yesterday, Lucy had started to feel things. She couldn't help but feel shy and embarrassed with the morning's event and so frightened with the nightmare that started up last night. Why did she even have a nightmare to begin with? It was an odd occurrence because she never was one to dream, not since three years ago at least. The new set of emotions confused Lucy, but it also scared her to death. Were emotions really that necessary? Lucy was shocked out of her thoughts once Capricorn finally let his anger be well known.

"I have always known you would attempt to shame our princess!" Lucy slumped a little in her seat, averting her eyes from any of the now attentive workers. "How could you even believe you could get away with such a thing. Remember your place boy, she is a princess, one of higher standings, while you are a commoner, a simple mage. Both of you live in separate worlds, worlds that are highly unlikely to even cross again." Lucy remained silent, too scared to even lift her head and try and correct Capricorn. Lucy's hand trembled slightly as her mouth opened and closed in attempts to push out any words, but she just couldn't, she couldn't even lift her head and speak up.

"Look, I already told you that me and Luce are just friends," Capricorn opened his mouth to correct Natsu's wording of Lucy's title, but snapped in shut in aggravation once he remembered that the princess allowed it; willing himself to remain quiet about the matter, Capricorn nodded stiffly as Natsu continued on. "All I was doing was makin sure she was alright after she woke up from that nightmare. She's the one that didn't want me to go," Natsu huffed out.

"Wait, you mean the princess has had a nightmare last night?" Cancer voiced, bewildered by the very action. Little by little, voices began to pick up and voice their own confusion and shock while Lucy sunk deeper and deeper into her seat.

"Yeah, but it was just a nightmare. It's not like it's a big deal," Natsu shrugged before digging into his breakfast.

"Natsu, the princess has never had a nightmare, from our understanding that is," Virgo voiced calmly, daintily sipping at her tea as Natsu gave a noncommittal grunt before letting out a belch.

"So, I haven't had a nightmare in a while," Natsu said offhandedly. "It still ain't a weird thing." Virgo nodded slightly before placing her cup down.

"Yes, that is true, but the princess does not usually show emotions. If she had a nightmare, then we are to assume that she has felt a sort of fear," Virgo explained patiently before turning her attention towards the quiet princess. Lucy could feel all eyes turn to her as she tried to slump even deeper into her seat, but the skirt of her gown forced the uneased blonde to remain somewhat upright in her seat.

"Would this be true, Princess?" Lucy opened her mouth to mumble something, but was interrupted by the loud rushed footsteps. Loke pushed back the dining room doors hastily, his appearance a bit disheveled as his eyes shifted around the room.

"Not here either," Loke muttered, ready to leave to dining area until Cancer's voice stopped him.

"Who isn't here, Loke?" Cancer questioned before looking around the room. The other helpers then started to look around the area as well, curious as to who the missing person was.

"Aries. I haven't seen her all day and usually she's one of the first people I see in the morning," Loke said with a bit of worry marring his features.

"Maybe she took an early morning walk. It is a beautiful day out," Lyra voice optimistically, her statement earning disagreement gestures and mutters.

"Common Lyra, we all know Aries wouldn't go outside unless she's with someone. Wonder what happened to her," Scorpio pointed out before going into deep thought. Setting his plate down with a slight bang, Natsu looked at the servants before locking eyes with Lucy.

"Aries is that ram chick, right? Didn't we see her last night, Luce?" Natsu questioned, earning a slight nod from the suddenly shy princess. "Yeah, then she disappeared in this awesome light. Just poof, then you started cryin," Natsu finished, his face beaming with a bit of excitement.

"You mean, she's gone," Loke voiced, shocked by the very idea.

"But how," Cancer asked before turning towards Lucy. Lucy continued to stare at her half eaten plate of food, her throat going dry at the thought of even speaking in front of all of them.

"Well, Luce was being kinda stupid last night. She didn't even looked scared bout the Gorian, so I kinda yelled at her about that," Natsu said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head casually. "Anyways, next thing you know, Aries started glowing and changed into a ball of light. Then, once Aries and the light was all gone, Luce started crying." Lucy continued to look downwards, shifting slightly in her seat as the chatter around the table started to pick up.

"It would seem that this light may have given the princess a bit of something. Perhaps this has to do with the curse," Virgo voiced calmly, silencing the chatter. One by one, the servants began to look at one another before looking to Natsu.

"So, we're going to disappear too? Like Aries?" Gemini asked in unison, their voices mixed with a bit of sadness and curiosity.

"This is a good thing, is it not. Finally, the princess may finally regain her full emotions," Capricorn boasted, keeping his face devoid of any emotions.

"Yeah! Natsu, you found a way to break the curse!" Lyra beamed, clearly happy for the princess.

"I can't believe we're just a bunch of emotions! What, we're just gunna sit and wait til we just disappear into nothingness! I won't accept this!" Aquarius shouted, slamming her hands against the table before floating off. Lucy flinched slightly at the sudden noise, but continued to keep her head bowed down in silence. With a slight apology towards the group, Scorpio rose from his chair and went to chase after the angered mermaid. Silently, the servants picked up their food and tried to act as if nothing had happened, bringing on a sense of awkwardness as Breakfast was continued.


Oh my gosh, guys! I'm so sorry for neglecting this and you all. Gruvia week has taken up most of my time and school has been an absolute pain. Didn't do the last prompt for Gruvia week, so instead of thinking of something, I decided to write up more for this. I hope this makes some sort of sense. Let me know if some things still confuse you, I'll try to write it in and clear things up. Was this a good chapter? Decent enough? Sometimes I think I should just get a beta or something, but sometimes I think to myself 'no, that'll just spoil things' Course, I'm definitely open to suggestions, not promising I'll use them all, but I can try if it works out. Again, so sorry for not updating in like forever. Further apology because I might do Elfever week, so more of my time might/will be used up. So excited for Nalu and Jerza week too. Argh, so many pairings week, but I just love them to pieces. Leave me a thought.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Not Fairy Tail or Beauty and the Beast, which this is loosely based on.

Thanks for reading and all the support you guys have given me, all the reviews, favorites, and follows have made me just so happy and giddy inside.

Oh, P.S. I hate Gorians now, that beginning scene was way too freaky for me.