Jellal's Scarlet Hair Part 1
A/N: Yo, Minna-san! Sorry for not updating the other story, I'm actually preparing for school. Heck yeah, screw school days. Anyways, remember to read Retrieving Baby Lucy and the next one after this.
By the way, I don't own Fairy Tail. If I did, there's no need for me to write this, I would have changed Mashima's plot. But that would be anticlimactic, right? So let things go smoothly until Mashima reveals more cannon couples that we all would love to see.
Happy reading~~~!
Jellal woke up from his long slumber. He felt his forehead to check if he has fever because he's not feeling very well. And in fact, he's still stunned about the different events that happened yesterday. His hearing is also a little messy due to Ultear's screams and shrieks. He shook his head lightly so he could focus on today's plans. His hair started itching.
While eating breakfast, he chewed his food and at the same time, stared blankly to the wall. His hair still itched, like he has lice but he had none. He's still a bit hurt yesterday because Erza didn't bother talk to him long conversations. It was just a simple greeting and checking each other's conditions, that's it, end of story, end of conversation.
Suddenly, his hair got very itchy than before, which interrupted his deep thoughts. He scratched and scratched until he gave up and left his food, dashing in the bathroom, to investigate his hair. His mouth dropped open when he saw his precious blue hair turned to scarlet like Erza's. He panicked and jumped in the bath tub and rinsed his hair carefully yet feeling nervous. After getting tired of brushing of the scarlet, he gave up since there's no luck of getting it off.
"Crap! How did my hair turn like this?! If it was one of Meredy or Ultear's pranks then they should appear in front of me laughing, or it could easily be removed. A prank is nothing serious, sure, but this is absurd! I have to talk to my so-called comrades..." he whined as he dressed himself up.
He continued eating his breakfast until he stopped pretending to be calm. He threw the dirty dishes in the kitchen, brushed his teeth and went to the hotel's hallway with his hood on. Meredy and Ultear's room is just next to his and knocked on it.
"Come in..." a voice from inside said.
As soon as he opened the door, the two stared at him weirldly. A few second later, the two laughed loudly and tears of joy were already flowing. Jellal glared at them to shut up but it was no use, they were laughing so hard.
"Oh, boy, Jellal! What happened to your hair?!" Meredy asked as she dusted herself and stopped laughing. But there are still tears in her eyes.
"You mean you didn't do this to me?" he asked curiously, a bit annoyed.
"Of course not! We wouldn't ruin your blue hair that Erza likes.." chuckled Ultear as she sipped her cup of tea.
"Then stop lying around and help me get it off, now!" Jellal ordered firmly.
"Try washing it away, it might work" Ultear suggested
"I already wasted a whole bottle of shampoo just getting it off! Is it some kind of magic? If they planned to change my hair color, at least not SCARLET!" he whined.
Ultear and Meredy laughed louder than before, but this time, Meredy rolled on the floor.
"Are you insecure about having scarlet hair because you and Erza have the same hair color now? And that everyone will think that you changed it because you're a big fan of Erza nowadays?" Meredy asked.
"Well...Kinda..But that's not the point! I just need my blue hair back!" he shouted.
"Yeah right. Think about it, you don't need to put your hood on anymore becuase the Jellal or Siegrain the people know, has blue hair. See, it has a benefit! And besides, it fits you! Scarlet hair is not as bad as before" Ultear cheered him up.
"She's right, you don't have to hide with that hair color anymore. Plus, look, it's not just your hair that changed, your mark thingy on your eye changed to BLUE. Which means they interchanged" Meredy agreed.
He didn't notice that before. His mark is not blue, it's reddish. And this color has a big advantage but it's still a bit dangerous since only the colors changed. Furthermore, he didn't want scarlet hair because he's afraid of what people might think of him and Erza.
"Whatever. Just help me get it off. You have an idea what magic this is?" he asked, avoiding their suggestions.
"It's your-hair-turning-to-your-crush's-hair-color" Meredy joked,
"Ha-ha, very funny...But just so you know, we are not letting Fairy Tail help us out! Never!" he whispered.
They nodded, then someone knocked on the door. A loud and heavy knock, some guards must be after them!
"Hey, Jellal, you in here? 'Cause you're not in your room and well...We thought of something else" a familiar voice chuckled from the other side of the door. It's obviously Natsu from Fairy Tail. Jellal turned around and massaged his temple.
"There goes your 'never-let-fairy-tail-know' plan..." Ultear whispered sarcastically.
"Give me perfume and hide me, or if Erza isn't around, let me know" he pleaded
Meredy dashed to the cabinet and sprayed Jellal a perfume she just bought and with a little help from Ultear, they managed to hide Jellal under the bed while Natsu almost destroyed their door.
"I let myself in since no one was answering..." Natsu grinned at them, not noticing that the two have been shaking a little.
"Um, yeah..That's fine...Where's Erza?" Ultear asked.
"Oh she's not here...She went to an S-Class Mission because she ran out of money to buy strawberry cake. I'm looking for Jellal, though, have you seen him?" he asked as he pulled Lucy inside.
Lucy kicked Natsu off. "I just wanted to say thanks again for helping me return safely back at the guild..You know? What happened yesterday and all that stuff. Where is he?"
Meredy pulled Jellal out and he dusted himself. Natsu and Lucy looked a little surprised because Jellal would never hide away from Fairy Tail. And why is his hair scarlet?! His hair is just like Erza's, and his reddish mark somehow turned blue. Natsu laughed at him.
"Bro, as much as I know, you would never dye your hair scarlet just because you like Erza!" he laughed.
Lucy kicked Natsu in the stomach to make him stop laughing. But then again, she's laughing herself and now everyone in the room, except for Jellal, laughed.
"We're sorry...But what the heck happened to you?!" asked Lucy as she wiped her tears of joy.
Jellal gritted his teeth. "I don't know...I just don't want Erza to know...I need you guys to help me solve this...I will not stay scarlet-haired forever"
"It suits you...But don't worry, we'll never let her know. Yet, I have never heard of such magic before. True that such jokes exist but they're extremely avoidable. What's with yours?" asked Natsu.
"I'm clueless...Can you help me go to my original colors back?!"
"Great! It will be your reward for saving me yesterday!" Lucy screamed.
"Alright then it's settled. When will Erza return?" asked Meredy.
"The S-Class Mission she took would be completed in a week. But for someone like Erza...I guess she'll be back in a day. So we only have 1 day to bring you back to normal...Otherwise, we have to face it..." Lucy frowned.
"Poor Jellal. I'm lucky that I ain't ya..." Natsu smirked then received a whack on his head, courtesy of Lucy. They all gulped in nervousness, specially Jellal, who really doesn't know the real Titania nowadays. And he's still bummed about him lying that he has a fiancee. Yup, poor Jellal, alright.
"We shouldn't be playing around. Let's take you to the guild and maybe some of our members can fix you up.."
Hopefully, the master knows something about this magic. In fact, he only let Jellal know. So he invited him in his office in private. He laughed awkwardly at Jellal as the scarlet-haired man that sat before him right now, frowns in desperation.
"Do you know someone with scarlet hair?" Gramps asked him.
Jellal paused for a minute. The only 'someone' with scarlet hair he knows is Erza.
"Erza, right?" Gramps chuckled.
Jellal nodded and sat back, still shaking in fear, wondering why the master would ask him such questions.
"Before all of this madness, can you please promise me not to tell Erza about it? I'm begging you, sir" he pleaded politely.
"Sorry I have a big mouth. And the only way to bring you back to normal is that...the last girl you saw with the same hair color you have right now should...Uh...Kiss you for at least 7 minutes or until you go back to normal. So whether you like it or not, Erza is the answer to your prayers. And you should be happy about it, lad! A kiss from the Titania, herself! That is something we don't see everyday. It's a once in a lifetime oppurtunity! Besides you never kissed before. Too much distractions and...Lies"
Jellal's jaw dropped to the floor, daggers stabbing him hard. No, he would rather stay scarlet-haired forever. Wait, if he had scarlet hair, then Erza'll think he's a show-off. What should he do now? He sweatdropped and gulped, his body shaking and he needs fresh air. All Gramps can do now is watch him hysterically and control his laughter. On the other hand, he cannot find another cure for his disease. That's the only way, too.
"Isn't there another option?" he asked nervously.
Gramps shook his head. "I don't think so. Now, it's nice knowing you. I'll visit your grave, don't worry, the whole Fairy Tail will. God bless you, child, for your end is near..." he prayed playfully and drank booze. Jellal placed his head on his hands. "Crap. Crap. Crap. What should I do now?!" he said to himself and dashed out of his office.
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He sulked annoyingly on the corner of the guild. Everyone stared at him curiously. Natsu and Happy started poking him with sticks, forks, their fingers. Natsu even tried burning his surroundings. Yet he's unresponsive and depressed. Just like he got busted by his own girlfriend or something.
"What's up with that Jellal guy? He looks ... upset. And furthermore, I wonder what made his colors change. It's a bit odd, you know?" Wakaba guessed.
"Nah...He's just afraid of..." Macao lowered his voice down, "...Erza"
The two started the conversation and more and more people joined in. Gray noticed Natsu still poking him like he's dead meat and decided that it looks like fun. He picked up a stick and started poking Jellal.
"Jellal, what's up, buddy?" Gray asked as he stopped poking him.
"Isn't it obvious icy underwear prince, his hair is scarlet just like Erza's. And he's dead if Erza finds out that he's copying her hair color" Natsu grinned.
Jellal moved a little. "I'm not trying to copy her hair color you idiots!" he protested, "I'd rather stay like this forever...But I can't. Sooner or later, Erza will find out"
Gray scratched his head. "What's the big deal if Erza finds out?" he asked.
"I do not want to be killed today. And everyone would think that I just dyed my hair scarlet because I like Erza that much!" he yelled out loud, accidentally revealing that he likes Erza *that* much.
Everyone in the guild heard him, even Meredy and Ultear. Now everyone is looking at him, with smirks plastered on their own faces and they snickered like children.
"Erza, Jellal, sitting on a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Gramps sang from the top of his lungs. Everyone joined in...Until the guild door was destroyed and it was sent in the air flying. Gray froze the door from below to stop it successfully. Everyone sighed in relief. But then gulped when they saw Erza staring at them furiously from the door, while eating strawberry cake.
"Crap..." he mumbled and hid his hair with his hood.
"Don't worry," said Lucy as she patted his head, "Pretend you are Jellal's cousin or relative...something like that..Your name would be..."
"Andrew! Your name will be Andrew" Natsu suggested, "Now act like we caught you in a crime"
"Got it..."
Erza looked around, each of the members avoiding her eyes.
"Something's odd around here..." she stated slowly, "I heard you singing my name before I entered the guild. Someone tell me what's going on here or it's fencing lessons for everyone!" she warned.
They all gulped. Gray made a fake ice prison for Jellal , a.k.a ANDREW, while Erza's not looking. She walked towards them now, Lucy and Happy sweatdropping, Gray and Natsu gulping, worse of all Andrew shaking in fear.
"Who's this guy?" she asked.
Everyone exchanged glances because they promised not to tell her. But Lucy answered for them...
"This is Andrew...He...Um...Is a criminal Meredy and Ultear caught from their mission earlier..And uh..." she couldn't think of anything else.
"He is one of Jellal's relatives...We just put him in a cage so he wouldn't do anything bad...You know...And he's looking for Jellal actually...Family reunion and all that stuff" Gray continued for her.
"Aye! And he looks exactly like Jellal if you look at him" Happy added.
Erza raised one eyebrow, and continued eating her cake. She examined Andrew weirdly and rolled her eyes. "Hmm...Where's Jellal, then?" she asked.
"He's spying on a target..." Ultear snapped as she walked with Meredy towards them. The guild continued their chatting in relief, and they did not dare sing the song they sang just a few moments ago.
"Okay, then..." she said, finishing her plate of cake, "But that's sad, since I bought his favorite blueberry cake..The cake is blue, just like his hair.."
Natsu coughed as Erza showed them the cake. "Yeah, ahem, IT MATCHES HIR HAIR ALRIGHT!" he exclaimed.
"See you later, I have to go to Fairy Hills and bring my stuff there...Lucy wanna go?" she asked.
Natsu and Gray nodded at Lucy. "Uh, sure, Erza. Let's roll" she grinned and dashed off with Erza. A few minutes later, the whole guild sighed with relief.
"Phew..That was close..." said Natsu, wiping his sweat off.
"Jellal, I mean, Andrew! Did you tell the others on how to remove the spell on your...hair?" asked Gramps.
Jellal shook his head and massaged his temple, groaning in desperation. "Do I have to?" he whined like a kid.
Ultear and Meredy smirked at him. "You have to so we can help you...But if you don't want to, it's fine, stay like that forever and die as soon as Erza finds out." Meredy grinned.
"Tell us so we can help you, man" Gray begged and kicked his ice prison apart to free him. Jellal sighed in hesitation, but he needs their help to bring him back to normal.
"I need to kiss Erza..." he said slowly. Silence filled the air. A few seconds later, everyone snickered and poked him on the shoulders.
"You're one lucky guy! No one ever kissed Erza before. Hence, her first kiss belongs to her first love!" Ultear cooed. Sadly, Jellal just sulked in the corner again, fearing the future that might happen.
Everyone in the guild chatted about it. Yet nobody knew that Mirajane is slowly planning on something. Quickly, he gathered Ultear, Meredy, Gray, Natsu and Gramps to the master's office to talk with them.
"Why'd you take us here?" asked Gray curiously.
"Isn't it obvious? She's planning on something!" Natsu hollered.
"A plan that involves three characters: Romeo, Juliet and of course, LOVE!" Ultear shrieked.
Mirajane grinned at all of them. "First off, it's not just about matchmaking. It's also about helping Jellal's colors return to normal. I'm sure Erza would understand Jellal's current condition right now. You know, you didn't have to lie of all of a sudden. In fact if you didn't hide his real self, he could have been back to normal by now. Erza is good when it comes to situation like these. SHE WOULD HELP A FRIEND IN NEED, Right?"
They paused for a minute, thinking that she has a big point somewhere. "Yes, but what if Jellal is more than a friend? Plus, she couldn't kiss a man who pretended to have his own fiancee! He's stupid right?" Meredy asked to see if her statement is true.
"Exactly. That's why we need to let Jellal confess his feelings for her right now, before everything gets fuzzy here and there. We also need to know if Erza believed him that he has a fiancee or not. And obviously, Erza likes him, too since they were kids" said Ultear.
"I say, we ask Erza if she has feelings for Jellal. We shouldn't jump to conclusions that Erza likes him" Gramps said.
"Although this is going to be hard for all of us. Specially Jellal and Erza. You know what? If he didn't lie on the first place he wouldn't be in so much trouble" Ultear sighed
"That's the point. He should really tell the truth, ask Erza to return him back to normal, and that's it. Problem solved!" Natsu declared as he threw his hands in the air.
"Don't you think the following meetings would be awkwardness?" asked Meredy.
They all nodded. "Only a distraction can stop the awkward atmosphere around. So everytime they meet we have to make sure someone interrupts" Ultear sighed.
"We're not going to the awkward meetings yet. What we have to plan right now is that we make Erza and Jellal kiss because it's the only way to bring him back to normal. Let's do this now or otherwise, we have to force her the hard way, and start loosing hundreds of lives"
"Damn, why do they make things harder?!" Gray gritted his teeth.
"It's how they do it...Who knows? They could have thousands of babies in the future crawling all over Magnolia, or worse, Fiore itself!"
"So how do we make them kiss, anyway?" asked Gramps
"It's up to us now. Either we force them, or we make it happen!"
Right...Right...Watch out for Part 2 comin' right up~~~!
