Chapter 7: Jobless,

A/N: So Nalu moments it is! (For you guys out there, you have just made this fanfic 10-15 chapters longer.) Yes, we are going to let Lisanna become snobbish and such. Meanwhile, her dear Prince will be betraying her… technically speaking, since its Lucille he is cheating with but… you get what I mean.

Just for you to know, instead of Sneak Peek I'll be putting some kind of article from Boston's head book. Just to make you doubt a little bit! :) (And, if you come to any conclusions, do tell! I'll give brownie points to the ones who the one who says it correct!)

Natsu's POV MAY SUCK! IMMA GIRL OK? I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW A GUY'S MIND WORKS! DAMN U BOYS! ° ~ °

EDIT: God! I made a mistake there! Corrected it (and thanks Alex for pointing it out)

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"What's with the hair color?"

"It's normal where I'm from."

"Where are you from?"

"Far away."

"How'd you get here?"

"Walked."

"Didn't you get tired?"

"No."

"Do you like horses?"

"Sure."

"Then why didn't you ride a horse here?"

"Didn't have one"

"Then why didn't you buy one?"

Lucy was sure she was tolerant, patient and full on sympathy, and she had stood her ground in these matters when someone asked for it, but this guy took it to a new level. Really, why did he have to ask too much? They had just met like, an hour ago! There was no way insulting Wendy's friend would get her brownie points, and she wasn't going to start losing herself just because of him.

First he had kicked her. Well, she forgave him. Then, while Wendy did the presentations and the back story of both –to say the truth, she wasn't paying much attention. It was not that Wendy was boring or nothing (maybe a bit) but she was more distracted by the way Natsu's cheeks tinted pink each time he looked at her. Was this some type of disease here? Could people turn their faces the color of their heads? It would be pretty cool to see Wendy turn blue…- wait, she was getting out of track, while Wendy did the presentations and all that, she took the time to look at Natsu's clothes –was Natsu a common name here? Could people actually be named like the Prince?-. They were made out of some kind of combination of leather and silk, with gold thread on the borders. It looked too fancy for a castle servant, but maybe they gave more luxurious clothes here?

She was actually surprised that, in fact, there were no other blondes in Fiore –well, there was some blonde haired man that worked on the castle, apparently, but she was talking about girls. -Apparently, that type of hair color hadn't been seen since long ago. Instead there were redheads, bluenettes, green haired weirdoes, you name it.

Oh, and pink haired idiots. Those too.

"Because no one sells horses in the middle of nowhere, idiot." Ups. Okay, so maybe he was really getting on her. Lucy was about to apologize, but he just laughed at her.

What? He wasn't insulted by that? He stopped crackling and turned to look at her. "Yeah, many people say that. Anyways, Wendy said you had magic?" This guy is really strange.

Natsu was really surprised when Wendy had told him she thought Lucy had magic –and the girl didn't even know what that was. Seriously, how whacked in the head was she?
At first, he tried to tell his sister that no, Lucy wasn't a mage, but after Wendy finished telling him her story, he tried thinking twice. Something he clearly didn't do very often.

"Well, I don't really know." Lucy admitted, a bit embarrassed "I… don't really know anything about that. You can call it common sense, but I can't remember" Or maybe no one ever told me I had magic instead of some silly curse. Why lie though? She was seriously confused with that small fact. Why had no one told her she possessed magic? Was it because not many people had it? Was her magic actually obtained from a curse? What?!

"Well, I think you do. I mean, you used to know. And you probably had, if you were carrying a letter towards Luci- Princess Lucille" he corrected "I will… ehm, put a word in for ya." Well, at least things were going well with him. And she suddenly remembered.

"Hey, ummm, do you know of a place I can stay in? Or…" she thought for a second. In her old life she just had to ask for food and there it was, in front of her. But, she supposed, in here you have to work to earn food. Asking for a job will be a better idea.

"…maybe you know of a job?" And this question startled Natsu. Why? The girl had just recovered from a –possible- head injury, was starting to remember her life, and she was already asking for a job? Natsu might be an idiot, but something wasn't fitting here. Well, we will have to wait and see. The heck?! He stopped thinking as he re-winded his thoughts. Had he just said the word wait? WAIT?! He didn't wait! What was it with him?!

"Wait wait wait!" He winced at word "You want a job? In the castle? Or outside?" He slapped himself mentally "I meant, you want to work with me at the castle?" He had to go along with the little lie about being just a servant of the King. It wasn't that much of a bother, anyway.

"Umm" Outside the castle won't help me see Lisanna, but inside I'll probably see her sooner. Maybe I can ask for a job that is from the castle BUT makes me work outside. That would be easier. But how can I look innocent while asking for a job that specified? As if reading her thoughts- or maybe not- Wendy asked.

"How about you think about it for a while? I'm going to go help Porlyusica for a bit, nii-san, Lucy-san" And with the last few words, the small blue haired girl walked out the door, leaving the two teenagers –almost adults- alone.

….

"Uhh"

"Yeah"

They stood together in silence, and as much as both of them hated it, each time they tried to speak only monosylables came out.

"Sooo… wanna go outside?" Cheers! Natsu finally got enough courage to say something –why couldn't he in the first place?- and took her hand. It was freezing.

"Some fresh air will help us think what to do. 'Come on!" He whinned softly when she refused to stand up. After some tugs, Lucy finally gave up and extended her legs, making a certain Prince blush, and shook her hand off his.

"Let's go" And that's when Lucy decided she should get some kind of reward for the best actress ever, because while outside her body looked kind of cold and bored, on the inside she was like:
Oh Mavis, he touched me!

or something like that. You know how teenagers are.

"Lead the way" If she wasn't going to speak much, then she was down for some thinking. How was she supposed to act around him, anyway? If he was a servant for the crown then he was sup- no, she was supposed to think like him! How could she do that with the little experience in real life she had?

Ok, Lucy. Think. You are a servant so… no privileges for you. You don't remember anything about your life, however you MUST have some habits. How were the servants on your castle? A flash of a certain white haired girl ran trough her head, but she quickly dismissed the image. Well, they were polite. Overly polite. They always made sure they were well educated, they knew some self-defense and, apart from Lisanna, no one had magic. I think it'll be safe to assume that…

"Luce?" The man's voice snapped her off her thoughts, and she smiled apologetically. He frowned and pinched her nose, causing her to squeak and blush.

"Stop doing that face" He chuckled "You look funny"

She frowned again and held her nose high. "Well, sorry for looking like that. It's not like I could change it"
"But you look better smiling" He turned away from her to hide his blush, and Lucy did the same. Smiling? Servants didn't smile! They were supposed to be stoic and emotionless, so then why-

"Ahh!" She squealed when he poked her stomach, causing her to feel funny. Has he somehow given me his illness? Why does it feels funny?

"…Luce?" She snapped again and looked at him, confusion visible on her face. "Who is Luce?"
"Well, it's my nickname for you" She glanced at him again, this time her cheeks puffed out.

"I don't need to be called Luce! My name Lucil- Lucy, Lucy… just Lucy" she gulped at her quick thinking. She knew lying about something like that had horrible consequences –not saying your surname to a servant always had horrible consequences in Boston- but, to her behalf, she didn't remember her life. So, not saying anything would be a good idea.

"Well, I'm callin' ya Luce, Luigi." He opened the door that lead to Porlyusica's garden, which was quite big. Medical plants and flowers bloomed everywhere, and Lucy awed at the sight. When she got back to Boston… was she even getting back to Boston?

"Okay, sit here" The pinkette motioned towards some kind of bench –it had holes everywhere- made out of stone.

"Thanks" They both sat, and in the silence Lucy realized something.

I… don't know what I have to do! She gasped mentally Everything is going too fast, I don't even have a plan to what I need to do!

Okay, first things first. I need to find a place to stay at and a job. It has to be in the castle, not inside but in the gardens or something. I'm sure Lisanna is bound to walk in those some time. Then, I think I should gather information. I'm NOT marrying some fancy Prince, but when the wedding takes place, father is bound to come. When he sees Lisanna… she cringed He can't see Lisanna. Okay, so I need to make things work before the wedding. So I need to know when the wedd…

"…yo Luce! You kay?" Natsu 's face was in front of hers, about ten centimeters apart. Lucy blushed at the invasion in her privacy, and pushed him away.

"TO CLOSE!" Her small squeak left an amused look in his face, and she blushed again. Okay, so it was serious now. He certainly made her sick.

But… from close, she noticed that what looked like onyx eyes from afar were actually…. green! Wow, they were really….

"…beautiful…" Her small whisper was too low even for her to hear it, but Natsu caught it and turned away, cheeks blazing.

"W-Well, we better think of something ya wanna work on" He started "Wens will have my head if I don't help ya out"
"Well, what kind of jobs do you do in the castle? I mean, I don't… know what kind of job I had before, probably just a messenger, but I'm sure you already have one of those, so it would be horrible if I were to-"
"Wow, you talk a lot." He interrupted.

She turned to glare at him and pouted. "I'm sure you talk as much as I"

"Suure… anyways, we have problems in the library, another waiter wouldn't do any bad, and we also have a post in the great salon. But everything depends in one thing."

"What?" She had left her place next to him to stand in front of the prince, and anxious grimace taking place in her face.

"What kind of things are you good at and how many personal information you give"

"Well, I already told Wendy, I don't remember"

"But you know your name right?" He insisted, nodding towards her. "That should work at least. With so little information the only thing they are going to make ya do is take care of the stables, but I would never ask that for ya"

Her face suddenly turned into a frown, but he was able to see the curiosity swimming in her eyes. "Why?"

"You don't want to know"

Both continued thinking long and hard, until Natsu laughed.

"Dunno know why we are doing this. Ya wanna go to the castle and ask Erza what kind of jobs she has?"

"What about washing our clothes?"
"Mira, Evergreen and Kinana already do that"

"A maid?"

"Levy, Cana, Bisca and Yukino"

"Clean duty?"

"Gray, Juvia, Elfman"

"Kitchen?"

"Mirajane and Kinana"

"Uhhh… library?"
"Freed is enough and Levy helps sometimes"

"…blacksmith?"

"I think Gajeel and Rogue do their job wonderfully"
"How about the gardens? I know Reedus, Max and Loke already do it, but…"
"I keep telling you, Prince Natsu, that the only job we have is on the stables" Erza was quickly shushed by the Prince, who looked around to find Lucy entertained by a pair of books on the shelf far away from earshot. Erza glared at him.

"If you let us speak with her…"

"NO!" He chocked "I-I mean, she… has some, health problems and…"
"Then why is she seeking a job?" Erza glared at him, but he saw the worry flash in her eyes and took advantage of it.

"She lost her memory! You know Wendy, she saved her and all" Erza's glare turned into a soft look at the mention of the child. "and we discovered that she, uh, had something to do with…" Natsu pondered for a second if he should really tell Erza that Lucy had magic.

"With?"

"…with one of Wendy's friends! S-So she asked me a favor to get her a job and a place to sleep."

"…"

"…for Wendy?"
"hmmm"

"… I will buy you three boxes of strawberry cake" Natsu deadpanned at the happy face Erza instantly made.

"Well, I'm sure the boys will appreciate another helping hand in the garden! But, you have to let us speak with her. Princess Lucille has just arrived and we cannot afford to let a girl enter just because she 'lost her memory'. What if she is a spy? We need to inter…"

"Ara ara" Mira, the white haired bartender, maid and cook, smiled from behind the counter "Aren't you being too hard on her, Erza? Just let the girl speak!"

Erza sighed "Fine. Natsu, bring your friend to the meeting room as soon as you can."

"Aye!"

The red haired woman and the prince turned around to search for Lucy, but found her hidding behind one of the many desks they had (since, they were at the libary at that moment), a pained look on her face.

"Luce...?" Her name was left hovering in the air, as a voice cut in.

"Natsu? Who is 'Luce'?"

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Article #31 of Boston's Head Book

The royal family is the only one that, by any means, is supposed to have magic reserves. No official or non-official servants should have magic reserves, commonly known as 'magic powers'. Every citizen that attempts to have magic reserves, are born with them or try to strip them from a member of the royal family is to be executed for treason.

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SO sorry! I didn't even had time to re-read this thing and… Oh God! Two weeks late! Sorry guys!

Two weeks ago my dad fell from the stairs and he ended in the hospital, then exams are next week and I have three projects to do. My life is a chaos! However, thanks for reviewing!

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