Zervis one-shots (Book One)

Servant love

"Sir, today your guest will be arriving for the party. I suggest you get out of bed soon."

I pull the covers up over my head, I didn't want to get out of bed. I didn't want to pretend to be the happy son of the King. I'd rather just stay in bed or even sneak out again. "Sir, I've taken the time to lay out your attire for today." I heave a sigh and pull the covers down to my eyes. "Thank you. You can go now." He bows he head at me, then heads towards the door. I force myself to get out bed, I stumble at first but I make it to my clothes. I put my clothes on, near the window, looking down I see the servants working hard in the garden. I've talked to all of them down there, each one of them teaches me something about living like a normal person. Sometimes after Father is asleep, I go to the servants housing and drink with them.

"Sir, are you dressed?"

"Yes, you can come in."

He opens the door slightly, just enough so he can peek in on me. "Your father is waiting for you at breakfast." I straighten out my coat then processed to the door. Walking down the hall, some of the servants stop in there tracks to bow to me. So formal, it bugs me sometimes. I approach the door to the dining room, the servants open the door for me, inside I see my father eating his food. I take my seat and a maid sets the food in front of me, I thank her then start eating.

"Tonight, I want you to meet someone."

"Who is it?"

"Her name is Ultear. If everything goes right with her father and I, you two will be married."

I chock on my food when I hear him say this. Marriage, and to someone I don't even know or even met before. "Father I-" He glares at me when I try to speak to him. His harsh glare makes me feel small under him, I can never talk back to him. "You will do as your told!" He slams hand down on the table, causing his cup to spill. I cast my eyes down making someone of my hair cover my eyes. "Fine."

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Inside my room I sit along the edge of my bed. Running my hand threw my hair, I try to wrap my head around about marrying someone I don't know. The very idea of it makes me sick to my stomach. "Zeref?" I look over my shoulder to see one of the servants come into my room. This was the only person that ever called me by my name, and honestly I loved when she did.

"Hello Mavis, did you need something?"

"Uhm, I just wanted to see if you were okay. One of the maids told me what happened this morning."

"Yes, I'm alright."

She comes over to me, the whole walk over she didn't look at me once. Ever sense she came to work for us, she's always been very shy around me, but she still goes out of her way to talk to me. "I heard you have to get married.." News does travel fast among the servants. She raises her head, and that's when I see it. A tiny pool of tears are starting to form, I walk over to her an take her face into my hand. "No, don't cry. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing..I have to go get ready for the party." She shakes her head out of my hands and bolts towards the door.

Mavis's POV:

I wipe away my tears as I walk towards the kitchen, I don't want anyone else to see me like this. Nearing the kitchen I make sure my face is all clean of tear, I swing open the door and place a smile on my face. "Hello!" The two other maids wave at me, then go back to their work. I go wash my hand and secretly my face with the water. "Mavis, use hot water to clean your face."

"Uh why?"

"It makes the puffiness from crying go down faster."

How did she know? "What are you talking about, I wasn't crying."

She puts her knife down on the table and rest her hand on her hip. I laugh awkwardly at her, she shakes her head as she goes back to work. I'm about to start working myself when the head maid comes in. "Mavis, you're not going to work in here today. I want you to take care of our guest today." She can't be talking about Zeref's guest right? I nod my head and follower her out of the kitchen. We both step outside seeing the cart pulling up. With the cart pulling up, I feel this sense of sadness set in my stomach.

The door to the cart opens, out comes Ulter, the lady who's support to be Zeref's future wife. "Miss, Mavis here will show you to the room and help you get ready for tonight." She looks me over, almost disgusted by the thought of me helping her. I take the lead and show her to her room, the whole time we walk, I feel her eyes directly on the back of my head. We reach the doors, I open them then step aside so she can enter.

"Should we start getting ready?"

"No, I need you to tell me something."

"What is it?"

Stepping around the room, she touches the curtains and bed sheet. The way her eyes look when she looks at me, almost scares enough to run out of the room. "I want to know more about this Zeref guy. If I'm going to be his wife I should at least know something about him to help me win him over." Win him over. She really thinks I'd help her. "Well...He's very kind, sweet really. They way he talks to you just makes you feel safe an calm. He also thinks his smile is funny, but I think it wonderful, his eyes are just the same, a beautiful shade of brown." I find myself with a very big smile on my face, I didn't notice how Ulter was looking at me, she was planning something, something that I really didn't like.

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The ball room, was beautiful. Lights draped down from the ceiling, dresses sparkle, suits shine. It was truly a royal party. The servants walked around serving the drinks and food to the guest, Ulter and Zeref are greeting people off to the side, once in awhile him and I would glance at each other, but she would hang all over him. At a certain point in the party, Ulter needed me to escort her to the restroom. Once its only her and I, she get's very close to me, my back gets pressed up against the wall. "You know I think it's really cute that a worthless servant like you, likes Zeref. You know that it could never work out, you're nothing and he's something."

Nothing? Worthless? That's not true, he's my friend. "W-why would you say that." She smirks at me with a kind of sadistic laugh. "I'm simply stating the facts, he could never be with someone that can't give him the life he was used to. So be the good little servant you are and stop dreaming about stupid stuff. It's already been decided that he'll be with me and over time he'll forget you. Now, I must get back to Zeref, I'm sure he's missing me. Step aside."

Moving aways she takes her leave, I slump to the floor, bringing my knees up to my chest and crying my eyes out. Everything she said was true, I can't give him anything, just low standers and regret, but I love him so much, I can't even look at him without getting all shy and talking is a whole other story. "I can't stay here."

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This is just part 1 of my 1k special. Part 2 will be out very soon. Anyway, hoped you liked it :)