Chapter 7

Lucy's POV

I woke up and found Natsu sleeping next to me. He looks so cute! I blushed at the thought, but smiled a little. Wait a second...Natsu was sleeping...in...the same bed...as...me?

Normal POV

Lucy suddenly kicked Natsu off the bed.

"Ow! Lucy!" Natsu whined, "Why'd you do that?"

"Because you were sleeping on the same bed as me!" Lucy replied.

"You said I could!"

"No, I didn't!"

"You did!"

"Huh? Oh...I guess I did, huh?" Lucy admitted, suddenly remembering. "Well, I'm gonna go shower, no peeking!"

"Who would wanna peek?" Natsu mumbled. Lucy glared at him, and as she passed by him she gave him another good kick. Satisfied, she proceeded towards the bathroom.

...

"We're heading back to the guild now," Lucy said. Natsu nodded.

"Aye!" Happy replied. They started walking, and they were about to leave the small town if it weren't for a boy's voice.

"WAIT!" A boy around 8 yelled, running up to them. Natsu, Happy, and Lucy turned to face the kid. He panted a bit then looked up. "You're the lost princess aren't you?" the boy asked, his voice filled with excitement. The boy had brown spiky hair and blue eyes. He wore a baggy white shirt and baggy black pants. He had no shoes on.

"Eh? N-No, I'm not," Lucy said quickly. Happy giggled.

"But you look exactly how my grandfather described the princess!" the boy whined.

"Um, there must be a mistake. I'm not the lost princess," Lucy replied.

"Yes, you are!" the boy argued.

"No, I'm not!" Lucy argued back.

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I'm not! How would you know whether a person is a princess or not, huh?" Lucy asked. She was starting to get annoyed.

"Because...because...," the boy tried to think of a reason. Natsu sighed.

"C'mon. Let's go Lucy!" Natsu grinned. Lucy nodded. They started walking away, but got stopped. Again.

"BECAUSE I JUST KNOW YOU ARE!" the boy shouted. Lucy turned around to face the boy once again.

"Why are you so persistent about finding this princess?" Lucy asked.

"My grandfather...he wants to see the princess...and...I want to help him!" The boy said with determination.

"Why?" Lucy pushed on. Natsu and Happy stayed silent, just listening to their conversation.

"Even I don't know...," the boy said softly, "But I do know that this is very important to him!"

"Well, I'm not the princess. But I would like to see your grandfather," Lucy said. The boy nodded.

"Follow me," the boy said and ran off with Natsu, Happy, and Lucy right behind him. They reached an old looking house. The boy stopped and walked to the entrance. "Here we are. Come in!" Then he disappeared into the house. Lucy looked at Natsu, who just grinned and nodded, then entered the house as well. Natsu and Happy followed. "This room!" The boy exclaimed, happily pointed to a door. Lucy nodded.

"Okay. Natsu, Happy, stay here. I'll go alone," Lucy said, then entered. The boy took Natsu and Happy back downstairs, to the kitchen and let them eat some food.

"Hello?" Lucy asked looking around the room. She found a man sitting on his bed.

"Who are you?" the man asked. Lucy watched as his eyes widen. "N-No. It can't be! You're the lost princess, aren't you?"

"No, I'm not a princess," Lucy denied.

"There's no point in denying it. I know you are. I saw you when you were just a baby...And now...you're all...grown up," The man said, starting to tear up.

"What?" Lucy asked.

"You're the princess."

"Yeah...I am," Lucy sighed in defeat, "But please! Don't tell anyone! Promise me!"

"I won't tell anyone! I promise, princess," He smiled. "I finally get to see you again. The only time I saw you was when you were only a baby...I presented the queen a gift for you. She told me she couldn't give it to you. That I should be the one to give it to you."

"My...mom?" Lucy asked quietly. The man nodded.

"She was a great queen. And your father, a great king. And I know that you would become as great as them," the man said.

"T-Thank you...," Lucy whispered. The man nodded. "What's your name?" She asked suddenly.

"That is not important, my lady. I am just an ordinary man," He said, " And no need to introduce yourself, for I might be the only one who knows your name and also knows that you are a princess, Lucy Heartfilia."

"But I want to know your name!" Lucy insisted. The man only shook his head.

"That's not important," he said as he continued where he left off, "So she told me to wait until you grew older...but you know what happened. Your mother died...your father died...and you...disappeared. So I never had a chance to give you this gift." He stood up and walked to his closet. He opened it, but there was only one thing in his closet, a small box. He picked it up and walked over to Lucy. "This is for you, princess. Please accept this gift!"

"I accept your gift," Lucy said softly. The man smiled at her and put it in her hands.

"Thank you," he whispered.

"No. Thank you," Lucy said. Lucy looked at the box. It was black. She decided to open it. She found a necklace with a ruby stone hanging on the golden chain. She smiled.

"Here," the man said. He helped her put the necklace on. "Oh, and this is for you, too." He handed her a sword. It had a pink hilt and the blade was silver. It looked like an ordinary sword. "It's not just any ordinary sword," the man said, "It's a element sword. And you don't need to learn any requip magic or any thing, it just does it by itself once you put it into its scabbard. And you just call out your sword's name when you need it."

"Oh," was all Lucy said. He handed her the sheath. "Thanks." She put the sword in the scabbard and it disappeared. "Wow!"

"You'll know it's name...when you really need it for the first time," he mumbled. Lucy heard him, though and nodded.

"Why are you giving these to me?"

"Because you'll need it," He said. Lucy looked at him, clearly confused. "You'll find out. Now it's time for you to go."

"Okay then...Bye...sir," she said, smiling. He smiled back.

"Good-bye, Princess Lucy Heartfilia. Don't be afraid to be who you really are," he replied as she exited the room.

"Good-bye!" the boy yelled.

"Bye!" Natsu, Happy, and Lucy shouted as they left the small town.

...

"Was she the princess?" the boy asked.

"No. She wasn't," The grandfather said. He had to keep his promise.

"I know she was, grandfather. I just know it!" The boy exclaimed happily.

...

"So, what happened?" Natsu asked curiously.

"Things just got even more complicated," Lucy answered as they headed back to their guild.

xX End of Chapter Xx

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