A/N: So this here is my submission for Jerza week, day 1 (May 24th). Prompt: Roses. This is my first time writing anything really sexy, so I hope it turns out well. I took a long time writing this, and it got a lot longer than I'd anticipated, so I decided to divide it up by chapters. It's long, I know, but I think it's worth the read (especially to all you ecchi fans out there - this gets pretty kinky). Please enjoy!

(Hiro Mashima ownes Fairy Tail and Jerza, yadda yadda I have no rights etc.)

Roses

Erza POV

Erza was not sure why her class was taking a field trip here, Mercurius, the castle in the 'Flower Blooming Capital' of Crocus. She would much rather have attended that museum with all the documents and artifacts from legendary battles and heroic warriors, but instead their teachers had decided to take them here, to an abandoned castle that had been opened to the public. It hosted a collection of artwork, and sported many intricate decorations, enough to leave a normal person in awe for hours. But the main attraction of this place was the abundant rose gardens, all of which were in their prime now that spring had sprung.

Indeed, the gardens were a sight to see, though it wasn't a lack of beauty that made Erza question their visit to this place. It was that her class was, well...Some members are rambunctious, to say the least. They had already had many scares from Cana, Laxus, Gray, Elfman, Juvia, and Gajeel over almost breaking precious ornaments that decorated the estate. Then, there was Natsu...Fucking Natsu. Erza thought frustratedly. Such a savage, negligent guy. And since I'm the class representative, it's ME that has to keep an eye on him. She rolled her eyes. Leaving him alone for even a minute was not an option, so she had taken to dogging him from less than a metre away. No way am I letting him out of my sight. I've worked too hard at maintaining a pristine record during my time as Student Council President, I won't let Natsu mess it up. Not even if I..if I… She stopped in her tracks. I really need to pee. She grimaced, wondering about what to do. Just then, her friend Lucy joined her.

"Hey Erza, how you enjoying this place?" She asked with a smile. It seemed that Lucy and Levy were the only ones getting any understanding or enjoyment out of coming here. Which made sense, as they were two of the top students in grades, along with Erza. "Oh...it's nice. Not that I can enjoy it much when trying to make sure that Natsu doesn't destroy the place. He's already had nearly seven accidents that would have cost our school thousands - if not millions - of jewel. If it weren't for my fast reflexes, we would already be kicked out of here. But, now I really need to use the washroom. Would you mind taking over responsibility of Natsu for a few minutes?" She asked desperately. "Don't hold me responsible for that guy! There's no way I can control him! That freak is a force of nature when he decides he wants to do something - I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to catch him if he chose to run away." Erza sighed. She hadn't had much hope to begin with on the matter. I'll just have to find someone else. She continued watching Natsu.

Suddenly, she got an idea. Looking around, she searched for her Student Council Vice President, Jellal. She and Jellal went way back, since before she met any of her current classmates. They had been a part of the same orphanage when they were little, and been very close friends - they had their own little circle that would all hang out together. Then she had been adopted by a man named Makarov and his family, while Jellal was adopted by a woman named Ur, who happened to live next door to her new foster home. As such, the two of them had never been far apart. He was her most reliable, close friend. Though, I admit I may have been avoiding him lately. A few weeks ago, when Erza had gone to Jellal's house to work together on some paperwork for their upcoming field trip, Jellal's adoptive sister Ultear, who tended to always bully Jellal whenever Erza saw her, had looked at the two, snickered, winked, then shut the door to his room, mumbling something about privacy that caused Jellal to turn bright red. Her implicit remark about them being more-than-friends had made the rest of their hangout extremely awkward. It felt like Jellal's mind was somewhere else completely during that time. Since then, Erza had found that whenever she did small normal gestures, like hugging him or resting her hand on his arm while they talked, she felt a certain fuzziness in her abdomen, urging her to get closer to him, yet making it so that the thought of doing so made her blush and pull away from embarrassment. I can't let myself think that way about him, it would be too weird. Though she had to admit he was attractive. He was the closest thing their school had to a male version of her. He was talented at sports, got good grades, and partook in the Student Council, just like she did. She never really asked herself why he always showed interest in getting involved with all the things she was involved in; it was natural after all the time they had spent together to try and do the same kind of stuff, since they rubbed off on each other over time. Though, spending so much time together often led to remarks being made, yet those never phased her. They just don't understand how well we know each other, and how close we've become. Just because we spend time together doesn't mean we're anything more than completely platonic.

Yet Ultear's reaction to them felt different. She knew their circumstances, had seen them and how they interacted with one another, and still made that inference. She was probably just trying to embarrass him as usual. Still… these things really shouldn't phase us any more. We've been accused of being a couple so many time now, we should really be immune to it. Yet somehow, Erza now found it difficult to look Jellal in the eye. Every time she had lately she'd noticed just how sexy his facial markings were, just how muscular he had become, and just how touchy they would get with one another sometimes, which until then she had considered completely normal. Maybe it's not, but we never were normal anyway. I'm sure this awkwardness will dissipate soon, and we can carry on as usual. The sooner I get over it, the sooner we'll get back to how we were.

So she looked around for her blue-haired friend, the only one she could entrust the task of monitoring Natsu to. She noticed him trailing behind her talking to Laxus, and headed over to him.