Confessions and Realizations
by Her Pretty Smile
Synopsis: "J—Jellal... A—A—About what you s—said at the T—T—Tower of H—Heaven... You... Y—You said you l—loved me. W—Was that true?" In which Erza stammers horribly and Jellal wants to explode in embarrassment. JellalღErza. [Ongoing]
Warning: Unbeta-ed; may contain mistakes. And some slight fluff, of course. :3
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.
Confessions and Realizations
Chapter I
"ERZA?" JELLAL INQUIRED, STARING at the fidgety red-haired woman in front of him. "Is something... wrong?"
"J—Jellal," Erza stammered, her hands clammy with sweat.
"What's wrong?" He took off his mask, revealing his concerned expression, and took a step towards her.
"I—I just realized—ah, I m—mean, remembered—something..."
"What is it, Erza? Tell me."
She stared at him, her cheeks flushing as she took a slight breath. "J—Jellal... A—A—About what you s—said at the T—T—Tower of H—Heaven... You... Y—You said you l—loved me. W—Was that true?"
Jellal's face turned tomato-red. SHE REMEMBERED THAT?! his mind screamed at him.
He opened his mouth, but no words came out. He couldn't say anything. He felt too embarrassed.
Erza, having noticed this, continued on with a red face, "I—It didn't really register in my mind back then… B—But now th—that I think about it… Y—You really did say it to me…" She looked at him in the eyes apprehensively. "Or… Or was I just imagining things…?"
Again, Jellal couldn't say anything. He was tongue-tied. He'd always known that he loved Erza, but he kept it to himself. Besides, she was the light. He couldn't fall in love with someone of the light. He was darkness; he would only taint her and hurt her just like he had back then.
He couldn't do that to her.
But…
Erza mistook his silence for something else. "A—Ah! Don't worry! I—I'm just being assuming… I—I apologize for saying stupid things…"
"No…" he whispered.
"Eh?"
"No… you're right. I loved you, Erza…" He looked straight into her eyes, feeling his embarrassment slowly fade away. "I still do."
He was expecting a worse case of stammering on her part and maybe even a slap on the face, but none of that happened.
Instead, she ran.
She ran away from him.
Jellal gaped. Of all the things…
Well… this is embarrassing…
His face burning-hot, he turned and walked away slowly, cursing himself mentally for being such an idiot.
How can I face her now?
A/N: Nyahaha I just remembered that scene and I was jumping up and down and grinning like an idiot. Soooo… how is it? Should I continue? Is it lame?