Love in War

Chapter 26

Lucy's POV:

I woke up filled with both excitement and dread for tonight. I was the night of my engagement ball and even though I know it will be a lot of fun I know it marks the end of my freedom.

I got out of bed and headed straight for the bathroom to take a long bubble bath because they always calm my nerves.

After an hour of soaking I got out and servants were already in my  room o get me all dressed up for the occasion. They dressed me in a light pink dress  that went all the way to the floor and had a fur collar on in. The pretty color reminded me of a certain dragon that I had befriended in the past couple of days.

After the help finished dressing me they left and more servants came in to do my hair and makeup. I only had a basic makeup look for tonight and cancer, one of my celestial spirits that is trapped in this world by my father, came in to do my hair. He put in in a fancy up-do and left my bangs out. After he was done he went back to his room and I was left to myself.

After another hour of waiting for the ball to start I left my room to go to the dungeon to visit an old friend. I walked to the deepest part of the dungeon where the biggest cell was and opened the door where I saw the King of the celestial world chained to the wall with magic restricting chains. His once large  luxurious mustache chopped off and laying at his feet. " hello my old friend," he spoke softly in his deep caring voice," what brings you down here today?"

We talked for a couple of hours and I told him all about the party that was about to be thrown upstairs in the ball room, all about Natsu, and all about how I'm so close to being able to set all our friends free from my fathers Tierney. This seemed to make him happy. But soon after I arrived I had to go back upstairs because the party would be starting soon so we bid our goodbyes and I walked up to the ball room.