A/N: Like I said, some of my stories will be on a hiatus for a moment die to adjustments of story climax and ending. This short story (it was supposed to be one shot) is another file I recovered from my old laptop =) I'll post the second part tomorrow because I'm revising errors and silly parts. Hope you enjoy it :D btw, it is based on a romance film. The concept only, but the plot is different.

Just One Day

Another glorious day was given to the Fernandes couple. But it wasn't just another ordinary day for them. Today is the day they'll be celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary. Not just that, it was also the 32nd birthday of Erza Fernandes. Jellal Fernandes finally woke up and was about to explore the new and special day that has come. There, he found his lovely wife beside him who was still sleeping. He stared at her beautiful bare body that is just being covered by the white blanket, and on her long scarlet hair that was very messy after they made love last night. He smiled a little and stroked her tangled hair with his fingers.

"Hmm…" the redhead moaned and slowly opened its eyes.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." He says in a sweet tone.

"Good morning, honey."

"Happy birthday to you, I guess?"

"And, happy anniversary to us." Erza said and quickly flipped on top of her topless husband. She gave him smooches on his neck and chest. Jellal thought of work again. He remembered that today is the day he'll be getting a promotion the reason why he can't be aroused this morning because of his wife. "Ugh, Erza, you just woke up. How can you be still aggressive after last night?" He groaned. "Erza, come on, cut it out. I have work today." He slowly pushed her away.

"I love making love to you." She whispered seductively while biting her lip. "I'm gonna pound you to death right now."

"Erza,", Jellal sighed and moved his body upwards to sit with Erza on top of him. "I have work today, okay? Come on, we already made love last night. That's enough."

Erza pouted her lips like a kid that was deprived from a candy. "Stop acting like a child. Okay, fine, we'll do it again tonight. At the hotel, I promise. I'll spread rose petals on the bed, light scented candles, play romantic instrumental music and a bottle of champagne for the two of us." Jellal says and gave her lips a tender kiss. Then, he broke the kiss and slowly made his wife off his body. "Go make some breakfast, and I'll take a shower already." Erza nodded and quickly jumps off from him. She grabbed the robe from the clothes stand just next to the closet to cover up her bare body.

The couple almost had everything with them. Their families are in good terms. Jellal has a nice job position in a Journalism company. By now, he is looking forward to go to work because today is the day his boss will announce to the company members that he'll now be the new associate editor. They live in a peaceful subdivision and in a big black and white modern house.

Before everything else, Jellal only used to be a photojournalist. He wasn't as rich as he was right now, as well as Erza when she's still a 'Scarlet'. But when Jellal met Erza at a fencing competition wherein he is taking pictures for the newspaper. That day during the competition, Jellal believe that it wasn't him that captures Erza pictures, but it was Erza who has captured his attention and most importantly his heart. She wasn't his first love, but she was his great love. For him, love is absolutely unexpected. Before he used to believe that one can find the person they'll fall in love is that if they're close to one another for a long time. But when he first laid his eyes on the red-haired beauty, he felt like he was one of those characters in fairy tales who falls in love at first sight and in just one day only. In just one day, when he was only thinking of was the big task given by his boss, he gets to meet the love of his life. After the competition, he courageously approached the redhead by pretending that he accidentally bumped her, until by night he gets to invite her out to drink coffee and chat with each other.

Jellal felt like he was the luckiest guy when he got Erza's sweet yes after wooing her for almost a year. They dated for three years. For three years of dating, they built their dreams like having a big house of their own and Jellal having a high job position. Jellal wouldn't be pushed to work hard for those dreams they had if weren't for Erza. When he married Erza, she was his inspiration to every stepping stone he takes. For Erza, she saw Jellal's hard work because of her. She did not believe Jellal is lucky to have a woman like her, but she believes that she is lucky to have a man like him. She believed that everything she has given to him were worth it. Jellal also believes the same thing.

But as time passes by, there's a part of Jellal asking if giving Erza everything was really worth it. He did not want that question to always ask him, but it always does. It always jus pops in his mind to ask himself that why is he giving everything what Erza wanted when Erza couldn't even give the only thing he ever wanted from her-a child.

Right before Jellal could enter the shower, he received a text message from his boss that he has to go to work thirty minutes only for he was asked to do something special before announcing his promotion. But Jellal was stopped again when Erza suddenly barged inside the bathroom. "Erza?"

The redhead unleashed her seductive powers again. "Jellal, can we take a shower together? I just remembered I have an appointment with my OB-gyne. So, I just thought…maybe we could take a shower together and you could drop me off the clinic without being late at work. Please?" She pleaded with a smile.

"Erza, I'd like to, but I've got something more important else to do which is work. I just told like a minute ago." He scratched his head in annoyance. "My boss just texted me, he told me to go to work as early as possible because he couldn't make it at the office early. He was asking me if I could be the one who'll talk to those editors from the other companies for the meantime." Jellal could just sigh. "Erza, please cooperate with me. You know I'm not just doing this for the company, but for us and our…future baby. Just please try to understand that most of my time will be on work."

The disappointed redhead could just nod. "Look, Erza, I'm still buying some time with you. Don't worry…I'll just make up to you later. Tonight, I promise you that it'll just be you and me. We're gonna have dinner together, drink together, bath with each other and make love."

"Promise?" A smile finally brightened up the disappointed redhead.

"Promise. No work. Just you and me."

If there's one thing Erza hated about Jellal, it is being workaholic. She tries to understand him, that he is doing it for their family. But there are really times that she feels like she is just Jellal's second priority. That Jellal do cares more about work than her. Even in home, Jellal is always with his laptop and phone. She is happy that Jellal is doing well at his job that he gets a promotion every year or two. But there's a part of her that is unhappy because the higher the position of his promotion, the more distant he becomes. She wanted to have a job instead of spending everyday of her life alone in the house or wasting the money Jellal gives her by shopping clothes and appliances. But Jellal doesn't want her to. Jellal just wants her to rest, stay healthy and be free from stress. For her, it's kind of unfair because she feels lonely. And, whenever Jellal is at home during weekends and holidays, she felt like Jellal is cheating on her with its laptop and phone.

The scent of fried bacon and eggs can be smelled on the staircase. As Jellal walks down to the staircase, he felt like the smoke of frying pan was luring him, saying that he should eat first before going to work. But he kept telling himself, 'no'. He will not fall on his wife's bait of making him not to go to work so early. As he enters the kitchen, there was Erza on the counter serving fried rice on their plates along with the perfectly fried bacon and sunnyside-ups.

"Let's eat." She says, while pouring the black coffee on his mug.

"Erza, I think I'll have to skip breakfast or just eat at my office. Maybe you could just pack my food, and I'll just drink my coffee right now."

Erza, again, felt disappointed. "You're not eating breakfast with me again?"

"I…I'm sorry, but I really have to go."

Erza just gave him a nod and turned around back at the kitchen counter to start packing up his food. Jellal could sense that he got her disappointed three times already for the morning. He walked towards to her, and snaked his arms around her waist with his chin on her shoulder. "Hey, are you mad at me?" He asked.

"No…I just…" Erza stammered, not sure if she'll directly tell her husband what's playing in her mind. "Never mind." She shook her head and goes back in packing his food. "What a…nice anniversary morning." She scoffs and plastered fake smile. Jellal, instead of letting her go and show her a bit of his annoyance of her being a cause of delay, he wrapped his arms around her waist tight. "Don't worry. Tomorrow we'll have breakfast in bed together. It's just morning. Tonight, I'll make sure this will be our best anniversary year and your best birthday with me."

Erza could just nod and force a pure smile, expecting her beloved husband to keep its promises by the end of their most special day in a year. She turned around to face him. "Okay. I'm expecting you will." But deep inside her, something is telling her that Jellal having a promotion at the day of their wedding anniversary and her birthday might distract him from spending more time with her. But then, she just decided not to judge the next few hours of their special day.

Jellal left early to go to work, leaving Erza all alone in their house again, which Erza got used to already. Erza just forcefully eat the food she cooked for her and Jellal even if she suddenly lost the appetite to eat. Those sunny side-ups and strips of bacon she perfectly fried, she wasn't able to enjoy it without Jellal. As usual, she'll do the dishes and clean up the kitchen before she starts doing something else. Erza wasn't just used to it, but rather sick of her lifestyle already.

There are so many things during her single years that she wanted to do again. Aside from shopping and hanging out with her circle of friends, she wanted to have a job again. Wherein she has automatically something to do on weekdays, unlike now that she's unemployed, she'll have to explore every part of their house or the city in order to think of something to do. She wanted to go fencing again, competing and sparring with some friends. But she knew that she can never go fence again, especially Jellal won't let her due to the accident that has happened during her last match for the past three years wherein she badly fractured her leg. That was one of the awful moments of her fencing life. During her match with one of the greatest fencer, Kagura Mikazuchi who was known for its speed attack made her twist her leg during the match. Because of that incident, Jellal also don't want her to go back to ballroom dancing anymore. She's trying, trying to understand her husband, telling herself that he was just concerned for her. But as time passed by, she's been questioning herself already, if following what her husband thinks that is best for her for years was worth it?

Erza just went up to their bedroom. She had nothing to do, and she knew it. Before, she could still hang out with her friends, but now their lives have already changed. Most of her friends who got married moved out of the country where they'll start their own life and family. Some of them had bigger responsibilities to focus on already because they already had children, which Erza and Jellal still don't have. Erza just prepared a small suitcase where she packed her swimsuit, casual clothes and her sexiest underwear for their two-day wedding anniversary celebration in a five-star hotel. She pulled out the new dress that she'll be wearing tonight.

And, her gift for her beloved husband.

She has two gifts for him.

She started to wrap the rectangular box with a silver gift wrapper that contains the tuxedo she bought.

Next is the small rectangular white stick with two red lines that she's been staring with a smile. It may not have an expensive worth in price tag as the tuxedo she bought, but for her, that small thing she's about to give Jellal is much worthy than any material things. Her hand crawled up to her belly. "Hey, baby." She whispered to her belly. "Sorry for keeping you for two and a half months. Just a little more patience because today is the day your daddy will meet you."

Erza thought she wouldn't be able to bear a child, which is the only thing Jellal has been wanting from her. A year after their marriage, when they started to worry why Erza wasn't able to get pregnant. When they consulted a doctor and questioned about some certain things that could be the reason why they can't bear a child. What made Erza very sad is because of the damage that has been done on her reproductive organs during the time her uncle was abusing her. Jellal was also disappointed, thinking that he can no longer be a good father as his father. But then, Jellal just hoped and prayed along with his wife that one day they'll be given a chance to bear a child. And, now, they're having one which Erza considers as a miracle.