Long ago, Zeref fought a losing battle against a rising darkness until he made himself immortal by sacrificing a fairy named Mavis. Sadly she cursed his existence to steal the life of anything precious to him, which included his younger brother. Having no more care to protect humanity, Zeref left the fight until the demon Achnologia offered Zeref an opportunity to end the war by bringing Natsu back to life through mixing the blood of a demon and the cursed, creating the first vampire. The angel Anna saw the desperation of humans and lifted Zeref's curse by placing the responsibility on him to eradicate all the vampires including Natsu.
Gypsy Fortune: Now 2000 years later, a mysterious girl named Cana is searching for her father Gildarts, who disappeared on a mysterious place called Tenrou Island. She requires the help of Laxus, a vampire abandoned by his clan, in order to reach the island. How the hell does a vampire become a sea captain anyway? Can the two stop yelling at each other long enough to actually work together? And what secret is hidden on the island?
Gypsy Magic: Erza Scarlet and her partner Gray Fullbuster are investigating the strange happenings at a traveling carnival run by gypsies. Going undercover as a couple, Erza meets a sexy, magician name Jellal who bewitches her into returning another night. Unknown to her, he is the Master of a clan of vampires that hold a dark secret. How can someone who vows to protect mankind fall for someone that tries to destroy it?
Chapter 1: Captivated by Magic
(Erza's POV)
The night was alive with the heartbeats of countless people as Erza Scarlet moved through the tent surveying each and every person's movement. She and her partner Gray Fullbuster were investigating a recent string of missing persons. The only link between each case was the carnival that just happen to be stopped in "the" town during the time of the crime.
"You're here for work, Scarlet. Not fun!" She stubbornly told herself. Erza tried to blend anonymously into the shadows but the magic show was so interesting that she forgot to watch the audience and instead kept finding her attention being drawn toward the feats performed by Jellal Fernandez.
(Jellal's POV)
Jellal welcomed the strong scents of the humans in his nostrils. Sweat. Alcohol. Flowers. Soap. Drugs. The more people that entered the carnival, the less blood his clan had to take from each victim as they worked the crowds.
It wasn't as if he actually cared for the miserable humans.
Or even cared for his fellow vampires.
He just did not want to get caught. After centuries of keeping vampires a secret from the humans, Jellal did not want to be the one to uproot all his hard work, especially with the rise of rival clans bent on usurping his authority.
Although it was tempting.
He was so old and so tired of everything.
Jellal was a vampire, the current vampire master. The position had been offered to him after Gildarts Clive declined. He was the third born after Laxus and Gildarts from the blood of Natsu Dragneel.
"Now for my next trick I need multiple volunteers. At least four."
Jellal's eyes scanned the room looking for targets as his mind also searched for weak willed victims. Normally he would influence the humans during the magic show, taking a small bite from them with the projection to return to him later in the night. He mentally reached out to multiple women, testing the barriers of their wills.
If they were too weak, than it would not be fun. But it was too risky to try on someone who's mind had the potential to remember what he was going to do to them.
"You the brunette in row 2."
The girl shook her head. He smiled seductively at her as his mind increased the force of his suggestion. "Don't be shy. If I bite, promise the experience will be pleasurable."
The girl nodded while blushing. Her boyfriend helped her up as she headed toward the stage.
Jellal next found a man with green hair. His heart twisted at the sudden memory that reminded him of Freed, which automatically made him think of Laxus.
"Next I'll take the black haired man standing with the lovely pink haired lady on the side." The dark skin man had a very weak will but his partner Sherry seemed the perfect candidate and with her adoration for her lover it would be easy to lure both of them back later.
Two more...
Jellal saw many hands raised.
He chose an older lady with black hair. She seemed to be needing some fun in her life.
As he searched for the last, he noticed the redhead standing to the side. She was lovely as far as human goes... Almost on par with a vampiress. He was slightly annoyed that she was not watching him. He eased into her mind. The barrier being a bit thicker than normal.
She jumped startled.
He caught a fragment of her name before he pulled out of her mind.
Erza...
The woman began to frantically look around as she rubbed her temple.
Did she feel that?
Never had a human felt one of his mental breaks before. Even if they were strong willed, they should not have a physically reaction. The barrier was mental or spiritual, easy to bypass by magic but not easy to be aware of unless you had magic.
Suddenly more interested in the night's performance than he had been, Jellal called out to her, "The young miss with the scarlet hair standing to the side in he short black dress."
She didn't react and still stood looking around the room nervously.
"Yes you who appears to not realize I am talking about you. Someone close to her let her know." The audience laughed and begin to buzz.
When she finally realized he was talking to her, the woman turned to give him a serious glare.
He stared into her eyes almost as if he was the one being hypnotized by her.
Slowly Erza began to walk toward him.
(Gray's POV)
Gray had just returned to the big top when he glanced toward the stage. Shocked, he stumbled into a passing couple.
"Watch it!"
"Sorry." He mumbled as he thought, Erza, what the hell?
The beautiful homicide detective's high heels clicked the metal steps as she strolled up the stairs into the arms of the vampire on stage.
AN: This story takes place during the same time frame as Gypsy Fortune. So both stories will reference each other. Like in this chapter, I reference Laxus and Freed which directly relates to Laxus's background in Gypsy Fortune. Was kinda hurt that there was not more positive reaction for GF for the first prologue. It was a blast to write! I loved writing from Cana's POV, but then again she is a fun character. Erza's character is more serious. I might have to tone down my playfulness with this story. Two totally different tones set in the same universe. Hope you enjoy!
(Oh yea... there will be a bit of Grayza in this story since I ship that along with Jerza. Maybe even a bit of Zeref X Erza too...)