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Chapter 2: Lucy's Shock at Chocolate & Passionate Kisses! First Job In Seductive Witch! Minerva's Manipulation & Shopping In Matcha Town!
After finishing the job of giving the sunglasses back to the female client in the town of Mauve, Lucy used her remaining amount of strength to go home and sleep. She arrived back at Magnolia during the late hours of nighttime, as one of the train station's gold clocks on the wall had informed her that she almost returned to Magnolia at midnight. That caused Lucy to walk back to her apartment in a tired manner, and she held a large brown bag of jewels in her right hand. The bag felt heavier than her keys, but Lucy felt the urge to push herself as hard as possible.
She took the bag of money all the way to the street where her apartment was located, and Lucy softly yawned. She stretched her arms high above her head, feelings of exhaustion overtaking her body. She started to have a sleepy look on her face while thinking that she shouldn't have taken such a long shower in the Seductive Witch guild, and Lucy tried to pull on her apartment's doors to open them. However, she started to look confused at how they remained locked. She managed to recall locking the door with a gold house key, but Lucy widened her eyes in a startled manner from remembering that this specific key was in her khaki pants.
Lucy's khaki pants were still in that dark guild, and she clenched her teeth in frustration from thinking that she made the dumbest mistake of her life by not at least retrieving that key. Lucy soon made another perceived mistake by touching the mauve purple rose that was in her hair, getting some of its mauve purple liquid on her fingers. Lucy's eyes looked slightly curious as they slowly blinked with tiredness, sighing softly as she believed that some mauve purple honeydew was now on her fingers. She put them against the lock, ignoring the honeydew dripping into the keyhole.
The sticky honeydew slid down to the end of the keyhole like it had been infused with dark magic, and it strangely started to thickly drip out of the keyhole as if it became slippery. The rose's honeydew ended up putting enough pressure on the keyhole's mechanism for it to turn like a key, and the sound of the doors opening made Lucy pull on the dark brown handles as all of the honeydew transformed into a mauve purple aura. The aura simply went into her mouth, and Lucy casually swallowed it. She felt her body become warmer like the aura had been a fire bursting within her, but Lucy also felt herself become feverish.
"I... I should go to sleep." Lucy stated aloud with an exhausted look on her face, as she went into her apartment.
Lucy closed the doors behind her, ignoring the sound of them locking as a mauve purple aura engulfed her body during her moment of having her hands be pressed against the doors. It seemed like the dark magic from the flower had been triggered by Lucy's negative feeling of frustration, but her frustration seemed very strong like she was wanting her magic to open the door through the usage of brute force. Lucy's hands felt somewhat stronger in the moment of closing the door, and she walked through the living room at a fast pace.
Going through the living room allowed Lucy to reach a doorway on the right side of the room, and the doorway led to her bedroom. Lucy walked over to her bed, dropping the brown bag of jewels beside it, and she got on to the pink mattress. She laid down on her back, her hands pulling the soft and light pink comforter forward as Lucy let it unfurl on to her body. She allowed herself to finally fall asleep, her eyes closing, and her nose got one last whiff of the mauve purple rose that had been surrounding Lucy with its scent that stemmed from a sweet-smelling incense.
The scent caused Lucy to softly elicit a sigh of happiness, and she let the aroma of the mauve rose spread outward through the bedroom. Lucy's dream pertained to the mauve rose, as it was just a dream about Minerva placing the rose in her hair. Lucy made one hand unconsciously touch one of her cheeks, blushing in a seduced manner at how she let herself dream about the moment where Minerva kissed her on the cheek. Lucy simply perceived it as Minerva sealing their agreement with a kiss, but that soft kiss caused Lucy to smile more in her sleep as she let herself feel submissive to someone as sultry as Minerva.
"Minerva-sama..." Lucy softly whispered in her sleep, her head snuggling against the bubblegum pink pillow of her bed.
Lucy started to dream about snuggling up against Minerva in a friendly manner while they would be under the purple leaves of a tree in Mauve Town, and she allowed herself to surrender to the feelings of seduction that Minerva inflicted upon her heart today. In Lucy's dream, Minerva simply wore an elegant eggplant purple dress while she sat down against the tree with Lucy's head gently resting against her stomach. The imagined sensation of Minerva gently running her fingers through Lucy's hair caused the younger mage with purple hair to cutely giggle in her sleep, liking the image of Minerva petting her head.
She felt relaxed while letting herself become immersed in the dream, even hearing Minerva calmly giggle at how Lucy looked up at her with strong feelings of appreciation in her eyes. Lucy truly did appreciate Minerva for sparing her life today, and she also appreciated hearing logical questions from the woman who expressed superiority over her. Minerva really did seem like such a smart woman, someone who Lucy could aspire to emulate if she ever wanted to become a dark witch.
Dreaming about being in Mauve Town also involved Lucy imagining that she got to touch Minerva's purple hair while they stayed under the tree together, but moving her hand down to gently touch Minerva's neck caused the dominant woman to sternly frown at Lucy. Even if Lucy wanted to feel Minerva's smooth skin in this dream, Minerva firmly grabbed her wrist and placed that hand on one of her breasts. Lucy's cheeks blushed light pink in that dream from how Minerva was controlling where her hands would be placed, and Lucy's cheeks warmly blushed bubblegum pink in actuality from how she felt so pleased with being able to be good enough for someone to not reject her. As Minerva's lips started to form a confident smile in this moment where she rubbed Lucy's arms for Lucy to smile back at her in the dream, Lucy smiled happily in reality at how the pressure of the large and warm comforter made her feel like she was getting tightly embraced in Minerva's arms for a hug.
The next morning... (Lucy's POV)
I slowly opened my eyes and groggily woke up from my wonderful dream about Minerva, noticing that I was now looking up at my bedroom's pink ceiling instead of looking up at Minerva's face. I proceeded to sit up in my bed, feeling my cheeks slightly blush light pink as I kept thinking about her. Minerva was truly a beautiful woman, but complimenting her physical appearance wouldn't make her forget about our deal. Since I had used up Seductive Witch's supplies relating to their showers without permission and ruined Minerva's dress, I had to take jobs as one of their dark witches today.
If I broke my end of Minerva's fair deal, then she would probably kill me. I wouldn't blame her for beating me up again if I got mouthy about our deal, especially since she was being very generous by letting me be able to walk out of Seductive Witch. Minerva displayed mercy to me, and she was right in wanting me to pay her back. My lips formed a nice smile from thinking about how I would be glad to give Minerva as much money as she needed to cover the costs of the showering supplies, and I would even buy her a new dress.
Hopefully, the dress would look as beautiful as the one from my dream. I softly smiled at the thought of helping Minerva pick out a new dress, but I would just be her weaker partner who was helping her shop for elegant clothing. We wouldn't be on a date, which interestingly caused the warmth in my heart to start cooling down. I had never even dated anyone before, and I was completely inexperienced with the concept of being in a relationship. Being attracted to someone or feeling seduced would amount to nothing if they didn't return my feelings, and I started to frown as my fists lightly clenched.
Would I end up lusting towards Minerva over a kiss on the cheek and her seductive words? I didn't want her to think I was extremely perverted or desperate, since that would just make her low opinion of me sink low like rocks sinking deep into a pit of quicksand. Making a new acquaintance feel too disgusted to even speak with me wasn't something in my list of priorities, and Minerva wanted me to be in servitude towards her whilst displaying the utmost respect. I would gladly respect such a powerful witch, even if she didn't genuinely like any wizards from Fairy Tail.
"Maybe spending more time around Minerva will actually help me get over Erza not being my girlfriend." I calmly stated aloud to myself, thinking of the prospect of having a fun day today.
A feminine voice stated in a cheerful tone from outside my apartment, "Hey, Erza! I hope you remember that I brought up yesterday's surprise in Sunnysol Town!"
I got to hear Erza respond nicely, sounding pleased as she ran up to the person, "Good morning, Annette! It's great to see you! I'm glad you were serious about spending your day in Magnolia with me!"
Upon hearing Erza mention Annette's name, my eyes widened in shock. Annette Rosia, a prominent fashion model, was right outside my apartment? My impulsiveness led me to get out of bed, and I crouched down like I was sneaking around. Getting below the window pane allowed me to slightly raise my head, and my cocoa brown eyes soon widened in disbelief. She was the actual Annette Rosia, being as tall as Erza and having fair skin while her mocha brown hair was tied back in a ponytail with some of the remaining chocolate brown portion of her hair obscuring her forehead.
Below her forehead, she wore caramel brown sunglasses with dark brown lenses and they matched her cinnamon brown coat. That coat had penny brown fur around the top portion of it while the coat reached down to her waist, and the coat had two rows of three syrup brown buttons that were below her huge breasts. Annette's breasts were larger than Erza's breasts, but I quickly moved my gaze down to Annette's gingerbread brown yoga pants that complimented her deep chocolate brown high-heeled shoes. Annette's shoes even had rectangular squares designed on the fronts of them, the squares appropriately looking like chocolate candies.
I shifted my gaze to Erza, who had a light brown square box in her hands. As Erza moved the box slightly away from her chest, I could see that she was wearing a scarlet red sundress. That dress went well with her cherry red flat shoes, and Erza had her hair tied back in an upwards ponytail. She gave Annette a loving smile, causing me to have feelings of jealousy in my eyes as they got closer to each other. Annette blissfully smiled back while her cheeks blushed strawberry pink like Erza's love of strawberry cake, and Annette gave Erza a passionate kiss on the lips. I saw Erza return that kiss, both of them closing their eyes as disappointment filled my eyes from realizing that I couldn't give Erza such a passion-filled kiss as I saw Annette tightly put one arm around Erza's waist.
After breaking the kiss, Annette asked Erza in a kind tone while playfully smiling, "What's in the box, sweetie? Is it a nice reference to the morning gifts that I saved for you before you got to the festival, Erza-chan?"
"Annette, I bought you the largest assortment of chocolates from a bakery in Magnolia. This assortment is called Couple's Chocolates." Erza explained to her girlfriend with a polite smile on her face, before blushing as her smile became happier.
That caused Annette to reply in a sultry manner, before giggling and gently putting one hand on Erza's left cheek, "Well, that's very appropriate, cute, and fancy. Speaking of fancy, I should treat you to some desserts at an extravagant chocolate restaurant in Bloom Town tomorrow. I love you that much, Erza-chan."
"I love you, too, Annette. I'd enjoy eating chocolate cakes with you." Erza responded in a happy tone, smiling nicely as she opened up the box of chocolates.
Their conversation caused me to think to myself in a mix of dullness and jealousy, "I think you two just made me lose my appetite for chocolate."
Upon seeing Erza and Annette take some chocolates out of the box while they walked towards the Fairy Tail guild, I winced as I felt pains in my chest. This felt like an emotional kind of pain, and I fell to my knees. The pain felt intense as my head slumped forward, and I was probably still dealing with the pain of my broken heart. Since there were several pains in my chest right now, was my heart breaking into pieces from seeing Erza and Annette share a kiss? The fact that I even saw them kiss felt like Erza added insult to injury, and Erza was now adapting her personal tastes?
Did she acquire a taste for chocolate from spending so much time with Annette, only to hide it until she went public with their relationship? I always thought that Erza only liked strawberry cake, so did I give her strawberry pink gifts for nothing?! I didn't feel okay with the idea of confronting Erza about any of this, not wanting to cause a scene or publicly claim that she led me on. I didn't want to seem like a crazy girl who would be wanting Erza's attention, but my immense attraction to her had made me feel so heartbroken.
Picking up the pieces of my shattered heart felt like it would be difficult, but would reaching that important step ever easy? Repairing my broken heart probably required me to move on, so I guess I'd have to learn how to move on from being romantically attracted to someone. Curiosity entered my eyes from wondering about what Minerva would've told me if she was here, but I soon had a panicked facial expression as I got up to run out of my apartment. If wizards were going to Fairy Tail, then the Seductive Witch guild must have been open to mages right now! Minerva was probably expecting my arrival, and I couldn't keep her waiting!
Seven hours later, in the Seductive Witch guild... (Minerva's POV)
Lucy certainly kept me waiting while I stood in front of the grape purple request board to wait for her, and I simply scoffed in an annoyed manner at how it took her such a long time to get to Mauve Town. Then again, that was probably just an error in judgement on my part from not making Lucy's residence be part of our deal. If she had to take the train back and forth for long hours each day, then it would only be natural for one of those idiots from Fairy Tail to get suspicious about where she would be spending her time.
It wouldn't be pleasing to me for them to get suspicious and ruin what was essentially a fair deal between me and Lucy, especially since she walked into the guildhall with an apologetic look on her face. Her eyes looked remorseful for making me wait, but Lucy could certainly make amends for that by taking her first job as an unofficial mage of Seductive Witch. I unpinned a lavender purple flyer from the request board, and I smiled in a confident manner at how this job seemed so easy to where Lucy could truly do all of the work for me.
I gently handed the flyer to her, and Lucy smiled softly at how her first job in Seductive Witch involved retrieving an artifact known as the Jade Gemstone from the Mossy Forest. That forest was near Matcha Town, which wasn't too far of a walk from Mauve, and I could probably see if those fashion rejects had any decent clothes for sale. Of course, getting the money to buy clothes would all be contingent on Lucy succeeding at this mission. If she whined about not being able to overcome any fallen trees or constricting vines in the forest, then I would have to just leave her there until all of her tears dried up.
If she was going to cry about not being able to complete tasks without Celestial Spirit Magic, then she would just be a useless piece of garbage that had to get stronger through being mercilessly beaten. That made me start to wonder if she even increased her physical strength or engaged in any workouts after the Naval Battle, since anyone with a desire for redemption after getting beaten down would've approached me months ago for a fight. If Lucy intended to act like an emotional weakling throughout her time in Seductive Witch, then I would just have to motivate her in a way that was self-advantageous.
"Listen, Lucy. I'm the only dark mage who wants to pair up with you on a job, since I know you won't raise your fists against me. I suggest that you keep being submissive, and you better not get in my way during this mission." I sternly told Lucy, aggression in my eyes as I fiercely frowned at her.
That caused Lucy to surprisingly respond with an offended look on her face, "Minerva-sama, I'm your partner on this mission! If I'm working alongside you, then at least talk to me with some decency!"
"Are you even deserving of moments where I treat people decently, Lucy? Will you expect me to view you as my strongest servant for being utterly useless to where you can't even keep a towel around you?" I asked Lucy in a rude manner, smiling in a ridiculing way to provoke her.
Lucy retorted with a surprising about of fierceness in her voice, "Minerva, I'll be your best servant in many ways! Even without my keys, I'll show you how much I deserve to be treated nicely by you!"
Lucy soon put one hand over her mouth, her own face blushing light pink from what she just stated. She wanted to be treated nicely by me, almost like being on the receiving end of getting massages from a dominant lady who wanted to reward an obedient younger woman? Lucy handed the flyer back to me when I reached out my hand for her to give it to me, and she watched me fold up the flyer before placing it in between the crevice of my cleavage. Lucy stared at the dark purple short dress that I wore today, and she started to smile from seeing that the dress exposed a huge portion of my large breasts.
She strangely sniffed the front of my dress for a moment, being like a good female puppy dog who was smelling my lavender perfume. I took out the lavender purple glass bottle from the left pocket of my dress, only to spray it on Lucy's outfit. She didn't smell pungent, but hearing her cough as she fell to her knees was something that caused me to smile in a delighted manner. Lucy accidentally stepped out of line by not properly addressing me during our little conversation, so making her be subjected to the intense aroma of my perfume was a good way to reprimand her.
Lucy started to have some tears in her eyes while looking up at me, and I let my lips form a sadistic smile. I was simply making Lucy learn another lesson about showing some respect to the women of the Seductive Witch guild, and that gave me the pleasure of watching her start to look terrified as I created a rainbow-colored energy wave in between my hands. I placed it right in front of her face, seeing her start to sweat with feelings of anxiety as she started to nervously look at me. As she began to have a pleading look in her eyes, I squatted down to be at eye level with her and gently touched her cheek with my hand.
"What are you supposed to call me, Lucy?" I asked her with a serious look on my face, glaring directly into her eyes.
Lucy responded in a soft whisper, crying as I gently pulled her very close to me for our faces to nearly touch, "Minerva-sama... I'll always address you as Minerva-sama."
"Yes, that's right. Although, here are more rules for our deal. When we're walking together, you'll stay right behind me and obey my every command. You'll be subservient to my choices of jobs and fashion choices for you, but you'll always admire my beauty. Even when I'm physically training or swimming, you'll admit that I'm beautiful. As you compliment me, you'll also be satisfied when I rarely give you praise. In fact, you'll beg for my admiration. At some point, you will want to be physically close to me and join Seductive Witch." I thoroughly explained to Lucy in a sultry tone, my face forming a lustful smile that was soft as my eyes displayed immense seduction.
After wiping her tears away, Lucy told me with a soft smile of acceptance on her face, "I'd be happy to eventually join Seductive Witch, Minerva-sama. I'll be glad to be near you, since you're truly a powerful and beautiful woman. I'll even admire you by buying you a chocolate brown swimsuit, and I want to beg for your praise."
"That's a good girl. Now, enjoy your little reward for wanting to admire my superior beauty." I replied to her with lust in voice, my lips forming a sultry smile of pleasure.
I made Lucy stand up with me, and my cheeks feigned a genuine blush as I proceeded to kiss her on the forehead. The kiss was very soft and warm, the feeling of my lips on her skin truly feeling like a nice reward. Lucy proceeded to make her cheeks genuinely blush rose pink, and she sighed in an appreciative manner. Lucy let out a soft giggle as she looked at me, noticing that I fully had my hair down instead of tying it into two large loops on both sides of my head, and she even smiled at my wine purple flat shoes that went well with my amethyst purple lipstick.
My lipstick left its mark on her forehead, similar to how I was leaving my mark on her by being so strict to where she would comply with my orders. Although, I did have to smile somewhat confidently at how she thought about buying a swimsuit for me. Would it be a chocolate brown variant of the one that I wore in the Naval Battle? She actually did get a good look of my attire on that day, falling into my arms right after I aggressively kicked her in the back. If the crowd didn't loudly cheer my name after that move, I would've let this stubborn girl leave the large bubble of water.
However, I smiled in a somewhat pleased manner from how this subservient young girl was now leaving the Seductive Witch guild with me. Lucy stayed directly behind me as we walked towards the entrance doors, her hands slightly touching both sides of my waist for a moment to indicate to other dark witches that she truly belonged to me. A fairy falling under the seduction of a dark witch? That kind of narrative made me smile more with delight in my eyes as we headed to the Mossy Forest, but maybe Lucy could create the narrative of displaying strength without her keys.
One hour later, in the Mossy Forest... (Lucy's POV)
Even though this was the first job where I wouldn't be able to use any of my Celestial Spirits, I smiled in a confident manner after leaving Mauve Town with Minerva for us to take the mauve purple western path that stopped at the entrance to the Mossy Forest. Upon entering the Mossy Forest, I nicely smiled at the sight of the large trees that had dark green leaves that went well with the plain green grass. The grass complimented the giant round stone that stood in the center of this part of the forest, the dark green stone being covered by the moss that was appropriately in a moss hue of green.
As I walked behind Minerva in this moment where she led us up to the mossy rock, I soon watched her take the path on the left. That caused me to run after her, trying to keep up, and I smiled confidently as it seemed like Minerva had been in this forest before. She stopped at another mossy rock that was at the end of this specific path, but turning and going straight up made me see something very cute. There was a group of six plain green roses growing out of the grass in the middle of this path, and I smiled cutely at how they shimmered as some of the sunlight came down upon them.
Minerva wasted no time with simply passing by the roses, not even acknowledging them as her footsteps became more quiet. My footsteps weren't as quiet, and I ran directly towards the roses. I proceeded to gently sniff them, taking in their mint chocolate scent as one of my palms brushed against the roses. I smiled at the roses, wanting to pick them up and take them with them. When my hand tried to pluck one of the roses, I gasped in shock at how some dark green plant roots immediately emerged from the ground to aggressively constrict my legs.
The intense amount of pain caused me to wince, but I didn't want to scream like a frightened little girl with Minerva nearby. She turned around to simply look at me in a stoic manner, not even activating a spell of her Territory Magic. She probably wanted me to get out of this situation without using any magic, as I simply had to deal with the plant roots carrying me high into the air and slamming me against different parts of the grass. Upon seeing another plant root rise up from the ground to slam itself down on my chest, I elicited a loud gasp right before coughing up a bit of blood. Still, this plant was not going to defeat me.
"Let go of me!" I sternly shouted with frustration in my voice, seeing a mauve purple aura surround my hands as I had the dark thought of strangling the vicious plant.
Upon hearing the plant loudly shriek as two more green roots came up from the ground to slap various parts of my body, I heard Minerva say in an annoyed manner, "I guess Mint Matcha Botanical Roses don't grow near Fairy Tail, or you would've been smart enough to realize that touching its roses only agitates that plant!"
In this moment where two plant roots wrapped themselves around my body and prepared to squeeze me, I replied to Minerva with a frustrated facial expression while my aura-covered hands pressed against a plant root, "Well, I'm way more agitated and I think that your perfume is making me utilize some magic!"
The plant continued to loudly shriek, before it seemed like it had taken enough damage to fully release me from its grip. I relaxed myself at that exact moment, but being high up in the air caused me to have a panicked look on my face from how I was now falling from a high altitude. If I fell on any of the plant roots that pertained to the Mint Matcha Botanical Roses, then that plant would just get more aggressive. It would probably even be disturbed if I fell on the grass near it, but all that I could do was close my eyes and hope that my fall wouldn't hurt too much.
I soon felt myself fall into someone's arms while their legs lightly slid back, and feelings of curiosity washed over me like tidal waves as I slowly opened my eyes. Minerva looked down at me in an irked manner while quietly carrying me away from the plant, and she took us both deeper into the forest. I let my nose take in several scents of the green plants that were around us, and I almost felt like falling asleep in this nice forest. I smiled a bit, but I still winced in pain from dealing with that plant. As the sight of some dark green roses in front of two mossy rocks came into view, I looked up at Minerva with feelings of worry entering my eyes.
She proceeded to smile down at me in an amused manner, her eyes displaying pleasure at how my head nuzzled against her dress as if she was my protector. Minerva was just my partner on this mission, but I did want her to keep me safe. She interestingly set me down on the dark green roses, causing them to let out a dark green aroma that coated my body while it smelled like plain green tea. I soon stood up while my body felt as if all my injuries were healing, but I still went back to Minerva and looked at her in an anxious as the paranoia of possibly getting attacked again entered my eyes.
Upon seeing the roses do nothing after healing me, I told Minerva in a kind tone while politely bowing on my hands and knees, "Thank you, Minerva-sama. You're so smart for realizing that those roses wouldn't harm me."
Minerva responded to me with a stoic look on her face, before speaking in a somewhat insulting tone, "Calming Green Tea Bouquets have never harmed anyone, Lucy. Also, I'm glad that someone as klutzy as you is aware of my high intellect."
That prompted me to stand up and ask Minerva in a calm manner, seeing a large and hollow log to the right of us, "Minerva-sama, would it be a smart idea for us to go through there?"
"If your instincts are guiding us in that direction, let's just hurry up and get back to this spot before sunset." Minerva replied to me with a stern facial expression, before walking past me and gently pushing me back with one hand for me to stay behind her.
Despite the fact that I felt offended by Minerva's insults and narrowed my eyes in an angered manner, I calmed myself down a bit. Staying calm and not arguing with Minerva would allow us to get this job done quickly, and I walked through the hollow log with her. After we got through the dark green log, Minerva and I were now in a small and grassy clearing. There was only forest green grass in this particular clearing, but going on to a new path that turned to the left allowed us to reach a somewhat larger clearing that was filled with forest green grass.
We entered that clearing in the Mossy Forest, and my eyes noticed something glittering within a pile of mossy rocks. The glitter associated with the item was jade green, so could the Jade Gemstone be here? Minerva must have also let that same question be in her mind, as she walked up to the mossy rocks that seemed like a pile of rubble. She groaned in a frustrated manner at how some of the wet moss was making her orchid purple shoes get drenched, along with making green stains be on them.
Minerva probably wouldn't want her dress to be dirtied like her shoes, so I walked up to a different part of the pile of mossy rocks. I groaned a bit while lifting one up, underestimating how heavy it actually was. Carrying this rock made my arms hurt more than the thought of carrying a large box of chocolates, but I panted heavily as I held it near my chest. Upon trying to think about lightweight thoughts, I bit my lip and growled in pure jealously at the thought of Erza only carrying that seemingly light box of chocolates for Annette. Erza not only rejected me, but she could have fun with carrying sweets while I had to carry these large mossy rocks?
As the memory of Erza and Annette kissing agitated me to where I aggressively threw the rock for it to hit a tree behind Minerva, the dark witch stated to me in a somewhat impressed manner, "Well, well. You've gone from crying about heartbreak in the shower to focusing on doing some hard work, Lucy."
That prompted me to reply to Minerva in an upset manner, lifting up two large rocks repeatedly like I was lifting weights, "Minerva-sama, I don't want to cry today! As much as Erza may want me to cry, I'm wanting to move on from her!"
Minerva asked me in a teasing tone, before giggling a bit, "Oh? Did Erza tell you about how she spent time at the festival with Annette? Did she mention how they were so happy together?"
Minerva's words caused me to loudly shout in response, as my hands aggressively threw the rocks down on the ground for them to nearly create tremors upon hitting the grass, "I DON'T CARE IF ERZA IS IN LOVE WITH ANNETTE!"
Feelings of anger were making my body and mind feel heated as I removed more rocks from the pile, and I scowled at the ones that were rectangular or square-shaped. Those rocks reminded me about Erza and that box of chocolates she shared with Annette, and it just wasn't fair! Erza never gave me any gifts after we had finished missions together, and we were in the same guild! Annette Rosia was affiliated with Aroma Flair, but how could those two women be far away and still maintain romantic chemistry?
Did being physically close to someone mean nothing? If Erza and I had been in the Fairy Tail guild for several months during my attempts of showing her that I was in love with her, then why didn't she at least just tell me in my first month of flirting that she was already in love with that stylish woman? Speaking of Annette, I could only throw some heavy rocks through the air from recalling her outfit. Was she the person who brought Erza a chocolate brown purse with mocha brown knives to match for a mission where Erza used those specific knives from that specific purse to stab some brigands who were harming people in Hargeon Town?
The feeling of jealousy in my heart was only making me clench my fists in an aggravated manner, and I aggressively picked up three of the heavy rocks that were preventing me from touching the Jade Gemstone later. I turned away from the hexagon-shaped stone, and my eyes focused on the three boulders that I was carrying. I imagined them as chocolate brown variants of the gifts that I had given Erza, as I once saw her wear some new caramel brown nail polish in the same week after I gave her some pink nail polish. On top of that, Annette was displaying that exact same shade of caramel brown nail polish and saying that pink nails were deemed as trashy in that same week during her company's fashion advertisements where she was featured on every single page of Sorcerer Magazine!
Meanwhile... (Minerva's POV)
As Lucy fiercely tossed all of those rocks for them to land near some trees, I felt very pleased at how she was incorporating her feelings from the past into today's mission. She must have still been angry about being rejected by Erza, as I got to hear her mutter some rude remarks about Erza having caramel brown nails. Did Erza reject Lucy's choice of nail polish when Lucy tried to display some romantic feelings for her, or did she see that issue in Sorcerer Magazine where Annette Rosia had so much prominence?
Either way, Lucy probably ignored all the signs that Erza wasn't romantically interested in her. Although, that didn't excuse Erza for seeming like she didn't even mention her girlfriend to Lucy in a casual conversation. If Lucy even heard Erza mention one sentence about she was happy with Annette during the first month of Lucy having some romantic feelings, then Lucy wouldn't have let her attraction to Erza heighten to such a level to where she seemed angry about those feelings crumbling down like a mountain's avalanche.
She seemed to be wanting to create a miniature avalanche by striking one of the large boulders with another mossy rock that she picked up, trying to make a small pile of rocks be formed, and Lucy angrily slammed that rock against the square-shaped boulder. She repeatedly struck it with the large rock that seemed quite heavy, but Lucy was now sweating as she didn't even create a single dent in that rock. She tried to slam the boulder against the rock one last time, only for her to wince in pain after dropping the rock in the moment where her attempt at breaking it was futile.
Was Lucy trying to imagine herself breaking apart Erza's love towards Annette? As much as it would be fun for me to see Erza be heartbroken, I could only frown in a stern manner at how Lucy was being an idiot again. If she made herself be responsible for breaking up a happy couple, then she would just become a social pariah and anyone who was associated with her would never be viewed in an admirable manner. I didn't want Lucy's stupidity to negatively impact my life, and I warped right in front of her to sternly glare at her as I also felt the need to get a good look at her eyes.
"Lucy, are you wanting to destroy Erza's relationship with Annette? Do you think that's going to make anyone respect you?" I asked Lucy in a strict tone of voice, looking quite confrontational.
She replied to me in with an aggravated facial expression, her eyes displaying frustration, "Minerva-sama, I already told you that I don't care if they're together! I don't care if they get their nails done in Magnolia, I don't care if they're at the beach in chocolate brown swimsuits, and I especially don't care if they were kissing right in front me earlier this morning before saying how they love each other and eating fancy chocolates!"
That last part of the sentence was followed by tears welling up in Lucy's eyes, which caused me to tell her in a cold tone, "Since you actually do care so much about what they're doing, you should stop lying to yourself."
"I... I shouldn't even care that Erza loves Annette! Romantic feelings should quickly stop existing for someone who rejected me, or it's just awkward! There's no reason that my heart should've felt actual pain from seeing Annette Rosia passionately kiss Erza right outside my apartment! Erza... loved it, just like how she shares Annette's love for chocolate to where she bought an entire box of chocolates for them to feed each other! They're spending the day together, and Erza always seemed to love Annette's fashion more than whatever I wore!" Lucy replied to me with the tears falling from her eyes, her face displaying sadness.
Upon hearing Lucy tell me about those new details pertinent to today, I gently put one hand under Lucy's chin and whispered as I gave her a feigned smile of compassion to suppress my laughter, "Lucy, you're just feeling jealous. Jealousy sometimes happens after heartbreak, whether you like it or not. The sooner you accept that you're jealous, the sooner you'll learn to heal and think about loving yourself."
That advice made me want to groan in an annoyed manner, as I imagined that Lucy would just become klutzy and stubborn when I wasn't around. Would she actually listen to instructions that didn't relate to our deal? I watched Lucy cry more tears as she closed her eyes, one hand touching her chest as if she truly felt that her heart was in pain. She just had to get all of those emotions out, and I got to hear Lucy sobbing as she fell to her hands and knees in front of me. Even though I had resentment towards Fairy Tail for making Sabertooth lose in the Grand Magic Games, seeing Lucy cover her eyes as her body trembled made a frown of unhappiness form on my face.
I didn't genuinely feel sad for this klutzy girl who had to pay me back, but seeing her continue to be so distraught didn't make me want to laugh. Why was I just staring down at her while frowning, unable to laugh in this moment? In my mind, I honestly thought it was like getting multiple harsh slaps in the face for Lucy to be rejected after being led on by that scarlet-haired idiot, and still have to watch Erza be outside as she kissed Annette in the same conversation where they expressed love whilst sharing some common interests.
It seemed like Erza didn't view herself as having many common and fun interests with Lucy, so that would explain why she didn't feel a romantic connection between them. Judging by how Lucy seemed so upset about getting rejected, she would really need to learn that some sense of compatibility was important for relationships. Even though I was just being gentle with Lucy in this moment of calmly rubbing her back as she cried, she slowly looked up at me and let more tears descend from her eyes. As I gently smiled down at her and kept rubbing her back as if I was truly so compassionate, Lucy wiped away her tears and gently smiled back at me.
"Minerva-sama, thanks... for comforting me." Lucy told me with an appreciative look entering her eyes, her smile starting to display a bit of happiness.
Upon seeing her genuinely look happy at how I had that moment of comforting her, I responded to Lucy in a stern manner while my mind shifted back to the job at hand, "You're welcome, Lucy, but don't get the wrong idea. We're not exactly friends. We're just in a partnership to complete some jobs, and I don't like seeing my little bitch be so miserable."
"I understand, Minerva-sama. I'll be your partner who praises you, obeys you, and nothing more as we do jobs." Lucy replied to me with an understanding smile on her face, nodding her head in an agreeing manner.
As I looked into Lucy's eyes, I kindly asked her in this moment where I felt like seducing her heart in a certain direction, "After you get the Jade Gemstone and take it to the client, would you really want to buy me a chocolate brown swimsuit? Were you mentioning chocolate brown swimsuits entirely because of Annette's fashion sense, or do you truly think my beauty outshines hers?"
"Minerva-sama, I really believe that you're such a beautiful woman." Lucy kindly replied to me, smiling somewhat more pleasantly as she remained subservient.
That compliment caused me to gently pat her head, and I smiled back at her in a pleasant way. After I helped her stand back up, Lucy walked away from me for the purpose of picking up the Jade Gemstone. She simply brought it back to me, allowing me to see that it was truly a gem in the jade shade of green. That was exactly what the client wanted, which meant that we could now collect our reward of 300,000 jewels. Of course, most of this money would go towards buying some new supplies for Seductive Witch's guild.
I'd give Lucy a decent portion of it for doing all of the work, but I did have a proud look in my eyes from liking that I pushed her hard enough to where she could do a job without her keys or my assistance. I only held back to make her be more self-reliant, as this job was similar to handling heartbreak in how she would have to make herself overcome obstacles. Although, I just placed her on the Calming Green Tea Plants so that her wounds could hastily heal and not prevent her from slowing me down. After all, a team was only as strong and successful as its weakest member.
Still, I walked away from the clearing with Lucy behind me as I felt that she was rightfully giving in to the dark magic of that mauve rose. It wouldn't help her learn any type of magic, as I would expect her to do that on her own. If Lucy acted autonomously and learned new magic, then maybe I would stop viewing her as a weakling. Although, Lucy only proved to be autonomous in strangling the plant and throwing mossy rocks. After we got out of the Mossy Forest, it would be interesting to see if she was able to freely pick out the best dresses in Matcha Town.
Ten minutes later, at the clothing store in Matcha Town... (Lucy's POV)
When we got to the clothing store in Matcha Town, Minerva allowed me to pick out the dress that would replace the previous one that was ruined yesterday. As Minerva guided me over to the dresses that were near the light green display window of this store that had matcha green walls complimenting its plain green floor. My eyes glanced at the floor, which went well with the light green window pane. Looking up from the window pane allowed my eyes to see that there were four dresses in the display window, but which one would look great on Minerva?
Minerva frowned a bit as she watched me pick out a strapless plain green dress that had ruffles at the bottom, but she gently took it from my hands. Minerva walked into a nearby fitting room, closing its matcha green wooden door, and I felt my cheeks slightly blush at the sound of Minerva removing her own dress. As I heard her short dress fall to the floor, I could also hear Minerva quickly put on the pear green dress. She quickly came out of the fitting room, only to make me blush more at how the front of the dress displayed most of her cleavage while the waist area of the dress was a bit too tight for her wide hips.
She wasted no time with going back into the fitting room and taking off that dress, prompting me to narrow my brown eyes at the remaining dresses in the window. Did Minerva think that the matcha green dress and the light green dress both looked beautiful, or would she join me in smiling a bit more at the emerald green dress? This emerald green dress may have been priced at 60,000 jewels, but it had three wavy moss green lines right below the chest area. Also, there was a row of forest green swirl patterns at the very bottom of the dress.
I took the dress off of its dark green rack, but I soon noticed a plain green shoe rack that displayed a pair of forest green high-heeled shoes. They had the designs of green flowers on the fronts of them, and Minerva probably would want some new shoes. I quickly went over to the shoe rack and grabbed them, before taking the shoes and the dress over to the fitting room where Minerva was located. I gently held the dress up to where she easily grabbed it with one hand, before she slightly opened the door to just give the pear green dress back to me.
"If you take good care of your body, then you'll surely be able to fit into the dresses that I don't need to wear." Minerva calmly told me, before closing the door and putting on the emerald green dress.
As I gently dropped the shoes into the fitting room, I replied with a hopeful smile on my face, "That would be nice, Minerva-sama."
"It would also be nice for me to pick out some clothes for you, sweetie. You certainly made a decent choice in picking out this dress, Lucy." Minerva responded to me in a seductive manner, before I heard her softly sound impressed with my fashion sense.
"These shoes feel nice, too." Minerva calmly told me, before walking out of the fitting room.
When Minerva stepped out of the fitting room to be right in front of me, I couldn't resist looking stunned as my face blushed with more warmth. Minerva gently stroked one of my cheeks as I blushed, smiling proudly at me as I looked into her emerald green eyes. Minerva's eyes were just as beautiful as the dress, which displayed most of her breasts while her stomach was slightly visible through the fabric. I watched Minerva quickly turn around, allowing me to see that this dress slightly revealed the bottom of her ass cheeks, and I blushed more from how one of my fingers lightly brushed across the lowest portion of the dress for me to softly feel Minerva's underwear.
She casually lifted up the bottom of her dress for only a second as she adjusted it, allowing me to see her large purple underwear that had the label of a fashion brand on the eggplant purple trim. She quickly concealed her underwear again while I now felt my face blush more, and I elicited a soft and happy sigh as I was so close to Minerva. She glanced back around to see my blushing face while I could only smile in admiration at Minerva's beauty right now, and she made one hand point to the back of the dress.
I glanced at the back of the dress, taking notice of the emerald green laces that needed to be tied. I gently touched the laces, seeing no holes for them to pass through. That caused me to just gently tie them like tying bows on wrapped presents, and Minerva walked away from me like a model walking in a poised manner during a fashion show. The way that Minerva walked was so elegant, not a single hair moving out of place as she turned around and proudly smiled. I walked up to her, going around to see that he laces were still intact, but Minerva quickly turned around to look at me with her facial expression becoming stoic.
"If a powerful mage looks stylish in green clothing, then it's only natural for her little partner to have some sense of style." Minerva stated aloud to me in a calm manner, before her lips formed a very confident smile.
That caused me to ask her with a nice smile on my face, feeling very happy, "What do you plan on buying for me, Minerva-sama?"
Minerva replied with a somewhat sweet smile on her face, as she turned her attention to some green coats that were in fashion right now, "Well, it'll be an outfit that only makes you look like the second-most stylish mage when we're both wearing green."
I watched Minerva walk over to a dark green rack where some coats for the autumn season were being sold, and she quickly picked out a matcha green coat with six dark green buttons forming a circle near the waist area. This coat was accompanied by the next outfit from a nearby shirt rack, which featured a forest green lacy shirt, and Minerva also picked out some dark green leggings for me to wear. She felt that the leggings would go great with some pear green shoes, and Minerva placed all of the fashionable clothes in my hands.
I turned around to take them all into the fitting room, opening the door to just set them down on the dark green bench. I kept looking at the bench while shutting the door behind me, and I closed my eyes as I stripped down to be naked. Not wearing any clothes during my first day of being caught in the Seductive Witch guild was an experience that felt like it prepared me for wearing the clothing that a powerful witch would want me to wear, and Minerva's clothes had felt so good when they were on my body.
When I proceeded to put on the leggings, I happily smiled at how they easily fit. The leggings weren't too big or too tight, and Minerva had expertise in fashion. She seemed to be capable of finding the right clothes that were going to fit on my body without any issues occurring, and I nicely smiled while putting on the forest green lacy shirt. As I made the shirt cover my stomach, I liked that its green fabric looked very fancy. The coat looked fancier, and quickly putting it on over the shirt made me view myself as a prominent fashion model. Although, glancing at the coat's price tag and the price tag on the shoes caused me to widen my eyes in a shocked manner.
After putting on the shoes, I exited the fitting room and asked Minerva with an appalled facial expression, "Minerva-sama, why is your dress much more expensive than my clothes?"
Minerva replied to me with a stern look on her face, before smiling a bit, "Well, it's only fair for the submissive woman to wear clothes from less popular and cheaper fashion brands."
That caused me to softly groan, before calmly responding, "To be fair, that does make sense."
Minerva responded to me in with a smile of approval appearing on her face, as she lustfully whispered into my ear like a temptress, "If it makes you feel better, I think you look like my adorable little protege."
Minerva viewed me as adorable, causing my cheeks to blush in a rose shade of pink. She giggled a bit from seeing me blush, and I did like that she complimented me. Although, the way that she whispered in my ear felt so... seductive. Minerva was seducing me with nice comments that came from her warm lips that elicited hot breath against my skin, and proceeding to stand next to her in front of a glass mirror with a dark green frame bordering it allowed me to be right next to her. She smiled in such a confident manner, prompting me to also confidently smile as I kept blushing.
My confidence caused her to lightly giggle, before she walked away to briefly go over to the section for bracelets. Minerva's eyes took notice of how the store was selling a bracelet in a mauve hue of purple, its beads looking beautiful, and Minerva came back to gently place it on my left wrist. I liked the gift, but my heart palpitated with warmth as I smiled from feeling more seduced. My eyes became filled with feelings of appreciation and happiness from just having this bracelet on my wrist, not wanting to ever remove it. Even if it wouldn't work with whatever clothing style Minerva wanted me to wear, I would always want to feel loved like I was a true mage of Seductive Witch.
I wouldn't get my guild insignia from that dark guild today, since my current priority involved paying for these clothes. I went into the fitting room where my clothes were located, taking off everything that I would purchase before putting on my outfit from yesterday. As I quickly put on my mauve purple skirt, I heard Minerva's footsteps go to a different part of the store. I would gladly stay here, if she wanted to buy more clothes. Although, I didn't recall anything other than the dress being in the list of the clothes that were pertinent to the debt that I needed to repay.
"If she keeps increasing my debt, I'll just have to start taking jobs that are more dangerous." I stated aloud to myself in a calm manner, as I put on my midriff shirt.
As I walked out of the fitting room with the clothes that I would purchase, I happily smiled from feeling a small bag of jewels be in my skirt's left pocket. If I could take S-Class jobs with Minerva in the Seductive Witch guild, then my portions of money would certainly be very large. Although, Minerva would probably have to carry them like how I carried all of the cheap clothes on my back. I groaned a bit from how the mossy rocks made my arms be tired, which made the clothes seem heavier, but I took hem all up to the cashier's matcha green counter.
The woman who had messy matcha green hair to match her matcha green T-shirt stood behind the counter as I placed all of the fashionable items on it, including the bracelet, and she checked all of the green price tags. She glanced at the cash register while totaling up the price, before I got to see the white receipt emerge from the cash register to inform me that I had to pay 30,000 jewels for all of my fashionable items. I took out the small bag of jewels from my pocket. before handing all of the money to the cashier. She had a bored look on her face while taking out all of the money, only to put half of it back in the bag. After she handed the remaining money back to me, the cashier retrieved a matcha green shopping bag from the back counter and put all of my purchased items into it.
Now that I finished paying for this new outfit, Minerva could pay for her dress. However, I blinked my eyes in a somewhat confused manner from seeing that she was still in the fitting room. Was she wanting to buy another dress, in case I accidentally made her new one get drenched? I sighed softly, not expecting Minerva to heavily trust me. Even if she was my mistress right now, I still had to keep proving that she could trust me. I would keep myself quiet about getting money from handling that recent job with her, but my footsteps were a bit loud as I walked over to the fitting room and hoped that she would pay for that second dress. However, I stepped back as Minerva came out of the fitting room while wearing a new outfit.
"Even though I'm just trying on this outfit from Annette's fashion brand, how do I look?" Minerva asked me with a sultry smile on her face, taking some steps towards me and causing me to blush while wearing a chocolate brown bikini.
After Minerva slowly spun around a few times and gently put one of her fingers against my mouth for a moment, I replied in a seduced manner as I blushed with my lips forming a small grin of happiness, "Minerva-sama, you... look very lovely. That swimsuit... looks amazing, and your hips are..."
"Lucy, I can tell you were staring at my huge ass. If I bend over right now, your eyes won't look away from how I'm as voluptuous as you'd aspire to be." Minerva whispered in a teasing manner, smirking in a pleased manner at how my face blushed strawberry pink with small feelings of arousal in my heart.
Upon seeing Minerva turn around and thrust her hips against some coat racks in a teasing manner as she showed off her ass, I responded in a flustered manner after gulping nervously, "Minerva-sama, I... I wish my ass was as... big as yours."
I impulsively made my hands touch the brown bikini bottom that Minerva wore, only for her to gently slap away my hands at the first sign of my soft touch. She proceeded to look back at me with a sadistic smile while I felt myself look a bit miffed at how I was prevented from touching Minerva's beautiful body, and she walked away from me to simply go into the fitting room that was nearby. Seeing her large ass as she walked away may have caused me to blush, but I felt irked at how she teased me like that.
Minerva was like a dominant mistress pretending to pull me towards her for a kiss, only to repeatedly back away at the last second. She was definitely planning on teasing me, even buy placing her brown top and brown underwear with lacy caramel brown trim on top of the door for it to be right in front of me. Minerva would probably pull those clothes away if I reached for them, but I put my hands near my mouth as my eyes widened with realization. I truly felt enchanted by Minerva when she was being seductive, my heart sending some small waves of lustful feelings into my mind.
I never felt perverted before, but I felt like Minerva was bringing that emotion out of me. She was probably just wanting to see if I was lowly enough to be a lewd girl, but I didn't want to fully succumb to that feeling and be overly sexual! I bit my lower lip for a moment, trying to suppress any feelings of arousal towards this woman who wasn't even my romantic partner. Minerva emerged from the fitting room while mocking my frustrated facial expression in the moment before she giggled, but seeing her wear her purple short dress again and holding her emerald green dress made me feel some joy at how we were both finished shopping.
Ten minutes later... (Minerva's POV)
Since I was finished with buying that emerald green dress, I walked out of the clothing store with Lucy walking right behind me. I looked back at her moment to see that she smiled in a somewhat calm manner while her cheeks slightly blushed rose pink, and my lips formed a slight smirk at how I managed to manipulate her emotions by wearing that chocolate brown bikini. By letting Lucy see me wear it, she would be seduced into thinking more about me instead of having thoughts about Annette.
I personally felt like Lucy's thoughts about Annette would distract her on later missions, and I didn't really intend on genuinely helping her move on from Erza's new relationship. By taking advantage of how Erza's new love interest was causing so much stress for Lucy, I could only keep smirking at how Fairy Tail's weaker little team from the Grand Magic Games was now breaking apart like a glass vase that harshly hit the floor. It would probably be just as harsh for Erza to realize that she was the one who indirectly pushed Lucy towards viewing me as a comforting figure, but that only made feelings of amusement enter my eyes.
If Erza ever felt like arguing about that with me, then wouldn't it benefit me to argue that she further pushed Lucy away by kissing Annette this morning when Lucy was nearby? In fact, I smiled in a persuasive manner from thinking that I could convince Lucy that Erza did that and also brought Annette those chocolates on purpose. Erza getting romantic with Annette right outside of Lucy's apartment was an image that could specifically be framed as Erza officially telling someone as lowly as Lucy to never flirt with her again, even if I thought that Erza's choice without any stated intentions had been so vicious from any point of view.
Still, Lucy's hurt feelings from what I perceived as vicious rejection were useful to me right now. Lucy was going to work hard at everything she did under my supervision, allowing us to earn high amounts of jewels at a quick rate. She would be heavily motivated to complete those jobs with me doing my very minimal share of the work, and the fact that she was so submissive towards my orders made me feel like Lucy was wanting to be a good little girl. She was wanting to be the pitied little dog that would kneel and bow at my feet, adoring me as her mistress.
Upon feeling her hand slightly pull on the back of my dress, I got to hear Lucy softly say in a kind tone, "Minerva-sama, thank you for picking out these clothes for me. Not only will this outfit look great on me, but the bracelet would look beautiful next your previous purple dress."
That prompted me to turn around and tell her with a strict glare appearing on my face, "You're welcome, Lucy. However, don't be stupid enough to get a single stain on that outfit! Otherwise, I'll have no issue with throwing you into a boiling hot bath where the burns will never come out!"
"Minerva-sama, wouldn't you want to cover me in creams that soothe burns for me to not slow you down on missions?" Lucy asked me with a curious look on her face, after bowing her head in an understanding manner.
Lucy's logical question prompted me to ask her with a rude frown appearing on my face, "If you want to bring smart logic into this, is it logical for me to add burn creams in advance to your debt?"
Lucy simply shook her head in a refusing manner while looking a bit anxious, and I gently patted her head with one of my hands. She was smart enough to realize that I wouldn't give her an actual answer to that question, especially since I didn't want to acknowledge that she did ask something sensible. At that moment, I turned around and widened my eyes in a slight bit of shock. Did I just technically agree with this stupid girl on how her question was smart? To be fair, she was probably getting more intellect from being around a genius such as myself.
In fact, I was so smart to where Lucy would feel herself be seduced by me even more while she kept my mauve rose in her hair. Glancing back for a moment and proudly smiling at her allowed me to see that she never let that rose fall out of her purple hair, but seeing it start to look slightly wilted only meant that I would just have to replace it later. In fact, Lucy's purple hair was less glossier than mine to where it would need to be accompanied by two of those shiny mauve roses. They were certainly shinier than her keys, which I left at my own house's bathroom instead of making her think they would be available to her in the Seductive Witch guild.
If Lucy wanted her golden keys back, then she would just have to learn new magic and work hard for me to even consider the slightest thought of returning them. They were now my possessions, just like how Lucy belonged to me. In fact, Green Possession would be the name of the outfit I picked out for her if I had been an official fashion designer. My own dress would be known as Green Prominence, but I did have to admit that my brown bikini and ways of teasing Lucy meant that my swimsuit gave off an allure of sweet seduction.
As I smiled in a seductive and triumphant manner to give off the aura of being Fiore's most beautiful woman, Lucy quietly told me in a flustered manner, "Minerva-sama, I'm... I'm... I like... being seduced... by you."
That caused me to narrow my eyes in a swift manner, cleverly telling her in a stern tone as we kept walking out of the town with our shopping bags, "Lucy, you're just choosing to feel like I'm seducing you. Don't assume that I'm even slightly romantically interested in a clumsy girl who still has such a soft and shattered heart."
Lucy told me in a happy manner as I turned back around to see her softly smiling, "Minerva-sama, I still want to thank you for helping me have somewhat of a nice day. I felt very alone and hurt, until you were by my side in the forest to let the flowers heal my wounds and you helped me realize that I'm jealous for being single after being rejected by Erza."
"What Erza did to you was so cruel, and she wanted to finalize that rejection towards you. However, Lucy. She can't affect the great sense of fashion that you'll develop as you handle jobs alongside me. In fact, the dress that you picked out for me does compliment your coat's shade of green when they're next to each other." I replied to her with a persuasive smirk on my face, before giving Lucy a proud smile for completing today's mission.
"They certainly do look great together, Minerva-sama." Lucy responded to me in a playful manner, moving her arm forward for her shopping bag to be next to mine as a way of making the clothes be adjacent to each other.
Lucy was so inexperienced at being romantic to where I viewed that little choice as cute in a somewhat demeaning way, but I soon took a few steps back for Lucy to just bump into me. Our purple outfits were now adjacent to each other, and I lightly smiled at how they did look good together. Of course, I was the one who bought all of the purple clothing and my level of fashion sense was naturally unrivaled while I enjoyed the activity of shopping. Lucy seemed to also enjoy it, also evident by how she seemed happy to pick out the best dresses for me to try on in the fitting rooms.
Maybe she could pick out my next swimsuit for a beach-related job, but I turned around to just give her a somewhat stern look regarding how I would be placing my trust in her. Just like with how she would be preventing me from dying on jobs, Lucy would also have to prevent me from looking horrid around other people. If I looked bad, then Lucy would look bad. She surely didn't want to receive my wrath, and our silent moment of just talking through eye contact resulted in Lucy's eyes displaying a sense of devotion to not making any foolish missteps around me.
Lucy's devoted eyes made me smile in a somewhat impressed manner, and I had almost forgotten to give her a little reward. I placed a slightly passionate kiss on Lucy's forehead, making my cheeks feign a plain pink blush of admiration for how she did well on this first job as a dark witch. Lucy's cheeks started to blush bubblegum pink while her eyes cutely looked glazed over to match her blissful smile. After she watched me turn around and start walking away, Lucy felt seduced enough to gently put her arms around my waist while walking behind me. I could feel my own feigned blush quickly fade as the warmth of her blushing cheeks was felt on my back, but I could at least escort her to the train station during this nice moment where she probably just had blissful thoughts of being subservient to me instead of letting any romantic feelings impulsively be ignited.
How was Chapter 2? Feel free to tell me your thoughts on it. Lucy completed her first job while working under Minerva of the Seductive Witch guild, but it seems like Lucy is moving on to her second experience of feeling attracted to someone! However, Minerva did express that she wouldn't date Lucy right now. She certainly clashes with Lucy while they try to have some decency with each other, but they do share an interest in shopping. By the way, it's an interesting romantic aspect that Minerva wants Lucy to look fashionable if she herself decides to do that. They're almost united in that regard, but Minerva may need to put a mauve rose in her own hair. Speaking of mauve roses, this is the second chapter of the Mauve Rose Arc! I'll update soon. :)
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