Ch. 1

Levy POV

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"Princess, your stepfather is coming soon so I'll make yourself presentable," my maid, Rhea told me as she brushed my wild hair and put into a dutch braid.

I paled when she told me that. That normally meant abuse of some sort. She had my bangs frame my face and she picked the gown I was to wear in his presence.I put on the dress.

It was a dark purple dress that the collar hung lower and it had silver embroidery on the chest area. The skirts of the dress went from dark purple to black and were trimmed with silver. I hated wearing it as it was heavy on someone as short on me. I hated the dress as Jose was the only reason she wore it.

Acnologia killed my last maid because she tried to send word to other kingdoms on my condition by throwing her from the tower.

I went to the window of the tower and looked out. I saw 5 riders with the symbol of Naurnos on their horses. They came closer to the tower and found the secret door they drew swords and attacked the guards. I gasped as I saw them pretty much leave them to die. I then heard people coming towards my chamber, so I stayed by the window. The door was then kicked down as the people come and see me trying to protect my handmaiden, Rhea. The leader took his helmet off and revealed a face like my molded friend Gajeel. "Gajeel? Is that really you?" I asked as he looked at me.

"Yeah Princess Short Stuff, it's me," He responded as he eyed Rhea. I then told him that Rhea is on my side and is trustworthy.

"As much as I would love to leave, Jose and Acnologia are coming today and I am chained here so I can't leave anyway," I told him with a sigh.

"No problem Shrimp," He drew his sword and managed to cut through the chains all the way up to the cuff. "Let's go shrimp. Rouge, Rhea rides with you, "he added as he took my hand and lead me out of the tower. He placed a heavy traveler's cloak over Levy so that no one could see her dress other wildly blue hair. He placed her on his horse, then mounted behind her. He then reached past her waist and grabbed the reins. Then he got the horse in a gallop towards his kingdom.

After 3 hours Jose POV

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When Acnologia and I arrive at the tower, we find the guards collapsed on the ground and the door wide open.

While Acnologia checks to see if that miserable wench is in there, I check to see if the guards are alive.

Only one is and he can barely breathe.

"Who came here?" I growl as I choke him.

"Five soldiers from the Princess's ex-betrothed kingdom, One of them being their Crown Prince, and their top Generals," He grunted as he tried to take the breath he did not deserve.

I uell in anger as I choke him harder and harder until he stopped breathing.

"My king, the wench is not up there. Did you get information on where she is going?" Acnologia informed me. "What's our next move?" he asked.

"Gather some of your best men and find her and her little rescuers. If they get to Naurnos, let me know because if you can't get her myself", I commanded. Acnologia paled as my words set in.

Little wench will be back in my power soon. I thought darkly as I rode back to the palace.