Chapter 1

The sounds of blades clashing rang throughout the guild hall as the members watched one of the strongest female wizards spar against a small boy with short, red hair and a face similar to hers. Surprisingly, the boy was keeping his ground against the wizard, and a few wizards were impressed. They whispered to each other, saying things like "Yep, just like his mother," or "Look how much he's improved." The truth was, the boy hated being compared to his mother.

The boy dodged another attack from the wizard before charging his twin blades at her. She blocked it with her sword, grabbing his arm and flipping him on his back, making him fall to the floor with a loud thud. He winced at the impact, both blades slipping from his fingers. "You still have a lot to learn." He looked up to see the wizard holding her hand out to help him to his feet. He took her hand and stood up, the blades scattered on the floor evaporating from sight. "Guess I still need some more practice," He started to head for a small group of children that looked around his age before turning to the woman. "Next time, don't hold back, Mother."

"So you noticed." He nodded before joining the other kids as the woman sat at the bar, re-equipping out of her armor. "You really should go easy on him, Erza," A white-haired woman handed the wizard a slice of strawberry short-cake with a smile. "He can possibly get hurt. He's only six years old."

"I was holding back a little," The wizard who was named Erza took a bite of her cake, letting out a sigh. "He won't get hurt if I'm careful. I want him to learn."

"I know," The woman replied as she served drinks to a table of wizards. "That's just like you, Erza."

The small boy rubbed his arm while sitting at a table with four other children: one was a girl with pink hair in a pair of pigtails, and brown eyes, two of them were a pair of male twins with dark blue hair and sky blue eyes, and the youngest was a girl with white hair and sky blue eyes. "Did you get beaten by Ms. Erza again?" One of the twins asked, and the red-head nodded. "You do know you're not gonna beat her, right?" The other twin reminded him.

"It doesn't hurt to try," The boy replied. "Besides, I wasn't trying to beat her. I wanted to see how strong I've gotten."

"And you did that by losing to Ms. Erza." The boy sent a glare towards the pink-haired girl and she tensed up in fear. She stared at the small white kitten peacefully asleep in her lap and stayed silent before leaving the table to joined a girl with black spiky hair who sat with her parents. The boy sighed and placed his chin on the table with his arms stretched out. He turned to the twins. "So what about your parents? How are they doing?"

"They're on a mission right now," One of the twins replied. "But John and I couldn't go with them since it was dangerous."

"They are two of the strongest members of Fairy Tail," The twin known as John said to him. "They'll be fine."

"If you say so." His twin replied, dropping a few ice cubes into the glass in front of him. The small silverette girl passed the red-head a small slice of cake. He stared at it before pulling the plate closer to him, and took a bite. "I know how much you like cake," The girl replied. "Just like-" She cut herself off when she saw him give her a look. She backed away before bowing to him. "I-I'm sorry." She quickly made her way towards her mother. The twins gave each other a look before nodding and leaving the table as well, leaving the red-head boy alone.

As he ate his cake in silence, he could hear the whispers filtering throughout the hall; whispers about him and his mother. He hated how people talked about him, always comparing him to his mother. Everyone he met, he was always referred to as the son of Titania, even by his fellow guild mates. Most of them called him Titania Jr., Mini Erza, Chibi Erza, but there were a few, besides his mother, who knew him as Ethan Scarlet.

Indeed there were some things similar to him and his mother: appearances, magic, and weapon-wielding, but because of those similarities, people thought that he was exactly like his mother, but that's not the case. There are a few things that make him different from his mother: instead of loving cake like his mother, Ethan prefers chocolate or other sweets, instead of wielding a sword, he wields twin blades, feeling as though he's more comfortable with a smaller weapon, and unlike his mother, he has a type of magic that he can't yet control.

"One day he'll take his mother's place as Titania."

At that moment, Ethan stood up, slamming his hands on the table, having the entire guild hall go silent. He moved away from the table and started to head for the entrance to the guild while everyone stared. "He's even as scary as his mother."

A knife was thrown in Wakaba's direction the moment he spoke, followed by a glare from the small boy. The man gulped before the boy made his way out of the guild.

Ethan slightly pushed himself on the swing, staring at the ground. He tried to ignore what his fellow guild members said about him and his mother. He felt the wind blow through his hair and he lightly shivered; it was getting cold, so he couldn't stay for long. Opening his inventory, he searched through the thicker jackets and light scarves. He saw a light blue scarf that was titled "For Big Brother". Smiling, he clicked the scarf and had it wrapped around his neck.

He felt a tap on his shoulder, turning around to see his mother with a smile on her face, chocolate bar in hand. "Here." Slowly, the boy grabbed the bar from her fingers, before taking a silent bite. He lightly swung his legs with a small sigh before Erza pulled him out of the swing. "Let's go home."

Ethan nodded as he followed her back to Fairy Hills, his small hand clutched inside of hers. As they passed the shops and cafes, he avoided eye contact with anyone who saw them, and his eyes glanced at a small black teddy bear with small red eyes and a red ribbon tied around its neck, sitting on a stand inside of a toy shop. Erza stopped, gazed at her child, then gazed at the bear. "Now I remember. You promised."

Ethan nodded as the memory flooded back to him.

"It's so pretty. I wish I could have it."

"I can't buy it. It cost too much jewel."

"Can you buy it for me one day?"

"Yeah. When I have enough, I'll buy it for you. Promise."

Ethan walked out of the store, bear in hand, to see his mother waiting for him. "Don't get anything on it, or she won't be happy."

"I know," He replied before starting to walk ahead of her. "She'll be mad at me for a while if I did." Erza smiled at him and pulled him back so they walked the same pace. The boy clutched the bear tightly while chewing on the last bit of his chocolate bar, a smile growing on his face as he remembered who he was giving this little bear to. He felt his mother ruffle his hair and he pouted. "Don't do that; I'm not a child anymore."

"You're my child," She corrected him. "And you always will be." She looked back at the guildhall on the hill, giving a look of disappointment. "If only they know you're not going to be like me."

"Just because you're my mother, that doesn't mean I'll be the same as you," He replied while staring at the tiled road underneath him. "Even she's compared to that wretched excuse for a father." He winced when he felt the hand on his head grip his hair tightly. Lifting his head, his eyes widened to see his mother's glare. Never had he seen her have that expression on her face; it frightened him to actually see her with that expression, especially if she's giving it to him.

Erza lets him go with a sigh, placing a hand on her hip and closing her eyes. "I don't want you calling him that, because it's not true."

"But Mother, he left us-"

"He had no choice," She cut him off with that statement and lifted her head, her eyes opening halfway. "He didn't want to leave, but he had to in order to protect us and the guild." She turned back to the child beside her. "I don't want to hear another word of this. Now let's go home."

As she started to walk away, Ethan kept a short distance from her, his bangs shielding his eyes full of hatred. He would never forgive the man who caused his mother so much pain long ago, the man he refused to call family, the man who made him change his last name to Scarlet so there would be no relation of the two, the man who took away someone precious to him. This was also the man who gave him the uncontrollable magic he possesses within him.

Looking up to his mother, he wondered how she could love such a man who could do so much harm. But he ignored the matter, knowing that it wouldn't change anything.

Me: So what do you think of this first chapter? In all honesty, I like this better than my first Fairy Tail fic, which I deleted a long time ago because the writing was pure shit. Anyway I've been trying to write another Fairy Tail fic to make up for the one I deleted, which was about Natsu and Lucy's daughter and her adventures at the guild, and then I'm like "Hey, why not write a story about Erza's kid?" So that's how this story got started.

Anyway about that man Ethan mentioned, who do you guys think it is? It should be kinda obvious to everyone who loves this pairing as much as I do and it's the only pairing I deem canon with Erza because of a special little scene that made us scream out of pure joy and then flip tables.

So if you like this story so far, don't forget to follow, favorite, and most importantly, review and tell me what you think. It'll help this story spread across the web and until the next chapter, peace out.