To put it bluntly, the day went into a direction Lucy never ever wanted it to go towards. Yes, she wanted to see how the Royal Kingdom looked like and how the royal family looked like but this wasn't how she planned it to be. She wasn't supposed to be inside the kingdom, no, she wasn't even supposed to meet all these royalty—how did it even happen? All she wanted to see was the freaking Magnolia stars but now she was seeing the freaking royal family.

Remembering she had to go see the stars, the blonde quickly excused herself from the castle before anything else happened.

Well, that was what she planned on doing until Sting returned with the same exact cocky smirk and same princely self she met that day.

"Whoa, where are you heading off to?"

"U—uhm, outside to... uh, get some fresh air." She murmured most of the thing. She expected him to ask her to repeat it but when he laughed and cocked his head to the side asking why she's going outside, she looked up at him in surprise. "Uh... well, it's just a bit stuffy in here and stuff but—wait a minute." The blonde suddenly held her palm up making him raise his brow towards her. "Since when have you been a Prince?!"

"Why are you getting angry at me? I should be the one angry," he barked out in laughter. "to think one of my people didn't recognize me, it's kind of heartbreaking."

Cringing at his words, the blonde physically shrunk down in her spot, looking away nervously. "Erm... ahaha... s—sorry?"

"It's alright, I don't mind, really. Made it easier for me to talk to you 'cause most of the time girls just scream in my face." He said with a slight irritated look on his handsome face making her nod and awkward stand there for a moment before his grin returned and he extended his hand out in front of him. "Do you want to dance with me?"

"D—dance? Oh, erm, I don't dance..." She said awkwardly as she stared down at his hand before looking up at his face. "It's best if you just find somebody else to dance with."

"Nonsense! What kind of person dances with somebody else besides their date? Come, I'll show you how to." He insisted as he grabbed her hand before dragging her on the dance floor before he placed one hand on her waist and the other on her hand before going in a circle with her.

Lucy felt slightly flustered and embarrassed as she tried not stepping on the male's feet, the head of his hand on her making her feel all dizzy in the inside. It didn't make it better that this guy was a Prince and is going to be future ruler of their country one day.

It was so nerve-wrecking.

She just wanted to see the freaking stars, damn it!

Finally stepping into a complete circle for over two minutes, the dance ended and Sting bowed towards the blonde in respect.

"Thank you for having this dance with me."

"O—oh, you're welcome your Highness..." Lucy also bowed slightly, lifting her dress up before standing back up straight. "Uhm, I'm going to get some fresh air."

"Do you wish for me to accompany you?"

"Oh no! It is fine—besides, your fans look like they want to kill me," Lucy glanced at the corner of glaring females. "if you would excuse me." She murmured before quickly making her way towards the large double French doors where it lead to the balcony.

She noticed that there weren't as many people outside except for two of three scattered here and there minding their own business. She liked this way better than the fancy stuff back inside—it was much more cooler outside, anyways. And the stars were to die for as she leaned against the railing and looked up at them, her eyes twinkling brightly.

They were right... they were beautiful. They were brighter than any other stars she has seen and she could clearly see the Celestial spirits dancing around in the sky.

"Beautiful..." She murmured as she leaned against the railing on her elbows, smiling softly to stare up in the sky. "So beautiful..."

"They truly are," one murmured from behind her making her whirl around and look at the male who said it. She expected it to be Sting but when she saw the familiar pink-haired Prince that she saw on the stairway earlier that night, she felt her cheeks flush red. "I have not seen you around at all—what is your name?" He asked, stepping forward making her take a step back, the intensity of his eyes making her feel nervous.

"U—uhm... I'm Lucy... Lucy Heartfillia."

"What Kingdom do you belong to?"

"O—Oh... I don't—I don't belong to any Kingdom... I just... I come Hargeon..." She stuttered, averting her gaze to the ground as she felt the nervousness rise once more.

She was taking to the Prince of the country! Who could she blame?

"Hargeon? Oh, so you are a commoner." He answered bluntly making her cringe at that word. "You came with Sting, right? I saw you two dancing earlier and he was talking about bringing some commoner as a date."

"Uhm, yeah..." Lucy muttered awkwardly as she frowned slightly making a chuckle fly out of the Prince's mouth as he came next to her and leaned against the railing.

"You looked better smiling—you should not frown."

"Oh, sorry, I just—"

"You apologize a lot, too."

"Well I'm sorry." She practically hissed, annoyed with his blunt and carefree attitude. "I didn't mean to get caught up on this, y'know. I didn't want to come to the stupid Royal Kingdom and dance and meet all these royal people. I just wanted to see the freaking stars and eat and sleep all day since I had a three hour train ride here just this morning! I just met Sting because his cat almost shoved me inside the stream right outside my house and he saved me then he offered me to take me to this part 'cause I wanted to repay him and I didn't even know he was a Prince! Then he suddenly barges into my house with his stupid make-up and dress up people around six and they practically molest me and put me in this dress," she gestured to her gown. "and then I'm dragged all the way here where I bump into Prince grumpy cocky drinker and Princess shy-klutz then I find out about how Sting is a Prince and I'm forced to dance with him because it's weird for somebody to dance with somebody else but their date! Now I probably have a fan-club of girls who want to murder me because I touched their precious Sting-Sama and I just want to see the stars, damn it!"

Panting heavily in the end after she finished her little rant, the blonde looked over at the Prince who was obviously shocked over the sudden outburst.

It made her realize that she just poured her heart out to the Prince of Fiore by accident and acted so rude that it made her feel nervous all over again.

"O—Oh my god, I'm so—I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to blurt out everything and—and, please don't banish me or something because I must have appeared so rude and I swear I'm not like this all the time and I'm so sorry!" Lucy cried out as she reached over and grabbed his shoulders in a desperate manner but when she realized who she was touching, she immediately pulled back and blushed red. "I'm sorry!"

Suddenly, the pink-haired Prince started to shake with laughter and he threw his head back, howling like a wolf on a full-moon.

It surprised Lucy to the fullest where she had to take a step back from the laughing male.

"Oh god, you're hilarious! I never seen anyone like you before!" He cackled. "You're funny! Oh my god, you're a weirdo!" He shouted out, continuing to laugh while he clutched his gut making Lucy also stare in shock as she gawked.

This Prince was... laughing at her? He even called her a weirdo! And... his speech is different from before too—it's not all polite like the Prince was speaking but instead, it was as if... he was talking to a friend.

Just who was this guy?

"Oh damn, why haven't we met earlier? I kind of regret having Sting meet you first." He chuckled a bit before wiping a tear away and grinning widely which she noticed is similar to Sting's. "I'm Natsu Dragneel!" He jerked his hand out in front of her making her blink in surprise.

She stared down at his palm for a moment before putting her hand into his. "Lucy..."

"You're really weird, you know that?"

"H—hey!"

"But I like you." He said nonchalantly making her blush once more. Suddenly, his face turned bright and he turned his palm to make it face upwards, the male taking a step back to bow slightly. "Would you share this dance with me, milady?"

"Oh, uh, I can't—I don't dance." She sputtered, raising her hands up in front of her to show him that she wasn't comfortable but he only scoffed and grabbed her hand, pulling her against his warm firm body. "Anyone can dance if they have a good dancer with them. Unlike Sting, I can dance pretty well." He smirked cockily making Lucy shoot him a look but when they started to move, she was surprise to see how confident he was with this.

But it still made her feel nervous as she stared down at their feet to make sure she didn't step on his feet.

"It's rude not to look at your partner when dancing," Natsu murmured, tilting the blonde's head up to make their eyes meet. A small gasp came out of her lips as he smirked down at her. "Don't think too much about it, just follow my lead."

"O—okay..."

"Good, just like that." He encouraged as the two danced around the balcony pressed against each other. The soft music that played from inside caught the moment perfectly and for that moment, Lucy swore she felt like she was in love.

Dancing with Natsu was much different from dancing with Sting. Sting was very sloppy and didn't look like he cared about anything but getting the dance over with but Natsu was gentle and he actually taught her how to dance correctly with someone.

Why wasn't it Natsu who she met instead of Sting?

"You're actually really good at this," Natsu grinned widely making her giggle slightly. "and you said you don't dance."

"I don't," Lucy said as her eyes stared into his dark ones. "it's just because you're a good teacher."

"Well I didn't waste five fucking years of my life for nothing," he murmured under his breath to where others can't hear but her making her smile and laugh at his words.

This guy really was something.

"You're not like what I expected you to be," Lucy confessed making him quirk a brow at her. "you're... you're like, human."

"Did you think I was some kind of animal or something?" Natsu snorted making her laugh and shake her head. "Then what?"

"I meant that you're different from what I thought a Prince would be like... like, you have a dirty-mouth and you're not as cocky and mean as I thought you would be."

"I don't know if I should be offended or happy." He said making her laugh and lean against him, the sound of the music calming her nerves down along with the nice scent the male had. He had a nice smoky scent to himself, something like Sting.

Now that she thought about it, a lot of things reminded her of Sting when it came to Natsu. Were they somehow related?

"Hey... Natsu?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you and Sting related?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?" He asked making her laugh lightly. "Your grin and your scent..." She murmured, blushing slightly making him chuckle lowly. "Well... we're cousins along with his twin brother, Rogue. You've seen him up on the stairs, right?" He asked making the blonde hum and think back before she remembered a male with dark hair and red eyes, someone similar towards the Gajeel Prince.

"I'm surprised... I would have thought that he and Gajeel were siblings rather than twin-brothers with Sting."

"We're all related. Gajeel is one of my cousins, too."

"Wait, what? I'm confused," Lucy admitted making the Prince laugh and grin widely as they two continued to sway back and forth on the balcony even though the music ended inside. Instead, it started to play another song but it didn't stop the two from dancing. "Are you guys like, all related? The other three, too?"

"No, no. Laxus, Cobra, and Wendy aren't related to us at all. It's just Sting, Rogue, me, and Gajeel. We're all cousins because something with our family tree whatever-it-is. I really don't care," he chuckled as he eyed the face of the blonde. "but Wendy is like family because her mother, the Queen, is very close with my dad, the King of Fiore. I've known her since she was a baby and we're like big brothers to her."

"That's adorable... I could totally see you as an older brother."

"Well, not going to happen because I don't have a mom."

"Wait, you don't have a mom?!" Lucy cried out making Natsu snicker and look down at the woman in a cocky way.

"What kind of commoner doesn't know about the royal family? Do you live under a rock?"

Blushing at his words, the blonde narrowed her attention to the ground. "N—no... it's not like that, it's just... uh, I don't really care about the royal family."

"Harsh."

"No!" She cried out making him eye her in an amused manner. "I just—I didn't really pay attention because I don't believe it's that important, okay?" The blonde flushed in embarrassment. "I'm just here to see the stars, damn it." She muttered under her breath for the millionth time that night making Natsu laugh once more, his strong arms pulling her even closer to his body. "But... could I ask about your mother?"

"You mean the Queen?"

"Erm, yes, uh, my apologies..."

"No worries. Uh, she just died when I was young over some kind of sickness. It runs in the entire family, it's crazy. Wendy doesn't have a father, Gajeel doesn't have a mom, Sting and Rogue don't even have parents, really. They live with us because my father, the King, was very close with their parents. Cobra doesn't have a family either so he runs the entire kingdom by himself, and Laxus has a father but he was banished long time ago over something he did so the former king, Makarov, is running the kingdom with him."

Staring up at the pink-haired Prince in an awe manner, the blonde felt like she just crossed some kind of line by accident. The look on the male's face looked like he was some place far away from where they were and it made her feel bad, instantly.

"I—I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... I mean, I didn't..."

"Hey, it's alright. It's kind of nice, y'know?" He murmured as he flashed a smile. "I don't have some obsessive fan-girl screaming in my face or knowing more things about me than I do." He chuckled making her smile slightly. "It's nice to tell somebody about you once in a while."

"Sting said that, too." She said under her breath making him quirk a brow at him. "That he was glad I didn't know much about royalty because he didn't want some fan-girl screaming in his face."

"Well nobody likes anybody screaming in their face," Natsu snorted making her agree. "we just have to kind of stand there and act polite because that's what a Prince is all about. It's not our fault that the girls want our dicks." He said ever so nonchalantly making Lucy flush in embarrassment and surprise. "So, it's nice to see that you're not like those girls."

"U—Uh... yeah, I suppose."

A silence loomed over their heads and the soft music that came from inside was the only thing heard beside the soft clicks of her heels. The couple still danced around for what felt like hours but neither one of them wanted it to stop. It was peaceful and Lucy was feeling very calm and relaxed with Natsu.

It was like instincts but she knew she could trust him, he had a very nice and calming aura to him unlike Sting.

She wondered where he was at this moment but she didn't care what he was doing because Natsu was all she needed that night.

This was like a Fairy Tale to her and she didn't want it to end.

"You know it's like against a rule to dance with the same person for more than one song?" The Prince whispered in the blonde's ears making her eyes widen. She tried to pull back from him in a flustered manner but with the strong grip he had on her, she knew she wasn't going to move anytime soon. "It's okay, I wouldn't mind breaking a rule for someone like you."

And for the rest of the night, the couple danced.

notes: a lot of people thought this was going to be Lucy&Sting fanfic and i laughed cause who's the biggest Natsu&Lucy shipper? thats right, ME BITCH. HAH, no way in HELLLLL will i allow Lucy or Natsu to be with anyone else besides each other in the end cause their my biggest OTP.
notes2: i was supposed to uploaded the husband story but i slacked off and i saw something about a Prince on TV and i got this urge to write this so here it is... hah.
notes3: leave a beautiful review because prince natsu