Author's Preface:
This story is heavily influenced by the song "tell me it's okay" by gnash. I'm too lazy to write a proper intro to the story, so I'll make a brief summary of the events that led up to this moment. Jellal was just executed by the Council for his crimes regarding the Tower of Heaven, leaving a devastated Erza. Natsu tried his best to cheer her up, but was only met with disdain and anger from her. Months, and Erza still hasn't moved on, so Natsu tries one last thing to bring her back.
Some grassy hill overlooking Magnolia
"Erza." Natsu calls to the gloomy scarlet-knight resting on a tree.
"What?" She turns to face him, with no happiness visible in her eyes. Her face only shows sadness and pain.
'Her expression, why is she still like this? What happened to the strong and confident Titania we all remember. I can't let this continue, I made a promise to protect her smile. I guess I only have one last trick up my sleeve, hopefully this doesn't backfire hehe' Natsu heartbrokenly thought.
"Tell me it's okay, tell me you are okay. It's okay to be happy now."
"I don't know…"
"Hey, I think I might move us onto something new, but only if you say that's cool with you. I love all the little things you do, I meant what you did…
Cause I begged you to come with me and tried to make you happy, but you told me to grow up, so I pushed you away. I tell you "You know what!", and we fought once again. Then we "get back together", who's kidding who, it's a trend.
You like being alone, but I hate to see you lonely. I like seeing you when I'm home, but I hate how we are "homies."
You know, I'm really sorry for how you feel like you are so lost.
I know you hate my apologies, try not to be so angry.
Because all this time and all these trials leave questions open ended and I would rather die than live with your resentment.
So, we could try it just one time, to make sure that we meant it, or cut our losses before we blow up and end up dead.
Just tell me it's okay, tell me you're okay. It's okay to be happy now. Is it okay for me to love you now?"
"I… I can't do this right now." Erza tries to leave, but Natsu grabs her, pulling her close.
"Hey, it's okay to say you're not okay. It's not okay to turn and walk away. We've got these questions that we need to face.
If you love me, then say it. If you trust me, then show it. If you don't mean it, save it. If you do mean it, own it.
You gotta be happy alone to be happy together.
You gotta lose someone you love to learn how to get better.
I think about you, I dream about you, I smile about you, I cry about you, I lie about you, I'm fine without you. I lied, that's not true, I'd die without you.
Our love is a mission, and out words are our magic.
So, either you're in, or I'm gone in a second.
These thoughts that we have and these feelings we kept in, make us resent and regret, upset and a severance.
You don't fuck with ultimatums.
Have to face it.
Love is contagious, also dangerous, leaves you damaged, make it painless.
For now, it doesn't make sense, let's try to save it.
Try to save you.
Please.
Please.
Please." Natsu tried to reason with her, but at the end, he couldn't stop back his tears, tears that hold the sadness he feels whenever she too is sad.
However, a hand that somehow feels warm even to him, wipes away his tears. He looks up, and onyx eyes meet brown ones. Thankfully, the brown eyes this time show a burning passion. They show hope, and they show love. The scarlet beauty embraces the man with a vigor that would make one think she was hugging him for dear life. Then soft, plump lips meet rough, scaly ones, as the two share a kiss filled with more love than either thought they could ever feel.
"It's going to be okay, I'm going to be okay. I'm happy now, it's okay to love me, because I love you now."
