Bonus Day (Oct 31) - Halloween
Jellal didn't mind parties or carnivals but he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about them either. He preferred tranquility, after living a chaotic life for too many years already for his age, and would have no problem to stay at home to simply read a good book, or even do nothing, during his free time. But when Erza asked him if he would like to join her and other Fairy Tail members in the festival parade held at Magnolia to celebrate Halloween, he agreed without question. He would do anything that would make Erza happy.
The way Erza's eyes sparkled with pride and excitement when she saw him coming out from the bedroom dressing in the pirate costume she picked for him made Jellal smile. A dark green headscarf imprinted with pattern of wave in white was wrapped around his forehead, which matched nicely with his cerulean hair. He had put on a light brown shirt that was intentionally made fraying at the edges to give a worn-out look. On the front, the shirt was cut open into a deep v-shape which was lined by ruffle lapels and ended just above his navel. Around his waist were a black leather belt with a fake pistol and a fake dagger hooked on it and a decorative silver skull chain belt. His pants was dark brown in color and had a slim fit cutting which allowed him to tuck the pants legs into the knee-high boots.
"This is perfect." Erza pulled Jellal into a tight hug, feeling very satisfied that her choice of costume fitted Jellal so well.
Jellal laughed softly, despite feeling a little bit hard to breath being encircled by Erza's strong arms. "Thanks. And what have you prepared for yourself?"
Erza released Jellal and took a step backward before getting change into her own costume using requip magic. Jellal didn't really feel surprised when Erza revealed herself as a pirate as well; since he knew his girlfriend's love for matching couple costume. Around her forehead she had wrapped a headscarf which looked identical to his in terms of their wave patterns but was black in color; and her long hair had been braided at the back. She wore a tattered white blouse which had an off-shoulder cutting, and on top of it a black underbust corset which made her already ample breasts stand out more. Her leather belt carried a pair of daggers which he suspected might be genuine coming from her weaponry. She didn't wear any chain belt but to match his, she had a silver skull bracelet on her wrist instead. Her skirt was light brown, the same color as his shirt. It was longer at the back, touching the back of her knees, but shorter on the front which ended just around her mid-thigh and allowed people to have a glimpse of the leg strap on her left thigh. The boots she wore were similar to his: black, knee-high and with buckles on the sides, except that they had high heels.
"What do you think?" Erza asked Jellal with a confident smile.
"The most gorgeous pirate I have ever seen." Grinning, Jellal took Erza's hand and pulled her in for a peck on her lips. "And we match nicely with each other."
"Merely matching nicely?" Erza raised an eyebrow. She wrapped her arms around Jellal's neck and smirked. "I'd say we are a perfect match."
She took the initiative to kiss Jellal this time, and didn't release him until they both ran out of breath.
"We should go now if we don't want to be late." Erza suggested after her breathing had returned to its' normal rhythm.
"Sure. Let's go."
Jellal and Erza arrived at the starting point of the parade - the Southgate Park - around thirty minutes before the commencement time. Several hundreds of participants had already gathered at the park and everyone were dressed up. There were vampires, devils, mummies, skeletons, witches, pirates…...to name a few.
After registering their presence with the organizer, they went looking for Fairy Tail members who joined the event and quickly located Erza's teammates when Natsu blew fire into the sky. Natsu was a dragon, as expected. He had refused to be anything else since he celebrated Halloween for the first time. Lucy became a witch who had grey hair and a hooked nose and Happy had dressed up as her black cat. Gray was a vampire and Wendy was a devil. They were later joined by batgirl Juvia, werewolves Gajeel and Levy and hunter Pantherlily. Just before the parade began, Erza materialized two coin pouches in her hands and gave one to Jellal. The pouch had a skull logo stitched on each side and inside it was filled with candies and chocolates.
Despite not being used to be a part of a public event because his previous identities required him to avoid attention as much as possible, Jellal enjoyed being a member of the parade. It wasn't merely because he had Erza by his side. He had found some fun too in socializing with Erza's friends who had also became his over the past six months. But what made him feel truly happy was that he could bring joy to others through participating in the parade. Many people had gathered at either sides of the street to watch the parade, and they clearly had fun even they were only spectators, laughing, waving hands and taking photos. And the heartfelt smiles spread across children's face when he gave them sweets filled his heart with immense warmth.
He decided that next year, he would try to be the one to invite Erza to join the parade. And he would be happy to let her choose again any costume she would like them to wear. Only that he needed to tell her next time that he preferred something came with a long coat. The night breeze in late November was cold, and his pirate shirt which opened widely on the front was useless in resisting it, that he had sneezed a few times already since he left home. Although being a powerful mage who was also physically strong, he strangely couldn't stand the cold weather much.
It took a little more than an hour for the parade to reach the final stop, the Eastgate Fountain, after passing through Magnolia's busiest commercial district, and also by the Kardia Cathedral and Fairy Tail's guild building. Natsu suggested to his guild mates to continue the celebration at Fairy Tail.
"I'm sorry. Jellal and I have other plan. You guys enjoy the party on our behalf."
Jellal cast a curious glance at Erza when she declined Natsu's invitation because he had no idea about the "plan".
After bidding the Fairy Tail members goodbye, Erza slipped her hand into Jellal's and interlocked their fingers.
"Thanks for being here with me, Jellal." She smiled up at him. "I know carnivals aren't your favorite activities but you were willing to join the parade for me. And I really hope that you enjoyed the whole experience."
"The parade is a great experience, Erza." Jellal wrapped an arm around Erza's waist and pulled her closer to him. "I'm truly happy that I could be a part of it, and glad that you've asked me to join you."
Jellal leaned down to kiss Erza. However, a sneeze forced him to pull away before their lips could touch.
Erza giggled, and was amused by the embarrassing look on Jellal's face. "I'm sorry that I forgot about the pirate coat." She flattened her palm on Jellal's exposed abdomen and slowly slid it up and over his bare chest. Her hand was as cold as Jellal's body but it were her sensual touches which made Jellal shiver. "But I know the best way to warm you up. Come."
Jellal thought they were going back to his home but Erza led them to a different direction. If he had recognized the road correctly, they were heading towards the harbour.
"May I ask…...what is this 'our plan' you told Natsu before?" He asked finally.
"I love being with my friends, but I love to spend time with you alone too, Jellal. I also want to tend to your needs when you satisfy my wishes. So I've prepared something for us to have our own little fun for the festival after having fun with friends in the parade. You'll find out what it is when we reach the harbour." Erza winked at Jellal after finishing her explanation.
Jellal felt touched by Erza's love and care for him, but felt more ashamed that she had everything planned for them for the festival but he had nothing.
"I'm truly sorry that I haven't prepared anything for you."
"It's perfectly fine. Celebration isn't your strength. Leave it to the expert from Fairy Tail and you just need to relax and enjoy."
"I love you, Erza."
"I love you too, Jellal."
The little fun Erza had planned for Jellal and her to enjoy at Halloween was to spend a night in the middle of the sea in a rented cabin cruiser which had been decorated as a "pirate ship", away from the boisterous crowd celebrating the festival in the city.
Erza set the cruiser on auto-pilot mode and set the air-conditioner at a temperature that would keep the cabin comfortably warm, before she went to find Jellal on the deck. He was mesmerised by the stars, shining brighter when there was less city light around. Erza joined Jellal's side and watched the starry sky with him in silence. She looped her arms around his waist to share her body warmth with him when he sneezed again, and Jellal wrapped an arm around her shoulders to keep her close to him. Erza released Jellal when the shore was no longer within their eyesight, and took his hand in hers to pull him to go inside the cabin with her. Jellal followed her willingly without question.
The windows of the cabin were all covered by black curtains and the interior was lightened up by yellow light from the lamps which looked like a pumpkin. Toy spiders were hanging down from the ceiling and a plastic skeleton was placed in a chair with his "hands" cuffed to the armrests at one of the corners. There was a treasure chest which also served as the table, on which there were a compass, a telescope, a treasure map, some chocolate gold coins and a bottle of grape juice.
Erza stopped by the only bed in the cabin, covered by a black velvet quilt which had a big white skull imprinted at the centre. She unbuckled her belt and also Jellal's, dropping them on the floor before she gave Jellal a push on the chest using both hands. Jellal fell on the mattress on his back. While Erza climbed into the bed to join him, he raised on his elbows, locking gaze with her. Erza straddled him on his hips and leaned forward to seal their lips together. Their kiss started as tender and slow but went fervent when Erza parted her lips to invite Jellal's tongue into her mouth. And they sighed into each other's mouth when Erza began rubbing her groin against Jellal's.
Jellal took the chance of them breaking the kiss and Erza slowing down the movement of her hips to roll them over and go on top of Erza. He pulled her blouse down over her upper arms effortlessly, revealing her gorgeous breasts to his eyes. He rolled one nipple between his fingers and took the other one into his mouth. Erza mewled, running her fingers through his hair and loosening his headscarf from his head in the process. Jellal ran a hand under Erza's skirt, caressing her inner thigh, before he slipped a finger pass her panties and inside her. He added a second finger and pumped faster when Erza cursed, wrapping a leg around his waist and digging the heel of her boot into the back of his thigh, and only pulled his fingers out after she cried his name in ecstasy.
While Erza was catching her breath in the bed, Jellal quickly kicked off his boots and undressed himself. He then went back to Erza, taking her boots off as well as removing her panties, before he positioned himself between her legs.
Erza retrieved Jellal's headscarf from the mattress and gave it to him. "Tie me to the bed."
Jellal widened his eyes in surprise and confusion. "Is it really necessary?"
"I want you to." Erza smirked and hanged the headscarf around Jellal's neck, before pulling off the one she wore and blindfold herself with it. "Don't you want to try something unusual at this festival known for being queer and exciting? I want you to take complete control, to fuck me real hard. I want to be completely at your mercy."
"Erza…" Jellal's voice was strained. He arched his back slightly and brushed his tip against Erza's entrance - warm and wet, more than ready to welcome him in.
"Jellal…" Erza sighed, and raised her hands to catch Jellal's face between her palms. She pulled his head down to hers and licked him from his jaw to his ear, before whispering to him. "Let me be your bitch tonight."
Jellal inhaled deeply as his will to resist Erza's seduction finally crumbled in front of her pleading tone. He took the headscarf off his neck and used it to tie Erza's hands to the bar of the bed's headboard. He then grabbed her legs and made her cross her ankles at his back, before he penetrated her with one forward thrust of his hips, eliciting a cry mixed with surprise and excitement from her throat.
Every strokes Jellal gave Erza were deep and hard, burying his cock inside her to the base, that he needed to grab her ass to steady her from his powerful thrusts. Erza closed her fingers around the headscarf which tied her hands to the bed and tightened her grip for support whenever Jellal drove into her. Her unrestrained and unusually wanton moans filled the small space of the cabin and ignited Jellal's desire to fuck her even harder. But Jellal knew he couldn't last much longer if he continued without holding back. He suppressed the force of his thrusts and slowed down the movement of his hips a little, but gave Erza long and slow licks across her breasts and sucked her already erected nipples hard alternately. Erza moaned and whimpered and grasped helplessly at the complicated sensations Jellal was making her feel at different parts of her body, while she desperately tried to keep him deep inside her by raising her hips as much as she could despite having promised to let him take control. Jellal captured her lips with his and swallowed her sound as he sped up his thrusts again, giving in to her eagerness and his own instinct, and found her clit between his fingers. When Erza began to convulse uncontrollably, Jellal pulled away from her mouth to listen to his name falling off her lips like prayer and watch rapture breaking across her face.
Jellal withdrew his softening member after reaching his own climax and emptying himself inside Erza. He lied back down at Erza's side to give himself a moment to find his breath again before getting up to release her hands and uncover her eyes from the headscarfs. Once freed, Erza immediately wrapped her arms around Jellal's neck to pull him in for another kiss, one that was lazy but firm.
They locked gaze and smiled at each other after pulling apart. But Jellal's smile vanished when he saw tears welling up in Erza's eyes.
"Have I hurt you anywhere?" He asked in a mildly horrified voice.
Erza shook her head. "It was just…...too amazing." Her voice sounded hoarse from having cried aloud time after time with all her might.
Jellal sighed in relief and pressed a kiss on Erza's forehead. "And you are amazing, Erza. Thanks for everything. I love you."
"I love you too". Erza smiled up at Jellal one more time, then closed her eyes. "Will you help me taking off the remaining clothes, please? My arms are tired."
"Of course."
After Jellal undressed Erza completely and loosened her braid as well, they slipped under the quilt and cuddled.
"Happy Halloween." They said to each other simultaneously, and burst into laughter.
"You feel very warm now." Erza told Jellal and smirked after their laughter died down.
"So as you." Jellal chucked. "I think I'm still sweating."
"Do you want to take a shower now?"
Jellal looked deeply into Erza's eyes for a moment. "No. Not now."
Erza hummed thoughtfully. "Then…...how about after a second round?"
"Yeah. Sounds right." Jellal smiled fondly at Erza. "And after we recover some of our energy."
Erza nodded and closed her eyes. "Sure thing."
Jellal let his eyelids droop too and gradually fell into sleep while listening to the sound of Erza's breathing. And he ended up taking the shower in the next morning only after having a third round of sex with Erza in the bathroom.