This is for the best sidekick ever erzys-art on tumblr (she also has an account here, but she hasn't published any of her awesome stories -_-). Thanks for putting up with all my crazy fangirling, Sarag! Now, she asked me to do this forever ago, but I finally finished Part One - Jellal's POV!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or Friday's Good Morning!
Based off Friday's Good Morning by GUMI
7:00 - Jellal got up with his alarm and began getting ready for school. Yawning, he went and quickly brushed his teeth before putting on his uniform. Having woken up a little more, he felt nervous as he fixed his hair. It was Friday. He would not see her for two days. He looked straight into the mirror and practiced, "Good morning." Was today finally the day he would talk to her?
8:00 – Jellal rushed to get on the #2 train and sat in his favorite seat. His neighbor, Midnight, had not woken up yet as per usual. The bluenet was uncertain whether he had ever seen the other boy conscious for longer than a minute or two.
8:07 – The door across from the two boys opened and Jellal found himself holding his breath in anticipation. He would not see her over the weekend. Would he get up his courage and talk to her?
She walked in, laughing with her white-haired best friend, Mira, and Jellal's words turned to nothing. Once again, he lacked the guts to talk to her.
He could not be brave, not with all his doubts swirling in his head. Will she reply? Why would she talk to someone like me? Jellal just wanted to run away and hide. He would never find the courage to step up and say "Good morning" to her.
11:30 – Jellal left his lunch in his bag and went to the bathroom. He could not stay in the classroom and run the risk of someone overhearing him. Looking himself in the mirror, he forced himself to practice over and over, "Good morning!" He would find the courage to say it to her one day. He had to stop being a coward, otherwise he would be depressed and ashamed of himself all weekend.
Maybe it's enough to see her face. In the morning, she was still sleepy so Jellal could sneak glimpses of her. While sleepy, she was still cute and it made his heart race. No! Come on man, no sidetracking! Eyes on the prize! Jellal was going to need a lot of self-encouragement to get through this.
8:00 – It's another Friday, but this time Jellal found his favorite seat taken by a silver-haired girl. Midnight was awake and talking with her. What kind of name is Angel? Then again, Jellal and Midnight were rather odd names too.
Jellal stood and stared out the window at the sky. So gray. It's going to rain soon. Maybe the sky was taking pity on his pathetic existence.
8:07 – Jellal's nerves increased exponentially when he glanced at his watch and noticed it was time for her to arrive. He pressed a hand against his chest. Calm down, don't have a heart attack.
She stepped in, right next to her best friend as she always did, and Jellal's words collapsed in his mouth as they always did. It was just on the tip of his tongue, but nothing came out.
8:20 – Jellal stood under the overhang and stared out at the rain. Stuck hiding from the rain, huh? Maybe nature really is taking pity on me. As he gathered up the energy to dash through the rain, he heard a voice next to him. An angel?
Turning, he saw it was her. "You can use this umbrella if you'd like…" She seemed embarrassed, and could not even look the bluenet in the eye.
"Th-thank y-you," Jellal stuttered. He was put on the spot, as he had not expected to talk to her today. It was not the way he had hoped to begin talking to her, but he was going to roll with it. Nature is definitely taking pity on me. Oh well, at least this way I won't spend the weekend kicking myself again.
Jellal watched as she joined Mira under an umbrella. Just getting to see her every once in a while… It's not enough. I can't be satisfied with this forever.
As he rushed to school, he muttered to himself, "This Monday, it's time to put up or shut up!"
That weekend, he began practicing once more, warming up his voice for that first "Good morning." Even as he practiced, he could see her in his mind's eye. Why can I talk to you so easily like this, but not when I actually see you? Face burning with embarrassment, he hid from his reflection in the mirror and sat on the closed toilet. G-give me a sec to get myself together here!
7:00 – He was up with his alarm again and went through his daily routine. First his teeth, then clothes, finally his hair and he was rushing out the door.
8:00 – Angel took his favorite spot again, and Midnight was somehow awake. Jellal clutched the umbrella she lent to him and waited for the time to pass. I've put everything into this "Good morning." Let's make it count.
8:07 – She stepped in and it was showtime for Jellal. It had to happen today. The grand plan was to eventually say "Good night" too, but that was Jellal getting ahead of himself.
He stepped forward, and he finally said "Good morning." He handed her the umbrella and she seemed so surprised. "Thank you for letting me use this last Friday."
Maybe the time has finally come where Jellal can talk to Erza every day without preparing for weeks and weeks beforehand.
