Chapter 1
In Trouble?!
"Great Flame Brain, now look at what you did! The Master is going to scold us for sure!" Gray, my team mate, was picking a fight with Natsu while we were walking back to the guild.
"Well it wasn't my fault the building was in that direction! So I had to destroy it to catch that bastard." Seriously these two never shut up. I continued to walk in silence as Wendy and Lucy, with the two exceeds were beside me. We were all tired from hearing those two idiots bickering.
"Neh Erza…" Lucy called on to me and I glanced at her from the corner of my eye. "Will you really be the one to take the blame on this mission?" Her voice was worried and her eyes were anxious as she waited for my reply. I kindly smiled at her to bring her a peace of mind at least.
"Of course; I took the responsibility of being the leader on this mission in front of the Master. So anything that goes wrong will be my fault for not seeing to prevent it." I breathed in and looked back at the 'cat and dog fight' behind us. "And plus, do you think those two will admit who was at fault?"
Lucy laughed nervously as we continued walking with the endless noise following us until we reached our guild.
"What? You destroyed another building!" The Master screamed at us as we reported back to his office. "What exactly happened?"
I stood up from my seat and faced the Master with a stern face. Breathing in deeply, I let the words freely come out of my mouth. "While we were chasing the person we were after, he had the magic to teleport from place to place so we were all over town. It so happened that Natsu and Gray where on the same area and ran after him, but he teleported himself out of the way since they were heading for a dead end. In due to that, Natsu destroyed the building unknowingly while Gray helped him destroy the wall as they chased the person."
The Master was quiet for a while and spoke up as we waited in silence. "What kind of building was destroyed?"
I cleared my throat and looked back at the Master with stern eyes. "It was the Magic Council's satellite office."
I heard a thud and looked over to the Master's desk, only to see him have fallen out of it. He was crying on the floor with his butt sticking out for all of us to see. "Why did it have to be the Magic Council's? The damage this time won't be light and wahhhh… the cost of all of these not to mention the punishment to be given." He wailed on the floor as everyone sweat dropped behind me. I gently pulled the Master up as he continued to cry.
"Don't worry Master, I'll also take responsibility. I could have prevented it to happen but I didn't so I am at fault too. I was the Mission leader." I reassured him as he stopped crying.
"Are you sure my child? You don't have to receive the punishment in my part. They give pretty harsh ones.
I smiled at him and nodded. "I'm definitely sure Master."
"Then we'll have to wait for their notice." The Master sighed as he looked out the window, looking at the flock of birds that flew by his window.
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(Narrator's Point of View for this part only)
The Magic Council was on their meeting as the eight wizards were conversing on many matters concerning each guild.
"There seems to be another kind of trouble the guild Fairy Tail has caused on one of the towns." One of them brought up the topic as the others followed.
"I heard that they destroyed our Satellite office in that town."
"That guild never fails to bring trouble to us."
The Chairman silently listened to the Council's talks as he was trying to think of a punishment. Soon after a long time of thinking, he gave up, tired of dealing with that troublesome of a guild.
"Why don't we just punish the Master or the person in charge of that mission? I'm already tired of dealing with their matters. Who were the mages responsible for the damage?" The chairman spoke as everyone died down to their seats.
"Ah yes!" One of them passed a folder with the report to the chairman. "The mages during that incident were Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Lucy Heartfilia, Wendy Marvell, and their mission leader, Erza Scarlet; with two Exceeds on the job."
The Chairman read the report and sighed as he looked back at the Council. "Who would want to be in charge of the punishment for this guild?"
The room became silent and no one dared to volunteer. They were also tired with dealing on that troublesome guild that they had enough, until….
"I could take that responsibility." A young man with blue hair stepped out of the shadows with his hands inside his pockets. The Chairman just stared at him and after a few seconds he handed down the responsibility.
"Then I'll leave all the fines and the punishment up to you Siegrain. You have the right to inflict any kind of punishment you seemed fit for this kind of trouble. We won't concern ourselves anymore on this matter or your punishment."
The man just smiled and took the responsibility. The meeting went on for another hour until it was finally dismissed. He walked out of the room and made his way into his office, carrying the folder of the report about the damage Fairy Tail made. He closed the door and threw the folder onto his desk and slumped down on his chair as he unbuttoned the first two buttons on his shirt. He sighed and looked out the window, seeing the orange and pink sky.
Closing his eyes, he rested his mind as he was drifting to sleep until a knock on his door made his eyes open again.
"Come in." He straightened himself up and looked at the womanly figure that entered his office. "Ultear." He said as the woman smirked and came over to his desk and sat on the chair in front of him.
"So what made you want to take on this responsibility concerning Fairy Tail? You never had interest on these kinds of jobs." The raven haired woman smiled and fondled with the pen on his desk.
"A name just caught my attention." The man smirked and opened the folder to reveal the name 'ERZA SCARLET' in bold letters.
The woman, Ultear, glanced at the name and smirked again seeing the glint in the eyes of the man. She stood up and placed back the pen on his desk and headed for the door. "Just don't let your perverted side get to you Jellal. The Council is not watching your every move concerning this issue so that means you have a freedom to do anything you please. Know how to limit yourself concerning some things." She closed the door behind her and Jellal turned back to the window. The sun was setting quickly then he thought.
"I can't say I promise Ultear, but that woman seemed to have grabbed my interest ever since I bumped into her on that day. I wonder what makes her so special from the other girls I have met so far. I can't wait to find out." He grabbed a paper and started writing on it as the sound of scribbles echoed through the room.
OoO
(Erza's Point of view again)
Days have passed since we returned from that mission and there was still no sign of the Magic Council. Could they have set this aside? I wish…. There was knock on the guild's door and a guard from the Magic Council carried a piece of paper in his hand. The Master walked over and stood right before him.
"What is it?" The Master looked at the guard as he opened the paper and began reading out loud.
"This is an order from the Magic Council to the incident regarding on the damage of Fairy Tail mages to the satellite office of the Magic Council. Number 1, the guild shall pay a fine of 500,000 jewels prior to the damage. Number 2, the mission leader, Erza Scarlet, shall follow back to the Magic Council to receive the intended punishment to be given. These orders shall be followed and no complaints shall be entertained. If any violence shall happen, the guards are permitted to use force."
The Master looked back at me and I nodded as I walked forward. "I'm Erza Scarlet." The guard placed cuffs on my hands that prevented me to use magic and get away. Two more guards came in and escorted me to their carriage and locked inside.
"The fine shall be collected within this week." I heard the guard called out before turning on his heels and getting on the carriage. We drove off out of the city and I can no longer see Fairy Tail from my sight. I slumped back on the wooden bench and closed my eyes as I heard the steps of the horses running through the rocky path. I fell asleep throughout the ride, not knowing how much time has passed.
"Get up." I felt my arm being shaken and I opened my eyes to see a guard in front of me. I stood up and walked out of the carriage to see the huge Magic Council building right before me. I was led inside, passing through the marble floors that shone every time light would hit its surface. The halls were empty and silence enveloped the whole wing I was in. A few more minutes of walking and I was led inside a small room with a carpeted floor and leather couches.
"Please wait here." The guards removed my cuffs and left the room. Rubbing my wrists, I looked around and saw three wide windows on one wall and different paintings on the opposite. The room was heavily decorated with violet curtains that hanged from the ceiling to floor and different artefacts being displayed in the room.
I was beginning to get cosy on the couch. "Why am I waiting here anyway? Can't I just get my punishment directly?" I mumbled as I waited for another minute until I heard the door clicked open.
"Oh, it seemed you were a good girl to wait patiently inside the room." A familiar voice echoed to my ears and I turned around to see the familiar blue hair, golden brown orbs, and the reddish black tattoo on the right side of his face.
"Jellal…" I muttered as I stood up when he began walking towards me. He was smiling and before I knew it, he was holding my chin. Something felt wrong with his touch that instead of a smile, a frown appeared on my face.
"Why are you frowning?" He teased me as he brought his face closer to mine. "It's nice to see you again Erza Scarlet. I wonder why you can't get out of my mind. I really want to know why."
"What do you mean?" I pulled my face away from him and he chuckled, amused by my pink face.
"Oh, I'll be handling your punishment so be prepared Erza." He smirked and I stood frozen there on my spot. How many days has it been since I last saw him in that town? Has weeks passed or months? But for some reason, even though he changed from the kind of Jellal I fell in love with, he never fails to make my heart skip a beat.
-To be Continued-
A/N: Chapter 1 is out! I know there is nothing 'that' interesting happening but, I promise you. There will be a lot of things that'll happen in the upcoming chapters! So please stick around.