Lucy woke up in a soft bed; a nice change compared to Cinderella's lumpy old mattress.

"Briar Rose! Wake up!" A lady called from below. Briar Rose?

"Coming!" Lucy slipped into a dress, then went downstairs. Two ladies were arguing about the colors pink and blue, while another told them to be quiet.

"Dear, could you go out and pick some berries for us? Thank you!" Said the one dressed in green as she pressed a basket into Lucy's hands, shoving her out the door.

"Bu-" The door closed, leaving Lucy standing there with her mouth hanging open. What was that all about?

Lucy turned from the cabin and entered the woods. She began to hum a song she didn't know, then began to sing it. The birds seemed to sing with her, and chipmunks scampered around her feet. Well, since nobody's watching...

Lucy began to dance, too, letting her body twirl as she sang louder. Then, someone grabbed her around her waist, twirling and singing with her. She almost peed herself.

"Natsu?!" Lucy cried, seeing the salmon hair as she was being twirled, then dipped.

"Hey, Luce. Not bad." He smirked, letting her stand up straight.

Lucy felt her face get really hot, and Natsu smiled, showing off his canines.

"W-whatever. Do you know what fairy tale we're in? I don't think I've ever read this one before." Lucy picked up the basket she had dropped when Natsu scared her, frowning at all the berries on the ground.

"You don't know this one?" Natsu seemed shocked.

"No, I don't. Would you mind telling me?"

"Sleeping Beauty. You've seriously never read this story before?"

"Not that I can remember. What happens?"

"Well..." It was Natsu's turn to blush.

"Well what?"

"You're Aurora, the princess. When you turn 18, which is today, you'll prick your finger on a spindle, and you'll fall into a deep sleep."

"That's it? So I pass out and never wake up?" The thought scared Lucy. Who would want that?

"Well, you do wake up."

"Oh. How?" Natsu's blush deepened, and he turned away from her.

"True love's kiss." What? Lucy wasn't sure she'd heard him correctly.

"What?"

"True love's kiss." Natsu repeated, looking off into the distance.

Lucy's heart began to do backflips. True love's kiss?!

"Anyways, Lucy, you need to go back to the cabin." Natsu said, turning to face her once again. His blush was gone now.

"Then what?"

"Then you go to the castle. It'll be okay. Trust me." Lucy had never really seen this side of Natsu before. He seemed so... different.

"O-okay." Lucy turned to go back to the cabin, but stopped to look at Natsu. However, he was already gone.

Lucy sat in her bedroom. The castle was huge, and the King seemed to be really nice. However, he wouldn't let her leave this room. The three ladies, who were apparently fairies, stood guard outside of her room.

Lucy began to play with her hair, wondering where Natsu was. The fire in the fireplace then flickered, making Lucy look over at it. For a second, it died, but then flickered back to life. This time, though, it was a beautiful green color. Lucy stood up, walking over towards it; completely mesmerized. The fireplace opened up, and a green orb formed from the fire, going through the passage.

Lucy went after it, following it through musty, damp corridors. Finally, she ended up in a room full of broken spindles. The orb stopped, then transformed into an insidious looking spindle. Lucy's hand seemed to have a mind of its own. Lucy didn't want to touch it, this is what Natsu had said would happen. But, it was too late. Her finger was pricked, blood dripping on the floor.

The last thing Lucy heard was an evil cackle as darkness consumed her vision.

Natsu ran up the stone steps and into the tower. Fighting the dragon was more work than he had thought. He flung the door open, and three fairies stared up at him in shock. Lucy lay on the bed, looking peaceful. Beautiful, even.

The three fairies shot up, taking him by the arms, leading him over to the bed.

"Kiss her!" Shouted the green one.

"Please!" Cried out the blue one.

"I know, I know." Natsu muttered, leaning down towards Lucy.

Only true love's kiss can wake her up, so what if when he kissed her, nothing happened?

Lucy's lips looked so soft. Natsu closed his eyes, praying that this would work. His lips met her soft, warm ones.

Lucy awoke to a warm feeling spreading over her body. Her eyes fluttered open, and a blushing Natsu was staring at her. They were close; really close.

"Wait..." Lucy said, thinking about what Natsu had said earlier. "Natsu, did you ki-" But his eyes said it all. They were wide open, full of surprise.

"Luce, do you lo-" He was cut off by the familiar golden light blinding them both. Lucy reached out for him, but he was gone, and then so was she.

Hi guys. I'm really sorry for any mistakes I may have made! I noticed in the other chapters that there were quite a few, and I'm so sorry. I hope this chapter was better!

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~StarCrusader~