Chapter 3
Lucy's heart beat in pure excitement and nervousness as she stood beside her newly found friend, Levy. Waiting for the head butler to arrive, Lucy could not help but glance at the other successful applicants.
"They all look so… Bitchy" Lucy whispered to Levy.
"Yeah, I doubt there's any professionalism." Levy and Lucy both giggled.
"Ahem, may I have your attention please, I am Erza Scarlet, the head butler of this mansion." A stoic lady whom looks almost the same age as Lucy walked across the room.
"You six people have been chosen among the rest based on your skills, discipline and most importantly, loyalty." She stopped in the middle of the row, turning to look at every single one of them.
"Ms Mirajane here," the desk clerk from before stood beside the strict butler, "will bring you to your rooms. Two people to each room, you can choose your roommates. Your roommate will then be your partner, however, should I hear any complaints of any pair, I would not hesitate to take action, and in worst scenarios, both will be fired. Understood?"
"Yes Ma'am!" all six of them replied in fear of facing the wrath of their new superior.
"One more thing, some of you people here might be chosen as the four young masters' personal maids. I ask you to do your very best, to strive for that position. You can go now." She finished before Mirajane lead them to their rooms.
"Psst, Levy! Let's be roommates!" Lucy whispered to Levy, in case they did not allow any talking in the middle of walking like in elementary school.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking!" Levy replied with a big grin on her face.
"This place looks so comfortable!" Lucy and Levy said simultaneously while dropping their luggage on the tiled floor.
"Hell, it looks better than my room before I was kicked out!" Lucy exclaimed as she looked at the large windows with beautiful grey curtains, 2 queen sized beds, dressing table and their very own personal toilets!
"It seems that you both like your room." Mirajane stated as she appeared behind the blonde.
"Yeah! It is so beautiful, grand and, and just classy!" Levy replied.
"I am so glad to hear that. By the way, you have one hour to wash up and dress in your uniform and report to the kitchen. Is that alright?" the white-haired beauty asked.
"Yeah sure, plenty of time! Thanks by the way, Ms Mirajane!" Lucy smiled.
"Oh no, it's my pleasure. Please, do call me Mira." Mirajane insisted.
"Okay!"
"Today, you will be doing your very first task. You will be serving the young masters their dinner, should there be any complaints, and you will be fired immediately. Good luck." Erza, the head butler headed out of the kitchen to greet the young masters.
'Rich asses…' Lucy growled mentally at the thought of serving rich people again after the horrible experience at the restaurant.
'But hey, at least I won't be seeing the four of them anymore! Especially that pervert with a gay coloured hair.' Lucy told herself.
But she did not know that how wrong she had been; she had already fallen into the trap.
With a plate of premium quality steak meant for one of the masters, Lucy tilted her head high in confidence as she walked graciously out to the dining hall. Surprised at only three masters were present, she placed down the plate and bowed down before standing beside the other maids.
The other four were whispering amongst themselves, talking about the men in front whom they called handsome.
"Oh my God, I cannot believe it! Gray-sama is right in front of Juvia's eyes!" a lady with blue curly hair whispered in excitement.
"Gajeel's red hunter-like eyes are just perfect! Imagine him looking at me from head to toe; I will feel that he is stripping me naked!" Judy Wakanabe, the one who dressed the most inappropriately at the interview. One might suspect about how she got hired.
"Oh Loke-sama! He looks like a lion and I heard he's a wild one in bed!" Michelle Lobster, the one who dressed like a lady.
"Oh, I cannot wait for Natsu to be back! I heard he is the wildest one in bed though, Michelle." Lisanna Strauss, a beautiful young lady, but not so beautiful after all.
Both Lucy and Levy just stood quietly, but sending looks to one another time to time about their disgust for the ladies except Juvia. Just then, the huge doors of the hall creaked loudly as a seemingly familiar figure to Lucy appeared with exhaustion spelt out on his face.
"Bastard, what took you so long? We are all starving already!" one of the young masters shouted angrily.
"Shut up, stripper! I was so bu-"the exhausted man paused as he saw the very blonde who splashed ice water on him standing right in front of his face.
'It's him, why is he here!' Images started to reappear in Lucy's mind as she recalled everything she has heard from her ex-Manager five months ago.
"He is Natsu Dragneel, the successor of Dragneel Corporation and a famous celebrity!" That very sentence kept repeating in her mind as she cursed herself for not noticing sooner.
"It's you!" both of them shouted simultaneously with wide eyes as they pointed their index finger at one another.
The other three sitting on their chairs smirked while Lisanna gritted her teeth in anger and jealousy.
Well, so much for a 'best day ever' Lucy.
She never thought she will be working under the very person who caused her to lose her job in the first place. 'Fuck my life' was all she could think of as she stood behind the very person who made her life miserable than before.
First, he just pops out of nowhere and ask her to spend the night with him, flaunting his money in her face, thinking she's some cheap woman. Secondly, he made her lose her job and resulting in a chain for the inability to pay for her rent, causing her to be kicked out. Thirdly, she was so desperate for a job that she even forgot his fucking name and ended up working under him! Out of all people of Magnolia, him! Fourthly, he caused her to be scolded by the head butler for being rude and disrespectful to him. Fifthly, she had to stand right behind him, who has been sending devious smirks and grins to her.
What a fucking ridiculous day!
Her blood boiled in anger as she clenched her fist, resisting the urge land her fist on his stupid face. Her teeth clenched, resisting the temptation to bite his ears off. Almost her whole body had to resist the alluring temptation of pummelling the man up into a bloody mess.
"Lucy, are you alright?" a worried Levy asked as she came out of the bathroom.
"Yeah, I am fine. Just… Tired." Lucy assured before getting up from her bed to shower.
"Lucy Heartfillia." A voice came with a booming bang on their doors, scaring both ladies.
"Yes?" Lucy asked as she opened the door.
"Master Natsu would like to see you, right now."
"W-What? Fine!" Lucy dumped her towel and clothing on her bed as she assured Levy that everything was under control before walking off with the guard.
"Lu-chan…" Levy muttered worriedly as she looked at her friend's back view.
"So? What the hell do you want from me?" Lucy demanded as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Quite the feisty one eh? Take a seat." Natsu gestured to an empty seat across him before offering a cup of tea to which she declined.
"Get straight to the point." Lucy crossed her legs as she spoke.
"Right, I will go right straight to the point. Remember that day you splashed water on my face? I do remember that you still owe me an apology." Natsu stated as he sipped his red wine.
'Spoilt brat, tsk.' Lucy thought scornfully before she replied, "I do believe you are the one who owes me an apology, Mr Dragneel." Emphasizing on the two last words.
"Oh, really? Do I?" Natsu chuckled before pretending to recall.
"Oh yes, you do. For treating me as a cheap woman and flaunting your money on me, what a pity though, as much as I love money, I would never betray my body." Lucy growled with venom dripping all over, almost scaring the fearless Natsu.
"Really? Then why are you here, Lucy?" Natsu questioned, with a smirk plastered on his face.
"I had no idea, that you are the one who is hiring. Because if I knew, I would never, ever," Lucy inched closer to his ear before finishing with a whisper, "come here.".
Without a warning, she bit his ear as hard as she could, with hopes of tearing it off from his head. Scared was an understatement for the ever fearless Natsu as he screamed out in pain, but it was all futile, for he had forbid anyone to stay outside his room.
Letting go of his ear, Lucy rumbled with laughter as Natsu went redder every second holding his throbbing ear. He growled in anger, attempting to grab Lucy but failed. Lucy stuck out her tongue at him before skipping out of the room.
"You will regret this, Lucy Heartfillia!" Lucy could hear his threaten along the hallway.
"See if I care, dumbass!" she turned and shouted back before laughing her ass off.
"Hmm… Interesting." A figure who had been witnessing everything mused as he chuckled.
A/N : Okay, I am sorry if it was stupid, but it was fun writing this chapter! Hahahaha, especially that part where Lucy bit Natsu's friggin' ear, I was laughing like one mad woman on the loose! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I know it's kind of out of character, but c'mon, it's called a fanfic for a reason, right? :D Oh and, Lisanna and Mirajane aren't related here, and there might be more ocs in time to come. Soooo, see ya next time, aites? Xoxo
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