They decided to take a break and sat down on a bench to catch their breath. "I was starting to worry I wouldn't find it anywhere in the whole city." Mirajane said, leaning her head back, hair falling on her shoulders. "And at such a good price too!" Erza had been browsing a nearby store and hadn't been paying attention when she heard Mirajane squeal with joy and fork money over. "What exactly was it you were looking for anyway?" Erza inquired, fanning her face in the warm weather. "Oh, you know, just... something."
Mirajane smirked and seemed rather pleased with herself. Erza sighed, whatever it was it didn't seem like she was willing to let the cat out of the bag. Erza looked up at the sky, it truly was a nice day. Things seemed to be better around Mirajane after all the bad had passed. Erza looked back at Mirajane, only to see her staring at her, lost in some kind of thought. The movement seemed to snap her out of her daze and she looked Erza in the eye. "Well, that should be enough being lazy, time to go home and get to work!"
Mirajane began to head off towards home, Erza following behind. "You know, it's meant a lot to me, having you stay at my house, having someone to share my nights with." Mirajane trailed off, as if there was more to the thought left unsaid. Erza hadn't really thought about it but Mirajane had been living by herself. She hadn't even considered how lonely it would be. "Well, now you've got me so you'll never go lonely again." This brought a smile to Mirajane's face, and she picked up the pace. "C'mon now, we're wasting daylight."
Erza was up in her room, changing into her sleeping clothes for the night. She had a nice pair of comfortable silk pajamas.
Mirajane had tried convincing Erza to try some of her sleeping clothes but Erza had found them to leave less to the imagination than she would care. "Erza! Come on down!" Mirajane called from the dining room. As Erza descended the stairs, there was a large chocolate cake sitting on the table. "SURPRISE!" Mirajane yelled. "Wha-what?" Erza stammered, confused. "Well, it's just that, I wanted you to know how much it meant to me to have you here, and how much I appreciate you. I just... felt like I wanted to show you you're cared for."
Mirajane looked away, seemingly embarassed by the statement. Erza was in shock, the whole trip had been to make this cake for her tonight.
"Thank you, Mira, it's such a wonderful feeling to know that maybe I'm not alone after jaleel." Erza began to tear up at the though. Mirajane ran over and hugged Erza. "You never have to be alone again as long as I'm here." Mirajane was warm, and it felt comforting to have her arms around her. Mirajane looked up into Erza's eyes. For a brief moment, deep inside, something fluttered. Erza had never noticed just how beautiful Mirajane was. How her hair fell at just the right length to slide off her shoulder playfully. Mirajane stared back, just inches away. Her perfume was intoxicating. Erza could feel herself being drawn. Mirajane suddently stepped back, bright red. "Sorry, I didn't mean to...uhm." "No, it's alright,
I just... was caught off guard." Erza and Mirajane sat down at the table to enjoy a piece of cake. But Erza kept finding her thoughts floating back to Mirajane, looking deep into her eyes. Deep inside, something fluttered again.