"It was the color of your hair."
Everything in Fairy Tail was normal. Or, at least, as normal as things could ever get in their guild. Natsu was trying to burn off the roof, and Juvia was hiding behind a pole looking at Gray (who was in his boxers), and Mira was smiling as Elfman and Evergreen argued over who knows what.
So, for Fairy Tail, things were pretty normal. Even more so as Erza observed Gray get up from his barstool and strut over to Natsu, tapping him on the shoulder and telling him to cut it out and that, "Holy hell, you firey dipshit, you're going to burn the whole place down and then we'll have to rebuild it again."
Which led Natsu to coming back with, "I can do whatever I want, you icicle, now shut your ass and put some clothes on!"
Erza would usually intervene, but decided not to today, as she was enjoying a slice of cake.
"Erza?"
"Hmm?" She looked over her shoulder to find Cana, looking slightly distressed. She was holding a couple of her cards in-between her fingers.
"I think you'll want to look at this." Cana placed one of the cards on the table. "The man, the one at the Tower of Heaven…he had blue hair, right? And a red tattoo over one eye?"
Erza's blood ran cold. Her heart beat pounded in her ears like a drum. Jellal. Her best friend when she had been a slave. The one who had given her a last name. The one who saved her.
And also the one who had murdered Simon.
Something had been wrong with him. He had not been Jellal. The thought of possession had crossed her mind, but she didn't like to think about him, or the image of his awful, evil smile would creep into her mind.
"Yes…"
Cana swiped a finger across the card, and a projection appeared in front of her.
It was Jellal, tilting his head to the side and smiling. And that smile was not the one that haunted her. That was a real one. He reached his hand out, and an armored hand grasped it. Her armored hand. Then the projection simmered, and it, again, was Jellal, except, this time, he was shirtless, and his usually dark green eyes were as red as blood.
Then the projection got fuzzy and disappeared. Erza picked up the card. "What does this mean?" she asked Cana, her voice hardly above a whisper.
"I don't know, but my cards are never wrong. I want you to be careful, alright?"
Erza nodded, feeling numb. "Could I keep this?"
"The card? Sure. I have plenty extras. Just hit the circle on the bottom if you want to play it again."
That night, Erza watched the projection over and over and over.
"Scarlet! Erza…Scarlet!"
The tears were there before she could stop them. She had to put the card down before they splashed all over it.
Because she couldn't keep the boy with the blue hair and tattoo that she had though was so strange out of her mind.
Alright everyone...I'm going through a Jellal obsession at the moment. JERZA. (I watch the anime, so, for anyone who reads the manga DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING). But, yeah, I kinda know where this is going...kinda. Tell me if you like :) It's obviously going to be Jerza, and I also ship all the classic things (Gruvia, Nalu, Gale) so expect tidbits of those too.