A/N: Please forgive any mistakes I may make and tell me what you think by leaving a review. I hope you can all help me improve my writing! Jerza forever!
Disclaimer: I am not, and will never be, named Hiro Mashima. He is the genius behind Fairy Tail.
"Hey baby girl!" A tall mage wearing a white button-up shirt with loose dark pants tucked in black boots greeted at the door. "Ready?"
"J-just a minute!" Came the hurried reply from another room followed by a loud crash.
The man at door was about to run towards the direction of the crash but stopped when the recognizable scolding by a certain Exceed rang in the air. "Wendy! I told you to be careful! Hmpf." Of course, that famous huff can be heard at the end.
"S-sorry Carla! It slipped! I-I'll clean it up when we get back. Let's go!" came the apologetic mumbling reply of Wendy. The man at the door couldn't help but chuckle to himself. His day will never be complete without this familiar morning scenario at Wendy and Carla's apartment in Fairy Hills.
"Nii-san! Goodmorning!" exclaimed Wendy while leaping into the arms of the older mage to give him a quick hug. "Now, we're ready! Oh, but where's Erza-san?"
"You sure everything's alright?" the man shot the little girl an inquisitive look.
"Wendy dropped her plate. Again." It was Carla who replied for the Sky Mage who is now blushing with embarrassment.
"Oh." It was the only response the male can give then remembering about Wendy's earlier inquiry, he added, "Erza went ahead to the guild. Master wanted to see her first. We should go there soon as well." He made a mental note to himself that they need to focus on the girl's motor coordination on their next training session as he backed out to the hallway.
All three of them walked in comfortable silence to the guild until it was broken by the younger mage. "Jellal-nii, can we go on a mission soon, please?"
The man named Jellal furrowed his brow thinking it weird that after spending half a year with Fairy Tail, Wendy would suddenly suggest taking a job because she has always been the kind to just tag along with everyone else but was too timid to take initiative. Jellal is aware of that fact as he had personally made sure to take Wendy under his wing when he joined. He has always had a special connection with the girl given her past with Mystogan who is pretty much him, physically that is. In truth, Wendy and Jellal are often mistaken to be siblings so they might as well play those parts effectively by treating each other as such. Plus he feels like he owes her more than his life since she was the one who healed him from his comatose state that paved the way for his happily ever after. If not for her, he would never get his second chance with Erza. Ever since the Magic Council was destroyed, the weight of rebuilding it fell on the shoulders of Doranbolt. It was a long and arduous effort but with the joint help provided by Fairy Tail, Crime Sorciere and Oracion Seis, another new Magic Council was formed. Yajima-san was made council head despite the old man's protestations and for the new council's first decree, Jellal along with Meredy and Oracion Seis were pardoned as a result of their good deeds. Jellal was even offered his Wizard Saint title back and reinstated as a council member but he refused the latter much to the annoyance of Yajima-san who weren't given the chance to say no. Instead, he opted to join Fairy Tail just like Meredy and Cobra to finally allow himself to be truly happy and free. He and Erza have a lot of making up to do for their lost time which is 15 years by now. Crime Sorciere then became an official team of Fairy Tail, which consisted of him, Meredy, Cobra, Wendy and Carla. They still continue defeating dark guilds, which is now allowable by the newest Magic Council after Tartarus owned up to the terrible deed of blowing up the previous council. But of course, conflicts between official guilds are still not tolerated.
"T-That's o-okay if you don't want t-to, nii-san!" Wendy blurted, panic consuming her rapidly. Jellal had been quiet for a long time now, which she took as "no", feeling guilty for being too imposing when reality she isn't.
This seemed to get Jellal's thoughts snap back to Earth Land. He gave Wendy a big smile and ruffled her blue hair while saying, "I'll agree... but only if you're still willing to keep our little secret."
By then, they have reached the guild doors and with a quick nod, Wendy ran inside looking for Romeo.
