Chapter 1 of My Bodyguard: Rewritten
I don't own Fairy Tail!

Chapter 1: The great escape

Lucy P.O.V.

"Miss Lucy, Your father would like to see you in his office."

I look up to see my personal maid Mrs. Spetto standing in front of me. I sigh deeply before nodding. "I will be there shortly, thank you." I can't help but wonder: 'Why does he call me now of all times? Is it another marriage proposal thing? Dear God, I sincerely hope not. But then again, he never calls me into his office for any other reason.' I close my diary gently, while getting up. Slowly, I make my way through the konzern, while I notice the rest of the servants staring at me. Some of their looks contain pity, or compassion, while other just look plain worried or sad. Now I'm really starting to become nervous.
As I come to stand in front of the double doors of my father's office, I can hear him talking to someone, and he's even being answered. Is there someone else in there with him? I sigh once again, before lifting my arm and knocking on the door 3 times.
"Come in." My father's serious reply makes me roll my eyes in annoyance. I push the right door open and takes a step inside But when I lift my head to meet my father's gaze, I notice the other man in the room, immediately I freeze. That man has been haunting my dreams for weeks now, and now he's suddenly standing in front of me, right inside my father's office. 'What's the meaning of this?'

Beautifully tanned skin 'which gives him a deliciously exotic look', spikey maroon hair 'I just want to run my hands through it', deep purple eyes with slit pupils which stare straight through my soul.
'He's a mage, like me.' He turns his head towards me, as if he actually heard me think that, and gives me a nearly invisible nod. I can feel my eyes widening in shock and smile slightly. 'Finally, I'm not the only mage in this cage anymore.'

My father clears his throat, effectively calling both our attention towards him. "Now that I finally have your attention, Lucy. Please meet Erik, your new bodyguard."
"I'm sorry father for not understanding. I've never had a bodyguard before, so why do I require one now?" From the corner of my eye I can see my apparently new bodyguard, Erik, stiffen.
"Because we need you to stay extra safe now. I made an agreement with the Junelle Family. Lucy, you will marry their son and give him an heir, as soon as humanly possible. Otherwise, they will take away everything we own."
'Yeah right. You mean they'll take everything YOU own. No way on earth will I ever marry that God ugly toad. I'd rather cut out my eyes. Hell, I'd even cut out my uterus, to prevent giving birth to a child from him. Gross.' But of course, instead of saying any of that, I just nod firmly. "If that is your wish."
"It most certainly is, Lucy. Now, we will leave for the Junelle's house in 3 days so start packing. And Erik, keep an eye on her."
Once again I freeze. I turn my head towards my new bodyguard, just as a chill runs down my spine.
"Yes, sir." Erik bows towards my father before coming towards me. "Shall we, miss Lucy?"
'Well great, now I can't even go to my room and spend time by myself without being watched every second of every day.'

We leave my father's office and starts walking towards my room in a fast pace. "Why are you here? My father would NEVER hire a mage. Not even in his life was threatened."
Erik shakes his head slowly. "He doesn't know. And he does not need to know."
we walk further in silken until we reach my room. "Will you help me pack, please?"
"Why bother packing when you plan on leaving this place?"
I gasp and grab the collar of his shirt to pull him into my room. "How on earth do you know about this?"
"I can hear your soul, Lucy." He chuckles at the look on my face. "Which is also why I may or may not have stolen these from your father." He raises his hand to show my keys and my mouth just drops open in shock.
"My father will kill you when he finds out what you did."
Erik smirks cockily and winks at me. "Then let's hope he won't find out, huh?" He hands me my keys and I immediately hold them to my chest. My friends. I smile fondly at my keys. I missed you all so much.

Time skip, 1 week later

A soft knock on my door grabs my attention. "Come in." The person walks in quickly and shuts the door. No one shuts the door, except… Erik! I look to see him walking towards me in small steps. So I quickly stand up to close the space between us. I wrap my arms around his neck in a hug, while his arms slip around my waist.
"Is today the day?"
He nods slowly. "I will come for you at 11 o'clock, Lucy. Make sure you're ready by then." He nuzzles my neck and I can't stop the smile that creeps up to my face.
"I will definitely be ready. You just don't forget me mister."
"I couldn't even forget you if I was dead."
I throw my head back and laugh hard. "Well aren't you just so charming."
"Only for you, of course."
We stand like this for several minutes before he pulls away slowly. "I have to go for now. Remember, Lucy. 11 o'clock. I'll come for you."

I've got another 3 hours before he comes for me, so I better start packing, now. I start walking through the room and grab a small bag. Only take what you absolutely need, Lucy. Nothing more, nothing less. I push in my books on Celestial magic first. They were a gift from my mum and I've been keeping them in secret for all this time now. No way would I let him take them away. Next, I stuff in some undergarments and spare clothes, easy clothes. Some of my savings follow up and I push them further down.
"Miss Lucy, are you in here?" Mrs. Spetto knocks softly before entering the room. She looks at me in wonder before her eyes drift off to the bag and a sad smile appears on her face. "So your bodyguard was right about the escape. You're finally going to live the life you always wanted, huh?"
I nod slowly as Mrs. Spetto closes the door behind her. She holds out a pouch before me. "I still have the rest of your savings. You'll be needing these." She hands me the pouch of jewels and I can't stop myself from hugging her tightly as tears now stream freely down my cheeks. "Promise me you will be careful, miss Lucy."
I nod quickly. "I promise. And you know Celestial mages never break our promises."

Mrs. Spetto has left a while ago, leaving me alone with my thoughts. It's already 11 o'clock, so where's Erik? Did something happen to him during these few hours? Did my father or his guards get to him?
My door gets thrown open and Erik storms in. He grabs my hand and pulls me with him. "Erik, what's going on? Did something happen?"
He chuckles nervously. "You could say that. The other guards didn't really like me, so they've been keeping an eye on me for the past week. Well an eye, or ten."
"So we're screwed? We should hurry."
"You don't say."
I send him a stern glare and smack him in the chest. He's taking this way too lightly! We run through the garden towards the woods and climb over the fence. We can already hear the guards yelling in alarm.
"Lucy, listen to me. Go south, to a town called Magnolia. There, you will find a guild named Fairy Tail and your brother. Go there, and I will find you again."
"Erik, I don't have a brother."
"You do, now go. I'll be there shortly."
'You're lying!'
Erik just winks at me before pushing me into the woods and taking a fighting stance to take on the guards. I close my eyes to stop the tears and start running away.

That was the last time I saw him.

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