Erza was in need of something stable. She was a college student drowning in debt, with inadequate grades, at a college not too bad, but not too great. She stared at the wooden ceiling of her dorm room as she layed on her bed, contemplating whether or not to go get some coffee from the cafe right across from the dormitory. The redhead yawned, slowly pulling herself up into a sitting position. She brushed through her hair with her fingers, made herself look acceptable for an outing to the cafe, and walked out of the door.
The winter air was fresh and cold, the snow crunched under her feet, and the sound of cars beeping was recurrent, but in a way that made Erza feel at home. She had recently moved here from her hometown, a small island too minuscule to be marked on a map. Compared to that, New York was always bustling with noise, full of new places to explore, and she loved being there, but she would be lying if she said she never missed her small house looking out on the sea. Oh well, she thought, I came here to study, not for vacation.
Jellal wasn't the goody-two-shoes type. He had dropped out of college to pursue his career, lost his parents at a young age, and he was the lead singer in a band. People usually got scared of his blue hair and his tattoo that covered his face.
He sat in his car, next to his sister. He tousled his blue hair as he stared straight ahead, at the distant view of New York City. Ultear had insisted on driving, since she, apparently, was the one who knew New York City best. He begged to differ, since he was the one who had visited the city 13 times. He let his sister drive for a while, and watched the city come closer and closer. He turned the radio on, listening to his favourite group sing his favourite song. The blue-haired gentleman smiled contently as they finally entered the big apple.
Tall buildings surrounded them, hipster cafes, fast food shops, anything really. He was overwhelmed by the amount of yellow taxis and was overjoyed at the abundance of music related shops. He itched to play his guitar, and the thought of it being less than 2 metres away made it even harder for him not to reach out for it and play a small air. He had come to New York City to pursue his career with his band, CS.
They continued driving through the city, admiring the museums, doing things tourists do, when Jellal suddenly realized how fatigued his sister looked. There were bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep, and her grip on the handle had become much looser than when they had started their trip.
"Pull over. Let me drive for awhile," he said softly. Ultear nodded as she looked around for a place to park. He sat back, getting ready to unlock his seatbelt, as the car swiveled to the side, about to crash into a parked automobile.
" Fu-" Jellal gasped, grabbing the wheel and making the car swivel, barely missing the parked vehicle. He had made a ton of snow fly towards the sidewalk, but he'd rather a ton of snow than a car crash. He sighed in relief, and slowly opened the door.
xoxo
Erza was just walking down the street, to go to the cafe.
All she was thinking about was the wonderful cappuccino they served there.
Until she was battered by a pile of snow that had seemingly come from nowhere.
She had heard a car swivel and screech right next to her, making her look in the street's general direction. She regretted looking now, since she now had a face full of cold snow and a now very cold and wet jacket. Everyone seemed to be intrigued in the situation she was in, and the attention made her want to cry. The cold didn't help either. Her coat was drenched, and she could feel the snow slowly sliding down her back.
She saw a young man exit the car that had caused the wave of snow. He had bright blue hair and a flashing red tattoo across his face, a tall figure and slender legs. He looked around nervously and gasped as his eyes landed on the poor redhead on the ground. He rushed towards her worriedly, and when he was in reaching distance, held out his hand for her to grab onto.
She smiled awkwardly as she pulled herself up with the help of the gentleman's strong hand.
" Thank you," she said as she dusted off the snow on her jacket.
xoxo
The only thing Jellal could think of was the girl's beautiful red hair. It was long and luscious, shining in the sun. The red of it was striking. It wasn't the kind of red you would normally call hair. It was more like… scarlet.
As he helped the maiden up, he couldn't help but notice her smile. She thanked him and he smiled back.
People say love at first sight doesn't exist. It might not, but it is indeed possible to be attracted to someone the moment you see them. It's not necessarily love, it's more of an intrigue towards the other. Whatever it was, it is something that described this situation perfectly.
The scarlet-haired girl blushed as the blue-haired teenager rubbed the back of his neck.
xoxo
Jellal cleared his throat as the two teenagers stood next facing each other on the side of the road.
" Yo Jellal, we don't have forever to get to our hotel you know, stop flirting with that girl and come back here!" Ultear's voice called from the car, and hurriedly, Jellal took out tickets out of his pocket and handed them to the redhead.
" We're playing at the bar close to central park, you can come if you want. If you do, make sure to come backstage to come see me, I'll give you free autographs," he winked, and with that, he rushed back to his car, this time in the driver's seat.
xoxo
Erza had to find some new clothes.
What should I wear to the concert, she thought.
And so, they would see each other again, in 7 days.
1 week isn't that bad, Erza had to go shopping anyway.
She smiled to herself as she walked back to her dorm, not even caring about her coffee or the snow in her boots.
All that came to mind at that moment was the blue hair and the red tattoo.