Erza was walking to the guild hall, a certain bounce in her step that morning. She had had a good night before. A very good night. Let's just say she had been visited by a certain fugitive...
...And she was glad she had showered that morning. Too many nosy dragon slayers not to.
When she stepped through the doors, everyone could tell she was in a good mood. Not even the squabble that was going on between Natsu and Gray could change that.
The Requip mage sat down at a table, and it wasn't long before Lucy joined her. Mira came over with her usual breakfast of strawberry pancakes and sat it in front of her.
After Mira walked off (not before giving Erza a wink; she wasn't blind to what had happened), Lucy began talking. "So, you seem to be in a good mood this morning."
Erza smiled. "Yes, I am. Is it that obvious?"
Lucy gave her a look. "Yeah, it kind of is. The only time your mood is this good is after you get to see a certain someone..." Lucy trailed off. Then her eyes got even wider than they were. "You didn't! Did you see him last night?" Lucy whispered, excited now.
"Shh! I don't want the whole guild knowing!" Erza whispered frantically. Not everyone knew about her relationship with Jellal, and she wanted to keep it that way. She didn't want him to go back to prison because of something one of the idiots in her guild could say.
Lucy held her hands up. "Okay, okay. But if that's the case, you might want to do something about the-"
The Celestial mage wasn't able to finish before a certain Dragon Slayer came to the table, a piece of paper in his hand. "Hey, Erza. Now that the teams all here we can go on a job! I found the perfect one that's- why is your neck all bruised?"
The Requip mage choked on a bite of her food. "What? What are you talking about, Natsu?" She said, trying to cover up the blush that was forming on her cheeks.
"Your neck is covered in bruises!" Then he saw the blush, and it clicked. "Wait a minute! Those aren't-"
He was against the opposite wall, unconcious, before he could finish that thought.
"I tried to tell you." Lucy told Erza, who sat back down after requipping into something with a turtleneck, the blush still on her face.
"Next time, say something about that first." Erza said, directing it at both Lucy and Mira.
They both understood perfectly.
...
Jellal's were easier to hide because of his hood. When Ultear and Meredy saw them, however, he never got to live them down. He would turn into the same blushing, stuttering mess every time.