When Lucy woke up, she was sitting down; or at least she thought she was. When she tried to walk, she couldn't. She didn't have legs. Or even arms. Lucy hopped around, clanging into things.
"Momma, what's wrong?" A sweet little voice asked from beside her.
"Huh?" Lucy hopped around in a circle to see who had spoken. When she had finally craned her neck to see who it was, all she saw was a large teacup. One with a face.
"Momma?" It spoke, concern dancing in his voice.
"Uhhh yes, I'm fine. Don't worry." Lucy smiled reassuringly. She wasn't much bigger than the teacup. Wait a moment...
"Is there a mirror anywhere?" Lucy asked.
"Of course, momma! You can use one of the spoons from the kitchen. You know how much the master hates to see himself." The little teacup said it like it were obvious.
"R-right." Lucy finally located the door, pushing it open. Before her was a huge kitchen. Everything was bigger than she was.
Hopping down from her platform, Lucy hopped over to an oversized drawer, not quite sure how to open it.
"Momma, just knock." The little teacup had followed her.
"With what?" Lucy was beyond confused. "Wait. That sink looks full of water.."
She hopped over to it, staring at her reflection. SHe was completely dumbfounded; why was she a teapot?! Lucy calmed herself before screaming. Let's see... Teapot, ugly master, knock for the spoons, talking teacup calling me momma... No way! Am I in Beauty and the Beast?! Lucy's mind was jumbled. In all of the other stories, she was a main character. So, where was Natsu at..?
As if to answer her question, a loud thumping was coming from upstairs, followed by a scream; Natsu's scream.
"Natsu~!" Lucy yelled, hoping he wasn't in danger.
She hopped off of the countertop and through the kitchen door. She climbed up the steps and down a long hallway, stopping in front of the door.
"Natsu? Are you in here?" The door was slightly open, so Lucy pushed it open the rest of the way.
In the middle of the floor was a big ball of salmon fur.
"Natsu...?"
"Go away, Luce. Don't look at me."
"Natsu, I probably look funnier."
"I doubt that." Grumbled the fur ball.
"Natsu, just look at me."
"No."
"Yes."
"... Fine.."
Natsu lumbered his huge body over to me, looking at me. If he's the beast, and I'm Mrs. Pots, then who's Belle?
Interrupting Lucy's thoughts, Natsu began to crack up.
"You're a Teapot?!" His booming laugh filled the room.
"Natsu, do you know what tale we're in?"
"No, do you?"
"Beauty and the Beast." Lucy said, hoping Natsu would understand the problem.
"Oh, cool. But wait... You're a teapot."
"Exactly. So our problem is...?"
"You can make us hot tea?"
"No, that's not even a problem. Think, Natsu. If you're the beast, then...?"
"Who's beauty?" Natsu asked.
"That's the problem. We don't know who she is."
"So what do we do?"
"We wait for her to come to us."
Just then, a loud knock came from the front doors. Natsu and I exchanged looks, then we hurried down the steps to the door. When Natsu opened it, there was a beautiful girl standing there. SHe had long brown hair and warm brown eyes. When she saw Natsu, her face completely drained of color.
"Hi." Natsu said, opening the door for her to come in.
"H-hi." She slowly entered the castle, not taking her eyes off of Natsu.
"What can I help you with?" Natsu asked the girl.
"I was chased by wolves and ended up here."
"So?"
"Natsu! Be nice!" Lucy said, gaining the attention of the girl, who looked like she was going to pass out. "You could stay here for a bit."
"R-really? That'd be wonderful!" The girl looked happy, but her fear of them still danced in her eyes.
"Don't worry, we don't bite." Lucy said, then looked over at Natsu. "Well, he might." Both girls began to giggle as Natsu tried to argue with Lucy.
~Later~
Lucy watched Natsu and Belle eat the food the kitchen had made them, and couldn't help but feel sadness welling up in the pit of her stomach. He was actually using manners! He never did that with Lucy. But what about that kiss? Lucy asked herself, remembering the kiss she and Natsu shared in Thumbelina. Then she remembered Sleeping Beauty, and how Natsu looked like he didn't like the kiss.
Maybe he was just playing his part in Thumbelina? That story is full of romance, so the character probably just made Natsu do that... Lucy didn't notice tears forming in her eyes until they fell down her face. She couldn't wipe them away, so they were there to stay.
For the next few days, Natsu and Belle really seemed to hit it off with each other; they were inseparable. Lucy couldn't help but feel jealousy explode inside of her. The two would have snowball fights, but Lucy couldn't do that, too. She didn't have any hands. She wanted to have fun with Natsu, but this tale wouldn't let her. In fact, Natsu would push Lucy off to the side.
One day, Lucy had asked him if he wanted to hang out, but his response was, "Sorry, Luce, but Belle and I are doing something."
It hurt Lucy's heart; it wasn't fair. Although, to be fair, the book didn't say that the person inside the book would always be the protagonist. Still, Lucy couldn't help but feel betrayed. Natsu had kissed her! Slowly, her heart became like a black void; sucking away the emotions she had once felt for Natsu.
One day, there was a knock on the door. Lucy came down to see who it was, but the door swung open, revealing a very mad Gaston. He tripped over Lucy, who rolled painfully under his feet.
"What in the..? A teapot?" Gaston glared down at Lucy. "What a nuisance."
Gaston kicked her into the wall, breaking off parts of her body. Lucy couldn't scream; it was too painful. Her entire body was beginning to go numb as she heard Natsu and Gaston shouting at each other, threatening to kill the other.
"Momma!" Chip hopped over to Lucy's broken body.
"Chip.." Just saying something made her lungs feel like collapsing.
"Momma, what happened?" Chip asked her, tears falling from his eyes.
"Chip... Get away... When the curse is lifted... I don't want you to see.. What I'll look like..." Lucy huffed out, trying to get the child away. If she was broken, then that meant several of her bones would be, making her horribly disfigured. No child should have to see that.
"But, Momma..." Chip protested.
"Now! Go get the master. Tell him what has happened." Lucy tried to be strong, but she was broken; both inside and out.
"O-okay. I love you, Momma."
"I love you, too." Lucy managed a smile, sending Chip on his way to tell Natsu.
Several minutes passed, all which felt like hours, before she saw a white glow surround her body. WHen it disappeared, Lucy was still unable to move. She was in her human body, but she felt more pain than before. She screamed and cried; her body was shattered; she knew it. People began to surround her, gasping and crying when they saw her broken body.
"Luce! We did it! ... Luce?" Natsu came over to the crowd of people, to see what was going on. When he saw Lucy, he was too late; she had stopped screaming, stopped breathing. Her eyes were faded, her body twisted in horrible positions. "Luce!"
The golden light surrounded the duo, even though Lucy couldn't see it. The people disappeared, and so did Lucy. Then, there was only darkness.
Hi guys! The feels... So strong... I have a knack for sad stories; I'm sorry. I can't help it! I hope you guys enjoy!
~StarCrusader~