Author's Note:

Hey guys! I really wanted to write some more because I had a little time, so this is what came out of it! Also, I've made a decision that this will contain romance, but nothing explicit. I'd probably go as far as making out and cuddling and stuff, but nothing that if you had your parents read it would make them punish you for a year after they finish disconnecting your computer.

Love triangle between Cadence, Gray, and another character that will soon be revealed. Cadence will not have feelings for either, but they will both have feelings for her. Thought it would be funny to watch her squirm. I'm so mean.

So yeah! I hope you guys enjoy this part!

Also, I might be posting a chapter every Friday and Sunday, so that I have a schedule and I'm not posting whenever I get the urge.

-BrielleXandY

I woke up with a shake to my shoulder from Lucy, the entirety of Team Natsu stood above me, Gray already holding my bags. "Cadence, you comin'? Gildarts is waiting at the guild hall!" Gray yelled in my face as I opened my eyes. I yelled and started freaking out, apologizing and running into the bathroom and getting ready as fast as I could. Of course, I didn't realize that I was in a long t-shirt and (thankfully, they were boy shorts) underwear. Gray and Natsu blushed, Lucy sighed and shook her head, and Erza critically inspected my lower region.

Of course, I didn't realize this until I was getting dressed and Natsu started yelling at Gray. "You're embarrassed at that? You strip lower than that all the time!" "Well how about not being used to girls doing that?" The black-haired ice-make wizard protested. I peeked my hand out of the bathroom and gave them both a very rude gesture. "I do not do this often, one, and two, I'm not used to groups of people standing over me as I sleep, so I was a little bit dazed at being awoken as such!" I yelled back through my toothbrush as I put my jeans on. Running out and slipping my shoes on, I grabbed my bag from Gray and ran out of Lucy's apartment. "You slowpokes comin'?" I asked as I started running down the hallway. "I didn't know a girl could get ready that fast." Gray muttered as my bag was ripped from his hands and he followed me outside. Soon, the whole group and I were heading towards the train station.

Natsu introduced me to his blue cat, named Happy. I grinned at the flying tomcat, waving and patting him on the head. "Nice to meet you, Happy! I'm Cadence." I was quite startled when Happy actually replied to me. "Hi Cadence! Do you have any fish? Wow, you seem even weirder that Lucy! You smell like soap, while Lucy smells like fish!" The blonde turned around and began steaming from the ears. "I DO NOT SMELL LIKE FISH, YOU STUPID CAT! IT'S PERFUME, OBVIOUSLY! AND SOAP IS WHAT NORMAL PEOPLE SMELL LIKE, IF YOU'VE EVER USED IT!" The cat hid behind Natsu and simply shrugged.

We all boarded the train, and chose our seats. I was next to Gray, on the edge of a seat and Natsu was given the window seat in case he had to get sick. Lucy was across from me, next to Erza and Gildarts. We didn't talk about much, since I was practicing a lullaby on my flute, Lucy brought a book, and everyone else chatted. Except for Natsu, of course. He just looked sick the entire way there.

We got to the train station and started grabbing our things. I reached in the overhead compartment to grab my things, but Gray beat me to it. I flinched my hand back, as did he, and he took the handle and handed it to me. "Here ya' go." He said evenly, oblivious to the suppressed blush that was growing on my face. I dismissed it as him simply being nice and grabbed the handle. "Thanks, Gray. Um, shirt?" I replied, raising my eyebrows as he looked down at himself and he snorted. "Great. Who has my shirt?" He asked around as we all got off the train. Lucy caught my gaze for a moment and winked suggestively, obviously meaning the awkward moment with Gray. I rolled my eyes and stuck my tongue out at her. At least we were comfortable enough to tease each other about that stuff.

Erza had Natsu draped over her shoulder as he recovered from the train ride, with the other a wagon full of luggage that I doubted that she needed. I looked up at the city we were in, which I hadn't bothered to learn the name of. We began walking towards the destination, the Kingston family's home.

As we walked around the city, it wasn't hard to guess what house was theirs. It could be seen from everywhere, a huge mansion rivaling the Heartfilia home. (yes, Lucy had told me about her situation- I felt for her and promised to keep her secret as long as she wanted me to)

As soon as we arrived, we all stopped nearly at the same time to take it in. Natsu picked me up and threw me in the rosebushes outside to make the joke, "See? Her name is 'of the roses" in French! Hahahaha!" I muttered a few curses, standing up and brushing the dirt off my clothes. "Glad you did some homework, Natsu. I could've told you that before I was four." I muttered, rolling my eyes and trying to get the kink out of my neck. Gray whistled in surprise. "That's one big house. I knew these guys were loaded, but still. Why aren't they giving us more money if they've got a mansion like this? They've got a lot of it to spare, I'm sure." He muttered to us, careful to not alert the butler that he'd noticed walking towards the gate that separated the estate from where we were standing.

The butler approached us, dipping into a deep bow. "I presume you're the Fairy Tail wizards?" The man asked as we all nodded. He didn't say another word as he opened the gate and allowed us all in, escorting us to the main sitting area where the family sat before us. The Kingston's were a small group, just a mother, father, and boy. Why did the mother and son look so familiar? I wasn't sure if I'd heard or seen them before, but it was probable. My father had always sent me to the balls and dances that regular civilians were allowed to attend, and I was liked by quite a few nobles, so I occasionally got invitations to exclusive parties as well. Nothing had come out of them but a lifetime of hilarious stories that I couldn't tell anybody in fear of embarrassment, but it might've been the answer to my question.

After we took our seat on a velvet couch across from them, the man began speaking to us in quite a friendly manner, which surprised me. "Welcome, Fairy Tail wizards! My name is Fraiwald Kingston. This is my lovely wife, Helena," The brown-haired woman dipped her head in a slight nod, but gave no hint of a smile. "And this is my son, Quinton." The boy had been looking down the entire time, as if he'd seen something that scared him. I glanced at him occasionally while Sir Fraiwald (after Erza has asked him what the route was, and more details on the length of the trip, his butler insisted that we use his proper name) spoke, but he continued to look like he'd seen a three-headed monster and wanted to disappear off the surface of the Earth.

Since I really wasn't paying attention, Gray filled me in with the information after we were dismissed. Apparently we were leaving tomorrow and pairs of us were being assigned to each family member. I had been paired with Gray to protect Quinton, Erza with Lucy to protect Lady Helena and Gildarts with Natsu to protect Sir Fraiwald. We were given rooms to stay in for the night in the mansion as well, which was definitely a bonus. I had assumed we were camping out, which would not have been fun. We dispersed with our things to our rooms, and promised to get up before the sun rose, at about four or five, to go over the plan once more.

I walked into my room to find a lovely green spread, matching from the walls to the rugs in the private bathroom. The whole room, not including the walk-in-closet (which I was very disappointed I could not use, since we were only staying one night), was bigger than Lucy's apartment and bathroom combined. Absolutely amazing! My bliss was short-lived, however, as I crashed unto the bed, set my mental alarm, and automatically fell into a deep slumber.

My eyes shot awake, and I looked at the time lacrima that I had conjured the night before so I could see what time I'd woken up. 4:30 am? Perfect! I absorbed the magic from the lacrima and noticed a note that had been slipped underneath the door. It was a piece of parchment, obviously from the family. I opened it up and grinned as I read it. This was going to be awesome!

Miss Cadence,

I am very pleasured to announce that you will be now referred to as Mistress Cadenza, as such will be your alias as you travel with the Kingston family. Since you will be referred to as a noble, you must dress as one as well. Your belongings (those that are not necessary) will remain at the Kingston Manor. Instead, your clothes will be supplied by the Kingston family at no charge, however, you must return them at the end of your mission.

Please remember that your job is not to enjoy your dresses; it is to protect the Kingston family. You are simply disguised as if you are not a threat. Please pick clothing that you will be able to fight in at any moment. If you require assistance in getting dressed, please use the communication lacrima located at the desk in your room at any time, day or night.

We would also request that you find a way to cover your guild marks, since you are not supposed to be powerful wizards. This can be done with makeup, gloves, or long sleeves, whichever you prefer.

Thank you,

Sir Fraiwald, Lady Helena, and Sir Quinton

Also, please burn this note after you've read it and understood the instructions. We would like for this information to stay secret.

I closed the letter and held it up to the flame of the lantern, careful to not burn myself as I threw it in the fireplace near the back of the room. Opening the closet, I looked through the dresses quickly and picked a lilac ball gown that clashed slightly, yet worked, with my pale green eyes. Slipping on a pair of white gloves that reached to my elbows, I experimented using my magic to summon my flute, yet nothing worked. I hadn't ever tried to use magic with something over my hands, I realized. This was not going to be good. I then tried to sweep the glove off my arm, but also failed. I couldn't seem to find the makeup they spoke of, and they didn't have any other dresses in my size that were long-sleeved. The other gloves were too hard to get off, and the ones that I could get off wouldn't hide my guild mark. Well. This trip was already aggravating. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that I would have to dissolve the glove and put it in the place in my little spacey-storage area where I put all of my instruments, similar to how Erza's requip magic worked, except a lot less fancy. It was more of a storage locker than a space adventure.

I sighed, put my hair into an elegant updo, and made my way with a small bag of necessities that I needed to travel, and met up with the others. They were all dressed up the same, like nobles would at any moment. Erza, Lucy and I stood up tall in our dresses, while Gray, Natsu, and Gildarts looked horribly out of place as they messed up with their suits. "I think you three should go ask for help. You look pretty awkward out here with us." I admitted, the other girls nodding their heads in agreement. They all shouted negative replies and we simply sighed, discussing the routes once more until the butler came to separate us.

"I am glad to see that you all have met each other and have learned your names?" The butler said, obviously meaning our aliases. We all shook our heads simultaneously, we hadn't thought it'd be necessary since we were being split up. "Hopeless, absolutely hopeless. Well then, are we going to stand here like sitting ducks? Please, introduce yourselves!" He groaned, slapping a hand to his forehead. Since nobody else seemed to want to go first, I stepped forward. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintances. I am Mistress Cadenza." I began, stepping back between Erza and Lucy.

"Mistress Layla, at your service."

Realization struck me as I looked over at Lucy. That was a dangerous name to use, but it wouldn't matter anyway. The butler grunted and shook his head. "I'm sorry, I believe you're mistaken, Mistress Luciana." Lucy let out a huff of breath out of her nose and simply nodded.

"And I am Mistress Eliza."

Hm, there seemed to be a pattern here. I supposed it made sense to have our names somewhat similar to our real names, in case we almost said their real name, as we could pass it off as a misunderstanding much easier than saying my name was Gertrude.

"Uh, I'm Sir Gilfort." Gildarts replied awkwardly, still messing with his pocket square, making it worse than before.

"Sir Grayson." Gray added roughly, the name change obviously not relevant to him. It did make a little sense to me. People were more likely to attack if there were more nobles in smaller groups. They wanted us to earn our money, which excited me.

"Uh. Sir Naoko." The pink-haired flame mage stuttered out, obviously uncomfortable in the suit, which was about half a size too small.

I politely dipped my head in a slight curtsy and nodded towards the car that we would all be sharing on our travels. "Shall we get going?" I inquired, the butler nodding and motioning for us to follow him. Before we walked out, he turned around and put a hand over his forehead. "I apologize for forgetting. Link arms with someone for an appearance. High-ranking women should be escorted by a male, not simply led."

(i'msorryjuviai'msorry

I think I might write a paragraph every chapter about her POV, that'd be really funny.)

Erza linked with Gildarts, who was looking suggestive until a dagger materialized in her hand and she stuffed it neatly in the secret pocket in the folds of her dress. Natsu automatically grabbed Lucy's arm, peering at Gray from behind me. "Don't think of stripping next to Lucy, Ice Cream! You know that makes us all uncomfortable." I nodded approvingly until I realized I was the only one left. "Hey, that's not fair! If we're gonna be caught in this charade, it's gonna be because of him!" I argued. Gray rolled his eyes and didn't deny it. Grabbing my arm, we all walked out with the Kingston family behind us, filing neatly in order until we were all inside the limousine-like carriage.

Juvia hid neatly in the rose bushes outside of the mansion that Gray was at. The weather-woman was quietly crying because new love rival (also known as Cadence) had been nice to Gray, and Gray was in turn being affectionate! And Cadence was blushing! BLUSHING! "Oh, Juvia, you must stop her!" She muttered, sleeping also in the bushes until the next morning. Soon enough, she heard them come out of the large home, and they were locked by the arms! "Oh, Juvia has to get her away from him! But they've been paired up to defend that boy... Juvia doesn't know what to do!" The blue-haired woman cried underneath her breath, trying to be as quiet as possible so they didn't know she was stalking them.