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So, who do you want this girl to end up with?
POV I
"I-I don't understand."
I kept flipping the last two pages continuously, searching for a last page that would probably fix my confusion.
The princess had to choose only one of her beloved dragon to serve as her guardian for eternity. And for those who weren't chosen had to rebuild the kingdom and acted as the guardians of the 7 cities no matter what, and to never have their beloved princess in their life forever-
However, there was no other page left to read.
The princess had to choose only one of her beloved dragon to serve as her guardian for eternity.
Which one?
The princess had to choose only one-
"See that? Even the real end of that legend is still a mystery," Natsu said, he was currently lying on Wendy's bed beside me, resting his head over his hands. Seriously, I could even feel his muscular thigh touching mine. "But I'm sure the princess's gonna choose the Fire Dragon!"
"Romeo-kun said that, too," Wendy said, "Since the Fire Dragon was the strongest, the princess would definitely choose it, he said."
"And who says the Fire Dragon was the strongest? I didn't find any statement about it in this book."
"Hey!" Natsu snapped, obviously hurt by my sentence. "Of course it's the strongest! It can breathe fire from its mouth!"
"Natsu, I think the other dragons can breathe something out from their mouth, too."
"But nothing like fire! Fire is the strongest in the world!"
"If the Ice Dragon can breathe ice, then I bet it can defeat the Fire Dragon."
"Don't judge the dragons by their shitty breath! The Fire Dragon will beat the fuck out of the Ice Dragon!"
Thank goodness I managed to cover Wendy's ears first. I gave the dense soccer player a glare after that.
"Grr... Then, how 'bout you, Wen? Which one do you think the princess will choose?" Natsu asked Wendy after I released her ears. However, both of us were still glaring at each other.
"Mmm..." Wendy mumbled. Both Natsu, Carla, and I were staring at her for a while, waiting her answer. Wendy glanced at me for a while, making me confused. But moments later, she opened her mouth and said, "Maybe it's the Star Dragon."
"WHAT?!" Natsu yelled, almost jumping from Wendy's bed. "You-why-star-not-fire?!" Natsu asked, aghast.
"Lucy loves stars," Wendy explained, "So maybe the princess likes Star Dragon the most."
"That's the reason?!" Natsu asked again, "Just because of floating, shining objects in the sky?!"
I couldn't help but chuckle. My sister compared me with the princess. But if I was really the princess, I think I wouldn't choose it just for that reason.
"If there's a Sky Dragon, I want to choose it. But there is not," Wendy pouted. I smiled, Wendy loved the sky, especially when it was filled with shining stars that I loved.
"Oh, come on! It's you who have to choose! Not Lucy!" Natsu grumbled in annoyance. I raised my eyebrow, "Then why do you so insist that she will choose the Fire Dragon-wait, I understand."
I fell silent. Natsu and Wendy were staring at me, confused.
The true meaning of the story, I got it.
This story was meant to entertain children because of its variety of characters, the interesting seven dragons. The illustration were perfect, not too scary but actually splendid. The princess was beautiful in the eyes of the children. This made children wanted to choose one of the dragons as their favorite character, their chosen dragon, so that they could create the ending themselves. They were taught to make a decision for the greater good.
To the point that the little girl in my arms and the childish soccer player beside me were defending their own decision, this story was unbelievably good for children.
"Gah! Whatever, y'all can be irritating, somehow," Natsu groaned, "I'm just gonna forget how irritating you are by taking a nap," he stated, lying on Wendy's bed like it was his, "Wake me up when dinner is served."
"You're gonna stay until dinner?!" I asked in disbelief, just how long he wanted to stay in my house?! It's not like I didn't enjoy his company, actually, I loved it. But not that love, absolutely. I meant-
-Annnnd he answered me with a snore.
"I want another nap, too," Wendy pouted, she slowly crawled away from my lap and crawled towards Natsu-
"No, no. You're not sleeping beside him," I pulled her back quickly.
"Lucy, don't be jealous."
"I'M NOT-Listen, he's a stranger. Don't sleep beside strangers."
"But he's your friend," Wendy tilted her head. I couldn't say anything again so I sighed, "Just sleep on my bed, okay?" I said as I picked her up, carrying her on my hip like I usually did.
"But Carla already sleeps beside Natsu-san. I want to sleep with Carla," Wendy whined. She's right, our cat was already sleeping beside Natsu, curling up like a ball. I sighed again, "I'll bring her to you after this."
"But I like my bed more, it's comfy."
"One more whine and I won't let you sleep with me when you have nightmares."
"...I love you, Lucy," Wendy immediately wrapped her arms around my neck. Smart kid.
We went out from Wendy's bedroom, leaving the door opened so I would know if Natsu woke up or not. Her bedroom was in front of mine, so I only needed to take a few steps-
Ting Tong
"Lucy, someone's ringing our bell," Wendy told me while pointing at our door. I looked towards her, "Should I get it or bring you to bed first?" I asked. "Door first," Wendy answered. I nodded and readjusted her in my arms for a while. After that, I went to get our door.
I took a fast glance at my clock. It's already 3 p.m. Somehow, I thought I forgot something. Something really important. But I brushed my thoughts off before I opened the door. And then, I opened the door with my left hand.
"Who is it?" I asked-
-And then I remembered that something.
"Lu-chan!"
"We heard about Wendy-chan so we came here to visit!"
"You should have told me first, Lucy. I can help Wendy with my medical ability."
Lisanna, Levy, and Erza were standing in front of me, smiling widely. The school was already over. That's what I forgot.
"Lisanna-san! Levy-san! Erza-san!" Wendy greeted happily. However, the moment I saw them, my mind went to something problematic.
Natsu was sleeping in Wendy's room. There's a chance he might wake up.
What if they found out the famous soccer player was sleeping in my sister's room?!
"Oi, don't be surprised like that. They're worried about Wendy, y'know?" I heard a very familiar voice behind them. And then, my best friend walked out from behind.
"I brought your homework," Gray said, holding the homework that I asked.
What should I do if he found out?!
POV II
BRAK!
"What the fuck did you say to Lucy?"
I was probably the only junior who dared to slam the table in front of the Student Council President.
However, when it came to something about my best friend, I care about nothing but her.
Laxus stayed silent, while his juniors Freed and the other Disciplinary Committees was trembling in anger after he saw my action. Even Mira widened her eyes at me.
After a long intense silence, Laxus answered my question.
"I asked her to be the Princess of Dragons, and she accepts. That's all."
"For the Fantasia?! Don't fucking kidding me, she doesn't have any slightest interest in cosplaying. Are you threatening her with something?!"
"Yes, she doesn't have any interest. But she'll do it, definitely."
"Why can't you just leave her alone?!" I shouted, clenching my fists tightly. I was fighting the urge to beat the shit out of this whore. Laxus stared at me in silence, like my words didn't have any meaning for him. Like he didn't care about Lucy's suffering at all.
That made me want to puke.
"Stop acting like a pain, Gray!" Freed yelled, "This is something between Lucy Heartilifa and Laxus-sama! You have no right to meddle in!"
"I have no right, you say?!" Gray raised his voice, "I have the frigging right to meddle in! You're forcing my best friend to do something she doesn't want to!"
"Stop it, Gray," Mira tried to calm me down, "Do you think Lucy wants to see you acting like this towards Laxus? Because of her?"
I fell silent after she said that.
Mira was probably the only senior I respected in that room.
"You act like she's yours, like we have to ask for your permission first," Evergreen spat, "This is her own decision to make. If you're truly her best friend, then you shouldn't object her decision like this."
"She's not even your girlfriend~" Bickslow sang, mocking at me.
"I'm the one who make the deal," Laxus continued, smirking at me with devilish intention, "So this is only between Lucy and me. There's no place for you, Fullbuster."
I gritted my teeth hard, glaring at the President with hatred.
Even though I hated it, they're right.
Damn it, if only I knew this sooner. If only I stayed with Lucy yesterday, she wouldn't have to deal with Laxus.
I didn't have any right to meddle in, it's her decision, I knew.
Even though I hated it, no matter how resentful her reason was, I should have accepted it.
I had no right to act like she's mine.
Even so...
"...She has someone on her mind right now," I said quietly, "She has to take care of her sister all alone..."
What did they know about her life? What did they know about her problem? What did they know about her feelings?
I knew her more than anyone.
"Wendy, right?"
I snapped my eyes open after Laxus called Wendy's name.
He suddenly stood up from his comfy President's chair, "Let me tell you something interesting," he said as he stared out of the window, staring at the country he lived, Fiore.
"A country this big can never be controlled just by one family, the Royal Family. That's why, there are other families that serve the King while subconsciously rule the country themselves. They take their high status as advantages to live in this country, so they can have a high status like no other."
"However, neither of those families can have a prosperous position like us, the Dreyar House. We, who have served His Highness for generations as his right hand, can never be rivaled when it comes to personal status-"
"Don't talk big about your shitty life," I hissed, "Besides, there is another great family that can rival yours. Known as the left hand of the King... The Marvell House," I couldn't stop myself to bite my lips after I said that family's name.
"That family works under the shadow, I'm talking about the greatest family that you can see," Laxus grinned cockily, "However, as much as I hate it, you're right. The Dreyars and the Marvells are two most influenced families in Fiore. The two have a same reason: Together with the Royal Family, they are the founding fathers of Fiore."
Everyone but me widened their eyes, maybe that's the first time they heard it. However, I already knew that.
"But mysteriously, years ago, something changed. Suddenly, there existed one family that its wealth could even rival the founding fathers. It's odd, they're not special, but suddenly, they became as special as us. That's the family that I really take an interest, the Golden Family, Heartfilia."
"It was said that the Heartfilias began its glory after the existence of one woman, a woman that could even change a country, Layla Heartfilia. But, I still cannot believe that one, single woman, could bring such fortune to one family. That's why I tried to know about the Heartfilias, about Layla Heartfilia, and about her daughters, Lucy and Wendy."
"You son of a bitch..." I cursed, so he wanted to make Lucy suffer out of curiosity?!
"I'm curious. Even after Layla Heartfilia's passing, the Heartfilias still have their glory. Jude Heartfilia is still trying to protect his family's high status at the cost of abandoning his own daughters. That's right. Positions, levels, and places. They have a great influence in life. It pisses me off."
"Their father can't even take care of them. Their mother has gone. They can't have something called parental love ever again. So, what's so special about them? What's so special about the Heartfilias? What's so special about that ridiculous broken family-?!"
BAM!
And then I punched him hard, right in the face.
"You're the most reckless person I've ever met."
"Yeah, I know," I said to Erza, who still didn't believe about my previous antics. I called myself lucky because before the Disciplinary Committees could kick me out from IMH, Erza and Mira stepped in to help me. And miraculously, Laxus didn't mind at all. What? If I was kicked out from IMH, Lucy would probably hate the Student Council even more. He knew it. Damn, he's a pain in the ass, but he's smart.
Even so, that would be the last time I punched him. Because if I did it again, I had to be prepared for a World War III.
"I'll help Lucy as much as I can, no need to worry, Gray," Erza stated. I smiled, I knew she's going to help her. "So, even though his words are unforgivable, I still think that you should have not punched Laxus."
"That's what you think, Erza," I said, "That's what you think."
I could never forget that time.
That time, Lucy was broken in pieces. There's nothing I could do but to hold her in my cold arms.
Even though I couldn't give her the warmest embrace, she let me hold her.
I could never forget that moment. The moment when I saw that face.
Because neither of you had ever seen her true anguished face.
"Wow, your Porsche is totally cramped," Lisanna told me.
"Yeah, right. That's because all of you are tagging along with me," I answered sarcastically while driving my car after school. Lucy's classmates and best friends other than me: Levy, Lisanna, and Erza, were sitting on the back seat together. Since their body were-ehem-well if you counted three people together-two with huge boobs and one not-did Levy just glare at me-huge, it made my Porsche looked so cramped. I even had enough difficulty to drive my car.
"Oh, come on! We want to check on Wendy-chan! Besides, are you that possessive that you won't allow us to see Lucy~?"
I almost lost control of my car.
"T-t-t-t-the hell are you talking about?! Just shut up, I'm driving!" I yelled but couldn't hide my flushing face. Damn, they hit me right on the spot.
"Aww~ our Gray is sooo protective over our Lucy~" Lisanna teased. Just calm down, I was driving. I should give my utmost attention to the roadway and my wheel.
Yeah, this car only had two combined seats, after all. Lucy always sat beside whenever we went to school and went home together, sometimes in weekend too, when we went to have fun. Wendy would sometimes tag along, too. Usually, she sat on the middle. But being a child on her age, she got curious at so many buttons and a stick on my car, and almost pushed the hazard button at one time before Lucy caught her and scolded her. I told her it's fine because it's only the hazard button, but Lucy just being her over dramatic self when it came to her sister-
"From the look of your face, I bet you're thinking about Lucy," Erza said while taking a bite of her cookies.
I almost lost control of my car.
"I wonder why she hasn't told you about the Dragons thingy," Lisanna suddenly wondered, "I bet she's gonna ask you to be her Ice Dragon. And don't forget about the other-"
"Well, I didn't ask her. So, she didn't tell me. That's the type of girl she is," I said, "But I'm gonna ask her after this."
"Don't worry, Gray," Levy smiled at me, "I'm sure Lu-chan's gonna choose you as her dragon," she said, "And that will be the perfect opportunity to ask her out."
Seriously, with these girls beside me, I doubted I could make it out to Lucy's house alive. But I made it, anyway.
POV III
The first time Lucy did was not welcoming her guests.
Instead, she ran towards Wendy's room and closed it, hiding from them.
"Lucy?" Wendy pulled Lucy's hair in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Lucy put Wendy down and grabbed her shoulders, "Wendy, please, be my good girl and don't let Natsu wake up. If he does, don't let him come out. Cage him, tie him up, or chain him, I don't care, just don't let him meet them-"
"Why?" Wendy tilted her head, Lucy slapped her forehead. There's no time for explanation. "Please, just do it. You're the only one who can do it. I entrust this to you. I love you-"
"You sound like you want to go out for a war."
"Because I do."
"Er...leave it to me?"
"Thanks!" Lucy pecked Wendy's forehead and went out from Wendy's room, not forget to lock it. After that, she ran to her front door, finally welcoming her guests who gave her confused faces.
"Sooooo," Lucy whistled forcefully, "Can I help you all?"
"Why didn't you tell me about the stupid parade thingy?" Gray asked in annoyance.
"What? You didn't ask," Lucy answered straight to the point. "But I'm going to tell you right now, actually."
"Forget that, I already heard from Levy," Gray replied. Levy just whistled on the couch when Lucy glanced at her.
"You're truly one hell of a fool. You're just throwing yourself into a huge mess!"
"At least I can do it myself! Mind your own problem!"
"My problem?! Hell yeah, you're going to ask me to cosplay as an Ice Dragon, eventually. So, that's my problem! I've gotta wear a funny reptilian costume with frilly blue decorations!"
"Well, I've gotta wear a ridiculous huge blooming dress that I can't probably walk with it! Not to mention that I have to choose one of those ridiculous reptiles! My problem is greater than you!"
"That's what you get for not telling me earlier!"
"What the hell do you want?!"
"I want to see you in a princess outfit at the parade and then I'll be laughing my ass off you-"
"I'll probably be laughing at you first, naked in front of the stage, you sicko stripper!"
"Did you two just reveal your hidden desire to each other?" Erza asked.
Lucy and Gray froze, smokes of embarrassment could be seen on their heads.
"They're soooo going ooon," Lisanna watched them intently while giggling.
"SHUT UP!" Lucy and Gray shouted in unison. And then they blushed, avoiding each other's eye contacts.
"Well, I don't want to see two lovey-dovey's argument right now," Levy waved her hand, earning a glare from the two, "I want to check on Wendy-chan."
Levy was the first one to attack.
"Don't mind her, she's sleeping," Lucy immediately thought of an excuse. Levy blinked, "But you just carried her moments ago. She can sleep that fast?"
"Errr, yeah..." Lucy answered. No matter what, her best friends should not enter the Nirvana (read: Wendy's room).
"Aww, that's too bad. It's been a while since we talked together, can we wake her up to talk, Lu-chan?" Lisanna launched another attack from the south.
"Wwwwell, you're free to talk to her! But, not right now. I don't want to wake her up. The poor girl's been tired all day," Lucy said as she created a celestial shield with the help of the twelve zodiacs. In her imagination.
"Tired from what? I thought she didn't go to school today so she could rest all day. That's why you stayed to take care of her, right?"
However, the strongest enemy, Titania, emerge from the north with thousand swords.
"Yyyyes! But you see, her foot's still hurting, so she decided to sleep all day to ease the pain!" With the help of 88 constellations, Lucy launched another attack.
"You're just making things problematic," Gray rubbed the back of his neck in annoyance, "I'm just gonna check on her and make sure she's getting better," unbeknownst to Lucy, Gray had already stood in front of Wendy's room.
Finally, the exorcist wizard managed to end this imaginary war by a wave of his hand.
"Yeah, I want to check on her, too."
"Me, too!"
"I hope she hasn't changed."
"You just met her days ago..."
"Yeah, but it sounds cool."
And so, the prideful celestial mage Lucy Heartfilia released her trump card.
"A-actually, Wendy accidentally locked her door before she slept!"
Her best friends who were already standing in front of the door froze.
"Err... That's what I want to tell you from the start, even I can't enter her room right now before she wakes up..." Lucy rubbed her cheek with her finger, trying to calm herself while lying.
"Goodness, Lucy, you should reprimand Wendy about this, what if something bad happen to her inside?" Erza asked.
That made Lucy cringed, "N...No, I believe that's not going to happen. She's sleeping inside, guys! Nothing's gonna happen-"
Annnd she forgot that the one who's sleeping was Natsu.
Lucy froze.
"Speaking of locked doors, I just watched a good mystery movie yesterday!" Lisanna suddenly said, "You see, it all begins when a little girl accidentally cuts herself with a scissors inside her locked room-Oh, no, bad movie, bad timing-"
Lucy Kick!
Forgetting her previous objective, Lucy kicked Wendy's door with incredible strength. The door was opened by force.
Seconds after, she realized her own stupidity.
Her best friends were staring at her with mouth agape, except Erza, who stared at her with a prideful smile.
But what Lucy could do was staring blankly at her sister's room, praying that someone so famous wouldn't appear and made her best friends all crazy...
"Aww...she's sleeping, how cute~" Levy exclaimed at the sleeping Wendy on her bed.
"Well, at least she's okay," Lisanna sighed in relief, "So, what are you doing, kneeling on the floor like that, Lu-chan?"
"I'm just thanking...the God above..."
Natsu couldn't be seen anywhere.
Wendy probably asked him to hide, or something like that. But now, Lucy finally could feel relieved.
"Well, I think it's the best to let the little girl have her beauty sleep, let's get out, everyone," Erza said in a small voice, trying to not wake Wendy up. Lucy's face lit up, 'Yes, yes! Please, let's leave this room as soon as possible!'
"That's great," Gray smiled and tiptoed out, followed by the three girls. But Lucy went to her sister and gave her a loving kiss on the head, "Oh, thank you, thank you so much, Wen-"
FLUUUUSH
"AH! That feels good!"
Everyone except Wendy froze.
Slowly, they turned their heads towards the source of that boyish voice-Wendy's toilet.
"Now, I'm hungry. Hope Lucy's got the dinner, now~" Natsu sang while rubbing his stomach in hunger, as he came out of the toilet-
-and saw them.
All of them, except Wendy, blinked and fell silent.
There were very long 10 seconds of silence that felt like eternity.
...
..
.
"...Na..."
Lisanna was the first one who let out a voice with wide eyes and mouth agape.
"..Nanana..." Levy pointed her shivering hand at the famous striker.
"...D...Dadada..." Erza stuttered incoherently, also pointing her hand at Natsu, followed by Lisanna.
And then Gray made the most shocking face this world ever had.
Countered by Natsu, who gave him the widest eyes he could ever make, while pointing his hand towards Gray in pure shock.
...
..
.
"...NATSU?!"
"NATSU DRAGNEEL?!"
"THE NATSU DRAGNEEL?!"
"NATSU?!"
"GRAY?!"
Lucy buried her face into Wendy's chest, "Just kill me now."