Lucy's pov

I was expecting Virgo to wake me as she usually did at 9 a. , but instead I woke up on my own I looked lazily at the clock and I noticed it was 10:30

"Oh crap!" I quickly jumped up from bed wondering where Virgo was and how mad father would be. I realize I wasn't in my own room then I remembered why.

"Oh." I said siting back down on the fluffy sheets. I sighed. I got back up and peeked through my door. When I saw no one, I dressed in a black mini skirt, a white crop top that had a blue heart on it and came with separate blue sleeves. I put my hair in to pigtails and walked outside my room. I quietly snuck pass the guards and ran out to the garden. I looked back to see if any one was following me and bumped into someone causing both of us to fall down.

"Oh sorry!" I said get up from the person I was laying on. I saw a familiar scaly scarf and pink hair.

"Oh morning Natsu!"

"Wow you are really clumsy aren't you?"

"Shut up." He laughed. I jumped at the feeling of something rubbing on my leg. I looked down and saw a cat purring.

"Aww." I said picking the cat up. "Wait why are you blue?" Natsu started laughing again.

"Happy seems to like you."

"That's his name?" He nodded. Happy meowed like he was agreeing.

"Why is he blue?"

"Don't know. Lisanna and I found him like that." I shrugged it off putting the blue cat down. I began to mess with my fingers.

"Uh do-do you think w-we can go back to-to the servant's quarters?"

"Hm? Why?"

"Well I want to apologize to everyone for running off..." I looked at the ground feeling ashamed of my actions.

"There really isn't anything to apologize for you just... what's the word... freaked out?"

"Heh yeah... but still I just want-" Natsu sighed.

"Just come on." He grabbed my wrist and started to drag me to the servant quarters again. When we finally got there, we entered the quarters. Everyone was pretty busy and social. I felt bad that I was going to interrupt them. I tugged on Natsu's scarf.

"Um Natsu they look busy. Maybe I should come back la-"

"Hey guys! Lucy's back!" He yelled.

"N-Natsu!" I said blushing out of embarrassment.

"Lucy! I-I mean Princess!' Levy yelled.

"Oh no. Just call me Lucy. Please."

"The princess?! Your Highness, why are are you here?" A women with red hair in armor said. She glanced at Natsu.

"Natsu." She said dragging out the last vowel in his name.

"What? I didn't do anything this time! She asked me to take her here!" He hid behind me.

"It's true. I came to apologize to everyone." I bowed. "I'm very sorry for running away yesterday. I just uh... freaked out." I said using Natsu's words.

"It's fine princess. Really."

"Levy you can call me Lucy. I'm still the same person... just born with a stupid title." Levy just nodded. I sighed and turned to the scarlet hair women that was now choking Natsu.

"Uh..."

"Your Highness!" She said as if she forgot all about me. She let go of Natsu, dropping him to the ground. "I'm extremely sorry for I have not introduced myself. I am Erza Scarlet. I'm in charge of servants and I'm the captain of the army." So that explains the armor.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss. Scarlet."

"Please Princess Lucy call me Erza. I will have Lissana escort you back to the palace."

"Um Erza it's fine if you just call me Lucy."

"Nonsense. Someone of your rank should not be address so informally."

"Erza." Mira said cutting in. "Lucy wishes to be address as Lucy not Princess Lucy. And aren't we suppose to listen to the royals and do what they ask?" Mira winked at me. I smiled and mouth a thank you.

"Uh we-well." Erza stuttered. The other servants remained quite.

"Informally huh?" Levy said. "Ok then I'm calling you Lu-chan!" She exclaimed. Everyone slowly nodded their heads finally grasping the concept of just calling me Lucy.

"Princ- excuse me, Lucy. We should really get you to the palace." A girl about my age with short white hair said.

"I'm Lisanna, I'm the one that shall escort you back!"

"It's nice to meet you Lisanna. But do I really have to go back?"

"I'm afraid so. If we don't then the guards might come back again and-"

"Uh no I can't have that! Let's go!" She smiled and nodded.

Lisanna and I were taking the path back to the castle. She was really pretty. And she looked a lot like Mira.

"So where do you work here as?"

"Hmm? Me? Oh nothing really special. I just take care of the animals."

"How fun! I love animals! Wait a second, Natsu was talking about someone named Lisanna! You were the one that found Happy right? Did he just come blue?" She nodded happily.

"Yeah. Natsu and I were just playing around when we were younger and came across him as a little kitten. It was funny though because he had some stuff stuck to his back and it made him look like he had wings." We both bust out laughing.

"Yeah Natsu and I took care of him. We were little then, and I pretended to be his wife. And he would get all embarrassed." Lisanna giggled.

"Huh I must be nice to pretend. I didn't really have any friends to play with…" Lisanna smiled warmly to me.

"We're your friends now ok Lucy?" I gave my brightest smile.

"Yeah thank you!" We made it to the castle and said our goodbye. I wonder if she still likes Natsu? Aww they would be so cute together! I was walking down the hall lost in my daydream when I saw someone out of the corner of my eye. I looked at the person and I could tell he wasn't a servant. He had on a fancy tux, and he had dark hair, part of it covered his eye. Who is that? Sting came out into the hallway and started to talk to the man with a very annoyed look on. It looks like the man was trying to negotiate with Sting, but it was clear that his answer was no.

"Pssst! Princess Lucy!" I turned and say little Wendy holding a white cat. She motioned me over. I walked to her and she grabbed my hand with her free one and ran to the infirmary. She closed the door behind her and let out a sigh.

"Wendy? What was that about?"

"I'm sorry Lucy but when Prince Rouge comes back, he and Prince Sting usually start to fight." Just then we heard a crash.

"Uh..."

"They don't really get along anymore. They have been like this even before I got here."

"Oh."

"Lucy-san I don't think its a good idea to be dressed like that. Prince Sting might get angry." I could give less of a crap about what Sting thinks, but of course I wasn't going to say that in front of Wendy.

"I'm sure he won't mind. Plus these clothes are much more comfortable then a huge dress." Wendy nodded. There was another crash much louder than before. Curiosity took over me and I pressed my ear on the door.

"L-Lucy-san! I'm not sure if that's a good-" Wendy's voice was drowned out by the yelling coming the brothers. It was slightly muffled but I was able to make out some word.

"You're being unreasonable!"

"You made your choice! It was your decision."

"It's been two years! You should have accepted this by now!" Crash!

"Now you're being immature!"

"Just leave. LEAVE!"

"Wendy..." I took my ear off the door. "Why are the fighting?"