Hey readers! If you are reading this then I request you to please review *gets on knees*. Please please please! So here is your second chapter! Oh and those who also read my other stories, I am sorry to inform you that updating them will take a lot more time because they are still being beta read! Off we go…..

Chapter 2: the explanation

Flashback

The chaired turned to face me and the man previously sitting on it walked towards me. I only caught a flash of pink hair before I fainted and he caught me.

Present

I felt water being splashed on my face. It annoyed me. Who the hell was splashing water on me? Can't a girl get some sleep? Uggh! This is so annoying. Stop already! I need some sleep! Wait when did I get home and in my bed? Oh wait I remember, I am in the boss's office. Oh right. Wait what?!

My eyes fluttered open suddenly to meet with large onyx eyes staring at me worriedly. I looked at him confused who this guy with pink hair was. I tilted my head trying to remember. I took me a few seconds before I realized who this man was. He was my boss!

I tried to stand up suddenly and our heads clashed.

"Ow!" he said rubbing his palm on his forehead just like me.

"Gosh Luce cant you tell me before you suddenly jerk up? You know my head hurts now!" he said.

"Luce?" I spoke in confusion.

"A nickname for you silly!" he said with a smile.

I tried to keep my anger locked up. Really, Luce? What kind of nickname is that? But I can't get angry at him. He is my boss! I don't want to lose my job just because I couldn't keep my anger in control. I swear if he was just another guy I would have kicked him in the ass long before. But he is not just another guy. He is the CEO of the Dragneel Company!

"Sir, please let me get up" I said. Note the sarcasm in my voice.

He only nodded and moved aside. That's when I realized where I was. I had been lying on the couch when I must have fainted. By the look of the blanket on me and the darkness outside the glassed window/ wall it seemed that I had been asleep for hours now. I stood up from the couch and wiped my face with a napkin that was lying nearby. Then I opened my moth and was about to ask how long I had been out, when a deep voice resonated throughout the room,

"You have been out for three hours."

I turned around to face the owner of the voice. That's when I actually noticed another man in the room. He was sitting on a recliner, sipping tea from a cup. He was an old man, mostly in his 50's. He had pink hair just like Natsu Dragneel, the jerk who had the nerve to ask to marry me on the very first time we had met. From the looks of it this man looked awfully respectable. It was obvious that this man must be the CEO's father, the owner of the entire Dragneel industries, Mr. Igneel Dragneel. Since he technically was the owner, I bowed to him out of respect.

He slightly chuckled much to my surprise. He stood up and walked to me until he was standing right in front of me. He placed a hand on my head and ruffled my hair as if I was his little daughter. He smiled a wonderful smile and said,

"You have such great manners, Lucy dear."

"Thank you sir" I said smiling a warm smile. The son and the father seem to be so different don't they?

"Pretty hot and beautiful too" Natsu the jerk said from behind.

I turned to him, made a face of annoyance and said with my voice full of hatred,

"No thanks to you, Mr. CEO"

He just smiled brightly as if it was a compliment. Meanwhile his father had been watching us with amusement and now he said,

"You look like you have met each other before"

All we did was turn around and nod simultaneously. A strange silence filled the air until I spoke up,

"We met yesterday and let's just say I'm not really happy to meet him again"

I huffed in annoyance and pointed at him. The old man just smiled and asked what had happened of such. I was pretty embarrassed to say anything, so I just looked down a small blush coating my cheeks. Apparently Mr. Igneel noticed it and asked Natsu,

"What did you do to make the pretty lady blush, son?"

My blush grew deeper. I expected Natsu to make some excuse but this idiotic guy just answered without even thinking,

"I asked her to marry me"

"Oh" was the only answer that came out of the old man's mouth. his face turned soft and he put a hand on my chin and pulled my face up. He began speaking in a soft voice,

"I called you for the same reason, Lucy. You need to marry my son Lucy."

"What?" I and Natsu shouted in shock.

I guess Natsu saying that would have been still okay but Mr. Igneel too? Like seriously? Are they trying to make a joke out of me?

"I'm serious Lucy" Mr. Igneel said answering my unasked question.

Was this old guy some psychopath? I mean he is answering every question I was thinking of.

"I'm not a psychopath" he said with a small smile. There he goes again.

I groaned and said,

"Then why? Why me?"

"I need my son to take up the ownership of this company but for that he has to be married to woman. Simple as that."

"And why exactly am I chosen for this idiot?" I said. I was beyond angry now so I didn't care if I called Natsu and idiot.

"Because you need your boutique. Isn't that your dream to become a fashion designer?"

I nodded.

"Similarly I need this marriage. Marry my idiotic son as an arrangement. That way you get your boutique and he gets the ownership. You get to live in your own big room and enjoy the leisure of being the wife of the CEO. Although this marriage will only be known to the board of directors and me. Will you consider it?"

I gave it some thought. A new house, my dream fulfilled. This could be perfect. But there is also the thing of living with this idiot.

"I'll think about it" I said and left the room.

When the door closed behind my back, I heard Natsu say to his father, "It's all for her life isn't it? The last will. It's all according to it, isn't it? I really do like Lucy, father. Don't do this to her!"

"There is nothing I can do son. I'm sorry." His father said, his voice filled with sadness.

I ran from there, tears evident in my eyes. I'm going to have to marry him now. At any cost. I had no option anymore. People were going to try to use me and play with my life again. Only being with Natsu could keep me safe now. He stood up for me. He will surely keep me safe…..

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