My Unrequited Love For You

Pained

I opened my eyes to see the dim lighting of my room, the sunlight seeped through the pastel pink curtains and danced across the blue walls. I slowly lowered my upper body onto the bed again wincing slightly. I looked up at my ceiling where colorful glow-in-the-dark stars were placed all those years ago. In the ceneter were two pictures that the 8 year old me had taped up by jumping on the bed multiple times. I saw my father and mother's tender smiles with myself between them in our last family photograph before mama passed away. In the picture next to it I saw myself, Natsu, Gray, Erza, Mira, Levy, and the other students along with staff of Fairy Tail Elementary smiling triumphantly since we had just won the Fiore read-athon. I stared at my hands, one was intertwined with Natsu's and the other with Gray's. Erza was standing behind us with a proud expression on her face. Natsu.  His abnormally sharp canines shown through his gigantic grin. We were all so happy.

Before she came.

I felt tears form in my eyes from my horrendous thoughts. I heard two knocks at my door before Virgo entered the room. I wiped my tears away.

"Hime, it is time to get dressed for class, I have prepared your uniform. Its in your closet. Heartfilia-sama is waiting for you in the breakfast room. He wishes to speak to you before he goes to work."

"Arigatou, Virgo."

She bowed before exiting the room.

I forced myself into a sitting position and bit my lip in order not to cry out. I slowly walked to my bathroom, brushed my teeth- and cringed at my reflection, hideous purple and blue decorated my jaw and left cheek. I lifted my shirt to see the green and purple bruises that covered my stomach and sides. Angry fingerprints remained on my thighs, my ankle had a ring of purple. I reached for the make-up that was organized in the corner if the counter. I applied foundation and powder to my face and wore a dark red lip colour to hide a fresh wound. I also added concealer, mascara, and eyeliner to cover my swollen eyes. I trudged to my closet where the dark coloured uniform was placed. I wore leggings instead of the stockings I usually chose. The bruises were worse today.

Once I finished, I combed my hair but today I just left it all down, I didn't feel like doing the usual side ponytail or two pig-tails. I didn't have enough energy for anything this morning. I couldn't even relax because father was still in the house.

He's waiting for me downstairs, what for? What more damage does he want to inflict? What more does he wish to destroy?

I heard whimpering at my door and snapped out of my dark thoughts. Once I opened the door I crouched down to hold Plue. He licked my chin and I giggled. I walked over to my bed and placed him in the center of it, "I'll be back after school, love you!" I said when I kissed his furry head before running out of my room with my schoolbag. I walked to the elevator down the hall and stepped in. I pushed the button with the number 1  and watched as the elevator doors closed. My bedroom was among the top floors so that when father was home he wouldn't be displeased by seeing me. What was the point of such and extravagant home? Father is hardly ever here and when he is I don't see him. Unless he's angry and discharges that anger upon me. I shook my head.

"No, Bad Lucy. Bright thoughts."

The elevator made a ding, and the two doors opened. I stepped out and corrected my posture and made sure I looked unaffected and stopped my limping. I passed three rooms on my way to the breakfast hall where my father was awaiting me. Once I got there I bowed in my father's direction.

"Oto-sama, good morning." I heard a tch and I looked up to see distaste on his features.  "How grotesque." I flinched and went to take my seat across the table from father. As soon as I was going to sit he stood up immediately and before I could process anything I felt a sharp slap on my cheek that knocked me to the ground. My eyes watered and I couldn't prevent myself from crying out when my hair was yanked upwards. "How dare you attempt to sit where Layla sat! Servants! Disinfect the chair immediately! Get her germs off of it! I saw his free arm flailing about before turning to look at me, " You vulgar whore! You should have died instead of her! All you've done is taint Layla's memory! What a disgusting colour you adorn. I'm glad you will be wed in a years time! Then I'll finally get rid of you and even make financial gain- Haha!" I felt my breath hitch.