Hello again guys, I come here with the second chapter. I was inspired and it turned out to be very long. I can't wait to keep writing, I already have almost the entire story planned and it will be 10 chapters in total, and I'm thinking of adding a final bonus.
Hope you like :)
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail does not belong to me or its characters, it belongs to its creator Hiro Mashima.
Lucy Heartfilia always wore tight or revealing clothes, each outfit she had was chosen carefully and paid attention to the details. No matter what they told her, she felt comfortable wearing her short skirts and heels, she knew that she was beautiful and felt attractive in her clothes. It didn't matter the criticism they gave her behind her back or all the times that the lack of her fabric caused inconveniences such as the cold, she Lucy continued to wear the type of clothes she liked because she was free. And she, in her freedom, chose to feel empowered and sexy, but like all women, the blonde had clothes that made her feel insecure. And those were the formal ballroom dresses, not those that are tight and with daring necklines, but those with a princess cut and sultry corsets.
The spirit mage felt trapped when she had to wear that garment, no matter how many times they told her that she looked beautiful, Lucy didn't feel like herself. Above all, it brought her all those anxieties that she believed she had left behind, for some a simple dress, for her it symbolized the repression that she lived through for years. When she still lived in the Heartfilia mansion, she didn't choose her clothes, every dress, every shoe and every accessory was dictated by a teacher of etiquette that her father had hired. Before running away from home Lucy never wore an outfit like the one she wore daily now, in fact her teacher would have a heart attack to see her today.
Every day she used to wear those kinds of dresses, looking like a doll, living a fake life, a life full of loneliness and coldness. The corsets hurt her skin but she was forced to wear it for hours at social gatherings where she only knew fake smiles, eager glances and convenient approaches. She felt like a living object, a perfect trophy, a bait for men looking for an obedient lady and hunting their fortune. Her current clothes never made her feel an object, on the contrary she felt free and strong, it was her way of expressing and feeling like herself. She could choose what to wear or not to wear, something that she was never given in that millionaire life, Lucy gave herself the freedom by escaping from that life.
In Fairy Tail everything was different from her past, she felt accepted and loved for who she was, she wasn't a pretty face with money but a strong and proud magician. She was Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail, a celestial mage who considered her spirits her friends and protected her companions with claws and teeth. Her clothes, only hers, was another part of her, something almost irrelevant, no one said anything about the way she dressed except for one or other comments about her physique but no one seriously judged her or looked down for her outfit.
She was a magician and as part of her guild, she would never give up to complete a mission even if it meant wearing a suffocating huge ball gown. Because yes, her team was summoned to a mission where it was necessary to infiltrate a society meeting, where several noble families of Fiore met to prevent the theft of a valuable jewel. The party was held in honor of one of the daughters of a duke of the country, rumors said that the young woman was a friend of the princess and it was true, seeing the lady in need of protection, the princess herself contacted Fairy, the duke's daughter was recently engaged and her engagement ring was a heirloom of the ducal family, so it was in threat of being stolen.
Being a mission requested by someone from royalty, the option to reject it was non-existent. No matter how much Lucy hated the idea of attending this type of meeting again or the fear of meeting an old acquaintance, as a member of Fairy Tail she had to face and comply. Together with Erza they analyzed who would be the most suitable person to infiltrate as a member of a noble family, Natsu with his destructive tendency and lack of manners wasn't an option, Gray was eliminated due to his habit of nudity, Erza was prone to lose control of her anger and Wendy was still considered like a child. Titania herself indicated that the best option was Lucy because of her control and manners, which no one contradicted so as not to arouse her anger and take a beating from the S-class mage.
Lucy would have wanted to say something but she knew that her friend was right, she was the best suited for the job and she didn't want to fail her team. But this didn't stop that while getting ready and heading to the event, anxiety affected her, feeling her chest heavy and hating the dress she was forced to wear. It wasn't a horrible dress. On the contrary, it was cute and one of her favorite colors: pink but it had a corset and that was a counter that surpassed the color pros.
The blonde was ready waiting in a room next to where the event would take place, she was with her team going over the plan for the last time.
-Then let's review again, the idea is for Lucy to stay close to the future bride all the time, watch her closely but not be very noticeable. While Natsu and Gray will be dressed as waiters watching from afar for anything that happened, Wendy will be watching from the 2nd floor balcony pretending to be a maid with Charle and Happy, and I will be pretending to be one of the musicians. I want you to be careful, we must not act suspicious. -Dict Erza staring at the entire team.
-We'll burn their butts. - Natsu said excitedly.
-Shut up, walking flame, better worry about trying to look like a waiter. - said Gray
-It's true, Natsu will surely eat everything before serving. - Happy said
-Who are you saying that to, ice chest with legs? - Natsu lunged at Gray to hit him.
-Enough you two! - Erza gave them an angry look.
Lucy felt a drop, her team was as carefree as ever, she wanted to be just like them and not anxious about a stupid dress.
-Does Lucy-san have anything? - Wendy asked. The gaze of the entire team went to the blonde.
Natsu looked at her very intensely and immediately approached her, Lucy could only feel nervous under everyone's gaze, she didn't want to reveal a concern that she considered so stupid.
-I'm fine, just a little distracted. It's a familiar atmosphere, I guess. - The celestial mage said, admitting half the truth.
-It's true but don't worry, I don't think you've forgotten how to behave if that's what worries you. You are the one with the best manners here. - Gray said trying to help.
-Yeah, you're right. - Lucy said a little uncomfortable.
-Well guys, it's time. Go to your positions, Lucy we trust you. I know you will do a great job. - Erza said.
Lucy nodded to Erza, her words of confidence made her feel a little better, it was essential to remind herself that she was there to fulfill a mission not to socialize. So she should stop her irrational but it was difficult for the blonde, she approached the door of the living room but before she could leave, a warm and large hand stroked her head with care to not ruin her hairstyle. Natsu was smiling at her with a big smile and her big white teeth.
-Everything will be fine, Luce. -he said and left with Gray.
Lucy couldn't help but blush, she appreciated his gesture, a big smile appeared between her lips, Natsu had given her the last push she needed.
With a happy look and her forehead held high, the celestial mage entered a large room full of people, the noise of chatter and background music hitting her. The crowd didn't bother her but the high society atmosphere did, with a quick glance Lucy analyzed the guests. Most of them were of nobility but there were a considerable amount of wealthy merchants, all the women were dressed in luxurious dresses and tight corsets, the men wore tailored suits, the atmosphere was so patterned that Lucy immediately missed the atmosphere of the guild.
The celestial mage located the celebrated bride, she was in the middle of the room surrounded by several guests, mostly high ranks and her fiancé was with her. The duke was a few steps away with a group of men, Lucy believed that they were surely talking about business. She take the time of locating her team while accepting a glass of champagne and mingled with people, small conversations there and there, the blonde try to get along with the lower level people, that's how manners were. In this social hierarchy, if you were a nobody and you spoke to a high rank, you wouldn't only be disrespecting that person but also it would automatically exile you completely socially. There were silly rules like not being able to talk to someone if they hadn't been introduced to you first, the most absurd thing is that it was mainly subject to women.
Near the bride especifically on the north side Lucy found Erza, she was sitting in the small orchestra in a musician costume, cleaning a series of instruments. On the other side of the room, in the south Gray was serving glasses of champagne near the entrance, Natsu was near Lucy seemed to be in charge of a type of buffet, the blonde admired that the dragon slayer hadn't yet succumbed to temptation. Wendy and the exceed seemed fine on the balcony with the exceeds.
While the time she was at the party, half an hour to be exact, several young men approached to speak to Lucy, knowing that they approached her only because of physical appearance, she took advantage of the moment so that she was progressively introduced to others in order to reach the mission protection objective. The blonde was surprised by how well she moved in the party's social circle. At the party, it seemed like her ability to fake of her old self hadn't completely atrophied yet.
-You know Lucy, I want to introduce you to someone. She is the future bride celebrated. Would you like to meet her? - Asked George, a "poor victim" of the blonde.
-Really? That would be fantastic, she is a fashion icon of society. You really are a distinguished man George aren't you? -Lucy acted hollow, her bait caught and directed.
The man's ego was inflated and thought that he would have opportunities with Lucy. The truth is that he wasn't a bad boy, just a cocky and rich young man trying to be a playboy to look cool. He had no bad intentions towards the blonde but his attitude was so smug that he chased away all the girls, which gave the spirit mage a chance.
-Let's go. - George said making his way to the Duke's daughter but before dragging Lucy, a man intercepted him. - Wait for me a little precious, I have things to discuss with this man.
-Don't worry, I'll go get something to drink while. - Lucy said with a tic in her eye at the word beautiful, the young man was too much, the blonde felt like sending him to hell.
She walked to the buffet where Natsu was, who gave her an intense and questioning look along with a frown, the blonde came up to her partner and took a glass of juice.
-Are you OK? That guy hasn't come off you in a while. Is he bothering you? - Natsu asked discreetly , well as Natsu could be.
-No, he is conceited but he will introduce me to the Duke's daughter. - The blonde answered giving him a comforting smile.
-Can't you just walk up to her on your own? - Lucy laughed a little at the question.
-If I do that, it would attract attention and I would be thrown out of the party. - Lucy answered calmly.
-Why? -Natsu asked very confused.
-Because that's the way these people are, you can't talk to someone of higher rank if they don't introduce you to them, you can't make friends just by talking to them.
- That's kinda dumb. -said Natsu still confused.
-It is, so in a while they will introduce me to the bride and from there I will stay talking to her to watch closely. - Said the blonde.
Before Natsu could answer, the young man who was with Lucy earlier made a sign to the blonde for her to approach him.
-Wish me luck. -Lucy sighed and she left.
Although Natsu didn't like the way the man called Lucy like he was the owner of her or something, he didn't do anything. He just scowled at them until they were out of sight. Natsu didn't understand that meeting and all those silly rules that Lucy had tried to explain before but he didn't listen.
The pink haired man thought it would have been disastrous to have been born in that environment and to have to regularly attend these kinds of was the point of having a party if you couldn't make friends easily? Then it hit him. Lucy had been born in that environment, surely she had had to suffer a great number of events like that in all her life. Natsu wished that his partner had joined Fairy Tail earlier, he didn't like to imagine a Luce in this environment. In fact he hadn't even recognized her teammate as he watched her talking to the people at the party, she felt so not Lucy.
The celestial magician came to young George but found him talking to another gentleman, knowing that she had to wait, Lucy began to look around and saw a honey-colored hair held by a half ponytail and curls falling behind that was wearing a luxurious dress of Mint color. Lucy jumped out of shock when she recognized her, her worst fear of her night had come true, there was someone she knew. The blonde, aware of the existence of the lady in front of her, tried to sneak away but just when she was going to flee from that place the brown-haired girl saw her directly and recognized her instantly.
Lucy stayed in her place, although it was true that it wouldn't be a pleasant experience to rediscover a part of her past, the girl in front of her turned out to be one of the few good people she met before arriving at Fairy Tail. She was Mhyst, daughter of an earl who used to have occasional business with her father, a few times she met with the girl, they didn't have time together to say they were friends but they got along well. Mhyst was a very shy, insecure and obedient girl, the truth is that the blonde used to had a feeling of wanting to protect her, despite being high class, she wasn't a bad person but she was someone who highly respected the rules of the society. Lucy on the other hand was a young dreamer (she still is) who despite what she portrayed she hated her lifestyle and had to admit that Mhyst's conformity bothered her. That is why they could never be friends, just simple acquaintances.
The one with brown hair approached the blonde with a smile, she was surprised to find her on that stage because the girl knew well what happened to the Heartfilia empire.
-Hi Lucy. - greet a happy Mhyst.
-Hi Mhyst. -Lucy returned with a true smile, something she hadn't shown too much on the night.
- The truth is I am surprised to see you here, I knew you were a Fairy Tail magician, still I am happy to meet old acquaintances. - The mint dressed one spoke.
-Yes, now I'm a Fairy Tail mage. But I ask you not to mention it, I am on a mission. - Lucy spoke truthfully, the girl was to be trusted for her.
-I'll be careful, I hope everything is fine. Tell me how you have been, it happens that lately you haunted my memory. - Mhyst confessed sadly.
- I am happy, my guild is like my new family, it was always my dream and I am literally living it right now. -Lucy spoke excitedly of her family.
- What envy, I'm glad that now you have the freedom you always longed for. - answered Mhyst.
- I wasn't aware that you knew my dislike for my old life, I never mentioned it to you. - Lucy said surprised.
-That's true, but I got to notice it eventually. I know we were just just acquaintances, but you were always a role model for me. I am extremely weak, you were strong and even though you hid your true intentions, I suspected that your character would make you reject the life we lived. - The brunette confessed.
- Thank you, I wish we had been more friends, I always had a similar esteem for you. But what happens? You sound like you dislike your life, I always thought you had no problem with our environment. - Asked the spirit mage, she looked sadly at Lucy, the blonde had hit a spot.
-I had never had a problem with my way of living, until a few weeks ago. My father has told me that I have to marry a nobleman who lives on the other side of Fiore, I don't know him and the truth is I am afraid. Maybe my past self would have just accepted this news but now there is an obstacle that makes it impossible for me to accept this ...
-You have someone you love. - finished Lucy.
-Yes. - Mhyst looked sadly at the ground. -But he is a man who has nothing that my father can accept, he is a simple teacher.
- But you love him. - Lucy affirmed again.
-Yes. -She said with small tears in her eyes, the brown haired girl, she seemed about to break.
-Mhyst, look, I don't know who he is but if that person treats you well and loves you back, there is nothing wrong with that. Your heart loves and love is one of the most beautiful feelings that can exist, it is a force that manages to do things that may seem impossible. You are a woman, you have the right to choose, no one would have to force you to marry overall if there is someone who already occupies your heart. - The blonde tried to convince her.
- But there's nothing I can do. - Mhyst said exhausted.
-No, there is something you can do. You can confront your family and tell them what you want, they might accept your loved one. You can also always go with him, you will have to be brave but you can be with the love of your life.
-I don't know if i'm capable. - Mhyst said.
-You are but you don't know. Leaving your home and starting from scratch isn't easy, you have to mature and you will fall on the road but at least you will be free. You will be able to choose who to love and where to be, in my experience I tell you that I never thought that I could escape from the golden cage I was in but here I am, and I don't regret anything. I hope you can think my words, now I have to go. I wish you the best- Lucy spoke sincerely and she politely withdrew.
She didn't seem like it but this conversation had opened up feelings of the past for the blonde, she wished that Mhyst was free like her but she had to focus on her mission for her mental sake and for her team.
George introduced Lucy to soon bride to be, she was the Duke's daughter but very elegant and kind. In a few minutes of conversation she had hit it off with the blonde, introducing her to everyone. This embarrassed the celestial spirit mage but gave her the opportunity to stay with her longer to protect her, there were still no signs of thieves but she never had to lower her guard. Among the turmoil of the interactions with the duke's daughter, George disappeared hooking up with a girl, this relieved the blonde, now she had the coast free.
While Lucy socialized with the closest of the ducal family, there was a moment where she was alone, as she was heading to the toiley. She didn't worry about her mission, since before excusing herself she communicated with Erza through Geminis telling her where she was going from her and to watch her future girlfriend more.
When the magician was heading back to the room, a pairs of hands turned her around, facing a green-haired woman with blue eyes, with a look of disgust and amusement. Lucy recognized her immediately, she was a frequent lady who used to be in the blonde's age group when she was heir to Heartfilia State.
-So it was you. -the green haired one spoke arrogantly.
-Hera. - Lucy spoke with distaste.
-That's how you address someone of my status? I remind you Heartfilia that you are no longer one of us, you and your family went bankrupt. Wait but before that, you had already escaped, just like a hussy.
-What does that have to do with you? - replied indifferently the blonde, she didn't want problems.
-See if you even dare to look like a lady. -he said, looking at her from head to toe.
Lucy looked at her confused. Hera just smiled arrogantly
-I've seen your appearances in magazines, I can't believe how you can dress so vulgar. I would be ashamed to be you in those short skirts, you look like a prostitute.
Lucy was speechless. How could another woman denigrate another for her outfit? But that was the society from which she escaped. Before she could answer, Hera spoke.
-I don't know what you are doing here, now you belong with those poor wizards that you joined. Why don't you go back to the retards of your class? Fairy Nail, was that the name?
-It's Fairy Tail and they are much better than you could ever be, you don't even reach the tips of their shoes. You can say what you want about me but you don't mess with my family. -Lucy said with great anger, her keys reacted to her anger, she had them hidden in her leg under her dress. - Now I'm retiring, your face makes me want to vomit.
-How dare you? -Hera held Lucy by her arm.
-Let go. - The blonde magician demanded with a threatening look.
-And if I don't want? - Fire surrounded the scene in the hallway, separating the girls. Hera thinking it was Lucy's magic fled scared.
Lucy sighing turned around.
-Natsu, it wasn't necessary. I could handle it on my own. - Lucy reproached the air.
-I know, but she insulted the guild and dared to lay a hand on you. Old friend? - Natsu appeared from a corner.
-It wasn't my friend. - Lucy answered sharply. - Anyway, how much did you hear? -Lucy gave him a death look.
-Ehh, I have to go. See you Luce. - Natsu fled from the blonde's anger.
-Thanks. - Lucy whispered watching as Natsu left.
The blonde went back to the living room as if nothing had happened, Natsu was already in his corresponding position and she returned to the side of the celebrated one, so she returned to put on her mask and socialize.
It had been two and a half hours since the beginning of the party, Lucy could no longer with her dress, her corset was tightening and she could feel blisters already formed in the place where she adjusted. She was tired of acting with so many people, she didn't know how she could do it for years if she was psychologically too strenuous. She couldn't wait to take off that oppressive dress and get away from that society that oppressed her for years. If Lucy had started the evening with a confidence of 10, now she was going for 5, her dress made her feel like a little girl again, the memories were vivid in her mind and she couldn't bear the interested people who approached every 10 minutes, people who were hungry of power and after of finding out that she was only a simple commoner, they left without even saying goodbye.
The Duke's daughter was by her side when smoke bombs began to fall from the sky, Lucy quickly pounced on the future bride. People were running everywhere, bandits had arrived and were trying to cause chaos. When the smoke cleared a bit, Lucy grabbed the relic bearer trying to get her to safety but the path was blocked by a man dressed in black.
-Give me that ring and no one will get hurt, if not, face the consequences. Either way it will be mine. -said the bandit.
-We won't give it to you. -Lucy said with a determined look in her eyes.
With a quick glance she spotted her comrades, Natsu and Gray were busy with two twin bandits, Erza was protecting the duke from three other bandits and Wendy was busy getting rid of several bandits who had no magic.
The enemy threw a kind of spherical bullets towards Lucy and the Duke's daughter, Lucy barely managed to get the young woman out of the way, her dress hindered her movement. In a moment of freedom and out of necessity, the celestial magician ripped her dress from her, shortening it and loosening the corset. As they continued to dodge attacks, Lucy summoned Gemini who became her and stayed with her future girlfriend to protect her.
The bandit's magic seemed to be controlling spheres at will of an unknown material. Lucy transformed into her Cancer star dress and summoned Loke to her side, while Leo fought with the man Lucy was dedicated to cutting all those spheres that were directed towards her spirits and the woman she was protecting. The bandit who seemed to be having a hard time fighting the lion spirit suddenly smiled.
At the moment Lucy was cutting a sphere, it exploded in a bright light that reached directly into the blonde's eyes, painfully blinding her eyes and falling to the ground.
- Lucy! -Geminis and Leo yelled. This distracted them and Loke was sent back to the celestial world by the bandit and Geminis as well but by a sphere that was addressed to the Duke's daughter.
Lucy who for a moment fell to the ground, she couldn't see. The light had been too direct in her eyes, she heard the screams and felt his spirits being sent back. Quickly still without vision but with somewhat distinguishable shadows he invoked Virgo and re-equipped with the maiden's star dress.
-Protect the Duke's daughter. -Lucy indicated to Virgo as she stood up.
-What do you think you can do against me without sight? Better give up. - Said the enemy with a smile.
-Never. -Lucy said toward the sound of his voice.
-Well, we'll see.
Lucy summoned Sagittarius while she was digging to get to the man, she couldn't see where the aerial spheres came from because she could only see shadows, her sight was slowly recovering. With her Virgo power she could feel the vibrations of the earth generated by the bandit making Lucy able to reward the sight of her while she had a hand-to-hand combat with the man.
Wanting to finish quickly because she had already used a lot of magic, Lucy invoked Capricorn while she sent Virgo to the celestial realm. The future bride was left unprotected but Sagittarius was in charge of getting rid of all the spheres that went against the duke's daughter. The blonde's sight was already restored.
Lucy put on the Capricorn star dress, with her glasses the bandit could no longer use the same trick. She together with Capricorn fighted the bandit in hand-to-hand combat while Sagittarius took care of their backs from the flying spheres.
A blow to the neck by Lucy sent the unconscious villain to the ground, the celestial magician thanked her spirits and sent them back to the spiritual world, while she tied the bandit's arms and legs, she watched around her, the party room was destroyed (courtesy of Natsu, Gray and Erza), her team had already finished with the other members and they were evacuating the few guests who were still near the place of combat.
The Duke's daughter was still in the place where Virgo had escorted her and seemed fine with the jewel still dazzling in her hand. The magician approached the young woman with the intention of taking her back to her family.
-Are you okay? - Lucy helped her up.
-Yes, thank you very much for protecting me. - The future bride thanked with a sincere smile.
-It's nothing, it's our duty. - Lucy answered.
-Actually, I didn't think you were one of the magicians Hisui hired, you looked like a young noble like me.
-Well, maybe it must be because I'm not as disastrous as my guild. - laughed the young blonde, trying to avoid the subject. She wasn't going to go around the world telling her past.
Lucy met up with her team while the bride-to-be reunited with her family and future husband. The celestial mage hoped it was the fruit of love and not a commitment out of family pride, but it was not her theme anyway.
-Good fight Lucy. -Commented Gray as he approached her, he was half dressed as her.
-Thank you, the same. Whic kind magic did you deal this time? - Asked the blonde to everyone.
-I don't know, some chains. - Natsu said indifferently, he didn't remember to be sincere.
-Flamitas are you stupid or what, you faced a magic of plants. - said Gray
"Did you call me an idiot, ice cube?" - Gray and Natsu began to fight.
-I don't have time for them, I'll go get strawberry shortcake, I'll leave you in charge Lucy. - Erza left.
Natsu and Gray seemed full of energy as they fought, Wendy was helping to heal some guests with minor injuries, the Exceeds were with her and Erza was eating a strawberry cake.
Lucy was going to ask someone from the organization if she could help on some way, she felt guilty for partially destroying the room. But before she spoke to the organizer she crossed paths with Hera.
-It seems that i was right, you are just a vulgar magician with those horrible clothes that you have. -Commented the green haired one as Lucy marched in front of her nose, looking at her from head to toe.
Lucy was still wearing the Capricorn star dress, she didn't want to go back to her old clothes. And about the comment of her old acquaintance, she didn't care, her current clothes were much better than wearing a dress like the one the girl was wearing in front of her. Lucy examined the face of the green haired, envy was written all over her face, the celestial magician felt sorry for this. Hera was just another victim of being raised in a noble and cruel place, perhaps making others feel worse was her way of escaping from her, of feeling better than she really is.
-I hope you have a good life, Hera. -Lucy smiled at the girl as she returned to her team, she wanted to get home soon.
As they returned to Magnolia, Erza stared at her blonde friend, now she was back in her usual outfit with her short skirt and blue shirt. Erza wouldn't comment on it out loud but she was proud of her partner, she had fought well and she was a mature young woman. Erza smiled more as she remembered the lesson she gave to the green-haired woman who had tried to intimidate the celestial mage, even if Lucy was unaware of the fact that her friends always protected her in one way or another.
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