The life of the wealthy can be either good or bad. It might seem nice to have the life of a princess, but it comes with higher responsibilities and less choices for you to make. It can make you feel like you're trapped out in the middle of nowhere.

"Lucy! It's time for us to get going."

"Coming, Father." Lucy Heartfilia, daughter of Jude Heartfilia and the heiress to his business. Lucy was beautiful blonde at the age of twenty-four. She came out of the mansion in a fancy dress to greet her father who was standing outside a limo that was getting packed.

"Are you excited Lucy?" Jude said.

"Yes." Lucy said, but her voice sounded like she lacked the emotion. She and her father entered the limo and it drove off as soon as it was packed with their suitcases.

"I must say that it was awfully nice of the Nuzoo family to pay for us to have a cruise around the Pacific." Jude said. Lucy hummed in agreement, but she didn't seem interested. "Lucy, I expect you to cooperate. After all, you are going to be spending time with your new husband on this cruise. Having our two companies come together will be a great profit for us." Lucy looked down at the engagement ring on her finger and thought what her life will be like.

"I understand. I will, Father." Lucy said. Lucy always had her life lived for her by her father and felt trapped with nowhere to go like on an island. Now she's going to be married to the heir of a fellow company. This cruise will be what changes Lucy's life.

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The Docks

A large cruise ship was getting ready for departure. This ship was all set to go for a pleasure cruise around the Pacific for a whole week. People were gathering around and getting on. The most noticeable person getting on was a man with pink colored spikey hair. He wore jeans with a white shirt and an opened up vest. The limo Lucy and her father were in pulled in and they were getting out. Two people that worked on the boat came up to them.

"Hello. You must be the Heartfilias. We've been expecting you."

"May we help you with your bags?"

"Yes. Thank you." Jude said as the trunk opened up and they took their cases. Lucy and Jude headed for the boat. Lucy looked up at the boat where everything about her is about to change. She was so distracted that she didn't see the pink haired man accidently bumped into her.

"Sorry." The man said.

"It's alright." Lucy said as the man walked past her without her even looking at him.

"Lucy? Are you okay?" Jude asked.

"Yeah. Someone just accidently bumped into me. Are you ready to go in, Father?" Lucy asked.

"Yes. I assume the Nuzoos are already on boat." Jude said as the two of them headed inside. The boat departed with people cheering and waving everyone on the boat off as it headed out into the open sea. The boat was a large ship that was worth at least four stars.

"I must say this place does seem amazing." Lucy said.

"Yes. The Nuzoos spared no expense paid." Jude said and he looked up ahead. "There they are." Lucy looked to meet with a man and women dressed in fancy clothes. She also saw a well-dressed man with him being a few years older than Lucy. "Mr. and Mrs. Nuzoo, great to see you."

"Mr. Heartfilia! Good see you as well." Mr. Nuzoo said as the two of them shook hands.

"Lucy! I take it your studies have gone well." Mrs. Nuzoo said. "I can't have my darling Christoph marry any young lady."

"I promise you that Lucy has done well in her studies." Jude said. "I paid the best tutors there were in the world. Christoph, are you excited for your wedding with my daughter."

"Of course." Christoph said as he took Lucy's hand and kissed it. "It will be a great pleasure. Won't it, my fiancé?"

"Yes." Lucy said.

"So shall we discuss details about our children's marriage?" Jude asked.

"Not right now. We're on a cruise. You two go and enjoy yourselves." Mr. Nuzoo said. "We can discuss the details at dinner tonight."

"If that's the case, may I go and relax on the upper deck by the pool?" Lucy asked.

"Very well." Jude said as Lucy left and her soon to be husband didn't even follow her.

….

The Pool

Lucy changed into a two piece swimsuit with a floppy hat and sunglasses as she carried a bag with her. Most of the guys couldn't keep their eyes off her. She headed over to the pool and took a breath of the fresh sea air and felt relaxed. She looked at the pool and noticed someone was just under her.

"Hello?" Lucy said she tried to see who was down there. She saw the person swimming up and she moved away. The person revealed to be the same pink haired man as he jumped out of the water like a whale and Lucy thought he looked just as majestic as one with his muscles and oddly colored hair that she found interesting. Even when she got splashed by water, she seemed interested in this guy.

"That felt nice." The man said. He looked and noticed Lucy as she took off her sunglasses and was staring at him and the way the sun reflected off her, he was looking at a thing of beauty. "Whoa!" He swam over and rested his arms against the edge. "Hello."

"Um….hi." Lucy said. She really didn't know what to say for no one caught her attention like he did. The man pulled himself out of the water and stood right in front of her with Lucy feeling flustered and a little intimidated.

"Hey! You're the same girl I bumped into earlier on the dock." The man said.

"Oh! Well…I need to go." Lucy said as she just tried to get out of there as fast as she could and left the man confused. Lucy tried to get away from the pool and tried to wonder what was wrong with her. "That was strange. Why did I feel like that? That felt a little embarrassing."

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Lucy's Room

Lucy went straight back into her room after she failed to relax by the pool. She changed into a white blouse with a jean skirt. She heard her door open and saw her father came in.

"Lucy? I thought you were going to relax by the pool?" Jude questioned.

"Had to change my mind. I ran into someone there." Lucy said.

"Oh. If the person was among the common folk, I can understand." Jude said. "A lady of your caliber shouldn't associate with those of commons, but shouldn't you be getting yourself ready for dinner tonight with the Nuzoos?"

"I'm just going out to front of the boat to see what's out there." Lucy said. "I've still got plenty of time. I'll be back for dinner." She said as she left the room. Lucy headed back out to try and enjoy herself as long as she was on the cruise. She headed out to the front of the boat and stared out into the open sea. She noticed something strange out ahead, but she didn't have time to look out to see it.

"Hey! It's you again!" Lucy turned around and saw the strange man.

"You again? Are you following me?" Lucy asked.

"Maybe." The man said as he tried to act playful. "I didn't get the chance to introduce myself. I'm Natsu." He held out his hand and Lucy took it.

"Lucy. Sorry about earlier. I just felt uncomfortable for whatever reason."

"It's okay. I did kind of get up in your face like that." Natsu said. "Though, I must admit that I did enjoy what was right in front of me." Lucy was beginning to feel flustered again.

"Oh! Um….thank you." Lucy said as she tried covering her face with her hands as it turned red. That was when Natsu noticed the ring on her finger.

"Are you married?" Natsu asked and Lucy just remembered the ring on her finger.

"This? Actually, I'm engaged." Lucy said and Natsu felt like a real idiot.

"I'm really sorry. I didn't see the ring." Natsu said.

"No. It's okay, really. You see…." Lucy tried to explain it, but Natsu heard something out in the distance and felt small bits of water hit his face.

"Hang on. Did you hear that?" Natsu said. He looked out ahead of the boat and noticed the clouds. "Oh no. We're steering right into a storm."

"What do we do?" Lucy said.

"Warn everyone. Let's get them inside where it's safe." Natsu said and Lucy agreed. They hurried around the boat and tried to warn everyone about the storm. Those who saw the storm headed inside the boat. Natsu and Lucy looked to see someone who worked on the boat as the storm was starting to hit as rain came down and the waves were becoming harsh with thunder roaring.

"Sir, we're steering right into a storm!" Lucy said.

"I can see that. We've taken safety precautions. Just get inside and stayed cover." The man said as he was guiding people inside in hopes of being safe from the storm.

"Come on. We better get inside." Natsu said.

"No. I need to find my Dad and make sure he's safe." Lucy said as she took off.

"Lucy! Lucy, come back!" Natsu said as he went after her. Lucy ran around the boat in hopes of finding her Dad. She tried fighting against the heavy rain and harsh winds for nothing would stop her. She lost someone important to her before and, even if she and her Dad seem to have their problems, she couldn't bare it if she lost someone else.

"Dad?! Dad, where are you?!" Lucy called out. The ship was doing its best to fight off against the storm. A wave hit the boat and caused it tilt just enough with the slick floor for Lucy to go over the railing. She hang on for dear life so she wouldn't fall into the ocean. "Help! Somebody help me!"

"Lucy!" She heard Natsu and saw he came to her rescue as he grabbed a hold of her arm. "Just hang on. I won't let you fall."

"Hurry! I'm slipping!" Lucy said as the rain poured down on her. She couldn't hold on to the railing anymore, but Natsu was not letting go. However, he was having trouble with his feet slipping around and both of them about to fall into the depths of the ocean.