Ok, so here is the first chapter of Je t'aime, sorry for no updates, been busy lately. so yeah.
as for "Never Thought" still haven't started with it yet, but i'll try to get it finish before classes resumes which will be next week. so yeah sorry.
ok, i have nothing more to say, and I GOT a ERZA MOUSEPAD! woah! too random XD
oh and i decided to name the title of each chapter with the same language as the title XD
Disclaimer: My mind tells me that I don't own Fairy Tail, haha, Hiro-Sama does!
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~*KnightScales15*~
"Je t'aime"
Chapter 1: Bienvenue sur Fairy Tail
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Sun rises all throughout the city of Magnolia, the clock reads 6:45 and yet the guild is already filled with its hyper-active members. The guild was decorated with streamers and such. There isn't really any occasion but the guild would be welcoming a new member today and so the Titania herself made sure that the guild would look presentable for the new-comer.
"Alright, is everything ready?" the scarlet-haired knight asked everyone while holding a clipboard. She wants everything to be perfect for the new-comer, but apparently this kind of courtesy of the Titania is making the dragon-slayer's mood sour.
"Pfft! I can't believe she's getting all worked-up just because he's coming to Fairy Tail today" The Dragon-slayer said to himself with a frown visible on his face. Honestly he doesn't mind if the said "he" is joining their guild, he likes the idea of a new member joining but the fact that it was getting her all crazy with the decorations and stuff is driving him off the edge. He keeps wondering what's so important. Sure he's joining, but what's the big deal? It's not like it's the first time another member joins in anyway.
"You do know who he is, right?" the ice-mage asked the Dragon-slayer while subconsciously removing his shirt. Truth be told he himself was wondering, what's up with the decorations? It's just another member anyway, so yeah it's him but still, and it's really nothing to get worked-up about right?
"Yes popsicle, I'm very much aware who he is, I've beaten him up last time" the fire-mage retorted crossing his arms above his chest. He's mood is not getting better.
"Are you okay Natsu?" the celestial gate-keeper asked the fire mage. She was concerned about him, after learning his secret feelings yesterday he felt bad for him. All this time he was hiding the fact that he felt something for the knight. Something that crossed the line of friendship and he can't even tell her, not to mention another obstacle is just about to arrive.
"I'm fine Luce, don't worry ok?" Natsu said walking off with a sad smile on his face. She just nodded, she knows for a fact that he was NOT fine, but she chose to respect his decision. 'Natsu…'
The Scarlet-haired knight was still busy getting everything prepared, he'll be arriving soon and there were still some things that were not crossed out off her list. But even with her busy self she noticed the Fire mage walking off. She wanted to follow him but she was still quite occupied.
She had noticed the sudden change of the Dragon-slayer, he hasn't been hyper-active ever since she brought the news of his arrival. He has been gloomier lately, occasionally frowning which was unusual for him and he was not fighting with Gray at all. Sure it has only been a day but it kept bothering her somehow, she was so used to the Dragon-slayer's hyper behavior that it was worrisome for her when he suddenly turns quiet.
She decided that once he's settled in the guild she would talk to Natsu.
'I wonder what's bothering him. Is it because…. No, it can't be, he was happy to hear the news but…just maybe….' She thought. She really doesn't have the answer to her question and was hoping desperately that he would just tell her, but apparently that would probably NOT happen. But still, hoping wasn't bad right? And she can't help but to do so, and it's also bothering her that reason might actually involved her since he wasn't talking to her since yesterday.
"Erza?.." Lucy said waving her hand in front of the Titania trying to get her attention. She noticed that Erza was staring into space for quite some time and decided to get her back to reality.
"Huh? What is it Lucy?..." She asked shaking out of her thoughts.
"Are you okay? You have been zoning out for a while now" she said hoping to get an answer from the Titania.
"I'm sorry, I was just thinking… Lucy?" Erza answered gesturing for the blonde wizard to follow her. Lucy nodded and followed the Titania.
Erza lead Lucy outside the guild, she needs answers, and the sooner she gets them the sooner she'll be able to get back to her work.
"So do you need anything Erza?" Lucy asked. She was curious, why did Erza asked her to come out here in the first place? Is there something that she needs?
"Lucy, do you know what's wrong with Natsu?" Erza asked, she's the type who doesn't play around; she wants to get to the point quickly, especially if it concerns her friends.
"What do you mean?" Lucy asked back. She was not sure what Erza was referring to, but she knows that it's something important, and she feared that Erza noticed Natsu's behavior lately and was hoping that that wasn't what she wants to know.
"Natsu, he's been acting different lately, like he's gloomy or something, I can't quite put my finger on it though and I thought I should ask you since you were talking to him earlier" she said bluntly, yes, she was always direct to the point and that what fears Lucy the most.
"He's fine as far as I'm concerned, he really didn't tell me anything though" Lucy said, her answer wasn't completely a lie; Natsu did say that he was fine, although she knows he wasn't. But she can't tell her what they talked about yesterday, she was in no place to and she intends to keep it to herself until Natsu himself tells Erza about it.
"I see… if that's the case I guess there's nothing to worry about right? Let's get back to work then" Erza replied walking back to the guild with Lucy following suit. She was far from relieved, and she can tell that her team mate wasn't giving her the full story, but decided to just let it go. If she wants answers she's going to have to get it from Natsu himself for she knows all too well that Lucy won't give the straight answer that she was looking for since she thinks that Lucy might not feel comfortable about having to answer for the Salamander.
As for Lucy, she can tell that the Titania was smart enough to not completely believe her answer, but she also knows that Erza wasn't the kind to dig deeper if it was not necessary, and knowing that there was nothing bothering her friend was good enough for her for the time being.
Back inside the guild, Lucy was still amazed at how the guild looks like. It was decorated with streamers and banners saying "WELCOME", there were even balloons around the inside.
"She went overboard" Lucy said to herself frowning lightly. "I wonder how Natsu feels about this"
She felt really bad for him. The girl who he had deep feelings for has gone all out with the decorations for the guild just for the arrival of him. She knows that this so-called 'little' welcome party was tearing him apart. Sure he wasn't showing any sign of hurt, but she knows that he's feeling that way, and it makes her feel even worse knowing that there's nothing she can do.
Tick-tock! The clock was ticking; it was now 7:25. The time for his arrival was 7:30, there were only 5 minutes left and the Titania was going through her list for the umpteenth time, making sure that she didn't missed anything. After checking it for the last time she sighed of relief.
"Good, everything seems to be in order" the Titania said looking around the guild searching for a certain pink-haired wizard. "Where's Natsu?"
"I have no idea, he didn't return yet I guess…." Lucy answered looking around herself. She was really getting worried for the Dragon-slayer. He hasn't return yet after walking off before. She wanted to look for him but the sound of a carriage stopped her.
"He's here" the Titania exclaimed ordering everybody to take their positions.
"She's taking this too far" Gray muttered to Lucy while sweat-dropping at Erza. He coming to Fairy Tail might not be the best idea, but he can't argue with the council's decisions nor can he go against Erza.
"I know, and Natsu isn't here yet" Lucy answered still looking around. Honestly, where is he? She knows that he probably don't want to see his supposed 'rival for love' let alone welcome him to the guild but he doesn't have to take off like that leaving her worried.
The carriage stopped in front of Fairy Tail, out came a black-haired man followed by a blue-haired man. The black-haired man was known as Lahar, he was one of the council's enforcer.
"Well we're here; from now on you're a member of this guild…." Lahar said looking at the man beside him "Jellal Fernandez"
"I believe I am thank you for giving me a second chance at life" Jellal said gazing at the guild before him. He was now a member of Fairy Tail, well not officially that is, he won't be an official member until the mark of Fairy Tail was properly stamped on him.
"Don't go all dramatic on me Jellal. It wasn't me who gave you the chance; you should show your gratitude to the council by being an outstanding member of this guild. Do you understand?" Lahar said looking sternly at Jellal. He knows that the council's decision to set the man free was to test if he was able to live in society safely. Even though Jellal was proven to have lost his memories, it was still giving the council an uneasy feeling of letting him live, but they also think that they should at least give the man a second chance to prove that he was now safe enough to be free. But he was still under probation and decided that Fairy Tail shall be the guild where he would be assigned to be in knowing for a fact that Jellal was acquainted with the scarlet-haired knight, the well-known S-class mage of Fairy Tail. Erza Scarlet.
"I understand." Jellal answered still gazing at the guild. In reality he was just really anxious to see his long-time friend, his first love so to say, he wants to see her beautiful flowing scarlet hair, her mesmerizing brown eyes and her wonderful smile. He really missed her and just couldn't wait to lay his eyes on her again.
"I'll be leaving now, you should go inside, I'm sure you're excited to see your friend, and you shouldn't keep your fellow members waiting for you" Lahar said giving Jellal a slight smirk then getting back inside the carriage ushering Jellal to go inside the guild. Jellal nodded and made his way to the guild doors.
Upon opening the doors he was greeted by the warm welcoming of the guild members. The scarlet-haired knight approached him and offered her hand.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail. Jellal Fernandez" Erza greeted politely.
"Yes, thank you Erza" Jellal replied taking her hand and shaking it.
Erza nodded and introduced Jellal to the entire guild. She stands before everyone and catches their attention, coughing slightly and clearing her throat she spoke.
"Everyone, this is Jellal Fernandez, from this day forward he's a member of Fairy Tail!" Erza announced pointing towards the blue-haired tattooed face man who nodded in return.
"It's a pleasure to meet all of you, I will work hard and do my best for this guild, I hope one day I could be a help for each and every one of you" Jellal said bowing his head.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail Jellal, my name is Mirajane" Mira greeted the new-comer.
"Ah yes, it's nice to meet you Mirajane-san" Jellal greeted back giving her a warm smile.
"Please call me Mira, so where do you want your mark? And what color would you want it to be?" Mira asked, leading Jellal to the bar where the mark stamped is placed.
Jellal thought for a second. Where his mark would be placed? The color he wants would probably be black to match his tattoo. Maybe the back of his left-hand will be the perfect spot for the mark to be placed; so he can easily show people that he was now a member of Fairy Tail. Yes he'd decided.
"I want it on the back of my left-hand, and the color is black please" Jellal replied showing Mira where he wanted the mark to be, Mira nodded and stamped the Fairy Tail mark on Jellal's left-hand.
"Now you're an official member of Fairy Tail, congratulations!.." Mira cheerfully said giving Jellal one of her warmest smiles. Jellal smiled back.
Erza approached Jellal once more.
"Now it's official, once again welcome to Fairy Tail.." Erza said smiling at her childhood friend. 'You're finally free Jellal…' she thought. She was very grateful that the council gave Jellal a second chance, now she can rest easy knowing that he was finally out of the darkness he was forcibly sucked into when they were young, he was now truly free, something that she knows he's been searching for, for a very long time.
Jellal nodded and gave his childhood love a smile so warm and real, something that's so hard for people to picture him doing.
Erza looked around the guild searching for her pink-haired team mate. The party has been going on for an hour and a half and still no sign of the Salamander ever since he walked off earlier that day.
'Where is he?.. I'm going to punish him for walking off like that without a word.." she thought. She wasn't angry. No. not at all, she was worried for him, she knows that he can take care of himself, she believes in Natsu so much. She knows that Natsu is the one who can surpass her. But even with that in mind she can't help but worry about him at times.
The door slammed open to reveal a pink-haired young male, his right hand was bandaged and fresh blood was seeping through the white cloth. All eyes were on him as he entered the guild. His eyes were wondering around looking for a specific blue hair. After finding his target he walked towards him only to be pulled away by the scarlet-haired weapon mistress.
Erza dragged Natsu at a corner of the guild, just far enough for the noise of the party that was still going on to lessen so that she can talk to him in private without having to worry about anyone prying on their conversation.
"Where have you been? and what happened to your hand?.." she asked him determined to get the answer she was looking for.
Natsu looked away to not meet her eyes. "Just around town.." was his simple answer. The Titania was content of that answer but she was going to dig deeper.
"And your hand?.." she asked again referring to his bandaged and somewhat broken right-hand.
"Nothing" was his answer still not looking at her. Erza was not content and she knows that he won't give the answer if she won't force it out of him. She pinned the Dragon-slayer to the wall by his shoulders, he winced in pain of the impact of his back hitting the wall, plus the added pain of her metal glove covered hands that was pressing roughly on his bare shoulders determined to keep him glued to the wall.
"Talk" Erza commanded. 'Nothing' was not the answer she'll accept, he was gone for hours only to return with a bloody bandaged hand. 'Nothing' was far from the truth and she won't let him go that easy with an unacceptable excuse like that.
"I tripped.." he answered regaining his composure from the sudden attack of the girl in front of him. He wasn't telling the truth and the red-head is aware of that, but she chose not to argue but instead to ask for more details.
"Tripped?.." she said raising her eyebrow to emphasize that she was not believing him and that she needs more details than a simple word like 'Tripped' to get her off his back.
"Yes. I was walking and I tripped and landed on my hand, breaking it on the process 'cause I was heavy" he explained. He can't think of a better excuse, he feels like a deer caught by the headlights of a car only this deer has nowhere to run. He can feel the impatient aura of the red-head building up, she did not believe him. He knows that, who would believe that someone will break their hand by tripping? No one right? Especially not Erza; but what's freaking him out was the fact that she was not arguing with him, she was not telling him that she doesn't believe him, she was not threatening him to tell the truth at all, she was just looking at him waiting for him to crack.
"The blood..?" she spoke. She needs more details, even though she doesn't believe his lame excuse she wants more details, she wants to know how else he can explain himself.
"It got scratched up on impact.." he answered, he was really supporting his lame excuse. She sighed and let him go, she wasn't going to ask anything else, what's the point? He was not telling her the truth anyway. She felt hurt though, he doesn't trust her enough to tell her what's going on with him, but what hurts the most was the fact that she had fallen for him already and was hoping that he was feeling the same way, but him not letting her know his problem was like saying that he doesn't feel strong enough for her to give her his full trust, which is also like telling her that he doesn't feel the same way. Oh how wrong she was.
Natsu was equally hurt of what he did; he lied to her face to face and didn't even bother to think twice in doing so. He wanted to retract his words, he wanted to tell her the truth but there was always that feeling that's stopping him from doing exactly just that. He feels that once he starts telling her the truth he won't be able to stop and tell her more than what she wants to know. Like he loves her, and that he hates the fact that he was back and he might take her away from him. What a stupid thought that was.
He turned around and proceeded to go back to the party that was still on full energy.
"Are you really okay with him being here? In Fairy Tail" the red-head asked not looking at him but rather looking at the floor as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.
He turned his head to look at her. "I was the one who attacked the council guards in the first place just so we can bring him here with us wasn't I?" he said, a simple yes or no was the answer she was looking for, but what he said really explained his feelings for the matter. If only it was completely true; on which it wasn't.
"I see.." she was glad that he's fine with Jellal being there, but a part of her a very small part of her was wishing that he'd said no, at least then she would be able to tell that there was a chance of him feeling the same way for her as she does for him, but nonetheless she was really happy that he accepted Jellal. Now she doesn't have to worry about Natsu beating the crap out of Jellal, or the other way around, for the time being that is.
Natsu continued his walk to the blue-haired male while looking at his bandaged hand; he smiled after thinking of the smashed brick wall back at the town. Man that was the last time he was ever using a hard wall as punching bag to suppress his anger or irritation. His hand was completely broken; the bones of his fingers were practically shattered to bits.
"Hey Jellal" he called out, Catching the full attention of the tattooed face man. Natsu grabbed Jellal's right hand with his unbroken left hand and shook it.
"Welcome to Fairy Tail…"
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