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Here's the next chapter staring… Jellal and Erza! This isn't my favourite couple but it's my sister's so I'm dedicating this one to her!

I'll try to update this story every week but no promises since I can only go on my laptop on the weekend. Hope you like this chapter.
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"Jellal!" She tried to call out but no sound came from her mouth. She looked wide eyed up at the man that came her way.

Question swarmed through her head. How did she come to be like this? Why couldn't she speak? How in the world was she going to get back to her normal self? And most importantly, what would she do to Asuka when Erza got back to normal. It was only fair that she be punis0edh for what she did to her. At least she still had her magic. She could feel it coursing through her veins, as strong as she woke that morning.

The man stopped in front of her, his eyes wide with shock.

He must have recognized her even if he never saw her at this age. She felt her heart soar when he began to walk her way. He was handsome and she felt her heart swell whenever she saw him. At her normal height he stood taller than her by a head. He had navy blue hair that fell to the nape of his neck. There was a red marking over his right eye that was as dark as the night. His blue dark blue shirt was tucked into his beige pants and he wore a black cloak with a golden strip running down the sleeves.

She couldn't remember when she fell in love him. It might have been the day he saved her when they were younger or if it started sooner than that. But she knew that her heart broke when he was taken over by the darkness. Leaving him to go to the guild was one of the hardest things she had to do but in time she found new friends though she never forgot him and a day went by did she not think of him. Then her heart was broken again when she met him again but was still corrupt by evil. When she woke up after the battle and found herself in Natsu's arms, she found herself filled with grief. She liked Natsu and he was a great friend but she wished that she could've awakened in Jellal's arms. Then fate tested their love again when they were thrown together but he had no reminiscence of who he was. They finally came together when he came back to her but said he had a fiancé. Later he joined Fairy Tail disused as Mystogan but after that she never saw him again.

He stepped in front of her and she waited eagerly for his words. "I wonder if Erza will like some cake? She always did like these."

Erza wanted to bang her head on the wall behind her, did he not recognize her? She puffed her cheeks annoyed which got Jellal's attention. He looked down at her and smiled, making her heart melt. "Hey, little girl, do you want some cake too?"

Jellal got an odd feeling that he knew the little girl in front of him but he couldn't remember seeing her before. Then the light caught her scarlet hair and he was taken back a little.

He told himself he had to forget about her since he didn't deserve her, Erza. Not after all the things he had done and he was currently an outlaw so he would only put her in danger. She deserves to find love and eternal happiness, even if it hurt him to see her in another man's arms.

He could see her now. Her long crimson hair flowing freely as the wind played with her hair. Her light brown eyes were half close as she leaned her head on a man shoulder… Jellal had to shake himself mentally. He had to forget her; he couldn't be that man though he wished with all his heart that he could.

He looked down at the girl. She looked like she was trying to say something. Her lips moved but nothing came out and she looked even more flustered. He patted the little girl on her head, "Where are your parents?"

She looked up at him with sad eyes and he felt as if he knew them. He sighed and knelt in front of her.

"Are your parents here?"

She shook her head in a negative.

"Are you lost?" He tried again.

Again, she shook her head no.

He could sense her sadness and asked, "Do you want some cake?"

When he saw her eyes lit up, he felt his heart jump with recognition. The little girl's smile reminded him so much if Erza. Was it because their hair was so similar or was he just that desperate to see her again, which was why he was here. He came because Mirajane told him their master wanted to talk to him about an important matter. He was already planning to talk to the master himself about joining the guild as Mystogan so he was glad the master saved him the trouble.

He knelt in front of her so they were eye level, "Hey can you talk or do you not want to?"

She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. She looked down at the ground sad that she couldn't say the words that she kept inside her for so long. He patted her head in sympathy.

"Don't worry," he headed towards the bakery door and held it open for her. At first she was too shock to move or saw anything. "Come on in, I'll buy you some cake."

A smile burst on her face and she happily ran in after him. They sat at a table on the patio that over looked the city streets. He placed a slice of strawberry cheesecake in front of her and sat across from her with his own mocha cocoa fruit cake. He ate and chatted with her, she couldn't laugh but by the expression on her face he could see that she was enjoying herself.

"What's your name?" Jellal suddenly asked her, "I just realize that I never asked for your name. I think we've became good enough names to know each other's names. Mine is Jellal."

Erza said nothing but inside she was calling out to him. It's me, I'm Erza!

"I'll give you a name since you won't tell me it." Jellal smiled, causing Erza to blush. She remembered the time when they were young and how he given her her surname.

"How about I give you the name Crimson?" He laughed at the look she gave him, "I guess it would suit a guy better. I would name you Scarlet for your hair but I already gave it to another woman. You two have the same colour which I thought was impossible. Her name is Erza Scarlet."

Erza felt her heart stop at the mention of her name. Maybe it was a good thing that he didn't realize yet because now she could get him to say anything without him knowing who he was talking to. She wasn't usually so deceptive but she found that she couldn't stop herself now. She made a movement that indicated that she wanted him to continue. He was more than willing to go on and his eyes soften.

"She is beautiful. I bet you'll grow up to be beautiful too. We've known each other since we were little and loved her since then. She was… is strong and brave. We've been through so much but her determination never wavered. We were tortured every day, both mentally and physically but she stayed strong. She had to grow up so fast, I wish that she didn't have to and be able to give her back her childhood. I guess it helped that we had friends that supported us. Then I took her happiness and smashed it. I betrayed her and now she is in Fairy Tail. I'm glad she's happy now."

Erza couldn't move, couldn't think beyond the word love and betrayal. He loved her, loved her enough to leave her if it allowed her to be happy. She wanted to tell him that she didn't care what stood in their way, as long as she was with him and had his love she would always be happy.

A tear gather at the corner of his eyes and smiled wistfully. "I don't deserve her love…"

He trailed of and didn't notice that the little Erza stood on her chair, leaned against the table and called out to him wordlessly, tears falling out of her one eye. He couldn't see them because he was in the past, he couldn't see past them to the present where his future lay in Erza.

"I was so desperate to let her move on I told her a lie and my heart broke as I told her it. I told her I had a fiancé. After kissing the woman I love, I push her away. I guess many would call me crazy and scoff me but I had to since I love her too much to hurt her. I promise myself I will never hurt her again even if it means that I will live in darkness without her light."

Erza wanted to cry out but her tears remained silent.

"Sorry I got off topic." Jellal said calmly with a half smile, "I guess I just got lost in thought, I didn't want to upset you."

She sat down and pondered what he just said to her. He loved her and she loved him but the only thing that was keeping them apart now was Jellal and his own fears. She wanted to reach out and wipe the single tear away. He brought her a ray of light in the darkness of her time at the Tower of Heaven and she wanted to stop his fear of hurting her so they can both start living, as in really living.

"Well I guess if you don't want to eat your strawberry cheesecake than I'll eat it for you." She was okay with him teasing her but he took it a step too far when he actually reached over, took some of her cake and place it in his mouth slowly that she could've stopped him if she hadn't been frozen with shock.

A dark aura surrounded the little girl which threw Jellal back. "Hey are you okay?"

"You ate my cake!" Erza anger broke through the spell though only enough to get back her voice. Jellal watched his face a mix of fear and shock. She re-equipped to her Thunder Empress Armour. Her hair was still in a braid but her hair was pulled back in a white headband that had a yellow bow. The armour was light blue in colour edged in gold. In her right hand was a blue spear that had a circle shape under the metal head.

Jellal stumbled back, knocking his chair over. If he knew eating her cake would get her so angry he wouldn't have done it but it was too late now.

She pointed her spear at him and lightning powerful enough to rival Laxus's emitted from the metal head, almost striking him if he didn't dodge the bolt fast enough. "Jellal Fernandes, you have made a grave mistake. That was my cake and I will not forgive this."

Even though he only met the little girl that morning his instinct told him to run. He jumped back when another bolt came his way and it was all the warning he needed to run. He ran, not looking back and using his magic to sense her attacks instead. Something seem oddly familiar and yet he couldn't concentrate it enough to remember where since he knew the moment he would stop or slow down, the little firecracker would…well honestly he didn't want to know what she would do to him. This was embarrassing, a powerful grown man and wizard running away from an imp half his size.

"You can't run from me!" He looked back and saw that she had changed her armour again and now she is wearing a cat outfit, her hair was left loose and was wearing cat ears. She wore an outfit covered in animal prints and the armour seemed to give her new speed.

He felt something crash into him from behind and he rolled so he laid over her. But something was wrong, her head was tucked against his chest but he could feel her toes tickle his boots. He also felt something soft press against his chest. He looked down and saw that it was Erza! Not the little eleven year old Erza he saw that morning but the fully grown woman she had been before she was hit by Asuka's bullet. When she was chasing Jellal, her anger blinded her and all magic exploded which made Asuka's spell imbalance until it finally collapsed.

"You're Erza." He said breathlessly and a little shock, "then when I was telling that girl about Erza then I was actually…"

He trailed of and blushed, causing Erza to blush as well from the memories of his words. He looked down and flushed deeper when he realize that her clothes had been stretched and was now barely covering her. He sat up and threw his cloak over her.

"Here."

"But what if someone sees you?" Erza held his cloak against her body, oblivious to the state of her clothes.

"I rather they see me than they see you half naked." She looked down and flushed deeply. Jellal looked away with a slight blush on his face.

Erza smiled and edged closer to him until her face was mere inches from his, "So do you often pour your heart out to little girls?"

"Only to little girls with scarlet hair," He ran his hair through her hair, "Unfortunately this one has an unruly temper, expressly if you eat her cake."

Jellal only laughed at the unconvinced look she gave him. "I would have you know that I have an excellent control of my temper and many respect me."

"It's more like they fear you." He retorted with a light laugh.

"You were going to the guild?" Erza changed the topic and a silence enclosed around them.

"Mirajane told me that your master wanted to speak with me." Erza face became downcast, it broke her heart that the only reason that he came was because of the master's request. Jellal noticed the look and added, "I was already going to meet him. I wanted to ask him if I'm able to join the guild under Mystogan's name. I'm tired of the darkness; I need the light, your light. I thought I could live without you knowing that you were happy"

He leaned down and time seemed to slow down. Nothing else existed, except for the feel of his lips on hers…
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Though Loke was the leader of the twelve golden keys and definitely the most powerful, though Aqueous would argue, he was no match for the task on hand. Little Aries was a menace without knowing it, causing destruction everywhere she went. Her current victim was the colony of ants. He watched her as she sat among the flowers crushing ants beneath her curious hands. She looked at the dark residue on her hands and laughed.

"Loe!" He smiled down at the little pink haired ram that shoved flowers of multiple colours into his face, almost smothering him. "These are for you Mr. Lion."

It hurt him that she didn't remember who he was but he couldn't hold it against her since it was an effect of Asuka's spell and only wizards strong enough can resist that part of the spell. Crux, the Southern Cross, was now looking through the library for a way to break the spell but until then he would watch over her. He took the flowers and set them aside, and then Aries asked him the dreaded question.

"I'm hungry Leo. Can you make me some food?"
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Hope you like this sis and other Erza and Jellal fans. I really hope that we get to see more of Jellal in the manga and that Erza would figure out his lie.

This isn't as funny as I wanted but I love the romance. I must admit the only funny part was Erza cake's gag. I promise the next chapter with Aries and Loke will be funnier. I can't wait to finish and post it!

Please Review, they give me inspiration.