Breathe Again- inspired by Breathe, by Taylor Swift. Just a little something I did, I needed to get that off of my chest.

"Jellal, don't leave. I—I need you." I turned to face her, my eyes wide with shock.

Here we were, in Mongolia's park, her hand gripping my wrist, eyes downcast. "Erza…" I murmured, pulling her close to my body, burying my face in her solf scarlett hair.

She looked up. Her normally bright eyes were laden with sadness. "I'm sorry, I have to go. There's no other way."

I pulled back, my eyes begging for her to understand. I got no reply but her muffled sobs. She took a breath. "I know. I just—never, never thought it would have to end this way. It just kills me to think about it. Why us? Why must we have this sad ending? Now with you back, I don't know who I am anymore without you."

"Erza, you know nothing you or I say can change this." She looked at me, and then pulled me into a kiss. "Good-bye" she whispered, before turning around and leaving.

I lay awake later that night, Erza's face taking over my thoughts. No matter what, she was always on the back of my head. After the incident with the demons, many people got closer. Elfman and Evergreen, Juvia and Gray, even Romeo and Wendy, but no one was now closer than Natsu and Lucy. I envied them. They were with who they loved. But not me. Even after all of my guild's contributions, the Magic Council was still after us. So now, we had to keep moving. Everyone had tried to convince the Council to let us free, but it didn't work. Erza and I had to separate. Without her, it's like I couldn't breathe. Now that she's gone, I know I have to learn how to breathe again. With her not here, I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I would manage, somehow. Somehow, I would learn how to breathe again, and I knew that she would too. I just hope Meredy isn't going to sense link me anytime soon.

Wow, now that I look at it, it's a lot more depressing than how I imagined it to be. I was quite depressed and moody when I thought about this, so I wanted to get it off my chest. The Thing with Meredy was a was to lighten my depression as I wrote this. Next story won't be as depressing, PROMISE. If not, you can conjure a magic frying pan and whack me with it :)

Fushichou Doragoneel