The Peasant Princess (Nalu)

Chapter 20- The King's Depression

In the final month of Lucy's pregnancy.

Lucy was gently moved to the tower at the edge of town where she was only given 2 commoner gowns, as all of her finery was taken from her due to her treatory, she was regularly visited by Natsu's adoptive mother Porlyusica as many of the town's doctors refused to see a traitor, but even Porlyusica was rude and slightly rough with her.

Many of the Ladies of the house came to visit her as she settled into her tower as she resumed her bed rest in the locked room barely eating enough for 2, but every night she cried herself to sleep with a broken heart.

Lucy heard about the banishment of her brother, as he had impregnated Lisanna and was due to get married to her there was no way that he could repledge Lisanna as his bride at this point and with his sister being banished at her treatory, and with his history it only makes sense that he be banished once again as well.

So Laxus and Lisanna was sent to the countryside where the Strauss family have a summer estate and they both are to remain there until the end of there days never returning to court.

As for Natsu.

"Hey fire breath you still slumping?" Gray asked walking up to his desk with the depressed King.

Natsu's eyes were baggy with dread and red from crying, his hair lost its luster and spiky nature.

"Go away Gray I don't feel like messing with you today." he said groaning with exhaustion.

"I know, but I am surprised you banished her. I know you, your in love with her aren't you? I know even if that child wasn't yours you still would marry her and take care of that child."

"Yes I would have done that. However, a good King always puts his Kingdom first. But still she betrayed me. I wanted a child of my own and how can I believe that she is pregnant with a child of mine if Lisanna couldn't ever carry any of them to term either."

"I know but that doesn't sound like you at all you would never care about the Kingdom before family."

"You're right I wouldn't but like I said I have no way to believe that her child she carries is mine and if she keeps saying that it is even if it isn't she might just be trying to get back at the Kingdom that shamed her family just because of her brother, and now that her brother is well taken care of and a child of a possible heir to another Kingdom I have no way I can fully trust her right now."

Natsu slumped deeper into his depression in his throne behind his desk as he gazed out at his kingdom and especially the far off tower at the edge of his city, that held the woman that had his heart.

The King took a deep breath and spoke again.

"Gray, you should prepare yourself." He said making Gray gasp.

"Why is that you pyro?" He asked with concerning curiosity.

"Because my birthday is next month and once it passes without an heir I will lose the crown to the Kingdom and with juvia pregnant means that your next in line to become King."

Gasps and murmurs happened all over the room as the revelation of this truth became known.

Gray was the most shocked, he stood at attention and shook he was next in line to be King and he didn't even realise it until his stupid brother told him.

Then the castle was in an uproar as the rumor of Grays coronation was now top gossip.