Like A Cinderella Story (GrayLu)

LACS 11

"Layla!" Lili shouted as she rushed towards the Duchess who was about to fall from the stairs.

"Im.. okay." Layla answered forcefully, she closed her eyes tightly and as soon as the pain that she felt on her head vanished- she smiled at Lili who's worried sick about her.

Layla let a small laugh.

"Im okay, Lili."

Lili's face was funny, well- at least for her.

"Maybe, its just the weather." She smiled genuinely, its been sunny yet the rain season started too.

Lili let a sigh.

"Come on, ill guide you to your room."

"Thank you."

Lili can't help but to take some glances at Layla, the worried feeling inside of her can't be erase.

Oh how she hopes that it was really nothing.

xoxo

Natsu was humming while walking back to the palace with some books on his arms.

Its for his brother who dearly loves them, while he- uh, he doesn't loathe books but he doesn't like it either.

Zeref Dragneel will celebrate his 13th birthday in two days so Natsu brought him books.

He will be home tomorrow morning and he's thankful that his brother's birthday will be held when its his rest day in knighthood.

"What did I told you, huh- young lady?"

Natsu was snapped out of his thoughts as he heard someone raised their voice, his eyes landed on a woman and a little girl.

A little girl that seems so familiar.

Those curly ocean blue hair.

There's this woman who's elegantly standing with a maid on her side, covering her from the sunlight using an umbrella- and then there's this girl, looking down at the ground.

Now now, where and when did he saw her?

"Im sorry mother, it won't happen again." Natsu heard her say with the softest voice he ever heard.

"Watch your steps, the way you act around some people, the way you talk- I raised you to become a fine lady, do you understand?"

"Yes, mother."

"I don't like you half running again, like that." The woman said in hardness in her voice.

The girl nodded, she lowered her head more as she felt sting on her eyes as it starts to water but she blinks it away.

She can't cry in front of her own mother, she will be more mad.

The little girl just wanted to catch up with her mother who's walking to fast, well- she was captivated by the flowers earlier thats why without noticing,  her mother wondered off far.

And thats why she was half running earlier.

"Natsu?"

"Ohh. Loke?"

"What are you doing here?" Loke raised his eyebrow while looking at Natsu.

"Um.. I was just--" He was going to say he just bought some books but for some reason,  his eyes wondered on the girl again- who's now going on a carriage.

Loke followed Natsu's eyes and it landed on a familiar girl- a few seconds after, he remembers where he saw that girl.

"Isn't she your first crush?"