I live!

XD I'm back with a new story ready to go! So, once again I'm very sorry about my last story Vestigial but I really just couldn't do much with it. Anyways, this is just a little short story that was too long to be a oneshot.

PLEASE READ:

This takes place after the war with Alverez (if you are not up to date in the manga, then you may or may not want to read this. There aren't really any spoilers so it's up to you.) and Jellal is no longer a criminal! He and the rest of Crime Sorciere were allowed freedom after the war was over. They were only allowed freedom on one condition though, they had to join a guild. So Crime Sorciere split up; Jellal, Meredy, and Erik, went to Fairy Tail. Sorano and Macbeth went to Sabertooth. Sawyer and Richard went to Lamia Scale.

Ok, now that that's over, on to chapter 1!

Chapter 1

It had been late by the time Erza had arrived at the guild, back from her mission. The building was as quiet as a church (something that rarely happened) and only Mira stood behind the guild's bar.

The white-haired bartender smiled in acknowledgement when she saw her friend enter. "Hey Erza. Back from your job so soon?" Mira's soft voice echoed throughout the empty guild.

Erza gave a tired nod. "I was going to give a report to Master, but it seems he isn't here." The red-head glanced at the door on the second floor that led to Makarov's office. The usual faint light from behind the wooden door was replaced with darkness.

Mirajane shook her head. "No, he's already left."

The Titania sighed, "I'll have to tell him in the morning." And with that, Erza turned to leave with a soft 'bye Mira'. The re-quip mage only made it out of the guild's doors though, when she saw a patch of blue in the corner of her eye.

Now, usually Erza would've dismissed the brilliant blue that had entered her line of vision but the color was extremely familiar and she immediately recognized it as Jellal.

Or so she thought.

Erza turned, only to see a little blue ball of fur peering up at her. It gave a soft meow as the two stared into each others eyes. After a moment, the cat turned it's head away and Erza could've sworn she saw a blush on it's furry cheeks.

"Hey, Mira." The swords woman called without breaking her eye contact with the cat.

After hearing a faint 'hmm?', Erza called again. "Who's cat it this?"

Erza could hear the soft footsteps against the guild's floor and a moment later, Mira's head poked out. The she-demon eyed the blue cat, then looked back towards Erza.

She tapped her chin, "Hmm, I can't say I know. This is the first time I've seen him." Mira bent down and gently reached her hand out towards the feline who seemed to hesitate at first, but then slowly walked towards her. Mira stroked the cat, who didn't seem to like the attention but didn't back away either. "It's probably a stray.

Erza mimicked the take-over mage and bent down. She gazed at the blue ball of fur as it turned to look at her. They stared at each other for awhile, until the blue cat decided to surprise her. It leapt into Erza's arms and began to rub it's small head against her.

Mirajane let out a soft laugh at Erza's startled face. "It seems he likes you."

The re-quip mage gave a nod at that, "It seems he does." The cat continued to rub against her and gave a soft purr, which stunned the red-head even more. Animals never really liked her. They didn't hate her, but they were never taken with her either. Erza gazed into the cat's hazel eyes as something familiar tugged at her heart. She swiftly stood up, the cat still in her arms, and started down the road.

"Oh? Are you taking him home?" Mirajane watched with an amused smile on her face as Erza gave a quick nod and continued towards Fairy Hills. The bartender chuckled at Erza retreating form and then strolled back into the guild.

'Well, crap.'

That was the first thing Jellal had thought when he looked down at himself only to see furry blue paws instead of his usual human legs. His memory was jumbled for a moment before it all came back to him. He, Meredy, and Erik had been out on a simple mission to take down a wizard that had been terrorizing a nearby town. It was a relatively simple job, take down the wizard, save the town, and get the reward. At least, that's what Jellal had thought.

The mage himself was moderately weak, it was his magic that had bested Jellal. In a flash of white light and sparkles, Jellal had been teleported away only to wake up in the woods...at night...as a cat.

Why was he a cat? Jellal did not know.

Now, if Jellal had read the small warning at the end of the mission flyer, he would've known that the mage was not a regular wizard. Jellal would've known that his magic was a lost magic called Alter. Jellal would've known that the mage could alter the appearance of someone and change their physical form. Yes, Jellal would've known all of this but unfortunately, Jellal did not read the warning at the end of the mission flyer.

And that leads us to his current dilemma. Jellal was a cat. He didn't know why he was a cat. And most of all, Jellal had absolutely no idea where he was. So, Jellal did the only thing he knew to do.

He wandered.

Jellal had wandered around the forest for what felt like hours, hearing the roars of ferocious beast now and then, until he had stumbled out of the green foliage and into a town. A town which Jellal immediately recognized as Magnolia.

The blue-haired mag- cat let out a sigh of relief as he walked the cobblestone paths, already knowing exactly where to head; he just hoped there would still be someone at the guild considering how late it was. Jellal broke out into a trot towards the guildhall, relief in his chest.

That relief was immediately distinguished.

His eyes brushed over the familiar scarlet red that he had loved so much and the blue cat immediately shot through the streets and towards the shadows, hoping the red-head had not seen him. He would be forever ashamed if Erza had caught him in this weakened form. What would she say? His thoughts had drifted towards the Titania's disgusted responses towards his state when he heard the re-quip mage's voice.

Jellal slowly slunk closer towards the guild's doors until he was standing almost right next to the entrance to the guild and Erza's voice was more coherent. "I'll have to tell him in the morning."

The hard sound of metal against wood reverberated throughout the guildhall and Jellal almost jumped out of his own fur as he scrambled for a place to hide.

His mission had failed though. Once he had caught sight of Erza's brown eyes peering down at him, his body had practically shut down and he couldn't help but stare back. The mage couldn't help the soft exclamation that escaped him as he gazed at Erza. Well, the hope that Jellal had to not get caught by Erza had just been violently heaved out the window. The blue-haired cat couldn't help but question what it was that possessed him to take on that abominable mission that had led him to this point. Was it destiny? Possibly. What it fate? Perhaps. Was it Jellal's uncanny bad luck? Definitely.

The staring contest lasted for all but a second before Jellal looked away, his face as warm as Natsu's fire. The heavenly body mage could feel butterflies fluttering about in his stomach when Erza's voice cut through the silence. "Hey, Mira? Who's cat is this?"

The butterflies from before were now thrashing in his gut at the sound of Erza's soft voice and piercing gaze. Jellal could hear another set of footsteps just before Mira poked her head out and strolled towards Erza and Jellal.

"Hmm, I can't say I know. This is the first time I've seen him." Jellal finally tore his gaze from the very interesting ground towards the white-haired bartender, who reached her hand out towards him. Jellal hesitantly shuffled towards Mira, slightly surprised when she started to stroke him. "It's probably a stray."

Erza bent down towards Jellal and once again, they engaged in a staring contest to which Jellal felt like his soul was being bored into. In the next moment, the astral mage had no idea what had caused his body to act on it's own volition. Whether it was because of the the loneliness that he had caught hidden deep within her eyes, or the thought of being stuck in the streets for the rest of the night, Jellal couldn't help but thrusting himself into Erza's arms and rubbing against her.

The blue cat could feel Erza tense up and then slowly relax as Mira gave a soft laugh, "It seems he likes you."

"It seems he does." Jellal felt his face redden at the comment but swiftly shook it off as he felt Erza's gaze on him. He rose his head to look at her again only to see a soft smile had been plastered to her face as she stood back up and carried him down the street. Jellal could barely hear Mirajane's voice as they retreated down the cobblestone road but he honestly couldn't care.

All that mattered to him was the warm embrace Erza was giving him and her scent that had filled his nose. Jellal felt himself being lured to sleep and eventually his eyelids slowly slid down, darkness enveloping his vision.

Phew! Alright, chapter one is complete! I hope you all liked it! Sorry about this chapter being so short, but it's kinda just the prologue so the next few chapters will be longer.

Anyways, have you guys heard about the new Fairy Tail movie, Dragon Cry? Are you guys excited? Leave a review and tell me what you think!