Chapter 3

"Yo, Erza! Fight me!", Natsu yelled when Erza walked in the guild.

She smiled.

"Oi, did your fire burn through your eyes, pink panther?", Gray yelled at him. "She don't seem to be in the mood to fight!"

"You call me pink panther, you stripping bastard?" Natsus and Grays forehead clashed. "And at least open your eyes properly before you start talking about others looks!"

"Shut up, both of you!", Erza stated calm. "Natsu, I'm tired and Gray, don't provoke him! Oh and by the way, Gray, did you already confess?"

Gray blushed hard but smiled. "I actually did yesterday. Everything is alright and we are together now. Thanks to you, Erza. Right, dragon baby?"

Natsu grinned. "Of course, my pervert stripper. Tonight, I will show you what I really got."

Gray smiled and gave him a soft kiss on the lips. Everyone in the guild clapped their hands at the pair.

"If you're manly, take a room, you two!", was heard from Elfman.

Gray released his lovers lips and turned his head towards Erza stil giving Natsu a firm hug. "Since when do you have a necklace, Erza?"

Everybody in the guild went silent as they saw her necklace. Mirajane was the first one to ask.

"Erza, where did you get your necklace?"

"This? I got it on my mission."

"It's beautiful and it fit your eyes, Erza."

"Thank you Mira." She sat at the bar. "Do you have some strawberry cake for me?"

"Of course I do, just a little moment." Mirajane went in the kitchen and soon reappeared with a strawberry cake for Erza. "Here, it's newly made", she said while serving it to her old rival.

Erza took her spoon and started to eat. "Thank you, Mira, that's just what I need now and it taste perfect."

"So Erza", the take over mage said smiling "who gave you your necklace?"

Erza blushed and looked down. "That's not important."

"Is my rival in love?" Mira giggled while thinking about it.

"I said it's not important."

"Who is it, Erza?", Cana sat next to her while asking. "Who is the happy one to have you?"

Erza sighed. "I said that it isn't important. I will tell you when we both are ready to tell it."

"I knew that my rival is in love." Mira blinked at Cana. "We should stop asking her for now."

Erza sighed and kept eating her strawberry cake.

"Mira, can we talk later please?"

"About him?"

"Kinda yes. I need your help with something."

"Okay. Meet me at Natsus mansion later."

"At Natsus mansion?"

Mira giggled and explained to her.

"Natsu will be at Grays place tonight, you heard him."

Erza nodded.

"And Happy will be out with Charle, so the mansion will be free."

"I see. Okay, we will meet at Natsus mansion tonight."

Mira smiled and continued to serve the Fairys that were in the midst of a new pair party.

Suddenly, Laxus was heard: "Fairy Queen, may I have some of your time please? Meet me at the S-class floor."

Erza stood up and climbed the stairs up with the eyes of everybody on her butt.

"The next one that stare on my butt will regret it very much!"

All eyes went down while countless cheeks went bloody red and Erza disappeared behind the door that was in front of the S-class floor.

"Here I am, Laxus. What is your reason to call me here?"

"Well, Titania, let's say it like this. My nose is better than the ones from normal humans. Even if Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy have an even better nose than me, they didn't smell what I smell."

Erza kept standing calm. "And what do you smell?"

Laxus leant close to her. "I smell someone on you that isn't from Magnolia"

"So?"

"It's someone that's our enemy. What were you doing with that person?"

"I did a mission. Nothing more. If you would excuse me now, I would like to have a shower."

Erza wanted to go but Laxus attacked her with a lightning.

"Listen, Erza. You may be able to fool others but not me."

"Let me go, Laxus!"

Laxus wanted to grab Erzas wrists but his hands were suddenly frozen. Gray stepped in front of her cold as ice.

"Leave her alone, Laxus! I don't want her to feel uncomfortable!"

Erza looked down. "I'm sorry Gray."

"Don't worry, Erza. You are my friend so I care about you."

She suddenly felt something hot and saw how Natsu stepped next to Gray.

"Leave her alone, lightning-fool!"

"The last word isn't spoken here, guys! Titania, we will meet again and the next time, you're alone."

With that, Laxus disappeared.

Natsu and Gray hugged Erza tight. She trembled but they comforted her until she was calm again.

"We are always here for you, Erza."

"Thank you, guys."

"It's normal since we are friends."

Erza smiled and kissed their cheeks.

"All the good for you two. Enjoy the time together."

They blushed and Natsu started to grin.

"Of course, Erza."

"Gray, where are your clothes again?"

"Eeh? I think I lost them somewhere."

"I don't care, stripper. I like to see you like this.", was Natsus calm statement.

All three giggled and went down again.

-some hours later at Natsus mansion-

Erza opened the door of Natsus mansion and walked in slow looking around impressed.

They had so many souvenirs gathered from their jobs. She was still looking at them, so she didn't notice that Mira stepped behind her until Mira talked to her.

"It's interesting, right?"

Erza jumped a little but stayed calm.

"Yes, it is."

"So, what did you want to talk about?", Mira asked as they made themselves comfortable in the living room.

"It's about that mission I made."

"The one that was about to meet someone, right?"

"Yes. It wasn't written who the person was and that was good."

"Why? Who was it?"

"Mira please promise me to not kill me after I told you."

"Okay Erza. I proceed to not kill you."

"Mira, it was Zeref."

"Zeref? You mean Zeref gave you that necklace and he was the reason you didn't return to Fairy Hills that night?"

Erza nodded without saying something.

"What did you two do?"

Erza took a deep breath and stated blushing: "We made out and even more."

"WHAT?!"

"Yes, that's why I didn't want everyone to know."

"Is he good?"

"Yeah. He's strong and even if he can be rough, he like more to be soft to not hurt me. And you should see his body and his 'warrior'."

"Sounds good, Erza. So, you fell in love?"

"You can say it like this."

"But what about Jellal?"

Erza sighed. "I realized that he was only a crush for me. I didn't really love him."

"I see. So, you're scared to tell it to the others, right?"

"Yeah. I mean he is our enemy and now, I'm like in a relationship with him."

"Listen, Erza. You know that you need to tell them since Laxus already know it. But I don't think that people will hate you. I mean, just look at Natsu and Gray. They are a pair and everybody like it."

"But Mira, we don't talk about two guild mates, we talk about our enemy."

"I don't care. They all want you to be happy so I think they will accept it because we can't choose who we love. For example, I always had a crush on Freed but I met Rufus at the grand magic games. We are together and nobody hate me for it."

"I see. How will we tell them?"

"You have to make sure that Zeref come to Fairy Tail and then, you have to be honest to them."

"I will talk to him later. I know where to find him."

"I will prepare the guild a little and make sure that everybody will be there. And I will make some strawberry cake. You will need it."

Erza hugged her old rival. "Thank you Mira, you really are an angel."

They parted when they were out of the mansion.

"Take care and enjoy it, Erza."

"You too and don't let Rufus rule over you, Mira."

"I won't."

With a smile on her graceful lips, Erza walked towards the place where she was with Zeref the night before.