Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, if I did, I would probably have Erza married to Natsu.

I own the ideas for this fic! Yay~!

Unravel.

(By Reighart the 5th.)

And so, the situation is not exactly as normal and peaceful as the introduction of the first chapter was trying to make. Of course, there can be some peacefulness from time to time but all of it can be ended with a simple twist.

Plot twist, that is.

I love plot twists.

Because the reality of the moment can be changed from one moment to the other and, in a much known example, a situation that was solved can be unsolved and sent into chaos once more. Who knows? Maybe kill a character or two? Mock another one?

Make up a situation so that one of them dies, one of the main characters, who knows? By multiple attacks made by multiple enemies, leave him like a Swiss cheese and then head-shooting him… erh… or her. Yeah. And then, hah! Plot twist happens! Let's sacrifice a beautiful maiden, one more popular than the dead main character, so that the main character that few like can be revived!

Yeah! Plot twists!

I really hate plot twists.

"U-uh… Jellal…?" Natsu, who was oblivious to the previous rant that had nothing to do with the chapter, was having a hard time. A literal hard time by being against the wall and a sword close to his… uh… let's continue. He looked at the older man in the eyes and tried his best to not voice out how weird he was looking. "I don't mind the hugs… or the warm milk… but… uh…"

"Yes, Natsu?" There was something seriously off with the blue-haired man. And I ain't talking of chicken 'n' gravy here.

"I… I need to stand up, you know?" The cold hard ground beneath him and the weight of the man over him was making it pretty unbearable for the pink-haired youngster to stand. I mean, yeah… "Not that I don't like… uh… you or anything like… that… but, you know, right?"

"Oh." Jellal seemed to think about it for a moment, which for Natsu seemed like an hour or more, and then nodded. "You're probably right."

Natsu nodded slowly in agreement. "A-aye."

And minutes flew by with none of them moving.

"Jellal…?"

"Yes?"

"Are you getting off of me or not?" Really. How much more would he have to wait?

"Oh right… but…" What the hell did he want? "I was… I was thinking that maybe…"

"Uh?" Natsu paid a closer look to the older man, seeing him looking to the side with his face the epitome of abashment, some pink on his cheeks and a really doubtful glint in his eyes. It was a new sight of the blue-haired man that the Dragon Slayer had yet to see. Perhaps Erza saw it? Maybe? "You were thinking what?"

Jellal swallowed hard and pressed his eyelids shut, clenching his teeth as he tried to say what was on his mind. Oh my fuckin'…! He eventually got a way around the drama and faced the pink-haired boy with a red and serious face. "I-I was thinking that maybe you could pick me up like a bride!"

The destructive and oblivious force of public property destruction, I said that twice, otherwise known as Natsu…

…just blinked in utter confusion. "Eh?"

"I-I mean… if… if you want to, that is." And the man cowered, shrinking to the mental stature of a timid school girl in less than a second.

There isn't a need to say that Natsu's only action to this was to blink again. "Eh?"

Oh, our adorable block-head, that's the trait that makes you kind of lovable.

And that is literally saving your ass right now.

"N-Natsu!" Jellal got into his extroverted side again and faced the Dragon Slayer with narrowed eyes, trying to make a point even though his whole body was trembling at the thoughts running through his mind. "P-Pick me up like a bride, right now! Or I'll tell Erza that you left the enemy escape!"

The sole mention of his scarlet-haired companion getting involved in this made a shiver run down the boy's spine.

I know it is a sound argument but please, for the love of all that is Holy!

Just don't-!

"D-Done!"

…why do I bother?

"Oh Natsu!" Jellal chimed happily, hugging the head of the boy while his cheek rubbed against the Dragon Slayer's. He had a smile from ear to ear and a brighter shade of pink on his face. Really, it was kind of heart-warming, but considering how the situation came to be, it really is a little revolting. No offence to the Yaoi fans. "Y-you don't know how happy you make me!"

"A-aye…" Natsu still couldn't grasp what in the seven Dragons was happening here but he let it slide. There was only one thing worrying him at the moment and it wasn't the blue-haired man acting strange. Nope, even though it was part of the problem. 'If that stripper finds us like this, I'll never hear the end of it.'

But of course, the so-called stripper had other things in his mind.

And I'll start telling you after the line cuts one scene from the other.

Here we go.

That was nice… although I don't like to be split in half, it can be quite good if done right.

Yes, indeed.

Alright, now to the point I was about to make earlier. The stripper had other things in his mind, more important than watching how his rival was brought to shame at the hands of a… strange Jellal. Yeah, let's leave it at that. I don't want to ruin the plot for you, now, do I?

"E-Erza! Please stop!"

Let's get into the scene-

*whip*

-because it looks like-

*whip*

-something interesting is happening while I'm-

*whip* "A-aah!"

-let's cut it and see what's going on!

"Erza! C'mon! This is too much!" Gray yelled as he continued to watch on what his friend was doing to the poor soul that happened to find them earlier. The poor man was just crossing the road, from one side of the forest to the other, and then he found himself at the mercy of a very volatile and pain-seeking knight. "Stop!"

The sight was almost unbearable.

Almost because the other part of it was kind of arousing.

That is, kind of.

"P-Please! Listen to your friend and stop!" The person being tortured, or more like literally whipped, was none other than the enemy I introduced in the first chapter. Remember him? Bag Guy One? Ouch, sorry. Bad Guy One. Yeah, that one. He just happened to be running away from the other two wizards and now, this happens? "I-I don't want more – ARGH!"

"Silence, you slave." Oh my, if she were to say those things to her fans… but of course, banning the whip from the equation. Anyway, Erza looked at her latest capture with mirth in her eyes and shook her head in answer. She straightened up her whip with both hands to make her point clear. "You're not leaving this place until I say so."

Awww right~!

I mean!

*coughs*

This is seriously wrong!

"Gray-san… we need to do something." Meredy whispered to the guy's ear, still hiding behind him so that the woman in the middle of the road did not catch sight of her. She didn't want to imagine what it could happen if she were to be in the same situation as the Bad Guy One right now. Tied to a tree with the back exposed and no clothes to cover the blunt of the strikes, though the cowl of the cloak he wore was still hiding his identity. "Erza-san isn't herself."

"I-I don't know…" Lucy spoke from nearby, by nearby I mean that she's also hiding behind the Ice Make wizard. She had her own thoughts about what was happening at the current moment. "Erza always had something of a… uh… hidden side that she rarely showed to people."

"W-well, no denying that, but Meredy is right." Gray said lowly, he too was fearful of what it could happen to them if the scarlet-haired knight were to catch sight of them. "We need to do something."

"That is correct, but I wonder what you will do."

"Uh?" Looking back, the three of them were surprised to see a cloaked man advancing towards them, using the very road they just traverse a couple of minutes ago. "Who are you?"

"That is a good question." The man had some resemblance to the Bad Guy One, but his cloak was of a blinding white color, unlike the other's brown, like the whitest of clouds you could find in a beautiful and sunny day. He was rather calm, despite the picture before his hidden eyes, and seemed like he knew something the wizards in front of him didn't. "My name is White Cloak."

The wizards tilted their heads to the side in confusion.

"…White Cloak?" Lucy repeated skeptically.

"That is my name, oui." The robbed individual answered with a short nod.

"And… what're you doing here?" Gray asked, not trusting this cloaked man one bit.

"I'm here to solve that problem." White Cloak answered parsimoniously, pointing a solemn finger to the situation behind the three wizards.

"Really!?" Meredy asked hopefully. If the man was suspicious or not, it didn't matter. She couldn't let Jellal see this scene or his heart and illusions about Erza will crumbled like a badly built tower of cards. "P-please do! Hurry up!"

"O-Oi Meredy…"

"As you wish." The cloaked individual didn't wait for any other words and disappeared from sight, surprising the wizards that only felt something brush past them and then a presence near the woman that was torturing the bag guy of this story. He stood behind the scarlet-haired woman and raised a hand to head-level. "I'll cleanse the corruption in you."

"Uh?" Noticing the presence behind her, Erza turned around and blinked at the new person at the scene, a grin slowly forming on her face at the prospect of more individuals to torture. "What is this? Another volunteer?"

White Cloak seemed to shake his head underneath his cowl, gathering a blinding mass of white light on his outstretched hand. "I am not."

And the light in his hand covered that part of the road.

And another line cuts the scene in half.

I wonder why.

"Alright… let me know if I got it right." Natsu told to the strange individual that happened to appear in the middle of the scene, the clearing in which he was with Jellal still clinging to him tightly. He was getting weird vibes from the azure-haired man, so if this new person could do something to help, he would greatly appreciate it. "You'll do some magic on Jellal and he'll back to normal, right?"

"Indeed." The man was wearing a cloak, how original so far, but the difference in his with the others was its' color. It was a pitch black color that seemed to come from the darkest night, where not even stars would dare to come out. He was calm, but Natsu could sense a bit of hilarity in his voice with each spoken word. "I'll use my powers to bring this man to normal before you notice it."

"Oh cool!" The pink-haired boy nodded a couple of times at the easy solution presented to him and nudged the azure-haired man so that he would stand on his own two feet. "Hey, Jellal, get down, this guy can help you."

The older man seemed to snap from whatever fantasy in his mind and looked around him, seeing the same cloaked man as his partner and blinking at his form. He looked up to the Dragon Slayer and pointed a finger at him. "He'll help me get the milk out?"

…I seriously didn't need to hear that before going to bed…

…like, seriously.

"I-I don't think so." Natsu murmured a bit troubled, looking towards the cloaked man with wondering eyes.

"No, of course not." The cloaked man, who now we shall call Black Cloak, shook his head repeatedly and twitched a little. How come the Dragon Slayer didn't notice the obvious innuendo in the words of his partner? Was he really that dense? "I'm here to get you back into motion."

"B-back into motion…?" Jellal asked, looking at the man as he raised a hand to head-level and gathered a large amount of black light in his hand. He had to suppress how dubious this method to bring him to normal look, only for the sake of having Natsu comfortable with him. Natsu said this man was looking to help him, so he would trust Natsu's word.

Even though that he would be willing to trust in… other things.

"Stay still, both of you."

That was the order and they did so.

Letting the black light engulf them with little resistance from their part.

"And it is done." Black Cloak said after the light receded, motioning for the wizards to open their eyes again and see what was around them. He took a couple of steps back for reasons only he could understand and bowed. "I hope I've been of help."

"Uh… Natsu…" Jellal started out after the situation dawned on him. Why was he hugging Natsu's neck? He had to blink a couple of times after opening his eyes, only so to make sure he wasn't seeing illusions. "Why are we like this?"

"H-heheheh… that's… that's a funny story, actually." The pink-haired boy chuckled nervously, at the same time a hand went to scratch the back of his head. If he had to explain all of what happened to Jellal, he was sure that the man would not take it well. In any case, he would rather tell Erza what happened and let her guide him in if it was okay to reveal that information or not. For now, he had to thank the cloaked man for helping them. "Anywho! Thank you, whatever your name!"

"It's Black Cloak, and don't worry." The man smirked under the shadow of his cowl. "It was my pleasure."

"I don't know what exactly happened, but if you helped us, then I'm grateful as well." Jellal repeated his partner's actions and saw how the cloaked wizard nodded again and repeated the same words, only to turn around a leave the place with a calm stroll towards the forest. He had to quirk an eyebrow at the fast departure. "Where are you going?"

"I've got matters to attend to." Black Cloak informed them without turning or stopping, slightly hurrying his steps to leave the area. "Until we meet again, saludos."

And he disappeared from sight.

Oh, another line.

"A-are you alright, Erza?" Gray asked once the light faded and they got a clear look of their surroundings again. The woman was back in her everyday armor and sprawled on the floor, panting heavily after whatever thing in her was pulled out. "Hey, Erza."

"I-I'm fine… Gray… don't… worry…" The woman answered in between pants, trying to stand up or at least get into a sitting position. She had to wonder about what she did in the last few minutes. She knew some time passed from the moment that strange sphere from the forest struck her and the actual situation, but those questions could wait a little longer.

"I see the corruption wasn't strong in you." White Cloak spoke, to no one in particular, but he still did. He brought a hand to his chin and stroke an imaginary beard in there, mulling over something. "Then I've been fooled."

"W-what do you mean, White Cloak-san?" Meredy asked a little curious. She knew that letting him help their friend without asking many questions was a big gamble, but now that everything seemed to go back to normal. She figured she could place some trust in him.

"There're many people like this man against the tree that are spread across this universe and are wreaking havoc." White Cloak explained shortly, letting his imaginary beard for latter. "And I'm here to stop them."

"And what did you mean with what you said earlier?" Lucy asked as well, seeing this short explanation was not really focused on what the man was muttering a moment ago.

"There's one man in this universe that is chaos itself. He can create more disruption than these individuals of brown cloaks and their foul spells can ever hope to accomplish." White Cloak explained, turning around and looking around to see the dense mass of trees surrounding the sides of the road. There was something in the air, nearby, maybe he could still catch him. "He goes by the name of Black Cloak and is set in corrupting my world more and more with each moment he spends in it."

Something in his words made the wizards' eyes widen to the size of plates.

"Y-your world…?" Gray asked a bit fearful, wanting to know if he heard right or wrong.

White Cloak nodded solemnly.

"You may know me as God…" White Cloak said without a bit of emotion in his words, dropping his cowl to let the wizards see his face. The shocked expressions went up another level. He pulled the cowl back in place and nodded to himself. "But I like to be called Hero."

Continuara~

Second chapter! And I think I got more reviews than I anticipated!

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