Red 赤
He recognised that beautiful hue as warm.
Even when his memories were lost, buried deep under, this scarlet splashedthrough his clouded mind as a name – Erza.
It was so, so warm, and he amused himself with that thought. The Erza now, hardened from years of pain both physical and mental, was a far cry from what one would consider as 'warm'. Yet he knew through the cracks of the worn out armour, was that kind hue blossoming.
But, seeing as how he had missed a decade of the renowned Titania's life, he was not one to judge. He was not one to judge, but maybe, just maybe, it was precisely because her childhood was the biggest memory he owns that allows the repenting man to see her hidden self.
Because, in all honesty, she was not as strong, as prideful, as fearful as people made her out to be. That was Titania, the Erza that donned her customary armour, protecting her from the path of Paradise.
The Erza Scarlet, who he had so fondly named after her choppy hair, was much like an innocent child, awkward and unknowing of social cues and gestures. An innocent scarlet-haired child who loves her strawberry cheesecake to the ends of the Earth, just as much as she loves her Nakama.
And, in all honesty, Jellal Fernandes loved the captivatingly bright colour, loved Erza Scarlet. And that was why, he, clad in his shadow black cloak, would never step into the radiant colour – always a shadow, never touching the light.
But it was plain for all to see; without light, there would be no shadow. Without Erza Scarlet, there would be no Jellal Fernandes.
A/N: Hello! This is the first time I've written a Jerza-centered fic, and I must say, this is a real hard, but fun pairing to write about! Which is totally awesome, because I love, love, love this pairing! Yay for JerZa! Inspiration for this fic comes from the splendid song by Louis Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World." Really itched me to write a "colourful" fiction at like, one in the morning. :) And so, here's Jerza, rainbow-fied!
And, no. This isn't a oneshot, since there's like six more colours to go! Reviews add colour to my life! (Anyone got the pun? No? Aww, shucks.)