Hello one and all! Now we are going to investigate the relationship between our blue-haired hero and the soon-to-be strongest (and hottest) female mage in all of Fairy Tail. Now, some of you would say that an Erza x OC story is cliché, and you are absolutely right. But I prefer fanfics that pair Erza up with other people. Mostly because I hate Jellal, he committed such vast atrocities and then they completely rewrote his character. And they did it by using amnesia, the laziest plot device to ever be written. And when he was rewritten to suddenly become a good guy, he became a total snooze fest with little to no character. I prefer Erza with literally anyone else, Gray, Natsu, even Lucy! Erza really deserves better. So, I shall give her my OC. And as I said before, I shall try my best to give him a personality. That's taking a while since the last few chapters have been about how my character came to Fairy Tail, but this time I'm focusing on his character and interactions with other. Now some may wonder if I based my character on Jellal, with the blue hair and now the eye mark. No, Drako's hair is a shade lighter than Jellal's, and it's slightly longer and shaggier. Drako also has more defined muscles than Jellal (What? He's from the DB universe.) And Jellal has a more angular face while Drako's is round. And the mark is a clever substitution for a scouter in Xenoverse 2. Now on to the good stuff!
If I owned anything then the previously mentioned Jellal would never have been rewritten (Or brought back at all.)
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It had been a few days since Drako had joined the largest guild in Fiore. During that time, he familiarized himself with the members. Gray was actually a pretty nice guy, his temper was short, he had a bit of an ego problem, and let's not forget his stripping habit. But he wasn't mean and Drako got along with him just fine. Cana was a pretty sweet girl and had the decency to always remind Gray when he was in 90% of his birthday suit. Drako was fascinated by her ability to read cards and even more excited with how she seemed to be able to attack with certain card combinations. Though he would admit that some of her predictions were pretty lame (He would achieve his dream if he worked hard for it? Yeah, and water's wet ooh!)
Speaking of which, he was actually getting another reading right now. Drako was sitting across from Cana as she laid out her cards, while Gray was sitting off to the side. "Well according to these cards…" the brunette analyzed. "Today, you shall take the first step in a thousand-step journey."
"Well that doesn't make any sense." Gray raised to an eyebrow. "Thousand-step journey to where?"
"I don't know. That's what the cards say." Cana said, "It just says that at the end of the journey is something greater than any treasure."
"Any treasure, huh?" Gray started to grin. "Well, I guess Drako should start stepping."
"I don't know," Drako interjected. "A thousand steps seem like an awful lot for something when I don't even know what it is."
"Well, if you ever find it, can I have it?" Gray asked, with a grin.
"I didn't say I didn't want it," Darko recovered, "I just said it might not be worth the effort."
"Whatever, if I ever find that treasure, I'm taking it." Gray boasted.
"Gray. Clothes." Cana deadpanned.
"What? AW CRAP!" Gray cursed as he searched for his pants.
"At this point I'm starting to wonder if he had any clothes to begin with." Drako then turned his head to the side and noticed that same red-haired girl from before. He had only caught a few glimpses of her so his knowledge was limited.
She was sitting in a small corner underneath the staircase. Sitting on a sad little chair at a small table, munching at her bread.
"Hey," Drako said, catching his two friends' attention. "Who's that girl sitting over there by herself."
"Oh, her?" Cana clarified. "That's Erza Scarlet, she joined the guild a few weeks before you."
"Why's she sitting all by herself?" Drako asked, concerned.
"Cause she's weird." Gray popped back up. "She always just sits in her little corner, ignoring everyone."
"Has anyone tried to talk to her?" Drako inquired.
"I tried to say hi but she acted like I wasn't even there." Cana complained.
"And when I decided to bask her in my awesomeness, she tried to fight me!" Gray ranted.
"YOU tried to fight her." Cana pointed out. "And lost."
"Details…" Gray waved her off.
"I'm pretty sure it was a one-hit K.O." Cana mumbled.
Drako turned his attention back to Erza. She didn't look okay, she looked… sad. "Well, third times the charm, right?" Drako asked as he stood up.
The two younger mages looked up to him. "Whatever, man." Gray said, "I say she's better off left alone, but your funeral."
"I know your heart's in the right place, Drako." Cana warned. "But some people just want to be left alone."
A muscular figure popped into Drako's mind briefly. "Nah." He brushed their concerns off. "No one wants to be alone, at least not forever."
Drako made his way across the hall and walked up to the armor-clad girl. Erza paused in her meal to look up at him. She seemed to flinch, briefly, but other than that there was no reaction.
"Uh… Hi." Drako said as he raised his hand in a little wave.
"Hello." The girl repeated in monotone.
Ah, she talked to me! Progress! Drako mentally fist pumped. "I see you're over here. Enjoying your bread." And then he mentally face-palmed.
"Yes, it's quite good." The scarlet-haired warrior stated.
"Uh… Yeah, I like bread too. I mean, given the choice of food I would usually pick a meat like beef. But breads pretty good too." Drako stumbled over the words.
"This is painful to watch." Macao sweat dropped.
"Yeah," Wakaba sighed. "Not everyone can be a lady's man like you and me."
"You and I" Macao corrected.
"Whatever"
Drako wasn't giving up yet. "You seem awfully lonely sitting here by yourself." He stretched his arm to gesture to his previous table.
Erza looked towards the table. Cana was sitting pleasantly with a welcoming smile on her face, while Gray had a panicked look and kept crossing his arms in an 'x' position.
"I prefer to stay by myself for now." Erza told Drako, coldly.
"Ah," Drako said, not discouraged at all. "Well, maybe next time then."
Drako made his way back to the table and sat down. "See, what I tell ya?" Gray stated, "Now about that treasure."
But Drako tuned out Gray and the guilds ruckus. No matter what Erza said, he could see it in her eyes. He's seen it before. She needed some friends, and maybe a good laugh. And so, that day our hero made a vow that he would be friends with Erza Scarlet no matter how long it takes!
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Day 1:
"Hey Erza!" Drako called out to the girl, causing her to look over to him standing by the request board. "I'm Having trouble deciding which quest to accept. Think you could come help me out?"
"Whatever makes you leave the guild faster." The young warrior said, coldly. She then turned around and walked away, leaving a stunned Drako.
"Ouch." Winced Macao.
"It was a good try." Wakaba optimized.
Day 2:
"Hey Erza!" Drako walked up to the female knight. "I noticed that you like eating a lot of bread, which is fine, but I figured that you could use something sweet every once in a while. So, I got you this!" Drako presented the girl with a white and red cake. "It's a strawberry cheesecake. I've never been a fan but I thought you would like it. And look, it's red like your hair!"
Erza stared at the dessert. "While I appreciate the thought," she said, causing Drako to smile. "I have no interest in spoiling myself with your useless junk food!" She yelled as she smacked the cake out of the boy's hand, causing it to splatter on the floor.
As the red-head marched away, Drako could only stare at the ruined food. "She's wearing down!" he exclaimed triumphantly. All within earshot could only sweat drop.
"Kid's quite the optimist." Macao observed.
"Can't say he doesn't try." Wakaba said, amused.
Day 3:
Erza was merely walking through the guild hall when suddenly…
"ERZA!"
The girl nearly jumped out of her skin. She whipped around to see a most curious sight.
In the guild hall was a large ice sculpture of a giant snake. It's long body stretching across the wooden floors it's gaping maw wide open. Inside the mouth, with his legs already in the snake's throat, was a flailing Drako. Though the creature was clearly fake, Drako still thrashed like his life depended on it.
"Erza!" Drako shouted in an over dramatic fashion. "The guild has been invaded by a giant Frost Snake! It's already got me! Save yourself!"
Erza stared at the absurdity of the situation while she considered her life choices.
"I'm done for!" the boy continued, "I fell the venom coursing through my veins. I can see my life flashing before my eyes! There was so many things I could have done that have been stolen away from! Of woe is me! GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD! Hrrghk-…bleh." The boy finished in an over dramatic finale as he stopped moving with his tongue out.
Before Erza could stop herself, she let out a little giggle before her heart froze at her realization.
"A-HA!" Drako exclaimed as he sprung to life. He climbed out of the snake head while boasting. "I made you laugh!"
"No, you did not." Erza denied, quickly.
"Yeah I did! I heard you giggle!" Drako countered, triumphantly.
"You obviously were hearing things." Erza denied, "Now, I suggest you put you energy into something more productive than your over acted plays."
The girl walked away. Drako smirked as he leaned on the ice block of a head. "Thanks for the ice, Gray." He called to his friend, who just gave a thumbs-up.
"He did all that, just to make her laugh?" Macao asked in disbelief.
"That is one dedicated boy." Wakaba said, chewing his toothpick in contemplation.
Day 4:
"Hey Erza! Check this out!" Drako called out to the girl. Erza sighed but walked over any way.
"This guy, Reedus, is really good at making paintings. It's amazing!" Drako gestured to a scrawny, tall man with orange, curly hair. His attire was a pair of black pants and a white shirt, a black witch's hat upon his head.
"It's nothing, really." Reedus said, humbly. "I have to be good in order for my magic to work. Otherwise I can't make them come to life."
"But check out this one he made of everyone at the guild." Drako requested. Erza looked at the painting, it indeed included everyone in it. Macao and Wakaba were palling around, Gray was in his boxers trying to act cool while Cana read her cards. But something stood out to her, in the center of the painting was Drako but he was standing next to her.
The painting Drako was standing with a confident smile, nothing like a grin or a smirk, just a genuine smile. He had one of his arms at his hip while the other was around the painting Erza's shoulder. The painting Erza didn't look sad or indifferent, she looked almost happy. Erza stared at the painting, for some reason it made her angry. But she knew why. It was bringing the memories back, flashbacks to that horrid place where she lost the ones she loved. She knew why this painting could never be reality.
"I just remembered that I have to go on an important mission." She said through clenched teeth.
Erza marched away leaving a confused Reedus and Drako.
"Huh, guess she's not an art person." Macao stated.
"Man, I don't even care anymore." Wakaba sighed.
Day 5:
Erza marched into the guild hall and everyone suddenly felt the urge to steer clear of her. Everyone except a certain blue-haired boy. "Hey Erza," Drako called out to her but she just brushed him off. Drako blinked in confusion before he chased after her. "Hey Erza, can you hear me?" He asked as the red-head continued to ignore him.
"Hey-" Drako grabbed her shoulder to get her attention, that proved to be a mistake as the red-headed warrior grabbed his hand and twisted it. "OW!" He cried out as he held his hand, he didn't have any time to recover though as he was given a haymaker to the face.
"Whoa!" Wakaba said, shocked.
"Hey, what's your problem!" Gray shouted out.
"HE'S my problem!" Erza shouted back, pointing towards Drako. Erza directed her attention fully to Drako. "Despite me making it abundantly clear that I prefer to be alone, you constantly keep badgering me with your stupid antics.!" She yelled at the poor boy. "I was doing fine on my own! I didn't need anyone else, yet you still forced yourself into my life!" Drako was starting to have tears in his eyes but Erza either didn't notice or didn't care. "I don't need your friendship! I'm strong enough by myself to handle anything! I don't want anything to do with you! SO, LEAVE ME ALONE, JELLAL!"
Drako didn't know how to respond, but something about Erza's rant caught his attention. "Jellal?" he said, in a confused tone.
Erza seemed to freeze right on the spot. She stared at Drako for a few seconds with a horrified look on her face. Then she turn-tailed and sprinted away. "WAIT!" Drako yelled as he chased after her.
"Come on, let's go!" one of the mages called as the guildmembers started to get up to chase after them.
"STOP!" yelled a commanding voice. The members turned their heads to see Makarov making his way down the stairs.
"But Master Makarov, why?" Another mage questioned.
"Whatever this issue is, it has found base on a deep emotional level." Makarov stated as he then shook his head. "It's not our right to pry, whatever problem it is can only be solved by Erza and Drako."
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Erza was running. Where to she didn't know. She couldn't believe she did that. Ever since that boy had entered the guildhall he had caused her mental turmoil. With his resemblance to him with his blue hair and the mark upon his eye. But then he made it worse by trying to insert himself into her life. She didn't hate him for it, she just couldn't afford it. Couldn't afford to lose any more loved ones, couldn't afford to allow herself to grow weak by relying on others, couldn't afford to see a constant reminder of him. Never again.
She quickly ducked behind a bridge. She collapsed on her knees as she didn't even try to stop the tears from falling from her one eye.
"Erza!" a voice called out. Erza's blood froze in her veins. She turned around and at the top of the hill was Drako. "Who's Jellal?" he asked.
Just as quickly as it froze, Erza's blood began to boil. She was only feeling one thing, anger. Without thinking, she drew her sword and, with an angry cry, charged up the hill and brought her sword down on Drako.
She would have made contact if Drako hadn't blocked it with a sword of his own. It was strange, the boy seemed to use his 'ki' to create some sort of blue blade of light, extended from his wrist. She would have been fascinated if she wasn't so angry.
"You're have no right to ask about him!" Erza yelled as she continued to slash at him.
"Given that you just called me Jellal, I think I'm allowed to be a little curious!" Drako argued as he parried her blows.
"What is with you?!" Erza yelled as he jumped out of the way of one of her full swings. "Why do you need to intrude in every aspect of my life?!" She yelled as she thrust her sword forward.
"I just wanted to help!" as he blocked her blow. "I wanted to be nice so you wouldn't be lonely! And all you've done is be a jerk!" He managed to knock her sword up, leaving her defenseless for Drako to make a slash at her torso.
Erza angled her body to avoid the slash. "Why do you care?!" Erza screamed as threw another slash, Drako was able to block it but slightly lost his balance in the Process. Erza quickly dashed around the boy to make an attack at his exposed back. Drako quickly whirled around to deflect the attack. "Why do you think it's your responsibility to decide what a stranger feel?!"
"I don't know!" Drako answered, quickly. But that only seemed to make Erza even more angry.
"That's not an answer!" she screamed as she tackled Drako, sending them both tumbling down the hill. They bounced and scraped against the grass as they continued to spiral downwards.
Eventually they came to a stop at the bank of the stream. Erza righted herself so that she was on top of saiya mage. "TELL ME THE TRUTH!" as she readied her sword.
"BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE!" Drako yelled. Erza froze as she stared down at the boy. His eyes were closed but that didn't stop the tears that were flowing from the boy's face. It was then that Erza had just realized that the boy had been crying through their whole fight, as was she.
"What?" Erza asked dumbfounded. He had been lonely?
"Ever since I joined the guild, I've felt out of place." the boy admitted. "Everyone around me is so friendly and nice, but I never felt truly connected to them. Everyone their had a plan, a goal, a dream they could reach for." Drako lowered his voice. "But I didn't. I was a kid who was dumped by his father figure in a new environment and I didn't know what to do. I just wandered the guild aimlessly, trying to fit in. But I don't belong here."
The boy covered his eyes as tears continued to gush. "When I saw you sitting there, all by yourself, I thought that you were alone. I hated being alone, it hurts. I didn't want you to feel that pain. So I figured, if I can convince you to be more a part of the guild, I wouldn't feel so bad anymore. I felt like it gave me a purpose."
Drako let his arms fall to the ground. "And now I've admitted to both you and myself. I turned someone else's problems into mine, in order to give myself a self-esteem boost." He chuckled as his tears fell. "How selfish am I?"
Erza laid on top of him for a few more moments as the boy cried. Then she dropped her sword to the ground. She flopped herself on her back, lying down parallel to him. She listened to a few more of his sobs before she sighed. She couldn't believe she was about to do this.
"Jellal was my friend." She admitted. She paused for the sounds of crying to stop. "It wasn't that long ago, but it feels like a century." She grasped the grass in a tight fist, letting the memories come flooding back. "I had a really rough life," she said, her voice distant. "I never really had it easy, everyday just felt like pain." Her eye started to water with hot liquid as that horrid tower flashed in her mind. "But I had friends. Wally, Milliana, Sho, Simon, Jellal, and grandpa Rob." The tears started to feel like lava but she couldn't stop them.
"We all looked after each other, like a family. Then one day…" Erza's breath caught in her throat but she forced herself to continue. "Uncle Rob… died. Some bad stuff happened. I never saw my friends again, and Jellal's… gone." Her voice cracked as the tears streamed like a waterfall. Erza felt a hand squeeze hers, she turned to the side and made out the blurry image of a sympathetic looking Drako.
"Ever since I arrived at the guild, I wanted to become stronger." Erza continued, in a much slower pace. "I thought the way I could get the strongest was on my own. I… also didn't want to feel the same pain again. I… I miss my friends so much."
"Well," Drako said, somberly. "Now I feel worse because comparing my problems to yours is like comparing a glass to an ocean." He said in a joking tone. Erza couldn't stop herself from slightly chuckling, weakly, along with him. "But I guess that's just who we are." Drako said with tears still flowing from his eyes. "We're just a couple of loners." He squeezed her hand. "But we don't have to be. I could never even pretend to know how you feel. I never had friends to miss. But I'm willing to make some, and if your willing, you could be one of them."
Erza stared down at their clasped hands and thought it over. Would it be worth it? Worth the risk to go through all that pain again? She looked back up at Drako. She saw that his expression held nothing but sincerity, and then she knew her choice,
"Sure," she said above a whisper. "That would be… nice." Drako broke into a radiant smile while Erza allowed her mouth to curl into another smile of her own.
"So…" Drako began, "Wanna give strawberry cake another try?"
Erza giggled. "Okay, why not?"
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"This is soooo good!" Erza squealed as she took another bite of strawberry goodness. All the wasted years! She now had a new favorite food.
"Yeah," Drako agreed as he took a bite of his own piece. "I actually didn't like it at first, but on second bite, it's pretty good."
The two were sitting in a local bakery, sharing a large plate of strawberry cake. Patrons chuckled at how 'cute' the young couple at the little table was.
"I can't believe that I never tried this before!" Erza continued to fangirl over the food. "Thank you for this, Drako!"
"No problem," Drako waved her off. "I had some spare change for cooking meals and was looking for something to spend on."
"Cooking meals?" Erza raised an eyebrow.
"Uh… yeah," Drako said, sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head. "I actually haven't gone on any missions yet. I've had to make money by helping out in the kitchen at the guild, I'm not particularly good at cooking but it's passable. The only reason I was looking over the missions board was to get you to talk to me."
"Ah." Erza replied.
Drako's eyes suddenly widened as he smacked his forehead. "I completely forgot!" He shouted out. "We never properly introduce ourselves!"
Erza thought back and realized he was right. They never gave each other a real greeting. "Well, my name is Erza Scarlet." she put her fork down to extend her other in a sign of friendship.
"Drako." he replied as he took her hand and shook it.
"No last name?" she questioned.
"Never had one." He shrugged. "How'd you get your last name?"
"Uh…" Erza seemed hesitant at first, but she answered. "My friend gave it to me."
"Well, I guess we'll do the same!" Drako smiled.
"Huh?" Erza asked, in confusion.
"You can give me a last name." He said in a cheery attitude. "We're friends aren't we?"
"Well, I suppose but-"
"Then what do you think my last name should be?" Drako looked at her expectantly.
Erza didn't know how to respond. She wracked her brain searching for some defining characteristic that would serve as a last name. She was named for her hair, Drako Blue? No. That little theater stunt he pulled. Drako Drama? Definitely not. Right now she could only think of that blue ki saber he used in their fight. "S-Saber." she stuttered out.
"Saber?" Darko tilted his head in confusion.
"B-Because of that ki saber you made in our fight." Erza blushed as she averted her eyes. "Never mind, it's silly."
Drako raised his hand to his chin. "No, I actually like it! Drako Saber. I sound like a superhero!" he smiled at her brightly. "Nice to meet you, Erza Scarlet."
Erza smiled as a warm feeling bubbled in her chest. "Likewise, Drako Saber."
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And it's done! I have finally established the relationship between Erza and Drako. Now I've done some snooping around and realized there are quite a lot of stories like this on the sight. But I'll still keep this story going. It may not be the best written, it may have awkward pacing, my OC may be a clone of kid Goku right now, it may have the most cliche pairing in Fairy Tail, and it may have lackluster action but Dear Lord it's a miracle I have any views. Look, I'm new to this, so I really appreciate you giving me advice in reviews. Try to look for something I can improve on or something you'd like to see happen or delved into and I'll try to deliver. I value your opinions and hope to build this story up with your help. If you even bother to read this.