Hey, ya'll! This idea popped into my head so I decided to go ahead and write it. Enjoy! :D


The Fear of Love

"Erza…" I slid my hand onto hers only to have her withdraw. She crossed her arms under her chest and turned her head away.

I hesitated, and then took her chin to make her face me. She didn't put up any resistance, but her eyes refused to meet mine.

"Erza… Erza, look at me."

Her brown eyes flickered to my blue ones for a fraction of a second before she looked away again.

"Erza, look at me." I repeated with a rougher voice, keeping a firm grip on her chin so she wouldn't turn away.

Her eyes wavered before they met mine. And I saw something I never thought I would ever see in them. I saw… fear.

She was afraid. Afraid of falling in love and being hurt again like with what happened with Jellal. It pained me to see that he still had such a hold on her.

My hand on her chin moved to cup her face. Her skin was so smooth and pale. Like porcelain. It made me want to touch her more, but I restrained myself.

She tensed as my face came closer to hers. Her eyes pleaded with mine, begging me not to do it. Not to kiss her and make her fall in love again. I disregarded her plea and tenderly placed my mouth onto hers. Her lips were so soft… I melted into the kiss.

Erza made no effort to return it, and after a few seconds passed in which I still hadn't backed away, I felt something wet on her cheek. I opened my eyes and saw it; she was crying.

I separated from her and took a minute just to look at her. Even tear-stained, she was still beautiful. I carefully wiped away her tears with my thumb, and then placed light kisses on both of her eyelids. When they opened again, she gazed at me with half pain and half longing.

My beloved opened her mouth to speak, but it seemed to get stuck in her throat. I placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and gave her an encouraging smile. This appeared to help her since she took a deep breath and spoke in a cracked voice.

"… I… I can't…"

"It's not that you can't." I said in turn, "It's that you're afraid to."

She fell silent and her gaze fell to her lap.

I continued, "But I'll take away your reason to fear love. I won't ever make you feel heartbroken again."

Her eyes met mine again, and I could see an unspoken question in them.

"Promise?"

I gave her a warm smile.

"I promise."

She took me by surprise when she wrapped her arms around my neck in a hug. After my initial shock wore off, I snaked my arms around her waist and rested my head on her shoulder. We stayed like that for what seemed like forever until she backed away to kiss me. I didn't hesitate to return the kiss, but instead pushed into it so hard that I knocked her flat on her back with me lying on top. We laughed for a few minutes and then she buried her face into the crook of my neck.

"… I love you, Mira."

I beamed and held her tighter.

"I love you too, Erza."

I swore to myself that, no matter what happened, I would never let her go.

End.


How was it? I know it was kind of short... If you have any tips to help me improve my writing skills, by all means, please tell me! And don't forget to review!

This was originally going to be another Erza/Lucy one-shot, but I felt that Lucy didn't really fit in with it. So I decided, if it can't be Lucy, it will be Mira! Erza/Mira is another pairing that I really like, so I have no problem with it. :)

Also, I have a poll on my profile: Which Fairy Tail pairing is your favorite. I would greatly appreciate it if you took it. :)