Chapter 2: Royalty

Lucy slowly cracked her eyes opened, blinking in the strong sunlight that filtered through her window. She pushed herself up into a sitting position, looking down she realized she was in her pajamas in her bed. Lucy must've gotten changed and slept in her bed last night, she narrowed her eyes and tried to think of last night, but nothing came up.

Lucy turned around and looked at her reflection from the wall height mirror, her eyes were rimmed with red. She must've cried herself to sleep. Instantly Lucy jumped up. That wasn't her mirror. She slowly turned around the room, taking everything in.

This definitely wasn't her room. It was at least six times bigger. Everything from top to bottom was decorated in dazzling gold and beautiful paintings.

Lucy felt fear tighten around her heart. Something was wrong. She ran through the doors and down the hallway. Lucy stopped at a grand staircase and hopped down. She ran straight forward but halted when she saw the backs of two people eating breakfast together.

"Umm excuse me?" Lucy asked, praying they wouldn't do anything to her.

"Lucy dear are you up? What's wrong? No need to be so polite." A female voice responded.

Lucy felt her knees go weak. She knew that voice. That was the voice that used to sing lullabies, read stories, say I love you. It was a voice Lucy hadn't heard for more then ten years. It was her mother's voice.

"M-mom?" Lucy whimpered. She could already feel a whole new batch of tears slipping down her face.

Layla Heartfilia turned around and gave her a worried look. "Dear are you alright?"

Without another word Lucy ran and jumped onto her mother. Layla surprised at this just smiled and hugged her. "Did you have a nightmare Lucy?" She asked gently stroking Lucy's blonde hair.

Lucy didn't know what to do. She just hugged her mother tighter. "Oh Layla stop babying her, she's already an adult." Another voice came.

Lucy turned her tear stained face around and faced her father. "Jude don't be like that!" Layla scolded.

Jude Heartfilia sighed and got up from his half eaten breakfast. "Oh calm down Layla I was kidding." He opened his arms and hugged them both. "You know as well as I do I spoil her more than you."

"So was it a nightmare?" Layla asked again.

Lucy didn't know what to do, her wish had come true. She was no longer alone. What should she tell them. "Y-yeah." Lucy lied, she wouldn't say anything for now.

"Lucy you should probably get dressed soon. You have people to great, after all it is your birthday today." Jude said.

Lucy looked at then confused. Her birthday was yesterday. What? "Umm what day is it today?"

Layla looked at her and giggled. "July 1st honey. Your birthday? Did you stay up too late yesterday?"

Lucy furrowed her brow, that was yesterday, not today. "Oh y-yeah. Probably? And who am I meeting?"

Jude rolled his eyes and smiled. "Oh Lucy, you are just so forgetful sometimes. I swear one day you're going to forget you're the princess of Fiore."

Lucy choked.

Lucy spun around in her satin and silk dress. It went from light to dark blue and it flowed from her shoulders to the bottom of the floor. She had to interrogate a poor maid to find out that she was meeting with noble men and princes to find a suitor. Apparently it was a masquerade ball. Her father had said her true love didn't need to know it was her to fall in love with her. No one would know where or who the princess was tonight.

On her way out the door, Lucy grabbed her white and gold mask. The mask had golden swirls flowing from the eye holes, feathers fanned out from the corners of the mask.

When she got to the top of the staircase the party had already started. Lucy looked around, there were so many people she didn't know. People didn't notice her as she got to the bottom. She was glad for the mask, if they did, she wouldn't have known what to do.

Suddenly the music came on. Everyone found a partner and filed to the dance floor. Lucy panicked and looked around, she didn't know anyone here. Suddenly a hand reached out in front of her.

"May I have this dance?" A gentleman in front of her spoke. A top hat covered his head, the rest of his face was concealed by a large black mask decorated with silver flames.

"Oh of c-course!" Lucy stumbled over her own words as she grabbed his hand.

They made their way near the center of the dance floor. Lucy was so glad it was a slow song in the beginning. God knows what would've happen had it been a more upbeat tango.

By the end of the dance she was tired. "M'Lady, would you like to rest on the balcony for a bit? You seem tired." Her dance partner asked.

Lucy gave a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

Taking his hand they walked together to the balcony. Lucy put her hands on the railing and took a deep breath. The party was so formal, she was more used to the wild parties Fairy Tail used to have. Speaking of Fairy Tail, Lucy wondered where they were. Through the whole day not a single person from the guild had shown up.

Lucy heard a clink and turned around. Only to see her dance partner holding a silver knife above his head. He slashed it down at her. Lucy screamed and ducked. She threw her arms out and pushed him.

He jerked back surprised by her sudden movement and his top hat came off. Lucy's eyes widened when she saw his hair.

Only one person in the world had that bright colored hair.

Natsu.

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